South Blue

The South Blue is the ocean which makes up the south part of the Blue Sea split by the Red Line and the Grand Line. It is separated from the West Blue by the Red Line and the East Blue by the Paradise half of the Grand Line.

It is known as the birthplace of the Straw Hat Pirates' shipwright, Franky; the son of the Pirate King, Portgas D. Ace; former Marine Admirals, Sengoku and Kuzan; former Warlord of the Sea, Revolutionary, and King, Bartholomew Kuma; and three members of the Worst Generation: Eustass Kid, his subordinate Killer, and Jewelry Bonney. This sea is also home to many forms of large and exotic wildlife, such as gigantic birds, Blue-Finned Elephant Tunas, Super Sparrows and even Gryphons.

The revolver Mr. 5 uses for his Breeze Breath Bomb attack is a new model from the South Blue. The South Blue is also home to an island famous for its martial arts known as Karate Island.

Locations in the South Blue

 * Briss Kingdom: The kingdom where the St. Briss hails from.
 * Karate Island: An island where Jerry of CP6 mastered his boxing skills.
 * Centaurea: An island where the Revolutionary Army battled for its control.
 * Torino Kingdom: The island where Tony Tony Chopper was sent to by Bartholomew Kuma. The natives are very advanced in terms of technology and medicine despite their primitive looks. Chopper spent 2 years on this island, honing his medical knowledge and skills.
 * Baterilla: Homeland of Portgas D. Rouge. Gol D. Roger visited this island several times just to see her. This was also the bithplace of their only son, Portgas D. Ace.
 * Black Drum Kingdom: Wapol's new kingdom, granted to him by the World Nobles for having his successful business acknowledged.
 * Roshwan Kingdom: A kingdom ruled by Beer VI. Affiliated with the World Government.
 * Samba Kingdom: A kingdom ruled by Moqueca. Affiliated with the World Government.
 * Sorbet Kingdom: A country once governed by Bartholomew Kuma. Also his homeland and where Jewelry Bonney was raised. Affiliated with the World Government.
 * Tumi: A country that Kuma assisted in liberating as a revolutionary officer.

St. Briss


210 years ago, the ship St. Briss left from the Briss Kingdom carrying a crew towards the Grand Line. The crew reached Skypiea eventually, but something happened once they arrived there and the entire crew was sentenced to Cloud Drifting, likely for major crimes. 208 years later, the St. Briss fell back into the Grand Line before being eaten by a gigantic turtle during an attempt to salvage it. The ship was a wreck, and many would assume a fight had broken out, which may have happened during cloud drifting.

During this time period, it was a custom in a certain region of the South Blue for one to coat their teeth with tar in order to preserve them. At least one member of the St. Briss' crew followed this custom, which allowed his teeth to still be firmly attached to his skull even after two centuries.

Sorbet Kingdom's Revolution


22 years ago, the Sorbet Kingdom, ruled by King Bekori, proclaimed a new policy that segregated its southern portion from the kingdom proper. The intent of this law was to lower the cost of the Heavenly Tribute the country owed to the World Government by excluding a chunk of its old citizens from the official population, which had trouble contributing to the tax to begin with. As a consequence, anyone who lived in the southern provinces, then considered a lawless zone, were outside the kingdom's protection and jurisdiction.

When some elders from a southern village were kidnapped by the kingdom's royal army to be enslaved, Bartholomew Kuma, a mere pastor at the time, went to the northern Castle Town to oppose the kidnappers and rescue those in captivity. Kuma eventually started a fight with the royal army, causing major damage to the city with his Devil Fruit abilities. This led to his imprisonment, followed by Ginny and others' who protested his incarceration.

Eventually, the Freedom Fighters, led by Monkey D. Dragon, invaded the kingdom of Sorbet, overthrowing Bekori and his laws in the process. Kuma and Ginny were freed and then joined the rebellious group, with the intent of fighting the World Government and other countries who would attempt similar practices.

The Birth of Gol D. Ace


24 years ago, in the island of Baterilla, the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was witnessed acting less like a pirate and more like a "father". This led the Marines to start looking for a potential child, by investigating every newborn, every baby going to be born, mothers who were pregnant, and tiny leads from Cipher Pol. Marines scoured Baterilla, looking for any pregnant women, under orders to kill any suspicious ones.

Roger told Monkey D. Garp about his unborn child and trusted the Marine enough as a friend to request the protection of his offspring as he would not be alive anymore by the time his kid arrived. Garp protested, but eventually complied to Roger's request.

Portgas D. Ace's mother, Portgas D. Rouge, was able to avoid the Marines' investigation by keeping the unborn Ace in her womb for a full period of twenty months. The strain caused by her feat led to her death right after giving birth to her child. Gol D. Ace, as his mother named him at birth, ended up being born one year and three months after his father's execution at Loguetown.

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