7 Interesting Facts About Hachinosu Pirate Island

7 Interesting Facts About Pirate Island (Hachinosu) Everyone Should Know (One Piece)

Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is one of the many fascinating places in the great world of . Set in the New World, it has only been featured a few times in the series so far, but that will definitely change in the current arc. Before that happens, let us tell you 7 interesting facts about Pirate Island (Hachinosu) that everyone should know.

Pirate Island (Hachinosu) first appears in the story during the Wano Country Arc, in episode 917. The most notable part of the island is the giant skull-shaped rock that dominates the rest of the islands. buildings on the island.

The skull has two holes for eyes as well as distinct coloring on its head that makes it look like it's wearing a bandana. The two stone protrusions on the side of the skull only reinforce this image.

7 Interesting Facts About Pirate Island (Hachinosu) Everyone Should Know

1) Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is the current residence of the Blackbeard Pirates

Gecko Moria on Hachinosu

What makes Pirate Island (Hachinosu) an important part of the story is that the Blackbeard Pirates are the current occupants of this island. After the timeskip, the Blackbeard Pirates as well as Blackbeard, aka himself, are introduced for the first time on this island.

Hachinosu also served as the setting when Gecko Moria came to find Absalom, only to find that his crew member had been killed and his Devil Fruit power had been transferred to Shiryu by the Blackbeard Pirates.


2) Rocks Pirates was formed on Pirate Island (Hachinosu)

Pirate Rocks

Another thing that makes Pirate Island (Hachinose) a vital aspect of the story is its connection to the legendary Rocks Pirates. Although the full circumstances are unknown, we do know that Xebec D. Rocks began his journey as a pirate from this island.

Hachinosu also served as a base for the Rocks Pirates for a time, and some of the crew even kept the connection to the island.


3) Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is the original location of Davy Back Fights

Davy Back Fight

The importance of Pirate Island doesn't stop there. It is also the birthplace of the famous Davy Back Fights. It is believed that some pirates started the games on Pirate Island in order to choose their teammates from among the island's sailors. The specific pirates responsible for this were never mentioned in the manga.

The first time Davy Back Fights was introduced into the series was in the Long Island Arc, where they met Foxy and his crew. Davy Back Fights are a well-known and long-standing tradition among pirates, where one crew challenges another crew.

The game is popular for spotting crew members from other pirate crews. For example, Foxy and his Foxy Pirates frequently played these games to gain new crew members, bringing his crew member count to 500.


4) Pirate Island (Hachinosu) has had two known rulers

Blackbeard in Pirate Island (Hachinosu)

The history of Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is mostly unknown. However, it is revealed in One Piece that the island has had at least two rulers. One of them and the current one is Blackbeard, who with his crew captured the island to make it his own territory.

The ruler before Blackbeard was Ochoku. Ochoku once belonged to the famous Rocks Pirates. After the God Valley Incident and the fall of Rocks D. Xebec and the Rocks Pirates, Ochoku came to Pirate Island and ruled it for years. Until Blackbeard and his crew arrive on the island. Two years ago, from the story's current timeline, there was an invasion on Hachinosu, where the island arrived. At the same time, Blackbeard also arrived on the island with his crew. This event is known worldwide as the Rocky Harbor Incident.

During the Rocky Port Incident, Koby protected the citizens of Hachinosu, but from whom was never mentioned. Koby also helped Blackbeard defeat Ochoku and retake the island from the veteran pirate. This is how Blackbeard's reign on Pirate Island (Hachinosu) began.


5) The name “Hachinosu” comes from its shape

Pirate Island (Hachinosu)

As previously mentioned, the most distinctive feature of Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is the skull-shaped rock with multiple holes in it. The name of the island is directly associated with the skull-shaped rock with holes in it.

“Hachinosu” is a Japanese word meaning honeycomb or hive. Another meaning of the word is the process of removing bullets from someone and leaving bullet holes. According to Prince Grus, one of the members of SWORD, Pirate Island (Hachinosu) got its name from there.


6) Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is one of the islands ruled by a Sea Emperor

Yoko

The sea has many players, but none as big as the Four Emperors of the Sea. Before the timeskip, the Emperors or Yonko were made up of , , and . But during the timeskip, Blackbeard took the empty place as emperor.

Unlike most pirates, the Yonko are formidable and large enough to hold nations or islands under their flagship. Big Mom rules Whole Cake Island and its neighboring islands. Kaido took over Wano while Kozuki Oden was at sea and ruled it for twenty years.

Although Whitebeard never had a particular island where he and his crew set up camp, having spent all their time sailing their ships, he had several islands under his protection, one of them being Fish-Man Island. As for Shanks, it is known that Shanks also has a territorial island, although the name and details of the island are still unknown.

Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is also one of the islands ruled by the Yonko, with another emperor, Blackbeard, as its ruler.


7) The fight between Team SWORD and the Blackbeard Pirates takes place on Pirate Island (Hachinosu)

SWORD Team

Pirate Island (Hachinosu) is set to play a crucial role in the upcoming chapter of One Piece. Chapter 1080 is set to focus on the fight between the Blackbeard Pirates and Team SWORD. SWORD is looking for Koby, one of its members, and since he last saw Hachinosu, his teammates have come to the island to look for him.

But the most exciting thing that chapter 1080 will present is that he will arrive on Hachinosu and fight with Blackbeard and his crew. This is definitely the highlight of the chapter as fans have been eagerly waiting for Garp to unleash his full power.

These are the 7 interesting facts about Pirate Island (Hachinosu) that everyone should know. Like many geographic locations in One Piece, it has a spectacular design and history.

We will see Hachinosu again very soon once the new chapter of One Piece is released. The official English translation of the new chapter will be available on and .

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