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Monkey D. Luffy
Main article: Monkey D. LuffyMonkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィMonkī Dī Rufi? ), nicknamed "Straw Hat" Luffy (麦わらのルフィMugiwara no Rufi[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets ? ] ), is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the main protagonist. In the beginning of the series, he accidentally eats the paramecia-type Gum-Gum Fruit (ゴムゴムの実Gomu Gomu no Mi[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets ? ] ), causing his body to gain the properties of highly stretchable rubber.ch. 1 These properties are a result of Oda's desire for Luffy's fighting style to be silly, so that no matter how tense a situation gets, the reader can relax without becoming stressed out.[1] In addition to his devil fruit ability, Luffy eventually learns to use a mysterious ability called Haki (覇気[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets ? ], lit. "ambition") .ch. 597 After his life is saved byShanks when he is seven years old, Luffy decides to achieve the tantamount goals of finding the series' titular treasure and succeeding Gold Roger as King of the Pirates.ch. 1 Ten years later, wearing Shanks' straw hat, he sets out to sea to gather a crew and sail the Grand Line, where the One Piece is supposedly hidden.ch. 7 Luffy ranked first in all three ofShōnen Jump's character popularity polls.vol. 7:148 (ja), vol. 24:206–209 (ja), <sup style="line-height: 1em; ">vol. 43:214–219 (ja) Luffy is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka in the Japanese version of the anime.<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_T1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Hats#endnote_T1 ep. 1] In the English versions of the series, he is voiced by Bella Hudson in the 4Kids Entertainment dub,<sup class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion" id="ref_K1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Hats#endnote_K1 ep. 1] and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in the Funimation Entertainment dub