Ace

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Portgas D. Ace 34
Alias(es)	Fire Fist Ace 34 66
Gender	Male 132
Affiliation	Whitebeard Pirates; close ally of the Uchiha Clan 34 228 357
Occupation/Role	Former commander of the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division 34 357
Family	Gol D. Roger — biological father; Whitebeard — adoptive father; Monkey D. Luffy and Sabo — sworn younger brothers; Monkey D. Garp — grandfather figure 122 132 139 141 357
Devil Fruit	Flame-Flame Fruit 66 85
Status	Alive; survives his scheduled execution and later reunites with Luffy and Sabo 178 422
First Appearance	Chapter 33, as an unnamed youth entering a tavern; identified in Chapter 34 33 34

Background / History

Ace is the biological son of Pirate King Gol D. Roger. As an infant, he was brought by Garp to Dadan’s mountain bandit home. Garp intended to raise him into a Marine, but Ace instead went to sea and became a pirate 132 139.

During childhood, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy exchanged three cups of brotherhood wine. Ace was the eldest, Sabo the second brother, and Luffy the youngest. After Sabo disappeared, uncertainty over his fate became one of Ace’s deepest regrets 355 357.

Ace eventually became Whitebeard’s Second Division commander and regarded Whitebeard as his father. Teach served in his division before murdering Thatch and stealing the Dark-Dark Fruit. Feeling personally responsible, Ace pursued him despite Whitebeard’s warnings 34 122.

Appearance

• Hair: Short and black during his arrival at the Origin Island battlefield 66.
• Hat: A wide-brimmed cowboy hat initially bearing Whitebeard Pirates emblems; later described as orange, with two white fluffy balls hanging from its brim 33 95.
• Clothing: Introduced bare-chested, with a black coat draped over his shoulders 33.
• Accessories: A red-bead necklace and a short dagger at his waist 33.
• Expression: Frequently wears a broad, sunny smile; his anger toward Teach produces an icy stare and bloodshot eyes 34 66 359.

Personality

Ace is straightforward, sociable, and deeply loyal. Whitebeard considers him someone who values loyalty above his own life, while Marco and the other commanders trust his judgment of people despite calling him simple-minded. He readily befriends the outwardly aloof Uchiha and later draws them into a celebration with the Straw Hats 96 97 420.

His devotion can become dangerously single-minded. While fighting Teach, he disregards the surrounding conflict and attacks with an apparent willingness to die alongside his enemy. Even after recognizing a likely trap on Banaro Island, he refuses to abandon his pursuit 69 121 123.

Ace carries shame over Roger’s bloodline, asking Natsu whether being born with “sinful blood” makes him contemptible. His recklessness also gives way to guilt when others suffer for him: at Marineford, he wishes he had died on Banaro Island rather than caused the war, and later apologizes to the Uchiha for involving them in Luffy’s troubles 86 148 415.

Outside combat, he can be remarkably absent-minded. His attempt to repair a ruined boat with loose planks leaves the Uchiha questioning whether he can navigate safely. With his brothers, however, he is attentive and protective, offering Luffy emergency help and remembering intimate details of Sabo’s childhood 84 101 357.

Abilities & Skills

Flame-Flame Fruit

• Flame generation: Produces small fingertip flames or enormous torrents of fire capable of engulfing a battlefield 34 66 122.
• Flame transformation and movement: Turns his body into a flaming meteor to charge opponents or travel rapidly 66 102.
• Area control: Uses meteor-like flame barrages and layered fire curtains to block escape routes and restrict enemy movement 69 379 380.
• Defensive applications: Creates walls of fire against sword slashes, destroys incoming debris, and vaporizes approaching seawater 380 381 384.
• Limit against darkness: Teach’s Dark-Dark Fruit repeatedly absorbs his flames and suppresses his attacks, although stray flames still burn Teach 66 81 123.
• Water vulnerability: His Devil Fruit makes drowning a serious concern. The Second Golden Lion’s enormous seawater lion overwhelms his and Sabo’s depleted defenses 84 388.

Fire Fist

• Launches a concentrated, fist-driven blast of fire with heat described as sufficient to melt steel 69 81.
• Uses repeated Fire Fists to bombard Teach’s ship and engulf Banaro Island in flames 81 122.
• Can injure Teach even when darkness absorbs most of the attack 66 81.

Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor

• Forms a massive fireball more than one hundred meters wide 124.
• Uses it as his final attack against Teach after a prolonged battle; its collision with Black Hole devastates Banaro Island 124.
• Later deploys it against the Second Golden Lion’s attack, breaking apart enormous airborne terrain and creating an opening for Sabo 382.

Haki and Geppo

• Acknowledges knowing Haki but calls his proficiency “only so-so,” explaining that he generally relies on his flames 85.
• Recommends Whitebeard rather than himself when Natsu seeks instruction in Haki 85.
• Uses Geppo while pursuing Blackbeard across the sea 81.

Endurance and Cooperative Combat

• Fights Teach for a full day and night despite worsening exhaustion, bleeding, and muscle damage 123.
• Is identified as a Yonko Commander-level fighter during the battle against the Second Golden Lion 385.
• Coordinates ranged flame attacks with Sabo’s close-range Dragon Claw Fist, covering his brother’s advance and restricting their opponent’s movement 379 380.
• Continues resisting the Second Golden Lion for two days and nights, but remains outmatched by the opponent’s Admiral-Emperor-level strength and greater stamina 385 386.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Short dagger — Carried at his waist in his introduction 33.
• Steel pipe — Carried on his back during his continued search for Teach 95.
• Whitebeard-marked Den Den Mushi — Gives Natsu access to Whitebeard’s personal contact number 85.
• Emergency Den Den Mushi — Gives Luffy a communicator and tells him to call if he needs help; Natsu can also be contacted through it 101 102.
• Small boat — His original vessel bears the Whitebeard Pirates’ emblem and is damaged beyond practical repair during the West Blue conflict 66 84.
• Replacement ship and supplies — The Uchiha provide a sturdier vessel, compass, West Blue map, and life rings 84.
• Flying Thunder God mark — Natsu places a mark on his shoulder before he leaves Origin Island; Natsu later considers using it to rescue him 86 133.

Relationships

• Whitebeard / Edward Newgate — Adoptive father and former captain. Ace rejects Teach’s recruitment offer rather than betray him; Whitebeard gathers forty-three allied pirate ships to bring Ace home 122 132 133.
• Gol D. Roger — Biological father. Ace struggles with the supposed guilt attached to his lineage, which becomes central to the government’s execution announcement 86 132.
• Monkey D. Garp — Grandfather figure who placed him with Dadan. Garp pleads for his life but remains torn between family and Marine duty 138 139 141.
• Monkey D. Luffy — Youngest sworn brother. Ace offers emergency assistance in Alabasta and later intervenes to protect him from Weevil and the Flying Pirates 101 102 378 379.
• Sabo — Sworn second brother, long believed lost. Ace seeks him out in Baltigo despite his amnesia, then fights beside him to defend Luffy 355 357 359 379.
• Uchiha Natsu — Friend who helps replace his boat, accepts his lineage, and warns him about Teach. Ace’s aid on Origin Island becomes a debt Natsu resolves to repay during the execution crisis 84 85 86 133.
• Uchiha Yaoyu and Uchiha Yakumi — Friends whom he visits during his semi-secluded life. They accompany his journey to find Sabo and move from irritation with his enthusiasm to understanding his determination 228 357.
• Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Tekka — Old friends through Yaoyu and Yakumi. Years of drinking, sparring, and fighting together allow them to joke easily even during a confrontation with Marine admirals 415.
• Thatch — Murdered crewmate whose death drives Ace’s pursuit of Teach 69 121.
• Marshall D. Teach / Blackbeard — Former subordinate and bitter enemy. Teach escapes Ace in West Blue, later defeats and delivers him to the government in exchange for a Shichibukai appointment 34 81 132.

Story Role / Major Arcs

West Blue Pursuit and Origin Island

• Arrives at Laskamp Island seeking Teach and learns that ships have been disappearing from nearby waters 34.
• Watches the Uchiha use elemental techniques without Devil Fruits, astonished by the number of powerful fighters hidden in West Blue 51.
• Attacks Teach during the Marine–Blackbeard alliance against the Uchiha. His relentless assault keeps Teach occupied and prevents him from exploiting the clan’s vulnerable fighters 66 69 84.
• Fails to stop Teach’s escape when Burgess, Lafitte, and Doc Q distract him. His subsequent need for a replacement boat brings him into direct contact with Natsu 81 84.
• Gives Natsu Whitebeard’s contact information and confides in him about Roger’s bloodline before departing with a Flying Thunder God mark 85 86.

Alabasta and Banaro Island

• Reunites with Luffy in Yuba, warns him against rushing into battle with Crocodile, and leaves to follow a lead toward Rainbase 101 102.
• Finds Teach waiting with his officers on Banaro Island and confronts him over Thatch’s murder 121.
• Refuses recruitment and fights through a day and night before committing his remaining strength to Flame Emperor 122 123 124.
• Is captured and handed to the government along with evidence of his parentage. Marine Headquarters announces his public execution at Marineford 132.

Summit War and Retirement

• His impending execution mobilizes Whitebeard’s fleet and prompts Natsu to prepare an intervention 132 133.
• Watches Garp fight Whitebeard from the execution platform, blaming himself for the war 148.
• Survives the execution crisis and boards an allied ship under Yakumi’s guidance during Marineford’s catastrophic evacuation 178.
• Later declines a military rank under the Uchiha, choosing a semi-secluded life with Newgate and other core Whitebeard companions 228.

Finding Sabo

• Learns from Natsu that Sabo survived his childhood disappearance. His longing to reunite with him persists throughout his recovery 355.
• Travels to Baltigo with Yaoyu and Yakumi, convincing Dragon of their brotherhood through specific childhood memories 357.
• Meets Sabo again despite his lost memories; the two subsequently appear together with warm smiles from their reunion 359 363.

Flying Pirates Conflict

• Arrives with Sabo to protect Luffy, using Fire Fist to interrupt the confrontation 378.
• Fights the Second Golden Lion alongside Sabo for two days and nights, suffering serious injuries and near-total exhaustion 379 385 386.
• Survives the enormous seawater lion after Chunwu and Rin intervene with a combined fire-and-wind attack 388.
• Faces Ryokugyu’s vines while exhausted; Benn Beckman interrupts the admiral’s attempt to seize the brothers 392.
• Stands with Sabo and the Uchiha against the Marine fleet, apologizing for the conflict before the eventual post-battle celebration and reunion with Luffy 415 416 420 422.

Notable Quotes

“I'm Pops' son. Even if I die here, I'll never betray him. And I'd never make a deal with scum like you!” 122

“Would you despise me? A child born with sinful blood.” 86

“Because we drank three cups of sworn brotherhood wine together. We're brothers who would share life and death.” 357

“That's right. Outsiders don't get to run wild here. If you want to touch Luffy, you'll have to get through us first.” 379