The Marines (海軍 Kaigun') are the World Government's military sea force, and collectively serve as one of the longest-running antagonists of the series, other antagonists being Baroque Works,CP9, and the Blackbeard Pirates. They are present in all the seas around the world, although they maintain only a slight military presence in the four Blues by establishing branch offices. The focus of the plurality of their assets is on the far more dangerous Grand Line, as their main headquarters is located there. The Marine HQ was located at Marineford, but after the timeskip, it is relocated in the New World as Sakazuki has become the new fleet admiral.
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Japanese Name: 海軍
Romanized Name: Kaigun English Name: Navy (VIZ, 4Kids, FUNimation subs); Marines (FUNimation dub) First Appearance: Chapter 3; Episode 1 Affiliation: World Government Fleet Admiral: Sakazuki, Sengoku (resigned),Kong (promoted) |
Marine Members
Admirals
Admirals
Vice Admirals
According to One Piece Green: Secret Pieces, the Marines' original theme was supposed to be sort of Mafia-like. In the first version, marines were supposed to wear black suits instead of marine coats and every member was planned to have a hard, scary look on their faces. Also, minor marine characters like John Giant and Brandnew were already planned out from the beginning of the series.