With over 100 books and more than 1000 anime episodes, One Piece is one of the most successful manga franchises ever. Casting that wealth into an appropriate form will be one of the major tasks of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece. Of countless villains in the pirate saga, at least 12 are said to appear in the first season. Who is included?
One Piece villains on Netflix: Ilia Isorelýs Paulino plays Alvida
Alvida (Ilia Isorelýs Paulino) is one of the first antagonists Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his crew encounter. She is a choleric commander who treats her enemies as subordinates likes to be treated to their morning star.
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Alvida and Ilia Isorelýs Paulino
One Piece villains on Netflix: Jeff Ward plays Buggy
Buggy (Jeff Ward) is an iconic villain from the early One Piece storyline. The clown pirate terrorizes innocent villagers at first encounterresidents and is extremely sensitive because of his red nose.
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Buggy and Jeff Ward
Buggy’s crew also includes the arrogant acrobat Cabaji, who is played by Sven Ruygrok in the Netflix adaptation. In particular, the character takes on Luffy’s sword master Lorenor Zoro (Mackenyu) when they first meet.
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Cabaji and Sven Ruygrok
One Piece favorite on Netflix: McKinley Belcher III plays Arlong
Arlong (McKinley Belcher III) is the absolute fan favorite among the 14 bad guys in the adaptation, as a ranking at CBR shows, for example. No wonder. Due to his cruelty, the blue fish-man is perhaps the first serious opponent for Luffy and Co. He considers people to be inferior and murdered Nami’s (Emily Rudd) mother.
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Arlong and McKinley Belcher III
In addition to Arlong, his officers Kuroobi (Jandre le Roux) and Kiss (Len-Barry Simons) will also appear in the adaptation.
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In the original, they engage in intense battles with Luffy’s comrades-in-arms Usopp (Jacob Gibson) and Sanji (Taz Skylar).
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Kiss and Len-Barry Simons
One Piece villains on Netflix: Steven Ward plays Mihawk Dulacre
The iconic Mihawk Dulacre (also Mihawk Hawk Eye) is embodied by Steven John Ward. The character is considered the best swordsman in the world and takes on Zoro in a thrilling duel in her first appearance.
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Mihawk and Steven John Ward
One Piece villains on Netflix: Langley Kirkwood plays Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan (Langley Kirkwood) is the first naval officer faced by Luffy’s pirates. He terrorizes his subjects, abuses his power and is cruel even to his own son Helmeppo.
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Captain Morgan and Langley Kirkwood
Helmeppo is also set to appear in Netflix’s adaptation and will be played by Aidan Scott. The arrogant but at heart cowardly Marine serves as his father Morgan’s right hand man.
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Helmeppo in One Piece
One Piece villains on Netflix: Vincent Regan plays Garp
Monkey D. Garp is a famous naval vice admiral, well respected among soldiers and pirates alike. As it turns out later, he is Luffy’s grandfather. Although he does not approve of his privateer career, he is nevertheless proud of his grandson. He avoids pursuing him unless duty allows.
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Monkey D Garp and Vincent Regan
Among the set images from the One Piece adaptation so far was a view of Garp’s replica ship.
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One Piece villains on Netflix: Alexander Maniatis plays Beauregard
Luffy’s pirates meet Beauregard (Alexander Maniatis) when they first meet Usopp. Beauregard is the guardian of young Kaya (Celeste Loots), whom he tries to shield from contact with Usopp. As the conflict progresses a dark secret about the neatly dressed servant is revealed.
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Beauregard and Alexander Maniatis
One Piece villains at Neflix: Jean Henry plays full body
Similar to Beauregard for Usopp, the encounter with the arrogant naval officer Fullbody (Jean Henry) primarily serves to introduce Cook Sanji to a future member of Luffy’s gang. Fullbody clashes with Sanji on the restaurant ship Baratie and learns a lesson from him.
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Full body in One Piece
There are already recordings of the Baratie specially set up on the Netflix set.
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Bonus creep: Smoker
One of the most popular contenders for bad guys in Season 1 the Netflix adaptation is Smoker, according to What’s on Netflix. The cast of the character is not yet clear. Smoker is a high-ranking naval officer and later Vice Admiral who wants to capture Luffy and his gang.
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Smokers in One Piece
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