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For the chapter of the same name with his epithet, see Chapter 660.

Trafalgar D. Water Law,[16] more commonly known as just Trafalgar Law (トラファルガー・ロー, Torafarugā Rō?) and by his epithet as the "Surgeon of Death", is a pirate from the North Blue and the captain and doctor of the Heart Pirates.[1][6] He is one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation".[1][17] He became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea during the timeskip,[2] but his position was revoked for allying with the Straw Hat Pirates.[13] Law, like many other pirates, dreams of finding the One Piece, while also desiring to know the purpose of the Will of D.[18][19]

Law is the only known survivor of Flevance, a town whose inhabitants suffered from a condition known as Amber Lead Syndrome. Because the disease was fatal and poorly understood, Flevance was destroyed by neighboring countries out of fear (including Law's parents and younger sister), with a young Law barely escaping alive.[7] He subsequently joined the Donquixote Pirates, where Donquixote Doflamingo intended to make Law one of his executive officers.[20] However, thanks to the efforts of Doflamingo's brother, Rosinante, Law was freed from the Donquixote Pirates' influence and became a pirate set to bring down Doflamingo's empire.

During the timeskip, his bounty increased from Beli200,000,000[1] to Beli440,000,000[2] before it was frozen due to his induction into the Seven Warlords of the Sea. However, after having his title revoked during the events of the Dressrosa Arc, Law's bounty was reinstated and raised to Beli500,000,000.[13] Eventually, his bounty would be raised to Beli3,000,000,000 for his role in taking down Big Mom of the Four Emperors alongside Eustass Kid during the Wano Country Arc.[12]

Law joins forces with the Straw Hat Pirates for a brief moment during the Sabaody Archipelago Arc and later on saves Luffy's life at the very end of the Marineford Arc. He is one of the central allies of the Straw Hat Pirates during the Dressrosa, Whole Cake Island, and Wano Country Sagas. He also acts as an ally of the Straw Hat Pirates during the movies One Piece: Stampede and One Piece Film: Red.

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What led to Trafalgar Law's position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea being revoked? toggle section
Trafalgar Law had his position revoked due to allying with the Straw Hat Pirates. While it is acceptable for Warlords to have subordinates, with these subordinates gaining the same immunity from the law so long as their masters maintain Warlord status, the World Government does not permit Warlords to collaborate with other criminals as equals. Law declared to Admiral Fujitora on Green Bit that he and Luffy were in an alliance, causing Fujitora to immediately revoke his Warlord status.
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How did Trafalgar Law earn the epithet 'Surgeon of Death'? toggle section
Trafalgar D. Water Law, a notorious pirate from North Blue, earned the epithet 'Surgeon of Death' due to his deadly combat skills and his immense surgical ability, aided by his unique ability to operate with his Devil Fruit powers.
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What is the backstory of Trafalgar Law's alliance with the Straw Hat Pirates? toggle section
Trafalgar D. Water Law, the captain of the Heart Pirates, first met the Straw Hat Pirates on Sabaody Archipelago. They crossed paths again on Punk Hazard, where Law proposed an alliance with Luffy to take down the Emperor Kaidou, a common enemy. Despite their different views on alliances, they maintain a positive relationship. Law tolerates Luffy's antics, and together they've embarked on numerous adventures, including the mission to defeat and capture Caesar, and the plan to challenge the emperor by blackmailing Donquixote Doflamingo.
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What is the origin of Trafalgar Law's pirate crew, the Heart Pirates? toggle section
The Heart Pirates, led by Trafalgar D. Water Law, are an infamous rookie pirate crew from the North Blue. They first made their appearance around the same time as the Straw Hat Pirates in Sabaody Archipelago. The name 'Heart Pirates' has a few possible origins. It is likely a nod to Corazon, the man who saved Law. The crew's emblem, a smile on the jolly roger, is likely a nod to Law's future aspirations. They were known for their alliance with the Straw Hat Pirates, Kozuki Family, and Mink Tribe, aiming to take down Donquixote Doflamingo and Kaidou.
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Appearance

Law is a slim young man with tan skin and a very tall statue. He has faint shadows right under his yellow eyes (grey in the anime), and his face is usually seen with a smirk. He wears a northern-style fur hat, which is white and has a spotted pattern along the bottom and the bill. He has very short dark hair, a majority of which is obscured by his hat, save for his sideburns and a small goatee.[1] His hair color is depicted as black in both the anime and manga, though sometimes the manga depicts it as blue mistakenly.

He has many tribal-style tattoos on his arms; on both of his hands are letters spelled as D E A T H tattooed in black on each of the back of his fingers. Originally in the manga, his right hand was not tattooed[21] while his left thumb had the letter A missing.[1] Later on, all of his fingers were tattooed completely with all five letters.[22] He also has a black cross on the back of both of his hands.[1] On his chest, he has a tribal-style heart tattoo with his Jolly Roger on it. He has a simpler heart tattoo on his shoulders and his Jolly Roger tattooed on his back.[23]

Before the Timeskip

He is seen wearing a yellow hoodie, with black sleeves and black hood. The hoodie has his Jolly Roger printed on the front of the chest area in dark ink, and he keeps the sleeves rolled up. Law wears a northern-style fur hat that has a rim running all around it. It is white in color and has a black dot pattern along the rim and lower areas of the hat. Law also sports a pair of jeans with odd dots on both the knee and ankle areas, similar to the ones on his hat, but darker in color. He sports a pair of dark, pointed shoes. He has a pair of small earrings on each ear.[1]

In SBS Volume 64, Oda drew the Supernovas as children. Law is shown with his fur hat and his faint shadows right under his eyes but wore the uniform for the medical academy he was attending: a blue lab coat with a red tie, dark blue shorts, and green shoes. He was also holding a scalpel on his right hand and a frog on his left hand, since he was already in training to become a surgeon with his father being his teacher.[24] After escaping Flevance, Law lost his tie and lab coat, and his shirt underneath became more raggedy, and his shorts have white spots on them. Because of his heritage, he inherited the Amber Lead Syndrome that accumulated throughout the generations of Flevance, which left his skin white and pallid until he obtained his cure.[7]

After the Timeskip

In Oda's depiction of the Supernovas post-timeskip, he seems to have lost the fur rim of his hat, and replaced it with a thick bill, turning it into a rather spherical hat resembling a Wool Skipper. His goatee has become somewhat scruffier, and his right hand now also has the fingers tattooed. He now wears a yellow t-shirt similar in appearance to his old hoodie. He wears a black hoodie over the t-shirt, which features his Jolly Roger on the chest area in yellowish-orange ink. The sleeves of the hoodie are no longer rolled up, and it now has a fluffy fur collar.

During the Punk Hazard Arc, Law wears a long black coat with his crew's jolly roger along the hem and on the sleeve.[2]

While sailing to Dressrosa with the Straw Hats, Law wears a blue feather-collared sweater with his jolly roger on the front.[25]

During the Dressrosa Arc, he wears an open black coat with a hood which features the word Corazon on the back.[26] During his second confrontation with Doflamingo, Law's right arm was cut off. It is later reattached by Leo and healed by Mansherry.[27]

During the Zou Arc, Law changed into a dark, short-sleeved shirt with a light-colored heart pattern on the lower left side. He also bears stitch marks on his right arm after it was reattached by Leo.

During the Wano Country Arc, Law wears a black and white yukata with his two Jolly Roger, an orange sash, a brown jittoku with yellow five-petal flower patterns and spots, and zōri.[28] He briefly wears a tengai to hide his identity from his enemies such as Hawkins.[29] During the Raid on Onigashima, Law wears a yellow shirt and a blue cloak with fluffy fur collar.[30] Law's outfit had different colors (a black cloak with a brown fluffy fur collar, a white collared shirt, and dark blue pants) in the original "DREAMIN' ON" opening.

Gallery

Main Series

Law's Wanted Poster Chapter 659
Law's first known wanted poster, as shown on Chapter 659's cover.
Law's Wanted Poster
Law's second wanted poster.
Trafalgar Law's Third Wanted Poster
Law's current wanted poster.
Law Without a Hat
A close up of Law's face without his hat on.
Law's Pre Timeskip Manga Color Scheme
Law's color-scheme in the manga before the timeskip.
Law's Manga Color Scheme
Law's color-scheme in the manga after the timeskip.
Law's Tattoos
Law's tattoo color scheme in the manga.
Law's Finger Tattoos
Close-up of Law's finger tattoos.
Trafalgar D. Water Law as a Child Anime
Law as a child depicted in the anime after his appearance in the SBS.
Trafalgar D. Water Law at Age 10
Law at age 10, shortly after joining the Donquixote Pirates.
Law Age 13
Law at age 13, after having contracted Amber Lead Syndrome.
Trafalgar Law on Punk Hazard
Law's outfit during the Punk Hazard Arc.
Law's Outfit After Leaving Punk Hazard
Law's outfit after leaving Punk Hazard.
Law Dressrosa Outfit
Law's disguise during the Dressrosa Arc.
Law's Zou Outfit
Law's outfit during the Zou Arc.
Law's Wano Outfit
Law's first outfit during the Wano Country Arc.
Law's Second Wano Outfit
Law's outfit during the Raid on Onigashima.
Law's Wano Departure Outfit
Law's third outfit during the Wano Country Arc.
Law Shiku Shiku no Mi Effects
Law infected with the Feminization Disease.

Non-Canon

Law's Pirates vs Marines vs Warlords Outfit
Law's outfit in DMM VR Theater first Event.
Law Stampede Outfit
Law's outfit in One Piece: Stampede.
Film Red Law Poster
Law's outfit in One Piece Film: Red.
Film Red Law Outfit Uta World
Law's outfit in Uta World.

Video Games

Trafalgar Law One Py Berry Match
Law before timeskip in One Py Berry Match.
Trafalgar Law Unlimited World Red
Law after timeskip in One Piece: Unlimited World Red.
Law Super Grand Battle X
Law after timeskip in One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X.
Law Pirate Warriors 3
Law Before Timeskip Pirate Warriors 3
Law before timeskip in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3.
DLC Trafalgar D. Water Law Pirate Warriors 3
Law's Dressrosa outfit in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3.
One Piece Burning Blood Duel Trafalgar Law (Artwork)
Law (Duel) in One Piece: Burning Blood.
One Piece Burning Blood Heart Trafalgar Law (Artwork)
Law (Heart) in One Piece: Burning Blood.
Law Burning Will
Law Onigashima Bounty Rush
Law (Onigashima) in One Piece Bounty Rush.
Law Jumputi
Law Jumputi Dressrosa
Law (Dressrosa) in Jumputi Heroes.
Family of D Law Jumputi
"Family of D." Law in Jumputi Heroes.
Law Jump Force
Law in Jump Force.
Law Pirate Warriors 4
Law Dynasty Warriors Pirate Warriors 4
Law's Dynasty Warriors Cao Pi outfit in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4.
Taiko Law
Monster Strike Law & Kid
Thousand Storm
Law Thousand Storm
Law before timeskip in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law timeskip Thousand Storm
Law after timeskip in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law Dressrosa Thousand Storm
Law's Dressrosa outfit in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law White Day Thousand Storm
Law's White Day costume in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law Animal Coat Thousand Storm
Law with animal coat in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law Zou Thousand Storm
Law's Zou outfit in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law Wano Country Thousand Storm
Law's Wano Country outfit in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law Stampede Thousand Storm
Law's Stampede outfit in One Piece Thousand Storm.
Law New World Thousand Storm
Law (New World) in One Piece Thousand Storm.

Other

Law Anime Concept Art
Law's concept art for the Punk Hazard Arc from the anime.
Trafalgar Law Egghead Arc Anime Concept Art
Law's concept art for the Egghead Arc from the anime.
Law Digitally Colored Manga
SBS71 3 Law Tattoos
Sketch of Law's tattoos.
Trafalgar Law in Adventure Island
Law from One Piece Film Dice Game Adventure Island.
Law as a Female
Oda's depiction of Law as a female.
SBS98 1 Law Umeboshi
Oda's depiction of Law's face when he eats umeboshi.
Log Sabaody
Log Punk Hazard
Log Corazon Alt
Log Hiyori Alt
LOST IN Shinsekai
Law after timeskip on the cover of the disc One Piece Nippon Judan! 47 Cruise CD.
HEADLINERS
Law and Eustass Kid before timeskip on the cover of the disc One Piece Island Song Collection.
Law Everyday
Trafalgar D. Water Law One Piece Day 2020
Law's outfit for One Piece Day 2020.
UT Red Law
Law wearing the UT Film Red Luffy t-shirt.
Seventh Eyecatcher Law Hanafuda
Law's hanafuda card in the 7th set of Eyecatchers.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 18) and Episode 392, Law makes his debut along with his crew.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 659 (p. 18-19) and Episode 584, Law appears for the time first time since the timeskip as a Warlord of the Sea.
  3. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 72 Chapter 713 (p. 6) and Episode 643, Admiral Fujitora revokes Law's Warlord status.
  4. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 75 Chapter 746 (p. 8-9) and Episode 681.
  5. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 68 Chapter 673 (p. 19) and Episode 599, Law reveals himself to have served under Doflamingo.
  6. 6.0 6.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59 Chapter 578 (p. 19) and Episode 487, Law reveals to Buggy that he is a doctor.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 76 Chapter 762 (p. 2-17) and Episode 701, Law's homeland and family destroyed.
  8. 8.0 8.1 SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 68 (p. 82), Law's age and height are revealed.
  9. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 84 (p. 42), Law's age after timeskip and history of his crew's formation are revealed.
  10. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 59 (p. 130), Law's birthday is revealed.
  11. Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary (Card #0518), Information about Law is revealed.
  12. 12.0 12.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 104 Chapter 1053 (p. 4-5) and Episode 1080, Law's current bounty is revealed.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 801 (p. 15) and Episode 746, Law's bounty reactivated and raised.
  14. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 659 (p. 18) and Episode 584, Law's post-timeskip bounty is revealed.
  15. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 661 (p. 17) and Episode 586.
  16. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 76 Chapter 763 (p. 16) and Episode 702, Law's full name is revealed.
  17. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67 Chapter 664 (p. 11) and Episode 589, Brownbeard explains the Worst Generation.
  18. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 595 (p. 3) and Episode 513.
  19. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 99 Chapter 996 (p. 12) and Episode 1010, Law wishes to discover what the Will of D. entails.
  20. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 76 Chapter 763 (p. 11) and Episode 702.
  21. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 500 (p. 16) and Episode 394.
  22. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59 Chapter 579 (p. 10) and Episode 488, Law's fingers are seen when he arrives in the climax of the Summit War of Marineford.
  23. One Piece Manga — Vol. 72 Chapter 717, cover story: , Law is seen in the cover of chapter 717 shirtless.
  24. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 64 (p. 166), Law drawn as a child.
  25. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 698 and Episode 624.
  26. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 75 Chapter 749 (p. 16-17) and Episode 686, Law reveals his grudge against Doflamingo.
  27. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 78 Chapter 784 (p. 5) and Episode 726, Law's arm is seen reattached to his body.
  28. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 91 Chapter 918 (p. 6) and Episode 899, Law's Wano Country outfit color scheme in the anime is revealed.
  29. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 91 Chapter 917 (p. 12) and Episode 905.
  30. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 97 Chapter 977 (p. 6) and Episode 983.

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