User:Brian Dodd/Straw Hat Pirates 101

Fighting Abilities

 * The Straw Hat captain and founder, Monkey D. Luffy, is a fierce and formidable combatant who can invent extremely creative fighting techniques even during intense mid battle and has gone through harsh and rigorous training since he was a child. He has been taught by two legendary figures, his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, Hero of the Marines, and Silvers Rayleigh, the retired first mate of the Pirate King's crew. Contrary to what his size would suggest and even without his devil fruit powers, Luffy has strength, speed, agility, durability, endurance and vitality that is the stuff of legends; ranging from accomplishing feats that would be physically impossible for a normal human and surviving dangers that most would think impossible to survive. Despite acting goofy and eccentric most of the time, Luffy has proven to be a natural born leader with extremally reliable instinctsand is capable of using the current situation to his advantage. One of Luffy's greatest qualities is that he can become massively more powerful in a such an unthinkably short amount of time. To the amazement of friend and foe alike, Luffy has continuously defeated people who are renowned throughout the seas for their incredible strength and skill including:
 * Buggy, Krieg, and the fish-man Arlong, who were the top three pirates in the East Blue, as well as Kuro, the first captain of the Black Cat Pirates
 * Three of the Seven Warlords of the Sea
 * Crocodile
 * Gecko Moria
 * Donquixote Doflamingo
 * Enel, the tyrannical "God" of Skypiea
 * CP9 assassins
 * Blueno
 * Rob Lucci
 * With his crew's help the reanimated corpse of the monstrous giant Oars
 * Hody Jones, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man, captain of the New Fish-Man Pirates, and a former decorated soldier in the Ryugu Kingdom's royal army
 * Caesar Clown, the brilliant and demented scientist known for his mastery of biological warfare
 * Hajrudin a giant from Elbaf and did so with one punch.
 * Chinjao, the retired 12th leader of the Happo Navy and former enemy of Monkey D. Garp.
 * Two of the Big Mom Pirates' Sweet Commanders and sons of the Charlotte Family, Cracker (with Nami's help) and Katakuri
 * Kaidou, one of the Four Emperors


 * Roronoa Zoro, the crew's combatant, was already a renowned fighter even before joining the crew. He is a highly skilled swordsman famous for wielding three swords at once in battle, has physical strength that can be best described as superhuman and has been trained by the legendary Dracule Mihawk.Zoro's speed is so great he can move faster than the eye can see, and his reflexes allow him to avoid even the fastest of attacks. One of his greatest assets as a warrior is his inexplicable pain tolerance. During the battle on Enies Lobby he somehow managed to create a solid illusion of himself with multiple heads and arms that can actually slice though even the strongest of opponents. During the crew's journey Zoro has come to possess some of the most legendary swords in history and has used them to both improve his skills and develop the most devastating attacks. Besides his physical prowess, Zoro has shown to fight really smart on multiple occasions; he is a gifted tactician being able to take the lead when Luffy is otherwise preoccupied, can adapt to just about any situation, can learn all the strengths and weaknesses of an enemy in a short time, and use it to his advantage and can formulate plans that have a given his friends and allies a fighting chance. Since joining the crew, Zoro has defeated several mighty adversaries (Most of whom are fellow swordsmen), such as:
 * Cabaji, the Buggy Pirates' chief of staff
 * Hatchan, a fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates
 * Mr. 1, the strongest male officer agent in Baroque Works
 * Ohm, a priest of God's Army
 * With Sanji's help Big Pan, a wotan and one of the Foxy Pirates' Groggy Monsters
 * CP9 assassin Kaku
 * The reanimated corpse of the legendary samurai-turned-Zombie General of the Thriller Bark Pirates Shimotsuki Ryuma
 * Hyouzou, an Energy Steroid-enhanced merman, an officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates, and the best swordsman in the Ryugu Kingdom
 * Pica, one of the elite officers of the Donquixote Pirates
 * King, the strongest All-Star of the Beasts Pirates and member of the resilient lunarian race


 * Nami, the crew's navigator, is an accomplished and agile polearm user. Knowing she lacks the raw strength of most of her crewmembers she uses her cunning and specially designed weapons to combat opponents who are her physical superiors. While she tries to avoid combat as much as possible, when the need arises Nami gives her all in battle and has defeated some fearsome fighters including:
 * Miss Doublefinger, the strongest female officer agent in Baroque Works.
 * CP9 assassin Kalifa
 * Ulti, one of the Beasts Pirates' Tobiroppo. (Following Ulti being severely injured by Big Mom)


 * Usopp, the crew's sniper, has exceptional marksmanship and is capable of turning slingshots into formidable and terrifying weapons. Usopp also has incredible durability; being able take serious damage from amazingly powerful enemy attacks. Another key factor that makes him a valuable asset is that Usopp has impressive speed that he uses in very effective hit-and-run tactics. After two years of training Usopp added special seeds to his arsenal that instantly grow into super plants upon impact; the various types of plants have unique properties and unusual abilities, giving the plants multiple combat applications. While not on the same level as the rest of his crew when it comes to pure physical might, Usopp has learned to compensate for his weaknesses by focusing on his own strengths. Thanks to his quick thinking and ingenuity, Usopp has managed to defeat formidable opponents (Most of whom were much stronger than him) such as:
 * Jango, a skilled hypnotist and second captain of the Black Cat Pirates
 * Chew, a fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates
 * With Chopper's help, Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas of Baroque Works
 * Perona, of the Mysterious Four of the Thriller Bark Pirates
 * Daruma, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man and officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates.
 * Sugar, a special officer of the Donquixote Pirates


 * Sanji, the crew's cook, is a highly proficient master martial artist, having been trained by his adoptive father, the retired pirate Zeff into developing astounding leg strength in a fighting style that relies solely on dynamic and well-coordinated kicks. Even before his latent body enhancements awoke, Sanji already had astoundingly high level of inhuman strength and durability, due to intense training since his childhood. During the battle on Enies Lobby, Sanji developed a new technique that sets his feet on fire without harming himself and uses it to simultaneously scorch and severely would his opponent.During the time skip he discovered how to walk on air, allowing to attack from above and evade incoming enemies. Sanji isn't just strong he is one the fastest members of the crew and when it comes to strategy, he has proven to be very resourceful.Sanji has defeated many individuals that have proven themselves to be highly capable warriors. Among them are:
 * Kuroobi, a fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates
 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei of Baroque Works
 * With Luffy and Ussop's help, Satori a priest of God's Army
 * Two of the Foxy Pirates' Groggy Monsters Hamburg (Single Handley) and Pickles (With Zoro's Help)
 * CP9 assassin Jabra
 * With Jinbe's help, Wadatsumi an enormous fish-man
 * Queen, one of the All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates, a scientific genius and a powerful cyborg


 * Tony Tony Chopper, the crew's doctor, uses a fighting style similar to wrestling, can punch with great force, has natural ramming speed, and knows at least the basics of Kung Fu. Despite having little-to-no combat experience prior to joining the crew, he has managed to achieve victory against difficult opponents such as:
 * Chessmarimo, the fusion of Chess and Kuromarimo
 * Gedatsu, a priest of God's Army
 * CP9 assassin Kumadori (though he lost control of his Monter Point during their fight)
 * Dosun, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man and officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates


 * Nico Robin, the crew's archaeologist, specializes in submission maneuvers and has been trained in palm fighting techniques by Sabo and Koala of the Revolutionary Army. As she has been hunted since she was 8 years old, Robin became a fearsome fighter in order to defend herself and is one of the most intelligent and resourceful members of the crew. Robin has been able to defeat dangerous enemies such as:
 * Yama, the commander of Enel's Divine Soldiers
 * Black Maria, one of the Beasts Pirates' Tobiroppo


 * Franky, the crew's shipwright, is an expert boxer and has an impressive and multi-faceted collection of weaponry with enough skill and precision to use each and every one of them. He has proven his worth on multiple occasions by defeating incredible foes including:
 * CP9 assassins Nero and Fukurou
 * Ikaros Much, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man and officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates
 * Senor Pink, an officer of the Donquixote Pirates
 * Sasaki, one of the Beasts Pirates' Tobiroppo


 * Brook, the crew's musician, is a talented swordsman, has extraordinary speed due to his light frame, and is astonishingly difficult to harm because of his undead state. After the two-year time skip, Brook's skills increased enough to defeat impressive fighters, such as
 * Zeo, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man and officer of the New Fish-Man Pirates
 * Giolla, an officer of the Donquixote Pirates


 * Jinbe, the crew's helmsman, is a disciplined master of Fish-Man Karate with years of battle experience. The three most prominent examples of Jinbe's might is that he is a member of the Fish-Man race who are physically stronger than the average human, the fact he is a former Warlord of the Sea, and he was briefly imprisoned in level 6 of Impel Down prison where only the most fearsome individuals are locked up. Jinbe also grew up in Fish-Man District witch according to him all you know is fighting. Jinbe was once high ranking solider in the Ryugu Kingdom's royal army which furthered his training before he went into a life of piracy.  Like his fellow Straw Hat Pirates, Jinbe is capable of defeating powerful opponents, including:
 * Fellow ex-warlord Gecko Moria
 * Charlotte Opera, an officer of the Big Mom Pirates with little effort
 * Who's-Who, one of the Beasts Pirates' Tobiroppo and a former CP9 assassin

Devil Fruits
Four of the ten crew members have Devil Fruit abilities, each being very effective in battle. They are all very creative with how they use them, making them both versatile and formidable.
 * Luffy ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi—a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that was renamed and reclassified by the World Government as a Paramecia in order to try and erase its history—which granted his body the properties of rubber. This allows him to stretch his body to long proportions as well as make him immune to blunt strikes and electricity. Through intense training, he has built a fighting style that fully utilizes his rubbery body. Over the course of his voyage in the Grand Line he developed techniques that further increased his power in order to combat stronger opponents, such as speeding up his own blood flow to increase his speed or enlarging his bones and muscles for more powerful strikes. After the time-skip, he learned how to combine his Haki with his rubber abilities, making his attacks inconceivably fast and an astonishingly destructive force to be reckon with. During the climax of the Raid on Onigashima, his true Devil Fruit abilities awakened for the first time since the Void Century; bestowing him immeasurably awesome powers that the World Government itself greatly fears. After awakening, Luffy demonstrates many new abilities such as being able to freely manipulate the shape and size of his body, as well as being able to stretch objects he touches like rubber, including living things and even lightning. As pointed out by Kaidou, Luffy's power now has the characteristics of both Paramecia and Zoan-types.
 * Chopper is a reindeer that ate the Hito Hito no Mi, a Zoan which granted him the strength and intelligence of a human being. He can switch between his full-reindeer form to his full-human form to his hybrid form, which has become his default appearance. With his doctoring skills that he learned from Kureha, Chopper developed the Rumble Ball, a drug that granted him several more forms to use for three minutes, making him even more effective in battle. But if he ate more than one should within an hour, Chopper would lose control of his transformation powers, making him shift into forms he did not want, and should he eat a third in that time, he will become a powerful monster with little to no intellect, making him a danger to both friend and foe alike. After the time skip, he was capable of shifting into any form he needed without the use for a Rumble Ball, and should he need it, he can eat the drug to assume his monster form, which he has gotten control of, but at the cost of not being able to move later on.
 * Nico Robin ate the Hana Hana no Mi, a Paramecia that allows her to sprout limbs wherever she desires. In combat, she has utilized this power in various Supplex moves by sprouting her arms on an enemy and then contorting them into submission. She can also create eyes and ears in order to spy on other people. After the time skip, she has increased her control over her powers, now being able to create full clones of herself, complete with clothes. During her time with the Revolutionary Army, Sabo and Koala taught her new fighting techniques she now uses in conjunction with her powers.
 * Brook ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Paramecia which allowed him to revive himself after dying the first time. This allowed him to survive even though all of his meat and tissue rotted away, making him a near immortal skeleton, though this did not keep him from doing things that organic people could do, such as eating, crying and increasing his strength. After the time skip, Brook demonstrated the ability to leave his body through his soul form, can reattach his body parts, and summon the "chills of the Underworld", making him more effective in a fight.

Scientific Capabilities
Some members of the Straw Hat crew also use science as an asset.
 * Nami wields a staff that can control the weather, which through certain circumstances became a sentient weapon with some shapeshifting properties.
 * Usopp is a very skilled engineer, able to combine many types of technologies into a single weapon for himself and his crew members.
 * Sanji briefly wore a raid suit created by the technologically advanced Germa 66 that gave him the power of invisibility until it was destroyed, but before its destruction it caused the genetic modifications that have laid dormant within Sanji since birth to finally awaken; granting him an enhanced body that is nearly invulnerable, has an exhilarated healing rate and his physical abilities were drastically increased. After mastering his new gifts to some level, he discovered that he has become so fast that it is as if he can become invisible without the suit and his already impressive strength has grown exponentially to a level far greater than he would have imagined. By combining all these augmentations to his body and his Busoshoku Haki, Sanji was able to evolve his kicking techniques and develop a massively destructive kicking style of blue flaming feet that would have been impossible before.
 * Chopper has extensive medical knowledge thanks to his apprenticeship in Drum Island and his studies in Torino Kingdom, he researched for 5 years to produce a drug that enhances his Devil Fruit power, and he is capable of creating new cures for diseases.
 * Franky was not only taught by the master shipwright Tom but is also a brilliant inventor with a cybernetic body that has a vast array of weapons and incredible might that allow him to fight opponents with inhuman physical prowess on equal ground. After two years of research Franky successfully merged his own technology with the science of the renowned genius Dr. Vegapunk. Sometimes Franky pilots an enormous Mech-Suit made of a super alloy.

Haki
So far, five of the ten current members are shown to have awakened their Haki.
 * Luffy has all three types of Haki and has learned them all extensively during the Timeskip. In addition, while traveling the New World, Luffy has mastered the advanced application of each type: He learned to see slightly into the future while fighting Charlotte Katakuri, to hurt his target from within after training with Hyogoro, and coat his attacks to strike without making contact during his fight with Kaidou.
 * Zoro has all three types; having mastered Busoshoku Haki to a very high degree and during the Raid on Onigashima has awoken his Haoshoku Haki. Also, in Wano Country, Zoro traded Shusui for Enma, a Meito that draws more Busoshoku Haki from the user, allowing him to use more Haki than before, to the point he is risking his life using it, however, he learned to control it within days.
 * Usopp manifested Kenbunshoku Haki during the Dressrosa Arc and was first used to snipe a vast distance to the desired target. Since then, Usopp has been developing this skill.
 * Sanji can wield Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki; Specializing in Kenbunshoku Haki and also highly skilled in Busoshoku Haki.
 * Jinbe can wield Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki. While the level of his Kenbunshoku Haki relatively unknown, Jinbe can use Busoshoku Haki in tandem with his Fish-Man Karate effortlessly and can even coat his whole body in Busoshoku Haki.