Infobox animanga character
color = #FFC0CB
name = Tony Tony Chopper
series = One Piece
caption = Tony Tony Chopper, from the anime and manga series "One Piece".
first = Manga Chapter #134
Anime Episode #81
last =
creator = Eiichiro Oda
voiced by = Japanese
Ikue Otani (ep. 83-253, 264+)
Kazue Ikura (ep. 254-263)
English
(4Kids)
Lisa Ortiz (Brain Boost Form)
(FUNimation)
Brina Palencia
Emlyn Morinelli (Singapore, Odex)
nickname = "Cotton Candy Lover"(World Government) "Tony(kun)"(Vivi) "Reindeer Gorilla"(Franky) "Racoon", "Reindeer", "Gorilla"(Various), "Doctor(san)"(Nico Robin)
age = 15 [SBS questions: "One Piece Manga" - Vol.19 - Chapter 167, Fan question: I've been wondering, how old are Vivi and Chopper? ((JP) ISBN 4-08-873133-6 )]
gender = Male
species = Reindeer
born = December 24 [SBS questions: "One Piece Manga" - Vol.16 - Chapter 140, Fan question: What are Vivi-chan and Chopper's birthdays? Are they February 2nd for Vivi and December 24th for Chopper?((JP) ISBN 4-08-873045-3 (US) ISBN 1-4215-1093-6 )]
occupation = Pirate (Straw Hat Pirates, Doctor)
relatives = Reindeer of Drum Island (shunned him because of his blue nose and then human traits.
paux1 name = Bounty
paux1 = 50 Beli
divider = Devil Fruit
aux1 name = Name
aux1 = Hito Hito no Mi (Japanese)
Human Human Fruit (English)
aux2 name = Type
aux2 = Zoan
aux3 name = Powers
aux3 = The ability to change into a human form, and giving the consumer human intelligence.
nihongo|Tony Tony Chopper|トニートニー・チョッパー|Tonī Tonī Choppā is a fictional character in the anime and manga series "One Piece" by Eiichiro Oda. He is the sixth member to join and the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Creation and conception
When creating Chopper, Oda stated that he wanted a mascot who is both cute and fearless. [cite web|url=http://arlongpark.net/Encyclopedia/Interviews/Shonen_Jump_2|title=Meet the REAL Pirate King! US Shonen Jump, August 2007]
Character outline
Personality
In the beginning of the series, Chopper is lonely due to the effect of his Devil Fruit's powers. Because of this, he initially fears humans in general and keeps his distance from them. Later on however as Chopper becomes friends with Luffy, his view of humans begins to change and becomes more friendly. Chopper is very naïve, and has a tendency to believe anything told to him, even the outrageously fictitious, exaggerated lies of Usopp.
Ablilities
Chopper ate the "Human Human Fruit" ("Hito Hito no Mi"), a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, which gave him the ability to almost instantly transform in certain ways. His first and original form is that of a blue nosed reindeer. His second form's proportions are quite similar to that of a human child, but has antlers and hooves among other things. The third form gives him a werehuman-like appearance and height. It is the most human form he can assume, as it leaves him with only a reindeer-like face and bodyfur to distinguish him from real human beings.
In addition to his normal transformations, Chopper developed a drug he calls Rumble Ball, which allows him four additional transformations to use over a three minutes period.[ SBS questions: "One Piece Manga" - Vol.22 - Chapter 202, Oda explains the number of forms] These forms focus certain parts of his body to improve his physical abilities, specifically the jumping power of his legs, his armstrength, the size of his antlers, and the damage absorbing effect of his fur.]Although the primary effects of the rumble ball only last three minutes, Chopper cannot consume a second ball for six hours without adverse effects, mainly the loss of control over his transformations during the three minutes of his second Rumble Ball. If Chopper consumes three Rumble Balls within six hours, he grows to monstrous proportions and loses all self control. This form is extremely powerful, but also has the adverse effect of draining Chopper's life force.
He is the doctor of the crew and has outstanding knowledge of medicine and medical drugs, as well as the preparation of remedies and ointments from regular fruits, roots and vegetables found on most islands. Most of this he learned during his apprenticeship under Dr. Kureha. Chopper is also capable of conversing with other animals.
Plot overview
Chopper grew up on the winter island Drum, where he was an outcast among reindeer due to his blue nose. He ate the "Hito Hito no Mi" (ヒトヒトの実, Human Human Fruit), giving him the ability to speak, think, and transform into a human. This ability further alienated him from the other reindeer, and he was rejected by the herd. He grew up an outcast until taken in by the fake doctor Hiruluk, a former thief, who accepts Chopper as his assistant and instills within him his initial passion for medicine.
Appearances in other media
Chopper has appeared in other media besides the manga and it's tv anime adaptation. He is featured in most of the "One Piece" films starting with "Movie 3: Chopper's Kingdom of Strange Animal Island", where he is the main character, up to the nineth movie, in which he has once again a prominent role, as it is a retelling of the storyline during which he was introduced.
He has been seen in "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" when Sakura mentions "reindeer who are doctors" and other things from anime, while he was freaking out in a forest. He also appears twice in the Webcomic VG Cats. [http://www.vgcats.com/anime/?strip_id=1] [http://www.vgcats.com/anime/?strip_id=6] Chopper and other characters also appeared in "Cross Epoch", the crossover with Dragonball Z.
Chopper has appeared in the games "Jump Super Stars" and "Jump Ultimate Stars" for the Nintendo DS. He also appeared in "Battle Stadium D.O.N" on the GameCube and PlayStation 2. Though in the game, he is not labeled as a Straw Hat character, and has no alliance in the game. Though like the rest of the Straw Hat's, he has unlockable costumes outside of his alternate colors. In he is aligned with the Straw Hats.
Reception
In the most recent Japanese Fan Poll, Chopper is the fourth most popular character.Fact|date=September 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/chopperman Official Chopperman Website (Japanese)]
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/2002_spring/one.html One Piece Movie 3 Official Site (Japanese)]
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/2008_onepiece/ One Piece Movie 9 Official Site (Japanese)]
