What Is Baroque Works in One Piece (Explained)
One of the most cunning and criminally minded organizations we have ever seen in the One Piece universe is Baroque Works. Crocodile, a former warlord, founded this criminal organization. As we witnessed in the Arabasta Saga, its main purpose in being founded was to defeat and subjugate the Arabasta Kingdom. Even Netflix’s One Piece live-action series has hinted at this organization for its upcomingsecond season. So, it’s likely that many of you might want to learn about the ins and outs of the Baroque Works organization. Keep reading as we discuss the Baroque Works members, their roles, and much more.
Spoilers Warning:This article has spoilers about the Baroque Works Organization and its members, along with events in the Arabasata arc in One Piece. So, watch the anime or read the manga to avoid ruining the intended experience.
What is the Baroque Works Organization?
Baroque Works is a vicious crime syndicate founded and run by Sir Crocodile. It is an organization made up of delinquents, mercenaries, bounty hunters, and others. Over the years, they engaged in infiltration, assassination operations, and abduction under the pretense of creating a supreme new country in the One Piece universe.
The Baroque Works’ primary operation was known as “Operation Utopia”. Crocodile sneaked in as thehero of the Arabastawho saved their country from the pirates. But in truth, he was using this undercover organization to incite civil war in Arabasta by blaming the Nefertari family for the chaos caused by them.
Operation Utopia was conceived to overthrow the current ruler of the Arabasta Kingdom (Nefertari family) and elect Crocodile as the new ruler. Crocodile also wanted to get his hands on theancient weapon, Pluton, thus, becoming a superpower that can even challenge the World Government.
Jolly Roger
Even though they aren’t a pirate crew, this organization has its own Jolly Roger. It follows the usual Jolly Rogers style, with askull surrounded by crossed rapiers and a purple wingat its back.
This Jolly Roger was also teased in the first season of the One Piece live-action series (read theOne Piece live-action review). Moreover, this Jolly Roger can be reportedly seen in the flags, sails, shirts, and tattoos of the members.
Rules of the Baroque Works in One Piece
There are certain rules and orders followed by this crime syndicate from the underworld. They are as follows:
Ranking System of the Baroque Works
There were a total of approximately 2,000 members in the Baroque Works organization. Therefore, like all the other organizations in the realm of One Piece, Baroque Works had a ranking system of its own. It was neatly explained by Vivi in manga chapter 155, as you can see above. I will list them out in order (high to low) below:
Members of Baroque Works in One Piece
As mentioned earlier, there are around 2000 members in the Baroque Works. However, we will only include the members that went up against the Straw Hats or played a major role in the Arabasta arc in One Piece:
Current Status of Baroque Works
After the combined efforts of the Straw Hat Pirates and Princess Vivi, the civil war was brought to an end and Operation Utopia was a failure. Thus, the Baroque Works organization along with its founder, Crocodile was exposed to the public.
Consequently, the organization disbanded after trouncing against the Straw Hats. Furthermore, many of its members were arrested by the Marines later on. Some were also able to escape from them and continue their journey in the main story.
That’s everything you need to know about the Baroque Works organization. We hope we were able to explain to you the rankings, members/ agents, plans and operations, etc in lucid terms. If you’re a manga reader or anime viewer, you already know about Crocodile and his plans. However, Baroque Works is yet to be explored in the live-action series on Netflix.
We will update this article in case there is new information about the organization or changes that are incorporated in the live-action series. Until then, let us know who was your favorite member of the Baroque Works in the comments below.
Ajith Kumar
An entertainment writer with a passion for analyzing and sharing insights on movies, shows, and anime.
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