Page One

Page One is a one of the Tobiroppo, the strongest Shinuchi of the Beasts Pirates.

He is a supporting antagonist in the Wano Country Arc from its Second Act onward.

Appearance
Page One is a shortish young man (standing slightly shorter than his proclaimed elder sister) with purple hair in a sidecut, shaved off on the left side of his head while on the right being kept long and swept down, reaching to his collarbone. He has sharp, angular eyes set under slightly heavy, hairless brow ridges. A tattoo of his name in block capitals (dark-cyan with light-green outlines) occupies his upper body in a right-to-left tilt upward, the "P" being on his right biceps, "AGE" across his chest, and "1" on his left deltopectoral groove.

Like his sister, Page One dons a mask over his lower face up to the nose, split down the middle into a white (right) and black (left) half. On his head is a bucket hat with lateral, upward-curving horns, bicolored like the mask but with the left side dark-green instead of black. Otherwise for clothes, the man sports a nearly ankle-length cape held closed by a single cord below its standup collar, colored light on its outside and dark on its inside. Under said cape he wears a light-colored shirt with long, cuffed sleeves, a point collar, and a dark tie. His hands are kept in black, tight-fitting gloves that reach nearly the elbows, mostly hidden by said sleeves. Above his waistline is a dark-blue abdominal wrap, frontally held together by brown, crisscrossed lacing. Below, connected with a pair of dark suspenders, Page One takes to wearing baggy, knee-length pants of a lighter blue tone, into which is tucked a half-skirt piece colored the same, hanging down over the upper backside of his legs, with a brown belt visible that bears a golden skull buckle. Lastly, of seemingly matching color as the pants is a pair of plain, high-shafted boots.

Personality
Around his compeers and superiors, Page One tends to display a serious, if slightly meek, disposition, driven to follow objectives with a single-minded and no-nonsense approach. He is usually the first to be exasperated at his sister Ulti's quirky antics, especially so should they devolve into disrespect toward higher authorities, and is flustered by her childish displays of affection for him.

Yet when in combat, Page One shows himself fully confident in his power, if not disposed to arrogance, and has been seen with a more wild, thuggish side to him. Believing that anyone rebelling against the administration of Wano should be made an example of, he has no qualms about a powerful pirate like him being sent to deal with such a matter. He was willing to use the hunt for a single defiant food vendor in Sanji as an excuse to destroy and devour the contents of multiple unrelated food stands in the Flower Capital, telling their owners to scream for the offender to show himself if they wanted the destruction to cease. Therewhile, the man exhibited a degree of gluttony, gorging on soba noodles from the shops he wrongly attacked and at one point deciding to attack a fruit shop just because he felt like snacking on fruit. When Sanji prepared the employ of his Raid Suit, Page One wondered if its container was canned food.

Ulti


It is unknown whether Page One and Ulti are blood-related or not, but either one seems to acknowledge the other as their sibling. Page One specifically (being two years younger than Ulti) refers to her as "elder sister" (姉貴) while Ulti endearingly calls him "Pay-tan" (ペーたん) — "-tan" being a more diminutive or "cute", childish version of the name suffix "-chan" (usually used by and to address children) — much to Page One's chagrin.

While Page One and Ulti seem to be very close, the former is often seen exasperated and embarrassed by Ulti's fickle, childishly aggressive demeanor towards their crewmates, especially if constituting disrespect toward their superiors, like Kaido himself. Page One is also not exempt from said belligerence on Ulti's part, especially when he attempts to rein her personality in, which makes Ulti snap at him for telling her what to do. Further, due Ulti being more overtly attached to Page One than the other way around, he finds his sister's protectively clingy behavior towards him irritating, constantly rejecting her demands for affection. Resultingly, the siblings' relationship is rather volatile, as Ulti's mood towards her brother can range from supportive and affectionate to demanding, to abrasive and outright violent, usually escalating the more he tries to rebuff her. In their search for Yamato for instance, Ulti chased after Page One, even latching onto and forcing him to give her a piggyback ride at one point, ignoring his protests to leave him alone.

Still in spite his vexation towards Ulti's behavior, Page One does care about his sister, showing concern when she was seemingly hurt during their fight against Luffy and worrying for her after she was struck down by Yamato, asking medics to tend to her.

Crew
Page One appears to be loyal and respectful to Kaido, being heavily dismayed by his sister's brazenly casual and sometimes rude, insulting attitude toward him.

Unlike Sasaki and Who's Who, Page One does not seem to extend any particular hostility toward the All-Stars, nor the impertinence to ignore orders from them, though he did partake at least somewhat dedicatedly in the challenge raised by Kaido to gain the right to fight the All-Stars for their position. Even so, Page One's relationship with some of the aforesaid people appears to be strained by virtue of them looking down on him (at least in part because of his young age), with Sasaki denigrating his abilities at one point whilst mockingly using Ulti's nickname for him, and Who's Who and King respectively calling both siblings brats.

Abilities and Powers
As one of the Tobiroppo, Page One holds great authority in the Beast Pirates, ranking just below the All-Stars and Kaido himself.

Being considered one of the strongest six Shinuchi, Page One is very formidable in terms of combat ability, despite his young age. He was able to hold his own against a Raid Suit-wearing Sanji for some time.

Devil Fruit


Page One ate from the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Spinosaurus, an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit allowing him to transform into a spinosaurus. He boasts tremendous strength in his full-beast form, particularly in his jaws and tail, able to effortlessly wreck buildings using them. In his humanoid hybrid form, his arms become long enough to use offensively and hold great strength as well, being able to overpower a kick from a Raid Suit-empowered Sanji and send the Straw Hat cook crashing through several houses. As an Ancient Zoan type, Page One enjoys a high amount of durability, able to recover quickly from strong attacks dealt to him by Sanji in his Raid Suit and a Gear Third-using Monkey D. Luffy.

Wano Country Arc
Page One was first seen with fellow Tobiroppo X Drake after they had been dispatched to the Flower Capital by Queen, to kill a soba stand owner named "Sangoro" (Sanji of the Straw Hats). Going on a rampage in his full-spinosaurus form, Page One wrecked several soba stands in search of his target. This eventually coerced Sanji to come and attack him, causing Page One to call his comrades to their location. As he faced the cook, Sanji donned his Raid Suit and, when Page One attempted to catch him with a bite, turned invisible, next kicking Page One in the stomach. This made Page One transform into his hybrid form and assail Sanji with a powerful arm swipe, overpowering Sanji's opposing kick and sending him crashing through several buildings. Thinking his foe was dead, Page One prepared to bring him to Kyoshiro, only for Sanji to unexpectedly drop down from above, assaulting him yet again. Though ultimately, the outcome of the fight was not shown, Sanji was able to escape the Flower Capital.

On the day of the latest Fire Festival, Page One arrived on Onigashima with the rest of the Tobiroppo. They sat down at Kaido's castle awaiting their meeting with the Governor-General, bickering amongst themselves. When Kaido then welcomed the six in his castle, he gave them the mission of finding his "son" Yamato, saying he would let them battle one of the All-Stars for their post should they succeed. While subsequently searching for Yamato inside the castle, Ulti tagged along with Page One and forced him to carry her when she grew tired. After tumbling down some stairs, they encountered Monkey D. Luffy.



The ensuing clash saw Page One transforming into his spinosaurus form before being struck in the lower maw by Luffy's Elephant Gun, with Ulti consequently being knocked unconscious by the suddenly-appearing Yamato. After recovering from said scuffle, Page One tried to shake Ulti awake, asking for medics to tend to her. When she awoke and showed she was fine, Page One left her behind to chase after Yamato and Luffy.

Once the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance had fully begun waging war inside the Skull Dome, Page One and Ulti received a call from King informing the Tobiroppo that the challenge for an opportunity to fight the All-Stars was cancelled, and that they were to stop the enemy alliance from getting to the dome's roof where Kaido was fighting. Thereafter, Page One and Ulti reached the Live Stage of the Golden Kagura, with Page One befuddled as to why Drake had taken down a Number there. The siblings then attacked samurai who attempted to stop the pair from reaching Luffy, whom Page One exclaimed would not reach Kaido a second time. When Usopp, hidden behind Nami, hit Page One with a "Dokuro Bakuhatsu So", he and Ulti began chasing after the two Straw Hats.

Major Battles

 * Page One vs. Sanji
 * Page One and Ulti vs. Monkey D. Luffy and Yamato

Anime and Manga Differences
In the manga, the end result of Page One's fight with Sanji in the Flower Capital is left unclear. However, the anime depicts Sanji successfully fleeing the scene after delivering a final powerful kick from above, without leaving Page One incapacitated.

Trivia

 * Page One is named after the real-life card game of the same name. This fits with the card game-themed names of the Beasts Pirates' Shinuchi.
 * Like X Drake, Page One has a numeral both in his name and tattooed on his chest area.
 * Page One's favorite food is nachos.

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