The is a fictional global empire that rules over the world of One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. The World Government is affiliated with over 170 nations from around the world and is led by Nerona Imu. Its greatest enemies are pirates, such as the Straw Hats, and the Revolutionary Army, who unlike most pirates directly oppose the Government. The World Government is very powerful with many armies stationed around the globe.
Eight centuries after its foundation by a group of twenty kings known as the , their descendants, the Celestial Dragons, live luxurious lives and abuse their power. The capital of the World Government is the Holy Land of and its governing headquarters is where there is an said to symbolize that not a single person from any of the twenty families of Celestial Dragons can rule the world, but in actuality used by Imu.
The top leaders of the Government such as Imu, the Five Elders, the Holy Knights of God, and the commander-in-chief Kong reside and govern from Mary Geoise, which is also the jurisdiction of the Holy Knights of God, and the home of the Celestial Dragons. Every four years, the royals of nations that are members of the Government assemble in Pangaea Castle to host the .
The World Government initially controls two of the three types of great powers in One Piece: the Marines, described as the public face of the government, and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, allied privateers who hunt other pirates. The Government also includes other military forces such as the ten Cipher Pol intelligence agencies. Two years after the story begins, the Seven Warlords are abolished and replaced with clones made from their , as the World Government begins to more aggressively confront the strongest pirates known as the Four Emperors of the Sea as well as the Revolutionary Army.
Celestial Dragons The , also known as the , are a group of aristocratic elites that make up nineteen bloodlines residing in Marijoa and are descendants of the First 20 with the exception of the Nefertari family. However, due to their connection to the World Government, they constantly abuse their power and despise the people below them (referring to them as "commoners") to the point of wearing enclosed helmets with supplied oxygen so as not to breathe the same air as them.
First Twenty St. Nerona Imu
is the King of the World and creator of the World Government. Imu is a devil-like man with pale hair, dark skin and horns, who wields a giant serpent spear called Nemesis. His existence is kept secret from the world and much within the Government that if anyone witnesses his existence, they are assassinated. Imu holds an intense hatred towards those who bear the "Will of D", in addition to Joy Boy, an adversary whose defeat by Imu led to the spread of Poneglyphs among a series of failures.
Imu ate a Devil Fruit that is aptly named Devil's Fruit, which gives him the ability to transform into an enormous devil. In his devil form, Imu is immortal and can generate fire, teleport, heal others, create arrowhead-shaped appendages, summon weapons, create Haki-proof forcefields, and transform others into demons. Imu is able to wield both Conquerer's Haki and Observation Haki, and most likely can use Armament Haki.
Nefertari D. Lili was the Queen of the Kingdom of Alabasta 800 years ago and one of the First Twenty monarchs who created the World Government. Alone out of the 20 founding families, she chose not to move to Mary Geoise but to return to Alabasta. However, she never returned home and her younger brother succeeded her as the ruler of Alabasta.
Named weapons 19 weapons were laid down around the Empty Throne to commemorate the vow that none of the kings would seek dominion over the others. They include:
Tohu, Blade of Chaos Vohu, Blade of Nothingness Nemesis Longinus, Lance (Rimoshifu family) Stigma, Blade of Hatred Muramasa Gram, Blade (Shepherd family) Fragarach, Blade of the Sea God Axe of Xingtian Honebami, Bone Eater
Five Elders +Five Elders Name Role Planet Yōkai form Notes St. Jaygarcia Saturn Science & Defense Saturn Gyuki Killed by Imu after Egghead events St. Marcus Mars Environment Mars Itsumade St. Topman Warcury Justice Mercury Fengxi St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro Finance Venus Bakotsu St. Shepherd Ju Peter Agriculture Jupiter Sandworm St. Figarland Garling Science & Defense Crescent moon Replaced Saturn after Egghead events The are the official highest authorities of the World Government and are loyal to Imu. Each of them are in charge of a political field in the Government. The Elders are greatly concerned about protecting the unbalanced world from the influence of piracy and preserving the World Government's public image, even goes as far as covering up its tyrannical nature and reputation from the general public.
They all appear to have eaten Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits which allow them to transform into creatures originating from East Asian mythology and folklore.
St. Jaygarcia Saturn is the in the World Government, who ate an unidentified Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a gyuki (an ox/spider Yōkai). Saturn can wield both Kenbunshoku and Haōshoku Haki. In the aftermath of the Egghead Incident, Saturn is killed by a wrathful Imu for letting "Joy Boy" escape and is succeeded by Garling as one of the Five Elders.
Saturn is voiced by Keiichi Noda in the original Japanese version. In the Funimation dub, he is voiced by Jerry Russell in earlier episodes and by J.B. Edwards starting in Episode 511.
St. Figarland Garling is the supreme commander of the Holy Knights, a member of the of Celestial Dragons, and was a champion during the / Garling is given the authority to pass judgment on others, even his fellow Celestial Dragons. He is the father of twin sons Figarland Shamrock and Shanks of the Four Emperors.
In the aftermath of the Egghead Incident, Garling was chosen by Imu to replace Saturn as the new , becoming one of the Five Elders.
St. Marcus Mars is the in the World Government, who ate an unidentified Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into an itsumade (a reptilian/bird Yōkai). Mars can wield both Kenbunshoku and Haōshoku Haki.
Mars is voiced by Keiichi Sonobe in earlier episodes of the original Japanese version and by Masato Hirano starting in Episode 277 of the original Japanese version. In the Funimation dub, he is voiced by Randy Pearlman.
St. Topman Warcury is the in the World Government, who ate an unidentified Mythical Zoan that allows him to transform into a fengxi (a boar-like yaoguai). Warcury can wield both Kenbunshoku and Haōshoku Haki.
Warcury is voiced by Masato Hirano in the original Japanese version and by Kurt Kleinmann in the Funimation dub.
St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro is the in the World Government, who ate an unidentified Mythical Zoan that him to transform into a bakotsu (a flaming skeletal horse Yōkai). In addition, Nusjuro can use all three types of Haki.
Nusjuro is voiced by Kenichi Ogata in the original Japanese version. In the Funimation dub, he is voiced by Kent Williams and Doug Jackson.
St. Shepherd Ju Peter is the in the World Government, who ate an unidentified Mythical Zoan that allows him to transform into a sandworm. Peter is also able to wield Kenbunshoku Haki.
Peter is voiced by Yasunori Masutani in the original Japanese version and by Michael Johnson in the Funimation dub.
Holy Knights of God The are an order of elite knights under the command of Garling who operate within Marijoa. They are the only authorized military, law enforcement, and security force in the World Government higher than even the Marines itself. One of their responsibilities is to sort disputes between Celestial Dragons. Like the Five Elders, they utilize the magical Abyss ability. The Holy Knights are immortal, but can be injured by Supreme King Haki, which slows their recovery.
St. Figarland Shamrock is a commander of the Holy Knights, a Celestial Dragon of the Figarland Family, Garling's son, and Shanks' older twin brother. Shamrock wields a saber called Cerberus, which "ate" a Devil Fruit that enables it to transform into a Cerberus.
St. Figarland Shamrock is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda in episode 887 of the original Japanese version and by Kenjiro Tsuda in the later episodes. In the Crunchyroll dub, he is voiced by Brandon Potter.
St. Manmayer Gunko is a Holy Knight and a Celestial Dragon of the Manmayer Family. She possesses a healing factor and previously ate the Arrow-Arrow Fruit, which enables her to emit arrow-headed bandage strips. Gunko is later revealed to be Shuri, a princess from Espiria Kingdom who was brainwashed into serving Imu and has a history with Brook.
St. Manmayer Gunko is voiced by Sumire Uesaka in the original Japanese version.
St. Shepherd Sommers is a muscular, elderly Holy Knight and a Celestial Dragon of the Shepard Family. He ate the Thorn-Thorn Fruit, which enables him to generate thorny vines from his body.
St. Shepherd Sommers is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in the original Japanese version.
St. Rimoshifu Killingham is a clumsy and narcoleptic Holy Knight and a Celestial Dragon of the Rimoshifu Family who ate the Dragon-Dragon Fruit: Model Qilin, which gives him the ability to transform into a Qilin. Killingham can also manipulate dreams and create nightmare-based monsters, referred to as MMAs.
St. Rimoshifu Killingham is voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana in the original Japanese version.
St. Satchels Maffey is a massive, horned female member of the Holy Knights who took part in the God Valley incident. Through an unknown means, she can fire a laser from her mouth.
Donquixote Family
Donquixote Doflamingo Donquixote Rosinante : The father of Donquixote Doflamingo and Donquixote Rosinante. He renounced his privileges as a Celestial Dragon to live as a normal human. : A World Noble who in the past attempt to recapture his freed fish-man slaves at the Fish-Man Island, where he met Queen Otohime and became her ally and a supporter of her efforts to integrate fish-men and merfolk with humans. During the Reverie, he directly opposed other World Nobles from threatening Otohime's family, beating Charlos on the spot, whereupon he was executed by Figarland Garling.
Roswald Family : The father of Charlos and Shalria. Roswald is voiced by Hirohiko Kakegawa in the original Japanese version and by John Tillman in the Funimation dub. : Roswald's son and Shalria's older brother who is spoiled and bratty. Charlos is voiced by Chafurin in the original Japanese version and by Jason Kane in the Funimation dub. : Roswald's daughter and Charlos's younger sister. Shalria is voiced by Rumi Kasahara in the original Japanese version and by Tiffany Grant in the Funimation dub.
Commander-in-Chief is the commander-in-chief of the World Government, with authority over the Marines, Cipher Pol, other Government subsidiaries and facilities. 27 years ago, he was the Fleet Admiral of the Marines and Sengoku's predecessor before being promoted. Kong is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka in the original Japanese version and by Jim Foronda in the Funimation dub.
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