Gol D. Roger

Gol D. Roger (ゴール・D・ロジャー, Gōru Dī Rojā?), sometimes known as Gold Roger (ゴールド・ロジャー, Gōrudo Rojā?), at the time of The Straw Hat Pirates' journey,ch.154 is the man referred to as King of the Pirates (海賊王, Kaizoku-Ō?), and was captain of the "Roger Pirates".ch.1 Suffering from an incurable disease, he decided to make a complete voyage through the Grand Line with his crew. Afterward, he disbanded the crew and turned himself over to the World Government, who announced that they captured him.ch.506 At his execution, twenty-two years before the beginning of the series,ch.506 he stated that he left all of his treasures in one piece, and that it is up for the taking.ch.1 This spawned the "The Great Pirate Era", with various pirates looking to become the King of the Pirates, by finding the treasure referred to as the "One Piece".ch.506 He is able to listen to "the voice of all things", allowing him to read the Poneglyphs.ch.507 He is the father of Portgas D. Ace.ch.550 He is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka in the Japanese version.ep.1 In the English dubs, he is voiced by Greg Carey for 4Kids,ep.1 and by Sean Hennigan for Funimationep.144