The crew sailed on the Going Merry, [14] their first official Straw Hat ship, up until the Water 7 Arc. Additionally, their small size has resulted in them being vulnerable against enemy reinforcements following victories against their initial foes, which tend to leave them weakened. during the Whole Cake Island Arc, but with some personnel changes: Luffy has resumed leadership, Sanji was at Whole Cake Island, and the minks Pedro and Carrot accompanied them in their quest to "retrieve Sanji". Chapter 619 and Episode 538, Zoro, Usopp, and Brook end up overwhemed and captured by Hody Jones' forces. Second bounty: 120,000,000 for his involvement in the Enies Lobby Incident and for defeating CP9 agent Kaku.

While Jolly Rogers are most often placed on the flags and sails of pirate ships (hence "Pirate Flag" ( 海賊旗 , Kaizoku-ki ? Despite having a small number of members, the Straw Hats are an extremely powerful crew with great potential, as stated by Kuzan when he first met them, eventually growing to the point of being capable of challenging and surpassing Warlord organizations like Baroque Works, [13] the Thriller Bark Pirates, and the Donquixote Pirates, [33] and later crews captained by the Four Emperors like the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates. Fifth bounty: 500,000,000 for defeating both Caesar Clown and Donquixote Doflamingo of the Seven Warlords of the Sea as well as forming an alliance with the Heart Pirates. He is also now officially recognized as the ship doctor and was named as one of the nine commanders of the Straw Hat Pirates after Luffy was recognized as one of the Four Emperors, but he still retains his status as a pet. Over the last years, many pirates have been rumored to be on the way to joining the Straw Hats, but the last member the crew added was Jimbei, all the way back in Fish-Man Island.The "Straw Hats" are named after Luffy's signature hat that was given to him by "Red-Haired" Shanks and are first referred to as the Straw Hat Pirates by Smoker in the Arabasta Kingdom.

In an ice rift, Sanji and Usopp found themselves chased by penguins and later faced of by Salchow and Arbell, whom Sanji tries (and fails) to court. Out of admiration for Luffy's actions and leadership during the Dressrosa conflict, seven groups which fought alongside the Straw Hats decided to serve under them, forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. The rest of the crew (except for Chopper who was assigned to watch the ship) was sent to find the gold, as the Gold Retrieval Team ( 黄金奪還班 , Ōgon Dakkan Han ? In addition to this, the likes of Sanji and Zoro will often put aside their rivalry to accomplish a common goal, though this ranges from their having a mutual enemy to outright competing against each other.Sanji, who chases after Salchow and Arbell, is at first distracted by Arbell, but Nami steps in and finishes her off using her thunderbolt tempo. Robin, the archaeologist, possesses the extremely rare knowledge of how to read the Poneglyphs, a skill vital to reaching Laugh Tale. While some are exclusively shown in the SBS (members of the Straw Hat Pirates), others appear in the series without further information (like Perona's) or are part of a "what if" scenario ( Igaram's nightmare picturing Nefertari Vivi as a pirate).