CP0

Biodata

Background / History

CP0 first appears aboard a World Government convoy carrying Heavenly Tribute. Its masked leader orders the Marines to sink Rono and Roger’s unflagged ship, Revenge, despite Vice Admiral Hank’s concern that civilians might be aboard. An agent wounds Hank, and other agents kill the young Marines who object. CP0 then removes Hank from command, orders him sent to Impel Down, and takes control of the convoy 5 6.

Rono boards the convoy and demands the location of the Celestial Dragons. He kills the squad leader, Carter, with one Armament Haki–empowered blow. Roger and Rono kill two more agents and capture the last, whose private Den Den Mushi requires a cipher. The captive kills himself before revealing it. A separate CP0 intelligence agent later reports the raid to the Five Elders 6 7 10.

Three agents guarding Saint Charlos on Jaya try to rescue him after Rono attacks. They continue protecting Charlos despite his insults and blows, but Rono kills all three 14 15. During the later battle at Golden City, CP0 arrives alongside the Five Elders. Rono kills three agents who attack him after discovering dead Celestial Dragons; other agents fight Rocks Pirates commanders as Rono pursues the surviving nobles 38 40 41.

Appearance

CP0 agents are identifiable by their masks; the first squad shown consists of tall, masked men 5.

• Masks — worn by agents aboard the Heavenly Tribute convoy, those guarding Charlos, and those deployed to Golden City 5 14 38.

Personality

The depicted agents treat the Celestial Dragons as “gods” and show contempt for Marines and commoners. Their loyalty persists under direct abuse: Charlos’s guards remain focused on saving him after he slaps and threatens them. The captured convoy agent refuses to disclose the Celestial Dragons’ location and takes his own life instead 6 7 15.

Abilities & Skills

Rokushiki

• Finger Pistol — the convoy leader’s Yellow Lotus pierces Hank’s shoulder; another agent uses Rupture against Rono 5 7.
• Iron Body — Carter uses Iron Body: Steel, but it fails to stop Rono’s Armament Haki–empowered punch 6.
• Geppo — convoy agents use it while splitting up against Rono 7.
• Other techniques — agents use Rankyaku and Six Powers attacks against protesting Marines. At Golden City, an agent’s Rokushiki Ogi: Annihilation is described as an internal-damage attack, but Rono kills him before it succeeds 5 38.

Combat strength

• Convoy squad — Carter is described as at least Vice Admiral-level; his three teammates are estimated at Rear Admiral- or Vice Admiral-level 6 7.
• Charlos’s guards — one is Vice Admiral-level and two are Rear Admiral-level 15.
• Golden City force — at least ten arriving agents have strength comparable to elite Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals 38.

Equipment / Items

• Private Den Den Mushi — taken from the surviving convoy agent; it may contact agents escorting the Celestial Dragons, but cannot be operated without a special cipher 7.

Relationships

• Celestial Dragons — CP0 serves and protects them directly, even when individual agents are mistreated 5 6 15.
• Five Elders — receive CP0 intelligence reports and deploy alongside its agents at Golden City; after the convoy raid, they condemn the failed escort 9 10 38.
• Marines — nominally on the same side, but CP0 attacks dissenting Marines, overrides Hank’s command, and orders his imprisonment 5 6.
• Rono — targets CP0 while hunting Celestial Dragons and kills agents at the tribute convoy, on Jaya, and at Golden City 6 7 15 38.
• Rocks Pirates — CP0 fights division commanders during the renewed Golden City battle 40 41.

Notable Quotes

“Remember this. You Marines are nothing but the World Government’s public face. The gods are the true rulers of this world.” 6