Punk Hazard

Punk Hazard is an island located in the New World, and is the first island the Straw Hat Pirates have disembarked on, after receiving a distress call from someone on the island. According to Nami, none of her compass needles pointed to it, which she considered odd, even for a New World island.

Four years before the Straw Hats' arrival, Dr. Vegapunk performed an experiment with chemical weaponry on the island. The experiment failed, however, causing it to become a chemical wasteland where nobody could set foot. After two years, most of the poison had dispersed; as such, the fact that it was a large, abandoned wasteland made it the perfect battleground for Aokiji and Akainu's battle over the position of Fleet Admiral. The impact and scale of their battle caused one side of the island to permanently be embroiled in flames, while the other half became permanently frozen over.

While there is no civilization on the island, it is home to a variety of bizarre creatures, most of which, aside from a Dragon, are half-human hybrids, such as a bird woman, a Centaurs (one with Giraffe legs and the other with leopard legs). These all seem to be under the command of a mysterious group comprised of men in hazmat suits, the leader of which holds a grudge against Dr. Vegapunk.

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The island is surrounded by a sea of fire, and the entrance is bolted with a danger sign, hazard stripes, and the logos of the Marines and World Government. The external border is heavily fenced in and inside lies a military base, which consists of buildings that appear to have partially melted due to the intense heat. Also, there is a partially melting skull of a certain creature, which is larger than a giant, lying amongst the ruins.

According to Nami, the clouds above the island made it appear as though the other half of the island had a climate with a temperature below freezing and surprisingly she was right, which fitted with the call the crew received when a victim from a samurai attack talked about being freezing cold.

Robin states that the island appears to have not always been on fire, leading her to wonder if it was a natural disaster or an accident that caused the island to burn on one of its sides. Later Smoker mentions that this was the site of then Admiral Akainu and Aokiji. He also mentioned that the battle was so fierce that it changed the weather on the island, half of the island being ice and half on fire is most likely a byproduct of their two devil fruit powers. Thus answering Robin's question on the origin of the fire.

It is also mentioned by the marnies on Smoker's ship that before the duel, and indeed the reason it was picked, was because the island was abandoned. This was due to an accident which resulted from one of Dr. Vegapunks chemical experiments failure four years before the present time. Though most of the poisonous matter had disappeared before the Admiral's duel, and Smoker is surprised to see the posinous gas still leaking out on the island.

On the frozen side of the island, it appears to have a prison where Nami, Sanji, Chopper and Franky were being held captive alongside a samurai's head (still alive), and a room full of giant-sized children.

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