Scratchmen Apoo

Scratchmen Apoo

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Japanese Name:     スクラッチメン・アプー
Romanized Name:     Sukuratchimen Apū
English Name:     Scratchmen Apoo
First Appearance:     Chapter 498; Episode 392
Affiliations:     On Air Pirates
Occupations:     Pirate; Captain; Musician
Epithet:     "Roar of the Sea" (海鳴り Umi Nari?)
Japanese VA:     Mitsuaki Madono
Age:     29 (debut)[1]
31 (after timeskip)
Birthday:     March 19th[2]
Height:     256cm (8'4") (debut)[1]
Bounty:     Beli Small350,000,000[3]

Scratchmen Apoo is an infamous music themed pirate from the Grand Line and captain of the On Air Pirates.[4] He was one of eleven pirates who were referred to as "The Eleven Supernovas" on the Sabaody Archipelago; whose bounties were higher than Beli100,000,000 before the timeskip. After the timeskip, his bounty has been raised from Beli198,000,000 to Beli350,000,000.

Appearance

Being of the Longarm Tribe from the Grand Line, one of Apoo's distinguishing traits is his incredibly long arms. Each of these long arms possesses two elbow joints instead of just one, making them much longer than a normal person's. These arms make it possible for him to utilize his Devil Fruit powers without the need to contort the said limbs, whenever he converts them into makeshift instruments.

Apoo also has a rather broad chest cavity, which may aid him in producing deep and bellowing drum-like sounds. Apoo's lower jaw is also somewhat wider than the upper half of his face, similar to Itomimizu of the Foxy Pirates. Besides these, his most distinguishing attributes are his unique physical characteristics and the objects adorned on him, all of which are music themed or related. His teeth have a unique look to them as they resemble piano keys. His fighting stance is also music themed as he appears like he's moving his hands in the same way a DJ would move theirs when mixing music on turntables.

He wears a set of orange headphones with his name on either side over his ears and hairstyle similar to Jabra's, where the hair on his scalp has been pulled tightly so that his roots resemble lightning patterns. A red Chinese garb with crew's Jolly Roger 音 (oto 'sound' or 'music'?), at the center of a large flower-like print splayed across the chest area, as well as on his back. Apoo also has a yellow scarf around his waist. He also has what seems to be the design of a green rose sewed on front of his left shoulder.

As a child, he had significantly shorter hair and a rounder face. His hair was also combed into a pompadour in the front, with his braid in the back. His attire was a less elaborate shirt and bowtie. His teeth also lacked the dark markings that make them resemble piano keys.

After the timeskip, he wears a set of black headphones, and changed to a different garb that has the kanji moved to the right side of his pants, ropes as buttons for the shirt, and epaulets on his shoulders.[3]