Shepherd Ju Peter

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter is one of the Five Elders, the public heads of the World Government, and holds the title Warrior God of Agriculture.

Along with the other Elders, he is one of the secondary antagonists of the entire One Piece series, especially in its Final Saga.

Appearance
Ju Peter is a tan-skinned man of lean build and incredible stature, being the second tallest of the Five Elders after Marcus Mars (and noticeably taller than Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, hence well over 3 m tall). Among the Elders, Ju Peter stands out as the youngest-looking, with a full head of hair and little in the way of facial wrinkles. Said hair is blond and kept in a regular, short taper cut while linking to a full beard-and-mustache combo.

For attire, Ju Peter dons a plain suit jacket and pants of dark-maroon color, paired with a white, buttoned-up, tieless dress shirt that has a wingtip collar low enough to expose a scar above his chest, which reaches from his lower cervical area down toward his right armpit.

Personality
Like the other Elders, Ju Peter cares about the world's balance upheld by the Three Great Powers and wishes to protect it, expressly seeking to prevent the chaos that would arise from its breakdown. He has been shown to give great thought to the impact of vacancies created among both the Seven Warlords and Four Emperors. He also wishes to preserve the image of the World Government by keeping the events of the Void Century a secret at all costs, and he and the other Elders will immediately have anyone destroyed who is found to be studying it; notably, Ju Peter was the one who gave the order to kill Professor Clover of Ohara, doing so to prevent the latter from uttering the Great Kingdom's name.

Like his fellow Elders, Ju Peter is knowledgeable regarding the true nature of the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika and takes said Devil Fruit's threat quite seriously. When Warcury made note of its legendary status, Ju Peter responded by questioning why the government made the effort of renaming a Devil Fruit.

Although he will totally obey Imu's orders, he did not shy away from questioning the reasoning behind eliminating an entire country, though he did proceed the process regardless of the question and executed Imu's orders.

Abilities and Powers
As one of the Five Elders, the highest-ranking Celestial Dragons, Ju Peter and his four peers are considered the "Highest Authority of the World Government", though in secret are subservient to Imu, the occupant of the Empty Throne. Ju Peter thus controls every part of the government, including but not limited to the Cipher Pol agencies and Marine HQ, with even the Fleet Admiral unable to challenge the Elder's power. Like anyone of or below the rank of Marine Admiral, the Five Elders can declare a Buster Call to destroy any island deemed a threat, as well as deploy the Mother Flame on behalf of Imu to annihilate islands without a trace. The Elders can also channel their tremendous power to manipulate the media, such as to withhold facts from the general public or outright erase segments of history, most notably regarding the Void Century.

Transformation


Ju Peter has an unspecified ability allowing him to transform into a giant, humanoid creature with a large mouth. In this form, he could withstand a point-blank fire blast from Sabo without trouble. It is unknown if this power is derived from a Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Weapons
Ju Peter carries a flintlock with him, which he intended to use to execute Nefertari Cobra for seeing Imu.

Past
As recognition for his genius inventions in MADS, Dr. Vegapunk was invited to Mary Geoise for an audience with the Five Elders.

Twenty-two years ago, the Five Elders spoke via Den Den Mushi to Professor Clover, an archaeologist from Ohara who was revealed to have been studying the Poneglyphs. Clover revealed that he knew too much about the Void Century, and Ju Peter immediately ordered for the Cipher Pol unit on Ohara to eliminate him. The Five Elders then gave the command for a Buster Call to destroy Ohara and its historians.

Less than fourteen years ago (over ten years since Gol D. Roger's execution), Spandam persuaded the Five Elders to give him the authority to seek out the blueprints for Pluton.

Jaya Arc
A Marine came to the Room of Authority to report that Shanks had made contact with Whitebeard. However, the Five Elders' top priority was finding a replacement for Crocodile in the Seven Warlords of the Sea, with Ju Peter saying that they could not allow the Three Great Powers to crumble.

Long Ring Long Land Arc
The Five Elders got a call that Marine Admiral Aokiji had gone off on his own without informing anyone, to their dismay.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc
The Five Elders received a report that the Emperor Shanks had successfully met with fellow Emperor Whitebeard, to their shock.

Post-War Arc
The Five Elders spoke about the aftermath of the Summit War of Marineford, and said to wait for pirates to emerge in the changing New World when considering potential new Warlord candidates. They then talked about Blackbeard's rise to power, and Ju Peter said that little could likely stop him aside from the other Emperors and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Dressrosa Arc
Fleet Admiral Sakazuki came to the Room of Authority to question the Five Elders about why they let Donquixote Doflamingo use the World Nobles' authority to misinform the entire world. The Elders reminded Sakazuki of his place and reprimanded his insolence, with Ju Peter stating that the matter had been entrusted to Cipher Pol. A Marine then came in and revealed that Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law's alliance had taken down Doflamingo, and that their victory had been broadcast to the entire world, shocking the elders and Sakazuki alike.

Levely Arc


As the Levely was beginning, the Five Elders were approached by Shanks. Because of his position, they reluctantly allowed him to talk to them about a certain pirate. After meeting with Shanks, the Elders headed toward the Empty Throne, and talked about how King Nefertari Cobra of Arabasta had requested to meet with them. Upon reaching the Empty Throne, they knelt before its occupant Imu as they requested that Imu tell them the name of the "light" that needed to be extinguished from history.

Wano Country Arc
Shortly following their meeting with Imu, the Elders granted Cobra the audience he requested at the Empty Throne. Cobra brought up his ancestor, Nefertari Lili who was one of the First Twenty founders of the World Government, and explained how she disappeared following her decision to abdicate living in Mary Geoise; he asked if the Elders had any records of what became of her. The Elders claimed to have no answer for this, and Cobra then asked about the meaning of the initial D., revealing to the Elders' shock that a letter from Lili had been passed down through the Nefertari Family. Imu then entered the room and sat on the Empty Throne, and the Elders were shocked at Imu's decision to be revealed to Cobra. Imu talked with Cobra about Lili and the D., and the Elders drew flintlocks as they intended to execute Cobra for seeing Imu. Imu was the first to strike Cobra, but then along with the Elders was attacked by Sabo using Hiken. Following the attack, the Elders and Imu transformed into beastly forms and pursued Sabo as he fled the room with Cobra. Following another strike by Imu, Cobra sacrificed himself to allow Sabo to flee and was promptly killed; the Elders then noticed that Wapol had been spying on the affairs in the room through a small peephole. Following the Levely's conclusion, the Five Elders were in the Room of Authority discussing Sabo and the growing issues with Vegapunk on Egghead when they received a call from Imu, who wished to test out Vegapunk's Mother Flame invention; Nusjuro advised to test it on a forested area rather than in the sea. Imu told them to test it on the Lulusia Kingdom, and Nusjuro and Ju Peter both noted how useful the weapon could be to quell a long conflict if they could one day use it freely. Imu also gave them the command to find and seize Nefertari Vivi.

They later discussed the Raid on Onigashima, namely the orders they had given to eliminate Nico Robin and prepare to have the Marines assume control of Wano Country in the aftermath of the battle. The Elders then discussed the potential of the Gomu Gomu no Mi, which was consumed by Monkey D. Luffy, actually being the renamed "Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika" and awakening; a course of action they did not wish to occur. Warcury dismissed the existence of the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika as a legend, but Ju Peter countered by asking why the World Government had bothered to change its name if it was, saying the objective was likely to erase the fruit from history. The Five Elders commanded Guernica to interfere in the battle between Luffy and Kaidou to eliminate the former, and Guernica sacrificed himself to allow Kaidou to inflict a deadly blow on Luffy.

The Five Elders' attempt to eliminate Luffy proved a failure, as they later came to learn that the Gomu Gomu no Mi had indeed been awakened and Kaidou and Big Mom had both fallen in battle. Because Wano's borders were not opened as was initially expected, the Elders called off the Marine invasion but maintained the order for Robin to be captured.

One Piece Film: Red
The Five Elders watched Uta's concert in Elegia from the Den Den Mushi. They discussed Uta being the daughter of Shanks, a serious threat that was opposed to the Great Pirate Era, and how to stop her rebellion, though there was some hesitation among them to carry out her elimination as they worried she may have been related to the Figarland Family. Also, they were very concerned about Uta's connection with Tot Musica and they could not afford to be cautious if she summoned that as a threat. The Five Elders did not fall asleep to Uta's powers as they already muted her songs. They were later informed by Lucci about an estimate being 70% of the world's population would be pulled into the Uta World.

The Five Elders, horrified, witnessed Uta turning everyone including Saint Charlos into inanimate objects. As they couldn't afford more casualties, they needed to make a decision even if a Celestial Dragon would get caught in the crossfire. They witnessed Tot Musica, finally summoned by Uta, attacking the Marine ships. Lucci tried to turn off the Den Den Mushi to cut the sounds, but Ju Peter stated there was no point to mute it as the reality and the song of Tot Musica had already been linked. After Tot Musica was defeated by Luffy and Shanks, the Five Elders witnessed Uta releasing everyone from the Uta World through singing.

Egghead Arc
Having received their orders from Imu, the Elders then received a call from Marine Headquarters revealing they had traced Sabo to Lulusia, and the Elders took note of this stroke of fortune as the Lulusia Kingdom was completely annihilated by the Mother Flame soon afterward with the Five Elders declaring it never existed in the first place.

The Five Elders also received a call by York, who was aspiring to become a Celestial Dragon, that Vegapunk was doing forbidden research on the Void Century and decided to send a squad of CP0-Agents to assassinate Vegapunk and all his satellites, including York.

Following Saturn departing to Egghead, the remaining elders in the Room of Authority were contacted by York again. While their conversation was overheard by Saturn and Kizaru, York asked them why they intended to kill her as well, with Marcus Mars replying she was still a Vegapunk after all. Upon the elders negotiating a deal with her, York revealed that she needed saving from Luffy before he kills her, much to Ju Peter's shock.

Major Battles

 * Five Elders and Imu vs. Sabo

Non-Playable Appearances

 * One Piece: Grand Battle! 3
 * One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush!
 * One Piece Odyssey

Trivia

 * The name "Ju Peter" is based off Jupiter, the fifth planet in Earth's Solar System, in keeping with the Five Elders' planet-based naming scheme: the Jū and Pītā (ピーター) if combined form Jupitā (ジュピター), the Japanese pronunciation of "Jupiter" in English.
 * Ju Peter's association with Jupiter is particularly suitable since, in classical East Asian astrology, said planet is considered the "Wood Planet" (Japanese: 木星), representing "Wood" among the Chinese Five Elements, which befits Ju Peter's title of Warrior God of Agriculture.
 * The name "Peter" along with the surname "Shepherd" (plus the Elder's status as a "Saint") may tie into Christianity's Saint Peter. Additionally, the "Ju" part of the Elder's name is represented by the kanji for the number "ten" (十), which is also used in the word "cross" (十字架), referring to the Christian cross.

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