Brandnew
First seenCh. 96≈฿100,000,000Ch. 957Last seenCh. 957
First on-page: Ch. 96, page 6 — caption-tag ‘COMMANDER BRANDNEW / NAVY HEADQUARTERS’
Profile
Marine Commander posted at Navy Headquarters. Specialist role: bounty-intelligence briefer — presents East-Blue pirate-threat summaries with wanted-poster visuals to assembled Marine high-command. Thin, balding (hair slicked back), goatee, dark glasses, formal Marine uniform.
Arc-by-arc updates
Wano interlude — the Four-Emperors bounty briefing at Navy HQ (Ch. 957)
- As the Marine HQ bounty-intelligence briefer, presents the briefing on the Four Emperors and the great pirates to the assembled high command (pp. 12-18) — reading off Blackbeard 2,247,600,000 (newest), Shanks 4,048,900,000 (youngest), Big Mom 4,388,000,000, Kaido 4,611,100,000; addressed by name (“Brannew!”) by a senior officer.
Dressrosa-era — the Seven-Warlords lecture at the relocated Naval HQ (Ch. 700)
- Now a Marine Commodore, lectures recruits at the relocated Naval HQ on the nature of the Seven Warlords and runs through the post-timeskip roster — Kuma, Doflamingo (King of Dressrosa, just resigned), Mihawk, Buggy (“Genius Jester”), Law (“Mastermind of the Rocky Port Incident”), Hancock (pp. 12–14).
- Defers to Fleet Admiral Sakazuki (“I know, Brannew, I know”); smokes; press/briefing-officer role.
Loguetown — first on-page appearance (Ch. 96)
- Briefs the Marine HQ assembly on the East-Blue villain-bounty wipeout (page 6): “‘SAW-TOOTH’ ARLONG OF THE FISH-MAN PIRATES, 20 MILLION!! DON KRIEG OF THE PIRATE ARMADA, 17 MILLION. BUGGY THE CLOWN, 15 MILLION… HAVE NOW BEEN SMASHED. BUT EACH OF THESE PIRATES IS WORTH OVER 10 MILLION. THE AVERAGE REWARD IN THE EAST BLUE IS 3 MILLION BERRIES…”
- Unveils Luffy’s first bounty (page 6, WUH-OOM SFX): “STARTING A REWARD AT 30 MILLION IS UNPRECEDENTED… BUT WE BELIEVE IT’S NECESSARY. WE MUST NIP THIS EVIL IN THE BUD BEFORE IT SPREADS!!!” — installs the Marines’ framing of Luffy as an unprecedented-debut-threat.
Cross-links
- Marines — institutional affiliation; Navy HQ posting.
- Brandnew Marine HQ Intelligence Briefing — the role-installation.