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Scopper Gaban

STATISTICS

JAPANESE NAME:

ROMANIZED NAME: Sukoppā Gyaban

OFFICIAL ENGLISH Scopper Gaban

NAME:

DEBUT: Chapter 19;[1] Episode 0[2]

AFFILIATIONS: Roger Pirates (former)[1]

OCCUPATIONS: Pirate (former)[1][3]

RESIDENCE: Elbaph[3]

ALIAS: "Ya-san" ( , Yā-san ? )

EPITHET: "Mountain-Eater" ( ,
Yamagurai ? );[4]
"Left Hand of the Pirate King"
( , Kaizoku-Ō no
Hidariude ? )[4]

STATUS: Alive

AGE: Under 80[5]

PORTRAYAL

JAPANESE VOICE: Toshiyuki Morikawa

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ENGLISH VOICE: Funimation:

Ian Sinclair
For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter
1140.
Scopper Gaban, also known as the "Mountain-
Eater",[4] is a former member of the Roger Pirates.
[1] He is a legendary pirate whose fame is said to
rival that of his crewmates Gol D. Roger and Silvers
Rayleigh, enough that Gaban was nicknamed the
"Left Hand of the Pirate King" (just as Rayleigh
was Roger's "Right Hand"). Since the crew's
disbandment and Roger's execution, Gaban has
come to live out his retirement on Elbaph,
alongside his partner Ripley and their son Colon,
being known to the giant locals as Ya-san.[3]

First introduced in Buggy's Jashback sequence in

the Orange Town Arc and later seen in Kouzuki
Oden's Jashbacks during his time with the Roger
Pirates, Gaban made his present-day debut in the
series through the "From the Decks of the World"
cover story,[6] before eventually playing an active
role in the main storyline during the Elbaph Arc.

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Appearance

Gaban is a man with wild grey hair tied in a bushy

ponytail and a wrinkled face, as a result of his
advanced age. He sports a long beard that is
braided at the chin, a scar over his right eye and a
pair of round, black sunglasses. His outSt consists
of a Jower-patterned Hawaiian shirt, shorts and
dark boots, which are complemented by a kasa
and a striped coat whenever he is on the move.[3]

In the past, Gaban was a tall, well-built man with

long black hair, with two thin strands of hair falling
over his face (which he no longer has in the
present).[1] 27 years ago, he wore a long-sleeved
blue shirt with white stripes on each sleeve, which
was only held closed at the middle with one
button.[2] In the anime, he was initially depicted in
this outSt with lighter colored hair, silver
sunglasses and a purple shirt with a yellow stripe
on the collar and down each arm.[7]

26 years ago, he initially wore a yellow t-shirt with

two orange blotch-like patterns on the right side,
blue pants, and a purple sash. He then wore a
purple shirt, orange pants, and a pale-yellow sash.

Gallery

Gaban's concept art.

Gaban in Buggy's 5ashback.

Gaban's appearance 38 years ago, during the

God Valley Incident.

Gaban's out?t at the Battle of Edd War 27 years

ago.

Gaban's initial out?t 26 years ago. (And without

his glasses)

Gaban's second out?t 26 years ago.

Gaban's out?t on Elbaph.

Scopper Gaban's initial anime color scheme.

Personality

Gaban can be very quick to get to the point, as he

proposed stopping the rampaging Kouzuki Oden
early on before the samurai could cause more
damage to the crew.[8] He was also the Srst to
voice the crew's dissatisfaction towards Oden
after the latter joined the Roger Pirates. Gaban
does not seem to care for small talk, cutting
Neptune oY when he started talking about
Shyarly's popularity across Fish-Man Island.[9]

In his older years, Gaban has shown an amorous

side, declaring that "love is free" and introducing
himself as the "Preacher of Love" ( , Ai
no Dendōshi?) to the Straw Hat Pirates.[10] He is
also highly mischievous, showing great
excitement at other people causing trouble and
insisting that secrets should be spread instead of
being kept.

Relationships

Roger Pirates

Gaban's relationship with most of the Roger

Pirates is unknown. However it is stated that he
was very close with his captain, Gol D. Roger, as
well as his crewmate Silvers Rayleigh, as Rayleigh
is always stated to be the Right Hand of the
Pirate King, and Gaban is stated to be the Left
Hand of the Pirate King. Gaban has been shown
to keep in touch with various members of the crew
from time to time despite the crew's disbandment,
as he is seen visiting Crocus at the Twin Cape and
is on good terms with Shanks.

Gol D. Roger

As a long-time member of the Roger Pirates,

Gaban understands Roger better than most and
knows it is pointless to convince him to run from
an enemy.[2] He would often act as the voice of
reason for the more impulsive and headstrong
Roger, who would argue back by provoking Gaban.

Gaban seems to hold his captain to a high

standard, even trying to stop him from bowing his
head to Whitebeard so he would not look weak in
front of his rival.[11] In fact, Gaban earned his
epithet after protecting his captain during a
massive pirate attack, as a testament to his
loyalty.

Shanks

Even decades after the disbandment of the Roger

Pirates, Gaban and Shanks seem to be on friendly
terms, as Shanks was visiting Gaban on Elbaph
and tried to persuade Gaban into putting his faith
into LuYy, though Gaban was initially reserved
about meeting LuYy.[12]

Crocus

Even decades after the disbandment of the Roger

Pirates, Gaban and Crocus seem to be on friendly
terms, as Gaban went all the way to the Twin Cape
just to visit Crocus.

Silvers Rayleigh

While its currently unknown how close the two

actually are in the present, Gaban and Rayleigh are
shown in the past to be on well enough terms.
Despite being the First Mate, Rayleigh had no
qualms whatsoever about Gaban's ability to
defend their captain from a massive pirate attack
by himself when he was taken to be treated on top
of a mountain.

Family

Ripley

Ripley is Gaban's common-law wife. Although the

two have been together for at least 20 years,
Gaban refuses to formally marry her because he
ages so much faster than her and their son.[3][13]

Colon

Colon is Gaban's son with Ripley. Gaban has

remarked that even as a baby Colon was too big
for him to hold in his arms.[3] Colon seems proud
of his father as he eagerly told others about
Gaban's strength and past as a pirate.[13]

Other

Monkey D. Lu?y

Like Rayleigh, Gaban too reminisced about Roger

when meeting Monkey D. LuYy, whose carefree
attitude towards going into danger was a
character trait of his late captain.[14] Gaban did
recognize his late captain's signature Straw Hat
and teased LuYy about safeguarding the Straw
Hat only for Shanks, knowing badmouthing
Shanks would upset LuYy. Gaban was later
impressed by LuYy and his crew after Zoro
defended LuYy from Gaban's attacks and insisted
on them to pay him a visit as soon as they would
leave Elbaph. Gaban was also seemingly aware of
LuYy's awakening as "Nika" and was thrilled to see
LuYy enter his Gear 5 form.[12]

Abilities and Powers

Considered the "Left Hand of the Pirate King",

Gaban is an extremely powerful and legendary
pirate comparable to his late captain Roger and
the former Srst mate Rayleigh.[4] In terms of
authority, he was shown leading the charge
alongside Rayleigh during the crew's last battle
with the Whitebeard Pirates.[8][15] While it is
unknown how much Gaban's power has declined
from age, he still remains a immensely powerful
warrior capable of forcing a Emperor of the Sea
like LuYy to get serious without appearing to get
serious himself.[12]

In the anime, Gaban was shown to be strong

enough to clash on even terms with soon-to-be
crewmate Kouzuki Oden, one of the strongest-
ever samurai from Wano.[16]

Having arrived at Laugh Tale along with the rest of

the Roger Pirates, Gaban also knows the truth
about the Void Century. However, as stated by
Rayleigh, it is likely that he and the rest of the
crew could have interpreted that information
diYerently by lacking the archaeological
knowledge of scholars of Ohara's caliber.[17]

Physical Abilities

In his youth, Gaban was one of the strongest

members of the Roger Pirates, being on par with
Rayleigh.[4]

Gaban's strength is still monstrous in old age,

being highly fast and agile (enough to keep up
with the much younger LuYy) while also extremely
strong, having enough power to destroy a whole
castle tower (built to accomodate Giants) in a
single move.[12]

Haki

Further information: Haki

Armament Haki

Gaban coating a giant key in Armament Haki.

Gaban is able to use Armament Haki. He has

shown the ability to coat objects in it, allowing him
to use them as an improvised weapon.[12]

Observation Haki

Gaban is a immensely skilled user of Observation

Haki. He was able to sense, from a great distance,
the abnormal Haki that accompanied the arrival of
the God's Knights on Elbaph, with many other
giants and pirates on the island still being unaware
of it.[18] He could later tell there are three of them
on Elbaph, despite their eYort to hide their
presence.[19] His skills with Observation also
allowed him to keep dodging LuYy's many
attempts to steal a key from him.[12]

Axemanship

Gaban wielding his axes.

During his career as a pirate, Gaban favored a pair

of single-edged axes as his weapons of choice,
which he was extremely skilled at using.[8][15] One
of his legendary feats was defeating hundreds of
enemy pirates by himself with his two axes, to
protect Roger as he was recovering from his
injuries. By the end of that Sght, a whole mountain
range had been wiped clean of vegetation, earning
Gaban the nickname "Mountain Eater".[4]

Even as an old man in the present, Gaban still

shows great axemanship and can eYortlessly
throw a gigantic one around simply as a manner of
alerting others of his presence.[20] He still wields
his dual axes to this day, taking them out when
getting serious. From the sheer damage he
caused to the Aurust Castle, it is safe to assume
that age has not signiScantly weakened Gaban's
axemanship.[12]

Techniques

Gaban using Yasotakeru.

Yasotakeru ( , Yasotakeru?, lit.

"Eighty Tribal Leaders"): Gaban swings both of
his axes, creating a whirlwind of slashes. This
was Srst used against Monkey D. LuYy and
Roronoa Zoro, who both immediately sensed
the danger it posed. The technique was
powerful enough to destroy one of Aurust
Castle's giant-sized towers.[12] Takeru ( ?)

is an archaic term referring to the leader of a

fearless tribe.

History

Past

Gaban partaking in raiding God Valley with the Roger Pirates.

38 years ago, Scopper Gaban was already a

member of the Roger Pirates and was present
during the God Valley Incident alongside his
captain Gol D. Roger and fellow subordinate Silvers
Rayleigh excitedly ready to engage in combat.[21]
After leaving God Valley the Roger pirates were
partying over the treasures which they stole when
they discovered a baby inside one of the treasure
chests.[22] At some point when, Roger needed to
recover at a hospital in the mountains, he and
Gaban were surrounded by enemy pirates. Gaban
proceeded to defeat them all his two axes, and cut
down every tree on the mountain, which earned
him the epithet "Mountain-Eater".[4] Over 27 years
ago, Gaban and the Roger Pirates took part in a
battle against an unnamed enemy ship, happily
Sghting oY the enemies.[1]

Gaban was present with the rest of the Roger

Pirates in the sea known as Edd War, where they
were confronted by Shiki, the captain of the
Golden Lion Pirates. Shiki demanded to form an
alliance with the Roger Pirates in hopes of taking
over the world and if they did not agree, Shiki
would destroy them with his armada. While this
event occurred, Gaban tried his best to calm down
Buggy, who was hoping to surrender to Shiki, but
in the end, Roger refused the alliance thus
resulting in an epic battle where the entire crew,
including Gaban fought it out. Luckily, fate was on
the Roger Pirates' side as during the battle, a
massive storm formed and sunk half of Shiki's
armada, resulting in the Roger Pirates' victory. This
event was forever known as the Battle of Edd War.
[2]

Around 26 years ago, the Roger Pirates were

causing a ruckus on an island. After defeating a
group of Marines, they learned that the Whitebeard
Pirates had docked on the other side of the island.
[23] The Roger Pirates were then confronted by
Kouzuki Oden. Gaban and Silvers Rayleigh
prepared to Sght him, but Gol D. Roger charged in
and blew Oden away with a single slash. The
Roger Pirates clashed with the Whitebeard Pirates
for three days and three nights before the skirmish
turned into a gift exchange. The Roger Pirates
were later joined by Oden and his family as well as
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi. At some point, the
Roger Pirates visited Skypiea.[24]

Gaban and the Roger Pirates celebrate after reaching Laugh Tale.

After leaving Skypiea, the crew's voyage took

them to Water 7, Tequila Wolf, Sabaody
Archipelago, and Fish-Man Island. Sometime later,
they left Toki, Momonosuke, Hiyori, Inuarashi, and
Nekomamushi in Wano Country. Sometime after
the visit to Zou, the Roger Pirates Snally reached
Laugh Tale. When the crew discovered Joy Boy's
treasure, they responded with a burst of laughter.
[25]

Sometime after Roger became Pirate King, Roger

decided to disband the crew. Roger was the Srst to
leave and the crew tearfully parted ways with him.
They later returned Oden to Wano Country, and
they tearfully bid farewell to him as well.[26]

Over 20 years ago, Gaban started living in Elbaph,

where he met Ripley and eventually had a child
with her, although the two never married.[3]

Fish-Man Island Saga

From the Decks of the World

Gaban visited his former crewmate Crocus at Twin

Cape.[6]

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

Gaban sat on the shore of Elbaph, drinking and

waiting for someone's arrival.[27] Sometime before
Shanks left Elbaph, he and Gaban met to discuss
LuYy.[12]

Elbaph Arc

Sometime after the Straw Hat Pirates arrival,

Gaban proceeded across Elbaph,[28] to Aurust
Castle, with the intent of investigating a "strange"
Haki he had sensed there.[29]

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Manga

Gaban meets the Straw Hats.

Upon entering the castle, Gaban spotted the