Gladius
Gladius is a member of the Donquixote Family Pica Squad. He serves under the family's hierarchy as an officer tasked with special operations. Gladius is known for his explosive temper during planning sessions and his direct involvement in combat against perceived threats to the organization. His actions include confronting betrayals and participating in efforts to eliminate opponents within the royal palace and surrounding areas.
Appearance
Gladius wears spiked armor paired with a top hat and a dark coat covered in large circular patterns along with mechanical gear motifs. His lower body is clad in dark pants featuring visible buttons and folds. Wild spiky hair flares outward during moments of intense emotion while he sits in an ornate high-backed chair.1
During confrontations Gladius appears in a large top hat and mask while lunging forward. He is shown with a masked face and glasses in other encounters along with a spotted hat and goggles during physical altercations.23
Personality
Gladius exhibits extreme rage when plans are disrupted by betrayal. He roars about losing control of plans and time while clutching his head and leaning back in frustration with motion lines and jagged effects emphasizing his explosive anger.41
Gladius displays fierce loyalty to Doflamingo by accusing others of disrespect toward the young master. He continues assaults while shouting accusations and notes the extensive criminal record of targets during such incidents.53
Gladius reacts with intense frustration when realizing the extent of Violet's actions against the family. He questions how much the betrayal has disrupted operations and expresses that he hates losing control of plans and time.6
Abilities and powers
Gladius utilizes the Pamu-Pamu no Mi power to inflate his arm with visible swelling effects. He employs this ability in combat scenarios including full-body rupture attacks that produce contained explosions.78
Gladius demonstrates marksmanship skills as part of training provided to others in the family. He sets up ground inflation attacks and reacts to interference with intense focus through goggles.910
Gladius is introduced as the puncture human and leads underlings on level three during confrontations.11
He sets up an attack that prompts warnings about the blast affecting allies as well.12
History
Family Structure
Palace confrontations
Early incidents
Major battles
Gladius targets Rebecca and her group for elimination announcing his name and intent to dispose of opponents. He rises with a swelling arm surrounded by beast heads in the background during the encounter.2021
Gladius is struck by Cavendish's Blue Biken attack after being trapped inside a Bartolomeo barrier. He panics over perceived shamelessness and reacts with shock to a wink from Nico Robin before the final confrontation inside the sealed barrier.2223
Royal Palace
Plateau and Barrier Confrontation
Gladius engages in combat on the palace plateau level four and later faces Bartolomeo and Robin inside a barrier where he attempts a full-body rupture attack.2627
Trapped within a barrier created by Bartolomeo, Gladius experiences sudden panic upon realizing a wink from Nico Robin was directed at him. He reacts with extreme embarrassment and vocal outbursts about perceived shamelessness before Cavendish interrupts with a sword strike. The sequence leaves him overwhelmed as the barrier impact follows.2829
Palace plateau engagement
Gladius confronts opponents on the palace plateau where he sets up ground-based inflation tactics while monitoring advancing fighters. He maintains focus through goggles amid flying debris and issues declarations regarding the cleverness of Nico Robin during her maneuvers. The setup draws warnings from allies about potential harm to their own side from the impending blast.2829