Affiliation: Golden Lion Pirates
Devil Fruit: Fuwa Fuwa no Mi
Birthday: July 6th
Shiki the Golden Lion is one of the most dangerous pirates in the world—a name that carries weight from the era when Gol D. Roger himself still sailed the seas. He's best known as the main villain of the 10th One Piece movie, though his notoriety comes from being only the second person ever to break out of Impel Down, a feat he managed by cutting off his own shackled legs to escape.
His appearance is unmistakable. He wears yellow traditional Japanese clothing that gives him the look of a shogun, complete with a golden mane of hair. The most striking feature, though, is the ship's steering wheel embedded in the top of his head—a permanent reminder of his battle with Roger. After his prison break, he replaced his severed legs with swords that serve as prosthetics, something he uses with surprising ease despite how gruesome it sounds.
The nickname "Golden Lion" (Kinjishi in Japanese) fits him perfectly, though there's something almost theatrical about the whole image. Fans often note that he's designed to look like a powerful warlord from another era, which plays into how he operated during Roger's era—a pirate who caused serious destruction and left a real mark on the world.
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