Brook (One Piece)
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| Brook | |
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| One Piece character | |
 Brook, from the anime and manga series One Piece |
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| First appearance | Manga Chapter #442 Anime Episode #337 |
| Created by | Eiichiro Oda |
| Voiced by | Japanese Chō |
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| Nicknames | The Gentleman Skeleton "Dead Bones" Brook "Humming" Brook "Mr. Afro Skeleton" "The humming swordsman" |
| Age | 88[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Human (deceased, skeleton) |
| Date of birth | April 3[2] |
| Occupation | Pirate (Straw-Hat Pirates Musician) |
| Bounty | 33,000,000 Beli |
| Devil Fruit | Yomi Yomi no Mi |
| Powers | Grants no abilities in life, but upon dying the user is allowed to return to his body and live again. |
Brook (ブルック, Burukku) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series One Piece, created and written by artist Eiichiro Oda. He is the eighth member to join the Straw Hat Pirates who serves as the musician of the crew.
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[edit] About Brook
Brook is first introduced as a skeleton inhabiting the region of the Grand Line known as the Florian Triangle. He is a former member of the Rumba Pirates, a crew of musicians who sailed the Grand Line from West Blue over fifty years prior to the current time frame of the story[3]. They were followed by the whale Laboon, who took a particular liking to Brook's peculiar afro and his enchanting music. Promising to return after sailing the Grand Line, the crew left Laboon at the lighthouse at Reverse Mountain, stating that the Grand Line is too dangerous for such a small whale[4]. After entering the Florian Triangle, Brook's entire crew was slaughtered by an unknown pirate crew[5]. Because he ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Devil Fruit that allows the user to come back to life after dying, Brook's spirit returned to the Grand Line, however, he got lost due to the intense fog in the Florian Triangle. After wandering for some time, he finally found his body, which had decayed to nothing but bleached bones leaving only his afro (which remained due to strong roots)[6]. Brook was returned to life as a walking, talking skeleton. During the time he spent alone on his former crew's ship, he had almost no contact with other human beings, possibly leading to his eccentric behavior such as his perverted nature or over the top sense of humor (he has a constant urge to make bone jokes).
Eight years before meeting the Straw Hat crew, he was captured by Gecko Moria, who stole his shadow and placed it in the body of the legendary samurai Ryuma[7]. Because he could no longer be exposed to sunlight, a side effect of having no shadow in One Piece, Brook remains in the Florian Triangle, under the protective cover of the thick fog, until he meets the Straw Hat Pirates.
His goal is to circle the Grand Line and return to Reverse Mountain, reuniting with the whale, Laboon, and fulfilling the promise the Rumba Pirates made. He carries a recording of the crew, whose last survivors played their cheery song "Bink's Sake" with their dying breaths. He fears Laboon will not recognize him (being all bones now) without his afro, so he does all he can to protect it[8].
Brook is currently the oldest Strawhat, being more than 50 years in difference to the second oldest, Franky. He is also the tallest Strawhat, excluding Chopper's Monster Point form.
Though Brook did not appear in the story until 2007, Oda planned to include a skeleton musician in One Piece ever since drawing the Laboon arc in 2000.[9]
Brook is known for his strange personality, being a combination of a gentlemanly persona and a perverted, crude sort. He speaks in a dignified, educated manner at most times, but is known to have amazingly bad manners (burping and farting at dinner, casually asking to see womens' panties, picking at other peoples' food, etc). This most likely comes from the fact that he spent several decades alone on his ship, giving him almost no experience with humans during that time.
Brook is also known to adore bone puns. He takes any chance he can to make a comment about his skeletal nature, almost inevitably following with "Yoho! Skull joke!!" Example: "I was so shocked, my eyes nearly popped out of my head! BUT I HAVE NO EYES!!"
Brook has a distinct laugh, always known to give off a jolly "Yohoho!"
[edit] Powers and abilities
Brook carries a shikomizue (Japanese cane sword), and is extremely skilled in its use. He can also combine his shikomizue and violin to create sound-based attacks. He was once a fighter in the surprise-attack squadron of an unknown kingdom[10]. In addition to his sword skill, Brook's lightweight skeleton body gives him great speed and the ability to jump extraordinarily high. His body is so light that he is even capable of running on water[11], however, Brook is still powerless if submerged in water, like all Devil Fruit users. Brook is also an excellent musician, displaying the ability to play any instrument at a highly skilled level[12]. He's even capable of playing songs that drive anyone who hears them to sleep, which proves to be useful in combat. Brook claims he can heal from most fractures to his body by drinking milk. His head can also be opened up and used as a storage device, which is currently being used to store a Tone Dial containing the last song of the Rumba Pirates.
During his time on Thriller Bark, Brooke developed a reputation among the inhabitants as a mysterious warrior who would sing a haunting tune just before he struck down a squad of zombies in a flash. This turned out to be because Brook himself was afraid of the horrible place, and sought to calm himself by humming or singing as he went. He also used his superior speed to mow down the opponents, mostly so that he could not scare himself with their appearance.
While dead and seemingly able to last long periods without food or water, Brook's body seems to be able to act as a normal person's. That is, he is either shown or implied to be able to eat, drink, cry and digest normally. His skeletal body may possibly give him enhanced resistance to pain or injury, as he would be more difficult to injure without blood or organs.
[edit] Brook in other media
Brook is featured in the Nintendo DS game, One Piece: Gear Spirit as a playable character. He is also seen to be playable in the upcoming One Piece: Unlimited Cruise.
Brook has been confirmed to be in the tenth One Piece movie, as seen in a trailer.
[edit] References
- ^ One Piece Manga - Chapter 487
- ^ SBS questions: One Piece Manga - Vol.50
- ^ One Piece Manga - Chapter 487
- ^ One Piece Manga - Chapter 487
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.46 - Chapter 443, Page 6, Panel 4
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.46 - Chapter 443, Page 7
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.48 - Chapter 462
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.47 - Chapter 459
- ^ http://manganohi.jp/2007/12/9419.html - Interview with Eiichiro Oda
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.48 - Chapter 462, Page 6, Panel 6
- ^ One Piece Manga - Vol.46 - Chapter 443, Page 19, Panel 4
- ^ One Piece Manga - Chapter 486, Page 13, Panel 4
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