Hachinosu

Hachinosu, also known as Pirate Island (海賊島), is a New World island known to be a "Pirate Paradise" (海賊達の楽園) and is currently occupied by the Blackbeard Pirates.

It is said to be where the Davy Back Fight originated and where the legendary Rocks Pirates were formed. Following the downfall of the Rocks Pirates during the God Valley Incident, the island had been ruled by Ochoku before he was ousted by Marshall D. Teach.

Currently, Blackbeard plans to turn Hachinosu into a World Government-allied nation, under the preliminary name of Blackbeard Kingdom (黒ひげ王国).

Layout and Locations
Hachinosu is a relatively small-to-mid-sized island (still shown to dwarf Thriller Bark), whose foundation consists of dark-gray rock. Centrally on it are constructions made of yellowish rock, most prominently a large, skull-fashioned formation in its center, towering over all else. A city of many smaller buildings (all square, crudely brick-built ones) surrounds said skull, as does a series of proportionally huge palm trees.

The skull's inside is carved into what appears to be a fortress (where Blackbeard has been shown to reside), with the "nose" hole being a giant glass window (with additional, smaller windows dotting the skull here and there), and both "eye" holes going right through the whole structure. On the outside, the skull is carved to look like it is wearing a bandana, including a rocky protrusion on the left side shaped like the ends of a knot.

Rocky Port
Rocky Port (ロッキーポート) is a port on the island, known for the famous Rocky Port Incident. It suffered significant damage during the incident, but has recently been repaired.

Past
Long ago, the island became a paradise for pirates, and it is said that it was the birthplace of the Davy Back Fight. It was also the location where the Rocks Pirates were formed. At some point after the God Valley Incident, the island was occupied by Ochoku, a former member of the Rocks Pirates.

During the Timeskip
Sometime after the Summit War of Marineford, Trafalgar Law orchestrated the Rocky Port Incident, during which Blackbeard managed to oust Ochoku with the help of Koby. The Blackbeard Pirates subsequently took the island as their base of operations.

Wano Country Arc
Hearing that Absalom had come to the dangerous island for a story, and that the Blackbeard Pirates were on the hunt for Devil Fruit users, Gecko Moria arrived at the island with an army of zombies to rescue Absalom. Unfortunately, Moria soon learned that Absalom had been killed and his power had been transferred to Shiryu. Teach then offered Moria an opportunity to join his crew but refused and was imprisoned. Later Koby was brought here as a hostage so the island would recognized as nation of the World Government.

Egghead Arc
Koby manages to escape captivity from the Blackbeard Pirates with help from Perona. Several pirates chase him to have him recaptured, before members of SWORD arrive and instigate a raid on the island. A Marine ship launches high above the island, with Garp jumping off the ship, decimating multiple pirates and buildings with his Galaxy Impact attack.

Trivia

 * Hachinosu (蜂の巣) is Japanese for "beehive" or "honeycomb". It is also the colloquial term used to describe riddling someone with bullet holes, hence the term "Fullalead" in the VIZ translation.
 * According to Prince Grus in Chapter 1061, that is the origin of the island's name.
 * Hachinosu is likely inspired by real-world places:
 * Tortuga Island, a major center and "haven" of Caribbean piracy in the 1600s.
 * Port Royal, Jamaica, another such haven where Caribbean pirates from around the world congregated during the 1600s. By the 1660s, the city had become a pirate utopia and gained a reputation as the "Sodom of the New World". Additionally, it has been historically subject to severe earthquakes plus accompanying tsunamis, which may be played on in-series with Marshall D. Teach's use of the Gura Gura no Mi.
 * Hachinosu's giant skull is likely based on the Skull Rock from Disney's Peter Pan.
 * Hachinosu is similar to Onigashima, as both islands are most distinguished by a massive, skull-shaped structure in their center, and both are occupied by one of the Four Emperors (Blackbeard and Kaidou respectively).

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