Chen Saizo

**Chen Saizo** also known as **Red Fist** is the martial artist and combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates. He was a former bounty hunter and he was the third or fourth member to join the crew.

Born in the East Blue, Saizo is the son of Aina and Chen Boro, He is one of the top fighters in the crew alongside Luffy Hayate Zoro Magnes and Sanji, and his dream is to become the greatest fighter in the world. Saizo is also regarded as one of twenty pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation" (formerly known as the "Twenty Supernovas").

He first gained a bounty of  59,000,000 after the Incident at Alabasta, it later increased to  118,000,000 after the Enies Lobby Incident and then  315,000,000 after the Dressrosa Arc. Currently, as a result of his actions during the Raid on Onigashima, his bounty is increased to  1,110,000,000.

## Appearance

Saizo has a slightly tanned complexion He has spiky dark-brown hair, small light-hazel eyes, and peculiar looking eyebrows; going down in a curve with a thin part going up. One other noticeable feature in all of his appearances is his muscular build,

### Before the Timeskip

Similar to most of his male crewmates, Saizo has the same outfit throughout most of the series. Before the timeskip, he wears a long track pant white top shirt and a black leather jacket.

However, only Saizo's shirt varies from time to time in the arcs.
During the Arlong Park Arc, he disembarked Sanji's fishing ship neglecting to put on a shirt. After beating up most of Arlong's crew, he wore an opened, tank top shirt with Blue stripe across that he stole from one of the fishmen.

During the Drum Island Arc, Saizo was bundled up for the winter island but later stripped down after a foolish choice to swim in the frigid water on the island with Zoro. He remained shirtless and shoeless at the beginning of the arc after getting lost from the Going Merry and left unable to redress himself until he and Zoro stole a parka from a man in Wapol's army, which was a hooded, forest green parka with a light green sash and white fur on the cuffs, hood, and hem, as well as a pair of boots.

During the Alabasta Arc, he wore a White keffiyeh with a gold chain on his head, a long-sleeved light green coat with black lines all over it, and the bottom of his black long track pant were torn above his ankles.

During the Skypiea Arc, he wore his usual outfit at the beginning of the arc until he took it off after fight sky shark to save Tony Tony Chopper from being eaten. Afterward, he wore an Open White Collar Shirt with Light Red Stripe

During the Water 7 Arc, he wore his usual outfit until near the end, where he wore a Yellow-and-black jacket with a dragon emblem on the back, Black Naval pants, and a pair of sneakers which he wears this outfit through the whole Enies Lobby Arc.

During the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, he wore a Navy Blue shirt with the Galley-La Company emblem on it in Yellow.

During the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, he wore a Purple-and-gold vest with matching pants, black wristbands, and a pair of boots.

### After Timeskip

During and after the two-year timeskip Saizo become more muscular Saizo now wears a Black jacket with a dragon emblem on the back, a pair of black-and-grey pants, and kung fu shoes.

During the Punk Hazard Arc, he wore a black trench coat for protection against the cold weather on the frozen side of Punk Hazard, which he took from Brownbeard's Centaur Patrol Unit.

During the Dressrosa Arc, he wore a black suit and a white dress shirt with the top button undone. He also wore black sunglasses and a fake white mustache as a disguise. His sunglasses were destroyed in his clash with Admiral Fujitora. Additionally, he discarded the mustache upon his identity being exposed. After the battle against the Donquixote Pirates, Saizo wore a White shirt, black pants, and a pair of formal shoes.

During the Zou Arc, Saizo wore a sheer fabric vest with black pants, a pair of sneakers, matching wristbands, and a white sash he also wears a black jacket.

## Personality

Saizo is an extremely uptight person and possesses a stoic and brooding personality. He has a serious demeanor and is generally aloof and indifferent, though he is not incapable of genuine kindness and a protective demeanor. However, he can be quite hot-blooded and impulsive. He dreams of being one of the best fighters in the world and trains non-stop for several days. In fact, he can become so overconfident to the point of appearing quite arrogant. Before fights, he sometimes declares another win for himself or that his fist has never once let him down. Saizo also loves to fight, seeking to prove his strength against strong opponents and never stopping in his search for a challenge. However, he has also shown care and respect to others at times and has been seen to develop positive relationships with others such as Zoro, a skilled swordsman, Luffy his Captain, and Hayate.

Saizo likes to train constantly and strives for perfection. He will drive himself relentlessly to master his technique or learn new Martial Arts Styles and incorporate them into his own style. When he's not sparring, he's working out. For him, physical conditioning is almost an obsession. Saizo believes in strength and power, and that one must feel the power within oneself. He respects individuals who display their own confidence and strength. Saizo is a very discreet, cautious, and generally well-prepared person. He projects a calm, stoic demeanor even in very stressful situations. Like Zoro, he is shown to be a very proud man, taking pride in the reputation he builds as a Martial Artist.

Saizo usually maintains a serious and collected demeanor, but like Hayate, he can be extremely annoyed by goofy and silly behavior and often loses his temper. He often acts tough and rarely shows any emotion besides anger, which he normally feels comfortable with. The only time Saizo was shown crying was after the death of his childhood friend Naori, which deeply saddened him. Another time was when he suffered a humiliating defeat against Dosan. He then vows to Luffy and Hayate that he will not suffer such humiliation ever again. He'd be in a "real dilemma" if he didn't become the best fighter. He is willing to fight his captain, as seen in Whiskey Peak, but only if Luffy and Magnes give him and Zoro no choice.

While the crew sails from one island to another, he normally spends time training and honing his skills and lifting weights. In his spare time, Saizo takes up hobbies such as fishing and coming up with training regimens. Despite his serious nature, he sometimes cracks small jokes on small occasions, often prone to sarcasm. He tends to show his excitement for a big challenge, something that eventually rubs off on Zoro and Sanji. He is eager to train and fight, often to a fault. He will repeatedly express interest in fighting even during times when he is unable to.

Saizo has a very kind heart, as he was willing to risk his life for the sake of a little girl he did not know shortly after his introduction. A rarely seen aspect of his kindness is that he strongly detests evil individuals with extreme cruelty towards the innocent. As shown when Charlos shot Hatchan, Saizo was silently wrathful, as he fully intended to strike down the World Noble if it were not for Luffy.

Saizo has been absurdly reckless in the face of major battles, often at the cost of his own well-being. Many times, he has suffered injuries that would kill a normal person and muscled through them through sheer willpower. For example, he allowed himself to be deliberately scarred on his chest, and he absorbed all of Hayate's pain from his fight with Gekko Moriah after Bartholomew Kuma pushed it out of him. This was in return for sparing his Vice captain's life, which was so traumatic that his eyes temporarily became bloodshot. As a result, he has often been left heavily bloodied and bandaged, gaining scars more times than anyone else in the Straw Hat Pirates crew other than Zoro. All of these scars were notably inflicted after joining Luffy on his travels. Despite this, he has a habit of ignoring these dire injuries and continuing to fight, sometimes before he is fully healed, like Zoro. This has threatened his life by causing unhealed wounds to reopen or be strained, leaving him in crippling agony. Saizo tends to face death in a defiant manner and shows no fear of dying, even when he is gravely injured.

However, in spite of his personal pride and self-respect, Saizo has shown willingness to lower himself to the ground in complete humility for the sake of his friends. This was seen when he begged Bartholomew Kuma to spare Hayate's life in exchange for his own. And then again when he shamelessly bowed before Tang Dosan, begging the Warlord who is his enemy, to train him in the ways of the fist. This shows that despite Saizo not being completely humble, he is neither overly arrogant.

## Abilities and Powers

Saizo was an extremely powerful combatant and in his time as a bounty hunter and later the combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, he has become extremely well-renowned for his exemplary abilities and accomplishments in battle.

By the time he met Luffy, Saizo had established himself as a fearsome bounty hunter in the East Blue, so much so that Koby had heard he was a "demon in the form of a man" along with Zoro. When Saizo fought against Tang Dosan, his former partners Johnny and Yosaku were completely confident that he would win due to Saizo's dominance over East Blue opponents, though they were ignorant to the fact that the East Blue is the weakest of the world's seas. Indeed, Saizo was utterly outclassed by Dosan, a Warlord of the Sea from the Grand Line. Since that defeat, he promised to never lose a battle again, and as he has explored the Grand Line with the Straw Hats he has so far kept his word and not been defeated in combat. Since entering the New World, he has rarely even been wounded or seriously challenged, only sustaining his first major injury after coming to Wano Country.

Saizo was one of the first two Straw Hat members to receive a bounty, after the incident at Alabasta along with and for much of the crew's existence he hold fourth highest bounty of the Straw Hats.

Alongside Luffy, Hayate, Zoro, Magnes and Sanji, Saizo is one of the Monster Six of the Straw Hats due to his strength. Saizo is one of three members among them of the crew who does not utilize weapons or devil fruits in combat relying instead on a mix martial arts combat style. Despite a near constant rivalry with fellow Straw Hat Zoro, Magnes and Sanji, the Four have proven to be a near-unstoppable force when attacking together, as exemplified in the fight against the Groggy Monsters.

### Physical Abilities

Through years of rigorous training regimen since childhood, which consist mainly of grueling bodybuilding exercises in addition to hard training in martial arts, Saizo has immense superhuman physical prowess, particularly his strength and agility. Thanks to his strength, Saizo is capable of clashing equally with superhumanly large and powerful opponents, and can send normal opponents flying away with ease. After two years of intense training with Tang Dosan, Saizo has grown significantly more powerful than before It is shown during his first appearance after the timeskip, that he can smash through a large ship with ease, speed, and precision Saizo was even able to break a Pacifista in neck with just one kick whereas two years prior he barely managed to only slightly damage one.

Saizo's immense physical strength was tremendous he can smash a rock and can defeat several powerful opponents he also possess incredible speed and quickly knock out his opponent with ease his physical strength was monstrous at a young age and can carry large boulder and he was able to smash a giant rock with a just punch or kick He is extremely physically strong, able to use his Strong Fist combat style to defeat an opponent with one punch and then send them flying through the wall behind them.

Saizo's agility strength speed and overall reflexes were inhuman and are also extraordinary. He has shown that he is quick enough to keep up with two Soru users simultaneously (Kaku and Jabra). He can move at nearly imperceptible speeds, jump to astonishing heights, and dodge bullets with ease He is also extremely physically fast, consistently able to attack an opponent before they're fully aware of his presence

Like Zoro, Saizo seemed unable to control his strength prior to the timeskip. This is shown when he tried to hold back while fighting the shipwrights of Galley-La yet still caused serious damage.

Saizo also possess incredible pain tolerance where endure severe injury that normally kills a normal person and also had astonishing amounts of stamina and endurance, along with Zoro Saizo managed to absorb all of the damage and fatigue Hayate had accumulated, besides the damage inflicted on him during fights with Oars and Ryuma during the Thriller Bark Arc. This is especially impressive as Kuma had stated to Saizo that, since he was already close to death, taking in Hayate's pain and fatigue in addition to his would definitely kill him. Saizo, however, managed to survive and later only remarked afterward that "nothing happened" when questioned by Sanji. (Even though Brook saw it happen)

### Creation Fist Style

Saizo utilize a unique Martial Art Style kwown as **Creation Fist Style**, which combines various real-life martial arts and fighting styles. By borrowing different combat styles from a young age and perfecting them, Saizo has created his own distinctive method of fighting. He incorporates elements from the Black Leg Style used by Sanji, the Mutoryu used by Zoro, the Fishman Karate used by Jinbe, and even the Rokushiki techniques used by CP9 and Tobi. This combination of different fighting styles would make Saizo a versatile and formidable opponent in battles.

#### Strike Fist Style

Saizo's Strike Fist Style is a highly effective and efficient hand-to-hand combat style. It focuses on direct, nonclassical movements that are straightforward and meant to maximize impact and speed. The core principle of this style is interception, meaning to intercept an opponent's attack with an attack of one's own or to strike the opponent while they are about to attack. This requires the practitioner to possess extreme speed, strength, and accuracy.

The style incorporates a variety of kicks, both low and high, that are known for their explosive power and short-range effectiveness. Saizo's strikes are characterized by powerful elbow strikes and the aim to defeat opponents with a single strike. The low stances used in this style help to develop leg strength, while the loud stomping action is designed to intimidate opponents and enhance the practitioner's internal energy. Attacks are executed at close range, utilizing eight different parts of the body.

In addition to the Strike Fist Style, Saizo has also learned pressure-point-striking from fighting Mr. A, which allows him to incapacitate his opponents effectively. His proficiency in hand-to-hand combat is demonstrated by his ability to swiftly take down multiple opponents in a short span of time. He has even shown the skill to fight on equal grounds with powerful fighters such as Fenrick from CP9.

#### Strong Fist Style

The **Strong Fist Style** is style that revolve around strength and power, which is to cause external damage and break bones and smashing your opponent. This style revolve around landing critical powerful blows causing a extreme amount of external damage. This style of fighting involves smashing your opponent and can only be used by extremely physically powerful and dominating individual.

#### Beast Fist Style

Beast Fist Style is a martial art style in which one mimics the abilities of animals as well as means of reaching spiritual peace. In the Enies Lobby Arc, Saizo reveals and develop this new ability during his fight against Fenrick.

Saizo's Dragon Fist technique is truly a force to be reckoned with. As he channels his inner dragon spirit, his body becomes filled with an intense power and his fists seem to ignite with a fiery energy. With a swift motion, he strikes his opponent with incredible force, leaving them stunned and unable to defend themselves.

But Saizo's arsenal doesn't stop there. The Tiger Fist is a technique that combines his mastery of the Beast Fist Style with his control over fire. As he concentrates his energy, flames engulf his fist, intensifying the impact of his punches. The scorching heat not only inflicts immense blunt damage but also leaves his opponents with burns, adding an extra layer of pain to their defeat.

However, it's not just the aggressive power of the dragon and the tiger that Saizo taps into. The Bird Fist technique showcases his ability to manipulate air pressure on a massive scale. With a swift movement of his hand, he creates a vacuum that generates a powerful shockwave, capable of disorienting and even incapacitating his foes. The sheer force of the compressed air is enough to send them flying backward, gasping for breath.

Each animal in the Beast Fist Style represents a different aspect of Saizo's power and spiritual journey. The dragon represents his inner strength and determination, the tiger symbolizes his fiery passion and ferocity, and the bird signifies his desire for freedom and harmony. By harnessing the unique abilities of these creatures, Saizo not only becomes a formidable opponent but also achieves a state of spiritual peace and balance.

#### Sword Fist Style

**Sword Fist Style** is a fighting style that revolved around using arms and leg like a sword and being able to cut thing with the arms and legs. Using his hand and leg clashing with several swordsman.

During the battle against Kaidou and Big Mom, Saizo has proven to be capable of utilizing Foxfire Style, a sword style employed by the samurai and leader of the Nine Red Scabbard, Kin'emon, which allows one to cut through fire which implemented to his Sword Fist Style and refer it as **Firefox Sword Fist Style**

### King of Heaven Creation Fist Style

During the Wano Country Arc, Saizo developed **King of Heaven Creation Fist Style** (天国の王, *Tengoku-ō Sozokentōryū*?), an enhanced version of Creation Fist Style where Saizo uses Busoshoku Haki with his arms and legs while Haoshoku Haki is infused into both of his arms and legs. This allowed him to deal significant damage to even a Spartans who noted for extremely strength and durability and were consider stronger then giants.

### Haki

Saizo is one of the few people in the world who is capable of using all three forms of Haki.

#### Haoshoku Haki

Saizo can use Haoshoku Haki, a very rare form of Haki whose users are stated to have the qualities of a king. As of now, this power has laid dormant within Saizo and he is unaware he possesses it.

#### Busoshoku Haki

Saizo has extraordinary mastery of Busoshoku Haki. During the Dressrosa Arc, it is revealed that Dosan has train Saizo on using Busoshoku Haki. Among the Monster Six, Busoshoku Haki is Saizo's area of expertise, having mastered imbuement under Dosan over the two-year timeskip, His Busoshoku Haki has proven superior to one of the Donquixote Pirates' Six executive officers, Czar in their battle, as he struck him down even though his entire body was covered in Haki.

#### Kenbunshoku Haki

Saizo is also very skilled in the use of Kenbunshoku Haki, shown when he was asked by Luffy if he could sense a "wild animal" in the Ryugu Palace, he stated that he could. Saizo was then shown using Kenbunshoku Haki to try and locate Czar during the Dressrosa Arc.

## Relationship

### Crew

#### Monkey D Luffy

Saizo like Zoro trusts Luffy implicitly and always follows his decisions whatever the consequences, acknowledging it as a captain's decision, which a crew must carry out without question. Saizo seems to have the most respect for Luffy and this deep respect has been demonstrated on various occasions.

Saizo still gets annoyed with Luffy's stupidity and will not tolerate Luffy calling him out for being stupid. After knowing Luffy for a long time, Saizo has come to accept Luffy charging stupidly into battle without a plan and is surprised when Luffy actually sticks around. Saizo also happens to be one of the only two (the other being Sanji) that does not worry about Luffy when he is in battle, often telling the other crewmates to believe in their captain.

After the death of Luffy's brother, Saizo tried to get back to his captain as he was aware of the pain Luffy was going through. During Luffy's second appearance at Marineford, He begged Tang Dosan to train him (despite it not being honorable) in order to become stronger for Luffy, his captain.

#### Date D Hayate

Saizo is shown to have to respect for Hayate as the First Mate Saizo was indebted to Hayate, in fact, Hayate was closing friend that he ever had and because he saves him from Death. Saizo would even take Hayate pain just to save his life.

#### Roronoa Zoro

Saizo has respect for Zoro as a Swordsmen but they can get into a verbal or physical fight and often getting into fights with each other over petty matters, often at inopportune moments and call him Greenhead much to Zoro's anger and annoyance. They often get into fights such as showing who got the biggest dinosaur meat.

Both Saizo and Zoro had known each other prior joining the Straw Hat Pirates as they both worked as bounty hunters to survived and occasionally encounter each other frequently hunted down a bounty until they both got arrested by a Corrupt Marine. As a result they interact with each other very often but both of them often constantly fight each other Despite this However, when the pair fight together against a common foe, they are nearly an unstoppable team. Despite their comical fights and rivalry, they have a brotherly trust and care between them they would never admit to, in fact, the two warriors understand each other better than other crewmates.

#### Victor Magnes

Saizo and Magnes often mock each other Magnes will often laugh whole heartily when Saizo did something noticeably stupid Magnes laugh whenever he gets lost or does something noticeably stupid, though he is also worse in that respect.

#### Nami

Nami and Saizo have often seen bickering about the smallest of things and often provide comic relief to serious situations such as Sanji's sudden disappearance in Zou. As Saizo has known Nami for the longest time being the first Six crewmates of the Straw Hats, he is seen interacting with her often, though most of their conversations are disagreements.

Saizo like Zoro also hates to be ordered around by Nami, unlike Sanji who absolutely relishes being able to help Nami. However, in matters of navigation Saizo has great trust in Nami that she would be able to get the Straw Hats to safety. On the other hand, Nami trusts Saizo's fighting prowess and acknowledges his outstanding Martial Prowess.

#### Usopp

Saizo has been good friends with Usopp since the start of their journey. Saizo finds Usopp's cowardly nature disgusting and will always refuse Usopp's requests to be his bodyguard. Saizo along with Zoro would not forgive Usopp's desertion from the crew and disrespect towards Luffy and Hayate and agreeing to Hayate's point about Usopp. He would accept Usopp back only if he bowed his head and apologized. When Usopp finally did this, Saizo was pleased to have him back.

#### Vinsmoke Sanji

Saizo is always shown to compete with Sanji and getting into fights with each other over petty matters, often at inopportune moments including Zoro and Magnes.

#### Ayasato Yuri

Saizo share a conflicted Relationship with Yuri and the two of them often argue with each other

#### Ron Tobi

Saizo like many other members of the crew was suspicions of Tobi before Tobi annoying goofy and carefree persona

#### Tony Tony Chopper

Chopper is in total awe of his strength. He also appears to have a close relationship with Chopper, seeing as the youngest crewmember runs to him when he is scared or in danger

#### Nico Robin

Saizo have a unique relationship with Robin. When Robin had joined the crew after the Alabasta Arc, Saizo was the only one not to trust her (he was the only one she could not bribe, hold debt to, or 'charm'). Just like her, he did not initially use her name, referring to her on multiple occasions as simply "that woman". Saizo also bluntly mentioned to Robin that he still did not trust her and believed that she was hiding her true intentions. Nonetheless, despite his personal opinion, Saizo still saw her as a member of the crew.

#### Deimon Mimi

Saizo and Mimi get along well in spite of her childish nature.

#### Rokuren

Rokuren admired and respected Saizo for his strengths. Saizo's serious, brooding personality occasionally conflicts with Rokuren's goofier, laidback nature

#### Brook

Saizo was at first disturbed and confused by Brook's skeletal appearance, but later on, they get along very well.

### Friends

#### Naori

Naori was a Childhood Friend of Saizo He never managed to beat her (losing 2001 straight matches), and aspired to be just as strong as she was.

### Marine

#### Ling Mei

Saizo first met Ling Mei at Loguetown where she bare uncanny resemblance of his childhood friend Naori.