Sham

Sham (シャム、 Shamu) along with his fellow pirate Buchi, are the two lookouts of the Black Cat pirates. They are also known as the Nyaban Brothers (ニャーバン・兄弟(ブラザーズ), Nyāban Burazāzu, Meowban Brothers).

Appearance
Sham is the Black Cat pirate with green hair, a hunched back, is very skinny and uses a sharp cat-clawed glove as a weapon. Buchi is his brother and they are always seen together.

Personality
Sham has a sneaky and devious mind. He proves this by pretending to be weak and unconfident in his abilities, and scared of Zoro in order to have his guard down. He's also a very vicious fighter.

History
In the Kuro arc, Django becomes desperate so he calls down Sham and Buchi the Nyabun Brothers. Sham pretends to be a coward and Zoro believes it'll be an easy fight but it turns out to be a hoax, and he steals two of Zoro's swords. At this early stage Zoro is not very experienced in so he barely defeats them. Sham becomes excited and almost beats him in a frenzy, but Captain Kuro arrives and Sham fails at a mutiny, and they are given five minutes to beat Zoro. But now, Zoro has all his swords so Sham instantly feels Zoro's true capabilities and is wounded.

Abilities and Powers
The two try to act cowardly when first approaching an opponent, but show their true colors once their opponent's guard is down. They fight against Zoro during Kuro's attempt to raid Syrup Village (Usopp's hometown), but are ultimately defeated. Jango hypnotizes Buchi into becoming extremely powerful, being able to crush rock with one jump. Despite this increase in strength, he is defeated once again by Zoro. It is most likely that Zoro killed Sham because when Buchi got up while Sham didn't, the following quotes were said: Kuro: "He is still alive, I'm not impressed." Zoro: "Huh? Lucky."

Attack List

 * Neko Baba (ネコババ, Cat Snatch): Sham very quickly steals a piece of the opponents equipment.
 * Nekoze (ネコ背, Hunchback): Using his strange posture, Sham is able to quickly avoid an attack.
 * Neko-yanagi Daikōshin (ネコ柳 大行進, Grand March of the Pussywillows): Sham and Buchi team up and rapidly slash the opponent.

Major Battles

 * Vs. Zoro