Emporio Ivankov

Emporio Ivankov, Iva for short, is the former "Queen" of the Kamabakka Kingdom, who is known as a "Miracle Person", and a commander of the Revolutionaries army. He is currently a prisoner of Impel Down kept in Level 5, but lives in a secret "Okama Paradise" within the same level.

Appearance
Ivankov is a large man that towers over even the very large Crocodile and Jinbei. He has a unusually large head, sports an afro, and has long eyelashes. As an okama, he dresses in women's garments with heavy makeup. He also has a Jolly Roger tattooed just below his chest. To signify his queen-ship of New Kama Land, he wears a king's crown with a queen's crown on top. His hairstyle, make-up, necklace and fishnet stockings are reminiscent of Tim Curry's transvestite costume in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Using his Emporio Female Hormones on himself, Ivankov can become a woman. This form is smaller, more realistically proportioned than his his male form, and is rather well endowed, not unlike the women of Amazon Lily. Because of the clothes he wears as an okama, this form is also scantily dressed.

While in a flashback as a Revolutionary, Iva has been seen wearing a cloak, and without the crown which is hidden somehwere.

Personality
Ivankov: I used a little to much energy... my anemia.. I'm.. I'm..

Crowd: Iva! Are you okay!?!

Ivankov: I'm fiiiine!!!

Crowd: Oh so you're fine after all! Oh, you got me!

— Typical Ivankov scene As an okama stereotype, Iva is an effeminate cross dressing man. "He" also has a tendency to put "kama" at the end of a sentence, and sometimes proclaims the exact opposite of a statement "he" has just said (such as saying that "he" wouldn't mind being called "Crap", before hastily announcing that "he" would not be referred to as such). "He" is noted for not being picky on what Japanese honorific someone can use when addressing "him".

He also believes that people should be what they want to be whether it be a man, woman, or okama. He is very loud and open, even perverse, about his ideals as well. He doesn't care for other people's objections to his views, even turning a man who tries to kill him into a woman, despite the man (now woman) was embarrassed by his ordeal and had previously stated he objected to Ivankov's views. He states that as a prisoner of Impel Down he is not such a good person as he would save someone's life. However, when touched by the words of friendship and hope, he considers their life worth saving.

He thinks that "miracles" only come to those who never give up. He also dislikes people who rely on others to save them, and believes they aren't worth being saved. According to him, he always questions the "Will to Live" of nations he saved.

He also didn't express interest in breaking out of prison, not yet at least. He stated that he will escape when Dragon and the revolutionaries would take down the World Government. However, when Ivankov realized that Luffy and Ace were Dragon's sons, he decided to help Luffy rescue Ace, considering his duty to his "personal compatriot", Dragon.

Crew
Ivankov seems to have a close relationship with his leader, Monkey D. Dragon, and is a loyal follower within the Revolutionary group. In fact, Iva picked up on Dragon's habit of staring at the direction of East Blue when the wind blows, stating that Dragon may be homesick. However, while he knows this much, he seems to know little to nothing about Dragon's family, until the younger son Luffy speaks out. Ivankov's sense of camaraderie goes to the point where despite being a prisoner, his loyalty remains to the degree where he appears to be under no belief that Dragon has abandoned him. Ivankov has even stated that the only reason why he still remains within the Great Gaol is because he is merely biding his time, waiting for the right moment when Dragon will strike again, only then will he break out of Impel Down and join Dragon by his side, a notion that got accelerated upon learning that Ace and Luffy were both Dragon's sons

As a fellow comrade and okama, Ivankov broke Inazuma out of his cell in Level 5 of Impel Down. They plot escape when the time is right.

The party of New Kama Land seem to worship and respect Ivankov like a "queen", due to him helping them escape from their hellish cells and gave them a better place to live.

Friends
Mr. 2 Bon Kurei, in particular, worships Ivankov for being the greatest okama, as well as saving his and Luffy's lives.

When Monkey D. Luffy begged for Ivankov to save Mr. 2 Bon Kurei from his injuries over his own fatally poisoned body, Ivankov was touched by this selfless bond and formed a respect for Luffy. Upon witnessing Luffy's astonishing recovery and discovering that Luffy is the son of his leader, Dragon, Iva's respect has grown even deeper, and felt a duty to assist Luffy in breaking Ace out of prison.

Enemies
There seemed to be some prisoners in Level 5 who don't really like Ivankov. One of them, in particular, bore a grudge for Iva turned his father into an okama, which led to the downfall of his family and kingdom, and the man gone from prince to pirate. The man swore revenge, only to be turned into a woman due to Ivankov's powers.

He and Crocodile apparently met before, when Crocodile was still a rookie. Iva even found out a precious weakness of Crocodile's, which he uses to blackmail Crocodile to ensure that he wouldn't try to betray the escape party.

Abilities and Powers
As the former queen of Kamabakka Kingdom, Iva controlled an island of male homosexual transvestites, which gave him a similar status on par with Boa Hancock, who rules over Amazon Lily. As he is now retired, his position as ruler has been forfeit. He is considered the greatest okama in the world. In Impel Down he apparently began setting up his new kingship (or queenship) and now commands a small army of "New Kama Okama" followers, all of which were former prisoners.

As a commander of the Revolutionaries, Iva has control over the lower ranking members of the army.

He has also been shown deflecting a cannonball with a wink and also turning a man into a woman after hitting them.
 * Death Wink: A technique in which Ivankov can repel a projectile aimed at him back where it came from merely by winking. By simply batting his eyelashes, the gust of wind created by them is capable of sending a projectile away. It has also been demonstrated as a powerful close combat attack, similar to a punch. The close combat version was first seen being used on Mr. 2 Bon Kurei.
 * Hell Wink: A variation of his Death Wink. After increasing the size of his head with face growth hormones, he fires a much stronger wink with a greater range and damage area. It was powerful enough to take out a large group of Blugoris.

Devil Fruit
Ivankov ate the Horu Horu no Mi, which allows him to control the hormones of the human body. He can remodel a human from the inside, which allows them to change all physical aspects, including: sex, growth, skin pigment, and many other things. This also allows him to bring about the will to live in a person, allowing those with a strong enough will to recover even from conditions that would usually mean certain death; however, this process also apparently shortens a person's potential lifespan.

Past
At some time in his past, Ivankov knew Crocodile when they were rookies, and found out a precious weakness Crocodile has along with him.

Ivankov apparently was responsible for many "miracles" people would seek out his help for many things, including making them become an Okama. At sometime, he left his position as queen of Kamabakka Kingdom to become a commander of the Revolutionaries, and had a close relationship with the leader Monkey D. Dragon.

Later, for his membership in the Revolutionaries, he was sent to Level 5 of Impel Down. However, it seems that his membership was not widely known, as Mr. 2 Bon Kurei claimed he was captured "without rhyme nor reason".

Current Events
However, some time after he was captured, he somehow completely disappeared from his cell without a trace. Since then however, there have been sightings of a man roaming around a forest near an abandoned guard's office. It turns out he and all the other people who were thought disappeared are actually under the sewers of Level 5, where he rules a kingdom of okamas which he calls The New Kama Kingdom. After he and Inazuma found Mr. 2 Bon Kurei and Luffy, Luffy begged for the two to save Bon Kurei, while he himself was in worse shape.

While he is making an entrance a prisoner comes seeking revenge against Iva for his father becoming an okama after visiting Kambakka Kingdom, he shot a cannonball at Iva. After pretending to be scared he winked at the cannonball and launched it back. Then he transformed his attacker with female hormones into a woman. After he informed Bon Kurei that Luffy is in the healing process from the poison and will be finished in 2 days.

After injecting Luffy with his Healing Hormones, he had a talk with Mr.2 Bon Kurei about Impel Down and the New Kama Land, explaining that it actually exists between Level 5 and Level 6, having been dug out long ago by a former prisoner possessing a digging Devil Fruit power. After explaining to Bon Kurei the mechanics of Level 6, he asked him to go rest, which he refused, as he would rather spend his time cheering on Luffy to not give up. After seeing Bon Kurei's efforts, he and everyone in New Kama Land started cheering for Luffy as well. He was last seen completely astounded by the fact that Luffy had managed to heal in just 20 hours, instead of the over 48 he had predicted it would take.

Ivankov showed great (albeit delayed) surprise after Luffy told him Dragon was his father, which caused Ivankov to begin understanding Luffy's incredible willpower and Dragon's past habits. He then came to the conclusion that the Marines don't know that Ace is Dragon's eldest son and is now with Luffy and Inazuma to save Ace (and possibly keep the Marines from making a big mistake which could lead to invoking Dragon's wrath). He also advises Luffy to be careful about who he tells his parentage to. He has left New Kama Land with Inazuma and Luffy, believing that as Dragon's comrade it is his duty to help Luffy in his task.

When the trio managed to enter Level 6, they found that Ace has already been transferred to the custody of the Marines. Worse yet, both the lift and the stairs out of Level 6 was blocked all of a sudden. With seemingly no possible way to save Ace, Iva told Luffy to just leave the rest to Whitebeard, and that they would try to get Luffy out of Impel Down. Luffy, however, stated he would rescue Ace or he would regret it for life, and decided to go to Marineford to do so. Iva claimed that is beyond dangerous, with so many powerful opponents there, but also sensed a powerful sensation when Luffy spoke, much like in the presence of Dragon. When some of the rowdy prisoners made snide remarks and told them to release them from their cells, Iva used his Death Wink to silence them. When Crocodile spoke up and offered them assistance, Iva persuaded Luffy to agree, and decided to use a "precious weakness" of Crocodile to hold him in control. Also, Jinbei requested for the chance to participate in the battle as well. With that, the five of them are in the process of breaking out.

When they arrive back in Level 5, he calls up all his faithful Okama to join him in the battle, and instructs them to free as many prisoners they can on the way from Level 5 upwards. While there, he gives Mr. 2 vigor hormones to be able to fight alongside with them.

Major Battles

 * Emporio Ivankov, Luffy, and Inazuma vs. Impel Down Guards (level 5 and level 6)
 * Emporio Ivankov, Luffy, Inazuma, Crocodile, Jinbei, Mr 1, Mr. 2, Residents of New Kama Land and prisoners of Impel Down vs. Impel Down Guards
 * Emporio Ivankov vs. Blue Gorillas
 * Emporio Ivankov vs. Sadi-chan

Trivia

 * Like other characters in One Piece, Ivankov has his own laughter style (Mmmfufufu).


 * His surname could be derived from Italian, where the word "Emporio" roughly translates to "store" or "general store".
 * His Jolly Roger, at first glance looks like a skull with 2 swords behind it, that curves too resemble horns. However it also shows both the male and female symbol twice on it (the female symbol consisting of the skull and the swords hilt, with the male symbol as the arrow shaped sword blade and the skull).
 * His face paintings looks like the face paintings of the members of KISS glam metal band.
 * His physical features (from his face and body, down to his very attire) are reminiscent of the character Dr. Frank-N-Furter from the movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
 * In the cover story "Sanji in Kamabakka Hell: Hang In There!", his portait appears on the wall of some building in Momoiro Island.
 * Ivankov's ability to alter his and everybody else's gender at will is likely a reference to another popular manga charater, Ranma Saotome, from Ranma 1/2 fame