Baskerville
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| Three-Headed Baskerville | |
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| Japanese Name: | ３つ首のバスカビル |
| Romanized Name: | Mittsu-Kubi no Basukabiru |
| English Name: | Three-Headed Baskerville[1] |
| First Appearance: | Chapter 379; Episode 267 |
| Affiliations: | World Government |
| Occupations: | Judicial Tribune |
| Epithet: | Bas (real name, one on the right); Kerville (real name, one on the left); Princess (one in the middle) |
| Japanese VA: | Mahito Oba (Bas); Kouji Haramaki (Kerville); Keiichi Sonobe (Princess) |
Three-Headed Baskerville (３つ首のバスカビル Mittsu-Kubi no Basukabiru) refers to the gigantic, three-headed Chief Justice (裁判長 Saibanchō) on the island of Enies Lobby, in the service of the World Government. While Baskerville seems like a three headed person, he is actually three people, who like dressing up like one person. The one on the right is Bas (バス, Basu), the one on the left is Kerville (カビル, Kabiru), and the one in the middle calls himself "Princess"(お姫さま, O Hime Sama) among other things.[2]
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[edit] Appearance
At first glance, Baskerville looks like a large three headed man dressed to represent the World Government. Each of his heads possess a different face from one another. In reality however, Baskerville is actually three people wearing a costume. The one the calls himself "Princess" has very large legs but small arms, while Bas and Kerville have very large arms but small legs. When in costume, Bas and Kerville sit on the thighs of "Princess". This gives the illusion that Bas and Kerville control one arm each, and "Princess" controls the legs while they are in costume.
When the Straw Hat Pirate and their allies arrived at the Enies Lobby courthouse, a comment was passed on how they resemble the Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog of Greek Mythology.[3]
[edit] Personality
Each of the three guys that make up Baskerville have their own personality and legal views. Bas calls himself "Right Baskerville" when in costume and leans more on immediately declaring any accused as guilty. Kerville calls himself "Left Baskerville" and leans more on immediately declaring any accused as innocent. While Bas and Kerville are relative polar opposites in legal opinions, "Princess" is a wild card whose personality is completely diverse than the other two. Instead of calling himself "Center Baskerville" as it should be expected, he instead uses different nicknames such as "Center Freeway" and "Center Lone Mainline". His real name is also indeterminable as he called himself "Princess" when Bas and Kerville revealed their real names. The legal viewpoints of "Princess" is also just as wild. Instead of taking the side of either Bas or Kerville, "Princess" usually offers a "compromise" between their views. However, his "compromise" is usually execution, which is actually more extreme than either of his companions' viewpoints.
[edit] Relationships
While Bas and Kerville have opposing legal views, they have a relative understanding of one another. It is however the extremely wild and random nature of "Princess" that really irks them. Whenever "Princess" does or say something completely outrageous, they would usually yell and hit him for his idiocy. Despite their differences, the three guys that make up Baskerville are very close friends, which is why they pretend to be a three headed man.[4]
[edit] Abilities and Powers
As a walking judicial tribune, Baskerville's main job is to judge criminals brought to Enies Lobby. Each person that makes Baskerville voices their legal opinion of an accused and the majority opinion is carried out. Due to each of their distinct opinions, they usually don't come to conclusion immediately. Regardless of what their opinions maybe, the final judgment on whether a criminal is guilty or not is not controlled by them. This decision is made by the Just Eleven Jurymen.[5]
Each of the three people that makes Baskerville is capable of working perfectly together when in costume. With Bas supplying the right arm, Kerville supplying the left arm, and "Princess" supplying the legs, they are capable of giving the illusion of a three headed person. Their synchronization with each other is so perfect that it isn't hindered even during battle.
As an Enies Lobby official, Baskerville controls the Hou no Banken Butai, a group of elite guards that serve under him. When the Straw Hats and their allies invaded Enies Lobby, and Spandam couldn't be reached, Baskerville became the de facto leader of the entire establishment, commanding thousands of Marines and World Government Agents to defend against the invaders.[6]
[edit] History
Awoken suddenly from his nap, Baskerville learned that Enies Lobby was invaded by some pirates. Seeing that Spandam couldn't be reached for some reason at the moment, Baskerville took up the request of the pleading Marine and Agents to lead them against this attack. Learning that the invaders had gotten passed the two giant gate guards and were then on the judicial island proper, Baskerville ordered his elite guard, the Hou no Banken Butai to engage the enemy.[6]
As the battle continued, Baskerville found that not only were his men unable to force the invaders back but that the invaders' leader who attacked first, Luffy, was nowhere to be found at the moment. Seeing how the battle had escalated so much, Baskerville decided to set loose the Just Eleven Jurymen to defend Enies Lobby despite the costs.[7]
As the situation got worse with the invaders storming the courthouse despite the reinforcements, Baskerville was eventually able to get back in contact with Spandam. Despite this unfortunately, the battle had completely worsened by this time. Seeing the Straw Hat pirates and their allies all in the courthouse, Baskerville decided to judge them as guilty for their actions. The pirates however completely ignored Baskerville for other pressing matters. Irked by them, Baskerville attempted to battle the pirates. Unfortunately, Baskerville's attempts were stopped by the Straw Hats' allies, the Franky Family. With them in the way, Baskerville was forced to fight them.[8]
Despite the judge's best efforts, the invaders were able to lower the drawbridge leading to the Tower of Justice. As this was happening, Baskerville was suddenly chopped up by a combination attack from two of the invaders, Paulie and Zambai. Though it looked like the judge had sustained a fatal wound, it was revealed that Baskerville was actually three people in costume. Just as it seemed like the invaders were about to succeed, in a last ditch effort to stop them, the three judges ordered his men to fire on the bridge before it could be fully lowered. Though their men succeeded in stopping the bridge, the three judges didn't anticipate the incoming sea train of the invaders, the Rocket Man, to aid the pirates in crossing the gap to the tower.[2][4][9]
It is currently unknown what happened to Baskerville when the Rocket Man stormed their court house and supposedly ran over them. It also unknown if they escaped Enies Lobby before a Buster Call was accidentally set on the island by Spandam.
[edit] Major Battles
- Baskerville vs. Franky Family
[edit] Anime and Manga Influences
Eiichirō Oda seems to have drawn from a number of British sources as inspiration for Baskerville. The character's name comes from the famous Sherlock Holmes novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Oda also paid homage to the novel by having Baskerville's elite subordinates direct packs of military canines. Baskerville himself appears to be based substantially on the Three-Headed Knight in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which shares a general resemblance in costume and argues with itself in much the same manner as Baskerville does. Combined with the character's speech quirks and stereotypical British faces (particularly that of Right Baskerville), it seems abundantly clear that the idea for Baskerville was inspired by sources from the United Kingdom. His name may also come from John Baskerville, a famous English typographer who invented the Baskerville font.
[edit] Rerferences
- ↑ Shonen Jump December 2009 Issue
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 One Piece Manga - Chapter 399, Baskerville is revealed to be three people.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Chapter 387, The comparison to the 3-headed dog and Baskerville is made.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 One Piece Manga - Chapter 399, Bas, Kerville, and Princess state why they like dressing up as a three-headed man.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Chapter 390, Baskerville reveals who makes the final decisions in criminal cases in Enies Lobby.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 One Piece Manga and Anime - Chapter 379-380 and Episode 267, Baskerville takes command of Enies Lobby when Spandam can't be reached.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Chapter 384, Baskerville orders to set the Just Eleven Jurymen loose to defend Enies Lobby.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Chapter 387, Baskerville is engaged by the Franky Family in battle.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Chapter 399, Bas, Kerville, and Princess attempt a last ditch effort to stop the Straw Hats.
[edit] External Links
- The Hound of the Baskervilles - Wikipedia article about the book Baskeville dervive their name from
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