One Piece: From the Rocks Era to King of the World

Chapter 223: ranks of marines (free chapter)



The eleven ranks from Fleet Admiral to Ensign are known as Marine Commissioned Officer

Fleet Admiral

"Fleet Admiral" (, Gensui?) is the highest Marine rank, and is the commander of the entire organization. It is just above admiral but below the World Government Commander-in-Chief and the Five Elders. The fleet admiral and the three admirals are the only ones within the Marines capable of legally initiating a Buster Call, as well as granting World

Government agents or lower ranking Marines the right to do so. The same also applies to the revocation of a Warlord of the Sea title.

A white suit seems to be the preferred attire of the Fleet Admiral, though heavily stylized according to the person. The coat possesses pure gold epaulettes and white cuffs. Both Sengoku and Sakazuki wore this, though in the anime, Akainu's cuffs were red.

Admiral

"Admiral" (, Taishō?) is the second highest rank in the Marines. There are only three Marines who hold this title at any given time, and they are crowned as the World Government's

"Greatest Military Powers" (, Saiko Senryoku?), as each of them possess deadly combat abilities. They are the only Marines, along with the fleet admiral, able to issue a Buster Call on any island they deem a threat.

A Marine Admiral will wear a Justice coat with golden epaulettes and cuffs corresponding to the color of their alias with the exception of Sengoku, who wear red epaulettes and the standard golden cuff. In addition, the attire of the admiral will often match the color of their alias.

Vice Admiral

"Vice Admiral" (x, Chūjō?) is the third highest rank in the Marines. These officers can have varying duties and amounts of authority. For example, one vice admiral, John Giant, is seen to have some special authority, as he was the first in the entire Marine Headquarters to receive the report of the Buster Call and could also evidently command other vice admirals to dispatch. There are always at least five vice admirals sent with a Buster Call fleet.

Vice admirals are the Marine's strongest combat force outside of the admirals, and it would seem that most of them are sword smen and several have been shown using Rokushiki. Many Giants who are shown to be Marines are vice admirals, a testament to their immense strength. Another attribute that is common among vice admirals is that they all know and can use at least one type of Haki.

Rear Admiral

"Rear Admiral" (*, Shōshō?) is the fourth highest rank in the Marines. They have full command over any and all lower ranking marines. They are known for being powerful fighters, and in some rare cases, rear admirals of high-enough caliber and reputation are given additional responsibility and authority, in the case of the rear admirals assigned directly to marine headquarters,

This is the minimum rank required for a Marine to be eligible to bear witness to the Five Elders.

Commodore

"Commodore" (, Junshō?) is the fifth highest rank in the Marines. Commodores have command over any Marines of lower rank and are tasked with authoritative matters too important for a Marine of captain rank to handle. Commodores assigned to Headquarters may be given duties or responsibilities of equal importance to their higher ranked superiors; in Brannew's case, he is responsible for the assigning of bounties to pirates and criminals, and reports directly to the fleet admiral.

Captain

Further information: Captain (Marine Rank)

See also the associated category: Marine Captains.

"Captain" ("", Taisa?) is the sixth highest rank in the Marines. One of the duties that a Marine captain could have is to be the commander of one of the several Marine branches established on the islands around the world. In addition, a captain is often seen navigating the seas in order to capture pirates and keep order, in these cases, the captain is the leader of the ship, as long as there are no higher-ranking Marines on board. A Marine captain is considered a strong Marine officer whose experience and battle performance are forces to be reckoned with. Most of the several Marine captains seen in the series are powerful fighters with Devil Fruit powers, high combat skills or considerable tactical knowledge.

Interestingly, while the supposed attire of a captain is a suit under the Justice coat, very few captains follow this style of dress, instead preferring the basic uniform, such as Captains Very Good and Shu, or something unique to the individual, such as Captain T Bone.

Commander

See also the associated category: Marine Commanders.

"Commander" (, Chusa?) is the seventh highest rank in the Marines.

Lieutenant Commander

See also the associated category: Marine Lieutenant Commanders.

"Lieutenant Commander" (≈≈, Shōsa?) is the eighth highest rank in the Marines. It is sometimes localized as "Major".

Lieutenant

"Lieutenant" ("*, Taii?) is the ninth highest rank in the Marines.

Lieutenant Junior Grade

"Lieutenant Junior Grade" (, Chui?) is the tenth higghest rank in the Marines.

Ensign

"Ensign" (**, Shōi?) is the eleventh highest rank in the Marines, and the lowest and last rank within commissioned officers. This is the lowest rank given permission to wear the kanji

"Justice" ("*, Seigi?) on the backs of their clothing.

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Warrant Officer

"Warrant Officer" (, Jun'i?) is the twelfth highest rank in the Marines, and the highest amongst the Infantry and Sailor Division.

Master Chief Petty Officer

"Master Chief Petty Officer" (, Sōchō?, sometimes Petty Officer First Class) is the

thirteenth highest rank in the Marines.

Chief Petty Officer

See also the associated category: Marine Chief Petty Officers.

"Chief Petty Officer" (, Gunso?, sometimes Petty Officer Second Class) is the fourteenth highest rank in the Marines.

Petty Officer

"Petty Officer" (, Gocho?, sometimes Petty Officer Third Class) is the fifteenth highest rank in the Marines. There are no known characters who hold this title.

Once a Marine rises to this rank, he or she is allowed to wear many different uniforms or even civil clothes. However, many petty officers prefer to appear "sailor-like" and continue

wearing the traditional uniform.

Seaman First Class

"Seaman First Class" (, Ittōhei?) is the sixteenth highest rank in the Marines.

Seaman Apprentice

"Seaman Apprentice" (, Nitōhei?) is the seventeenth highest rank in the Marines.

Seaman Recruit

"Seaman Recruit" (*, Santōhei?) or "Recruit" (, Shinpei?) is the eighteenth highest

rank in the Marines.

Chore Boy

"Chore Boy" (, Zatsuyo?, literally meaning "Odd Jobs") is the nineteenth highest, or more

specifically, the lowest rank, in the Marines. Chore boys have no official uniform besides a white Marine shirt without decoration and blue Marine trousers.

Support Staff

Among the rank and file are others who keep the Marines running in a non-combative

capacity.

Base Commander

See also the associated category: Marine Base Commanders.

The Base Commander (, Kichi-cho?) is the designated officer in charge of a particular

Marine base, a post typically held by the highest ranking Marine at the base. While more than one Marine at a base can hold the highest rank, only one is designated as the base commander.

Inspector General

"Inspector General" (, Ōmetsuke?) is a special rank which has the duty of detecting and investigating instances of maladministration, corruption, or defection in the Marine

organization.

The only known Inspector General at the moment is the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Instructor

"Instructor" ("*, Kyōkan?) is a special rank which has the duty of training Marine recruits to become strong and rise in rank. Resigned Marines of high prestige are sometimes requested

to remain as instructors for the future generation.

Cook

Further information: Cook

Cooks handle the preparation of meals for the soldiers, making them essential. Some bases

are also known to have servers who serve the food to the soldiers.

At Marine Headquarters, there exist a group of four legendary chefs called the Four Head Chefs (, Yon-ryōrichō?). The only known member of the group is Komakkov.

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Further information: Shipwright

Shipwrights build and repair ships for the Marines to sail.

Custodian

Custodians handle the cleaning on Marine bases and ships, much like chore boys, but unable

to rise in rank due to not actually being Marines.

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