Adrian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Adrian (阿德里安); panel initially lists “Adrian (Ed)” 1
Alias(es)	White Ghost, Evil Swordsman, Tao Ya; called “Big Lethal” by players 19 22 25 29
Species/Race	Human 1
Gender	Male 1
Affiliation	Former World Government CP9 trainee; later associated with the Shelby Company and Razor Gang 1 7 23 36
Occupation/Role	Swordsman, bounty hunter, player-facing merchant and skill instructor 24 25 36
Status	Alive as of Chapter 50 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 1; Commoner	1	Awakens with an NPC game panel and moves Commoner to a subclass slot, leaving his main class open.
Apprentice Swordsman Level 1; Navigator Level 1	2	Unlocks both through study; sword practice then supplies experience for further levels.
Overall Level 3	3	Advances during his first week of CP9 training while saving most of his points and experience.
Apprentice Swordsman Level 10; overall Level 10	4	Reaches this point after six months of training; also unlocks Agent and Cook.
Professional Swordsman Level 9; overall Level 29	5	Saves nearly twelve million experience over two years, maxes Apprentice Swordsman at Level 20, completes the Swordsman Trial, and advances. Also maxes Navigator, Cook, and Agent.
Ghost Body Level 10	11	Eats the Hollow-Hollow Fruit and spends 55 Skill Points to make Ghost Body a passive ability usable at will.
Professional Swordsman Level 10; overall Level 30	18	Invests experience from defeating Hog in eight skills and one profession level.
Professional Swordsman Level 16; overall Level 36	23	Levels after destroying the Capone Gang and raises Intelligence to 300.
Overall Level 39	24 28	Reached during his West Blue travels; the newly acquired Well-Built specialty adds 39 points each to Strength and Stamina.
Professional Swordsman Level 20; overall Level 40	29	Maxes the class and chooses the Sword Master advancement path.
Sword Master Level 1; overall Level 41	29 30	Reads 3,041 swordsmanship works for A Thousand Sword Styles, unlocking Sword Aura and the Three Thousand Styles specialty.
Sword Master Level 20; overall Level 60	43	Uses experience gathered from players and receives the Breath of All Things advancement quest.
Swordmaster	44	Completes the quest by perceiving and cutting a boulder’s rhythm; gains Sword Momentum and the Breath of All Things specialty.

Background and History

Adrian awakens in Sea Circle Calendar 1495 in the body of a World Government war orphan training for CP9. His earlier memories are incomplete, but he recognizes the One Piece world and learns from his game panel that players are due to arrive. Badly injured and initially weak, he discovers that reading and repeated practice can unlock professions and earn experience. He hides the pace of his growth from his instructors 1 2.

After two years on the training island, Adrian is assigned to support fellow trainee Dawson on a West Blue field mission. He spends his stored experience before departure, then abandons the assignment at Xilian Island. He defeats Dawson and instructor Kumadori Yamamba but spares them, asking them to report him dead rather than draw attention to his escape 4 5 6 7.

In the West Blue, Adrian eats the Hollow-Hollow Fruit and builds a reputation through fights with pirates and criminal groups. After destroying the Capone Gang, he arranges for Tommy Shelby to build a trading organization that becomes the Shelby Company and Razor Gang. He later sells supplies, quests, and instruction to arriving players, gaining money and experience from their purchases 11 22 23 36 37.

His swordsmanship advances through extensive study and dojo challenges. In the East Blue, Shimotsuki Koshiro helps him understand the Breath of All Things and teaches him Ryuo. Adrian subsequently defeats Chinjao and acquires the Armament Haki trait Black Jade 29 43 44 45 48 49.

Appearance

Adrian begins as a fair-skinned, black-haired, black-eyed boy of about thirteen, standing roughly 1.5 meters tall. Six months of training adds more than twenty centimeters to his height. The Well-Built specialty later gives him a heavily muscled physique, which he dislikes 1 3 4 28.

• Dress: Wears a white shirt, black tailcoat, top hat, and boots for his field assignment; later appears in suits or sword-training robes 5 29 30.
• Accessories: Wears black-framed glasses during his swordsmanship studies on Ohara 29.

Personality

Adrian values independence and plans carefully. He conceals his rapid improvement during CP9 training, refuses to remain in World Government service, and later turns down Marine recruitment because he dislikes being bound by rules 2 6 25.

He is playful and often theatrical, but he also treats combat, study, and system resources pragmatically. He seeks stronger opponents for experience and rewards, studies unfamiliar abilities before committing to a tactic, and uses public displays of swordsmanship to attract player customers 18 26 28 38.

Abilities and Skills

Hollow-Hollow Fruit

Adrian can create ghosts and enter a ghostlike state. His Ghost Fruit talent doubles his Intelligence, while the fruit imposes the Sea Curse 11.

• Ghost Body: At maximum level, lets him fly, change size, pass through obstacles, and ignore ordinary physical attacks. Armament Haki permits an opponent to make contact, but does not itself add extra damage against his max-level Ghost Body 11 42.
• Ghost Creation: Produces scouting and explosive ghosts. Techniques include Astral Cruise for reconnaissance, Nova Fire for bombardment, and Withering Heart-Piercer, which can pass through a weapon to attack a target’s heart 18 20 21.
• Demon Swordsman: A skill derived from Shadow Clone that lets Adrian exchange places with a ghost he has created 28 41.

Swordsmanship

Adrian’s main profession follows the Apprentice Swordsman, Professional Swordsman, Sword Master, and Swordmaster paths 2 5 29 44.

• Dashing Slash: A self-created forward burst and slash covering up to ten meters 19.
• Three Thousand Styles: Reveals flaws and openings in an opponent’s swordsmanship and triples his sword attack power 29.
• Breath of All Things: Lets him perceive weaknesses when attacking with a sword and increases critical-hit effectiveness 44.
• Sword Aura and Sword Momentum: Project sword attacks and strengthen the power and concentration of slashes 29 38 44.

Six Powers and Haki

• Six Powers: Learns Kami-e, Soru, Geppo, Iron Body, Finger Pistol, Rankyaku, and Life Return during CP9 training. Kami-e is particularly useful for evading stronger opponents 4 6.
• Haki: Learns Armament and Observation Haki from manuals supplied by Doflamingo, then learns Ryuo from Koshiro. The Black Jade trait substantially improves his Armament Haki Hardening 42 43 45 46 49.

Equipment and Items

• Swords: Uses a standard-issue sword during his escape from CP9; later possesses a Fine Longsword and uses Yubashiri 6 30 44.
• Travel gear: His recorded equipment includes a flintlock pistol, compass, nautical chart, and Den Den Mushi 30.
• Castle-Castle Fruit: Receives one as a Capone Gang quest reward; it remains listed among his equipment later 22 30.

Relationships

• Kumadori Yamamba — His CP9 instructor and eventual opponent when he deserts; he defeats and spares her 1 6 7.
• Dawson — Fellow trainee and field-assignment partner. Dawson recognizes that Adrian hides his strength but tries to stop his escape 4 6 7.
• Tommy Shelby — Man entrusted with building and managing Adrian’s trading organization 23 36.
• Shimotsuki Koshiro — Swordsmanship mentor who teaches Adrian Ryuo and asks him to investigate the Shimotsuki Family’s fate in Wano 43 44 45.
• Cao Renqi — Player who accepts Adrian’s quests and buys swordsmanship instruction from him 14 19.
• Gion — Marine officer who observes Adrian’s abilities and unsuccessfully invites him to join the Marines 17 18.
• Nico Robin — Meets Adrian as a child on Ohara; he helps her identify her Devil Fruit and later gives her a Den Den Mushi 10 24.

Notable Quotes

“I never intended to serve the World Government, not from the very beginning.” 6

“The road ahead is long. Let the sword be your companion.” 38