He is the main protagonist of the manga and anime, One Piece.Īppearance Further information: Monkey D. After leading the Raid on Onigashima and defeating Kaidou, his bounty was increased once more to 3,000,000,000, placing him as one of the members of the Four Emperors. Once the world learned of Luffy's connection to Sabo, the existence of Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and Luffy's infiltration into and escape from Totto Land, his bounty shot up all the way to 1,500,000,000. Two years after the war, with his bounty increased to 400,000,000, he entered the New World and began challenging the Emperors and their allies directly, with his bounty going up to 500,000,000 after defeating Donquixote Doflamingo at Dressrosa. Teach would go on to be referred to as the ' Worst Generation'. He, the other ten Super Rookies, and Marshall D. His sizeable bounty upon arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago caused Luffy, along with Zoro to be included among the eleven ' Super Rookies', pirates who simultaneously reached the Red Line with bounties of over 100,000,000 shortly before the Summit War. After his crew's invasion into and escape from Enies Lobby, his bounty was increased to 300,000,000. He gained his first bounty of 30,000,000 for defeating the strongest pirate captains of the East Blue, which then increased to 100,000,000 after defeating Crocodile in Arabasta. Luffy has made tremendous strides in his life of piracy, with his bounty heavily reflecting this fact. However, after defeating Kaidou during the Raid on Onigashima, Luffy was officially declared as one of the Four Emperors by the World Government along with Buggy, replacing Kaidou and Big Mom. After learning of this and his exploits against the Big Mom Pirates, the press labeled him the 'Fifth Emperor of the Sea,' though many prominent figures initially considered this to be exaggerated. Luffy also has a penchant for attracting followers and has unwillingly been named the leader of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, consisting of seven pirate crews who swore to come to his aid whenever he wishes. Luffy's accomplishments and heritage have caused him to be labeled as a 'Dangerous Future Element' while in the process gaining a reputation for being 'reckless' and, in some cases, 'insane,' earning the wrath of Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, the Marine Headquarters, and even the World Government. Furthermore, Luffy has invaded the territory of the Four Emperors on multiple occasions and eventually managed to defeat one. He has also either defeated or befriended seven of the eleven known past or present Warlords prior to the organization's dissolution. He invaded and indirectly caused the annihilation of Enies Lobby, escaped the impregnable Impel Down, and was a focal figure in the Summit War of Marineford. Luffy has gone up against numerous global powers around him, starting with fighting the most powerful pirates in the East Blue and moving to clashes against the Marines, Seven Warlords of the Sea, Cipher Pol, World Nobles, and even the Four Emperors of the Grand Line, emerging victorious in a majority of these battles. Ace and Revolutionary Chief-of-Staff Sabo.

Growing up on Dawn Island under the care of Curly Dadan, Luffy befriended and became sworn brothers of the late 'Fire Fist' Portgas D. Shanks also gave Luffy the very straw hat that has become Luffy's signature accessory, having gifted it to the boy as part of a promise for them to meet again someday after he became a great pirate. At age 7, Luffy accidentally ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, which turned his body into rubber. Garp, where their family carries the initial of D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and the grandson of the Marine hero Monkey D. īorn in Foosha Village, Luffy is the son of Monkey D. He believes that being the Pirate King means having the most freedom in the world. Roger and thereby become the Pirate King, which would help facilitate an unknown dream of his that he has told only to Shanks, his brothers, and crew. He desires to find the legendary treasure left behind by the late Gol D. Luffy, also known as 'Straw Hat Luffy' and commonly as 'Straw Hat', is the founder and captain of the increasingly infamous and powerful Straw Hat Pirates, as well as the most powerful of its top fighters. For the chapters of the same name, see Chapter 2 and Chapter 1000. ( Mythical Zoan) For other uses, see Straw Hat Luffy (Disambiguation).

One piece characters