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The color of his fur has changed from brown to gold, and according to Nami (when she and Chopper reunite on Sabaody), the texture has gotten softer.Ĭhopper now wears a blue cap that has a ring of dots around the circle, while the cap has buckles hanging from it. It is arguable that since leaving the cold climate on Drum Island, he has lost significant body fat. He is less potbellied than he was in earlier seasons and his arms/forelimbs are also skinnier. In the Thriller Bark Arc, he wore a crusifix necklace.Īfter two years, Chopper is significantly leaner. In the Post Enies Lobby Arc, he wore a blue t-shirt with a white Galley-La Company logo on it. In the Enies Lobby Arc, he wore a red leather jacket. In the Arabasta Arc, he wore a shirt with a green-lined collar, then a bigger one with giant sleeves that is light blue with dark blue liners. Similar to most of his male crewmates, Chopper has the same outfit throughout most of the series. His Heavy Point or human form is likewise mistaken for a gorilla (or an abominable snowman on his home island). The word 'tonakai', which is the Japanese word for 'reindeer', is where the 'Tony' in Chopper's name is derived from.

There are even males that find Chopper cute such as Foxy and Breed.Ī running gag is that various characters in One Piece think Chopper is a tanuki (raccoon-dog, often simply translated as 'a raccoon') while in his Brain Point or hybrid form. Many female characters, such as Nami, Robin, Makino, Porche, Shakky, and Vivi find Chopper very cute. As Oda's style evolved and many readers commented on how cute Chopper was, Chopper has been given a much more ' chibi' like appearance, meaning that when in his preferred transformation (which he calls Brain Point), he has a larger head and eyes and a less defined muzzle than earlier in the series.

He also sometimes wears a blue backpack that has the same sideways medical cross as his hat. He usually wears a large pale red/pink fuzzy top hat with a sideways medical cross (given to him by Hiriluk) and a maroon pair of shorts. Chopper's left antler is braced at the base by a metal plate because it was reattached after being broken during his search for the Amiudake when he was younger (where he thought the Amiudake can cure Hiriluk's disease) and ran into the leader of his old herd, who severely injured him. Most of the time, Chopper is a toddler-sized human/reindeer hybrid, but his Devil Fruit abilities allow him to change his appearance depending on the situation. Īppearance Further information: Tony Tony Chopper/Gallery After the Dressrosa Arc, it was increased to 100, then to 1,000 following the Raid on Onigashima.

He gained his first bounty of 50 after the incident at Enies Lobby due to being mistaken for the crew's pet. His dream is to one day become a doctor capable of curing any disease and wants to travel all across the world specifically in the hopes of accomplishing this dream.

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He was taught how to be a doctor on Drum Island by his two parental figures, Doctors Hiriluk and Kureha. He was temporarily forced to join the Foxy Pirates during the Long Ring Long Land Arc, but was quickly returned to Luffy's crew.Ĭhopper is a reindeer that ate the Hito Hito no Mi, a Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a human hybrid or a human at will. He is the sixth member of the crew and the fifth to join, doing so at the end of the Drum Island Arc. Tony Tony Chopper, also known as 'Cotton Candy Lover' Chopper, is the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Zoan For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 139.

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