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Mikazuki

Character

Mikazuki captains the Big Helmet Pirates and is the only crew member ever named. A swordsman carrying a 36 million berry bounty, he is best remembered for being thrashed by the Galley-La shipwrights after refusing to pay his repair bill at Water 7.

Bounty: 36,000,000 berries
Status: Alive
Birthday: February 10th
Occupation: Pirate Captain
Affiliation: Big Helmet Pirates
Japanese Va: Isshin Chiba
Japanese Name: ミカヅキ
First Appearance: Chapter 323; Episode 230
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Appearance

The defining feature is the bulky round helmet on his head, much like the one Kokoro wears except branded with a crescent moon. Beneath it sits the face of a man past middle age, framed by white hair, and his mouth is set with oversized canines that lend him a demonic cast.

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Personality

Mikazuki proved himself haughty and thankless. Although his vessel had just been fixed, he balked at the bill, complaining the job had taken too long, and rather than settle accounts he drew his blade on the shipwrights to bully his way out of paying.

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History

A bounty of 36 million berries and a track record of crossing the Grand Line to reach Water 7 mark him as no pushover by the standards of the sea's first half, yet none of that mattered against Galley-La. He turned up at Dock 1 once his ship was finished, claimed the price was inflated, and menaced Paulie with his sword while thanking him for the supposed free service. The shipwrights flattened him and his crew on the spot. In anime-only events afterward, rather than being turned in for a reward, Mikazuki was pressed into working off his debt under local loan sharks, who hired him as muscle. Sent to intimidate Aunt during a collection, he fought her until Zoro intervened and blew him away with a single technique.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Mikazuki in One Piece?

Mikazuki is the captain of the Big Helmet Pirates and the only named member of his crew. A swordsman with a 36,000,000 berry bounty, he is best known for being defeated by the Galley-La shipwrights after refusing to pay for his ship's repairs at Water 7.

Is Mikazuki's name related to the crescent moon?

Yes, Mikazuki wears a bulky round helmet branded with a crescent moon emblem, and Mikazuki is the Japanese word for crescent moon.

Why did the Galley-La shipwrights beat up Mikazuki?

Mikazuki refused to pay for his ship's repairs at Dock 1, complaining the job had taken too long, and drew his sword to threaten Paulie instead of settling the bill, so the Galley-La shipwrights flattened him and his crew.

What happened to Mikazuki after his defeat at Water 7?

In anime-only material, rather than being turned in for a reward, Mikazuki was forced to work off his debt for local loan sharks, who used him as muscle, including sending him to intimidate a woman named Aunt before Zoro stepped in and defeated him.

How much is Mikazuki's bounty?

Mikazuki has a bounty of 36,000,000 berries, reflecting a modest but real threat level for the early stretches of the Grand Line.

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