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 200,000,000[1] to 440,000,000[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 500,000,000.[13] Eventually, his bounty would be raised to 3,000,000,000 for his role in taking down Big Mom of the Four Emperors alongside Eustass Kid during the Wano Country Arc.[12]
What led to Trafalgar Law's position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea being revoked?
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'?
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?
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?
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 first known wanted poster, as shown on Chapter 659's cover.
Law's second wanted poster.
Law's current wanted poster.
A close up of Law's face without his hat on.
Law's color-scheme in the manga before the timeskip.
Law's color-scheme in the manga after the timeskip.
Law's tattoo color scheme in the manga.
Close-up of Law's finger tattoos.
Law as a child depicted in the anime after his appearance in the SBS.
Law at age 10, shortly after joining the Donquixote Pirates.
↑ 2.02.12.22.3One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 67Chapter 659 (p. 18-19) and Episode 584, Law appears for the time first time since the timeskip as a Warlord of the Sea.
↑One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59Chapter 579 (p. 10) and Episode 488, Law's fingers are seen when he arrives in the climax of the Summit War of Marineford.
↑One Piece Manga — Vol. 72Chapter 717, cover story: , Law is seen in the cover of chapter 717 shirtless.
↑SBSOne Piece Manga — Vol. 64 (p. 166), Law drawn as a child.