Blumenthal Gerhard

"Doc."

- Mr. Draco

"Doctor of Games" Blumenthal Gerhard is an infamous Pirate and the "Conquest" of the Notch Pirates, being its First Division Commander as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Currently, he acts as the Head and most skilled Doctor of the Crew.

Like most of the Notch Pirates, Gerhard was a crewmember of the Xros Pirates and one of its Main Doctors. However, much like some of his peers, Gerhard chose to defect them and follow Freyja, for reasons yet unknown.

He holds a Bounty of 230,000,000.

Appearance
Described as both odd, yet rather simple, Gerhard is a man who embodies both of those characteristics in both his actions and way of dressing. He is well built and expresses himself through numerous gestures. Gerhard bears a slighty tanned skin and overall clean complexion.

In a similar shade to his skin, Gerhard's hair is both dark and has several brownish characteristics. It is relatively messy, with various strands sticking out, but short enough to only reach his ears and cover part of his forehead. His eyebrows are extremely thin, yet, long enough to aid him in his gestures, whilst his eyelashes are most prominent in the lower part of his eyes. Gerhard's eyes are long and sharp, having contrasting small pupils, which have a golden color and give a casual glance.

Usually hidden by his clothes, Gerhard possesses an intricate tattoo which covers both of his shoulders, the borders of his chest, the sides of his biceps, and part of his upper back. It takes the form of dark blue crow wings, with numerous feathers, and symbolizes nothing known as of yet.

Despite being just a Doctor, Gerhard hides a well built body, evidenced by his constant hard work. Along with it, he is surprisingly tall, giving him a somewhat thin frame, though not more than most of his compatriots.

Much like many fighters, Gerhard harbors some notable scars. His most notable one stands at the left side of his forehead, it has a horizontal and large cut shape.

Gerhard's most striking characteristic is the orange beak-like mask that he almost always wears. It covers a good part of his face, mainly below his eyes, and wraps around his head through black straps around his ears. The mask also has a somewhat steampunk style to it.

For his usual clothing, Gerhard has a mixture between a casual and formal set. It is composed of a dark dress shirt, which is usually kept inside his dark dress pants, as they are held by a simple white belt and only reach the area above his ankles. The shirt has a simple collar, tied with the help of a silver long-tie, and has its sleeves rolled up to Gerhard's elbows. Over it, he sports a dark green jacket, that has a black furry collar and got its sleeves rolled up, similar to the shirt's. For footwear, Gerhard wears simple silver sneakers. Finally, covering his hands, he has a pair of thin white gloves.

Whenever he is out for a cold journey, Gerhard opts to covering his whole head with the furred collar of his jacket and pushes down his sleeves to his wrists. To finish, he substitutes his sneakers with large cuffed boots and covers his eyes with dark, large protector glasses.

Later on, during Gerhard's visit to Permis, his pants get torn apart by the seastone chains wrapped around his body.

By the time he first joined the Xros Pirates, Gerhard wore simpler clothes, which applies even to his mask. He had a simple buttoned dark shirt and black trousers, that reached his footwear, the latter which are the same as his current ones, silver sneakers. As stated, even his mask was simpler, as it took the form of a mere hospital mask, although it was black, instead of white.

Personality
Despite living a life in constant danger, Gerhard is quite a casual person, often adressing others in a swift manner, sometimes regarded as very polite. With that, he speaks using certain kinds of accents, which becomes unique due to his mask muffling some words. Even when talking about serious matters, some of which involve high figures like the Shichibukai, Gerhard doesn't lose his composure. It has come to the point where extreme violence, vicious fights, or grievious wounds don't faze him. Furthermore, this relaxation has him spending his time by doing trivial things, such as sitting down and enjoying something to eat or drink.

Nevertheless, Gerhard takes his position and job quite seriously, healing people with as much accuracy and speed as he can muster. Even as he adresses some of his patients casually, Gerhard is shown to genuinely care for them. An oddity Gerhard seems to commit is not charging all of his patients for whatever therapy or check-up is done on them, independent of how much work and sweat is put into them. However, he does charge the patients whom he knows can more than pay, since he still needs money.

Coming across as rather casual with his equals, Gerhard still treats his other peers with respect, specially his own soldiers and subordinates, by using their names and not their rankings. This extends towards new members of the Crew, whom he tries to be as polite with as possible.

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Due to almost always using an ellaborate mask, Gerhard tends to accompany his words with a lot of gestures, further expressing himself. These include either hand gestures or even exaggerated facial expressions, of which he prefers to use his eyebrows. This habit has also helped Gerhard with identifying emotions and other information through observing the gestures of other people, showcasing another layer of knownledge in regards to those.

Such habit also extends into some sense of humour. ...

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Gerhard seems to possess some curiousness and inclination with battles, despite his calm nature. He was extremely delighted and seemed rather happy when he notified the rest of the Notch Pirates about the arrival of two Shichibukai. When thinking about facing one of them, particularly Lancaster Hecate, he shivers in anticipation. Despite this, Gerhard knows when he does and doesn't need to engage in fighting, staying away from certain fights if he knows about the circunstances or if told to do so, showcasing that he is not mindlessly bloodthirsty. Howsoever, Gerhard doesn't privy himself from getting excited from a good fight.

Despite some of his seriousness, much like mentioned before, Gerhard uses some video-game terminologies and applies them to the events around him. He compares people to both "Players" and "Bosses", adressing the strongest as "Veterans" and "Final Bosses", and actions to ones like "Cheating", "Pausing", "Combos". In regards to events, the vocabulary is much wider, with "Campaign", "Game Over", "Try again", and "Tutorial" as the most notable ones.

Although an easygoing person, Gerhard is not without his down moments. Despite the conditions of his patients varying greatly, Gerhard remembers all of their faces and treats them as much as he can. Furthermore, he dislikes comitting previous errors, feeling as if he should learn from them, he is shown to physically tremble whenever this happens and tries to calm himself down. When pressured and held out from helping a patient, Gerhard may even get aggressive to the point he physically attacks someone. However, he quickly apologizes if he notices he exaggerated and tries to do something to mitigate the animosity.

Similarly, when the subject is his weapon, Caladbolg, Gerhard shows some hints of impatience. ...

Much like with the Caladbolg, Gerhard is not without his moments of anger and shows off the emotion through constantly badmouthing something or someone.

Notch Pirates
Gerhard treats most of his colleagues and superiors alike in a rather casual manner, not bothering to change his accent. He is not immensely acquainted with most of them, as only a select few were comrades from the Xros' times.

However, Gerhard still treats even the rookie and low-ranked members with politeness.

Freyja: Having worked since their time under Shiguma, Gerhard and Freyja.

Despite their ranks, Gerhard doesn't seem to like when Freyja yells at or orders him around too much. He deems her as someone unsatiable.

Ascalon: Be it because of the ruse of Ascalon being the Commander or not, Gerhard is closest to him in comparison to the rest of the crew. They are the most casual around one another, evidenced by his use of jokes for some of Ascalon's mannerisms.

Gerhard truly worries about Ascalon, noticing the small changes in his behavior, and expresses by privately talking to him about it.

Nevertheless, Gerhard adresses him as "Boss".

Almasy D. Laszlo:

Crowley Alistair:

Downer Dimitri:

Muzan: Muzan and Gerhard seem to be on slightly aggressive terms, with the former mocking the latter's mask and words whenever he can. Nevertheless, Gerhard is shown to sometimes ignore him.

Anna: Gerhard remembers Anna even from back when she joined the Xros and finds her to not be a worthless soldier. Upon finding her in a critical state, after her battle with the Shichibukais, Gerhard goes out of his way to reassure Anna about her worth and reminds her of her name. Soon after, he chooses to give her a slow, but, painless death through his power.

Later on, Gerhard reminisces of her situation after leaving another crewmember behind, due to the circunstances.

Rozetă D. Constantin: Thinking of Constantin as seemingly humble and hard-working, Gerhard takes an instant liking to him. Gerhard goes as far as to reassure Constantin about the mission, reminding him that he will be taken care of. Furthermore, he says that he wants to see Constantin take profit of the mission in his own manner, too.

When Constantin gets into real trouble, Gerhard instantly sets off to aid him, saving both him and Chartinger Roselia from Rockbrock Ragnar. He is also visibly shaken for having left Constantin behind, although, the feeling seems short-lived once the Caladbolg is stolen and becomes priority.

Family
Blumenthal Asta: Gerhard worries constantly about his mother, visiting her and sending whatever money he can often. He knows quite a bit about her past, since he remembered it through a single name.

Furthermore, Gerhard sends some of his money for her periodically.

Blumenthal Gretchen: It is unknown what Gerhard thinks of Gretchen, but, she seems to care deeply for him.

Xros Pirates
Michael D. Shiguma: Despite defecting from Shiguma's main crew, the Xros Pirates, Gerhard still seems to regard him with respect. As such, he still follows some of his old captain's ideals.

Bon:

Pirates
Brandt Abigail:

Rockbrock Ragnar: They seemingly haven't met until the battle at Cartecielo, yet, Gerhard is shown to know deep bounds about Ragnar's feats. He considers him a threat to the Notch's operations and actively fights him back.

Dragon D. Dexter: Despite their notoriety, Gerhard and Dexter don't have a lot of knowledge about each other, however, the former deems the latter as easily recognizeable and openly dislikes his shows. They are not amiccable, with most of the animosity coming from Dexter, who constantly threatens Gerhard, something quickly dismissed as childish.

Gerhard finds Dexter's obsession with the Ope Ope no Mi to be quite odd and, in turn, the latter shows interest in his devil fruit.

Marine Jumar comments that, given their clashing natures, it is surprising to find them together.

Elizabeth:

Lord MuuMuu:

Sperius Vesper:

Shichibukai
Lancaster Hecate: Although he knows of her might as a Shichibukai, Gerhard relays Hecate's appearance rather casually, and shows a desire to fight her head-on.

Qasarhog Yanbaal: Despite knowing him as one of the dreaded Shichibukai, Gerhard seems casual about Yanbaal's arrival.

Marines
Chartinger Roselia: Even with Roselia's status as a Marine, Gerhard was shown to be willing to save her from Ragnar, aiding both her and Constantin. Soon after, Gerhard even gives out information about Ragnar to Roselia. He recognizes her strength as a fighter and ponders what she will do in the face of danger.

Jumar: Finding Jumar to be a pain, Gerhard holds no personal emotion towards the Marine Captain and tries to swat him away with simple attacks.

Welhaven Sebastian: Although he is a marine, Gerhard has nothing against Sebastian and actually remarks on the man's prowess during their fight, nevertheless showing willingness to fight him. Furthermore, he never shows any desire or intention of killing the Marine and doesn't chastise him for being responsible for his capture.

Something that happens ever rarily, Gerhard has actual fun during their fight and resumes his compliments on Sebastian. Gerhard goes to point he deems Sebastian as one of the most competent Marines he has met, retaining a casual approach with him. Even if they clashed directly, Gerhard is unaware of Sebastian's disbelief on his own success.

Carter Pine:

Batavia:

Grape:

Powers & Abilities
With a Bounty worth 230,000,000, Gerhard is seen by the World Government as a dangerous foe and threat to their operations. High-Rank Marines deem him as easily recognizeable, and priotize his capture above certain matters.

Being one of the Notch Pirates' Commanders and the Horseman of Conquest, Gerhard has immense authority within the crew, making Nerthus Freyja the only one with higher authority. As Conquest, he has an entire division of Soldiers under his wing. Furthermore, as the crew's Head Doctor, he commands over all of its Doctors. As a former Main Doctor of the Xros Pirates, it can be assumed that Gerhard held some authority within the crew, although he was not capable of issuing some orders.

Despite his position as a Doctor, Gerhard seems to be a potent fighter. He was capable of overpowering Naosaki Jun, a prominent Commodore of the Marines, by himself and grieviously wound her without sustaining many injuries.

Physical Prowess
Despite his thin frame, Gerhard possesses quite some physical strength. He is capable of deflecting a serious haki-enhanced attack from a Behemoth such as Rockbrock Ragnar, through a haki infused blow of his own. The impact of his physical blows can cause the ground to rupture and the wind to rustle aside, even when they are not directly connecting. In fact, the air pressure of some of his attacks is enough to travel a large distance and still cause damage.

In regards body movement and travel speed, Gerhard is exceptional and moves as if he is a blurr, causing ripples on both the air and ground. When doing surgeries and medical related activities, Gerhard can go even faster than normal, as he starts to pick up a pace and manages such even when using complicated utensils. This shows that he is specially fast with his hands. Despite finding himself a short distance from his enemies, Gerhard can gain quick momentum and use it to quickly enhance his blows. Furthermore, he can deal out many blows within a short time span and execute a single technique so fast that the environment around him has delayed reactions.

As remarked, despite his frame, Gerhard is similarly durable as he is strong. He can take on the heaviest of blows, armed or unarmed, get sent flying considerable distances, and only receive damage after enough stress. Even attacks reinforced with haki and extreme velocity, while dealing decent damage, are not enough to fatally injure him right away.

However, another notable attribute that keeps up with the aforementioned ones is Gerhard's endurance. He is capable of performing a myriad of surgeries and treatments, one right after the other, without slowing down right away. Despite getting worn down by several violent blows, some of which would kill quite the persistant fighters, Gerhard can keep fighting and maintain the steadiness of his own attacks.

Ways of Combat
In regards to unarmed combat, Gerhard uses a freelance style, not focusing on any kind of martial art or spectacular pattern. Nevertheless, he is up to using any part of his body, should it benefit the course of battle, generally, however, Gerhard seems to prefer using kicks and punches. These have variants when being used, thus, Gerhard can go for a direct kick or a sliding one.

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When taking into account his mind while he approaches a battle, Gerhard thinks absurdly fast, most of the time that is.

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Swordsmanship
Gerhard employs exaggerated version of medical skills through his Meito Nodachi, the Caladbolg, dubbing it the Ishitoryu (医師刀流 Ishitōryū lit. Doctor's Blade Flow).

Medical Expertise
As one of the Xros Pirates' Head Doctors and the current Main Doctor of the Notch Pirates, Gerhard has extremely potent medical skills. With the help of his Devil Fruit, Gerhard, somehow, seems to be capable of fixing many patients at once and with extreme ease. Admist these many surgeries, he constantly switches between utensils without any hesitation.

All of the Doctors under Gerhard constantly praise him and regard him as the Medic capable of healing anyone. He also implies that he can do something against whatever is plaguing the island of Permis.

His knownledge extends over psychology and body language, enabling Gerhard to identify feelings and other things through observation alone.

Devil Fruit
Gerhard has eaten the Ichi Ichi no Mi, of the Paramecia type, that allows him to create a gaming area, wherein he is the Ruler and is capable of issuing "Chaos" or "Order" to anything through his hands.

This area acts as a medium for all of the fruit's powers and is known as a "DUNGEON". "Chaos" allows for the destruction and violent movement of objects, whereas "Order" lets Gerhard essentially calm and stop them down. However, for it to work Gerhard must begin and keep to touch whatever his command will be issued upon.

Through these techniques, Gerhard also has variations, all of which aid him in his medical operations, to the point that other medics deem him as capable of healing just about anyone. Though, it is soon proven false. As shown briefly, however, Gerhard seems capable of reattaching severed limbs through physical contact.

Haki
Having been born and living in the New World, Gerhard has access to Haki, an inherent power dormant within living beings and that enables him to materialize his will in a myriad of ways.

Gerhard can use two shades of Haki.

Busoshoku
Gerhard mentions himself capable of using Busoshoku Haki, that allows him to manifest his own aura as some sort of insible barrier and augment his physical prowess. Furthermore, it allows him to increase the effectiveness of his blows and defenses against Devil Fruit powers. His is said to be higher than Naosaki Jun's, notable due to her being known for her own mastery of it. Gerhard can cover his entire body with Haki.

He can use the Koka technique to harden his body, demonstrating some expert usage in regards to it, since he can further increase his own density to the point that not even a hurricane can make him float for some time. Moreso, Gerhard can imbue other objects with this heavy concentration and severally increase their overall abilities.

Kenbunshoku
Although he is no master at it, Gerhard also knows Kenbunshoku Haki and uses it to feel other people's presences, without the need to physical see them. Using this Haki provokes his eyes to adopt a flashing red color. With it, he can cover a pretty wide area and accurately locate the many different auras within it. Furthermore, Gerhard is capable of measuring a person's mental strength by reading into their aura.

Gerhard can shift his Kenbunshoku to focus on his eyes, enhancing their eyesight and enabling him to physically see people who are quite far away in detail.

Despite his claim, Gerhard has also never specified how good he truly is with this Haki. In fact, he can pick up hidden emotions from people, a precussor to the Kyokan technique, if enough focus is put into it.

Equipment
Contrary to what many believe, Gerhard's mask is not solely an aesthetic accessory, serving as a small compartment of sorts. He has been shown storing small things within it, such as food and beverage.

Unknown Period
Gerhard seems to visit his bedridden mother often, having done it regularly at some point in the past. In the last time, he reassured her that no one, even her, shouldn't get ill.

Xros' Doctor
Back when he was a Doctor for the Xros Pirates, Gerhard issued no orders and mostly healed those who had been wounded. At some point, he met a patient by the name of Anna, a young blonde soldier, just like any other.

Defection
At an unknown point in time, Gerhard and a few others defected from the Xros Pirates, forming the Notch Pirates.

Government Dogs
Along the rest of his doctor team and many wounded soldiers, Gerhard enters the Castle Hall at Annunaki in the middle of the higher-ups' meeting. He apologizes for the intrusion and goes on to show the damage done to the soldiers. As he is preparing to do many surgeries and leave the room, Gerhard notifies Freyja that the ones responsible for this were two Shichibukai, Lancaster Hecate and Qasarhog Yanbaal.

Gerhard moves on to an unknown room, wherein he uses his powers to aid him and his team on healing the many soldiers. With their help, he manages to heal several soldiers within a short amount of time.

A doctor points Gerhard towards a critical patient, who turn out to be a young blonde girl. Gerhard notes the damage on her legs, as she pleads him to heal her, then he calls for her name, Anna, and reminds her of their time with the Xros Pirates, which prompts her to smile. They reminisce Michael D. Shiguma's ideals, and Anna gives out a meak smile at being comforted, the life finally fading from her within those instants. Mourning by himself, Gerhard reveals the usage of his powers to ease and make her rest.

At some point, the Doctors give Gerhard a new scalpel, supposedly made by the "Dark Knight", Reach.

Yanbaal manages to motivate Hecate through his games, which prompts her to violently punch the entire island, causing an earthquake. Meanwhile, Gerhard and his team make short work of the many patients, until the resulting impact from Hecate's attack comes in. The entire facility shakes, with medics and patients alike falling at the floor, Gerhard ends up cutting a man's hand and then changes his opinion on it. With his powers, he quickly reverts the damage and talks about the thrill of facing a Shichibukai such as Hecate.

Later on, as he treats a patient's eyeball, Gerhard gets confronted by a shaken Freyja, who had heard of the casualties. Freyja reminds Gerhard to not interrupt her and questions about Anna, whom is revealed to have died. At that, Freyja lets her emotions take over and her power flares up, shaking almost the entire island and frightening Gerhard. However, Freyja surprisingly calms herself down and Gerhard feels relief, then, at her instructions, he sets off to bury Anna.

Lending a Hand
Walking the halls of the Notch's base, Ascalon finds himself upon Gerhard's room, struggling to get through the door. They exchange small talk, with Gerhard noting on his battle against Naosaki Jun, and then, Ascalon relays about the mission on Cartecielo. For this mission, Gerhard will have to accompany one of the recruits and bring them back.

Gerhard asks for the recruit, to which Ascalon instructs him, prompting the former to go at the Main hall and curse his own haki. As the recruit comes in, Gerhard exchanges introductions with him. The recruit reveals his name as Rozetă D. Constantin and thanks them for the opportunity, while Gerhard merely observes all of his mannerisms and deems him as humble. He then reassures Constantin that everything will go smooth, even claiming that it will be nice to see the man take profit from this, all the while, getting warmer clothes for himself.

Muzan arrives and insults Gerhard's voice, yet, he gets quickly ignored by the masked man, who introduces Muzan to Constantin. The trio then sets off for their mission. Shortly after, they all arrive before the island's marine base, with Gerhard mentally noting its state and instructing his comrades on how their plan will unfold.

With his devil fruit, Gerhard shows some of its techniques, which quickly allow him to destroy the fence before the group. He reminds Constantin and Muzan of their jobs, and waits for them to go in. After fixing the fence, Gerhard sits down and eats the burrito stored within his mask, observing as Constantin sets off to fight. Sometime during the fight with Chartinger Roselia, Constantin gets sent back into the fence, however, Gerhard doesn't get startled and, after getting a beer, wonders if he should intervene.

Seeing Constantin get overwhelmed, while also feeling the arrival of the Imperial Pirates, Gerhard runs off from the fence, putting back his mask so that he can properly fight. With his speed, Gerhard quickly arrives to Roselia over Constantin's body, just before they could get attacked by Rockbrock Ragnar, an elite of the Imperial Pirates. Gerhard uses haki and counters Ragnar's attack with visible effort, noting that the situation has changed.

Gerhard remarks on Roselia's presence and knowledge, turning around to explain her just who this enemy was, Rockbrock Ragnar. He gives as much information as he can, reflecting on Ragnar's past, and tells Roselia that that moment was the one to back down. Something comes flying from across the distance, soon revealed to be a sword, more specifically, the Meito Caladbolg. Gerhard claims it to be his and mentally thanks his squad, as he had contacted them via Den Den Mushi to send his sword, then, he goes back to wondering if Roselia will help.

As they prepare to fight, Roselia speaks aloud about a previous allegiance to the Royal Pirates, prompting Gerhard to remember his mother's condition. It doesn't last long, Ragnar laughed and they both began exchanging blows, powerful enough to cause explosions through the entire area. With her blood boiling, Roselia decides to interfere and making the fight more difficult for both of them, claiming whoever remains there will be arrested by the Marines. Gerhard and Ragnar nevertheless continue to fight, speaking about their fruits, with the latter claiming his to be superior, however, Gerhard soon uses a devastating move, which causes the lava to violently erupt and send both of them flying into the distance.

Admist one of Carteciello's cities, the Hornet is hosting a show of Dragon D. Dexter, until it is interrupted by Gerhard's appearance through the roof. Everyone gets surprised and point out that what came was a wounded man, Gerhard, who is trying to calm himself. A woman tries to help him physically, but, in his daze, he lashes out at her, only to quickly apologize to her and everyone afterwards.

The Hornet's Owner, Dexter, and many others voice their annoyance, while a woman with the name of Thotiana tries to help a calmer Gerhard, much to her boss's protests. Dexter approaches him and they begin to talk, specially about their affiliations, which makes Thotiana's attention shift to Dexter. Checking how much money he has to pay up for the show, Gerhard handles 100,000 to Osiris and clarifies why he was even sent there. Much like the bartender shouted earlier, the Marines come crashing in the front door, with Jumar as the lead, and scarying some of the present pirates away.

Jumar, who is a Captain, addresses both Dexter and Gerhard, however, the latter knows he still has to find his weapon and moves instantly into the action, using his powers to provoke an earth eruption. To counter it, Jumar uses his unknown powers, leading Dexter to enter the fray and exchange blows with him. Gerhard tries to attack Jumar again once Dexter jumps back, questioning what was that about the Ope Ope no Mi, only to gain a glare in response, while Jumar manages to avoid his attacks.

While the others are busy fighting, Gerhard tries to find the Caladbolg once again, only to get surprised as he sees it in Elizabeth's hands. Not caring about Dexter's fight, Gerhard uses the flames of an explosion to cage the Marines, giving him more time to chase Elizabeth.

Paper Shackles
Half a day after the fight with the Imperials, Gerhard is still pursuing Elizabeth. The many inhabitants comment on the Marines being late, prompting Elizabeth to proclaim she forgot Shrewsoft is a pitstop. Even then, Gerhard doesn't step back, summoning a Dungeon, and urges her to give the Caladbolg back. In the distance, Welhaven Sebastian and his Squad arrive through paper flight, Elizabeth notices it and narrowly dodges Gerhard's attack. Elizabeth bids good luck and farewell at Gerhard, who soon comes face to face with Sebastian, they exchange conversation on the matter.

Gerhard prepares to fight, nevertheless asking Sebastian to step down and not chase him down, however, the Marine had also prepared himself and summons many papers to his aid. A dome is formed around the vicinity and begins to close in Gerhard's direction, several bird-like constructs fly off and aim at him, with his powers he takes to using the ground as both a weapon and shield. The paper starts to lose, but this makes Sebastian summon even more and further cage the Pirate, who can only do the same

Noticing the resistance, Sebastian orders his papers to form a hurricane in the hopes of sending Gerhard flying. However, Gerhard uses a heavy concentration of Buso: Koka to increase his weight and touches the ground, then, he induces a myriad of fissures upon it to try and disrupt the hurricane's motion. Seeing this, Sebastian gets angry at the destruction and further controls the rotating paper, enabling the hurricane to evade the rising rocks. All the while, Gerhard crafts a sword from the soil and notices that the ground gets covered in paper, commending on how fun the situation is.

With paper covering the ground, an entire platform rises through the air, caging Gerhard all around. Having paid attention, Gerhard prepares to get out through using his swordsmanship, calming himself through his Devil Fruit powers and proceeding to execute "Phantomart", a technique which provokes delayed reactions. After he escapes, Gerhard wears off his Buso and uses his powers to generate explosions through the atmosphere, however, Sebastian counters it off with his paper wings and moves to assault Gerhard.

With feathers flying like shards from one side and Sebastian coming along with four weapons, Gerhard narrowly counters the explosion flung back and creates even more explosions to send himself flying. Sebastian's strikes land upon Gerhard, though he also gets hurt, but the latter manages to create a new "Dungeon" and use the surrounding water to attack the rocks that Sebastian had saved. With both using Haki in their blows, they create several shockwaves throughout the area, but then, several of the rocks bypass Gerhard's defense and land on his figure, specially at his forehead. Even then, he doesn't give up and tries to issue his powers into the large snow globe by his side.

Strong as an avalanche, the snow erupts towards Sebastian and cages around him and the entire area of the beach, prompting Gerhard to try escaping to the presence he felt earlier. Through the power of his scrolls, Sebastian digs out of the immense snow, all while Gerhard tries to persuade Elizabeth, however, he fails and she sends him flying into Sebastian's grasp.

Muttering his curses, Gerhard wonders if it is the end and is encased by Sebastian's special paper, his mask having been torn out a moment ago. He begins to think the atmopshere is too cold, but, relinquishes on it. The Marine reports that the capture was a success and asks for a warship to transport Gerhard, deeming him not a monster. With Gerhard in tow, Sebastian asks someone over his Den Den Mushi for a proper judge, and they all walk into the ship, setting off.

Another Step
Sometime after fleeing from Sebastian through unknown help, Gerhard gets captured again, this time by the hand of Batavia, Carter Pine, and supposedly Grape. He is caged in a large room alongside Lord MuuMuu, hanging from the ceiling due to being wrapped by seastone chains.

Behind the scenes

 * He is based on Kai Chisaki from the My Hero Academia Series.
 * Instead of being named after a Pirate, Gerhard has his name from the Geographer, Peter Gerhard, known for his literature on Pirates.
 * Gerhard is a German name which means Brave Spear, while Blumenthal, also a German name, means Valley of flowers.
 * Gerhard's Epithet simply has the Japanese for both "Gaming" (一番 Ichiban) and "Doctor" (医師 Ishi) mashed together, which, once used as one, can mean Number 1 Doctor.

Extras

 * His running gag is that sometimes his words get too muffled by his mask, along with whatever else may be helping to muffle them.
 * Gerhard's main theme is Gaming Operation.