| “ | We are called the Blackbeard Pirates. Please remember that. | „ |
| ~ Laffitte |
Laffitte, nicknamed "Demon Sheriff", is a supporting antagonist in the One Piece franchise. He is the navigator and chief of staff of the Blackbeard Pirates as well as one of its original members. He's also the one who nominated his propose his captain to be the replacement for Crocodile of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to High-ranking Marine Officials and the other Warlords. After the time-skip, he became captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' fifth ship.
He was tasked by Blackbeard to keep an eye of the Revolutionary Army and their plans.
He is voiced by the late Taiki Matsuno in the Japanese version, and Christopher Bevins in the English dubbed version.
Appearance[]
A very tall, thin, and pale man, Lafitte has very pronounced red lips, and he wears gold earrings, a black hat, a white patterned shirt, blue overalls, and black tap shoes. He uses a cane for stylistic choice, and he gains a ruffled collar and a cape (Black in the manga, white in the anime), when he becomes the captain of the 5th fleet.
Personality[]
A former sheriff, Laffitte is a polite, calm man who even speaks with kindness when warning people for trying to overthrow Blackbeard. However, despite his common smiles and cheery nature, he hides a bloodthirsty and vicious personality and he believes in the Blackbeard Pirates main pursuits of luck, fate, and personal dreams with a zeal. This secondary, more barbaric side was displayed when he smiled when joining the crew in shooting Whitebeard.
Powers and Abilities[]
His abilities have not yet been fully defined, but he was powerful enough to have a reputation that garnered attention from Tsuru, a veteran marine who recognized him. He is very stealthy, as he was able to bypass Marine security to make it to the conference room, without being noticed by the veteran marines or three of Seven Warlords of the Sea, all skilled observation haki users who didn't notice him until he made his presence known. Laffitte is capable of hypnosis, how he manages such a feat is unknown.
A glimpse of his strength is that Blackbeard stated he didn't want weaklings on his crew, showing he is strong. He is confident in his skill, as he jokingly threatened Avalo Pizarro, a criminal previously held in Level 6 of Impel Down, with death for his joke on Blackbeard.
He has the ability of Soru, as he was able to move at a fast speed when Ace attacked Blackbeard.
He has superhuman durability, as he survived being poisoned by Magellan long enough for Shiryu to give him an antidote. It is seen again when he took a direct hit from a Gura Gura no Mi strike from the former Yonko Edward Newgate, having taken a direct hit from Sengoku's shock wave bursts in Daibutsu form and remaining mostly untroubled by the attack.
Devil Fruit[]
Laffitte has an unnamed devil fruit, that allows him to form wings. It was first seen when the Blackbeard Pirates invaded Impel Down but its full extent hasn't been seen. It is confirmed by Trafalgar Law all members of the Ten Titanic Captains have a devil fruit ability.
Weapons[]
In the anime, he was seen wielding flintlocks against Whitebeard.
Biography[]
Past[]
Laffitte was a renowned Peace officer in the West Blue but was run out of his country, due to a scandal of violent behavior which led to his disappearance. Sometime later, he joined the Blackbeard Pirates becoming crew's navigator and chief of staff.
Jaya Arc[]
Laffitte arrives at Mariejois interrupting the meeting between the warlords and marines. His presence causes them to wonder how he entered the base without detection. One marine officer recognizes him and points him out to Sengoku as Laffitte is amused by his reputation being brought up but shrugs it off. He then tells them that he came to help them with their problem. Laffitte soon offers his captain, Blackbeard, to be the new warlord to replace Crocodile. Fleet Admiral Sengoku questioned the latter's worth, as he had no prominence to back up a nomination. Laffitte noted he anticipated that reply and told him to give him the crew time as they are coming up with a strategy to earn a name for themselves. He obliged them to remember he hails from the Blackbeard Pirates
Post-Enies Lobby Arc[]
Laffitte, along with the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates, hears about Monkey D. Luffy's declaration of war against the World Government on Enies Lobby. Laffitte points out that Water 7 is famous for its sea train and Blackbeard and his crew intend to go after Luffy (who is currently on Water 7, recuperating from his battle at Enies Lobby) but is intercepted by "Fire Fist" Portgas D. Ace, who had come to stop Blackbeard. Laffitte recognized Ace from his reputation and the latter told him that he has business with Blackbeard.
After a brief exchange of words, Ace revealed Luffy was his brother before he and Blackbeard fight each other with their respective devil fruits, as Laffitte and the rest of the crew retreat to a faraway distance and witness the battle between the two logia users. In the end, Blackbeard emerged victorious and they turned Ace instead of Luffy over to the Marines, allowing Blackbeard to become a Warlord.
Impel Down Arc[]
Laffitte and the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates stole a marine ship and invaded Impel Down, where they defeat several guards before they encounter Impel Down's Head Jailer, Shiryu. However, they move past him off-screen, with no signs of conflict. After reaching a new level, the crew encounter Monkey D. Luffy, Jinbe, Crocodile, Ivankov, Bentham and the rest. After a brief scuffle, they pass up the escapees to further explore the prison.
The crew later encounters the chief warden of Impel Down, Magellan, before being attacked and poisoned by him. The crew is later saved by Shiryu after receiving an antidote from Magellan's poison. Laffitte remarked that it was certainly a close call. He is seen smiling as Blackbeard offered Shiryu a chance to join the crew, an offer that was accepted by the latter.
After reaching Impel Down's lowest prison level, level 6, Lafitte watched as Blackbeard orders the prisoners to have a battle to the death and whoever is left still standing will achieve freedom and join his crew.
Marineford Arc[]
After Ace's death, the Blackbeard Pirates reveal themselves to the marines as they stand on the half-destroyed execution scaffold. It is revealed that Blackbeard has recruited five new crew members: "Colossal Battleship" Sanjuan Wolf, "Crescent Moon Hunter" Catarina Devon, "Corrupt King" Avalo Pizarro, "Heavy Drinker" Vasco Shot and the former Head Jailer of Impel Down, Shiryu of the Rain.
When Sengoku questioned how they got back to Marineford, Laffitte revealed he hypnotized the gatekeepers to open the Gates of Justice whenever a marine ship approached, explaining why the Impel Down escapees arrived. After Blackbeard resigns his Shichibukai title, the crew are attacked by Whitebeard who their captain fights. Laffitte and the rest of the crew attack Whitebeard on Blackbeard's orders with Laffitte shooting the Emperor. After Whitebeard's last words and death, Laffitte and the crew cover Whitebeard up with a large black cloak with Blackbeard also going inside. Laffitte tells the Marines that entry is forbidden until the captain is finished.
After some time passes, Laffitte realizes Blackbeard is finished and tells the gathered masses that his captain has quite the show for them, before the crew lift up the cloak to reveal Blackbeard and Whitebeard seemingly unchanged. Blackbeard then reveals that he has stolen Whitebeard's devil fruit powers, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura-Gura no Mi), becoming the first person to have two devil fruits. Laffitte and the crew were happy and pleased for their captain. He and the crew are attacked by Sengoku, who engages Blackbeard until Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates show up at Marineford.
Standing with his crew, Laffitte stares down the newly arrived enemy until Blackbeard orders his crew to leave Marineford, declaring they are not yet ready to face Shanks.
Post-War Arc[]
The Blackbeard pirates were seen on a burning island in the New World resting from their battle at Marineford and having defeated as well as capturing the Bonney pirates. During this time, Laffitte jokingly threaten to kill Avalo Pizarro for trying to become captain stating they were under Teach's command. He joined his fellows in mocking the helpless Bonney Pirates for losing to them so quickly.
They were hoping to get to get a ship form the Marines to go into New World but they realized that the deal was cut off when they saw Akainu on board a ship coming towards the island. They managed to escape from the island without getting caught and left Jewelry Bonney and her crew to be arrested.
Time-Skip[]
A year after the crew killed Whitebeard, they fought the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates led by Marco and defeated them with ease. The Blackbeard Pirates then used their captain's knowledge of Whitebeard's former territory to conquer it.
At another point, the crew encountered Aokiji at a bar and but he easily overpowered them by freezing the crew. After a while, he released them and they started to talk. Privately, Laffitte suggested to his captain on stealing Kuzan's power but the latter overheard and threatened him but Blackbeard stated he didn't intend to anyway. Laffitte watched as his captain offered the ex-Admiral join his crew, though he initially refused but was persuaded by a speech. Kuzan agreed to his offer and became a member.
Now that Blackbeard became a Yonko and the Blackbeard Pirates began collecting powerful devil fruits to enhance their fighting abilities. The crew's number increased as well into ten squads, Laffitte soon became the captain of Blackbeard's fifth fleet two years after the Battle of Marineford. He earned the title of Demon Sheriff.
Dressrosa Arc[]
Laffitte appeared along with Shiryu on board a ship. They were looking for Jesus Burgess. Burgess contacted them through a den-den mushi and informed them that he was at the base of the Revolutionary Army, Baltigo. He informed them to contact Blackbeard and his crew so they can arrive at the island to attack the Revolutionary Army. Laffitte reminded Burgess that Blackbeard is now called "Admiral Teach".
Zou Arc[]
The crew went through with their attack and invaded Baltigo, leaving the base in ruins before they were forced to retreat after briefly fighting Cipher Pol. Their attack left the status revolutionaries unknown but let the world learn where their headquarters were.
Egghead Arc[]
Laffitte is on the Marines HQ. He was contacted by Blackbeard to report him. Laffitte informs Blackbeard that Red Line siege was proving effected and the all the supply ship has been cut off by the Revolutionary Army. He replied due to the supplies being cut off, the Celestial Dragons will soon starve. Blackbeard is thrilled of these reports and tell Laffitte to keep him update.
Quotes[]
| “ | They seem to be quite serious about attacking provisions... The Bondolas at the Red Port continue to break down... and they don't seem to work at all when they actually have food on board. It is bad enough that food shipments have been cut off from many counties... but even when the Marines secured a route, The Bondolas crash!! If we end up with any of the Celestial Dragons actually starving... then we'll really be living unprecendented times... I love it!! | „ |
| ~ Laffitte reporting to Blackbeard about the Revolutionary Army |
Trivia[]
- He is likely named after the Laffitte brothers, Jean and Pierre Lafitte, real-life pirate brothers from the 19th century.
- Laffitte is the only Blackbeard Pirates from the original five roster who is not introduced in Episode 146.
- Laffitte is also currently the only Blackbeard Pirates captain with an unnamed Devil Fruit.
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