Dawn Pirates

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Dawn Pirates (黎明海盗团)
Alias(es)	Dawn
Affiliation	Dawn Organization
Occupation/Role	Pirate crew, adventuring force, and alchemical combat organization
Status	Active
First Appearance	294

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Early North Sea pirate crew	294 295	A newly established crew led by Thousand Threads aboard the Grey Dolphin; despite being outnumbered by enemy pirates, its members hold formation rather than retreat.
Reinforced three-squad force	382	The remnants of the Holy Judgment Pirates join under Barrett, bringing the Dawn Pirates to nearly 1,000 members across three warships and three squads.
Post-Sea Ruins growth	395	Treasures and Spatial Materials produce 20–30 new Fourth Order Professionals and three new Fifth Order Professionals.
Legion-scale force	415	Suren deploys Mechanical and Anomaly Puppets on a massive scale, controlling more than 1,000 puppets during the battle at Moros City-State.
Ten Thousand Mage Corps capability	595	With increasing numbers of Fourth–Sixth Order spellcasters, high-grade equipment, and captured Magic Towers, the crew fields its own Ten Thousand Mage Corps under Mr. Black.
High-order expeditionary force	602	Following the Dragon Country expedition, the crew's high-level Professionals have generally risen one or two major Orders; its Seventh Order members are stated to rival legendary bounty hunters of the same rank.
Ten-thousand-member Dawn force	633	The group exceeds 10,000 members. Hundreds have reached Sixth Order, dozens Seventh Order, and Barrett has advanced to Eighth Order; its Ten Thousand Alchemist Corps is stated to possess combat power above Ninth Order.

Background / History

The Dawn Pirates first sail from Blizzard City aboard the aging Grey Dolphin, with Thousand Threads serving as captain. Though regarded by other pirates as inexperienced newcomers, the crew is notably cohesive in battle: its Giant members, martial artists, sumo wrestlers, and even young Lolota prepare to defend the ship when encircled by three hostile pirate groups. 294 295

During the attack, the crew is nearly overwhelmed by an enemy force of seven to eight hundred. Suren's large-scale puppet deployment reverses the battle, revealing the combat potential that would become central to the group's future operations. 295 296

After their ship is destroyed by Grand Duke Raphael's Mechanical Octopuses, Suren creates a replacement three-masted vessel. The crew subsequently operates the New Dawn while salvaging survivors and preparing for further expansion. 362 363

The group grows substantially when Barrett and the Holy Judgment Pirates join. Their surviving Royal Knights are reorganized into Barrett's Third Squad, supplementing Thousand Threads' First Squad and Dr. Banks's Second Squad. Barrett introduces standardized command authority, codewords, emergency plans, and reward-and-punishment systems drawn from his military experience. 381 382

While investigating the Agapanon Temple's suspected sacrifice plot, the Dawn Pirates unanimously vote to intercept North Sea Fleet vessels despite the danger. Their campaign leads them through Devil's Island and the Sea Ruins, where they salvage treasures, capture the North Sea Kraken, and eventually claim the Sea Emperor Class battleship Eternal Night Emperor as their new home. 381 385 392

The group later expands beyond ordinary piracy. It battles the fleets and Ten Thousand Mage Corps of the Heavenly God Plane, aids the Alchemy Plane's combined fleet, and resolves to share its gene potions, ancient alchemy manuscripts, and secret techniques with the military and alchemy organizations of the Alchemy Plane. 595 602

Organization

• Dawn Organization — The crew considers itself more than a pirate band: it is part of the wider organization known as Dawn, whose members view alchemical civilization's revival as a common goal. 381 411
• First Squad — Originally led by Thousand Threads; assigned to intercept and hold positions during the assault on the Eternal Night Emperor. 382 392
• Second Squad — Led by Dr. Banks; assigned to clear enemy Ghost Ships during the Eternal Night Emperor operation. 382 392
• Third Squad — Led by Barrett and largely composed of former Holy Judgment Legion knights; spearheaded the boarding and cabin-clearing operation on the Eternal Night Emperor. 382 392
• Ten Thousand Mage Corps / Ten Thousand Alchemist Corps — A large-scale spellcasting formation developed under Mr. Black, using Magic Towers and Dragon Language Alchemy. 595 633

Capabilities & Resources

Naval Warfare

The Dawn Pirates use superior cannon technology, trained gunners, and coordinated naval maneuvers to engage stronger or more numerous fleets. Barrett's former Royal Academy personnel include Advanced and Master Gunners, allowing three warships to coordinate around one hundred cannons with high accuracy. 384

• Their artillery can suppress enemy ships before boarding actions become necessary. 384 527
• The Eternal Night Emperor possesses speed far beyond ordinary sailing warships, making interception in open sea difficult. 410
• The crew has employed the Small Void Realm to protect the Eternal Night from battlefield hazards, including magically frozen seas. 549

Puppet Legion

Suren's puppetry provides the Dawn Pirates with a scalable combat force capable of changing large engagements.

• Rune Anomaly Puppets first overwhelm enemy boarders during the defense of the Grey Dolphin. 295 296
• Suren controls more than 1,000 Mechanical and Anomaly Puppets during the Moros City-State battle. 415
• By the Burial Ground of Gods expedition, the Puppet Legion includes 30,000 Gargoyles. 634
• Puppets allow the crew to confront monster swarms and organized enemy formations without relying solely on its human members. 415 634

Dragon-Blood Enhancement

The crew acquires gene potions, Dragon Implants, and materials during its western expeditions, greatly raising its average physical ability and combat potential.

• Many members possess Giant Dragon bloodlines and Dragon Race Implants, improving their individual strength and compatibility in formations. 633
• Dawn combatants are visibly larger and more robust than comparable Professionals due to gene-potion modification. 602
• The crew publicly offers Giant Dragon, Titan, Behemoth, Spirit, and Griffon gene-potion knowledge to the Alchemy Plane. 602

Dragon Language Military Formation

Mr. Black develops a formation system that combines Dragon Language with Alchemy.

• Dragon Language can mobilize the Laws of heaven and earth, a level of power normally associated with Ninth Order Professionals. 633
• The system allows ordinary Dawn members to employ portions of Dragon Language Alchemy through a progressive training framework. 633
• The completed Ten Thousand Alchemist Corps is stated to exceed Ninth Order combat power. 633

Ships and Major Assets

• Grey Dolphin — The crew's old sailing ship when it departs Blizzard City; later destroyed during the Mechanical Octopus crisis. 294 362
• New Dawn — A three-masted sailing ship created by Suren after the loss of the Grey Dolphin. 363
• Eternal Night Emperor — A Sea Emperor Class battleship formerly associated with Sea King Drake and Pirate Emperor Francis Drake; captured, repaired, and adopted as the Dawn Pirates' primary home and warship. 386 392
• Mechanical Octopus Legion — Mechanical Octopuses captured from Grand Duke Raphael's forces and repurposed for naval combat, restraint, and future puppet-legion development. 363 384
• Black Sam's World Sea Chart — A sea chart formed from Tani's three Cursed Gold Coins, providing routes through dangerous waters. 363
• Alchemy Sail and steam boiler — Equipment used to traverse the Sea of the Land of Dragons within the Hell Dragon Country Cursed Space. 564
• Magic Towers — Captured or relocated structures adapted to support the crew's legion-scale alchemical formations. 595

Key Members

• Suren — Central leader and strategist; directs puppet forces, spatial operations, alchemical research, and major tactical decisions. 295 500 602
• Thousand Threads — Original captain of the Grey Dolphin and a leading swordswoman; inspires strong trust and morale among the crew. 294 295
• Barrett — Deputy Leader and Third Squad commander; former Holy Judgment Legion officer whose military experience professionalizes the crew's command structure. 381 382 602
• Dr. Banks — Second Squad leader and technical specialist; assists with mechanical research, navigation intelligence, and battlefield planning. 355 381 382
• Mr. Mirror — The Dawn Organization's mysterious leader and a legendary high-order Professional; works alongside the crew in major battles and strategic operations. 411 618 621
• Mr. Black — Commander and architect of the Dawn Pirates' Dragon Language spellcasting formations. 595 633
• Pandora — Allied member whose Illusion Technique and mind-control methods are considered extremely dangerous; fought alongside Suren against a Ninth Order Pseudo-god. 381 634
• Tani — Navigator whose sea-beast perception assists the crew through fog, dangerous routes, and hidden maritime threats. 363 383 600
• Lolota — Young swordswoman who fights alongside the crew from its earliest documented voyage and later reaches the Sword Saint Realm. 295 633
• Number Nineteen — Gold Angel and Mechanical Warrior whose advanced equipment includes Dark Matter weapons. 602 633
• Bartolo — Old Sword God and Dragon Hunter who joins the crew's high-end combat strength during its Dragon Country expeditions. 551 633
• Wordsworth — Eighth Order Bloodkin known as the Blood Duke; participates in the group's major high-level battles. 602 621
• Kit — A phantom thief who serves as the crew's spy within the South Sea fleet. 524

Story Role / Major Arcs

North Sea Formation

• Sails from Blizzard City aboard the Grey Dolphin under Thousand Threads' command. 294
• Survives the ambush by One-Eyed Suoke's allied pirate groups through Suren's puppet intervention. 295 296
• Acquires charts, Mechanical Octopuses, and a replacement ship after the destruction of the Grey Dolphin. 355 362 363

Devil's Island and Sea Ruins

• Votes unanimously to interfere with the suspected mass-sacrifice scheme connected to the Agapanon Temple and North Sea Fleet. 381
• Integrates Barrett's Holy Judgment Pirates and becomes a nearly thousand-person, three-squad force. 381 382
• Becomes trapped in the Sea Ruins by the Sea King's storm, then fights undead fleets and Sea King Drake's forces. 385 386
• Captures the Eternal Night Emperor and makes it the crew's primary battleship. 392

North Sea and West Sea Campaigns

• Repels repeated North Sea Fleet pursuit attempts while using the Eternal Night Emperor's speed and its own high-end combatants to avoid capture. 409 410
• Raids Grand Duke Raphael's Gold Digging Island base, stealing resources and equipment while Thousand Threads holds off defenders. 500
• Defeats pursuing fleets and kills Moroc, the Eighth Order “Gatekeeper,” during a naval battle against more than twenty pirate ships and a 500-member Mage Corps. 527

Dragon Country Expedition

• Crosses the Eternal Night Black Sea while fighting Deep Sea Krakens, collecting high-level monster materials despite heavy casualties. 524
• Tracks the Heavenly God Plane's expedition, enters the Dragon Country, and confronts Ten Thousand Mage Corps formations. 529 549
• Hunts and captures an Eighth Order Silver Dragon through coordinated restraint, attrition, and close-quarters combat. 551 552
• Forms a cautious alliance with the Medusa Empress to bypass the Moon Strait through an underground river and plane rift. 576 577

Plane War

• Fields its own Ten Thousand Mage Corps to stall a Titan Sea Giant and counter Heavenly God Plane forces. 595
• Reinforces the Alchemy Plane's combined fleet and helps decisively defeat eight enemy Ten Thousand Mage Corps. 600 602
• Offers advanced alchemical technologies and gene-potion knowledge to the Alchemy Plane's military and alchemy organizations. 602
• Battles three Ninth Order Mage Saints at Count Russell's estate, killing all three without losing a Dawn member. 618 619 621

Burial Ground of Gods

• Arrives at the Emerald Sacred Land with more than 10,000 members to open the Tree Realm Seal and explore the Burial Ground of Gods. 633
• Defeats a Ninth Order Pseudo-god, confronts endless Gold Rank Anomalies, and deploys 30,000 Gargoyles. 634
• Hunts Rule Silk-bearing monsters and mines Activated Silver, producing more than one hundred finished Cosmic Origin Matter for Suren. 636 638

Trivia

• Early crew members create informal internal rankings for activities ranging from combat and marksmanship to fishing, eating, and comedy titles such as “Biggest Farter.” 353
• The crew's name is associated in-story with the hope that its “dawn” may illuminate a dark world and help revive alchemical civilization. 381 602
• The Dawn Pirates initially use pirate identity and raiding tactics, but later function as a major allied force for the Alchemy Plane in the war against the Heavenly God Plane. 363 602