Barbarossa

Barbarossa is a character, only seen in the anime. He is captain of the Barbar Pirates, who are sand pirates traveling the deserts of Alabasta on a pirate ship that can run on sand.

Appearance
Barbarossa is a large man with a fuzzy beard and eyebrows. He wears a cloak, and like his crew members, a little umbrella on his head.

Personality
He's also a little prankster, and his crew believes nearly all his jokes.

Abilities and Powers
He seems to have much knowledge of the desert, knowing about the dangers within.

History
Despite his enormous size, he isn't super strong. The Straw Hats meet him and his crew while traveling lost in the desert after Luffy accidentally broke their ship.

Translation and Dub Issues
Barbarossa's name means "red beard" in Italian and Latin; and "blond beard" in Catalan.

Trivia

 * In Japanese, he was voiced by Yūichi Nagashima, who would later provide the voice of Brook.
 * He seems to be loosely based on the privateer Hayreddin Barbarossa.
 * He sees his crew as his children, similar to Whitebeard.