Cello

Standing tall and lean, Cello has pale skin and a face marked by faint wrinkles, with a sharply pointed nose and pronounced cheekbones. His formal attire layers a black tuxedo atop a blue vest worn beneath a white collared shirt, set off by a purple crossover tie, with a black top hat ringed by a purple band. White gloves cover his hands, gold cufflinks fasten his sleeves, and black shoes plus a pale blue scarf that hangs long round out the ensemble. A black cane wound with a golden snake ornament rests in his grip.

Food sits at the center of Cello's priorities, a fitting trait for the ruler of a land called the Kingdom of Food, and he constantly seeks out unfamiliar flavors. He readily promised to reward whoever assembled the five Life Gems. Menaces from Helsing and Cal failed to rattle him, yet the mere mention of Lytton's name left him stammering. Beyond his command over the archipelago, he is an otherwise ordinary man of average physical strength.

A family legend held that Cello's grandfather had hidden five Life Jewels across the archipelago, and his subordinate Cal urged him to act on it. Wanting the gems for himself, Cello launched the Treasure Wars on Cream Mist, advertising a reward of 100,000,000 berries plus an Eternal Pose to whichever island the winner chose. The announcement attracted pirates, Baroque Works agents, assorted criminals, and the Marines, and the Straw Hat Pirates turned up as well. Also present were the Lytton Food Thieves, whose captain Lytton intended to seize the gems by force rather than honestly.

His swordswoman Helsing revealed herself openly yet was still allowed into the game, while Cal soon exposed himself as one of Lytton's crew, leaving the king nervous. After a Straw Hat had gathered the gems, the thieves bound the king, but once Lytton was beaten the winner freed Cello, and Smoker's Marines captured Lytton and Cal. The Straw Hats departed aboard the Going Merry with the Eternal Pose and the promised money, leaving a contented Cello holding his Life Gems at last.