Ace

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Childhood and Departure

Ace grew up fighting and training alongside Lin Xuan and Luffy. His steel pipe accumulated dents through their battles on Mount Colubo, while Lin Xuan’s strength repeatedly kept him from claiming the position of older brother. Before setting sail, Ace trained a new move at Gray Terminal specifically to break through Lin Xuan’s defenses 1 2.

On his departure day, Ace challenged Lin Xuan for the title of big brother, declaring that he would win it for Sabo and see the places Sabo had never reached. Lin Xuan’s newly awakened powers overwhelmed him, leaving him injured among the wreckage outside Makino’s tavern 1 2 3.

Lin Xuan healed Ace’s damaged shoulder with Modified Nutrition Express. When Garp arrived, Ace hesitated under pressure from his grandfather and the villagers, but Lin Xuan stood between them and encouraged him to leave. Ace launched his boat, and Lin Xuan split Garp’s enormous iron ball; the resulting blast propelled the boat through the blockade 4 5.

Rise as Fire Fist

After leaving home, Ace became captain of the Spade Pirates and acquired the Flame-Flame Fruit. A wanted poster valued him at fifty million Beli. Garp reported that Ace had refused a Shichibukai invitation and gone to the New World to challenge Whitebeard 38 42.

When Garp questioned Lin Xuan’s knowledge of Ace’s fruit, Lin Xuan fabricated a story about sending Ace a map to its location. This explanation concealed Lin Xuan’s foreknowledge rather than establishing how Ace actually obtained the fruit 38.

Baratie Reunion

At the Baratie, Ace offered to help repel the starving Krieg Pirates. Deuce announced his captain’s bounty, but the attackers ignored the warning. Mihawk’s arrival then exposed Ace to a much greater level of swordsmanship, although Ace remained convinced that a swordsman could not defeat his flowing flames 42 43.

Lin Xuan challenged that confidence directly. He cut through Ace’s fire attacks and split Flame Emperor, forcing Ace to disperse his elemental body to survive. Before Ace could transform again, Lin Xuan struck him with a charred mast and knocked him into the sea. Mihal rescued him 44 45.

Ace’s hostility vanished after the fight, and he greeted Lin Xuan as his big brother, shocking their crews and the Baratie staff. The brothers headed off to eat together. After witnessing Lin Xuan incapacitate the Krieg Pirates with Conqueror’s Haki, Ace received a serious warning against relying too heavily on his Devil Fruit 46 47.

New World Attention and Shichibukai Candidacy

Teach urged Whitebeard to recruit Ace as fresh talent capable of answering the Marines’ rising strength. Whitebeard sent Marco to investigate his potential. Later, Jinbe praised Ace’s developed flame abilities and refusal to retreat before powerful enemies, strengthening Whitebeard’s interest in making him a son 74 90.

Ace subsequently appeared on another World Government Shichibukai invitation list. Dapusi arranged for Lin Xuan to deliver the invitation, while Doflamingo anticipated a destructive confrontation between the two. The supplied events do not show the mission’s outcome or Ace accepting the position 92 107.

Appearance

Ace is a lean, wiry young man with freckles and black, curly hair 1 46 48.

• Orange cowboy hat: Decorated with crying and smiling face ornaments 42.
• Bare chest: Part of his appearance when he arrives at the Baratie 42.
• Back tattoo: A skull tattoo is visible as he prepares to confront Mihawk 43.
• Departure clothing: Wears a sleeveless shirt and carries a dark green pack when leaving Foosha Village 1 4.

Personality

Ace is competitive, proud, and particularly sensitive to being underestimated. His desire to defeat Lin Xuan is tied both to their longstanding rivalry and to his promise to honor Sabo. Even when frightened by Lin Xuan’s pressure, he forces himself forward rather than accept retreat 1 2 3.

His boldness becomes dangerous overconfidence after obtaining Logia powers. He dismisses warnings about Mihawk because he believes blades cannot harm fire, and he interprets retreat as a humiliation for the Spade Pirates. Lin Xuan’s victory exposes the limits of that belief and leaves him more receptive to advice about Haki 43 44 45 47.

Beneath his defiance, Ace craves acceptance. The villagers’ opposition nearly prevents him from departing, and Lin Xuan’s support gives him the reassurance to choose his own course. He also shifts readily from rivalry to affection, laughing with his brother and agreeing to share a meal shortly after their brutal fight 4 46.

Abilities & Skills

Flame-Flame Fruit

Ace’s Logia fruit allows him to generate flames and turn his body into fire 43 44.

• Elemental transformation: Converts individual body parts or his entire body into flame 44.
• Reformation: Reconnects his severed upper and lower body without visible wounds 44.
• Heat output: Dries soaked wreckage, ignites wood, distorts the air, and causes surrounding seawater to bubble 44.
• Heat sensitivity: Recognizes damage caused by an unusually concentrated burst of heat 42.

Physical Combat and Endurance

Ace’s original fighting style comes from repeated brawls and hunts rather than formal instruction 2.

• Pipe fighting: Uses a low stance and two-handed pipe attacks, including strikes aimed at exposed ribs and shoulders 2 3.
• Strength: Craters the ground beneath his feet during an all-out charge 3.
• Combat instincts: Reacts to an attack from behind before consciously processing the danger 45.
• Resilience: Survives being hurled through crates into a coconut palm, although the resulting shoulder injury requires treatment 3 4.

Haki Potential and Limitations

Zeff detects the makings of Conqueror’s Haki in Ace, but the supplied events do not show him consciously using Haki 42 47.

• Limited understanding: Initially mistakes Lin Xuan’s mass knockout for sleeping gas or a Devil Fruit ability 47.
• Reliance on transformation: Remains vulnerable when caught before he can turn into fire; Lin Xuan exploits this opening with the charred mast 45.
• Seawater weakness: Cannot save himself after falling into the sea and is left so weakened that moving a finger takes effort 45 46.
• Psychological pressure: Can remain physically uninjured after reforming while still suffering fear, trembling, and mental strain 44 45.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Steel pipe — His childhood weapon, dented by years of fighting on Mount Colubo; bent during his departure-day defeat 1 3.
• Orange cowboy hat — Carries crying and smiling face ornaments; knocked away during the Baratie battle 42 45.
• Single-masted sailboat — Used to leave Foosha Village with Lin Xuan’s assistance 4 5.

Relationships

• Lin Xuan — Older brother and longstanding rival. Supports Ace’s departure, defeats him again at the Baratie, and warns him about excessive dependence on Logia powers 1 4 46 47.
• Luffy — Younger brother and childhood companion. Tries to delay Garp so Ace can escape to sea 1 4.
• Sabo — Brother whose unrealized voyage and ambition to become big brother motivate Ace’s farewell challenge 1.
• Garp — Grandfather whose harsh training and “Fist of Love” Ace fears. Attempts to stop his departure but later speaks of his exploits with concealed pride 1 4 38 46.
• Deuce — First mate. Defends Ace’s reputation and threatens to detonate a gas bomb after his captain is knocked into the sea 42 45 46.
• Mihal — Crewmate who urges caution around Mihawk and dives into the sea to rescue Ace 43 45.
• Isuka — Marine who claims to be pursuing him but shows urgent concern for his safety and relief upon learning he was released 50.
• Whitebeard — Ace’s intended challenge and a prospective recruiter. Sends Marco to assess him and expresses interest in making him a son; recruitment is not confirmed in the supplied events 38 74 90.
• Jinbe — Praises Ace’s fruit development and determination, comparing his refusal to back down to Whitebeard’s younger self 90.

Notable Quotes

“The sights Sabo never got to sail out and see, I'll see for him. And the big brother he never managed to become by beating you, I'll become for him today.” 1

“No matter how fast a swordsman's blade is, can it cut through flowing fire?” 43

“Long time no see, big brother.” 46