Well as a Greek I can say that Kyros is a mix of the culture mix that happens in the whole area with Greeks, Romans, Persians etc b/c they conquer each other and had many impurities and influences
One Piece: Character Nationalities
-
-
why is my country so underrepresented
May, I ask what is your country ? and Who do you think should be from your country?
-
Just out of curiosity- how Trebol is german for you ?
I agree with rest but have no idea how you came up with german atmI actually meant to write someone else's name ( a name that slipped out of my memory ). But Trebol could at the very least be austrian now that I think about it. He's a massive slimeball with a bad sense of personal space simulation, ( allegory to WW1 ) who wears slippers and lives in a basement with a minor. ( Josef Fritzl ).
No offense to potential austrians reading this :)
-
@Farsighted:
With Law, I meant He's English with Spanish ancestry,
…why?? That's so strangely specific. And I can't see any reason to think that except for him having a name of a famous person irl.
Yes, I know that Apoo is based on a Chinese Pirate and his crew has a Chinese theme, Why can't I have a bit of fun with the location?.
Because it makes no sense mostly.
Apoo looks like someone who would have lived under the Qing dynasty what with the huge pigtail and Manchurian clothing. Hong Kong was a bunch of rocks that became a British colony.
Actually it's kind of like you're just choosing stuff that's connected to Britain somehow.Hong Kong has a music history. It has Opera, Orchestra and Music Festivals.
So does the rest of China/Taiwan/Singapore.
As For Bonney: The Dutch Food and Beer.
She's been shown eating absolutely everything and anything though??
And Dutch…food? Since when are the Dutch known for their cuisine? I mean by that logic she'd make more sense to be French or Italian.--- Update From New Post Merge ---
He's tall and handsome, though.
If you don't think Mediterranean people can be attractive and tall then you have another think coming to you.
-
@Monkey:
She's been shown eating absolutely everything and anything though??
And Dutch…food? Since when are the Dutch known for their cuisine? I mean by that logic she'd make more sense to be French or Italian.She was eating pizza, wasn't she? She's Italian for sure.
-
Crocodile is definitely a Qatari.
And Kuma sells GAP clothes. Though it's not a Nationality…not yet!
-
@Monkey:
If you don't think Mediterranean people can be attractive and tall then you have another think coming to you.
I'm guessing you don't know where Croatia is.
And I was talking about Greek only. And it was a joke.
-
Unless Bonnie ate zuurkool met worst or patat met frikandellen she definitely ain't Dutch
-
She was eating pizza, wasn't she? She's Italian for sure.
I ate a slice of pizza about two weeks ago. Am I Italian yet?
-
do people actually care whether Chew or whomever is being considered is from Laos or not i mean jesus fucking christ
why does this thread have 13 pages
-
I'm guessing you don't know where Croatia is.
Yeah on the Adriatic sea way up from the real deal.
And I was talking about Greek only. And it was a joke.
Hee hee ho ho ho ha ha. Greeks are ugly! Hawww ha ha ha.
HAWW haah ahah hahaha.Gosh I sure do love the humor of the Balkans, whose nearly identical people just can't get enough of pretending there are massive wedges between one another.
Tell us some more knee slappers about how ethnic group X is DESCENT OF FILTHY TURK or some such. GReat shit man. -
Crocodile is definitely a Qatari.
And Kuma sells GAP clothes. Though it's not a Nationality…not yet!
You reckon? I think italian is the most common theory.
-
Law could be German, if only because of all the Josef Mengele references.
-
Just for future reference, everyone: calling Greeks ugly or dumb or inferior, or generally by any negative moniker, in front of MK is not something you should do. Not even in jest. He will fight you.
You shouldn't do it in the first place because it's silly, but if that's not a good enough reason for you then consider this.
-
You reckon? I think italian is the most common theory.
Yeah it's a theory I have since I watched the Ghost Protocol.
-
Kuros has to be greek! That suffix, his beard, he's a gladiator, he's pissed all the time and hates his government.
Romans were gladiators, not greeks. The name was also present in Byzantium, Persia and Rome.
-
Law could be German, if only because of all the Josef Mengele references.
Josef Mengele references? The moniker is similar, what else?
-
Romans were gladiators, not greeks. The name was also present in Byzantium, Persia and Rome.
Okay yeah, I stand corrected. Grecoroman?
-
Since I don't want to take away MK's one big hero, okay.
-
@Monkey:
Yeah on the Adriatic sea way up from the real deal.
It's all mediteranean. And there is no real deal and… not real deal.
@Monkey:
Hee hee ho ho ho ha ha. Greeks are ugly! Hawww ha ha ha.
HAWW haah ahah hahaha.Gosh I sure do love the humor of the Balkans, whose nearly identical people just can't get enough of pretending there are massive wedges between one another.
Tell us some more knee slappers about how ethnic group X is DESCENT OF FILTHY TURK or some such. GReat shit man.You don't know shit, you just assume stuff based on what you heard or read probably. There are plenty of us who don't give a crap about borders and nationalities.
Anyway, the smiley should have been enough to show I was poking fun at my neghbors. I've actually been to Greece and I had a blast.
Pull that stick out of your ass maybe.
-
It's all mediteranean. And there is no real deal and… not real deal.
You don't know shit, you just assume stuff based on what you heard or read probably. There are plenty of us who don't give a crap about borders and nationalities.
Anyway, the smiley should have been enough to show I was poking fun at my neghbors. I've actually been to Greece and I had a blast.
Pull that stick out of your ass maybe.
Two things:
-
I'm fairly certain the culture of Croats is different from the culture of Greeks. Just because you inhabit the same general area of the world means jack shit.
-
You're insulting his fiance, dingus.
-
-
@Cyan:
Two things:
-
I'm fairly certain the culture of Croats is different from the culture of Greeks. Just because you inhabit the same general area of the world means jack shit.
-
You're insulting his fiance, dingus.
And what the hell are you talking about now?
There are quite some similarities in the cultures, but that doesn't even matter. I'm not the one who started making this about more than it really was.
And if his fiance is ugly, I'll apologize. If not, no reason to be offended that much. Especially not by a random forum member joking around.
-
-
@Monkey:
…why?? That's so strangely specific. And I can't see any reason to think that except for him having a name of a famous person irl.
Because it makes no sense mostly.
Apoo looks like someone who would have lived under the Qing dynasty what with the huge pigtail and Manchurian clothing. Hong Kong was a bunch of rocks that became a British colony.
Actually it's kind of like you're just choosing stuff that's connected to Britain somehow.So does the rest of China/Taiwan/Singapore.
She's been shown eating absolutely everything and anything though??
And Dutch...food? Since when are the Dutch known for their cuisine? I mean by that logic she'd make more sense to be French or Italian.--- Update From New Post Merge ---
If you don't think Mediterranean people can be attractive and tall then you have another think coming to you.
Okay, I found about Apoo's namesake, In short, He was in a fight off the coast of Hong Kong against the British where he was injured, he escaped but betrayed and captured. Also, Apoo as kid was wearing a bowtie. I don't feel like arguing that much at the moment. I'm going to ask where do you think Apoo should be from?. I'm going to be honest with you I'm not that invested in this discussion. You can disagree with me and that's fine with me.
-
Josef Mengele references? The moniker is similar, what else?
He was nicknamed "Beppo" as a child, I believe.
There's also stories about Mengele setting a kindergarten and offering sweets to his child subjects, which is similar to Caesar at Punk Hazard, where Law was also involved.
Not to mention that whole stereotype of German/Austrian mad doctors.
-
He was nicknamed "Beppo" as a child, I believe.
There's also stories about Mengele setting a kindergarten and offering sweets to his child subjects, which is similar to Caesar at Punk Hazard, where Law was also involved.
Not to mention that whole stereotype of German/Austrian mad doctors.
Great …. I'm imagining Law as the Team Fortress 2 Medic . Also, If I remember correctly Law was disgusted with Clown for experimenting on the children
-
He was nicknamed "Beppo" as a child, I believe.
There's also stories about Mengele setting a kindergarten and offering sweets to his child subjects, which is similar to Caesar at Punk Hazard, where Law was also involved.
Not to mention that whole stereotype of German/Austrian mad doctors.
Yeah, Punk Hazard definitely. But I wouldn't link the nationality to any character involved.
-
Senor Pink - Iceland
Nojiko - Timor Leste
Dragon - Peru
Garp - Botswana
Coby - Canada -
^Living in New Zealand, I kind of see Dragon being a Maori warrior.
He's got he tattoo that looks similar to those of Maoris' (they have facial tattoos as well). And the skin color.Also, Kyros gives me Egyptian vibes, not Greek.
-
Kyros is a rather blatantly Greek name.
-
Kyros is the same name as Cyrus, so it's even older than just a "Greek" name. It's been around in ancient Persian and Babylonian forever as Kūruš, probably since the name was derived from whatever word it was in the Proto-Indo-European language (it apparently means "the sun" or "like sun", or even "hero"). You can't trace it back to a simple origin quite that easily.
Also, remember that many Egyptian dynasties after a certain point were predominantly Greek, so even if it strikes you as Egyptian it might well be Hellenic Greek.
-
Ahh I see. So it was a Greek name after all.
Perhaps it was his chin mustache that gave me an impression of the ancient Pharaohs. -
It's all mediteranean. And there is no real deal and… not real deal.
There's the Romano-Greek cultures along the rim + Turkey that have a lot in common in architecture, history, physical apperance (which you evidently find hilariously unnattractive/fuck you).
We're talking the Mezzogiorno Italy too, so less northern Italy where Croatia sits near.
Even in Croatia's case Dalmatia alone has any claim to this, Slavonia and the inland shit? Give me a break.You don't know shit, you just assume stuff based on what you heard or read probably. There are plenty of us who don't give a crap about borders and nationalities.
Yeah pardon me for being of Mediterranean….I mean... southern Mediterranean extract with a S.O. even more extremely from that region. I dunno why I'm not peeling over in laughter at your in jokes with Those Neighbors I know nothing about. Can't those big nosed greasy hairy womanizers take a joke lol?
--- Update From New Post Merge ---
@Farsighted:
Okay, I found about Apoo's namesake, In short, He was in a fight off the coast of Hong Kong against the British where he was injured, he escaped but betrayed and captured. Also, Apoo as kid was wearing a bowtie. I don't feel like arguing that much at the moment. I'm going to ask where do you think Apoo should be from?. I'm going to be honest with you I'm not that invested in this discussion. You can disagree with me and that's fine with me.
He and his entire crew are like some sort of Jet Set Radio future version of 1800's China. Not any particular part of China. 1800's Chinese pirates.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
@Cyan:
- You're insulting his fiance, dingus.
Aside from that, plenty of my own flesh and blood on my dad's side and aspects of my own self.
-
@Monkey:
There's the Romano-Greek cultures along the rim + Turkey that have a lot in common in architecture, history, physical apperance (which you evidently find hilariously unnattractive/fuck you).
We're talking the Mezzogiorno Italy too, so less northern Italy where Croatia sits near.
Even in Croatia's case Dalmatia alone has any claim to this, Slavonia and the inland shit? Give me a break.Yeah pardon me for being of Mediterranean….I mean... southern Mediterranean extract with a S.O. even more extremely from that region. I dunno why I'm not peeling over in laughter at your in jokes with Those Neighbors I know nothing about. Can't those big nosed greasy hairy womanizers take a joke lol?
--- Update From New Post Merge ---
He and his entire crew are like some sort of Jet Set Radio future version of 1800's China. Not any particular part of China. 1800's Chinese pirates.
--- Update From New Post Merge ---
Aside from that plenty of my own flesh and blood on my dad's side and aspects of my own self.
I agree on what you said about Apoo.
-
@Monkey:
There's the Romano-Greek cultures along the rim + Turkey that have a lot in common in architecture, history, physical apperance (which you evidently find hilariously unnattractive/fuck you).
We're talking the Mezzogiorno Italy too, so less northern Italy where Croatia sits near.
Even in Croatia's case Dalmatia alone has any claim to this, Slavonia and the inland shit? Give me a break.Lol, I told you it was just a joke. I've seen plenty of hot women in both Italy and Greece. I know enough not to believe in stereotypes.
And yeah, I'm a Dalmatian. Tall and dark skinned. Point on Croatian inland, though.@Monkey:
Yeah pardon me for being of Mediterranean….I mean... southern Mediterranean extract with a S.O. even more extremely from that region. I dunno why I'm not peeling over in laughter at your in jokes with Those Neighbors I know nothing about. Can't those big nosed greasy hairy womanizers take a joke lol?
If it was that upsetting, I apologize. It was a joke with no ill intent. Sorry you took it that way.
-
Holy shit this thread is old
-
Personally I take the view that all these conquests, tribe's movements and etc that occurred at the whole area around contributed pretty much to have the same blood all of us. That offer pretty much the same characteristics, of course however they changed little depending of the region in which one lives.
Beyond the influence culturally that already mentioned
-
@The:
Personally I take the view that all these conquests, tribe's movements and etc that occurred at the whole area around contributed pretty much to have the same blood all of us. That offer pretty much the same characteristics, of course however they changed little depending of the region in which one lives.
Beyond the influence culturally that already mentioned
Hey, my ancestors are Bulgarians that migrated to Dalmatia due to Turkish invasions in Middle Ages. Nationalists are among the worst kind of people as far as I'm concerned. I cosider myself an Earthling. Fuck political borders.
We'll all be speaking Chinese dialects eventually, anyway.
Once again, I apologize if anyone was offended by that remark. Here's a peace offering in the form of article about my proud country:
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Independent_State_Of_Croatia -
We believe the same
-
@Miss:
I ate a slice of pizza about two weeks ago. Am I Italian yet?
Have ever seen Luffy eating pizza? Nope.
-
Have ever seen Luffy eating pizza? Nope.
O-Oh.. Oh. You're actually serious about this. Alright.
-
No, I'm not. lol
-
My friend firmly believes that the concept of Mariejois is based on Israel because of the "Holy land for the chosen people" angle. But the design screams french renaissance:
[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/ChambordRoof.jpg/800px-ChambordRoof.jpgD](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/ChambordRoof.jpg/800px-ChambordRoof.jpg)oflamingo is defenitely South American, maybe argentina. He has the spanish name, and Flamingos are native to south america.
-
My friend firmly believes that the concept of Mariejois is based on Israel because of the "Holy land for the chosen people" angle. But the design screams french renaissance:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/ChambordRoof.jpg/800px-ChambordRoof.jpgMariejois really has nothing in common with Israel unless your friend has a particularly perverse view of it lol.
-
@Monkey:
Mariejois really has nothing in common with Israel unless your friend has a particularly perverse view of it lol.
He has this theory about WG founders and ancestors to the celestial dragons actually being the victims/good guys in the conflict against the opressive ancient kingdom… Yeah i bet you can see were this is going dont you.
He visits his relatives in Israel for three weeks every summer though so i strongly doubt that he has a perverse view of it.
--- Update From New Post Merge ---
Sabo is Brittish.
-
Sabo = Artful Dodger, damn how did I never make that connection.
Nevermind nationality, that's a good post for the Inspiration thread. -
My friend firmly believes that the concept of Mariejois is based on Israel because of the "Holy land for the chosen people" angle.
I think this theme was already used for Skypia.
And for all we know Mariejoie has always been under the World Government's autority. It's not really similar storywise.@Monkey:
Mariejois really has nothing in common with Israel unless your friend has a particularly perverse view of it lol.
Depending on your believe, nationality and many other factors, the government of Israel can appear as unfair as the World Government. But if we are only talking about architecture, this guy has a particlularly perverse view alright.
-
Just my personal opinion based on pure intuition aswell as what the names tells us:
Donquixote doflamingo, the novel of Miguel de Cervantes. He wears matador pants, and what seems like some sort of shoes<fit-able for="" dancing.="" any="" more="" topics?="" this="" one,="" we="" can="" easily="" label="" him="" as="" spanish,="" no="" reason="" to="" think="" otherwise-="">SPANISH.
Mihawk, this one strikes to me as spanish too. Look at those eyes, the ressemblance of the conquistador dressing style, and the religious zeal (christian cross shaped daga and sword). If you take a look at the Solo Loewe fragance male model you will know what im talking about.
You could argue he is italian, maybe because the shape of the face, quite angular and strong jaw bones. Again, as an stereotype it makes perfect sense for me that he is spanish, or an italian freelancer duelist (alatriste style). I'll go with spanish as it doesnt exhibit any of the traits a stereotypical italian would other than the looks, that either way goes for a spaniard too. I would place them more in the pirate side, considering the power Spain hold at time and he is siding with the world government -> SPANISHVista, this one looks italian to me. A satire or twist of Wario, the wiry hair, the double swords, the romantic demeanor.. it just fits-> ITALIAN
Kizaru Borsalino, he uses Fedora (Borsalino), and dress like a SF gangster. This one has to be deffinitely italian too, the name fits better than any other character, and the demeanor too.. very sicilian/turkish if you know what i mean. -> ITALIAN (i would go for turkish but the gangster feel is just too strong)
Aoikiji, i dont know how people came to the conclusion that he is australian. But it fits for me, he even portraits aboriginal looks. His mannerism also fits as how i see australian people to be ->AUSTRALIAN
Roronoa zoro, okay this one is japanese. But doesnt everyone else thinks he is the quintessential portuguese. By the name, also portuguese, THEY were regardest as the best duelists of the world too. And portugal has always being the eternal second, first to Spain then as a handly ally to britain. Mercenary, still holds that noble feel and pride about them that hispanic people has. Sturdy, stubborn.->PORTUGUESE
Law, German seems about right. He is a photocopy of Mistery the pick up artist, who is dutch. The dark tones of his personality and outfit goes well with this idea. Cool, calm and collected.->GERMAN
Burguess, this one has to be mexican. Fits the luchadore stereotype perfectly. -> MEXICAN
Marco the phoenix, swedish. By looks and careless demeanor. Also distant and introverted. He remembers me to Alex gustaffson the UFC fighter. ->SWEDISH
Whitebeard, american. There is no doubt about this one.
Blackbeard, turk. It feels so well as an antagonist of the power of the world government, if you consider the ottoman/holy league war.
By looks as well as personality, it fits my idea of a turk. ->TURKCrocodile, this one could be perfectly italian. Someone said he is albanian. I like this idea too, for various reasons. But i will go with italian,
for the well thought looks, hairstyle and prideful demeanor and the dark triad personality. -> ITALIANALL in all:
Aokiji - Australian
Zoro - Portuguese
Law - German
Mihawk and Dofla - Spanish
Borsalino and Vista - Italian
Burguess - Mexican
WB - American
BB - Turk
Cocodrile - Italian (but he could be pretty much from any balcan country)As to the rest of the crew they fit my stereotype, specially Chopper and Franky.
Oh, and sorry for the shitty english</fit-able>
-
Cavendish is most obviously British, and Bartolomeo looks American to me, but the name is not American, so I'll go with Italian.
Chinjao is chinese, together with Sai and Boo, with Ideo being Australian.
Dagama looks Turkish to me, and Elizabello is also British by the looks of it. -
What's with Aokiji being Australian?
Pretty sure all the Admirals are supposed to be Japanese, being based on Japanese actors and having Japanese names (except Borsalino).
-
What's with Aokiji being Australian?
Pretty sure all the Admirals are supposed to be Japanese, being based on Japanese actors and having Japanese names (except Borsalino).
I would say Akainu is American, to be honest. He sure feels like it.