Paulie

Paulie is one of the five Dock One Foremen of Water 7, recently promoted to Vice President of the Galley-La Company.

Appearance
Paulie is rarely without a cigar in his mouth or his flame detailed denim jacket. (Though in the Post-Enies Lobby Arc he wore a black jacket emblazoned with roses and chains.) His hair is blond and slicked back on his head while wearing a pair of orange goggles on top. He's usually seen frowning.

Personality
Paulie is shown as the closest to and most trusted by Iceburg. He also shows a different outlook on the way many female characters in One Piece dress. Unlike most other characters such as Sanji, Paulie often becomes outraged at how much body women such as Nami and Kalifa show off when they are in the company of men.

When he is first introduced, he tries to steal two suitcases full of money from Luffy to pay off his gambling debts. Though he is thwarted by Lucci, he asks for 10% if Luffy really wanted to thank him... shortly before being knocked out by Rob Lucci with a hammer.

Fighting Style
Paulie has a unique fighting style; he makes use of an intricate array of acrobatics combined with rigging techniques that employs a complicated use of ropes that appear from under his sleeves. The amount of rope he carries is absurd, measuring hundreds, if not thousands of meters as he was actually able to make a huge, complex rope-work in a split-second to keep not only himself, but also the entire Franky Family, their Kingbulls, Oimo, and Kasshii from falling into the huge pit in Enies Lobby. He also boasts that the Galley-la rope he carries never breaks no matter what loads it carries.

When he attacks, the ropes generally snake their way out his sleeve and wrap around the target and typically weaves his ropes into patterns that help him to either ensnare foes or restrain their movements, making them more vulnerable to incoming attack.

Techniques
Rope Action Round Turn: Ropes grab several enemies from opposing directions with Paulie in between before pulling all ropes together, causing the victims to slam against one another. Can be done while jumoing off from a higher place above the targets Rope Action Bowline Knot: A rope ties around an opponent's wrist. Usually followed by Oshioki: Ippon Tsuri. Oshioki: Ippon Tsuri (Punishment: Gone Fishing): Paulie flips a foe over him and slams him into the floor. Rope Action Half-Knot Air Drive: A rope ties around an opponent's neck and he is slammed into the floor. Rope Action Figure 8 Knot: Eight knotted ropes shoot out like fists in eight directions. Rope Action Timber Hitch Tug: In the air, several ropes grab the hair of a giant enemy and the force of Paulie's fall pulls the enemy down. Rope Action Top Knot: A rope spirals around an enemy, and by pulling with enough force, the enmey spins like a top and eventually collapses from dizzyness. Half Knot Air Drive: Ropes coil around several enemies, allowing Paulie to slam them into the ground. Shrouds and Rat-Line Knot: A net of rope slams into several enemies. Pipe Hitch Knives: Paulie launches a rope with a row of knives tied into it in an attempt to cut or slash the target.

History
During the opening day of the Puffing Tom, a young Paulie was seen attending it's coronation. Inspired by this event, Paulie decided to become a shipwright. He then grew up and joined the Galley-La Company. He then became one of the company's top foremen.

Paulie first appeared to the Straw Hats as one of the five Galley-La foreman of Dock 1 in Water 7, specialising in the mast and rigging.

After the events of Enies Lobby, Paulie and the others all returned to Water 7, where he lead the reconstruction on the Galley-La Company main headquarters. He then- along with Iceburg, lulu and Tilestone- joined Franky in building a new ship for the Straw Hat Pirates.

Trivia

 * His birthday was revealed to be July 8th.
 * Early on in the Water 7 arc and into the Enies Lobby arc, some fans speculated Paulie may in future join the Straw Hats.
 * In Japanese fan polls, Paulie is currently voted the 18th most popular character.