Izo

Izo is the former commander of the 16th division of the Whitebeard Pirates. He is also the older brother of Kikunojo. Before becoming a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he was a former resident of Wano Country, and the heir of his father's dancing school, Hanayanagi School (花柳流 Hanayanagi-ryū?) in Ringo. Like Kiku, he is also associated with the Kozuki Family, namely Kozuki Oden, being one of his retainers. Izo is a cross-dressing man who wears a pink and purple kimono. He has a pale complexion and hair tied in a way resembling that of a geisha. He has a loose, long strand of hair that hangs over the right side of his face. He also carries another Japanese-looking, light-red spotted indument tied around his waist.



After the timeskip, he is shown to have a small scar over his right eye, his hair appears longer, and he has second shorter strand of hair hanging over the left side of his face. During the Wano Country Arc, he wears a light-colored kimono bearing the simplified version of the Whitebeard Pirates' Jolly Roger with an added flame motif, as well as a dark cape. Izo also wears dark-colored gloves. When he was a child, he was seen dressing as a geisha, wearing a kimono with a diagonal spot design. He had the top of his head shaven, with his bangs parted and the back tied up and pinned. He was also seen holding Japanese fans and dancing. Izo is very loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard, as he was willing to risk his own life in order to save Ace from execution during the Battle of Marineford. Prior to joining the Whitebeard Pirates, Izo was loyal and very close to Kozuki Oden after he found both him and his younger sibling Kikunojo on the streets of Ringo dirtied and hungry. Even 20 years after Oden's death, Izo is still very loyal to him, having returned to Wano in order to take revenge on Orochi and Kaido. Izo appears to value a glorious and meaningful death over his own life, stating that he missed the chance to have one too many times, and is therefore ready to lose his life in the raid against Kaido's dominion over Wano. Izo is extremely adept with his pistols, especially in close quarters combat. With a single shot, he was able to break a sword in half as well as injure its owner by shooting it just moments before it slashed him. As the Scabbards prepared to attack Kaido, he is shown disarming King of his sword with a single shot. He wields a pair of flintlock pistols. During his time in Wano Country, he was seen wielding a sword in order to assist Oden to fight against Ashura Doji. He was also seen carrying a sheathed sword by the end of the Battle of Marineford.