Iceburg

Iceburg (アイスバーグ Aisubāgu) is the president of the Galley-La company and the mayor of Water 7. He is formerly one of Tom's Workers.

Appearance
Iceburg is a tall man with blue hair and similar colored lips (though they are crimson colored in the Anime). He wears a red and orange striped jacket over an unbuttoned orange shirt with a wide collar, black suit pants and black shoes. He usually keeps his pet mouse, Tyrannosaurus, in a pocket on the left side of his jacket, caressing his little head with his right hand. During his youth, he had longer hair, almost reaching his shoulders, and was usually seen with a white bandanna over them; he wore simpler clothes, consisting of a brown T-shirt, beige pants and black shoes.

Personality
Iceburg is the mayor of Water 7 as well as president of the Galley-La Company, and thus the most important person in the city. However, he is by no way haughty: on his first appearance, he himself accompanied Luffy, Usopp and Nami around Dock 1, showing them the place, and he was seen talking informally and with pleasure with one of the shipwrights at his orders. Both his subordinates and his citizens show an incredible love for him, so it could be assumed that he's an excellent leader.

Iceburg at times seems to have two different personalities. Sometimes, he acts in a very childish way, canceling all of his meetings so that he can show people around, refusing to meet with people because he doesn't like them, finding animals on the ground and taking care of them, and other such behaviors. (He currently has a mouse that he named "Tyrannosaurus"). However, when the time comes, he can be very serious, and it becomes clear that his childishness is only when he is relaxed. He also has a tendency to say, "Nmaa" or "Oh my" whenever he talks.

Relationships
Iceburg is the beloved mayor of the people of Water 7, especially by all of his workers. They enjoy his company and often ask for his opinion and input on anything having to do with building ships.

He's very attached to his pet mouse Tyrannosaurus, who can always be seen with him, usually in his left breast pocket.

Abilities and Powers
Like Franky, Iceburg is a terrific shipwright, and one of the five who made the Thousand Sunny for the Straw Hat Pirates. His skills were already evident in his youth, when he helped in the construction of the Sea Train with Tom. He was also able to repair the Going Merry to usable condition by himself in the midst of Aqua Laguna while still injured by the attack from the CP9.

He has proven at different times to have great endurance and resistance, as seen when he was able to stand up after he and Tom endured a bombardment from the fleet of Battle Franky ships, and when he went to the station to check the Rocket Man after receiving severe injuries from the CP9.

He was seen wielding a flintlock pistol against Luffy and Nico Robin, and it might be assumed that he's capable of using it.

He is also the Mayor of Water 7 and the CEO of Gallery-La, overall giving him complete control over the island. This also earned him the respect of everyone in Water 7. Because of this, everyone in Water 7 is willing to fight and protect him at all cost.

The Apprentice Years
Iceburg was an apprentice of the fishman Tom, the legendary shipwright of Water 7 along with Cutty Flam, another young boy a few years younger than himself. The two apprentices were constantly arguing with each other since all Franky wanted to do was build a weird ship that could take down a Sea King while Tom laughed at their antics.



One day, Tom was put in front of a jury for building the Oro Jackson, the ship of the late Pirate King Gol D. Roger. Tom was given 10 years to complete his plans for the "Sea Train" to be pardoned for his crime. Iceburg believed Tom was completely innocent of building the ship and decided to work his hardest to aid Tom while Franky continued to build his ships.

Finally, the day came for Tom to be pardoned. With the Sea Train working and Water 7 now profiting from open trade, things looked fine. However prior to the final jury service for Tom, Spandam had came to Water 7 to get Tom to hand over the plans for the ancient weapon Pluton. Being sore about his rejection, Spandam stole Franky's weird ships and attacked the jury team, slipping away quickly once the job was done. All of Tom's workers were arrested and accused of trying to attack the jury ship. Since Tom was given permission to have pardoned any crime, he choose to have the attack pardoned and announced he was proud to have built Gol D. Roger's ship.

After Tom was taken away in the very Sea Train he had built, news came back to Iceburg and Kokoro that Cutty Flam had died. He had attempted to stop the Sea Train from taking Tom away. Iceburg, now the only survivor of the company, inherited the position of guarding the blueprints to Pluton.

The Rise to Position
As he was considered the only surviving assistant to Tom, Iceburg saw himself as the only one who could carry out Tom's dream of transforming Water 7. He proceeded to unite all shipyards in Water 7 under one company, the Galley-La company. With all the best shipwrights working together, he built up a world wide corporation and a World Government purveyor. After becoming mayor of the town of Water 7, he became supported soon by the whole town. With this position came the notion that he was now indispensable and simply getting rid of Iceburg was not an option anymore.

Return of an old Face
Iceburg was the holder of the plans to Pluton for four years after Tom's death. After those four years, he secretly gave them to the man who he thought to be dead, Cutty Flam. As this was done in secret, the government still believed that Iceburg was in possession of the plans. As such, he was forever pestered by officials who came to try and convince him to hand over the plans.

The Straw Hats arrive - The Suspect is Nico Robin!
After years of being stalked by the government officers for the Pluton plans, the strongest division of the Cipher Pol were secretly sent for Iceburg. Without knowing, five of the CP9 agents infiltrated Water 7 and disguised themselves to look like normal people. In 1522, the infamous Straw Hat Pirates docked at Water 7. When looking for someone to fix their ship, they meet Iceburg and his new secretary, Kalifa. As they were entering the dock, the pirate's money is stolen by the city's most recognized criminals, the Franky Family, led by no one else than Franky himself. Luckly, Paulie and Lucci, shipwrights from Dock 1, retrieved the money. Kaku, another shipwright, arrived from his inspection of the ship, and revealed that at the state it was, it would be impossible to fix it. Luffy was shocked and dismayed, but Iceburg simply recomended him to think about buying a new ship, and went to his house.

While sleeping in the Galley-La HQ, Iceburg was shot almost to death. In the next morning, he revealed that the one who shot him was no other than Nico Robin of the Straw Hat Pirates, along with a masked man. After saying that, the Galley-La Company workers came to the conclusion that the Straw Hat Pirates were assassins. The Galley-La foremen then confronted Luffy with no intention of being reasoned with. After Luffy escaped their grasp, the Galley-La workers guard Iceburg while looking for the Straw Hats. Luffy himself later infiltrated the HQ looking for Iceburg. After Iceburg heared that Luffy was in the building, he told Kalifa to find him and tell Luffy to come to his room. Kalifa found Luffy and he peacefully went to Iceburg's room. Luffy asked him if it was really Robin who shot him. Iceburg said that he had no doubt, and pointed a gun at Luffy, requesting to see Robin immediately. Luffy replied that he has no idea of where she is, and Iceburg fired his gun, but Luffy didn't get hurt because he is a rubber man. The gun's sound prompt the main shipwrights to go to Iceburg's room, right after Luffy escaped.

The Enemy's real Face - CP9 Attacks!
Later that night, the foremen of Galley-La Dock 1: Paulie, Lucci, Kaku and Tilestone guard Iceburg's room. Iceburg calls for Paulie to show him something. He revealed to Paulie about the Pluton's blueprints, and gave him the access to his vault in the other room. But Iceburg's real intentions were to drag his enemies in with the fake blueprints, since they didn't know that he had given the real ones to Franky years before. Sudently, a huge explosion occured in the HQ, and masked people entered the building. His guards were defeated, he was shot again by a man in a mask. Three more masked people entered the room and revealed themselves to be, not only CP9, but also people that Iceburg trusted: Lucci, Kalifa, Kaku and bartender Blueno. Lucci revealed his theory about the real Pluton blueprints' whereabouts, and Iceburg reactions only confirmed it. Then Luffy, Paulie, Zoro, Chopper, and Nami break into the room, trying to save Iceburg, but are beaten by the CP9's power, Rokushiki. As another bomb exploded, CP9 left, leaving the pirates, Paulie, and Iceburg to die. But in the last minute, Chopper regained counsiouness and saved everyone from the burning Galley-La HQ.

After waking up, Iceburg revealed to Nami about Robin's true intentions which Robin told him while Blueno was fighting Tilestone. He stated that if Robin didn't obey CP9, they would use the World Government's most terrible attack force, the Buster Call, to destroy Water 7, and frame the Straw Hats, making them be judged at the judiciary island, Enies Lobby. But if she did obey them, the crew would be able to leave Water 7 safely. The Straw Hats then resolve to rescue Robin, as they get the help of Peeply Lulu, Tilestone, Paulie, Kokoro, Chimney, Gonbe, and the Franky Family. Iceburg prepared the prototype sea-train, Rocket Man which the group can use to leave Water 7 in the middle of the Aqua Laguna. Iceburg watched them venturing to Enies Lobby.

Call from a Nakama
Right when Iceburg was going to the highest places of Water 7 to take shelter from the Aqua Laguna, he heared someone's voice. He looked around, but no one was calling for him, then he noticed that the one calling out to him was the Straw Hat's ship, Going Merry. The ship asked for a second chance to help its friends, and begged Iceburg to repair him. Iceburg, even wounded, used his shipwright skills to let the Going Merry sail once more. The waves took the ship, as Going Merry said, "Thank you".

Funeral of the Miracle Ship
The next day, Iceburg sailed in the Galley-La Company ship in the direction of Enies Lobby to look for the Straw Hats and the others. He found them in the miracle ship, Going Merry, after they successfully rescued Robin. But just as they meet, the Going Merry broke apart, and Iceburg recognized that was the moment of its death. So everyone gathered around the ship and gave it a Viking funeral. The Going Merry thanked everyone for all the good moments they had, and for letting it take them to that place, and asked them to forgive it for not being able to sail anymore. Luffy shouted that it wasn't its fault and that it would always be their nakama.

The End of the Fears
The recent Aqua Laguna and its devastating impact on Water 7 gave Iceburg the desire to make Water 7 into a boat and float it on the water. While talking to Franky, Iceburg gave out Tom's famous quote, "With a DON!". Franky agreed that the phrase suited Iceburg. But before he started working on it, he helped Franky build the dream ship for the Straw Hats. As they completed it, Iceburg suggested that the ship would be "the ship that will cross a thousand seas under the sun light, the Thousand Sunny"! As the Straw Hats see the new ship, Franky was invited to join the crew, and started to cry for not wanting to leave his family and friends behind. But in the end, Franky agreed to join them, to make his dream to sail on the dream ship become a reality.

Where They Are Now
In a recent One Piece mini arc chapter cover entitled "Where They Are Now", Iceburg is seen holding interviews in his office for the now vacant position of secretary.

Translation and Dub Issues


Despite the fact that Eiichiro Oda has spelled his name as "Iceburg" multiple times, this isn't always used. Both the manga and the anime spelled the name as "Icebarg" once, while Oda himself wrote it as "Iceberg" in a recent fan poll.

Trivia

 * Iceburg was recently voted the 60th most popular character in One Piece.
 * According to a SBS, Iceburg's birthday is January 3rd. This is because ai is the pronunciation of the English letter "i", which looks like the number one. Su is the first part of the Japanese pronunciation of the word "three" (surī). Put together, these make Aisu (Ice), the first part of Iceburg's name.
 * In the anime, it is revealed in Post-Water 7 newspapers that Iceburg is holding auditions to search for a new secretary following Kalifa's leave. The photos used for the frontpage depicting his auditions are the same as the drawings used in the "Where They Are Now" mini-series.

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