Bastille

"Shark Cutter" Bastille is a Marine Vice Admiral who took part in the Summit War of Marineford. He later appeared in Dressrosa under the command of Admiral Fujitora.^[2]

Due to his actions and role, he is a supporting antagonist in the Dressrosa Arc.

Appearance[]

Bastille is a tall man, around twice the height of an ordinary human.^[1] He wears a gray metal mask with fourteen (ten in the anime before the timeskip) eye-holes and two long, curved bull horns. His long orange hair falls to the front of his chest and the rest of his hair can be seen going down his back. As with many high-ranking officers, he wears a double-breasted suit with a blue shirt and black tie, and a military overcoat he wears draped over his shoulders with chains hanging from the lapels. Under his mask, his upper face appears to show various stitches.^[5]

In his youth, his hair was much shorter. He also wore a different mask with smaller horns and only twelve eye-holes as opposed to the more imposing one he now uses.^[6]

Bastille's first present-day mask was destroyed after Sabo used Ryusoken to initially crack it, then plucked it from Bastille's face upon defeating him and crushed it in a display of power before other Marines.^[5] He replaced it with a similar mask that had a different pair of horns which are more angular and have ridges.^[7]

Gallery[]

Bastille in his youth as a Marine.

Bastille's face under his mask.

Bastille's replacement mask.

Bastille's concept art from the anime.

Bastille in the Digitally Colored Manga.

Bastille in One Piece Thousand Storm.

Personality[]

As a Marine, he likely holds a strong belief in justice. He is also rather displeased with junior colleagues who he believes to act rashly. This can be seen when he criticizes his colleague Maynard for entering the colosseum so recklessly.^[8] Despite this, he seems to care about his subordinates as he told them to cautiously stay away from Sabo.^[9]

He also proved to be quite cunning, as he quickly realized that someone had taken control of the eastern port of Dressrosa after asking his caller via slug for his name and registration number to verify that he really was a Marine.^[10]

He also has a tendency to end his sentences with "-dara".^[2]

Abilities and Powers[]

As a Marine vice admiral, Bastille has authority over lower-ranking subordinates. Also he has the potential to be called upon to be one of five vice admirals leading a fleet of ten battleships during a Buster Call.

His confidence in his own fighting abilities was so great that he even openly tried to fight Sabo, but he was severely defeated.

Weapons[]

Bastille uses a huge zanbato called the Same-kiri Bocho. Despite the heavy weight of the weapon, thanks to his superhuman strength he is able to handle it with great ease, even with one hand. Although Sabo destroyed it very easily.^[5]

While confronting Franky at the Toy House in the anime, Bastille was shown using a Flying Slash Attack against him, although the cyborg easily blocked it. Then, before he was defeated by Sabo, Bastille attempted to strike him, and his sword swings alone easily sliced through nearby buildings.

Haki[]

Like all vice admirals, Bastille is capable of using Haki.^[11] He possesses the ability to use Armament and Observation Haki.^[3]

History[]

Summit War Saga[]

Marineford Arc[]

When the execution of Portgas D. Ace was announced, Bastille reported to the summoning of the Marines to reinforce Marineford. Later, he and his fellow vice admirals lined up, ready to fight the Whitebeard Pirates.^[1]

When the Blackbeard Pirates arrived, Bastille and the other Marines were shocked to see Marshall D. Teach's new crewmates, the prisoners from level 6 of Impel Down.^[12]

After Shanks arrived and called for a ceasefire, Bastille stood down along with the other Marines.^[13]

Dressrosa Saga[]

Dressrosa Arc[]

Bastille and a large assembly of Marines gathered outside Corrida Colosseum, waiting to ambush and arrest criminals as they left. He was confused as to why none of the losers from blocks A and B had left yet. When a Marine told him that Vice Admiral Maynard was undercover as a fighter inside but could not be contacted, Bastille criticized the junior vice admiral for acting on his own and concluded that something strange was probably going on in the Colosseum.^[2]

A Marine reported that a suspicious-looking man they had seen before was indeed "Pirate Hunter" Zoro and the other man with him was most likely "Straw Hat" Luffy. Bastille concluded that the reason the fighter Lucy is so powerful is because he is in fact Luffy, realizing the pirate is in the country after all. Rather than go after them, Bastille decided to leave them alone for the time being, saying that if they made a move now, all the other criminals in the colosseum would make a mad dash for the door, and they could lose their target amidst the chaos. However, they forget for whom they were looking and did not recognize the names on their list^[14] because the combatants had been transformed into toys.^[15]

A destructive fight nearby caught Bastille's attention, and he and his subordinates watched in shock as Donquixote Doflamingo shot Trafalgar Law multiple times in the chest.^[14] When Zoro and Kin'emon rushed Doflamingo to save Law, Bastille was about to take action, but Issho arrived on the scene. Once Issho and Doflamingo left with an unconscious Law, the Marines began pursuing Luffy, Zoro, and Kin'emon.^[16]

When Block D reached its conclusion, Bastille told his troops about the story of the Kamaitachi of Rommel, which is Hakuba, Cavendish's alter-ego that surfaces whenever Cavendish falls asleep. He also informed them that Hakuba would be chased out to sea after committing his crimes, but Cavendish was the one who became a pirate himself. Bastille told them not to pity him since Cavendish enjoys all the fame he received. He commented that Hakuba is even stronger than Cavendish, but his predisposition to fall back asleep was quite unsuitable for a contest-style match.^[17]

While Franky was battling against Senor Pink and Machvise, Bastille and his men surround the Toys House in an attempt to arrest Franky.^[18][19] After Franky had been defeated,^[20] Bastille joined Issho outside the Toys House and listened to reports about the chaos erupting from all the toys transforming back into their original forms.^[21]

After Doflamingo trapped Dressrosa in his "Birdcage", a Marine reported to Bastille that they were unable to contact headquarters. During the added chaos of Marines and civilians being forced to attack each other, Bastille was startled by Pica altering the island's layout.^[22] After Doflamingo forced everyone into a survival game, Issho ordered Bastille to not capture Doflamingo and to tell all squads to focus on stopping the civilians from hurting each other. Issho clarified that the Straw Hats and Law were their main targets.^[23]

When Maynard left the colosseum to report to his colleagues, Bastille scolded him for acting on his own before Maynard explained about discovering Doflamingo's connection with the underworld.^[24]

Bastille, Issho, and an army of Marines were later stationed at the base of the new King's Plateau apparently to hinder the Straw Hats from reaching Doflamingo. However, while Luffy and his allies from the colosseum were charging up the new King's Plateau, the Marines were confronted by Sabo.^[25] As Sabo fought and overpowered more Marines, Bastille ordered them not to attack Sabo head on. Bastille then charged at Sabo himself, but the revolutionary effortlessly shattered his sword right before dealing the finishing blow to the vice admiral, grabbing his mask and then crunching his skull with his Ryusoken. Sabo claimed Bastille's mask and then shattered it in his grip.^[5]

Three days after Doflamingo's defeat, the Marines were mobilized to pursue Luffy and his allies. By then, Bastille had been healed of his injuries and had a new mask. After hearing that the Straw Hats were heading for the eastern port, Bastille tried to contact the surveillance squad already stationed at the port. However, Abdullah, Jeet, and Ideo had already beaten up the Marines there and stolen one of their Den Den Mushi, with Abdullah and Jeet answering Bastille's call. When they denied the need for reinforcements, Bastille grew suspicious and angrily demanded a Marine code and name. When Jeet was unable to respond, Bastille realized the port had been taken and ordered a squad sent to the eastern port. When he received a report that the Marines pursuing Luffy had collapsed, Bastille questioned if it was Supreme King Haki, and ordered all forces to converge on the eastern port.^[26]

To Bastille's frustration, the Marines were unable to send reinforcements due to complications such as stolen weapons, ships stitched together, and troops collapsing. His anger grew when a Marine reported that civilians blamed such strange occurrences on faeries. Upon seeing Issho using his gravity ability to lift all the rubble from Dressrosa, Bastille called off the reinforcements to the eastern port and ordered everyone to evacuate to a safe location.^[27] As civilians began swarming the port, Bastille wondered why Issho was taking so long.^[28]

Bastille was later displeased to hear that Issho decided to drop the rubble but not on Luffy and his allies.^[29]

Wano Country Saga[]

One Piece: Stampede[]

He was sent to Delta Island as part of the Buster Call operation against it. He later fought the Foxy Pirates.^[30]

Major Battles[]

• Marines and Seven Warlords of the Sea vs. Whitebeard Pirates and their allies
• Marines and Diamante Army vs. Franky
• Bastille vs. Sabo

Filler Battles[]

• Bastille vs. Franky
• Bastille vs. Foxy Pirates

Trivia[]

• Bastille was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France.
  • One of the prisoners at Bastille famously wore an iron mask.
  • Bastille's birthday, July 14, is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille and is known as Bastille Day.
• Bastille was erroneously stated to be a giant in the Blue Deep databook. He is never referred to as one in the series itself, and his size is inconsistent with all giants shown thus far, being no larger than tall humans such as the Kairiki Destroyers. Oda later confirmed in an SBS that the minimum height for giants is 12 meters.^[31]
• Bastille's favorite food is herb-grilled shark meat.^[3]

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