Characters born during the story in one piece

One Piece is one of the longest running manga to continuously maintain its fan base and grow in popularity. This fact can make people forget that the time within the main story has only been a little over a couple of years. Yet people tend to underestimate how significant changes can occur within that time.

Notably, a small handful of characters have been born since around the time the series properly started, and all of them are consequently also only a couple of years old. Here are some characters that didn't exist around before Luffy began his journey as a pirate.

5 Nanday

Comes from Cactus Island

• Debut: Chapter 632 Cover Story (Manga), One Piece Stampede as background character (anime)
• Parent(s): Mr. 9 (father), Miss Monday (mother)

Nanday is the son of two former border agents under Baroque Works, namely Miss Monday and Mr. 9. These two are known to betray their organization, to protect their assigned partners, Nefertari Vivi and Igaram. The latter pair infiltrated the organization for Alabasta's sake. Still, their partners were steadfast in protecting them from Miss Valentine and Mr. 5, who had been informed of the betrayal. For their trouble, 9 and Monday were brutally beaten, with Mr. 9 that crashed into a river and Miss Monday was crushed underground. For a while it was unclear whether they actually survived or not.

Eventually, they were both revealed to have survived the encounter, via a cover story. They are also revealed to have become a couple with a baby named Nanday in said cover. His names are both a mix of his parents' codenames, being two of the only major agent characters without known first names. Mr. 9 is seen playing with the child while his wife reads about the Straw Hats' exploits in a newspaper.

4 Satellites

Vegapunk's aspects given form

• Debut: Chapter 1061(Manga); Episode 1090 (Anime)
• Parent(s): Dr. Vegapunk (“Stella” and creator)

Dr. Vegapunk was a prolific scientist known for his innovative technology, which led to him being co-opted by the Marines. He was notably responsible for the creation of Pacifista and friend of the original Pacifista, Bartholomew Kuma. He had recently split his essence into various constructs known as satellites, through currently unknown means. Although the satellites' biological ages range from 16 to 30, they are confirmed to be only 2 years old in an expansion of Vivre Card – One Piece Visual Dictionary. The satellites were “born” around the time the Straw Hat Pirates docked in Water 7. These six creatures embody aspects of Dr. Vegapunk, the innovative scientist responsible for developing weapons for the World Government. These aspects of himself are allowed to work in such a way that he can perform more effectively when it comes to research.

Shaka is Vegapunk's aspect of “good”, known for his fearlessness and noble nature. Lilith is Vegapunk's aspect of “evil”, known for being impulsive and holding nothing back against those she sees as enemies. Edison is Vegapunk's “thinking” aspect, constantly coming up with new ideas and experiments to carry out. Pythagoras is Vegapunk's aspect of “wisdom”, known for rational thought and recording data. Atlas is Vegapunk's aspect of “violence”, responsible for relieving the scientist's stress. York is Vegapunk's aspect of “greed”, taking care of the need to eat, rest and perform bodily functions, so that the others can work on their projects unhindered.

York betrayed his fellow Satellites and their creators to become a world noble. She currently acts as a subordinate to the newest of the five elders, Figarland Garling. Lilith is currently traveling with the Straw Hat Pirates, while the remaining satellites were destroyed, but transformed into a strangely proportioned body.

3 Capone Pez

Children of the Pirates

• Debut: Chapter 834 (Manga); Episode 795 (Anime)
• Parent(s): Capone Bege (Father), Charlotte Chiffon (Mother)

On both sides of his family, Capone Pez is related to impressive pirates. His father is Capone Bege, one of the Supernovas, who took to the open sea after being a mobster proved not to be enough of a challenge. His mother is Charlotte Chiffon, one of many members of the infamous Big Mom Pirates, who previously held the distinction of ministering to Puff, before leaving Totto Land. Pez's grandmother is Charlotte Linlin, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, who was previously considered one of the most threatening figures to the World Government, leading her to hold the rank of “Emperor”.

Even as an infant, Pez bears a strong physical resemblance to both of his parents. He has his dad's stubble, despite being a baby, and also has a cigar-shaped binky. His hair, on the other hand, is colored pink, as is the case for his mother and both of her parents. Despite being the result of an arranged marriage, his parents love him and each other very much. Pez also has an affection for family, as he is able to recognize Pound, Linlin's estranged ex-husband, as his grandfather when he first sees him. He was also seen happily attending the wedding of his Aunt Lola, and Uncle Gotti, who is now Bege's brother-in-law, in addition to being his subordinate.

2 Seraphim

The new warlords

• Debut: Chapter 1059 (Manga), Episode 1087 (Anime)
• Parent(s): Dr. Vegapunk (Creator), Alber (genetic ancestor), Seven Warlords of the Sea (genetic ancestors of their respective counterparts)

“Born” around the same time as the satellites (as confirmed in Vivre card the seraphs at least look closer to their age, but are still biologically a little older than their actual age of 2. They are each modeled after and use DNA from the Seven Warlords of the Sea (especially the lineup when Kuma joined ). In addition, they also derive some of their DNA from Alber, better known as King, a Lunarian who is one of the highest officers of the Beasts Pirates.

They are a new model of Pacifista, meant to replace the Warlords after the World Government abolished the system. Despite being children, they are shown to be strong enough to counter Emperors, effectively slipping into the niche left behind by their parents/predecessors. To copy their additional powers, each Seraphim has green blood, allowing them to use an artificial Paramecia Devil Fruit, which gives them their powers but also a weakness for water.

Each seraphim is codenamed with the letter S, followed by a designated animal related to their counterpart. Their partially biological nature means they can age (possibly becoming even more powerful in the process) and are capable of some level of independent thought and emotion, despite a level of control being exerted over them.

1 Makino's child

From Foosha Village

• Debut: Chapter 614 (Manga); Episode 878 (Anime)
• Parent(s): Makino (Mother), Father Unknown

Makino is a bar owner and bartender from Foosha Village, who knew Luffy when he was a small child. She was also familiar with the Red Hair Pirates, who were then stationed in the village. Although not a particularly relevant character to the primary story, she is one of many seen in the prologue and is always interested in Luffy's exploits when they become news.

At the age of 31, she is now the mother of an infant whose name, gender and father are unknown. Oda identified the child's father as “probably that person,” when asked about his identity. Given the semi-serious nature of SBS and Makino's own irrelevance, this is the best answer we're going to get. Regardless of unclear paternity, Makino has rarely been seen without her infant since their first appearance.