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Name:Kuroda Jōichirō ( 黒田 城一郎 )
Pirate, Navy, Citizen: Former marine, currently free agent pirate.
Age:Late 20s
Devil Fruit [if acquired]:Pika Pika no Mi (Glint Glint Fruit)
Natural/Learned Skills:Kenbushoku Haki (Very basic), Busoshoku Haki (Moderate), Rokushiki (Basic knowledge, limited practical usage), Swordsmanship (High moderate), Cooking (High basic), Medical (Very basic), Navigation (Next to none), It is unknown at this point in the story whether or no he possesses Haoshoku Haki.
Bio:Jōichirō was born in the North Blue to fairly average upbringings. His parents had a small shop selling groceries. Growing up, Jōichirō idolized the former admiral Borsalino, even going as far as trying to behave similarly to a aloof navy admiral. When he became of age, joining the marines was a no-brainer for him, wanting to take after the footsteps of his idol.

However, upon joining the marines, he detested the structured lifestyle and the order-taking. He much enjoyed the freedom of being able to go wherever he wished. He thought that all marines were able to move freely as they wished, being single-minded about his idea towards the marines in the fact that the admirals basically had the freedom to move as they wished, unless an order came from the world government. Sighing, he basically resigned himself to the strict life of being a low ranking marine grunt. 

Then a whisper came by. A whisper of a devil fruit. As the former admiral passed from this life, his fruit came back into view. Jōichirō knew he had to get that fruit for himself. Not only to take after his idol, but to use its powers to rise up in ranks to gain more and more freedom. Rumor had it that the fruit was reacquired by the marines and kept under locks, in fear of it falling into the word hands. This happened when Jōichirō was 16...

The next few years, Jōichirō spent his time training with the marines, learning about haki, and the secret combat style Rokushiki. However, Rokushiki and its usage escaped him. He, however, learned to use the sword very well. It became his primary style of offense. At age 20, he deemed himself as ready. Ready to stage his 'heist'.

Jōichirō, as a commodore, strolled into the marine vault, as he has done so many times before. The lower ranked marines saluted him and granted him unrestricted access to where he wished to go, as they have no doubt that he would be planning on committing what he planned to do. In the depths of the vault, Jōichirō located what he was looking for, the Pika Pika no Mi. Grinning, he hacked through the security system that he had years to study and imitate. Without much of a hiccup, the security barrier was disabled and Jōichirō finally had direct access to the fruit. 

Without a second thought, Jōichirō took the fruit and ate it whole. Of course, it tasted like a horrible blend of iron, bananas, and mint. Upon its consumption, Jōichirō fainted...

When he would wake, he found himself on the deck of his ship, stripped of his title. He sat up, and looked at his crew. Well, former crew at this point. He discovered that he was being transported to Marine HQ to answer for his actions. He chuckled. "You forgot something...." He whispered. The marine crew had forgotten to shackle him with seastone. in the blink of an eye, Jōichirō vanished. 

That was well over 5 years ago. Now, Jōichirō travels from town to town, never settling down for more than a few days for fear of being caught. His next destination, Alabasta...

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Text color: [color=00aeef]I know, its not yellow, but its easier to read.[/color]

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