Chopper is a reindeer who has gained the abilities of a human after consuming a Devil Fruit. After spending most of life at Drum Island, Chopper finally joined up with Monkey D. Luffy on his journey to become the King of the Pirates. As a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Chopper is easily one of the most important people in the One Piece series.
He serves the role of a doctor on Luffy's ship, which automatically makes him essential to the crew's survival in the New World. Here are 10 weird things that you probably didn't know about Tony Tony Chopper.
10 He Hasn't Only Been A Straw Hat Pirate
Chopper joined the Straw Hat pirates after Luffy and crew liberated Drum Island and in the process, saved Chopper as well. Upon joining the Straw Hat Pirates, Chopper has served as their doctor. Interestingly enough, the Straw Hat Pirates isn't the only crew that Chopper has been a part of.
During that Davy Back Fight, Chopper was forced to temporarily join the Foxy Pirates, and it fell to the rest of the crew to win him back. While Chopper was eventually saved, he did become a member of Foxy's crew for a short while.
9 His Bounty Is Very Low
Despite being one of the strongest and most dangerous members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Chopper isn't considered to be a threat by the World Government in any way. In the eyes of the world, Chopper is seen as a mere pet of the Straw Hat Pirates, which is why his bounty is extremely low when compared to the other members.
Prior to the time-skip, Chopper had a bounty of 50 berries on his head. Two years later, this number has been bumped up to 100 berries, which is still nowhere near the amount that he deserves.
8 He Has Two Voice Actors
Surprisingly, Chopper has been voiced by two different people in the One Piece series. From his introduction in episode 83 to episode 253, Chopper was voiced by Ikue Otani. Post episode 253, Kazue Ikura took on the job of voicing Chopper. However, this job was temporary as Ikura voiced Chopper just for 9 episodes in the anime.
Following One Piece episode 263, Chopper was once again voiced by Ikue Otani, who resumed her job and has been the voice actor of Tony Tony Chopper ever since.
7 His Devil Fruit Type Is Unique
Chopper is one of the four Devil Fruit users in the Straw Hat Pirates, the other three being Brook, Nico Robin, and Monkey D. Luffy. Other than Chopper all the other Devil Fruit users on the Straw Hat ship are Paramecia types, which makes Chopper unique.
Instead of Paramecia, Chopper is a Zoan type Devil Fruit user, wielding the powers of the Hito Hito no Mi (Human Human Fruit). This Devil Fruit is responsible for giving Chopper his human-like appearance and abilities.
6 His Epithet Is Not At All Threatening
Much like every other Straw Hat, Chopper has his own epithet as well, and just like his bounty, it isn't something that invokes fear among his enemies. While others have some fearsome epithets, such as 'Black Leg', or 'Pirate Hunter', Chopper is renowned as the 'Cotton Candy Lover'.
As evident, this is because of his love for cotton candy, and partially because Chopper isn't seen as a threat by the world anyway. As mentioned above, Chopper holds the status of the pet of the Straw Hat Pirates.
5 He's A Grand Line Recruit
Chopper joined the Straw Hat Pirates at Drum Island, and in the process, became the first person from Grand Line to join their crew (after Vivi, who left the crew). Interestingly enough, Chopper being born at Drum Island also makes him the first member of the crew to be born in the Grand Line.
Chopper was followed by Nico Robin, who joined the Straw Hat pirates shortly afterward at Alabasta after the fall of the Shichibukai Crocodile.
4 Chopper's Dream Is To Be A Doctor
Despite being a reindeer, Chopper aims to be the best doctor in the world and be able to cure any disease. Thanks to being a user of the Hito Hito no Mi, Chopper has essentially become a human.
He's studied medicine under Dr. Kureha, one of the most proficient doctors in the world of One Piece and in process, he's become an adept doctor himself. During the time-skip, Chopper learned more about medicine at the Torino Kingdom, because of which he can serve the crew better than ever before.
3 Chopper's Power Shouldn't Be Underestimated
Despite not being one of the crew's main fighters, Chopper is a well-versed fighter. His Devil Fruit gives him the ability to use different 'points', each of which focuses on a human strength, except the Monster Point, which turns him into an enormous giant with magnificent power.
When using this ability, Chopper has displayed enough strength to completely destroy even the likes of CP-9 members in a single hit. Evidently, he's not someone to be underestimated, even though his bounty says otherwise.
2 Chopper Can Be Brave
Along with Usopp, Chopper could be seen as a coward when it comes to engaging threats or going to an unknown island. Despite his fear of the unknown, Chopper is very brave when push comes to shove. At Whole Cake Island, he held off Big Mom, a Yonko of the Sea, by throwing his life on the line for the crew.
This is further backed by Eiichiro Oda, who, upon creating Chopper, wanted him to be someone who is both cute and fearless at the same time. Needless to say that he's quite rightly succeeded at doing so.
1 He's The Youngest Crew Member
At 15 years old, Chopper became the youngest known member of the Straw Hat Pirates, which is rather impressive. After the time-skip, Chopper is 17 years old, and he's achieved a lot for someone of his age already, being both knowledgeable, and strong.
While Chopper is the youngest crew member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Brook is the oldest, at 90 years old, and he joined the crew at the age of 88. Interestingly enough, according to Eiichiro Oda, if the Straw Hat Pirates were a family, then Chopper would be the youngest son.