Red Haired Shanks

Age: 20

Sexuality: pansexual

Ship: Scarlett Storm, brigantine

Occupation: Red-Haired Pirates captain

Secret: A little insecure about leadership abilities, but hides this from everyone except Benn Beckman

History: Found by Roger at age 1 in a treasure chest from God Valley, was raised by the Roger Pirates; considers Roger his father. Raised alongside Buggy the Clown as pirate apprentices. Has traveled the entire Grand Line except for Laugh Tale, including Skypiea and Fishman Island. Was raised with Buggy by Rayleigh in the year before Roger's execution. As a teen, he was in Loguetown during Roger's execution but in the aftermath, he got in a fight with Buggy and they haven't seen each other since. Met Yassop a few months later. Met Beckman not long after, then left the East Blue. Has been in all 4 Blues (East, South, West, North). Has met Whitebeard and Marco, is on friendly terms with the Whitebeard Pirates

Main Crew: Benn Beckman (first mate), Yasopp (sniper), Hongo (doctor), Lucky Roux (cook), Building Snake (navigator), Bonk & Monster (Monster is a monkey; both are crews musicians), Limejuice, Gab

Personality: Loyal to crew, who he sees as family. Friendly, outgoing, extremely charismatic. Can be greedy about treasure, but would choose crew over treasure. Honorable, does not kill unless required, and avoids fights unless it can't be avoided. Carefree, laid-back, loves to have fun; throws parties often and looks for any excuse to throw one. Extremely protective of crew, will not tolerate threats towards them, but brushes off threats to himself usually. Loves to drink and has a high tolerance. Very clingy and has little concept of personal space, but gets worse when drunk. Childlike sometimes, prone to being whiny to get his way sometimes (especially towards Beckman)

Likes: West Blue sake (favorite drink), parties, relaxing, adores chocolate, drinking, warm climates

Dislikes: Marines, threats to his friends or crew, anything that restricts freedom, cold temperatures

Fighting Abilities: Highly skilled swordsman (trained by Silvers Rayleigh; downplays abilities). Stronger than he appears and very fast

Other Abilities: Very smart though he doesn't show it a lot. Can use Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conquerors Haki

Clothing: Wears a straw hat given to him by Roger, sandals, a red sash around his waist, tropical pants, and a shirt he keeps buttoned from mid-chest down and keeps sleeves rolled to elbows

Appearance: Bright red hair, tan-fair skin, dark red-brown eyes. 6' tall. Lean, usually looks relaxed

Other Info: Known as "Red-Hair". Has a soft spot for kids. Doesn't like to talk about his past before Roger's execution as it's painful

Family: Member of the Figarland family from Mariejois, hates them & does not want to associate with them; father is St Garling (head of God's Knights), identical twin brother is Shamrock; never met them personally

Starts at Ellis Isle (a small pirate haven, free of marine influence) in Paradise; Red Hair's are there for shore leave