Jaguar D. Saul

Jaguar D. Saul (ハグワール･D･サウロ Haguwāru D Sauro) is a former Marine Vice-Admiral introduced in Nico Robin's flashback during the Enies Lobby arc.

Appearance
As a giant, Saul is many times larger than a human. He has long, orange hair and a heavy beard that seems to connect around his entire face.

During his time as a Vice-Admiral, Saul wore a Marine coat like all other higher-ranking Marines. However, after his defection, he discarded it. When he crash-landed on Ohara, his black shirt and gray jeans were a little tattered. Also, while as a Marine, he still wore the Marine cap, but upon his defection he exchanged it for a cowboy's hat.

Personality
Saul takes the role of the big friendly giant who is somewhat shy and timid. While he was loyal to the Marines he questioned his orders at least twice, showing he followed 'Moral Justice' over their code of 'Absolute Justice'. In the end it was this moral judgement that led him to betraying them, as he could not see why the Marines would need to slaughter an entire ship of mere Archaeologists who had no fighting chance against them. He also later justifys his choice of defending Robin after seeing a fellow Vice-admiral destroy an entire ship of innocent citizens who held no related crimes to the incident at hand.

Saul is also characterized as having a unique, but awkward laugh ("Dereshishishishi") that he finds somewhat embarrassing. He enjoys seeing others laughing and having fun and encouraged Robin to laugh. Like other D's before him, he was seen laughing before death.

Nico Robin
He was one of the three people who influenced Nico Robin. He encouraged Robin to laugh even if it hurts which explains why she smiles at the time of trouble. Because of his middle name, this explains how Robin knows about the Will of D, she even told Luffy later why would he fight, the will of D.

Kuzan
Saul and Vice Admiral Kuzan (later known as Admiral Aokiji) also had a good friendship, and they both shared the same sight on Moral Justice. The reason Kuzan allowed Robin to live was mostly a final favor to Saul.

Abilities and Powers
As a Giant, he had their almost unbeatable strength. In fact, his physical strength is even greater than that of most Giants and was able to lift one of the Buster Call ships up out of the water to slam it back down and destroy it (a Buster Call ship's size is several times the size of a Giant at the time; in a way a Buster Ship is seen as a giant to normal ships).

He has experienced the Grand Line and had seen Devil Fruit users. He even states he was somewhat jealous of their incredible abilities.

Past
Saul is a giant, but not a Elbaf giant, being born elsewhere other then Elbaf. At some point in his life, he became a Marine and eventually made it to Vice Admiral. Before the storyline, Saul had experienced travel in the Grand Line, though nothing was said of his adventures other than the fact that he met many Devil Fruit users.

Ohara Incident
While on duty, Saul's vessel encountered a wanted ship run by the Archaeologists of Ohara, who left West Blue to locate and decipher the mysterious Poneglyphs that bear an ancient, forgotten history that was forbidden to be studied. Despite ordering his men to take the archaeologists alive, Saul's crew slaughtered all but one; Nico Olvia, the mother of future Straw Hat crewmember Nico Robin.

After her capture, Saul was informed by Sengoku that he would be one of the five chosen Vice Admirals to lead a Buster Call against the Ohara for its crimes of deciphering the Poneglyphs. Rejecting the study of history as a justification for the order, Saul,would begin to doubt the Naval doctrine of "Absolute Justice". After interrogating Olvia, Saul grew disgusted with the military's brutal intentions and defected against the World Government by releasing her.

Shortly thereafter, he was shipwrecked in a storm, then sent adrift in the ocean until fatefully landing on Ohara itself. There, he met and, at first unknowingly, befriended Nico Robin and was reunited with Nico Olvia. After promising Olvia to ensure Robin's safety, Saul was frozen by Vice Admiral Kuzan (Aokiji). As he was being frozen, Saul smiled and laughed, cryptically echoing the way Gol D. Roger was executed two years prior.

Major Battles

 * Jaguar D. Saul vs Buster Call Ship
 * Jaguar D. Saul vs Vice Admiral Kuzan (Aokiji)

Trivia

 * Saul is the fifth character in the series to possess a "D" as his middle initial, and was the first to explain that the "D" is in fact a family or clan-name.
 * Saul, like many characters, has a unique laugh ("Dereshishishishi!"). Saul is the first character to have their unique laugh pointed out by another character.
 * Saul is the first Giant to be a Marine, the second is John Giant, and they are both Vice Admirals too. However, the Marines seemed to have plenty of unnamed Giants as high-ranking officers, even as Vice Admirals.
 * Saul is the first to be revealed bearer of the initial D. to be a Marine, the second being Monkey D. Garp. Both of them are also Vice Admirals.

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