Crimson Wing Pirates

The   Black Star Pirates   is a pirate crew originating from the  West Blue but have gathered a good majority  within the Grand Line. This crew is the main focus and protagonists of One World, lead by the main protagonist, Scott.D.Rio. They are called the Black Star Pirates from Rio's black star on the necklace he wears around his neck. The first ship they used during their voyages was called the Enigma, a gift from the town they saved on their adventures.

During the two year time skip, they acquired a new ship called the "The Leviathan". The crew's total bounty at the moment is 1,415,000.000. This particular crew has a track record of causing serious problems for the World Government wherever they go and as such, are on the top of their wanted list.

It doesn't help that their captain is a D, meaning he isn't an ordinary pirate, and is capable of changing important events wherever he goes.

Jolly Roger
The Jolly Roger of the Black Star Pirates resembles the usual basic Jolly Roger except that it is painted with a giant black star across the head of the skull. The Black Star Pirates origin came from the black star around Rio's neck and ever since someone first called him Black Tornado Rio, the name seemed to shift and change into the Black Star Pirates.

Crew Members
From Rio's choice in crew mates and who he wants apart of his crew, the Black Star Pirates are a crew completely composed of people who have nothing in common. They vary from someone who want to explore for the heck of it, and those who are searching for something or someone. However, even though they all seem different with their goals and have different mindsets, they all learned that each other's goals are just important as their own.

Another strange and complete coincidence that happened with the crew was that they were all born on the first days of random months of the year. Whether this was a coincidence or fate is still a mystery to people.

The Black Stars have five Devil Fruit users: Rio, Angela, Tidus, Leo Spitman, and Isabella. All of them are in their late teen's, early 20's and a great majority of them were born in the Grand Line, while only a few were born in the West Blue. They are also a crew known for their small numbers, but improbable strength and most pirates know that you'd have a better chance taking down fifty ships of pirates then these rogue of misfits.

Crew Strength
One would expect a crew with ten members not to be much of a threat and would never last long in the Grand Line. Well, the Black Star Pirates have not only disproved that theory, they have made sure that anyone who has underestimated their crew has payed the price for it dearly. Each member of this remarkable crew each have specialties and abilities that put them far above the average pirate. The captain of the crew has not only shown to be the strongest of these group of monsters, but has shown such mind boggling strength ranging from destroying a marine base all by himself to defeating a Vice Admiral who had never been defeated up until this point. To add on to this point, it wasn't even his intention to create such a name for himself, he was just incredibly pissed at the time and would plow through any obstacle that stood in his way.

The crew itself have repeatedly done things that have been deemed literally insane and reckless such as challenging the Guards of Lestiva, overthrowing the ruler of Riruk Island, rescuing a wanted criminal who was sentenced to death in the impenetrable Tower of Judgment, and knocking out a World Noble who spat in the face of one of their friends. In fact, the World Government has even labelled them as S class criminals and have made it one of their priorities to make sure this crew never sees the sun again.

Aside of actual strength, each of them have one selective talent that they have mastered to an almost perfect degree. Such examples include Tidus's excellent ship writing skills and when it comes to making layouts, Isabella's improbable accuracy that was already incredible before she ate a devil fruit, and Kenichi's navigation skills that come from his ability to draw nearly perfect and detailed sea charts. One of them has become so powerful that he has been categorized as a "Seifuku " or one of the "Eight Kings, a group of eight pirate captains who are treated as the eight strongest rookies of this generation.  The captain of the crew doesn't even seem to care what positions his crew fills or what specialties they have, all he cares about is that they love what they do as he feels as that if you don't enjoy what you do, then it's the same as being dead.

It wasn't so apparent at first with them being all monstrously talented and gifted in the beginning, but they have each taken their strength to new levels each time a new arc comes around. It wasn't until they needed to slow down, and focus on training solely that their major jump in power had occurred.

Another one of the crew's excellent traits are that they are incredibly friendly to new people they just met and they are always willing to help a hand to those who ask for it. To explain, Rio usually comes to respect and make friends with someone from an unknown village, who is need of help from usually an abusive ruler or bunch of corrupt marines. Asking for help, Rio has no problems agreeing and storms the place by himself, but is accompanied by his crew who could never leave him alone to do such reckless things.Thanks to their captains efforts of staying loyal to the local citizens, the Black Star Pirates have made some powerful allies that have proven to be quite useful when the situation asks for it.

Despite being overly powerful and friendly, the crew suffers from one fatal weakness; which is their unluckiness. In fact, there are some people who claim that their crew is so unlucky it's as if the gods themselvs are trying to bring down their crew. The most notable example would have to go to when the crew were on the run from marines after they had invaded a marine base, they managed to get to the ship and were able to set sail, but unfortunately a gigantic tidal wave appeared from out of nowhere and flooded their ship back onto shore. However, even though they ended up back in the same place, the tidal wave did strike all of the marines who were chasing after them and so they were left unharmed and were still able to escape off of the island. Whether this was divine intervention trying to mess around with them or just a blind coincedence is still a complete mystery.  After the two year time skip, though they may have been sepearted and isolated from one another, the bond that they shared was enough for them to get together again and reform The Black Star Pirates. After returning to the action after two years, the crew has become one of the most talked about topics for quite awhile. Posters, news reports, and even local taverns have constantly brought their names up whenever the incident of the World Noble being kicked in the face comes up. To this day,  the events of what happened on Sabaody Archipelago have never been forgotten and the crew has gained legendary status because of it. It also seems that some pirates admire even idolize the Black Star Pirates, as when wind of their return spread through the oceans, their were some pirates with Black Stars on their shirts cheering out loud.

While it is true that each member of the crew can hold their own in a one on one fight with some of the most fearsome of opponents, what really makes the crew such a threat is their improvised teamwork. Without even having to discuss a previous strategy, they all can sense and instinctively know what the other is thinking and wants them to do. A great example was during the rescue of Alidia, when she was being carried away by Marine Vice Admiral Luis Von Delter, Rio gave Tidus a quick glance to which Tidus smirked and proceeded to use his devil fruit ability to create a stair path for him, while Ike and Kenichi cut down anyone who got in his path.

Despite their aggressiveness and monstrous strength, when it comes to actually knowing the crew, they're as harmless as a pack of children. They goof around, have parties, celebrate randomly, and act as if they were in pre school whenever they're out on the sea. Even during their journey into Paradise, Marine HQ, and G-1, they were able to keep their goofiness down to a point where everyone present wondered how in the world did such a legendary crew make it all the way their. Although, even though they play around quite alot, when push comes to shove they get serious when it really matters and never fail to complete the assignment they were given, as they expect the best from not only themselves but from each other as well.

What makes the crew such an iconic figure in the One Piece universe is that it seems as if they are virtually afraid of nothing and will challenge even the gods themselves if they get in their way. However, even though this may be true for most of them, the more smarter and experienced members have to reprehend them and warn them that their are still enemies in the world who make their own look like a joke, and that they should be careful about who they trust and who they don't.

 By the time that the crew had gotten back together again and set sail, each one of them is presumed to have grown exponentially stronger despite their appearances. This was clearly evidenced by Isabella and Alidia who both look almost exactly the same as they did before, but they're strength has seemed to have at least doubled in the past two years. Isabella's bows were only able to slightly break bricks of houses before the time skip, come reunion and she is able to effortlessly plow through numerous houses with just a single shot. In Alidia's case, she was already swift and powerful before the time skip but her training took her even a step further and she has became at least twice as fast and more precise with her movements, creating new techniques revolving around her new blade. Even the captain, who by himself was strong enough to be his own pirate crew was able to grow more vastly powerful by expanding on his devil fruit, the Yajuu Yajuu no Mi.

 The limitations of their power have not yet been seen, but it can be assumed that each of them are at least twice if not three times stronger than they're past counterparts.

Bounties
All of the bounties currently listed below are of incidents regarding their Pre-timeskip actions.

Dreams
One of the most peculiar things that make the Black Star Pirates a unique crew is the fact that the captain of the crew doesn't particulary have a set goal he wants to accomplish. He made the Black Star Pirates solely for the reason to have a family, go on adventures, fight with strong opponents, and do what others deemed impossible and conquer the Grand Line. It isn't so much that he is interested in the One Piece, but the fact that the whole "Defeat the strong, earn your prize" idea sounds perfect for him. This isn't to say he's sailing without any dreams, its just isn't as clear and as focused as other iconic pirates, such as Luffy. Actually, Rio himself is almost similar to Edward Newgate, otherwise known as Whitebeard. Both of them treasure and want a group to call their "family" and would gladly risk their lives to save even one of them.

Adding on to that point, almost half of the crew joined solely for the reason to stay beside their captain, Rio. While it is true that they all have goals and things in life that they would enjoy doing, their main priority is to see that Rio makes it to the end of grandline. At first, each of them were uninterested in his presence and one of them downright loathed him right off the bat for his stupidity. However, with Rio's endless tenacity, charming personality, and devotion to his friends, they were all eventually swayed and decided to follow him for the rest of their lives, with one of them deciding she would marry him.

Member's Dreams

 * Rio's dream is to sail the Grand Line with a family and have fun on the seas. He isn't particularly interested in becoming the Pirate King or finding the great treasure of One Piece. As long as he can fight strong opponents, find members who share his desire for fun and adventure, he's contempt with that life style forever. Even though his dream isn't too specific, Rio still has one goal in his life that he wants to accomplish, and that is claiming the title of the "Strongest Pirate" and in order to do this, he's going to have to fight his way to the top. In a weird twist of fate, the Pirate King is also considered the strongest pirate, so in a sense Rio is actually aiming to the be the Pirate King, he just doesn't know it. After the two year time skip and seeing his weakness, he has developed another dream which is to see that all of his crew accomplish their dreams.
 * Ike actually has three dreams that he considers extremely important. The first being finding his missing sister and dueling her to see who is more deserving of their family sword. She left him almost ten years ago when he was still living in his village for unknown reasons. Ike deeply cares about his sister and not only thinks she is the greatest swordsman in the world, but he feels that if he cannot stand beside her then he doesn't deserve to hold a sword. Ike's second dream that he treasures right before his first dream is to find the sacred Forgotten Sword that is said to be thousands of years old and still in perfect condition. Ike had heard many rumors about the blade and has been looking for clues to get his hands on it. After being on board the ship and getting to know Rio and the crew, Ike has made it is third dream to see that Rio stands at the top of the Pirate world and that no one in the crew dies or gets injured.
 * Kenichi's initial dream was too earn money from the marines to pay for his ultimate goal in life, to build an gallery site where he could publish his sea charts to let everyone see them. However, after he betrayed the marines when he stole the Cloud Tonfas, he has created a new dream which is to create sea charts but not for public viewing, but for his crew to see, as he now believes that even if the whole world doesn't appreciate and enjoy the stuff you make, as long as a small group of close friends love it, then it's good enough.
 * Angela's dream is actually quite simpler than other dreams that have been addressed in the story. Her actual dream is to cure and help every sick person she meets, as she wants to atone for the sins she committed as apart of her old pirate crew. Even if she didn't enjoy being apart of the crew, she felt obligated to repent for her past crimes and she knows that going with Rio she can accomplish that. Also, she has another dream which is to unite with her old friend who was taken in by the marines when she saved her from drowning. She feels eternally grateful to her and will make sure she sees her one more time. Another main goal of her's that frequently gets brought up is her dream to be with her captain, but she feels a strong jealously and dislike towards Isabella and Alidia who share the same feelings as her. She is determined to prove to them that she is the only one for him.
 * Bryan's dream is completely different than anyone else's in his crew. Bryan only wants to spread his forgotten fighting style across the grand line and make everyone knows the strength of the Myunes. While this may be simple in a sense, Bryan is essentially trying to defeat all the powerful names out there so that he can become a legend himself. Apart from this dream, his cooking dream is to keep making food that his crew finds delicious and to do that, he wants to find extraordinary recipes and spices that can do just that. After meeting Rio and becoming a member of the Black Stars, one of his other dreams is to see that he stands right beside Rio when he becomes the strongest, and wants to be his right hand man.
 * Tidus's dream is to create the greatest ship in the world, but in order to do that he needs to sail the Grand Line and observe how much damage that the ship they're using can withstand so he can record the information and use it. While at first he was quite hostile towards Rio and his friends, he came to respect him and has made it another goal to see Rio sailing the Grand Line in the best ship he can make.
 * Isabella's dream is the most straightforward dream in the entire crew. Her one single objective is to become Rio's wife and stay at his side forever. It may seem weird and simple, but to Isabella she cherishes it because she feels that her connection to the Kuja's has been holding her back from the outside world and she wants to learn about it. Isabella dislikes Alidia for having the highest female bounty in the crew and especially Angela for being the first girl to join and feels that Rio does not see her as useful, so she is completely determined to prove that she is the only woman that he needs. After the events of what her crew went through, her hatred for them has greatly subsided and she wants to have a fair competition over Rio's heart and has made friends with them.
 * Alidia's dream was to originally restore the Kosaka clan to their former glory as their name had been shamed by her traitorous brother Ryu Kosaka. She assassinated well known pirates in order to earn a reputation not for herself but for her family as her family were well known assassins and the government used to think highly of them, until Ryu assassinated the head of a high ranked Marine and ever since, the World Government feared that the same incident could occur with Alidia and so they made the order for her capture. After being rescued by Rio and the rest of the crew, her new goal is to stay with her new family and follow Rio wherever he goes, as she feels that he is the main who is destined to change the world. Even though she is still searching for Ryu to take his head, her main priority is to stay with her crew.
 * Bea's dream is to find his missing family that he was separated from years before the start of the series. Originally, he had planned to wait until he found the parents of small group of Beastman first before looking for his own, but after meeting the Black Star Pirates and helping them reunite the family of the baby Beastman, Bea has made it his new dream to accompany Rio to the New World and help him in any way he can, while still searching for his own parents.
 * Leon's dream is to find the encyclopedia that can tell him the information he needs for two things, one to solve the curse that has been placed on him and the other is to find the secret behind the Void Century. Even though he has a limited time before the curse spreads throughout his entire body, he still finds the time to search for both dreams. After meeting the crew and seeing their loyalty, his heart completely changed and he now feels obligated to help the crew make it to the top, while he still searches for the cure and the answers he seeks on the Void Century.

Changes After Two Years
Just like Rio agreed upon with his crew on Sabaody Archipelago, they all managed to make their way back to Sabaody Archipelago and reformed the Black Star Pirates once again to go on adventures. Interestingly enough, the captain of the crew was the first to arrive and wandered around the island, searching for his missing crew as he tried not to draw too much attention to himself. All of the other Black Star Pirates arrived one after another and all met each other at the rendezvous points which were located at Groove 9, the exact same number of crew mates they all possess.


 * Rio has become quite taller and has matured in terms of appearance and personality. He now wears a set of black shirts, jeans, shoes, and necklace. Along with his new wardrobe, he has gained a scar on his back that goes all the way from his shoulder to his left hip. Not only has Rio mastered all three types of haki during the time skip, he has mastered his devil fruit to a whole new level along with gaining the ability of two more animals while he was separated from his crew. While before the time skip, his maximum limit of how many animals he could control without putting too much strain on his body was two, his body can now handle two animals at the same time and his maximum limit is now three, anymore would be a hindrance to him as stated by Rio himself. Along with mastering his devil fruit even further, Rio has mastered awakened and fully grasped the concept of Mahora Erabia and can access both Midnight mode and Raiten mode at will, albeit it does drain alot of his stamina.
 * Ike has gained a brand new hair style that consists of spiky red hair that has a small ponytail at the edge. It also seems that a small section of his hair has turned black, reasons being from the fact that blood began to soak into his hair during his training. He has gained more muscle around his body along with Rio and now looks more mature than he did before. In terms of fighting ability, his Niten Ichiryu style has been improved significantly, with him creating several new techniques in the process and obtaining a new blade. It is still unknown where he recieved his new sword from, but judging by the marks on it, it is assumed that it was apart of his family's lineage along with the Conwell. It appears that Ike has learned and mastered both types of the basic Haki.
 * Kenichi has grown quite noticeably taller and looks completely different than he did two years ago. He now wears a black tuxedo along with a purple neck tie, and black dress shoes. It was noted by Angela that he now looks like a true gentleman and has become quite handsome in the process. Along with his new sense of fashion, his ability to use his tonfas has also seemed to increase, where he can effortlessly handle numerous opponents with decent strength in a matter of seconds. The Cloud Tonfas that he stole from thee Marine Base have also been improved and they now emit much stronger will than they did before, signifying that Kenichi's willpower has grown. One of Kenichi's most noticeable changes was the addition of the Cloud Hedgehog he now uses along with the Cloud Tonfa's. It is revealed that the Cloud Hedgehog was inside of the box with the Tonfas, but just weren't able to manifest because Kenichi was lacking the will strong enough to use them.
 * Angela's has grown right along with her crew mates and has matured as well. Along with her body becoming more pronounced, her chest becoming a bit bigger, and her hair growing itself out to her back, she has grown a few inches and now looks more like a "woman" than she did before. In terms of ability, it would also seem that she has done some well training with her devil fruit, as before she was only able to rearranging the muscles of humans who in front of her, but now it seems she can rearrange anyone standing near her, whether it be upfront of behind.
 * Bryan's hair has become noticeably longer and more spikier, making him look much older than he did before. Also, his face has become more thick and his body has gotten leaner, due to the lean muscles he developed during the time skip. Although his new outfit doesn't look that different from his usual clothes, what really shocked his crewmates was his new voice and personality. Bryan seems to have matured a great deal compared to his past self that was treated as and acted like an immature kid. In terms of ability, Byan has become much more proficient at using his Pegasus Wing Style and has further increased the speed of his attacks along with inventing new ones that stern from his newfound strength. It also seems that he has mastered Kenbushoku and Busoshoku Haki at the same time.
 * Tidus's hair has become drenched down and looks quite messier than it did two years ago. Tidus has also gained a noticeable amount of muscle that is present on his current body. It seems that he has discarded the green robe he used to wear and now only wears the skin tight shirt along with black jeans that show off his great physique. In terms of ability, Tidus has also trained his devil fruit much more efficiently and has created a brand new variety of techniques that focus on manipulating his jigsaw puzzles to create and mimic actual objects and some cases, human beings. Whether he has learned and mastered any time of Haki is still uncertain.
 * Isabella has shown the least amount of change during the time skip and looks pretty much the exact same as she did before, except with her proportions becoming more pronounced and her hair reaching down to her legs. Even though she did not change much frequently, her skills as a sniper has grown so much to the point that she can easily snipe a target over a great distance and hit the mark perfectly. The strength behind her arrows has also seemed to have grown exponentially strong as well, as she was able to shoot through several reinforced buildings with a single shot, compared to before where she could barely break one. Also, it seems that Isabella has become much more aggressive in her pursuit for Rio, and tries her best to be the best wife she can be, which naturally freaks Rio out.
 * Alidia, along with Isabella has shown a very minor change in appearance than before, but she still has changed to the point where one could recognize from both of her pictures that she has changed. The most obvious change being that Alidia now stars to wear a brown overcoat that was supposedly from her uncle while she was away. Another physical change that Alidia went through was that her body has now become even more curvier, giving her an impossible hourglass figure along with the rest of her female companions. Due to her training with her uncle at the Kosaka family house, Alidia has become almost twice as fast she used to be and has removed unnecessary movements from her technique that have given her more precise and accurate swings, truly making her a first class assassin. It also appears that she has become more open and friendly with the crew, thanks to Rio showing her that not everyone treats her like an enemy.
 * Bea has become slightly taller and has gained a new appearance to match. Also, it seems that he has gained a new form in his absence from the crew, and has learned how to combine the abilities and appearances of his humanoid and winged beast to make the "Ultimate" Beastman.
 * Leon has also shown signs of growth and maturity when the crew reunited with him two years later. The first being he has grown a few inches taller and has gained lean muscles along with his new height. It now seems that Leon wears a brown coat around his neck that reach to his shoulders, possibly from protection he needed against the deserts he explored when he was away. Despite being fairly arrogant and somewhat immature before, Leon has grown up considerably and has shown that he along with Bryan that he is no longer a teenager, and has become a full man. His devil fruit has been expanded on and can now control Totem poles not only from the ground up, but also from the sky down. Also, those same totem poles can detach and reattach according to Leon's will.