One Piece season 2 teases the show’s next major antagonist, Crocodile, raising questions about his backstory and what he has planned. The ending of One Piece season 2 unveils Crocodile, the leader of Baroque Works, in all of his glory. After being shrouded in mystery for eight episodes as the villainous Mr. 0, Joe Manganiello makes his One Piece cast debut in the final moments of the season.

Crocodile is shown speaking to Miss All Sunday, revealing her true identity as Nico Robin, and insisting that Baroque Works will commence with Operation Utopia. This sets up the story of One Piece season 3, as Crocodile tightens his grip on Alabasta while the Straw Hats, alongside Vivi, attempt to stop him.

Given the overall mystery surrounding Crocodile, Nico Robin, and Baroque Works, these final moments of One Piece season 2 only create more questions about what they want with Alabasta. While a small One Piece manga change hints that Crocodile wants to find the titular treasure as Luffy does, this does not explain his history, his powers, or the depths of his future plans.

Which Devil Fruit Crocodile Has In One Piece

Warning! The following sections contain spoilers for the original One Piece manga and, thus, future Netflix seasons.Firstly, it is worth exploring why Crocodile is such a threat in the world of One Piece. Of course, his influence as the leader of Baroque Works is enough to make him an intimidating villain, but there is more to him than meets the eye. As with many other characters in One Piece, Crocodile possesses the powers of a Devil Fruit.

This is yet to be explicitly revealed in Netflix’s One Piece, but it will undoubtedly be shown at length in season 3. The Devil Fruit that Crocodile consumed is known as the Suna-Suna no Mi, or the Sand-Sand Fruit. The Sand-Sand Fruit, as its name suggests, gives Crocodile the ability to turn his body into sand.

One Piece season 2 showcased similar powers with Smoker, who can turn his body into, you guessed it, smoke. Crocodile’s abilities are very similar, and he also has a handful of other powers courtesy of his Devil Fruit. For instance, Crocodile can create giant sandstorms, as well as use physical touch to drain the moisture from organic beings.

Moreover, the villainous character can use his sand abilities to create weapons, such as scythes or swords. Given that One Piece season 3 will take place almost entirely in the desert kingdom of Alabasta, Crocodile’s Devil Fruit abilities will make him a formidable foe for Luffy, Vivi, and the Straw Hat Pirates to overcome.

Crocodile Is A Member Of The Seven Warlords

Somehow, Crocodile is even more threatening beyond his Devil Fruit powers and leadership of Baroque Works. If these aspects of his character were not enough, Crocodile is also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. These Warlords have been referenced as One Piece Easter eggs several times throughout seasons 1 and 2, with one of them, Dracule Mihawk, even appearing in the former.

In the world of One Piece, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are pirates who have been absolved of their crimes by the World Government. This is teased in One Piece season 2 via Crocodile, with the final scene revealing his bounty had been revoked. As repayment for the removal of their bounties, these pirates were appointed Warlords.

The Warlords exist as pirates do, mostly free of oversight, though they work directly for the World Government. This way, the organization can almost govern the ungovernable by fighting pirates with pirates. The Warlords reduce the threat of piracy and help to deter other methods of destabilization, including Crocodile.

However, unbeknownst to the World Government, Crocodile is Mr. 0, Baroque Works’ mysterious leader. Using this moniker, Crocodile has sewn chaos throughout the world of One Piece, specifically in Alabasta, to further his own agenda, while using his Warlord connections publicly to seem like a hero to Alabasta’s civilians.

What Crocodile Really Wants With Alabasta

This all begs the question of why Crocodile is deceiving the World Government and Alabasta by using Baroque Works to conquer the latter. The true reason for this is yet to be revealed in Netflix’s One Piece, though it seems a small change to his character is being made. After all, Crocodile claims to want to find the One Piece, something he does not overly care about in the source material.

Whether this is a long-term change or just a cover-up by Crocodile remains to be seen, but it is likely Netflix’s One Piece will still explore the villain’s true motivations. As alluded to via his aforementioned project, Crocodile wants control of Alabasta to create a utopia. Alabasta is one of the largest, most influential kingdoms in One Piece‘s world, explaining why Crocodile wishes to rule it.

Beyond that, though, Crocodile has ulterior motivations. As will likely be revealed in future seasons, Alabasta is rumored to be harboring a powerful weapon. With this weapon, Crocodile could grow his threat level to expand his utopia to other islands, potentially overthrowing the World Government itself.

This weapon is known only as Pluton, a massive, powerful warship that is rumored to be capable of destroying entire islands. Herein lies Crocodile’s true reasoning for targeting Alabasta. While the power and influence that come with ruling such a kingdom are desired by Crocodile, Pluton is his true goal.

One Piece season 3 will further outline this, as the villain uses his agents to continue the destabilization of Alabasta for an easy takeover. However, as Crocodile now knows after One Piece season 2, the Straw Hat Pirates are a formidable group who have sworn to aid Alabasta, setting up the central conflict of the next Netflix installment.

Release Date

August 31, 2023

Network

Netflix

Showrunner

Matt Owens, Steven Maeda, Joe Tracz

Directors

Tim Southam, Marc Jobst, Josef Kubota Wladyka

Writers

Tiffany Greshler, Diego Gutierrez, Allison Weintraub, Lindsay Gelfand

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