Torino Kingdom

Torino Kingdom
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Japanese Name:	トリノ王国
Romanized Name:	Torino Ōkoku
English Name:	Birdie Kingdom
First appearance:	Chapter 524; Episode 419
Region:	South Blue

The Torino Kingdom is an island in the South Blue that some call "Treasure Island" (宝島, Takarajima^?). It is a relatively small island with a huge tree growing in the middle of it.

At first glance, the island seems savage, and its inhabitants seem primitive. In reality however, the locals have an extensive library and the great tree in the middle of the island is covered in plants that are excellent for making various medicines.

Tony Tony Chopper was sent here by Bartholomew Kuma during the events in the Sabaody Archipelago Arc. He spent two years here in order to train.

Inhabitants

The human inhabitants of the Torino Kingdom have so far been shown as overweight people dressed only in grass skirts with knotted black hair, seemingly having the stereotypical caveman intelligence. Some bear an eye tattoo symbol on either of their upper arms and all adults seem wear a simple necklace. Despite this, it has been revealed that they have a vast library of books about different herbs and their medicinal purposes as well as weapons that suggest a mechanical nature. This implies that they have an advanced culture and perhaps a higher intelligence than what was initially presumed. All of them are extremely short, only being about twice as tall as Tony Tony Chopper's hybrid form. The only named inhabitant of the island is Shanba.

The human inhabitants of Torino Kingdom.

One of the birds with its chick and Chopper.

History

Past

The natives of the island were ruled by the gigantic birds known as Masukeredomo Goayu Birds (マスケレドモ・ゴアユー鳥（バード）, Masukeredomo Goayū Bādo^?) that live in the tree above.

Four years ago, the natives were visited by Bartholomew Kuma to inquire about a cure for a specific disease.

Summit War Saga

Amazon Lily Arc

Chopper was sent flying here by Kuma from the Sabaody Archipelago. Shortly after, the reindeer woke up in a giant bird's nest and in an attempt to avoid being eaten fell to the ground of the island, where he was found by some inhabitants who decided to cook him.

Straw Hat Separation Serial

However, Chopper managed to escape from the inhabitants, who began to chase him. Suddenly the birds appeared and began to attack the inhabitants.

Post-War Arc

Eventually, Chopper came to good terms with the natives and resolved the conflict between them and the giant birds. After receiving Luffy's secret message, Chopper stayed on the island for the next two years.

Whole Cake Island Saga

From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc

After Doflamingo's defeat at Dressrosa, the citizens received Chopper's new wanted poster. They also built a drug store in Chopper's honor, called Tanukichi Drug Store.

Final Saga

Egghead Arc

When Vegapunk announced he had a message about the truth of the world to reveal via a broadcast, the population of Torino Kingdom listened to the broadcast with one citizen pointing out that the people of Torino Kingdom were talking about where Chopper was right now, Egghead, while Shanba clarified that though Vegapunk is considered the father of modern sciences, many of his accomplishments and innovations were used for weapons.

Trivia

• The kingdom's Japanese name, Torino Ōkoku, is a play on Tori no Ōkoku (鳥の王国^?), which means "Bird Kingdom".
• Torino is the local name of the northern Italian city of Turin, capital of the Piedmont region.
• In Vivre Card - One Piece Visual Dictionary, the name of the giant birds is revealed to be Masukeredomo Goayu Birds (マスケレドモ・ゴアユー鳥（バード）, Masukeredomo Goayū Bādo^?) which when translated into standard Japanese is ゴアといいますけれども鳥, which roughly means "My name is Goa Bird" or "Bird that cries Goa", due that it makes a "Goa" sound.
  • In One Piece Treasure Cruise, the Goayu Birds were called Birdie Kingdom Rocs, with Rocs being gigantic birds from real life Arabic folklore, which had also previously appeared in Romance Dawn, Version 2.
• One of the Masukeredomo Goayu Birds' birthday is December 8th.