Insect Pirates
CharacterA non-canon crew out of One Piece Odyssey, the Insect Pirates are led by Insk, who also happens to be the group's last remaining member. Their bug-themed name plays on the Beasts Pirates, and their run ends with a swift beating by the Straw Hats.
Overview
Insk serves as both captain and lone crewman of the Insect Pirates, a group featured in the video game One Piece Odyssey. The crew is wholly non-canon. Its Japanese name is built as a wordplay on the Beasts Pirates, preserving the same characters while swapping the kanji for beast in favor of the one meaning insect.
Role
These days the crew comes down to just one man, Insk himself. Others had sailed beneath his banner once, but they walked out on him after the ship grew thick with insects, the crawling deck proving too much for them. Left behind is a captain without a single follower aboard a vessel swarming with bugs.
Notable Members
At some earlier point Insk started the crew, only to see every other hand abandon ship once its insect-choked hold became unbearable. It was his fixation on bugs that scattered the group, and that same obsession steered where he went afterward.
Within One Piece Odyssey, Insk got wind that new kinds of rhinoceros beetle and hornet were said to inhabit Dressrosa, and he made for the island hoping to gather them. Tracking his bounty, the Straw Hat Pirates ran him down. Once they grasped that he had blundered onto the trail of the Tontatta Tribe, they worried he might turn on the little people, so they thrashed him quickly and delivered him to Margin to claim the reward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the captain of the Insect Pirates?
Insk is both the captain and the sole remaining member of the Insect Pirates, a crew introduced in the video game One Piece Odyssey.
Why does the Insect Pirates crew have only one member?
The Insect Pirates dwindled to just Insk because his other crewmates abandoned ship once its hold became overrun with insects. Insk's fixation on bugs was what drove everyone else away.
Where does the name Insect Pirates come from?
The name Insect Pirates is a wordplay on the Beasts Pirates in Japanese, keeping the same characters but swapping the kanji for beast with the one meaning insect.
How do the Straw Hat Pirates deal with the Insect Pirates?
The Straw Hat Pirates track down Insk on Dressrosa after he goes looking for rare rhinoceros beetles and hornets. Fearing he might harm the Tontatta Tribe, they beat him quickly and hand him over to Margin to collect the bounty.
Are the Insect Pirates canon to the One Piece story?
The Insect Pirates are a non-canon crew that appears only in the video game One Piece Odyssey. They do not feature in the original manga or anime.
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- Created byEiichiro Oda
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- Animated byToei Animation
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