Bismarck

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**Bismarck** is the character Tanager plays in Lil Oda's One Piece D&D campaign. He is the captain and shipwright of the Ohana Pirates. Being an ex-marine from the east blue, he is a born fighter and leader, elected to the role of captain by vote. Bismarck is a man driven by his morals, and the need to discover the cause of the disappearance of his people from his home island of Mauna. Bismarck is a Brawler who's signature weapon, twin Sea Prism Knuckle Dusters, makes him a dangerous opponent for any devil fruit user.

## **Appearance**

Bismarck is a large, stockily-built man with short brown hair. He wears a signature dark-blue bathrobe over a red floral-patterned Hawaiian shirt and short khaki shorts. On his feet, he wears a pair of sandals. Bismarck always has a grin on his face when at sea, loving the pirate life and any fun brawls that come his way.

He wields two knuckle dusters, his primary weapons, fashioned and forged from sea prism stone.

## **Personality**

Bismarck is a good-natured man, who's sense of morality and justice drives his actions as both a pirate and Captain of the Ohana Pirates. He has a tendency to pursue diplomatic options when available, especially when in close proximity to civilians or innocent bystanders, and is always willing to give his opponent a second chance if he feels them to be sincere. He is not one to take a life, and instead goes for a knockout or alternate method of diffusing a situation. Once a fight has crossed the line and these options are unable to be pursued, Bismarck lives up to his epithet of "Iron-Fist" and becomes a lethal fighter against Devil-Fruit users and non-Devil Fruit users alike.

Bismarck despises the Marines misuse of those it attempts to protect, and has a strong distaste of slavery. His first taste of the Navy's injustice comes when he frees a young Reuben, enslaved and destined to become a weapon for the Marines. This spurs Bismarck to leave the marines, taking his knowledge of ship-building and engineering and putting it to good use and creating his own pirate crew.

His time in the Marines prepared him for a role of leadership. Giving him the necessary skills and tact to make quick decisions in battle. He cares for his crew, and sees them as the family that was taken from him. He prioritizes their safety and well being, and after losing one crew mate due to underestimating an enemy, often avoids conflict and risk on their behalf.

## **History and Motivation**

Bismarck is motivated to discover the fate of his people, who disappeared from their home island of Mauna 20 years before the events of the campaign. Being the last remaining citizen from a race of innovators and engineers, he believes they were taken for their skill and expertise, likely to create weapons of mass destruction under some shadow organization. Bismarck vows to find them, studying the information left on the island, before fortuitously flagging down a passing Marine ship a year after the disappearance and joining their ranks in order to uncover the truth and have the opportunity to sail the seas in hopes of finding some lead to his people. During his time in the Marines under the careful watch of Kettai-Sha, Bismarck studies under a shipwright named Dojaku, learning what he can about Ship-Building and experimenting himself with new technologies to create the Unsinkable ship, the Mauna Kea.

When Bismarck discovers a young gorilla caged in the prisons of the Navy Base, he unwittingly uncovers the plot of the Marine higher-ups to enslave and use a race of hybrid gorillas as weapons across the seas. Freeing the Gorilla, named Reuben, Bismarck fights along side the young ape to aid it in gaining its freedom. The two steal a small ship and escape, becoming the first two founding members of the Ohana Pirates, named thusly for Bismarck's strong desire for family.

Having seen the unjust methods and the "any means" methods the Marines and World Government use to control its people, Bismarck becomes a pirate, seeking the freedom of the seas and now possessing the ability to fight for himself and those he deems 'ohana.'

## **Abilities / Powers / Equipment**

### **Knuckle Dusters**

At the start of the campaign, Bismarck uses his bare fists alone in combat. Upon being directed to the island of Coincatch by the son of the island's trade Baron, Coincatch, Bismarck purchases several ingots of Sea-Prism Stone, fashioning himself a pair of knuckle dusters to use in battle. As the brawler class, Bismarck's close-quarters method of physical combat makes him a fierce fighter against Devil Fruit Users, often using his hands to hold and inhibit their ability.

His in-depth knowledge of the marines gives him an advantage in combat, being able to predict ship movements and engagement tactics due to his firsthand knowledge of the subject.

Being from a race of highly intelligent Engineers before their disappearance under mysterious circumstances, Bismarck has a high understanding of machinery, often being able to reverse-engineer contraptions to his crew's advantage, as seen in the Twilight Kingdom with the Sea-God.

### **Mauna Kea**

During his time in the Marines, Bismarck obtained the rank of Captain, and was on track to commanding his own ship, but instead chose to pursue the construction and development of battleships and ships as a whole. Studying under Dojaku, Bismarck was able to develop his own 'gimmick' called Lei-Mode, or a ship that has that includes moving or expanding compartments in order to service key areas after or during battle. Lei Mode would later become adopted for the ship of the Ohana Pirates, the Mauna Kea, a ship that embodies Bismarck's dream of creating an unsinkable warship capable of immense strength and firepower. It would also become the designation for the ship's key functionality, working in tandem with Soldier Dock 6 on board.

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## Engineering Feats

* Mauna Kea
* Diesels HCLR Rifle
* Guppy Biplane (Non-Canon)
* Mauna Loa
* Hovercraft (Non-Canon)
* Reuben's Banana Boat (Non-Canon)
* Gatling Gun

## Design Evolution

While Bismarck's original design still had him wearing his signature blue bathrobe, his initial design had him as part man-part machine as a cyborg. One of Bismarck's early weapon ideas, was for his hand to be bionic, with the ability to transform his finger into a pistol.