Issho

Issho (イッショウ), better known by his alias, Fujitora (藤虎), is an Admiral in the Marines.

He was first mentioned by Sakazuki when the latter was discussing plans to deal with Luffy and Law in the Dressrosa Arc.

Appearance
Fujitora is a blind man with only the whites of his eyes showing. He has a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his forehead that stretches over both eyes. He has short dark hair, mustache and beard. He seems to be very tall, a trait shared with other admirals.

He sports a Marine coat over a light-colored cloak and a kimono which is held up by a dark-colored belt. Issho wields a shikomizue (a Japanese swordstick) that doubles as a cane for his blindness and wears geta sandals.

Personality
Issho appears to be a reasonable man that is very trusting of people, as seen when he believed that he kept on losing at roulette. The moment he was told that he was being cheated and that the swindlers tried to kill Luffy for telling, he retaliated mercilessly and believed that being blind spared from looking at the corruptions of the world.

He appears to care about the safety of innocent civilians more than his desire to arrest and punish criminals.

He is also responsible about collateral damage he inflicts, as when he caused a massive crater while attacking the swindlers, he immediately repaid the damage to the shop owner. He appears to follow his own ideals instead of adhering to the Marines' doctrine of Absolute Justice.

However, he appears to enjoy gambling and is not entirely serious on his duties, as he was playing on a roulette even when he was supposed to apprehend Luffy and Law.

Abilities and Powers
As an admiral, Issho has command over the many thousands of soldiers under his rank, his status being second highest within the entire Marine organization, just underneath Fleet Admiral Sakazuki. He also has the right to enable a Buster Call on any island he deems to be a threat, as well as grant lower ranking World Government agents such a privilege.

In terms of combat strength, Issho is considered to be one of the strongest individuals within the entire World Government structure, as an admiral is considered the "Greatest Military Power". Fujitora is at least strong enough to have Sakazuki's confidence in dealing with Monkey D. Luffy, a notorious pirate, and Trafalgar Law, a powerful Shichibukai.

Devil Fruit
When exacting retribution on Doflamingo's thugs that were cheating him because of his blindness, he used an unknown Devil Fruit power to create an unseen force of such intensity that it caused the cheaters to be pressed heavily against the floor, which caved in to create a gigantic hole as a result.

Haki
It was stated that all Marines ranked Vice Admiral or higher possess Haki, so as a higher ranked officer as well as leader of the Marines, Issho can also use the ability.

Weapons
Issho wields his shikomizue (a sword blade placed in a cane-like mounting) in tandem with his Devil Fruit ability. The connection between these two factors has yet to be explained. Other than that, his swordsmanship level is unknown.

Due to his blindness, Issho uses the cane outside of battle to check his surroundings as he walks.

Past
Not much is known about his past, but sometime during the two years the Straw Hats were separated, he was promoted to admiral.

Dressrosa Arc
Fujitora was dispatched by Fleet Admiral Sakazuki to deal with Luffy and Law.

He was first seen in a restaurant in Acacia, gambling with some of Doflamingo's men that were cheating. Luffy called the thugs bluff and helped Issho. After giving his thanks to Luffy, he unsheathed a sword from his cane. As the thugs were crushed and collapsed into a hole in the ground, he said that being unable to see the world's filth could be considered an advantage of being blind. Everyone stood in awe after his display of power, the crew speculated that he must definitely have some Devil Fruit ability and Luffy immediately asked outright who exactly he was. Issho laughed and stated that for both their sakes it would be unwise to reveal who he is. As he walked off, he gave the bartender a piece of paper and told him to forward all the damage claims to the address on it.

He was later seen as a spectator in the Corrida Colosseum. He was apparently scouting out all the big names at the Colosseum, and said to his subordinates that they should leave. He requested 3 battleships and a large number of medical officers and said that he would go to Green Bit first. Then, he asked his subordinate about the number of spectators, the population of the town, and of the country. When his subordinate asked why that was needed he replied that before counting the number of enemies they should count the number of people needing protection.

Trivia

 * Fujitora has the same naming scheme (color + animal) as the three admirals before him.
 * His appearance seems to be modeled after Shintaro Katsu, more specifically his role as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.  The similarities are as follows:
 * Despite being blind, both have extraordinary senses to scan their surroundings
 * They carry a cane-sword for both walking and for battle
 * Both have a love for gambling

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