One Piece: The Blackbeard Pirates, Explained
Eiichiro Oda's One Piece is filled to the brim with infamous and powerful pirates, many of them loosely based on real-life figures. Chief among them is Marshall D. Teach, better known as Blackbeard, currently one of the Four Emperors (or Yonko) and a former Warlord of the Sea. Quite a bit is known about Blackbeard; his backstory and powers have all been given a good amount of screen time. And being that he is probably Luffy's biggest nemesis (perhaps tied with Marine Admiral Sakazuki), it's fair to expect that Blackbeard and his crew will face down the Straw Hats imminently.
Compared to other Yonko, Blackbeard's crew is still somewhat mysterious. Their names and appearance are known, but many of them have yet to fight in major battles and thus their powers and oftentimes their backgrounds remain obscure. What can be said is that the nine pirates Blackbeard commands are extremely formidable foes in their own right, and shouldn't be taken lightly. After the time-skip, these nine crew members comprise Blackbeard's Ten Titanic Captains, each heading their own ship in Blackbeard's fleet.
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The Blackbeard Pirates' membership can be roughly divided into two camps. When Blackbeard is first introduced in the Jaya arc, he only has four followers. The remaining were among the most dangerous prisoners at the World Government prison Impel Down, who Blackbeard broke out prior to killing his former captain Whitebeard at the Battle of Marineford. Whitebeard's original crew consists of helmsman Jesus Burgess, sniper Van Augur, navigator and chief of staff Lafitte, and doctor Doc Q.
Burgess, who is often seen as Blackbeard's second-in-command, has been seen carrying out solo missions on behalf of Blackbeard,
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