Thursday, 8 January 2009

Nefeltari Vivi The Ice Princess

Vivi, or as she is known by her codename Miss Wednesday when Luffy and company first meet her, is the royal princess of Alabasta Kingdom. Due to the suspicious actions of a man named Crocodile and a criminal organization called Baroque Works, she has taken it upon herself to investigate the matter and try to find out what Crocodile really wants. She is joined by her trusted attendant Igaram as well as her spotted-bill duck Carue and together the three of them pose as members of the criminal group. Because she had to prove a convincing killer and capable of combat, Vivi trained herself to fight with weapons. She is partnered with Mr. 9 which means her rank is quite low. The closer to the 0 a pair of Officer Agents are, the stronger they are. Vivi and Mr. 9 have decent combat abilities but nothing near amazing.

Upon first meeting arriving in Whiskey Peak (Misty Peak in the U.S. version) Igaram posed as the town's mayor while Vivi posed as an assistant. After they got Luffy and everyone drunk and asleep, they planned to dispose of them. However, Zoro caught on to the plan and was wide awake when he heard everything. For a brief time, Vivi and Igaram fought against Zoro, but after some major plot twists, the crew learns who Vivi really is from Igaram. Igaram asks the Straw Hat Pirates to take Vivi to Alabasta Kingdom so she can put a stop to a major war being planned. Nami agrees only if she gets paid big for it.

Vivi and Carue are temporary members of the crew and though they may not contribute much towards combat, they add a certain charm to the crew as well as some knowledge of the world that Straw Hats know nothing about. When necessary, Vivi can defend herself in battle, and uses two lethal weapons called the Kujaki/Peacock Slashers to do it (a small sharp piece attached to a wire which Vivi spins with on a hoop around her pinky fingers). She has three attacks:

Seductive Perfume Dance: She only used this once and it was when she was fighting Zoro in Whiskey Peak. She does an enchanting belly dance and spreads a paralyzing aroma from a bottle of perfume. She never uses this attack again despite that it was effective on Zoro.

Kujaki Slasher: Vivi spins two of these and lashes out at her target with them. Considering the speed of the rotation, it is deadly.

Kujaki String Slasher: Vivi's strongest attack used MUCH later on in the Alabaster segment. Vivi flings out a Kujaki Slasher that shoots from an amazing distance and is capable of tearing a person's head off with it


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