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Despite being the captain of the crew, and even if they recognized its strength, in general, Rocks was not respected at all among his subordinates.Charlotte Linlin considered him to be untrustworthy and "good-for-nothing", Shiki laughed at the notion of caring for Rocks' life and Whitebeard was disgusted by his cruelty, mentioning having bad experiences with him and his crew. Furthermore, Xebec appeared in Kaidou's memory when he was injured by Luffy, but only thought of him as someone capable of matching Kaidou in deadly combat, implying a hostile relationship

World Government

Since Rocks had the ambition to become the "King of the World", he was naturally opposed to the World Government as the current globe-ruling regime, including the Celestial Dragons, who were the focus of his attacks during the God Valley Incident.

Rocks' actions were destructive and anarchic enough that the government considered him akin to a terrorist, meaning many of his feats were not properly recorded in history, causing Rocks to eventually fade from public consciousness save the memory of some veteran Marines and the former members of his crew.

Garp and Roger

Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp and Gol D. Roger of the Roger Pirates were known to have joined forces to stop the Rocks Pirates during the God Valley Incident. That said, Garp is not fond of recounting this story despite its role in solidifying his reputation as a hero, since it involved him allying with a pirate and protecting World Nobles and the fact that he only received said reputation because the government suppressed the fact of Roger's involvement.

Imu

Most notably among his World Government enemies, is the true King of the World, Imu. Rocks accomplished a feat that had not been seen before or since: invading Imu's inner sanctum, the Room of Flowers. Rocks kidnapped five kings attending the Levely that year and attempted to use them as a bargaining chip, but Imu simply did not care and paid him no mind even though Rocks had just killed an Admiral prior.

Intelligence

Aside from raw strength, Rocks seemed to be a very intelligent and knowledgeable man; through studying many subjects that were considered taboo, he was able to unravel many of the World Government's secrets, which led the Government to decide to erase his name from history following his defeat. Among the secrets he learned was the existence of Imu, the secret ruler of the world. Rocks also showed himself to be extremely cunning and opportunistic, having stolen the Celestial Dragon's Heavenly Tribute to fund his piracy career.

Swordsmanship

Rocks is shown to be a tremendously powerful swordsman whose strikes were famous for blasting away whatever he struck as though they were hit by a gigantic hammer or cannonball. When clashing swords with King Harald of Elbaph, who was an Ancient Giant and also noted to be a great warrior by Elbaph's standards, the two fighters blasted away everyone in their vicinity up to five kilometers away.

Haki

Rocks was one of the few people in the world known to possess Supreme King Haki, and be able to infuse it into his sword.

Weapons

Rocks mostly wielded a sword which he could infuse with his Supreme King Haki. Rocks is also versatile with other weapons such as an ax and firearms which he used to win Davy Back Fights. He also used a pistol when he invaded the Levely and confronted Imu

Rocks was one of the most powerful pirates in history, renowned for leading a crew composed of exceptionally strong pirates, many of whom had clashing personalities and little camaraderie. After the crew's dissolution, several of its members rose to great infamy; "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate, "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin, and "Kaidou of the Beasts" came to constitute three quarters of the original Four Emperors, widely regarded as the strongest pirate crews in the world during the Great Pirate Era. Another prominent member, the "Golden Lion" Shiki, would become a rival to Roger and Whitebeard after Rocks'. Before Rocks even became a pirate, he was able to kill a Marine Admiral, who are held as the strongest fighters of the Marines, a feat that earned him a tremendous bounty. Many years after his death, Rocks is considered by some to be the first and most formidable rival of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, even more so than his then-subordinate Newgate would come to be.[14] He was so fearsome, it took the efforts of both Roger and Monkey D. Garp working together to finally defeat him. Rocks' defeat was also what caused Garp to become a legend and to be known as the "Hero of the Marines", showing how much of a threat the World Government considered him to be. Kaidou, who by the present has come to be called the world's "Strongest Creature", included Xebec when he listed a very small number of notable figures that were worthy to stand against him in battle, alongside Kouzuki Oden, Shanks, Newgate, and Roger.

Based on stories of his exploits, Rocks appeared to be an incredibly vicious and ambitious man, having no care as to who he attacked as long as he could gather power for himself and leading his crew to destroy whoever interfered with his ambitions. He was also quite fearless and indiscriminately ruthless, as he had no issue with killing World Nobles or their slaves if it suited his wishes. Rocks was extremely cruel even to children, as he utterly refused to take a young giant, Loki out to sea with him, not out of concern for the child's safety but because he didn't want to be bothered with a child on his ship, and when Loki challenged him to a duel, he savagely defeated the boy and left a blade impaled into him.

Rocks' dream was to become the "King of the World", and he attacked many locations and left mass destruction in his wake to assert his dominance. He was also very curious about the secrets that the World Government had kept hidden and are considered taboo, resulting in him dabbling in many forbidden subjects.[1] Rocks was also one of the very few people in the history of the world to learn of the existence of Imu. According to Whitebeard, Rocks was rather careless in his pursuits, commonly losing sight of the tasks at hand and going off on his own. According to Rocks himself, he is not the type of person who would take "no" as an answer.When Rocks confronted Imu, he claimed to be a "worshipper of Davy Jones."[7] As a self-proclaimed Davy Jonesian pirate, Rocks repeatedly engaged and partook in the pirate tradition of Davy Back Fights, using said fights to attack and recruit numerous pirates into his crew, in a manner similar to the pirate Foxy. Unlike Foxy, however, it seems as though Rocks cared more about quality than quantity when it came to his use of the Davy Back Fight, as Rocks took his time building his crew with numerous high-profile and powerful pirates, scoundrels, and outlaws before ultimately creating his infamous pirate crew.

Four decades ago, Rocks appeared as a tall man, but more normally proportioned in comparison to some of his huge (albeit not giant-sized) crewmates. He had two-toned hair, both dark and bright, with a thin strand falling over the right side of his face and a lightning bolt-shaped tattoo running alongside his left eye. Overall, Rocks' facial features greatly resembled those of his son, Marshall D. Teach, including a bulbous nose and dark stubble that grows into a beard at the chin, but with a full set of teeth unlike Teach's. Although spotting a large physique like Teach, Rocks has more visible definition and development to his muscles.

Rocks' main outfit appeared to have consisted of a high-collared sailor's coat with fringed epaulettes, plus a buttoned shoulder belt. He kept his chest bare and wore earrings.

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