Oden and the Nine Red Scabbards

Kozuki Oden was the daimyo of Kuri in Wano Country and the son of the former shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki, being a member of the Kozuki Family. He was the husband of Kozuki Toki and the father of Momonosuke and Hiyori. Additionally, he was the leader of a group of legendary and powerful samurai known as the Nine Red Scabbards, with all of them serving as his retainers and most trusted allies.[2]

For 5 years of his life, Oden set out to sea and became a pirate, serving as the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates[10] and later becoming a member of the Roger Pirates. After finding Joy Boy's treasure on Laugh TaleOden was a large and very muscular man of towering height, standing in at 382 cm.[8] He had long, wild hair of black color that was notably gathered into a large, flat, circular plane at the top, and also included a prominent widow's peak and triangular sideburns. He had relatively sharp, black eyes whose inner and outer corners were marked by black jags going down and up respectively, and above a pair of prominent, highly arched eyebrows.

He also wore red eyeliner around his eyes, making them look even sharper. He had a mid-sized, slightly hooked nose, a large, expressive mouth, and a broad chin. Even during his late teen years, Oden looked just like a full-grown man. During his journey with the Roger Pirates, he received three scars, one on his leg, one on his arm, and one on his chest. During the five years before his demise, he grew a short goatee.

For clothes, Oden typically wore an orange kimono, leaving most of his legs exposed; the kimono had two yellow crescent moon designs on it. Oden also wore a large purple and white nio-dasuki tied around his shoulders that ran down his back.[12] He would often alternate between this and a similar longer kimono, with his nio-dasuki worn as a belt and tied in the front. Oden also wore his swords, Enma and Ame no Habakiri, across his left waist tucked inside an obi belt. While partying with the Whitebeard Pirates, he wore a light-colored shirt, dark colored pants, and a crown on his head.Oden was an extremely brash, confident, carefree, and self-willed man. This motivated him to commit outrageous and violent actions for his own benefit during his youth and adolescence, such as fighting gamblers in a drunken rage, burning down the yakuza casino after being banned from it, and kidnapping women at night to form a harem in the mountains. Similar to his son Momonosuke, Oden was a pervert as a kid as he was regularly roaming the Red Light District at age 6 and spent the castle's money at the pleasure halls, not to mention forming a harem at the age of 15. However, that toned down over the years as he already grew out of that phase by the time, he became an adult. Overall, Oden was known for getting into a significant number of violent fights, and he cared little for the consequences of his actions, as he gladly stood his ground against the yakuza and the loved ones of the women when fighting broke out as a result of the two aforementioned incidents, making Oden a thrill-seeker, as he always loved getting into fights. Although most men were appalled by his actions, his attitude made him very attractive to women, including the ones he kidnapped for his harem, as they stayed with him willingly, even though they were always free to leave.

After being sentenced to work in the quarries, Oden became less selfish and started acting to improve the lives of the Flower Capital citizens around him. However, these actions were just as outrageous and ill-thought-out as the ones Oden committed to benefit himself. The most notable example is when he attempted to help out the citizens during a drought by diverting a river into the city, which caused the city to become flooded.[12] Additionally, when a Mountain God attacked the Flower Capital, Oden quickly went to action to try to deal with it and even took responsibility for causing the crisis in order to shift blame from Kin'emon, who caused the incident on accident.[13] Oden seemed to often mean well but acted in ways that were reckless and potentially alienating to those around him. For example, to honor a deceased man he once knew, Oden cooked a pot of oden soup over his cremated remains to "share one last drink" with his former friend, much to the dismay of his mourning family members, although Oden then apologized to them for the disturbance.[12]Unlike the other people in Wano, Oden didn't follow its strict rules and always did things to help others in his own way. He didn't care what others thought about him and also never wanted to be thanked whenever he helped others. Although many men blamed Oden for the Mountain God Incident, they secretly envied Oden for his carefree attitude because he's not bound by Wano's strict rules. After being exiled by Sukiyaki, Oden seemed to have found an outlet for his unconventional attempts at heroism, as he was able to bring peace to Kuri and rebuild its infrastructure in only two years.[1] The Nine Red Scabbards are a squad of nine warriors of Wano that serve as retainers of the Kozuki Family who served Kozuki Oden and now serve his son Momonosuke. They are led by their captain, Kin'emon.Ashura abandoned his position as one of the Scabbards and led his own group of bandits under the name Shutenmaru. He initially refused to rejoin after Kin'emon's 20 years of absence, so Kin'emon and the others came to the decision to force him into being their ally again by any means necessary,[7] even to the point of framing him for theft to force him back into battle.[8] After the public execution of Shimotsuki Yasuie, Ashura got angry at Kin'emon for his actions, but after showing what happened to their allies ten years before Kin'emon and Momonosuke's return, Ashura finally rejoined his team.[9]

Denjiro went under the alias "Kyoshiro" and formed the Kyoshiro Family, a Yakuza family that served the shogun Kurozumi Orochi.[10] On the day of the Fire Festival, Denjiro revealed his identity to the Scabbards and rejoined them.[11]

On the day of the Fire Festival, Kanjuro revealed himself to be a member of the Kurozumi Family and a spy for Orochi.[12]Foxfire Kin'emon"[8] is a samurai from the region of Kuri in Wano Country,[5] a retainer of the Kozuki Family,[2] the leader of the Nine Red Scabbards,[4] the husband of Tsurujo, and a former thug.[12] He was born 56 years before the present day, but traveled 20 years forward in time when he was 36 years old.[7]Kin'emon's appearance matches the stereotype of samurai found in ancient Japan, with a black topknot and goatee.[5] At 295 cm (9'8"), he is taller than Brook who stands at 277 cm (9'1").[8] He is also quite muscular.[15] His eyes are asymmetrical, with his right eye opening more than his left.[5]

His attire consists of a samurai gi that is black and white striped on the left side and orange on the right. Kept on the left side of his torso is a pair of katana with identical flame-patterned sheaths. For footwear, he wears simple geta sandals.[8]

He has the crest of the Kozuki Family tattooed on his back.[16]

Over 25 years ago, he had blonde hair and did not wear it in a top-knot. It was only after Kin'emon became a proper samurai that it started resembling his current hairstyle.During his youth, Kin'emon was a rather brash and rude thug who partook in thievery and assault in order to get rich quickly. He was irresponsible with money, frequently falling into financial debt due to endless gambling and stealing from his childhood friend, Tsurujo.[12] At the time, he was seemingly fine with dying, ignoring Tsurujo's advice to leave his involvement with the yakuza and find a normal job otherwise he could get killed (he happily claimed no one would miss him). Still, he had a conscience, which acted once he witnessed the chaos and destruction caused by the Mountain God due to his actions, especially after learning that Tsurujo, who had backed him all this time and suffered from the troubles he caused, had fallen victim to the gigantic beast.[18] He was going to confess for his crime until Kozuki Oden stopped him.[19]Izou was the former 16th division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates[2] and prior to this, a retainer of the Wano Country daimyo Kozuki Oden. He was the older brother of fellow retainer Kikunojo.[8]Izou was a man who had a pale complexion and had his black hair tied up in the manner of a geisha with a lock of long, loose hair falling over the right side of his face.[1] He had the crest of the Kozuki Family tattooed on his back.[9] He was a cross-dressing man who wore a pink and purple kimono and a scarlet obi with black spots tied around his waist.

After the timeskip, he had a small scar over his right eye, his hair appeared longer and he had a second shorter strand of hair hanging over the left side of his face. He also wore a light pink kimono very similar to the previous one with the simplified version of the pirate flag of the Whitebeard Pirates on the legs, along with a purple obi with pink spots, a black cape and black gloves.[10]

At 15, he wore a black, white-edged kimono with two crescent moons at chest height, closed by a purple sash at the waist. Plus a light white cape with lots of pink crescents on top.[11]

When he was a child dancer, he wore a kimono with a diagonal spot design and he had the top of his head shaven with his bangs parted and the back tied up and pinned, and carried a pair of fans.[1Izou was very loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard as he was willing to risk his own life in order to save Portgas D. Ace from execution during the Summit War of Marineford.

As a samurai, Izou appeared to value a glorious and meaningful death in battle over his own life, stating that he missed the chance to have one too many times and is therefore ready to lose his life in the raid against Kaidou's dominion over Wano Country.[13] At the same time, Izou did not believe it was fine to simply accept death too readily as long as a person has something to fight for.