Bartolomeo

Bartolomeo is a light-skinned, tall and lean yet muscular man. He has light green-colored hair in a wild, Mohawk style and no eyebrows. He has a demonic looking face, sharp fangs, and a ring piercing on his nasal septum. There are two lines tattooed under his right eye that curve towards his ear. and brownish-orange eyesHe has a dark tattoo on his chest of a thick ring with an opening on the top, wings on the sides, and long fangs on the bottom. He wears a dark purple coat with a stripe down each sleeve and a plumed collar and cuffs. On the back of it is a face with its head on fire with two crossing sabers just underneath it. He has a light-colored ring-patterned belt with a chain on the left. He has a weapon tucked in the front of his baggy checkered trousers, and has light ruffled dark boots on his feet.

Two years ago, he sported a yellow and red vertically striped coat with tan fur around the neck. He also had brown pants and a black belt. His hair was not as wild, being more slicked back in a pompadour style.[3]Bartolomeo can be rather vulgar and laid-back at times, as during the battle royale in B Block, he was lying on the sides watching the battle[14] and then casually urinated off the side on the ring in front of all the spectators.[15] His overall attitude and lack of refinement made him a very unpopular person among the audience, who booed Bartolomeo at every turn. During his formal introduction, Bartolomeo is said to be ranked number one on the "pirate we wish most to disappear" list.[16]He is also very provocative, as Bartolomeo not only taunts the crowd with his shenanigans, but also mocks his opponents, usually in a nonchalant manner. Even when attempting to stay cool, however, Bartolomeo can become angered when provoked in return; when the spectators at the stadium insulted and threw junk at him, he in turn threw a fake bomb at the audience to scare them. Bartolomeo also does not care what anyone else thinks of him, bluntly having stated to Dagama that popularity among an audience of jackasses is the least of his concerns. He did not even mind that he made enemies with the Donquixote Pirates by saving Bellamyeven treating it with blissful indifference. He also loves to mock his opponents as he pretends to be afraid when Hack was going to attack him only to reveal his Devil Fruit to make the fish-man's attack backfire on him.[15] As his own phrasing states, Bartolomeo also does not seem to hold a high opinion of people, practically denouncing them as when he voiced his disgust by the crowd's reaction when he threw the fake bomb into the stands, seeing them step over, push and trample one another to escape. He can be bold and daring, even towards one of the Four Emperors, as shown when he burned the Red Hair Pirates' Jolly Roger (unaware of their connection to Luffy).[17]However, Bartolomeo seems to care for his crew, as he violently beat up Vice Admiral Maynard for what he did to Gambia.[1] That aside, it is this particular course of violence that has made him infamous, as he was noted to have gunned down several innocent civilians in the past.[16] Despite such a destructive nature, he can restrain his murderous rage to a certain extent, at least by the regulations set by the Corrida Colosseum. While he is very laid-back, he is not immune to expressing shock as such when he heard that Luffy is around.[18]Despite the cruelty he shows to others, he has immense respect for those he admires; specifically the Straw Hat Pirates. Ever since witnessing Luffy's miraculous survival on the execution stand in Loguetown two years ago, Bartolomeo became a massive fan of Luffy's and views him as his hero, even to the point of practically worshiping him. After following Luffy's exploits up until the Summit War of Marineford, he was inspired to abandon his old life of being a powerful crime boss and start a new one of piracy. His respect for Luffy is so deep that he would get angry and attack anyone who would mock Luffy, as seen when he squashed a man against a wall with his Devil Fruit powerand even cuts the man's tongue right after he badmouthed Luffy. Bartolomeo also expressed shyness towards Luffy as he hesitated to speak to him face to face.[19] Bartolomeo has been shown to get easily excited when he sees the people he idolizes as when he saw Roronoa Zoro, he burst into tears out of joy.[20] He weeps uncontrollably even when doing something as simple as asking Zoro for an autograph. Whenhe came face to face with Luffy, he screamed in joy. It has been revealed that he only entered the tournament in order to win the Mera Mera no Mi and give it to Luffy, thus gaining his respect.

Also, despite being a criminal, Bartolomeo has been shown to have a strong sense of honor in regards to some things, as he saved Bellamy from being brutally killed by Dellinger. Even though he and Bellamy fought against each other in the tournament, Bartolomeo stated that those who fought together are friends and he would not let a friend die without helping.[21]Bartolomeo has a distinct speech style, ending his sentences with "-dabe", a copula originating from northeast Japan dialects and typically associated with the country bumpkin stereotype.

Like many others, he has a unique laugh: "Hehehahahaha".[22]