Koala (One Piece)

Koala is a character from the One Piece series.
== Charactah Account ==
The Fish-Man Karate assistant instructor and an officer of the Revolutionary Army alongside Sabo, whom she is well-acquainted with. She was originally introduced in a flashback as a little slave girl who was liberated by Fisher Tiger and taken home by the Sun Pirates twelve years ago. After the unfair and prejudicial treatment her hometown and the Marines gave the Fishmen in return for her rescue that led to Fisher Tiger dying and refusing life-saving treatment with human blood transfusion, she later joined the Revolutionaries to set a better example, and became fast friends with another Fish-man, Hack, learning Fish-Man Karate from him as his pupil.
Aladine described Koala as having the lifestyle of a slave ingrained in her blood. Even after being set free for three years, she was very apologetic and vowed to never cry or stop working. The pirate explained that if a slave ever cried or stopped cleaning, they would be killed. Koala seemed to consider the Sun Pirates her masters, as she asked them if she would be killed if she stopped cleaning. Aladine also said that slaves panicked constantly, even when alone, and that they couldn't trust anyone. It is unknown if Koala also became paranoid in that regard.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* One Piece
* One Piece Film: Gold
* One Piece Movie 14: Stampede
* One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will
=== Manga ===
* One Piece
=== Video Games ===
* Jumputi Heroes
* One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!!
* One Piece Bounty Rush
* One Piece Thousand Storm
* One Piece Treasure Cruise
* One Piece: Burning Blood
* One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum
* One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
== Trivia ==
* Koala is the first and only human to have their Celestial Dragon slave mark replaced with the symbol of the Sun Pirates.
* Koala and Nami were both humans in fish-men crews, but draw contrasting parallels with each other:
** While Nami was forced to join Arlong's crew against her will, Koala only traveled with the Sun Pirates because they were asked to take her.
** While both were forced to wear their crew's mark, Koala's "mark of the sun" was put on to replace another mark. Nami's Arlong tattoo was removed and replaced with a tattoo of her own design.
*** Each girl ended up with a permanent mark replacing a former mark of enslavement as a result of affiliation with fish-men.
** When Koala joined the Sun Pirates, she was finally allowed to cry, whereas with Nami, after she was forced to join Arlong she refused to cry.
** Koala was never forced to do any work as she was freed from slavery. Nami was forced to draw maps and act as a slave to Arlong.
** Koala's time in the crew was only meant to be temporary while Arlong intended to keep Nami in the crew forever.
** In Koala's case, her hometown exchanged her freedom with the Marines for the lives of the fish-men. In the case of Nami's hometown, they fought against the fish-men for their freedom after the Marines betrayed them.
* In the 5th fan poll, Koala ranked 30th, making her the second most popular of the Revolutionary Army behind Sabo, and also the eighth most popular female character after Nami, Boa Hancock, Nico Robin, Perona, Nefertari Vivi, Shirahoshi, and Rebecca.
** In the 6th fan poll, Koala is ranked as the 35th most popular character and is the 11th most popular female character.
* Koala's favorite food is gomoku chimaki. "Gomoku" refers to the dish being made with a mixture of ingredients.
** Chimaki being Koala's favorite food is a reference to her name, as it is a dish which is traditionally wrapped in bamboo leaves; the animal that she is named after, the koala, has a diet consisting entirely of leaves.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Koala at One Piece Wiki
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