Tilestone

Tilestone
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Japanese Name:	タイルストン
Romanized Name:	Tairusuton
English Name:	n/a
First Appearance:	Chapter 323; Episode 230[1]
Affiliations:	Galley-La Company
Occupations:	Shipwright; Dock One foreman
Japanese VA:	Tetsu Inada

Tilestone (タイルストン, Tairusuton^?) is one of the five foremen of Dock One of Water 7. Tilestone is the last of the foremen to be formally introduced in the story, although he is present from the first scene Galley-La is shown in.^[1]

[edit] Appearance

Tilestone is a very large man. He has a tattoo going from his chest near his shoulder to his arm with the kanji for "shipwright" (船大工, funadaiku), although oftentimes only the first kanji, which means "ship", can be seen.

[edit] Personality

Tilestone yells everything he says, even if the situation calls for speaking quietly. While his fellow co-workers try to accommodate for this particular trait of his, Tilestone himself however seems somewhat unaware of his constant yelling.

[edit] Relationships

Because of Tilestone's inability to speak normally, he can be a bother to his fellow co-workers. They however understand his inability and even though they yell at him constantly to be quieter especially in situations that require it, they also seem to try to accommodate it. However sometimes, his constant shouting can really get on their nerves.

Like most of the Galley-La company and the rest of Water 7, Tilestone has a great respect and deep loyalty for Iceburg. He would do anything to protect the hero that saved his home from destitution.

[edit] Abilities and Powers

Tilestone is a skilled shipwright. His specialties are cabinetry, caulking, and flag making.^[2] He also has exceptional strength that not only aids him in his occupation but also in battle. As a foreman of Dock One, Tilestone has some authority over his fellow shipwrights under his jurisdiction.

In battle, he typically fights with either a large hammer or some sort of huge, hand-held cannon.

Tilestone has displayed the next attacks during the series:

• Demi Cannon (デミ・キャノン): Tilestone shoots a "Demi Cannon" destined for ships as a hand cannon. A "Demi Cannon" is a cannon that uses 32 pounds ammo, a "Full Cannons" uses 42 pounds ammo.
• Ryūkotsu Ori (竜骨折り) Keel Crusher: Tilestone grabs a few enemies between his arms to crush them with a strong hug.
• Senkan Hou (戦艦砲) Warship Cannon: Using the same cannon he used for "Demi Canon", Tilestone fires a more powerful blast.
• Trunnel Lock (木釘(トレンネル)ロック): A combined attacks with Lulu. Tilestone uses his superhuman strength to manually nail some pegs on any surface while Lulu comes behind him fixing them with a hammer. "Trunnel" is the name of the wooden pegs they use.

[edit] History

[edit] Water 7 Arc

Tilestone first appeared (albeit not officially) when Mikazuki's crew refused to pay for the repairs of their ship, which the Galley-La workers responded to by beating the entire crew senseless. Later, after the assassination attempt on Iceburg, Tilestone was seen chasing away some reporters wanting to know who the culprits were.

His official introduction occurred after Iceburg revealed the identities of the assassins, where he told the foremen, Kalifa and Iceburg that Franky and Luffy were fighting in the Number One Dock. The foremen then fought against Luffy and (to a lesser extent) Franky. It must be noted that Tilestone also knocked Franky away from the site of the battle so the foremen could fight against Luffy for his crimes (as Nico Robin, one of the assassins, was part of Luffy's crew). However, due to the intervention of Franky, Luffy escaped.

That night, all five foremen sat outside Iceburg's room in order to protect him from any further assassination attempts. After Paulie was told by Kalifa that Iceburg wanted to see him, Tilestone foolish believed that Iceburg wanted to say his last words (which rewarded him with a punch from Lucci). Later, as CP9 starts the attack on Iceburg's mansion, Tilestone and Peeply Lulu both stormed to face the intruders, leaving Kaku and Lucci by themselves.

However, later on, several shipwrights told Tilestone that an assasin was sitting right outside of Iceburg's room, with the fallen bodies of Lucci and Kaku next to him. Angered at the sight of his fallen co-workers and fearing for Iceburg's safety, Tilestone attacked the assassin with a giant hammer, but the assassin hardened his own skin to the point that the hammer was crushed at impact. Wondering how he assassin could be stronger than him, Tilestone was hit with an immensely powerful punch from the assassin, knocking him out in one punch.

[edit] Enies Lobby Arc

Later on, Tilestone and Lulu accompanied Paulie, the Franky Family and the Straw-Hats to Enies Lobby, where CP9 took Franky and Nico Robin. There, the two remaining foremen learned that the true assassins were, in fact, their own allies Kaku, Lucci, Kalifa and Blueno; this fact shocked both of them (Tilestone and Lulu had both been knocked out by Blueno and Kalifa respectively, and so never learned that Lucci and Kaku never actually were killed, nor that they were working with the Government). Tilestone and Lulu originally believed the assassins to be Michael and Hoichael from the Water 7 Backstreets.

On Enies Lobby, Tilestone proves to be a valuable fighter, managing to bearhug several Marines into submission at once. He helps with defeating Oimo and Kaashi, and helps Paulie and Lulu hold off the canine units of Enies Lobby's forces until the Straw-Hat's arrive with the newly-converted giants.

[edit] Post Enies Lobby Arc

After the events at Enies Lobby, Tilestone, along with the remaining foremen and Iceburg, all helped Franky build a new ship for the Straw-Hat pirates.

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol.34 Chapter 323 and Episode 232, Tilestone is seen amongst his fellow shipwrights.
2. ↑ One Piece Manga - Vol.35 Chapter 336, Tilestone's shipwright specialties are revealed in his intro box.