Sun 28 Oct 2007
The Foxy Pirates (フォクシー海賊団, Fokushī Kaizokudan) are fictional pirates from the anime and manga One Piece, led by Foxy the Silver Fox. The Foxy Pirates are composed mostly of crewmen won by Foxy the Silver Fox through the Davy Back Fight. Despite claiming to be honorable, they always find a way to cheat in their games.
On Long Ring Long Land, the Foxy Pirates challenge the Straw Hats to a Davy Back Fight, which Luffy accepts. Throughout all of the games, the Foxy Pirates find ways to cheat, but in the manga they only manage to win one of the three games despite this. In the anime, they win three of the six games. After the final game, a Captain vs. Captain boxing match, Luffy replaces Foxy’s old flag with a badly drawn version of it, but otherwise lets them go with no harm intended.
In the anime, Foxy appears again. As it turns out, one of the captains he won from one of the previous games has rebelled and taken over the ship, so Foxy asks for the Straw Hats help. However, even after winning back the ship, Foxy decides to get revenge by putting them through several deathtraps in his ship. However, the Straw Hats defeat him once again and that is the last time they have been seen so far.
Foxy’s original flag was a standard Jolly Roger with fox ears and Foxy’s unique nose, with the word ‘FOXY’ written on it.
The current one is a very badly drawn version of the previous flag done by Monkey D. Luffy with the characters for the Japanese word for ‘fox’ (kitsune) written on it.
Foxy’s ship is a large Fox themed galleon. It contains many interesting devices and mechanisms. the fox heads mouth works like an elevator, its deck has small swiviel cannons and arrow launchers. Inside it has a hall way that leads out the side of the ship, a room with a spike covered floor,and a special combat gym with Foxy’s Gorilla Puncher robot.
Foxy the Silver Fox (銀ギツネのフォクシー Gin-gitsune no Fokushī) is the captain of his pirate crew with a 24,000,000 beli bounty and a cheater and a trickster who participates in the Davy Back Fight, a contest between pirate crews where the winning team can steal crew members from the losing team. Most members of Foxy’s crew joined him because he won them in this contest. Though he acts supremely confident most of the time and seems quite fond of himself, Foxy is extremely sensitive to insults or criticism. All it takes is a few kind words from his second-in-command, Porche, to perk him up again. He also has a resembling to Wario from Nintendo’s Mario universe, with the same kind of nose and his habit of cheating.
Foxy ate the Devil Fruit Noro Noro no Mi (ノロノロの実 Slow Slow) which allows him to fire microscopic particles that can slow down his enemies or other objects. When he cheats, he frequently uses these powers to increase the impact of his attacks or stop his opponents in their tracks.
During the Davy Back Fight, the Straw Hat Crew lose Chopper in the first match, but win him and the horse of a native islander in the next 2 games. Foxy, upset about this, demands a rematch, during which, Foxy’s crew take Robin and Chopper in the first 2 games. The last game is set on the Foxy Ship, and rules allow the contestants, Foxy and Luffy, to use whatever they find on the ship. Due to Nami’s normal sly thinking, she convinces Foxy to increase the bet in the last game: If the Straw Hat’s win, they get Robin and Chopper back along with 500 of Foxy’s men (his decision to make it fair) and if Foxy’s win, then they get all of the Straw Hat crew and all of their descendents till 500 in total have joined. Luffy manages to beat Foxy’s Noro Noro power by using a mirror he found on Foxy’s ship, reflecting the Noroma photons back at him, then delivering a final blow with a 30 second delay.
Foxy the Silver Fox is a playable character in the One Piece Grand Battle Rush (Japanese version only).
Porche (ポルチェ, Poruche) is considered an idol by the crew and is loved by all of the men. She is very loyal to Foxy and also serves as his comfort when he has suffered an insult. Porche has a huge obsession with Tony Tony Chopper since he’s so cute(though only in brain-point otherwise she has no interest). Her weapon is a baton-like rod that shoots shurikens covered with flowers (”Flower Shuriken”). She enters the Donut Race event along with Kapoty and Monda.
In the anime only, Porche can utilise the technique “Flower Hypnosis”, which causes its victims to fall asleep for a while. This is used to great advantage in the Roller Race event (which is also exclusive to the anime).
Kapoty (カポーティ, Kapōti) is a fish-man who participates in the Donut race with Porche and Monda against the Straw Hat Pirates. He is a swordfish fish-man who uses Fishman Karate, including a karate chop that can split the ocean.
Hamburg (ハンバーグ, Hanbāgu) is a huge monkey like human who is almost always seen laughing. He often carries Foxy around and tends to help him cheat. Hamburg is also the leader of the “Groggy Monsters”, despite being the smallest, and during the Groggy Ring is defeated by a series of kicks from Sanji. However, in the filler, he returns to compete in other games. His weapons are two large bats, despite there being a rule against weapons in the Groggy Ring.
Second in size only to Big Pan, Pickles (ピクルス, Pikurusu) The “Tackle Demon” is the huge, two-mace wielding member of the Groggy Monsters. Like the others on his team, he tends to laugh for no reason. During the Groggy Ring, he is beaten by Sanji when he kicks him off the field & into the referee, knocking him out. In filler he reappears in other games. His weapons are two spiked shoulder pads, increasing his attacks for tackles.
The final and largest member of the Groggy Monsters, Big Pan (ビッグパン, Biggu Pan) is a wotan, a half-fishman, half-giant. His half-fish species is mudfish, and his skin is extremely slippery, making him resistant to physical attacks. During the Groggy Ring, where he acted as his team’s ball, he was defeated by Zoro launching a spinning, sword-wielding Pickles into him, then Sanji’s Anti-Manner Kick Course, followed by Zoro smashing him into the goal ring. He continues participating in anime filler, however. In Pirate Dodgeball, he throws the ball so hard that it takes out not only Usopp but the entirety of his own team barring himself, Hamburg, and Foxy. In Red Light-Green Light, he is taken out early when he and Pickles fall into the sea. His weapons are two huge pans which he uses to crush his enemies.
He makes an appearance in One Piece Grand Battle! Rush as a hazard in the Groggy Ring. He throws axes, and spits Pickles out of his mouth.
The announcer and commentator of the Davy Back Fight events, Itomimizu (イトミミズ, Itomimizu) is often seen riding a very large bird named Chuchuun to get a better view of the action. His name means tubifex worm, leading to many fans referring to him as simply ‘Tubifex’.
Monda (モンダ, Monda) is a Star Shark who assisted Porche and Kapoty in the Donut Race, pulling the “Cutie Wagon” across the water. Can perform a fusion with Kapoty in order to create a being with the strength of a merman and the tail of a shark.
Other crewmembers
- Filler Only: Masshikaku (マっシカク, whose name translates as ‘Really Square’), Chiqicheetah (who has apparently eaten the Neko Neko no Mi, Model Cheetah (ネコネコの実 モデル チーター Cat Cat Fruit, Model: Cheetah), though this is never explicitly stated), the mollusk fish-man Juubei, the sword-armed fishman Girarin, and others.
- Manga Only: Sonieh, the leader of Foxy’s 50-man team of carpenters, Donoban the “battle-ready mechanic” (who bears a slight resemblance to Franky), & Gina-chan the “down-right sexy” carpenter.
See Tony Tony Chopper. Chopper was in this crew for a brief period because of the Straw Hat pirates defeat in the Donut Race. He did not enjoy being a part of the crew but Zoro’s words made him take it like a man. He is soon after won back into the Straw hat crew when Sanji and Zoro win the Groggy Ring match. In anime only, he rejoins the crew again when the straw hats lost in the hide and seek match but was soon after won back along with nico robin.
See Nico Robin. Nico Robin was on the crew for a brief period and in the anime only. She was taken from the StrawHat Crew when they lost in pirate dodgeball. She was won back along with Tony Tony Chopper.
Foxy has won 920 Davy Back Fights which has won him a large crew of 499 souls. Despite their origins, most of the crew are indeed glad to serve under Foxy. The Groggy Monsters, made up of Hamburg, Pickles, and Big Pan, are very powerful and managed to give Zoro and Sanji a very hard time; and the captain is no slouch in terms of fighting either. However, none of the other crewmembers seem to be particularly skilled, and even the stronger fighters rely on cheating and tricks in order to win.
In the anime only, technically most of the crew (497 out of 499) would have become Straw Hat Pirates after Luffy had won them in the Davy Back Fight, however Luffy dismisses them soon after. Foxy eventually wins them back.
The name of Foxy’s pirate ship is “Sexy Foxy”.
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