Koala

> Even though Aurelius might be more powerful than us. Our goals are aligned with each other, to stop corruption & oppression from spreading. If we can't trust each other, then we can't accomplish anything.
>
> Koala

## Others

### Specialty

Fishman Karate

**Koala** is a former slave who was set free by Fisher Tiger's rampage on Mary Geoise. She sailed along with the Sun Pirates to reach her home town.

At some point later, she joined the Revolutionary Army, eventually becoming the Fish-Man Karate assistant instructor, a high ranking officer, and a member of Fireteam Acheron. She now often works alongside both Sabo and Hack.

## Personality

Aladine described Koala as having the lifestyle of a slave ingrained in her blood. Even after being set free for three years, she was very apologetic and vowed to never cry or stop working. The pirate explained that if a slave ever cried or stopped cleaning, they would be killed. Koala seemed to consider the Sun Pirates her masters, as she asked them if she would be killed if she stopped cleaning. Aladine also said that slaves panicked constantly, even when alone, and that they couldn't trust anyone. It is unknown if Koala also became paranoid in that regard.

When Fisher Tiger convinced her that his crew were not like the Celestial Dragons by throwing his gun into the ocean, she finally cried for the first time in years. She then began to regard the Sun Pirates as her family rather than her masters, though this did not stop her habit of cleaning even when she was not asked.

By the time they reached her hometown she genuinely liked the fish-men and mermen of the Sun Pirates, creating especially strong bonds with Hatchan and the future members of the Macro Pirates. She went as far as to actually hold Fisher Tiger's hands despite him trying to shake her off.

At the age of 23 Koala has become much more mature, having shown sympathy towards Sabo for not being able to save Ace, telling him he should not let his guilt get to him. She has also become rather playful and cheery, having gleefully hugged Robin after meeting her and also teasing Sabo about him crying upon meeting Luffy again. She has also been shown to have a temper, as she got angry with Sabo for fighting Fujitora instead of staying at his post and comically pinched his cheeks for his disregard for his duties as a Revolutionary.

## Relationships

### Revolutionary Army

When she was only 14 years old, three years after Fisher Tiger's death, Koala joined the Revolutionary Army. Though her official role is assistant Fish-Man Karate instructor, Koala is shown to work closely under the army's top leadership.

#### Sabo

Koala is good friends with Sabo, having worked with him since she was a teenager. As such, she's come to know him personally quite well, being aware of Sabo's relationship with Ace and Luffy as well as his guilt for not being at Marineford to help save Ace. She consoled Sabo by telling him that it was impossible to know whether Sabo would have made a difference or not. Even though they are friendly to each other most of the time, Koala comically pinched Sabo's cheeks when he frustrated her for fighting Fujitora and neglecting his duties as a Revolutionary by leaving his post. Although she can get irritated with him from time to time, Koala cried when she believed him to be dying and was distressed when she thought he would leave the Revolutionaries after he regained his memories but was relieved when he stated he was not leaving.

Koala was greatly concerned for Sabo's safety after a recent incident regarding him at Levely was revealed in the newspaper.

#### Hack

Hack is a fellow colleague and Fish-Man Karate practitioner in the Revolutionary Army. He intended to get into contact with her after losing the Corrida Colosseum tournament but was unable to as he was turned into a toy by Sugar and forced to work. He complained that Koala was waiting for him to report, unaware that she had forgotten him due to the effects of the Hobi Hobi no Mi. After Sugar was knocked out and Koala regained her memories of Hack, Koala was quick to inform him that Sabo was making his way to the basement. Both share a dislike for Sabo's tendency of leaving his post during missions. Hack was the one responsible for bringing Koala into the Revolutionary Army when she was 14. She studied Fish-Man Karate under his tutelage, eventually becoming a Master Assistant Fish-Man Karate Instructor.

#### Monkey D. Dragon

Dragon is the leader of the Revolutionary Army whom Koala serves faithfully. After Koala returned to Baltigo following the mission to Dressrosa, Dragon thanked her for helping them find their lost comrades and her discovery of weapons on the island. He also appears to trust her well enough to carry out important tasks such as summoning the other Revolutionary leaders.

#### Belo Betty

Koala seems to have a causal relationship with Belo Betty despite the East Army Commander being one of her senior officers. Belo muses on the contradiction in Koala's reason for becoming a revolutionary. She notes Koala wants to depose the World Government to help fish-men but the Ryugu Kingdom is one of their affiliates. Despite this, Koala happily responds that she agrees with Dragon's crusade to dethrone the Celestial Dragons and not the World Government itself.

#### Bartholomew Kuma

Not much is known about her relationship with Kuma but after he was rescued from slavery, Koala was obviously sad when she saw Kuma was now just a mindless machine.

## Abilities and Powers

She has been shown to have certain skills like being able to take down larger enemies and great agility and can make a big jump from the stands to all the way down to an underground port while bringing Sabo clothes to wear.

Her position indicates that in terms of combat, she is above simple revolutionary soldiers, as she seems to have a decent level within fish-men standards despite being human.

### Fishman Karate

She is skilled enough at Fish-Man Karate to be able to teach it and was able to defeat an opponent much larger than her. Not being a fishwoman and still being able to learn the art makes her more impressive. She is also shown to be proficient enough to defeat a group of five armed men with only a single strike each.

#### Techniques

* **Low Kicks** - This technique involves circling around and attacking an enemy from behind with a flurry of kicks.
* **Shark Tile True Punch** - A powerful straight punch that produces a shock wave that passes through the opponent.
* **Sharkskin Palm Block** - A simple yet powerful palm block, when used in the game it produces spherical bubble around the user.
* **Changing Ocean Blast** - Koala focus herself before performing a backward somersault into the air to deliver a diving kick to the opponent, followed by a backhand strike, then spinning around to attack the stunned opponents backside with a kick, then spinning around again to attack them from the front with another kick, before finishing the technique with a **Sharkskin Palm Block**.

### Gadgets

Elena Núñez, a teammate of Fireteam Acheron had built her gadgets that fitted her combat style.

* **Stasis Module Gauntlet** - Similarly to the one Elena is equipped with, Koala is equipped with the portable gauntlet version of the Stasis Module along with the added chain mod.