This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

Summary

  • Oda revealed a new member of Rocks Pirates, Gill Baster, from his Wanted One-shot manga.
  • Gill Baster was a powerful gun slinger with a bounty of 970 million, killing in self-defense.
  • Fans have little information about the Rocks Pirates, but Oda occasionally shares exciting details in SBS.

One Piece Volume 112 dropped recently, and that means fans now have access to a new section of SBS, where Oda answers questions from the fans, ranging from joke questions to very big things that have massive implications for the plot.

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One Piece: Oda Just Revealed Major Information About Roger Pirates In Volume 112 SBS

The new One Piece SBS just dropped, and Oda reveals major information concerning the Roger Pirates.

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This time around, Oda revealed a bunch of exciting information about Elbaf, and surprisingly enough, on a totally unrelated note, about the Rocks Pirates as well. Much to the surprise of the fans, Oda went on to reveal a new member of the Rocks Pirates, named Gill Baster, and also explained to the fans what exactly happened to him in his later life.

Oda Reveals A New Member Of The Rocks Pirates

  • Gill Baster Comes From Oda's Wanted One-shot
  • Gill Was A Member Of The Rocks Crew

Fans of One Piece have always wanted to know more about the Rocks Pirates. If there is one crew the fans want Oda to dive deep into, it is the Rocks Pirates. Sadly, Oda seems to be saving the Rocks Pirates for later, which is why only bits and pieces of information are available when it comes to them. Still, every now and then, Oda reveals exciting bits of information about the Rocks Pirates, and this time he's done so in an SBS corner.

They say Rocks D. Xebec was taken down by the Government. — Loki

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One Piece: Oda Reveals The Inspiration Behind Elbaf In The Latest SBS

Elbaf has been a major arc in One Piece. Oda reveals the inspiration behind this island in the latest SBS.

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Oda has just revealed another member of the Rocks Pirates. To be clear, this member appeared in the manga already during the God Valley Incident that was briefly featured in Kuma’s flashback. Fans didn't have a name for this character, but now, Oda has revealed all about him. Here's what Oda had to say:

Question: Is the man with sunglasses who appeared in Chapter 1096 Gil Bastar?

Answer: Yes. He's a hidden character - Actually, the protagonist of a manga I drew when I was 17. How did you figure that out?! LOL

So, this Gil Baster of the Rocks Pirates had his corpse retrieved by Gecko Moria, and he also appeared during the Thriller Bark Arc in Chapter 450. He's the Kind of character you're totally not noticing!

Who Was Gill Baster Of The Rocks Pirates?

A Very Powerful Gun Slinger

Fans don't know much about the Gill Baster in One Piece, but he's actually from Oda's Wanted One-shot. In it, Gill Baster is revealed to be a very powerful criminal, but someone who only kills in self-defense. He killed many people in self-defense throughout his life and that's why he became highly wanted. His bounty was 970 million, which is extremely high, and although this isn't a figure in berries, if Oda were to translate it to One Piece, it probably will be.

Gill Baster even managed to kill the greatest hitman, Sino Phoenix, and that's why the police eventually dropped his bounty, deeming him too strong.

As seen in One Piece, Gill Baster had four arms and wielded four guns. He seemingly got stronger with time. He eventually died somewhere, but his corpse was found by Gecko Moria and turned into a General Zombie.

One Piece Chapter 1154 will be out in two weeks. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on July 13. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1154 is July 13, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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Release Date
October 20, 1999
Network
Fuji TV
Directors
Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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    Mayumi Tanaka
    Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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    Kazuya Nakai
    Roronoa Zoro (voice)

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Studio
Toei Animation
Creator
Eiichiro Oda
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV