Vice Admiral Tsuru
Vice Admiral Tsuru is a Marine HQ Vice Admiral known as the Great Staff Officer. She serves the Marines with direct involvement in high-level meetings and field operations, maintaining allegiance to Marine HQ while addressing threats from pirates such as Doflamingo. Tsuru is recognized for her composed handling of chaotic situations and her connections to figures including Sengoku and Fujitora, as well as her appearances in both Marine contexts and Wano under the name O-Tsuru.
Appearance
Vice Admiral Tsuru wears a marine coat with epaulets and earrings during official duties, presenting a stern expression with clasped hands in formal settings. Her attire includes a headscarf in certain gatherings, maintaining a composed posture amid crowds of allies and officers.12
In Wano, O-Tsuru appears in a dark kimono with hair accessories and a traditional hairstyle, often shown with a slight smile while serving food from behind a counter. She displays a commanding gesture with one hand raised and the other on her hip during confrontations.34
Personality
Vice Admiral Tsuru maintains a calm and authoritative demeanor, instructing others to stop disruptive actions with firm intent during tense meetings. She questions responsibilities directly while remaining composed even when physically challenged.5
O-Tsuru shows kindness by offering food and medicine without payment, yet enforces acceptance strictly by threatening to discard the meal if refused. She warns against risks like drinking river water and expresses gladness when offerings are appreciated.6
Tsuru displays irritation toward unexpected intel sources and scolds associates while requesting respectful actions from others in encampments. She reflects on poverty's effects on people and stresses the need to neutralize threats to preserve Marine morale.78
History
Early operations
During early Marine operations Vice Admiral Tsuru addresses Doflamingo directly in a meeting room before being overpowered by strings and slammed into a table amid chaos. She later receives reports on scout activity near Minion Island and orders investigations into suspicious movements at Barrels' hideout.910
Dressrosa period
Wano period
O-Tsuru operates a food establishment in Wano where she refuses payment for medicine and porridge provided to those in need. She reacts with surprise during conversations and stops a child from drinking river water while preparing meals. When the child refuses the food out of shame, O-Tsuru lifts her by the cheeks and declares that wasting the prepared meal by pouring it on the road is unacceptable after the effort invested. She later discusses events from twenty years prior and identifies herself as the tea house owner while being addressed as O-Tsuru-san in the streets.131415
O-Tsuru leads bandits away from villagers in a flashback and later declares she will not allow harm to the people while showing the way in the present.1617
Early career
Tsuru serves at Navy HQ during early discussions about Elbaf giants and their potential integration or threats to the Marines. She sits with labeled officers including Admiral Kong, Vice Admiral Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Garp, expressing concern over the possibility of lives being lost if giants lose their temper or roll over in sleep. Tsuru mentions rumors of Harald being scouted by Rocks while noting his honest attempts to change Elbaf and allow membership as a nation. She warns that the Navy might not stand against them and urges hurrying the process despite the risks involved in coexistence.181920
Relationships
Vice Admiral Tsuru interacts closely with Sengoku, questioning his intel sources and scolding him as an old man while both arrive at encampments. She also engages Fujitora by requesting he perform honors and receives thanks for convoy care.78
Tsuru has a granddaughter named Kujaku who serves as Navy HQ Rear Admiral. She discusses Marine issues with Hina and expresses concern over Garp's actions alongside SWORD members.2122
Allies in Wano
O-Tsuru shares food with Big Mom despite poverty, receiving thanks and expressing gladness that the meal was liked in a gentle mood. She maintains connections through discussions of past events and protective actions toward those around her tea house, including offering hospitality to Tama and O-Kiku while enforcing acceptance of aid strictly.23
Major battles
Vice Admiral Tsuru faces direct assault during an early Marine meeting when Doflamingo launches an attack with strings after lounging with a newspaper. She is grabbed and slammed against the table amid shouts to stop the chaos while Sengoku the Buddha intervenes with stern commands to end the silliness.24
Tsuru stands among Vice Admirals on the battlefield at a later deployment where she is urged to fall back by nearby Marines while maintaining a composed expression.2526
Tsuru arrives with Sengoku at the marine encampment near Dressrosa where news of their presence causes movement among the squads and prompts reactions from those in the area.2728