Bekori

Bekori is the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom.

Appearance
Bekori is a rotund man with large lips and a large nose that is slightly reddened at the tip. He has light shoulder-length hair, a short dark beard, and a neat dark mustache. He wears a crown, a light cravat, and a dark royal uniform.

Personality
Bekori is a stern, corrupt king who prioritized paying the Heavenly Tribute over the welfare of the country's citizens. He was sycophantically devoted to the World Nobles, doing whatever he felt necessary to appease them and brutalizing his citizens to expand their wealth to earn favor. He looked down on poor citizens from the south region and was okay with enslaving them due to their lack of financial contribution to the tribute. He also naively thinks that the rich people who can afford to pay Heavenly Tribute in the north of the kingdom would share his idea in looking down on the poor people of the south but in the truth they are heavily disgusted by it.

Abilities and Powers
As king of the Sorbet Kingdom, Bekori had authority over all of the citizens and the power to enact policies and laws as he pleased.

History
25 years ago, Bekori had recently taken the throne of Sorbet Kingdom, succeeding Bulldog.

22 years ago, Bartholomew Kuma protested against the Royal Army enslaving citizens from the south region. Afterwards, Bekori said that only the north region of Sorbet would be the actual kingdom, and any citizens who could not pay the Heavenly Tribute would be enslaved. Shortly after, the Freedom Fighters attacked the kingdom to liberate it. After the attack, the segregation and enslavement policies were terminated.

Six years ago, 16 years after his policies backfired, Bekori set about accomplishing his original goal once more, this time attempting to eradicate the "deadweight" by burning them in their homes. Bekori explained his motivations for this event to some of his subordinates, informing them that he got the idea from an eastern nation that did the same thing sometime in the past, gaining said King favor with the World Nobles. When the citizens disagreed with his horrific plans, Bekori ordered a few of them to be killed. Before this could be accomplished, Bartholomew Kuma arrived and blew away Bekori using his Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, resulting in the events going down in history as the Solo Revolution.



Despite the second failure of his plans, Bekori survived and refused to give up, working with the World Government to smear Kuma as a "tyrant" and himself as a benevolent ruler who was violently overthrown. Shortly after, Bekori brought a Marine fleet to Sorbet in an attempt to oust Kuma by force, although Kuma simply sank the entire armada. It is unknown what fate befell Bekori after this incident.

Trivia

 * Bekori's name is likely derived from pekori (ぺこり), the Japanese word which refers to the action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head, referencing Bekori's servile attitude towards the Celestial Dragons.

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