Rocks Pirates

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Rocks Pirates
Original Name	洛克斯海贼团
Affiliation	Formerly led by Rocks D. Xebec; based at Hachinosu
Occupation/Role	Former dominant New World pirate organization
Status	Disbanded following the God Valley Incident
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Background / History

The Rocks Pirates were already active in Sea Circle Calendar year 1480, with Edward Newgate serving as their Second Division Captain. They were regarded as the strongest pirate crew on the sea, opposed only by the Giant Warrior Pirates and the X Pirates. Those two rivals formed an alliance, creating a three-way balance in the second half of the Grand Line. Smaller pirate crews had largely gathered under one of these three banners. 5 7

Hachinosu, a fog-shrouded New World island populated entirely by pirates, served as the crew's headquarters. Its harsh environment and captain-centered structure made personal protection essential: pirates without a division commander’s backing could be killed by stronger members at any time. 15 23

Rocks D. Xebec recruited powerful individuals to advance his ideals and held the crew together through overwhelming strength. While several commanders had their own ambitions and did not genuinely wish to remain subordinate, Rocks considered obedience sufficient as long as he could command them. 16 29

After eliminating the Giant Warrior Pirates and X Pirates, the crew became the sole dominant force in the latter half of the Grand Line. Rocks used this dominance to recruit more pirates, raid World Government-affiliated nations, challenge Celestial Tribute fleets, and openly execute Celestial Dragons. 39 48 94 115

The crew ultimately collapsed during the God Valley Incident in 1484. Rocks was killed amid the mysterious attacks that erased God Valley, while surviving members fled and later pursued independent ambitions across the New World. 167 168 224 322

Organization

Command Structure

Position	Holder	Notes
Captain	Rocks D. Xebec	Crew leader; commanded through personal power and Conqueror’s Haki. Killed during the God Valley Incident. 16 32 167
Vice Captain / Sixth Division Captain	Carl	Promoted to vice captain after withstanding Rocks’s full Conqueror’s Haki and landing a hit on him; retained command of the Sixth Division. 98 99
Second Division Captain	Edward Newgate	Identified as a core strength of the crew by the Marines. 5 7
Sixth Division Commander	Carl	Defeated John for the position and was formally welcomed by Rocks before her later promotion to vice captain. 16 23 98
Seventh Division Commander	Silver Axe	Appointed after providing intelligence on the X Pirates. 36
Intelligence Gatherer	Shakky	Reported directly and exclusively to Rocks before leaving the crew shortly before the God Valley Incident. 37 148

Known Members

• Rocks D. Xebec — Captain; a top-tier combatant who mastered all three forms of Haki and possessed a concealed Devil Fruit ability. He was killed during the destruction of God Valley. 16 32 167
• Carl — Sixth Division Captain who was elevated to vice captain following a direct battle with Rocks. She led major operations, including the coordinated diversions before God Valley. 98 99 149
• Edward Newgate — Second Division Captain; introduced Carl to the crew and frequently supported her development. 5 7
• Golden Lion Shiki — Division Commander; powerful swordsman who considered leaving the crew but feared Rocks. He survived God Valley and later sought to rebuild his own forces. 29 32 167 224
• Charlotte Linlin — Division Commander; Kaido was considered part of her crew at this time. She participated in the God Valley campaign and survived the crew’s collapse. 17 147 167
• John — Former Sixth Division Captain; lost the post after being defeated by Carl. He remained a major member through the God Valley campaign. 16 147
• Wang Zhi — Division Commander and one of Rocks’ most loyal subordinates. 17 29
• Silver Axe — Seventh Division Commander; formerly an undercover agent within the X Pirates. He participated in the God Valley campaign. 36 147
• Kaido — Apprentice affiliated with Charlotte Linlin’s crew; nearing commander-level strength but not yet appointed. He fought alongside the crew at God Valley. 17 162 163
• Shakky — Intelligence officer who supplied the information enabling the attack on the X Pirates and later confirmed the details of the God Valley ritual. She departed Hachinosu before the battle and warned Roger of Rocks’s plan. 37 145 148
• Buckin — Joined the crew around the time Shakky became its intelligence officer. She was present at God Valley and attempted to collect Rocks’s blood amid the fighting. 37 158

Territory and Fleet

• Hachinosu — Headquarters; a beehive-shaped New World island perpetually covered in fog. 15
• Flagship: Darkness led the early recorded fleet operations. 43
• Command vessel at God Valley: Xebec, aboard which Rocks directed the final campaign. 97 147 150
• Flag: A black field bearing a skull in an ancient captain’s hat, crossed bones beneath its brim, and red cross-shaped eyes. 43
• Fleet composition: Rocks’ flagship, seven smaller vessels carrying Division Commanders, and a large following fleet of smaller ships. 43
• God Valley fleet: Golden Lion used his Float-Float Fruit to raise thousands of ships into the air for the voyage to God Valley. 147 151
• After defeating the Giant Warrior Pirates and X Pirates, the crew controlled the second half of the Grand Line without rival. 39

Story Role / Major Arcs

Carl's Recruitment

Carl travelled with Newgate to Hachinosu intending to become a captain. After challenging and defeating John, she took command of the Sixth Division. Rocks welcomed her personally, though he later tested her loyalty by assigning her to attack the World Government-affiliated Phil Kingdom. 15 16 17

Carl’s successful Phil Kingdom operation earned Rocks’ approval and formal recognition as Sixth Division Commander at a banquet. 18 23

War with the Giant Warrior Pirates

Carl’s killing of Krulu provoked Yorulu and the Giant Warrior Pirates into attacking Hachinosu. Rocks exploited their decision to mobilize without the X Pirates, revealing that he had planted false intelligence to lure them into a trap. 28 29 30

The Rocks Pirates overwhelmingly defeated the invading force. Rocks killed Yorulu after clashing with the giant leader’s Hegemony technique; the resulting collision destroyed one-fifth of Hachinosu and sank it into the sea. 31 32

Elimination of the X Pirates

Following the destruction of the Giant Warrior Pirates, Rocks immediately moved against the X Pirates at Ur Island to eliminate the final rival to his control of the New World. He dispatched John, Wang Zhi, and Kaido to seize Kuro Island’s remaining wealth while the main force attacked Ur Island. 33

Using intelligence provided by Silver Axe and Shakky, the crew caught the X Pirates during their annual banquet. Rocks confronted X, while other commanders engaged the enemy’s senior members. Carl pursued Baroque, discovered the hidden treasure vault, and claimed the Venom-Venom Fruit after Baroque’s death. 34 36 37

Rocks distributed the captured Devil Fruits by allowing Carl to select two first, then giving one each to the division commanders and Silver Axe before taking the remainder. He also established the Seventh Division under Silver Axe. 36

Tyr Kingdom Attack and Retaliation

With the New World under their control, the Rocks Pirates attacked the Tyr Kingdom. The operation involved Rocks, Newgate, Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Carl, and their divisions, while Shakky supplied intelligence on the enemy’s forces. 41 42 43

The Marines successfully smuggled the Tyr Kingdom’s Devil Fruits away through Rear Admiral Norse. Enraged by this loss, Rocks ordered every Division Commander to attack all World Government allied nations in the New World. The resulting plundering caused widespread warfare and an influx of new pirates; Carl was assigned three nearby allied nations. 48

Celestial Tribute Campaign

Rocks summoned the Division Commanders after learning that New World kings continued to pay Celestial Tribute to the World Government. He divided the crew into three groups to intercept three returning tribute fleets simultaneously, intending to force the kings to pay tribute to the Rocks Pirates instead. 94 95

The Marine escort operation prevented the crew from securing the tribute. Carl fought Garp and Sengoku during the campaign, then challenged Rocks directly when the operation failed. After Carl endured Rocks’s full Conqueror’s Haki and struck him, Rocks appointed her vice captain while allowing her to retain the Sixth Division. 96 98 99

Hass Island Executions

After capturing Celestial Dragons, the Rocks Pirates sailed to Hass Island and constructed a public execution platform, supported by Visual Den Den Mushi broadcasts. Rocks used the spectacle to rally pirates embittered by the Celestial Dragons’ oppression. 111 112

The Navy, led by Steel Bone Kong and Admiral Wenhu, attacked to prevent the executions. Rocks nevertheless executed Tianlun and Saint Marlros before a global audience, while his Conqueror’s Haki incapacitated weaker combatants on the battlefield. 113 115

Recruitment Ceremony

Seeking to expand his forces, Rocks held a recruitment ceremony on Hachinosu with only one thousand positions available for tens of thousands of applicants. Candidates were forced into a survival melee, with only the final thousand standing accepted into the crew. 126

Rocks later sent Kaido into the arena to hasten the selection by challenging the surviving applicants. Carl declined to recruit from the ceremony, preferring the quality of her existing subordinates over a larger force. 126 127

God Valley Incident

Rocks learned God Valley’s location and the timing of the Celestial Dragons’ ritual from Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru. He agreed to reward the siblings with a Devil Fruit, though he intended to use the information for his own ambition. 138

After Shakky confirmed that the ritual would be held in ten days, Rocks summoned the crew for war against the Marines and World Government. Carl covertly arranged disturbances across the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line to delay Marine reinforcements, while Shakky abandoned the crew and warned Roger about the coming attack. 145 148 149

The Rocks Pirates arrived at God Valley aboard a massive airborne fleet and clashed with the Navy, CP0, the God’s Knights, and later the Roger Pirates. Carl broke through the Navy’s defensive line in her Titan True Form, opening a route into God Valley, while Rocks held off Garp, Steel Bone Kong, and the God’s Knights. 151 159 161 162

After entering the island, the pirates killed Celestial Dragons and freed slaves. Rocks personally defeated the remaining God’s Knights and led the assault, but the battle ended when mysterious attacks rained from the sky and erased God Valley. Rocks was killed, Carl was presumed dead, and the surviving pirates fled, ending the Rocks Pirates as a unified organization. 163 167 168

Reputation

• Regarded as the strongest pirate crew of its era before the fall of the Giant Warrior Pirates and X Pirates. 7
• The Marines viewed the crew’s expansion as a critical threat, with their influence having reduced Marine presence in the second half of the Grand Line to scattered branches. 11 12
• At their peak, the crew was believed too powerful for the Navy to eliminate without gathering at least ten admiral-level combatants. 45
• Their campaign against World Government allied nations created their most vicious reputation and plunged the New World into chaos. 48
• The public executions of Celestial Dragons and the Visual Den Den Mushi broadcasts made Rocks a symbol of rebellion to many civilians and inspired a further surge of piracy. 115 159 163
• The crew’s destruction at God Valley ended its monopoly over the New World and created a power vacuum that numerous pirate crews moved to exploit. 167 168 322