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King Cannon

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Standing as the Trump Siblings' crowning armament, the King Cannon appears only in the non-canon film Clockwork Island Adventure. It is a rolling gun-platform crowned by a screw-like barrel that fires drilling shells strong enough to send tremors across the sea.

Type: Mortar
Owner: Bear King
Canonicity: Non-canon
Japanese Name: キング砲
First Appearance: Movie 2 (Clockwork Island Adventure)
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Overview

For the Trump Siblings, this weapon represented their strongest card of all. Mounted on four wheels, the tank supports a colossal barrel shaped like a corkscrew and its frame is dressed in the four suits found on a deck of cards, the diamond, spade, club, and heart. A meter on the left flank measures how much charge has built up before a shot can go off, and a ramp at the rear feeds in the drill-marked, bullet-shaped shells. The origin of the machine traces back to the Trump Siblings' takeover of Clockwork Island years prior, when they pressed the local scientists into constructing it so that Bear King might rise to become Pirate King.

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Function

Each round leaves the barrel spinning with drilling force, hard enough to throw off shock waves that travel across a stretch of open water. On one occasion a deflected shot produced vibrations so violent that a heavy sheet of tempered glass simply burst. That very quality proved the weapon's undoing. After Bear King fired at Luffy, the rubber-bodied pirate flung the drilling shell straight back; Bear King's rock-hard body held off the point, yet the spinning projectile's tremors fractured the tempered-glass surface the cannon rested on, sending both the machine and its owner tumbling into the abyss as the leftover shells went up in a final blast.

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Notable Users

Bear King of the Trump Siblings owns and operates the cannon. He meant to show it off by executing three captured Straw Hats, but Luffy cut in before a shot could be loosed. Mid-battle, the thief Borodo swung the barrel toward a distracted Bear King and missed, hitting the far-off sea, and when Bear King retaliated at Borodo, Akisu leapt in and absorbed the round. The explosion that followed Bear King's plunge wiped out Clockwork Island's key, the cannon, and Bear King in one stroke.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the King Cannon in One Piece?

The King Cannon is a rolling gun-platform tank topped with a screw-shaped barrel, built for the Trump Siblings and owned by Bear King in the non-canon film One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure. It fires drilling shells powerful enough to send shockwaves across open water.

Who uses the King Cannon?

Bear King of the Trump Siblings owns and fires the King Cannon. He intended to use it to execute captured Straw Hats before Luffy stepped in.

How was the King Cannon destroyed?

When Bear King fired the King Cannon at Luffy, Luffy's rubber body flung the drilling shell back at him; Bear King's rock-hard body withstood the impact, but the shell's tremors shattered the tempered glass floor the cannon stood on, sending both the cannon and Bear King falling into the abyss below.

What does the King Cannon fire?

The King Cannon fires drill-marked, bullet-shaped shells that spin with enough force to produce shockwaves across the sea; even a deflected shot has been shown to shatter tempered glass.

Where does the King Cannon first appear?

The King Cannon first appears in One Piece Movie 2, Clockwork Island Adventure, where it was built years earlier by scientists forced to serve the Trump Siblings so that Bear King could become Pirate King.

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