Heavenly Yaksha

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Donquixote Doflamingo
Alias(es)	Heavenly Yaksha
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Warlords of the Sea (Shichibukai)
Occupation/Role	Pirate; Shichibukai
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Appearance

Doflamingo is a tall man recognized by his conspicuous pink feather coat, short blond hair, and red-lensed sunglasses. He commonly travels through the sky by anchoring near-transparent strings to clouds. 3

• Pink feather coat.
• Short blond hair.
• Sunglasses with red lenses.
• Uses strings as aerial footholds. 3

Personality

Doflamingo is proud of his notoriety as the Heavenly Yaksha and reacts angrily to being mocked or treated as insignificant. Even when Zhu Mang catches him off guard, he refuses to surrender and immediately attempts to escape through his Devil Fruit abilities. 4

He is callous and threatening toward subordinates and civilians, casually suggesting that a restaurant manager be made into an ingredient when the kitchen runs out of food. 6 He also openly mocks Gecko Moria for being defeated by rookie pirates. 9

Around Zhu Mang, however, Doflamingo adopts a markedly deferential attitude, addressing him as “Lord Gebinz,” assisting with his requests, and ultimately resolving to follow him as his new boss. 18 50

Abilities & Skills

String-String Fruit

Doflamingo controls near-transparent strings for movement, offense, and deception.

• Fires strings onto clouds to support himself while flying. 3
• Uses Five-Color Strings, launching five high-speed threads at an opponent. 4
• Can activate his ability internally while restrained. 4
• Possesses Black Knight, a string-made duplicate that can fight or serve as a decoy. 4
• His Devil Fruit is described as awakened. 18

Haki

Doflamingo is stated to possess mastery of the Three-Color Haki. 18

Combat Ability

Doflamingo is regarded as stronger than Gecko Moria and capable of operating in the New World, unlike Moria, who is characterized as remaining in Paradise. 9 He considers himself comparable to commanders of the Four Emperors’ crews due to his awakened Devil Fruit and Haki. 18

Relationships

• Zhu Mang / Gebinz — Initially clashes with him, but later becomes highly deferential, calls him “Lord Gebinz,” and decides to follow him as his boss; he even carries Zhu Mang’s packed items personally. 4 18 50
• Gecko Moria — Fellow Shichibukai and mutual antagonist; Doflamingo derides Moria as a disgrace after his defeat by rookie pirates. 9
• Navy — Appears at Marineford as a Shichibukai reinforcement, though his association with Zhu Mang raises concern that he could abandon or betray the Navy. 8 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Encounter with Zhu Mang

While traveling through the sky using his strings, Doflamingo encounters Zhu Mang. Zhu Mang recognizes him as the Heavenly Yaksha and Dressrosa’s villainous ruler from his prior knowledge. 3

Doflamingo attacks with Five-Color Strings after being provoked, but Zhu Mang instantly outpaces him, seizes him by the neck, and leaves him confronting a threat of death he has not felt since awakening his Devil Fruit. Doflamingo attempts to use Black Knight to escape. 4

Sabaody and Marineford

Doflamingo pays for Zhu Mang’s enormous meal at Sabaody, spending more than ten million Beli while displaying unusual patience toward him. In contrast, he threatens the restaurant manager when ingredients run out. 6

He later arrives at Marineford as a Shichibukai reinforcement. Marines are alarmed to see the infamous Heavenly Yaksha behaving more like Zhu Mang’s subordinate, including using his strings to slice Zhu Mang’s watermelon. 8

At Marineford, Doflamingo trades insults with Gecko Moria and attributes Moria’s provocation as the cause of Zhu Mang’s attack. 9

Following Zhu Mang

Doflamingo recognizes Zhu Mang’s interest in Haki and cultivation, becoming excited at the prospect of assisting him. 18 By Chapter 50, he has decided to follow Zhu Mang “all the way to the bitter end,” personally packing and carrying Zhu Mang’s belongings in sacks. 50

Trivia

• Doflamingo’s reputation is so widespread that restaurant staff immediately recognize and fear him as the Heavenly Yaksha. 6
• Marines are shocked by his lack of pride and unusual obedience toward Zhu Mang. 8