Bartholomew Roberts is the great pirate who commanded the largest pirate fleet in history. Contrary to the typical stereotype of an unruly band of pirates, h... [Read more]
Japanese: Chiaki Kobayashi
Bartholomew Roberts is the great pirate who commanded the largest pirate fleet in history. Contrary to the typical stereotype of an unruly band of pirates, he established a strict code of conduct that prevented internal conflicts and treason. While Bartholomew and his fleet won many a battle, he died fighting against the Royal Navy, which ultimately marked the end of the Golden Age of Pirates.
He loves anyone, male or female, who has their eyes covered by their hair. One eye or two, doesn't matter. They don't even have to be human, for all he cares. It is unclear whether Bartholomew was obsessed with mekakure during his lifetime, but he has spoken frequently and passionately of their charms since his summoning. A capable Master should be able to deflect his fast-talking.
A sharp dandy. His genial and attractive disposition is alluring to both men and women. However, given he is a man who aspired to become a pirate, internally he is a good match against Blackbeard. Bartholomew often complains that he doesn't want to be lumped together as Blackbeard, but he's only talking about the way he talks and looks. The idea that "pirates take and take and take everything, and then everything gets taken away at the end" rather lines up with Blackbeard's philosophy.
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Bartholomew didn't become a pirate because he wanted to be one. Originally Bartholomew was a second mate on a ship called the Princess, but the ship was captured by pirates led by Captain Davis, and he was forced to join the crew.
Yet, perhaps due to his innate disposition, after the death of Captain Davis, Bartholomew was selected to succeed him as captain by the rest of the crew. Surprisingly, this decision was made a mere six weeks after Bartholomew was recruited.
Though Bartholomew's debut as a pirate was a resplendent one, there was a time when an adjutant of his took off with a ship and goods. Because of this incident, Bartholomew vowed to never let anything like this happen again and drafted a pirate code. He forced his subordinates to repeat the code and made them swear an oath on a Bible.
The pirate law included equal distribution of booty, no drinking after eight o'clock at night (which unfortunately was never followed as strictly), no gambling and other related restrictions, as well as guaranteed money in case a crew member gets injured during active pirating and needs to retire. Additionally, he also allowed people from ships he captured who refused to become pirates to be released, despite the opposition of most of his crew.
