Brook

## Summary

**Brook** is the musician of the Straw Hat Pirates, one of their two swordsmen and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He is the ninth member of the crew and the eighth to join, doing so at the end of the Thriller Bark Arc. His dream is to reunite with his old friend, Laboon, at Reverse Mountain, where he resides with Crocus.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** At least **7-B** | **High 6-C** | **High 6-C** | **High 6-C**

**Name:** Brook, epithet "Soul King", "Gentleman Skeleton", "Dead Bones", "Humming Swordsman", "Satan-sama"

**Origin:** One Piece

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 88 (Pre-Timeskip), 90 (Post-Timeskip)

**Classification:** Living Skeleton (previously a Human), Musician of the Straw Hat Pirates, Former Captain of the Rumbar Pirates, Former Battle Convoy Leader, Paramecia Devil Fruit user

#### **Abilities:**

* Pre-Timeskip
* Post-Timeskip
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Adept Swordsman (Specializes in fencing), Water Walking, Immortality (Types 2 and 7; Unaffected by having his head and other body parts detached), Soul Manpulation and Resurrection (Ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a Paramecia type Devil Fruit which allows the user to come back to life and allows the user to access other soul-based abilities), Inorganic Physiology, Sleep Manipulation (Via Nemuriuta: Flanc), limited Regeneration (Mid-Low; Can regenerate wounds such as large cracks on his skull by drinking milk), Statistics Amplification (Can enhance his speed to the point where he can blitz those who can normally keep up with him via Yahazu Giri and similar moves), Possibly Empathic Manpulation when playing music (Uses music to inspire cultists to fight for themselves), Immunity to Water Absorption (Due to being a skeleton), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation (Due to not having flesh. He also covered himself in lightning to attack Oars without showing major damage)

Same as before, Astral Projection (Can separate his soul to move individually of his body), Body Control (Can reattach his head and other body parts), Ice Manpulation (Able to freeze objects and people by channeling the power of his soul through his sword [Soul Solid, the "Freezing Sword"]), Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of affecting and damaging Big Mom homies such as Zeus and Prometheus), Spiritual Awareness, Large Size (Approximately 2.77 m), Air Manipulation (Can generate wind blades with sword slashes and thrusts, can also use this in conjunction with his freezing ability), Durability Negation (Can freeze the blood flow of opponents, affecting them internally. Can hit the soul), Broadway Force, Mind Manpulation when playing music (Able to hypnotize people with music: forcing them to sleep, create illusions in their minds, etc.)

**Attack Potency:** At least **City level** (Comparable to Ryuma) | **Large Island level** (Could cut through Vegapunk's second dragon, which is stronger than Dragon Number Thirteen which could take attacks from Gear 2nd Luffy) | **Large Island level** (He was able to freeze Charlotte Oven) | **Large Island level+** (Incapacitated a Number and 2 other enemies who all took hits from Nico Robin)

**Speed:** **Relativistic** Combat speed (Kept up with Ryuma), **higher** with Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri | At least **Relativistic** Combat speed (Faster than before), **higher** with Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri | At least **Relativistic** Combat speed (Faster than before), **FTL** Combat speed with Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri (Speed-blitzed Big Mom) | At least **Relativistic+** Combat speed (Dodged an attack from Black Maria), **FTL** Combat speed with Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu

**Striking Strength:** At least **City Class** | **Large Island Class** | **Large Island Class** | **Large Island Class+**

**Durability:** At least **City level** | **Large Island level** | **Large Island level** | **Large Island level+**

**Stamina:** Superhuman. Due to being a skeleton, he is also unfazed by some injuries that would normally be critical (Such as having his skull shattered, etc.)

**Range:** Extended human melee range with sword and by virtue of size (9 feet tall), at least dozens of meters with musical powers.

**Standard Equipment:** Soul Solid, a Shikomizue (A sword hidden in a cane) and his violin

**Intelligence:** Skilled combatant with decades of battle experience.

**Weaknesses:** Standard Devil Fruit users weaknesses. He leaves his body defenseless when he uses his astral projection.

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

**Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit or Underworld-Underworld Fruit):** A Paramecia type Devil Fruit which enhances the user's soul to the point where they can come back to life after dying once, remain alive until their body is sufficiently damaged, and to use several other soul-based abilities. The power that allows him to live in the human world is not organs nor muscles: it is his soul.

* **Astral Projection:** A new ability Brook demonstrated after the time skip. Brook is able to separate his body and soul, and move his soul everywhere he wants to, even through walls. When Brook is in Spectral form he both visible and audible to people. It is currently unknown as to how far the extent can Brook maintain this separation of his soul from his body.
* **Soul Energy:** After two years of training, Brook has mastered the use of this Devil Fruit to the extent of knowing its true nature. He reveals that in order for his soul to remain here in this world, it produces a unique and powerful energy that is almost physical in form. He has also mastered the energy his soul emits to the extent that he can reattach his bones by using this energy such as when he is beheaded he then attaches his head back with the help of it.
* **Chills of the Underworld:** Through his soul, Brook is able to summon the very cold of the underworld, which he utilizes in conjunction with his sword, Soul Solid, to generate freezing attacks.

**Music:** Brook's devotion to music not only helped him to pass the lonely days during his long isolation but also serves as a combat tool.

* **Nemuriuta Flanc (Lullaby Parry):** Brook swipes his weapon over his violin like a fiddle and plays a soothing melody which makes his opponents fall asleep.
* **Party Music:** Brook uses his music to hypnotize his opponents into believing they are at a night festival. This way, his opponents not only drop their guards, but they are also made vulnerable to suggestions.

**Fencing Style:** Brook uses an unnamed form of swordsmanship that resembles classical fencing. It specializes in speed and thrusting techniques.

* **Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri (Three-Verse Humming: Arrow-Notch Slash):** A high-speed technique where Brook swiftly cuts his opponent(s) as he approaches them and then re-sheats his blade.
* **Requiem la Banderole:** Performed much the same as Yahazu Giri, except Brook executes a lateral slash against the opponent's chest.
* **Aubade Coup Droit (Dawn Serenade: Right-Handed Strike):** A ranged thrusting technique that creates a highly compressed blast of air.
* **Prelude: Au Fer (Prelude: After):** A technique intended to disarm the opponent by destroying whatever weapon they might be wielding at close range.
* **Gavotte Bond en Avant (Gavotte: Leap Forward):** A thrusting technique in which the user propels himself forward in order to strike an opponent.
* **Swallow Bond en Avant (Swallow Leap Forward):** An aerial version of Gavotte Bond en Avant.
* **Polka Remise (Polka Continuation):** A combination technique in which the user delivers several consecutive thrusts against the opponent.
* **Quinte Tierce Fantasia (Fifth Parry and Third Parry Fantasy):** Typically used in conjunction with Party Music, Brook uses a swift draw-and-sheathing technique while his opponents are still under the influence of the hypnotic nature of the musical technique.
* **Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri (Pastoral Song: Blizzard Slash):** Combining Hanauta Sancho: Yahazu Giri and his Devil Fruit ability, Brook does the same thing Yahazu Giri does but he sheaths his sword from top to bottom and the streak mark he creates with his "chilled" sword freezes the opponent's blood.

* **Winds of Hades:** Brook uses his Soul Solid in conjunction with his Devil Fruit ability to fire freezing winds at his opponent.

**Key:** **Pre-Timeskip** | **Beginning of Timeskip** | **Whole Cake Island** | **Wano Saga**