Andy Marrow

Captain Marrow lost his eye while training his Hone Hone powers, after shooting a bone shot which ricocheted and pierced his left eye

### Aliases

* Captain Marrow (Ira Hale, Eustass Faro)
* Strongest of the South
* Heart of Ivory (Crewmates)

# Summary

Captain Marrow of the Ivory Pirates was a kind and benevolent man. He always looked out for what was right and halting the things that were doing wrong, which perhaps could be the reason Ira Hale joined his crew in the first place. He was commonly seen as "Strongest of the South" by those who opposed him. He had a heart for doing the right thing, even trying to take down a previous Warlord, although failing. People on his crew or affiliated with him often said he had a "Heart of Ivory", mocking the saying "having a heart of gold", which Marrow had as well. This attitude also attracted some interesting faces, one such as Eustass Faro, a criminal doctor, which the crew desperately needed as the one they had died in their last fight.

# Pre-Ivory Pirates

Andy, when he was a young lad, always dreamed of obtaining the fabled treasure, the One Piece, and become the King of the Pirates! He heard of the legend after it was broadcasted of Roger's death and in the newspapers. While playing "pirates" with his other young friends, they stumbled on a weird looking fruit. It was at this moment that Andy's stomach started to rumble(he didn't eat all day), but even with warning from the other kids that it looked weird and it could be poisonous, he ate it anyway, and it tasted awful. That fruit turned out to be the Hone Hone no Mi, a Paramecia Type Devil Fruit, giving the ability to manipulate the users bones. After the immediate eating of this fruit, spines of bone started to sprout from his body, causing much pain to the poor boy, as he was wrenching and screaming in pain. This freaked the other kids out, who ran into town to try to get help for Andy. He was taken into the small medic's office, who gave him an herbal supplement that calmed him down and retracted these spines, eventually putting him to sleep. A few years later, when Andy Marrow was around 15, he gained some basic control over his power, though freaky, tantalized his friends. They kept telling him that with this power, he was sure to be a powerful Pirate, strong enough to sail through the Grand Line of all things, this constant encouragement eventually led him to sailing off to sea at the spry age of 17, trying to form a crew he would like to name, the Ivory Pirates.

# Ivory Pirates Era

Andy Marrow scoured the South Blue in search of a good couple of crewmates that shared his ideals, which took a good amount of time. Throughout a 1 year span, he amassed a large crew, 36 members and counting. He was doing great deeds throughout the "SB" taking down newly established Marine bases, pummeling other "deviant" pirates, and the like. It was after he took down a certain marine base, he saw a young man with blue hair and red eyes, floating on a piece of plywood. He took in this man, revealed to be Ira Hale, son of Torhen Hale, the Marine Vice Admiral. Andy saw a young version of himself in Ira, so he took him under his bony wing and helped train him into eventually taking down his "SOB" father. During a battle, Andy got vastly injured by another crew, as they fired a mortar shell directly at him, and his bone shield wasn't enough to block it. The Ivory Pirates took him to the Nearest Island, dubbed Conga. They parked the ship, dubbed Demon Bone, almost crashing it for how they were rushing. Because they were wanted criminals at large, they had to go underground to find a doctor to help him, which led the crew to Dr. Faro, the best "Aid to Crooks" around, almost by chance. Faro started to create medical equipment seemingly from nowhere, which 1. left the crew in shock, but 2. made the crew really happy that someone of this caliber was helping their captain. Once Andy was fixed up, he gave Faro a sizeable chunk of their treasure to repay him, and offered him a spot on their crew, to which Faro started to ask various questions about the crew, including asking about morals and ideals of the crew & upon hearing they weren’t raiders, he (although reluctantly) accepted with a handshake and made 4 of the crewmates take his stuff on board, which one was an ecstatic Ira Hale. As they started to continue their Pirating, Ira started to rise through the ranks of the crew, as he started to prove himself more and more as a capable fighter utilizing his much unique Three Sword Style, eventually taking the role of First Mate amongst them, and getting really close with Andy, almost like they were brothers. As the whole crew started to be all chummy, another deadly battle ensued, which left a crewmember in desperate medical attention. They sent him to Faro's med bay for immediate surgery, but even the "Miracle Doctor" couldn't stop the bleeding. He tried and tried to stop it, but he couldn't. The dying crewmate put a hand on Faro's shoulder and nodded, while passing away, which was left to interpretation to Faro. As he stepped out of the med bay, the crew knew it was too late. Even this amazing doctor couldnt stop it, which made the whole crew (exempt from Andy and Ira) feel uncomfortable around him, not because they blamed him, just because Faro, the newest fledgling member, was the last person to see their friend alive. Both Andy and Ira tried consoling the doctor that stuff like this happens out on the high-seas, but this was only the start of the Ivory Pirate's luck running out, as just after the next 5 months of the crew dealing with this sorrow, they were heading towards a sudden typhoon that they could not get away from. Andy yelled for the crew to brace for impact, and everything went dark. When Ira and Faro both woke up, they were on a mysterious beach, and all around them were the bodies of their crewmates, and one Captain, Andy Marrow. Andy was worse for wear, as his body mangled and legs gone from his body, all three knew he was a goner. As he was passing, he left both words to ponder. For Faro, "Just because you cant save one life, doesn't mean you should harbor hate towards yours. Save as many as you can, you are a doctor.", and to Ira, "You were the best damn First Mate a Captain could have. Now if I may, I want to leave you with something, Ira. Inherit my will. Take my dream of finding the One Piece and become King of the Pirates! I know of anyone, you can do it Ira. Protect Faro, and your crew down the line, you will make a damn better Captain than I ever was!". And he left both of them, along with his crew, with a solemn,

"Goodbye, Ivory Pirates."

# Silly Pirates Era

After Andy's death, Ira Hale and Dr. Faro founded The Silly Pirates, both in memoriam of their old Captain, and carrying the weight of those they've lost. It is their journey now, with many adventures and islands to explore. As Marrow's soul watches from above, he is much more than happy with how things are going for the Silly Pirates.

# Trivia

* Andy Marrow's namesake comes from a character from Rustage's own One Piece D&D, that character being Arthur Marrow
* Owlcityofcl's favorite non-player character is none other than Captain Andy Marrow, due to his "benevolent" personality and willingness to see through his dreams
* A lot of Andy's attacks in the Filler arc, In Memory of the Ivory Pirates, were based on Kimimaro from Naruto, though more brutal in nature
* Andy's childhood was coded to be like Owlcityofcl's own childhood, which is perhaps why he relates to this character so much
* Andy's favorite song, if he was in our world, would have been Sweet Child O' Mine or Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses, and he would have been an avid appreciator of "Dad Rock", much like Owlcityofcl when he was younger
* Owlcityofcl's original intention was to make Andy Marrow a recurring character in the story, but he thought it would make the start of the story more impactful to the players if he passed away
* Andy was surprisingly an avid appreciator of books, and if he was in the real world, his favorite would have been American Psycho, and would have loved the 2000's movie adaptation of such, and would have hated the sequel American Psycho 2