Moore Thomas

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Moore Thomas (摩尔托马斯)
Alias(es)	Seagull King
Gender	Male
Affiliation	World Economic News Agency; Sky Kingdom
Occupation/Role	President of the World Economic News Agency
Status	Active
First Appearance	3

Background / History

Moore Thomas leads the World Economic News Agency, one of the world’s three major news organizations. Unlike the World Government-aligned World Peace Dove News Agency, his paper covers both legitimate society and the underworld, making it popular among civilians, Marines, and pirates alike. Its lack of powerful backing and limited combat force leave it vulnerable to retaliation. 3

While traveling with his wife Monice and their one-year-old son Morgans, Moore Thomas is attacked by Disco, a slave-trading pirate acting against his agency. He fights in seagull hybrid form while attempting to protect his family, but Disco’s Six Powers attacks leave him at a disadvantage until Humming Brook intervenes. 3

After Brook defeats Disco and frees the slaves, Moore Thomas brings him toward Sabaody Archipelago and becomes one of his earliest supporters. He provides Log Poses, Den Den Mushi, Eternal Poses, funds, and intelligence assistance, while Brook promises to secure a Sky Island as a safe future home for the agency. 4 5 7

Moore Thomas initially doubts the existence of Sky Island, but ultimately moves the agency’s base to Jaya Island on Brook’s word. After helping test oxygen-equipped News Coo seagulls, he personally confirms the existence of the White Sea and begins preparing trusted employees for relocation. 7 39 40

Following Brook’s occupation and unification of the Sky Island, Moore Thomas relocates the News Coo lair, his family, staff, and agency headquarters to the Sky Kingdom. With Brook’s financial support and the security of the new territory, he resumes publication, hires reporters across the Four Blues, Grand Line, and New World, and equips correspondents with Visual Dials. 44 45

Appearance

Moore Thomas is described as refined and courteous in human form, wearing an elite suit. He can take seagull hybrid and full-beast forms through his Devil Fruit. 3 40

• Transforms into a seagull hybrid form during combat and travel. 3 40
• Can assume a full seagull form to command News Coo flocks. 40
• Maintains and directs tens of thousands of seagull news birds. 40

Personality

Moore Thomas is ambitious, commercially minded, and deeply committed to preserving his independent news organization. Even while facing pressure from the World Government and competing agencies, he aims to expand his readership and eventually surpass the World Peace Dove News Agency. 3 40

He is protective of his family and agency personnel, but can be ruthless when their security is threatened. After Redfield exposes a World Government mole who had worked at the agency for over three years, Moore Thomas personally executes the spy despite the agent’s pleas. 3 41

Abilities & Skills

Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Seagull

Moore Thomas possesses a bird-type Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into seagull forms. 3

• Uses a seagull hybrid form in battle and while protecting his family. 3
• Takes full seagull form to direct the News Coo flock. 40
• His combat strength is limited compared with dedicated fighters; Disco’s attacks repeatedly wound him during their encounter. 3

News Coo Command

Moore Thomas is recognized as the “Seagull King” because of his exceptional control over the agency’s News Coo seagulls. 40

• Commands large flocks used to distribute newspapers and transport items. 13 40
• Has the birds test oxygen masks and canisters for flights to the White Sea. 40
• Uses the seagulls to help deliver Mobile Den Den Mushi to targets identified by Brook. 13 18
• Oversees the relocation of the News Coo breeding operation to Sky Island. 44

News Agency Management

Moore Thomas directs a widely read independent newspaper with reporting networks spanning multiple seas. 3 45

• Publishes coverage of both the underworld and legitimate world. 3
• Uses agency personnel to modify Den Den Mushi with buttons, receivers, speakers, fax machines, and printers. 9
• Hires elite correspondents at high salaries after the agency’s Sky Kingdom relocation. 45
• Equips reporters with Visual Dials for information gathering and filming. 45

Relationships

• Humming Brook — Benefactor, ally, and sworn “brother.” Brook saves Moore Thomas’s family from Disco, provides funding and protection, and establishes the Sky Kingdom refuge that allows the agency to expand. 4 5 7 44 45
• Monice — Wife. She travels with Moore Thomas during Disco’s attack and protects Morgans from witnessing the violence. 3 5
• Morgans — Son. Brook becomes Morgans’s godfather, strengthening the bond between Brook and the Moore Thomas family. Moore later gives Morgans a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. 3 5 50
• Redfield — Brook’s crewmate who assists Moore Thomas by screening agency staff for World Government spies. 41
• White Pigeon — President of the World Peace Dove News Agency and a rival whose Government-backed outlet competes against Moore Thomas’s paper. 3 45
• Disco — Slave-trading pirate who attacks Moore Thomas to seize his news agency; Brook defeats him. 3 4

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Disco attack and rescue — Moore Thomas’s family is targeted at sea because the World Economic News Agency threatens the World Peace Dove News Agency’s market share. Brook’s intervention saves them and begins their alliance. 3 4
• Support of the Hell Pirates — He supplies Brook with navigation tools, Den Den Mushi, funds, intelligence distribution, and assistance locating pirate crews. 5 7 13
• Jaya Island relocation — Under growing World Government pressure, he moves the agency to Jaya Island and prepares the News Coo for experiments involving Sky Island access. 14 39 40
• Sky Island settlement — He verifies the White Sea, helps transport the Yomi and supplies upward, and removes a spy from his organization before the agency relocates to Brook’s territory. 40 41 44
• Agency revival — With Sky Kingdom security and Brook’s financial backing, he rebuilds the agency’s reporting network and resumes publication after weeks of inactivity. 45
• Golden Ship preparations — He is instructed to keep newly hired employees off Sky Island until they can be vetted, while using a Weatheria vessel to acquire supplies from below Jaya Island. 50

Trivia

• Moore Thomas was already a fan of Humming Brook before meeting him, recognizing him as the musician who spread “Binks’ Sake” beyond the West Blue. 3
• His agency’s News Coo breeding method is regarded as a valuable family secret. 39
• The World Peace Dove News Agency temporarily believes his paper has ceased publication after Moore Thomas disappears from public view during the relocations. 45