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.

"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.

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.

Family

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

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

Haki

 * Main article: Haki

Conqueror's Haki

 * Main article: Conqueror's Haki

Armament Haki

 * Main article: Armament Haki