Like the other former commanders, he is very powerful, further corroborated by his impressive bounty of 510,000,000. Even after twenty years since Oden's death, Izou is still extremely loyal to Oden as he would go along with Nekomamushi assist the Nine Red Scabbards and Straw Hat Pirates in the raid on Onigashima to avenge his master's death.Īs the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates 16th division, Izou had authority over the lower-ranking subordinates. When Oden stubbornly tried to follow the Whitebeard Pirates in setting sail, Izou joined him. Like the Nine Red Scabbards, Izou is one of Oden's closest confidants and retainers due to Oden taking him and his sister under his care during his journey around Wano. Izou, like the rest of the crew, was saddened when Whitebeard and Ace died. He was willing to rescue any of his crew when he was at Marineford. When Oden left the crew, Izou chose to remain and has been a member for more than twenty-five years and became the sixteenth division commander. After Oden officially joined the Whitebeard Pirates, his attitude changed as he became close with the crew.
Crewīefore Izou joined the crew, he was cold towards Whitebeard when Oden’s life was in grave danger. During the raid on Onigashima, they reunited for the first time in over 25 years and he was pleased to see Kikunojo again. Later, when Nekomamushi and Inuarashi returned to Wano and informed Kiku about Izou staying with the Whitebeard Pirates, Kiku expresses positivity, knowing that her brother will be happy. When Oden, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Izou went missing, Kiku expressed worries as she could not find her brother and the others while crying. After their father was arrested and convicted, they stayed together to survive in the streets of Ringo and they both joined Kozuki Oden. Izou and Kikunojo embrace after reuniting for the first time in over 25 years. At the same time, Izou doesn't believe its fine to simply accept death too readily as long as a person has something to fight for. Even 20 years after Oden's death, Izou is still very loyal to him, having returned to Wano in order to take revenge on Orochi and Kaidou.Īs a samurai, Izou appears to value a glorious and meaningful death in battle over his own life, stating that he missed the chance to have one too many times, and is therefore ready to lose his life in the raid against Kaidou's dominion over Wano. Prior to joining the Whitebeard Pirates, Izou was loyal and very close to Kozuki Oden after he found both him and his younger sibling Kikunojo on the streets of Ringo dirtied and hungry. Izou is very loyal to the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard, as he was willing to risk his own life in order to save Ace from execution during the Summit War of Marineford. When he was a child dancer, he wore a kimono with a diagonal spot design, had the top of his head shaven, with his bangs parted and the back tied up and pinned, and carried a pair of fans. He has the crest of the Kozuki Family tattooed on his back. During the Wano Country Arc, he wears a red pink and white kimono bearing the simplified version of the Whitebeard Pirates' Jolly Roger with an added flame motif, as well as a black cape. He also carries another Japanese-looking, light-red spotted indument tied around his waist.Īfter the timeskip, he has a small scar over his right eye, his hair appears longer, and he has a second shorter strand of hair hanging over the left side of his face. He has a loose, long strand of hair that hangs over the right side of his face. He has a pale complexion and hair tied in a way resembling that of a geisha. Izou is a cross-dressing man who wears a pink and purple kimono.