Rosinante

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Donquixote Rosinante (罗西南迪) 257 259
Alias(es)	Corazon; the Second Corazon; Little Berry, his codename in communications with Sengoku 259 288
Gender	Male 259
Affiliation	Navy; formerly embedded in the Donquixote Family; later travels with Lindsey’s group 259 316
Occupation/Role	Navy mole, former Donquixote Family executive, and Law’s protector 259 316
Origin	A former Celestial Dragon family from Holy Land Mary Geoise 259
Devil Fruit	Paramecia-type Silence-Silence Fruit 260
Status	Alive; injured during the Mary Geoise incident 400
First Appearance	Identified alongside Law among the people gathered in Dressrosa 257

Background / History

Rosinante was born into the Donquixote family, which lived in Mary Geoise as Celestial Dragons. His father, Donquixote Homingo, renounced the family’s status and privileges to live among ordinary people. Without their former protection, the family suffered retaliation, poverty, and the death of Rosinante’s mother from illness 259.

Doflamingo blamed their father for these losses and killed him despite Rosinante’s pleas. Mary Geoise refused to readmit the brothers. Rosinante eventually left Doflamingo, was adopted by Sengoku, and joined the Navy 259.

After Vergo infiltrated the Navy, Rosinante returned to the Donquixote Family as a Navy mole, taking the position of Second Corazon. He pretended to be mute and acted hostile toward children to discourage them from remaining with the crew 259 306.

Law resisted these attempts because of his desire for revenge. Recognizing the same resentment that had consumed Doflamingo, Rosinante resolved to save him. He explained the significance of “D,” persuaded Law to leave the family, and spent months searching for a treatment for his Lead Disease 259.

Appearance

• Build: Tall 259.
• Clothing: A black feather coat and purple clown hood 305.
• Recurring accessory: Frequently carries or smokes cigarettes 263 272 305.

Personality

Rosinante’s strongest commitment is to Law’s survival and freedom. He risks returning to Doflamingo’s sphere of influence to obtain the Op-Op Fruit, accepts cooperation on almost any terms if Law can eat it, and openly rejects the possibility of Law following Doflamingo’s path 259 271 306.

His apparent cruelty toward children is a protective act rather than genuine dislike. Once away from the Donquixote Family, he encourages Law to enjoy himself, welcomes the prospect of him finding friends his own age, and playfully pushes him to relax 259 272 329.

Despite his undercover experience, Rosinante is conspicuously clumsy. He trips during successful thefts, accidentally ignites his coat while smoking, and even knocks himself unconscious during an escape. He often tries to laugh off these mishaps, continuing to make every effort before accepting the outcome 270 274 360.

He also distinguishes official allegiance from personal gratitude. He praises the Revolutionary Army’s protection of Dressrosa despite his Navy position, then continues traveling with its allies to repay the favors he and Law received 303 316.

Abilities & Skills

Silence-Silence Fruit

• Soundproof barrier: Creates an invisible barrier that isolates sounds from inside and outside 260.
• Targeted silence: Removes sound from designated people or objects, including himself, gunfire, and rocket launchers 260.
• Stealth: Uses silent movement for infiltration, theft, and undercover work 260 269.
• Sound suppression: Cancels Uta’s piercing noise during the casino brawl. His silence also causes his own “melody” to disappear, letting him evade her Sing-Sing Fruit ability during gambling 260.
• Coordinated attacks: Silences Kuma’s compressed-air bomb until it reaches its destination and suppresses Leo’s movements during an infiltration 278 279.
• Limits: Soundproofing does not make him invisible. Falls and other mishaps can interrupt his active ability 270 274 291.
• Detection: His soundproof barrier blocks Observation Haki detection in the shipboard encounter, but Crocodile detects his conversation through sand vibrations 319.

Rokushiki

• Soru: Uses high-speed movement to evade Kuma’s attacks, retreat from Crocodile, and attempt to catch up with the group at Punk Hazard 263 291 360.
• Training: Has a basic understanding of several Rokushiki techniques from his Navy background; mastery of all six is not established 332.
• Practical weakness: His speed does not prevent accidental falls—one Soru-assisted dash ends with him striking a metal door and losing consciousness 360.

Knife Combat

• Close combat: Blocks blades and rapidly cuts down hostile pirates with a small knife 303.
• Thrown attacks: Throws a dagger at a powerful pirate watching the Dressrosa battle 303.
• Defensive use: Attempts to block Doflamingo’s threads with a dagger, but is overpowered 305.

Espionage and Gambling

• Intelligence gathering: Supplies information that helps Tsuru pursue the Donquixote Family and informs Scarlet and Kyros about its strength and deployment 272 319.
• Undercover disguise: Maintains the pretense that he is mute for years 306.
• Cheating: Combines practiced gambling tricks with silent movement to win consecutive matches and earn one billion Beli 260.
• Card tracking: Gives Law a special contact lens that reveals a faint fluorescent mark placed on a card 264.

Equipment / Items

• Dagger / small knife — Used for close combat, defense, and throwing attacks 291 303 305.
• Smoke bomb — Attempts to conceal his escape while carrying Law 291.
• Den Den Mushi — Reports to Sengoku and later maintains contact while traveling with Lindsey’s group 274 288 318.
• Special contact lens — Supplied to Law for tracking marked cards during the Four-Way Gamble 264.
• Cigarettes — Frequently smoked; accidentally setting his clothing alight can compromise his concealment 274 305.

Relationships

• Trafalgar Law — His ward and closest companion. Rosinante seeks to cure his Lead Disease and prevent his hatred from turning him into another Doflamingo. He later protects Law when combat exhausts his strength 259 306 338.
• Donquixote Doflamingo — His biological brother and the target of his undercover mission. Rosinante opposes his ambitions; Doflamingo attempts to execute him after discovering his betrayal 259 305 306.
• Sengoku — His adoptive father and Navy superior. Rosinante reports to him, but disregards his demand to return to headquarters after Dressrosa 259 288 318.
• Tsuru — A Navy officer whose pursuit of the Donquixote Family benefits from his intelligence 319.
• Aiven Lindsey — An ally who saves him from Doflamingo and helps remove the accumulated lead from Law’s body 305 306 319.
• Bartholomew Kuma — A cooperative ally who temporarily alleviates Law’s illness and works with Rosinante on a silent bombing diversion 278 291.
• Emporio Ivankov — Initially a rival in the scramble for auction funds, later an ally in the Dressrosa operation 260 271 278.
• Scarlet and Kyros — Initial opponents over a gold card, then partners who use his knowledge to challenge the Donquixote Family 259 271 272.
• Crocodile — A traveling companion who uncovers his Navy identity but explains that nobody aboard cares about it 319.
• Bepo — Saves his life in Mary Geoise. Rosinante thanks him and sends him away to avoid drawing Alabasta into the Demon faction’s affairs 400.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dressrosa: Auction Funds and Alliance

• Brings Law to Dressrosa after the Op-Op Fruit appears earlier than expected and falls into Doflamingo’s hands 259.
• Uses gambling tricks and repeated theft attempts to pursue the funds needed for the auction 260 269 270.
• Represents his faction in the combat portion of the Four-Way Gamble while Law draws cards 263.
• Joins a temporary alliance with the other factions, insisting that Law must be allowed to eat the Op-Op Fruit 271 273.

Dressrosa: Auction and Confrontation

• Supports Kuma, Ivankov, and Leo with sound suppression during the operation against the Celestial Dragons 278 279.
• Attempts to escape with Law, but is intercepted by Crocodile, Ivankov, and Kuma; Kuma instead uses his power to alleviate Law’s illness 291.
• Helps the exhausted Tesoro and injured Leo before Doflamingo ambushes them 305.
• Is overpowered by his brother, but Lindsey blocks the execution attempt. Rosinante then declares that Law has eaten the Op-Op Fruit and will live independently of Doflamingo 305 306.

Traveling with Lindsey’s Group

• Leaves Dressrosa with Law to continue his treatment, repay debts, and see what his new companions will do next 316.
• Requests time off from Sengoku, then ends the call despite being ordered back to headquarters 318.
• Watches Law’s treatment progress as the group combines the Op-Op Fruit’s body separation with physical removal of the lead 319.
• At Punk Hazard, shields Law and injured Marines from robots and later supports Law after his first large-scale combat display 332 337 338.

Mary Geoise

• Assists Vegapunk and recognizes the need for an escape plan 391.
• Learns from Law that Lindsey is occupying the Five Elders while their companions search for Ginny 396.
• Survives with injuries thanks to Bepo’s intervention and tries to keep him out of the group’s escalating conflict 400.

Averted Possible Future

• In the possible future described by the narrative, Rosinante steals the Op-Op Fruit on Minion Island but trips during his retreat and is discovered. Further injuries, Vergo’s torture, and Doflamingo’s gunshot lead to his death 259 270.
• He dies smiling so that Law will remember his smiling face. This is not his fate in the documented present storyline, where Lindsey prevents Doflamingo from killing him 259 305 306.

Notable Quotes

“The Op-Op Fruit, we want to eat it. —Other than that, we can accept all cooperation terms!” 271

“Relax, all problems can be solved one by one. Whether it’s this auction, or your illness!” 278

“I can’t change you anymore, but I can save others. Law will never follow your path; he will definitely live his own life!” 306