Jaguar D. Saul

Vice-Admiral Jaguar D. Saul (ハグワール･D･サウロ中将 Haguwāru D Sauro Chūjō) is a former Marine introduced in Nico Robin's flashback during the Enies Lobby arc.

Personality
Saul takes the role of the big friendly giant who is somewhat shy and timid. While he was loyal to the Marines he questioned his orders at least twice, showing he followed 'Moral Justice' over their code of 'absolute Justice'. Saul is also characterized as having a unique, but awkward laugh ("Dereshishishishi") that he finds somewhat embarrassing. He enjoys seeing others laughing and having fun and encouraged Robin to laugh.

He was one of the three people who influanced Nico Robin, Saul wears a cowboy hat which Robin would wear herself. He encourged Robin to laugh even if it hurts which explains why she smiles at the time of trouble. Because of his middle name, this explains how Robin knows about the Will of D, she even told Luffy later why would he fight, the will of D.

Abilities and Powers
As a Giant, he had their almost unbeatable strength and was able to lift one of the Buster Call ships up out of the water to slam it back down and destroy it.

He had experienced the Grand Line and had seen Devil Fruit users. He even states he was somewhat jealous of their incredible abilities.

History
Saul is a giant, but not a Elbaf giant, being born elsewhere other then Elbaf. At some point in his life, he became a Marine and eventually made it to Vice Admiral. Before the storyline, Saul had experienced travel in the Grand Line, though nothing was aid of his adventures other then he met many Devil Fruit users.

While on duty, Saul's vessel encountered a wanted ship run by the Archaeologists of Ohara, who left West Blue to locate and decipher the mysterious Poneglyphs that that bear an ancient, forgotten history of the One Piece world. Despite ordering his men to take the archaeologists alive, Saul's crew slaughtered all but one; Nico Olvia, the mother of future Straw Hat crewmember Nico Robin.

After her capture, Saul was informed by Sengoku that he would be one of the five chosen Vice Admirals to lead a Buster Call against the Ohara for its crimes of deciphering the Poneglyphs. Rejecting the study of history as a justification for the order, Saul, like Smoker, would begin to doubt the Naval doctrine of Absolute Justice". After interrogating Olvia, Saul grew disgusted with the military's brutal intentions and defected against the World Government by releasing her.

Shortly thereafter, he was shipwrecked in a storm, then sent adrift in the ocean until fatefully landing on Ohara itself. There, he met and befriended Nico Robin and was reunited with Nico Olvia. After promising Olvia to ensure Robin's safety, Saul was frozen to death by Vice Admiral Kuzan (Aokiji). As he was being frozen, Saul smiled and laughed, cryptically echoing the way Gold Roger was executed two years prior.

Major Battles

 * Ohara Island. Fought off the Buster call ships and managed to sink one of them.  He also fought Aokiji but lost.

Trivia

 * While it appears Saul died at Ohara Island, there are arguments that may prove otherwise. Amongst the noted signs, is the name of the move used by Aokiji 'Ice Time Capsule', which alone implies he may still be alive (although it could just mean that the move is "Ice Time", only focused on a smaller area).  However it is yet to be proved he is alive and he is more likely is indeed dead.
 * Saul is the fifth character in the series to possess a "D" as his middle initial, and was the first to explain that the "D" is in fact a family or clan-name.
 * Saul, like many characters, has a unique laugh ("Dereshishishishi!"). Saul is the first (and so far only) character to have their unique laugh pointed out by another character.

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