Noko

Noko is a seahorse who steals people's memories. He is the main antagonist of the video game One Piece: Ocean's Dream!, its remake One Piece: Dragon Dream!, and the anime-only Ocean's Dream Arc. In the anime credits, he is named Tatsu (タツ).

Appearance
Noko is a sea horse with a bright orange body with red stars all over him. His eyes are round and blue. When hypnotizing someone, his eyes glow red.

After using his Last Resort technique, he is much larger and rounder, being filled with his targets memories.

Personality
Noko is upbeat about his dream to become a Sennenryu. He is very selfish and insane, thinking that being big and floating would make him a dragon.

Drim


In the anime, Noko controlled Drim into helping him gather memories. When Drim broke free from the hypnotic grasp, he did not seem to retain any memory of Noko.

Straw Hat Pirates
Noko absorbed each of the Straw Hat Pirates memories and came close to his dream of being a Sennenryuu.

Abilities and Powers
Noko's abilities differ between the video games and the anime. In the games, he is a Devil Fruit user. In the anime, the origin of his powers is not explained, but he retains the ability to swim. However, in both media he is able to survive on land despite being a seahorse.

Devil Fruit
Noko ate the Nemu Nemu no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. This allows him to trap people inside a dream world while they are asleep, and steal their memories to power himself up. He is also able to manipulate the dream world using the stolen memories, as well as take control of someone in the dream world.

Memory Manipulation
In the anime, Noko has the ability to put people to sleep, absorb dreams and memories, and to take control of other people. However it is shown that if he is hit the memories will start spilling out of his body and back into those that they belonged.


 * Stealing sleeping peoples dreams: Noko is played by Drim which allows him to steal the memories of those sleeping within earshot of the sound. When played Noko would make a low, mournful sound. Those with their memories stolen would be able to partially remember the sound and the person who played Noko.


 * Hypnosis: Noko looks into his target eyes, hypnotizing them to follow his orders. It was used to control both Zoro and Drim. Those affected by the hypnosis may not be able to recall what has happened as shown by Drim when he broke free from the spell.


 * Spectral Images: Noko exhales a purple smoke cloud and creates illusions of people from his target's past. He used this on the Straw Hat Pirates by showing them their loved ones (Shanks, Ace, Kaya, Bell-mère, Zeff, Hiriluk, and Kuina) and past enemies (Kuro, Krieg, Arlong, Wapol, Crocodile, and Enel). It was used to distract the Straw Hats before Noko used his Last Resort.


 * Last Resort: Noko emits a blue-white wave which paralyze his targets, and takes their memories. Unlike his other memory-stealing technique, this takes every memory that those caught have.


 * Transforming: Using the stolen memories, Noko inflates himself, and is able to float away. In this form he claimed he was a dragon.

Past
At a certain point in time, Noko witnessed a flock of Sennenryu, and became obsessed with becoming a dragon as well.

At some point, he hypnotized a local boy named Drim, and begin to repeatedly steal the islanders memories.

Ocean's Dream Arc
As the Straw Hat Pirates docked near an island for the night, Noko targeted them and with Drim's help, stole most of the crew's memories, except for Nico Robin, who was awake. After Nami had run away from those she now considered strangers, Noko used Drim to manipulated her into staying on the island. Later that night, the pair went back to the Going Merry to try and take the crew's remaining memories, but were stopped when Robin woke them up, and Luffy attacked Noko, regaining his memories, before Noko and Drim escaped.

With the knowledge of how to retrieve their memories, the crew disembarked on the island searching for Drim, whom they believe is responsible. In town, they found Nami, and made her go with them to retrieve their memories. Meanwhile, Noko and Drim located Zoro, and hypnotized him into going after Luffy's head. At the forest, Robin discovered a stone passage and deducted who the real culprit behind the memory theft is and lead the group toward a temple in the woods. En route, they encountered Zoro, who attacked Luffy and the two fought while the rest proceed, with Noko and Drim following. After reaching the temple ruins, Noko and Drim tried to hypnotyze Nami and Usopp, but they were saved by Robin who cover their eyes, while Sanji dashed forward, and following Robin's instructions, kicked Noko out of Drim's hands, breaking the latter's hypnosis and sending the boy running. With the real villain revealed, Chopper translated Noko for the rest of the group, and Sanji continuously kicked him until all of his friends' memories were back, sending him into the temple's pond. Noko then threatened them with his final attack as Zoro stepped out of the woods.

As Noko planned for Zoro to keep the Straw Hats busy, the latter regained his memory just in time, and begin chasing the seahorse. By the time Zoro cought up, Noko has already prepare his next move, and released a gas that brought back images of the crew loved ones, and their worst enemies, distracting them before he used his Last Resort and stole all of their memories, before inflating himself to float away. Amazed by the creature, Luffy sprang to catch him, and in doing so released his memories again, and was able to deliver a blow to Noko that released all of the stolen memories, and sent Noko flying away.

Enemy Appearances

 * Dragon Dream!
 * Ocean's Dream! - Oceans of Dreams

Trivia

 * His name comes from Tatsu-no-Otoshigo, sometimes shorten as Tatsu-no-ko, the Japanese word for seahorse.
 * He is the only animal with Paramecia powers in the series, canon or non-canon. Other animal Devil Fruit users—such Pierre, Onimaru, and Buzz—all have Zoan powers.

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