
A giant all-terrain turtle, Banchi works for Baroque Works, Miss All-Sunday above all, as a means of getting around. Rated a Big Friendly beast, he tows carriages over the desert and swims between islands with a cigar forever clamped in his mouth.
A dark brown shell sits atop Banchi, whose underside is a greyish-green, and his face stays locked in a glum, stoic look. He is usually puffing a cigar and wears a white cowboy hat striped horizontally, held on by a pink cloth knotted under his head. Purple belts link him to the carriage in which he hauled the organization's Officer Agents.
His character is barely sketched out, yet he is clever enough to obey Robin's orders, and he keeps a steady habit of puffing cigars.

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Banchi is strong enough to tow a cart weighed down with three grown men, one of them heavyset, three grown women, and a four-ton baseball bat. He swims well too, ferrying Miss All-Sunday from island to island, and for all his bulk his legs move fast enough to get him places in a hurry. He brought Robin to Whiskey Peak, wading through the smoldering wreck of Igaram's ship, then carried her back to Arabasta following her first encounter with the Straw Hat Pirates. He later dragged a carriage bearing the Baroque Works Officer Agents over the desert toward their rendezvous with Crocodile at Rainbase.
The giant turtle in One Piece is Banchi, an all-terrain reptile working for Baroque Works. He serves as transportation for Miss All-Sunday, hauling carriages over the desert and swimming between islands with a cigar in his mouth.
Banchi works as transportation for Baroque Works, most often for Nico Robin, known as Miss All-Sunday, towing carriages loaded with Officer Agents across the desert and ferrying her between islands.
Banchi is strong enough to tow a cart weighed down with three grown men, three grown women, and a four ton baseball bat, and despite his bulk he can move quickly on land.
Banchi has a dark brown shell with a greyish green underside and a stoic, glum expression. He wears a horizontally striped white cowboy hat held on with a pink cloth and is usually seen puffing a cigar.
Banchi is classified as a Type A, Big Friendly turtle, and he was affiliated with Baroque Works before the organization's fall.
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