The Kuja Tribe were formerly better known as their pirate crew, Kuja Pirates, is an all female tribe and pirate crew until their disbandment. Their island is known as Amazon Lily and the Island of Women, a forbidden island for men to ever trespass. Their former empress of their tribe and captain of their crew is the former Warlord, Boa Hancock.
They were the main antagonist group in Amazon Lily Arc when they've mistakenly thought Monkey D. Luffy invaded their territory until they redeemed themselves as Luffy clearing up from this misunderstanding. When Hancock fell in love with Luffy, they've pledged their loyalty and services to the future Emperor as well worshiping him due to his strength and strong determination. They've always stretched Luffy's rubbery skin as their new favorite hobby.
After Hancock lost her title as a Warlord as well Amazon Lily invaded by the Marines and Blackbeard Pirates, Hancock sadly left her home nation (which was nearly destroyed by both the Seraphims and Blackbeard) in her quest to find Luffy, needing his help to protect Hancock and the Kujas as well as losing her pirate title and empress status after she had left the island to protect them and is currently already on her way back to Luffy.
Overview[]
When a Kuja fell in love with a man, they suffer to "Love Sickness" (a disease that would succumb a Kuja if they rejected their love for men as a result to their deaths) such as the previous empresses (the predecessors of Boa Hancock as well former empresses Shakuyaku, Tritoma and Gloriosa) died from this disease after they've rejected their love for men. Shakuyaku is the first Empress who accepted her love for Rayleigh while Hancock is the second empress who accepting her love for Luffy allowing them to survive from the disease. After surviving from "Love Sickness" their love for their respective men consumes them time after time as well they love them unconditionally, disregarding of their love interests of their identities, whoever their family are, where they came from or how old they are (since age is just a number), as shown Hancock doesn't care about Luffy's true identity as the son of Dragon and the grandson of Monkey D. Garp (despite the latter is a Marine) as she wanted to become his wife no matter what and she will never stop until Luffy finally accept her as his wife. Due to their love for their respective men, they are very obedience when they will do anything for the men they'd love even they cannot disobey their orders as shown Hancock is taking orders from Luffy as well she can never disobey any orders that Luffy gives her.
When a Kuja was enslaved physically, mentally and sexually as well as assumedly raped by the Celestial Dragons, they turned into cold-hearted man-haters such as Hancock and her sisters (Sandersonia and Marigold) due to the numerous amount of suffered they've endured at the hands of the Celestial Dragons (although, the only confirmed victim of rape was Ginny, Jewelry Bonney's mother; whereas the Boa sisters *only* suffered from physical torture, repeated humiliation, starvation, and emotional abuse). If they are tormented by any men, they will develope a special hatred towards them, barring to the Celestial Dragon but worse than other men such as when Hancock developed an immensely hatred towards Marshall D. Teach (aka Blackbeard) for being Luffy's arch-nemesis due to him being the mastermind of her beloved's sufferings and later choking her in his failed attempted to steal her Devil Fruit. Hancock completely hates Blackbeard worse than other men but barring the Celestial Dragons as well considering Teach to be her mortal enemy as her hatred towards Blackbeard is compare to that of Luffy's own hatred towards Teach. Afterwards, Blackbeard's actions has caused Hancock to sadly leaving her home, Amazon Lily to reunite with her beloved and Teach's arch-nemesis, Luffy just so he can protect her.
If an Empress of Amazon Lily become a most wanted criminal to the World Government, the empress must leave Amazon Lily and relocate themselves to ensure the safety of their people due to their presence would endanger their subjects when the Marines are so persistent, even willing to step down from their position as the empress such as Shakuyaku (implied it was due to Monkey D. Garp) and later her successor two generations after her, Boa Hancock (due to the Marines and Blackbeard).
A pregnant Kuja only gives child births for girls.
Their money currency is known Gor but nothing else is known. Nerine announced to pay 20 Gor to touch Luffy and stretching his rubbery skin without even asking him.
Unlike ordinary women, Kujas have limited knowledge when they don't know the full extent of love. They even don't know what is a kiss. They think men can be stretchy when they've stretched Luffy's skin when they never seen a man like him before due to his Devil Fruit's powers.
After Hancock redeemed herself and loved Monkey D. Luffy, the Kuja now shown their absolute loyalty towards the Straw Hat Pirates' captain and worships the newest Emperor as an exceptional man by addressing him as Lord Luffy (Luffy-Sama), as well they enjoy touching and stretching his rubbery skin (due to his "Gomu Gomu no Mi", true name as Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika) for 20 Gors as their new favorite hobby during the banquet where Luffy made funny faces causing the Kujas laughing in such amusement. After Luffy awakens from his comatose, the Kujas are thrilled of it and wanted to stretch him again. They even hanged a giant photograph from Luffy's bounty.
They also helped Luffy and Hancock to aboard the Marine's battleship to rescue Luffy's brother, Portgas D. Ace. After Ace's death, they've sheltered Luffy from the World Government and Marines (possibly the Kuja learned of Luffy's identity to be the son of the Revolutionary Dragon). After 2 years, they've assisted Luffy to Sabaody Archipelago to rejoin his crew to escape to Fishman Island as well as aiding him from the Marines.
After the Levely for the Seven Warlords' abolishment by the request of Admiral Fujitora due to both Crocodile and Donquixote Doflamingo's sins upon Kings Riku and Cobra, the Kuja's treaty with the World Government was terminated as they send the Marines led by Koby and Vice-Admiral Yamakaji to try capture Boa Hancock. The Kuja are ready to wage war against Koby and the rest of the Marines. They were attacked by two Pacifistas that looks like Boa Hancock and Dracule Mihawk (when they were kids) but the most the marines (including Vice-Admiral Yamakaji (one of the five leaders of the Buster Call)) were unsurprisingly easily defeated by Hancock, leaving one exception Koby (who is now weak and defenseless). They were also attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates (who came to kill Hancock and steal her devil fruit) only for them to be drove off by Silvers Rayleigh and Shakuyaku (the former empress of Amazon Lily from 2 generation before her successor, Hancock). Despite the Marines and Blackbeard Pirates were drove off, the Kuja are still in danger if Hancock would continue to stay at Amazon Lily due to the Marines' persistently attempt to arrest her at all costs. Without any choice, Hancock has sadly decided to leave her home under Shakky and Rayleigh's protection in her absence and relocate herself for the sake of her sisters and subjects' safety, when she is going to the New World to find and reunite with the Emperor who is the only man she always loves, Monkey D. Luffy, since their nation is no longer safe from all the damage sustained by both the Seraphims and Blackbeard, after Hancock lost her title as Warlord due to Crocodile and Doflamingo's sins. The Kujas are fine about Hancock leaving their home for her reunion with Luffy when they are supported her decision to be the best option that their ruler undertake in order to provide their safety while in Hancock's absence as they need to find Luffy for his help to protect Hancock, due to his status as one of the Four Emperors now that both Big Mom and Kaido are gone. Later on, Hancock (now fully recovered her wounds from Blackbeard) already left Amazon Lily and currently on her way back to Luffy (it is likely Hancock has escaped from the persisted Marines again, when they were held off by the Kujas, Rayleigh and Shakky, given Hancock more than enough time for her getaway).
Few days shortly after Hancock left Amazon Lily solely for her reunion with Luffy and her resignation of her position as empress as well as the Kuja Pirates' disbandment and Rayleigh and Shakuyaku return to Sabaody after they had protected Amazon Lily from the persistently Marines and Blackbeard Pirates, The Kujas witnessed Vegapunk's message recording and learned the truth behind the World Government's corruption.
Crew Strength[]
The Kujas are very formidable female fighters. The Empresses are the strongest of all of the Kujas. They've trained Busoshoku Haki enables them to bypass Devil Fruit's users including Logia-type users. They used snake bows as their main weapons and their arrows are imbued with Haki. Few of them either use a sword (like Aphelandra), a spear (like Boa Marigold) or a cannon (like Rindo). The Kujas children have trained in birth (such as Hancock, Sandersonia and Marigold trained 24 years ago after Roger's execution) as well Hancock became a warrior at age 12, shown she was the youngest who became a full fledge pirate.
Trivia[]
- The Kujas are similar to the Amazons of Greek Mythology.
- The rumour of a "Gorgon's eye" on each of the Boa sister's backs is a reference to Greek myth of Medusa, youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Similarly, Boa Hancock's Devil Fruit power to turn people into stone is a reference to Medusa's power - with difference being that Medusa was so ugly, people would turn to stone, while Hancock's power depends on the target being ensnared by her beauty.
- Shakuyaku wasn't confirmed as a former empress until post-timeskip, as previously she was just Shakky, owner of a shady bar and associate of Rayleigh. Tangentially, Shakuyaku and Rayleigh were eventually revealed as married in every sense except contractually.
- Sanji considered the Kujas and Amazon Lily to be "heaven" when Luffy living with the Kuja Tribe for 2 years during his Haki training, much to Sanji's jealousy towards his captain.
- According to Gloriosa, the previous Empress of the Kuja (before Hancock and after Shakky) Tritoma, has passed away while loving a man from East Blue.
External Links[]
- Kuja Tribe on the One Piece Wiki
- Kuja Pirates on the One Piece Wiki
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