Jacquotte D. Anne (History)

Birth, Dadan, and Misadventures at Saint Ludwig's
Anne's father, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, was executed while Ace's mother, Portgas D. Rouge, was still pregnant with Anne and Ace. She carried them for a full twenty months to protect him from the World Government as they sought to erase every last trace of Roger's blood. A year and three months after the execution, Anne and Ace were born in Baterilla in the South Blue. Their mother only lived long enough to name them. Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp adopted Ace and Anne in secret as a favor to Roger. Garp took both twins to Foosha Village in the East Blue, and left them in the care of Curly Dadan, a mountain bandit and an old friend of Garp's.

Both Ace and Anne grew up for the first two years of their lives together. When they became older, Garp decided to separate them, as to avoid any further suspicion that they were both children of Roger. Since Anne bore less of a resemblance to Roger at that age, Garp felt that she would assimilate into society easier than Ace would.

With that notion in mind, Garp dropped her off in Saint Ludwig's Home for Orphans, located in Seaport Village, on the Polestar Islands. He decided to cut all ties with the infant, and subsequently, all ties she had to Ace, Rouge, and Roger. He renamed her "Jacquotte D. Anne," furthering the divide between her and her family. To further deter suspicion, he stated her to be a year older than she actually was. Anne and everyone else believed this for several years.

Anne's lack of resemblance to her reckless, charismatic father faded soon. As she grew up, her chaotic, commanding nature became more and more profound. Anne would frequently help bullied children, and in this manner, formed a small gang of orphans who would sometimes call themselves "Anne's Devils."

Garp left Anne in Seaport as it was a reputable Marine town at the time. Unfortunately, his plan backfired as the Marines' control gradually decreased and the influence of various pirates over the town grew. Owing to the village's close proximity to Reverse Mountain and the Grand Line, the Marine's recession of power, treasures from the Grand Line, primarily Devil Fruits, were put up as rewards for winning games in gambling dens. The majority of these Devil Fruits were either duplicates or low-quality fruits.

Anne would spend a lot of time in these gambling dens, learning the art of gambling by mere observation. One fateful day, the girl saw yet another Devil Fruit offered up as a prize. This fruit, however, caught her eye, and she decided to compete it. Anne won and immediately consumed the fruit, gagging at its taste. The fruit she ate was the Tai Tai no Mi, which gave one the power to manipulate elements of the human body, such as blood, bone, muscle, etc. Despite the fruits in the Seaport gambling dens generally being of low quality, Anne had struck gold with this fruit.

Anne severely disliked the control St. Ludwig's exercised over her life. This dislike led to her delinquent activities, from gambling, robbery, swindling, and even trafficking of contraband (generally cigarettes, bubblegum, or alcohol) within the orphanage. Anne was an enterprising child, and all her ventures had the single goal of minting money for her so that she could buy her way to freedom.

Expulsion and Return to Dadan
Eventually the orphanage decided that her antics were far too much to bear. So, they decided to contact Garp to take the child away, though Garp had specifically told them not to contact him.

Anne, who had no memory of Garp until this point, was skeptical of the old man who claimed to be her grandfather, and even more so because he claimed to be a marine. Garp barely recognised his adopted grad-daughter. She had (obviously) changed so much since she was an infant. Now, she was more like her boisterous father: loud, fearless, proud.

Anne immediately saw Garp as an obstacle and annoyance. She saw him as a hindrance to her goal of freedom and control. Garp saw her as an annoying brat. Seeing that his plan for Anne to assimilate into society had utterly failed, he decided that the only good course of action would be for Anne to be returned to Dadan, where she could be raised in relative isolation.

Anne protested, but was still taken to Dadan. Garp specifically told Dadan and the bandits to keep Anne's former residence with them a secret from her. Anne, though initially displeased with her situation, eventually saw the benefits. Foosha Village provided her a new consumer base for her goods. Owing to the abundant natural resources of the forest, she could trade in forest products now, which were infinitely more lucrative products than low-quality cigarettes and booze. The majority of her time was spent scouring resources in the forest, and she only returned to Dadan's to sleep and bathe.

The Birth of AASL and Sabo's "Death"
At some point after returning to Foosha village, Anne befriended Ace and met Sabo, though both were technically the same age as her, Anne was considered the oldest, due to Garp's lies about her age.

Anne also later met Luffy. Unlike Ace and Sabo, who were hostile to Luffy at first, Anne was passively kind to the boy. When Dadan told him that his food would be limited, she passed him a platter full of meat.

Roughly a week after Luffy arrived, Anne met up with Sabo in order to discuss finances. Ace joined them soon, but was unknowingly tailed by Luffy. Horrified, Ace and Sabo tied Luffy to a tree. Ace said that they should kill Luffy to keep their secret safe and Sabo agreed. Anne protested, saying that bribing Luffy with "something stupid like juice" would keep his mouth shut. Ace retorted that Luffy was too dumb to keep his mouth shut. Sabo and Ace outvoted her two to one and decided that Luffy should be killed. However, both Ace and Sabo had a hard time deciding who should complete the task since both of them never killed anyone before. They heard someone coming so they took Luffy and hid. Ace then realized that the person he stole money from was Porchemy of the Bluejam Pirates. Anne, Ace and Sabo noticed Luffy missing and then see Luffy get caught by Porchemy. The three of them watched as Luffy was taken away.

Fearing that Luffy would rat them out, the three shift their savings. However, when Sabo goes to check on the state of Luffy, they find out that the boy hasn't ratted them out. The three then fought against Porchemy and rescued Luffy. Subsequently, they all become friends. The quartet sparred, hunted, and generally made mischief together. They pulled a dine-and-dash in the Goa Kingdom, and while fleeing, they heard a man calling Sabo's name. Sabo later told them that the man was his father and he was from a noble family. Regardless, Ace, Anne, and Luffy still considered Sabo their friend.

After the quartet made a declaration of what they want to accomplish in the future, they shared a drink of alcohol and became brothers. They continued having adventures, hunting animals, and at one point had a party with Dadan, Wood Slap, and Makino, and also get a beating by Garp whenever he visits.

One day, the quartet found themselves confronted by Sabo's father and the Bluejam Pirates. To spare Anne, Ace and Luffy, Sabo willingly went with his father and Ace and Anne cried out to Sabo as Sabo walked away in tears.

Ace, Anne and Luffy were then in the custody of the Bluejam Pirates. They then joined the Bluejam Pirates at the request of the captain and then carry cargo to marked locations in the Gray Terminal with the other pirates. Later, Bluejam revealed to Ace and Luffy that the cargo they had carried was oil and gunpowder and that the Gray Terminal will by engulfed with flames. Anne, Ace and Luffy reacted in outrage and were quickly apprehended by the pirates. Bluejam then informed them that they can no longer be left alive and asked them the location of their hoard of treasure. Later that night, the flames started and the three managed to cut themselves loose after they were tied up. Ace, Anne and Luffy then ran for their lives, but came across Bluejam and his crew, who demanded to know where Anne, Ace and Sabo hid their loot. Ace briefly demonstrated Haki when Bluejam told him that Sabo was just using them. Dadan came to the rescue and tried to get Ace, Anne and Luffy to safety. Ace refused to run away from the fight and Dadan stayed with him. Anne wished to to fight alongside them, but Ace refused, saying that he needed her to protect Luffy. Anne reluctantly accepted and fled with Luffy and the rest of the bandits. Anne is visibly distressed when Ace and Dadan return a few days later, blaming herself that she did not fight along with them.

A few days later, on the day of the Tenryubito's arrival, Anne visited Goa Kingdom, chaperoned by Dogra. A small fishing boat is seen setting out to sea, running against the Celestial Dragon's massive fleet. Dogra and Anne immediately recognised it to be Sabo who is steering the ship. They watched in horror as Saint Jalmack fired at and presumably killed Sabo. However, the other citizens of the Goa Kingdom took no note and merely applauded for the coming Tenryuubito. Anne caught sight of Outlook III, Sabo's father, and seeing that he showed no grief for his son's death, beat him up in despair. When the others attempted to pull her off the noble, she unwillingly released a burst of Haoshoku Haki, making them, including Dogra, faint. Horrified by what has happened, Anne seized Dogra, now unconscious and ran back to Dadan's.

After returning to Dadan's hideout, Anne related the incident to the mountain bandits and Luffy, and spent hours mourning Sabo's "death". Ace soon found her sitting on the branch of a tree, near Luffy, who was mourning face down on the grass. Ace promised both Anne and Luffy that he would never die, after Luffy told him not to die like Sabo. Ace reminded them of the vow they all made to be more free than anyone else. The trio continue hunting, sparring, and training until the time came for Anne to set sail.

The Beginning of Anne's Voyage, Loguetown, and Seaport Village
Anne set off at the age of sixteen, though she thought herself to be seventeen at the time. Anne wreaked havoc throughout the East Blue, quickly gaining a bounty of twenty million Beli as well as the epithet, Anne of the Black Sun. In comparison to Ace. who ventured East Blue for several months, Anne whirlwinded through the ocean in a matter of six weeks. Her last stop was on the Polestar Islands, which housed both Loguetown, the town of the beginning and the end, as well as the place she grew up in, Seaport village.

She first landed in Loguetown. As it was considered a "tourist spot" for those interested in piracy, she decided to venture it, caring little about the fact that she was a wanted woman with a large bounty on her head. Anne decided to pick up supplies for her journey to the Grand Line and then simply spend a day exploring the town.

Towards the late afternoon, Anne ventured into one of the poorer, run down, neighbourhoods. The first thing she saw was large, muscular men, beating up another man. Anne intervened, blocking their attack with a large bone, and questioned them regarding their reason for beating up the young man. They replied that the man, Taiyou, had taken a loan from them and not repaid it. An onlooker informed her that he took the loan to save his uncle. The lackeys said they couldn't care less what Taiyou had done with the money, they just wanted it back. To the shock of everyone present, Anne handed them a small bag full of Beli, saying that now that they had their money back, they had no further right to terrorise Taiyou.

Anne proceeded to bandage Taiyou's wounds. When Taiyou questioned her why she had repaid his loan, she said that Taiyou reminded her of some people she used to know. Taiyou introduced himself as "Taiyou, the local loser." She then introduced herself as "Jacquotte D. Anne, the futue overlord of the New World." Taiyou was skeptical, and so she offered to take him along with her, so he could see it first-hand. Taiyou declined, saying that he didn't have a death wish. Anne tried to persuade him, saying that he would regret it in the future when people asked him why he didn't become Jacquotte D. Anne's comrade when he had the chance. Taiyou still declined. Shrugging, Anne left.

The next morning, just as Anne was about to leave, Taiyou called out to her and asked her if her offer was still standing. She grinned and invited him aboard. Taiyou asked her how many crew mates she had. Anne replied that he was the first, the reason being she only wanted the very best for her crew. Taiyou was shocked. Anne said that she believed in quality over quantity. She then told him that they had another stop before heading to the Grand Line, namely, Seaport Village.

Seaport Village, roughly ten years after she had left it, was once more a strong Marine base. Anne showed Taiyou places that were important to her, including the (now defunct) gambling den where she won her Devil Fruit, the Tai Tai no mi, as well as the (ever prosperous) Saint Ludwig's Home for Orphans. She then showed him an abandoned hideout on the outskirts of the village, which had formerly served as a hideout and storehouse for Anne's Devils, which she had assumed to be uninhabited.

To her surprise, Anne and Taiyou, found it to be inhabited. It was, surprise surprise, occupied by the delinquents who had once been Anne's Devils. Their leader, Roxanne Sal,who had a million Beli bounty on her head, instantly recognised Anne. The friends caught up, and Sal told them of their plight. Anne offered them a new chance at life, by making them all members of her crew. They accepted, and thus the Black Sun Syndicate was born with its seven founding members.

The next day, the Black Sun Syndicate left for the Grand Line on a newly bought ship. They sent a note to the local marines, announcing their departure from the island. The group then set out to the Grand Line.

Journey into Paradise and the New World
The Black Sun Syndicate made headlines across Paradise, gaining a notorious reputation. By the time they made it to Sabaody Arc, all seven founding members had sizable bounties on their heads. The overall size of the Syndicate grew, and they became one of the most feared mercenary agencies on the Grand Line.

On Sabaody Island, while waiting for their ship to get coated, Anne got into a bar fight with a man named Marco. The two subsequently destroyed the bar. Marco and Anne, after fighting for two days, called a draw. Marco acknowledged her strength, and gave her his Vivre card, telling her to contact him in the New World.

After passing through Fishman Island and making it into the New World, the Syndicate met Red-haired Shanks. Anne thanked him for taking care of Luffy, and swore that now that she had made it into the New World, she would become a bigger force than him. Shanks wished her the best of luck.

The Syndicate then followed Marco's vivre card to the Moby Dick. Anne introduced herself and made the acquaintance of Whitebeard. This was all part of her plan to slowly gain influence over the New World. The Black Sun Syndicate grew more and more influential, their clientele consisting of Underworld Emperors, all four of the Yonkou (but most notably Whitebeard), Shichibukai, and other powers as well. She gained power and influence, and subsequently allies and more subordinates as well.

Shortly after Ace joined Whitebeard's crew and started making headlines, Anne dropped in for a visit, just as the Pirates were celebrating Ace's new position as the second division commander, saying, "I hear some brat called Ace has been making headlines around here," 

Ace immediately recognised his sister's voice and ran to greet her, hugging her and stealing her hat. He then said, "I missed you, but I missed your hat."

Anne then turns to Whitebeard, congratulates him, but then adds, "Ossan, if ''any harm should to my brother because of you, I will not hesitate to slaughter you, no matter how many lifetimes it takes me." ''

The crew, including Ace, are shocked, but Newgate merely laughs it off, saying that no harm would come to Ace as long as he didn't do anything stupid.

Alabasta Arc
Anne appears only in spirit form in this arc. While catching up with Luffy on the Merry, Ace summoned her spirit using their code word, "Bijozakura (Verbena)," so that she could talk to Luffy, whom she hadn't seen in four years. Anne was initially angry at Ace for summoning her, but her anger dissolved the second she saw Luffy. Anne and Luffy gleefully reunited. Nami, Zoro, and Vivi recognised her, shocked that she was the sister of their captain. Anne recognised Zoro as "that Pirate Hunter from East Blue." She greeted them, and asked them to take care of their brother. Anne further stated if the crew was to harm Luffy in any way, she would have their head, and further stated that this was the same warning she gave to the Whitebeard Pirates when Ace joined them. Luffy then asked her to join his crew, but Anne declined, saying that she had ventures of her own. When Ace gave Luffy his Vivre Card, she asked him to give Luffy a piece of hers as well. Ace complied. Ace then proceeded to tell them that he was chasing a pirate named Blackbeard. Anne then said if she wasn't on a job "for that shitty Doflamingo", she would be helping Ace and then promised to meet up with him later. When Ace decimated the Baroque Works ships, she commented that he has improved since the last time since she had seen him, and that his chase has "toughened him up." She then bade goodbye to the Straw Hats, saying that she can't stick around for long in spirit form.

Ace's Great Blackbeard Search
Anne appeared briefly in the cover page saga. Towards the end, after Ace obtained vital information regarding Blackbeard's location, Anne joined him, accompanying him to Banaro Island.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc
Anne and Ace both went to Banaro Island and located Blackbeard. Blackbeard invited both of them to the crew, and stated that he aimed to dethrone Whitebeard and capture Monkey D. Luffy. Anne and Ace retorted by saying that they couldn't let him go now since Luffy was their brother. Before Anne could attack, Ace stopped her, saying that as he was the second division commander, Blackbeard was his responsibility and not hers. Anne said that Luffy was her brother, and Blackbeard had picked a fight with her by mentioning Luffy. Ace replied that Luffy was his brother as much as Luffy was hers. Anne reluctantly accepted, trusting Ace to defeat Blackbeard.

While the duel between Ace and Teach is underway, Anne looks back and sees the damage. Meanwhile, Blackbeard's Crew sneaks up on her. Anne fights them, but loses. The Blackbeard Pirates severely injure her during the fight, and stuff her into a barrel as a way of "stashing" her for later use as leverage against the Black Sun Syndicate.

Fortunately, Anne remains conscious throughout her ordeal, and after waiting for some time, slams her bracelet into the wall of the barrel repeatedly, activating its homing device function. It took five days, for the core members of the BSS, all of whom were in the New World at the time, to rush to Banaro Island in order to save her. The BSS found Anne unconscious and severely injured. They treat her wounds. While she is unconscious, the date of Ace's execution is announced, much to their horror.

Marineford Arc
After Anne regained her consciousness, the BSS broke the news to her. Anne at once panicked and the very thought of Ace losing his life. The BSS revealed that Luffy had already broken into Impel Down, but hadn't managed to break Ace out, and that Ace was now on the way to Marineford. Anne demanded that they go there immediately, but Sal told her they have already made arrangements: Whitebeard's fleet was on the way to pick them up. Taiyou tried to warn Anne against fighting in her current state, but she shut him down, saying that Ace's life was more important than her own.

The Black Sun Syndicate's ship, the Edelweiss Falcon, arrived side by side with the Moby Dick. Anne jumped out first and immediately knocked out a large portion of the Marine infantry with her Haoshoku Haki, and then proceeded to fight against the remaining Marines by raising a wave of corpses against them, and then synthesising blood and bone to use as weapons to fight against them. She was visibly out of breath, but still continued to fight.

Meanwhile, the core as well as subordinate members of the Black Sun Syndicate, also decimated the Marine infantry. Anne then proceeded to fight against Vice Admiral Sagiso. Anne defeated Sagiso, but Sagiso still injured her. Later, assuming her to be fighting on behalf of the marines, Anne attacked Boa Hancock. Hancock dodged, but questioned Anne about why she attacked her, addressing her as "sister-in-law." In shock, Anne exclaims,

"''I knew Ace had his share of admirers, but I had no idea the Pirate Empress was amongst them. Wait, did he actually marry her in secret?!? Now I really am her sister-in-law!" ''

Hancock asked her what she was talking about, and replies that it was Luffy she is in love with. Anne was confused, but she blessed their union, and rushed off, saying that she had other priorities at the moment, namely, saving Ace.

Luffy then drops into Marineford, accompanied by the escaped Impel Down inmates. Ace watches in horror as both Anne and Luffy team up to fight, standing directly against the three admirals. They begin to battle, but the battle is interrupted by Crocodile freeing Ace. Anne and Luffy make it to the scaffold with minor disturbances. Ace then escapes from his Seastone restrainsts, and the three siblings fight side by side.

The three were determined to escape, but Akainu provoked Ace into fighting with him. Anne pleaded him to forget Akainu and escape Marineford. Ace disregarded her plea, and proceeded to fight. Anne, who had over-exerted her body by this time, fell to the ground. Ace promised her that they could escape this nightmare, just after finishing pummelling Akainu.

Unfortunately, Ace's fire was outmatched by Akainu's magma. Akainu attempted to make a strike against the defenceless Luffy and Anne, but Ace blocked the strike at the cost of his own life, protecting them from the magma, though some fell across Anne's clavicle. Ace falls into the arms of his siblings. Anne, horrified, screamed. Taiyou heard this and immediately ran to her, abandoning his battle. He, Jinbe, Marco, and Vista, interfered to avoid Akainu from dealing another fatal blow to Ace. Ace, however, knew that he was about to die. Luffy and Anne, however, refused to accept this. Ace solemnly told the two that his life was at an end. Recalling the promise Ace made to him when they were children, a grief-struck Luffy reminded Ace that he promised that he would never die no matter what, and Anne begged him to not break that promise. Sharing one last moment with his brother and sister, Ace reminisced about Sabo and told him that if it wasn't for having Luffy as a younger brother and Anne as an older sister to look out for, he would have given up living.

Feeling nostalgic for Dadan as well, Ace asked the both of them to give her his regards if they ever ran into her, and that he missed even someone like her, and also stated that he wished that he could have seen Luffy and Anne accomplish their dream. Ace affirmed his resolve and noted that just as they swore to each other, he had no regrets about the way he lived his life, and that it wasn't fame, or glory he wanted, but rather the answer on whether or not he truly deserved to be born. Noticing his voice getting quieter, Ace asked Luffy and Anne to pass on his final words to his crew.

"Old man, everyone!! And you.. Luffy. Even though I've been good for nothing my whole life, even though I have the blood of a demon within me... You guys still loved me! Thank you so much!!"

-The last words of Fire Fist Ace.

With his last breath, Ace tearfully thanked his family and friends for loving him, causing his crew call out to him in grief. Ace died smiling, satisfied with his life.His psyche unable to handle Ace's death, Luffy entered a catatonic state to protect himself from the trauma. Anne simply refused to accept the fact, and cried for Ace to wake up. Taiyou attempted to wrestle Anne away from Ace's corpse, but she punched him the jaw and grabbed at his collar, claiming that Ace was not dead and just needed a doctor, tears running down her face. Taiyou coaxed her into letting go, lying that he will get Ace to a doctor, weeping as he does, seeing his Captain in such a vulnerable state. He carried her away, towards the Polar Tang, the submarine of the Heart Pirates, along with Jinbe, who was carrying Luffy.

At the same time, the Edelweiss Panther and most of the subordinate members are massacred by the Pacifistas. Excluding Taiyou, who was preoccupied in rescuing Anne, the core members of the Black Sun Syndicate: Roxanne Sal, Kerenza Zizilia, Drury Genevieve, Malvolio Rufus, and Hecubus Balthazar, stand up against them, but are defeated, however, they manage to escape with their lives and take refuge with the Heart Pirates.

Post-War Arc
Soon after the war, Anne went into an exhaustion-induced coma. The BSS took refuge with the Heart Pirates. Law and the Heart Pirates treated their injuries and proceeded to operate on their captain. Just as the various surgeries were to begin, Anne briefly opened her eyes, and gently seized Law's arm, much to his shock. She then said to him,

"''I know you're a doctor. I swear, I'm not lying, please, my brother is still alive. I don't care what you want in return, please, just save him." ''

And with that, she passed out. Anne remained comatose after her surgeries for nearly eight months. Law, however, after reaching the New World, examined Ace's body prior to his burial and switched it out. To his shock, Ace really was still alive. Unbeknownst to Anne, or any of the BSS, most of whom were out of the ship for a majority of the time, Law revived Ace, who recovered before Anne. Law contacted Marco, and explained the situation to him. Ace then returned to his former crew, after bidding goodbye to his unconscious sister and Law. Ace, before his departure, left behind his orange cowboy hat on her bedside table. When leaving, he was seen wearing a black boater hat, similar to the one Anne would usually wear.

Recovery
Anne woke up from her coma screaming for Ace, frightening Taiyou who was in the room with her at the time. Anne screamed at Taiyou to tell her where Ace is now, claiming that he must be alive. Taiyou sadly replied that he would not lie to her, and told her that Ace is dead. Anne called him a liar and begged for him to tell her the truth. Taiyou insisted that it was the truth, and Anne slowly came to accept it, tears streaming down her face as she does. She then declared that as Ace was dead, there was no point in her being alive anymore. To that, Taiyou called her an "utter and absolute idiot", and reminded her that Luffy was still alive and still needed her. Anne asked him where Luffy was. Taiyou told her that he was training with Rayleigh, the right hand of the Pirate King. Taiyou then proceeded to tell him of Luffy ringing the Ox Bell and all of his other exploits, filling Anne's face with joy for the first time in a year.

After receiving knowledge that Anne was now conscious, Garp tracked down the Polar Tang, wishing to speak with Anne. Law accepted, though Shachi commented that so far, the Black Sun Syndicate had only brought them trouble. Garp then visited Anne's room.

Anne referred to Garp with contempt, and blamed him for Ace's death, and that she was disgusted that Garp did not kill Akainu then and there for murdering and then defiling her brother's body. Garp told her that that wasn't the reason he was there, and he told her that he had important matters to discuss with her.

Garp told her about her parents being Portgas D. Rouge and Gol D. Roger, and subsequently, that she and Ace were twins. He then divulged why he had separated them and why he had withheld this information. Garp said that he kept her parentage a secret because he was afraid that she would feel the same way about it as Ace did. To this, Anne said,

"Why should I care that Roger is my father? I lived my life without knowing what he is to me, and he has done nothing for neither me nor Ace, unlike Rouge who gave her life for us. But Ace...... Ace is different! I grew up with him, I loved him, he was more than just my blood brother, he was my sworn brother as well."

Anne then thanked Garp for not killing Akainu, saying that now she had a chance to do it herself and avenge Ace. She then dismissed Garp. After Garp left, Anne began to cry.

Though Anne was still in a weaker state physically, as well as mentally due to being frequently riddled with nightmares of both Ace and Sabo's "deaths," she slowly recovered and became strong once again, sparring with the BSS as well as the Heart Pirates, and eventually donning Ace's hat, accepting that he was dead.

The Yokai Pirates
Roughly four months after return to consciousness, Anne, with the help of Taiyou, hacked into the Transponder Snail system of the World Government and made a broadcast, revealing her identity and warning Akainu that his days were numbered.

Shortly afterwards, Anne formally dissolved the Black Sun Syndicate and recruited the core members- Taiyou "The Corpse", Roxanne Sal (otherwise known as "Suicide Sal"), "The Raven" Kerenza Zizilia, "The Songstress" Drury Genevieve, "Death Omen" Malvolio Rufus, and "El Cazador" Hecubus Balthazar, into the Yokai Pirates.

The first venture of the Yokai Pirates was to obtain a ship. Rufus, estimated their savings from the BSS, after all the expenses following the war, to be around 800 Million Beli. Zizi commented that that would be enough to buy a decent ship. However, Balthazar stated that "decent" won't cut it. He then led them to a pawn shop and pawned off one of his antique handguns, securing another 400 Million, with Rufus helping him bargain with the broker. Everyone was shocked, as Balthazar is normally incredibly possessive of his guns. When Anne thanked him for his sacrifice for her crew, he told her to quit it with the "my crew thing." He said that this crew was his too, and that he was also responsible for its well-being. He said that with 1.2 billion, they should be able to purchase a ship of excellent quality, as well as sufficient furniture, provisions, and ammunition. And so, the ship of the Yokai Pirates was bought and christened the "Wyvern Dance."

The newly-formed crew then proceeded to rapidly recruit four new members: Rokoko Belinda, a notorious New World captain and her son, Rokoko Jaime, as the crew's cook and cabin boy, followed shortly by Kirilova Kaede, a pirate who recently defected from the Buggy Pirates and gained a grisly reputation. Kaede was recruited as the ship's navigator, and Stefano, a young shipwright suffering from an alcohol addiction.

These four members were recruited on Sienna Island, the same island where the Yokai Pirates bought the Wyvern Dance. The first to be recruited were the Rokokos. Anne heard that a notorious pirate captain was stuck on the island, her ship destroyed and her crew wiped out by none other than the Yonkou Blackbeard. Anne tracked down and spoke with the pirate, Rokoko Belinda, and asked her to join the Yokai Pirates. Belinda accepted on the condition that her son, Jaime, be provided for. Anne agreed, and the family joined as the cook and cabin boy respectively.

Next was Kirilova Kaede. Anne tracked her down to the western parts of the island where Kaede was staying in a pub. Anne talked to her and invited her to join. Kaede asked if she would have enough fun as a part of Anne's crew. Anne grinned and replied that she had a lot of old enemies, and that as she was the daughter of the Pirate King, the marines and the world government would always be hot on her heels. Kaede accepted and became the crew's navigator.

A few hours later, the crew, with the addition of their latest members, stopped in a bar for a few celebratory drinks. As they drank, a bar fight broke out. The Yokai Pirates watched as the bartender beat up a young man, calling him a "failure" and saying that "his tab on the bar was higher than the bounty of the Queen of Bones." Instinctively, Anne interfered, as Taiyou would later note, "just the way she stopped those loan sharks from beating me up all those years ago." Anne told the bartender, that, as she was the Queen of Bones, it was quite near impossible for anyone to have a drinking tab even near her bounty. The bartender admitted that she was right, and what he said was just an expression of speech. She then asked him what the man's balance was, so that she could pay it off. The man protested, but Anne told him that she would deal with him later.

The bartender told him that the balance was 10 Million Beri. Anne said that she felt insulted that he compared such a minuscule amount to her bounty, but she still paid it off. Anne then took the man outside and spoke with him, asking him for his story. He tried to deny it, but she said,

"''Don't even try. I know a good story when I see it. I just paid off your massive bar tab ,kid, at least humour me with your backstory!" ''

The man sighed and introduced himself as Stefano, as former shipwright and present drunkard. He then told Anne how his breakup tossed him into a depression and how much he regretted coming to the bar in the first place. Anne offered him a fresh start as a pirate, a chance which Stefano saw as salvation. He immediately accepted and joined as the shipwright.

And thus, the Yokai pirates were formed, and built up a reputation for themselves.

Post-Formation Ventures
The Yokai Pirates quickly gained infamy and notoriety in the New World and were deemed "The Most Dangerous Crew on the Sea." After their formation and subsequent ventures, no pirate on the crew possessed a bounty below 100 Million Beli.

The Yokai Pirates started claiming territories that once bore Whitebeard's mark, as well as conquering islands considered as no men's lands, and even started usurping some of Big Mom's territories. All of their territories came to bear the insignia of a black sun on them, a reference to Anne's epithet, "of the Black Sun."

Big Mom was not too pleased with Anne usurping her territories, and as such, sent her son, Charlotte Croquembouche, to defeat her. Croquembouche assumed he would be able to deal with Anne similar to how he dealt with Eustass Kid, and that it would be easy to get rid of the Yokai Pirates.

Croquembouche's expectations, however, were far from reality. Anne easily defeated him herself, and shipped him to Whole Cake Island in crate, accompanied by a bouquet of jasmine flowers.

Sometime later, Anne went to Tumbleweed Island, one of her territories, to shut down an insurgency that was invoked by the former prince of the kingdom. Anne went to a bar where the prince in question was trying to recruit rebels for his cause. Anne interrupted the prince's speech by saying that as the island was now her territory, she would not tolerate his seditious behaviour, and that he ought to be grateful to be alive as he was the former ruler of the island. The prince retorted that the kingdom was his, as it was his family which had ruled it for centuries before her. To this, Anne replied,

"Since you care so much about blood and family, let me tell you a little about my own, brat. My parents were Portgas D. Rouge and Gol D. Roger, a woman with willpower strong enough to manipulate her own biology, and the Pirate King himself. "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate, the strongest man in the world, called me his daughter. I have three brothers. Sabo, who died a martyr of freedom, "Fire Fist" Portgas D. Ace, the man famed for his ability to burn down fleets of ships like paper, and "Straw Hat" Monkey D. Luffy, who managed to fuck up the World Government in three months more than anyone else could in three lifetimes. Now, tell me, do you still wish to make an enemy of me?"

The prince surrendered, but a hooded man sitting a few tables rose and applauded,saying that it was an excellent speech, but that her facts were wrong. He removed his hood and told her,

"Sabo isn't a martyr. He's the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army now"

Anne instantly recognised the man as Sabo, her long lost brother. She ran to him and hugged him, and he hugged her back. The two sat down, ordered drinks, and conversed. Sabo told him how Monkey D. Dragon had saved him when he was a child, and how amnesia made him lose his memories. Sabo told Anne how the press coverage of Ace's death had revoked his memories of his childhood and their promises. Anne, meanwhile, told him of what happened on their side of the story. Sabo, owing to his duties to the Army, had to cut their reunion short, but promised to see her soon. Sabo told her to not tell Luffy that he was alive, saying that he wanted it to be a surprise. The two bid goodbye.

Fishman Island Arc
The Yokai Pirates were seen briefly towards the end of the Fishman Island Arc. Anne was lying on the swing on the deck of the Wyvern Dance, relaxing with her eyes closed. Jaime then ran up to her, clutching a newspaper. Anne asked him what the matter was. Jaime handed her the newspaper and told her to read the front page. Anne did, and was overjoyed to see that it showed Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats, who had returned from hiding. Anne then thanked Jaime and went down into the fore of the ship. Jaime asked her where she was going, to which Anne replied,

"''Packing. Now that my brother's back I have to visit him, don't I?" ''

Punk Hazard Arc
Anne found the Straw Hats near Punk Hazard, partying after their victory over Caesar Clown. Anne dropped in casually, asking if she could join in. Luffy reacted first, and she greeted him amiably, and then Law and the rest of the crew. Luffy hugged her, and Law greeted her as well, prompting Luffy to ask Law if he knew Anne. Law replied that they had met previously. Anne expanded on his answer by saying that Law was the one who helped her recover, for which Luffy thanked him. Anne then asked Luffy what the plan was and how she could help. Luffy replied that that was unimportant at the moment, and what was more important was partying, and offered her a mug of beer. Anne took it, much to Law's dismay, the group proceeded to party raucously.

Dressrosa Arc
Anne and Luffy had a minor disagreement, which resulted in a comedic fight between the two, on which Law remarked to himself,

"''That idiot! It doesn't matter if she's your sister, anyone who picks a fight with Anne of the Black Sun is bound to have a bad time!" ''

Law later narrates his plan to take down Doflamingo. Anne remarks, however, that Law has left out one key factor: Doflamingo's 12 Centinelas, the forts which protected the boundaries of Dressrosa. Law replied that he had no idea what they were. Anne then realised that the Centinelas must have been top secret locations, and proceeded to share information regarding them. She told Law that as she owed him a life debt, she should help him to the best of her ability, and then said that she would take down all 12 Centinelas. Usopp said that it would be almost impossible to take down the Centinelas alone. Anne then said,

"Do not worry. I am confident in my abilities. I can take all of them down, just give me forty five- no, thirty minutes will be enough. With them out of the way, you can safely infiltrate Dressrosa. The Centinelas will have to be closely monitored once they're shut down, so I'm afraid I can't help you fight Doflamingo though. But Luffy, I need you to be careful, no matter what. I have already lost Ace, I can't afford to lose you too."

True to her word, Anne disabled all 12 of them and kept them under control until Law and Luffy were finished dethroning Doflamingo (section to be expanded)

Post-Dressrosa Arc
Anne later met up with Law and the Straw Hats at Kyros's old house. She spoke with Sabo and reminisced about the Tumbleweed Island incident, when she discovered he was alive. She then looked at a sleeping Luffy and smiled, happy to see that he had defeated Doflamingo alongside Law. Sabo then departed, bidding her and Luffy goodbye.

After receiving news that the Marines were about to raid Kyros's house, the gang fled to the Yonta Maria, Orlumbus's flagship. On the Yonta Maria, Anne learned that her bounty increased and was pleasantly surprised. She watched proudly as the Straw Hat Grand Fleet was born.

Law then interrupted her and told her that he needs to speak with her in private. She complied, and he led her to a corner of the ship. He then proceeded to tell her that Ace is, in fact, alive, and explained to her what happened after the war. He then told her that Ace was currently in hiding with Marco and the rest of the remaining Whitebeard Pirates, and gave her the address. Anne, overjoyed, hugged him and buried her face in his chest. Law blushed and awkwardly hugged her back. She then tells him to ask a favour of her, as long as it was reasonable and well within her limits, seeing as she now owed him another life debt. Law requested protection for himself and his crew until he became Pirate King, smirking, Anne said,

"I can't do that because it's something that won't happen. But I can promise you the next best thing: my protection until Luffy becomes Pirate King. That is, of course, assuming you don't exploit my hospitality."

Law accepted her conditions. Anne then bade him goodbye. Just as she was about to leave, Law called out to her, saying,

"Hey you! Listen! You're already a very beautiful woman, but you look stunning when you smile! So keep smiling!"

To which Anne replied, smirking,

"Is that so? Thank you, Law. I must say, your smile is pretty sexy too."

To which Law blushed deeper. Anne grinned at him and sailed off, leaving Law highly flustered.

Recruiting Jewelry Bonney
Anne set out for Cerise Island, the address Law gave her. On the way there, Anne made a stop on Sunset Island to stock on supplies. While stocking up for supplies, Anne encountered a man selling takoyaki. Hungry, she bought some, but it was stolen by an old woman wearing a thick brown coat and a sun hat. Anne was shocked and heartbroken, and the shopkeeper offered to make her her more, on the house. She glumly accepted, thinking that the woman probably had reason to steal. The shopkeeper gave her a stick of takoyaki, and Anne ran off with it, chasing the old woman. The woman had run through a network of alleyways. Anne, however, found not an old lady, but a young child sitting on a crate and eating takoyaki. Anne recognised her instantly, and said,

"You're a terrible thief, Jewelry Bonney,"

Bonney was shocked that Anne had recognised her. Anne told her it was only too easy- she wore the same clothes in both forms and had the same defining features- the anti-eyebrow, vivid purple eyes, and bright pink hair. Bonney's focus, however, was on Anne, and more specifically the hat she was wearing- Ace's hat.

Bonney asked her if it was Ace's hat, and Anne replied that it was. Anne then remarked that she was speaking of Ace in a way that insinuated that she knew him. Bonney confirmed by saying,

"Yeah, that's one way of putting it."

Anne then asked Bonney about her stolen takoyaki. Bonney said that she'd repay Anne, and started shuffling through her coat in search of money. Anne replied that that wouldn't be necessary, and that Bonney could just repay her by working the debt off. A surprised Bonney asked Anne why she would want her to join the Yokai Pirates. Anne replied that Bonney's skill was strong and that she would make a valuable asset as long as she didn't pull the same stupid mistakes she did when she stole from her, and added that she had a feeling that Bonney was "somehow important."

Anne then stated that joining the Yokai Pirates could only be beneficial to Bonney, as Bonney was currently without crew and thus without protection. Bonney accepted. Anne welcomed her joyfully.

Anne told her that as she was on some "personal work", she couldn't take Bonney along with her, but gave her the address of the place where the Wyvern Dance was docked. Anne then said,

"''If you're strong enough to make it to that place, then you're strong enough to join my crew." ''

And thus, Anne bade her goodbye and continued on her journey.

Conversations in Aspen Kingdom
Anne later stopped on Aspen Kingdom, which was relatively close to Cerise Island. While having a meal at a local diner, Anne realised that she forgot to tell her crew that Bonney was joining them. So, she dialled their number on her Den Den Mushi. Taiyou picked up, and Anne told him that a new member was on her way. Taiyou then inquired about Luffy. Anne said that he was doing fine, and that she was currently on some other personal work. Taiyou then concluded the conversation and hung up.

Anne then dialled Trafalgar Law, who was nearing Wano Kingdom at the time. Law picked up. Anne once again thanked him for saving Ace's life, but told him that she had a few questions to ask him. The first was why he had saved both Anne and Ace. Law replied that it guaranteed him protection in the New World, and that he felt that it was his duty as a doctor to save both of them. Anne's second question was that, considering that Ace was still alive, it should've been impossible for anyone else to have the Mera Mera no Mi. Law replied that that was the anomaly that the fruit was reborn, and told Anne that he wasn't sure how it happened. He further told her that he had a theory. Anne said that she wished to hear it.

Law told her that it was anatomically impossible for Ace to be alive when Law had found him. Not only were Ace's innards burned to crisp, his heart wasn't beating and he had been in that condition for well over a day before Law had intervened. However Ace's "corpse" showed no rigidity, coolness, putrefaction, or any other traits commonly associated with corpses. Out of curiosity, Law examined the body and found out that Ace was still alive. Anne replied that Ace's Haki must've been stronger than she thought. Law said that he doubted that it was Haki that kept him alive. He postulated that Anne's powers were what subconsciously kept her brother alive. Law further clarified by saying,

"''Think about it. Your fruit gives you power over the body itself. You can animate the dead like a puppetmaster. If your powers are awakened, what's to say that you can't pour life into the dead?" ''

Anne, shocked, dismissed Law's theory. Law told her that it was just a theory, but that it was entirely plausible. Anne said that she would think it over and hung up.

Just as Anne was putting her snail in her pocket, it started ringing once more. Curious, Anne picked it up. It was a call from Big Mom, angry about the way Anne had dealt with her son, Croquembouche, and even angrier at the bouquet which Anne had sent. Anne merely laughed, which angered her further. Linlin stated that Anne had a death wish. Anne replied that she wished to rule the world, not to die. Linlin retorted by saying that it was she who gave Anne her first jobs and she who gave her the foundation of her reputation. Anne corrected her by saying that she was never given jobs, she took them, and all that meant nothing now as what they had was merely a client-consumer relationship. Big Mom then said that she'd have given Anne immense power if she had obeyed her, and arrange her marriage to one of her sons. Anne gave a hollow laugh and said that she would've rejected, since, "...all of your sons are ugly. The only one who's hot is forty eight years old!" She then added,

"Listen, Linlin. I am on a mission to rule this world. You are nearly insignificant in my grand scheme of things. I don't care who you send to fight me, Compote, Perospero, Katakuri, hell, I don't care even if you come here yourself, you'll all suffer the same fate as Croquembouche. Besides, you couldn't send a decent force against me even if you wanted to. You're busy with your tea party, and I hear my little brother is tearing up Totto Land as well. In fact, let me offer you this chance to be my subordinate, Big Mom, it will be your new lifeline in this changing world."

Insulted, Big Mom began swearing at her, Anne simply said,

"Now, don't call me again unless you want to become my subordinate." and hung up.