Johnny (ジョニー, Jonī?) and Yosaku (ヨサク, Yosaku?) are supporting characters in the anime and manga series One Piece. Both are former bounty hunting partners of Roronoa Zoro and major allies of the Straw Hat Pirates during the East Blue Saga.
Johnny was voiced by Masaya Takatsuka in Japanese and Jamie Meldrum in Alternate Odex dubbed, Dan Green in 4Kids dubbed, and the late Christopher Ayres in Funimation dubbed in English. Yosaku was voiced by Yasuhiko Tokuyama in Japanese and Joseph Murray in Alternate Odex dubbed, Wayne Grayson in 4Kids dubbed and Josh Martin in Funimation dubbed in English.
Biography[]
Johnny and Yosaku were a duo of bounty hunters that met Zoro sometime prior the beginning of the series. In a non-canon flashback they meet Zoro for the first time in a bar when he gives them Billy, a pirate with a bounty of 5.000.000 Belly, if they pay his bill. Later both are captured by Dick, Billy's brother, in revenge for handing over his brother to the Navy. Eventually both are saved by Zoro and decide to follow him to be better bounty hunters.
Johnny makes his first appearance when he attacks the Going Merry in revenge for shooting cannonballs to the tiny island where Yosaku, who was suffering of scurvy, was resting, although Luffy and Usopp were unaware of this. He stops when Zoro recognizes him. Then Nami heals Yosaku and they decide to go to the Baratie to find a cook for their crew. When they are arriving at the Baratie, Johnny and Yosaku have a brief confrontation with Fullbody, who easily defeats them. Later, both were looking for bounties when they find Arlong's one. This catches Nami's attention and manages to throw both of them out of the ship and goes to Arlong Park. Johnny and Yosaku goes with Luffy and all are witnesses of Zoro's battle with Dracule Mihawk, they want to help him but Luffy prevents them from interfering in the battle. Then they go in their ship with Usopp and a defeated Zoro to find where Nami went. When they realize that Nami is in Arlong Park, near Cocoyashi village, Yosaku returns to Baratie to pick up Luffy and Sanji in a panda shark.
When Johnny's group is arriving at Arlong Park, some Fish-men go to inspect the ship, so Johnny and Usopp leave it leaving Zoro who was tied up. Then Johnny witnesses Usopp's false death at the hands of Nami and believes that she is really a bad guy. When Yosaku arrives with Luffy they confront Momoo, after meeting with Johnny Yosaku also believes that Nami killed Usopp until the latter meets them. Then Nojiko tells Nami's story with the Arlong Pirates and Johnny and Yosaku want to defeat the Fish-men in compensation for having misjudged Nami, but they are defeated by their immense strength. When the inhabitants of Cocoyashi want to make a massive attack at Arlong Park, Johnny and Yosaku block the entrance to prevent anyone from dying in vain and clearing the way for the Straw Hat Pirates. Then both give their swords to Zoro to replace the ones broken by Mihawk. After the Arlong Pirates defeat Johnny and Yosaku take a different path from the Straw Hat Pirates.
Sometime during the Timeskip Johnny and Yosaku leave their lives as bounty hunters due to their constant failures and become fishmen.
Trivia[]
- Johnny's Japanese Voice Actress, Masaya Takatsuka, also voiced Vista in the same series, Jerome in Ginga Densetsu Weed, and Great Priest in Dragon Ball Super.
- Johnny's First English Voice Actress, Jamie Meldrum, also voiced Usopp and Lucky Roo in the same series.
- Johnny's Second English Voice Actress, Dan Green, also voiced Yugi Muto in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Vector the Crocodile and Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X, Entei and Mewtwo in Pokémon franchise, Sky in Winx Club series, Storm the Albatross in Sonic Riders, Spike in Ape Escape 2, Mortu in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Hudson Horstachio in Viva Pinata.
External Links[]
- Johnny on the One Piece Wiki
- Yosaku on the One Piece Wiki
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