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Kurozumi Orochi

Shogun of Wano

Kurozumi Orochi was the cruel, paranoid shogun of Wano Country — a tyrant of the cursed Kurozumi family who ruled by serving as the Emperor Kaido's puppet.

Race
Human
Crew
Kurozumi Family
Bounty
None
Devil Fruit
Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi
Debut Arc
Wano Country

Background & Origin

Orochi was the last scion of the Kurozumi family, a line despised in Wano for an ancestor's treachery. Consumed by resentment and a hunger for power, he schemed his way toward the shogunate.

He seized control of Wano by allying with the Emperor Kaido — betraying the rightful ruling family, the Kozuki, and driving the country into ruin while he hid behind Kaido's might.

Story & Growth

For twenty years Orochi ruled Wano as a hated tyrant, polluting its land and crushing its people while indulging his own paranoia and greed.

His reign unravelled during the Kozuki rebellion. Treacherous to the last, Orochi was ultimately discarded and destroyed by the very Emperor he had served — bringing the curse of his family to its end.

Abilities & Powers

Orochi ate the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata-no-Orochi, a Mythical Zoan that lets him transform into a giant eight-headed serpent.

The fruit can survive several decapitations — one for each head — but Orochi, a coward who never trained, wasted its true potential, relying on schemes and Kaido's protection rather than his own strength.

Kurozumi Orochi — Attribute Profile

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Gender
Male
Affiliation
Kurozumi Family, Beasts Pirates
Origin
New World
Race
Human
Haki
None
Bounty
no public bounty
Height
241 cm (7.9 ft)
First arc
Wano Country

Also known as: Orochi · Shogun Orochi · Eight-Headed Orochi

Kurozumi Orochi's Devil Fruit

Fruit
Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi
Type
Mythical Zoan
Meaning
Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata-no-Orochi
Ability
Transforms the user into an eight-headed serpent; survives while a head remains.

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Kurozumi Orochi on OnePieceDle

Over the past year, Kurozumi Orochi has been the OnePieceDle daily answer 1 time. Click any date for that day's full spoiler page.

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Trivia

  • Orochi was the shogun of Wano Country for twenty years.
  • He ruled as a puppet of the Emperor Kaido.
  • His Mythical Zoan transforms him into an eight-headed serpent.
  • He was the last member of the cursed Kurozumi family.

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