Zephyr

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zephyr (泽法)
Alias(es)	“Black Arm”; “Zephyr the Non-Killer,” also rendered as “the Unkiller” or “the Unkillable” 73 75 134 139
Gender	Male 61 73
Age	68 during the expedition to Black Thorn Flower Island 136
Affiliation	Navy Headquarters; founder of the Pirate Guerillas; covert ally of Aleus’s rebellion against the World Government 75 144 180
Occupation/Role	Former active-duty Admiral; Chief Instructor for new recruits; former Commander-in-Chief of the Pirate Guerillas 73 145
Rank	Retains the rank of Admiral, although he considers it an “empty title” compared with his instructor position 73
Status	Alive; chronic illness cured; missing right arm replaced with a mechanical prosthesis 115 164 181
First Appearance	Chapter 61, “The Future Admiral and the Admiral of the Past” 61

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Health and combat strength restored	115	Aleus cures his previously incurable illness. His strength recovers with his health, although his missing arm remains a limitation. Zephyr believes he can withstand an Emperor or Admiral’s attacks for several days and nights.
Return to the world’s top fighters	164	Receives a custom mechanical arm from Dr. Vegapunk, equipped with Seastone and additional functions. After observing his private spar with Garp, Sengoku judges that Zephyr has rejoined the top fighters, though not necessarily regained his prime strength.

Background / History

Zephyr belonged to the generation that supported the Navy against Roger and the powerful pirates emerging after the Rocks Pirates’ downfall. Sengoku and Zephyr were its two official Admirals, while Garp supplied comparable combat strength without holding that rank. Zephyr and Garp became feared for reaching the pinnacle through their fists rather than Devil Fruit abilities 139.

His reputation rested on capturing countless pirates without personally killing an enemy. This did not mean his prisoners escaped severe consequences: captured pirates could be imprisoned in the Deep Sea Prison or sentenced to death 75.

The murder of his wife and son left him with lasting grief and regret over his inability to avenge them. A later attack on his Navy training ship killed many recruits and cost him his right arm; Ain and Binz survived and remained at his side. The incident inflicted both physical injuries and psychological strain, which Navy medical experts linked to stress on his body 104 149.

Zephyr’s guilt also concerned the circumstances of the training-ship disaster. Navy staff had suspected that the ship was not the attackers’ original target, and he regretted choosing a target that led to promising students dying before they could contribute to the world 142.

As Chief Instructor, he trained tens of thousands of Marines. Nearly a third of Navy Headquarters’ officers—and all three current Admirals—had received his instruction 75 104.

Appearance

Zephyr is a burly, ruggedly built man with short purple hair and amber-brown eyes. His presence is described as overwhelming, like a typhoon or a battleship charging across land 73.

• Missing right arm: Initially fights entirely with his remaining left arm 73 122.
• Black sunglasses: Wears them even during nighttime naval combat 122.
• Mechanical prosthesis: Later replaces his missing arm with a powerful-looking, durable custom model 164.

Personality

Zephyr is stern, direct, and impatient with evasiveness. He asks Aleus to dispense with small talk and readily sees through his students’ attempts to conceal their concerns. Despite his seniority, he does not demand special treatment and is content to eat the same food as ordinary Marines 73 74 104.

His justice centers on protecting civilians rather than allegiance to an institution. He reassures Isca that leaving the Navy does not prevent her from upholding justice, and condemns Dolo’s attacks on innocent people. Even while seeking revenge against Weevil, he deliberately draws their battle away from the village 74 139.

His non-killing principle does not entail chivalry toward pirates: he exploits injuries and uses whatever methods are necessary to disable opponents. Nevertheless, revenge tests that principle. Upon learning that his students’ killer has been found, he openly declares his intention to kill him, dismissing his own celebrated title as hollow 134 141.

Zephyr’s relentless pursuit of pirates can also overtax his subordinates. After recognizing how exhausted his men have become from prolonged operations at sea, he feels guilty for driving them so hard 115.

Abilities & Skills

Armament Haki

Zephyr is one of the few fighters identified as having honed Armament Haki to a masterful level, and an especially accomplished teacher among them 122.

• Disperses Prometheus’s steel-melting flames with his blackened left hand without injury 122.
• Blocks BIG·MOM’s blade without his Haki defense breaking, although the force pushes him backward 123.
• Trains Isca to refine her Armament Haki after her rapid increase in strength 122.

Physical Combat

A non-Devil Fruit user, Zephyr relies on martial technique, physical strength, and Haki 115 137 139.

• Launches distant punches strong enough to scatter Ace’s Fire Fist attacks 80.
• Generates enough force with a single stomp to nearly capsize a warship, then uses the recoil to leap onto BIG·MOM’s flagship 122.
• Controls his fight against Weevil, maintaining the upper hand while gradually moving the battlefield away from civilians 139.
• Has destroyed several uninhabited islands during earlier battles 116.
• Cannot reliably defeat BIG·MOM in his one-armed condition; his restored endurance instead allows him to delay her invasion 122.

Six Powers and Geppo: Sky Road

Zephyr thoroughly understands the Six Powers and has developed numerous personal techniques from them 137.

• Geppo: Sky Road: Extends the time and distance of aerial walking, allowing him to rush from his approaching fleet to Black Thorn Flower Island 137.
• Limit: Geppo is not sustained flight. Against a powerful flying opponent such as Dragon, prolonged aerial pursuit remains impractical 181.
• At sea, his limited mobility forces him to rely on thrown cannonballs and wind attacks, giving fleeing pirates opportunities to escape 117.

Instruction and Military Organization

Zephyr combines detailed knowledge of Marine personnel with practical coaching 73 75.

• Identifies weaknesses in Isca’s thrusting technique and explains how her shoulders, waist, and legs can contribute to speed 73.
• Recruits more than 6,000 Marines in three days, selecting complementary personnel rather than merely assembling strong individuals 75.
• Builds the Pirate Guerillas’ officer corps around students whose ideals align with his own 75.
• Anticipates BIG·MOM’s lightning attacks and orders his ships into close combat, where proximity to her own fleet prevents further strikes against them 122.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Custom mechanical right arm — Built by Dr. Vegapunk; durable, fitted with Seastone to suppress Devil Fruit users, and equipped with additional unspecified functions 164.
• Black sunglasses — Removed before confronting BIG·MOM directly 122.
• Den Den Mushi — Exchanges private contact numbers with Aleus for regular intelligence sharing 116.
• Pirate Guerillas fleet — Navy Headquarters warships outfitted with top-quality equipment and a complete set of New World Eternal Poses requisitioned by Zephyr 81.
• Protective ship coating — Uses Navy technology derived from Sabaody coating to resist corrosive black-algae oil during the revenge expedition; it does not protect against storm-wave impacts 135.

Relationships

• Aleus — Initially a suspicious but mutually useful partner. Aleus supplies the Pirate Guerillas, cures Zephyr’s illness, and locates Weevil. Their cooperation develops into a covert anti-World Government alliance, though Aleus pressures him with the threat of death if he refuses 74 115 134 143 144.
• Ain — Student, confidant, secretary, and eventual successor as leader of the Pirate Guerillas. She supervises his medication and worries deeply about his health and unresolved trauma 99 104 145.
• Binz — Student and confidant who survives the training-ship attack. Accompanies Zephyr back to Marineford and helps relay information about Aleus 104 145 149.
• Isca / Iska — Former student whom he supports after her discharge. Respects her determination to fight pirates and later provides intensive Haki instruction 74 122.
• Sengoku — Longstanding friend and former fellow Admiral. Authorizes the Pirate Guerillas but worries that revenge could cause Zephyr to abandon his principles 75 136 139.
• Garp — Fellow veteran and former fighting partner; later spars with Zephyr after the installation of his mechanical arm 139 164.
• Tsuru — Old friend from their early Navy years, familiar with his temperament and concerned about the consequences of his revenge 136.
• Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino — Former students. Zephyr considers Sakazuki too extreme and laments Kuzan’s transition to “Lazy Justice,” but particularly dislikes Borsalino’s evasiveness and “Ambiguous Justice” 179.
• Monkey D. Dragon — Former student whose dangerous abilities Zephyr acknowledges. Their later confrontation does not prevent Zephyr from praising his daring 180 181.
• BIG·MOM — Longstanding enemy who suffered under his pursuit before attaining her current status. Their renewed battle tests his restored endurance 122.
• Edward Weevil — Attacker responsible for severing his arm and killing his recruits; the central target of his revenge 103 136 138.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Opposition to the Shichibukai

Zephyr confronts Sengoku after hearing that another pirate may join the Shichibukai. He despises the policy of using pirates to control pirates and repeatedly clashes with Sengoku over what he regards as the legalization of piracy 61 135.

Formation of the Pirate Guerillas

Aleus proposes a mobile pirate-hunting force to weaken New World pirates and restore the Navy’s presence. Zephyr immediately agrees, recognizing that the arrangement also protects Aleus’s shipping network. With Sengoku’s authorization, he recruits the force, conducts a brief integration period, and crosses the Red Line into the New World 74 75.

He repeatedly pursues Ace, whose crew escapes through distance, cooperation, and changing weather. Cavendish becomes his next prominent target, but fan warnings help the pirate evade him. When Ekmondo’s navy shelters Cavendish, Zephyr demands Aleus’s assistance in finding the training-ship attacker in exchange for abandoning that pursuit 80 100 103.

Defense Against BIG·MOM

After Aleus cures his illness, Zephyr guards Black Swan Island against the BIG·MOM Pirates. He counters her weather attacks through close-range naval tactics and boards her flagship to hold her attention. His objective is to delay the invasion, not defeat her outright 115 122.

When news of Aleus’s agreement with Kaido changes BIG·MOM’s priorities, Zephyr recognizes her intention to disengage and withdraws from her flagship. Her fleet subsequently leaves Ekmondo’s waters 123.

Revenge Against Weevil

Farug identifies the man in Zephyr’s portrait on Black Thorn Flower Island. Zephyr travels there with Aleus, determined to personally kill his enemy. During the confrontation, he gains control of the fight and limits damage to the village; later, he exploits a shoulder wound inflicted by Aleus to stop Weevil’s escape 134 135 139 141.

Weevil dies, and the aftermath resolves Zephyr’s inner turmoil. The supplied account does not explicitly identify who delivers the killing blow 142 145.

Covert Rebellion and Return to Marineford

Aleus reveals his intention to overthrow the World Government. Zephyr doubts the feasibility of the plan and warns that the government possesses an unidentified trump card feared even by Sengoku. He nevertheless joins under conditions concerning the Navy’s future 143 144.

Zephyr leaves the Pirate Guerillas to Ain and returns with Binz to resume direct control of recruit education. He subsequently seeks Vegapunk’s help, receives his mechanical arm, and surprises Sengoku by nominating Cavendish for a vacant Shichibukai seat. He also warns Aleus of the impending attention on Nico Robin 145 149 150 151 164.

He remains within the Navy while awaiting convincing signs that rebellion can succeed. His longer-term aim is to persuade strong Marines to defect and use the existing organization to develop a new Navy; until then, he still prioritizes operational cooperation, even with Borsalino 180 181.

Notable Quotes

“Justice has nothing to do with identity. Even outside the Navy, you can still hold fast to the justice in your heart.” 74

“An empty title. Not as useful as the chief instructor’s name.” 73

“I only regret my soft-heartedness back then. This time, I will absolutely not go easy.” 134

Trivia

• Zephyr has disliked taking capsules since childhood because they make him nauseous; he asks Ain whether his medicine can be made into pills or powder instead 99.
• After his recovery, he retains habits developed during his illness: avoiding cold or stimulating drinks and abstaining from tobacco 143.
• The training-ship attack is described as occurring five years earlier in earlier chapters and six years earlier in Chapter 142 103 104 142.
• References to Zephyr founding the NEO Navy concern Aleus’s knowledge of an anticipated future, not an organization Zephyr is shown establishing in this storyline 103 139.