Pell

Pell (ペル, Peru) is one of the commanders of the Arabastan guard and the strongest fighter in Arabasta.

Appearance
Pell looks similar to a falcon, and has two purple lines running down the sides of his face, from under his eyes. He is tall and wears a wing-like robe with a hood. As shown in Gedatsu's cover story, underneath these robes he is fairly muscular, and has two large star shaped scars on his chest.

Personality
Pell has a great sense of honor and respect, and protects the royal family. He was willing to protect Vivi from Miss All-Sunday, regardless of how powerful she was. He also seemed to have shown his strong loyalty to Arabasta, as he selflessly sacrificed himself to save the country from the exploding time bomb Crocodile had set. Pell appears to have a soft side, gently conversing with Vivi as a child when she asked about his role as a guardian, and providing her a transportation with his Devil Fruit abilities.

Powers and Abilities
Pell ate the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon and thus can transform into a falcon, which has earned him the nickname "Peregrine Falcon Pell". The fruit is, apparently, one of five that have been discovered that give the user the ability to fly. Since the fruit is a Zoan type, he has 3 types of transformations meaning that he can turn into a falcon or a man/falcon hybrid, as well as maintain his natural human form.

Crocodile The Hero
Pell together with Chaka came to the incident where pirates were annoying civilians. Crocodile came and helped the people by beating the pirates before they arrived. As they reached the destination, Crocodile had already beat the pirates. When the rebellion began to move, Pell and Chaka wanted to fight back but were rejected by King Cobra. Later they find Carue bringing Vivi's letter. From the information, they learned their enemy's identity. King Cobra planed to attack Crocodile but was rejected by Pell's reasonings that Rain Base is far and they could see the army and leave. He was later commanded by the king to roam the desert to find Vivi.

Arabasta War
When he find Vivi, he shoots the Millions who are after her in his Devil Fruit Form. After bringing Vivi to a safe place, he finishes the enemies. Vivi commands Pell to search for the members of the Straw Hat Pirates. At this moment Miss All-Sunday, aka Nico Robin, appear from nowhere engaging a battle with Pell. Pell discuss with Miss All Sunday about the case of Igaram (whom Robin had pretended to kill, although Pell believes his death to be true). Miss All Sunday pretends to pierce through Vivi's body with her hand, however it was a use of her Devil Fruit power (making a hand appear on the back of Vivi's body while her actual hand only punched her). Pell gets angry and attacks her but is easily defeated by her Devil Fruit ability. Gained his consciousness, he later saw Miss All Sunday and engage a fight but being refuse. Miss All Sunday state that he must save Luffy for protecting Princess Vivi. During the final battle, he learns that Crocodile had set up a massive bomb to blow up the capital city Alubarna. Princess Nefertari Vivi and the Straw Hats managed to find the bomb, but they couldn't disarm it in time. Pell (seemingly) sacrificed himself by carrying the bomb high into the sky where it exploded, leaving the city unscathed. However, near the end of the Arabasta arc, a doctor from a remote hospital out in the desert is calling to a person who left his hat that looked suspiciously like Pell's. He was proven alive and well at the end of the Arabasta arc when he approaches his own grave in disturbed astonishment (Anime Only). Pell was again seen when Kohza's uncle and ex-Priest Gedatsu opened up a tunnel from Arabasta to a hot spring resort. His most recent appearance was in Chapter 439/Episode 324 when the new bounties for the Straw Hat Pirates were revealed. He was concerned as to why Nico Robin, the former vice-president of Baroque Works, was a member of the Straw Hat Pirate crew. Pell also appeared in the end of the filler arc Rainbow Mist. Igaram picked up the last Rainbow Mist book, and he is seen at the background talking to Vivi. In the credits of One Piece The Movie 8, it shows Vivi hugging Pell, happy that he survived the explosion.

Trivia

 * In a recent Japanese Fan Poll, Pell is currently ranked the 27th most popular character in One Piece.