For those of you One Piece fans, you must know a character named Akainu. He was an Admiral who managed to kill Ace during the Marineford war, then after Timeskip, he managed to defeat Aokiji and rose to Fleet Admiral. Speaking of Akainu, this time we will discuss interesting facts about Akainu in One Piece.
As a Fleet Admiral, Akainu is the one who leads the navy. Even so, this Akainu feels like a villain, because he does not hesitate to kill ordinary people in order to uphold his principles of justice.
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Here are some interesting facts about Akainu in One Piece
Are you curious to know what interesting facts Akainu has? Then let’s take a look at the full discussion below.
1. Akainu’s Character Based on Bunta Sugawara
The first interesting fact about Akainu is that the character is based on Bunta Sugawara. The character named Akainu was inspired by the legendary actor Bunta Sugawara, not only that, the name Sakazuki was also inspired by Bunta Sugawara’s film Sakazuki.
Even Sakazuki’s birthday is the same as actor Bunta Sugawara’s, August 16, and this similarity is not only shared by Sakazuki, but other Admirals such as Kuzan, who was inspired by Japanese actor Yusaku Matsuda. Not only his appearance, Kuzan’s date of birth is also the same as Matsuda.
2. Basic Information about Akainu
The next interesting fact about Akainu is the basic information about Akainu. So the name Akainu was a passcode when he became an Admiral, while his real name is Sakazuki. When he was vice admiral, and fleet admiral he was more commonly called Sakazuki.
As an Admiral, Akainu is a Devil Fruit user, his power being Magu Magu, a Logia-type fruit that can turn his body into magma.
3. Kill Portgas D. Ace
Akainu’s next interesting fact is that he was the one who killed Ace. So when Ace lost to Kurohige, he was handed over to the navy and was briefly locked up in Impel Down.
When the Marineford war happened, Akainu knew that Luffy was Dragon’s son. Because of this, he intends to kill Luffy. When Akainu was about to kill Luffy, Ace immediately came to prevent him, because of that Ace was killed by Akainu’s attack.
4. Defeated Aokiji in the Race for Fleet Admiral Seat
Then Akainu defeated Akoiji in the race for Fleet Admiral. So after the Marineford war was over, Sengoku retired as Fleet Admiral, initially appointing Aokiji as his successor.
But many young navy members were more supportive of Akainu. Because of this, the two of them must fight to determine who the next Fleet Admiral will be. Well from the battle, Akainu won and Aokiji preferred to leave the navy rather than having to be Akainu’s subordinate.
5. Marshall D. Teach Fear of Dealing with Akainu
Akainu’s next interesting fact is that Kurohige is afraid of Akainu. As we know Kurohige is a Yonko who is quite strong and also cunning. He was the one who killed Shirohige and took Gura Gura.
Although he has great strength, he is still afraid of Akainu, this is evidenced when Kurohige wants to negotiate with Akainu, namely the exchange of Bonney for a ship. When Akainu arrived, Kurohige immediately ran away leaving Akainu with Bonney alone.
6. His Devil Fruit is Awakening
Akainu’s next interesting fact is that his devil fruit is Awakening, actually it is still not confirmed whether the strength of the devil fruit is Awakening or not. But the clue about Awakening is already there.
Now we are told that Akainu and Aokiji fought in Punk Hazard for 10 days non-stop. The result of that battle was Akainu winning, but not only that, the result of their battle changed the climate in Punk Hazard permanently.
7. Akainu Can Finish One Piece Within One Year
Finally, according to Eiichiro Oda, Akainu can finish One Piece in one year. So in an interview Oda explained that Akainu is a very strong character and also smart.
Oda himself claimed that if Sakazuki became a pirate and searched for One Piece, he could find One Piece in just one year. Seeing that Sakazuki is strong against Shirohige and wins from Kuzan, of course this statement from Oda has a point.
These are some interesting facts about Akainu, the Fleet Admiral in One Piece who killed Ace. After reading this article and knowing some of his facts, what do you think about this Akainu?
