Nezumi

Captain Nezumi is a Marine captain of the 16th Branch in the East Blue. Due to his actions, he can be considered the secondary antagonist of the Arlong Park Arc.

Appearance
Nezumi is a slim, dark-haired man with—appropriately for his name—a strongly mouse-like appearance. His eyes are constantly narrowed, while his facial hair consists of a thin goatee and six long, wire-like whiskers on his upper lip. His Marine uniform is heavily customized, with the standard cap converted into a mouse-eared cowl, connected to a buttoned-up greatcoat that reaches to his feet, accessorized with a belt and blue epaulets.

His coat carries a blueish-grey color in the TV anime, which is dulled in the digitally colored manga and Episode of East Blue.

Personality
As his mouse-like appearance suggests, Nezumi is craven, opportunistic, and utterly without integrity. So strong is his greed that he will conspire long-term with criminals, suppress his personal revulsion of Fish-Men, and even directly attack civilians at the prospect of money. Ordinarily, he displays a smug, supercilious air, expecting his rank alone to command respect and obedience; if overpowered, he will immediately cower and beg, until he has managed to retreat to a safe distance.

His signature laugh, "Chi chi chi chi" (チチチチ), mimics the standard onomatopoeia for mouse squeaks.

Abilities and Powers
As a Marine Captain and head of the 16th Branch, Nezumi has authority over the base and lower-ranking subordinates. However, he relies mainly on his rank and soldiers to intimidate his enemies and civilians. He has demonstrated no physical combat capabilities himself, as he and his entire unit were easily beaten up by Roronoa Zoro, who was critically wounded and bleeding at that time, as well as by Nami. Nezumi began begging for mercy when he was stared down by the Cocoyasi villagers and Straw Hat Pirates, only to make death threats when he swam away to a fair distance, showing little to no mental fortitude.

Weapons
He carries a pistol, and appears relatively competent in its use.

Arlong Park Arc
For a time, Nezumi and his unit deliberately ignored the Arlong Pirates' tyranny over the Conomi Islands in exchange for monthly bribes. While Arlong took great pride in the arrangement and considered the Marines "honored guests" (even volunteering Hatchan as a private ferry for them), Nezumi always kept his time at Arlong Park to a careful minimum, partly because he found the Fish-Men unsettling.

One day, after a routine payoff, Arlong informed Nezumi of a treasure buried in nearby Cocoyasi Village: the cash and valuables that Nami had been hoarding for eight years to buy freedom from Arlong. Knowing the hoard qualified as stolen property, Nezumi eagerly brought his unit there, and commandeered Genzo to lead them to Nami's house. To the outrage of Genzo, Nojiko, and especially Nami, the Marines ransacked the entire property, intent on nothing beyond confiscating Nami's efforts.

When Nami and her guardians furiously realized that the Marines were allied with Arlong, Nezumi ordered his men to respond with armed force; though Nami and Genzo avoided injury, Nojiko was shot in the waist. Soon after, Nezumi uncovered the hoard—93,000,000 in total—and reveled in it, heedless to the fact that he'd spurred Nami and Genzo to their breaking points. Their reactions, borne out of desperation, would ultimately lead to the Straw Hat Pirates storming Arlong Park and completely crushing the Arlong Pirates.



Once Arlong was defeated, Nezumi attempted to take all the glory from the Straw Hats, as well as the money from Arlong's stores. Roronoa Zoro quickly defeated Nezumi and his men. Nami hit him with her staff for destroying the orange grove and shooting Nojiko and then demanded that he return the stolen money, rebuild Gosa Village, and clean up all the mess left over from Arlong's reign. Humiliated and injured, he quickly retreated to a safe distance before swearing revenge against Monkey D. Luffy.

Some time later, Nezumi returned to his base and reported to his superiors about the incident, prompting the Marines to assign Luffy with his first bounty. However, instead of being pleased, Nezumi complained the poster did not make Luffy look properly dangerous.

Anime and Manga Differences
In the manga, Nezumi orders his subordinates to "disperse" Nami, Nojiko, and Genzo before finding the buried money, and one of these subordinates is implicitly the one to shoot Nojiko. In contrast, the anime has Nezumi discovering the money first, then personally drawing a pistol on Nami when she tries to attack—and shooting Nojiko as she tries to restrain Nami.

Translation and Dub Issues
His name, predictably, refers to the Japanese for mouse (鼠).

Per standard policies, the 4Kids-dubbed anime edits his uniform's "MARINE" emblems to "NAVY". His pistol is recolored to seem more toy-like, and his shooting of Nojiko is heavily condensed (though not wholly removed).

In both the 4Kids and Funimation-dubbed anime, his rank is given as Colonel rather than Captain.

Playable Appearances

 * One Piece Treasure Cruise

Enemy Appearances

 * Set Sail Pirate Crew!
 * One Piece
 * One Piece: Pirates Carnival

Non-Playable Appearances

 * One Piece: Become the Pirate King!
 * Aim! The King of Belly
 * One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush!
 * One Piece: Dragon Dream!
 * One Piece: Grand Adventure

Trivia

 * His Marine identification code is 00733.
 * He is the only person known to have personally requested that someone be assigned a bounty.
 * His favorite food is cheese, per pop-culture stereotypes of mice.

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