Shichibukai

Shichibukai
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Japanese Name:	七武海
Romanized Name:	Shichibukai
Official English Name:	Seven Warlords of the Sea
First Appearance:	Operation: Elbaf
Occupation:	Pirate Captains
Transport:	Ships
Residency:	Grand Line
Bounty:	At Least 4,048,800,000 ‡

The Shichibukai, the full title being Oka Shichibukai (王下七武海,, Ōka Shichibukai^?, lit. meaning "Royal Seven Military Seas"), are seven powerful and notorious pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. Lacking more than the loosest of affiliations to each other, they are often feared and hated by Marines and pirates alike.

Shichibukai are infamous for their adventures and accomplishments in the Grand Line, and thus possess an enigmatic power over those who sail the seas, serve the military, or live ordinary lives. They are a chaotic group known for their jaded view of the world, selfish desires, and abuse of military power, which attributes to being acknowledged as Government Dogs.

Overview

The Shichibukai is an organization of seven pirates turned privateers in the service of the World Government. Although they work for the World Government, the Shichibukai themselves typically do not care about nor respect the Government or even other Shichibukai, and are often considered by the Marines to be no different from any other pirate. On the other hand, they are known as "government dogs" and are despised by other pirates, but are still feared and respected for their infamous reputation and strength which they gained before, and even after they become Shichibukai. The Shichibukai seem to be a mixture of the more chaotic Yonko and the more orderly Marines. The majority of the Shichibukai are composed of New World veterans; those who have met the Yonko or even fought against them.

There is an enormous range in the bounties between the members due to differences in circumstances under which they were recruited. However, these are their former bounties, and do not represent the current threat they could achieve as active pirates. The terms that the Shichibukai are on with each other is best described as very unstable. They have very little (if any) respect for each other and will for the most part not accept help from one another, apparently due to a firm sense of pride. During the meeting of the Shichibukai where only two members are absent, it was stated that the very notion of them working together as a team is entirely unthinkable. However, there are certain relatoinships within the Shichibukai ranks which overpower this sense of pride. Most of the Shichibukai have a jaded attitude of the world, as their vast amounts of experience have disillusioned them.

A pirate may choose to join the Shichibukai if a space becomes vacant (which means that at least one Shichibukai must resign or be expelled from the group. However, in order for one to become a Shichibukai once this position opens up, one must be able to exhibit their strength against other pirates while choosing to pledge loyalty to the World Government (this ironically encourages pirates to gain infamy to become a Shichibukai) by making a pact with the Gorosei. If the pirate in question can be used as intimidation, the position may be offered to them, if no other pirate has accepted the position or proven to be more of an asset to the World Government. As expected, most members were already notorious pirates with high bounties, but even relatively unknown pirates can be admitted if they accomplish a feat to prove their strength. The World Government can also be blackmailed into giving the position.

They do not express open defiance to the authority of the World Government, but are not obligated to follow its orders either. They are technically only allowed to attack other pirates, and must also compensate the Government with a portion of their plunder, although this regulation is not followed most of the time. Each member of the Shichibukai must also have strong intimidation skills and a fearsome image to put off others becoming a pirate and make them fear them. In addition, it can be assumed that once someone becomes appointed to the Shichibukai they must be undefeated to maintain their position, or at least are not allowed to have a widely known debacle or scandal that affects their reputation.

Some of the members do various tasks for the government, such as conquering new islands for the World Government (described as "liberating") and protecting nations, but their ultimate purpose is to keep other pirates in check. Most importantly, the Shichibukai provide assistance to maintain the balance of The Three Great Powers.

Technically speaking, the Shichibukai are considered allies of the government, and in times of war are obligated to collaborate with the Marines. Still, many Marine officers despise them and consider the Shichibukai to still be pirates. When they are not under orders of the World Government, they have no commitment to assist the efforts of the Marines. Most of the Shichibukai appear to show general apathy towards the World Government and in some cases even hostility.

In exchange for these services, the Shichibukai are pardoned for their former actions and any existing bounties are rescinded.

The Enemy Ship Capture Warrant (敵船拿捕許可状, Tekisen Daho Kyoka-jō, Enemy Ship Capture Warrant^?) allows Shichibukai to legally plunder other pirates and uncivilized lands (most likely referring to countries not affiliated with the World Government), so long as they give a portion of their loot to the Government.

As the Shichibukai are no longer outlaws, they can make money through legitimate business, as well as bounty hunting. Some, however, are content to simply float around the sea on their ships. The government does not seem to mind, and the Shichibukai are granted a great deal of autonomy in how they operate, at least thus far. Other benefits include access to resources normally out of bounds to normal citizens and pirates, such as the use of Seastone equipment. The privilege of protection and pardon extends to any of the Shichibukai's subordinates,

Even if they violate the law, the World Government and Marines may choose not to take any notice. Because of the risk involved with maintaining the Three Great Powers, the Government tolerates the illegal activities of any Shichibukai and attempts to protect them if possible (or at least maintain their fame).

That is not to say they would not dismiss a Shichibukai for such actions. There are several Shichibukai who have been dismissed from their positions for several reasons. Dismissal from the Shichibukai holds not only the individual's loss of title, but in cases also the breakdown of possible politics affiliated to the Shichibukai.

Members

See also the associated category: Shichibukai.

Shichibukai
Arsen	Azura Hitoshi	Kenway Veno	Killigrew Khan
Ruby Rose	Sadis	Selkirk Geryon

Former

See also the associated category: Former Shichibukai.

Former Shichibukai
Revoked
Al Khalifa Ain	Bimore O. Jack	Buster D. Amaka	Dianoir Judith	Hide
Lancaster Hecate	Qasarhog Yanbaal	Salazar	Yagami Valor
Resigned
Benjamin Tabart	Raven D. Sora

Profile

Name	Affiliations	Bounty	Capabilities	Epithet
Arsen	Ronin Former 1st Division Captain of the United Forces Former member of the Sea Generals	605,000,000	Superhuman physical abilities Master Swordsmanship One Sword Style Two Sword Style Spirit Flow Style Shohei & Kaminari no Seiryū Haki Haoshoku Haki Busoshoku Haki Advanced Kenbunshoku Haki Voice of All Things	Silver Dragon (銀竜,, Ginryū?) Sky Cutter (空削減,, Sora Sakugen?) Wano Demon (和野 悪魔,, Wano Akuma?)
Azura Hitoshi	Captain of the Trapper Pirates Prince of the Azura Kingdom	9,000,000	Great physical abilities Rigu Rigu no Mi	N/A
Kenway Veno	Captain of the Veno Pirates President of Veno Works Member of House Kenway	2,224,800,000	Half-Giant & Cyborg Physiology Superhuman physical abilities War Technician Unparalleled shipwrighting skills Seki Seki no Mi Haoshoku Haki Busoshoku Haki Kenbunshoku Haki	Green Hairs (青髪,, Aogami?) Public Enemy (公敵,, Kōteki?) Hero of Elbaf (エルバフの英雄,, Erubafu no Eiyū?) The Greatest Shipwright in the World (世界最大の船大工,, Sekai Saikyō no Funadaiku?)
Killigrew Khan	Captain of the Proper Pirates	850,000,000	Kanpo Kenpo Bishi Bishi no Mi	Lady Pirate (レディパイレーツ,, Redipairētsu?)
Ruby Rose	Captain of the Punk Pirates Co-Captain of the Skyline Pirates ‡	300,000,000	Skilled Swordsmanship Suneater & Mooneater Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Fenghuang Busoshoku Haki Kenbunshoku Haki	"Punk Princess" (破落戸姫,, Gorotsukihime?) "Unruly" (手が出ない,, Tegadenai?)
Sadis	Leader of Black Coffin	N/A	Superhuman physical abilities Skilled swordsmanship Dancing Wind Quasimodo Suzu Suzu no Mi Busoshoku Haki Advanced Kenbunshoku Haki	N/A
Selkirk Geryon	Captain of the Godwind Pirates Member of House Selkirk	At least 60,000,000	Great physical abilities Masterful Swordsmanship Divine Sword Style Aeolian Dance Goriyaki & Amatsukami Rokushiki (Soru; Geppo; Kami-e; Rankyaku) Great Helmsmanship skills Haoshoku Haki Advanced Busoshoku Haki Kenbunshoku Haki	Ruler of the Winds (風の君主,, Kaze no Kunshu?)

Gallery

First Gen. Gallery

The Warlords with their heights scaled.

Trivia

• For the first time since the foundation of the wiki in 2015, at the date of 2020's October, the Shichibukai roster has been filled.
• Hecate and Yanbaal have held the seat of Shichibukai for the longest amount of time across all members, having been Shichibukai since the start of the system and only being removed near the end of March 2024.
• Most of the Shichibukai, current or former, seem to follow a certain color theme in regards to their epithet or alias scheme.
  • The exception to this is Buster D. Amaka.
• Amaka and Raven D. Sora are the only members to have had the Will of the D. in their names.
• Many of the Warlords, current and former, are Haoshoku Haki users, namely: Al Khalifa Ain, Benjamin Tabart, Buster D. Amaka, Kenway Veno, Raven D. Sora, Hidé, Arsen, and Selkirk Geryon.
• Yagami Valor has the shortest tenure as a member of the Shichibukai, with less than two months of holding the title. He only appears in a single role-play as one of the Shichibukai, and is only one for half of the role-play.

First Gen. Trivia

• Kenway Veno is the tallest Shichibukai at 25'5" feet (775cm), while Bimore O. Jack is the shortest at 5'11" feet (180cm).
• Lancaster Hecate is the oldest among the group at the age of 46, while Benjamin Tabart is the youngest at 22.
• Veno holds the record for biggest former bounty in the group, while Salazar holds the one for smallest.