Diez Drake

Affiliations:

• Marines(SWORD) -Drake Pirates; Occupations: -Captain of SWORD; Pirate (undercover); Captain (undercover);Shinuchi (undercover, former); Marine Rear Admiral (former) Origin: North Blue

Status:

• Alive Age:
• 33 (31 two years ago)
• Birthday: October 24th
• Height: 233 cm (7'8")
• Blood Type: X
• Bounty: Bellies 222,000,000

"Red Flag" X Drake (pronounced as "Diez Drake") is the captain of the Marine Secret Special Unit SWORD. In order to go undercover as a pirate, he publicly defected from his position as rear admiral and founded the Drake Pirates. He is one of twelve pirates referred to as the "Worst Generation", and before the two-year timeskip had a bounty of Beli 222,000,000.

Drake is the son of the Marine-turned-pirate Diez Barrels and was affiliated with the Barrels Pirates until he defected to the Marines. As a young adult, he was called Dory.

In Drake's endeavor as an undercover spy,[ he and his crew became subordinate to the Beasts Pirates, led by Kaidou of the Four Emperors, over the two-year timeskip. Drake served as one of the crew's Shinuchi, specifically one of strongest six called Tobiroppo. His treachery was eventually uncovered, however, leading him to ally himself with the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance.

Appearance

• Drake is a tall, lean, and muscular man who wears what appears to be a combination of a white-plumed cocked hat with his crew's Jolly Roger on the side and a domino mask over his eyes.
• Underneath this headgear, Drake's hair is reddish brown, with brush-like sideburns. On his broad chin, he has an "X"-shaped scar, and on his chest and upper body, he also has another large "X." The "X's," as well as that in his name, represent the Roman numeral X for 10, not the English letter. -He wears armor on his relatively thin legs and arms consisting of knee-high boots and gloves that go up past his elbows, respectively. The openings to both the gloves and the boots are also secured by the armor, which is rounded for the gloves and a sharp maple leaf pattern for the boots at the front of his knees. On the rest of his body, he wears leather pants and a leather shirt. A belt with a large, ornately designed circular belt buckle secures Drake's pants as well as his sword and axe to his waist. He also wears a black cape, which, from the inside, is crimson-colored, with a white fur lining around the neck.[1]

After the Summit War, when he visiting a winter island, he wore a scarf tied around his neck.

As a kid, Drake was wearing a small, tattered Marine uniform, showing that he aspired to become a Marine since he was very young. He had a rounder face, shorter hair, and a wooden sword at his side. He did not have the "X" on his chin yet. He appeared to have been a playful and cheerful boy, as opposed to the stern and serious man he grew up to be.

As a young adult, Drake wore a tattered, bloodied shirt with pants and boots while with the Barrels Pirates, though later on during a supposed escape, he managed to acquire a somewhat tattered, thick winter coat with a hood as well as a pair of dark gloves.Due to the mental and physical abuse he suffered from his father, he was undersized for his age and easily mistaken as a child by the Donquixote Pirates.

After the time skip,(two years after the Marine Ford incident) Drake no longer has his bicorne, exposing his now light orange hair spiked into a fauxhawk. In place of his bicorne, he now has a black headband with an eyehole cut out of it and his crew's Jolly Roger next to the hole. The headband is slanted so it goes over his left eye, and a thin piece of cloth that extrudes out from it is fitted over his right eye.

Personality

• In his childhood, Drake was a Marine enthusiast and deeply admired his father, Diez Barrels, who served the organization as an officer. When Barrels turned to piracy, Drake still thought of his father as a good man and kept following him.[14]

• As a young man thirteen years ago, Drake appeared to be the reluctant, submissive type, obeying his father despite the abusive treatment he was given. Barrels once stated that despite his strength, Drake was a coward and rarely contributed to his crew's operations. Indeed, by that point, Drake ran away when the opportunity presented itself, displaying no loyalty to his family. In the present, Drake seemingly has not regretted this decision, holding no grudge towards the perpetrators of his father's death.

• In spite of the horrible treatment his father gave him, Drake still remains loyal to the Marines, putting his life at risk in order to infiltrate the crew of one of the Four Emperors. Even when presented with the threat of torture, Drake stated that he would rather die than reveal his true allegiance, only deciding to keep fighting because he still had a mission to accomplish. Drake is flexible with his beliefs of Justice, as he is not picky about potential allies in criminals and outlaws, going as far as requesting to join forces with Monkey D. Luffy, an enemy of the World Government, just because of the Straw Hat's friendship with Koby, Drake's subordinate. An honorable man, Drake has declared that he intends to repay Luffy for accepting him as an ally in a time of need.

Currently, Drake displays a stern, dead-serious disposition at all times. Patient and observant, he appears to be a pirate who avoids needless violence, aware that such a thing would attract unwanted attention. In fact, he may even intervene in fights where he is not involved at all, doing so in the middle of a confrontation between Killer and Urouge in an attempt to pacify both of his fellow Super Rookies. However, when a situation calls for violence, Drake reveals a surprisingly ruthless and bloodthirsty streak. Trafalgar Law once implied that Drake had killed a significant number of people in his career, reinforcing the notion that the former rear admiral is actually not opposed to conflict at all. Later, Drake fearlessly attacked a Pacifista head-on, employing a brutal biting attack in his Zoan form. Drake is bold enough to even challenge a subordinate of the Four Emperors, knowing full well that such an action would put him in the crosshairs of the Emperor himself.[15]

As one of the Tobiroppo, Drake is very much mission-oriented, always prioritizing the job assigned to him, although he might think his presence in certain tasks may be overkill, like assassinating the owner of a small noodle shop. This professionalism and dutifulness also extend to his job as a Marine spy, reporting everything of note that he ends up witnessing in his cover.[2] Despite holding a high position in the Beasts Pirates, Drake self-admittedly has no interest in rising further in the ranks, unlike some of his fellow Tobiroppo.[4]

In spite of his generally serious attitude, Drake is known to sometimes lose his composure in certain situations. In particular, naked women easily fluster him to the point of fainting at the sight of one, making him wary of entering places like bathhouses. Nevertheless, he still denies this weakness even if it's obviously the case. Relationships

• Family Diez Barrels Barrels was Drake's father, and when he was a Marine Officer, Drake wanted to become just like him. However, when Barrels became a pirate, he was known to physically abuse his son. Drake remained with his father as he continued to see the past good of the man, but his loyalty started to waver. When Doflamingo attacked Barrels and his crew with the Birdcage, Drake fled and left them behind. Thirteen years later, Drake acknowledged Doflamingo as his father's killer but stated that he held no grudge.

Barrels Pirates

• 13 years ago, he was a member of the Barrels Pirates. However, he was barely (if at all) loyal to the crew, considered "always a no-show," and he simply ran for his own life instead of saving anyone when Doflamingo attacked.

Marines

• It appeared that as a child, he hoped to be a Marine, possibly because of his father's previous affiliation with them. Thirteen years ago, Drake fled the Barrels Pirates and was saved by the Marines.

At some point in the past, he joined the Marines and became a rear admiral,[8] but to public knowledge, he quit to become a pirate. He seemed to be aware of the Pacifista project but had only recently learned of its completion while fighting one of them at Sabaody Archipelago.[8]

In secret, he is still a member of the Marines, serving as the captain of the special forces unit SWORD. His steadfast loyalty to the organization is that he would choose death over confession to the enemies, even if it means enduring torture, and he intends to return to the Marines in full eventually, which he did as he is recovering in the Marine GS General Hospital.

Enemies

• Beasts Pirates Prior to the timeskip, Drake seemed to be interested in meeting Kaidou, having willingly provoked his subordinates in the New World in order to gain the Emperor's attention. Proving his loyalty, Drake squashed a rebellion led by Caribou (who was posing as Gaburu) on an island affiliated with the Emperor and destroyed Amigasa Village, defeating the five samurai who protected the community. However, as Drake remained in secret a member of the Marines, he was reporting Kaidou's goings-on to his subordinates outside of Wano and secretly helping the rebels.

During the Fire Festival, Queen and Who's-Who wanted to kill him after learning that he was the one who helped free Law from prison. While his true allegiance was not exposed, his actions were enough to make him an enemy of the Beasts Pirates.

• Basil Hawkins Drake and Hawkins worked together at the Flower Capital during certain points of the Wano Country Arc. When Drake was sent to the capital alongside Page One to deal with Sangoro, Hawkins accompanied him due to having his own target to hunt as well. They also both participated in the rebellion crackdown and Yasuie's execution, both organized by Orochi. Because of his status as a mole, Drake was seemingly interested in the possibility of Hawkins defecting from the Beasts Pirates due to his forced recruitment by Kaidou, but the Magician shot down the idea.

Hawkins already suspected Drake for releasing Law from captivity at the Flower Capital and joined Who's-Who and Queen in questioning the undercover Marine, citing that there was no other likely candidate for the deed. From that point on, they became enemies.

After the Raid on Onigashima, both were heavily injured, and Hawkins stumbled to Drake, questioning him on being a part of the Marines, with Drake refusing to answer. Hawkins then revealed to Drake that the man who he divined as having a one percent chance of survival was him all along and proceeded to collapse from his injuries.

Physical Abilities

• Drake has immense strength; he blocked simultaneous blows from Urouge and Killer, fellow members of the Worst Generation, with little effort,and knocked a Pacifista into a building with a mere two hits. He has vast reserves of stamina and a great tolerance for pain, as he exhibited little discomfort after having a laser pierce through his abdomen,remained conscious (though heavily wounded) after being kicked by Kizaru into a building at the speed of light, and he quickly recovered after being defeated by CPO, retaining enough strength to impale an agent with his sword. Drake also managed to survive being stabbed in the neck for some time.

Tactical Skills

• Additionally, Drake is quite intelligent, interrupting Killer and Urouge's battle because he knew that it would only draw more unwanted attention, and possesses a deep understanding of the workings of the World Government, being aware of the Pacifista and Vegapunk.He successfully went undercover as a pirate captain and founded his own crew for an unknown purpose. After he left the Beasts Pirates, Drake quickly took advantage of what he had previously heard about Luffy from Koby in order to convince him that he was on his side. He is also aware of the nature of Apoo’s Devil Fruit powers, with the latter needing a line of sight on his target, allowing Drake to effectively avoid being hit by Apoo’s attacks.

Devil Fruit Further information: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Allosaurus Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model Allosaurus Beast Form Drake in his full allosaurus form. Drake ate the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Allosaurus, an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a full allosaurus and a human-allosaurus hybrid at will.

As a carnivorous Zoan, Drake gains a significant enhancement to his physical abilities in close combat. He also gains advantageous bodily characteristics, including extremely hard and sharp teeth and powerful jaws that are strong enough to bite through the stronger-than-steel body of a Pacifista, causing it to bleed. His great reptilian tail is also a powerful weapon, capable of slamming people with great force.He also gains sharp claws on his feet, augmenting his kicks.