Vidal

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Vidal was a transmigrator with knowledge of the One Piece story from his previous life. He grew up in a Marine family: his father, Forest Cornell, commanded the G-8 Branch, while his mother, Enid, headed its medical department 4 8 26.

Before entering Zephyr’s first Special Training Camp, Vidal adopted Enel on Sky Island and took Bullet into his family. He later adopted Rosinante, concealing the boy’s Celestial Dragon background from his family 3 26 112.

Marine career

Appearance

Vidal is exceptionally tall and muscular, with a chiseled face, slightly curly black hair, sword-like brows, and dark eyes. His usual smile gives him a friendly appearance despite his imposing build 1 5.

• He commonly wears a dark green shirt, black trousers, leather footwear, and a Marine cap; as an officer, he also wears a white Justice Coat 1 5 95.
• In his Respiration state, his hair turns green and stands upright, his pupils become emerald green, and his muscles enlarge 312.

Personality

Vidal is generally sociable and mild-mannered, but ambitious and calculating. He values authority as well as rank, cultivates capable subordinates, and deliberately uses public displays to build his reputation 51 114 170 176.

He calls his approach to justice a “way of balance”: outwardly accommodating the Celestial Dragons while concealing his opposition to their rule. At Mary Geoise, he struggles to hide his disgust at the slaves forced to power a walkway 164 290 297.

Vidal is devoted to his family and wants to carry them safely into a new era. After Borsalino risked his life against Redfield, Vidal reflected that he had treated friends too much as future assets and resolved to regard them as genuine partners 114 238.

Abilities & Skills

Woods-Woods Fruit

Vidal’s fruit lets him create and manipulate wood and plants, transform his body into wood, and travel through connected plant matter 18 120.

• Red Tree World Advent: Summons a mangrove forest for defense, concealment, and attacks 35.
• Wood Clones: Creates duplicates that share his aura. He can transfer his real body to a connected clone, though severing the connection prevents the escape 35 231.
• Wood Ingot Wall and Adam Wood: Provides defensive structures and armor, although sufficiently powerful attacks can break through them 18 313.
• Burst Gun Tree: Fires multiple wooden spears from his body, which he can coat in Armament Haki 184.
• Shinra Myriad Phenomena: Creates objects including buildings, weapons, warships, and cannons 372.
• Plant network: Travels through Sabaody’s mangrove roots and extends his fruit’s sensing power across the area 288.
• Limits: Distance reduces the efficiency of his power, while Armament Haki can block his remote manipulation. His recovery also depends heavily on favorable sunlight 116 328 337.

Photosynthetic Energy and Respiration

Vidal uses Photosynthetic Energy to reinforce his attacks and rapidly restore injuries and stamina. It helped him outlast Dragon and continue fighting Rayleigh, although injuries can accumulate faster than he can heal them 60 61 124 313.

• Giant Horn: A charged attack used against opponents including Moria and Rayleigh 182 313.
• Respiration: A transformed combat state with greatly increased recovery, strength, and speed 312 313.
• Healing others: Vidal has healed injured Marines and created a sword that stores Photosynthetic Energy to support its wielder 18 31.

Haki and physical combat

Vidal specializes in powerful close-range attacks, particularly kicks, combining his self-created Konoha Style with the Six Powers and Haki 6 17 26.

• Konoha Great Whirlwind: A kick used to counter Vincent’s flying attack 6.
• Six Powers: He uses techniques including Soru, Geppo, Tekkai, Rankyaku, and Shigan. By turning his body’s interior into wood, he can move while using Tekkai 8 17 30 207 336.
• Armament Haki Emission: He combines emitted Haki with Photosynthetic Energy to form green armor and project attacks 182 208.
• Observation Haki: Helps him predict opponents’ movements, though Borsalino’s full speed initially strained his ability to keep up 62.

Equipment and Creations

• Shinra — A wooden longsword Vidal made for Issho. It stores Photosynthetic Energy and can help heal its wielder 18.
• Oxhead warship — A vessel Vidal used for his voyage to the Boin Archipelago; he later formed an ox head on another warship’s bow 196 320.
• Seastone-alloy training block — A self-repairing alloy block Vidal ordered from Baldimore for physical and Haki training 287.
• Green beans — Used to restore himself after being critically wounded by Redfield 237 238.

Relationships

• Forest Cornell — Vidal’s father and a Marine Vice Admiral. Moria gravely injured Cornell and stole his shadow, making him a personal target for Vidal 26 89 114.
• Enid — Vidal’s mother and head of G-8’s medical department. She welcomed his adopted children into the family 3 26 112.
• Enel — His adopted son from Sky Island, whom Vidal considers his own child 3.
• Forest Bullet — His adopted son and a powerful fighter. Bullet accepted Vidal as family before acknowledging him as a father 26 189.
• Rosinante — His adopted son; Vidal hid Rosinante’s Celestial Dragon status from the rest of the family 112.
• Issho — A close friend whom Vidal met years before joining the Special Training Camp. Vidal made Shinra for him and later defeated him in their agreed match in Alabasta 8 18 140.
• Sengoku — Vidal’s teacher and superior, who personally requested him after graduation and later entrusted him with a warship 95 110.
• Borsalino and Sakazuki — Fellow trainees and Marine comrades. Borsalino’s defense of Vidal against Redfield prompted Vidal to reconsider how he valued their friendship 67 238.
• Dragon — A fellow trainee and opponent. Vidal later met him privately at Sabaody; the two staged a public disagreement over justice afterward 44 62 267 286.
• Kung Fu Dugong — Vidal’s disciple and companion, taken in after he defeated its leader by the Sandora River 221.
• Gecko Moria — The pirate who injured Cornell. Vidal defeated him and delivered him to Impel Down, earning widespread recognition as “Ryokugyu” 89 192.
• Byrnndi World and Redfield — Powerful opponents whose battles with Vidal pushed his development but nearly killed him 18 231 369.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Training and first command

Vidal qualified for Zephyr’s Special Training Camp after defeating opponents at G-8. During a confrontation with Byrnndi World, he and Issho were overwhelmed, but Vidal survived by escaping through a connected mangrove. In the Z Island free-for-all, he gathered trainees and captured pirates into a force, defeated Dragon, and challenged Borsalino 6 18 56 62.

After graduation, Sengoku selected Vidal for his North Blue mission. Following the operation on Ovendo Island, Sengoku gave him his own warship and allowed him to recruit Marines 95 110.

Alabasta and Sabaody

In Alabasta, Vidal negotiated payment for his work and planned a city with a lake, herb estate, forest belt, and buildings for the Forest family. He also defeated Issho in their promised rematch 134 140.

At Sabaody, Vidal expanded Marine control and arranged monitoring of key areas. His televised battle with the Giant Fist Pirates drew public attention, and his subsequent defeat of Moria made “Ryokugyu” a widely recognized title. He also provided Marine intelligence with Sabaody’s Forest Network system 160 176 192.

Redfield and later operations

Redfield pursued and severely wounded Vidal, exposing the connection required for his clone-transfer escape. Kong’s arrival gave Vidal a chance to receive treatment; the battle also changed how he viewed his comrades. He was subsequently promoted to Rear Admiral 231 237 238 248.

As Sabaody’s base commander, Vidal worked with Vegapunk on Seastone-equipped and solar-powered warship systems. He also established the Sea Spirit Special Forces with Fish-Man personnel to patrol around Sabaody and rescue captives from pirate or slave ships 282 341 359.