- For the royal position, see Queen (Title).
- For the chapter, see Chapter 935.
Queen the Plague is an All-Star of the Beasts Pirates and one of Kaido's three right-hand men, the Disasters. He is also currently considered as the ruler of the region of Udon in Wano Country.
Due to his actions and role, he is a major antagonist in the Wano Country Arc.
Appearance
Queen is a massive man with an extremely thick build,[3] which he claims is all muscle.[5] His head is hunched and is, save for chin folds, undistinguished from his massive neck due to his nonexistent jawline. His face is small compared to his rotund body. Queen's eyes are covered by oval-rimmed sunglasses that instead of having temples seem strapped on by black bands, which go around his head in such a way as to form an X on his forehead; he has no visible eyebrows, a small hook nose, and a small mouth seen smoking a big cigar at all times, with lipstick making for a slightly effeminate look. Queen has eastern-looking blond hair, donning a Fu Manchu mustache whose tendrils widen as they droop to his chest, and the top of his head is entirely bald save for a thick, queue-like braid adorned with ties with a stinger-shaped end section.[3]
A stitched scar runs across the right of his chest to his shoulder. On his upper right arm is a dark tattoo consisting of his crew's Jolly Roger above his name. Queen's left arm, up to the shoulder, is cybernetic, composed of metallic rings, bolted plating, and wiring, and has been seen covered with a dark glove. Compared to his heavyset torso, Queen's legs and feet seem disproportionally small.[3][5]
Queen wears a pair of extremely large, high-waisted overalls that reach just below his chest, vertically striped black-and-white. They are held up by suspenders connecting with 8-shaped clasps on the front top edge. Below are simple, dark ankle boots.[3][5]
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Personality
Queen is a very flamboyant man who likes to sing and dance. Being extremely dramatic, he tends to treat matters like he is in a show, as seen when he told Babanuki to make an official ranking of his issues.
Queen's exaggerated shock.
Due to his flair for drama, Queen is very expressive and exaggerated in showing his shock to bad news. He can be rather vain, as he proudly proclaimed his muscle and how he would be much more attractive if he was not voluntarily this large.[5]
Like King, Queen is extremely rude and critical of his crewmates, as he was quick to deride his fellow All-Stars and call them names. He and King seem to have a mutual sense of disdain for Jack, as they are quick to gang up on him when in the same room.[3] He also used derogatory language when addressing his subordinates in Prisoner Mine.[5]
Queen believes that the time it takes for a battle to conclude combined with the number of fighters is what determines the level of excitement in combat.[6] To this end, Queen is fair to some extent, allowing Luffy to fight in the Great Sumo Inferno without being restricted by the Seastone cuffs.[7] However, his execution games are nevertheless intended to be inescapable and unwinnable. He is also willing to add sadistic rules such as keeping Kid and Kamazo submerged in water until Luffy and Hyogoro die in the ring.[8]
According to Daifugo, Queen's hobbies are building weapons and viruses.[9]
Queen also has a fondness for beautiful women, as he was seen ogling a picture of Komurasaki, and he appears to frequent the Red-Light District for prostitutes. His subordinates believed that he would go berserk and take his anger out on them if he found out that Komurasaki was dead.[5]
| — Queen to Big Mom |
Queen is a glutton who is extremely fond of oshiruko, claiming it is just as important to him as the air he breathes. He is adamant in his refusal to share with anyone.[6] When Queen does not get his daily fill of oshiruko, he becomes easily irritable and even murderous.[10] Queen's love for oshiruko is so immense, that he is willing to fight the Yonko Big Mom to prevent her from stealing his oshiruko.[11]
Queen is not completely fearless as he was terrified after seeing the change in Big Mom once she regained her memory. After Big Mom abruptly fell asleep, Queen took extreme precautions to restrain the sleeping Yonko and escort her to Onigashima as quickly as possible. However, this caused him to overlook the fact that Luffy was free of his collar and of the threat he now represent to Udon.[12]
Like many other characters, Queen has his own way of laughing, "Muhahaha" (ムハハハ, Muhahaha?).[7]
Relationships
Crew
Queen is extremely rude toward his crewmates, but his subordinates are loyal to him and love his performances.[7] In spite of that, Queen had faith that his subordinates could defeat Luffy despite the fact that Luffy had a higher bounty than Queen himself.[7] Also, his crew has a sense of fear when Queen becomes angry especially when he did not get his oshiruko.[13]
Kaido
Queen is one of Kaido's right hand men, meaning that Kaido has a great deal of trust in Queen and his abilities.[3] They appear to have a casual standing, as Queen addresses Kaido by his name, rather than by title, such as "Sir" or "Boss".[14] However, Queen is loyal to his general, as he attacked Big Mom for invading Wano.[15]
King
Queen has a rivalry with his fellow All-Star, King, as they both didn't hesitate to insult one another in front of their subordinates. However, they both share a mutual disdain toward their other fellow All-Star, Jack.[3]
Jack
Despite both being All-Stars, Queen has an extreme amount of disdain for Jack, as he joined King in ganging up on and insulting him when in the same room. Jack was silent at this verbal abuse and only replied in a respectful tone, despite his ruthless personality.[3]
Komurasaki
Queen is immensely infatuated with Komurasaki, believing that her beauty is wasted on the Shogun Orochi and even carrying around her picture to ogle at in his free time. Queen's adoration for Komurasaki is so great that his subordinates are terrified of reporting her death to Queen in fear that he will kill them in a fit of rage.[citation needed] When Queen found out about her "death", he started crying and begging for it to be a lie.[14]
Enemies
Monkey D. Luffy
| — Queen and Luffy[10] |
Queen has genuine respect for Luffy for his strength and reputation as a member of the Worst Generation, as he repeatedly tried to convince Luffy to join the Beasts Pirates, and will personally ask his captain to pardon him for his crimes if he does, despite Luffy's openly rebellious attitude towards Kaido and his crew.[5] Queen was impressed that Luffy was able to use Haoshoku Haki.[7] Queen later became murderous towards Luffy after Kid and Killer were brought back. He also spoke derisively to him after the latter tried to attack him.[8] When Big Mom breaks into Udon, Queen takes advantage of how Luffy was being chased by Big Mom where Luffy unknowingly lures Big Mom to be hit by Queen's Brachio Bomber. After Queen manages to subdue and capture Big Mom, Queen briskly chooses to prioritize the captured Yonko over Luffy, where Queen takes a large number of guards to help him transport Big Mom to Onigashima, leaving Udon severely weakened and more vulnerable as a freed Luffy begins his assault.
Hyogoro
Queen is familiar with Hyogoro as the legendary yakuza boss of the Flower Capital. After they first met, Queen mocked Hyogoro for his miserable plight and also sentenced him to the Great Sumo Inferno as a death sentence.[citation needed] Nevertheless, he was impressed by the latter's strength.[16]
Charlotte Linlin
As Big Mom is his general's rival, Queen is familiar with her. He was very shocked to see her at the Prison Mines, as he heard that her ship was sunk by King. Nevertheless, Queen and Big Mom came to blows when she demanded oshiruko, something Queen favored too. Despite her status as a Yonko, Queen transformed into a brachiosaurus and was slammed by her.[17] After devising a new strategy against Big Mom, Queen used his Brachio Bomber technique on her only to be shocked when Big Mom did not fall and became terrified when Big Mom suddenly regained her memory and recognized him though she suddenly fell asleep afterwards. Queen then chose to not underestimate Big Mom by imprisoning her using 100% purely made Seastone chains, along with 100 injections of beast tranquilizers before quickly transporting her to Onigashima with tight security as escorts.[18]
Abilities and Powers
Being an All-Star, Queen holds authority over the Beasts Pirates that is just below Kaido the general's.[3] He also presides over the region of Udon in Wano Country[19] where, chiefly, he superintends the prisoner mine; a task of him is coercing prisoners of notable strength into becoming subordinates to the Beasts Pirates. Additionally, Queen manages assassins in the crew's service, as Kyoshiro recommended contacting him when men of his family were attacked.[3][20]
With his incredibly high bounty of 
1,320,000,000[4] and his All-Star rank, Queen is one of the most powerful members of the Beast Pirates, being considered an extreme threat to the World Government's operations.
He has a powerful will, remaining unfazed by Luffy's Haoshoku Haki.[7]
Engineering Expertise
Queen is a highly skilled craftsman noted to have a particular interest in the creation of both Mechanical Weapons (カラクリ武器, Karakuri Buki?) and viruses, having constructed his own prosthetic arm as well as "Excite Bullets", special ammunition contaminated with a highly infectious disease known as "Mummy".[9][21]
Medical Expertise
True to his epithet, Queen has immense knowledge in virology, having invented extremely infectious and deadly viruses which are contained in his creations the Excite Bullets. The viruses are powerful enough to affect even Luffy, who developed an immense resistance to poison due to his previous battle with Magellan.
Physical Abilities
Queen has the strength to stop a punch from Luffy with only one hand and then toss Luffy away, though these actions were done with his artificial arm. He has very fast reflexes, as he was able to catch a punch from Luffy before it could hit him.[13] He also has tremendous durability, as he took a violent beating from the Yonko Big Mom and was able to remain conscious and stand back up on his feet only moments afterwards.[22]
Devil Fruit
Queen's full brachiosaurus form.
- Further information: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus
Queen ate the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus, an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a brachiosaurus hybrid and full brachiosaurus at will.
Weapons
Queen carries two swords, one on each of his hips.[5] He also has access to special collars that eject blades from the inside.[7]
History
Past
Queen was present 20 years ago along with King and Jack when Kaido set Oden Castle ablaze in order to kill the Kozuki Family.[1]
Wano Country Arc
At Onigashima, Queen was tinkering with his cybernetic arm while King was reprimanding Jack. Queen jumped in to insult both King and Jack, causing an argument between Queen and King.[3]
Sometime later, Queen paid a visit to Prisoner Mine in Udon.[23] After spending time ogling a picture of Komurasaki, he was brought before the prison warden Babanuki. Following Queen's request for a list of the prison's top three problems, Babanuki told him that Eustass Kid had escaped, the keys to the Seastone handcuffs were stolen, and Luffy was currently trying to escape. Queen reacted with total shock to each of these problems and ordered for Luffy to be caught immediately. Luffy and Hyogoro were then caught and brought before him. Queen attempted to convince Luffy to join the Beasts Pirates and even offered to request that Kaido pardon Luffy's crimes against him, though Luffy still refused. Queen recognized Hyogoro as the former Yakuza boss who was overthrown around the same time as the Kozuki Family, and decided to execute him and Luffy through the Great Sumo Inferno.[5]
Queen had his men put collars around Luffy and Hyogoro which would blow their heads off once they left the ring, and explained that they would have to fight against his men, who had no restrictions. However, he gave them a boost in strength by removing their Seastone handcuffs before letting his men into the ring to knock out the two prisoners. Luffy immediately knocked out the attackers with Haoshoku Haki, impressing Queen.[7]
As Luffy continuously defeated his opponents in the Sumo Inferno, Daifugo commented that the execution would have ended sooner if he had been fighting in the ring, but Queen told him that the length of time and the number of fighters make the battles more exciting. Queen then ordered more oshiruko, saying they are as important to him as air and he would not share them with anyone.[6]
After Alpacaman and Madilloman entered the ring, some of the spectators thought that the death match would be over, but Queen disagreed with them.[24] After watching Luffy defeat more opponents, Queen left the arena when night fell, but Luffy and Hyogoro remained in the ring.[25]
On the next day, Queen was informed by Kaido about Komurasaki's "death", causing him to be devastated. He was also suprised to see Luffy and Hyogoro becoming fat, but ignored them to turn on the Picture Tanishi to see Komurasaki's funeral.[26] Through the broadcast, Queen watched the execution of Shimotsuki Yasuie.[27] Queen was then amused to watch the commotion started by Luffy's crewmates. Afterwards, Babanuki informed Queen that they brought Kamazo and the recaptured Kid.[28] Queen then subjucated Kid and Kamazo to water torture and declared that they would remain submerged until Luffy and Hyogoro die. Luffy attempted to punch Queen, but he easily caught his fist and threw it aside. Queen then heard a loud noise coming from outside the gate.[8]
Big Mom attacks Queen after he refuses to share his oshiruko.
Queen was then surprised to see Big Mom breaking into the prison. As he confronted her, she asked him to give her oshiruko. Upon hearing this, Queen became extremely angry, asking Big Mom who had told her that oshiruko was his favorite food, and transformed while refusing to share any of it with her. In response, Big Mom attacked him, smashing his head into the ground with great force.[29] Big Mom then swung Queen around by the neck and threw him into a wall, defeating him. While lying on the ground in human form, Queen heard that Luffy ate the oshiruko.[30]
As Big Mom chased Luffy through the Prisoner Mines, Queen got back on his feet and devised a plan to subdue Big Mom. When she came back, Queen distracted Big Mom with the pot of oshiruko and attacked her by slamming into her head in his brachiosaurus form. The attack did not inflict any significant damage, and in fact seemed to restore her memories, causing Queen to panic. However, Big Mom fell asleep immediately afterwards. Queen then ordered his men to wrap the sleeping Big Mom in 100% pure Seastone chains and inject her with heavy doses of anesthesia before bringing her to his ship. As he left Babanuki in charge of the prison, Queen escorted Big Mom to Onigashima.[31]
After bringing Big Mom to Onigashima, Queen scolded King for not being thorough in eliminating her. When Jack asked Queen his reason for bringing Big Mom, Queen angrily answered that communications in Udon were cut off. He was then later shocked to witness a clash between Kaido and Big Mom.[32]
Major Battles
- Queen vs. Charlotte Linlin
Trivia
- Like his fellow All-Stars King and Jack, Queen is named after the playing card rank, fitting with the card-themed names of the Beasts Pirates.
- Queen's appearance is reminiscent of the character Heart from Fist of the North Star.
- He also seems to take some visual cues from Obelix, a character from the Franco-Belgian comic The Adventures of Asterix.
- Queen has interjected the word "Ekisaito" (エキサイト?, literally "Excite") into his sentences. The Japanese word for his epithet, "Plague", is "Ekisai" (疫災?). The Viz translation retains the pun, with Queen saying phrases like "I'm plagued with excitement!".
- Queen is the only All-Star that is human.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 91 Chapter 920, Queen makes his debut in Kin'emon's flashback.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 92 Chapter 925, Queen's name is romanized.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 One Piece Manga — Vol. 92 Chapter 925, Queen makes his present day debut.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 935 (p. 9), Queen's bounty is revealed.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 935.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 937.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 936.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 944 (p. 14-17), Queen decides on a new "fun game".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 948.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 944 (p. 16-17).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 945.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 947.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 944 (p. 16).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 941 (p. 6).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 947.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 939 (p. 17).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 945.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 947.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 945 (p. 16).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 92 Chapter 927.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 949 (p. 7-9).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 946.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 934.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 939 (p. 10-11).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 940 (p. 11-12).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 941 (p. 6-7).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 943 (p. 7).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 944 (p. 10-11).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 945 (p. 14-17).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 946 (p. 2-6,10).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 947 (p. 9-15).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 94 Chapter 951 (p. 11-14).
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