Having become Inspector General of Naval Headquarters after the two-year hiatus, Sengoku previously sat in the highest position of this same military force: Admiral Commander-in-Chief. Already at the time when the legendary Pirate King 👑 Gol D. Roger reigned over the oceans, he represented one of the major figures at the same time as Whitebeard and Monkey D. Garp. He still continues to be one today even if he is no longer Chief Admiral.
He owes his nickname Sengoku the Buddha to the fact that he is capable of transforming into a Giant Buddha thanks to his Devil Fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model . Note also that this character almost never separates from his pet, a goat 🐐 whose name we do not know. This goat accompanies her everywhere, even during meetings at the top of the Navy where she is seen sitting at the table casually chewing papers or newspapers.
Sengoku Appearance
Rather well muscled, Sengoku is a fairly tall man given that he measures 2.78m. Mature, he was 77 years old before the timeskip and his date of birth corresponds to May 9. At that time, he sported a very long black beard, braided from end to end. He also had a black mustache. As Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy , he wore a white suit adorned with medals. He wore his Admiral's jacket over it like a cape and you could see a life-size seagull perched on the top of his cap. 🧢 On the other hand, after the timeskip when he was 79 years old, his hair as well as his beard and mustache turned white. Of all his Admiral clothes, he only kept the jacket and he even dropped the cap. Under his jacket he now shows off an orange shirt with multicolored waves patterns as well as a sky blue tie decorated with white polka dots. And he wears shorts all the time like he's on vacation.
Personality of Sengoku the Buddha
Sengoku's trust in the World Government is total and he does not in any way tolerate questioning of the instructions of this political organization which governs the nations of the One Piece universe. Furthermore, Sengoku is a fervent believer 🙏🏼 in Absolute Justice advocated and applied by the World Government in order to preserve peace, order and security in the world. This is why he never shows any mercy towards pirates or anyone who intends to harm the World Government. It was he who gave his approval 20 years ago for the initiation of a Buster Call, an operation of mass destruction, against the island 🏝️ of Ohara. However, let us note that despite his attachment to Absolute Justice, Sengoku kept a little humanity in him, unlike his successor Admiral Sakazuki alias Akainu . For example, in order to avoid even more casualties during Marine Ford's Summit War, he agreed to put an end to the clashes when the legendary Yonkô Shanks the Roux requested it. In comparison, Akainu was furious at this decision.
Despite his status as Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and his nickname Buddha, Sengoku is a rather tense person. A little thing can quickly annoy him, irritate him or downright annoy him as with the incidents caused by the young Straw Hat pirate, 👒 Monkey D. Luffy . He also lost his temper when Bartholomew Kuma acted strangely and lied to him several times. It was the same during the Battle of Marine Ford. He was seen at his office anxious, stressed and always on alert as he dreaded the possible movements of Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard .
And yet, Sengoku is known to be a fine strategist, something that the Strongest Man in the World 🏋🏼♂️ knew very well. The latter was always on the lookout and paid attention to the maneuvers of the marines during this war because he knew that they were skillful tactics concocted by the Chief Admiral. However, despite Whitebeard's precautions, Sengoku's ploy still worked. It should be noted that Sengoku seems much more relaxed during the Dressrosa Arc, which could be explained by the fact that by resigning from his position as Chief Admiral, he no longer has this enormous load on his shoulders. During the Reverie Arc, he teased his successor Akainu by asking him in a joking tone if the job of Admiral Commander-in-Chief was difficult. He was also seen in tears 😭 when he heard the news of the death of his adopted son, Don Quixote Rocinante alias Corazon .
Relationships
Monkey D. Garp
Sengoku and Monkey D. Garp aka Garp the Hero have known each other for a long time and are very close because they lived together and went through several adventures when they were young. They had together fought and defeated Shiki the Golden Lion 🦁. They were also the ones who confronted Blackbeard and his crew to prevent the Naval Headquarters from sinking. They are both recognized as pillars of the older generation of the Navy. It should also be noted that Sengoku is the only senior officer whose directives the Naval Hero listens to. And he is also the only person capable of stopping the former Vice-Admiral when he becomes extremely angry like when Admiral Akainu killed his adopted grandson Portgas D. Ace .
In addition to their strong friendship, a deep respect exists between these two characters despite the fact that Sengoku is often annoyed by Garp's carelessness in the face of certain situations. In particular, we see the Chief Admiral often blaming his friend because of the incidents caused by his grandson Luffy while Garp laughs 😆 out loud at the situation. And yet, Sengoku doesn't blame Garp for raising Luffy and Ace despite the fact that the latter come from a line of dangerous pirates. And he understands his friend when he worries about the fate of his grandsons. Briefly note that after he resigned from his position after the timeskip, Sengoku now displayed the same casual behavior as Garp.
The 7 Corsair captains
The Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is obliged to cooperate with the 7 Great Corsairs due to the fact that the World Government has made a deal with these famous and powerful pirates. 🏴☠️ However, Sengoku does not trust them in any way. For him, these are pirates acting only as they wish and only for their own interest. He was also right given the different actions of everyone. The provocative behavior of Don Quixote Doflamingo as well as the numerous lies of Bartholomew Kuma annoyed him to the highest point. Later, during Marine Ford's Summit War, he was also angered after Jinbei the Sea Paladin revolted and resigned. Then it was Crocodile 🐊 who allied himself with Luffy at the underwater prison of Impel Down and with Marine Ford. And finally, it was Marshall D. Teach aka Blackbeard who committed treason by wanting to sink Marine Ford's island and at the same time the Navy fortress at the bottom of the ocean. With the help of Vice Admiral Garp, Sengoku opposed Blackbeard and his crew to protect the island.
Don Quixote Rocinante
Sengoku had adopted Don Quixote Rocinante aka Corazon when his father died at the age of 8 and raised him as if he were his own son. 👨👦 Later, sharing the same goal as his adoptive father, that of capturing Don Quixote Doflamingo, Rocinante infiltrated the crew of his biological big brother when in reality, he was Commander of the Navy. His role was to collect information and communicate it directly to Sengoku. The Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy had absolute confidence in his adopted son. According to an exchange which took place between Trafalgar D. Water Law aka the Surgeon of Death and Sengoku in Dressrosa, the latter also considered Rocinante to be an honest person who has faith in Justice. Sengoku was devastated and burst into tears 😥 after he learned that his adopted son was killed by Doflamingo.
Sengoku Abilities
Since Sengoku is the Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, no one can doubt his great power, especially considering that of his direct subordinates, Admirals Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru as well as the Vice-Admirals. We were able to see his great strength when he stopped Garp, who was enraged against Akainu because of the death ⚰️ of his adopted grandson Ace. He slammed the Vice-Admiral to the ground with incredible force. Furthermore, as we saw previously, he is a very good tactician whose war maneuvers are also feared by Whitebeard, the Strongest Man in the World. He was notably at the origin of the stratagem applied by Kuzan which consisted of turning his allies against Whitebeard. For this, the ruse was to deceive Pirate Captain Sq uardo aka The Maelstrom Spider and it worked since the latter turned against Whitebeard 🧙🏼♂️ and stabbed him.
One of the highest ranking officers in the Navy, former Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sengoku has mastered Haki. He notably knows how to use Busoshoku no Haki or Armament Haki since he was able to injure 🩸 Luffy despite the fact that he has a rubber body. Furthermore, he is also one of the only characters in the series known to know how to master Kenbunshoku no Haki or Observation Haki as well as Haoshoku no Haki or Haki of Kings . However, he has not been seen using either of these two types of Haki yet. Note also that Sengoku is one of the only people to have been able to resist the Haki of Kings 🤴🏼 accidentally triggered by Luffy to prevent his spiritual brother Ace from being executed.
Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model
Chief Admiral Sengoku had eaten a Mythical Zoan type Devil Fruit known as Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model, which corresponds in French to the Human Fruit 🥝, model: Great Buddha . Thanks to the latter, Sengoku is able to increase his size instantly and become a Daibutsu or a giant golden Buddha (he was seen gray in the video game One Piece: Gigant Battle! on Nintendo DS). He also gets his nickname from this ability. When we saw him transform into Marine Ford, we could see that the entire area was lit with an intense golden 💡 light and Sengoku appeared with gigantic arms. On the other hand, paradoxically, his legs are all thin. Just because of his weight, he can crush structures just by standing on them like what happened with the scaffold intended for the execution of Portgas D. Ace. On the other hand, we do not know if Sengoku's transformation is his hybrid form or his final form but it is not certain that the Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model has a hybrid form.
While in this form, Admiral Sengoku increases not only his size but also his power. He can deliver punches with phenomenal force. Just with one punch, he was able to deflate Luffy's rubber body while making him spit blood. He was also able to knock down the Candle Wall of Galdino the Usurer aka Mr. 3 which is however harder than steel. Additionally, he can unleash waves of destructive shockwaves just with his hands. 👏🏼 He notably used this ability to stop Blackbeard and his crew who wanted to destroy Marine Ford. We could see during this brief confrontation that the power of these shock waves are equal to that of the Gura Gura no Mi stolen by Blackbeard.
During his transformation, some of the Marines present said they had never seen him in this form, suggesting that the former Chief Admiral does not often use this ability. Note that this Devil Fruit 👿 is another model of the Human Fruit or Hito Hito no Mi possessed by Tony Tony Chopper, the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates . It should also be noted that the Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model does not have any particular weaknesses apart from those common to all Devil Fruits. Along with the Ancient Zoan type, Mythical Zoan type Devil Fruits are the rarest in the One Piece universe. If we are to believe Borsalino aka Admiral Kizaru, they are even rarer than the Logia type.
History of Sengoku
The origins
The character Sengoku was first mentioned during the incident with Shiki the Golden Lion during the Pirate Lord era ☠️ Gol D. Roger. At that time, he was still an Admiral since the Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the Navy was Kong (the latter later became Commander of the World Government's Armed Forces). On this occasion, with the help of Monkey D. Garp, Sengoku fought Shiki who sought to kill Gold Roger imprisoned in Marine Ford. Because of this clash, half of the fortress 🏯 which served as Naval Headquarters was destroyed. Defeated, Shiki was then imprisoned in the Impel Down Underwater Prison .
We then find him during the Ohara incident which took place in 1502 (22 years before the timeskip) when he gave authorization to Spandine, the leader of CP9 and father of Spandam, to trigger a Buster Call against this island. Note that he was still Admiral at that time and it was he himself who handed Spandine the golden snail intended to launch this final attack of mass destruction of the Navy. He will send 10 ships 🚢 to bombard the island of Ohara with five Vice-Admirals at their head including Kuzan, Sakazuki and Jaguar D. Saul . It was also he who sent his adopted son Don Quixote Rocinante, then Commander in the Navy, to infiltrate and spy on the crew of his big brother, Don Quixote Doflamingo.
Arc Jaya to Arc Impel Down
We then see Sengoku again in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise during a meeting bringing together the Chief Admiral and the Grand Corsairs whose agenda was to find Crocodile's replacement. Only Bartholomew Kuma, Don Quixote Doflamingo and Dracule Mihawk aka Hawkeye were present. 🦅 A surprise guest then joined the meeting, in the person of Lafitte The Demon Sheriff, who came to propose Blackbeard to succeed Crocodile to the status of Corsair Captain. Since Blackbeard was not yet well-known enough, the proposal was refused. And as he left the meeting, Lafitte told everyone present to remember the Blackbeard Pirates. In the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, Sengoku discovered that Monkey D. Luffy is the grandson of Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp . Following the destruction of Judiciary Island or Enies Lobby, he then made the decision to increase the Straw Hat Pirate's bounty to 300,000,000 Berrys 💰 and ordered that he be hunted down. He even sent Garp to Water 7 to stop his grandson.
Subsequently, throughout the following Arcs, Sengoku only discovered the successive incidents perpetrated by Luffy and his crew. There was the defeat of Corsair Captain Gecko Moria at Thriller Bark, which angered him especially since Kuma failed to capture the Mugiwaras. It was then in the Saboady Arc that he learned how Luffy treated the World Nobles aka the Celestial Dragons during a slave auction. Extremely annoyed, he dispatched Admiral Kizaru to the scene to resolve the problem. During the Impel Down Arc, much to his dismay, the Chief Admiral was also informed that Luffy managed to break into the Impel Down prison in order to free his spiritual brother Ace while the Marines must prepare for the clash against Whitebeard and his allies. Seeing Garp laughing at Luffy's exploits, Sengoku reminded him that such actions have not occurred in over 20 years. He added that it would be a shame if his grandson was responsible for such an affront to the World Government and that he would have to pay the price for the actions of members of his lineage despite the fact that he is the Hero 🦸 🏼♂️ of the Navy .
Marineford Arch
At the start of the public execution of Portgas D. Ace, Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sengoku revealed to the world who this person really was, the son of the one and only former Pirate King Gold Roger, and what his crimes were. It was at the time of his revelations that Whitebeard and his allies landed in Marine Ford Bay and the war began. Upon Luffy's thunderous arrival on the battlefield, Sengoku revealed to the world that he was the son of Monkey D. Dragon aka Dragon 🐲 the Revolutionary and as such, he was dangerous in the same way as Ace .
He therefore imposed that a general capital punishment be applied. He then sent Admiral Akainu to manipulate Squardo into turning against Whitebeard. His tactic worked as the Pirate Captain revealed to all of Whitebeard's allies that the latter sold them in exchange for Ace's life and managed to stab the Strongest Man in the World. 💪🏼 A little later, Sengoku ordered Ace's execution for the first time but Crocodile aka Mr. 0 intervened by preventing the soldiers from proceeding thanks to the power of his Logia-type Devil Fruit, Suna Suna no Mi.
Once the pirates entered the square, Sengoku rolled up his sleeves and declared that he himself would join the fight. He then ordered his subordinates to attack Whitebeard and bring him his head. 👨🏼🦲 A large number of naval officers then attacked Edward Newgate simultaneously, but the latter threw them away with a single blow. After Whitebeard advised Sengoku that he could not die without first ensuring the future of his children (his crew), the Chief Admiral again ordered Ace's death. This time, it was Luffy who managed to prevent it by inadvertently using the Haki of Kings. When the Straw Hat Pirate reached the execution platform and was about to free Ace thanks to the key 🔑 given to him by Empress Boa Hancock , Senkogu transformed into a giant Buddha thanks to his power of Hito Hito no Mi, Daibutsu model. He attacked the two brothers to kill them with his devastating punch. Fortunately, Luffy was able to protect himself thanks to his Gomu Gomu no Gigant Fūsen which allows him in Gear Third to inflate his body like a balloon. 🎈 However, the scaffold collapsed, not having withstood the impact.
We find Chief Admiral Sengoku a little later in the battle after Ace, wanting to protect Luffy, was fatally struck by Admiral Sakazuki with his magma punch 👊🏼. It was he who violently tackled Vice-Admiral Garp to the ground when the latter, enraged, was about to attack the one who pierced his adopted grandson through and through. Next comes the arrival of Blackbeard and his pirates at Marine Ford. Sengoku then learned that the Grand Corsair had betrayed him and, after killing Whitebeard and stealing the Gura Gura no Mi , the latter announced that it was now the era of his triumph.
To proclaim his consecration, he decided to destroy Marine Ford. This was too much declaration for Sengoku who is a fervent defender of Absolute Justice. He then used his power again to transform himself into a gigantic Buddha and launched a terrible shock wave against the Blackbeard Pirates . Then followed a brief confrontation between Marshall D. Teach and Sengoku supported by Garp who declared that protecting Marine Ford was part of his responsibilities. The Battle of Marine Ford ended shortly after when Sengoku accepted Emperor Redhead Shanks' proposal to end it to avoid even more casualties.
After the War at the Top
After the War ended, Sengoku was seen discussing with Rear Admiral Brannew (later Commodore) about Magellan and the escape of some of the inmates ⛓️ from Level 6 of Impel Down. When the Chief Admiral ordered that notices of the capture of these prisoners be recirculated, Brannew revealed to him that the World Government had instead decided to withhold this information in order to prevent their authority from being undermined in the eyes of the world. whole world. This decision angered Sengoku and he was subsequently sent to resign to Kong, the Commander of the World Government's Armed Forces . On this occasion, he proposed Admiral Aokiji to succeed him, but in the end, it was Admiral Sakazuki who obtained the position after a titanic 10-day duel between the two colleagues on the island of Punk Hazard .
We then see Sengoku again accompanied by Vice-Admiral Tsuru aka The Great Tactician as they arrive in the Kingdom of Dressrosa after Luffy's victory ✌🏼 over Doflamingo. They then learned that Luffy and his friends were still free on the island despite the new Admiral Issha alias Fujitora having been dispatched by the new Admiral Commander-in-Chief Akainu to settle their score. Having now become Inspector General, Sengoku displayed a much more casual attitude and affirmed that the fact of no longer being at the head of the Navy was a real relief for him. When he understood that the blind Admiral's choice 👨🏼🦯 to save the Mugiwaras' lives was based on dice rolls, he burst out laughing while Tsuru was furious. During the Reverie Arc, Sengoku also made fun of Sakazuki by asking him if being Chief Admiral was an easy thing after he learned that Issho returned to Mary Geoise despite the fact that he forbade him if he did not return with the heads of Luffy and Law.
Take control of the Navy
As we have seen, each Admiral of this armed force has his own vision of Justice. 🏛️ For years, Sengoku led the Navy with a strong hand by advocating Absolute Justice. He would have liked it to be Admiral Aokiji who succeeded him since he knew his humanity and his righteousness. Unfortunately, it was Admiral Akainu and his Extreme Justice who inherited his position.
Indeed, only he who manages to impose himself can enforce his vision 🕵🏼 of Justice. You too can take control of the Navy and enforce your own concept of Justice in the One Piece universe. Also take advantage of our goodies dedicated to former Admiral Commander-in-Chief Sengoku to demonstrate your determination and obtain his support.
