
He also has a strong will, as he was able to withstand a burst of Big Mom's Haoshoku Haki. He also disguised himself as a clone of Luffy to take advantage of the chaos when Luffy crashed Big Mom's tea party, and he destroyed Big Mom's portrait of Carmel without being noticed. He is very good at working with others to execute plans in tandem, as shown when he took advantage of Pedro's distraction to get around his strongest opponents and enter the Room of Treasure. He also got the idea to store the copies of Big Mom's Poneglyphs inside his head before she confronted and later captured him. During the Raid on Onigashima, Brook fought against various members of the Beasts Pirates, including the Ancient Zoan user Black Maria (alongside Robin) and defeated Kunyun, Sarahebi, Nure-Onna, and Tenjo-Sagari, a Number and three Gifters, simultaneously and with a single technique.īrook has demonstrated tactical ingenuity, as shown when he used his music to act like he was on Giolla's side, allowing him to regain his sword from her and defeat her. This earned them praise from Charlotte Katakuri, one of Big Mom's Sweet Commanders. When fighting to reclaim the Thousand Sunny, he and Tony Tony Chopper battled and defeated several of Big Mom's chess soldiers.

Īfter the two-year time skip, Brook's overall skills increased enough to defeat impressive fighters with little difficulty, such as Zeo, an Energy Steroid-enhanced fish-man, and Giolla, an officer of the Donquixote Pirates. When he first met the Straw Hats, he quickly proved to be an asset to them during their encounters with Thriller Bark's many undead inhabitants. Though he often gets scared easily by powerful enemies or the supernatural, he can be very calm and fearless to defend his crew, such as when he willingly sacrificed himself hoping to hold back a Pacifista and Bartholomew Kuma, and when he cleverly realized he could trick Giolla to defeat her. His childish personality occasionally hampers his effectiveness. When Brook fights, his battles often have a comical element to them, including making a few of the members of his own crew fall asleep while fighting the Flying Fish Riders, playing dead halfway through a battle, or launching himself at an enemy with erroneous results.

Brook is a talented swordsman, has extraordinary speed due to his light frame, and is astonishingly difficult to harm because of his undead state. Roger was still active, Brook, in all respects, is a veteran pirate (though these attributes are somewhat downplayed by his overall demeanor, along with the fact that his isolation in the Florian Triangle seemed to have eroded his knowledge of modern society). Due to his previous experiences and skills that he amassed from the days when the Pirate King Gol D. As much as Brook normally goofs around on the ship engaging in acts of silliness with Luffy, he is still a formidable opponent.
