Dr. Ratchet is the main antagonist of the seventh movie, a great inventor who believes that with his natural genius he should rule the world. He is the Feudal Lord of Mecha Island.
Ratchet is a thin man with his light brown hair parted at a 7:3 ratio. His narrow, brown eyes give him a sinister look. He wears loose yellow overalls that expose his lanky chest and a thick black scarf with red gear patterns on it. He also wears round, light orange glasses with round joints that give them a mechanical appearance; these glasses have windshield wipers installed within the frames.
His hair color in the movie is lighter than the dark orange in Oda's depiction, which also shows his scarf as brown.
Personality[]
Ratchet tends to overthink things. Despite being a genius inventor, and confident in his mathematical, scientific, astronomical and analytical knowledge, he sorely lacks in wisdom and common sense. Because of this, he was unable to solve the riddle of Mecha Island without the intervention of the Straw Hat Pirates. Later, when he is presented with a large pond, he correctly deduces that the water must be drained in order to proceed, but his first assumption is that everyone should work together to drink all of it. He is quite arrogant, and believes that he can rule the world with his inventions, often being very full of himself. He is also prone to underestimating his opponents, such as when several of his mechs were all destroyed by Luffy, often with a single technique or attack. Due to his actions in the movie, Ratchet is best described as a booksmart, petty, vindictive, and ineffectual man with delusions of grandeur.
Abilities and Powers[]
Ratchet is an extremely talented inventor, building all the machines on Mecha Island, including the battle suit used by Honki and the machine used by Maji.
Mechas[]
During his battle with Luffy, he piloted several machines known as the Powered Suits (パワードスーツ,Pawādo Sūtsu?) to fight. They all have keys in their backs, implying that the suits are clockwork.
Zogame-kun 5-go (ゾウガメくん５号,Zōgame-kun Go-gō?, literally meaning "Mr. Tortoise #5"): A mech used as transport by Ratchet. It resembles a large mechanical turtle with a throne on the top of it's "shell" and a large clockwork key in the back. There is a switch on the side that causes it's "shell" to rotate around without the legs moving. This is called Giant Mr. Tortoise #5 in the Manga Entertainment subs and Elephant Turtle 5 in the BStation subs.
Tetsujin-kun 28-go (鉄人くん28号,Tetsujin-kun Nijūhachi-gō?, literally meaning "Mr. Iron Man #28"): The first mecha used by Ratchet. It is a large battle suit with a drill that can be fired like a rocket and retracted on a cable on its front and two large claws that can do the same as the drill. It also has magnets on its feet to climb steep or slippery surfaces. It was destroyed by Luffy. This is called Mr. Iron Man Number 28 in the Manga Entertainment subs and Tetsukun 28 in the BStation subs.
Tetsujin-kun 32-go (鉄人くん32号,Tetsujin-kun Sanjūni-gō?, literally meaning "Mr. Iron Man #32"): The second suit used by Ratchet, however it is incomplete. It is even larger than #28 and can be used on land or sea. It appears to be a modified boat and is controlled with a helm. It, like #28 also has a large drill on its front, two cannons on each side and two large arms, one with a spiked ball on the end and the other with a large claw. It has four small legs on the bottom to walk on land, however they move rather slowly. It also has a mast with a little red flag. Due to the difficulty of walking up a slope, Ratchet simply used it to move to the location of his next mecha. This is called Mr. Iron Man Number 32 in the Manga Entertainment subs and Tetsujin 32 in the BStation subs.
Super Zogame-kun (スーパーゾウガメ君,Supā Zōgame-kun?, literally meaning "Mr. Super Tortoise"): The third and most powerful mecha used by Ratchet. It is an enormous turtle-like machine with a turtle-like head with glowing red eyes, four cannons on its "shell", six legs and two large arms, one with a drill and the other with a claw that can be launched like a rocket. It requires to be wired into a power source in order to function, and Ratchet states it was still incomplete when he brought it out to fight Luffy. It was destroyed when Luffy (unintentionally) used Gear 2. This is called Super Giant Tortoise in the Manga Entertainment subs and Super Tortoise in the BStation subs.
Gallery[]
Zogame-kun 5-go.
Tetsujin-kun 28-go.
Tetsujin-kun 32-go.
Super Zogame-kun.
History[]
The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle[]
He tricks the Straw Hat Pirates into waking up the island (which is revealed to be a giant sea turtle, carrying the "island" on its shell), which he then manipulates using giant cables in order to advance his world domination plot. Ratchet and his two henchmen pilot mechas to stop the Straw Hats, but to no avail. When his first mecha is destroyed, Ratchet gets into a gigantic mecha in an attempt to defeat Luffy. At the last second, Luffy (unknowingly) activates Gear 2 and completely obliterates Ratchet's mecha with a Jet Bazooka. For his misdeeds, he ends up being spanked by his mother.
His name references the ratchet, a common tool for mechanics and engineers.
As of the fourth Fan Poll, Ratchet has been voted the 122nd most popular character in One Piece, and previously his highest placement was in the third Fan Poll at 59th.
