Crocodile

Sir Crocodile is a character in the world of One Piece. Crocodile was once a Shichibukai but was stripped of his title after attempting to take control of the desert kingdom, Arabasta.

Appearance
Crocodile is an enormus man, standing well over six feet tall (2.23 metres), with a wide chest,comparatively thin arms and legs, and thick neck. He has flushed white skin, as well as dark purple hair, which is combed back but dangles loosely from the back of his head. Crocodile has various battle scars, most notably a long stitch above his nose that stretches across his whole face, as well as a missing left hand, which has been replaced with a large hook made from a tough gold alloy. He has sunken eyes and thin eyebrows, with a slightly doward hooked nose although it changes for image to image. Crocodile speaks with a deep, relaxed voice, and he is usually seen smoking a thick, buck cigar produced by his company.

His theme of dress is meant to convey the idea of an Italian mafia boss; he sports a long, thick and dark fur coat, as well as polished Italian shoes with golden buckles. He wears various jewelry, including several golden rings with various rare gemstones on his fingers and a rectagular earring that clips onto his right earlobe. Crocodile wears an indigo velvet scar, as well as a long-sleeve orange shirt, which are covered by a darker orange button-up vest adorned with a striped black pattern, and dark brown suit pants

Personality
Crocodile was the Shichibukai with the lowest bounty at the time, and was likely the only one known to have a bounty of less than 100 million Belly,although had his bounty represented his threat level at the time of the by the time he met luffy it would have easily more than doubled and broken the 100 million mark. he also appears to the the most intelligent and cunning member of the Shichibukai show so far which is apparent from his abilty to mastermind the entire Arabasta incident while at the same time keep the World Government from finding out he was behind it while also making himself a national hero.

Weapons
Crocodile usually uses his golden hook on his left arm for attacking. The golden part of the hook can be taken off to use a poisonous hook. If the hook somehow breaks off, he has a knife hidden away in it that can be used.

Past Story
It was stated by Crocodile himself that he was not much different from Luffy once, and also wanted to become the Pirate King and have adventures. As time went by, Crocodile came to let go of his dreams, eventually becoming one of the Shichibukai. Some point, either before he became one of the Shichibukai or after, Crocodile learned of a weapon called Pluton and became very interested in it.

Crocodile secretly started a mysterious group, called Baroque Works. Being careful not to attract too much attention to himself, he gathered some of the best bounty hunters in the world, and gave them codenames based on power. His plan the whole time was to capture Arabasta and read the Poneglyph there to find the ancient weapon, Pluton, and gain whats he desires, Military Power.

It is known that he found Nico Robin at the age of 24, and made a deal with her. He'll protect her and give her a home, and she can be his partner. In return Robin will read the Poneglyph and find the location of Pluton.

Present Story
After years of planning, all the Baroque Works agents finally met Sir Crocodile, and were given their final assignments. Crocodile, fighting and defeating Luffy twice, nearly killing him each time, finally believe himself to be rid of Luffy. Nico Robin and Crocodile were brought to the Poneglyph Chamber in the Royal Mausoleum Grounds by the king, Cobra, who was forced to lead them there. Crocodile was betrayed by Robin who reads off history she knows, of both Arabasta and other points in the world. Luffy caught up, and finally defeated Sir Crocodile, with a super version of his Gatling Gun, Gomu Gomu No Storm! With that came the end of Baroque Works, and Crocodile.

Tashigi, going by her own justice as Captain Smoker ordered, arrested Sir Crocodile, who was stripped of all titles and permissions granted by the Marines and the World Government. He was taken to a prison, and after all of the other Baroque Works members were broken out, he refused to go. Crocodile, Mr. 1, Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 are currently being transferred to Impel Down.

Major Battles

 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (1) (victory)
 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (2) (victory)
 * Crocodle vs. Luffy (3) (defeat)

Trivia

 * In a Cover Story Mini-Arc, Crocodile was originally drawn with both hands, and no hook. This was corrected for the release of the volume and is now published with the hook correctly place don his left hand.
 * Crocodile is the only known character so far to have totally master his Logia Devil's Fruit, and is able to turn to Sand as a reaction to touch, effectively giving the appearance that he automatically turns to Sand once he is hit, which is a common misconception about Logia Users.
 * In a recent Japanese Fan Poll, Crocodile is currently ranked the 25th most popular character in One Piece.
 * Crocodile's design may have been inspired by Captain Hook from the story Peter Pan.

Related Articles

 * Luffy
 * Shichibukai
 * Pluton
 * Nico Robin