Hancock and the Gorgon sisters were eventually freed by Fisher Tiger, and returned to their home island of Amazon Lily. The Empress Boa Hancock endured a tough upbringing, enslaved by nobles alongside her two sisters and forced to eat the Mero-Mero (Love-Love) Devil Fruit, which gave her power over impure hearts. But which characters have been involved in the Shichibukai across One Piece's lengthy run? Crocodile Following the incidents on Alabasta and Dressrosa, Admiral Fujitora prompted the nations of the World Government to abolish the Seven Warlord system, rendering them regular outlaws once again. Luffy has since moved onto bigger fish (literally, as it turns out), and that's lucky, as the Shichibukai have recently been disbanded in the One Piece anime. Related: How Netflix’s One Piece Will Have To Be Different To The Anime The Seven Warlords have provided many of One Piece's biggest villains, creating a ladder for Luffy to climb on his path to becoming Pirate King.

And where a Shichibukai is being given the boot, Monkey D. Some are dishonest about their reasons for joining, others are reluctant to become government lapdogs, and a few are released when their reputation becomes too troublesome. Given the nature of piracy in One Piece, it's no surprise that the Shichibukai have a high turnover rate. Regardless, the Shichibukai are part of a power triangle alongside the World Government and the Yonko, and this balance supposedly brings peace to the seas. Naturally, the Warlord system is highly controversial - the One Piece equivalent of letting criminals commit crime so long as they catch other criminals while they're at it. In exchange for operating freely, the Shichibukai are required to fight on the government's behalf when called upon - usually to crush other strong pirates. Here's every pirate known to have been part of One Piece's Shichibukai at one time or another. Also known as the Seven Warlords, the Shichibukai are a group of powerful pirates hand-picked by the World Government to turn legitimate.

Seven warlords of the sea