Tenjo-Sagari is a slim, tanned woman with very long light green hair. She wears a pink, plain kimono. Because she is a Gifter, Tenjo-Sagari has horns, a long, green and blue snake-like torso, fangs, and a forked tongue.[1][2]
Personality[]
Tenjo-Sagari is loyal to the Beasts Pirates, but she is self-motivated, as she wanted to capture Luffy and Zoro to claim a seat on the Tobiroppo offered by Queen.[1] Tenjo-Sagari is cruel and deceptive, using Black Maria's illusion mist to impersonate Nico Robin's deceased mentor to trick her.[2]
Abilities and Powers[]
Tenjo-Sagari is strong enough to sustain attacks from Robin's giant hands and continue to fight.[2]
Devil Fruit[]
Tenjo-Sagari ate a White Snake SMILE (白蛇のSMILE,Shirohebi no Sumairu?) which allows her to extend her torso, which looks like a snake's scaly back.[1]
History[]
Wano Country Arc[]
When Luffy and Zoro invaded the Live Floor, Queen offered a seat on the Tobiroppo for anyone who captured the pair. Tenjo-Sagari became intrigued, wanting to catch them for herself.[1]
Tenjo-Sagari later joined Black Maria in the Banquet Hall, and after Sarahebi and another Gifter trapped Sanji, she kneeled down next to him holding his wanted poster. She put her hand on the pirate and noted his bounty before stepping away, standing at Black Maria's side while she taunted Sanji.[3] As Sanji tried to run away, Tenjo-Sagari and her comrades chased him and then surrounded him when he fell.[4] Black Maria bound Sanji to one of her webs, and Tenjo-Sagari watched as Maria battered him and demanded he call out for Nico Robin. He gave in and called for her help, and Robin and Brook arrived to free Sanji and challenge Maria and the Gifters.[5]
At some point in the fight, Tenjo-Sagari, Nure-Onna, and Kunyun used Maria's illusion mist to impersonate Robin's loved ones. Tenjo-Sagari took the appearance of Clou D. Clover, while the others appeared as Nico Olvia and Jaguar D. Saul respectively. They pretended to be excited to see Robin to trick her into falling into their trap, but Robin saw through the illusion, smacking them with Tres Mano: Freesia. They were confused why the illusion mist did not work, and they chased after Robin and Brook as they ran through the Banquet Hall. Maria intercepted them, but after Brook dispatched Wanyudo, Robin faced Maria alone while Brook turned to face Tenjo-Sagari and the other Gifters.[2] After Brook made a wall of ice between them and Maria, Tenjo-Sagari heard screams from the other side and, peeking through the small gap in the wall, was horrified to see Black Maria defeated with the demonic-looking Robin standing over her. Brook took the opportunity to finish off Tenjo-Sagari and Black Maria's other subordinates, with Phrase d'armes: Orchestra.[6]
Anime and Manga Differences[]
In the anime adaptation of Tenjo-Sagari's debut in Episode 986, she is credited as "Demon Woman" (鬼女,Kijo?). In addition, her design differs from her later appearances and she is played by Yūki Kaneko rather than Momo Ishibashi, suggesting the anime interpreted her as a different character.
In the extended anime adaptation of Episode 1020, Tenjo-Sagari and the other subordinates of Black Maria play a game of Roller-san while kicking Sanji. They then trample on Sanji before Sarahebi decides to knock him out with a kick to the face, after which he woke up tied up in webs.
Tenjo-Sagari is a reference to the Tenjō Kudari, a yōkai also referred to as Tenjō Sagari. It takes the appearance of an ugly, naked woman with long hair, a long tongue, and other snake-like features.