Vice Admiral Borsalino
Vice Admiral Borsalino is a high-ranking Marine officer serving at Marine Headquarters and identified with the alias Kizaru. He maintains allegiance to the Marines and receives reports on pirate activities while directing operations against targets such as Strawhat Luffy, Captain Kidd, and Trafalgar Law. Borsalino is known for his presence during key incidents including confrontations on islands and at headquarters, as well as interactions with figures like Sentomaru and Sakazuki.
The officer participates in discussions about threats from groups including the Arlong Pirates and former Whitebeard affiliates, while handling situations involving Vegapunk and Kuma. Borsalino demonstrates a pattern of receiving updates on sunk vessels and strategic movements, contributing to Marine responses without direct engagement orders in some cases.
Appearance
Vice Admiral Borsalino wears a striped suit paired with a long coat and hat along with sunglasses that remain in place during multiple scenes. His coat displays Japanese text on the back when he stands on a balcony, and he maintains a relaxed posture while holding a Den Den Mushi or smoking. The officer appears with varying bored expressions across panels and shows a dominant stance when positioned over kneeling figures on a rocky shore.12
Borsalino exhales smoke while speaking calmly and appears in close-up with sunglasses and a slight smile during headquarters meetings. His Marine coat flows with motion lines in dynamic positions, and he is shown with clenched fist and serious expression in intense moments.34
Personality
Vice Admiral Borsalino exhibits a consistently lazy and relaxed approach when handling communications and reports. He answers calls in a fumbling manner and questions details with casual curiosity rather than urgency, even when discussing targets or island situations.56
Borsalino remains calm while smoking and discussing troublesome events such as sunk vessels, concluding remarks with phrases like how troublesome without raising his voice. He shows irritation only when provoked in later exchanges yet quickly shifts to a brotherly tone during apologies amid chaos.78
Abilities and powers
Vice Admiral Borsalino demonstrates resilience when struck by an opponent's attack that produces visible injury and blood spray. He observes the nature of the power used against him and concludes it does not match a Logia type because the user possesses a physical body.910
Borsalino shows visible physical strain during intense exchanges at headquarters. He appears with heavy sweating and veins visible on his face while raising a clenched fist and shouting.1112
History
Initial island encounter
Vice Admiral Borsalino receives identification as Marine Headquarters Admiral during early operations and engages in a direct confrontation that leaves visible injury. He comments on an unknown power after taking a hard hit with blood spray and multiple impact effects before recovering to observe the opponent.1314
Marineford reports
Borsalino confirms targets during a phone exchange with Sentomaru and arrives at the scene on the island while maintaining a bored expression throughout the conversation. He later sits at Marine HQ receiving reports of a sunk vessel and notes the crew had been surrounded by underwater enemies despite prior instructions to avoid combat.1516
Borsalino stands on a rocky shore with Arlong and Koala present and states plans to visit the reporting island to deal with those who sold out Big Bro Ti. He calmly inquires whether Fisher Tiger is dead while looking down at the scene.1718
Relationships
Vice Admiral Borsalino maintains contact with Sentomaru through Den Den Mushi exchanges where the latter questions delays in communication and Borsalino responds with lazy identification. He discusses strategic concerns about Sentomaru ordering mecha sea beasts and Pacifistas during potential assaults.56
Borsalino exchanges words with Sakazuki at headquarters, asking if he should go while being told to hold, and later taunts the other to come see events for himself during heated moments with explosions in the background. He apologizes in a brotherly tone after being snapped at to watch his mouth.198
Borsalino visits Vegapunk in the snow at the future Egghead location and explains the purpose of the inspection regarding secret deals with pirates. He addresses Kuma directly about the pirate bounty and listens as Saturn adds stipulations through the Den Den Mushi about becoming a Warlord.20
Major battles
Vice Admiral Borsalino confronts Basil Hawkins in a direct exchange where the suited man receives a powerful counterattack. The long-haired figure unleashes swirling energy that sends Borsalino flying backward with impact lines and blood effects before the admiral recovers and comments on the power.21
Borsalino engages in a confrontation involving a silhouette holding a weapon against a Vegapunk figure that produces impact effects. He later displays an intense expression with an open mouth while wearing sunglasses and a Marine cap during the heated sequence.12