Blue Wonder Pirates

The Blue Wonder Pirates are a pirate crew hailing from the South Blue, the majority of its core members having been recruited there. They comprise the central cast of Beyond the Horizon, Kite D. Drystan being the captain as well as the main protagonist. The crew is named for its leader who has blue hair and blue eyes. Also, the "wonder" was incorporated into the name because that is what they ultimately seek - the wonders of the world which they live in. The first ship they sailed on was The Genbu, which they stole from a gang of conmen who had previously stolen it from another pirate crew, the Jupiter Pirates. The crew presently has a total of five members but promises to recruit more.

The crew has become a force to reckoned with in the South Blue, gaining their first bit of recognition after they toppled tyrant Vyker Malasseai and liberated the Komugi Islands from his rule. Altogether, they have a collective bounty of 25,500,150.

Crew Members
As Drystan is a charismatic young man who is able to impress others with his upbeat attitude and optimism, the Blue Wonder Pirates is nothing short of a rag tag bunch of misfits. The crew sports amazing diversity, its members being from both genders, different age groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and even species. The crew is mostly comprised of younger individuals, its three founding members all being under the age of eighteen at the time of the crew's formation. After the time skip, all human members of the crew except for one, Kenny, were over the age of eighteen but most were still younger than twenty. Gao, who was only eighteen, was the oldest member of the crew when he first joined.

The pasts of each crew member varies wildly. For instance, Drystan was an ordinary farm boy before deciding to set sail in pursuit of a more exciting life; Makani was a bandit who made a living off robbing others, Neema was a bored rich girl who loved making maps, Kenny grew up in an oppressive dictatorship, and Gao Feng was an assassin who once trained on Karate Island. These differences in background have shaped the members of the Blue Wonder Pirates into nearly opposite individuals. Some members of the crew, such as Drystan and  Makani, captain and first mate respectively, are direct foils of each other - Drystan being a kind young man while Makani is more harsh.

Dreams
Adding to the peculiar structure of the Blue Wonder Pirates is the dreams withheld by each of its members. Most members of the crew have joined as they see traveling the world as the sole method for them to make their dreams realities. The Blue Wonder Pirates have all bonded through the sharing of their dreams, each member doing what they can to help the other make their's come true. The respective pasts of each crew member have helped in forming their own dream. Some members have created their dreams simply out of their own individual interests, curiosities, and ambitions.

As captain of his crew, Drystan has made it his personal mission to make sure that each of his crew members achieve their respective dream even if it means sacrificing his own. This is because as the leader of the Blue Wonder Pirates, Drystan feels responsible for each and every one of them as they chose to follow him. Therefore, as thanks for lending him their services, Drystan has vowed to assist them in the achievement of their dreams by any means necessary. Of course, they all (mostly) returned their captains sentiment and have promised to aid him in completing his dream as well.

Members' Dreams

 * Drystan's dream is to establish his own legacy. He wishes to become a legend so that he may never be forgotten by future generations. This dream spawned from his common roots as a regular farm boy. Feeling that he wasn't important, Drystan began to crave a new life of adventure and thus sought to become a pirate. His dream isn't at all clearly defined and can be accomplished by any means. In fact, unknowingly to Drystan, he is unconsciously accomplishing his own dream just by sailing around with his crew and gaining a higher bounty. His secondary dream is to help each of his crew member's achieve their own. This dream came to be out of his loyalty towards his nakama.
 * Makani's dream is to become a fabled Sword Saint (剣聖, Kensei) - a title given to a swordsman whose power is hailed as holy. While he is uncertain that such a level of power is even attainable, Makani still strives for this goal out of his desire for a better life. Having spent most of his years pillaging villages and doing wrong onto others just to survive, Makani does not wish to die hated by the world. Instead, he wants to earn respect and be hailed as a man who did the right thing instead of the wrong thing. To Makani, this is what it means to be a true Sword Saint and if he can become the person he wishes to be then his dream would have been fulfilled regardless of whether he became very powerful or not.
 * Neema's dream is to establish full independence for herself. Having spent the entirety of her life controlled by her parents and what they wanted for her, Neema just wants to live outside of their influence. She no longer wants money from her father as she wishes to be able to support herself. Likewise, she also strives to be independent of the crew as shown by her disapproval of being rescued when needed to be.
 * Kenny's dream is to find a better place for his mother and sister to live. Although the Blue Wonder Pirates managed to free the Komugi Islands from the tyrant Vyker Malasseai, the archipelago is still riddled with poverty and famine. Crime rates make the islands unsafe for his younger sister and he wants her to know a place where violence is scarce instead of a common everyday thing. While he was unable to take them with him on his journey, Kenny travels with the Blue Wonder Pirates for their sake. Kenny's secondary dream is to also become a strong fighter so he can protect his nakama and family when necessary.
 * Gao's dream is to both gain vengeance for his destroyed school and to restart it as its new grand master. He feels ashamed of the fact that he allowed his former fellow disciple and friend to fall to the side of darkness. Gao feels even more ashamed that he wasn't able to protect his master and the rest of his school from destruction. He has since banished himself from Karate Island until he is able to make his dream come true. He feels that he won't be able to die until his dream is fulfilled as he blames himself for the deaths of his master and schoolmates. He also vows to protect his comrades - everyone else in the Blue Wonder Pirates - as he can no longer afford to lose anyone else.