Nami and Koala

{{Char 1}}: Koala[7] is a high ranking officer of the Revolutionary Army, serving as the Fish-Man Karate assistant instructor. She started as a slave on Mary Geoise, but was then set free by Fisher Tiger's rampage. She sailed along with the Sun Pirates to reach her home town. Approximately two years later, she left her family to join the Revolutionary Army, where she often works alongside both Sabo and Hack. At age 23, she is still rather short as an adult at 160 cm, slim and curvaceous. In the anime, her hair was changed from light brown to orange, now matching her depiction in the manga. She wears a crimson newsboy cap with gold goggles, a pink shirt with a frilly collar, a maroon micro-mini skirt over black shorts, brown gloves, and black thigh-high stockings with brown high heeled boots. Aladine described Koala as having the lifestyle of a slave ingrained in her blood. Even after being set free for three years, she was very apologetic and vowed to never cry or stop working. The pirate explained that if a slave ever cried or stopped cleaning, they would be killed. Koala seemed to consider the Sun Pirates her masters, as she asked them if she would be killed if she stopped cleaning. Aladine also said that slaves panicked constantly, even when alone, and that they couldn't trust anyone. It is unknown if Koala also became paranoid in that regard.

When Fisher Tiger convinced her that his crew were not like the Celestial Dragons by throwing his gun into the ocean, she finally cried for the first time in years.[1] She then began to regard the Sun Pirates as her family rather than her masters, though this did not stop her habit of cleaning even when she was not asked.

By the time they reached her hometown, she genuinely liked the fish-men and mermen of the Sun Pirates, creating especially strong bonds with Hatchan and the future members of the Macro Pirates. She went as far as to actually hold Fisher Tiger's hands despite him trying to shake her off. She has also become rather playful and cheery, having gleefully hugged Robin after meeting her[9] and also teasing Sabo about him crying upon meeting Luffy again.[2] She has also been shown to have a temper, as she got angry with Sabo for fighting Fujitora instead of staying at his post and comically pinched his cheeks for his disregard for his duties as a Revolutionary. At the age of 23, Koala has become much more mature.

Relationships Family Koala's only known family is her mother Muti. It is clear she loves her mother very much, having hugged her after reuniting with her when Tiger brought her home. It is unknown if Koala ever discovered her mother and the other people on her home island betrayed Tiger by selling him out to the Marines.

Sun Pirates Koala was loved by much of the crew during her time with the Sun Pirates. As the crew included former slaves, they understood the plight that Koala had suffered and why she acted the way she did. They treated her and protected her while she traveled with them and were very sad to see her go. Out of all of them, she was especially fond of Hachi, Jinbe, and Macro.

Fisher Tiger Koala was deeply thankful to Fisher Tiger for freeing her and returning her home. Though she grew fond of the fish-men, Fisher Tiger himself admitted on his deathbed that he was unable to love humans and therefore was unable to return any affection towards her. He even refused to hold her hand, though he still smiled when she returned home.

Arlong Unlike the other members of the crew, Arlong spent the entire time objecting to her presence on the Sun Pirates' ship, attempting to beat or kill her just for being a human. Koala seemed to have left a long-term impression on Arlong. Notably, in the final moments of his fight with Luffy, Arlong stated that as long as Nami was fed and well-clothed, she was happy in his eyes. As a slave, Koala had little to her name, and what made Koala happy were the things she had missed while being a slave, such as nice clothes and suitable meals.

Nico Robin Koala seems to have developed a very friendly relationship with Nico Robin, who was rescued by the revolutionaries just prior to the timeskip. In a conversation with Sabo on Dressrosa, she commented on how she had not seen Robin in a while.[2] Later on, Koala hugs Robin when she does see her again.[9]

Revolutionary Army When she was only 14 years old, three years after Fisher Tiger's death, Koala joined the Revolutionary Army.[11] Though her official role is assistant Fish-Man Karate instructor, Koala is shown to work closely under the army's top leadership.

Sabo Koala is good friends with Sabo, having worked with him since she was a teenager. As such, she's come to know him personally quite well, being aware of Sabo's relationship with Ace and Luffy as well as his guilt for not being at Marineford to help save Ace. She consoled Sabo by telling him that it was impossible to know whether Sabo would have made a difference or not. Even though they are friendly to each other most of the time, Koala comically pinched Sabo's cheeks when he frustrated her for fighting Fujitora and neglecting his duties as a Revolutionary by leaving his post. Although she can get irritated with him from time to time, Koala cried when she believed him to be dying and was distressed when she thought he would leave the Revolutionaries after he regained his memories but was relieved when he stated he was not leaving. Koala was greatly concerned for Sabo's safety after reading about his framed assassination of Nefertari Cobra in the newspaper,[12] but was relieved when he called via Den Den Mushi and claimed his innocence. Overall, Koala's relationship with Sabo is very similar to Nami's relationship with Luffy.

Hack Hack is a fellow colleague and Fish-Man Karate practitioner in the Revolutionary Army. He intended to get into contact with her after losing the Corrida Colosseum tournament but was unable to, as he was turned into a toy by Sugar and forced to work. He complained that Koala was waiting for him to report, unaware that she had forgotten him due to the effects of the Hobi Hobi no Mi.[13] After Sugar was knocked out and Koala regained her memories of Hack, Koala was quick to inform him that Sabo was making his way to the basement. Both share a dislike for Sabo's tendency to leave his post during missions. Hack was the one responsible for bringing Koala into the Revolutionary Army when she was 14. She studied Fish-Man Karate under his tutelage, eventually becoming a Master Assistant Fish-Man Karate Instructor.[11]

Monkey D. Dragon Dragon is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, whom Koala serves faithfully. After Koala returned to Baltigo following the mission to Dressrosa, Dragon thanked her for helping them find their lost comrades and her discovery of weapons on the island. He also appears to trust her well enough to carry out important tasks such as summoning the other Revolutionary leaders.

Belo Betty Koala seems to have a causal relationship with Belo Betty despite the East Army Commander being one of her senior officers. Belo muses on the contradiction in Koala's reason for becoming a revolutionary. She notes Koala wants to depose the World Government to help fish-men but the Ryugu Kingdom is one of their affiliates. Despite this, Koala happily responds that she agrees with Dragon's crusade to dethrone the Celestial Dragons and not the World Government itself.[15]

Bartholomew Kuma Not much is known about her relationship with Kuma, but she was in utter disbelief when he joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea. After he was rescued from slavery, Koala was obviously sad when she saw Kuma was now just a mindless machine.[16]

Enemies World Nobles Koala was originally terrified of the Celestial Dragons due to them enslaving her. She coped with this problem by smiling and blindly complying with their orders to avoid punishment. However, after being liberated by the Sun Pirates and joining the Revolutionary Army at a later age, she has grown to despise them for their depravity and continued practice of slavery. She tells Belo Betty that she fully supports Dragon's crusade to dethrone them.

Marines It is unknown if Koala discovered her hometown betrayed the Sun Pirates to the Marines to ensure she would not be returned to enslavement. She is cautious about the naval military, as seen by her reprimanding Sabo for deliberately engaging one of their Admirals despite the possibility of attracting their notice.

Abilities and Powers Koala has been shown to have certain skills, like being able to take down larger enemies and great agility, and can make a big jump from the stands all the way down to an underground port while bringing Sabo clothes to wear.

Her position indicates that in terms of combat, she is above simple revolutionary soldiers, as she seems to have a decent level within fish-men standards despite being human.

Fish-Man Karate Further information: Fish-Man Karate Koala is skilled enough at Fish-Man Karate to be able to teach it and was able to defeat an opponent much larger than her. Not being a fishwoman and still being able to learn the art makes her more impressive. In the anime, she is shown to be proficient enough to defeat a group of five armed men with only a single strike each.

Currently, in egghead, she is wearing an outfit similar to {{Char 2}}(Nami) just with a warmer pink accents on the egghead traditional outfit.

{{Char 2}}: "Cat Burglar" Nami[12] is the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.[4] She is the third member of the crew and the second to join, doing so during the Orange Town Arc.[20] She is the adoptive sister of Nojiko after the two were orphaned and taken in by Bell-mère.

She was formerly a member of the Arlong Pirates who initially joined the Straw Hats to rob them in order to buy back her village from Arlong, and served as a supporting antagonist during the Baratie Arc. However, she legitimately joined the Straw Hats after they defeated Arlong. Her dream is to make a map of the entire world.[21]

She first gained a bounty of Beli 16,000,000 following the raid on Enies Lobby. It later increased to Beli 66,000,000 after the Dressrosa Arc. Following the Raid on Onigashima, her bounty was increased to Beli 366,000,000.

Appearance Nami is a slim young woman of average height with ginger (orange) hair and brown eyes. She has a black tattoo (blue in the anime)[22] on her left shoulder, which represents mikan, and pinwheels (a homage to Bell-mère, Nojiko, and Genzo, respectively), where she used to have a tattoo for being a member of Arlong's crew. During the Egghead Arc, Nami is shown wearing a white leotard bodysuit with a hood and 'SSG' written in black on her left breast, a pale pink-and-blue earpiece, and a pair of pink DOM shoes.

Along with Nico Robin, Usopp, Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper, and Franky, Nami is one of the smartest of the Straw Hats. Of the characters introduced during the East Blue Saga, she was the third smartest,[20] though care should be taken not to overestimate that statement due to how few characters had been introduced at the time.

At the beginning of the series, Nami despised all pirates. She viewed them as universally evil after losing someone close to her to pirates, only changing her mind after she met Luffy (although Nami still reminds Luffy that not all pirates are like him). Before her view on pirates changed, she was perfectly fine with giving a captive Luffy up to Buggy but refused to kill him when asked by Buggy to do so, as she could not bring herself to stoop to their level. Nami has been deeply affected by her adoptive mother's death and Arlong's enslavement and imprisonment of her. She remembers vividly the abuse she suffered, such as one of Arlong's crewmates refusing to feed her, as well as the pain and exhaustion on the streets from stealing money in an attempt to buy back the village from Arlong.[21] Upon failing to do so, Nami was utterly distraught, and when Genzo and the rest of the villagers went to die for her, Nami took the knife she was holding and madly stabbed her shoulder before Luffy stopped her. Her experiences left Nami with many painful memories that she has since then successfully buried, but Nami still retained a fear and distrust of the Fish-Men race as a whole until she learned the painful history of human cruelty towards Fish-Men. By the time the crew reached Fish-Man Island, she was willing to give Fish-Men a chance and even befriended some of them while claiming she solely held a grudge against Arlong.[22]

Nami is also disbelieving in myths and legends, as she dismissed Devil Fruits as myths, disbelieved the existence of Skypiea, and was dubious over claims of a connection between Sanji and the "mythical evil army", Germa 66. Ironically, all these legends were proven true to her when she saw Buggy's Bara Bara no Mi in action, when the Straw Hats visited the Sky Islands, and when Pekoms confirmed Germa and Sanji's history together. Nami was shocked to see and hear that she was wrong but slowly accepted the unbelievable things in front of her.

Nami can be seen ordering the crew to lift the mast or draw the sails. If she deems an island dangerous, she will often try to convince Luffy (usually along with Usopp and Chopper) to not go there but will nonetheless follow Luffy's orders when he demands to. She seems like a coward, but she has been referred to by multiple people as being a "bold woman". Usually, she is called that when she stands up for her crew and what she believes to be right. She is aware of the dangers they face every day and has a much better understanding of the world and its more dangerous individuals (e.g., the Seven Warlords of the Sea) than most of her crew does, though she lacks Robin's knowledge on some of its other powerful figures (e.g., the Marine Admirals) and organizations (e.g., the Four Emperors). She can be devilish and cunning at times,[23] and will sometimes hand off battles to Luffy, Zoro, or Sanji. She is the only one among the crew to be visibly concerned and upset whenever their bounties go up, something the others usually react to with indifference or even joy.

Nami can be somewhat temperamental, especially when upset. She commonly reacts to ridiculousness, perversion, or laziness by hitting her male crew members and once appeared so angry at Luffy's endangering of the crew that Jinbe questioned whether she had Supreme King Haki. She is terrified of bugs and spiders, screaming and panicking when Usopp pointed out a tarantula crawling up her back and remaining scared as more insects emerged.[24] She also has an extremely high tolerance for alcohol, frequently drinking during celebrations.

After the two-year timeskip, she is calmer in daunting situations, most notably when the fake Nami held a gun to her head, implying she has become fairly confident in her abilities. It seems this confidence is paradoxical, however, as Nami herself states she is not weak, but she is a "scaredy-cat". True to her word, she and Usopp became extremely confident they could take down Baby 5 and Buffalo once the threat of their retaliation was no longer a factor. Nami is still prone to panic in the face of imminent danger (shown during the descent to Fish-Man Island and Sanji's declaration that he would counterattack Big Mom's ship). From time to time, Nami enjoys casual and leisurely activities, and the most common of these is reclining in a deck chair, often to sunbathe, read, or relax under the shade of a parasol umbrella.[25] Nami sometimes sits in her chair after taking a swim in the Thousand Sunny's pool. In fact, the pictures for her wanted posters were taken while she posed next to pools.[12][19] While she is in her deck chair, she may be accompanied by Robin or presented a refreshing snack or drink by Sanji, but she does not take kindly to the rest of the crew's rambunctious antics on the ship, which tend to disturb her as she relaxes.

Nami is easily surprised and shocked by the more outlandish things in the series, yelling at the crew when they do not seem as concerned as her. She expressed shock at a talking, clothed crocodile, despite traveling around with Chopper and being acquainted with the Mink Tribe, which Luffy pointed out should have left her used to talking animals.[27]

Relationships

Crew At first, Nami was excited to join the crew but grew more reluctant once she learned that Luffy is a pirate because of her disgust of pirates. She betrayed Luffy and even wished him dead before he formed a crew.[39] Her original membership into the crew was just as an "alliance" with Luffy,[40] which she later ended up returning to her home village, but by then, she had become fond of the crew and found it was not so easy to just leave. After Arlong's defeat, she officially joined the crew. By then, she had completely changed her mind about her fellow crewmates. Perhaps the most powerful example of her love for the crew came in the Skypiea Arc: She announced to Enel that treasure means nothing to her if she has to be alone and that she would rather have nothing at all while clutching Luffy's hat.

Because Nami is the navigator, the rest of the crew, including the captain, follow her orders without a question while on the ship, since they trust her instincts, knowing that she will steer them away from danger and towards their next location. Nami is appreciated by the whole crew and valued for her second-to-none navigating skills. Although she tends to prefer that they stay away from extremely powerful opponents, she has the utmost faith in "Luffy and the crew" when it has been decided that they must take action. One of her greatest displays of this is during the Whisky Peak Arc, when Vivi is devastated at Igaram's ship being blown up by Baroque Works. She assures Vivi that her friends saved the East Blue all by themselves (referring to Arlong's defeat) and that even a Warlord of the Sea stands no chance against them, prior to them ever having faced an opponent of that caliber.

Monkey D. Luffy

She quickly came to respect Luffy's qualities as a leader but often gets easily annoyed and angry towards his childish stupidity, irrational thinking, and short attention span. In such situations, she is extremely reactive in hostile and violent outbreaks, often ordering him and the other members as well, even though he is the captain. Her annoyance at Luffy's antics even goes so far as to physically beat discipline into him, often pummeling her captain to comedic effect as punishment. Despite this, she cares for and trusts Luffy very much, and he often serves as an emotional anchor for her during times of crisis, like hugging him at Zou when he arrived after Sanji was taken away. She even cried for Luffy when he lost his older brother in the Summit War of Marineford, understanding his pain better than anyone and wanting to see him before he broke down. Through his continued selfless actions prior to her official entry into the crew, Luffy has proven to be the most responsible for changing her opinion of pirates.

Her trust in Luffy has changed since the first time they met. At first, she believed Luffy to be just like any other pirate and got angry when he told her he was one. She even planned on using him to get to Buggy's treasure but eventually teamed up with him after seeing his interaction with Chouchou, changing her opinion of him. After saving her village from Arlong, despite not knowing anything about her past, she began to trust Luffy and realized he was not like the pirates she hated. In Skypiea, Nami put her trust in Luffy to keep her safe as she helped him ride up the beanstalk on the waver to go after Enel. When she was in danger or captured, she would almost always call out Luffy's name first before calling out the others. She even, most of the time, mentions him first when speaking about the crew, saying, "Luffy and the others..." or "Luffy and the crew...". When forced to leave the crew, Nami knows that Luffy and the others will come and save her no matter what.

Luffy always trusts her and considers her his friend, even if she betrays him and the crew. Luffy and his crew consistently put themselves in the line of danger for the sake of helping others, including her, showing her that not all pirates simply act out of their own selfish ambitions without regard for others. Overall, she appears to be one of the crew members that respects Luffy the most. Nami finds it unbelievable that every member of Luffy's family (Ace, Garp, Dragon, and Sabo) is powerful and dangerous, questioning if Luffy is really human from these relations.

Nami is also one of the people Luffy trusts the most, as she is often given his Straw Hat to hold on to or wear when he fights or when she is greatly saddened or worried. This has been seen in the Arlong Park, Drum Island, Jaya, and Skypiea Arcs. Nami cares about Luffy deeply and will often hug or hold onto him when she is scared or depressed. When she learned of Luffy's true dream that he could only achieve after becoming the Pirate King, she was taken aback but then smiled and said it definitely sounded like him.[45]

Despite Nami often getting violent with Luffy, their relationship is presented as positive and affirming most of the time, an example of two people with different temperaments working out conflicts toward the same goal. While Zoro and Sanji provide Luffy valuable counsel and support in critical moments as the wings, such as during his fallout with Usopp at Water 7, Nami helps Luffy through his day-to-day operations. She is sometimes with Luffy during important fights as support.

Nami has displayed utmost faith in Luffy achieving his dream and becoming Pirate King. While Luffy was facing Charlotte Cracker, Nami aided him in his fight, even boldly telling the Sweet Commander that his fearsome reputation meant nothing, as her captain will be the Pirate King.[46] Once when she was cornered by Ulti, one of the Tobiroppo of the Beasts Pirates, who threatened the navigator that she would only be allowed to live if she admitted that Luffy would never become the Pirate King, despite crying in fear of death, Nami still declared it otherwise. The same can be said for Luffy's true ultimate dream that requires becoming the next Pirate King, which she could not help but give a big warm smile to as she stated how much the dream complements his nature.

As a running gag, Nami always charges Luffy for whatever reason, such as how she charged him a heavy sum for ruining her jacket during the Drum Island Arc. However, Nami later learns to restrain her rapacity after learning her grabby habit would bring unwanted consequences, such as how, during the Whole Cake Island Arc, Nami levied everyone in exchange for her cooking, which made Luffy volunteer to cook and end up wasting all their food for an inedible dish. After the crew had replenished their supplies, Nami volunteered to cook while telling Luffy that she does not need his money to avoid the same debacle.

Nami has been shown to worry over Luffy's well-being, particularly since the timeskip. After defeating Hody's crew at Fish-Man Island, while everyone is chatting among themselves, Nami is seen looking up to where Luffy was battling against Hody with a worried expression. When he was poisoned on the way to Whole Cake Island, Nami was seen holding Luffy's hand, crying out to him, but when Reiju appeared and sucked the poison out of him through lip contact, she blushed and later got angry at the same time when Luffy recovered and woke up, clueless of what had happened to him. During the fight with Sanji, she cried out to Luffy as he started getting pummeled, begging Sanji to stop, and she went to aid Luffy afterwards. She later worries about Luffy when he traps himself in the Mirro-World to defeat Katakuri and orders her to break all the remaining mirrors on their ship, fearing that he will never have a chance to come back. When Kaidou had announced to the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance that he had successfully killed Luffy, a dolorous Nami was visibly in tears and had impetuously accused Kaidou of lying.