Roger Pirates

The Jolly Roger Pirates was the crew of the late Pirate King Gold Roger and supposedly the only crew to ever reach Raftel, the end of the New World in the Grand Line. They encountered Garp on several occasions and were strong rivals to the Whitebeard Pirates.

This was the crew that traveled around the Grand Line together. Their captain was one of the most famous figures of his day and the things they did were part of legends. Their crew made it as far as Skypiea and the end of the Grand Line, Raftel, on their ship the Oro Jackson.

Ironically, only their captain seems to have been remembered while the rest of the crew have apparently faded out of memory, all save those still active like Shanks. Their first introduction to their crew comes from Buggy, who recalls his days with Shanks as a cabin boy in their crew. Their captain Roger is the first character introduced in the series.

One Final Adventure
Four years prior to his death, Roger was diagnosed to be suffering from an incurable disease. Rather then fade out and die, Roger decided to lead his crew on one last journey into the Grand Line. After they reached the lighthouse at Reverse Mountain, they recruited Crocus into their crew who traveled with them to keep their captain alive on the condition they helped him find another crew he was looking for info on. The crew eventually made it to Skypiea where their captain was able to befriend Gan Fall, the God of Skypiea. After leaving Skypiea they traveled to Water 7, where Tom made a ship for them, the Oro Jackson. At some point they passed the Red Line, into the New World and eventually made it to Raftel. They had also found the information lost to the void century, but has a possibility of not fully understanding it, as they were not scholars like Oharans.

Disbanding
A year before Roger's death they had achieved what no other crew had done - they had conquered the Grand Line. Roger was called "The Pirate King", a title which was meaningless to him because he was dying, but he still took pride in it as rayleigh stated on saboady archipelago because he was a man that liked grand things. But having achieved their goals, the crew was disbanded in secret. One by one the entire crew went their separate ways with Roger handing himself in to the Marines eventually for death.

When Roger was executed, many famous and prominent figures in the pirate world were present to witness the execution of the Pirate King. Shanks and Buggy were present, as well as many other pirates like Donquixote Doflamingo, Crocodile, Juracule Mihawk, Gecko Moria and even the revolutionary Monkey D. Dragon.

Crew Strength
The crew has been referred to as the strongest crew ever to sail the Grand Line and the New World. The few members that have been seen are amongst the most powerful pirates in the current storyline, with Rayleigh being referred to as being 100 times stronger than the 11 Supernovas and able to fight Admiral Kizaru to a standstill. Shanks over the years has built up a reputation and power, becoming one of 4 pirates known as the Yonkou. Both he and Rayleigh display powerful Haki abilities. Crocus did not display this, though it is not known whether or not he possesses the ability. Buggy appears to lack this ability, indicating that even on their crew there was a strength divide. Crocus however was not a member of the original crew, he was taken in to keep Roger alive on their final journey. Their captain, Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King was the strongest pirate ever to live. The other apprentice, Buggy, is the only one to be considered a disgrace.

Trivia

 * Though the crew disbanded, the Marines would never allow the crew to be forgotten. If a crew member is encountered, the Marines cannot simply let them go.

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 * Gol D. Roger
 * Silvers Rayleigh
 * Crocus
 * Shanks
 * Buggy
 * Whitebeard
 * Whitebeard Pirates
 * Monkey D. Garp