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Whitebeard Pirates

Marco

The Phoenix

Marco, called 'the Phoenix', was the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard's most trusted right hand — a fighter who can heal both himself and others with blue flames.

Race
Human
Crew
Whitebeard Pirates
Bounty
1.37B Berries
Devil Fruit
Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix
Debut Arc
Marineford

Background & Origin

Marco served as the right-hand man of the Emperor Whitebeard, commanding the first of the crew's sixteen divisions. He was the steady, level-headed core of a crew Whitebeard treated as his family.

Long before the present he ate a rare Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, gaining the power of the legendary phoenix.

Story & Growth

Marco fought at the front of the Marineford war, struggling to protect Ace and his ailing captain. When the battle ended in the loss of both Whitebeard and Ace, the crew was eventually scattered and defeated.

Marco returned to Whitebeard's home, Sphinx Island, where he worked quietly as the village doctor and guardian. He stepped back into the fight at Wano, joining the alliance against the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates.

Abilities & Powers

Marco ate the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix, a Mythical Zoan that lets him become a phoenix wreathed in blue 'flames of resurrection'. These flames are not destructive but regenerative — they swiftly heal his own wounds and can mend his allies.

The fruit also grants him flight and great resilience, and he is a skilled Haki user, making him one of the most dependable fighters of the old Whitebeard crew.

Marco — Attribute Profile

The eight attribute values Animedle compares against your guesses whenever Marco is the answer.

Gender
Male
Affiliation
Whitebeard Pirates
Origin
Grand Line
Race
Human
Haki
Armament
Bounty
1.37 billion berries
Height
202 cm (6.6 ft)
First arc
Marineford

Also known as: Marco the Phoenix · Phoenix Marco

Marco's Devil Fruit

Fruit
Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix
Type
Mythical Zoan
Meaning
Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix
Ability
Transforms the user into a phoenix with regenerative blue flames.

Game Modes Featuring Marco

Marco on OnePieceDle

Over the past year, Marco has been the OnePieceDle daily answer 2 times. Click any date for that day's full spoiler page.

  1. Puzzle #1482026-05-28View →
  2. Puzzle #692026-03-10View →

Trivia

  • Marco's blue flames heal wounds rather than burn — they are called the 'flames of resurrection'.
  • He was the first division commander and right-hand man of the Emperor Whitebeard.
  • After Whitebeard's death he worked as the doctor of Whitebeard's home, Sphinx Island.
  • His Devil Fruit is a Mythical Zoan, the rarest class of Devil Fruit.

Often Confused With Marco

These characters share multiple attributes with Marco and are the most likely wrong guesses when they are the answer.

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