Orochi Kurozumi

**Orochi Kurozumi** (オロチ・クロズミ, *Orochi Kurozumi*), is both a fictional character and antagonist from the *Fairy One Piece Tail* series created by Hiro Mashima and Eiichiro Oda. He was the shogun of the Wano Country, and an ally of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

As a part of his deal with Kaido, he also assisted in the persecution of the Kozuki Clan and to kill Oden Kozuki. Since his rule, the country has been polluted and most of its citizens are oppressed by his rule, until Kaido betrayed and killed him for his New Onigashima Project.

"*Consider my words to be nonsense at your own peril! **I have the power to act upon them**!*"

—Orochi Kurozumi, scorning his retainers for dismissing his warnings.

## Appearance & Biography

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### Appearance

Orochi was a rather large man with a big head and stocky build. He appeared to be balding, with his dark purple hair being mostly seen on the sides and back of his head, and he had a long topknot in the back, as well as a thin mustache that stuck upward. His two upper canine teeth were longer than his other teeth and were blunt, remaining blunt in his Zoan hybrid form. He wore a gold kimono with a fan-shaped pattern on it, a blue robe with flowers on it, and a crown on his head.

* Hair Color: Dark Purple
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Black
* Age: Not Known (Deceased)
* Birthday: February 22nd
* Height: 382 cm (12'6")
* Weight: Not Known
* Bounty: Not Known

## Personality

As one of the last members of the Kurozumi Family, who were disgraced and stripped of their power and authority, Orochi developed immense greed and thirst for power from an early age due to being forced to live in poverty since birth. When he worked as a servant for Yasuie, Orochi outwardly exhibited a timid and servile attitude, but this was all an act to steal money by preying on the sympathies of others.

"*Celestial Dragons? Marines? You should know we do not fear even that, you are free to gather all of your forces together to invade here but you will never topple my country. I have Kaido behind my back!!*"

—Orochi Kurozumi, displaying his arrogance to CP-0.
Orochi was in truth extremely deceptive and dishonorable, bending laws and rules to suit his own needs and never acknowledging promises or deals to those that he viewed as a threat. Having been twisted by the Kurozumi Family's unfair persecution since his childhood, Orochi was an extremely cruel and oppressive tyrant who takes joy in making his subjects suffer as revenge for his family's persecution.

Under his rule, the people of Wano suffered great famines. The officials under him also harshly enforced his regime, and he collaborated with Kaido to not only kill Oden Kozuki, but also allowed the Beasts Pirates to turn Wano into a nearly complete wasteland in exchange for borrowing Kaido's power and protection, disregarding his country and people in favor of his own self-interest.

Due to his power and connections, he is completely fearless and arrogant, proclaiming that he does not fear the Celestial Dragons nor the Marines. He even shot a CP-0 agent, confident that they could do nothing against him. This arrogance blinded him to the fact that he was in truth just a pawn for Kaido and that Kaido only protected him as long as it suited his own interests.

Even as Kaido and the Beasts Pirates turned Wano into a wasteland, Orochi expected that the Flower Capital would remain prosperous and was shocked when Kaido revealed his intentions of using it to make more factories. He defiantly opposed Kaido's New Onigashima Project, reprimanding him for his ingratitude, clearly forgetting he had completely relied on Kaido's power for protection.

Although he hates his country, Orochi desired to create an image of him being a heroic and strong ruler with a happy populace. During his reign, he had schools teach propaganda about him being the one to defeat Oden and maintain the country's isolation when, in reality, Kaido was the one to do those. When meeting with CP-0, he claimed that the citizens around them were happy, although this reality only existed in the wealthy Flower Capital.

To give the impoverished citizens the facade of happiness, Orochi put defective SMILE fruits in their food supply to render them unable to express negative emotions. Orochi was extremely domineering and unreasonable with absolutely no tolerance to anyone who defied or spoke ill of him, even if it was out of his earshot and in casual discussion. He made those actions a capital crime, which the Gifters enforced.

"*Kill without hesitation!! Every last one of those who dares to defy me, destroy them all without exception.*"

—Orochi's domineering nature.
Orochi was petty enough to kill any man, woman or child who offended him, going to any lengths to see them dead (only showing temporary hesitation towards a woman he held feelings for) and refusing to take responsibility for the consequences of his own actions, preferring to blame others instead by branding them as criminals. Though arrogant, Orochi avoided being overconfident.

Orochi had an extremely murderous mindset, becoming angry if a target ends up escaping from his wrath and sending countless subordinates or even assassins to deal with individuals he wanted gone, no matter how threatening they may be, as well as those that protect or assist said individuals. The subordinates that fail to uphold his rule are callously discarded from his ranks and then punished accordingly.

Orochi was also immensely extravagant and hedonistic, as he loved to hold banquets with luxurious food and drinks accompanied by refined music and dancing. He was picky with his choice of food and extremely wasteful. Moreover, he employed only the finest geisha of Wano, such as Komurasaki, to perform at his banquets.

Komurasaki in particular was the main target of Orochi's affections, with the latter wishing to make the former his bride. Orochi's feelings for Komurasaki, however, were very shallow since he only loved her due to beauty. He thought of himself as the only one with the right to have her as a result of his pride and possessiveness. As a highly cautious and attentive man, he took any and all threats to his rule seriously.

To this extent, he prohibited the use of weapons and banned kendo, karate, and judo dojos to deprive any dissidents of the means to incite a rebellion. Orochi also acknowledged the fact that the Nine Red Scabbards and Momonosuke survived, believing his information sources and the fact that their bodies were never found.

His warnings about the return of the Kozuki retainers caused many of his complacent servants to view him as a coward, merely overreacting out of fear for the prophecy. Though his servants were often afraid to voice this skepticism out loud, Orochi was aware of the fact that he was thought of as paranoid, but overlooked this due to having the authority to have his commands carried out regardless.

He had a habit of using the phrase "**Don’t be reserved!**" (くるしゅうない, *Kurushūnai*), an expression used in historical context by people of high social status in response to their servants. Orochi remained resolute in his refusal to release the prisoners in Rasetsu Town despite Yasuie convincing people that everything was a result of Orochi's mistake, going as far as imprisoning their families alongside them if they attempted to protest.

Ironically, while he was careful with the Kozuki Family and the rebels, Orochi could be too trustful as he never suspected his subordinate Kyoshiro of being affiliated with the Kozuki Clan or the rebels and never expected Kaido's betrayal.

Despite his usual cautious attitude, Orochi could make rash decisions in the heat of the moment as he was willing to execute Yasuie in a public demonstration, without taking into account the latter's popularity with his citizens and the potential to arouse their dissatisfaction by killing him.

According to Hyogoro, despite all the precautions Orochi took to minimize the chances of his own downfall, he had failed to notice the great flaw in his policy of condemning all his dissidents to life imprisonment in Udon, which allowed hatred to breed among tens of thousands of people for over two decades.

Having lived in safety and protection for 20 years with the help of the Beast Pirates and his countless subordinates such as the Kyoshiro Family, Mimawarigumi, and the Orochi Oniwabanshu, Orochi sometimes lost all sense of danger.

When Zoro attacked him, Orochi was deeply shocked that someone had actually tried to kill him despite his authority and power as the shogun. Orochi's unexpected complacency also led him to miscalculate the distances of the provinces and region of Wano due to having spent all his time in the Flower Capital as he acted too late in stopping the rebels from gathering.

Like other characters, Orochi possessed a unique laugh: "Gufufufufu". He also used the variations "Gufuhahaha" and "Guhoho".

## Relationships

### Family

* Kurozumi Clan
	+ Higurashi Kurozumi
	+ Semimaru Kurozumi
	+ Kanjuro Kurozumi

### Neutral

* Beasts Pirates
	+ Kaido

### Enemies

* Komurasaki
* Nine Red Scabbards
* Yasuie Shimotsuki

## Powers and Abilities

As shogun, Orochi had full control over Wano Country and its inhabitants. He had government officials working under him who enforced his rule, and has a group of elite ninja known as the Orochi's Oniwabanshu as well as samurai known as the Mimawarigumi who served and protected him without question. He also had the backing of Kaido of the Four Emperors, so if he and his subordinates were threatened, Kaido would hear about it and deal with the threat, which was proven in the past when Kaido brutally ended a massive rebellion staged by countless samurais banded together led by the daimyos serving the Kozuki Family against Orochi's new rule. He believed that with Kaido's support, not even the World Government nor World Nobles can overthrow him nor topple Wano. However, he lost this support when Kaido betrayed him and ended their alliance when he beheaded him.

### Tactical Skills

Orochi had an extremely sharp intuition and a strategic cunning, as he orchestrated Kanjuro to infiltrate the Nine Red Scabbards as a mole. Unlike most of his complacent subordinates, Orochi was right to take Toki's prophecy seriously, which allowed him to correctly deduce that Oden's son and retainers were still alive and that certain incidents around Wano Country were connected to Kin'emon. He wholeheartedly believed that they are planning to overthrow him and his ally Kaido, even though there is no concrete evidence to support his suspicions.

Through his spy, Orochi received information regarding Hiyori Kozuki, the time travel of the Nine Red Scabbards, and the assembly location and numbers of the enemy alliance. This allowed him to correctly figure out their plans and take effective actions to prevent them from mobilizing, by destroying the cave containing the Thousand Sunny and blowing up all the bridges connecting the country's regions ahead of time. However, Orochi's efforts failed due to Kin'emon misreading Yasuie's message as well as Orochi miscalculating the distances of the provinces, acting too late in stopping them.

### Marksmanship

Orochi had great marksmanship skills, having been seen wielding a flintlock pistol and rifle. He was able to quickly draw his pistol and shoot a CP-0 agent in the head with it, although the agent was unharmed by the bullet. With his rifle, he was able to shoot Yasuie Shimotsuki to death from a great distance away, and was shown aiming directly at Toko's head when trying to shoot her.

### Swordsmanship

In the Flower Capital school, Orochi has been lauded as being a powerful swordsman said to utilize a sword-style known as **Orochi Two-Sword Style** (オロチ二刀流, *Orochi Nitōryū*; literally meaning "Orochi Two Swords Style"), and according to propaganda, he used this style to defeat Oden Kozuki and his retainers. However, this is all false information to paint him as being a powerful shogun, as it was Kaido who defeated Oden, with Orochi not even being present during the battle. After hearing Toko laughing after his raving about the Kozuki Family, he used a katana to slice wildly through a thin wall while completely missing Toko, displaying little to no skill in swordsmanship.

### Devil Fruit

*Main article:* *Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Eight Headed Serpent*
The **Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Eight Headed Serpent** (フワフワの実, *Hebi Hebi no Mi, Moderu: Yamata no Orochi*, literally meaning "Fruit of the Snake-Snake, Model: Eight-Headed Snake"), a Mythical Zoan-class Devil Fruit, which was eaten by Orochi, allows him to transform into an eight-headed snake. Only one head bore his eyes, mustache, and crown, while the others had more generic looks by comparison.

In his transformed state, the main head was a darker olive green with red scales while the other heads were a lighter shade with yellow scales. Every head had black horns, orange eyebrows, and light purple scales. Each head also had red eyes with blue irises and purple tongues. In this form, he was given the ability to attack in multiple directions with his considerably strong jaws.

#### Techniques

The named techniques that are used by Orochi that involve the Devil Fruit are as follows:

## Etymology

* Orochi means Big Snake or Serpent in Japanese, matching his Devil Fruit, the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Eight Headed Serpent.

## External links

* Orochi Kurozumi *One Piece Encyclopedia*
* Orochi Kurozumi *Villains Wiki*