Dadan
- Name
- カーリー・ダダン (Kārī Dadan)
- Status
- alive
- Affiliation
- Dadan Family
- Bounty
- ฿7,800,000
- First seen
- Ch. 551
First seenCh. 551≈฿7,800,000Ch. 956Last seenCh. 956
alive · first shown Ch. 551
Profile
Referenced for the first time on-page by a Windmill Village resident in Ch. 440 (p. 3) — “Does Dadan know about this?” — in connection with Garp’s arrangement for raising Luffy (“if he hadn’t left his grandson alone on this island…”). Not shown; identity unestablished at this point in the story.
Arc-by-arc updates
Reverie aftermath (Ch. 956)
- At Mt. Corvo, the Dadan Family cries over the Sabo news (“Say it ain’t so!!! Sabo!!! We just found out he was alive!!”, p. 10). See Sabo’s Fate at Marijoa.
Post-War — attacks the returning Garp (Ch. 590) — shown (present-day)
- Storms down from Mt. Corvo to Windmill Village (Foosha Village) and attacks the returning Garp — “You got some nerve coming back here!! How could you stand there and do nothing to save Ace?!” — pounding him while her bandits beg her to stop (pp.3-5).
Post-War — childhood flashback close: sees both brothers off (Ch. 589) — shown
Post-War — childhood flashback / “Sabo’s Ocean” (Ch. 588) — the aftermath of the fire
- Survives the fire badly burned (“burned all over”); carried home unconscious on Ace’s back (p. 9).
- Restrains the suicidal Ace from going to avenge Sabo and delivers the credo: “Your father died and changed the entire era! Become as big a man as him before you even think about getting yourself killed!! It’s this nation that killed Sabo! It’s this world!!” (pp. 16-17).
- In conversation with Garp, frames Ace’s refusal-to-run nature and his resemblance to Roger; protests “But I’m the one who’s taking care of him!” (pp. 12-13).
Post-War — childhood flashback / the Gray Terminal rescue (Ch. 587) — charges into the fire
- Charges into the burning Gray Terminal with her Dadan Family bandits to save Ace and Luffy; recognizes Bluejam as “that boss monkey from Mt. Corvo” (pp. 9-11).
- Sends Luffy and the bandits ahead and stays behind to fight Bluejam alongside Ace after Ace refuses to run (“Take Luffy and go on ahead!… I’ll make sure Ace comes back with me!!”). Afterward she and Ace “didn’t come back” (pp. 12-16).
Post-War — childhood flashback / the Gray Terminal fire (Ch. 586) — the Dadan-Family bandits at Mt. Corvo
- Her Dadan Family bandits shelter Ace & Luffy at Mt. Corvo and fret over the absent Sabo (“I don’t like it with Sabo not around… he’ll come back to us”, pp. 3, 10).
Post-War — childhood flashback / the sworn-brother pact (Ch. 585) — appears in the childhood montage
- The ASL boys live with her Dadan Family bandits on Mt. Corvo; the ceremonial sake Ace, Sabo, and Luffy drink to become sworn brothers is “Dadan’s bottle” they stole from her (p. 13). Dadan herself appears in the childhood montage (p. 16).
Post-War — childhood flashback / “Incident with Porchemy” (Ch. 584) — boss of the Dadan Family
- Takes in Sabo (alongside the already-resident Luffy and Ace) after Sabo flees Gray Terminal — “I’m giving you a place to stay, so earn your keep!” (p. 16), completing the ASL trio under her roof.
- Her Dadan Family subordinates Dogura and Magura are named on-page for the first time (p. 17) as the bandits read the newspaper about the Celestial Dragons coming to the Goa Kingdom.
Post-War — childhood flashback (Ch. 583) — boss of the Dadan Family
- The gruff boss of the Dadan Family mountain bandits on Mt. Corvo (pp. 2-3, 6). Having had Garp’s grandson Luffy dumped on her to raise alongside the already-resident Ace, she gives Luffy one bowl of rice and one cup of water a day and “fend for yourself,” and warns him not to snitch to Garp (pp. 2-3).
- Cold toward both boys (“if he dies, he dies”), but visibly panics when Luffy goes missing for a week — fearing Garp and government attention (p. 6).
Post-War — Ace & Luffy’s childhood flashback (Ch. 582) — full caption/title reveal
- Full on-page caption appears for the first time: “Curly Dadan — Mt. Corvo Bandit, Boss of the Dadan Family (Ace and Luffy’s foster parent)” (p. 17). The “mountain bandit” / “boss of the Dadan Family” / “foster parent” labels — previously withheld on-page — are now stated.
- Ten years ago, Garp dumps young Luffy on her gang to raise alongside Ace (already her ward, “already ten years old”). Garp’s leverage: raise them or rot in jail for the gang’s “countless crimes” (p. 18). Dadan caves: “We’ll be glad to look after him!!” (p. 19).
Summit War / Marineford — remembered (Ch. 574) — named, not shown
- Remembered in Ace’s dying words — “Dying makes me nostalgic… even for Dadan… if you ever see Dadan again, please give my regards” (p. 11).
Marineford flashback (Ch. 551) — first on-page appearance (shown)
- Garp brings infant Ace to Dadan to raise: “this is your home now”; later young Luffy is left there too (“this boy lives here too, so play nice”) (p. 7). Dadan is shown for the first time; the Ch. 440 “Does Dadan know about this?” name-drop pays off.
Post-Enies Lobby (Ch. 440) — first on-page mention (not shown)
- A Windmill Village resident asks “Does Dadan know about this?” amid the reaction to Luffy’s 300-million bounty and Garp’s having left his grandson on the island (p. 3). The name is dropped without explanation.
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Notes
- First on-page mention of Dadan in the series is Ch. 440; she is first SHOWN on-page in the Ch. 551 Marineford flashback (taking in the infant Ace, and later young Luffy — on-page). The “mountain bandit” / “boss of the Dadan Family” / “foster parent” labels are now STATED on-page @0582 (p. 17 caption) — recorded above; the Dadan Family note is the structural crew create (minted @0582).