The Four Great Captains - TV Tropes (2024)

Monkey D. Luffy

Devil Fruit: Gum-Gum Fruit

One of the four Captains of the Straw Hat Pirates. A young man with dreams of becoming King of the Pirates.

• Big Brother Instinct: Although he knows his sister Bamia can take care of herself, Luffy is still fiercely protective of her as her older brother.
• Rubber Man: As per canon, he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, which makes his entire body like rubber and allows him to stretch in impossible ways.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: With his sister Bamia. Luffy, as everyone knows, is goofy, excitable, and loud compared to his sister's quiet, near-emotionless, and tactful disposition.
• Signature Laugh: "Shishishi!"

Rainha D. Sonson

Devil Fruit: Monkey-Monkey Fruit: Model Sun Wukong

One of the four Captains of the Straw Hat Pirates and Luffy and Bamia's best friend from Foosha Village. She gained the powers of the titular Monkey King.

• Best Friend: She's Luffy and Bamia's childhood best friend, having known them since they were little kids.
• Expy: She's a dead ringer for Sonson III from Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
• Monkey King Lite: She ate the Monkey-Monkey Fruit: Model Sun Wukong, which gives her all the powers and abilities of the titular Monkey King.
• Signature Laugh: "Ukikikiki!"

Lor D. Draco

Devil Fruits: Kaiju-Kaiju Fruit, Alchemy-Alchemy Fruit, Disaster-Disaster Fruit

One of the four Captains of the Straw Hat Pirates. The adopted son of Whitebeard, Draco sets out to the East Blue in order to find a worthy crew to join and find the One Piece to validate his father and the Era of Dreams. He was able to survive eating more than one Devil Fruit.

• Alchemy Is Magic: The Alchemy-Alchemy Fruit allows him to manipulate any non-living matter he touches and change it how he sees fit.
• Beyond the Impossible: He somehow managed to eat THREE Devil Fruits without dying. He theorizes that the souls of his siblings are the ones holding the powers for him.
• Dark and Troubled Past: He was born the only survivor out of a set of triplets and his parents believed him to be a demon who ate the souls of his siblings. He was cast out to sea to die but was rescued by Whitebeard and his crew and became Happily Adopted.
• Experienced Protagonist: He was born in the New World and was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, so he knows the dangers the Grand Line holds and hopes to make sure his friends are prepared for the trip there.
• Kaiju: The Kaiju-Kaiju Fruit allows him to transform into giant titan monsters that are dead ringers for icons such as Godzilla, King Kong, and Mothra.
• Natural Disaster Cascade: The Disaster-Disaster Fruit allows Draco to manipulate the elements based on natural disasters such as fire, ice, and even nuclear energy.
• Person of Mass Destruction: Considering he has three extremely powerful Devil Fruits, Draco is forced to hold back a lot of power, lest he risk destroying everything around him by accident.
• Signature Laugh: "Babababababababa!"

Sparrow D. Benjamin

Devil Fruits: Bone-Bone Fruit, Blood-Blood Fruit, Bat-Bat Fruit: Model Higher Vampire

One of the four Captains of the Straw Hat Pirates. A boy that Draco finds on a neighboring island while stopping for supplies, Ben seeks to travel the whole world and see all the adventures it has in store before he dies. Like Draco, he also survived eating more than one Devil Fruit.

• Bad with the Bone: The Bone-Bone Fruit allows Ben to create and manipulate bones, even from his own skeletal structure.
• Beyond the Impossible: Like Draco, Ben was able to survive consuming THREE Devil Fruits. Unlike Draco, who figures the souls of his siblings are holding them, Ben doesn't know how he was able to do it.
• Bloody Murder: The Blood-Blood Fruit allows Ben to create, manipulate, and transform into blood.
• Expy: His surname and choice of attire bring to mind the legendary Captain Jack Sparrow himself from Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Mysterious Past: Out of the four leads, we know the least about Ben's background, aside from the fact he was already adventuring when Draco found him.
• Our Vampires Are Different: The Bat-Bat Fruit: Model Higher Vampire allows Ben to transform into a high-class vampire ala Alucard.
• Ship Tease: Becomes quite smitten with Penny when he meets her at Orange Town and is quite flirtatious with her as a result.
• Signature Laugh: "Trololololo!"

Monkey D. Bamia

Devil Fruit: Mist-Mist Fruit

Luffy's younger twin sister and the Quartermaster of the Straw Hat Pirates. Bamia has no grand dreams and simply wishes to be with her brother on his adventure through thick and thin.

• Creepy Monotone: She speaks in a stoic, emotionless tone even though she can perfectly feel and understand emotions. Her laugh even manages to scare those who hear it due to the emotionless tone it's done in.
• Emotionless Girl: Downplayed. She doesn't show much emotion and speaks in a stoic, tactful tone of voice, but she understands and feels emotions like normal. This is best shown when she gets annoyed with her brother's stupidity.
• Expy: She's a dead ringer for Feng Bao Bao from Hitori no sh*ta: The Outcast.
• Mysterious Mist: Her Devil Fruit, the Mist-Mist Fruit, allows her to create, manipulate, and transform into a teal mist. The mist has various properties, including teleportation, stealth, and even storing objects to pull out later.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: She has pale ghostly skin and long black hair that is silky and stringy in places.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: With her brother, Luffy. Bamia is reserved, taciturn, and near-emotionless when she speaks compared to Luffy's loud boisterous attitude.
• Signature Laugh: "Kurukurukurukuru..."

Roronoa Zoro

A former bounty hunter with dreams of being the World's Greatest Swordsman along with his best friend, Kuina.

• Master Swordsman: It's Roronoa Zoro, of course, he's this trope!
• Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Kuina still bicker as they used to when they were children, but it's clear they both care for each other.

Shimotsuki Kuina

Devil Fruit: Bird-Bird Fruit: Model Vermillion Bird

Zoro's best friend and rival for the title of World's Greatest Swordsman.

• Divine Birds: She ended up eating the Mythical Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit: Model Vermillion Bird, which allows her to turn into the Vermillion Bird of the South.
• Master Swordswoman: She's a master of the sword, just like Zoro is. However, she prefers using two swords compared to his Three-Sword Style.
• Playing with Fire: With the power of the Vermillion Bird, Kuina is able to manipulate fire, which she can use to heat up her swords to increase their damage.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Unlike in canon, she survives her fall with only a broken hand. After she gets better, she joins Zoro on his journey.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: She and Zoro still bicker like when they were kids, but they both still care for and respect each other.

Nami

A thief who steals from pirates. She decides to join the Straw Hat Pirates after seeing that they are unlike most pirates she knows.

• Adaptational Early Appearance: She actually meets the Straw Hats before Alvida and Shells Town, when they are battling Ganzack.

Penny Polendina

Devil Fruit: Fae-Fae Fruit

An android created by Pietro Polendina. She joins the Straw Hats after they help her defend Orange Town from Buggy.

• Our Fairies Are Different: She ate the Fae-Fae Fruit, a Mythical Zoan that allows her to become and harness the powers of a nature fairy.
• Power Gives You Wings: As part of her Devil Fruit, Penny is able to grow transparent crystal wings resembling those of a fairy to fly.
• Ridiculously Human Robots: She's an android but is able to think and feel like a normal human. She was even able to eat a Devil Fruit.
• Ship Tease: She and Ben take a shine to each other when they first meet.
• Shout-Out: One instance of her powers shows her forming green flames around her eyes, akin to when she used the powers of the Winter Maiden in her home series.

Usopp

The son of Yassop and a resident of Syrup Village who dreams of becoming a brave warrior of the sea.

• Improbable Aiming Skills: Usopp inherited this talent from his father, even boasting that he can hit better with a slingshot than any man with a gun.
• Official Couple: He and Kaya officially become one as they join the Straw Hats together.

Kaya

Devil Fruit: Cat-Cat Fruit: Model White Tiger

Usopp's love interest. A lonely rich girl who lost her parents to sickness and desires to see the rest of the world outside Syrup Village.

• Adaptational Badass: She eats a Devil Fruit provided to the Straw Hats by a mysterious merchant and gains the power of a Mythical Zoan.
• Mama Bear: One of the reasons she decides to eat the Devil Fruit given to her is so that she can protect Kirby, who she sees as her child.
• Panthera Awesome: Her Devil Fruit allows her to transform into the Celestial White Tiger of the West.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: She gives one to Kuro as she lays a beatdown on him, angrily condemning him for his lies toward not just her, but the whole village despite the kindness they showed him.

Kirby

A strange creature who came from the stars and was subsequently taken in by Usopp and Kaya.

• Badass Adorable: He's a cute round pink puffball who can bravely fight against the likes of Kuro without fear.
• Evil-Detecting Baby: He was able to sense that there was something off about Kuro during his time as Klahadore.
• Happily Adopted: He was taken in by Usopp and Kaya and sees them as his parents.
• Power Copying: He's able to transform into different forms based on what he's eaten, as first shown he gains a sword after swallowing Kuro's Cat Claws.

The Merchant

A mysterious merchant the Straw Hat Pirates first meet at Syrup Village who seems to always have a Devil Fruit or two on hand.

• All-Powerful Bystander: With connections to getting all sorts of Devil Fruits and plenty of knowledge, it's clear he could have easily taken care of Kuro himself but he abstains, allowing the Straw Hats the honor of bringing him down.
• Ambiguously Human: Whoever he is, it's clear he's not conventionally human as he manages to appear to the Straw Hats at a convenient time and then disappear just as easily after giving them what they need.
• Collector of the Strange: He sells various things, one of which just so happens to be Devil Fruits, which he even sells at half the price anybody else would sell them for.

Grimm D. Reaper

Devil Fruit: Dog-Dog Fruit: Model Garm

The Grim Reaper himself.

• Berserk Button: Trying to cheat death will certainly earn you his ire, as Kuro soon learned the hard way.
• Expy: Of Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, complete with the iconic whistle.
• Hellhound: His Devil Fruit is a Mythical Zoan that allows him to transform into Garm, the hellhound that guards the gates of Helheim in Norse mythology.