Dressrosa

Dressrosa (ドレスローザ) is a kingdom within the New World. It was first mentioned by Vergo.

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Dressrosa is a luxurious island with palm trees, a pool, a large Spanish-styled castle with a mixed appearance of a wealthy mansion, and the factory where SMILEs are produced. There is also a colosseum on it run by Diamante.

Dressrosa is relatively close to Punk Hazard, as travel between the two islands can be done in a short period of time.

The port town is called Acacia.

Citizens
Besides the Donquixote Pirates, there are many people and living toys in this country. At least in the port town are beautiful women who would turn violently murderous against unfaithful men, along with many other varieties of criminal activities, the country seemed to be riddled with a high crime populace.

There seems to be a good number of citizens who have a great deal of respect and admiration to their former king Donquixote Doflamingo, as well as the Donquixote Pirates. Citizens tend to become angered when their former king is disrespected or spoken ill of, and citizens become disgusted at the sight of someone tarnishing Doflamingo's name.

The citizens also appear to be self-centered in nature; when Bartolomeo tossed what appeared to be a bomb (turned out to be a rubber ball) into the audience at the coliseum, people scrambled to flee to safety, ignoring that of others.

The country also has a formal police force. They wear uniforms similar to those of the real world royal guard. Their hats have visors that say DP (Dressrosa Police) on the front. However, they do not have total jurisdiction over the island, as there are some areas under the control of the Donquixote Family that are considered safe zones where police (and Marines) have no authority.

It also has an official self-defense kingdom army, as Tank Lepanto is one of its captains.

History
During his tenure as a Shichibukai, Doflamingo governed Dressrosa as the king of the island due to the concessions and pardons granted to him with his allegiance to the World Government. As such, the castle bears his smiley and the Donquixote Pirates use the island as their base.

After the Punk Hazard Incident, with Doflamingo renouncing his pact with the World Government, along with his privileges as a Shichibukai, his status as a king was abdicated, causing an uproar. At the same time, the Straw Hat Pirates, Kin'emon, Momonosuke, and Trafalgar Law were on their way to Dressrosa to destroy the SMILE factory. Franky, in particular, met with the Thunderous Soldier of Rage, who is part of an organization who wants to destroy not only the factory, but the entire Dressrosa kingdom as well.

Manga and Anime Influences
Dressrosa draws inspiration from the real-life country of Spain, particularly the regions of Andalusia and Catalonia, as evidenced by the architecture, clothes, flamenco dancers, typical cuisine, and Spanish terminology. The passionate murders that are so common in Dressrosa is also commonly present in Spanish literature, particularly during the Romantic era in early 19th century.

The fighting fish native to the island seem to resemble bulls, both in appearance and temperament. Bullfighting itself is a common sport in Spain.

It also has some hints of the country of Italy, as it features a large colosseum where gladiators would fight to the death for the amusements of the spectators.

Trivia

 * Dressrosa means "pink dress" ("rosa" means "pink" in many Latin languages).

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