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Saitank

Character

Saitank serves as a Gifter within the Beasts Pirates' Armored Division, a man fused from the waist down with a rhinoceros after eating a Rhino SMILE. Once tamed by Tama, he switched sides to fight for Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance forces amid the Onigashima raid.

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Appearance

Saitank is a brawny, square-jawed man crowned by a spiked, light green helmet. He wears a sleeveless fur coat fastened with a jeweled chain, metal shoulder plates, white gloves, and a belt. Below the waist his body merges into a large rhinoceros whose horn carries a metal brace and whose forehead bears a horned-skull tattoo. Mounted upon the rhino's back, set behind his upper body, sits a sizable chair labeled "SASAKI," which Sasaki treats as a throne while directing the Armored Division.

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Personality

Saitank shows firm loyalty to the Beasts Pirates and feels no hesitation about firing on the child Kouzuki Momonosuke. The anime paints him as cold-hearted, joining the Armored Division's other members in laughter when Sasaki mocked the Kouzuki Family.

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History

Throughout the Raid on Onigashima, the Armored Division under Sasaki hunted Kouzuki Momonosuke and Shinobu, with Saitank serving both as a fighter and as Sasaki's mount. Yamato intervened to protect Momonosuke, and as the Division surrounded its targets and fired from behind shields, Yamato kept blocking the shots and felling members until Franky and Hatcha arrived, the latter smashing a hole that let Yamato, Momonosuke, and Shinobu flee. Franky stayed behind to tie up the Division. When a swarm of Gifters tamed by Tama's dango freed Franky, Usopp shot dango toward the open mouths of the Division members, Saitank's among them, and Tama commanded them all to trail after her, which they did eagerly. Saitank then trailed Nokokuwa Police back toward the Right-Brain Tower to support Franky against the Beasts Pirates, and both he and the remaining Division members were eventually taken down by Sasaki's Heliceratops.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Saitank in One Piece?

Saitank is a Gifter within the Beasts Pirates' Armored Division, a man fused from the waist down with a rhinoceros after eating a Rhino SMILE. He later switches sides to fight for the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance during the Onigashima raid.

What does Saitank look like?

Saitank is a brawny man wearing a spiked light green helmet and a sleeveless fur coat, with his lower body merged into a large rhinoceros. He carries a chair labeled "SASAKI" on the rhino's back, which Sasaki uses as a throne while directing the Armored Division.

Whose side did Saitank fight on during the Raid on Onigashima?

Saitank initially fought for the Beasts Pirates, hunting Kouzuki Momonosuke and Shinobu as part of Sasaki's Armored Division, but he switched to the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance after being tamed by Tama's dango.

How was Saitank tamed by Tama?

Usopp shot Tama's dango into the open mouths of Armored Division members, Saitank included, and Tama then commanded them to follow her, which they did eagerly.

What happened to Saitank in the end?

Saitank and the remaining Armored Division members were eventually defeated by Sasaki's own Heliceratops.

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