Speed Jiru

Speed Jiru is the commander of the 14th division of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Appearance
Speed Jiru is a somewhat round man of average height, wearing a brown fez and a white robe with brown sleeves/leggings, both with Whitebeard's insignia printed on them. He wields a jousting lance for a weapon. He also carries a golden heater shield, also with Whitebeard's insignia.

Abilities and Powers


As the commander of the 14th Division, Speed Jiru has authority over the lower-ranking subordinates.

In the anime, true to his name, he is shown to have extremely fast movements. A proof of this is when Kizaru launched a laser beam to stop him and his division from getting closer to the broken wall Oars made he was seen evading it by jumping backward, and commenting on Kizaru's "speed of light" attack. This is quite a remarkable feat considering the fact that Kizaru can move and shoot beams from his body without himself or his beams even getting noticed due to sheer, unmitigated speed (evidenced when X. Drake fought Kizaru and just noticed a blink of light from far away, when Kizaru actually was already in front of him aiming a kick).

Also, his combined strength and agility is astounding, as seen when he took the offense and dashed forward to engage the Marines: in a split second, a group of them was easily eliminated.

His body structure also seems to change from time to time as shown in both the manga and anime, if this is because of a Devil Fruit, a technique like Life Return or simply a drawing mistake is unknown.

Weapons
Speed Jiru has been seen using a jousting lance and a heater shield.

Marineford Arc
He was first seen, along with the other Whitebeard Pirates, in Marineford's bay, ready to save Ace. He was amongst the commanders who backed up Luffy when the latter was attacked by Admiral Kizaru. He attacked the Plaza along with his comrades, and was shocked to hear of Whitebeard's will to sacrifice himself for his sons. As Ace pronounced his last words, he was seen crying. Upon the arrival of Shanks and Sengoku calling the war to a close, he and the rest of Whitebeard's crew left.

Post-War Arc
He, along with the rest of the crew attended the funeral of Whitebeard and Ace at an undisclosed location somewhere in the Grand Line.

Major Battles

 * Whitebeard Pirates and their allies vs. the Marines and Shichibukai
 * Speed Jiru vs. Marine Officers
 * Whitebeard Pirates Commanders (minus Ace, Jozu and Thatch), Crocodile and Andre vs. Admiral Akainu

Trivia

 * "Jiru" may refer to many different things.
 * He demonstrates great speed in the anime.

External References

 * Fez - Wikipedia article about the type of hat Speed Jiru wears