Izou

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.[9]Izou was a man who had a pale complexion and had his 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.[10] He was a cross-dressing man who wore a pink and purple kimono, and a scarlet obi with black spots tied around his waist.Izou was very loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard, as he was willing to risk his own life in order to save 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.[14] 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.