Character from One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
The coward who called a Buster Call on Enies Lobby — a weak, petty bureaucrat who wielded the World Government's power like a child with a loaded gun and deserved every beating Robin gave him.
Spandam is One Piece's most satisfying villain to watch get beaten because he embodies the banality of institutional evil. He has no strength, no fighting ability, no tactical genius. What he has is a position and the willingness to use it without any moral restraint. He tortured Robin psychologically, dragged her in chains across Enies Lobby, and triggered a Buster Call that would have killed thousands of his own men — all to get a promotion. His authority over CP9 was purely political; every agent under him was infinitely stronger and several openly despised him. He rode Rob Lucci's competence and the World Government's indifference to climb. When Robin finally broke free and snapped his spine across her knee, it was one of the most cathartic moments in the series. He survived, was demoted, and continued to wield whatever scraps of authority he could find with the same petty viciousness. Some villains are threats. Spandam is a symptom.
Average height with a perpetually bandaged face — injuries from a beating by Franky years ago that never fully healed. Wears a leather mask over the upper half of his face. Dark hair. CP9 chief's uniform: dark suit and tie. Carries Funkfreed, an elephant sword (a sword that ate the Zou Zou no Mi and can transform into an elephant). Visually unremarkable except for the bandages and a face that radiates smug cruelty when in power and pathetic cowardice when not. His body language shifts between puffed-up authority and cringing terror depending on who's in the room.
Also known as: Spandam, Chief Spandam