Yokozuna

Yokozuna (ヨコヅナ Yokozuna) is a giant sumo-wrestling frog, who was a friend (as well as pet) to the legendary shipwright Tom until Tom's execution.

Appearance
Yokozuna is a giant frog with yellow-brown skin and black hair shaped in an afro-style. He has numerous scars on his belly (from testing his strength against the Sea Train). He also has fanged teeth.

Personality
He cares very much for his friends and loved ones. He is exceptionally loyal to Franky who taught him the crawl-stroke when they were younger.

Powers and Abilities
He is a powerful swimmer and he is strong enough to knock out a Sea Train. Although, it did leave him some scars on his belly.

History
He would always swim through the waters around Water 7, getting in the way of the Sea Train to try and stop it. This habit is said to be caused by Yokozuna wanting to become stronger so he won't lose any more of his loved ones. In fact, when he was first introduced, he was performing this very routine when Zoro spotted him from the Going Merry; after informing the rest of his crew about the giant frog swimming in a manner not unlike to a human, Luffy decided to slightly change course (they were headed to the next island, which happened to be Water 7) to capture the giant frog so his crew could have a nice barbecue meal. This habit also caused Yokozuna to try and stop the Rocket Man while the Straw Hat Pirates, Galley-La foremen, and the Franky Family were traveling towards Enies Lobby, and he ends up helping them in their attempt to get Franky and Nico Robin back. While on Enies Lobby, he is in charge of preventing any government agents from getting into the courthouse, and does this very well until the Jurors arrive and attack. He is then saved by the giants Oimo and Kaashii, who decide to help him guard the courthouse. Yokozuna later boarded the sea train with the Franky Family, the Galley-La foremem, and the giants and has since returned to Water 7. He was recently seen in a "where are they now" title page, no longer challenging the Sea Train.

Trivia

 * Yokozuna means "horizontal rope" and is the highest rank in professional sumo.
 * Yokozuna may be named after WWE wrestler Rodney Anoa'i, who wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna and used sumo as a gimmick, although he never competed in it. This has never been confirmed by Oda.
 * Yokozuna is the first character from Water 7 to appear, and the first one to be seen by the Straw Hats.