Dalmatian

Dalmatian is a character from the One Piece anime and manga.

Dalmatian is one of the many Marine vice admirals to have participated in the Battle of Marineford.

In the AWA fics, Dalmatian is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
With his Devil Fruit powers active, Dalmatian takes the form of a muscular, bipedal dalmatian-human hybrid. The top part of his head from his nose up and his arms and legs are that of a dalmatian: a white dog with black spots all over the body. He also has a long tail. However, the bottom half of his face is human just like most of Zoan users, and he has a blonde-white beard on a wide chin. His torso and neck also seem to remain human. He has yet to be seen in his default human or full dalmatian forms.

As a marine recruit, he had a standard marine cap and his face only had stubble on his chin with his Devil Fruit powers active.

Like all other vice admirals and other high ranking officers, he wears a double breasted suit, dress shirt, and a tie, with a Marine jacket draped loosely over his shoulders like a cape. His suit, in particular, is dark green in color. He wears a light red shirt underneath, with a darker red tie.

Personality
As a Marine, Dalmatian has a strong sense of justice. It is unknown whether he believes in moral justice or absolute justice.

Abilities
As a vice admiral, Dalmatian is capable of commanding a Buster Call alongside four other vice admirals. He also has command over lower-ranking subordinates.

Devil Fruit

Dalmatian has eaten an unnamed Zoan-class Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a dalmatian. Using this, he can increase his fighting abilities and physical strength greatly, and, combined with his Rokushiki style, favors his status as a martial artist greatly.

Rokushiki"Main Article: Rokushiki"Dalmatian has access to the Rokushiki martial arts style and he has demonstrated the techniques Soru and Shigan, allowing him to move at incredible speed and pierce his opponents with his finger, respectively. The powers of his physical techniques are further enhanced by his Devil Fruit transformation. His Shigan has also been enhanced by the sharp nail point added to his finger, allowing him to pierce Luffy's rubber body.

Haki"Main Article: Haki"It was stated that all vice admirals possess Haki, so Dalmatian can also use the ability. However, he has not yet been shown using it.

Trivia

 * In Episode 476, he made an additional comment absent from the manga that Luffy being a mere rookie was the main reason why he could not defeat the vice admirals. Also in the anime version of the Marineford Arc, he is seen fighting the Decalvan Brothers.


 * His name first appeared in the opening credits, and was later confirmed when the fifth databook came out.
 * "Dalmatian" can refer to a variety of things, usually things from the region of Dalmatia, particularly the famous breed of spotted dogs.
 * Based on Chapter 691's cover, Dalmatian ate his Devil Fruit before (or shortly after) joining the Marines.
 * Like Caesar Clown, he always keeps his Devil Fruit active.