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Aramaki, better known by his alias Ryokugyu, is an admiral in the
Aramaki
Marines. He was conscripted through a World Military Draft during the
ANIME two-year timeskip, being appointed to his rank (next to Fujitora) to ll the Anime Manga

two admiral vacancies caused by Kuzan's resignation and Sakazuki's

promotion.[2]
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Ryokugyu was rst mentioned by Donquixote Do amingo in the

TV Dressrosa Arc and debuted in the Levely Arc. His full appearance and
real name were revealed near the end of the Wano Country Arc, in which
he serves as a supporting antagonist.[4]
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Aramaki

Appearance
Monkey D. Lu y
Ryokugyu is a muscular man with thick and wild, green-colored hair that reaches to his neck. He appears to be
quite tall, as he looked comparable to fellow admiral Fujitora who stands at 2.7 meters.[1] On his face, he has a
Gloriosa
somewhat pronounced nose and lips as well as a light goatee and sideburns; he has been shown smoking a
cigarette.
Four Emperors

Ryokugyu does not wear a shirt, whereby exposing a large kanji tattoo "死川心中" (meaning "double suicide at
death river" ? ) running down the left side of his chest. He wears a pair of dark-colored pants with light ower
designs on the left leg, whereas the right leg has a few small tears. Additionally, he wears a pair of sunglasses
over his eyes and the standard Marine coat cape draped on his shoulders, which covers his otherwise bare back
and bears the usual pure-gold epaulettes seen with other admirals, plus green turn-up sleeve cu s to match
his color motif.[4]

Gallery

Aramaki's eyes. Aramaki's silhouette prior

to his reveal.

Personality
Ryokugyu is shown to act in a casual and uncouth manner, being unafraid of expressing his mind. With friends
and allies, he has been shown to act quite jovial and conversational, as seen by his talk with fellow admiral
Fujitora.[1] With enemies, however, Ryokugyu has expressed open contempt much like his direct superior
Sakazuki, whom he wishes to emulate out of admiration.[4] Ryokugyu agrees with Sakazuki's principle of never
holding back when battling enemies and is very much a follower of Absolute Justice. His Justice motto,
accordingly, is called "Determined Justice" (死ぬ気の正義, Shinuki no Seigi ? ).[5]

Humankind has lasted through the ages by creating and defining the inferior!! All the rest of us can look down our
“ noses at you unaffiliated countries!!! Discrimination creates solace!!! ”
— Ryokugyu's view on countries independent of the World Government.[6]

Ryokugyu has shown to be far more fanatical in his devotion to the World Government compared to the other
admirals and even Sakazuki, believing that the World Nobles are gods. His worldview is that society functions
best with a strict hierarchy system where those in power can act however they please against those deemed
inferior. Thus, he believes he can do whatever he wants against countries una liated with the World
Government, up to and including genocide to ful ll its purpose.[7] He has been seen expressing anger at people
who unleash chaos in the world and make life di cult for the Marines, which has led to him developing a grudge
against Monkey D. Lu y.[4]

Despite his loyalty, however, Ryokugyu is also extremely self-willed and will disregard or outright defy orders
from his superiors in favor of doing what he feels is best.[4] Although he admires Sakazuki, he did not follow the
eet admiral's order to remove Fujitora from Mary Geoise, seeing no point in the two of them doing battle.[1]
Later, despite Sakazuki telling the Marines to avoid Wano following Kaidou and Big Mom's downfall, Ryokugyu
went to the country anyway to take down Lu y because he believed he could accomplish this and that he
would gain Sakazuki's approval by killing the pirate. Ryokugyu even personally called in a battleship to aid him in
his unapproved attack on Wano, an action which no other admiral has been shown doing for a personal mission.
If he is doing something he should not be and is questioned about it, he has been shown to give vague answers
to avoid being reprimanded, and when talking to subordinates he will order them to not inform his superiors
about what he is doing.[8][4]

In combat, he is ruthless with great con dence in his own abilities, taking pride
in his title of admiral and his Devil Fruit, to the point of despising those he easily
defeats and believing himself to be invincible for being "nature itself". This is
shown when he impaled many of the Beasts Pirates in a gruesome manner
during his attack on them and kicked Queen several times after impaling him
while mocking him and King in the process, referring to them as "simple" Ryokugyu viciously attacking
anyone who stands in his way.
emperor commanders as they tried to resist, and adding that he would lose face
if he was defeated. During his battle against the Red Scabbards, he pretended to
feel pain from Raizo's attack only to taunt him and dehydrate him. This led to Momonosuke destroying his body
shortly after, though he continued to taunt him.[4][9]

Ryokugyu does at least acknowledge the strength of his enemies (albeit in a begrudging fashion), stating that
Kaidou's mere presence alone was enough to keep him and other enemies from attacking Wano, as well as
stopping his assault on Momonosuke's group and leaving Wano after Shanks had attacked him with a burst of
Haoshoku Haki from outside of Wano.[9]

Ryokugyu has abstained from eating for the last three years for unknown reasons. He also enjoys being around
beautiful women and remarked to Fujitora that he would consider breaking his fast if an attractive woman were
to feed him.[1]

Like many other characters, Ryokugyu laughs in a unique fashion: "Rahaha" (らはは, Rahaha ? ).[1]

Relationships

Marines

Sakazuki

Ryokugyu greatly admires his direct superior, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, expressing approval of the latter's
personal motto of "Thorough Justice" and seeking the eet admiral's approval for himself, showing an even
more radical vision of Justice bordering on totalitarian fanaticism. However, this has not prevented Ryokugyu
from disregarding Sakazuki's orders to do what he wants, and he takes steps to prevent the eet admiral from
learning about his rogue actions. With that said, though, Ryokugyu made the decision to go to Wano against
orders because he believed that Sakazuki would appreciate him for killing Lu y. When Ryokugyu went to Wano,
Sakazuki appeared to be very displeased and exasperated at the admiral going missing and giving vague
answers about his location, though upon learning of Ryokugyu's destination, he was seemingly resigned to the
fact his subordinate would go there no matter what and simply ordered him to not do anything unnecessary.[8][4]

Issho

Fujitora and Ryokugyu appear to be on good terms, despite Fujitora's immense

respect for human rights, as Ryokugyu disregarded Sakazuki's orders to drive
Fujitora out of Mary Geoise in favor of having a friendly chat with his fellow
admiral.[1] However, despite being on good terms with each other, they do not
shy away from confronting each other should they see the need for it, as
Ryokugyu started a ght with Fujitora when the latter helped the slaves, who
were freed by the Revolutionary Army, escape from Mary Geoise, being very
Ryokugyu enraged with Fujitora. displeased with Fujitora's lack of duty. This was once again seen previously
when Fujitora casually wanted to have a meteor drop on Mary Geoise to ght the
Revolutionary Commanders, in total disregard of the World Nobles' safety, causing Ryokugyu to snap at him for
being so reckless. When Fujitora permitted to let the Celestial Dragons' slaves and the Revolutionary Army
escape, Ryokugyu became enraged and started ghting with his fellow Admiral.

Enemies

Straw Hat Pirates

Ryokugyu dislikes the Straw Hat Pirates, namely Monkey D. Lu y, for their involvement in the downfalls of
Kaidou and Big Mom and throwing the world into chaos as a result. He decided to go on a rogue mission to
Wano in order to kill Lu y as he believes he would gain approval from Sakazuki for doing this but failed due to
Shanks paralyzing him.[4]

Beasts Pirates

As part of his unauthorized mission to Wano, Ryokugyu sought out many of the imprisoned Beasts Pirates and
brutally attacked them, including the All-Stars King and Queen, saying he would lose face if he let them get the
better of him.[4]

Despite Kaidou being his enemy, Ryokugyu begrudgingly admits that Kaidou's mere presence alone was
enough to keep him out of Wano.[9]

Revolutionary Army

Given his standing, Ryokugyu is an enemy of the Revolutionary Army. As such, he and Fujitora engaged their
chief of sta Sabo and his subordinates when they tried to rescue their former comrade Bartholomew Kuma.[10]
Aramaki demanded Morley to tell him and Fujitora where Dragon is, only for the commander to reject the
admiral's demand.

Shanks

For trying to arrest Lu y, Shanks used his Haoshoku Haki to paralyze Ryokugyu and told the Admiral to get lost.
Ryokugyu begrudgingly applied and left, since he had not come to ght Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, not
yet at least.

Edward Weevil

After the Seven Warlords' dissolution, Ryokugyu was sent to Sphinx to capture Weevil. He managed to defeat
Weevil and arrested him.

Abilities and Powers

As an admiral, Ryokugyu's authority in the Marines is directly below the eet admiral's, commanding authority
over all lower-ranked personnel. He can command whole eets, has a say in the overall strategy of the
organization, and possesses the ability to issue special orders, like enacting a Buster Call at any time, while also
granting those of lower status such an ability.[11][12] In general, Ryokugyu can be assumed to hold a great deal of
military leadership/coordination skills to be seen as quali ed for his rank and the responsibilities that come with
it.

In battle, Ryokugyu, along with the other admirals, are thought to constitute the World Government's "Greatest
Military Power" (i.e., the strongest individual ghters that the government can bring into action),[11] making
Ryokugyu one of the world's most powerful combatants. Both he and Fujitora were stated by Do amingo to be
known as powerful monsters among the Marines.[2]

Ryokugyu e ortlessly defeated King and Queen, two All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates with bounties of over
1,000,000,000, and several of their subordinates. However, it is possible that the pirates had not fully recovered
from the injuries they sustained during the Udon prison breakout and the Raid on Onigashima that had
happened days earlier.[4] Ryokugyu was able to single-handedly contend with a group consisting of Raizo,
Shinobu, Inuarashi, Denjiro, Nekomamushi, Kawamatsu, Yamato, and Kozuki Momonosuke and held the
advantage over them until the latter gained better control of his Devil Fruit powers.[9] Another testament of
Ryokugyu's power is that he defeated and arrested Edward Weevil, a powerful former Warlord.[13]

Ryokugyu possesses a strong will, being able to remain conscious after taking a powerful burst of Shanks'
Haoshoku Haki from outside of Wano.

Physical Abilities

Ryokugyu's physical prowess are immense, be tting his position as a marine admiral. Despite having not eaten
in three years, he has remained completely healthy and not lacking in energy.[1] It should be noted that he has
been shown absorbing liquid into his body via his Devil Fruit, with water being a key source of nutrients for
plants;[4] as well as doing photosynthesis due to his Devil Fruit, enabling him to fast as long as he has sunlight
and water around, giving him huge advantage in terms of survival.[14]

Ryokugyu is an extremely resilient man, capable of taking an advanced Haoshoku Haki attack from Yamato
directly to the head, and while he confessed the attack hurt and was impressed with Yamato's level of Haki, he
was unphased by the attack.[15]

Devil Fruit

Further information: Mori Mori no Mi

Ryokugyu ate the Mori Mori no Mi, a Logia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to
create, control, and transform his body into plant life. The plants he creates can
be grown rapidly and moved around freely, seemingly not being limited by any
Ryokugyu regenerates from a rigidity that some plants, such as trees, normally possess. Notably, as plants are
sapling.
a solid element, he cannot turn intangible, though non-Haki attacks are still
harmless to him, and he will regenerate from any damage. Interestingly, he
regenerates by sprouting out of the ground and growing back into his normal self.

Ryokugyu can generate large quantities of plants to unleash overwhelming

large-scale attacks; when attacking the Beasts Pirates, he turned his ngers
into sharpened tree branches and freely grew them to impale dozens of enemies
over a large area with ease. Additionally, his plants can rapidly absorb any liquid
they touch, which includes dehydrating living creatures after impaling them,
leaving them as shrivelled husks. He appears to be able to taste the liquid he
Ryokugyu uses his Devil Fruit
absorbs, as shown when he impaled a barrel of alcohol with a branch and powers to create a forest.
remarked on its avor.[4] Ryokugyu can also perform highly unorthodox feats
with the plants he generates, such as growing a giant ower on his back and using it to y by spinning it rapidly
like a propeller.[8]

It has also been shown that ordinary grass, trees and owers grow in Ryokugyu's wake, on any surface he
touches, resulting in him leaving behind a trail of plants wherever he walks. This was shown when Udon, which
is known to be a barren and desolate area was shown with greenery for the rst time in many years. It is
currently unknown if this e ect on his surroundings is passively active or something he does on purpose.[4]

Haki
Main article: Haki

As a marine admiral, Ryokugyu is a highly skilled Haki user.[16]

Busoshoku Haki

Ryokugyu is a highly skilled user of Busoshoku Haki. He is able to harden the tips of the branches he creates
with his Devil Fruit powers.[4]

Kenbunshoku Haki

Ryokugyu is a highly skilled user of Kenbunshoku Haki. He was able to sense the Red Hair Pirates miles outside
of Wano Country after Shanks used his Haoshoku Haki.[9]

Weapons

Ryokugyu carries around a shirasaya-like katana on his hip that does not appear to be in a sheath.[4]

History

Past

Not much is known about Aramaki's past, but he appears to have a depressing past with women based on his
"double suicide" tattoo.[17] He claims during the past three years to have completely abstained from eating,
which is highly possible thanks to his Devil Fruit powers.[1] Sometime during the two years after the Summit War,
via the World Military Draft, Aramaki was appointed to the rank of admiral alongside Fujitora, to make up for the
two vacancies among the three admiral spots left by Kuzan's resignation and Sakazuki's promotion.[2]

Whole Cake Island Saga

Levely Arc

Ryokugyu was present on the grounds of Mary Geoise's Pangaea Castle as royals
from throughout the world arrived to attend the latest Levely. Despite having
received orders from Sakazuki to make Fujitora leave, Ryokugyu instead had a
friendly conversation with Fujitora concerning Vegapunk and the Seven
Ryokugyu talks with Fujitora.
Warlords of the Sea.[1]

Wano Country Saga

Wano Country Arc

On the fourth day of the Levely, Ryokugyu battled against Morley[18][10] who had
in ltrated Mary Geoise. The admirals failed, as the Revolutionaries succeeded in
rescuing their enslaved comrade and escaping the holy land.[10] Furthermore,
Ryokugyu turned against fellow Admiral Fujitora when the latter helped the
Revolutionary Army free slaves from the holy land.[19]

A week after the Raid on Onigashima and the falls of Kaidou and Big Mom,
Ryokugyu ew to Wano Country, and Sakazuki, upon interrogating him and Ryokugyu ghts Morley.

learning of his location via Den Den Mushi, warned him via Den Den Mushi not to
make the situation worse.[8] Ryokugyu headed to the Prisoner Mine in Udon, where he attacked the Beasts
Pirates who were being held there including All-Stars King and Queen. He dealt with all the guards, including
Babanuki, who managed them. Ryokugyu dispatched these opponents with ease, leaving them impaled on tree
branches. He then started walking toward the Flower Capital to kill Lu y, which he wished to do in order to gain
Sakazuki's approval.[20]

Denjiro, Raizo, Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Shinobu went to

intercept Ryokugyu, and the Admiral showcased his forest body transformation
as he unleashed a large-scale attack on them. Ryokugyu was knocked to the
ground and injured by Yamato's Haoshoku Haki-infused attack. Kozuki
Momonosuke then arrived in his dragon transformation, piquing Ryokugyu's

Aramaki is confronted by the interest; however, Momonosuke was unable to breathe re and Ryokugyu quickly
samurai.
immobilized him with tree branches, demanding that he stay out of his way.[21]
Using his vines, Ryokugyu quickly overpowered the Red Scabbards who
attacked him, dehydrating Raizo in the process. He ordered those present to bring Lu y to him and started
mocking Momonosuke after he had refused.

Ryokugyu stated while he was sure living under Kaidou's regime was miserable his
presence kept other powerful individuals like himself from attacking the country.
Momonosuke eventually succeeded in breathing re at Ryokugyu, destroying his
enlarged plant-based body. Ryokugyu regrew his body from a sapling, announcing it
was time he got serious. Though before he could do anything, he got paralyzed by
the sudden Haki blasts from Shanks on a ship miles away. Shanks telepathically
spoke to Ryokugyu through his Haki and warned him to leave this new era of pirates
alone. Ryokugyu, not wanting to ght Shanks and his crew, begrudgingly adhered to Ryokugyu intimidated by
Shanks' Haki.
the warning and retreated.[9]

Afterwards, Ryokugyu went to Sphinx to help defeat and arrest Edward Weevil after Ratel's squad had called for
backup.[13]

Major Battles
Aramaki vs. Morley
Aramaki vs. Issho (unseen)
Aramaki vs. King, Queen, Babanuki, and many other Beasts Pirates
Aramaki vs. Denjiro, Raizo, Kawamatsu, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Shinobu, Yamato, and Kozuki
Momonosuke
Aramaki vs. Edward Weevil (unseen)

Translation and Dub Issues

The Japanese kanji "牛" in Ryokugyu's alias has various bovine-related translations, e.g., "bull", "cow", "cattle",
"ox"; given the basis for said alias (see the Trivia section below), "bull" is the most apt translation.

Trivia
In the SBS Volume 73, a fan provided a joke rendering of Aramaki's appearance.
Eiichiro Oda found it quite bizarre and noted he had already designed the
admiral, mentioning he was "super-duper cool" and that he could not wait to
draw him.[22]
Aramaki's and Issho's animal motifs that are contained in their aliases (bull and A fan's rendering of Ryokugyu.
tiger respectively) can be interpreted as being based o the Japanese legend
of Momotarō, similar to the animal aliases of the original admiral trio. The tiger and bull (ushitora ("ox-
tiger") as per the cosmology of onmyōdō) can be seen as representing the northeastern cardinal direction,
which is where, in the aforesaid tale, the oni ("ogres") that Momotarō must kill live.[23]
Aramaki's name and appearance are based on the late Japanese actor Yoshio Harada and his role as
Aramaki in the lm Ronin-gai,[24] which also starred Kunie Tanaka and Shintaro Katsu whom fellow admirals
Borsalino and Issho were respectively based on.

Aramaki's tattoos may be a reference to Harada's song "Shinjuku Shinju".

Ironically, Harada is most well-known for playing rebels whereas Aramaki is the most conformist of
the admirals.

References
. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 90
Chapter 905 (p. 14-15) and Episode 882, Aramaki makes his debut as a
silhouette.
. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 72 Chapter 713
(p. 3) and Episode 643, Do amingo mentions Ryokugyu.
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1087 (p. 10), The admirals' bounties
are revealed.
. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14
4.15 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 104 Chapter 1053 (p. 10-12) and
Episode 1080, Ryokugyu appears in full for the rst time.
. ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 (p. 164), Ryokugyu's justice is revealed.
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 104 Chapter 1054 (p. 5).
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 104 Chapter 1054 (p. 3-7).
. ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 38 Chapter 359 (p. 13) and Episode
251, The admirals' ability to issue a Buster Call, and to pass on such
authority, is revealed.
. ↑ 13.0 13.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 Chapter 1073 (p. 13-14).
. ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 (p. 164), Oda reveals how Ryokugyu can
sustain himself for so long.
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 104 Chapter 1054 (p. 6-7).
. ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 60 Chapter 594 (p. 7) and Episode 511,
Dr. Fishbonen states Haki is a power all vice admirals use.
. ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 (p. 164), The meaning behind Aramaki's
tattoo is revealed.
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1083 (p. 12-13).
. ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1085 (p. 15).

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