Freedom

Biodata

History

Kuta renamed the crew’s sheep-headed ship Freedom before leaving Cocoyasi Village. Its new red flag bore a yellow windmill, based on the windmill Genzo wore on his head. To Kuta, the emblem represented freedom, happiness, loyalty, courage, progress, and the peaceful life he wanted for his companions 29.

As the crew grew, the first Freedom became cramped for daily life and training. Kuta commissioned a larger replacement at Carter Island. When it was ready, shipbuilder Doto asked to keep the original as a collector’s piece, believing the crew’s future fame would give it historical significance. Kuta gave it to him rather than destroy it 166 182 183.

The new Freedom launched from Carter Shipbuilding’s canal and set out toward Sky Island. It remained the crew’s ship through their later voyages, including the Florian Triangle, Fish-Man Island, Dressrosa, and the New World 182 250 298 331 407.

Design and Operation

• First ship — A small sailing ship with a sheep’s-head bow, originally called the Fake Merry 29 181.
• Replacement ship — A two-masted vessel measuring 40 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 25 meters tall 181.
• Emblem — The first ship flew a red flag with a yellow windmill; the replacement carries an enlarged windmill figurehead at its bow 29 181.
• Controls — Electrical controls at the replacement ship’s helm tighten its sails and activate an enormous stern propeller 182.
• Crew handling — A-Tao steers, while A-Luo serves as navigator and lookout. During the Knock Up Stream ascent, A-Luo guided A-Tao from the mast by Den Den Mushi 49 185.

Spatial Transport

These are applications of Kuta’s power, not abilities shown to belong to the ship.

• Flight and protection — Kuta can surround the Freedom with his Space Domain and move it through the air 307 378.
• Underwater travel — His domain lets the ship travel freely beneath the sea without conventional coating; he used it during the descent to Fish-Man Island 298 307.
• Storage — Kuta can shrink the full-sized ship into a portable form and restore it when needed 271 296 306.

Notable Voyages

• Reverse Mountain — The first Freedom rode the rising current toward the Grand Line while Kuta diverted water from its bow with an invisible spatial defense 61.
• Sky Island — The replacement ship entered the Knock Up Stream, with Kuta ready to intervene if the ascent went wrong 185.
• Florian Triangle — The ship crossed the fogbound waters and survived a violent storm as A-Tao and A-Luo worked together to guide it 250 264.
• Fish-Man Island — Kuta carried the ship through the deep sea using his Space Domain; its windmill emblem was recognized by the island’s guards 298 299.
• Zunesha — The flying Freedom approached the colossal elephant under the protection of Kuta’s domain 378.