Ven Vendler is the main antagonist of One Piece Premier Show 2023.[1][2] He was born the prince of a kingdom, in line to be the 12th king, before his home country was destroyed by a pirate attack.[3]
Appearance[]
Vendler is a man with light blond hair that is mostly shoulder-length with a longer ponytail in the back. He uses eye liner and dark lipstick. He wears a very ornate blue uniform with red stripes and gold epaulettes, a cape, and dark knee-high boots.
On the back of his cape is the coat of arms of the Black Kingdom.
Personality[]
Vendler is a vindictive person, and extremely bitter over the destruction of his kingdom. Due to this, he despise royals who he believes are cowardly and unworthy of wielding power; the most notable example of this is Nefertari Vivi, who he believes to be unworthy because her kingdom was protected by pirates.[3]
Additionally, he is very ambitious, wanting to take over the world and referring to himself as the "True King of the World" (世界の真の王, Sekai no Shin no Ō?).[5] He constantly strives towards this goal, and has no qualms about killing those he believes to be useless in his pursuit.[3]
He believes in the supremacy of royals, arguing that a ruler must subjugate their opponents without getting their hands dirty; however, when this fails, he is willing to fight himself.
Abilities and Powers[]
Techniques[]
- Imperial Burst (インペリアル・バースト, Inperiaru Bāsuto?): This technique was first used to defeat Usopp and Nami.
- Imperial Strike (インペリアル・ストライク, Inperiaru Sutoraiku?): This technique was first used erase the Usopp marionette.
Devil Fruit[]
- Further information: Mari Mari no Mi
Vendler has eaten the Mari Mari no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to create and command copies of people if he knows their name and has seen them in person.[4]
History[]
Past[]
Vendler was born the prince of an unnamed kingdom, and was in line to be the 12th king. However, following an attack by pirates, the kingdom was destroyed, and Vendler was forced to flee.[3]
One Piece Premier Show 2023[]
Bitter over the protection the Straw Hat Pirates had afforded to the Arabasta Kingdom, the Ryugu Kingdom, and Dressrosa, Vendler used his Mari Mari no Mi abilities to create marionettes of the kingdoms' princesses, Vivi, Shirahoshi, and Viola. He made the Vivi marionette order the army to poison water sources within Arabasta's borders, the Shirahoshi marionette lead an attack on an innocent ship traveling to Fish-Man Island, and the Viola marionette lead weapons smuggling operations, ensuring that all three were caught on camera and the news was spread. Unable to create a Rebecca marionette, however, he sent his subordinates to kidnap her.
When those subordinates failed and accidentally lead the Straw Hats to his hideout on Atarashi Island, Vendler prepared to confront and defeat them. He first kidnapped Usopp and Nami, using an Usopp marionette to place Seastone handcuffs on Luffy and setting a Doflamingo marionette on him. He then created marionettes of various famous figures and ordered them to defeat the Straw Hats and newly-arrived Marines, but they all failed; eventually, Vendler was forced to face off against Luffy himself.
As the two prepared to fight, Rebecca stole the key for Luffy's handcuffs from a marionette of Monet and unlocked them, causing Vendler to shred the marionette in anger. He then created a marionette of Silvers Rayleigh to battle Luffy, only for the marionette to be challenged by Rayleigh himself. Declaring that you can only ever trust yourself, Vendler created two marionettes of himself, all attacking Luffy at once; however, it was still not enough, and Vendler was defeated.
Defeated, Vendler was arrested by Smoker and Tashigi, who reported that they were able to prove the three princesses' innocence.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Comment Arrival". One Piece Staff Official [@Eiichiro_Staff] on Twitter.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 One Piece Premier Show 2023 – Story
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 @sanjouoohasi (September 13, 2023). "ワンピース・プレミアショー2023 鑑賞感想(※ネタバレ注意)". [One Piece Premier Show 2023 Review (Spoiler Alert)]. ameblo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 4, 2024. The plot of Premier Show 2023 is detailed.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 One Piece Live Shows — One Piece Premier Show 2023.
- ↑ One Piece Magazine Vol.17 (p. 90).
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