Pounce D. Leone

Pounce D. Leone (パウﾝス・ディー.・リーオーﾝ) is a major background character in ---. A famed pirate during the time before the Great Pirate Era, he was Captain of his own crew, the Leone Pirates, and took them across the seas, through the Grand Line's Paradise and New World. Feared as the Living Tempest (住んでいる嵐), during this time period he and his crew became the main rivals of future Pirate King Gold Roger and his Roger Pirates.

Eventually, however, Leone completed his journey around the time of Roger's execution, and ended up settling down in the area that would become the Sabaody Archipelago. There, he would start a new family and had four children. However, the World Government would prove unwilling to leave him alone, and with the Marines rapidly approaching his location, Leone decided to stay. He commanded that his children be spread "to all four corners" of the world, and they were taken to the North Blue, South Blue, West Bue, and East Blue each. Now believing his children safe, Leone remained alone on the archipelago, and his fate remains unknown. According to official records, however, he perished in a massive battle that took place there. The current world regards him as being deceased.

To this day, his influence still extends, largely through the actions of his children throughout the story.

Trivia

 * His appearance is based on that of Gyro Zeppeli from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run.