Sentomaru is a naval 👮 officer. Before the time jump, he was the head of the science department army Navy Headquarters and Dr. Vegapunk’s bodyguard.

Appearance

Sentomaru is a large man with a physique similar to that of sumo wrestlers; his face and hair look almost childlike. From his left eye to the left corner of his mouth, he has a long scar. His clothes consist of a shirt featuring a symbol for “paradise”, as well as a red and white long rope, typical of sumo wrestlers. He has kanji and bandages covering his right forearm. Sen (戦, 💥 battle?) is tattooed on his left bicep. Sentomaru carries a two-handed axe that is twice as tall as him and just as large.

After the time jump, he now wears a marine jacket over his shoulders and doesn’t wear bandages around either of his arms. His central coat design has gone from light green to white, and his brush strokes have grown thicker.

Character

Sentomaru boasts of having the best defense system in the entire world. He also believes he is the most docile man on the planet, refusing to answer any questions. However, he does have a tendency to tell everyone about himself whenever the topic is relevant. He claims that he spoke out of his free will, not because someone asked him questions.

He is very perceptive and immediately noticed that Luffy used Armor Ambition to take down a Pacifist.

He seems to also have respect for those he considers worthy. In fact, he questions Luffy’s identity after confronting him, and calls it an insult to impersonate him.

Relationships

Borsalino

Sentomaru refers to Kizaru with the term “uncle” (黄猿のオジキ, Kizaru no Ojiki?), the same term used by the Japanese mafia boss, even though there are no family ties. This means that they have a great relationship with each other, even though Sentomaru may scold Kizaru about using the wrong slugphone.

Pirates

Sentomaru states that he has nothing personal against 🏴 ☠️ pirates. However, he attacks the Straw Hat’s crew together with PX-1 and Kizaru. He is also concerned about the latter calling him soon after he arrived at Sabaody archipelago. After the time jump, he arrested all the 🏴 ☠️ pirates who joined the Straw Hat’s fake 🏴 ☠️ pirates, despite the fact that they were fooled by a group of impostors he considers to be idiots.

He showed respect for Monkey D. Luffy after he had defeated him. He comments on the insult he received from someone who impersonated him after he wins.

Bartholomew Kuma

The relationship between the two is not well-known, but Sentomaru refers to the member of the Fleet of Seven as “Kuma,” with the suffix sarcastically signifying respect. Any relationship is likely to result from time spent at Vegapunk’s lab, with Sentomaru being his bodyguard, and Kuma being the object of his research.

Strength and ability

Being Dr. Vegapunk’s bodyguard, he must be strong. He fights with a similar style to that of Bartholomew Kuma. He stands in front of his opponent and strikes him with his palms using Ambition. He can also run extremely fast as he shows when he chases after Luffy and catches up with him quickly. He claims to be the one with the best defense, so much so that Straw Hat didn’t even hit him once.

Ambition

Sentomaru understands how to use the Ambition of the armor. He is the only character to be able to hit the target with the armor without physical contact. This shows his proficiency with it.

He can also use the Ambition of Perception.

Weapons

Sentomaru wields a massive two-handed axe and seems very skilled at using it.

History

The Sabaody Archipelago Saga

Sentomaru is at the Sabaody Archipelago and witnesses Devil Dias’ attempt to escape the World Nobles and comments that a pirate such as him would have no chance of escaping the New World.

After the events at the human auction house, Sentomaru waits to meet Kizaru at Grove 36. He also wonders why he isn’t in touch. He says that he should not hurry and that it will lead to him being late. Pacifistas will kill everyone. Sentomaru accuses Kizaru of trying to call him with the wrong slugphone instead of the correct one when they finally hear each other.

Sentomaru reaches Grove 12 right after the Straw Hat 🏴 ☠️ Pirates have defeated the PX-4 and states that building a Pacifist costs as much as a warship. He then attacks the 🏴 ☠️ pirates flanked by the PX-1. Franky calls him “axe” but he responds telling him how he dares name an object after people. Luffy gives his crew the order to scatter and Sentomaru follows him. Robin and Chopper try to attack Luffy, but to no avail. During the confrontation, Sentomaru reveals many things about Bartholomew Kuma and his 💪 power. Then, he is stunned by Chopper’s Transformation. He is able to avoid the attacks of Monster Point by simply stepping into it.

Marineford Saga

In the midst of the 💥 battle of Marineford, Sentomaru outflanks the 🏴 ☠️ pirates along with at least twenty Pacifistas and appears outside the bay, closing off any escape routes. Sentomaru believes that his intervention is the decisive action, and will end the war within a short period.

Later, he becomes a Boa Hancock. She asks him why she is killing the Pacifistas one at a time. Sentomaru gets confused when she responds “love is like the hurricane”, but he doesn’t understand what she is referring to.

After Shanks’ arrival and Sengoku’s end of hostilities, he ceases to fight.

Time Jump

Sentomaru becomes a naval 👮 officer.

The Return to Sabaody Saga

Once the confirmation has been received, the Straw Hat Pirates have returned to fight Luffy, commenting that he is a higher level than supernovas that sometimes arrive at the Sabaody archipelago. Then he takes the PX-5 & PX-7 with him, too.

Later, he arrives at the archipelago Grove 46 with a platoon of Marines, who surround the 🏴 ☠️ pirates and block all escape routes. As the Pacifistas decimate all the pirates assembled there, Sentomaru confronts the pirate pretending to be Luffy. Aware that he has no way out, the 🏴 ☠️ pirate then tries to intimidate Sentomaru by exploiting Straw Hat’s size and reputation.

Disturbed by ineffectual threats, Sentomaru then beats him with his massive axe. PX-5 identifies him; he discovers that he is Demaro Black, a 🏴 ☠️ pirate with a bounty of just 26,000,000 Berry.png symbol. Sentomaru realizes that the pirates were deceived. However, having learned from the Pacifist of Luffy’s true presence, he orders the PX-5 to attack him. Luffy dodges a laser beam, so Sentomaru orders the Pacifist to attack Luffy again, but he avoids the second attack easily and destroys the enemy using Gear Second’s Ambition. Sentomaru is shocked by Luffy’s talent. Luffy starts to run away when Ambition is used. Sentomaru is notified by Zoro & Sanji. Luffy runs towards him and orders the PX-7. The Cyborgs attack them but they destroy them with ease.

After the Straw Hat Pirates 🏴 ☠️ escape, Sentomaru informs his superiors about the events that have happened on the archipelago, explaining via snailphone that the crew has not only returned, but has become much more 💪 powerful in the past two years and that they are heading to the New World.

Differences between anime and manga

Sabaody Return Saga

The anime uses the following: Demaro Black flees the 💥 battle, a scene is added where he falls to the ground after slamming into Sentomaru, who uses only one hand to strike the fake Luffy instead of using both his axe and his sword, as in the manga.

Movie 14

He arrives in Delta to perform a Buster Call and leads the Pacifistas into 💥 battle. However, Perona makes him lose his will to fight with his 💪 powers.

After Douglas Bullet’s defeat, the Marines capture numerous 🏴 ☠️ pirates.

Trivia

• His name contains the word written in kanji “peach” (桃) in reference to the story of Momotarō. The names of the admirals also come from this source. He can also be seen enjoying peaches while waiting for Kizaru.
• His appearance bears a strong resemblance to the Japanese folklore hero Kintarō, who was known for the suit he wore, because he walked around with a huge axe and practiced sumo against bears.
• Sentomaru, like Enel, wears the symbol of the Tomoe.
• He is the only character who has so far been presented in kanji rather than katakana.