Who do you think is the most "pirate-like pirate" in One Piece? What I mean which character in the story do you think acts like how REAL pirates acted back in the day, with the drinking contests and that "fighting for people you care about, but not being too afraid to abandon them all in order to become greater" mentality that most of them had?

For me, I think that it's Marshall D. Teach. He fights for his crew, but pretended to be a loyal member of Newgate's crew and then killed Thatch in a hurry just to get the Yami Yami no Mi. And with his recent action of becoming a Shichibukai by turning Ace in just so that he wouldn't be pursued by the Navy anymore while trying to become Pirate King is further proof.

Also, he's one of the few pirates in One Piece that actually looks and acts like a pirate. Especially with his new clothes that he has now that he's been granted to Shichibukai status.

So, who do you think is the most pirate-like pirate?

Last edited by loosecannon504 at 11:16 pm, Dec 4 2008

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i guess the shanks?? and his crew though they only really just have the drinking part covered

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I agree with both of you.. Shanks and Blackbeard!! They're the most 'realistic' stereotypical pirates in OP. oh yea..and Gol.D.Roger too! He has that beard and Grand pirate cloak.

Whitebeard could have been too...if it weren't for the nurses on his ship

Garp and Kizaru are the most marine-ish-Marines in OP.

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Whitebeard of course, why? cause i can rememer his name lol read all chapters of one piece and know only the names of the mainly main characters XD



> its because of the nurses that he HAS to be the King, the others are all gay...
>"the strongest"
> old , manly guy
> huge
> a pirate-like hat

>Shichibukai - a REAL Pirate would never be the dog of the government it just shows that Blackbeard is weak ...

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well historically talking most of the pirates in the real world were more or less sponsored by countries, I guess something like the government in OP, but well put aside reality and talk about fictionall pirate stereotype, I guess i would vote for shanks 'couse he has scars has / doesn't have an arm, has a human build (unlike mister santa whitebeard, being the size of a truck)

@ tgokas lol. at the size of truck thing.... he surely is huge.. and check out his mustache omfg.. stylish pointy.. omfg~~

well for me i think it would be any of the bad guys... buggy and arlong and all them others that got beaten up. since pirates are sea/ocean thiefs.. they steal and loot from other ships. that is the main definition of a pirate. so only the bad ass people do it. the greedy mufakaz. (and doesnt mean that the manga never showed those pirates drinking means they dont drink, they drink in their free time. im sure of it )

but for one piece all pirates greed for one piece. so everyones objective has changed into getting the greatest treasure. so you can say they all fit the criteria of a pirate. the greed for the greatest treasure

but in this manga pirates definition is all about being free. and doin what you want. so i guess its true in a way stealing and doing anything you like.


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According to dictionary.com
Pirate:-a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
Piracy:-robbery or illegal violence at sea.

I can only think of one pirate in the One Piece manga that fits the descriptions/definitions above. (If you know of others, please share...)

Buggy the Clown
He doesn't give a rats a*s about values. He's all about the money, gold, jewelry and treasure. He will rob other ships, he will loot from villages on the shore and he will look for buried treasure (with the help of an old map, of course!). Now thats a typical/REAL pirate if I ever saw one.

I agree with you but one piece's definition of pirate is different. so that way a pirate can actually be a main character. if it wasnt then pirates would b bad people and impossible to become a main character.

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I have no problems with the main characters at all... I like one piece just as much as you do. I agree that the main characters are the way they are to make the story great!

Ahhh!! I love Onepiece Lubbers liek you guys!! *Hugs****


Y'know, I recall someone who posted a Bad review on MU One piece which mentioned that she/he hated Onepiece cuz she/he was expecting to see a 'Badass' pirate captain but was dissapointed that Luffy was an 'idiot' and that they were 'playing pirates'..(read one of the reviews posted there)

I was liek "WTF..you don't Knoe what One piece is..so SHUDDUP!" >(
Onepiece is a very special manga unlike any other 'Pirate-ty' mangas out there! The art's FRESH and the plot is Unlike any other. and lol, all the characters in OP are unique.

How could Oda think of making a random but Epic Straw hat crew??

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Please don't leave me out. I'm also one off One Piece Lubbers. And to the person who posted that Luffy were playing pirates, please don't mistakes One Piece with Full Ahead! Coco or Pirates of the Carribean. I'll admit that Strawhat Pirates don't really act like pirates but who cares! One Piece is a brilliant art, by a genius artist. If it isn't, how come that One Piece can still be serializing now? Do you know that One Piece is the main reason that Shueisha company can stand back up from nearly bankrupt after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis? This means that because of One Piece, we can enjoy mangas that starts serializing after the crisis, like Naruto and Bleach. So to those One Piece haters out there should start giving One Piece and Oda-sensei some respect that they deserves.

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Why, THAT is so TRUE! *Nods*
It's because of its non-Comforming 'Piraty-pirates' theme is what makes OUR ONE PIECE Special!

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one piece kind of reminded me of treasure island in an indirect way...
just only the fact that a treasure was hidden in an unknown place, and pirates and i think alittle officials were involved....

but in terms of realism as in not in stories but in reality, i say "hawkeye", because he actually IS based off a REAL person that existed back than as oda stated in one of his interviews... i heard his style of mustache and beard is suppose to be the key relation along with the color of hair and his sharp nose,,,, and of course of how he dresses..... not sure about his weapons though and his small boat with candles

Well, I dunno about Mihawk but isn't quite a lot of character in One Piece is based on REAL person? Like Bartholomew Kuma is based on Bartholomew Roberts, Donquixote Doflamingo is based on Don Quixote, Hyena Bellamy is based on Samuel Bellamy, Blackbeard and Whitebeard are both based on Edward Blackbeard Teach, Enel is based on Eminem (its true, see the SBS), and you should realised that Spandam is based on Mankind.

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Let me take the word illegal violence here. beating the crap of government funded pirates would probably fit under that category. Nami is a seafaring thief, sounds like a great definition of a pirate. The whole gang of 'em beat the crap out marines before, escaped other marines. I could list a lot of other stuff for the other pirates.