Blackbeard Pirates

The Blackbeard Pirates (黒ひげ海賊団, Kurohige Kaizokudan^?) are a crew of pirates lead by Marshall D. Teach. Initially, his crew consists of the marksman Van Auger (ヴァン･オーガー, Van Ōgā^?, "Van Ogre" in the English manga and edited dub); Jesus Burgess (ジーザス･バージェス, Jīzasu Bājesu^?, renamed "G. Zass Burgess" in the edited dub), the crew's helmsman who possesses immense physical strength; the former policeman Lafitte (ラフィット, Rafitto^?, "Rafitte" in the edited dub); and the sickly physician Doc Q (ドクQ, Doku Kyū^?), nicknamed "Reaper" (死神, Shinigami^?)^ch.234 with his equally sickly horse Stronger (ストロンガー, Sutorongā^?, "Strongheart" in the English manga).^ch.223 Later Blackbeard recruits a number of prisoners from Impel Down: Shiryu (シリュウ, Shiryū^?), the prison's former chief jailer, nicknamed "Shiryuu of the Rain" (「雨のシリュウ」, "Ame no Shiryū"^?);^ch.549 San Juan Wolf (サンファン・ウルフ, Sanfan Urufu^?); Vasco Shot (バスコ・ショット, Basuko Shotto^?); Catarina Devon (カタリーナ・デボン, Katarīna Debon^?); and Avalo Pizarro (アバロ・ピサロ, Abaro Pisaro^?).^{[citation needed]}