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Ryokugyu is the alias of an admiral in the Marines. His real name is currently unknown.

Appearance
Ryokugyu's full appearance is unknown, but he has long, wavy hair and wears a Marine coat. He appears to be much taller than Fujitora, who is himself very tall.

Personality
Ryokugyu is an extremely laid-back and lazy man who takes everything with a casual attitude, similarly to Kuzan. He did not want to make the effort of following Sakazuki's orders to expel Fujitora from Mary Geoise, and even views eating to be too much work. He appears to enjoy beautiful women, as he talked about having one to feed him. Despite his relaxed disposition, he can be serious about his obligations as a military officer as noted by Blackbeard when he informs Gecko Moria about the confrontation between the Revolutionary Army commanders and the two Marine admirals.

Like many other characters, he laughs in a unique fashion: "Rahaha" (らはは).

Fujitora
Fujitora and Ryokugyu appear to be on good terms, as Ryokugyu disregarded Sakazuki's orders to drive Fujitora out of Mary Geoise and instead had a friendly conversation with his fellow admiral.

Revolutionaries
Due to being an officer in the Marines, he is an enemy of the Revolutionary Army. As such, he and Fujitora engaged Sabo and his subordinates when they tried to rescue their former comrade Bartholomew Kuma.

Abilities and Powers
As an admiral, Ryokugyu's authority in the Marines is directly below the fleet admiral's, holding power over the thousands of soldiers ranked below him and ability to command whole fleets, having a say in the overall strategy of the organization, and being able to issue special orders, such as enacting a Buster Call at any time while also granting those of lower ranking such ability.

Combat-wise, Ryokugyu with the other two Admirals is thought to constitute the World Government's "Greatest Military Power", making him one of the most powerful people in the world. Both Ryokugyu and Fujitora were stated by Doflamingo to be "true monsters" in terms of strength.

Ryokugyu has claimed to have not eaten anything in three years. Not only does he seemingly maintain the strength to move around and do battle perfectly fine, such supposed feat means he achieved the admiral promotion without any food in his system. How Ryokugyu has been able to do so is currently unknown.

Haki
Being of admiral rank, Ryokugyu should be able to use Haki.

Past
Not much is known about Ryokugyu's past, but during the past three years, Ryokugyu has completely refrained from eating. Sometime during the two years when the Straw Hats were separated, Ryokugyu was recruited by the Marines as an admiral.

Levely Arc
He was present at Mary Geoise as royals arrived to attend the Levely. He had a friendly conversation with Fujitora concerning Vegapunk despite receiving orders from Sakazuki to make Fujitora leave.

Wano Country Arc
On the fourth day of the Levely, Ryokugyu and Fujitora battled against Sabo and his group.

Major Battles

 * Ryokugyu and Issho vs. Sabo, Morley, Lindbergh, and Karasu (unseen)

Translation and Dub Issues
The Japanese kanji 牛 can translate to several words that refer to bovines: bull, cow, cattle, ox, etc.

Trivia



 * In SBS Volume 73, a fan provided a joke rendering of Ryokugyu's appearance. Oda found it quite bizarre and noted he had already designed the admiral, mentioning that he was "super-duper cool" and he could not wait to draw him.
 * Fujitora and Ryokugyu's animal aliases (tiger and bull respectively) are the representations of the northeastern quarter where the ogre that Momotarō must kill lives.

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