Hachinosu

Hachinosu, also known as Pirate Island (海賊島), is a New World island known to be a "Pirate Paradise" (海賊達の楽園) and is currently occupied by the Blackbeard Pirates.

It is said to be where the Davy Back Fight originated and where the legendary Rocks Pirates were formed.

Following the downfall of the Rocks Pirates during the God Valley Incident, the island had been ruled by Ochoku before Marshall D. Teach ousted him amid the Rocky Port Incident. Currently, Blackbeard plans to turn Hachinosu into a World Government-allied nation, under the preliminary name of Blackbeard Kingdom (黒ひげ王国).

The island's name comes from the notion that, being an island for pirates, it is so full of them that they may come swarming out like bees with no end.

Layout and Locations
Hachinosu is a small-to-mid-sized island (still large enough to dwarf Thriller Bark) whose foundation consists of dark-gray rock. Centrally on it are constructions made of yellowish rock, most prominently a large, skull-fashioned formation in its center, towering over all else. A city of many smaller buildings (all square, crudely brick-built ones) surrounds said skull, as does a series of proportionally huge palm trees.

The skull's inside is carved into what appears to be a fortress (where Blackbeard has been shown to reside), with the "nose" hole being a giant glass window (plus featuring additional, smaller windows dotting the skull here and there), and both "eye" holes go right through the whole structure. On the outside, the skull is carved to look like it is wearing a bandana, including a rocky protrusion on the left side shaped like the ends of a knot.

After Koby was "kidnapped" by the Blackbeard Pirates and brought to Hachinosu, Garp led a team of SWORD and Marine members to invade and save Koby, shaping the island drastically and causing significant geographical destruction through their assault, permanently changing the island's appearance. The skull, which was partially rendered "alive", was cracked open by a massive attack from Garp, and the whole town on Hachinosu was partially destroyed by Garp's rampage.

Rocky Port
Rocky Port (ロッキーポート) is a port on the island, known for having been the site of the famous Rocky Port Incident. It suffered significant damage during the incident but has recently been repaired.

Past
Long ago, the island became a paradise for pirates, and it is said that it was the birthplace of the Davy Back Fight. It was also the location where the Rocks Pirates were formed.

At some point over thirty-eight years ago, the World Nobles came to the island and stole an important treasure from the island. This motivated the Rocks Pirates to fight the Nobles for it. They learned from a leaked transmission at God Valley that the Nobles would be present there, giving Xebec's crew an opportunity to attack. Other Hachinosu pirates also showed interest in going to God Valley as well, knowing that the imminent battle would turn into a major incident.

After the God Valley Incident and subsequent disbandment of the Rocks Pirates, the island was occupied by former member Ochoku.

During the Timeskip
Sometime after the Summit War of Marineford, Trafalgar Law orchestrated the Rocky Port Incident, during which Blackbeard managed to oust Ochoku with the help of Koby. The Blackbeard Pirates subsequently took the island as their base of operations.

Wano Country Arc
Hearing that Absalom had come to the dangerous island for a story, and that the Blackbeard Pirates were on the hunt for Devil Fruit users, Gecko Moria arrived at the island with an army of zombies to rescue Absalom. Unfortunately, Moria soon learned that Absalom had been killed and his power had been transferred to Shiryu. Teach then offered Moria an opportunity to join his crew, but Moria refused and was imprisoned.

After the Levely's conclusion, Blackbeard left Hachinosu with parts of his fleet, intending to take advantage of the dissolution of the Warlord system.

Egghead Arc
After the Blackbeard Pirates had abducted Koby on Amazon Lily, he was brought to Hachinosu as a hostage to bargain for the island getting recognized as a World Government-affiliated nation. Later on, Blackbeard once again left Hachinosu in his quest for the Road Poneglyph rubbings now that both Big Mom and Kaidou were gone.



With help from Perona, Koby managed to escape captivity and free the other prisoners. Koby used himself as a decoy to distract the pursuing pirates, until members of SWORD arrived and instigated a raid on the island. A Marine ship was launched high above the island, with Garp jumping off the ship and decimating multiple pirates and buildings with his Galaxy Impact attack. When Avalo Pizarro later turned the skull "alive" with his Devil Fruit powers and grew limbs out of the island, both Garp and Koby caused significant damage to the skull and the environment with their attacks, permanently cracking the skull (Garp) as well as destroying a large part of the island by falling debris (Koby).

Translation and Dub Issues
Hachinosu (蜂の巣) is Japanese for "beehive" or "honeycomb". It is also the colloquial term used to describe riddling someone with bullet holes, hence the term "Fullalead" in the VIZ translation.

However, according to Prince Grus in Chapter 1061, the origin of the island's name is that "murderous pirates will come out like bees" in response to even the slightest provocation. The VIZ translation changed this explanation to account for their name choice, with Grus instead stating that it is called Fullalead because "every surface is pockmarked from the constant shootouts".

Trivia

 * Hachinosu is likely inspired by real-world places:
 * Tortuga Island, a major center and "haven" of Caribbean piracy in the 1600s.
 * Port Royal, Jamaica, another such haven where Caribbean pirates from around the world congregated during the 1600s. By the 1660s, the city had become a pirate utopia and gained a reputation as the "Sodom of the New World". Additionally, it has been historically subject to severe earthquakes plus accompanying tsunamis, which may be played on in-series with Marshall D. Teach's use of the Gura Gura no Mi.
 * New Providence, an island in the Bahamas that once served as the base for the Republic of Pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy. The real-life Blackbeard was one of the prominent pirates associated with the Republic.
 * Hachinosu's giant skull is likely based on the Skull Rock from Disney's Peter Pan.
 * Hachinosu is similar to Onigashima, as both islands are most distinguished by a massive, skull-shaped structure in their center, and both are occupied by one of the Four Emperors (Blackbeard and Kaidou respectively).

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