Baskerville

Three-Headed Baskerville is the Chief Justice of Enies Lobby, in service of the World Government. Ostensibly a three-headed man, "he" is actually three men—Bas, And, and Kerville—who are such close friends that they prefer coordinating as a single body.

Appearance
The three men comprising Baskerville wear identical uniforms—blue, single-breasted coats with gold trim and brown gloves—over their abnormally-built bodies: When masquerading as Baskerville, And (standing constantly bowlegged) carries Bas and Kerville on his thighs, and they collectively wear a massive blue tabard embroidered with the World Government's emblem. This hides everything apart from their heads, And's legs and feet, Bas' left arm, and Kerville's right arm, creating the illusion of a single body.
 * Bas is a stubbled, square-jawed man with extremely short, stubby legs and disproportionately large arms and hands.
 * And is an aged man, with a prominent white beard, a lanky upper body, and disproportionately large legs and feet.
 * Kerville is a relatively young man, with extremely short, stubby legs and disproportionately large arms and hands.

Personalities
Together, the trio number among Enies Lobby's most eccentric personnel, with Bas—who favors immediate conviction—and Kerville—who favors acquittal—routinely deadlocking on judgments. Wilder than both is And, who routinely voices bizarre "compromises" (such as executing the accused) that often annoy the others into headbutting him.

Nevertheless, all three are extremely close friends, and maintain the Baskerville guise out of pure fondness for each other. They are also highly dedicated to Enies Lobby and its judicial system (despite acknowledging that the Just Eleven Jurymen have never acquitted anyone, leaving their trials mostly if not purely ceremonial); when acting to defend it, they coordinate much more smoothly, even speaking in perfect unison.

During introductions, Bas usually identifies as "Left Baskerville", and Kerville as "Right Baskerville"; And "compromises" by inventing grandiose titles for himself, such as "Center Freeway", "Center Lone Mainline", or "Princess".

Abilities and Powers
Each of the three people that makes Baskerville is capable of working perfectly together when in costume. With Bas supplying the left arm, Kerville supplying the right arm, and And supplying the legs, they are capable of giving the illusion of a three headed person. Their synchronization with each other is so perfect that it is not hindered even during battle.

As an Enies Lobby official, Baskerville controls the Watchdog Unit of the Law, a group of elite guards that serve under him. When the Straw Hats and their allies invaded Enies Lobby, and Spandam could not be reached, Baskerville became the de facto leader of the entire establishment, commanding thousands of Marines and World Government Agents to defend against the invaders.

Kerville wields a saber, and sometimes Bas gives assistance by utilizing a two-handed swing.

Past
Longtime friends, the trio initially used "Basandkerville" as their collective name, but this eventually became shortened to Baskerville. In any case, they collectively assumed the position of Chief Justice on Enies Lobby, with the duty of presiding over every criminal Baskerville's main job is to judge criminals brought to Enies Lobby. Regardless of what their opinions may be, the final judgment on whether a criminal is guilty or not is not controlled by them. This decision is made by the Just Eleven Jurymen.

Enies Lobby Arc
As the Straw Hat Pirates invaded Enies Lobby during its "night" shift, the trio were—like Oimo and Kashii—pulled from bed to meet the threat. With Spandam unreachable (having accidentally left his office's Den Den Mushi unhooked), it fell to them to command the island's garrisons against the Straw Hats and their allies.

Despite its abruptness, Baskerville quickly took stock of the situation, and sent the Watchdog Unit of the Law—ordinarily posted to guard the courthouse—to join the many Marines and Cipher Pol agents on the front lines. Though these proved slightly more effective, the invaders continued to advance; with chaos escalating and casualties well into the thousands, Baskerville next deployed the Just Eleven Jurymen to the front lines, overruling all concerns of collateral damage.



To Baskerville's horror, even the Jurymen could not stop the Straw Hats and their allies from storming Enies Lobby's courthouse. Almost simultaneously, Spandam reestablished contact, forcing the trio to report that the island's garrisons had, in fact, failed to the worst possible extent. Desperate to reestablish order, they tried to place the invaders on trial—only to be completely ignored, enraging them into attacking the Straw Hats directly. Though Roronoa Zoro was willing to battle, he and his crewmates were urged on by the Franky Family, who cornered Baskerville for themselves.



Despite the judge's best efforts, the invaders were able to lower the drawbridge leading to the Tower of Justice. As this was happening, Baskerville was suddenly chopped up by a combination attack from two of the invaders, Paulie and Zambai. Though it looked like the judge had sustained a fatal wound, it was revealed that Baskerville was actually three people in costume. Just as it seemed like the invaders were about to succeed, in a last ditch effort to stop them, the three judges ordered his men to fire on the bridge before it could be fully lowered. Though their men succeeded in stopping the bridge, the three judges did not anticipate the incoming sea train of the invaders, the Rocketman, to aid the pirates in crossing the gap to the tower.

It is currently unknown what happened to Baskerville when the Rocketman stormed their court house and ran over them. It is also unknown if they escaped Enies Lobby before the Buster Call that was accidentally set on the island by Spandam.

Major Battles

 * Baskerville vs. Roronoa Zoro, Nami, and Tony Tony Chopper
 * Baskerville vs. Franky Family
 * Baskerville vs. Zambai and Paulie

Inspirations and Influences
As repeatedly noted by the Franky Family, Baskerville's three-headed appearance evokes the Cerberus of Greek mythology. Much like the monstrous hound, (part of) their duty is to guard a famously isolated land reputed to be impenetrable and unescapable.

Trivia

 * Apart from Cerberus, Baskerville's overall character may stem from a number of other—mostly European—inspirations:
 * Their collective name is likely derived from The Hound of the Baskervilles, the Sherlock Holmes novel that created one of the best-known hellhounds in fiction after Cerberus.
 * More obscurely, the name may also reference the friar William of Baskerville from Umberto Eco's novel Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose). Brother William was an inquisitor who presided over trials throughout England and Italy, distinguishing himself by sheer perspicacity.
 * The trio's "self"-bickering personality resembles that of the Three-Headed Knight from the 1975 British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
 * Finally, the "left/right" identifiers used by Bas and Kerville may be a parody of the left-right political spectrum, which—particularly in the United States—associates judicial mercy with the left-wing and "hardliner" penalties with the right-wing. While the "left" Bas advocates the latter and the "right" Kerville the former, it should be noted that from an observer's perspective, Bas appears as the rightmost head, Kerville the leftmost.

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