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Yamata no Orochi is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon slain by the storm god Susanoo. Learn about its origin, description, and role in Japanese mythology and history from ancient texts.
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- History
- Trivia
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Kurozumi Orochi was the former shogun of Wano Country and one of the last members of the Kurozumi Family.
Persecuted in his youth due to his grandfather's failed attempt to seize the shogunate from the Kozuki Family, Orochi encountered some relatives who helped him formulate another attempt to become shogun. This plan succeeded, with Orochi deposing the Kozuki Family around three decades before the present day after allying with Kaidou of the Four Emperors. Orochi ruled Wano tyrannically until he was deposed by none other than Kaidou, who betrayed him to seize Wano for himself; Orochi survived Kaidou's attack and tried to kill everyone on Onigashima out of spite but was then killed after two encounters with the Kozuki Family's Nine Red Scabbards who he knew had been prophesied to overthrow him.
Orochi was a rather large man with a big head and stocky build. He appeared to be balding, with his dark purple hair being mostly seen on the sides and back of his head, and he had a long topknot in the back, as well as a thin mustache that sticked upward. His two upper canine teeth were longer than his other teeth and were blunt, remaining so in his Zoan hybrid form. He wore a gold kimono with a fan-shaped pattern on it, a blue robe with flowers on it, and a crown on his head.
In his transformed state, the main head was a darker olive green with red scales while the other heads were a lighter shade with yellow scales. Every head had black horns, orange eyebrows, and light purple scales. Each head also had red eyes with blue irises and purple tongues.
As one of the last members of the Kurozumi Family, who were disgraced and stripped of their power and authority, Orochi developed an immense greed and thirst for power from an early age due to being forced to live in poverty since birth. When he worked as a servant for Yasuie, Orochi outwardly exhibited a timid and servile attitude, but this was all an act to steal money by preying on the sympathies of others. Orochi was in truth extremely deceptive and dishonorable, bending laws and rules to suit his own needs and never acknowledging promises or deals to those that he viewed as a threat.
Having been twisted by the Kurozumi Family's unfair persecution since his childhood, Orochi was an extremely cruel and oppressive tyrant who took joy in making his subjects suffer as revenge for his family's persecution. Under his rule, the people of Wano suffered great famines. The officials under him also harshly enforced his regime, and he collaborated with Kaidou to not only kill Kozuki Oden, but also allowed the Beasts Pirates to turn Wano into a nearly complete wasteland in exchange for borrowing Kaidou's power and protection, disregarding his country and people in favor of his own self-interest. Due to his power and connections, he was completely fearless and arrogant, proclaiming that he did not fear the Celestial Dragons nor the Marines. He even shot a CP0 agent, confident that they could do nothing against him. This arrogance blinded him to the fact that he was in truth just a pawn for Kaidou and that Kaidou only protected him as long as it suited his own interests. Even as Kaidou and the Beasts Pirates turned Wano into a wasteland, Orochi expected that the Flower Capital would remain prosperous and was shocked when Kaidou revealed his intentions of using it to make more factories. He defiantly opposed Kaidou's New Onigashima Project by reprimanding him for his ingratitude, all while clearly forgetting the fact that he had completely relied on Kaidou's power for protection.
Although he hated his country, Orochi desired to create an image of him being a heroic and strong ruler with a happy populace. During his reign, he had schools teach propaganda about him being the one to defeat Oden and maintain the country's isolation when, in reality, Kaidou was the one who did those things. When meeting with CP0, he claimed that the citizens around them were happy, although this reality only existed in the wealthy Flower Capital. To give the impoverished citizens the facade of happiness, Orochi put defective SMILE fruits in their food supply to render them unable to express negative emotions.
Orochi was an extremely domineering and unreasonable man with absolutely no tolerance to anyone who defied or spoke ill of him, even if it was out of his earshot and in casual discussion. He made those actions a capital crime, which the Gifters enforced. Orochi was petty enough to kill any man, woman or child who offended him, going to any lengths to see them dead (only showing temporary hesitation towards a woman he held feelings for) and refused to take responsibility for the consequences of his own actions, preferring to blame others instead by branding them as criminals. Orochi had an extremely murderous mindset, becoming angry if a target escaped from his wrath and would send countless subordinates or even assassins to deal with individuals he wanted gone, no matter how threatening they may be, as well as those that protect or assist said individuals. The subordinates that fail to uphold his rule are callously discarded from his ranks and then punished accordingly.
Orochi was also immensely extravagant and hedonistic, as he loved to hold banquets with luxurious food and drinks accompanied by refined music and dancing. He was picky with his choice of food and extremely wasteful. Moreover, he employed only the finest geisha of Wano, such as Komurasaki, to perform at his banquets. Komurasaki in particular was the main target of Orochi's affections, with the latter wishing to make the former his bride. Orochi's feelings for Komurasaki, however, were very shallow since he only loved her due to beauty. He thought of himself as the only one with the right to have her as a result of his pride and possessiveness.
Though arrogant, Orochi avoided being totally overconfident out of fear, as he was a coward by nature. As a highly cautious and attentive man, he took any and all threats to his rule seriously. To this extent, he prohibited the use of weapons and banned all martial arts dojos to deprive any dissidents of the means to incite a rebellion. Orochi also acknowledged the fact that the Nine Red Scabbards and Momonosuke survived, believing his information sources and the fact that their bodies were never found. His warnings about the return of the Kozuki retainers caused many of his complacent servants to view him as a coward, merely overreacting out of fear for Toki's prophecy. Though his servants were often afraid to voice this skepticism out loud, Orochi was aware of the fact that he was thought of as paranoid, but overlooked this due to having the authority to have his commands carried out regardless. Orochi remained resolute in his refusal to release the prisoners in Rasetsu Town despite Yasuie convincing people that everything was a result of Orochi's mistake, going as far as imprisoning their families alongside them if they attempted to protest. Ironically, while he was careful with the Kozuki Family and the rebels, Orochi could be too trustful as he never suspected his subordinate Kyoshiro of being affiliated with either the Kozuki Family or the rebels and never expected Kaidou's betrayal.
Family
Orochi was angry that the entire Kurozumi Family, himself included, was persecuted and hunted down just because of the heinous actions of his grandfather. With help from distant relatives Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru, he obtained power and took control of Wano. Despite wanting to avenge his family, Orochi cares very little for his remaining relatives, being unconcerned with Higurashi's death despite her support, as he did not express any concern over Kaidou killing her. He also didn't care (or at least didn't know) that other members of his family were suffering under his reign, resulting in Tama becoming a orphan at age 4.
As shogun, Orochi had full control over Wano Country and its inhabitants. He had government officials working under him who enforced his rule, and had a group of elite ninja known as the Orochi Oniwabanshu, as well as a squad of samurai known as the Mimawarigumi who served and protected him without question. He also had the backing of Kaidou, formerly one of the Four Emperors, so if he and his subordinates were threatened, Kaidou would hear about it and deal with the threat, which was proven in the past when Kaidou brutally ended a massive rebellion staged by countless samurai led by the daimyos serving the Kozuki Family against Orochi's new rule. He believed that with Kaidou's support, not even the Marines and Celestial Dragons could overthrow him or topple Wano. However, with Kaidou having betrayed and attempted to kill him, Orochi lost much of the power that came from their alliance as well as many of his subordinates.
In terms of personal combat, Orochi had very little skills to speak of, having always relied on others to protect him and fight his battles.
Past
Orochi lived in squalor in his youth after his family lost their power due to his grandfather's crimes. He and his family were also persecuted and hunted down by ruthless extrajudicial citizens out of self-righteousness, causing Orochi to live in fear. Over time, he gained immense hatred for all the people of Wano, which extended to all those who had nothing to do with his suffering. Over 41 years ago, he was approached by Kurozumi Higurashi, who revealed to him how his grandfather unsuccessfully tried to become shogun by poisoning his fellow daimyo but was ultimately caught and forced to commit seppuku. Orochi was stunned at the possibility that he could have been the shogun and agreed to follow Higurashi's instructions to obtain the title. She told him to hoard gold and produce weapons in order to gain powerful allies, and gave him the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi to eat to accomplish this goal. Sometime later, Orochi found his relative Kurozumi Kanjuro, who had lost his parents due to persecution. Orochi claimed to have killed Kanjuro's parents' killers and instructed him to pose as a member of the Kozuki Family until his death. Kanjuro, a skilled actor who sought death, readily agreed, and Orochi gave him a Devil Fruit to eat. 41 years ago, Orochi worked as a servant for Shimotsuki Yasuie. When the shogun's son Kozuki Oden departed Yasuie's residence after staying there, Orochi stole money and blamed it on Oden. He later left Yasuie's residence himself and took the daimyo's remaining gold. Orochi then went to Kuri, where Oden ruled as daimyo. He got Oden to lend him money many times, promising to pay him back. Around 30 years ago, Orochi went to the shogun's castle with Higurashi, who disguised herself as Oden with her Devil Fruit powers. She asked the shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki to give Orochi a job at the castle, and Sukiyaki obliged. Sukiyaki began to fall ill, and around 28 years before the present, the old woman posed as him and decreed that Orochi would temporarily succeed him as shogun until Oden returned from his absence. By the time Oden left his wife and children in the care of his retainers 26 years ago, Orochi had joined forces with Kaidou and constructed weapons factories. With support from the Beasts Pirates, Orochi forced citizens to work in the factories and those who refused would be executed. He also took over the shogunate's ninja squad known as the Kozuki Oniwabanshu, with their leader Fukurokuju submitting to him. When Oden returned to Wano a year later, he went to the Flower Capital and attacked Orochi after hearing about his oppression. Oden's attack was stopped by Kurozumi Semimaru, who used a barrier to protect Orochi. With Oden unable to harm him, Orochi then explained how he rose to power. Orochi and Kaidou then made a deal with Oden. If Oden danced naked in the Flower Capital once a week, citizens would be spared. They also promised to leave Wano in five years. In the aftermath, Oden started dancing naked in the Flower Capital, causing Orochi to laugh profusely. Five years later, Orochi had Kaidou capture the yakuza boss Hyogoro and kill his family due to being unable to control Hyogoro. He then traveled to Kuri to inform Oden that he would be building weapons factories in the region and told him about what had happened to Hyogoro. On the day of Oden's execution, Orochi was present at the execution site to witness the execution. Orochi did not object to Kaidou's deal with Oden to allow those who survive the boiling pot for one hour go free. During the execution, Orochi was displeased that Oden was holding his retainers above him with a piece of wood, but Kaidou did not mind. After the citizens found out about the deal between Oden and Orochi from five years ago, Orochi ignored their pleas. Even though Oden successfully survived one hour, Orochi decided to execute him and his retainers with a firing squad. As the Scabbards fled, Orochi watched as Kaidou shot Oden in the head. Before her death, Kozuki Toki cursed Orochi, which he interpreted as a prophecy that the Kozuki Family would get revenge on him in 20 years. As his subordinates were unable to find any corpses of the Nine Red Scabbards, Orochi became restless. He approached the four other daimyo of Wano and gave them the choice to join him or die. All of them refused and staged a rebellion with a massive samurai army to attacked Orochi but were defeated by Kaidou. A few years before Momonosuke's return, Orochi mixed faulty SMILE fruits with the leftovers from the Flower Capital and fed them to the residents of leftover towns, robbing the poor of their ability to express anger or sadness. After the Kid Pirates were captured by Kaidou, Orochi offered Killer a chance to save his captain by giving him a SMILE fruit.
Post-Mortem
Even after Orochi's demise, the fire that he had started grew completely out of control, threatening everyone on the island. Luckily, Raizou released a massive amount of water that he had acquired from his time on Zou, which Jinbe used to put out the flames. At the same time, Luffy used his awakened powers to finally defeat Kaidou while Momonosuke, who had been aged to adulthood thanks to Shinobu's aging ability created flame clouds to safely land Onigashima next to the Flower Capital.[103] After the great battle was over, Momonosuke then revealed himself to the citizens of Wano, taking his rightful place as the true shogun of Wano Country and undoing all of Orochi's despotism.[104]
•Orochi means "big snake or serpent" in Japanese, matching his Devil Fruit, the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi.
•Orochi's favorite foods are Yashiori sake and Pacific saury.
•Ironically, Yashiori no Sake is a fictional drink that used to kill the Yamata no Orochi.
•Orochi is currently the only Mythical Zoan user that is confirmed to be deceased.
1.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 92 Chapter 927 (p. 15) and Episode 921, Orochi is first seen.
2.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 and Episode 770, The shogun of Wano Country is first mentioned.
3.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 91 Chapter 919 (p. 7-8) and Episode 909, Sarahebi "teaches" the children of Wano in the Flower Capital.
4.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 90 Chapter 909 (p. 13) and Episode 892, Orochi is revealed to be the shogun.
5.Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary (Card #1342), Information about Orochi is revealed.
6.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 98 Chapter 985 (p. 11-19) and Episodes 993–994, Kaidou beheads Orochi.
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