Cands

Cands is an infamous New World pirate who allied himself with Whitebeard. He only appears in the manga.

Appearance
Cands is a man with an abnormally long neck, and wears a giraffe styled hood around his neck. He wears a black coat with the sleeves rolled up, and light colored pants with boots. He also has a light colored long sleeved shirt under his coat, with the sleeves rolled up above the elbows. He was seen carrying a spear, and wearing a tricorne in the manga. In his original sketch, he wore a normal cap instead of a tricorne. He strongly resembles a giraffe.

Personality
Having only appeared on a small number of occasions, there is little of his personality that can be ascertained.

Abilities and Powers
Cands is a fearsome pirate who has managed to achieve an infamous reputation in the New World, and to ally himself with Whitebeard.

Cands is seen with a naginata but is not shown fighting, though it can be assumed that he is quite proficent in the use of it due to his reputation.

History
Some time prior to the current storyline, Cands became a known pirate in the New World, and allied himself with Whitebeard.

Marineford Arc
When Portgas D. Ace was to be executed at Marineford, Cands and his crew joined forces with the Whitebeard Pirates in order to rescue him from execution. He was later seen when Admiral Aokiji froze Jozu and again when Coby intervened between Akainu and the Whitebeard Pirates. However, just his back was shown for the moment.

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

Major Battles
Whitebeard Pirates and their allies vs. the Marines and Shichibukai

Trivia

 * Like Kaku, he has a giraffe theme.