One Piece: 10 Facts Every Fan Should Know About Portgas D. Ace

Portgas D. Ace is one of One Piece’s most loved characters and also someone who held great importance in the story not only before the time-skip but continues to do so after it. Ace was the son of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger and ended up being raised together with his sworn brothers, Sabo and Luffy.

He played a significant role in the first half of the story and was directly involved in the Marineford War, the biggest event of the Great Pirate Era, making him one of the most popular characters in not only the story but also among the fans.

10 His Name Was Picked By Roger Before His Death

Ace was born after the death of his father, the King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger and after evading the Navy and the Cipher Pol for months, he was finally born. According to his mother, Portgas D. Rouge, Roger had already picked the names for him.

Had he been born a girl, he was to be named Ann and in case he was a boy, the name would be Ace. Shortly after naming him, Portgas D. Rouge died.

9 His Name Was Supposed To Be Gol D. Ace

Before dying, Rouge mentioned that Ace was supposed to be named Gol D. Ace, as Roger had decided some time when they were together. However, Ace grew to hate Roger for what he was and because of that, he took the name of his mother, who he believed he owed his life to, and thus went by the name of Portgas D. Ace.

According to Ace, Roger was a worthless human who he didn’t even acknowledge as his father, however, he would get very defensive if someone spoke ill of him.

8 He Was Born In The South Blue

Portgas D. Ace was initially thought to have been born in the East Blue’s Goa Kingdom because he was Luffy’s brother and was raised there. However, Ace was originally born on a small island in the South Blue named Baterilla.

Rouge resided on this island and Roger visited her often before his eventual surrender to the Navy. After being born, he was taken in by the Hero of the Marines, Monkey D. Garp and raised under the care of Dadan.

7 He Was Born After 20 Months

Thanks to the intelligence provided by the Cipher Pol, the Government and the Navy were notified that Roger visited Baterilla often and even acted like a father there. To end the bloodline once and for all, the Government did a thorough check from when he last visited right until the end of that year to make sure that he didn’t have a son.

Little did they know that Portgas D. Rouge managed to hold Ace in her womb for 20 months with her sheer willpower and thus tricked them into thinking that Roger had no child.

6 When He Made His Debut

Portgas D. Ace made his debut quite late in the manga. He set off on his journey three years before Luffy, which is why he was hardly shown until the later parts of the story. Ace appeared first during the end of the Drum Island arc in Chapter 154 of the manga and Episode 91 of the anime.

Ace then appeared in the Alabasta arc, where he was properly introduced as Luffy’s big brother and played quite a role in saving the crew from the Navy.

5 His First Pirate Crew Was Spade

Ace left home at the age of 17, three years before Luffy left on his journey, Ace headed out to sea to make the world acknowledge him. He ended up creating the Spade Pirates and did so in quite some style.

His First Mate was Deuce and his crew was quite popular across the world. Afterward, Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates and all the members of the Spade Pirates followed him and became members of the crew as well.

4 He Rejected A Shichibukai Offer

Ace was offered the role of a Warlord of the Sea, also known as Shichibukai, at a very young age and this was because the world had started to take notice of him and the Government was wary of him already. As expected, Ace rejected this offer because he was looking to make the entire world recognize him.

Instead, he set his eyes on Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world, and decided that killing him would give him the fame that he truly wanted.

3 He Was A User Of Haki

Portgas D. Ace was known to be a user of Conqueror’s Haki, as seen during the ASL flashback after the Marineford arc of One Piece. However, it is a little known fact that Ace could also use Armament Haki.

He awakened this power at Sabaody Archipelago, where he arrived as a Super Rookie and clashed against Vice-Admiral Draw. In a life and death battle, Ace awakened Armament Haki and defeated him.

2 Ace’s Birthday Is Special

Ace is one of the most popular One Piece characters for several reasons and one of them is his birthday. Ace was born on January 1, and he shares this with the creator of the One Piece manga, Eiichiro Oda himself.

While his flaming popularity makes everyone remember him, it’s doubly special that Ace and the series creator celebrate this day together. What’s more, Ace’s birthday is just one day after that of Gol D. Roger, who was born on December 31.

1 Ace Had The Highest Pre-Timeskip Bounty

Before the time-skip of One Piece, the highest known bounty belonged to none other than Portgas D. Ace himself. At 550 million Berries, Ace was a wanted man who was feared across the ocean as one of Whitebeard’s most capable Commanders.

Interestingly, he shared this bounty with his close friend, Little Oars Jr, who also has a bounty of 550 million Berries on his head right now.

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