Gol D. Roger

Gol D. Roger also known as Gold Roger, is one of the overarching protagonists of the One Piece franchise. He was the captain of the Roger Pirates, who held the title of Pirate King. He was executed in his hometown Logue Town, leaving the reason he is willing to be executed because of his illness (which cannot be cured). 
His bounty was 5,564,800,000 Berrie. According to Brannew, his' and his arch foe, Whitebeard's bounties were unsurpassed. The World Government has covered up of Roger's real name and given him the name as Gold Roger. This was until Vegapunk revealed Roger's real name and being part of the D. clan to the entire world. According to Vegapunk, Roger and his crew knows the truth about the world but never took action against the World Government.
He was voiced by the late Chikao Ohtsuka in the first episode, then currenty by Masane Tsukayama and Takeshi Kusao as a child in the Japanese version of the anime. he was voiced by Brian Zimmerman in an alternate English dub by Odex, then by Frederick B. Owens in the 4kids dub, and Sean Hennigan as a adult and Marcus D. Stimac as a younger adult in the Funimation dubbed in the English version of the anime. He is also portrayed by Michael Dorman in the live action version.
==Abilities and Powers==
Roger is hailed as having been one of the strongest pirates of all time. He was a rival to Whitebeard, the Strongest Man in the World. As Pirate King, he retains the highest status among all the world's pirates even post-mortem. Elucidating this is the truly enormous bounty he had prior to his death, with 5,564,800,000 being the highest in pirating history.
Very few people are known to have ever matched Roger in battle: most prominently the legendary "Hero of the Marines" Monkey D. Garp, said to have cornered Roger multiple times before his surrender, as well as Roger's second foremost pirate rival Whitebeard, who held the power of the strongest Paramecia Devil Fruit and was called the "Strongest Man in the World", even before Roger's death.
Another person known to rival Roger was Rocks D. Xebec. who was considered to be his first and most formidable rival, even more so than his former subordinate Whitebeard would come to be as it took the combined efforts of both Roger and Garp to finally defeat Rocks.
Other examples of Roger's strength include fighting on equal ground with Shiki, who commanded the largest pirate fleet of the time, and single-handedly defeating the armies of several countries. Oden even commented that Roger presented the aura of a wild beast.
===Physical Abilities===
Roger possessed immense physical strength. He could also clash evenly with Edward Newgate, the Strongest Man in the World, matching him in strength.
Roger possessed immense endurance and vitality even when he was ravaged by an incurable disease. Aided by Crocus' medical skills, he managed to conquer the Grand Line. He was even able to fight for three days and three nights against Whitebeard until the fight resulted in a draw.
===Haki===
Roger was one of the very small number of people in the world who could use all three types of Haki.
====Haoshoku Haki====
Roger possessed immense mastery of Haoshoku Haki, which was seen when he clashed with fellow Haoshoku Haki user Edward Newgate. Their clash created a notable effect similar to lightning and released a large burst that traveled across the island that they were on and pushed back the Moby Dick alongside the nearby trees, clouds, and people. Most notably, Roger was one of the few people able to "infuse" his attacks with Haoshoku Haki to exponentially increase his attack power and make his Haoshoku Haki emit from a short distance from his saber, with his sword being shown emitting streams of lightning-like energy to signify this infusion
====Busoshoku Haki====
Roger possessed immense mastery over Busoshoku Haki. He could imbue his saber with the Haki, allowing it to evenly clash against the Haki infused Murakumogiri, one of the 12 Supreme Grade Meito. As a testament to his mastery, he was able to overpower Kozuki Oden, who was an exceptional master of Busoshoku Haki in his own right, although Oden hasn't reached his peak of strength yet at that point. Furthermore, Roger with his Busoshoku Haki was able to battle against Whitebeard,
====Kenbunshoku Haki====
Roger possessed the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki. as revealed in his vivre card.
===Voice of All Things===
Roger is one of the few humans with this mysterious ability that lets the recipient hear and understand messages conveyed by animals, inanimate objects, and nonhuman entities such as the Sea Kings and the ancient elephant Zunesha. Roger was more sensitive to the Voice than any other, as he was able to hear the voices of the Poneglyphs and thus able to read the runes inscribed on them. This talent led him and his crew to discover the island of Laugh Tale and the mysterious treasure concealed there.
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