Yorki

Yorki was the Pirate captain of the Rumba Pirates who brought Laboon to Reverse Mountain fifty years ago from the West Blue He shook hands with Crocus.

History
Yorki and his crew were looking forward to exploring the Grand Line, but were saddened they had to leave Laboon behind because of how dangerous the Grand Line is. They promised to return someday in two to three years and take Laboon back with them.

Yorki and his crew however didn't returned. They were attacked in the Florian Triangle and all of them were killed. A few years later, seeing as Yoki didn't returned, Crocus theorized about what happened to the captain and the crew. Crocus theorized that Yorki and his crew got scared of what they had seen and endured and left the Grand Line in desperation after only going a short distance into it. They left via the Calm Belt and the most obivous outcome was death for the entire crew.

The Straw Hats told Laboon that their crew may be still alive somewhere, hoping it would keep his spirit of seeing them return alive high. However it was not enough to convince the whale. Though it has been fifty years since then, only one of Yorki's crew however remained after the attack, Brook.

Anime and Manga Differences
Originally in the manga Yorki is depicted wearing a cowboy hat. He also has two tattoos on his face. One under his right eye and one under his lower lip. In the anime, he is depicted wearing a typical tricone and has tattooless face.

Trivia

 * Yorki's nickname resembles that of the real life pirate, Calico Jack.