So far, One Piece has shown the past of most members of the Straw Hat Pirates, but often there is more behind the characters than fans recognize at first glance. One crew member is now revealing part of his past and shows his face for the first time.
As seen with Sanji and his family, a single flashback is not always enough to reveal the secrets and past of the Straw Hats. There is often more behind the characters than one might first think.
The skeleton and musician Brook also demonstrates this in the latest chapter, who first appeared in chapter 442 (January 29, 2007) of the manga or in episode 337 of the anime (January 6, 2008). At that time, we learned about the Rumbar Pirates and his past with the whale La Boum.
But that was just a small part of his story. A new chapter reveals that Brook had a more honorable profession than that of a pirate 70 years before the Straw Hat crew.
Attention Spoiler: The following article contains spoilers for the latest manga chapter of One Piece (1183).
In the special episode Fan Letter
you see One Piece from the perspective of ordinary people:
A Royal Protector
What did Brook do 70 years ago? Currently, the Straw Hats are still in a seemingly hopeless battle against the archvillain Imu and his holy knights. Among them is also Gunko, who seems to know Brook. When his friends bring this up, Brook is confused because he never wanted to see them again and she must be over 70 years old – which she clearly is not.
Brook then reveals that she was the princess of his homeland. Brook hails from the kingdom of Esperia, which no longer exists today. Fittingly for his affinity for singing and music, Esperia was the land where instruments were made.
At the age of 20, he was then the commander of the royal guard and responsible for the protection of the royal family. This included Princess Shuri, who was only 7 years old at the time. In this flashback, we also see King Leuven and at the end Queen Candell, who was previously the commander of the order.
Here you see how Brook looked back then:
In the flashback, Brook is also seen in action. With his lightning strike, he defeats a group of gangsters in just one second and explains that he was a star in Esperia together with the queen. After that, the chapter ends.
What might have happened in Brook’s past? Gunko is currently in Imu’s demon form and wanted to help Brook. However, he states in this chapter that he never wanted to see her again and that she went to Mary Joa, the land of the Tenryubito.
So one can assume that she must be connected to the disappearance of the land of Esperia, especially since Brook is in conflict about whether to kill or save her. Initially, Brook will probably need to save her from Imu’s ability: In One Piece, there is an attack that can decide the finale with a single blow
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