Nefertari Vivi

Nefertari Vivi (ネフェルタリ・ビビ Neferutari Bibi) is a fictional character from the anime and manga series One Piece.

About Vivi
She first appears as an antagonist as the main characters reach the Grand Line, as a member of Baroque Works, a criminal organization that was behind several scandals in the country of Alabasta. It is revealed that Vivi is actually the princess of Alabasta, but infiltrated Baroque Works as Ms. Wednesday to find the identity of the leader, who turns out to be the Shichibukai Crocodile. With help from the Straw Hat Crew, she was able to reveal the truth to her people, ending several uprisings and stopping battles that would have forever ruined the nation.

Personality and Relationships
Despite being a princess, Vivi never demands special attention or puts herself above others. She often thinks of others before herself, risking life to help anyone that needs her. She is also extremely brave when she needs to be, going up against powerful enemies to help her friends despite clearly being outmatched. Her selfless attitude and sense of responsibility are what push her to carry her country's burden.

As Vivi travelled with the Straw Hats, Nami and Vivi became very good friends. Vivi is Nami's opposite in appearance and personality. Nami has a hot tempered disposition, but Vivi is much more calm and collected. They switch personalities when something devastating happens, Nami is the one to calm down while Vivi panics. The two form a quick bond and pair together in most situations. It is also the thought of Vivi's burden, which was similar to Nami's, that led Nami to truly become a fighting force on the crew.

Whenever she sees Luffy doing something that might compromise the crew's safety, even when he means to help, she reminds him of a leader's responsibilities. Vivi usually mistakes most of Usopp's lies and excuses for not going into a situation as wisdom and trust instead of the pure cowardice that it is. Sanji immediately warmed up to her, and she quickly became one of his three main affections, and he defended her to the same degree as he did Nami (and later Robin). Because she put Nami's health before her own mission, the Straw Hats were able to recruit Chopper. She finds him adorable and calls him Tony-kun, which always launches him into one of his happy dances.

When arguing, Vivi has a hard time coming up with insults, usually just saying something of little offense- such as nicknaming Zoro 'Mr. Bushido' and has a habit of biting her bottom lip when she is tense. She often gave little speeches about responsibility while a Straw Hat, but doesn't like public speaking.

History
Vivi is the princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta and the daughter of its current King, Nefertari Cobra (Nefeltari Nebra in the English anime). When the reputation of the King was sullied and a rebellion instigated, Vivi (along with Igaram, the Captain of the Royal Guard) infiltrated the criminal organization "Baroque Works" under the alias "Miss Wednesday." There, she discovered that the villain behind the chaos in her homeland was none other than Sir Crocodile, a member of The Seven Warlords of the Sea (Shichibukai). As she was still ostensibly a Baroque Works Frontier Agent when she first met Luffy, the Straw Hats first treated her as an enemy. After her backstory was revealed (and Nami extorted money out of Igaram), however, they agreed to take her in and bring her safely to Alabasta.

During her time on the Going Merry (Merry Go), Vivi grew close to the Straw Hat Pirates, admiring their indomitable spirit in the face of adversity and their kind-hearted nature. She even reflected that she'd like to be a member of their pirate crew, if she wasn't a princess. The feeling was mutual, in fact: Luffy offered to let her join (they even considered her as their nakama), but though Vivi very nearly did, she ultimately (and tearfully) declined the offer.

To avoid Vivi being recognized as their ally, they said goodbye to her, showing the X mark of their crew as a sign of their friendship.

Vivi was last seen enjoying the geothermal baths of Ukkari Hot Spring, owned and operated by Goro.(Toto's brother and Koza's uncle).

Abilities and powers
Vivi is extremely good at moving about undetected, establishing herself as a single digit member of Baroque Works for two years before her identity was compromised, and returning to Alabasta unnoticed by the citizens.

As a princess, Vivi does not have much experience in battle. However, when required, she can be an effective fighter. Her weapons of choice are her twirling Kujakki (Peacock) Slashers, which are small sharp jewels attached to her fingers by wires. She is left handed, but is capable of spinning discs with both hands, which is tricky enough with just one. Also, starting in the Alabasta arc, she starts using more long range Kujakki String Slashers, which are strong enough to behead someone with a single stab. If her Peacock Slashers miss her target as seen when she is fighting Miss Father's Day and Mr. 7 called she can use a special back up move she dubbed Run Back. Vivi can also make use of Carue as call in despite his frequent incompetence. On her own, she shows surprising natural agility, often dodging attacks gracefully, and almost instinctively, as she usually seems surprised even after it happens.

As Miss Wednesday, she and Mr. 9 once wielded bazookas in an attempt to kill Laboon. Also before joining the Straw Hats one of her additional attacks was used upon Zoro: Known as 'Enchanting Vertigo Dance' in the original manga and Miwaku no Kousui Dance or Alluring Perfume Dance in the anime (much like belly dancing), which is meant to immobilize the opponent, leaving them wide open for a fatal attack. It is later revealed that she had used Alabasta perfume. These techniques, coupled with the tumbling of Mr.Nine, give the 9 pair a dancing theme.

Despite being put on the tenth strongest (or the fifth weakest) team in Baroque works, Vivi was able to defeat the eighth team of Mr.7 and Miss Father's Day on her own, and defeated Miss Valentine with Nami's help. Whether she was always that strong, or grew stronger as she traveled with the Straw Hats is never addressed.

Attack List

 * Miwaku no Memaai Dance (魅惑のメマーイダンス, Captivating Dizziness Dance) / Enchanting Vertigo Dance: Vivi dances, causing her opponent to become dizzy from the movement of the spirals on her dress. This leaves them open for more attacks. Manga only.


 * Miwaku no Kousui Dance (魅惑の香水ダンス, Captivating Perfume Dance): Vivi sprays special perfume in the air and dances to help spread the perfume. Anyone who breathes the perfume is unable to move temporarily and a sitting duck for an attack from Vivi's Kujakki Slashers. Used in the anime instead of Miwaku no Memaai Dance, as Vivi's clothes were changed in the anime.


 * Kujakki Slasher (孔雀(クジャッキ)スラッシャー) / (Peacock Slasher) - Vivi's weapon of choice, small jewels in wires that resemble the dot in a peacock's tail feathers. Vivi loops one end of the wire around one of her pink fingers then swings the peacock jewel to create a slicing, spinning disk for her to attack with. She keeps a number of slashers woven into the clothing so she can quickly draw them in order to fight.


 * Kujakki String Slasher (孔雀(クジャッキ)一連(ストリング)スラッシャー) / (Peacock String Slasher) - Vivi attacks in the same method as she does with her normal Kujakki Slasher attack, but this time she uses two long chains made from her sharp peacock jewels which are apparently stronger than her standard slasher. She can also use the string slash to whip and stab opponents as well as swinging it into a razor disk. She can often be seen wearing her String Slasher as a belt when not in use.


 * Kujakki String Slasher Runback (孔雀(クジャッキ)一連(ストリング)スラッシャー逆流(ランバック), Peacock String Slasher Runback) - First Vivi whips both slashers at different opponents as if she was trying to stab them, however she intentionally misses with both and when the enemy drops their guard she swings them around to hit her opponents in the back and knock them out.

Manga/Anime Influences
The word "Nefertari" in Vivi and her father's name is ancient Egyptian and means "the most beautiful" or "most wonderful", it was a word often used to describe Egyptian queens and princesses. Oda admitted the Alabasta arc was based around ancient Egypt but apparently had no clue on what the word meant when he chose the name.

Translation and Dubbing Issues
In the English adaptations, her name is changed to Nefeltari Vivi, due to fickleness of translating katakana. In the 4Kids dub, she suffered the same treatment as other female characters, her breast cleavage was often edited over.

Trivia

 * In a recent Japanese fan poll, Vivi is currently the 15th most popular character.
 * Despite her long absence from the series and her separation from ties to the Straw Hat crew, Vivi was featured on the cover page of One Piece Chapter 271 and One Piece Chapter 423, usually reserved to Straw Hats.
 * She is a playable character in One Piece Grand Adventure.