Ace and the subsequent timeskip, he serves as one of primary overarching antagonists for the second half of the series, an unseen minor antagonist in the Drum Island, a minor antagonist in Jaya and Dressrosa Arcs, the secondary antagonist in the Post-Enies Lobby and Impel Down Arcs, one of the three primary antagonists in the Marineford Arc alongside Sengoku and Sakazuki, the primary antagonist in the Summit War Saga overall, and one of the primary overarching antagonists in the Final Saga. Īs his actions played a key role in the death of Portgas D. Following the downfalls of Kaidou and Big Mom during the Wano Country Arc, his bounty was increased to 3,996,000,000. He initially had no bounty however, after resigning from the Seven Warlords, recruiting several dangerous criminals to his crew from Impel Down, and becoming one of the Four Emperors, he received a bounty of 2,247,600,000. He also turned the island of Hachinosu into his base of operations after the Rocky Port Incident. His murder of Whitebeard at the Summit War of Marineford and subsequent stealing of his Gura Gura no Mi power, as well as his victory in the Payback War and conquest of the majority of Whitebeard's territories during the timeskip, resulted in his acknowledgement as one of the Four Emperors. His actions resulted in him being considered a part of the ' Worst Generation' along with the eleven Supernovas.

Ace and handing him over to the Marines, before resigning upon returning from Impel Down with multiple Level Six prisoners to strengthen his crew.

Before the two-year timeskip, he briefly held a position among the Seven Warlords of the Sea after defeating the infamous Portgas D. However, he defected after murdering Thatch, the 4th division commander, in order to steal the Yami Yami no Mi. Teach started out his pirate career as an apprentice of the Whitebeard Pirates, then later became a member of the crew's 2nd Division. He is also the only known person in history to wield the powers of two Devil Fruits. Teach, most commonly referred to by his epithet Blackbeard, is the captain-turned- admiral of the Blackbeard Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors. For other uses of this name, see Blackbeard (Disambiguation).

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