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Sunny Pirates

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Sunny Pirates
The Hoof of the Soaring Dragon converted into the Sunny Pirates symbol
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Japanese Name: タイヨウの海賊団
Romanized Name: Taiyō no Kaizokudan
English Name: Sun Pirates[1]
Main Ship: Sunny Pirates' ship
First Appearance: N/A
Total Bounty: Including former members, at least Beli270,000,000

The Sunny Pirates (タイヨウの海賊団 Taiyō no Kaizoku-dan), sometimes known as the Fishman Pirates, were a Fishman Pirate Crew formed by Fisher Tiger.[2] The crew is notable for having Jinbei and Arlong as part of its members, the former which became the second captain of the crew, and eventually, a Shichibukai. This crew effectively disbanded eight years ago.

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[edit] Members

A majority of the Sunny Pirates were composed of Fishman slaves that were freed by Fisher Tiger from the Tenryuubito of Mariejois. Each and every one of them has a red mark branded on them that resembles a sun. This mark was originally a hoof mark branded on them signifying that they were once slaves of the Tenryuubito. Though this does not necessarily mean that every single member with it was once a slave, it does signify they were a part of the crew.

Amongst their members notably include Fisher Tiger, Jinbei, Arlong and some of his men, Macro and his subordinate Gyaro.[3]

Sunny Pirates
Fisher Tiger Jinbei Arlong Chew Hatchan
Kuroobi Kaneshiro Macro Gyaro

[edit] Known Members and Status

These members are all Fishmen who have the "Sun Tattoos" found on them:

[edit] History

Several years ago before the current storyline, a Fishman named Fisher Tiger broke into Mariejois and freed thousands of slaves from the Tenryuubito, including Boa Hancock, her two sisters and many Fishmen.

Fisher then gathered all the Fishmen together and formed the Sunny Pirates. As the Tenryuubito's mark, the "Hoof of the Soaring Dragon", can not be erased, Fisher transformed it into the Sunny Pirate's symbol; a sun. Thus where ever a Fishman had the mark of slavery on him, whether it be on his back or arm (or the forehead in Hatchan's case), it was turned into a sun, to erase the fact that they had been slaves.

After the death of Fisher Tiger, command of the Sunny Pirates had been handed to his right hand man, Jinbei. Eight years ago, Jinbei joined the Shichibukai and ultimately disbanded the Sunny Pirates. With it disbanded, several members set out to make their own smaller crews. Some of them have been shown in the Manga:

  • Arlong set out to the East Blue where he began a reign of terror with an army of Fishmen. Some named Fishmen in his crew are:
  • Macro created a bounty group where they hunt for people, pretty much everyday mercenaries. Ironically, this is what his captain fought against.

[edit] References

  1. FUNimation Entertainment - http://www.onepieceofficial.com/videos.aspx?v=2775
  2. One Piece Manga - Chapter 521, The Sunny Pirates' origin is explained by Boa Hancock.
  3. One Piece Manga - Chapter 492, Macro and Gyaro's tattoos can be seen.
  4. One Piece Manga - Chapter 540, Final Panel: Jinbei's jinbei covers most of his tattoo, but part of it can be seen peeking out from the top of the jinbei.

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