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
Nezumi wielded a flintlock, which he used to shoot Nojiko in the shoulder.

Arlong Park Arc
Nezumi accepted bribes from Arlong to keep the Marines from investigating the crimes of the Arlong Pirates. Acting on a tip from Arlong, he discovered the treasure that Nami had been hoarding in order to buy back Cocoyasi Village, and confiscated it.



Once Arlong was defeated, Nezumi attempted to take all the glory from the Straw Hat Pirates, 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 fair distance before swearing revenge against Monkey D. Luffy.

Nezumi returned to his base and reported to his superiors about the incident, prompting the Marines to assign Luffy with his first bounty. However, Nezumi was not pleased with the wanted poster picture, as he thought it did not make Luffy look dangerous.

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!

Trivia

 * His Marine identification code is 00733.
 * He is the only person known to have personally requested that someone be assigned a bounty.
 * Nezumi's favorite food is cheese, which fits his animal theme.

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