Lafitte

Biodata

Background / History

Lafitte gathers black-market intelligence for the Blackbeard Pirates. In the West Blue, he identifies a zone near Laskamp Island where nearly a hundred ships have vanished and brings the report to Teach. After Van Augur scouts the area, Lafitte warns Teach that the force responsible is powerful, disciplined, and unlikely to join his crew 35 39 51.

Lafitte later infiltrates a meeting of the Five Elders at Mary Geoise to propose Teach for the vacant Shichibukai seat. He acknowledges Teach’s failure to defeat Ace in the West Blue but argues that Teach can prove his worth. The Elders agree to consider the appointment if Teach captures a pirate of sufficient importance 113 114.

He survives the devastation at Marineford when Doc Q and Stronger pull him aboard the Blackbeard Pirates’ escape ship at the last moment 181. After the war, he reports that Marine expansion and the Uchiha blockade of the West Blue have damaged the crew’s intelligence network 211.

During a later battle with the Uchiha Night Owl Guard, Lafitte is trapped in a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu and captured. He is subsequently held with Doc Q and Stronger under Seastone restraints and Uchiha sealing jutsu 412 419.

Appearance

Lafitte is noted for his formal attire, carved cane, and composed bearing. He has wings that allow him to fly 35 114 181.

• His white wing feathers are stained gray and black by ash during Ace’s prolonged fight with Teach 123.
• After Marineford, his clothes are soaked and wrinkled, and his cane is cracked 181.

Personality

Lafitte speaks with elaborate politeness, even when facing hostile authorities. At Mary Geoise, he bows to the Five Elders and calmly accepts insults directed at Teach, then shows open excitement once they offer Teach a chance at the Shichibukai seat 113 114. He is more cautious in his assessments than Teach, warning against rashly approaching the Uchiha 39 51.

Abilities & Skills

Flight and aerial attacks

• Uses his wings to hover, maneuver, and escape through the air 65 81 114.
• Launches aerial sneak attacks and uses wind blades; a combined Uchiha Fire and Wind Release assault forces him to the ground 70 81.

Hypnosis

• Releases hypnotic gas in combat. Uchiha Fire Release burns it away, while Wind Release disperses it 70 73.
• Sprays gas mixed with wind blades while helping cover Teach’s retreat from Ace 81.

Intelligence and infiltration

• Studies black-market reports and identifies the pattern behind the West Blue ship disappearances 35.
• Passes through Mary Geoise’s defenses to reach the Five Elders’ meeting, then leaves by the same route 113 114.

Equipment / Items

• Carved cane — carried during intelligence work and negotiations; cracked during the escape from Marineford 35 113 181.

Relationships

• Marshall D. Teach — captain; Lafitte gathers intelligence, advises caution, and represents his bid for a Shichibukai seat 35 51 113.
• Doc Q and Stronger — crewmates who save Lafitte during the escape from Marineford; later captured alongside him 181 419.
• Five Elders — receive Lafitte’s proposal for Teach, conditional on the capture of a significant pirate 113 114.