Crocodile

Sir Crocodile is a character in the world of One Piece. Crocodile was once a Shichibukai but was stripped of his title after attempting to take control of the desert kingdom, Arabasta.



Appearance
No one knows exactly where Crocodile came from. in every image of him, he has a strange scar across his entire face, all stitched up, as well as a hook on his left hand.

Statistics

 * Japanese Name: サー・クロコダイル
 * Romanized Name: Sā Kurokodairu
 * English Name: Sir Crocodile
 * Affiliations: Shichibukai
 * Japanese VA: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
 * English VA: Michael Alston Baley
 * First Appearance: Manga Chapter #127, Anime Episode #76
 * Lastest Appearance:
 * Dream: At one point, to be Pirate King
 * Fighting Style: Devil Fruit powers.
 * Devil Fruit: Suna Suna no Mi
 * Meaning: "Suna" means "sand."
 * English Name: Sand Sand Fruit
 * Type: Logia
 * Effect: Allows the user to become, create, and control sand. Sir Crocodile has trained his powers so that he remains sand at all times as well as being able to create massive sandstorms. Lastly, Sir Crocodile is able to drain the moisture out of any object, living or otherwise, with his powers.


 * Bounty: Formely 81,000,000 Belli (although it has been stated that if the World Government had known that he was head of Baroque Works, it'd be at least double that (i.e., 162,000,000 belli))

Personality
Crocodile was the Shichibukai with the lowest bounty at the time, and was likely the only one known to have a bounty of less than 100 million Belly.

Weapons
Crocodile usually uses his golden hook on his left arm for attacking. The golden part of the hook can be taken off to use a poisonous hook. If the hook somehow breaks off, he has a knife hidden away in it that can be used.

Past Story
It was stated by Crocodile himself that he was not much different from Luffy once, and also wanted to become the Pirate King and have adventures. As time went by, Crocodile came to let go of his dreams, eventually becoming one of the Shichibukai. Some point, either before he became one of the Shichibukai or after, Crocodile learned of a weapon called Pluton and became very interested in it.

Crocodile secretly started a mysterious group, called Baroque Works. Being careful not to attract too much attention to himself, he gathered some of the best bounty hunters in the world, and gave them codenames based on power. His plan the whole time was to capture Arabasta and read the Poneglyph there to find the ancient weapon, Pluton, and gain whats he desires, Military Power.

It is known that he found Nico Robin at the age of 24, and made a deal with her. He'll protect her and give her a home, and she can be his partner. In return Robin will read the Poneglyph and find the location of Pluton.

Present Story
After years of planning, all the Baroque Works agents finally met Sir Crocodile, and were given their final assignments. Crocodile, fighting and defeating Luffy twice, nearly killing him each time, finally believe himself to be rid of Luffy. Nico Robin and Crocodile were brought to the Poneglyph Chamber in the Royal Mausoleum Grounds by the king, Cobra, who was forced to lead them there. Crocodile was betrayed by Robin who reads off history she knows, of both Arabasta and other points in the world. Luffy caught up, and finally defeated Sir Crocodile, with a super version of his Gatling Gun, Gomu Gomu No Storm! With that came the end of Baroque Works, and Crocodile.

Tashigi, going by her own justice as Captain Smoker ordered, arrested Sir Crocodile, who was stripped of all titles and permissions granted by the Marines and the World Government. He was taken to a prison, and after all of the other Baroque Works members were broken out, he refused to go. Crocodile, Mr. 1, Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 are currently being transferred to Impel Down.

Major Battles

 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (1) (victory)
 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (2) (victory)
 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (3) (defeat)

Trivia

 * In a Cover Story Mini-Arc, Crocodile was originally drawn with both hands, and no hook. This was corrected for the release of the volume and is now published with the hook correctly place don his left hand.
 * Crocodile is the only known character so far to have almost totally master his Logia Devil's Fruit, and is able to turn to Sand as a reaction to touch, effectively giving the appearance that he automatically turns to Sand once he is hit, which is a common misconception about Logia Users.
 * In a recent Japanese Fan Poll, Crocodile is currently ranked the 25th most popular character in One Piece.
 * Crocodile's design may have been inspired by Captain Hook from the story Peter Pan.

Related Articles

 * Luffy
 * Shichibukai
 * Pluton
 * Nico Robin