Rob Lucci

Originally, he was introduced as part of CP9, as the assassin unit's strongest member in history. Operating undercover to obtain the Pluton blueprints from Iceburg, he worked as a sawyer, treenail, and bolt specialist for the Galley-La Company's Dock One in Water 7. After his defeat by Monkey D. Luffy at Enies Lobby, Lucci was dismissed from CP9 by Spandam, who declared him and the other assassins responsible for the Straw Hats' havoc on Enies Lobby. However, within the next two years, he managed to be reinstated into Cipher Pol as part of CP0, this time as Spandam's superior. He is the main antagonist of the Water 7 Arc, one of the two main antagonists of the Enies Lobby Arc, along with Spandam, and the main antagonist of the Egghead Arc. He also is one of the central characters from CP9's Independent Report Cover Page Serial, along with the rest of the CP9 members.

 

Lucci bases his outlook on justice on his personal philosophy that any person or thing that goes against the World Government's interests should be destroyed, but is also evil for being that way. Specifically, he has declared to serve a "Dark Justice", his motto being "Necessary Evil". In combat, he is a very sadistic and violent fighter, and also seems to derive amusement and gratification from inflicting physical and emotional pain on others, making him a typical sadist. These scenes, along with when he anticipates battle, are the only times where he is genuinely happy. In the Tower of Justice at Enies Lobby, he revealed that he only joined the World Government so he could be legally allowed to kill people. An example of Lucci's lust for violence is when he compromised the mission of bringing Robin to the Gates of Justice, by allowing Monkey D. Luffy to tail him for the sole purpose of having a battle, smirking when Luffy burst through the door. Lucci's violent and cruel nature is also shown when he goes into full-beast mode during battle, in order to attack Luffy more violently.[34] Another example of his sadism is when Lucci flooded the underwater passageway to the Gates of Justice in an attempt to kill the Straw Hat crew members in the passageway, because he wanted to eliminate Luffy's chances of having everything, just to anger him. He has a habit of demoralizing and taunting his opponents, which is seen when he taunted Luffy about the possibility of him killing Nico Robin. While in his full beast form, he acts more like a bloodthirsty animal, as seen when he mauled Luffy. Like Jabra, Lucci is prone to licking his lips, showing a more animalistic side to his transformation. Despite all this apparent lack of morality, he has displayed some, if very little, sympathy for those he dubs innocent. When the Candy Pirates were attacking a small village, he quickly dispatched the captain to save the people, though his demonstration of Absolute Justice later prompts him and his comrades to leave. This shows that deep down, he is not completely heartless and is more honorable to the people he respects. Likewise, he shows concern for his pet pigeon Hattori, sending him away when in dangerous situations. Lastly, he expressed gratitude to the doctor who saved his life after his clash with Luffy on Enies Lobby. After the timeskip, Lucci's personality has largely stayed the same, as he disregarded Saint Charlos' attempts to claim Shirahoshi as a slave during the Levely. He maintains that the Celestial Dragons are divine and have the right to obtain what they want from normal humans. He also continues to enjoy the prospect of causing bloodshed, as seen with his smirk at the order to kill Neptune when the latter tried to prevent his daughter's abduction. 

 

Abilities and Powers

Rokushiki

Lucci has the greatest mastery of Rokushiki within CP9, having developed more powerful variations from each of the different forms. Being able to skillfully use Soru and Shigan against 500 soldiers, he fatally pierced his armor along with their bodies; he also used Tekkai to break two swords effortlessly. By adulthood, Lucci's extraordinary skill in Rokushiki, combined with his Devil Fruit powers, allowed him to use improved variations of the martial art, such as Rankyaku: Gaicho, which could cleave through the iron hull of a Marine battleship, and Tobu Shigan: Bachi, which could pierce Luffy's rubber body with mere flicks of compressed air. In his hybrid form, a simple Rankyaku was enough to slice through the Galley-La Headquarters and cause most of the building to collapse. His high skill in Tekkai allowed him to casually block an attack from Roronora Zoro, a swordsman that can easily slice steel. Indeed, Franky's Strong Hammer, which sent his fellow CP9 agent Fukuro flying through two walls, despite his use of Tekkai, failed to make Lucci budge an inch, as the assassin's Doriki was five times his. Most notably, he used the Rokushiki hidden technique, Rokuogan, during his fight with Luffy. The massively powerful technique was so strong that it caused severe internal injury to Luffy's body, who described its effect as an Impact Dial with greatly amplified power, which is no small feat, considering that he is made of rubber. With his complete mastery of Rokushiki, in conjunction with his Devil Fruit ability, Lucci proved to be a tremendously resilient and formidable foe, fighting on equal footing with Luffy in Gear 2, even being slightly superior, forcing Luffy to use Gear 3 to weaken him and in the end use all his forces against him.

Devil Fruit

Rob Lucci ate the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit which allows him to transform into a full leopard, a bulky leopard-human hybrid and, by using Seimei Kikan, a slender leopard-human hybrid. As Zoan class Devil Fruits enhance physical capabilities the most, it is most favored by martial artists like Lucci, who is able to integrate the unique traits of his Devil Fruit, such as claws and stronger legs, to greatly enhance the effects of his techniques. Also, being a carnivorous animal, Lucci is more bloodthirsty and predatory than a regular Zoan class user, proven when he mauled Luffy as an actual leopard.

Seimei Kikan

It has been revealed that Lucci can perform Seimei Kikan, like Kumadori, and use it to alter his body into forms that amplify his skills in a specific Rokushiki ability. However, only the Kami-e Form, which makes his man-beast form smaller and thinner, more like an average man-size, has been seen.
 

Haki

Busoshoku Haki

Lucci possesses the ability to use Busoshoku Haki, though he has not yet been seen using it in the manga. In One Piece Film: Gold, however, he was seen hardening his arm while fighting Sabo.
 

Kenbunshoku Haki

Lucci possesses the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki.