Sancrin the Thief is a Longarm Tribe member who once kidnapped Brook and then, sensing profit, turned around to become the musician's manager. He guided Brook to global stardom across the timeskip before betraying him to the Marines for the bounty.
As a Longarm, Sancrin's arms carry a second elbow joint partway down. His hair is black, and a mustache sits above his lip that he later shaved when working in showbusiness. During his kidnapping days he favored orange Chinese-style clothing stamped with the character for theft. His manager phase swapped that for a yellow suit over a red shirt, a black bow tie, and red-framed sunglasses fitted with blue lenses.
Sancrin is driven by greed and seizes any chance for gain. He abducted humans to put them on display, then exploited Brook's kindness to capture him for the same purpose. He places no stock in the supernatural, showing no fear of Brook even before learning a Devil Fruit explained the skeleton. His treachery runs deep: rather than let Brook leave the band to rejoin his crew, he sold him out to the Marines and held him at gunpoint to stop his escape, chasing both a final payout and revenge.

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On Namakura Island, Sancrin and two fellow Longarms seized a woman, prompting Brook to rouse the townsfolk against them. After Brook bested the trio single-handedly and then chose to release them, the ungrateful kidnappers grabbed him instead and exhibited him on their home of Kenzan Island. Once his musical gift came to light, Sancrin shifted roles and managed him, building him into a world-famous star over the next two years. Before Brook's Sabaody concert, told it would be the last show, Sancrin tipped off the Marines that the celebrity was secretly a pirate, then raged when Brook slipped away. He fumed again at Brook's updated wanted poster after Doflamingo fell, and during the Egghead broadcast he seethed at hearing the Roger Pirates had uncovered the world's hidden history.
Sancrin the Thief is a Longarm Tribe member who kidnapped Brook and later became his manager, guiding him to worldwide musical stardom before betraying him to the Marines.
Sancrin and two other Longarms seized a woman on Namakura Island, prompting Brook to fight and defeat them single-handedly; when Brook let them go, the ungrateful trio kidnapped him instead and put him on display on Kenzan Island.
Once Sancrin discovered Brook's musical talent, he shifted from captor to manager and built him into a world-famous star over the following two years.
Rather than let Brook leave the band to rejoin his pirate crew, Sancrin told the Marines that the celebrity musician was secretly a pirate, driven by greed for one final payout and a desire for revenge.
As a member of the Longarm Tribe, Sancrin has arms with an extra elbow joint, and as a manager he wears a yellow suit, red shirt, black bow tie, and red-framed sunglasses with blue lenses.
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