One Piece (universe)

The One Piece (ワンピース) universe refers to the Super Smash Flash series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from Weekly Shōnen Jump's manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series was heavily inspired by the Dragon Ball series and took some influences from it. The series follows the adventure of Monkey D. Luffy, who is captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, as they set sail across the world to find the legendary treasure known as One Piece. It is currently one of the most popular manga series in history, with the series outlasting the Naruto series and Bleach series. These two manga series started their runs years after One Piece, two years for Naruto and four years for Bleach. The One Piece franchise is one of the newest and heavily requested franchises in the Super Smash Flash series.

Franchise description
The world of One Piece is populated by humans and numerous other races such as "fishmen" (a race of fish/human hybrid, similar to mermen and mermaids), Minkmen (a race of humanoid animals), and giants. It is covered by two vast oceans, which are divided by a massive mountain range called the Red Line (赤い土の大陸レッドライン Reddo Rain), which is also the only continent in the world. The Grand Line (偉大なる航路グランドライン Gurando Rain), a sea that runs perpendicular to the Red Line, further divides them into four seas: North Blue (北の海ノースブルー Nōsu Burū), East Blue (東の海イーストブルー Īsuto Burū), West Blue (西の海ウェストブルー Uesuto Burū) and South Blue (南の海サウスブルー Sausu Burū). Surrounding the Grand Line are two regions called Calm Belts (凪の帯カームベルト kāmu beruto), similar to horse latitudes, which experience almost no wind and ocean currents and are breeding ground for huge sea creatures called neptunians (海王類 kaiōrui, lit. "sea kings"). Because of this, the calm belts are very effective barriers for those trying to enter the Grand Line. However, navy ships, members of an intergovernmental organization known as the World Government, are able to use a sea-prism stone (海楼石 kairōseki) to mask their presence from the sea kings and can simply pass through the calm belts. All other ships are forced to take a more dangerous route, going through a mountain at the first intersection of the Grand Line and the Red Line, a canal system known as Reverse Mountain (リヴァース・マウンテン Rivāsu Maunten). Sea water from each of the four seas runs up that mountain and merges at the top to flow down a fifth canal and into the first half of the Grand Line. The second half of the Grand Line, beyond the second intersection with the Red Line, is known as the New World (新世界 Shin Sekai).

The currents and weather on the Grand Line's open sea are extremely unpredictable, whereas in the vicinity of islands the climate is stable. The magnetic fields within the Grand Line cause normal compasses to malfunction, making it even more difficult to navigate, and instead a special compass called a Log Pose (記録指針ログポース Rogu Pōsu) must be used. The Log Pose works by locking on to one island's magnetic field and then locking on to another island's magnetic field. The time for it to set depends on the island. This process can be bypassed by obtaining an Eternal Pose (永久指針エターナルポース Etānaru Pōsu), a Log Pose variation that is permanently set to a specific island and never changes.

The world of One Piece includes anachronisms, such as the Transponder Snails (電伝虫 Den-Den Mushi), snail-like animals that can be attached to electric equipment and function as rotary phones, fax machines, surveillance cameras, and similar devices. Dials貝 (daiaru), the shells of certain sky-dwelling animals, can be used to store kinetic energy, wind, sound, images, heat, and the like and have various applications.

A Devil Fruit (悪魔の実 Akuma no Mi) is a type of fruit that, which when eaten, confers a power on the consumer. There are three categories of Devil Fruits; Zoan (動物系ゾオン Zoon) fruits allow the user to fully and partially transform into a specific animal; as well as real-life animals. Some Zoan fruits allow the user to transform into mythical creatures. Logia (自然系ロギア Rogia) fruits give control over and allow the user "to change their living body structure into the powers of nature". Paramecia (超人系パラミシア Paramishia) is a category for fruits that give the user superhuman abilities. They are said to be incarnations of the sea devil himself, and as a result, Devil Fruit users cannot swim in sea water, as "they are hated by the sea". Sea-prism stone also has this effect. When even partially submerged in sea water, they lose all of their strength and coordination, although some abilities remain, such as Luffy still being able to stretch after being totally submerged. "Moving" water, such as rain or waves, does not have this effect. When a Devil Fruit user dies, the powers will be reincarnated into a new Devil Fruit. Devil Fruit powers can be in a stage called "Awakened", where the user can turn anything around them, besides their own bodies, into what their Devil Fruit power is.

Haki (覇気?, lit. "Ambition") is a latent ability every living being in the world of One Piece possesses, though it is quiescent in most. There are three varieties of Haki: Color of Observation (見聞色の覇気 Kenbunshoku no Haki) allows to sense the presence of other beings and predict their movement. Color of Armament (武装色の覇気 Busōshoku no Haki) allows one to envelop body parts and even inanimate forms with a force akin to an invisible armor that possesses defensive and offensive properties, also allowing one to inflict harm upon Devil Fruit users. The rare Color of the Conquering King (覇王色の覇気 Haōshoku no Haki) enables one to intimidate or render beings of weak will power unconscious. Haki is shown that when it's used too much, it will stop working for certain periods of time.

The series begins with the execution of Gol D. Roger, a man known as the King of the Pirates (海賊王 Kaizokuō). Just before his death, Roger announces that his treasure, the One Piece (ひとつなぎの大秘宝ワンピース Wan Pīsu?), will be available to anyone who finds it, beginning the Great Pirate Era (大海賊時代 Dai Kaizoku Jidai). As a result, countless pirates set out to the Grand Line to look for the treasure.

Twenty-two years have passed since Roger's execution, and Monkey D. Luffy, a young man inspired by his childhood idol and powerful pirate "Red Haired" Shanks, sets off on a journey from the East Blue sea to find the One Piece and proclaim himself as the King of the Pirates. In an effort to organize his own crew, the Straw Hat Pirates (麦わら海賊団篇 Mugiwara Kaizoku-dan), Luffy rescues and befriends a swordsman named Roronoa Zoro, and they head off in search of the One Piece. They are joined by Nami, a navigator and thief; Usopp, a sniper and a liar; and Vinsmoke Sanji, a womanizing chef; in their journey, they acquire a ship named the Going Merry and engage in confrontations with pirates including Buggy the Clown, Captain Kuro and Don Krieg. Later, Luffy encounters Arlong, a fishman and member of the former Sun Pirates who thinks that fishmen are superior to humans. After Luffy defeats Arlong, Nami officially joins Luffy's crew and the Navy places a bounty on Luffy's head. Luffy goes to Loguetown (the town of beginning and end; where Gol D. Roger was born and later executed) then meets Captain Smoker, a Navy captain who can turn into smoke. He briefly captures Luffy, but Luffy is saved by his father, Monkey D. Dragon, who is identified by Smoker simply as Dragon, the most wanted man in the world.

In Super Smash Flash 2
As one of the most requested franchises in SSF2 along with being one of the most successful manga franchises in general, the One Piece series makes a spectacular appearance in Beta.

Character

 * : The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates finally makes his long awaited debut in SSF2. Revealed on the Day 4 livestream at Super Smash Con 2016, he was revealed as the final character for the event, the final Manga/Anime character for the game and the final character for the starting roster. Unlike the other manga/anime characters, his sprites custom made, which is based on his appearance in the second part of One Piece, with the majority of his moveset being comprised of various techniques he can perform throughout the series.