Barbarossa

Barbarossa is a character who is only seen in the anime. He is captain of the Barbar Pirates, who are sand pirates traveling the deserts of Alabasta on a pirate ship that can run on sand.

Appearance
Barbarossa is a large man with a fuzzy beard and eyebrows. He wears a cloak, and like his crew members, a little umbrella on his head.

Personality
He is a little bit of a prankster, and his crew believes nearly all of his jokes.

Abilities and Powers
He seems to have much knowledge of the desert, knowing about the dangers within.

He also does seem to have form of some strength, shown when he seen stopping a large ball of dung which was hurdling towards his ship from a steep hill. He was able to hold and delay the dung for a few moments before getting flattened comically without having any serious injuries.

History
Despite his enormous size, he is not super strong. The Straw Hats meet him and his crew while traveling lost in the desert after Luffy accidentally broke their ship.

Translation and Dub Issues
Barbarossa's name means "red beard" in Italian and Latin; and "blond beard" in Catalan.

Trivia

 * He seems to be loosely based on the privateer Hayreddin Barbarossa.
 * He sees his crew as his children, similar to Whitebeard.

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