Character Profile: Shiki the Golden Lion
Basic Information
- Name: Shiki
- Epithet: "Golden Lion" (Kinjishi no Shiki)
- Role: Admiral of the Golden Lion Pirates
- Affiliations: Rocks Pirates (Former); Golden Lion Pirates
- Age: 70s (Estimated)
- Birthday: March 20th
- Height: ~290 cm (9'6")
- Bounty: Unknown (Likely over 1,000,000,000 Berries prior to imprisonment)
Appearance
- General: A massive man with a thick, flowing golden mane of hair that reaches the ground. He has a traditional Japanese aesthetic, often wearing a yellow and orange striped kimono.
- Distinguishing Marks: He has a ship's steering wheel permanently embedded in the top of his head (a result of a freak accident during the Battle of Edd War).
- Prosthetics: After cutting off his own legs to escape Impel Down, he replaced them with his two famous swords, Oto and Kogarasu, which he uses to walk and kick-slash.
Personality
- Grandiloquent & Patient: Shiki is a man of grand, long-term schemes. He was willing to wait 20 years for his revenge against the world.
- Traditionalist: He has a deep respect for the "Old Era" of pirates and felt insulted that Roger—his greatest rival—was captured by "weak" Marines rather than dying in battle.
- Cruel but Charismatic: He leads a massive fleet through fear and respect, showing little mercy to subordinates who fail him, yet he possesses a theatrical sense of humor and loves to dance.
Abilities & Powers
- Devil Fruit: Fuwa Fuwa no Mi (Float-Float Fruit). A Paramecia-type fruit that allows him to make himself and any non-living object he touches fly.
- Flight: He can levitate and fly at high speeds.
- Geokinetic Manipulation: He can lift entire islands into the sky or manipulate the terrain (snow, earth, water) into massive lion-shaped constructs to crush his enemies.
- Limitations: He cannot make living things (other than himself) float.
- Master Swordsman: Despite using his swords as legs, he is a world-class combatant. He was able to take on both Sengoku and Garp simultaneously at Marineford, destroying half the base in the process.
- Haki: Proficient in Armament Haki and Observation Haki. As a former member of the Rocks Pirates and a rival to Roger, it is highly likely he possesses Conqueror's Haki.
Key Relationships
- Gol D. Roger: His greatest rival. Shiki respected Roger's strength so much that he invaded Marineford alone to "rescue" him from a "shameful" execution.
- Rocks D. Xebec: His former captain. Shiki was a member of the legendary Rocks Pirates alongside Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaidou.
- Monkey D. Luffy: In the film Strong World, Luffy was the one to finally end Shiki's 20-year plot, though Shiki remains a canon figure in the manga history.
Key Trivia
- History Maker: He was the first person in history to ever escape the Great Prison, Impel Down.
- Animal Motif: Clearly themed after a lion, both in his name and his physical appearance.
- Canon Status: While his main story appears in Strong World, his existence and history (Chapter 0) are part of the official One Piece canon.