#zoneko

His role on the crew directly contradicts his upbringing. He’s a gunsmith by trade. A very passionate, sweet-tongued, cheeky gunsmith. As a child, his father groomed him into becoming the next in line in their familial lineage of crime and swordwielding, and he was repeatedly punished in ways that were borderline brutal should he fall out of line. Needless to say he grew to dislike his father greatly, and responded positively to his mother and grandmother encouraging his budding interest in engineering and gunsmithing. His dream? To be the world’s most lethal artisan.

He’s the trope “Southern-Fried Genius” to a T. Oftentimes he is immediately clocked by some characters as a dumb blonde, or just a simple-minded Southerner based on traits like his honey blonde hair, usage of slang and informal tone, and overtly affectionate nature. He even has the lil’ twang in his accent to back it up! But behind the colloquialisms he uses, he’s much more intelligent than he may let on. So much so that he created his own set of revolvers, two of which are hidden in the heels of his boots.

Note: He chose revolvers as his primary weapon of choice because they help pack more of a punch than flintlock pistols. He uses a very particular fighting style he calls “Gun Fist ‘Nache” (taken from the word “panache”), a pretty brutal form of close combat that’s deceptively playful, flirtatious, and trickster-like. His revolvers are also unique due to the fact that they all have twelve chambers instead of six.

He ate the forbidden fruit and is now a hellhound. Yes, you read that right. In regards to special powers, the pomegranate-shaped Devil Fruit he ate gave him the ability to transform into a hellish beast. The concept of the Devil Fruit in question is still debatable, but I was aiming for an ability that pertains to hellfire. Reason being he doesn’t like the smell of regular gunpowder, so he mainly uses a branch of his DF ability to make his own ammunition. He studied the chemistry bit and substituted part of the mixture with hellfire somehow, so it’d be excruciatingly painful should you get shot because it also scratches at and scars the soul.

Honeko and Zoro are The Power Couple ™. Opposites Attract. Bickering Old Couple even. At first they tolerated each other and were aware of the other’s capabilities. That didn’t stop any bickering between the two. Zoro can be quite sassy when he’s in the mood to, and Honeko does not take shit from people just because he’s more laid back. However their constant bickering caused some sexual tension to rise and chemistry to be made because they compliment each other surprisingly well, despite being literal opposites of each other (angel x demon, swords x guns, the like). They’re very passionate and devoted to and do not play about each other. At all.

Honeko is like the middle child of the Straw Hats. His dynamic is so fun to see with the other members and how he adjusts; it's like accepting them as family was second nature. His sweet charisma, kindness, and wild but freeing nature helps him get along with a majority of the cast outside of his crew. His nature helps others feel warm and comforted around him.

Note: He's got his own groups outside of spending majority of his time with Zoro and working in his little corner of the ship. Most of his relationships with the other members is very sibling-like. For example him, Usopp, and Franky are like grease monkeys in arms. Sanji and Honeko are like brothers from another mother; they're both blonde freaks with daddy issues. But they're surprisingly close. Nami has been taken under Honeko as his younger sister. They're each other's best friend and shop and rob poor bastards blind. With the addition of Robin, they became the Neapolitan Trio because of their hair colors and contrasting personalities. All of them are cute!