Prince Grus

Prince Grus is a Marine Rear Admiral stationed at Marine Base G-14 and a member of SWORD. His fellow SWORD members also refer to Grus by the title of Prince (王子) which differs from his surname.

Grus was first introduced during the "Gang" Bege's Oh My Family Cover Page Serial as a brief antagonist. He made his proper debut in the main series during the Egghead Arc.

Appearance
Grus is a muscular young man with fluffy, shaggy hair. He wears a fur coat, an open shirt revealing his torso, a pair of dark pants and a Marine cap with an oversized bill. He also wears rings on each of the four fingers on his right hand.

During his debut in the cover story, he wore his fur coat draped over his shoulders. In subsequent appearances in the Egghead Arc, he wears it normally with his arms through the sleeves.

Personality
Grus is a patient, reasonable individual who obeys the usual Marine protocols and avoids unnecessary recklessness, regardless if others attempt to pressure him into action.

However, he also seems to envy his Co-Marines if they have a higher reputation, as he couldn't believe that Koby was supposed to be the "Hero of the Navy" and vowed to sabotage him.

X Drake
As captain of SWORD, Drake is Grus' superior, with the latter respecting the former's authority regarding decision-making of the unit. Having lost contact with Drake, Grus affirmed SWORD could not properly operate.

Helmeppo and Hibari
Both Helmeppo and Hibari appear to respect Grus' strength and authority, as they came pleading to him to do something about Koby's abduction, to which he refused to comply due to protocol reasons and common sense.

Abilities and Powers
As a Marine rear admiral, Grus has power over lower-ranking subordinates. He is also part of the elite Marine squadron SWORD, implying his skills are among the best the Marines can offer.

Grus is a relatively powerful fellow, capable of defeating the 90,000,000 head Gotti of the Fire Tank Pirates with little effort.

Rokushiki
Grus is seemingly able to use Soru to move at a great speed.

Devil Fruit
Grus ate the Gunyo Gunyo no Mi, a Devil Fruit of unknown class that gives him the power to create and control clay. He primarily uses this power to create clay golems that he puppeteers from afar to fight in his stead. He can also use his clay in other ways, such as by shaping it into melee weapons that he can wield in direct combat, or by creating a large mass of mushy clay to cushion a fall.

Past
Grus joined the Marines two or more years ago, and took part in the same classes as Koby and Helmeppo as a Marine recruit. At some point, he was promoted to rear admiral and joined SWORD.

Gang Bege's "Oh My Family"
While the Levely was ongoing, Grus and his squad patrolled through Dressrosa, where he managed to locate and arrest Charlotte Lola, thinking she was Chiffon (Lola's twin sister) of the Fire Tank Pirates. Gotti attempted to rescue her, but was swiftly defeated by Grus. However, Gotti was eventually successful in freeing Lola through a hit and run operation on Grus' battleship at one of Dressrosa's harbors.

Egghead Arc
Weeks after Koby's abduction by Marshall D. Teach, Grus was approached by Helmeppo and Hibari in an attempt to convince him to do something about Koby's situation, either by invading Hachinosu or deploying a Seraphim to fight the Blackbeard Pirates. Considering both those requests insane, Grus explained SWORD's current inability to operate due to Drake's unknown whereabouts and asked them to remain calm for the time being.



Grus and his fellow SWORD eventually joined Vice-Admiral Garp to invade Hachinose to rescue Koby. He later observed alongside Kujaku when Koby approached the battleship, enviously commenting on Koby's status as "Hero of the Navy", stating he would sabotage Koby. On Hachinosu Grus helped Garp, Helmeppo and Koby fight off the pirates briefly asking Garp if he was also included as one of the future of the navy. When Koby ran off to save what appeared to be a civilian Grus warned him that it was a trap forcing Garp to save Koby by taking a stab from the Blackbeard pirate Shiryu, much to Grus and Helmeppos shock. At the same time Avalo Pizarro attempted to use his devil fruit ability to destroy the marine ship carrying their troops on board, Garp told Koby destroys Pizarros's island sized hand while telling Grus to protect the ship from any falling debris as the the two sprung into action. Grus was skeptical about what Koby could do to the hand asking if he any bombs on his person but Koby managed to destroy the hand with a powerful Haki impact, as he did this Grus used "Gunyo no Su" to create a clay web to catch any debris from falling onboard the ship. As Grus and Koby got on board they heard from Garp that he was staying behind, sacrificing himself to ensure the rest of them could get out safely while telling them they were the future of the marines, with Grus shedding a tear at Garps actions.

Major Battles

 * Prince Grus vs. Gotti
 * SWORD, Tashigi and Monkey D. Garp vs. Blackbeard Pirates

Translation and Dub Issues
While his surname "Prince" (プリンス) uses the Japanese pronunciation of the English word, his title or nickname "Prince" (王子) uses the Japanese word for "a prince". This makes it impossible to distinguish between the two in a literal English translation. The VIZ translation initially rendered the use of the title as "Your Highness" to make the distinction, but later switched to simply "Prince".

Trivia

 * His name may be a pun on potato snack brand Pringles (プリングルズ).
 * "Grus" is Latin for "Crane".
 * This makes Grus the second Marine in the series to share a name with that specific animal, the first being Tsuru.
 * According to Oda, Grus's long-billed cap was his mother's idea to prevent him from bumping into things, since he tended to walk around while looking down as a child.

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