The Roger Pirates crew was created more than fifty years ago by the initiative of its captain Gol D. Roger, the famous King of the Pirates. 🏴☠️ To date, this is the only crew to have reached Laugh Tale, the island located at the end of the Road of All Perils and where the famous treasure, the One Piece, is believed to be hidden today. . The Roger Pirates were one of the Whitebeard Pirates' greatest rival crews.
You should know that all the actions undertaken by the members of this crew have today become legends. Furthermore, with the exception of the deceased Gol D. Roger still known to this day and pirates still active like Shanks le Roux , and Silver Rayleigh the other members of this crew have fallen into oblivion. We invite you to rediscover together everything about this legendary crew.
Captain Gol D. Roger
Gol D. Roger was the only Pirate Lord in the world of One Piece, a title he won after having accomplished with his crew the conquest of the Road of All Perils, otherwise called Grand Line, 🌊 and succeeding in reaching the end of the One Piece world. Better known as Gold Roger, he was also the former holder of One Piece, this treasure so coveted by most pirates like Luffy. As mentioned above, he is also the founder and captain of the Roger Pirates. With his lover Portgas D. Rouge, he had a child who is none other than Portgas D. Ace, the spiritual brother of Monkey D. Luffy and Sabo .
Gol D. Roger was one of the major figures of his time and he was also the first character to appear in the One Piece series. Note that after surrendering himself to the Navy, he was publicly executed in his hometown, Logue Town, more than twenty years ago. Gol D. Roger maintained strong bonds with all the members of his crew. Silvers Rayleigh, who was his first recruit, his right arm, but also his great friend, speaks of him as being a “magnificent man”. Red Shanks and Buggy the Clown cried the day he was executed and continue to be sad when the subject comes up.
According to Rayleigh, the late Pirate King possessed the ability to hear the " Voice of All Things ". Thanks to this power, he could hear the Kings of the Seas as well as decipher the Poneglyphs, these mysterious blocks of stone where the location of Ancient Weapons was engraved in esoteric language. When Gol D. Roger faced an opponent, he used both a sword and a pistol, one in each hand. Furthermore, he was a formidable swordsman. For example, with just one attack, he was able to keep Kozuki Oden in check. He could also stand up to Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard who wields the Murakumogiri, who is nevertheless a Saijo Ô Wazamono, one of the 12 Meito with the best quality in the One Piece universe . Furthermore, when the weapons of these two legends clashed, it caused a shock wave of such magnitude that it affected the entire island where they clashed.
You should also know that Gol D. Roger had mastery of two types of Haki, namely Armament Haki and Haki of Kings. He was notably seen using Busoshoku no Haki to a very high level when he impregnated his sword with this fluid to attack Whitebeard. The same goes for Haoshoku no Haki. Indeed, during a confrontation with Whitebeard, he was able to release a very powerful Haki of Kings. 👑
Members of Roger's crew
The members known to date to have been part of the Roger Pirates at one time or another are 34 in number, their captain Gol D. Roger included. As said above, most of them have been forgotten apart from the captain who became legendary and those who are still active. Discover below which are the best known to date.
Silvers Rayleigh
Also known as the Dark Lord , Silvers Rayleigh is the former right-hand man of the Pirate King and second in command of the Roger Pirates. Very close to his captain, he was one of the last people to speak to him before his death. After this and his crew disbanded, Silvers Rayleigh traveled to the Sabaody Archipelago to become an expert siding craftsman. Note also that he was one of the major protagonists of the Sabaody Arc and, once the Battle of Marine Ford was over, he took charge of training Monkey D. Luffy 👒 so that the latter learned to master the three types of Haki during the two years that the timeskip lasted. It must be said that Silvers Rayleigh is certainly one of the most powerful pirates in One Piece and he is even seen as a true legend in the world of piracy. According to Monkey D. Garp, his fame is similar to that of Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard . In addition, he was the mentor of Buggy the Clown as well as Shanks the Redhead.
Even today, being already quite old, Silvers Rayleigh still demonstrates incredible physical strength. Not only that, but he is also capable of moving very quickly without being out of breath, as when he comes to Zoro's aid by moving at incredible speed while the latter is under the threat of a luminous kick. very powerful Admiral Kizaru. We even see him follow up with a kick in order to deflect that of the latter. We can also see that this character is gifted with a certain intelligence. In particular, he knows how to be strategic when he uses trickery to earn money 💰 without putting in the slightest effort. He is very good at stealing other people's money without them noticing. He also showed distrust towards Bartholomew Kuma when he came to talk to him, thinking it was a World Government trap. Another proof of his great intelligence is that in the Sabaody Arc, he is the only one who was able to guess what had happened in the auction house just by analyzing the damage even though he was not present there.
On top of all this, Silvers Rayleigh has perfect mastery of all three types of Haki and, as was said before, he was the one who taught them to Luffy during the timeskip. Indeed, Rayleigh manages to target a particular person to knock them out without needing to look them straight in the eye or harm other people in the surrounding area. This was particularly the case in the Sabaody auction room when he rendered those present unconscious, with the exception of the Mugiwaras, the Heart Pirates, the Kid Pirates, the mermaid Camie, the Pappug starfish and Octo Fishman . It is the same with the Armament Haki which he used to counter an attack from Admiral Kizaru who ate the Pika Pika no Mi or Luminescent Fruit, a Logia-type Devil Fruit.
Silvers Rayleigh is able to further his mastery of this Fluid as when he used it to project a powerful shock wave from a distance. 💢 He is also capable of destroying objects from the inside like with Camie's explosive necklace, which is an even more advanced level of this Haki. As for Observation Haki, he used it to guess and avoid the strikes of a scary elephant. He even has the ability to sense the presence of each creature on an island, determining their exact number as well as their respective power level. To finish with this Pirate, he has excellent swordsman skills as when he fought Admiral Kizaru wielding his light saber. He even knows how to use a sword imbued with Busoshoku no Haki even if he claims to be rusty for it now.
Crocus
Crocus is the man in charge of monitoring the Lighthouse located at Cape Jumeau and which is used to guide ships disembarking from Reverse Mountain and sailing towards the Grand Line. Indeed, located at the bottom of Reverse Mountain, Cap Jumeau is the crossroads separating the immense Red Line mountain range and the Route of All Perils. In addition, Crocus was also in charge of guarding Laboon, the young calf (an Island Whales to be more precise) left by the Rumbar Pirates when they set out to conquer the Grand Line ago. fifty years before the beginning of the One Piece story.
As the crew never returned to recover Laboon, 🐳 Crocus then joined the Roger Pirates 25 years before the start of the One Piece series in order to find out what happened to them. Upon learning of a report that some pirates from the Yorki-led crew attempted to flee the Grand Line using the Calm Belt, Crocus concluded that its members escaped while abandoning Laboon. However, in truth, almost all of the pirates on the crew died during their journey, with the exception of Brook.
So, if Crocus has always been a lighthouse keeper practically all his life, he also shared the adventures of the Roger Pirates for three years. Indeed, he was recruited as a doctor 👨⚕️ by them during their visit to Cap Jumeau so that he could take care of Gol D. Roger who was affected by a fatal illness. He therefore looked after him throughout their journey until Gol D. Roger achieved his goal and became the Pirate King. After the secret dissolution of the Pirates, Crocus returned to Cape Jumeau to warn Laboon of the "erroneous" situation of the Rumbar Pirates Pirates .
As the island whale did not like the news, it became angry and hit Reverse Mountain with its head. Crocus was therefore forced to treat her and give her sedatives. Additionally, he was also seen fighting during the clash between Roger's Pirates and Shiki the Golden Lion's armada. Typically, Crocus uses harpoons and with great strength he is able to defeat huge sea creatures. Another of his abilities is his exceptional pain tolerance as well as his incredible defensive abilities. He did not show any signs of pain when he received direct attacks from Mr. 9 and his teammate Nefertari Vivi aka Miss Wednesday . It also turns out that Crocus has mastery of Observation Haki. 🧿
Shanks
Nicknamed Le Roux, Shanks is the founder and captain of one of the most emblematic crews of the New World, namely the Équipage du Roux. Furthermore, he is also one of the Four Emperors who happen to be the most famous and powerful pirate captains in the One Piece universe. You should know that Red Shanks 👒 joined the Four Emperors group 6 years ago before Marshall D. Teach aka Blackbeard who is the last character to have incorporated him. He is also the youngest of the four Emperors. But before all that, he was part of the legendary Roger Pirates who are the only ones to date who have managed to conquer the entire Grand Line.
Like most members of this crew, he had a strong relationship with his captain Gol D. Roger which is why he inherited his straw hat. On this subject, let us remember that Red Shanks then entrusted this hat to Luffy when he was still a young boy. He is also the origin of Luffy's Rubber Man powers since it was he who found the Gomi Gomi no Mi that the latter accidentally ate. Let's quickly note that Luffy has enormous respect for Shanks who represents his childhood hero, his role model and the pirate he absolutely must surpass.
At this point in One Piece's history, Red Shanks has yet to be seen in a serious fight or battle, making the full extent of his abilities unknown. However, we are entitled to think that his abilities are far from negligible, because he is one of the Four Emperors . Furthermore, the mere mention of his name automatically commands respect among other pirates, as when Buggy obtained the consideration of the ex-inmates of the Impel Down underwater prison just by telling them that he once had a brotherly bond. with Shanks. Additionally, in order to maintain this respect, Buggy had no qualms about calling on the names of Shanks and Gol D. Roger, their former captain in the Roger Pirates. But beyond his name, it is really his power and his skills that are recognized. This is particularly the case of Buggy who said that Shanks was a powerful fighter when he was younger.
Buggy the Clown
Buggy also known as the Thousand Piece Clown is the captain of his own crew and former cabin boy of Gol D. Roger's crew. Unlike the other pirates in Roger's crew, we know that Buggy fell ill before arriving on Laugh Tale and therefore we do not know if he knows the story of the missing century after all. Buggy ate a Paramecia type devil fruit, the fruit of fragmentation which allows him to divide his body into several parts in order to avoid different enemy attacks. Although Buggy is a fairly weak Pirate , he has good defense thanks to his Devil Fruit. The fruit of fragmentation has also allowed it to stand up to hawk's eye. It is perhaps thanks to this story that he was able to obtain the title of great privateer. Buggy's favorite weapon is several combat knives and his favorite attack is none other than Buggy's special cannonball which allows him to destroy a city quite easily. Buggy is a pirate known to everyone not thanks to the notoriety he was able to acquire in combat, but thanks to his various associations! Don't forget he sailed on the Oro Jackson and has a wanted bounty estimated at 15,000,000 Berrys. 💸
Scopper Gaban
Scopper Gaban was a Pirate on Roger's Pirates. His strength was such that he was considered by Roger to be one of his strongest companions along with Silver Raileigh. Scopper used two one-handed axes to fight. ⚒️ We also know that he had a special connection with Shanks and Buggy the Clown. Unfortunately, little information about him has been disclosed, his research bonus is unknown!
Kozuki Oden
Oden is a powerful swordsman from the land of Wano. Kozuki was both the Daimyo of Kuri 🌸 and the son of Shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki. His wife is none other than Toki and he is the father of the famous Momonosuke and the sublime Hiyori. His followers were none other than the nine red scabbards , the best swordsmen in the land of Wa. Oden was also the only pirate besides Nekomamushi and Inuarashi to have sailed on both Whitebeard and Roger's ship. Oden was extremely strong, Roger recognized his strength from his first appearance. Oden's hidden peculiarity is that he was able to read the Poneglyphs 👓 and to hear, like Luffy, Momosuke and Roger, the voice of all things. Oden had incredible swordsmanship! His swords were none other than Enma and Ame no Habakiri. Enma is known as the only sword to have successfully injured Kaido, the most powerful beast in the world.
Nekomamushi
Nekomamushi is a powerful Mink who is nicknamed " King of Twilight ". He is one of the two Kings of Zo. Nekomamushi is a servant of Oden and more particularly a loyal supporter of the Kozuki family as well as the Land of Wano. This powerful Cat 🐱 is also a member of the nine red sheaths. Nekomamushi has such power that he was able to rival Jack, Kaido's second in command. In addition to possessing considerable strength, his resistance and endurance are extraordinary. Like the Minks people, this powerful feline can also use the Electro attack and transform into Sulong form on full moon nights. His favorite weapon is none other than a Trident 🔱 which he is capable of charging with electricity. Although he is massive, Nekomamushi's strength lies in his movement speed and agility. He is also proficient in Observation Haki and Weaponry Haki.
Inuarashi
Inuarashi is a very powerful Mink who is nicknamed " King of Dawn ". He is also one of the two Kings of Zo and his title of nobility is none other than Duke. Just like Nekomamushi, Inuarashi 🐶 is a devotee of Oden and a servant of the Kozuki family of the vast land of Wano. This powerful dog is a swordsman of the nine red scabbards. From what we have seen, Inuarashi has a power equivalent to that of Nekomamushi. He is also the only Pirate, along with Oden and Nekomamushi, to have sailed on L'oro Jackson and Whitebeard's Moby Dick. His biggest rival is none other than Nekomamushi, the other King of the Minks. We think that this rivalry comes from their earliest childhood and certainly, because they get along like cats and dogs. Inuarashi can also use Electro and the Sulong form just like his colleague. This powerful dog uses a sword to fight and replaces his left leg with a sword as well. Much like Oden, he uses a dual-sword style.
Douglas Bullet
This powerful Pirate nicknamed the Demon's Heir is a former member of Roger's Pirates, an ex-prisoner of Impel Down and a former Navy sailor. His research bounty is over 100,000,000 Berry, but his strength is close to that of a Yonko. His power is such that he has provoked the Navy on numerous occasions, and he was ready to take a Buster Call . His strength is such that he wanted to compete against the different Yonko and was convinced of winning. Douglas Bullet possesses the devil fruit of Gasha Gasha no MI and he managed to awaken it. This fruit allows him to combine and manipulate metallic materials easily. Douglas also had great mastery of Haki! He was also one of the rare pirates to possess the Haki of Kings. Douglas Bullet 's main weapon is none other than a submarine called the Catapult which he combines with his body to become almost invincible. His devil fruit also allows him to control his submarine remotely. If you want to know more about this evil genius, we invite you to watch the film: One Piece Stampede . 📽️
The Jolly Roger from Roger's Pirates
The Pirate Pirates Roger, like Jolly Roger, has a classic skull (skull and crossbones behind) but with the difference that he displays a long beige mustache. This flag was designed on the tallest sail of the Oro Jackson.
L'Oro Jackson
The Oro Jackson was the ship on which Gol D. Roger and his crew crossed all the seas of the world of One Piece. It is also the only ship to have accomplished this feat to date. Even today, we still talk about it as being The Pirate King's Ship 🚢 or also The Conqueror of the Oceans . It was made in Water Seven by Tom, a Fishman famous in the past for being the greatest carpenter in the world. He is also the one who taught everything to Cutty Flam alias Franky, the carpenter of the Straw Hat Pirates and to Icebarg, the director of the best shipbuilding company in the world, the Galley-La Company.
Note also that the World Government considered the construction of the Oro Jackson for the benefit of the Pirate Lord and his crew to be a serious crime. Because of this, Tom got into serious trouble with the World Government who sentenced him to death at Ernies Lobby, otherwise known as Judiciary Island . Note that once the Roger Pirates reached Laugh Tale, the last island of the New World, it was disbanded and we do not know what happened to the Oro Jackson until today.
The construction of the Oro Jackson was carried out with Adam's Wood , 🌳 a very rare and precious type of wood. Indeed, Adam's Wood has the greatest resistance and the best quality in the world. This wood can withstand both weapon fire and cannonballs. Pirates around the world consider it to be a real treasure. Furthermore, its sale is declared illegal and it can only be found on the black market at an exorbitant price. Let us briefly note that the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hat Pirates' boat , was also designed with this wood that Franky managed to obtain at the price of 200,000,000 Berrys. These are also the only two ships known to date to have been made with Adam's Wood. As a bow, the Oro Jackson features two sirens surrounding a large cannon. It had a total of seven sails, two of which were placed at the front, three in the middle and the remaining two at the rear. The crew's Jolly Roger was drawn on the two sails at the front so everyone could see it. The three sails in the center are crimson red while the other four are lighter.
The strength of Roger's crew
As seen at the beginning of this article, the Roger Pirates differ from all the other crews revealed to date in One Piece in that they are the only ones to have managed to conquer the Grand Line in its entirety. Additionally, the known members of this crew are among the most powerful pirates today. There is notably Silvers Rayleigh who was able to compete against Borsalino aka Admiral Kizaru ⚡ when he was already quite old. We can also talk about Red Shanks who has managed to build quite a reputation in recent decades and become one of the Four Yonkô or Emperors who are the four most powerful pirates in the One Piece universe.
In addition, these two previously mentioned characters have powerful Hakis . In total, this crew had at least 5 Hakis users, which includes Douglas Bullet aka the Demon Heir, which is far beyond any other known crew. We can also mention Crocus who was the doctor on board and who, even if he was not seen using any fluids, still possesses formidable physical strength. Indeed, even though he is already very old, he was able to defeat a giant squid 🐙 just by throwing a huge harpoon at it. He has also been shown to be able to withstand bazooka blasts with great ease.
There is also Buggy aka Buggy the Clown who stood out in particular by managing to gain the upper hand over Luffy and Zoro at the start of their adventures. The latter only owe their salvation thanks to the intervention of Nami aka the Thieving Cat. Note that Buggy is the holder (by accident) of the Bara Bara no Mi or Fragmentation Fruit, a Paramecia type Devil Fruit . This character also managed to obtain the status of Grand Corsair after the two-year ellipse by relying on his past within the Roger Pirates and the sacred reputation of his former traveling companions. The strength of this crew also comes from its captain, Gol D. Roger, who was one of the most powerful pirates ☠️ of all time in One Piece, if not the strongest and still today. To find out more about the Pirate King, refer to the article dedicated to him here .
The story of Roger's crew
As seen earlier in the article, the first character mentioned in the One Piece series is the Pirate King , Gol D. Roger, as he is about to be executed and he announces in public to leave all his treasure to the one who succeeds in finding it. As for the Roger Pirates, they were mentioned for the first time by Buggy while he was recalling his memories as a cabin boy alongside Shanks within this crew.
The epics of the Roger Pirates began more than 50 years ago, more precisely the day when Gol D. Roger, while still young, recruited his first member, namely Silvers Rayleigh. 🦜 Since that day, the crew began traveling the Grand Line and approximately 39 years ago, they landed at Lodestar which is the last island designated by their Log Pose. However, thanks to the Road Poneglyph he had stolen from Charlotte Linlin aka Big Mom, Gol D. Roger knew that there was still another island further away. A year after their arrival in Lodestar, Gold Roger joined forces with Monkey D. Garp to confront and defeat the famous pirate Rocks D. Xebec and his pirates known as the Rocks Pirates .
Subsequently, 28 years ago, the captain of the Pirate Pirates Roger was stricken with a fatal illness 🤢 and had only a few years to live. He then made the decision to achieve what no one has ever managed to do, namely conquer the Road of All Perils from the starting point to the last island ever reached by anyone: Laugh Tale. For him, this would be his last adventure with his crew and this is what made him so famous. At the start of their journey on the Grand Line, Gol D. Roger recruited Crocus as a doctor so that he could treat him during their journey. Note that Crocus stayed with the Roger Pirates for 3 years until they achieved their goal. During this final journey, Gol D. Roger and his companions were able to overcome all the obstacles on their way. They had to face several adversaries, the most formidable and best known of which were Whitebeard and his crew, Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp as well as Shiki the Golden Lion, but also the crew of Xebecs . In the end, they managed to reach Laugh Tale and discovered The True Story .
You should know that this feat is the result of the powers of Gol D. Roger who had the ability to hear the Voice of all things. It is by this means that he was able to unlock the secret of the Poneglyphs, including the Road Poneglyph of Zou which was shown to him by Inuarashi 26 years ago and the second Road Poneglyph which was in Charlotte's possession. Linlin before he stole it from her. However, considering themselves as simple pirates whose role was not to divulge this secret to the whole world, the Roger Pirates preferred to keep it quiet. Note also that it is from this exploit that Gol D. Roger earned his title of Lord of Pirates . 🏴☠️ Furthermore, Shiki the Golden Lion sought to ally himself with the latter in order to find one of the ancient weapons and conquer the world. However, Gol D. Roger declined his offer as he was not attracted by his project. And it is precisely because of this refusal that several clashes took place between these two captains. One of their most famous battles took place 3 years before the death of Gol D. Roger, between 1496 and 1498, on the Ed War Sea and is aptly known as the Battle of Ed War.
Once Gol D. Roger achieved his goal, he decided to gradually disband his crew so that he could face his death. He is also the first to leave his crew, subsequently followed by Kozuki Oden . A year later, he chose to enlist in the Navy in order to leave the world with a grand memory while he was still at the height of his glory as a pirate rather than die alone from an illness. And it was on the scaffold during his execution that he made this enormous announcement at the origin of a whole new wave of pirates thirsty for treasure. According to what Red Shanks revealed to Silvers Raileigh, that day was the day people cried the most, laughed the most, and drank the most ever. It is important to note that even if the crew no longer exists, the Navy must do everything to arrest one of its former members in the event that it comes across one because of their past. She is even authorized to call on an Admiral ⚓ if this proves necessary to avoid collateral damage.
Join Roger's crew
As you could see in this article, the Gol D. Roger Crew was simply incredible. Within it were many of the most powerful Pirates of their era, which is why this crew was so formidable. There is no doubt that Eiichiro Oda still has a lot to tell us about the secrets surrounding this crew and its members. If you would like to know more about this crew and its different members, don't hesitate to let us know in the comment space provided for this purpose!
