Barto Club Pirates

Profile

The pirate crew captained by Bartolomeo (a “mad rookie” entering the Corrida Colosseum tournament). Its Chief of Staff is Gambia (“the Missionary,” bounty 67,000,000), who openly hunts for the SMILE-factory location in Dressrosa.

Roster over time

Era: Zou voyage (Ch. 802)

• The crew (Bartolomeo, Gambia + landlubber gangsters) ferries Luffy’s half of the Straw Hats + Law to Zou aboard their ship, the Mister Luffy Go, through a hailstorm; all hopelessly seasick (p. 3–13).

Era: Zou arrival — delivers the Straw Hats (Ch. 803)

• Delivers Luffy’s group to Zou and refuses to follow them up the elephant — “we don’t wanna interfere with the adventurin’ of the gods.” Treats the Thousand Sunny as a “holy vessel,” sees them off begging for autographs “from the pens of gods,” and is overjoyed when Luffy (“Lomey and the gang”) thanks them for the ride (pp. 2–5).

Era: Final Saga — the Gartel loyalty test (Ch. 1126, flashback “one month earlier”)

• Confront the Red Hair Pirates at Gartel after burning their flag; Bartolomeo drinks “poison” to spare Luffy. Spared by Shanks but their ship is sunk off Gartel; status unknown (pp. 5-9).

Notable events

• Ch. 705 — the crew is named on-page: Gambia is introduced as Bartolomeo’s Chief of Staff and is beaten unconscious by the undercover Vice Admiral Maynard in the Colosseum; a shadowed Bartolomeo is later asked whether he has seen the missing “Capman” (p. 19).
• Ch. 706 — captain Bartolomeo makes his first full on-panel appearance (splash p. 2): “Captain of the Barto Club Pirates, Man-Eating Bartolomeo, Bounty: 150,000,000 Berries.” Competes in Block B of the Corrida Colosseum tournament.
• Ch. 720 — captain Bartolomeo wins Block B of the Corrida Colosseum tournament and is revealed as a Straw Hat superfan crew whose captain reveres Luffy as the future Pirate King — beating a noble gladiator bloody for mocking Luffy (pp. 2, 5–7). Seeds Colosseum Fighters Pledge To Luffy Grand Fleet Seed.

• Ch. 797 — at Dressrosa’s fall, the Barto Club seizes and impersonates the eastern-port naval lookout to secure the alliance’s escape route (“Everything is under control!! …No need for backup!”), and stages at the ruins of Carta to extract Luffy — holding position as Admiral Fujitora closes in (pp. 3–4, 17).

• Ch. 799 — Captain Bartolomeo is ranked #2 of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet; the Barto Club numbers 56 members (p. 16). Bartolomeo explains the seven captains “all just kinda got along” and arrived at their order “by drawing lots” (p. 15).
• Ch. 800 — captain Bartolomeo gives the founding speech of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, pledging the Barto Club into it; shrugs off Luffy’s refusal of the “Father’s Cup.”
• Ch. 801 — the crew’s ship is named on-page “Mister Luffy Go” (caption “BARTO CLUB SHIP — MISTER LUFFY GO,” p. 12), decorated in homage to the Thousand Sunny. The Barto Club ferries the Straw Hats (Luffy, Law, Robin, Brook) off Dressrosa toward Zou; Bartolomeo keeps the crew’s framed wanted posters and a Sabo-made vivre card pointing to Luffy (pp. 12–17). See Mister Luffy Go, Luffy.

Cross-links

• Captain: Bartolomeo
• Members: Gambia
• Enemy / pursuing: Marines (Maynard)