Mr. Shimizu was a Millions-rank Baroque Works agent posted at Whisky Peak, a bounty hunter under the local Frontier Agents whose defining trait was an unquenchable thirst for alcohol.
Short black hair tops this man, who keeps stubble across his upper lip and chin. A white shirt and a length of rope tied around his forehead make up his look. The anime tweaks the palette, dressing him in a light blue shirt and tinting his hair toward brown.
He had no scruples about tricking the very people he meant to capture, joining the Straw Hats' celebration purely to coax them off their guard. More than anything, drink ruled him; the chance for a cup interested him under any circumstance. It was said he would brave fire and floodwater alike just to reach wherever a drinking party was being held.
His standing as a Millions agent grants him a measure of fighting skill, though little of it was ever put on display. During the Whisky Peak episode, after the town's disguised bounty hunters welcomed the Straw Hats and threw a party in their honor, Shimizu took a seat at a table of women, among them Misty and Love, who were busy trying to get Sanji drunk. His surname, written with characters meaning clear or pure water, reads as a wry pun against his fondness for liquor.

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Mr. Shimizu is a Millions rank Baroque Works agent and bounty hunter stationed at Whisky Peak, where he posed as a friendly local to lure the Straw Hats into a trap.
Mr. Shimizu debuts at Whisky Peak on Cactus Island, where Baroque Works agents disguised themselves as townsfolk to capture pirates with high bounties.
Mr. Shimizu has no scruples about deceiving the people he means to capture and is utterly ruled by his love of drink, said to brave fire and flood just to reach a party with alcohol.
When Whisky Peak's disguised bounty hunters threw a welcome party for the Straw Hats, Mr. Shimizu sat with fellow agents Misty and Love at a table trying to get Sanji drunk.
Mr. Shimizu's surname is written with characters meaning clear or pure water, which serves as a wry pun given his fondness for liquor.
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