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Monkey D. Luffy (/ ˈ l uː f i / LOO-fee) (Japanese: モンキー・D・ルフィ, Hepburn: Monkī Dī Rufi, [ɾɯꜜɸiː]), also known as "Straw Hat" Luffy, [n 2] is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda.
Luffy is found on an island beach, where he saves a little girl, Medaka, from two pirates. All the villagers, including Medaka's father, have been abducted by Ganzack and his crew and forced into labour. After hearing that Ganzack also stole all the food, Luffy and Zoro rush out to retrieve it. As they fight the pirates, one of them kidnaps Medaka.
22 years later, Monkey D. Luffy is one of those searching for the treasure. As a child, Luffy unwittingly ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, a "Devil Fruit" that gives him elasticity powers. He winds up on the ship of the pirate Alvida. Luffy defeats Alvida and escapes with her cabin boy, Koby, who dreams of becoming a Marine.
All the members of the crew are big fans of Luffy and named their ship "Going Luffy-senpai" after him. The crew consists of a total of 56 members including: Bartolomeo ( バルトロメオ ) is a former super rookie and captain of the crew, who has the power to create invisible barriers around him thanks to the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
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Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ, Roronoa Zoro, spelled as "Roronoa Zolo" in some English adaptations), also known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro (海賊狩りのゾロ, Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro), is a fictional character created by Japanese manga artist Eiichiro Oda who appears in the manga series and media franchise One Piece.