Tony Tony Chopper is the
doctor of the
Straw Hat Pirates. Chopper is a
reindeer that ate a
Devil Fruit called the
Hito Hito no Mi. He came from
Drum Island, which makes him the only member of the Straw Hat Pirate Crew who was born on the
Grand Line. He is the sixth member of the crew and the fifth to join
Luffy, as well as being the youngest member on board. He has a
bounty of
50 due to being mistaken for the crew's pet.
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Most of the time, Chopper is a toddler-sized human/reindeer hybrid,
but his Devil Fruit abilities allow him to change his appearance
depending on the situation. Chopper's left antler is braced at the base
by a metal plate because it was broken during his search for the
Amiudake when he was younger (where he thought the Amiudake can cure Hiluluk's disease).
[5] He usually wears a large pale red/pink fuzzy top hat with a sideways medical cross (given to him by
Hiluluk)
and a maroon pair of shorts. He also sometimes wears a blue backpack
that has the same sideways medical cross as his hat. He also has a
remarkable blue nose. As
Oda's style evolved and many readers commented on how cute Chopper was, as a result, Chopper has been given a much more "
chibi" like appearance, meaning that when in his preferred transformation (which he calls
Brain Point), he has a larger head and eyes and a less defined muzzle than earlier in the series. Many female characters, such as
Nami,
Robin,
Makino,
Porche,
Shakky, and
Vivi find Chopper very cute.
A running gag is that various characters in One Piece think
Chopper is a tanuki (raccoon-dog, often simply translated as "a
raccoon") while in his Brain Point or hybrid form. The word "tonakai",
which is the Japanese word for "reindeer", from which the "Tony" in
Chopper's name is derived from. His Heavy Point or human form is
likewise mistaken for a gorilla (or an abominable snowman on his home
island).
Before the Timeskip
Edit
Similar to most of his male crewmates, Chopper has the same outfit throughout most of the series.
In the
Alabasta Arc, he wore a shirt with a green-lined collar, then a bigger one with giant sleeves that is light blue with dark blue liners.
In the
Enies Lobby Arc, he wore a red leather jacket.
After the TimeskipEdit
Chopper now wears a blue cap that has a ring of dots around the
circle, while the cap has buckles hanging from it. He wears this over
his old pink hat. He also wears a white and yellow vertical-striped tank
top, which he takes off when he transforms into Heavy Point, and a
orange pair of shorts. Aside from being slightly slimmer and having his
fur changing from dark brown into a light brown color, Chopper's Brain
Point form has not changed. His Walk Point (reindeer) form has grown
considerably, now being roughly as tall as Usopp. His horns are larger,
he has more muscle, and his fur is longer. His Heavy Point has become
exceedingly larger and more muscular, being almost the size of
Dosun. He also developed new transformations through his research during the timeskip, which he debuts on
Fishman Island, including Kung Fu Point (which he uses to defeat
Neptune's soldiers) and a revised Horn Point (which he uses against
Daruma).
While on
Punk Hazard, he was given a black coat by
Kin'emon using his unnamed
Devil Fruit ability.
Male
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