Date Goku

**Date Goku**, more commonly known as **"Goldbeard"**, was the captain of the Goldbeard Pirates and was known as **"The Strongest Warrior"** and **"One of the two men closest to One Piece"** after Gol D. Roger's death.

Before forming his own crew, he was a member of the legendary Rocks Pirates and later in life he became a member of the Seven Emperors that ruled over the New World until his death during the Battle of Marineford along with his fellow Emperor Whitebeard.

He was the father of Lost Drayden another fellow Emperor and the Adoptive Father of Date D Lang and Date D Hayate.

Goku went by the alias Logan where he was brainwash by Drayden and serve as one of his right-hand man until he later broke free from his Brainwash after his confrontation of Straw Hat after Rulid Arc. He then invades Marineford to save Lang and Drayden

## Appearance

Goku has large golden blonde spiky hair an mustache and small bear was an abnormally large human, roughly three times the size of a normal human. Unlike other large-sized humans, however, he was well-proportioned.

## Personality

Goku is a stalwart quiet and serious man and was a composed individual with a pragmatic approach to life. Normally calm and benign, he stands with an air of noble dignity and has respectful manners. A man who also excels in literary studies. As such he was highly admired and respected by many.

His indomitable loyalty to his own crew and family is his first and foremost duty in life. He will not abandon either of them and treasures each one of them with unfaltering confidence. He acts as the calm advisor and mentor to Hayate and acts as a good father figure for his children or his crew, and he may become self-sacrificing for their safety which made Hayate greatly indebted to him.

Goku is also a man of honour as seen when he became outraged toward Ezio's vial nature and is a kind and compassionate man as shown where he took in various many different individual and orphans throughout his many adventures and cared for Hayate when suffer from starvation.

## Abilties and Powers

Goldbeard was one of the most powerful pirates of his generation and was one of the only men in the world who could match the late Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, in a fight (the only other known to match him was Marine Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp, said to have cornered Gol D. Roger numerous times).

After Roger's death, He became one of the Seven Emperor, Seven of the most formidable pirates that rule the second half of the Grand Line, along with Whitebeard Shanks Han, Drayden Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin. They are considered the biggest pirate threats to the World Government. Prior to his own passing, Goldbeard held not only the second highest bounty among them, but the fourth highest in recorded history, at 5 billion (only behind Whitebeard Marada and Roger).

Goldbeard is well known throughout the entire world and people like such as the member of the Straw Hat Pirates were surprise by Hayate connection to Goldbeard

### Physical Abilities

Goldbeard was given the title of the "Strongest Warrior in the world" for his physical power, which is far superior to even a giant. During the Marineford War, Goldbeard completely overpowered vast numbers of strong Marine officers and giants with tremendous physical might.

Goldbeard's physical resistance and pain tolerance were tremendous: he was able to keep fighting despite the number of life-threatening injuries he sustained. This also proves that Goldbeard possessed enormous amounts of stamina and endurance; no matter how much damage he took throughout the battle Goldbeard continued to press forward and fight.

### Devil Fruit

Goku ate the Taiyo Taiyo no Mi, a Logia-type Devil Fruit that made him a "Solar Man" and which was considered the strongest Devil Fruit within the Logia class. He possesses a profound control over it due to its highly destructive capabilities. Hayate has essentially explains it that it allows him to harness the power of the sun.

The solar energy can be used for a variety of uses in and out of combat. This solar energy can be used to amplify the user's physical attacks. Not only this, but the user can fashion beams out of this solar energy, which is reminiscent of the Pika Pika no Mi's beams, however typically larger in size.

This ability is naturally of higher order of magma and fire combined, since the sun itself is hotter the user is capable of overwhelming and neutralizing and even burning those such as magma and given the immunity to fire attacks and even bright lights

### Swordsmanship

Goku is a extreme powerful swordsman and skills were extremely immensed.

### Weapon

Goku wields a broad sword call Hiryo one of the 128 Legendary Sword known for being indestructable He was immensely skilled with the blade. He could use Hiryo to fight off countless powerful Marines in Marineford.

### Haki

Goldbeard is one of the very small number of people in the world who can use all three types of Haki.

#### Haoshoku Haki

Goldbeard possessed Haoshoku Haki. During a encounter with Whitebeard Pirates he clashed against Whitebeard cracked the air, creating an effect akin to lightning and generating a shock wave.

#### Busoshoku Haki

Goldbeard has immense mastery of Busoshoku Haki, which he used to negate the intangibility of Logia-based Devil Fruits.

#### Kenbunshoku Haki

Goku possesses the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki.

## Relationship

### Seven Emperors

#### Edward Newgate

In the past, they used to be part of the Rocks Pirates. After the incident at God Valley, they went their separate ways to form their own crews and became Emperors. Goldbeard and Whitebeard clashed against each other several times in the past during the time when Rogers was Alive however they are shown to be in amicable term and both them acknowledge each other for their strength.

## History

### Past

Date Goku was born in the East Blue He became a pirate at an early age.

## Trivia

* Goldbeard's favorite foods are is his daughter's cooking and rice dishes