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For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 498.

The Eleven Supernovas is a term that refers to the top rookie Pirates, with bounties over 100,000,000 who arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago before the Whitebeard War. Nearly every Supernova (except Roronoa Zoro and Killer) serve as captains of pirate ships. According to Shakuyaku, one of the Supernovas could potentially be responsible for inspiring a whole new generation of pirates. With the exception of the Straw Hat Pirates, most Supernovas attempted to avoid the paths of the World Nobles. Coincidentally, all the Supernovas arrived on the Sabaody Archipelago at the same time which caused a series of issues for the Marines. In addition, all of them, except for the Straw Hat Pirates and the Heart Pirates, entered the New World almost simultaneously.

History

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The Supernovas as described by Shakky.

The Supernovas are the top rookie pirates from nine different crews who all chose one of the seven routes along the Grand Line. They are comprised of the captains of the nine crews as well as two other crewmates who also are above the bounty threshold of 100,000,000. They come from all seas - East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue, Sky Island and the Grand Line itself. They all ended up on the Sabaody Archipelago at the same time. A common trait they all possess is that they have caught the attention of the World Government and have survived many ordeals that have wiped out other pirate crews along the Grand Line. Though they are all on par with each other as far as threat level is concerned, they represent different views on piracy. To date, their journeys along the Grand Line are unknown, save the Straw Hat Pirates journey, which is the main focus of the storyline, and that the Kid Pirates have caused mass civilian casualties along their way.

Due to a major mishap caused primarily by the Straw Hat Captain, Monkey D. Luffy at the Human Auction House, all of the Supernovas were struggling to evacuate the Archipelago facing confrontations with Marines, an army of Pacifista and ultimately Admiral Kizaru and the large guardian Sentomaru. One by one, they started displaying their unique abilities that made their outrageously high bounties well-deserved. However, the results and circumstances regarding their individual showdowns varied:

• The Kid Pirates and Heart Pirates were caught in a battle with a Pacifista. The end of the battle was unseen, but since they reappear during the Marineford Arc, it can be assumed that they either defeated the Pacifista or managed to elude it. Kizaru mentions that the Heart Pirates did a good job running away.
• A combination of Basil Hawkins, X Drake, Urouge and Scratchmen Apoo were easily defeated by Kizaru himself and a Pacifista. Since they reappear during the Marineford Arc, they avoided their arrest somehow.
• The Straw Hat Pirates were caught between the Pacifista, Kizaru and Sentomaru before ultimately being sent in many different directions by the appearance of Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma. Luffy ended up transported to Amazon Lily, ultimately becoming aware of the public execution made by the World Government of his adopted brother, Portgas D. Ace, and becoming one of the key players to the following events that transpired in the Whitebeard War; Zoro, on the other hand, did not even witness the war, being on a faraway island.
• Only Capone Bege and Jewelry Bonney had little trouble, facing only Marines before supposedly escaping from the area, although the fact that they did not encounter Kizaru should be taken into consideration.

Surprisingly, not a single one of the Supernovas was brought into custody, as they were all seen (save for Zoro and Luffy) at Sabaody watching Ace's televised execution, which may have been in part thanks to the Marines focusing on the Straw Hats. Although some of them may hold grudges against Luffy for the ruckus that he caused on Sabaody, it is unknown if any of them have changed their opinion after learning that he has made it in and out of Impel Down, toke part in the Battle of Marineford, and is Ace's younger adoptive brother and Dragon's son, but after the broadcast from the battlefield was cut, they were seen leaving Sabaody. It remains unknown what the Supernovas' collective reactions are regarding the deaths of Fire Fist Ace and Whitebeard.

Near the end of the war, Trafalgar Law and his crew were seen arriving near Marineford with their submersible vessel, apparently with the intent of rescuing the injured Luffy by helping him escape and then treat his wounds afterward. Aside from Zoro and Luffy, the rest of the Supernovas were revealed to have traveled to the outskirts of Marineford to witness the conclusion of the war. Apart from Luffy and Law, who were invited to take refuge at Amazon Lily by Boa Hancock, whom they met up with after the war, and Zoro, who was still at Kuraigana Island, the rest of the Supernovas headed off to the New World. Law eventually left Amazon Lily, wondering what the "D." will bring next, but he refused to enter the New World yet as he deemed the battles there too ferocious for now.

Sometime upon landing in the New World, Bonney was defeated by Marshall D. Teach in what used to be the territorial waters of Whitebeard. He attempted to exchange her for a Marine battleship, but she was left behind to be arrested when Teach saw Admiral Akainu on-board the incoming Marine ship and knew Akainu would have no interest in striking a deal for Bonney. Also, upon reaching the New World, the Kid Pirates, while torturing an unnamed crew he defied, read in the newspaper that Luffy had returned to Marineford to pay his respects to his brother and the fallen Marines and pirates, then rang the Ox Bell 16 times, as if declaring a new age of his own (though it was just to grab his crew's attention). At the same time, Bege and his crew were drawn toward a giant black ball in the sky, Hawkins prepared to battle Brownbeard, Urouge had trouble landing on an island with lightning rain until approached by an old woman who offered him umbrellas, Apoo and his crew were running in midair from a pack of savage boars, and Drake decided to take down one of Kaido's subordinates and gain the Yonkou's attention.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates, having read the true intent behind Luffy's message, decided to take a two-year training break in order to become strong enough to challenge the New World. Luffy was on Rusukaina with Silvers Rayleigh to master the basics of Haki, while Zoro begged Dracule Mihawk to train him. After the two year timeskip, the Straw Hat Pirates have returned to Sabaody Archipelago, reunited and, after some initial scuffle with the Marines, departed to Fishman Island. The other Supernovas were also said to be wrecking havoc and making a name for themselves in the New World over the last two years, especially Drake and Eustass Kid, barring Jewelry Bonney, who had been apprehended by the Marines and whose fate is unknown.

The Eleven Supernovas

See also the associated category: Eleven Supernovas.

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Note: The bounties listed apply to when the characters were considered Supernovas (when they first arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago), not after.

Name	Origin	Affiliation	Bounty	Abilities, Weapons, and Powers	Epithet
Eustass Kid	South Blue	Captain of the Kid Pirates	315,000,000	Flintlock Knife Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that manipulates magnetic forces	"Captain" (ユースタス・“キャプテン”キッド, Yūsutasu "Kyaputen" Kiddo?)
Monkey D. Luffy	East Blue	Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates	300,000,000	Fighting Genius Free-Fighting Style Gomu Gomu no Mi Haki	"Straw Hat" (“麦わら” モンキー・D・ルフィ, "Mugiwara" Monkī Dī Rufi?)
Basil Hawkins	North Blue	Captain of the Hawkins Pirates	249,000,000	Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that utilizes voodoo abilities and enables transformation into a large straw monster Sword	"Magician" (“魔術師” バジル・ホーキンス, "Majutsushi" Bajiru Hōkinsu?)
X Drake	North Blue	Captain of the Drake Pirates, Former Marine Rear Admiral	222,000,000	Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit Power that allows him to transform into a dinosaur Four-Bladed Axe Saber	"Red Flag" (“赤旗” X・ドレーク, "Aka Hata" Diesu Dorēku?)
Trafalgar Law	North Blue	Captain and Doctor of the Heart Pirates	200,000,000	Nodachi Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that switches objects inside a spherical area	"Surgeon of Death" (“死の外科医” トラファルガー・ロー, "Shi no Gekai" Torafarugā Rō?)
Scratchmen Apoo	Grand Line	Captain of the On Air Pirates	198,000,000	Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that uses sound waves as a weapon by transforming different body parts into instruments	"Roar of the Sea" (“海鳴り” スクラッチメン・アプー, "Umi Nari" Sukuracchimen Apū?)
Killer	South Blue	Fighter of the Kid Pirates	162,000,000	High Acrobatic Skills Rotating Sickle Gauntlets	"Massacre Soldier" (“殺戮武人” キラー, "Satsuriku Bujin" Kirā?)
Jewelry Bonney	South Blue	Captain of the Bonney Pirates	140,000,000	Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that manipulates the age of any person, including herself	"Big Eater" (“大喰らい” ジュエリー・ボニー, "Ō Gurai" Juerī Bonī?)
Capone Bege	West Blue	Captain of the Firetank Pirates	138,000,000	Paramecia Devil Fruit Power that manipulates the size of anything and enables the storage of armies inside his own body	"Gang" (カポネ・“ギャング”ベッジ, Capone "Gyangu" Bejji?)
Roronoa Zoro	East Blue	Swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, Former Bounty Hunter	120,000,000	Powerful Swordsman Santoryu Skillful Perception	"Pirate Hunter" (“海賊狩り” ロロノア・ゾロ, "Kaizoku Gari" Roronoa Zoro?)
Urouge	Sky Island	Captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates	108,000,000	Giant Pillar-Weapon Great Physical Strength Unknown Power that heavily expands muscles rapidly	"Mad Monk" (“怪僧” ウルージ, "Kai Sō" Urūji?)

Trivia

• Oda gave a depiction of ten of the Supernovas (leaving out Zoro) after the two years timeskip, despite none of them outside of the Straw Hat Pirates had made any further appearances yet.
• The combined bounties of all Eleven Supernovas equal to 2,152,000,000, the highest known combined amount of a group.
• Aside from Killer and Luffy, all the group were named after real life pirates or privateers. While Oda did not intend it at the time, Luffy has a naval term via a "Luff". This leaves Killer as the only one whose name has no link at all to any sea-based term or name, and Oda admitted in an SBS he was given his name out of pure laziness.

External Links

• Supernova - Wikipedia article on the special event these pirates are named after.

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