Captain Smoker

Smoker the White Hunter is a Marine vice admiral and the Commander of the G-5 Marine base, following the treason of his former superior Vergo. He was first introduced as a captain in Loguetown, where he made it his mission to capture Luffy,[3] and was later promoted to the rank of commodore,[4] due to the events in the Arabasta Kingdom.[8] Since his debut, he has been the superior of Tashigi, serving as her mentor as well.

He is a recurring adversary of Luffy. Due to his actions against Luffy at Loguetown, Smoker can be considered as the main antagonist of the Loguetown Arc, and acts as a minor antagonist during the Marineford Arc. Despite his rivalry with Luffy, they ended up helping each other during the Arabasta Arc and forming a temporary alliance during the Punk Hazard Arc. These temporary alliances only last long enough for the two groups to defeat their common enemies. As it typically goes between pirates and the Marines, they go back to being enemies again as soon as their common enemy is defeated in each of these story arcs.Smoker is a muscular, white-haired (light teal in the pre-timeskip anime) and brown-eyed man, with a distinct trait of always being seen smoking two cigars at once. His eyes sometimes appear red, such as during the Punk Hazard arc. He wears a large thick white and blue specialist marine jacket which he keeps open, with greenish fur lining the neck, wrists, and hem. The jacket bears the kanji for "justice" (正義, Seigi?) written on the back of it. Many cigars are strapped to the jacket. He carries a Seastone-tipped jitte as his weapon, although it has been broken twice: once during the Summit War of Marineford by Boa Hancock, and once on Punk Hazard by Vergo. He also wears brown leather gloves, blue jeans with a brown belt, and large military-issue brown leather boots. Furthermore, during his time in Arabasta, he also sported goggles. The fact that he rides a custom-made motorbike gives off the impression of a delinquent marine.[3]Smoker is a seasoned Marine soldier, infamous among his organization for his loose cannon tendencies and obstinate, rebellious attitude towards even his superiors. Smoker, however, is above all, an honorable man who values the difference between right and wrong above all else. This could first be seen at the end of the Alabasta Saga, when Smoker discovered that the superiors intended to cover up the incident and give the credit for Crocodile's capture to him and Tashigi, Smoker was extremely angered and disgusted by such an immoral action, as the true perpetrators were the Straw Hats and he strongly refused to take credit for other people's achievements, even if they were pirates, especially since Tashigi was crying in frustration at not being able to do anything at that time. Even something beneficial to his reputation, such as an award or promotion, will cause Smoker to lash out against the top brass, especially if he feels like he did not earn it.[11] However, Smoker does show interest in climbing up the ranks, if only to widen his authority to act freely.[12]