Roger D. Gol

**Roger D. Gol** (ロジャー・D・ゴール, *Rojā D. Gōru*), more commonly known as "**Roger Gold**" (ロジャー・ゴールド, *Rojā Gōrudo*), is both a fictional character and tritagonist from the *J-Stars' Fairy One Piece Tail* series created by Hiro Mashima and Eiichiro Oda.

He was a legendary pirate who, as the captain of the Roger Pirates, held the title of "**King of the Pirates**" (海賊王, *Kaizoku-Ō*; literally meaning "Pirate King"), and owned the legendary treasure known as "One Piece". He was also the lover of Rouge and the father of Ace.

Roger was famed as the man who did what no one thought possible – he conquered the seas and amassed a vast fortune. Afterwards, knowing that he would soon die from an incurable disease, Roger disbanded his crew before turning himself in to be executed.

The government intended to have him publicly executed to discourage piracy, but his last words had the opposite impact. He stated that who finds his treasure can claim it. As such, this made him single-handedly responsible for starting the Golden Age of Pirates.

"*There once was a man named Roger Gold, who was King of the Pirates. He had wealth, fame, and power. The man who had acquired everything in this world, beyond your wildest dreams!*"

—Billy, retelling a story of roger to his little sister.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Sean Hennigan (English), Masane Tsukayama (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Castilian Spanish), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)
*Voice Actor (young)*: Marcus D. Stimac (English), Takeshi Kusao (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Castilian Spanish), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Appearance

Roger was a tall and very muscular man. His most prominent physical features were his curved black mustache, a fierce grin he almost always wore, and his intense eyes. He also had thick black hair and a short, thick neck.

Like many other high ranking pirates, he wore a long red captain's coat. Beneath his coat, he wore a blue shirt and had a yellow sash around his waist. He wore a white cravat around his neck, dark blue pants, and what appeared to be black sea boots. Before he turned himself in, he also wore a pirate hat with his Jolly Roger on it over a yellow-spotted bandana. During the Edd War, however, he donned a dark-blue vest and a yellow sash.

Thirty years ago, he was seen wearing a necklace.

Later on, during a flashback to Roger's first meeting with Rayleigh, it was revealed that Roger wore the straw hat that Luffy D. Monkey is currently wearing.

* Hair Color: Black
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Black
* Age: 53 (Deceased)
* Birthday: December 31st
* Height: 274 cm (9'0")
* Weight: Not Known
* Bounty: 5,564,800,000 berries

## Personality

"*Even in front of a huge enemy army that he had no chance of winning against, Roger stood tall and would not run.*"

—Garp D. Monkey about Roger D. Gol.
Roger was said to be fearless, and those who witnessed his execution even claim that he smiled just before his death, and during all of his flashback appearances, Roger was seen with a confident smile. His personality is often noted by people who knew him to have been similar to that of Luffy D. Monkey. This is best shown when he meets Rayleigh and asks him to join him, despite having no idea how strong he was or even what role he would have on his ship.

Ace D. Portgas revealed his lineage to Whitebeard, who noted that Ace's personality was not much like his father's. However, they both shared a refusal to run from battle. Garp D. Monkey stated that Roger would not run away from an enemy in order to protect his crew from danger. They both also shared the common traits associated with the Spirit Will of D. Roger was also a man who loved big, flashy things and reveled in his title of King of the Pirates despite his oncoming death.

While not portrayed during any of his appearances, he could be a merciless enemy when he got angry. This was further evidenced when he killed all of Squard's crew members personally for unknown reasons. Roger was very quick to anger, and he would retaliate for something as simple as an insult to his crew, regardless of how small it might be.

Garp stated that an angry Roger could be a violent, selfish, and short-tempered man, but his actions had been pure and straight, just like a child's, and that he was lucky to survive and become the King of the Pirates despite his extremely reckless nature. He also had a side to him that mocked his enemies. After defeating a group of Marines, he told them to bring Garp or Sengoku while telling the Marines he just defeated that they were not worth his time.

He did get excited when he got the opportunity to face strong enemies, charging straight ahead past Rayleigh and Gaban Scopper to face Oden Kozuki himself. When he clashed with Whitebeard for the first time in a while, he reacted with glee and casually greeted his old rival.

Despite his prideful and aggressive nature, Roger was a considerably humble man as he bowed to Whitebeard and Oden when requesting the samurai to join his crew and offered all the treasure and supplies his crew obtained to Whitebeard in exchange for Oden's service. He was also more than happy to tell others of his dreams and would socialize with his rivals with great enthusiasm.

He also had a soft spot for children, as he was seen happily cradling Hiyori Kozuki when she was a baby. He was even gentle towards children of other races such as with the mermaid Shyarly when he innocently asked her for some predictions with a gentle smile, and with the mink Pedro when Roger encouraged him to wait for his own moment one day. He also believed a newborn child should not be responsible for the sins of their parents, as he asked Garp to protect his unborn child because he did not want his child to be killed for being related to him.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Roger Pirates
	+ Rayleigh Silvers
	+ Crocus
	+ Gaban Scopper
	+ Shanks
	+ Rex D. Monkey
	+ Buggy
	+ Teach D. Marshall
	+ Oden Kozuki
* Tom
* Kokoro

### Family

* Rouge D. Portgas (Lover; Deceased)
* Ace D. Portgas (Son; Deceased)

### Rivals

* Garp D. Monkey (1st rival)
* Whitebeard Pirates
	+ Whitebeard (2nd rival)

### Enemies

* World Government
	+ Marines
		- Sengoku
* Rocks Pirates
	+ Rocks D. Xebec
	+ Golden Lion
	+ Kaido
	+ Big Mom

## Powers and Abilities

Roger is hailed as having been one of, if not the strongest pirate of all time, considered nearly unstoppable in battle. As Pirate King, he retains the highest status among all the world's pirates even post-mortem. Elucidating this is the truly enormous bounty he had prior to his death, with 5,564,800,000 berries being the highest in pirating history.

Very few people are known to have ever matched Roger in battle: most prominently the legendary "Hero of the Marines" Garp D. Monkey, said to have cornered Roger multiple times before his surrender, as well as Roger's second foremost pirate rival Whitebeard, who held the power of the strongest Paramecia Devil Fruit and was called the "Strongest Man in the World", even before Roger's death.

Another person known to rival Roger was Rocks D. Xebec who was considered to be his first and most formidable rival, even more so than his former subordinate Whitebeard would come to be as it took the combined efforts of both Roger and Garp to finally defeat Rocks. Other examples of Roger's strength include fighting on equal ground with Shiki, who commanded the largest pirate fleet of the time, and single-handedly defeating the armies of several countries. Oden even commented that Roger presented the aura of a wild beast.

### Voice of All Things

Roger was able to locate the Poneglyphs by hearing their shouts. However, he was not like the Ohara scholars who used their intellect to study the Poneglyphs, so he could not exactly "read" them. According to Rayleigh, Roger could locate the Poneglyphs because he had the ability to "hear the voice of all things".

Roger was also one of only five known beings who possessed the ability to hear Sea Kings speaking, the other four being Luffy, Shirahoshi, Poseidon, and Oden. He was also one of four known humans in the series who possessed the ability to hear Zunesha speaking, the other three being Luffy, Oden Kozuki, and Momonosuke Kozuki.

### Physical Abilities

Roger possessed immense endurance and vitality even when he was ravaged by an incurable disease. Aided by Crocus' medical skills, he managed to conquer the Grand Line. He was even able to fight for three days and three nights against Whitebeard until the fight resulted in a draw.

### Swordsmanship

Roger was a tremendously powerful swordsman, overpowering the legendary master samurai Oden Kozuki with only one strike. He was also able to clash equally against Whitebeard's Murakumogiri, creating a powerful shockwave that blew back everything on the island as well as the Moby Dick by the coast.

#### Techniques

The named techniques that are used by Roger that involve the Combat Style are as follows:

* **Divine Departure** (神避, *Kamusari*; literally meaning "Godly Avoidance"): Holding his sword in his right hand, Roger swings his sword creating a powerful slash attack to hit his opponent. It was first seen used against Oden Kozuki, hitting him in the torso and was powerful enough to overwhelm Oden's two-sword defense, sending him backward a great distance.

#### Conqueror's Haki

*Main article:* *Conqueror's Haki*
Roger possessed Conqueror's Haki, which was seen when he clashed with fellow Conqueror's Haki user, Newgate Edward. Their clash created a notable effect similar to lightning and released a large burst that traveled across the island that they were on and pushed back the Moby Dick alongside the nearby trees, clouds, and people.

#### Armament Haki

*Main article:* *Armament Haki*
Roger possessed immense mastery over Armament Haki, being as powerful as Newgate Edward in his prime 30 years prior. He could imbue his weapons, specifically his saber, harden it and cause a stream of black flame-like aura just as large as himself to flow out from his sword, allowing him to evenly clash against the Murakumogiri, one of the 12 Saji O Wazamono Meito. As a testament to his mastery, he could even overpower Oden Kozuki, who was an exceptional master of Armament Haki in his own right.

Roger proved his mastery and advancement of Armament Haki by being able to emit it from a short distance from his saber. Against Whitebeard, who was capable of the same feat, a clash between weapons would result in a massive island-size shockwave, in spite of neither weapon making contact with each other.

### Weapons

While fighting Shiki and his massive fleet, it was shown that Roger wielded a sword in one hand and a gun in the other. He also wielded a sword in the fight against the Rocks Pirates, and used one against Whitebeard in their final fight.

## History

### Past

#### The Beginning

Gol D. Roger was born in Logue Town. According to Garp D. Monkey, Roger grew up in difficult circumstances and developed great fear of losing his loved ones above all else. Sometime later during his youth, he met Rayleigh Silvers and became impressed of his ship. However, Rayleigh explained he stole the ship to live on it because his house was burned down. Viewing their encounter as a fated meeting, he asked Rayleigh to join him. Roger became a captain of Roger Pirates, during which he engaged in piracy while building up his fame over several decades.

Brook referred to hearing of a "rookie" with that name when he was still with Rumbar Pirates.

Roger and his crew sailed into the other side the world, where Roger managed to sneak into Big Mom's territory of Totto Land and transcribe her Road Poneglyph. 39 years before the present, he and his crew reached Lodestar Island, the final island that the Log Pose pointed to. Roger knew that the real final island was beyond this point and that the Road Poneglyphs gave clues about its location. However, he was unable to read the transcribed text.

Approximately 38 years ago, Roger and his long time rival, Vice Admiral Garp formed a temporary alliance against the Rocks Pirates, which led to the pair fighting on God Valley against the crew including Newgate Edward, Linlin, Kaido, and their captain, Rocks D. Xebec. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the crew, with people viewing Xebec as Roger's first and most formidable rival. Afterwards, the event became known as the God Valley Incident, although their alliance was not publicly reported.

30 years ago, Roger read a newspaper and learned that a samurai from Wano Country had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, leading Roger to become interested in meeting him.

#### The Final Voyage

28 years ago, Roger came down with an incurable disease. He decided to pitch one last journey with his crew into the Grand Line. Upon reaching the lighthouse at Reverse Mountain at the entrance of the Grand Line, he recruited Crocus as his doctor to keep him alive until the completion of his final journey. 27 years ago, Roger was approached by the "Flying Pirate" Shiki, who had learned that Roger had located an Ancient Weapon.

Seeing the opportunity, he asked Roger if they could join forces, as with his large pirate fleet and Roger's weapon, Shiki believed that they could take over the whole world together, even telling Roger that what happened between them in the past was forgotten. Despite the urges of Buggy, Roger refused Shiki's offer and said that he wanted to be free to do what he wanted. Shiki announced that his answer meant the death of him, while Roger said it meant that he would beat him, and a great sea battle soon ensued between their crews.

The battle was resolved by a storm that happened during their fight, which sunk half of Shiki's fleet. Around a year later, Roger and his crew brutally defeated a Marine squadron, creating a ruckus that attracted the attention of the Whitebeard Pirates. Roger's crew went to meet them and encountered Oden charging toward them.

Roger quickly overpowered Oden before clashing with Whitebeard, and the skirmish between the crews lasted for three days and three nights before it ultimately became a gift exchange. Roger spoke with Whitebeard and Oden and told them about his intention to reach the last island in the Grand Line. Roger then begged Oden to join his crew for one year to decipher the Road Poneglyphs. Oden agreed, and he, his wife Toki, and children Momonosuke and Hiyori set sail with Roger.

Dogstorm and Cat Viper followed them as stowaways. Crocus told Roger he had one year left to live, and soon afterward, the Roger Pirates journeyed up to Skypiea. Roger easily found the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell due to his ability to hear its voice, which he claimed spoke about a certain weapon. Roger told Oden to inscribe a message about his presence at Skypiea and intended goal to reach the ends of the world into the bell's surface.

After leaving Skypiea, the crew sailed to Water 7 to pay Tom a visit. With Oden at his side, Roger sought after the Road Poneglyphs, which held together the key to the coordinates of the final island. Already possessing a transcription of Big Mom's Road Poneglyph at hand and having a general idea about where to find another, Roger learned about the location of two more from Oden, Dogstorm, and Cat Viper, whose family and people had them guarded at Wano Country and Zou, respectively.

The crew later journeyed to Fish-Man Island. Roger and Oden also noticed voices during the undersea trip, unaware that they came from the resident Sea Kings. After reaching Fish-Man Island, Roger got reacquainted with Neptune. The Road Poneglyph whose whereabouts Roger had a suspicion of was located at the Sea Forest, near Fish-Man Island and right next to the Poneglyph containing Joy Boy's letter of apology. While at Fish-Man Island, Roger met a young Shyarly and became aware of certain prophecies about the future, showing a particular interest about Poseidon's whereabouts.

Sometime after leaving Fish-Man Island, Toki became ill and the Roger Pirates stopped by at Wano Country. After acquiring the information from Wano's Poneglyphs, the crew left Toki, Momonosuke, Hiyori, Dogstorm, and Cat Viper behind. Later, with the help of a Vivre Card and letter from Cat Viper and Dogstorm, Roger was able to land at Zou and befriend the Minks. On his way to the Road Poneglyph inside the Whale Tree, Roger experienced another mysterious voice alongside Oden, leaving the both of them with feelings of unease.

Later on, Roger was approached by a young Pedro, who was eager to accompany him on his adventure. Roger declined Pedro's request, but still reassured the Mink that he would play an important role in the future. Roger's condition was worsening as they progressed further, so he and his crew had to rush their quest, leaving a sick Buggy and Shanks, who was taking care of him, behind. With the information of every Road Poneglyph at hand, Roger and his crew ultimately made it to the elusive final island of the Grand Line.

There, not only did they learn about the truth of the Void Century, the Ancient Weapons, and the Spirit Will of D., they also stumbled upon Joy Boy's treasure. Roger and his crewmates reacted to this discovery with a burst of laughter. Roger professed his curiosity about Joy Boy, considering the circumstances behind this past figure as funny. Inspired by Joy Boy's story, Roger bestowed the final island with the name of "Laugh Tale". Soon, the news of Roger's discovery of Laugh Tale led the world to recognize him as the King of the Pirates.

As a result, many pirates and Marine forces were targeting the crew to eliminate Roger and get his treasure. Later, Roger decided to disband his crew. Upon learning they were early, Roger planned to make a son that would find One Piece next. Roger also told Oden that he wanted to meet Whitebeard before he dies. Later, he was the first to leave the crew and the ship, leaving his first mate Rayleigh some final words claiming that "he would not die". He also took some medicine from Crocus as he parted ways with his comrades.

Near his death, Roger had a final meeting with Whitebeard, where he told him about the nickname the government gave him, Roger Gold, and the secret of the Spirit Will of D.. Roger offered to tell Whitebeard how to get to Laugh Tale, but Whitebeard declined due to lack of interest.

#### Final Days of the King

"*In the last moment of his life, he turned his fading "flame of life" into a huge fire that enveloped the world. I've never laughed more than on that day...!! I've never cried more than on that day... I've never drank more either..!! He was our captain... and he was a magnificent man...!!!*"

—Rayleigh Silvers, talking about Roger's death.
In the final days of Roger's reign, he had attained more wealth, power, and fame than anyone could imagine. He had encountered several powerful figures including the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates Newgate Edward, as well as the legendary marine Vice Admiral Garp, who had cornered Roger many times on his journey. Though now known as the King of the Pirates, Roger was well-aware of his own mortality, and he disbanded his crew in secret. Before his death, he told Rayleigh he would not die.

Also, at some point he met Rouge D. Portgas, a woman living in Baterilla, that would later become the mother of his son, Ace D. Portgas. Eventually, Roger turned himself in to the Marines and was scheduled to be executed. While in prison, he asked Garp to take care of his son when he was gone, saying that an infant child should not be labeled a criminal for his family ties. Although Garp said he had no obligation to do so, Roger knew he would do it anyway.

"*You want my treasure? My fortune is yours for the taking... but you'll have to find it first. left everything I own and gathered together in one place. In One Piece!*"

—Roger D. Gol, famous last death words.
He informed Whitebeard that he was going to die before his execution; whether he was referring to his illness or to him giving up to the Marines is unknown. Thinking they would make an example of him to prevent others from becoming pirates, the Marines immediately set up his execution in Logue Town. But as he was about to die, Roger yelled out his famous last words. The swords of the executioners fell, and the greatest pirate of them all died.

## Legacy

What was thought would be a warning to all and extinguish the hopes of all pirates had failed. Instead, the last words of Roger ignited the excitement of the world, and thus began "The Great Age of Pirates", dubbed by a few as the "Age of Dreams". In the 24 years since his death, pirates from all over the world have attempted to find Laugh Tale and the One Piece to claim Roger's title.

All the men and women who had contact with Roger were ordered to be executed.} In addition, the World Government issued an order to gather infants and quite possibly commit mass infanticide in order to purge any possible trace of Roger's progeny. The only ones to survive were his lover Rouge, and his crewmates who went their separate ways after his death. Roger's blood survived his death through his son Ace.

As far as directly influencing major contenders, those known to be present at his execution include his apprentices Rex, Shanks, Teach and Buggy; the Warlords of the Sea Crocodile, Doflamingo Don Quixote, Mihawk Dracule, and Moria Gecko; and the revolutionary Dragon D. Monkey, and it can be assumed from their conversation with Shiki that Garp D. Monkey and former Fleet Admiral Sengoku attended as well. Smoker also appeared to be there as a child.

When Shiki heard about Roger's execution, he was deeply angered and attacked Marine Headquarters in retaliation; after a great battle, he was eventually defeated and imprisoned in Impel Down, though would later go on to escape. 22 years after his execution, as Whitebeard was about to die, he confirmed to the world that the One Piece is indeed real and inferred the consequences of what would happen once it was discovered. This triggered the beginning of the New Age of Pirates to be created out of Roger's legendary treasure.

## Battles

### Canon

* Roger D. Gol and Garp D. Monkey vs. Rocks Pirates (unseen)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Shiki (unseen, several times)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Whitebeard (unseen, several times)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Garp D. Monkey (unseen, several times)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Sengoku (unseen)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Chin Jao (unseen)
* Roger Pirates vs. Golden Lion Pirates (Edd War)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Oden Kozuki
* Roger Pirates vs. Whitebeard Pirates
* Roger Pirates vs. Squard's first pirate crew (unseen)

### Non-Canon

* Roger D. Gol vs. Killer Giant (mentioned)
* Roger D. Gol vs. "King" Eric Dow (mentioned)
* Roger D. Gol vs. the giant men Gowns Brothers (mentioned)
* Roger D. Gol vs. the famous gunner Silver-Silver (mentioned)
* Roger D. Gol vs. Z (mentioned)
* Roger Pirates vs. Naguri Pirates

## Anime and Manga Differences

The Toei anime created a number of original details on Roger's life - and death - during the *Logue Town Arc*, in particular Episode 48. Among them:

* Establishing him as awing an old bartender (who eventually renamed his bar after Roger) the night before sailing for the Grand Line.
* Establishing four (apocryphal) foes he conquered during his voyages: Killer Giant, Eric Dow, the Gowns Brothers, and Silver-Silver.
* Setting his execution on a hot, clear day (something later contradicted by the manga, which confirmed it—much like Luffy's near-execution in Logue Town—was held during a heavy rainstorm.)
* Framing his last words as a response to an unnamed man witnessing the execution, rather than speaking it unprompted.
	+ By extension, framing his death as a panicked effort by the executioners to stop him from stating One Piece's exact location (something that is, at best, ambiguous in the original manga).
* Depicting his cause of death as a double impalement through the heart (also ambiguous in the manga, which has only ever depicted the killing motion(s) from a long, almost-imperceptible distance and never stated the method in either narration or dialogue)

Toei went on to ignore most of these when adapting the manga's own expansions on Roger's final days, though Episode 400 (adapting Chapter 506) reiterates the idea of Roger being impaled by the executioners.

## Translation and Dub Issues

While Japanese sources have always remained consistent on Roger's last words, every official English translation has offered different wording and emphases:

* Viz manga:
	+ Chapter 1 (and Chapter 506): *"My treasure? Why, you can have it right where I left it... it's yours if you want and can find it. But, you'll have to search the **whole world!** Go find it! I left all the riches of the world there."*
* Edited anime:
	+ Opening 1: *"My fortune is yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first. I left everything I own in **One Piece**."*
* Uncut anime:
	+ Opening 1, Episode 48, and Episode 400 (dubbed): *"My treasure? If you or anyone wants it... then you can have it yours for the taking. **Go find it!** I left everything this world has to offer gathered together there in one place. Now you just have to **find** it!"*
	+ Opening 1, Episode 48, and Episode 400 (subtitled): "*"My treasure? If you want it, I'll grant it! Search on! All the world had to offer, I left in **that place**!"*

While all preserve the dialogue's general spirit, only some emphasize "**that place**" (そこに, *soko ni*) - a place presumably known to Roger, and possibly his audience, but *not* the reader - as the original does.

The specific execution method used on Roger also differs among translations (due in part to the ambiguity mentioned above):

* The Viz manga claims that the executioners "lopped off his head" with their blades
* The edited anime claims that they "hung him from the gallows" (the penalty passed on most real-life pirates)

(It should be noted that in the manga, the execution is punctuated by the sound-effect "**zan**" (ザン). This is often accepted as a katakana rendering of 斬, a term associated with cutting/slashing actions in general, and decapitation in particular. Additionally, the initial execution attempt on Ace D. Portgas during the Summit War of Marineford, set-up almost identically to Roger's, has the executioners aiming their blades at Ace's neck.

## Etymology

* Upon his death, the real life pirate Olivier Levasseur had tossed a cryptogram from the scaffolding into the crowd and told them if they could figure out the message, his treasure (now valued at £160,000,000 in today's money) would be theirs, a treasure that to this day has never been found. This seems to have been part of the inspiration for Roger's legendary death speech, as Roger himself had delivered the message to find his treasure, and notably the Poneglyphs are also part of a grand cryptogram leading to the end of the Grand Line.
	+ Another possible inspiration for Roger could be Henry Every. In 1695, Every led what has been called the most profitable pirate raid of all time, capturing an enormous treasure estimated to be worth up to £600,000 (around $400 million in modern currency), becoming the richest pirate in the world and earning him the epithet "The King of Pirates". Despite being the target of a worldwide manhunt and getting the highest bounty in history placed on his head (£1,000, around $700,000 currently), Every vanished with his treasure in the Caribbean (then called New World). He is said to have influenced the next generation of pirates, including Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, Calico Jack, Samuel Bellamy and Edward Low, among others, who were children at the time (and whose names are used for several Fairy One Piece Tail characters).

## External links

* Roger D. Gol *One Piece Encyclopedia*
* Roger D. Gol *Heroes Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Roger is the first character depicted in the series, as well as the first to die on-panel.
* It was stated that Ace's mother held him for 20 months (5 months before and 15 months after Roger's execution). Since Ace's birthday is January 1, Roger must have been executed sometime between late September and early October.
* Although his bounty is now inactive, Roger's bounty is the highest recorded bounty in the entire series, with 5,564,800,000 Berries, stated to be unsurpassed by any pirate.
	+ In Roger's bounty of 5,5**64,8**00,000 Berries, the 6-4-8 can be read as *ro-shi-ya* (ロシヤ). This could refer to his given name "**Roger**" (ロジャー, *Rojā*).
* Roger is the first character to be shown with the D in his name. However, he is the second to be named, since Dr. Kureha revealed that his true name was **Roger D. Gol** after his initial introduction. This is also the first indication that there is an underlying mystery and something special in those who carry the initial D, and Roger himself admits to Whitebeard that the D has a greater meaning than a simple initial.
	+ Roger did not like the nickname "Roger Gold" because it was not his true name.
* In Episode 85 of the anime, when Hiriluk was describing what a pirate is to Chopper, a man who was identical in appearance to Roger was seen.
	+ When Oars was pretending to be a pirate by placing a piece of rubble on his head, a pirate similar to Roger was also shown.
* Roger is the first known owner of the straw hat that Luffy (and previously Rex) wears.
* In Fairy One Piece Tail Green, it was revealed that Roger's mustache was actually intended to be his nose hair in the beginning.
* Roger's favorite foods are sake and Higashizame steak.
* In the 1st, 4th and 6th Japanese fan polls of most popular characters, Roger was ranked the 13th, 83rd (along with Blueno, Tom, Chopper Man and Augur Van) and 39th, respectively.