Hogback

Dr. Hogback is a "genius surgeon" who is famous among all doctors around the world. He was known to save thousand of lives with his miracle operations. Many worldwide doctors would travel to him and honor him. However, he vanished one day. It was thought by many to be a kidnapping plot or something of the sort. For that his name had faded into legend. In reality however he meet Gecko Moria ten years ago and travelled with him to Thriller Bark to help him create an army of zombies. He resides in his mansion in front of the main mast of Thriller Bark. He is one of the main major antagonists of the current arc. He is primarily responsible for creating all the bodies of all the creatures that reside on Thriller Bark.

Appearance
In the silhouste version, Hogback appears to be skinny but 10 years ago, he looks almost like he looks in the present day. Hogback wears a fishnet vest, leather pants, and a pair of sharp, creepy gloves. His nose resembles the beak of a penguin. He has fangs, and his mouth is a permanant smile along with a scar that starts from one corner of the smile, goes above his eyes and ends at the other side of his mouth. He also wears a pair of very small black sunglasses, He wears a furry black on his back, however his hair may be mistaken for the furry cape.

Personality
Hogback thinks highly of himself as a genius. However, despite curing many people with his abilities, he only thought of his patients as a nuisance. He only cured them for the fame and the money.

Hogback also believes that the abominations that he created along with Moria are truly alive. He does not care about whether or not the zombies have free will, or the people whose shadows were stolen to create them. As long as the zombies move, they are alive to him.

Hogback's overall personality is comparable to that of the Mad Scientist archetype commonly found in other works of fiction.

The Genius Surgeon and the Tragic Actress
Hogback was once a genius surgeon renowned for saving thousand of lives with his miracle operations. He was also a big fan of Victoria Cindry, a famous actress, for many years. However, his love for her was unrequintated as she refused to marry him when he proposed to her. One day, ten years ago, however, Cindry died in an accident. Hogback was so deeply saddened by the incident that he left his profession. It was around that time that he then met Gecko Moria, who promised Hogback to help him bring Cindry back to life. Hogback then stole Cindry's corpse and together with Moria's Kage Kage no Mi powers, produced a zombie created from Cindry's remains. Since then, Hogback decided to work for Gecko Moria by stitching up more bodies to be created as zombies.

Thriller Bark arc
Hogback, along with the zombies under his control, had subdued Robin and Chopper. He was then asked about Chopper concerning what he was actually doing on Thriller Bark. Hogback then explained his past to Chopper and why he was using his skills to help Moria. The fight was interrupted by Oz destroying the main mast. During the giant zombie's rampage, Hogback was pinned under a fallen piece of ceiling. Hogback pleaded with Cindry to save him, but Cindry's memories of her former life had been rekindled by Chopper, and she simply stood and smiled as Oz's massive foot crushed both of them.

Major Battles

 * Hogback vs. Chopper