Baroque Works

Baroque Works (バロックワークス, Barokku Wākusu) is a criminal organization created by the Shichibukai, Crocodile to take over the kingdom of Alabasta. The organization accomplishes different tasks for that one purpose. Baroque Works agents often function as bounty hunters and take down pirates in order to earn more money to aid their operations. These bounty hunters were persuaded under the false goal that Baroque Works' objective was to build an ideal nation and performing well in the organization meant higher social status in said nation. The more important tasks of the agents, however, were to to spread lies and rumors in Alabasta about their king, Nefertari Cobra, in order to launch a rebellion against him. They did this by releasing the illegal substance, Dance Powder, to cause the drought in the country. All these missions together led towards the takeover of Alabasta and Crocodile´s ultimate goal, the Ancient Weapon "Pluton" that is said to be hidden somewhere in the kingdom. This final mission went under the name "Operation Utopia". . Baroque Works' known operation locations outside of Alabasta, are Whiskey Peak and Little Garden.

Crocodile´s ambitions, as well as the entire organization itself, were crushed by the Straw Hat Pirates, who came to Alabasta to help their good friend, Princess Nefertari Vivi. After Crocodile was defeated, Alabasta was saved and Vivi, who was going to join, decided to stay as princess of Alabasta. Crocodile, Mr. 1, Mr. 2, and Mr. 3, four of the top Baroque Work Members got sent to Impel Down for their crimes. There, they assisted their former enemy, Luffy, in breaking out of Impel Down to rescue Ace.

Baroque Works Members
The Baroque Works system of code names is simple. All the main agents are given code names and address each other by these. No one knows the other agents' actual names. There are differences between male agents code names and female agents code names; male agents get a number in their name, while female agents are named after days and holidays (Officer Agents are holidays while Frontier Agents are days as well as Mother's and Father's Day).

The ranking order among the organization goes by numbers; the smaller the number, the higher the rank an agent has. The main agents are, with the exception of Mr. 2, all made of a male/female pairing that are named after the male agent (e.g., Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger are the Mr. 1 pair).

On top of the organization is the boss Crocodile, who calls himself "Mr. 0." His partner is Miss All-Sunday. Below this top pair there are thirteen main pairs of agents who take orders directly from the top, although they didn't know Mr. 0´s true identity until he revealed it to them in Rain Base. There are five main agents under Mr. 0, known as the officer agents. They are the main agents of Baroque Works and are paired with female agents that best compliment their abilities. The other pairs, the 6th pair up to the 12th pair, are known as the frontier agents. They are spread out all over the first few islands of the Grand Line and raise funds to sponsor the activities of Baroque Works by attacking pirate ships that just arrived in the Grand Line. The 13th pair are the punishers and they punish any agents that fail in their missions.

Below the higher ranking agents, there are 2000 subordinate agents called Millions and Billions. The Millions are the subordinates of the frontier agents and are 1800 agents in total. The Billions are the other 200 agents who are subordinates to the officer agents, who are said to be the next in line to become a number agent should a position be opened. These members also have Mr. and Miss proceeding their code names but, unlike number agents, these names follow no pattern whatsoever

Members' Fates

 * Mr. 0 (Crocodile): defeated by Monkey D. Luffy, escaped from Impel Down
 * Miss All Sunday (Nico Robin): joined the Straw Hat Pirates
 * Banchi: unknown
 * Mr. 1 (Daz Bones): defeated by Roronoa Zoro, escaped from Impel Down
 * Miss Doublefinger (Paula): defeated by Nami, returned to being the owner of Spiders Cafe
 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei (Bentham): defeated by Sanji, remained in Impel Down to help Luffy escape
 * Mr. 3 (Galdino): defeated by Monkey D. Luffy, escaped from Impel Down, joined the Buggy Pirates
 * Miss Goldenweek: defeated by Carue, became employee of Spiders Cafe
 * Mr. 4: defeated by Usopp and Tony Tony Chopper, became employee of Spiders Cafe
 * Miss Merry Christmas: defeated by Usopp and Tony Tony Chopper, became employee of Spiders Cafe
 * Lassou: defeated by Usopp and Tony Tony Chopper, became mascot of Spiders Cafe
 * Mr. 5: defeated by Roronoa Zoro, became employee of Spiders Cafe
 * Miss Valentine: defeated by Nami and Nefertari Vivi, became employee of Spiders Cafe
 * Mr. 6: unknown
 * Miss Mother's Day: unknown
 * Mr. 7 (first): killed by Roronoa Zoro
 * Mr. 7 (second): defeated by Nefertari Vivi
 * Miss Father's Day: defeated by Nefertari Vivi
 * Mr. 8 (Igaram): returned to being Captain of the Alabasta Royal Guard
 * Miss Monday: presumably killed by Miss Valentine
 * Mr. 9: Presumably killed by Mr. 5
 * Miss Wednesday (Nefertari Vivi): returned to being the princess of Alabasta Kingdom
 * Carue: returned to being the leader of the Super Spot Billed Duck Squad
 * Mr. 10: unknown
 * Miss Tuesday: unknown
 * Mr. 11: killed by Billions Mr. Mellow
 * Miss Thursday: unknown
 * Mr. 12: unknown
 * Miss Saturday: unknown
 * Mr. 13: defeated by Sanji, joined the Marines by taking bounty drawings.
 * Miss Friday: Defeated by Sanji, joined Marines by taking bounty drawings.
 * Millions: unknown
 * Billions: unknown

Trivia

 * Oda once joked that Baroque Works sends their members on holiday to the winter festivals in Hokkaido. Since none of the members are allowed to meet, they would send them separately.
 * Many of the dreams revealed by Miss Golden Week's colours trap were difficult for the Baroque Members to resolve.
 * Crocodile's dream to be Pirate King was difficult because he was a Shichibukai and by the start of the storyline, did not believe in dreams. During the Impel Down Arc, it was hinted that this dream was crushed by Whitebeard himself, prompting Crocodile's decision to escape Impel Down with Luffy for a chance to defeat the Yonkou.
 * Mr. 1's dream to be a superhero was a pun with his Devil Fruit, the Supa Supa no Mi, because in Japan super is supa
 * Mr. 4's dream to be a pizza boy would have been hindered by the fact he was too slow (hence why his apron has "delivery in 30 hours" written on it).
 * Mr. 5's dream to be a fireman was also considered problematic, as his Devil Fruit powers are something a fireman would have considered hazardous. (on the other hand, the fact that he was immune to explosions could be seen as beneficial as he would be unaffected by backdraft explosions).
 * Miss Doublfinger's dream to remain as Paula the cafe owner would not have been considered ideal due to the Spiders' cafes run-down state. (however, her dream was one of the few to be realized: the Baroque Works members who escaped returned to create a new Spiders Café from the Cactus Saloon)
 * Miss Merry Christmas' dream to be a princess was also considering very far-fetched because of her rudeness and devil fruit power involved digging around in the dirt.
 * Miss Valentines Day wished to be a girl who creates Chocolate confectionaries, linked to her name "Valentine". But it can also be considered ironic as chocolates are often linked to obesity, however her Devil Fruit allows her to hide her weight.
 * Out of all the officer agents only Robin, Mr. 3 and Mr. 2 Bon Kurei did not have their dreams revealed by Miss Goldenweek's technique.
 * Robin's own dream was revealed through the Straw Hats adventures: to discover the True History. Her dream was hindered by her plight against the World Government, something later revoked by the Straw Hats dedication to their own crewmates.
 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei later revealed he had always dream of meeting Emporio Ivankov, a dream he later is able to make happen in Impel Down thanks to Luffy. His dream had been hindered by the fact that Ivankov was held within Impel Down's walls.
 * Coincidentally all three have aided Luffy in some way.
 * Members of Baroque Works are placed in Levels of Impel Down that are more severe than their assigned bounties (Mr. 2 Bon Kurei was in Level 3 despite having a lower than 50,000,000; Crocodile was in Level 6 despite having a lower than 100,000,000).
 * "Baroque" is the name of an artistic style from 16th century around Europe, incluiding Italy, wich might be a reference to how italian Mafian organizations work (like codenames). This particular name may have been chosen because the Baroque art style is associated with the elaborate and dramatic, mirrored by Baroque Works' deeds.
 * The idea of a numbering system to designate agents, such as the one Baroque Works use, is fairly popular in fictional criminal organisations such as the SPECTRE organisation, of the James Bond series.

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