29 November 2010
Portgas D. Ace
Portgas D. Ace (ポートガス・D・エース, Pōtogasu Dī Ēsu?, "Portgaz D. Ace" in the English manga and Funimation subs, and "Portgaz D. Trace" in the edited dub), nicknamed "Fire Fist" Ace (火拳のエース, Hiken no Ēsu?, Trace "Heat Fist" in the edited dub), is the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and he is Luffy's adopted older brother.ch.157,159 Though it is implied at first that he is the son of Monkey D. Dragonch.525, he is actually the son of Gol D. Roger and Portgas D. Rouge (ポートガス・D・ルージュ, Pōtogasu D Rūju?, "Portgaz D. Rouge" in the English manga and Funimation subs).ch.550 Rejecting his biological male parent, he only recognizes Whitebeard as his father and took the surname of his mother, because he owes her a great debt.ch.525 To conceal his existence from the World Government, Rouge carried him for twenty months before giving birth. Afterwards, she died from exhaustion.ch.550 Ace ate a logia Devil Fruit called the Flame-Flame Fruit (メラメラの実, Mera Mera no Mi?, "Flare-Flare Fruit" in the 4Kids dub) which allows him to manipulate, create, and transform into fire.ch.159 He is also able to have Ambition (覇気, Haki?). Ace habitually falls asleep in the middle of meals or conversations, a trait also seen with Luffy and Garp.ch.157,233 His back bears the mark of Whitebeard–a skull with a white mustache superimposed over a manji.ch.157 The manji was changed to crossbones in the anime and in later chapters of the manga.ch.440,ep.94Ace was a also the former captain of the "Spade Pirates". At the Battle of Marineford, Ace's fire was no match for Admiral Akainu's magma powers. Ace eventually sacrifices his life to protect Luffy, much to Luffy's horror. Ace ranked in the Top 10 of both Shōnen Jump character popularity polls since the character's introduction.[3][4] He is voiced by Toshio Furukawa in the Japanese version of the anime.ep.91 In the English dubs, he is voiced by Frank Frankson for 4Kidsep.59, and by Travis Willingham for Funimation.ep.145