Portgas D. Rouge

Portgas D. Rouge was Ace's mother, Gol D. Roger's lover and the first known female to have the initial "D" to appear.

Appearance
Rouge was a slim woman with long and wavy reddish blonde hair. She wore a six-petaled red flower ornament on the left side of her hair, and had freckles on her face that were passed on to her son. She also wore a long short-sleeved, light blue dress that reached down to her feet and sandals.

History
She was living in Baterilla in South Blue when she was pregnant with Ace before Roger died. She held her pregnancy for 20 months through sheer willpower in order to deceive the world of Ace's connection to the Pirate King. The result of holding Ace for so long however led to her death from exhaustion after giving birth.

As a result of this sacrifice to save his life from the World Government, Ace claimed that he owed her and used Portgas as his own surname.

Translation and Dub Issues
"Rouge" is the French word for "Red".

Anime and Manga Differences
Portgas D. Rouge's face is fully shown in the anime while it was hardly visible in the manga.

Trivia

 * She is the first known D to both cry and smile at their death, the second known being her son Portgas D. Ace.
 * Her name appears to derive from the term "jolly roger", as one supposed origin of the word jolly roger was the words "jolie" and "rouge" (especially as her lover, Gol D. Roger, also has his name derived from this).
 * It can generally be assumed that she truly did love Roger as she wanted their child to be named Gol D. Ace and not Portgas.
 * Not only is Ace named after the first ranked card in standard playing cards but "Rouge et Noir" (French Red and Black) is a name that several card games possess.

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