Ganzo



Ganzo (贋造, Ganzō) was a character that appears in the first One Piece movie. An oden chef and grandfather of Tobio whom the Straw Hats meet. He was also the childhood friend of the legendary gold pirate, Woonan.

When they were young, Ganzo and Woonan had an argument about what's really important. During the fight, they fell and dangled over a cliff with Ganzo hanging onto Woonan's pirate flag. Knowing how important the flag is to Woonan and that Woonan couldn't hang on for much longer, Ganzo lets go so the flag wouldn't be ruined and Woonan could climb up. Fortunately, Ganzo was rescued by a passing ship and woke up three days after the accident to find that Woonan had already left to become a pirate.

When Ganzo, Tobio, and the Straw Hats finally find Woonan's crypt, it was empty save for Woonan's skeleton, flag, and a dying message. Ganzo was surprised to find that Woonan had thought of their friendship was his most valuable treasure rather than the actual gold itself.