Self-Insert for One Piece - Elias
Elias's backstory is a little mary-sueish, but it's 2026 and I don't caaaaaaare. Besides, every single character in One Piece has a dramatic backstory.
Elias was a sky island noble, and was engaged to a lesser prince. All well and good in his parents' eyes, they're due to get better connections and access to money, except, well… Elias was hardly a dutiful daughter. The sky islands where he lived were becoming more accepting of queer identities, but it still wouldn't do to have a noble come out as trans.
When Elias forced the issue by cutting off his long hair and insisting on being treated as a man, thereby putting a massive wrench in his parents' plans, they saw themselves as having two choices. They could endure public spectacle for ages to come, be forced to call off the wedding and ruin their good name… Or they could get rid of Elias, claim a tragic accident, and at least get some sympathy for their troubles.
They chose the latter. Elias was thrown from the island under cover of darkness. He was able to slow his descent a little with his wings, enough not to die upon impact, but he was injured nonetheless. He was 23 at the time.
He was found by a fisherwoman in the early pre-dawn hours and taken back to her home island. Recovery took more than a year and numerous doctor visits. He repaid her kindness by learning to repair her fishing nets and keeping her aging mother company while she was out on the boat. After he was deemed to be as healed enough for travel, Elias set off in search of a place where he could be authentically himself. At this point he was 25.
For a few years it was just aimless wandering from island to island, working odd jobs with what little skills he could learn as he went. Eventually he heard rumors of a strange place where everything was made of food and everyone lived in unity. Totto Land. He was 27 then.
Getting to Totto Land was no easy feat. It took another year to reach the right part of the New World and to find one of Big Mom's crews to bring to the archipelago.
But once there, he was able to find work as a clerk on Komugi Island, helping citizens with various needs. Slowly over time he gained more responsibility, and even a promotion. He started working more directly with Charlotte Katakuri at age 31, when Katakuri was 40.
(Ship information to come in a later post)
