Brook

Brook(male): Soul King" Brook[12] is the musician of the Straw Hat Pirates, one of their two swordsmen, and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.[3] He is the ninth member of the crew and the eighth to join,[18] doing so at the end of the Thriller Bark Arc.

Brook ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, which allowed him to return to life after death once.[19] Brook eventually learned to tap deeper into the powers of his Devil Fruit, giving him significant control over his own soul and the souls of others.

Previously the captain of Esperia Kingdom's Battle Convoy[4][5] and later a member of the Rumbar Pirates, he died and was resurrected through the power of the Yomi Yomi no Mi. However, due to the amount of time it took for his soul to find his body, it was reduced to a skeleton, keeping only his afro intact.[19] Brook drifted alone in the Florian Triangle for 50 years, eventually meeting Luffy and serving as the Straw Hats' ally during the Thriller Bark Arc before officially joining the crew. His dream is to reunite with his old friend, Laboon, at Reverse Mountain, where he resides with Crocus.[20]

He first gained a bounty of Beli 33,000,000 during his time as a member of the Rumbar Pirates. It later increased to Beli 83,000,000 after the Dressrosa Arc. Following the Raid on Onigashima, his bounty was increased to Beli 383,000,000.[3]

ADVERTISEMENT Appearance

Main article: Brook/Gallery Before Death

Before his death, Brook was a tall, tan, skinny man who had a rather distinctive face. At age 11, Brook is shown as a lively kid living in a junkyard, wearing a random pair of shades, a tattered t-shirt with a distinctive logo, and tattered pants and shoes as well. At ages 20 to 27, Brook had grown up considerably. He was the captain of the Esperia Kingdom's Royal Battle Convoy, and as a member he wore a royal guard's outfit consisting of an open dark coat with fancy decorations, a light frilled shirt and a cravat, light pants, and thigh-high combat boots. The outfit also included a great coat with epaulettes hung over his shoulders and a sword that he carried on his person while on duty. At age 38, he had a slight goatee on his chin and some sideburns. He typically wore shades, never revealing his eyes. On his forehead was a scar that slightly resembled a diagonal omega sign (Ω) given to him by Shuri 60 years ago. This scar was retained in his skeletal state as a distinctive crack across his skull.[2] Brook's facial appearance, accompanied by his style of clothing, resembles a type of appearance and style that is commonly associated with various music artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Yo Oizumi, and other musical celebrities with similar features.

Before the Timeskip

Brook is an extremely tall skeleton dressed in formal attire, complete with a top hat and cane. Standing at 266 cm (8'8½") in height, he is the second tallest member of the Straw Hat crew, having been edged out by Jinbe. Despite having no skin, he still has an afro, which he says is because his hair has very strong roots. Brook's style was that of a gentleman, consisting of a coat, top hat, trousers, and afro, which were black, while the inner linings of his coat were yellow-orange. The cravat that was tied in between his coat and around his neck was blue. The outer covering of Brook's cane sword, which he carries, was purple. Also, due to his many years of seclusion, his clothes were somewhat tattered.[21]

After the Timeskip

During the Return to Sabaody Arc and through the Fish-Man Island Arc, he changed to more colorful and high-end clothes, as though to represent a rock star. He had heart-shaped sunglasses, a yellow feather boa, a new top hat with a giant crown on the brim, and orange-red trousers with a floral design. Despite being a skeleton, he grew to 277 cm (9'1") during the two-year timeskip.

During the Punk Hazard Arc, he wore a flashy yellow-green and dark green-striped coat after taking it from a member of Brownbeard's Centaur Patrol Unit.

During the Dressrosa Arc, he wore a dark magenta long coat with an upturned collar in addition to yellow pants. While shown on Zou during this arc, his second outfit consisted of a pink shirt with a white polka dot pattern (which resembles the circles on the SMILE fruits), orange and yellow striped trousers, and pointed dark-colored shoes. He also donned his original pre-timeskip top hat and a blue bead necklace, and he swapped his heart-shaped sunglasses for a more traditional black pair.

During the Zou Arc, he added a purple coat with a white fluffy lining to his second Dressrosa outfit along with a larger top hat embellished with beads. Due to being chased and chewed on by his canine Mink admirers, his coat had become somewhat tattered by the time he met up with Luffy's group.

During the Whole Cake Island Arc, he wore a long, fancy overcoat with puffy sleeves and tall black boots. He also wrapped a decorative scarf around his head and donned a pair of plain black shades. Later on, after the Big Mom Pirates stripped him of his clothes, he wore a simple sleeveless cloak with a rope tied around the neck to fasten it. When meeting with the Fire Tank Pirates, he dons a large fedora, a black and red striped vest along with a dark shirt, a yellow ascot, and brown trousers. When he took part in the operation to ruin Big Mom's Tea Party, Brook disguised himself among the Luffy clones created by Charlotte Brûlée's powers by wearing an oversized Luffy mask and hat tied with a string, which got him close enough to destroy Carmel's photo.

During the Wano Country Arc, Kin'emon used his ability to change Brook's appearance so he could blend in with the country. Brook now wears a pure white kimono with a triangle-shaped headband and two arrows stuck in his body—an appearance befitting a ghost, as Kurozumi Orochi's Oniwabanshu members mistake him for a gasha-dokuro. Before the Raid on Onigashima, Brook wore samurai armor complete with a kabuto helmet and cape. He also wields a katana rather than his shikomizue. When departing for Onigashima, Brook traded his samurai armor for a black vest and cravat and also a top hat. Like everyone else participating in the raid, Kin'emon gave Brook a Beasts Pirates disguise with a dark-colored fur coat and a one-horned hat.

During the Egghead Arc, after reaching the control tower, Brook changes into a thick, long yellow coat with the number 3 on it, along with a futuristic transparent helmet with goggles, an antenna, and a chinstrap on it. He also wears a pair of orange gloves and a pair of black DOM shoes.

During the Elbaph Arc, Brook is gifted with Viking-style attire made by Gerd. His outfit consists of a long, armored leather patchwork vest with a dark, long-sleeved leather shirt underneath, matching leather pants, fur boots, a kilt with a large decorative skull on the front, a pair of light-colored gloves, a long dark fur cape, and his cane sword placed in a decorative sword hilt and sheath with a matching decorative shield, both of which are strapped to Brook's back with a large leather belt. Finally, Brook's outfit is completed with an unstrapped Viking helmet with cone-like horns and a pair of goggles on top of the helmet.

References

One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 442 (p. 11-19) and Episode 337, Brook makes his debut. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 50 Chapter 487 (p. 2) and Episode 379, Brook's face and age 50 years ago are revealed. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 105 Chapter 1058 (p. 3-5) and Episode 1086, The Straw Hat Pirates' bounties post-Wano Country. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 50 Chapter 489 (p. 12) and Episode 381, Brook reveals that he was the leader of the battle convoy of a certain kingdom before joining the Rumbar Pirates, and then his bounty as a pirate. One Piece Manga — Chapter 1183 (p. 11-19), Brook at age 20 in Esperia Kingdom. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 50 Chapter 487 (p. 9) and Episode 379. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 60 Chapter 592 (p. 16) and Episode 509, The residents of Namakura Island thank Brook. Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary (Card #0009), Hone-kichi is romanized. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 71 Chapter 705 (p. 17) and Episode 635, Momonosuke refers to brook as Hone-kichi. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 93 Chapter 932 (p. 6) and Episode 926, Brook's first alias in Wano is revealed. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 93 Chapter 933 (p. 6) and Episode 928, Brook's second alias in Wano is revealed. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 801 (p. 15-17) and Episode 746, The Straw Hat Pirates are given new bounties after Dressrosa. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 51 (p. 26), Brook's age and height are revealed. One Piece Blue Deep: Characters World (p. 152), Brook's profile after timeskip is revealed. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 69 (p. 66), Brook's age and height after timeskip are revealed. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 50 (p. 86), Brook's birthday is revealed. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 66 (p. 162), Oda explains the blood types of the world and reveals the Brook's blood type. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 50 Chapter 489 and Episode 381, Chapter Title designates that Brook is the eighth. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 443 (p. 6-7) and Episode 338, Brook explains his Devil Fruit. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 47 Chapter 459 (p. 8-9) and Episode 353, Brook reveals that Laboon was who he promised to meet at the Twin Cape. One Piece Manga — Vol. 46, Brook's color scheme is revealed on the cover. JAPANESE NAME: ブルック ROMANIZED NAME: Burukku OFFICIAL ENGLISH NAME: Brook DEBUT: Chapter 442; Episode 337[1] AFFILIATIONS: Straw Hat Pirates; Straw Hat Grand Fleet; Rumbar Pirates (former);[2] Battle Convoy (former); Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance (disbanded) OCCUPATIONS: Musician; Swordsman; Senior Officer;[3] Pirate Captain (acting, former); Battle Convoy leader (former);[4] Raider Squad leader (former);[5] World-Famous Rock Star (former) ORIGIN: West Blue[6] (Esperia Kingdom)[5] RESIDENCE: Esperia Kingdom (former); Florian Triangle (former); Namakura Island (former, temporary) ALIAS: "Demon King Satan-sama" (悪魔王サタン様, Akuma-ō Satan-sama?, VIZ: "Great Demon Lord"; Funimation subs: "King of the Devils - Satan-sama"; Funimation dub: "Lord Satan" );[7] "Hone-kichi"[8] (ホネ吉キチ, Honekichi?, English versions: Bonekichi );[9][10] "The Starving Skeleton" (がしゃどくろ, Gashadokuro?)[11] EPITHET: "Humming Brook" (鼻唄のブルック, Hanauta no Burukku?);[4] "Soul King" (ソウルキング, Souru Kingu?)[12] STATUS: Alive AGE: 38 (first death);[2] 88 (debut);[13] 90 (after timeskip)[14][15] BIRTHDAY: April 3rd[16] HEIGHT: 266 cm (8'9") (debut)[13] 277 cm (9'1") (after timeskip)[14][15] BLOOD TYPE: X[17] BOUNTY: Beli 383,000,000[3] Beli 83,000,000[12] Beli 33,000,000[4]

PORTRAYAL JAPANESE VOICE: Chō ENGLISH VOICE: Funimation: Ian Sinclair LIVE-ACTION PORTRAYAL: Martial T. Batchamen DEVIL FRUIT JAPANESE NAME: Yomi Yomi no Mi ENGLISH NAME: Revive-Revive Fruit MEANING: Resurrection TYPE: Paramecia