Monkey D. Luffy/Relationships/Pirates

Straw Hat Grand Fleet


The Straw Hat Grand Fleet are a group of pirate crews who’s captains have pledged their allegiance to Monkey D. Luffy under his crew’s name, and were formed at the end of the Dressrosa arc. They are made up of seven pirate crews, the Beautiful Pirates, the Barto Club, the Happo Navy, the Ideo Pirates, the Tonta Corps, the reborn Giant Warrior Pirates and the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet.

Throughout the events of Dressrosa, the various captains had gained a lot of respect for Luffy and his crew, and desired to serve under him. Luffy bluntly stated that he had no desire for such a large fleet but the captains resolved this issue by declaring their allegiance to Luffy among themselves. Luffy was still annoyed but ultimately acknowledged them as his friends and will help them whenever they need it. With all the parties happy with this outcome they exchanged Vivre Cards and went their separate ways.

After Luffy had successfully infiltrated and escaped Big Mom’s territory a grand catalogue of Luffy was made by the press which included the details of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Luffy’s fleet, that gives the Straw Hat captain a cumulative bounty of 4,183,000,100, contributed significantly to him being labelled as the "fifth Yonko" of the seas by "Big News" Morgans and the World Economy News Paper.

Cavendish


Cavendish is the captain of the Beautiful Pirates and is the First Captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Originally, Cavendish despised Luffy as he was part of the Worst Generation that gathered so much attention away from him. However, after the events of Dressrosa, he came to respect Luffy to the point of becoming the head of his Grand Fleet. Cavendish admires Luffy but is annoyed by him because of his apathetic attitude towards him. Luffy respects Cavendish but is irritated by his vanity and the way he talks down to him, nonetheless, they see each other as dependable allies and friends.

He fell for Luffy’s "Lucy" disguise whilst competing in the gladiatorial games and was initially friendly and sociable to him. Once he discovered that Lucy was, in fact, Luffy he became immediately hostile and violent and at one point Luffy had to be saved by Rebecca to get away from his bloodlust. His hatred of Luffy is great and he was annoyed at how much the fans loved Luffy after his victory against Chinjao. He later made an attempt at killing Luffy after the match, though Luffy was able to escape him. However, when Cavendish lost his gladiatorial match and was sent to the basement of the Colosseum where he was turned into a toy, he saw Usopp and after hearing he was part of the Straw Hats, and silently promised himself that he would cease all hosiltiies towards Luffy if Usopp saves him. Thanks to Usopp, he was reverted back to normal and stuck by his promise and offered his aid to the Straw Hat captain as a means to repay his debt.Such was his determination to pay his debt back that he offered to personally take down Doflamingo for Luffy.

Throughout the Dressrosa arc he proved to be a very useful ally for Luffy, as he transported him and Law on the back of his horse, Farul, when the Straw Hat captain was on his way to confront Doflamingo. He took on two of Donquixote Pirates, Gladius and Dellinger, the latter he defeated in his Hakuba form. He was more than willing to fight Doflamingo on Luffy’s behalf and became irritated when Luffy would not allow him to do so. He defended Luffy’s friends from Doflamingo and was more than prepared to go fight him but accepted Luffy’s request to escort his friends to safety under the incorrect assumption that Luffy was his fan. Alongside the various allies Luffy had made in Dressrosa, Cavendish chose to stand against the Admiral Fujitora until Luffy had arrived to leave the kingdom. He still believed Luffy was his fan by the end of the Dressrosa arc but had come to respect him enough to announce his fealty towards the Straw Hat captain. It was Cavendish that revealed to the press the details of Luffy's Grand Fleet.

Cavendish was greatly amazed by Luffy’s abilities, although initially not wanting to admit it. He was stunned to see him knock out Hajrudin, a giant, with a single punch and was even more amazed when he unleashed his Haoshoku Haki when he clashed with Chinjao. When he saw Luffy dominate Doflamingo in his Gear Fourth form he was astounded and complimented Luffy, stating he is unbelievable. He was so impressed by Luffy that he desired to serve under him as part of his fleet but was greatly irritated when Luffy refused to accept him alongside the others.

Luffy was initially annoyed by Cavendish and his constant pursuit of him. Although he defended Rebecca from the crowd’s vicious jeers against her, something Luffy respected him for, he still did not like him. However, once he realized Cavendish no longer bore any ill will to him he became much more comfortable and friendly around him, although still annoyed by his vanity. Regardless, Luffy sees Cavendish as a strong fighter and someone he can rely upon should he ever need his help, he trusted Cavendish’s abilities enough to ask him to protect his friends and help them get away from Doflamingo. Cavendish mistook Luffy entrusting his friends as Luffy being his fan and accepted the request while Luffy fought the Shichibukai. He considers Cavendish a friend but did not wish to have him follow him and his crew across the seas. Luffy tends to annoy Cavendish as he regularly calls him “Cabbage” instead of his actual name.

Bartolomeo


Bartolomeo is the captain of the Barto Club Pirates and the second captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He is a major fan of Luffy and has extreme admiration for the Straw Hat captain. Such is his admiration that he struggles to maintain his composure in his presence and has shown his willingness to die for him. Luffy did not interact much with Bartolomeo throughout the Dressrosa arc but praised him numerous times for his aid and eventually acknowledged him as a friend, seeing him as a capable ally.

He first came across Luffy all the way back in Loguetown when he became awe struck after witnessing Luffy survive Buggy’s execution attempt atop Gol D. Roger’s execution platform thanks to a stray lightning bolt. He became immediately enamoured by him because of this spectacle and followed Luffy and his crew’s adventure with a great passion. After the Battle of Marineford he gave up his life as a Mafia boss to become a pirate. He travelled to Dressrosa with the intent of winning the Mera Mera no Mi, as he was well aware it belonged to Luffy’s brother, Ace, and wished to give it to him as a memento. It was here that he finally met Luffy after overhearing Bellamy call “Lucy” by his epithet, Straw Hat.

Throughout the Dressrosa arc Bartolomeo was passionately determined to aid Luffy and his crew in any way he could. He led Luffy to Zoro and Kin’emon when the two needed to talk to Luffy, and he protected him from Cavendish’s attempts to kill him. Whilst he worked with Luffy and the Straw Hats to take down Doflamingo he aided Rebecca and Robin when they tried to take the key to Law’s handcuffs to Luffy, produced a flight of stairs to provide a shortcut for Luffy to get to Doflamingo, and protected him from Gladius’s attacks with his own body. He was enthusiastic about forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and was initially disappointed by Luffy’s refusal, but respected him even more after hearing his explanation about not wanting fame, but just freedom. This led to him, and the others, to form the Grand Fleet anyway out of their own freedom. He then provided transportation for Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Franky and Robin to get to the rest of their crew in Zou.

His fanboying of Luffy goes to extreme lengths and has openly stated that he would die for him, earning Robin’s acknowledgement. He faints when looking at him and fails to make eye contact with him as a result, he cried profusely when Luffy thanked him, he blushes from any kind of acknowledgement Luffy makes towards him and became overly excited when Luffy said his actual name for the first time. Although he is normally aggressive and cruel to everybody, when it comes to Luffy and his crew he cannot help but be overtly kind, defensive, and sincere to all of them. He does not tolerate anyone insulting, or even back talking, Luffy, and at one point he cut off a man’s tongue for mocking Luffy’s failure to protect his brother. He chastised Rebecca for not being more respectful in front of the Straw Hat captain, and almost went into a fight against Sabo for how he talked to Luffy, not realising who he was at the time. He looks up to Luffy and seems him as a great inspiration and refers to him as “senpai”, showing his great respect for him.

Bartolomeo is constantly amazed by Luffy’s abilities and gets excited whenever he does an attack in front of him. He was left completely stunned when Luffy chose to attack the Admiral Fujitora as everyone was making their escape from Dressrosa. His inspiration for his attacks are sometimes based on Luffy’s own attacks, such as his finishing move on Gladius which he named “Bari Bari no Pistol”, based on Luffy’s “Gomu Gomu no Pistol”. He admires Luffy’s strength to such an extent that he sees himself as greatly inferior to him, and thus promises that he will become strong enough to be of use to the Straw Hat captain one day. He is also a firm believer that Luffy will become the next Pirate King.

Luffy does not seem aware at all of Bartolomeo’s obsession with him and takes him in his stride. He is thankful and kind to Bartolomeo and appreciates everything he does for him. He finds his Devil Fruit abilities impressive and complimented Bartolomeo when he created stairs for him as a shortcut to Doflamingo. He was intrigued by Bartolomeo’s ship, the Going Luffy-senpai, that takes on a lot of features of the Going Merry whilst using Luffy’s likeness as the ship’s figurehead. Luffy has given Bartolomeo the nickname “rooster head”, something Bartolomeo does not mind. However, after he delivered Luffy to the Thousand Sunny outside of Zou he finally called Bartolomeo by his actual name, causing him to become overjoyed.

Sai


Sai is the current, and 13th, leader of the Happo Navy, the third captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and the grandson of the notorious pirate, Chinjao. The two are allies and friends, but initially Sai somewhat disliked Luffy because of his relations to Monkey D. Garp who had fought his grandfather and flattened his pointy head. However, by the end of the Dressrosa arc this was no longer an issue and they now share a positive relationship.

The two first met after Luffy had defeated Spartan and was about to be disqualified until Sai, who had witnessed the incident, defended Luffy and informed the official that it was Spartan who started the fight. Luffy thanked Sai but he soon became aggressive, demanding Luffy that he take back the apology and had to be restrained by his brother when he became violent. He next appeared alongside his grandfather, Chinjao, who went after Luffy, seeing through his Lucy disguise, and tried to kill him whilst Sai held him back. He was placed in the same match as Luffy, as well as his grandfather, and was defeated by the Straw Hat captain. After the match, he, along with Chinjao, ceased any hostilities towards Luffy after he fixed his grandfather’s pointy head.

Initially, he indulged his grandfather’s hatred towards Luffy as he was perfectly fine with his desire to kill the Straw Hat captain and only restrained him because it would potentially compromise their true mission, telling his grandfather that he can just kill him during their match. After the match he held no grudge for his defeat and he brought Chinjao to Luffy so his grandfather could thank the Straw Hat captain for fixing his head. He then became an ally to Luffy and his crew after he was saved by Usopp, a member of the Straw Hats. Once he found Luffy again he declared that he would defeat Doflamingo for him as a way to pay back his debt. Throughout the events of Dressrosa, Sai worked to defeat members of the Donquixote Pirates and to support Luffy in his quest to defeat Doflamingo. Following Dressrosa he chose to become a subordinate of Luffy’s and join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, but like everybody else, was left stunned by Luffy’s initial refusal.

Luffy does not think much of Sai due to their limited interactions. He was thankful for coming to his aid and explain his innocence after defeating Spartan, but was left shocked by his sudden turn of aggression towards him. He was also annoyed by his insistence to defeat Doflamingo for him and competed with him to see who could reach Doflamingo first. By the end of the Dressrosa arc he had come to see Sai as an ally and friend, although was still irritated by the formation of the Grand Fleet. Nonetheless he shared his Vivre Card with Sai before they went their separate ways.

Ideo


Ideo is a XXX rank boxer, a member of the Longarm Tribe, the captain of the newly formed Ideo Pirates and the fourth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. The two have scarcely interacted and thus their relationship is not fleshed out, however, they have come to recognise each other as allies, having worked together to defeat Doflamingo and end his reign over Dressrosa. He is also a representative of the XXX Gym Martial Arts Alliance in Luffy's Grand Fleet.

They were opponents in the same match during the gladiatorial games in the Corrida Colosseum. Having lost the match after being defeated by Chinjao, he was sent to the basement of the colosseum and turned into a toy. He was soon rescued by Usopp who he discovered was a member of the Straw Hats and because of this he decided to aid Luffy in his fight against Doflamingo.

Ideo was a very helpful ally to Luffy throughout the Dressrosa arc. He defended Luffy when some toys came after the Straw Hat captain, working with some of the other colosseum fighters to fend them off. He worked with the colosseum fighters again to hold off members of the Donquixote Pirates whilst Luffy and Cavendish made their way towards Doflamingo. Following Luffy’s victory, he and some of the other fighters subdued the Marines at the port that they intend to sail out of with Luffy.

He is surprised, and sometimes annoyed, at Luffy’s abilities and brazen attitude. After being thrown out of the ring he watched in awe as Luffy clashed his Haoshoku Haki with Chinjao’s. He was stunned when he saw Luffy and his group riding up Pica’s arm and was left even more amazed when he shattered Pica’s stone head with his Grizzly Magnum. He was irritated by Luffy’s refusal to drink the cup of sake in order to confirm the Grand Fleet that would be formed under the Straw Hat captain, and even proposed forcing Luffy to drink it. However, he understood Luffy’s reasoning and used his logic to form the Grand Fleet with the other captains anyway.

Luffy has not been seen interacting with Ideo on any particular basis. However, he was annoyed with Ideo when he tried to compete with him to take down Doflamingo. By the end of the arc he accepted Ideo as a friend, being grateful for his aid in defeating Doflamingo, and professed that he would come to aid him, and the others, should they need his help, but did not wish to have him form a Grand Fleet in his name. Nonetheless, despite him having formed the Grand Fleet with the other captains, he gave him his Vivre Card before they parted ways.

Leo


Leo is a dwarf from the Tontatta Kingdom, the leader of the Tontatta Pirates and the fifth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He did not directly work with Luffy throughout the Dressrosa arc, but instead worked with Usopp, Robin and Franky to loosen Doflamingo's grip on Dressrosa. Despite this, he came to admire Luffy greatly for defeating Doflamingo and ending his tyranny.

Although he never directly interacted with Luffy, he proved to be a helpful ally. He indirectly aided him by providing transport for Robin, Rebecca and Bartolomeo to deliver the keys to Trafalgar Law’s seastone handcuffs. He also reattached Law’s arm after Luffy had entrusted him into his, and the other’s, care. After hearing an explosion on the palace roof he wished to aid Luffy but was told by Robin and Kyros that they would just get in Luffy’s way.

He was thankful for what Luffy did for him and his kingdom, as well as Dressrosa. Particularly for allowing his crew members to aid him and his kingdom to save the princess, Mansherry, and undo the affects of Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities. He cried into Robin’s chest after hearing from Gatz that Luffy was victorious against Doflamingo. Such was his joy he worked to build statues of Luffy, as well as Usopp and Kyros, to celebrate what they had done. Following the defeat of Doflamingo he requested permission from his king, Gancho, to join the others in forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. When Luffy was fighting the Admiral Fujitora he commanded his troops to aid him. He was initially annoyed at Luffy’s refusal to form the Grand Fleet, but understood his reasoning and ultimately formed the Grand Fleet anyway. He traveled with Rebecca to the Levely and befriened Vivi and Shirahoshi through their shared admiration of Luffy.

Luffy has rarely been seen interacting with Leo, but still acknowledged him as an ally and friend. He professed that he would come and aid him, as well as the others, if they ever needed his help, and recognised the help he provided during his fight against Doflamingo. Despite being irritated that he, along with the other captains, formed the Grand Fleet anyway, he still exchanged Vivre Cards with Leo so that they could come and aid each other.

Hajrudin


Hajrudin is a giant warrior from Elbaf, the captain of the reformed New Giant Warrior Pirates and the sixth captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Despite getting off to a bad start during the gladitorial games after they fought each other in their respective match, he proved to be a useful ally for Luffy throughout the Dressrosa arc in order to take down Doflamingo. They have both come to respect each other as allies, friends and warriors.

The two met during their match in the Corrida Colosseum when Hajrudin crushed Luffy and the Fighting Bull who he had befriended, because of this, Luffy angrily punched Hajrudin, defeating him instantly. After being defeated he was sent to the basement of the colosseum where he was turned into a toy. He was then saved by Usopp when the Straw Hat sniper was able to nullify Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities, turning Hajrudin, and everybody else, back to normal. From then on he allied with Luffy to defeat Doflamingo.

Despite being opponents in the match, he did not harbour any particular dislike for Luffy, seeing him simply as an opponent he needs to defeat and did not hold a grudge towards the Straw Hat captain for defeating him. Hajrudin is responsible for helping Luffy gain so many allies during his fight with Doflamingo as he was the one that made sure everybody knew it was Usopp, a member of the Straw Hats, that saved them. He promised Luffy on his pride as a warrior of Elbaf that he would defeat Doflamingo for him.

Throughout the arc, Hajrudin aided Luffy numerous times. He held off a number of toys that were after Luffy alongside the other fighters. He fought off members of the Donquixote Pirates in order to allow Luffy and Cavendish to go on ahead to face Doflamingo. He was prepared to stand his ground against the Marines and the Admiral Fujitora until Luffy had arrived to leave the kingdom. Whilst escaping from Dressrosa, he caught Luffy and forcibly took him away from his fight with Fujitora so they could successfully escape, even keeping hold of him in fear he would continue trying to fight the Admiral. He is determined to continue aiding Luffy and has set out to reform the Giant Warrior Pirates for his sake.

He has come to respect Luffy and acknowledged his abilities as a fighter. He was willing to forget about his defeat to the Straw Hat captain in order to aid him. He was stunned to see Luffy was charging up Pica’s arm and was left speechless when he used his Grizzly Magnum to destroy his stone head. Nonetheless, he was still greatly annoyed by Luffy’s decision not to drink the cup of sake to form the Straw Hat Grand Fleet but understood his reasons why, and used this reason to form the alliance anyway, along with the other captains.

Luffy did not take kindly what Hajrudin did to the Fighting Bull who he had made friends with and knocked him out with a powerful punch for it. However, by the time they reunited Luffy had seemingly dropped any ill-will he had towards the giant. He was appreciative of him for his aid and found him helpful as an ally whilst trying to reach Doflamingo. He still became irritated with Hajrudin for making him leave his fight with Fujitora prematurely. By the end of the arc he considers Hajrudin a friend and swore to come to his, and the other’s, aid should they ever need it. He still exchanged Vivre Cards with Hajrudin even though he was annoyed that he and the other captains formed the Straw Hat Grand Fleet desptie not wanting them to.

Orlumbus


Orlumbus is the Admiral of the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet and the seventh captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet who met Luffy during the Dressrosa arc. The two did not interact very often but he became a determined ally for Luffy in his quest to take down Doflamingo. Luffy acknowledges his efforts and sees him as a friend and ally.

Following his lost during the gladitorial games he was sent to the basement of the Corrida Colosseum where he was transformed into a toy. He was saved by Usopp after the Straw Hat sniper managed to nullify Sugar’s Devil Fruit abilities and allied with Luffy and his crew.

He protected Luffy and his friends when some toys came for them, fighting them all off alongside the other colosseum fighters. He then worked with the other colosseum fighters to provide an opening for Luffy and Cavendish to reach Doflamingo. He was crucial for Luffy's, and everybody else’s, escape from Dressrosa as he provided 56 ships to cover their escape and had them board his flagship, the Yonta Maria.

Orlumbus is greatly impressed by Luffy’s abilities and determination, whilst also being irritated by his refusal of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He was amazed to see him riding up Pica’s arm and was left speechless when the Straw Hat captain destroyed Pica’s stone head. When Luffy refused to form the Straw Hat Grand Fleet he seemed to take personal offence that his fleet of 4,300 men was not enough power for Luffy. However, after hearing Luffy’s reasoning he understood what the Straw Hat captain meant and chose to form the Grand Fleet with the other captains anyway.

Luffy was annoyed by Orlumbus’ determination to take down Doflamingo, as he wished to do so himself. Nonetheless, by the end of the Dressrosa arc he has come to see Orlumbus as a valuable ally and recognised his efforts in freeing Dressrosa from the Shichibukai. He promised Orlumbus, as well as the other captains, that he will come to their aid should they ever need it. Despite being annoyed that they formed the Grand Fleet anyway, he exchanged Vivre Cards with him and went their separate ways.

Trafalgar D. Water Law


Trafalgar Law is the captain of the Heart Pirates, a fellow member of the Worst Generation, a former Shichibukai, and has been Luffy’s most prominent ally since the time skip. They first met on Sabaody Archipelago and briefly became acquainted. They met again on Punk Hazard where Law formed an alliance with Luffy to take down the Yonko, Kaido. Despite their opposing views on what an alliance is meant to be, their relationship is ultimately positive. Law generally puts up with Luffy and his antics and begrudgingly likes and respects him. Luffy is very fond of Law and is extremely casual with him.

The two met on Sabaody Archipelago inside the Human Auction House when Law witnessed Luffy punch the Celestial Dragon, Charlos. He smiled at Luffy’s defiance towards the World Noble and fought alongside him, as well as Eustass Kid, when the Marines surrounded the auction hosue. Following this, the two went their separate ways. Law was the one to save Luffy at the end of the Battle of Marineford and operated on the Straw Hat captain to save his life. He then left Luffy in the company of Jinbe and Silvers Rayleigh before Luffy could thank him. Following the time skip Luffy met Law again on Punk Hazard, the now Shichibukai saved Luffy and Nami from the Yeti Cool Brothers and formerly requested an alliance with the Straw Hat captain to take down the Yonko, Kaido, with Luffy agreeing.

Despite his outward stoic demeanour and apparent apathetic attitude towards Luffy, he does seem to like him. His first impressions of Luffy were positive as he could not help but smile when he saw him punch a Celestial Dragon. He decided to brave the attacks of the Marines and the Admirals to rescue Luffy and Jinbe when they tried to escape, and then proceeded to tend to their wounds. Although he said it would be a damn shame for Luffy to have died at Marineford, he tried to claim to Luffy that it was just on a whim. During the Dressrosa arc he stated that if Luffy were to die at the hands of Doflamingo he would be prepared to die along with him, as he felt a sense of guilt for dragging Luffy into a battle that was outside their original agreement. He has come to respect Luffy enough that he tolerates some of his decisions, he agreed to aid him in rescuing the children from Punk Hazard despite seeing them as a burden, and accepted Luffy’s decision to retrieve Sanji from Big Mom despite neither having anything to do with their alliance, and the latter would in fact make things much more complicated by angering another Yonko. He was extremely grateful, and appreciative, of Luffy after he defeated Doflamingo, who Law had hated since he was a child for killing Donquixote Rosinante, a very close friend of his.

Law often feels frustrated by Luffy’s carefree and reckless attitude, and laments his misunderstanding of what an alliance is suppose to be. Nonetheless, he has plenty of faith in his abilities and trusts him to complete his tasks. He was greatly annoyed by Luffy charging in to attack Caesar Clown as the original plan was to capture him quietly. However, he bragged to Doflamingo, with great confidence, that Luffy would capture Caesar. He was irritated when Luffy sent Caesar flying away and commented that he regrets forming an alliance with him, but was pleased to see his crew had successfully captured Caesar anyway. At one point, he tried to nullify their alliance when their plan to have Kaido attack Doflamingo was no longer possible, but was rebuffed by Luffy. When Law was at Doflamingo’s mercy he chose not give the Shichibukai what he wanted and berated Doflamingo for underestimating Luffy and the Straw Hats, warning him that he would lose his fight against them as they are capable of performing miracles. At one point, he reflects on his alliance with Luffy and comments that, although he intended to use Luffy for his own means, he feels like he is the one who is being used. When Luffy formed the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance, he was briefly annoyed that Luffy had not consulted him first, but ultimately had no objections. When the two are reunited in Wano he is immediately annoyed due to Luffy and Zoro attracting too much attention and compromising Kin'emon's plans. Due to Luffy's actions, Kaido came looking for both him and Luffy. When Luffy believed his crew had died at the hands of Kaido, he tried to stop him from attacking the Yonko but failed to do so, greatly irritating him and was forced to watch as Luffy hopelessly fought against him.

Luffy treats Law as one of his closest friends and likes him a lot. Due to his lack of understanding of what an alliance is suppose to be, and being oblivious to Law’s attitude around him, he ends up dragging Law into his antics and chaos. He was very happy to see Law again on Punk Hazard and thanked him for saving his life following the Battle of Marineford. Even though he does not know Law that well, he implicitly trusts him and was more than willing to make an alliance with him as soon as he offered. When challenged by Robin if he could trust him, Luffy simply asked Law if he was going to betray them and believed him immediately when he said he would not. He is very protective of Law and was determined to rescue him when he had been captured by Doflamingo, and became extremely angry when he believed Doflamingo had killed him. He carried Law up towards the Flower Field in order to get the key to his seastone handcuffs so he could be freed. He did not accept Law’s attempt to end the alliance after their plan had been compromised whilst in Dressrosa, stating that he cannot decide that for both of them. Although from the outset he intends to follow Law’s plan, as he trust him enough, he ultimately ends up disregarding it and relying on his improvisation instead.

It also seems like Luffy cannot pronounce "Trafalgar" properly and calls him "Tora-man" (トラ男) instead, a portmanteau of the "Tra" in "Trafalgar" and the Japanese kanji for "male". It is often localized as "Tra-guy" in some subs or as "Traffy" in Pirate Warriors 3. Desptie being allies, they still see each other as rivals for One Piece.

Eustass Kid


Eustass Kid is the captain of the Kid Pirates and a fellow member of the Worst Generation. He is a rival to Luffy's dream of becoming the Pirate King. In spite of their rivalry, Kid greatly respects and admires Luffy for his infamous reputation of causing chaos wherever he goes. On the other hand, Luffy had not hear of Kid until he met him in Sabaody Archipelago, but got on with him pretty well and acknowledged him as a rival. The two have shared a competitive rivalry since being reunited in Kaido's prison.

The two first met on Sabaody Archipelago as both were seen as members of the Worst Generation. Kid was greatly excited when he heard that Straw Hat Luffy was on Sabaody and was eager to see him do something crazy. He got his wish as he witnessed Luffy crash land into the Human Auctioning House and deliver a devastating punch to the World Noble, Charlos, which was something that not even he was expecting him to do. In the ensuing chaos, he decided to work with Luffy, as well as Trafalgar D. Water Law, to fight off the Marines before going their separate ways. The two reunited after two years in Wano after both Kid and Luffy were captured by the Yonko, Kaido.

Despite his personality being the opposite of Luffy's, Kid has a great amount of respect for the Straw Hat captain, being impressed by his numerous feats and his well documented insanity. He praised Luffy for being the only Supernova brave enough to take part in the Battle of Marineford, and believed (incorrectly) that Luffy ringing the Ox Bell on his return to Marineford was his declaration of a new age that he will forge himself. However, he sees Luffy as his rival first and foremost, and thus states he will not allow Luffy to do as he pleases. He reunited with Luffy in Kaido's prison and showed his competitive side with the Straw Hat captain, arguing with him on who would be the one to take down Kaido and who did the most work. He worked with Luffy to defeat the deputy warden, Dobon. Despite his respect for Luffy, he rejected his offer for an alliance, not out of any anomosity to him, but because of his bitterness after being betrayed in his last alliance with Basil Hawkins and Apoo.

Luffy does not necessarily think much of Kid, as he does not pay attention to the people in his generation, but seemed to recognize him as his rival and believes he is a strong fighter. Luffy was intrigued by Kid's Devil Fruit and commented that his power is weird, with Kid retorting that Luffy's Devil Fruit was the weirdest. Kid was caught off guard by Luffy nonchalantly claiming he will be the one to find One Piece, remarking that those who say something like that would normally get laughed at, but understood that they had to stake their claim if they want to survive in the New World. Kid thus acknowledged Luffy's determination and promised to meet up with him and Law in the New World. Luffy met Kid again whilst in Kaido's prison and argued with him on who would defeat Kaido and who did the most work. He was greatly concerned when Queen threatened to drown Kid. Nonetheless, he was able to work with him to defeat the deputy warden, Dobon. He likes Kid enough to offer up an alliance with him but Kid refused.

Jewelry Bonney
Luffy and Jewelry Bonney have never met. However, Bonney has taken a certain level of interest in Luffy, with mixed emotions. At Sabaody Archipelago, she was greatly angered at Luffy for causing pandemonium after he assaulted a World Noble and brought Admiral Kizaru to their location. As a result, she swore to crush Luffy and his crew if they meet in the New World.

After reading the news of Doflamingo's defeat at the hands of Luffy and Law, she gave them praise and commented that she is pleased to be in the same generation as them.

Capone Bege


Capone Bege is the captain of the Fire Tank Pirates, a former ally of the Big Mom Pirates and a member of the Worst Generation, alongside Luffy. He was originally an antagonist to Luffy but chose to ally himself with the Straw Hats once he realised their goals against Big Mom were alligned. He proved to be a helpful ally to Luffy and his crew throughout the Whole Cake Island arc. Bege found the Straw Hat captain to be a reckelss and an exhausting person but grew to respect him. Luffy did not like Bege for his actions against him and his friends, but grew to like him nonetheless.

Bege first indirectly met Luffy on Sabaody Archipelago and was greatly annoyed with him after he punched a World Noble and brought the wrath of Admiral Kizaru onto the island. Following the time-skip, he made an enemy out of Luffy and the Straw Hats when, as a member of the Big Mom Pirates, he traveled to Zou in order to take Sanji away to be married. Having succeeded, Luffy was greatly upset and chose to infiltrate Big Mom’s territory to recover his cook. He found himself begrudingly agreeing to ally with Bege, due to Jinbe's insistence, once it was revealed he intended to assassinate Big Mom.

Through this alliance their relationship greatly improved. Bege became sympathetic towards the Straw Hats, especially because his wife, Charlotte Chiffon, felt indebted to them for helping her sister back on Thriller Bark. As a result, he became a valuable ally during the Whole Cake Island Arc, at varying points protecting them and refusing to give them up to the Yonko or her crew. The two parted on good terms after he aided Luffy and the Straw Hats’ escape from Whole Cake Chateau, although he continued to aid the Straw Hats with his own escape from Big Mom’s territory.

Luffy initially disliked Bege because of his former life as a Mafia don and for trying to kill Pekoms, someone who Luffy considered a friend. Despite this, at the behest of Jinbe, he agreed to meet with Bege to discuss forming an alliance since Bege wished to assassinate Big Mom and was willing to help the Straw Hats escape with Sanji. The two got into a heated argument during negotiations, and at one point Luffy tried to punch him, but the two were able to set their differences aside and agreed to work together. Luffy began to soften up to Bege and he was very concerned for him when he was being attacked by Big Mom whilst protecting him and his crew in his Big Father form and tried to help him. Luffy found his Devil Fruit abilities amazing and was left star struck when he saw his tank form just before they parted.

Despite getting off to a bad start with Luffy on Sabaody, he stayed loyal to him as an ally. Bege refused to turn on Luffy despite being ordered to do so by Charlotte Katakuri, as despite his disreputable past, he still believed in honoring his deals. He then tried to hold off the Sweet Commander so that Luffy could continue their plan. He provided shelter for Luffy and his crew with his Big Father form and took the onslaught of Big Mom's attacks in order to protect everyone inside. Like most people, he can be irritated by Luffy’s recklessness, as he was stunned when Luffy openly revealed his presence to Big Mom, jeopardizing their plan. After risking his life to keep Big Mom at bay, Bege said that he would not forgive the Straw Hats if they were to die. He was annoyed when Luffy was falsely credited with being the mastermind behind the plot to assassinate Big Mom.

Red Hair Pirates
The Red Hair Pirates are an infamous and powerful crew led by the Yonko, Red Hair Shanks. The crew met a young Luffy in his hometown of Foosha Village where they befriended him. Like their captain, they found Luffy to be endearing, impressive and fun, all sharing the opinion that he will become a great pirate. Luffy is very fond of the Red Hair Pirates, especially their captain, Shanks. He made friends with numerous members of the crew and enjoyed partying with them at Partys Bar.

During Luffy’s childhood, the Red Hair Pirates arrived on Foosha Village and started attending the local bar where Luffy would spend his days. Throughout their time there they grew close to Luffy and partied with the young boy almost everyday. One day, when Luffy was kidnapped by the bandit, Higuma, they followed their captain’s lead to rescue him, managing to succeed. They were impressed when Luffy stated his intention to form his own crew and become a great pirate that would be stronger than all of them. They all watched gleefully as their captain gave Luffy his precious straw hat as a sign of that promise before sailing away.

The Red Hair Pirates have come to enjoy Luffy’s company, some often joking with him about his desire to join their crew, whilst others indulge him, and at one point joined him in his pleas towards Shanks to let him join. However, they dropped their support when Shanks threatened to let Luffy take over one of their spots. Some members would talk to Luffy about their previous life, such as Yasopp, who would talk to Luffy about his own son, Usopp, back on Syrup Village, who would eventually join Luffy’s crew. Despite rarely taking him seriously, they all acknowledged his claim to become a great pirate, with the first mate of the crew, Ben Beckmann, telling Shanks that Luffy will make it big some day. They all panicked when they realised Luffy ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, a Devil Fruit they had found. They all care for Luffy and came to his aid when they found he had been kidnapped by Higuma and searched for him when the bandit managed to escape with Luffy. They all appear to share the same belief as their captain that Luffy will bring a new age of piracy. When they received Luffy’s first bounty they all partied in his honour. When they arrived at the Battle of Marineford, one of the crew’s officers, Lucky Roux, asked Shanks if he wanted to see Luffy after ten years, as he was nearby.

Luffy is fond of the Red Hair Pirates like he is with Shanks. He would enjoy being with them in the bar and partied along with all of them. He would occasionally get annoyed when they laughed at him whenever Shanks played a trick on him or when he made an outlandish claim. Nonetheless, he has nothing but happy memories of the Red Hair Pirates and has come to see them as the crew that his own must surpass. He established a friendship with at least three of the crew members, Ben Beckmann, Yasopp and Lucky Roux. He was happy to know that they, and Shanks, are doing well after all these years when he met his grandfather in Water 7. Despite his fondness for them, he was greatly irritated they did not stand up to Higuma when he assaulted their captain, ridiculing them. However, he later came to understand why they chose not to do anything and began sharing the mentality of not fighting over trivial matters. He is also very fond of the song, Binks' Sake, as the Red Hair Pirates would always sing it during their parties.

Shanks
He has connections with Red-Haired Shanks?

Shanks is a Yonko, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, and a former member of the Roger Pirates. Luffy first met Shanks in his hometown of Foosha Village when he was seven years old. The two get on extremely well and have equal intrigue and admiration for each other. Both Luffy and Shanks have made a promise to meet each other again one day once Luffy has formed a crew and made himself a great pirate that can beat him. Shanks found Luffy to be an incredible and endearing kid, so much so that he gave his infamous straw hat to Luffy in hopes that he will become a great pirate. Luffy looks up to Shanks as a personal hero, believing him to be an incredible pirate and person. He is devoted to the promise they made back in his home village.

The two share a somewhat comedic relationship, with Luffy always getting frustrated by Shanks’ refusal to let him join his crew and for pulling small pranks on him, such as tricking him into drinking juice to prove he is not actually a man. Shanks regularly teases Luffy and likes to joke about some of his claims, rarely taking him seriously. Behind all this, however, lies deep admiration and respect for one another that has survived the test of time, having not met for over ten years but still standing by the commitment they made all the way back on Foosha Village. Shanks is also the one that is in-directly responsible for Luffy gaining the powers of the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Having left it unattended next to Luffy who unwittingly ate the Devil Fruit. However, this ultimately proved to be a boon for Luffy as his fighting style became much more dynamic and formidable thanks to eating the Devil Fruit.

Shanks has become extremely intrigued by Luffy and believes him to be destined for greatness. His first mate, Ben Beckman, commented that Luffy is going to make it big one day with Shanks agreeing. It appears that Shanks is betting everything on Luffy to become the future of piracy and to lead the world into a new age. Although never outwardly stated, its apparent that Shanks sees a lot of his old captain, Gol D. Roger, in Luffy. He has gone around spreading Luffy’s name to various major figures in the world, such as Dracule Mihawk and Silvers Rayleigh. He was overjoyed when Mihawk delivered Luffy’s first wanted poster to him and partied as a way to celebrate Luffy’s success. When talking to his fellow Yonko, and former adversary, Whitebeard, he took great pride in having given up his left arm for Luffy, simply telling Whitebeard that he bet it on a new age. He keeps track of Luffy’s progress and could not help but produce a big smile when reading that Luffy was now considered the fifth Yonko of the seas. Before leaving Foosha Village, after hearing Luffy’s resounding statement that he would become a pirate on his own, form his own crew, and surpass them all to become the Pirate King, Shanks was greatly impressed and decided to leave Luffy his straw hat as a sign of his faith in him to fulfil this dream. This was a monumental statement on Shanks’ part as the straw hat is of high sentimental value to him, having originally been worn by Gol D. Roger, his former captain. He appeared somewhat disappointed that he could not meet Luffy when he arrived at the Battle of Marineford but acknowledged that it was still too soon.

He cares very much for Luffy’s well-being. When Luffy stabbed himself in the eye he panicked and got him some medical aid. He became distress when he realised Luffy had eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi and tried to force him to spit it out. When Luffy was taken captive by the bandit, Higuma, he confronted the bandit and quickly defeated his group, but panicked when Higuma suddenly disappeared with Luffy. When Luffy was about to be eaten by Lord of the Coast he dived in to save him at the cost of his left arm, but was not at all upset, simply stating that it was just an arm and that it is more important that he is alive. When he arrived at the Battle of Marineford he praised, and thanked, Koby for his speech that managed to bring everybody on the battlefield to a standstill long enough to allow Luffy to escape before being killed. He also found his former straw hat and bribed Buggy to return it to Luffy. Following the Battle of Marineford, he acknowledged the pain that Luffy must be going through at the loss of his brother, Ace.

Luffy has extremely high admiration for Shanks, more so than anybody else. Perhaps more than anyone, Shanks is responsible for Luffy’s dream to become the Pirate King. Luffy is very fond of Shanks and, by extension, is very fond of the straw hat he gave him, referring to it as his one and only treasure. He becomes extremely angry when someone damages his hat, such as when Buggy did, and never likes to have other people hold on to it save for Nami and occasionally one or two others. He is determined to return the straw hat Shanks gave him when he becomes a great pirate and has held on to it for this reason. His admiration for Shanks began when he first met him as a kid, eagerly wanting to join his crew and stabbed himself underneath his eye to prove he is tough enough to join, which got him his first notable scar. When the bandit, Higuma, assaulted Shanks he became greatly upset with him for brushing it off, somewhat losing his admiration for the pirate captain. However, when Higuma returned to the bar he ridiculed the bandit for insulting Shanks, even at the risk of his own life. When his grandfather, Garp, insulted Shanks he came to his defence in spite of the fear he has for his grandfather. He was glad to hear some news about Shanks from his grandfather when he met him in Water 7. He was amazed to find out that Shanks used to be a member of the Roger Pirates. Despite his abundant admiration for him, Luffy has clearly stated that he wishes to fight Shanks one day, as he told Trafalgar Law that he will defeat every Yonko, knowing full well that includes Shanks. However, when he formed his alliance with Law to take down a Yonko, he was only willing to do so as long as the Yonko was not Shanks, anyone else, to him, was fine as he wishes to save Shanks for last. He became unusually embarrassed when he found out Shanks talked about him to Rayleigh.

It appears that Luffy has sought to emulate Shanks' style as a captain. He is just as laid back as Shanks and enjoys partying as much as he does. Shanks' statement about not taking offence to trivial incidents like spilling drinks or spitting on him also influenced Luffy, as when Ace spat on him the first time they met he simply brushed it off, reminding himself of what Shanks once said. It also appears this was the mindset he had when dealing with Bellamy on Jaya, as he chose not to fight back against him as he believed it was not worth the effort. Shanks’ belief that you must protect your friends at all costs clearly resonated with Luffy, as he has gone above and beyond to protect everyone who he considers a friend, and prioritises them before anything else. He once repeated a quote Shanks made, back when he saved him from a group of bandits, to Usopp when he tried to threaten him. When he recruited Brook into his crew he was very fond of his rendition of Binks' Sake because it was a song Shanks and his crew would always sing.

Whitebeard Pirates
The Whitebeard Pirates were an extremely infamous and powerful crew led by the late Yonko, Whitebeard. They all met Luffy for the first time during the Battle of Marineford and allied with him to save his brother, Ace. They were universally impressed by his tenacity and determination to save Ace, who was their Second Division Commander and offered their aid as best they could. Luffy holds the Whitebeard Pirates in high regard for their help during the Battle of Marineford and wishes to thank them for it.

When Luffy arrived at the Battle of Marineford he quickly won over their captain, Whitebeard, and recognised him as an ally to save Ace. Throughout the battle the Whtiebeard Pirates saved Luffy from powerful foes and followed his lead across the battlefield. Following Ace’s death their top priority was to save Luffy from Admiral Akainu, successfully completing their final mission as ordered by their captain, Whitebeard.

The Whitebeard Pirates came to respect Luffy highly. Their First Division Commander, Marco, praised Luffy after he intercepted Crocodile’s attack on Whitebeard. Diamond Jozu, the Third Division Commander, was impressed by Luffy’s defiant response to Ace’s pleas, rallying behind him. The Fifth Division Commander, Flower Sword Vista saved Luffy from Mihawk and sliced two cannon balls that were aimed at him. Overall, the entire crew followed their captain’s order to follow Luffy across the battlefield and allowed him to lead their attack. By the end of the battle, whilst still distraught over Ace’s death, they rallied together to protect Luffy from Admiral Akainu, recognising him as all that remains of Ace’s spirit and wanting to grant Ace’s final wish to make sure he does not die.

Luffy was very grateful for the aid some of the Whitebeard Pirates offered him, but was dominantly preoccupied with trying to reach Ace to acknowledge many of them. Following the time skip, he was shocked and saddened at the revelation that they were defeated by the Blackbeard Pirates and wished to thank them for saving him when he fell unconscious after Ace’s death.

Edward Newgate


Edward Newgate, otherwise known as Whitebeard, was the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, a Yonko, and a former member of the Rocks Pirates. The two met during the Battle of Marineford and, although their time was short, had come to respect each other. Whitebeard was impressed by Luffy’s performance and sheer determination to save Ace, going as far as to order his crew to follow his lead. Despite an initial, intense, confrontation, Luffy understood his power and importance to Ace, and respected him as a result. He was very appreciative of him and his crew’s efforts to save Ace and later him.

During the Battle of Marineford, the two came into contact with each other after Luffy stopped Crocodile’s attempt to kill Whitebeard. Whitebeard asked Luffy about his straw hat and tried to discourage Luffy from partaking in the conflict, but was won over by his determination and defiant attitude towards him. The two formed an impromptu alliance whilst also competing to save Ace. Throughout the battle, Luffy indirectly led the charge to save Ace, and Whitebeard offered as much support as he could muster from his crew to help the Straw Hat captain.

Whitebeard had heard of Luffy well before the events at Marineford due to Ace, who once informed him about his brother, Luffy, when he got his first bounty. Luffy piqued his curiosity when he noticed the straw hat he was wearing, noting that it once belonged to his fellow Yonko and former adversary, Shanks, and recalled the conversation he had with him about how he lost his left arm, realising that Shanks gave up it for Luffy. It appears that he was somewhat determined not to have Luffy fight in the battle, possibly to protect him for Ace’s sake, and thus tried to bluntly discourage him. However, he was impressed by his bravery to back talk him and fully state his intention to become the Pirate King, accepting him as an ally to save Ace.

Throughout the Battle of Marineford, Whitebeard was continuously impressed by Luffy’s determination to save Ace. He told his First Division Commander, Marco, not to let Luffy die as he would not forgive him, with his crew now working to protect Luffy. When Luffy had managed to clear the barrier onto the plaza before anyone else, he grinned with delight at Luffy’s success and enacted the next stage of his plan to follow his lead. He, at one point, commented with delight that he is just as reckless as his brother, Ace. When Admiral Kizaru overwhelmed Luffy in their fight, he caught the Straw Hat captain, who was now exhausted, and put him down for him to get medical attention. He witnessed Luffy unleash his Haoshoku Haki just as Ace was about to be executed and was left stunned as a result. He then ordered his own crew to follow Luffy’s lead and personally aided Luffy’s attempt to reach Ace’s platform, frustrating Admiral Kizaru’s attempts to stop him, and was overjoyed when he saw Luffy had freed Ace.

Luffy had first heard of Whitebeard back in Alabasta when he reunited with Ace, with his brother offering him to join his crew. When he first met him he wished to protect Whitebeard from Crocodile as he was important to Ace. Nonetheless, he was not happy when Whitebeard talked down to him and angrily told him to shut up whilst boldly telling him that he would be the one to become the Pirate King. Having earned Whitebeard’s respect he worked alongside him to save Ace and informed him about the execution time for Ace being moved forward. He was grateful to Whitebeard for aiding him throughout the Battle of Marineford as a few of his crew members saved him numerous times. Luffy did not witness Whitebeard’s death as he had fallen unconscious from the shock of Ace’s death, but he acknowledges the Whitebeard Pirates and, by extension, their captain after the time skip.

Marco
Marco is the former First Division Commander of the now disbanded Whitebeard Pirates and the former right hand man of the late Yonko, Whitebeard. Marco and Luffy met for the first time at the Battle of Marineford and became allies. Like his captain, he took a shinning to Luffy, finding him to be a very impressive pirate and soon came to respect him. Luffy, although rarely interacting with him, was able to remember Marco from the Battle of Marineford and recognised him as a friendly guy and a helpful ally when he tried to save Ace.

When Luffy arrived at Marineford he immediately intercepted Crocodile’s attempt to kill Whitebeard, with Marco taking note of this, praising Luffy that he is not half bad. Marco was ordered by Whitebeard to make sure Luffy does not die, with Marco gladly accepting the order. He did his upmost to make sure Luffy survived the battle and managed to succeed once he and his crew mates held off Admiral Akainu long enough. Following his failed attempt to defeat the Blackbeard Pirates, he has been working as a doctor on Sphinx, the home village of his late captain, Whitebeard. However, he has sent out a message for Luffy to receive.

Marco had first heard of Luffy, like many of the Whitebeard Pirates, from Ace who would talk about him frequently and was very impressed with Luffy’s performance throughout the Battle of Marineford. His first impressions of the Straw Hat captain were positive when he took note at how quickly and effectively Luffy deflected Crocodile’s attack that was aiming for his captain. He was later issued an order from Whitebeard to protect Luffy throughout the battle, something he was more than happy to accept as he shared the same sentiment that his captain had for Luffy. From then on he ordered his fellow Division Commanders to defend Luffy, such as Flower Sword Vista who intercepted Mihawk’s attacks on Luffy. He, himself, came to the aid of Luffy when Admiral Aokiji attempted to attack Luffy. Marco, like many others, was left stunned when Luffy unintentionally used Haoshoku Haki to stop the attempted execution of Ace. Following Ace’s death, he composed himself in order to rally the Whitebeard Pirates to save Luffy, reminding them that Ace sacrificed himself for Luffy. He firmly told Admiral Akainu that he would not let him kill Luffy. Following the time skip, Marco was visited by Nekomamushi, who had allied with Luffy as part of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance, and asked him to pass on a message to the Straw Hat captain.

Luffy rarely interacted with Marco during the Battle of Marineford. However, he was grateful for his help and briefly thanked him when Marco saved him from Admiral Aokiji. Following the time skip, he had forgotten Marco’s name and had to be reminded by Robin who he was by remembering that he looks like a pineapple. Nonetheless, he acknowledged how strong he was during the war and is well aware what Marco had done for him. He wants to meet him again and thank the former First Division Commander for all he had done for him during the battle, and ultimately saving his life from Admiral Akainu after he had fallen unconscious.

Blackbeard Pirates
The Blackbeard Pirates are an extremely notorious and powerful crew led by the Yonko, Blackbeard. They share an antagonistic relationship with Luffy but the two have yet to truly clash. However, it is apparent that Blackbeard and his crew view Luffy as their enemy, with Luffy having mutual feelings. The Blackbeard Pirates do not seem to harbour any serious hatred or dislike towards Luffy but will antagonise the Straw Hat captain whenever they cross paths. Luffy strongly dislikes the Blackbeard Pirates for their role in Ace’s death, as well as for defeating the Whitebeard Pirates during the time skip and their attack on the Revolutionary Army.

Whilst on Jaya, Luffy unknowingly met a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, Doc Q, who he helped get back on his horse, Stronger. Doc Q then fed Luffy an explosive apple but it proved to be a dud and rode off. Luffy then witnessed Jesus Burgess, another member of the Blackbeard Pirates, stand atop a building and shout for a decent challenge. He finally met the captain, Blackbeard, and got into a dispute with him over cherry pie. After being on a the receiving end of Blackbeard’s impassioned speech about dreams he later sailed off for Skypiea not knowing the Blackbeard Pirates were now after him after they had discovered his bounty, but they failed to reach him in time. They would cross paths again inside Impel Down, with Luffy now being made aware of who they are, and briefly fought against eachother before they went their separate ways. Luffy met Burgess again whilst in Dressrosa when he was competing for the Mera Mera no Mi and briefly talked with Blackbeard over a Den Den Mushi.

What the Black Beard Pirates, as a whole, think of Luffy has never been fully revealed due to the few interactions they have had with Luffy and his crew, however, they have shown themselves to be quite antagonistic towards him like they are with most other people they meet. They also seem to share the opinion that Luffy is "fated", noting that he was lucky that Ace unwittingly took his place as their prize for the World Government. They also seem to acknowledge Luffy and the Straw Hats as a rival crew as a lot of them have seemingly kept up to date with his exploits. The Blackbeard Pirates originally chose Luffy as their target to hand over to the World Government in order to get their captain to become a member of the Shichibukai, but settled on Ace. They all seem to be quite loyal to their captain, Blackbeard, who has a lot of respect for Luffy as he recognises him as a fellow dreamer. On their first meeting, Doc Q openly tried to kill Luffy with his explosive apples but noted that Luffy is a very fortuitous person and believes Luffy to be guided by fate. Burgess was excited to find out that Luffy was competing with him to win the Mera Mera no Mi and laughed at his claim that he would stop them winning Ace’s Devil Fruit. He later tried to kill Luffy when he was exhausted from his use of Gear Fourth against Doflamingo, not out of malice, but out of the desire to collect his Devil Fruit, the Gomu Gomu no Mi.

Luffy strongly dislikes the Blackbeard Pirates, especially their captain, Blackbeard. He puts a lot of blame on Blackbeard for his role in Ace’s death, having captured him and handed him over to the World Government and has fought against Blackbeard directly, whilst in Impel Down, due to what he did. He cursed them when he discovered that the Blackbeard Pirates had defeated the Whitebeard Pirates in the Payback War. He was irritated when he discovered that Burgess was competing for his late brother’s Devil Fruit, and grew more irritated at his and Blackbeard’s taunts. His hatred for them grew when he discovered they had attacked the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters, Baltigo, where his father and sworn brother, Sabo, are based.

Marshall D. Teach


Marshall D. Teach, otherwise known as Blackbeard, is the Admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, a Yonko, a former Shichibukai and a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates. Luffy and Blackbeard first met each other during the Jaya arc when they had a disagreement over cherry pie, but have since gone on to become enemies. Blackbeard seems to hold a lot of respect for Luffy and recognises him for his fierce determination to achieve his dream, whilst also having underestimated the Straw Hat captain. Luffy loathes Blackbeard and puts a large portion of blame on Blackbeard for Ace’s death. He has since grown annoyed by Blackbeard’s actions against his family members, Monkey D. Dragon and Sabo.

The two met on Jaya when they were inside the Wild Cherry, they had a comedic disagreement over the quality of the cherry pie there and almost got into a fight before Blackbeard left. After Luffy’s confrontation with Bellamy he was dragged outside by Nami where Teach was sat outside, eating his cherry pies, when he gave a speech to Luffy about dreams. Blackbeard would later try and apprehend Luffy as he sailed off to Skypiea after finding his bounty, but failed. The two would not meet again until the Impel Down arc where Blackbeard revealed he was the one behind Ace’s arrest and after a brief skirmish they parted ways. The two have not crossed paths since but have somewhat kept up to date on each other’s activities.

Blackbeard has a very curious view of Luffy and seemingly respects him highly. He praised Luffy’s decision not to fight back against Bellamy back on Jaya, acknowledging that he had won the dispute. He then gave a rousing speech to Luffy about dreams never dying, knowing full well Luffy understood this sentiment. When he read the newspapers that Luffy was now the fifth Yonko of the seas he grinned with delight but stated it was still too soon for him to be called that yet. Despite his respect, he has underestimated Luffy, as when he fought the Straw Hat captain he was surprised at just how strong he actually is. Even though he acknowledges Luffy as a fellow dreamer, he still believes that piracy is a dog eat dog world and fully intended to capture Luffy once he had discovered his bounty back on Jaya. When confronted by Ace, he informed his former Division Commander of his intention to capture Luffy as a gift to the World Government but was surprised to hear Ace tell him that he and Luffy are sworn brothers. When he met Luffy in Impel Down he taunted him about Ace’s predicament, goading Luffy into a fight. He taunted Luffy again over a Den Den Mushi, two years later, when his crew member, Burgess, was competing alongside him to win the Mera Mera no Mi whilst in Dressrosa, telling him that he would not win his late brother’s Devil Fruit.

Luffy has complete contempt for Blackbeard. Although when they first met they only had a minor dispute about cherry pies, and he later indulged Blackbeard’s speech about dreams, his hatred for Blackbeard has since escalated rather high. Once he found out that Blackbeard was responsible for why Ace was captured, and after being taunted by him, he flew into a rage and attacked Blackbeard, overwhelming him, but was stopped by Jinbe who reminded him that they do not have time to fight Blackbeard and his crew, with Luffy relenting. He encountered Blackbeard again whilst in Dressrosa over a Den Den Mushi where he grew irritated by his taunts of winning the Mera Mera no Mi. He was angry when he read that Blackbeard and his crew had attacked the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, and worried for his father’s and Sabo’s safety.

Kuzan
Kuzan, otherwise known as Aokiji, is a former Admiral of the Navy and an ally to the Blackbeard Pirates. He is a minor antagonist to Luffy during the Long Ring Long Land arc and a major antagonist during the Battle of Marineford. Aokiji seems to have a begrudging respect for Luffy and is impressed by his leadership qualities and fighting abilities, as well as his tenacity. Luffy seems to respect Aokiji’s strength but is often hostile around him due to him being a Navy Admiral and for trying to take Nico Robin from him and his crew.

The two first meet on Long Ring Long Land and start off rather cordial. However, Aokiji’s mood changes at the sight of Robin and ultimately decides to fight the Straw Hats. Luffy was able to save his crew but was completely frozen by Aokiji, but was spared by the Admiral. He would encounter him again during the Battle of Marineford and got into a brief fight with Aokiji before being saved by Marco. Aokiji attempted to stop Jinbe and Trafalgar Law carrying Luffy away from the battlefield but ultimately failed.

Aokiji seems to respect Luffy the most out of all the Admirals. He acknowledges his tenacity and leadership skills, praising him for his decision to challenge him to a one-on-one duel instead of risking his entire crew against him. When he defeated him he chose to spare his life as a way to thank the Straw Hat captain for defeating Crocodile back on Alabasta, but also because he owed a favour to Luffy’s grandfather, Garp. However, during the Battle of Marineford, he was more than prepared to kill Luffy despite his debt to his grandfather. He aggressively pursued Luffy when he was being carried by Jinbe to safety and continued his pursuit to Trafalgar Law’s submarine, but ultimately failed to stop him getting away.

He seems to have a desire to test Luffy's determination to protect Robin, who he has a history with. He was impressed by Luffy’s infiltration of Enies Lobby to rescue Robin and ultimately defeating CP9, commenting that he, and his crew, have passed his test and accepted the devastation Luffy had caused as a complete and utter defeat for the Marines. He was greatly amused when he watched Luffy escape Garp on his new ship, the Thousand Sunny, by launching into the sky from Water 7. He next witnessed Luffy fall from the sky during the Battle of Marineford and marvelled at the makeshift crew he had managed to put together after escaping Impel Down. When Luffy managed to clear the wall and land right in front of him and his fellow Admirals, he was impressed but bluntly informed Luffy that he was not ready for this stage yet. He was left completely stunned, and appeared to be sweating, at the sight of Luffy unleashing his Haoshoku Haki. He was amused by Luffy ringing the Ox Bell at Marineford and speculated what his intentions were.

Luffy has only known Aokiji as a formidable threat that he must be wary of. Despite their initial, positive, start he became hostile once he realised who Aokiji was and his intentions against his crew mate, Robin. He was startled when the Admiral revealed to him that he knows his grandfather. He is well aware of Aokiji’s incredible power and decided to take the full brunt of his attacks whilst his crew escape, earning Aokiji’s praise. Luffy’s fight with Aokiji was a watershed experience for Luffy, having taken the defeat as a sign of things to come and thus worked to push his body to its limits and ultimately become stronger, this eventually led to him attaining Gear Second and Gear Third. When he cleared the wall during the Battle of Marineford he remained unfazed when he was confronted by Aokiji and his fellow Admirals, instead he tried to take full advantage of him freezing the ship mast he had thrown at them by smashing it up to create a thick mist to then try and jump right past him. When Jinbe informed him of Aokiji leaving the Marines after he lost his fight to his fellow Admiral, Akainu, for the position of Fleet Admiral, he was visibly surprised.

Big Mom Pirates
The Big Mom Pirates are an extremely infamous and powerful crew led by the Yonko, Big Mom. Both Luffy and the Big Mom Pirates dislike each other a lot and have clashed with each other numerous times. The Big Mom Pirates dislike Luffy for his defiance towards their captain, Big Mom, and for the chaos he caused on Whole Cake Island. Luffy dislikes the Big Mom Pirates, dominantly their captain, Big Mom, for trying to take away Sanji from his crew and for being prone to violence against people he cares for, such as the people of Fish-Man Island.

Luffy and the Big Mom Pirates had their first encounter on Fish-Man Island when Pekoms and Tamago threatened the island after it could not offer up candy for Big Mom. Luffy confronted them and had his first interaction with their captain, Big Mom, who he threatened and proceeded to claim Fish-Man Island from. Big Mom was vexed by Luffy and pursued him as soon as he entered the New World, forcing his crew to separate whilst they were on Dressrosa. She then had Capone Bege blackmail Sanji, a member of the Vinsmoke Family, into a political marriage with one of her daughters. This led to Luffy infiltrating her territory, Totto Land, where he wreaked havoc and retrieved Sanji. Embarrassed, Big Mom and her crew have pursued Luffy to Wano with the intent to kill him.

The Big Mom Pirates despise Luffy for varying reasons. Foremost is because he defied Big Mom, their captain, who they obediently serve. But also for causing pandemonium on Whole Cake Island when he crashed the wedding of Sanji and Charlotte Pudding and attempted to assassinate Big Mom. Their hatred for him grew when, after defeating Charlotte Cracker, he had also defeated Charlotte Katakuri, who they idolise and worship as the centre piece of their family besides Big Mom. This has incurred the wrath of notable officers of the Big Mom Pirates, such as Charlotte Oven, who is Katakuri’s triplet brother, and desired to personally kill him for what he did. Such is this hatred, many of them willingly chose to accompany their captain to Wano despite it being a rival Yonko’s territory.

Due to being led by a Yonko, they are extremely arrogant and egotistical, and because of this they find Luffy’s defiance insulting. They look down on Luffy and his crew as nothing more but rookie pirates from the Worst Generation. Its because of this attitude they found it inconceivable that Luffy was not only able to cause so much mayhem for them, but also defeat their most prized member, Katakuri, and completely stunned almost every major member of the Big Mom Pirates. Many of them outright denied the possibility he had defeated him and instead tried to claim he cheated and ran away, despite their sister, Charlotte Brûlée confirming that Luffy had indeed won. Some members of the Big Mom Pirates have come to acknowledge Luffy’s abilities whilst others have made friends with him, such as Charlotte Pudding and Pekoms. In the case of Charlotte Katakuri, he views Luffy as a respected adversary and was pleased when he heard that Luffy had escaped.

Luffy dislikes the Big Mom Pirates and believes them to be a cruel and vicious crew. He particularly dislikes Big Mom and does not have a shred of respect for her, believing her to be a failure that cannot acknowledge her own shortcomings and instead tries to blame everyone else. He claimed Fish-Man Island from the Big Mom Pirates as his territory as he believed they were too dangerous to the island. When he found out that Sanji had been forcibly taken by the Big Mom Pirates he was furious and ventured into Totto Land just to get him back. He was frustrated by the Big Mom Pirates for how persistent they were in getting his way and grew to hate them more when he found out they were going to try and assassinate Sanji.

However, despite his general dislike towards the Big Mom Pirates, he is more than willing to make friends among them. He made an ally out of Pekoms who was the first member of the Big Mom Pirates he had met and came to see him as a friend, having gotten extremely angry when he heard Capone Bege had shot him close to death. He started working with Bege himself in order to assassinate Big Mom and came to see him as a trusted ally. He also accepted Charlotte Pudding’s help during his, and his crew’s, escape from Whole Cake Island and trusted her enough to allow Sanji to join her to enact her plan. He came to have massive respect for Charlotte Katakuri after his fight and managed to part on much more positive terms with him than when they met.

Charlotte Linlin
Charlotte Linlin, otherwise known as Big Mom, is the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, the matriarch of the Charlotte Family, a Yonko, and a former member of the Rocks Pirates. Big Mom and Luffy first encountered each other via a Den Den Mushi when he was on Fish-Man Island and later met in person when he had infiltrated her territory during the Whole Cake Island arc. Big Mom loathes Luffy, having initially brushed his threats aside whilst also finding him greatly annoying, she now despises him for his actions against her. Luffy dislikes Big Mom, believing her to be cruel and petty, and desires to defeat her like every other Yonko.

At the end of the Fish-Man Island arc, Luffy came across members of the Big Mom Pirates and got into a dispute with them over their threat to the people of Fish-Man Island, eventually coming into contact with Big Mom herself via a Den Den Mushi. He states to Big Mom his intention to defeat her in the New World and claimed Fish-Man Island from her as his territory. Since then, Big Mom has pursued Luffy and his crew and managed to separate them whilst they were in Dressrosa. She then arranged a wedding between her daughter, Charlotte Pudding, and the Vinsmoke Family’s child, Sanji, a member of the Straw Hats. This resulted in the Big Mom pirates kidnapping him and resulted in Luffy traveling to Big Mom’s territory to get him back. He fought, and lost, to Big Mom but succeeded in taking Sanji back. She has since followed Luffy to Wano with the intent of working with Kaido to kill him.

Big Mom loathes Luffy. She originally brushed him off as another rookie who just talked big, but promised him that she would crush him in the New World. Despite having convincingly defeated him in a brief fight, she was frustrated, and angry, by Luffy’s actions. Not only did he sabotage a political wedding between her family and the Vinsmokes, but he destroyed her Chateau, the wedding cake, smash her only portrait of Mother Caramel, defeated two of her Sweet Commanders, take away Jinbe as an ally and embarrassed her to the world at large after the newspapers reported the events of the Whole Cake Island arc. This has resulted in her having an obsession to kill Luffy, willing to travel all the way to Wano after him, and ally with a fellow Yonko. Nonetheless, some of her actions appear to show that she acknowledges Luffy’s abilities. Having sent one of her strongest crew members, Charlotte Cracker, as well as Charlotte Brûlée, to defeat Luffy and his group. Later in the arc, after coming back to her senses, she planned to kill Luffy and take his soul as she acknowledge him to be powerful and knew she could make strong homies out of him. When she was told that Cracker’s victory looked certain she expressed a certain degree of disappointment.

She became furious when it was revealed Luffy had defeated Cracker and sent an entire army after him in response. After she had captured Luffy she falsely stated she would be willing to spare his life as per Sanji's request, when in reality she intends to kill him no matter what due to her hatred for him. Her anger grew when Luffy gatecrashed the wedding and destroyed the cake she wanted to eat, whilst also shocked that Luffy had somehow managed to escape the prison she had him in. When Luffy revealed himself she was ready to fight him and was angry when her son, Charlotte Katakuri, intervened and stopped Luffy, however, she calmed down when he informed her of his true intentions. She became eager to fight Luffy and goaded him into a fight by calling him a coward. Having won their brief fight, she mocked his claim that he would come and defeat her after he has defeated Kaido. During her hunger pangs she became delirious and pursued Luffy and his crew to the edge of Whole Cake Island and tried to destroy his ship whilst under the false impression that Luffy had another cake. When Luffy escaped she was completely furious and vented her anger by stabbing his wanted poster.

Luffy had initially believed that Big Mom was a nice person as she took over Fish-Man Island’s protection duties after Whitebeard died. However, his opinion changed when he first encountered some of her crew members on Fish-Man Island and realised just how much of a danger she poses. This compelled him to take the blame for the island’s lack of candy and have Big Mom focus her anger onto him. He then claimed Fish-Man Island as his territory, stating he cannot allow someone who would destroy the island on a whim to continue protecting it. His anger with Big Mom grew when she forced his crew to separate after arriving in Dressrosa and blackmailing Sanji to leave his crew in order to have him married into her family, he decided to infiltrate her territory to recover Sanji. He dislikes Big Mom enough to work with Capone Bege, someone he also disliked, in order to assassinate her.

Despite his hatred for Big Mom, he did not infiltrate her territory with the intention of trying to defeat her, instead he wished to just save Sanji. He has also shown signs of pity towards her and believes her to be a failure, finding her complaints over others to be pathetic. He has ridiculed her on more than one occasion and has openly defied her despite her power as a Yonko. He is not at all fazed by her strength and unabashedly states he will defeat her, along with every other Yonko, in the New World. He also declared to her that he would be the one to become the Pirate King, not her.

Charlotte Pudding
Charlotte Pudding is an officer of the Big Mom Pirates and the 36th daughter of Big Mom. She meets Luffy during the Whole Cake Island arc and initially is his enemy but later on becomes an ally. They share a chaotic relationship due to Pudding’s split personality disorder and deceptiveness. Pudding initially disliked Luffy and saw him as her enemy, but later, due to her feelings for Sanji, decided to aid him in his and Sanji’s escape. Luffy dislikes Pudding due to the sinister side of her personality, however, even though he was confused by her desire to aid him, ultimately accepted her as an ally.

They first met when Luffy arrived on Cacao Island and he was about to be aressted after he ate her cafe but was saved by Pudding. She then invited him and his group inside her home and was "shocked" to find out they were here to rescue Sanji whilst Luffy was shocked to find out she is Sanji's betrothed. Pudding feigned her desire to help them and showed them a map to Whole Cake Island whilst promising to bring them Sanji the next day. After Nami and Luffy were captured Pudding turned up at their cell and revealed her true nature, angering Luffy. Following Luffy’s sabotage of the wedding, Pudding worked with Sanji to produce a new wedding cake for Big Mom to eat so she would stop pursuing Luffy and the crew. She then said her goodbyes to Sanji with a kiss as he returned to Luffy.

Pudding does not seem to hate Luffy in particular, in fact, it seems her animosity towards the Straw Hats all together is a result of her belief that she must obey Big Mom. Because of this, she intentionally misled Luffy and his crew throughout the early parts of the arc, she pretended to not know who Luffy and his group were during their first encounter and pretended to offer aid in his mission to retrieve Sanji but instead lured them into the seducing woods so they could be captured. After he and Nami had been captured, she gleefully revealed her true nature to both of them and revelled in the idea of killing his crew mate, Sanji.

However, she had a change of heart because of her genuine love for Sanji, and desired to help him escape with Luffy and his crew. She came up with the plan to bake a cake with Sanji for Big Mom in order to stop her going after Luffy and the Straw Hats. Before leaving with Sanji she chose to aid Luffy and his group by confusing all the homies of the Seducing Woods so that they could see where they were going and reach the Thousand Sunny. She was worried when she saw her brothers aboard the Straw Hats' ship. Whilst baking the cake she discovered that Luffy was in a one-on-one fight with her older brother, and Sweet Commander, Charlotte Katakuri and was worried for his safety, but was reassured by Sanji that Luffy will win.

Luffy implicitly trusted her when they first met and was shocked to find out she was Sanji’s bride. He believed her when she expressed her desire to help them retrieve Sanji and followed her directions that took his group into the Seducing Woods that led to him having to fight the Sweet Commander, Charlotte Cracker. He was very angry when she arrived outside of his jail cell and revealed her true nature, and became even more angry when she expressed her intentions to kill Sanji. When he met her again whilst escaping from Big Mom he was very hostile towards her and held a grudge for what she did, but was confused by her flip-flopping personality between wanting to help him and wanting him to die. However, he trusted her enough to allow Sanji to join her to enact her plan to lure Big Mom away from him and his crew.

Charlotte Cracker
Charlotte Cracker is a Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates and is the tenth son of Big Mom. Cracker and Luffy met during the Whole Cake Island arc as enemies and fought each other with Luffy emerging the victor. Cracker looked down on Luffy and belittled him throughout their fight, both for his rescue effort of Sanji and his career as a pirate. Luffy found Cracker to be greatly irritating because of his Devil Fruit power and grew to strongly dislike him for his insults of his crew and comments about Sanji.

Whilst on Whole Cake Island, Luffy was sent to the Seducing Woods by Charlotte Pudding and was eventually attacked by Cracker who was ordered by Big Mom to kill Luffy. The two fought each other a long fight that spanned eleven hours, with their battle becoming a war of attrition. Eventually, Luffy won out and was able to defeat Cracker with his improvised Gear Fourth Tankman, sending him flying back towards Sweet City.

Similar to most of the Big Mom Pirates, Cracker loathed Luffy out of the sake of following Big Mom’s orders. Throughout his battle with the Straw Hat captain he constantly ridiculed and patronised him, believing him to be a completely inferior pirate to anyone in the Big Mom Pirates. He chose to make false assumptions about Sanji’s opinions of Luffy and his crew as a way to antagonise Luffy. Nonetheless, he found the Straw Hat captain to be an exhausting opponent due to his insatiable hunger and being able to eat all his biscuit soldiers. He offered a little bit of praise for having broken his biscuit armour and forced him to show his true self to Luffy. He panicked when he tried to stab Luffy in his Gear Fourth Tankman form and soon realised he could not do any damage. Cracker was then quickly swallowed up and shot back out, defeated.

Luffy found Charlotte Cracker to be irritating because of the insane amount of biscuit soldiers he could produce with his Devil Fruit powers, and was only able to deal with them via eating thanks to Nami’s help. He became enraged at his comments about Sanji and took offence to them, becoming much more aggressive to the Sweet Commander. He managed to defeat Cracker with Gear Fourth Tankman, violently sending him back to Sweet City, however, this victory eventually led to Luffy’s capture by the Big Mom’s army.

Charlotte Katakuri
Charlotte Katakuri is a Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates and the second son of Big Mom. He is a major antagonist to Luffy during the Whole Cake Island arc. The two dominantly shared a sense of hostility and thoroughly saw each other as enemies. However, by the end of their fight they had grown to immensely respect each other. Katakuri originally looked down on Luffy as an inferior version of himself, but now sees him as an equal, and somewhat acknowledges his claim to be the Pirate King. Luffy found Katakuri to be incredibly frustrating and an overwhelmingly tough enemy, and a man he needs to overcome, but has developed great respect for him.

The two met during the sabotage of Sanji and Pudding's wedding. Luffy, with the goal of destroying Mother Caramel’s portrait, was intercepted by Katakuri and got stuck to his leg that was made of mochi. He later encountered Katakuri on the Thousand Sunny and tried to get him off so his crew could set sail, succeeding by dragging him to the Mirro-World. They spent the next twelve hours fighting each other in a gruelling battle that ended with Luffy’s victory.

They both had a monumental impact on each other. Katakuri was by far Luffy’s toughest opponent since he arrived in the New World, having been completely outmatched against the Sweet Commander. This difference in strength compelled Luffy to keep fighting him as he desired to reach his level. Luffy was the first person Katakuri had met that broke his reputation as the perfect being, having never lost a fight, and ultimately ended his burden of maintaining such a reputation. He was confused, but ultimately amazed, by Luffy’s refusal to stay down no matter how hard he beat him to the ground.

Katakuri completely looked down on Luffy and saw him nothing more as a nuisance. Throughout their fight, Katakuri patronised Luffy and would mimic his techniques but with greater superiority, either doing them bigger or more efficiently. When Luffy went to try and attack his sister, Charlotte Brûlée, he became angry with the Straw Hat captain. He grew frustrated by Luffy’s stubbornness and openly admitted to him that he was feeling stressed because of how long it was taking for him to defeat him. He reluctantly used his awaken Devil Fruit powers to suffocate Luffy to death, apologising to the Straw Hat captain for having to end the fight this way. When Luffy witnessed his eating habits, with his mouth on full display, he became enraged, killing the nearby chefs for seeing him this way and continued his fight with Luffy whilst being filled with rage, however, this allowed Luffy to finally land a hit on him and momentarily overwhelm him. He did not take Luffy seriously when he stated he knew how his abilities work when he was being overwhelmed by him in his Gear Fourth form.

Despite his attitude towards Luffy he understood the threat he posed to his mother and family further down the line, recognising his potential. He was adamant to his siblings that he needed to dispose of Luffy now before he becomes a future threat. He was somewhat impressed by his determination to protect his crew and to fight him head on, recognising his will power and perseverance. He complimented the Straw Hat captain for grabbing him instead of trying to fight whilst he was on the Thousand Sunny as he could set sail this way. He was ultimately impressed when Luffy proved he had figured out how he utilities his Devil Fruit abilities with his heavily advanced Kenbunshoku Haki. He complimented the Straw Hat captain and stated he now understands how his younger brother, and fellow Sweet Commander, Charlotte Cracker, lost to him. He was surprised when, after he had escaped the Mirro-World, Luffy had returned to continue fighting him, acknowledging his bravery. He was both impressed, but wary, when he realised Luffy was on course to attaining the same advanced Kenbunshoku Haki as him, becoming more determined to try and defeat Luffy as a result.

He became extremely angry on Luffy’s behalf when he realised his younger sister, Charlotte Flampe, had intervened in their fight and was the reason why he was able to impale Luffy. He ridiculed his younger sister and decided to impale himself so he could fight Luffy evenly, it was also here that he finally exposed his mouth in front of his family. He apologised to Luffy for not noticing what she had done and they both unleashed their Haoshoku Haki to knock out Flampe and her followers. It was here that Katakuri fully stated to Luffy that he no longer thinks he is below his level. He was surprised by Luffy’s Gear Fourth Snakeman and found the speed of his attacks impressive, pushing him to his limits. At the climax of the fight, he asked Luffy if he would come back one day to defeat Big Mom, after hearing his resounding response, he smiled, recognising Luffy’s claim to become the Pirate King before falling on his back, defeated. When he woke up as his sister, Brûlée, tended to his wounds he asked about Luffy and was pleased to find out he had escaped.

Luffy found Katakuri to be an incredibly tough and difficult person to fight. Being completely outmatched, he had to rely on his will power, speed and stamina just to survive his onslaught. This soon led him to recognise just how powerful Katakuri is and fuelled his desire to surpass him. Despite how much of a hinderance he was, Luffy never showed any hatred towards him and gave him the upmost respect throughout their battle. He was not at all fazed by Katakuri’s appearance when he saw his mouth for the first time, not even acknowledging it, instead just wanting to continue their fight. When he managed to escape the Mirro-World he resolved to go back and face Katakuri, telling himself that he wished to surpass the man with the bounty of a billion. Throughout his fight he tried to replicate Katakuri’s ability to see slightly into the future, with gradual success. He was pleased to hear Katakuri tell him that he no longer believed he was below his level. When Katakuri asked him if he would come back to defeat Big Mom he proudly told him that he will because he will become the Pirate King. He was shocked as he watched Katakuri fall onto his back and proceeded to give him one of the hats he had to cover his mouth, knowing how much he does not like others seeing it.

Pekoms
Unlike with the rest of the Big Mom Pirates, Luffy's relationship with Pekoms in particular is much more positive, with Luffy showing concern for Pekoms well being after Jack's second attack on Zou. Pekoms, in return, guided the Sanji Retrieval Team to Totto Land and covered for them from being detected on first arrival. Luffy was also angered when he learned that Capone Bege abducted and attempted to kill Pekoms. Luffy called Pekoms a friend and wanted to punch Bege for shooting the latter when they were negotiating. Because of his respect for Pedro, Pekoms was willing to betray his crew by capturing Charlotte Brûlée in order to help Luffy escape the Big Mom Pirates and honor Pedro's sacrifice.

Pekoms swore to help Luffy safely escape at all cost, even willing to transform into his mindless Sulong form to fight the vast armies of the Big Mom Pirates alone.

Beasts Pirates
Luffy made himself an enemy of the Beasts Pirates after eliminating their means of acquiring SMILEs. Luffy began detesting the crew after hearing about the atrocities they committed against the Mink Tribe.

Kaido
When Luffy agreed to collaborate with Law in defeating Kaido, he decided to become Kaido's enemy. Even though Law stated that the chances of success are slim, Luffy isn't afraid to oppose Kaido. After hearing about how his subordinate Jack devastated the Mink Tribe, Luffy angrily declared he would make them both pay. His hatred for Kaido, which he shared with the Kozuki Family, is the main reason for the formation of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance.

After the destruction of the SMILE factory and the capture of Doflamingo, Kaido held murderous hatred towards Luffy and he stubbornly refused Linlin's request to allow her to kill Luffy as he wished to kill the Straw Hat captain himself.

Luffy and Kaido finally met in person after the latter destroyed Oden Castle while some of Luffy's friends were still there. Luffy attacked Kaido out of anger and he was further enraged after hearing that Kaido attacked Tama. Luffy attempted to defeat Kaido but his attempt ended in failure as Kaido rendered Luffy unconscious with a single blow. To add insult to injury, Kaido mocked the defeated Luffy's statement of being Pirate King. Rather than killing Luffy, Kaido decided to break his spirit and turn him into a subordinate.

Holdem
After kidnapping and threatening Tama, Holden awakened Luffy's anger, who attacked him and freed Tama from his grasp.

Speed
While initially antagonistic toward him, she became a bit more friendly after being tamed by Tama. Luffy trusted her to deliver Tama back to her home, and she got back to his side after Kaido attacked her and Tama on the way.

Basil Hawkins
Hawkins was antagonist towards Luffy after meeting him in Wano Country and he tried to apprehend both Luffy and Zoro during a confrontation. After hearing about Luffy's presence in Bakura Town, Hawkins went after him until he was stopped by Law.

Dobon
After Luffy was imprisoned in Udon and began working there, his strength allowed him to acquire a large amount of meal tickets, leaving Dobon's share very limited, evoking the deputy warden's wrath. Seeing Dobon hurting a fellow inmate, Luffy, along with Eustass Kid, use the opportunity of being trapped inside Dobon's "Slaughter Room" to beat him up.

Queen
Queen holds genuine respect for Luffy for his strength and reputation as a member of the Worst Generation, as he repeatedly tried to convince Luffy to join the Beast Pirates and will personally ask his captain to pardon him for his crimes if he does despite Luffy openly rebellious attitude towards Kaido and his crew.

Buggy


Buggy was among the first enemies Luffy made while out at sea. He left a strong negative impression on Buggy, having earned his ire. Buggy had since dedicated half of his time trying to find and kill Luffy, and at one point, almost succeeding at Loguetown. When they first met back in Orange Town, Buggy was a frustrating opponent for Luffy, requiring the help of Nami in order to dispatch him. However, by the time they meet in Impel Down, Luffy had grown much stronger than Buggy, a fact noted by Buggy himself.

Although the two were originally outright hostile, they had gotten on more friendlier terms with eath other. The two often end up bickering over trivial things in a very similar way to how Buggy bickers with Shanks. Buggy often tries to take advantage of Luffy's naive nature, but it rarely works out in his favor, and because of Luffy's kindness, he can sometimes feel guilty for it. He got very annoyed when Luffy forgot his name when they met for a second time at Loguetown.

The two became reacquainted in Impel Down and Buggy reluctantly, and almost accidentally, found himself following Luffy deeper and deeper into Impel Down although he planned to leave Luffy behind and retreat at various points. Eventually, he, Luffy, and a band of prisoners successfully escaped the infamous prison. However, he ended up following Luffy all the way to the Battle of Marineford where he scarcely took part. He still proved useful to Luffy when the Straw Hat captain used him as a shield for one of Dracule Mihawk's attacks, causing Buggy to get angry at Luffy and then trying to attack Mihawk.

He also outright saved Luffy's life, albeit unwillingly, when he carried him and Jinbe away from Admiral Akainu and to Trafalgar D. Water Law's submarine during the retreat from Marineford. He also returned Luffy's straw hat after being bribed by Shanks to do so. He was absolutely stunned when he heard that Monkey D. Dragon was Luffy's father.

​​​​Luffy does not think much of Buggy, being overly friendly to his one time enemy. He did not particularly care when Buggy was about to execute him and accepted the probability of death with a smile. He can find Buggy annoying sometimes, which leads the two to get into a lot of arguments. When he first met Buggy, he openly mocked his red nose, something that Buggy is sensitive about.

Since the timeskip, Buggy has seemingly dropped his desire to kill Luffy. Before, he would sail the seas hoping to find him, but later became too busy running his enterprise to do so. Buggy benefited greatly from Luffy defeating Donquixote Doflamingo in Dressrosa, as it brought more business to his dispatch company.

Dracule Mihawk
What Luffy thinks of Mihawk has never been made directly apparent since their interactions have been rare. Nonetheless, Luffy acknowledges Mihawk's immense power and tried to avoid fighting him during the Battle of Marineford. He still went into a rage when he believed Mihawk was going to kill Zoro, but was pleased to see he had allowed his crewmate to live.

Mihawk took an interest in Luffy after he told him that his dream is to become the Pirate King and was unfazed by the difficulty of the challenge. Shanks had first told Mihawk about a "curious kid in a small village," and once he had realized that Luffy was that kid after first meeting him at the Baratie, he traveled to where Shanks was camping with his crew and gave him Luffy's wanted poster. It also appears that Mihawk believes in Luffy's, as well as the Straw Hat Pirates', potential. He kept tabs on their activities and once bothered to attend a Shichibukai meeting with the Marines after Luffy had defeated Crocodile, saying he had a particular interest in the pirates on the meeting’s agenda.

During the Battle of Marineford, Mihawk was amused by Luffy's unorthodox entrance. He was not surprised at the revelation that Monkey D. Dragon was Luffy's father. He openly tried to kill Luffy throughout the battle just to see how fate favors him. He complimented on Luffy's abilities and praised him for not being as reckless in battle as he thought he was. It was during his attempt to take down Luffy and being stopped by numerous people that he came to the realization of what truly makes Luffy so powerful, remarking that it is his ability to turn everyone around him into an ally.

Bartholomew Kuma


Kuma is the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom, a former pirate, a former officer of the Revolutionary Army, a former Shichibukai and a current slave. He appeared to Luffy and his crew at the end of the Thriller Bark arc and again at the end of the Sabaody Archipelago arc. The two have rarely interacted and as a result do not have a clear relationship. Kuma is an ally to Luffy, despite early on appearing to be an enemy, and seems to respect Luffy and his crew. Luffy initially loathed Kuma for his actions, however, now recognises him as a good person after Franky informed him of the things he did.

He appeared before Luffy and his crew on Thriller Bark after Luffy defeated Gecko Moria. He offered to spare all of their lives in exchange for Luffy's, but they refused. In response he released his "Ursus Shock" attack, which only succeeded in knocking most of them out. Zoro, who was one of the people to stay awake, offered his own life in Luffy's place, with Kuma agreeing. Before leaving, he made Zoro experience all the intense pain Luffy had accumulated in his fight with Moria. He reappeared on Sabaody and initially defended the Straw Hats from a Pacifista but then, using his Devil Fruit, forcibly separated the Straw Hats to different islands across the world. During the Battle of Marineford, Luffy and Kuma crossed paths briefly, but did not engage in a serious battle.

Kuma appears to have taken a liking to Luffy and his crew, having gone to such great lengths for them. He remarked to himself on Thriller Bark that Luffy has loyal comrades and that Monkey D. Dragon would be proud of him. When he arrived on Sabaody he saved the Straw Hats from a Pacifista, and his decision to separate Luffy and his crew was an act of mercy to save them from Admiral Kizaru, who had come to the island after Luffy punched a World Noble. Before he sent Luffy away, he told the Straw Hat captain that this would be the last time they would ever meet, as he was fully aware he was going to lose his free will and memories. Following the Battle of Marineford, he convinced Dr. Vegapunk to allow him to complete one last mission of his own free will before becoming a full Pacifista. Vegapunk appeared to have accepted his request and allowed him to spend the next two years protecting the Straw Hat's ship, the Thousand Sunny, from thieves and pirates, greatly damaging his own body in the process.

Out of all the enemies Luffy has faced, Kuma is one of only two people that made him experience true despair, the other being Akainu. During their first encounter, Luffy was unconcious and was completely unaware who Kuma actually was. He was left completely devastated, and crushed, after being resoundingly defeated by Kuma on Sabaody and was distraught that he could not protect any of his friends from him, who were all sent flying one by one. However, at the time, Luffy had no idea this was actually Kuma saving him from Admiral Kizaru. Once it was revealed to him that Kuma had in fact saved them all and defended their ship, Luffy remarked that he was a good guy after all.

Crocodile


Crocodile is the former President of Baroque Works, a former Shichibukai and the antagonsit of the Alabasta arc. He was the very first foe Luffy lost a fight to, having done so twice. The two greatly disliked each other throughout the Alabasta arc but became temporary allies during their escape from Impel Down and throughout the Battle of Marineford. Luffy hated him for the chaos he caused Nefertari Vivi and her kingdom and swore to defeat him for her sake. To Crocodile, Luffy was just a naive rookie who knew nothing of the real world out at sea, but ended up underestimating him.

He was able to defeat Luffy comfortably in their first fight but underestimated Luffy's will power and determination and gave him the opportunity to recover. He fought him a second time and was able to win yet again, but still made the same mistake of not finishing off the Straw Hat captain, allowing him to recover once more to finally be defeated by him. The two met again when Luffy broke into Impel Down to save his brother and discovered Crocodile on the bottom level. Luffy relucantly allowed him to be released and worked with him to escape and to try and rescue his brother, Ace.

He dislikes Luffy but also has a begruding respect for the young rookie. He normally keeps a calm and composed persona, but Luffy can get under his skin, as he bit his cigar clean in half when Luffy called him stupid, causing Nico Robin to laugh. Nonetheless, he acknowledges Luffy's tenacity and revealed to him his poisonous hook, something he rarely uses in his fights. He believed that Luffy's determination to become the Pirate King was weak, and that he would soon forgo this desire once he discovered what the seas are truly like. By the time he meets Luffy again in Impel Down he has seemingly dropped any grudge he had against him, possibly due to seeing him as his only means of escape. However, he chose to be a helpful ally for Luffy and aided him even during the Battle of Marineford. Although, he was greatly annoyed when Luffy interefered in his attempt to kill Whitebeard.

Whilst escaping Impel Down he provided plenty of aid and worked alongside Luffy and Jinbe in defeating the prison guards and the various other enemies that got in their way. During the Battle of Marineford he took on Mihawk in order to protect Luffy from the powerful Shichibukai and used his Devil Fruit powers to prevent Ace from being executed. Whilst Jinbe was trying to escape with Luffy he came to his fellow former Shichibukai's aid and frustrated Admiral Akainu's attempts to kill them. Since the war, he has followed Luffy to the New World and has kept up to date on his exploits in Totto Land.

Luffy greatly despised Crocodile for the chaos he brought to Vivi and her kingdom, and became extremely angry when Crocodile revealed he is responsible for Yuba's plight with sandstorms. He became greatly annoyed by Crocodile's taunts directed at Vivi. Although he was willing to agree with him that Vivi is naive for wanting to stop the incoming civil war without bloodshed, he still found his actions intolerable. By the time he came across Crocodile again, Luffy was not willing to trust him and had to be convinced by Ivankov that he would keep him in check for him before letting him out. He bluntly told Crocodile that he would not allow him to attack Whitebeard because of how much Ace cares for him. Despite that, he was willing to work with Crocodile throughout his escape from Impel Down and during the Battle of Marineford.

Gecko Moria
Gecko Moria is the captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates, a former Shichibukai, and was the antagonist of the Thriller Bark Arc. The two met when Luffy stumbled upon Moria's ship by chance and became enemies once Luffy had discovered what Moria had been doing to the people he captured, as well as for standing in the way of him recruiting Brook. The two do not like each other, Mora sees Luffy as a rookie who is naive about the reality of the world and a pain in his plans. Luffy dislikes Moria for taking people's shadows and trapping them on his ship.

When Luffy arrived in the Florian Triangle he met Brook, a lonely and trapped skeleton man who was also a musician. Whilst talking with Brook he was told about Moria and what he has been doing to people on his ship, and explained how he is also a victim and could not join his crew as a result. This made Luffy want to defeat Moria as he wanted Brook to join his crew. He landed on Thriller Bark and tediously had to fight his way through the entirety of the ship before he was able find, and defeat, the Shichibukai after a gruelling battle with him and his pet zombie, Oars.

Luffy does not like Moria and believes him to be cruel for taking other people's shadows for his own personal use, having met numerous zombies and other victims on Thriller Bark who were stranded there due to having their shadows taken by him and developing an aversion to sun light. Luffy also sees him as a rival, as he too wishes to become the Pirate King, which fuelled his motive to fight and defeat him. When he arrived at the Battle of Marineford he bemoaned having to deal with Moria again but was spared fighting him thanks to Jinbe.

Moria finds Luffy to be greatly irritating, and believed he was too inexperienced, much like Crocodile did, and warned him that even at his current strength, he would lose his crew just like he did. This prediction turned out to be true when the Straw Hats were scattered by Bartholomew Kuma at Sabaody Archipelago. Nonetheless, he did acknowledge Luffy's strength, as he stole his shadow to put into his most powerful zombie, Oars. He warned Luffy to go forth and see the terror of the New World after he was defeated by him. He was more annoyed and angry than anybody else when Luffy arrived at the Battle of Marineford, holding a grudge against the Straw Hat captain for defeating him and ending his ambitions. Despite this, he sought Luffy's shadow again because of his strength. Moria was the only member of the Shichibukai to be shocked at the revelation that Luffy's father is Monkey D. Dragon.

Donquixote Doflamingo


Donquixote Doflamingo is the former captain of the Donquixote Pirates, a former Shichibukai, the former king of Dressrosa, and a former World Noble. Doflamingo proved to be one of Luffy's biggest, and toughest, enemies since the timeskip. Originally having no intention of crossing paths with him, Luffy ended up doing so due to his alliance with Trafalgar Law. Doflamingo underestimated Luffy and believed him to just be a simple rookie, but slowly grew irritated by his constant interference, whilst Luffy despised Doflamingo for his cruelty and for his manipulation of people.

Doflamingo was well aware of who Luffy was well before the events of the Dressrosa Arc, as he attended a Shichibukai meeting in order to discuss Luffy's recent victory over Crocodile. He was visibly shocked that Luffy had the initial 'D' in his name. At the Battle of Marineford, he was greatly amused when Luffy had arrived and even more so upon hearing that Luffy's father is Monkey D. Dragon, remarking that this explains why Ivankov was fighting alongside him. He commented that Luffy escaping with Ace would be more amusing to him and as a result, he chose not to fight nor hinder him. The two would eventually cross paths after Luffy had allied with Trafalgar Law and arrived on Dressrosa where Luffy worked with the various citizens there, as well as fellow colosseum fighters, to take him down.

The Shichibukai grossly underestimated Luffy's abilities. This largely came down to believing in his own divinity and Luffy being of common blood. Having said that, he was well aware of Luffy's potential and warned his allies, Caesar Clown, Vergo, and Monet to be wary of him back on Punk Hazard. Nonetheless, he was cunning and deceptive, and was able to frustrate Luffy greatly throughout the Dressrosa arc. Despite this, he began to hate Luffy because of his perseverance and constant interference, such as preventing him from killing Law several times. When Luffy activated Gear Fourth he laughed at his apperance, but was quickly overwhelmed after he unleashed devastating attacks on him, Doflamingo then began to consider Luffy a great threat and used awakened Devil Fruit powers to attack him. When Luffy was rendered immobile for ten minutes, Doflamingo stopped at nothing to find him due to being determined to make him pay for his actions. In their final confrontation, Doflamingo was ultimately defeated by Luffy.

Luffy did not take Doflamingo any more seriously than his previous enemies, and casually threatened him when he got in contact with Doflamingo through a Den Den Mushi on his way to Dressrosa. However, this changed when he saw what Doflamingo had done to Dressrosa. Luffy became greatly angered at Doflamingo for turning humans into toys, dethroning Rebecca's grandfather, forcing Luffy to defeat his newfound friend, Bellamy, trying to kill Law, and forcing Rebecca to try to kill her own aunt, Viola. Doflamingo also managed to get hold of the Mera Mera no Mi, Ace's Devil Fruit, and used it as bait for Luffy by offering it up as a prize in his gladiatorial game. Earlier in the arc, Luffy had promised Rebecca that he would defeat Doflamingo for her, which served as one of the key motivators for Luffy to take down the Shichibukai.

After he was arrested, Doflamingo did not seem to hold a grudge against Luffy and instead was getting excited at the incoming chaos that will engulf the world because of his defeat. Throughout the Dressrosa arc, Luffy constantly referred to Doflamingo as "Mingo".

Alvida
Alvida was the very first enemy Luffy made out at sea. Luffy left a strong impression on Alvida by being the first man to defeat her, and for openly calling her fat, shattering her vanity, as she had created a culture among her crew to constantly refer to her as the most beautiful woman on the seas.

As a result, she went through a drastic change in her appearance, having lost a lot of weight thanks to her Devil Fruit. Since her encounter with Luffy, she has become infatuated with him and chose to team up with Buggy, who was also hunting Luffy. She was able to meet him again in Loguetown, revealing to him the impact he had made on her. She expressed a slight disappointment at Buggy for his attempt to execute Luffy. She has since continued sailing the seas with Buggy in her quest to capture Luffy.

On his part, Luffy isn’t aware of Alvida’s admiration for him and due to her Devil Fruit-changed appearance, didn’t recognize her when they last met at Loguetown.

Kuro
Kuro was an enemy of Luffy and Usopp at Syrup Village when he tried to claim the fortune belonging to Usopp's friend, Kaya. Luffy hated Kuro, not just for his cruel treatment of Usopp, but for his actions towards his own crew.

To Kuro, Luffy was an irrelevant and weak pirate. Despite evidence to the contrary, he maintained this view right up until he was defeated, as he believed he could not possibly fail. He convinced himself that the only reason Luffy defeated his best fighters was because they were unforgivably weak, rather than Luffy being too strong.

This eventually led to Kuro slaughtering his own crew, which angered Luffy. Kuro's cruelty and Luffy's defiance towards him led to Kuro's own crew cheering on Luffy during their fight. However, during his final attack, Luffy told the Black Cats to stop cheering for him. The two disagreed greatly on what it means to be a pirate, with Luffy scolding him for becoming a pirate in the first place. Kuro's scheme of leaving the life of a pirate and taking Kaya's riches to settle down ultimately ended in failure thanks to Luffy and Usopp and he was forced to go back out to sea with his crew.

Don Krieg


Don Krieg is the Admiral of the Krieg Pirates and the antagonist of the Baratie arc. Both Luffy and Krieg fought each other after the latter intended to take over the Baratie and revealed his intention to become the Pirate King, causing Luffy to see him as a challenger. The two generally dislike each other, Krieg is annoyed by Luffy's open defiance towards him and perserverance throughout their fight, whilst Luffy dislikes Krieg because of his method of fighting and cruelty towards his own crew members.

The two first met during the Baratie arc when Krieg tried to forcibly take over the restaurant and make it a part of his fleet. He attacked Luffy during Sanji's fight with Pearl and the two ended up fighting each other. Even though he used plenty of cheap tricks and deceptions, he was not able to keep Luffy down. Eventually, he was defeated by the Straw Hat captain who fought him with sheer determination.

Krieg found Luffy to be irritating because he continuously stated that he was stronger out of the two of them. Despite a slew of tricks and deceptions during their fight, Luffy would not stay down and kept getting back up, frustrating Krieg. Because of his ego and his belief that he is the most powerful captain in all of East Blue, he desired to have Luffy executed for daring to challenge him. After his defeat, Krieg unconsciously got up and demanded to continue the battle, only to be knocked down by Gin.

Luffy has a low opinion of Krieg because of his use of dirty tricks in battle, finding them ridiculous and asked him if he was going to take this fight seriously. He was not at all fazed by Krieg's insults of calling him a monkey and belittling him. Throughout the fight, it became more apparent that Luffy was frustrating Krieg through sheer determination. When Gin was poisoned by the "MH5" gas after giving his own gas mask to help Luffy, Krieg angered Luffy by insulting his own crewmate. Because of this, Luffy swore he would defeat Krieg for what he did.

Arlong


Arlong is a fish-man, the former captain of the Arlong Pirates and a former member of the Sun Pirates. Arlong was the main antagonist of the Arlong Park arc. The two greatly dislike each other, Luffy especially loathes Arlong because of what he did to Nami throughout her childhood. He believes Arlong is a cruel and despicable person. Arlong dislikes Luffy, not just for being a human, but for being a pest that interfered with his ambitions to eventually rule the world.

After Nami had taken his ship, the Going Merry, and the treasure, Luffy sailed after her and arrived on Cocoyasi Village, Nami's hometown. He intended to get her back in his crew but was rebuffed numerous times. When Arlong betrayed Nami he saw her crying and stopped her stabbing her tattoo, she turned to him and asked for his help, with Luffy screaming of course he will. Luffy proceeded to storm Arlong's base, Arlong Park, alongside Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp and fought the fish-man, eventually defeating him and winning Nami back into his crew, as well as liberating Cocoyasi Village.

Arlong thought very little of Luffy and did not consider the possibility that he was the captain of his group, instead assuming it to be Zoro. Due to his arrogance, and opinion that fish-men are superior to humans, he underestimated Luffy and was eventually defeated by him. Throughout his fight with the Straw Hat captain he grew greatly irritated by Luffy's persistence and tenacity. When inside Nami's old room Arlong became antagonsitic to Luffy, trying to annoy the Straw Hat captain with taunts about Nami. He lost his composure and confidence when Luffy decided to destroy the makeshift prison that had all of Nami's maps that she drew for him since childhood. In his fit of rage he tried to attack Luffy but allowed himself to be on the receiving end of his final attack.

Luffy holds complete hatred for Arlong. As soon as he met him Luffy wasted no time punching him, chastising the fish-man for making Nami cry. Despite the strength Arlong possessed, Luffy was absolutely determined to defeat him even though he admitted that he has no special skills like his other crew members. When they ended up in Nami's room during their fight, Arlong remarked that he would use her for his plans to dominate the world, angering him. Luffy deduced that the room they were in was a prison for Nami, which angered him even further. He decided to trash the room and destroy all of the work Nami had been forced to do for Arlong. His determination went so far as to try destroy Arlong Park all together, doing so with a final attack that simultaneously knocked the fish-man out. He emerged from the rubble with great satisfaction of having defeated Arlong and freeing Nami from him. Luffy's hatred for Arlong has spread to people who were associated with him, such as Hatchan, who he initally refused to save upon realising he used to be part of Arlong's pirate crew.

Hatchan
Hatchan is a fish-man and a former pirate of the Arlong Pirates and Sun Pirates. He was an antagonist to Luffy and his crew during the Arlong Park arc but became an ally during the Sabaody Archipelago arc and the Fish-Man Island arc. Though they started off as enemies, the two now genuinely care and respect each other, forming a strong friendship. Hatchan, despite having once been his enemy, held no dislike for Luffy and quickly became friends with him. Luffy loathed Hatchan as he was partly responsible for Nami’s suffering under Arlong, but has come to like him a lot since they became allies.

The two briefly met during the Arlong Park arc after Luffy had broken down the entrance to Arlong Park and proceeded to punch Arlong. Hatchan briefly tried to attack Luffy but was goaded into a fight with Zoro that he eventually lost. They would meet again after Luffy met Camie who took him to save her friend, Hatchan, from the Flying Fish Riders. Despite not wanting to do so initially, he saved Hatchan after Nami told him she was fine with it. He then joined Luffy and his crew to Sabaody Archipelago. Whilst on Sabaody he was shot by the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, which incurred Luffy’s anger upon the Celestial Dragon. Eventually, the Straw Hats were scattered off the island by Bartholomew Kuma. They reunited two years later on Fish-Man Island where he was supportive of Luffy defeating Hody Jones.

Hatchan is fond of Luffy and treats him as a very good friend, despite initially trying to kill him back when he was a member of the Arlong Pirates. He admires Luffy’s abilities and is grateful that he saved, not only him, but Camie as well. When Camie was kidnapped and taken to the Human Auction House he tried to stop Luffy from doing anything rash as he did not want him earning the wrath of the World Nobles. After he was shot by the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, Hatchan tearfully begged Luffy not to attack him, telling the Straw Hat captain this is what he deserves for being a pirate anyway, as well as apologising for the trauma him and his crew had inflicted on Nami. He was happy to be reunited with Luffy and his crew on Fish-Man Island two years later and agreed with Jinbe’s plan to make Luffy a hero of Fish-Man Island by taking out Hody Jones. He bid the Straw Hat’s farewell as they left the island.

Luffy initially hated Hatchan for his role in Nami’s suffering, outright refusing to aid him once he realised who he was. However, after Nami told him she was fine with saving him he agreed to do so, and after getting to know Hatchan, quickly became friends with him. He bonded with him on Sabaody and was extraordinarily angry when he saw Charlos shoot Hatchan. The Celestial Dragon's taunts pushed him to the point where he delivered an extremely powerful punch to the face of the World Noble, in spite of the consequences. He empathised with Hatchan as he tearfully informed Luffy of the tremendous regret he had for what he and his crew had done to Nami, believing him to be sincere about his guilt. When they reunited on Fish-Man Island Luffy was very happy to see him again. He is very fond of Hatchan’s takoyaki.

Bellamy


Bellamy is a former pirate, the ex-captain of the Bellamy Pirates and a former member of the Donquixote Pirates. He and Luffy started out on negative terms but have become very good friends. The two first met back on Jaya where he ended up fighting, and losing, to Luffy. By the time of the Dressrosa arc Bellamy had come to respect Luffy and the two now get on really well. Bellamy looks at Luffy with great admiration and respect after his loss to him, whilst Luffy acknowledges him as a reformed person and a good friend.

When they met, Bellamy loathed Luffy for believing in legends and dreams, chastising him for thinking the sky islands existed and that the One Piece is real. He began to assault Luffy but the Straw Hat captain refused to fight back and was ultimately dragged out by Nami alongside Zoro. After seeing that Luffy's bounty was much higher than his own, Bellamy refused to believe this was true and instead claimed that it was forged by the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy's attitude changed once he discovered that Bellamy and his crew had assaulted and robbed Mont Blanc Cricket at his house. He then returned to the bar Bellamy was at and got into another fight. Bellamy taunted Luffy and charged up his strongest attack, but Luffy knocked him out instantly. After visiting a sky island himself, he met Luffy again at Dressrosa, he reacquainted himself with Luffy and dropped his patronizing attitude towards him, vowing to never laugh at him again.

Bellamy respects Luffy to a great extent, accepting that he was wrong to doubt him. Other than Doflamingo, Luffy is the only other person he looks up to. When he was ordered to assassinate Luffy by Doflamingo he was extremely relucant to do so despite wanting to join his family. He seeks to emulate Luffy's passion to stand by his prinicpals and chooses to do the same. This led to him having to fight Luffy again, on Doflamingo's orders, even though he wished not to do so and was completely distraught throughout. However, he found solace in the idea of being defeated by someone he admired. When he was defeated by Luffy once again he thanked the Straw Hat captain for considering him a friend. After Doflamingo's defeat, Bellamy refuses to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, as he did not wish to be Luffy's subordinate. Nonetheless, he took a piece of Luffy's Vivre Card should he ever need his help.

Luffy acknowledges Bellamy as a reformed man and respects him greatly. He cheered him on during his match in Block B and engaged in a friendly chat with him. He was angry when he saw how badly Doflamingo had beaten him up and outright declared Bellamy to be his friend. He became even more upset when Doflamingo had managed to force Bellamy into fighting him and tried to convince Bellamy not to fight. This caused Luffy to curse Doflamingo's name after having to knock out someone he considered a friend and fuelled his hatred for the Shichibukai.

Foxy
Foxy and Luffy met on Long Ring Long Land Island when the two of them competed in a Davy Back Fight. The pair, generally, do not get along well. Luffy regularly hurts Foxy's pride while Foxy is intentionally antagonistic towards the Straw Hat captain, and at one point, he shot Tonjit's horse in order to goad Luffy into a game. He is very overconfident in front of Luffy and grossly underestimated his crew even though they have a much higher bounty than his own crew.

He is openly hypocritical throughout his matches with Luffy and the Straw Hats, using underhanded tactics but chastising Luffy and his crew for thinking up some of their own tactics. Foxy is not above being a petty loser, especially with Luffy. When the Straw Hats won the last game, Foxy seemingly went to congratulate Luffy but instead tried to get revenge with a sneak attack, but this failed due to Luffy's rubber body.

Because of Luffy hurting his pride repeatedly, Foxy decided to challenge him in combat as their final game. He used various tricks and traps to try to defeat Luffy, with each one ending in failure, and in the end, he was defeated. He teared up out of gratitude when Luffy decided to take his jolly roger, but not his sails so that he could continue traversing the seas. However, he has sworn vengeance on Luffy for giving him a poorly drawn jolly roger as a replacement for the one he had claimed.

Silvers Rayleigh


Luffy first met Silvers Rayleigh on Sabaody Archipelago and became immediately interested in him when he revealed he is the former first mate of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Luffy respects Rayleigh's wisdom and knowledge and was enthusiastic to hear about his stories of Roger. The two created a close student-teacher relationship during the two-year time skip, with Luffy respecting his authority as a mentor and willing to accept the punishment of not being allowed to eat food. Rayleigh becomes a huge catalyst for Luffy's progression, being largely responsible for his major increase in strength post time-skip.

Rayleigh developed a great interest in Luffy after hearing about him from Shanks. Since then, he had been eager to meet him. He has noted Luffy's similarities with his old friend and captain, Gol D. Roger, on several occasions and because of this, unlike a lot of others, Rayleigh never really expresses shock over Luffy's actions. He seems to be pleased that Luffy is exactly the person he believes, and wants him, to be. He throws Luffy a question at one point, asking him if he truly thinks that he is capable of conquering these unforgiving seas, but was pleasantly surprised when Luffy wished not to conquer anything but instead just desires to have the most freedom. Despite his great intirgue in the Straw Hat captain, he is capable of getting annoyed by Luffy, such as when the latter accidentally knocked over his bowl of food during training and proceeded to hit him.

After meeting Rayleigh at the Human Auctioning House, Luffy was able to develop a friendship with him to such a point that he was willing to coat the Straw Hats' ship in Yarukiman Resin for free, and he revealed himself to Admiral Kizaru in order to protect Luffy and his crew. Immediately following the end of the Battle of Marineford, he swam through the Calm Belt to reach Amazon Lily, where Luffy was recovering, in order to train him. It was Rayleigh that rationalized the necessity of Luffy becoming stronger and to not rush back into the fray, warning him that he and his crew would just end up experiencing the same failure they did back at Sabaody. Luffy agreed and Rayleigh assisted him with leaving a message for his crew. While on Rusukaina, the two would begin to develop a close bond while Rayleigh rigorously trained Luffy in the use of Haki and helped him to develop his powerful Gear Fourth form. He explained to Luffy how Haki works, informing him that his Haki will become stronger in the heat of battle when he fights other powerful Haki users.

Rayleigh had become satisfied with Luffy's progress that he chose to leave him on his own for the last six months of his training so he can further his progress independently. Once the Straw Hats had reunited back on Sabaody, Luffy declared to Rayleigh that he would become the Pirate King as he ran towards the Thousand Sunny, Rayleigh smiled with tears in his eyes. He then helped in their escape by holding off the Marines by drawing a line in the ground for them to not cross whilst stating with pride that his apprentice is setting sail. He later told his wife, Shakky, that Luffy is a man worthy of the straw hat, revealing to her that it was once worn by Roger, and commented that it might not be a bad idea to live a little longer in order to see the rest of Luffy's progress.

Hody Jones
Hody Jones was the enemy of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates during the Fish-Man Island Arc. Hody held hatred for Luffy for defeating his hero, Arlong, and ending his ambitions of conquering humans. This hatred for Luffy drove him to recklessly take more Energy Steroids that progressively enlarged his muscles but also sent him deeper into a psychotic rage. Due to his arrogance, he was left in shock at seeing Luffy knocking out 50,000 of his men with Haoshoku Haki.

Luffy also considered Hody as an enemy for threatening Shirahoshi, her family, and Fish-Man Island. He found Hody's desire to become Pirate King a challenge and told him that he could become king of whatever country he wants, but not the Pirate King.

Hody had intended to kill Luffy to make an example out of him to the humans on the surface world. Having completely failed in this endeavor, he was imprisoned, but spent his days demanding Luffy be brought to him for a rematch. Such is his great disdain for the Straw Hat captain, he was willing to fight him again despite the extreme damage and rapid ageing done to his body from the steroids he had ingested.

Chadros Higelyges
Chadros Higelyges, otherwise known as Brownbeard, was originally an enemy of the Straw Hat Pirates for the first half of the Punk Hazard Arc. He held no particular hatred for Luffy and his crew, but simply resented them out of his admiration and loyalty to Caesar Clown. This loyalty was transferred to Luffy and the Straw Hats once he discovered that Caesar never truly cared about him or his crew. From then on, Brownbeard became a determined ally of the Straw Hats.

Originally, he did fear both Luffy and Zoro as he recognized them as being part of the Worst Generation. He was captured by the Straw Hats and acted as their mode of transport. He initially disliked them, but chose to work with them anyway in order to avoid succumbing to Shinokuni. He slowly began to respect Luffy and was greatly pleased to see Luffy land a final, devastating blow on Caesar.

Luffy is respectful towards Brownbeard, admiring his commitment to his own men. He was greatly angered on Brownbeard's behalf when he found out Caesar had betrayed him and intended to have him killed. This led to Luffy deciding to save Brownbeard. By the end of the arc, Luffy was saddened that Brownbeard had chosen to hand himself over to the Marines, and remarked that he was his friend.

Chinjao


At the beginning of the Dressrosa Arc, Chinjao hated Luffy because he is the grandson of Monkey D. Garp, the one who crushed his pointy head, which acted as a key to his fortunes. He had since hated Garp and transferred this grudge onto Luffy. When he first met Luffy inside the Corrida Colosseum, he tried to attack him and had to be held back by his grandchildren, Sai and Boo. After Luffy restored his pointed head at the end of Block C, Chinjao's enmity towards Luffy had ended.

Chinjao initially thought lowly of Luffy, seeing him as too green like all the other members of the Worst Generation. He dismissed Luffy's goal of becoming Pirate King and surpassing Gol D. Roger. He was nonetheless intrigued, but also annoyed, when he found out that Silvers Rayleigh had trained Luffy in his use of Haki. Such was his disdain for Luffy, he openly mocked Ace's death, angering him. However, once he had allied with Luffy, he had come to respect his strength and abilities, being amazed when Luffy took out Pica's stone head with a punch.

Initially, Luffy is oblivious and confused on why Chinjao disliked him so much. After their match, Luffy was unaware that Chinjao no longer had any ill-will towards him, and when Chinjao tried to thank the Straw Hat captain, he ran away, thinking he was going to attack him. Eventually, Luffy found out that he does not see him as his enemy anymore and accepted his offer to help him take down Doflamingo.

Chinjao feels indebted to Luffy from then on and aids him as much as he can in his fight against Doflamingo and his family. Such is his determination, he wishes to be the one to defeat Doflamingo on Luffy and Usopp's behalf, and gets into an argument with the other pirates Luffy had allied with, as well as Luffy himself. At the end of the arc, he had no objections with his grandchild, Sai, joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.

Caribou


Caribou originally intended to join Luffy's crew to kill him and his crewmates. After seeing Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji defeat the Kraken with ease, Caribou started to fear Luffy's strength and the Straw Hat Pirate's power in general and offered to become their underling or slave. Luffy, on the other hand, viewed him as an annoyance, barely interacted with him and quickly forgot about him.

After Luffy found him trying to capture Shirahoshi, Luffy indifferently sent Caribou flying out of the palace with a single strike, showing that he did not view Caribou as an actual threat.

Later, Luffy and Caribou met again in the Beast Pirates' prison in the Udon region of Wano Country. Caribou begged Luffy for food and offered to team up with or to become Luffy's slave again to break out of the prison. Luffy did not seem to have any hard feelings about Caribou but he was annoyed by his begging. Luffy was notably able to remember Caribou's name, in spite of the little interaction they had.

After Raizo freed him and they spoke with Luffy, Caribou once more pleaded with him to let him join him. This time, Luffy agreed and Caribou was shocked but hastily accepted Luffy' mercy though stated that he is even more scared of him.