Cipher Pol
In the World Government Organization in the fictional world of One Piece, CP stands for Cipher Police. The Cipher Pols number from 1-8; however, there is also a secret ninth cipher pol. 'Cipher' is a way of saying number and 'Pol' is short for Police (as in Interpol), giving Cipher Pol the meaning "Number Police" denoting the numbered squads (1-9). It also seems as though each CP9 member's behavior or appearance resembles that of different animals.
CP9
The organization CP9 is a "secret" organization, formed of people able to use rokushiki, six powerful skills only known to CP9. CP9 also has special privileges not available to normal Cipher Pol squadrons, like the ability to kill any person perceived as a threat to world stability. More recently, CP9 was gifted, under the authority of Admiral Aokiji, the ability to initiate a "Buster Call", a powerful strike force of ten warships which hunt down and destroy any particular criminal group unfortunate enough to be targeted. There are currently nine members of CP9.
Four of CP9's agents have spent the last five years in the One Piece' timeline undercover as carpenters for Iceburg in Water 7. The organization seeks the plans to a powerful, ancient warship, called Pluton (the same ship mentioned in Alabasta's poneglyph that was Sir Crocodile's main objective), in order to bring an end to the "Great Pirate Age," sparked by the death of Gol D. Roger. Due to their extreme power, it seems that they all have extremely arrogant and pompous attitudes.
Spandam
Seiyuu: Onosaka Masaya
The overseer of CP9. He used to be the CP5 leader and was the first one to come after the Pluton blueprints held by Tom. When Tom refused, Spandam framed him by using Franky's battleships on a judiciary ship, making it seem like Tom and his apprentices (Cutty Flam (Franky) and Iceburg) were the culprits. In the end though, Spandam was outsmarted (as Tom safely hid the plans away) and only got a very scarred face for his trouble (courtesy of Cutty Flam). Now, Spandam is back with a mask forged onto his face and roaring to finish what he started long ago.
Spandam is the least powerful of the group as he has a douriki level of only 9 (a normal, armed marine has a douriki level of 10). This said, he relies on his natural talents of deception and cunning, as opposed to actual combat.
Because of his physical weakness, Spandam often reveals extreme cowardice, though he doesn't hesitate to use his rank to boss around subordinates - he even threatens to fire them or have them killed in order to get a job done.
Spandam is very clumsy (spilling coffee often) and short tempered, with special sensitivity towards his name. Franky's nickname for him, "Spanda" (due to his panda-like markings around the eyes), always causes him to lose his head. As a result, Spandam comes off mostly as a comedic villain like Buggy, though he often reveals real malice when gloating over his prisoners - as seen when he broke his promise of the Straw Hat pirates' safety, and proceeded to beat on his defenseless captive, Nico Robin.
He is assumed to be the son of Spandine, the CP9 director of 20 years ago, who initiated the Buster Call on Robin's home, Ohara.
He owns a sword, "Funk Freed", which somehow absorbed a Devil Fruit, zou-zou no mi (ゾウゾウの実, elephant-elephant fruit). Using this fruit, it can turn into an elephant. This phenomena has only been witnessed once before in the series, with Mr. 4's gun-dog, Lassoo.
In Enies Lobby, Spandam is assisted by Lucci to take Robin to the Gates of Justice. Along the way, Spandam foolishly activates the Buster Call by accident, causing chaos and confusion to ensue on the island.
Currently he is dragging Nico Robin to the Gate of Justice by himself as Lucci stayed behind to fight Luffy.
Spandam ranked at 28th in the most recent popularity contest with 179 votes.
Attacks
Ivory Dart (象牙突進) - In this attack, Spandam swings Funkfreed at the opponent. In mid-swing, Funkfreed changes to its half-elephant form, giving it a much larger reach than before, as well as much more weight than its sword form.
Rob Lucci and Hattori
Seiyuu: Seki Tomokazu
When Lucci is first seen as a carpenter in Galley-La, he appears to be a ventriloquist using his pigeon, Hattori, to speak for him. He also shows very impressive skills when he gets into a fight with Paulie and, later on, Luffy. However, it is soon revealed he is the unquestioned leader of the Water 7 CP9 unit which infiltrated the Galley-la company, and perfectly capable of speaking for himself. Lucci ate the neko-neko no mi, moderu: reoparudo (ネコネコの実、モデル：レオパルド, cat-cat fruit, model: leopard), which allows him to turn into a huge leopard beast through the hybrid transformation. This coupled with his mastered martial arts style of rokushiki, makes him a resilient foe, and he has been ranked as the strongest CP9 agent by far.
He seems to derive pleasure and gratification from inflicting physical and/or emotional pain on others - these scenes are, along with when he anticipates battle, the only times he smiles, giving a sadistic feel to his character. Later in the story, he reveals he only joined the government so he can be legally allowed to kill people. An example of Lucci's lust for violence is when he compromised the mission of bringing Robin to the Gates of Justice by allowing Luffy to tail him, for the sole purpose of having a battle.
Not much is known about Hattori, the pigeon that is constantly seen perched on Lucci's shoulder. He is possibly an animal who has eaten a Devil Fruit and gained special abilities (much like Chopper.) If this is the case he has yet to reveal his powers. Hattori's name presumably comes from combining the Japanese word for pigeon, hato (鳩) with the word for bird, tori (鳥).
In Water 7, Lucci restlessly defeated Luffy in a relatively short fight. On Enies Lobby, Luffy has chased after Lucci and initiated a second fight with him when they both met. Luffy has yet to land a clean hit, but that may be because he is also trying to escape to save Robin. Franky has caught up with Luffy, and it seems like he will join the fight against Lucci. Some fans even speculate that Hattori will fight Franky.
Lucci ranked at 12th in the most recent popularity contest with 647 votes.
Kaku
Seiyuu: Okiayu Ryotaro
Key: 5
Kaku is first seen as one of the five foremen for the Galley-La Company. Kaku's name most likely comes from the Japanese word kaku (角, angle), a reference to his rectangular nose. It was Kaku that inspected the Going Merry and informed the Straw Hats that it was irreparable. He is able to move incredibly fast and leap from buildings from amazing heights and distances without a scratch. A lot of the characters mistake him for Usopp since he too has a long nose. During his disguise as a shipwright, Kaku uses a variety of pavers/chisels as projectile weapons (used against Luffy in Dock 1.) After his true identity is revealed, he clashed with Zoro using two giant chisels as swords in Iceburg's room. Kaku was also responsible for tossing the broken Going Merry out into the storming sea and to its supposed demise.
Most of the time Kaku has the emotionless-agent facade of the Water 7 CP9 agents, but sometimes he reveals slightly Lucci-esque traits - albeit to a much smaller degree. For example he often taunts his opponents during battle, ate a Devil Fruit for the fun of it, and exclaimed "This is fun!" during his life-and-death battle with Zoro. He also seems to place a chance to fight over easy accomplishment of a mission; when Zoro and Sogeking were cuffed together he wished to help them, so he wouldn't be forced to share his target with Jyabura. When neither agent had the key, both agreed that the prey was up for grabs.
On Enies Lobby, he and Kalifa were given Devil Fruits by Spandam and, under the urging of Lucci, ate them. Kaku's fruit is ushi-ushi no mi, moderu: jirafu (ウシウシの実、モデル：ジラフ, bull-bull fruit, model: giraffe), which allows him to transform into a giraffe. He has yet to master his abilities, which has caused him some problems while fighting. Although he was initially going to face off with Zoro, he ended up causing the floor to cave in by transforming into his full giraffe form instead of his half-giraffe form. The two fell into the room where Sogeking and Jyabura were fighting, and are now involved in that fight as well. As a result, Kaku and Jyabura joined forces to defeat the combination of Zoro and Sogeking and escape Enies Lobby before the dreaded Buster Call.
Kaku's expertise seems to be in rankyaku, due to his many variations of it. He is also the most proficient swordsman of CP9, as seen when he encountered Zoro in Enies Lobby.
Currently he is engaged in combat with Zoro who is finally freed of his handcuffs thanks to Nami in a one on one duel. It is now confirmed in chapter 417 that Kaku was defeated by Zoro.
In a recent Weekly Shonen Jump, a poll to determine the most popular One Piece characters found Kaku in 9th place, making him the most popular CP9 member.
Attacks
Kama Kirin (鎌麒麟, scythe giraffe, possibly a pun with kamakiri (praying mantis)) - Used in half-giraffe form. Kaku uses his neck as a whip and appears to use Soru to increase the
speed of the attack.
Kirin Houdai- Literally, giraffe cannon stand. Used in half-giraffe form. Kaku stands like a normal giraffe, but pulls his neck into his body, making his neck smaller.
Jyabura
Seiyuu: Takatsuka Masaya
Key: 1
The supposed leader of his team, who, unlike Fukurou, tries to lie and keeps his actions secret. Many fans have noted he looks like Tao Pai Pai from Dragon Ball. His abilities were unknown until chapter 401, where his devil fruit is revealed to be inu-inu no mi, moderu: urufu (イヌイヌの実、モデル：ウルフ, dog-dog fruit, model: wolf) which gives him the power to change into a full wolf and a human/wolf hybrid that resembles a werewolf. He seems to keep animals that act strange around him; for example, he has a chicken that chirps.
Jyabura seems to believe that he has a fierce rivalry with Lucci, although Lucci seems fairly uninterested; this may be due to their large difference in strength, although it is also likely that Lucci simply doesn't care. Jyabura however is extremely competitive, and was outraged that both Lucci and Kaku were deemed stronger than him. Apparently to one-up Lucci's pet pigeon Hattori, Jyabura has a pet rooster he uses as an alarm. Before Lucci's group had left for Water 7, Kaku had been weaker than Jyabura, and Lucci most likely was closer to Jyabura's level.
Jyabura is very short tempered, and combined with his superstitiousness (he believes devil fruits are inhabited by devils) and feeble attempts at preventing Kaku from getting stronger (by eating a Devil fruit), he often comes across as a comedic character. It is therefore surprising that he's actually the most rational member of CP9. Lucci, who's always calm and in control, is also sadistic and lusts for battle, whereas Jyabura insists that he's "a nice guy", and proposes a quick, painless death to his victims.
When Luffy appeared alone before the CP9 headquarters, Jyabura suggested that the CP9 team up and take him down quickly - in order to instantly crush the uprising. His competitiveness and rivalry with the others overshadows his rationality, and could be part of his wolf nature to establish himself as the "alpha male" or leader. As a wolf (or dog) he would find it especially aggravating that Lucci the leopard (or cat) would be stronger than him, given the natural rivalry between cats and dogs.
Initially it seemed that Sogeking and Jyabura would fight, although what will actually happen is now much more unclear, as Zoro and Kaku have also entered into the battle. As a result, Kaku and Jyabura joined forces to defeat the combination of Zoro and Sogeking and escape Enies Lobby before the dreaded Buster Call. Zoro and Sogeking were handcuffed together due to a mistake on Sogeking's part. Nami, however, freed them after defeating Kalifa. Jyabura attacked Sogeking, but was interrupted by Sanji. Sanji and Jyabura fought evenly, until Sanji unleashed a new technique in which he spins on his foot, heating it up with the friction, making whatever he hits catch fire. Jyabura was defeated by Sanji.
His fighting style seems to be based around Tekkai Kenpo, which allows him to move around with tekkai activated, and he claims to be the only member capable of doing this.
Jyabura ranked at 17th in the most recent popularity contest with 461 votes.
Attacks
Tekkai Kenpou (鉄塊拳法) - Jyabura's fighting style based entirely around his ability to move while using tekkai. Tekkai kenpo has at least two forms and many different attacks.
- Tekkai Kenpou "Ookami Hajiki" (鉄塊拳法 "狼弾", tekkai kenpou "wolf bullet") - After hardening his hands with tekkai, Jyabura punches his opponent.
- Tekkai Kenpou "Rouga no Kamae" (鉄塊拳法 "狼牙の構え", tekkai kenpou "wolf-fang stance") - Simply called rouga for short. Rouga is one of Jyabura's forms of tekkai kenpo. The way that rouga is called is a pun in Japanese; oftentimes sentences end with darou, approximately meaning "probably". Sometimes, however, the particle ga would be added onto the end of a sentence to make it seem more direct. This is the way Jyabura normally speaks, so he simply replaces where he would normally say darou ga (だろうが) with da rouga (だ狼牙).
- Tekkai Kenpou "Rouba no Kamae" (鉄塊拳法 "狼芭の構え", tekkai kenpou "wolf-banana stance") - A form of tekkai kenpo in which Jyabura seems to combine tekkai with soru in order to move at extreme speeds.
- "Roukaru Area Network" ("狼狩エリア・ネットワーク", wolf-hunt area network, Japanese homonym of local area network) - While moving at high speed, Jyabura slashes at his opponent with both hands. Because of his high speed, it appears as if he was attacking with multiple hands.
- Tekkai Kenpou "Don Bou Rou" (重歩狼, important wolf step, Japanese homonym of buorou (望楼), watchtower) - A punch to the opponent's stomach.
- Tekkai Kenpou "Maten Rou" (魔天狼, devil-heaven wolf, Japanese homonym of matenrou (摩天楼), skyscraper) - Jyabura flips onto his hands, then kicks his opponent up into the air.
Blueno
Seiyuu: Sasaki Seiji
Blueno is first seen as a bartender in Water 7 and seems to be the most friendly with Franky and Paulie. However, he soon shows his true nature when he, along with the rest of CP9, attacks Paulie and Iceburg for the Pluton blueprints. He is the agent that Robin ran into on the streets in Water 7 while she was with Chopper, as well as the agent whose devil fruit powers were used in both attempted assassinations of Iceburg.
While the entire Water 7 CP9 unit gives the first expression of emotionless justice-devoted killing machines, Blueno is the only one to maintain such a façade. While the others -Kaku, Lucci and Kalifa- are shown taking pleasure in fighting, toying with their opponents and so on, Blueno remains calm and collected nearly all the time; perhaps this is due to him (presumably) being the eldest member. As a result, Blueno comes to symbolize the cynical, evil actions of the world government - namely using Nico Robin, blackmailing her through traumas inflicted by the World Government in the first place.
Blueno has eaten the doa-doa no mi (ドアドアの実, door-door fruit) which allows him to create doors on any surface. He has even created "air doors", doors in the air itself, which lead to what seems to be another dimension. Blueno is also able to create doors on people, and did so to Luffy's face, causing it to spin like a revolving door. In battle, Blueno also uses his door to move freely through the entire environment, setting himself up for sneak attacks, and even creating small doors wherein he traps his opponents' feet.
Blueno's tekkai seems to be the one of the more powerful ones of the group, and he was the first to reveal any variations of the move. However, despite this advantage, Luffy was able to use his new Gear 2 abilities to defeat him when they fought in Enies Lobby. Lucci stated that Blueno's bartending job has dulled his senses, but it might just be another show of the arrogance of most of the CP9 unit.
Attacks
Air Door (空気開扉) - A useful skill which allows Blueno to create doors in the air itself. Using this he is able to go to what seems to be a room in another dimension, so that he can take a quick chance to recover.
Kaiten Doa (回転ドア, revolving door) - An attack in which Blueno opens up a revolving door in the opponent's face, causing that part of their face to rotate uncontrollably. Needless to say, this distraction gives him a great opportunity to attack.
Kumadori
Seiyuu: Yoshida Hiroaki
Key: 3
Kumadori is one the last members of CP9 to be revealed, and is recognizable by his large frame, huge mane of pink hair, and a right eye that never seems to open. He seems to honor the samurai honor code very heavily as he comically attempts to take his own life after dishonoring himself. As he accepts the blame for nearly anything, even faults of others, this happens quite often. Before he commits seppuku, however, he instinctively uses tekkai every time, unintentionally saving his life.
He seems to have strong feelings for his deceased mother, beginning to sob, even while fighting, at the very thought of her. He claims her "divine protection" is the reason for his failed suicide-attempts. Kumadori is a sennin (仙人, a type of hermit in Japanese mythology who can control even their body's autonomic functions, as well as live forever), which explains his sudden weight gain/loss as well as the ability to control his hair.
Kumadori is a very loud character, and utters very few sentences not written in bolded fonts and ending with exclamation marks. He tends to repeat or draw out syllables and words in the manner of kabuki actors. Kumadori's name most likely comes from the Japanese word kumadori (隈取り, a type of makeup used for kabuki), as his features look very similar to those of kabuki actors in their makeup. His body positions (especially his penchant for holding one hand out in front of him) are also reminiscent of kabuki. His fighting abilities seem to revolve around controlling his hair, using it to grab his enemies as well as attack them. He also has a staff that he uses in battle. He has a penchant for spouting off haiku when fighting.
Kumadori was originally fighting with Nami, who was at a severe disadvantage. However, Chopper appeared and helped Nami (after Nami had already stolen Kumadori's key) to escape, becoming Kumadori's opponent. Despite Kumadori's advantage of being a sennin, Chopper beat him up to a pulp in his "monster point" and threw him all the way back to the courthouse.
Attacks
Haru Gin Jou (春・吟・情, emotional song of the spring) - One of Kumadori's attacks using his staff.
Yuna Gin Jou (柳・吟・情, emotional song of the willows) - Another attack using his staff. Used in combination with his hair-bind, where Kumadori immobilizes his enemy, to set him/her up to be impaled by his staff.
Shishi Kababu (獅子樺蕪, lion birch-turnip, Japanese homonym of shish kabob) - Another one of Kumadori's staff attacks, where he somehow sets the two ends on his staff on fire, causing his strikes to deal even greater damage.
Sei Mei Ki Kan (生・命・帰・還, life-return) - Sei Mei Ki Kan is not an attack in itself; rather, it is the technique Kumadori uses to control all of his body. In battle, he uses sei mei ki kan to control his hair; however, out of battle he can do other things with it. For example, he used sei mei ki kan to make himself skinny after eating all of the food in the giant refrigerator he was stuck in, and then used it again to return himself to normal size. Sei mei ki kan is also how Kumadori uses shishi shigan.
Kami Shibari (髪縛り, hair bind) - One of the attacks Kumadori uses with sei mei ki kan. In this, Kumadori uses his hair to trap his opponent by wrapping them up. This is the attack he uses the most often, and is typically used before his other attacks to ensure that his opponent can't get away.
Fukurou
Seiyuu: Watanabe Kumiko
Key: 4
Fukurou is a round, oddly-shaped man with a zipper across his mouth, which he must unzip if he needs to speak. Despite having the ability to "zip it", his biggest personality quirk is having a big mouth. He often blurts things out inconsiderately; in the mission they had before the Straw Hat Pirates invaded Enies Lobby, he announced his team's presence to the town and they were forced to kill 23 people instead of only the three they were supposed to. As the Straw Hat crew's siege on Enies Lobby began, Fukurou tactlessly mentions Jyabura being dumped and how weak Spandam is. Strangely, he calls himself "Fukurou the Silent: Lover of Rumors". Fukurou's special te-awase (手合わせ) ability allows him to measure the douriki (道力, power level) of his fellow teammates. Being honest, he is the one who ranks CP9 by power.
Fukurou claims he is a master of the soru technique, and is the first CP9 member to have used any variations of the move. With his soru he can move so fast that he is unable to be seen. He says that in this way he is like an owl, unseen and unheard by its prey until it is too late. Coincidentally, fukurou (梟) is the Japanese word for owl, and this is likely where his name comes from. Another possible influence on his name is the word fukuro (袋, bag or sack), as with the zipper on his mouth and his round body he somewhat resembles a bag.
Fukurou's fighting style revolves mostly around a refined punch (the jugon technique), and his strange body frame seems to require him to perform some of the rokushiki slightly different than the other CP9 members do. For example, he seems able to perform the rankyaku technique, without using his short, stubby legs.
In the Enies Lobby battle, Franky ran into Fukurou and fought him. In a tumultuous fight between the two, Franky gained the upper-hand and defeated Fukurou with his powerful Coup De Vent.
In the anime, Fukurou was given a female seiyuu, giving him a voice like a young child. Although this voice doesn't seem to match his appearance, it does somewhat fit his personality, as he often comes across as very young and innocent.
Fukurou ranked at 26th in the most recent popularity contest with 202 votes.
Kalifa
Seiyuu: Shindou Naomi
Key: 2
First seen as Iceburg's secretary, Kalifa seems to care the most about him, going so far as to attack anyone who insults him with very swift and powerful kicks (which Luffy finds out the hard way when he makes a somewhat rude remark toward Iceburg). When she reveals herself to be a member of CP9, she also shows that she is handy with using a thorn whip along with the rokushiki. On their arrival at Enies Lobby, Kalifa and Kaku were given devil fruits by Spandam, and they ate them under the encouragement of the other CP9 members (particularly Lucci). It is also known that before Kalifa ate the devil fruit, she was the weakest of all the CP9 members. Now that she has eaten a fruit it is unknown if her power has surpassed the second weakest member.
She is also an outspoken feminist, and considers men's speech, actions, and existence (especially Spandam) sexual harassment.
Although it initially seemed that Kalifa would fight Sanji in Enies Lobby, he was easily defeated by her, as he believed that even death was preferable to harming a woman. She turned Sanji into a slippery mannequin, due to her awa awa no mi (アワアワの実, bubble-bubble fruit), which turns her into a soap-woman. Her foam can not only clean off dirt, but can also "cleanse" a person's power, essentially draining one's energy and leaving them clean and shiny, which is what she has done to Sanji and Nami in her fights with them. It seems that her power's weakness is water. She was defeated by Nami with her new move, Thunder Lance Tempo, which runs her through.
Kalifa ranked at 23rd in the most recent popularity contest with 346 votes.
Attacks:
- Ibara Road (イバラロード, thorn road) - An attack used with her whip. Kalifa simply lashes out with the whip very quickly in multiple directions, making it excellent against a group of people.
- Bubble Master: Soap Sheep (泡使い"石鹸羊") - One of Kalifa's devil fruit abilities. An attack in which Kalifa collects bubbles around her in a way that causes her to resemble a sheep.
- Hitsuji Gumo Relax Awaa (羊雲リラックス泡, sheep-cloud relax bubble) - Another one of Kalifa's devil fruit abilities. An attack in which Kalifa shoots the bubbles (previously collected using soap sheep) towards her opponent, causing them to lose their power.
- Hitsuji Gumo Tidal Wave (羊雲大津波, sheep-cloud tidal wave) - Another of Kalifa's devil fruit abilities. In this attack, Kalifa collects bubbles around herself (using soap sheep), then sends them at her opponent as a huge wave, causing them to lose their power.
- Golden Awaa (ゴルデン泡, golden bubble) - Another of Kalifa's devil fruit abilities. Through contact, the opponent is sealed in a bubble that makes it hard for them to move.
Nero
Seiyuu: Kiuchi Hidenobu
Known as the "Sea Weasel", Nero is the newest member of CP9. He was first introduced on the Puffing Tom, where he was helping to escort Nico Robin to Enies Lobby. However, as Nero is still a new recruit, he is only a yonshiki-tsukai (四式使い, four-power user), instead of a rokushiki-tsukai (六式使い, six-power user). The rokushiki that Nero has mastered are soru, geppou, kami-e, and rankyaku. He is still unable to use tekkai and shigan. However, he compensates for his lack of shigan by carrying guns with him, and compensates for his lack of tekkai by being very careful to avoid taking blows.
Nero attempted to stop Franky from rescuing Robin but was punched through the roof of Puffing Tom, into the room where the rest of CP9 was. Nero then continued to try to fight Franky and stated he would kill him, but Lucci wouldn't allow this, as they were simply supposed to be capturing him. Lucci then gave Nero three seconds to escape, at which point Lucci quickly took him out with a single shigan attack. It is unknown whether or not Nero is alive, as Lucci is a very skilled, shoot-to-kill sort of person, and Nero's limp body was thrown into the ocean during Aqua Laguna, one of the biggest storms in the world.
Animal Theme
Every CP9 agent either resembles an animal, has an animal devil fruit, or has some strange characteristic that corresponds to an animal.
- Lucci - Leopard - Has a devil fruit- neko-neko no mi, model: leopard (cat-cat fruit, model: leopard). Also, Lucci seems to like to play with his prey, like a big cat.
- Kaku - Giraffe - Has a devil fruit- ushi-ushi no mi, model: giraffe (bull-bull fruit, model: giraffe). Kaku also apparently has a love of giraffes as he's stated in defense of Jyabura's insults.
- Jyabura - Wolf - Has a devil fruit- inu-inu no mi, model: wolf (dog-dog fruit, model: wolf). Acts similarly to how wolves typically act in folk lore, attempting to trick his opponents so that he can eat them.
- Blueno - Bull - His hair looks like a bull's horns, and the first part of his name is pronounced the same as the Japanese pronunciation of bull (ブル, buru).
- Kumadori - Lion - Has a long "mane" of hair and has several attacks which contain the word shishi, meaning lion. Proudly compares himself to a lion, and is insulted when called any other animal, such as an octopus (by Nami and Chopper).
- Fukurou - Owl - His name means "owl", and he compares his fighting style to that of an owl.
- Kalifa - Sheep - One of her main attacks is soap sheep, in which she gathers bubbles around herself so that she resembles a sheep.
- Spandam - Panda - Not only does he have markings around his eyes and nose resembling that of a panda, but his name also has the word panda in it. This is also presumably the reason behind why Franky calls him Spanda, much to Spandam's dismay.
- Nero - Weasel - Calls himself the "sea weasel". Nero also has whiskers similar to a weasel's and he has a strange habit of using the sound "shao" (a weasel noise) in his speech. His hairstyle also makes it seem that he has weasel ears.
Hattori and Funkfreed, while (presumably) not CP9 agents themselves, are, respectfully, a pigeon and an elephant.
Douriki
Fukurou's te-awase (手合わせ) ability allows him to measure the douriki (道力, power level) of his fellow teammates.
- Lucci - 4000 Douriki
- Kaku - 2200 Douriki
- Jyabura - 2180 Douriki
- Blueno - 820 Douriki
- Kumadori - 810 Douriki
- Fukurou - 800 Douriki
- Kalifa - 630 Douriki
- Spandam - 9 Douriki
A common, armed soldier on average has around 10 douriki, and according to Spandam a douriki of 500 or higher is super-human. It is unknown exactly what douriki measures. According to Jyabura, it measures only physical power, and most likely does not take into account Devil Fruit powers. Nero's douriki is never given; whether this is because Fukurou never measured it or because Nero was already defeated by the time douriki was mentioned is unknown.
Rokushiki
Rokushiki (六式, six powers), are special skills that are known only to the members of CP9 (and somewhat by Luffy) at the moment. These six abilities are:
Shigan
Shigan (指銃) - Literally, finger gun. A technique in which the user pushes their finger into a certain target at very high speed, leaving a wound similar to a bullet wound, making guns unnecessary. By transforming into a leopard, Lucci added a sharp point to this technique, allowing him to pierce Luffy's rubber body. Also, it has been shown that Zoro can stop a blunt shigan attack by using all three of his swords. So far, it seems each CP9 member has their own version of shigan.
Variations:
- Jugon (獣厳) - Literally, stern beast. Used by Fukurou, this is a very, very strong punch which is done at the same speed as shigan, making it even more powerful.
- Jugon Ougi "Fukurou Dataki" (獣厳奥義 "梟叩き") - Literally, jugon secret attack "owl strike". A rapid-fire version of jugon, in which Fukurou unleashes a flurry of punches at the enemy while using soru to move around him, in order to strike from all directions.
- Shigan Q (指銃 Q) - Used by Kumadori. In this attack, Kumadori uses his (blunt) staff in the same way a finger is normally used in shigan. The Q in the name is probably a reference to a pool cue, which is held in the same manner that Kumadori wields his staff.
- Shishi Shigan (獅子指銃）- Literally, lion shigan. Used by Kumadori. Rather than using his own fingers, Kumadori shapes his hair into the form of hands with and repeatedly uses the fingers of said hands to rapidly jab the opponent.
- Shinaru Shigan "Whip" (しなる指銃 "鞭") - Used by Kalifa. In this attack, Kalifa pulls back her arm as if to use a normal shigan attack, then whips her arm out at the opponent at high speed (causing her arm to appear as if it is bending like a whip would) and hits the enemy with her finger. The whip aspect of this variation results in the added effect of the target being thrown forcibly backwards.
- Bigan (鼻銃) - Literally, nose gun. Used by Kaku, in his half-giraffe form. In this attack, Kaku uses his nose instead of his finger to perform the attack. As his nose is much larger in diameter than a finger, the hole it creates is also much larger than that of a normal shigan, as well as completely square.
- Jusshigan (十指銃) - Literally, ten shigan. Used by Jyabura. In this attack, Jyabura puts both of his hands together and performs shigan with all ten of his fingers at once, greatly damaging the opponent.
- Gekkou Jusshigan (月光十指銃) - Literally, moon light ten shigan. In his wolf-hybrid form, Jyabura puts his hands together wrist-to-wrist, creating a circle with his fingers when he performs the shigan.
- KYOKU BIGAN: KIRIMAN JYARO- Used by Kaku in half giraffe form. After using Kiriman Houdai, he can fire his neck out like a cannon, making his biga stronger.
Soru
Soru (剃) - Literally, to shave. A technique in which the user moves at very high speeds in order to avoid attacks, as well as to attack at higher speeds. It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick the ground several times in the blink of an eye. Luffy has also learned this move and was able to use it against Blueno.
Variations:
- Soru "Tekkai Dama" (剃 "鉄塊玉") - Literally, soru "tekkai ball". Used by Fukurou. In this attack, Fukurou hardens his body using tekkai, then launches himself at the opponent from the air at high speeds using soru.
Tekkai
Tekkai (鉄塊) - Literally, iron mass. A technique in which the user hardens their muscles to be as hard as iron in order to nullify damage taken from attacks. However, it can be broken by strong enough forces, as shown by Luffy's punches and new "Gear 2" moves, Franky's punches, and Chopper's Arm Point. Sanji's kick was also shown to nearly break through the tekkai of Blueno, giving the latter much discomfort(presumably pain) when kicked. The strength of tekkai can vary for users with different physical conditions, as a person with a higher level of muscular strength would be able to take stronger forces with his use of tekkai.
Variations:
- Tekkai "Rin" (鉄塊 "輪") - Literally, tekkai "ring". Used by Blueno. This seems to be a combination of tekkai and soru, in the sense that Blueno hardens his legs, splits them, and kicks one into the ground, after which he rotates, alternately slamming his left and right leg into the ground like a wheel. The result is him spinning towards the opponent.
- Tekkai "Sai" (鉄塊 "砕") - Literally, tekkai "smash". Also used by Blueno, this combines tekkai and geppou. After launching himself into the air, Blueno kicks back towards the ground, and hardens his fist, which he drives into the ground for massive area damage.
- Tekkai "Gou" (鉄塊 "剛") - Literally, tekkai "strength". Used by Blueno and Kumadori. Blueno states that it is the most powerful form of tekkai, and it actually keeps him standing after being hit by Luffy's devastating Jet Bazooka. But Blueno collapses anyway, perhaps from internal damage. Kumadori used this move to block Chopper's most powerful attack, but the attack was powerful enough that it still damaged him. Visually the move differs from the ordinary tekkai in that the user visually tenses his body, and stands still; the ordinary tekkai could be activated seamlessly.
- Tekkai Kenpou (鉄塊拳法) - Used by Jyabura. Using tekkai kenpo, Jyabura is able to move while using tekkai. Tekkai Kenpo is also an entire fighting style, with various techniques of its own.
- Tekkai Kenpo techniques are listed in Jyabura's section of the article.
- Tekkai "Mushikaku" (鉄塊 "無死角") - Literally, tekkai "no weak spots". Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. Bends his neck and legs to make himself into a cube. When tekkai is used in this form, he eliminates the weakpoints of his body, mostly his neck.
Geppou
Geppou (月歩) - Literally, moon step. A technique in which the user actually jumps off the air itself, allowing them to stay in the air for much longer than usual. The CP9 can use this technique to cross great distances without ever touching the ground, or set themselves up for swift, aerial attacks.
Kami-e
Kami-e (紙絵) - Literally, paper drawing. A technique in which the user makes their body go limp in order to avoid all attacks, and float like a piece of paper.
Variations:
- Kami-e "Slime" (紙絵 "軟泥") - Used by Fukurou. Instead of his body becoming limp like paper, it stretches and moves in ways slime or sludge would move in order to avoid attacks.
Rankyaku
Rankyaku (嵐脚) - Literally, storm leg. A projectile technique in which the user kicks out at very high speeds, sending out a sharp "air blade" that can greatly damage their opponent as well as slice through walls.
Variations:
- Rankyaku "Sen" (嵐脚 "線") - Literally, rankyaku "line". Used by Nero and Kaku. The air is cut in a straight line towards the opponent, instead of in a curve, as with the normal version.
- Rankyaku "Hakurai" (嵐脚 "白雷") - Literally, rankyaku "white thunder". Used by Kaku. A much more powerful form of rankyaku, it seems to cut the air in a much larger area, causing a large blast when connecting with Zoro's 72-pound Cannon.
- Rankyaku "Ran" (嵐脚 "乱") - Literally, rankyaku "chaos". Also used by Kaku. After using geppou to launch himself into the air, Kaku cuts the air multiple times through swift kicks with both legs. Each cut is smaller than in normal rankyaku.
- Rankyaku "Amane Dachi" (嵐脚 "周断") - Literally, rankyaku "circumference sectioning". Also used by Kaku, in his hybrid form. In this attack he spins around quickly in a circle while performing rankyaku. Because of his longer reach (as his half-form has much longer legs than normal) he hit up near the ceiling of the room they were in, as opposed to down lower, where he would have possibly hit Zoro and Sogeking. The attack was powerful enough to cut through the outer walls of the Tower of Justice in all directions.
- Rankyaku "Renge" (嵐脚 "蓮華") - Literally, rankyaku "lotus blossom". Used by Kumadori. In this attack, rankyaku is performed with both legs, causing two cuts, one on either side of the opponent.
- Rankyaku "Korou" (嵐脚 "孤狼") - Literally, rankyaku "lonely wolf". Used by Jyabura. In this attack, the rankyaku-cut skips across the ground, bouncing in curves towards the opponent.
- Rankyaku "Lupus Four" (嵐脚 "群狼連星") - Literally, rankyaku "four wolves" (kanji read group of wolf-stars). Used by Jyabura. In this attack, Jyabura shoots four rankyaku-cuts, each in the shape of a wolf, straight at the opponent. Jyabura has honed this technique so he is able to initiate it consistently with geppou.
- Rankyaku "Kiri Shigure" (嵐脚 "麒麟時雨") - Literally, rankyaku "giraffe autumn rain" (however, since it uses the pronunciation kiri instead of kirin, it also could mean rankyaku "cutting autumn rain"). Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. After turning himself into a cube with tekkai "mushikaku", Kaku uses rankyaku towards the ceiling with all four of his legs. There, the rankyaku cuts bounce back, falling like rain on the enemy.
- Rankyaku "Roudan" (嵐脚 "龍断") - Literally, rankyaku "dragon tooth" (and a pun with roudan (壟断), meaning monopoly). Used by Kaku in his half-giraffe form. Kaku uses an upward rankyaku with both of his back legs, creating a large cut similar in appearance to a dragon's fang.
Former CP9
Spandine
Spandine was the director of CP9 twenty years ago, and is thought to be the father of Spandam. Like Spandam, he has none of the strength of his subordinates (who seem to possess some form of rokushiki). He is also an extremely cowardly and gloating character. In addition to the similarities between their names, he says at one point "If I die, give my position to my son!" (after having a hole shot in his jacket) leading to a strong (but as of yet unproven) suspicion that Spandam is his son.
Spandine led the "investigation" of Ohara, which in truth was nothing but a formality before he initialized the Buster Call on the island, through the Golden Den Den Mushi. Spandine was the one who shot Robin's mentor, Professor Clover, before he could reveal the result of the Oharan scholars' work, and also briefly recaptured Robin's mother, Nico Olvia. It was through this he learned of Robin, and her knowledge of the Poneglyphs. It is because of him that a 79 million bounty was put on Robin. However, he indirectly saved her by having her denied access to the Oharan refugee ship, which was destroyed by Vice Admiral Sakazuki, who would later become Admiral Akainu (Red Dog).
CP6
Jerry
Seiyuu: Kusumi Naomi
He is the leader of CP6 as well as the first agent Sanji comes across when he invades the Puffing Tom. Jerry is an extremely tall man, so much so that he covers the whole ceiling of the car he's in. He comes from the karate island in South Blue, and claims to be a boxing champion. But the small space doesn't give him much room to attack properly. Trying to make up for this, he folds his body over in what he claims is a yoga style, only to find that he no longer has a long enough reach to hit Sanji. So, he simply charges at Sanji with a jumping kick move, only to be taken down in one hit.
The only agents with him were generic soldiers.
Attacks:
- Jerry Aurora Flicker Jab (ジェリーオーロラフリッカージャブ) - Jerry creates the illusion of having several flailing arms, and pounds away at his opponent. In this case, it missed Sanji entirely - but demolished his subordinates.
- Yoga Style (ヨガスタイル) - In cramped spaces Jerry folds himself up, with his legs behind his head. He claims this gives him an advantage, but in reality it reduces his reach.
- Screw Drop Kick (スクリュードロップキック) - Jerry launches himself feet first at the opponent, while spinning.
CP7
Wanze
Seiyuu: Takato Yasuhiro
He is CP7's melee fighting expert, and is also a chef like Sanji. He looks like a slug/snail who has a hot temper and doesn't like to get bothered. He has an almost permanent smile on his face even when he's afraid or mad, which hides his incredible reflexes. He can make ramen by eating flour and using his nose hairs to cut it. He is quite analytical, as he was able to figure out Sanji's weakness (in that immobilizing his legs makes him powerless) after fighting with him for only a few minutes. He fights Sanji with ramen kenpo, shooting ramen out of his nose. At one point he uses this ramen to make a battle suit. After receiving multiple kicks to his face from Sanji, Wanze's face is revealed to resemble that of a bishonen(ironically, he finds this form ugly). His face changes back to its former appearance after a kick from Sanji.
He had no agents with him.
Attacks:
- Ramen Beam (ラーメンビーム）- Wanze's trademark attack, where he shoots a machine-gun like volley of ramen strings at his opponent. These are so hard that they can embed themselves in the wall- or tear up the opponents skin.
- Men-Kiri Fire Skate （麺切り ファイアスケート, noodle cutting fire skate) - Wanze charges up kinetic energy in his bladed roller skates, and performs a flaming, sweeping kick.
- Ramen Kenpou Ougi: Men's Formal Suit (ラーメン拳法「奥義」麺ズフォーマルスーツ, ramen kenpou secret attack, noodle formal suit (men in this case means "noodle", but is written so that it is a pun with the English word "men") - This is when Wanze amasses vast amounts of ramen, and forms his battlesuit.
- Tonkotsu Spank (豚骨スパンク (tonkotsu is a pork topping for ramen)) - A straight, but weak punch using the battlesuit. The idea is to have the opponent get stuck, trying to bat the punch away. Once stuck, Wanze smashes his opponent into any nearby surface.
- Men Soul Press (麺魂プレス, noodle soul press) - Also performed with a trapped foe, Wanze brings the entire suit down for a massive body slam.
- Ramen Gyoza Set Clapping (ラーメンギョーザセット クラッピング) - Wanze swings both ramen-arms from the suit at his enemy, having them constantly clap together, with whip-like power.
- Fukumen Spank (複麺スパンク, double-noodle spank) - Wanze turns his arms into several smaller ones protruding in all directions, and brings them all in for a synchronized curved swipe at a single target.
- Senmen Muchi (千麺ムチ, thousand-noodle whip) - Wanze swings his arms like whips, the arms now merely being long strings of noodle, without "fists".
- Menkui Knocker (麺杭ノッカー, noodle-stake knocker) - Wanze sends both his suit's massive legs flying towards the opponent, with the ramen forming a sharp point at the end.
- Houchou Nage (包丁投げ, kitchen-knife throw) - A move where Wanze throws kitchen knives at the enemy. A last resort move, which shows Wanze doesn't have the same "kitchen tools aren't for killing" policy as Sanji.
- Men-Kiri Doku Bouchou (麺切り毒包丁, noodle-cutting poisonous kitchen-knife) - Wanze's final secret technique, where he brings out a gigantic kitchen knife, covered in extremely deadly poison.
