The Blackbeard Pirates (黒ひげ海賊団 Kurohige Kaizokudan) are an infamous, incredibly powerful crew of pirates and a main antagonist group in One Piece led by Marshall D. Teach aka Blackbeard. It had originally five members, which consist of Teach himself, Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Doc Q, and Laffite. They gained more five members during the Impel Down Arc; one them being a former jailer named Shiliew and other four being prisoners of Level-6. After Blackbeard and his crew killed Whitebeard, he became one of the Four Emperors, the crew's numbers and power have grown and expanded into fleets, and are seeking out Devil Fruits for their use. They even taken over Whitebeard's crew's former territories. In result of all this, the Blackbeard Pirates have become one of the most legendary, notorious, an