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Bonk Punch
Bonk Punch
Bonk Punch is one of the Senior Officers and musicians of the Red Hair Pirates.
Appearance
Punch is a very tall, burly man with a bald head, a scar that goes down the left part of his face, neck and upper torso and dark rings around his eyes. He wears a basic shirt with a ruffled collar and rolled up sleeves, a pair of sandals and tends to have Monster perched over his shoulders. He is also shown wearing a backpack during the events of the From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc.
In his first appearance in Luffy’s childhood, he was considerably slimmer and displayed a different attire, like a striped shirt and a sash.
Personality
Like many of his fellow Red Hair crew members, Punch enjoys partying, drinking, and the pirate life.
Abilities and Powers
Bonk Punch is a Senior Officer of the Red Hair Pirates, giving him authority over lower-ranking members of the crew. Punch is a powerful individual himself, considering how Marine Commodore Brannew described the whole crew as having a high average of bounties.
Bonk Punch is capable of charging up and unleashing devastating punches or counterpunches on his foes. He lets Monster deal with weaker enemies while he readies his attack.
Weapons
Punch appears to wield a flintlock pistol as his weapon, although he has yet to be seen using it in the story proper.
History
Past
Punch was already part of the Red Hair Pirates 12 years ago. He partied with his crew and talked to Luffy about the joys of the pirate life.
Summit War Saga
Marineford Arc
Punch showed up alongside his captain and fellow main fighters of the crew in order to stop the Summit War of Marineford, being ready to jump into action if the fighting kept going.
Whole Cake Island Saga
From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc
After the timeskip, Punch and some members of the Red Hair Pirates were at the ruins of a certain island. He was happy to read the newspaper showing the Straw Hat Pirates’ new bounties.
Wano Country Saga
Wano Country Arc
While sailing outside Wano, Punch rejoiced at how far Luffy had come in his pirate journey.
The following events are Non-Canon and therefore not considered part of the Canon story.
One Piece Film: Red
Uta organized a concert on Elegia in order to realize her dream of performing for the whole world. Punch was present during the concert.
Concludes non-canon section.
Final Saga
Egghead Arc
The crew later took Marco to Sphinx after picking him up from Wano, and was then later partying at Elbaf alongside the Giants, when they received word that the Kid Pirates were challenging them. Bonk Punch would later made his way onto the crew’s ship and witness Shanks defeating the Kid Pirates as well as Dorry and Brogy destroying the Victoria Punk.
Major Battles
- Red Hair Pirates vs. Kaidou and King (unseen)
- Red Hair Pirates vs. Kid Pirates (unseen)
Trivia
- Punch may be named after the drink of the same name. This fits with the drink-based naming scheme of some of the Red Hair Pirates.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 8) and Episode 4, Bonk Punch debuts.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Volume 4000000000 “RED” (p. 45), Bonk Punch’s crew position and fighting style are revealed.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 101 (p. 96), Bonk Punch’s name is given.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 59 Chapter 580 (p. 10-11) and Episode 489, Bonk Punch shows up in the Summit War.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 83 Chapter 837, cover story: From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc Vol. 24.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 104 Chapter 1054 (p. 10) and Episode 1081.
- ↑ One Piece Movie — One Piece Film: Red.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 105 Chapter 1059 (p. 2) and Episode 1087.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 Chapter 1076.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1079.
