| Monkey D. Luffy
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| Monkey D. Luffy, from the anime and manga series One Piece.
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| Name in Japanese | モンキー・D・ルフィ
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| Name in Romaji (Hepburn) | Monkī D. Rufi
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| English Name | Monkey D. Luffy
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| Epithet | "Straw Hat"
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| Affiliation | Straw-Hat Pirates
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| Voice Actor (4Kids) | Erica Schroder
Tara Jayne (as Young Luffy)
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| Japanese Seiyu | Mayumi Tanaka
Urara Takano (OVA only)
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| Appears In | Original Manga
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| First Appearance | Manga Chapter #1
Anime Episode #1
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| Species | Human
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| Devil Fruit
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| Gum Gum Fruit (Gomu Gomu no mi)
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| Translated name | "Rubber Rubber" Fruit
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| English name | Gum Gum Fruit
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| Type | Paramecia
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| Power bestowed | Turns the body into extremely durable, stretchable rubber. Blunt objects and hits have little if no effect on the user's skin. Sharp objects are the only sure way to damage the body of the user.
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| One Piece Characters
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Monkey D. Luffy is the main character of the anime and manga One Piece.
When Luffy was young he met a band of pirates led by a kindly pirate named Red-Haired Shanks. Luffy befriended that band of pirates and from that moment on wanted to become a pirate as well.
During his time spent with Shanks, Luffy ate a Devil Fruit (known as the Gum-Gum, or Rubber Fruit) and unwittingly turned himself into a Rubber man capable of stretching, inflating, or bouncing back impact based attacks. Because Luffy didn't know the nature of the fruit they remained friends, but after that Luffy seemed to be even more defensive of Shanks's seemingly meek band of pirates.
After Luffy stood up to a local bandit that insulted Shanks and his crew, Luffy got caught up in a hostage situation and was later rescued by Shanks. However the incident cost Shanks his arm.
Shortly after Shanks set sail along with his crew, but before leaving he made Luffy promise that one day he would become a grand pirate and left his Straw Hat as a parting gift.
Luffy has since worked diligently on keeping that promise and is known famously as "Straw Hat Luffy," or simply "Straw Hat." Luffy now aims not only to be a grand pirate, but to become The King of Pirates. Most people don't take that goal of his seriously, until they see his absurd strength.
Even the Navy started to take him more seriously after he defeated Captain Morgan, Captain Buggy, Captain Kuro, Don Krieg and Arlong. Then they set up a 30 million Berry reward on his head which eventually becomes 100 million Berries after he defeated Crocodile.
During his voyage, Luffy has had a few meetings with the marines, from the not-too serious looking return of Ironfist Fullbody (whom Luffy met first by the Baratie) and Captian Smoker of Loguetown, to Admiral Aokiji.
Luffy has passed on his way on the Grand Line, including Drum, Alabasta, and Skypiea. He has met a lot of new allies, as well as a lot of enemies, such as Wapol, Sir Crocodile, and Eneru.
Luffy's relatives are still shrouded in mystery (as of chapter 373 of the manga). Luffy meets his older brother, Portgas D. Ace, in Alabasta. Ace, a.k.a. "Fire Fist Ace", has eaten the Mera-Mera (Fire-Fire) Fruit and thus can he manipulate fire anyway he wants to.
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Categories: One Piece characters | Fictional pirates
