Charlotte Basskarte

Charlotte Basskarte
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Japanese Name:	バスカルテ
Romanized Name:	Basukarute
Official English Name:	Bassquarte
Debut:	Chapter 860; Episode 830
Affiliations:	Charlotte Family; Big Mom Pirates
Occupations:	Pirate
Status:	Alive

Charlotte Basskarte is a son of the Charlotte Family and a member of the Big Mom Pirates.

Appearance

Basskarte is a very large and wide man, with his head appearing to be as wide as his body. The bottom part of his face is obscured by the collar of his jacket, which covers his entire body; he keeps his hands inside his long sleeves. He also wears a mask over his mouth and nose and a headband that obscures his face further. He has a massive mane of puffy hair that resembles flames.

Personality

Basskarte is loyal to his mother, as he readily took part in Big Mom's plan to assassinate the Vinsmoke Family and helped his crew chase after and attack the Straw Hats and Germa 66.

Abilities and Powers

Through unknown means, Basskarte can launch flames from his hands strong enough to quickly set a small area ablaze, although these flames were ineffective against the Vinsmoke Family's Raid Suits. He was ultimately easily overpowered by the Vinsmokes in battle.

He has a strong will, as he remained conscious after a blast of Big Mom's Haoshoku Haki.

Weapons

As a member of the group assigned to assassinate the Vinsmoke Family, Basskarte wielded a Walker.

History

Whole Cake Island Arc

Basskarte was present at the tea party and wedding between Charlotte Pudding and Vinsmoke Sanji on the roof of the Whole Cake Chateau. After Monkey D. Luffy and his allies crashed the wedding, Basskarte and some of his crewmates trapped the Vinsmokes and held them at gunpoint, with Basskarte pointing his gun at Vinsmoke Reiju's head. However, the enemy pirates shattered Big Mom's portrait of Carmel, causing her to unleash a scream that debilitated her crew. Basskarte watched in shock and fear as the Fire Tank Pirates betrayed Big Mom and prepared to assassinate her, but their attempt was unsuccessful.

The enemy alliance retreated into Capone Bege's "Big Father" fortress, and Katakuri gave his crewmates earplugs to resist Big Mom's scream. Basskarte's group tried to attack the freed Vinsmokes. Basskarte set the area around the Vinsmokes on fire, but the flames had no effect once they donned their Raid Suits. The Big Mom Pirates defeated the enemy alliance, but Big Mom's Tamatebako ended up falling off the Chateau and exploding, causing the Chateau to topple over. However, the Big Mom Pirates' fall was broken when Streusen turned part of the Chateau into soft cake.

The Big Mom Pirates regrouped, and Basskarte and several of his crewmates pursued the escaping Straw Hats. However, they were met with a surprise when Big Mom, who had developed a craving for wedding cake, overtook them and chased after the Straw Hats herself. Later, Basskarte joined Nusstorte's army to attack the Germa Kingdom, but the entire army was easily defeated by Germa 66. Reiju sat on Basskarte's defeated body before he and the rest of the army were thrown into the sea.

Major Battles

• Nusstorte's pursuit squad vs. Germa 66

Trivia

• Basskarte's name matches the Charlotte Family's music themed names, and can be a reference to several different connections:
  • His Japanese spelling resembles that of the musical instrument bass clarinet.
    • "Basskarte" is a name of a musical piece played on a bass clarinet.
  • His English spelling is comprised from the words "Bass", another musical instrument, and "Quartet", musical composition for four voices or instruments.
• His placement within the Charlotte Family is unknown, but Mont-d'Or referring to him as his older brother means that he could be anywhere from the 11th to the 18th son, with the exception being the 12th, 15th, and 16th sons.