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Dragon William, age 19. He was born in a country somewhere on the Grand Line.

He had once been one of the most prized disciples of Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy's father and the commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army, whom Luffy had never met. Dragon had taught him the martial art Dragon Claw Fist and given him introductory guidance in Haki.

At the age of one, William joined the World Government's Marine Headquarters academy as an undercover Revolutionary Army agent, becoming a Marine cadet.

At the age of fourteen, William caught the eye of former Marine Admiral "Black Arm" Zefa and became one of Zefa's prized disciples. He began further training in Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

At the age of sixteen, William was promoted from Private First Class to Marine Corporal. He had mastered the Marine martial art Six Powers and was nominated as a CP9 reserve candidate, but he refused to join.

At the age of seventeen, William was promoted to Marine Ensign and assigned to the Marine Science Division, where he served as the bodyguard of Vegapunk, the Marines' chief scientist.

At the age of eighteen, he was promoted to Marine Major and served under then-Rear Admiral Drake, who recognized his talent. Rear Admiral Drake personally taught William Two-Sword Style swordsmanship and gave him two famed blades.

At the age of nineteen, William was promoted to Marine Colonel. However, due to the betrayal of his superior, Rear Admiral Drake, William fell under suspicion from his superiors and was transferred to serve as the colonel of a local branch in the Goa Kingdom of the East Blue. That same year, he failed a mission to escort a Devil Fruit intended for the Celestial Dragons and fled the Marines after the male protagonist's soul transmigrated into him and accidentally ate the Devil Fruit that had been meant for the Celestial Dragons.

William was also a Devil Fruit user. He had eaten a Mythical Zoan even rarer than a Logia: the Lizard-Lizard Fruit, Castle Dragon Model.

The Zoan's three transformation forms were a giant lizard, a lizardman, and a human. Its mythical ability allowed him to breathe fire and create a castle-like space within his body, similar to the powers of the Castle-Castle Fruit.

He now served as a strategist aboard the Straw Hat Crew's ship and had his own direct unit, which was still recruiting members. The number of members would have a certain effect on the strength of his Devil Fruit powers.

His current members were: Nojiko; Alvida, former captain of the Alvida Pirates, with a bounty of 50,000 Beli and the powers of the Slip-Slip Fruit; "White Rabbit" Mary; "Black Cat" Anne; and Koala, the Revolutionary Army's acting Fish-Man Karate instructor. There were five members in total.

Mary, age 18. Anne's twin sister, she was born in a fishing village somewhere in the East Blue.

She was one of the East Blue's famous beautiful bounty hunters and the partner of "Black Cat" Anne. Her weapon was a long spear, and she excelled at shooting. In close combat, she fought with kicks or struck enemies with the butt of her spear.

At the age of seventeen, she went to sea and became a bounty hunter in the East Blue. Her peers called her "White Rabbit" Mary, a name that actually referred to the powers of her Devil Fruit, the Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, White Rabbit Model.

Her goal was to save enough money to adventure on the Grand Line, which was why she became a bounty hunter.

She was a Devil Fruit user who had eaten the Zoan Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, White Rabbit Model. In her beast and beastman forms, Mary's speed and kicking power received astonishing boosts. Her speed rivaled Kuro of a Thousand Plans' Silent Step, while her jumping ability was unmatched.

However, Mary was quite alluring in her beastman form, like a bunny girl. She looked delicate and frail, but anyone who underestimated her because of that would meet a miserable end.

Mary excelled at both long-range firearm shooting and close-quarters martial arts combat, and speed was her defining trait.

She now served as a direct combatant under William, strategist of the Straw Hat Crew.

Anne, age 18. Mary's twin sister, she was born in a fishing village somewhere in the East Blue.

She was one of the East Blue's famous beautiful bounty hunters and the partner of "White Rabbit" Mary. Her weapon was a Western sword worn at her waist, and she was a beautiful swordswoman skilled in One-Sword Style.

At the age of seventeen, she went to sea and became a bounty hunter in the East Blue. Her peers called her "Black Cat" Anne, a name that actually referred to the powers of her Devil Fruit, the Cat-Cat Fruit, Black Cat Model.

Like Mary, her goal was to save enough money and then adventure on the Grand Line, which was why she became a bounty hunter.

She was a Devil Fruit user who had eaten the Zoan Cat-Cat Fruit, Black Cat Model. In her beast and beastman forms, she possessed greatly enhanced strength and excelled at martial arts and close-quarters combat.

In her beastman form, she claimed that no man could surpass her in strength. She possessed the power of a wild beast and had the ability to challenge the captain of an ordinary East Blue pirate crew by herself.

She now served as a direct combatant under William, strategist of the Straw Hat Crew.

Estamba Cheng, age 19. She was born in a country somewhere on the Grand Line.

She had been a Marine academy cadet in the same class as William and was now a colonel directly under Marine Headquarters, assigned to Vice Admiral Tsuru's command. Because of Estamba Cheng's cold personality, she was known as "Ice Beauty Cheng."

At the age of one, she joined the Marine academy and became a Marine cadet in the same class as William.

At the age of fourteen, Estamba Cheng was likewise noticed by former Marine Admiral Zefa. Together with William, she became one of Zefa's disciples and learned the Marine martial art Six Powers and introductory Haki training.

At the age of sixteen, Estamba Cheng was promoted from Marine Private First Class to Marine Corporal. She had mastered the Marine martial art Six Powers and served in Vice Admiral Tsuru's forces.

She was a Devil Fruit user who had eaten the Paramecia Battery-Battery Fruit. She herself was a battery with an enormous capacity, able to absorb and store lightning from nature as well as unleash terrifying lightning attacks against enemies. It was similar to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but she could not turn into lightning. She could even stimulate herself with lightning to increase her own strength and speed.

She had once investigated William's disappearance in the East Blue and had been appointed as an investigator, stationed in the East Blue for a time.