Nokokuwa Police is a tall muscular man, approximately twice as tall as Zoro's height, and has tattoos of fish bones on his chest. Due to consuming a Stag Beetle SMILE, he has a pair of stag beetle's mandibles on his shoulders and an extra pair of arms. He wears a police hat with a golden buckle on it, a sleeveless leather jacket, two pairs of black gloves, leather pants with a belt, and boots. As a Gifter, he has black horns on his head.
In his first two appearances, he lacked the tattoos on his upper body and wore suspenders under his vest and shoulder pads with spikes. The pattern on his police hat looked more like three connected circles than what is shown later.[1][4]
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Nokokuwa Police's original appearance in the manga.
Nokokuwa Police appears to be very loyal to the Beasts Pirates and does not seem to have a problem with firing on Kouzuki Momonosuke, a child.[3] He appears to look down on those who challenge his crew, trying to convince Zoro to give up during the Raid on Onigashima.[1] In the anime, he appears to be cold-hearted, laughing alongside the rest of the Armored Division when Sasaki made fun of the Kouzuki Family.[5]
Like many characters, he has a unique laughing style: "Kuwakuwa" (クワックワッ?, VIZ: "Sta sta stag").[1]
Nokokuwa Police has eaten a Japanese Stag Beetle SMILE (ノコギリクワガタのSMILE,Nokogiri kuwagata no Sumairu?),[2] giving him large mandibles on his shoulders and an extra pair of arms.[1]
Weapons[]
Nokokuwa Police wields various weapons, including pistols,[4] a rifle, and saw-like ōtachi.[6][2] Because of his four arms, he can wield multiple weapons and combinations of weapons at the same time,[6] and is considered an expert swordsman, being skilled enough to wield four ōtachi.[2]
Once the Raid on Onigashima was fully underway, Nokokuwa Police rejoined the Armored Division. Targeting Momonosuke, who was being protected by Shinobu, he participated in the initial firing round, hitting Shinobu.[6] After Yamato began defending Momonosuke,[3] the entire division surrounded the three of them and fired shots from behind their shields. However, Yamato continued blocking the shots and taking down more of their members, until the fight was eventually interrupted by the arrival of Franky and Hatcha. The Number smashed a hole through the floor, and the trio escaped,[7] with Franky staying behind to occupy the Armored Division.[8]
In the manga, Nokokuwa Police was not seen again after Hatcha interrupted the battle between the Armored Division and Yamato. However, in the anime, he prepared to aid Sasaki against the tamedGifters before getting tamed himself.[9]
Trivia[]
The first part of Nokokuwa Police's name comes from the Japanese term for Japanese Stag Beetle (ノコギリクワガタ,Nokogiri kuwagata?). The second part is likely based on his police hat.
This makes Nokokuwa Police one of the few Shinuchi to not follow the card game-themed naming scheme of his rank, instead having a name that is closer to how regular Gifters are identified.
↑ 6.06.16.2One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 98Chapter 993 (p. 11-13) and Episode 1006, Nokokuwa Police rejoins the Armored Division, targeting Momonosuke and Shinobu.
