Baccarat

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

Baccarat is a tall woman with fiery, waist-length wavy red hair, green eyes, and a striking figure. She initially has healthy wheat-colored skin and favors revealing red casino attire; after receiving Life Energy, her complexion becomes fairer, her fine lines disappear, and she appears several years younger. 18 19

• Reaches 2.5 meters after her initial Life Energy enhancement and is later described as 2.8 meters tall. 20 44
• Originally wears a cool red minidress while visiting Resort Island’s casino. 18 20
• Later adopts more conservative clothing at Lucas’s insistence, though she still occasionally expresses interest in more revealing dresses. 32 106
• Wears a fitted black dress, thin leather gloves, and slender high heels during the South Blue journey. 24
• Wears a couple’s ring exchanged with Lucas. 38
• Later deliberately tans her skin despite the fair complexion produced by her initial rejuvenation. 72
• Her repeated Lineage Factor optimization has raised her physical condition far beyond ordinary human limits. 107 138

Personality

Baccarat is practical, perceptive, and willing to take calculated risks. When Lucas first asks for her luck, she warns him that Du Feld’s casino eliminates people who win too much; she only accepts after deciding his strength and her own escape ability make the gamble worthwhile. 18

Her initial interest in Lucas is tied to wealth, safety, youth, and power, but their partnership develops into genuine affection and trust. She tends to be openly affectionate, supports him during recovery, and worries about her inability to contribute in battle. 19 26

She accepts that Lucas has other partners, but fears unequal treatment and being left behind rather than the mere existence of other women. She is relieved to learn that his affection for Gion will not prevent him from defending himself against hostile Marines. She also takes an interest in his past and asks about his life in the Kingdom of Ye. 21 23

Although she enjoys money and eagerly loots defeated criminal organizations, Baccarat is not passive in combat. She becomes increasingly confident in her own strength, protects Robin, and shows restraint when sparring Gion by refusing to use the Luck-Luck Fruit against an opponent who has pledged not to use Haki. 27 32 45

Baccarat is highly competitive, particularly toward Gion, and eagerly trains whenever she believes she can improve enough to surpass her rival. 54 She remains mischievous even during serious operations, but is also generous and nurturing toward younger companions such as Koala and Baby 5, whom she encourages to enjoy themselves and become more confident. 72 118

Her loyalty extends to the entire household. While helping Stussy fight Marco, she explicitly states that family members should bear trouble together. She also expresses sincere gratitude when Robin handles the retaliation caused by her killing of little Oliver. 121 133

Abilities & Skills

Luck-Luck Fruit

Baccarat possesses the Paramecia-type Luck-Luck Fruit, which lets her take luck from others and convert it into fortune for herself or Lucas. Its effects are difficult to identify directly. 18 22

• Shares luck with Lucas through physical contact; the two commonly use kisses. 27
• Causes targets deprived of luck to suffer escalating accidents, injuries, financial losses, or death. 22
• Sabotages casino cheating mechanisms and helps Lucas win seventeen consecutive hands. 19
• Helps locate the Clank-Clank Fruit through intuition on Kutsk Island. 23
• Causes enemy attacks and movements to fail, such as gunfire striking allies or a fighter repeatedly losing control of his weapon. 37 48
• Armament Haki can temporarily counteract its interference, but doing so drains the user’s Haki reserves. 48
• Is especially effective against groups: enemy gunfire and cannon fire can repeatedly strike allied ships and personnel instead of their intended targets. 97 99
• Her interference can create decisive openings even against powerful opponents, including Sebastian’s mistimed loss of balance during his spinning attack. 73
• Provides passive protection against hostile attacks: Gambino Jason’s pistol explodes when he attempts to shoot her from behind. Robin nevertheless successfully manifests arms on Baccarat during their first encounter, an exception Lucas attributes to Robin’s protagonist-like fortune. 27 28
• Interaction with her attacks can expose an opponent to bad luck. Brook suffers repeated mishaps while blocking Baccarat’s slashes for Saiwu, but her luck returns to normal once she stops interacting with Baccarat and attacks Robin instead. 48
• Lucas regularly asks her to activate her luck aura before his visits to the lightning-filled area, increasing his chances of encountering something valuable. 115

The fruit’s intangible effects do not provide an obvious means of generating direct offensive power. Lucas therefore regards physical arts and Haki as the practical route for improving Baccarat’s striking strength, rather than trying to give her another Devil Fruit. 137

Life Energy-Enhanced Physique

Lucas’s transferred Life Energy dramatically increases Baccarat’s size, strength, health, and endurance. 19 20

• Rejuvenates her body and maintains her youthful appearance. Her initial treatment removes fine lines and makes her look at least five years younger. 19
• Gives her sufficient raw strength to overpower most ordinary Four Blues pirates even without refined technique. 20
• Initially leaves her unable to regulate her strength, causing routine accidental damage aboard ship. 20
• Lets her break Gion’s Tekkai with a single unaugmented punch. 45
• Her base physical strength during the spar with Gion is at least comparable to Enies Lobby Gear Second Luffy, without the time limit associated with that transformation. 45
• Repeated Lineage Factor optimization has given her the highest raw physical strength among Lucas’s female companions. 107 138
• Trains with a barbell weighing several tons while performing squats. 137
• Her basic physical attributes are assessed by Lucas as comparable to Dressrosa Gear Fourth Luffy’s after she kills Rusukaina’s giant ape in a direct clash. He estimates her enhanced punch to have reached King Kong Gun-level power. 138

The Rusukaina comparison concerns basic physical attributes rather than a complete ranking of combat ability; Lucas notes that the women’s respective Devil Fruit enhancements must also be considered in actual battles. 138

Rokushiki

Baccarat learns the Six Powers after her physical enhancement gives her the necessary foundation. 26

• Uses Geppo for aerial movement. 37
• Uses Soru to evade and reposition during combat. 45
• Uses Rankyaku to produce vacuum slashes with her high heels. 37 45
• Uses Rankyaku Ran to unleash dozens of slashes against groups. 37
• Uses Razor, a high-speed movement technique, to rapidly alter her trajectory and close on opponents. 73 138
• Uses Rankyaku: Bloody Bat, a bat-shaped vacuum slash powerful enough to decapitate Saiwu and the Sphinx. 50 107
• Uses Tekkai Kenpo in conjunction with Haki and Hasshoken to overpower Rusukaina’s giant ape. 138

Armament Haki

Baccarat learns Armament Haki after joining Lucas’s group. 44

• Her Haki is still newly learned when she spars Gion. 45
• She deliberately refrains from using it during that match to honor Gion’s self-imposed restriction. 45
• Coats her body and attacks in Armament Haki to block Sebastian’s Fish-Man Karate water projectile and enhance her close-range offense. 73
• Uses flowing and projected Armament Haki together with Hasshoken to deliver a shockwave into Sebastian’s heart through his chest muscles. 73
• Can imbue thrown pebbles with Armament Haki strongly enough to pierce Oliver’s chest at range. 107
• Throws an Armament Haki-coated coin through Marco’s throat, interrupting his speech and creating an opening for Stussy’s attack. 133
• Her aptitude for Haki has increased alongside her Lineage Factor optimization. 54

Observation Haki

Baccarat possesses Observation Haki by the time of her battle with Sebastian. 73

• Uses it to accurately locate Oliver while he attempts to flee from the battlefield. 107
• Can perceive Sebastian’s rapidly weakening presence after striking his heart. 73

Hasshoken

Baccarat has learned Hasshoken, allowing her strikes to project destructive shockwaves through an opponent’s defenses. 73

• Combines Hasshoken with flowing Armament Haki to strike Sebastian directly in the heart through his massive Giant and Fish-Man physique. 73
• Uses it alongside Razor and Armament Haki against Rusukaina’s giant ape. 138

Equipment / Items

• Couple’s ring — Purchased by Baccarat on Transparent Island and exchanged with Lucas. 38
• High-heeled shoes — Used as the striking point for her Rankyaku attacks. 37 45
• Coins and pebbles — Improvised projectiles that she coats in Armament Haki for ranged attacks against Oliver and Marco. She formerly kept coins in her cleavage for easy access, before Lucas’s clothing restrictions changed her usual attire. 32 107 133

Relationships

• Lucas — Partner and wife. She first agrees to lend him luck for thirty percent of their winnings, then joins him after he offers wealth, protection, and eternal youth. Their relationship grows through shared travel, training, and combat; she is later publicly identified as his first wife. 18 19 20 44 120 She accepts his other relationships but values equal treatment, and continues to worry over his safety when he suffers critical injuries. 21 202
• Nico Robin — Companion and friend. Baccarat provides Robin with clothing and emotional support, accompanies her in town, and protects her during confrontations. 29 32 39 She later thanks Robin for killing old Oliver and his gunmen after they seek revenge for little Oliver’s death at Baccarat’s hands. 121
• Gion — Initially a romantic rival. Their tension culminates in a restrained sparring match, after which they acknowledge one another’s strength and reconcile. Baccarat remains motivated to surpass Gion through further Haki training. 44 45 54 After Lucas heals their sparring injuries, Baccarat tactfully leaves the room to give Gion time alone with him. 46
• Lafitte — Fellow member of Lucas’s faction; his intelligence reports help the group locate the Amigo Pirates and their submarine. 33
• Daz Bonez — Fellow companion. Baccarat defeats his initial assassination attempt before Lucas recruits him. 32
• Hina — Fellow Eternal Financial Group member and combat partner. The two defeat the Sphinx supplied by the Oliver Trading Company, and Baccarat works alongside her in confronting the company. 107
• Stussy and Scarlet — Fellow companions who fight alongside Baccarat during the conflict with Golden Lion’s Flying Pirates. 97 99 Baccarat also assists Stussy against Marco and later expresses surprise at Stussy’s newly demonstrated frost-producing ability. 133 229
• Koala and Baby 5 — Younger companions toward whom Baccarat acts warmly and generously, taking them shopping and encouraging them to be more confident. 118
• Hancock — Acquaintance. Baccarat welcomes Hancock warmly and reassures her when Hancock feels insecure after meeting Lucas’s first wife. 120
• Yamato — Companion. They shop together in Prodence Kingdom, where Yamato protects them from fish-men sent by Arlong to kill Baccarat. 185 186
• Black Maria — Fellow companion who explains how Stussy acquired frost-producing organs through her transformation ability, prompting Baccarat’s astonishment. 229

Story Role / Major Arcs

Resort Island Casino

Baccarat is introduced at a God of Fortune Financial Group casino on Resort Island. Lucas recognizes her Luck-Luck Fruit and recruits her for a scheme against the casino; after their streak of wins draws retaliation, she witnesses his defeat of the casino’s polar-bear enforcer and helps him remove the vault’s cash. 18 19

She accepts Lucas’s proposal to travel with him after receiving Life Energy, which restores her youth and health. 19

Although her initial presentation places her at a gaming table, Baccarat later explains that she had come to the casino to earn startup money after barely learning to control her fruit. She was considering leaving after hearing about the disappearance of previous big winners when Lucas approached her. 20

South Blue Journey

During the voyage toward South Blue, Baccarat’s Life Energy enhancement rapidly increases her strength beyond her control. She trains to adapt while Lucas hunts a Sea King for food, and she reflects that her luck may have led Lucas to save her from the casino’s trap. 20

On Kutsk Island, her luck leads her to the Clank-Clank Fruit that Lucas uses to develop electromagnetic power. 23

Baccarat uses her Devil Fruit to infiltrate several Marine bases with Lucas, depriving guards and officers of their luck to create disabling chains of accidents while they search for a chart to Kutsk Island. 21 22

When Kuzan confronts Lucas, Baccarat follows Lucas’s instruction to wait aboard their ship. She worries throughout the day-and-night battle but refrains from returning because she fears becoming a burden. Afterward, she tends Lucas’s bruises and begins practicing Rokushiki as her enhanced physique reaches the necessary threshold. 24 25 26

Before entering West Blue, Lucas and Baccarat cross the Red Line and seize a slave-catching ship. Her luck-draining ability causes its crew to kill one another, allowing the pair to take the vessel. 26

West Blue Recruitment Campaign

Baccarat supports Lucas’s search for Nico Robin by transferring luck and helping raid criminal organizations for information and funds. 27

Gambino Jason attempts to shoot Baccarat after revealing Robin’s location, but his pistol explodes. At their first meeting, Robin attacks both Lucas and Baccarat with the Flower-Flower Fruit; Lucas destroys the arms choking Baccarat and subdues Robin. 27 28

She later protects Robin from Daz Bonez, defeating the assassin with a single punch despite his steel-like body. 32

West Blue Underworld War

Baccarat fights alongside Lucas and Robin against the Capone Family. Her ability turns the enemy’s attacks into disasters for their own side, while Rankyaku Ran devastates the family’s charging forces. 37

After the conflict, she continues traveling aboard the Eos with Lucas and Robin, where she trains, learns Armament Haki, and becomes an increasingly capable combatant. 40 44

Lucas introduces Baccarat to Gion as his wife, provoking a confrontation. Gion subsequently challenges her to a spar without Haki, and Baccarat agrees not to use her Devil Fruit. After both women wound one another, Lucas stops the match and declares a draw; Baccarat initiates their reconciliation by offering her hand and praising Gion’s skill. 44 45

Jewel Ice Bed Conflict

Baccarat confronts Saiwu of the Happo Navy while Lucas battles Chinjao. Saiwu can disperse her luck interference through Armament Haki, but the repeated expenditure steadily exhausts him; Baccarat evades his attacks with Soru and Geppo before ultimately shattering his weapon and killing him with Rankyaku: Bloody Bat. 48 50

World Pirates Remnants

When Buckingham’s scheme against the Eternal Financial Group exposes the remnants of the World Pirates, Baccarat is assigned to fight Sebastian. Despite his Giant and Fish-Man bloodlines, Sebastian is destabilized by a fortunate misstep, allowing Baccarat to incapacitate him with a Haki-enhanced Hasshoken strike to the heart. 72 73

Flying Pirates Conflict

During Golden Lion Shiki’s assault on the Eternal Financial Group, Baccarat uses the Luck-Luck Fruit to turn the Flying Pirates’ gunfire and cannon fire against their own fleet. She then moves through the collapsing airborne ships to loot their treasure while worsening the misfortune of fleeing pirates. 97 99

Oliver Trading Company

Baccarat and Hina investigate the Oliver Trading Company, which supplies beasts to Impel Down’s Beast Hell. Baccarat’s luck causes the attacking Man-Faced Lions to crash into one another, while she and Hina defeat the company’s Sphinx together. Baccarat decapitates the beast with Rankyaku: Bloody Bat and kills the fleeing Oliver with Haki-coated pebbles. 107

After the surviving crew surrender, Baccarat and Hina search Oliver’s ship and discover a black flag bearing Whitebeard’s crescent-mustache emblem. 107

Little Oliver’s death leads old Oliver, a founding member of the Whitebeard Pirates, to seek revenge in Dressrosa. Robin kills him and his accompanying gunmen. During a later family breakfast aboard the Eos, Baccarat thanks Robin for handling the consequences of her earlier action. 121

Dressrosa and Rusukaina Training

In Dressrosa, Baccarat takes Koala and Baby 5 shopping and treats them with affectionate encouragement. 118

During the conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates, Baccarat assists Stussy against Marco from atop a Clay Bat. She throws a Haki-coated coin through his throat, helping create an opening for Stussy to strike him into the ground, and declares that a family should face its troubles together. 133

Later, Lucas tests the women’s combat levels on Rusukaina. Baccarat defeats the strongest assigned beast, a blue-furred giant ape, and is judged to possess base physical attributes comparable to Dressrosa Gear Fourth Luffy. 138

Prodence Kingdom Encounter

Baccarat accompanies Yamato on a shopping trip in Prodence Kingdom. While discussing the extra kimono Yamato has purchased for Black Maria, Baccarat explains that Lucas has future plans for two Ancient Species Devil Fruits. 185

Arlong and more than a dozen fish-men emerge near the harbor, intending to challenge the human praised by Fisher Tiger. Arlong singles out Baccarat and orders Willy to kill her. Yamato kills Willy with a punch, destroys Arlong’s Kiribachi, and kicks him into the sea, causing the surviving fish-men to flee and question their belief in racial supremacy. 185 186

Lucas’s Awakening Crisis

When Lucas is critically wounded by Ochoku, Baccarat and Robin worry over him aboard the Eos. While they fear that he may die, Lucas defeats the Vampire-Vampire Fruit’s will in Consciousness Space. He then awakens in the captain’s quarters and asks the women to help remove the sword from his body. 202

Defense of Yulo Peninsula

During the attack on Yulo Peninsula, Baccarat watches Stussy confront Neng from the villa balcony. She is surprised when Stussy freezes his waterspout, prompting Black Maria to explain that Stussy copied Yamato’s specialized frost-producing organs during her years in the Time Spirit Room. Baccarat asks whether this would allow Stussy to copy every Mythical Zoan ability, and Robin explains that the method depends on the nature of each fruit’s powers and specialized organs. 229

Trivia

• Baccarat initially sought casino winnings as startup capital shortly after learning to control her Devil Fruit. 20
• She considers meeting Lucas her possible greatest stroke of luck, while Lucas tells her that meeting her is his true fortune. 20 23
• Her first attempt to use her greatly enhanced strength on a ship destroys a mast rather than adjusting its rigging. 20
• Baccarat’s early and repeated Lineage Factor optimization is a major reason she has become the physically strongest of Lucas’s female companions. 138
• She secretly smokes despite Lucas’s household ban on smoking, discreetly disposing of her cigarettes when Gion catches Hina and Betty doing the same. 150
• The author notes that her characterization carries some resemblance to Nami, who had not yet appeared at that point. 118
• Yamato later compares the mysterious nature of Hawkins’s divination to the Luck-Luck Fruit. 264