Topman Warcury

Saint Topman Warcury is one of the Five Elders who publicly head the World Government, holding the title of Warrior God of Justice.

Along with the other Elders, he is one of the overarching antagonists of the entire One Piece series, especially in its Final Saga.

Appearance

Warcury is a bald elderly man who has a very large white mustache as well as birthmark spots on his forehead. He wears a black suit over a black tie and a white buttoned shirt, as well as black pants. In the anime, he initially had a short white beard, but lost it after the timeskip.

Personality

Like the other Elders, Warcury cares about the balance in the world maintained by the Three Great Powers and wishes to maintain it. He appears to be patient, as he was content to observe Shanks’ potentially threatening actions and not rush to intervene. However, he cursed Crocodile and Luffy for threatening the balance when the latter removed the former from the Seven Warlords of the Sea, saying that Luffy could not be forgiven. He also wishes to preserve the image of the World Government by keeping the events of the Void Century a secret, and he and the other Elders will immediately have anyone destroyed who is found to be studying it.

He appears to take positions of authority seriously, as he disapproved of Admiral Aokiji going off on his own without telling anyone. Like the other Elders, he has little tolerance for people of lower rank challenging their authority, as shown during the Elders’ meeting with Marine Fleet Admiral Sakazuki instead of threatening or making hostile moves towards the fleet admiral, but Warcury was especially abrasive toward Sakazuki, reminding him of his place and failures by mentioning how Aokiji had joined forces with Blackbeard. He takes rebellion very seriously and said the annihilation of the Lulusia Kingdom could serve as an example to other unsettled governments.

Compared to the other Elders, Warcury has appeared to display shreds of conscience regarding the lives of his subjects. When Imu ordered for the Lulusia Kingdom to be annihilated, Warcury brought up the fact that the kingdom was heavily populated; however, he had no qualms about going through with it once Imu reaffirmed the decision. He also seems to value racial harmony, as he was displeased to hear of Jinbe’s resignation from the Seven Warlords of the Sea, which had maintained bonds between humans and fish-men.

Abilities and Powers

As a member of the Five Elders, Warcury is one of the few to have the “highest authority of the World Government”, being above even the World Nobles. He has control over every facet of the World Government, including the police, the Marines, and Cipher Pol, and even the Fleet Admiral of the Marines is incapable of challenging his power. As a result, he has authority to declare a Buster Call, and he and the other Elders can use their great degree of power to manipulate the media and withhold facts from the general public, including erasing entire segments of history, most notably the Void Century. The only known person who seems to outrank the World Nobles is Imu.

Transformation

Warcury has an ability that allows him to transform into a creature with tusks or wing-like appendages and noticeable long ears. In this form, he could withstand a point-blank blast of fire from Sabo without difficulty. It is unknown if this power is related to a Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Weapons

Warcury carries a flintlock, which he intended to use to execute Nefertari Cobra for seeing Imu.

History

Past

As recognition for his genius inventions in MADS, Dr. Vegapunk was invited to Mary Geoise for an audience with the Five Elders.

Twenty-two years ago, the Five Elders spoke via Den Den Mushi to Professor Clover, an archaeologist from Ohara who was revealed to have been studying the Poneglyphs. Clover revealed that he knew too much about the Void Century, causing the Five Elders to order the Cipher Pol unit on Ohara to eliminate him and for a Buster Call to destroy Ohara and its historians.

Less than fourteen years ago (over ten years since Gol D. Roger’s execution), Spandam persuaded the Five Elders to give him the authority to seek out the blueprints for Pluton.

Sky Island Saga

Jaya Arc

A Marine came to the Room of Authority to report that Shanks had made contact with Whitebeard. Although the prospect of two of the Four Emperors meeting was dangerous, Warcury said to observe the situation first without rushing to intervene. The Elders then talked about finding a replacement for Crocodile’s Warlord position, and cursed Crocodile and Monkey D. Luffy for causing this kind of trouble.

Water 7 Saga

Long Ring Long Land Arc

The Five Elders got a call that Marine Admiral Aokiji had gone off on his own, and Warcury disapproved, stating that Aokiji needed to mind his rank.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc

The Five Elders received a report that Shanks had successfully met with Whitebeard himself, to their shock.

Summit War Saga

Post-War Arc

The Five Elders talked about the aftermath of the Summit War of Marineford, with Warcury stating that Jinbe’s resignation from the Seven Warlords was a blow toward racial harmony between humans and fish-men. They then talked about Blackbeard’s rise to power, and Warcury stated that the pirate had a clear head start in the race to fill the Emperor position formerly held by Whitebeard due to having consumed two Devil Fruits.

Dressrosa Saga

Dressrosa Arc

Fleet Admiral Sakazuki came to the Room of Authority to question the Five Elders about why they let Donquixote Doflamingo use the World Nobles’ authority to misinform the entire world. The Elders reminded Sakazuki of his place and reprimanded his insolence, with Warcury reminding him about former admiral Aokiji joining forces with Blackbeard. A Marine then came in and revealed that Luffy and Trafalgar Law’s alliance had taken down Doflamingo, and that their victory had been broadcast to the entire world, shocking the Elders and Sakazuki.

Whole Cake Island Saga

Levely Arc

As the Levely was beginning, the Five Elders were approached by Shanks. Because of his position, they reluctantly allowed him to talk to them about a certain pirate, and Warcury ordered for all the soldiers to leave the Room of Authority. After meeting with Shanks, they headed toward the Empty Throne, and talked about how King Nefertari Cobra of Arabasta had requested to meet with them. Upon reaching the Empty Throne, they knelt before its occupant Imu as they requested that Imu tell them the name of the “light” that needed to be extinguished from history.

Wano Country Saga

Wano Country Arc

Shortly following their meeting with Imu, the Elders granted Cobra the audience he requested at the Empty Throne. Cobra brought up his ancestor, Nefertari Lili who was one of the First Twenty founders of the World Government. When Warcury asked what his point was, Cobra explained how Lili disappeared following her decision to abdicate living in Mary Geoise; he asked if the Elders had any records of what became of her. The Elders claimed to have no answer for this, and Cobra then asked about the meaning of the initial D., revealing to the Elders’ shock that a letter from Lili had been passed down through the Nefertari Family. Imu then entered the room and sat on the Empty Throne, and the Elders were shocked at Imu’s decision to be revealed to Cobra. Imu talked with Cobra about Lili and the D., and the Elders drew flintlocks as they intended to execute Cobra for seeing Imu. Imu was the first to strike Cobra, but then along with the Elders was attacked by Sabo using Hiken. Following the attack, the Elders and Imu transformed into beastly forms and pursued Sabo as he fled the room with Cobra. Following another strike by Imu, Cobra sacrificed himself to allow Sabo to flee and was promptly killed; the Elders then noticed that Wapol had been spying on the affairs in the room through a small peephole.

Following the Levely’s conclusion, the Five Elders were in the Room of Authority discussing Sabo and the growing issues with Vegapunk on Egghead when they received a call from Imu, who wished to test out Vegapunk’s Mother Flame invention; Warcury noted that the results of this test may affect how they would handle the Egghead situation. Imu told them to test it on the Lulusia Kingdom, and Warcury quickly noted that it was highly populated, but Imu disregarded this and Warcury said an example could be made out of them due to their recent stirrings of rebellion. Imu also gave them the command to find and seize Nefertari Vivi.

They later discussed the Raid on Onigashima, namely the orders they had given to capture Nico Robin and prepare to have the Marines assume control of Wano Country in the aftermath of the battle. The topic of the Gomu Gomu no Mi, which legends purported to be the “Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika” came up, and Warcury dismissed the existence of the latter as just a legend; however, Ju Peter retorted that there must have been a reason it was renamed centuries ago. To avoid the fruit, which had been consumed by Monkey D. Luffy, awakening, the Five Elders commanded Guernica to interfere in the battle between Luffy and Kaidou to eliminate the former. Guernica sacrificed himself to allow Kaidou to inflict a deadly blow on Luffy.

The Five Elders’ attempt to eliminate Luffy proved a failure, as they later came to learn that the Gomu Gomu no Mi had indeed been awakened and Kaidou and Big Mom had both fallen in battle. Because Wano’s borders were not opened as was initially expected, the Elders called off the Marine invasion but maintained the order for Robin to be captured. Warcury called the marines and ordered that they remove the D. in Luffy’s bounty poster and change the image on the poster as well because the Elders did not want the world to see Luffy’s Gear 5th form, but it was too late as new posters were already being distributed across the seas.

The following events are Non-Canon and therefore not considered part of the Canon story.

One Piece Film: Red

The Five Elders watched Uta’s concert in Elegia from the Den Den Mushi. They discussed about Uta being the daughter of Shanks, a serious threat that was opposed to the Great Pirate Era, and how to stop her rebellion. Warcury was most concerned that the people were on the side of the diva and was all for nipping her potential revolution as soon as possible. Though there was some hesitation among them to carry out her elimination when Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro brought up that she may be related to the Figarland Family. Also, they were very concerned about Uta’s connection with Tot Musica and they could not afford to be cautious if she summoned that as a threat. The Five Elders were the only ones who didn’t fall asleep to Uta’s powers as they already muted her songs. They were later informed by Lucci about an estimate being 70% of the world’s population would be pulled into Uta World.

The Five Elders, horrified, witnessed Uta turning everyone including Saint Charlos into inanimate objects. As they couldn’t afford more casualties, they had to make a decision even if a Celestial Dragon would get caught in the crossfire. They witnessed Tot Musica, finally summoned by Uta, attacking the Marine ships. After Tot Musica was defeated by Luffy and Shanks, the Five Elders witnessed Uta releasing everyone from the Uta World through singing.

Concludes non-canon section.

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

Having received Imu’s orders, the Elders then received a call from Marine Headquarters revealing they had traced Sabo to Lulusia, and the Elders took note of this stroke of fortune as the Lulusia Kingdom was completely annihilated by the Mother Flame soon afterward and declared to never have existed in the first place by the Five Elders.

The Five Elders also received a call by York, who was aspiring to become a Celestial Dragon, that Vegapunk was doing forbidden research on the Void Century and decided to send a squad of CP0-Agents to assassinate Vegapunk and all his satellites, including York.

Following Saturn departing to Egghead, the remaining elders in the Room of Authority were contacted by York again. While their conversation was overheard by Saturn and Kizaru, York asked them why they intended to kill her as well, with Marcus Mars replying she was still a Vegapunk after all. Upon the elders negotiating a deal with her, York revealed that she needed saving from Luffy before he kills her, much to Warcury’s shock.

Major Battles

• Five Elders and Imu vs. Sabo

Merchandise

Video Games

Non-Playable Appearances

• One Piece: Grand Battle! 3
• One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush!
• One Piece Odyssey

Trivia

• Warcury’s name is based on Mercury, the first planet in the real-life Solar System, keeping in relation with the planet-themed names of the Five Elders.
  • Warcury’s full name features the written characters that make up the Japanese-English pronunciation of “Mercury” (mākyurī, マーキュリー^?); his surname, Topman (トップマン, Toppuman^?) features the character ma (マ^?), while his given name (ウォーキュリー, Wōkyurī^?) features the characters kyurī (ーキュリー^?).
  • Warcury’s given name also features the written character wō (ウォー^?), which likely comes from wōtā (ウォーター^?), the Japanese pronunciation of “water”. This may reference the Japanese name for Mercury, which translates to “water star” (水星, suisei^?).
• Warcury’s appearance may be based on the late Mikhail Gorbachev, a Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991. His elderly appearance includes a bald head and a birthmark, which is the result of a skin anomaly known as nevus flammeus.

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