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Nokokuwa Police

Character

A towering, four-armed enforcer of the Beasts Pirates, Nokokuwa Police ranks among the Shinuchi and serves in the Armored Division during the clash on Onigashima. A Stag Beetle SMILE grants him his extra limbs, though Tama's taming ability later flips him into a reluctant helper for the alliance opposing Kaido.

Devil Fruit: Japanese Stag Beetle SMILE
Funimation VA: Alex Hom
Status: Alive
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 978
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Appearance

Standing roughly double the height of Zoro, this hulking, heavily built man carries fish-bone tattoos across his chest. The Stag Beetle SMILE he consumed left a beetle's mandibles jutting from each shoulder and a second set of arms on his frame. His outfit pairs a buckled police cap of gold with a sleeveless leather jacket, two layers of black gloves on his hands, belted leather trousers, and boots, while the dark horns that mark him as a Gifter rise from his head.

Earlier on he carried no chest tattoos and instead wore suspenders beneath his vest along with spiked shoulder pads, and the design on his cap read more like three linked rings than the pattern shown later.

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Personality

Devotion to the Beasts Pirates runs deep in him, to the point that he shows no hesitation about shooting at the child Momonosuke. He sneers at anyone bold enough to oppose his crew, even urging Zoro to surrender during the raid. The anime paints him as especially callous, joining the rest of the Armored Division in laughter when Sasaki ridicules the Kouzuki Family. Like many figures in the series, he carries a signature laugh, rendered as Kuwakuwa.

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History

Four years before the main events, he was posted on Onigashima during Portgas D. Ace's assault, and alongside Poker, Babanuki, and Briscola he looked on in shock as Yamato shattered the dragon statue that stood for Kaido's might. Within those four years he swallowed a SMILE fruit and took on his stag-beetle features. When the Fire Festival arrived, he joined the other Shinuchi in Queen's Golden Kagura celebration. As the alliance stormed the island, he lined up with Scratchmen Apoo and other Gifters to block Luffy and Zoro, then faced Zoro again beside Kamakirigirl and Beetleman.

Once the raid was in full swing he returned to the Armored Division, opened fire on Momonosuke while Shinobu shielded the boy, and struck Shinobu instead. After Yamato stepped in to guard Momonosuke, the whole division ringed the three and shot from behind their shields, yet Yamato kept deflecting the rounds and felling members until Franky and Hatcha broke through the floor and let the trio slip away. Tama, aided by Usopp, then tamed the division and brought it to the Live Floor, after which he led the group back to the Right-Brain Tower to support Franky against the Beasts Pirates. Sasaki's Heliceratops eventually wiped them out, and a recovered Nokokuwa Police was later seen caught by the fire in the Castle Basement among other alliance members.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Nokokuwa Police in One Piece?

Nokokuwa Police is a towering, four-armed enforcer of the Beasts Pirates who ranks among the Shinuchi and serves in the Armored Division during the Raid on Onigashima.

What Devil Fruit did Nokokuwa Police eat?

Nokokuwa Police consumed a Stag Beetle SMILE, an Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit that gave him a second pair of arms and beetle-like mandibles jutting from his shoulders.

Whose side does Nokokuwa Police end up on during the Raid on Onigashima?

After Kurozumi Tama used her taming ability on the Armored Division, Nokokuwa Police was flipped into a reluctant helper for the alliance fighting Kaido, later supporting Franky against the Beasts Pirates.

What happens to Nokokuwa Police during the raid?

Nokokuwa Police fires on the young Momonosuke, wounding Shinobu when she shields the boy, and is later wiped out along with the rest of his division by Sasaki's Heliceratops attack before being found alive amid a fire in the Castle Basement.

What did Nokokuwa Police witness four years before the Wano storyline?

Four years before the main events, Nokokuwa Police was stationed on Onigashima during Portgas D. Ace's assault and watched in shock alongside Poker and Babanuki as Yamato shattered the dragon statue representing Kaido's might.

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