FREE ACE OF SPADES: PIRATE II PDF Stephanie Lauren | 236 pages | 27 Mar 2012 | Tate Publishing & Enterprises | 9781613468586 | English | United States Ace of Spades | Treasure Planet Wiki | Fandom The Spade Pirates was the former pirate crew of Ace of Spades: Pirate II D. Ace that was founded five years before the current storyline. The crew was later Ace of Spades: Pirate II into the Whitebeard Pirates. The Spade Pirates' Jolly Roger is a normal grinning skull and crossbones wearing Ace's Ace of Spades: Pirate II hat, which has two " smileys ", one smiling and the other frowning. The top of the hat has flames protruding from it, a representation of Ace's fire-based abilities. The Spade Pirates were powerful enough to make it through the first half of the Grand Line. Their captain, Ace of Spades: Pirate II, managed to fight on equal terms with one of the ShichibukaiJinbefor five days straight, as well as being offered a position as a Shichibukai himself. The Ace of Spades: Pirate II also showed a lack of fear, as they attempted to attack Whitebeard in order to save their captain despite knowing that they were outmatched. According to several members of the crew, their main weakness was their lack of an official cook. They managed to somewhat get through by having Banshee prepare their meals. There are also chains linked to the skull and the sides of the ship. The foremost sail bears the crew's Jolly Roger. As only the front of the ship is shown, it is unknown what the rest of it looks like. Sometime after Ace left Dawn Island to pursue his path as a piratehe become shipwrecked on Sixisa beautiful desert island. There, he met a man who became his friend, who he dubbed "Masked Deuce". After a few days and a discussion about Ace's lineage, Ace found a large fruit which he split with Deuce. Ace was granted the fruit's powers of fire, and Deuce agreed Ace of Spades: Pirate II build him a ship. From there, the pair founded the Spade Pirates. One day, the Spade Pirates were confronted by an entire battalion of Marine battleships, and Deuce prepared to lead them into a rocky reef. Isuka went to save her sinking comrades and nearly drowned in the process, but Ace threw a life preserver to her. Isuka continued chasing the Spade Pirates, but they did not take her very seriously. Ace refused, and he and Draw started fighting as a result. Ace was known as a "super rookie" and was also offered the chance to become one of the Shichibukaibut he refused. When they finally entered the New WorldAce Ace of Spades: Pirate II went to meet "Red Haired" Shanks in order to thank him for saving his little brother. The crew watched as the villagers finished their meal and then broke out. Ace and his crew eventually decided to challenge Whitebeard for his head, but were stopped by Jinbewho fought Ace to protect Whitebeard. They fought for five days without rest, until they both fell in a tie. After the battle had ended, Whitebeard and his crew appeared. Whitebeard announced to whoever wished to kill him that he would take his head himself. Whitebeard then attacked the Spade Pirates, and utterly defeated them. When Ace knew there was no hope of victory, he formed a firewall to allow his crew to escape, while he continued to fight Whitebeard alone. Whitebeard then offered a heavily wounded Ace a chance to join his crew and Ace of Spades: Pirate II his words to become his son to which Ace outright refused. Regardless, he was knocked unconscious and dragged onto Whitebeard's flagship. The remaining Spade Pirates tried to take Ace back, but they were all defeated in their attempts. However, they were fortunately spared and taken aboard the same ship Ace of Spades: Pirate II Ace. Ace tried Ace of Spades: Pirate II times to assassinate Whitebeard said by Vista to be at leastbut eventually gave up and accepted the offer to join. The Spade Pirates have since then been integrated along with their captain into the ranks of their former enemy. They mourned their former captain's death at the end of the Battle of Marinefordalong with the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates. This wiki. This wiki All wikis. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Ace's backstory. Categories :. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Portgas D. Affiliates :. Whitebeard Pirates. Ship s :. Abilities Devil Fruit Based :. Fighting Style Based :. Haki Haoshoku. Related Articles Story Arcs :. Others :. Will of D. Division Commanders :. Other Members :. Former Members :. Marshall D. Subordinate Captains and Crews :. Allies and Affiliates :. Weapon Based :. Support :. Voice of All Things. Cover Stories :. Locations :. Crews :. Belongings :. Events :. Monkey Family :. Monkey D. Gol Family :. Gol D. Other Carriers :. Swords :. Related Articles Organizations :. Grand Line Times. West Blue :. North Blue :. South Blue :. Grand Line Paradise :. New World :. Calm Belt :. Kuja Pirates. Four Emperors :. Former Disbanded :. Deceased :. Others Origin Unknown :. Non-Canon :. Ships :. Sword Based :. Projectile Weapon Based :. Other Weapon Based :. Related Articles Crews :. Related Groups :. Story Arcs :. Ace of Spades - Chapter 1 - Skyline_e - One Piece [Archive of Our Own] The Ace of Spades also known as the Spadille and Death Card [1] is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. The ornate design of the ace of spadescommon in packs today, stems from the 17th century, when James I and later Queen Anne imposed laws requiring the ace of Ace of Spades: Pirate II to bear an insignia of the printing house. Stamp dutyan idea imported to England by Charles Iwas extended to playing cards in by Queen Anne and lasted until Over the years, a number of methods were used to show that duty had been paid. From onwards, one of the cards in the pack, usually the ace of Ace of Spades: Pirate II, was marked with a hand stamp. In hand stamping was replaced by the printing of official ace of spades by the Stamp Office, incorporating the royal coat of arms. In the Duty Ace of Spades known as "Old Frizzle" was printed to indicate a reduced duty of a shilling had been Ace of Spades: Pirate II. The system was changed again in when official threepenny duty wrappers were introduced and although the makers were free to use whatever design they wanted, most chose to keep the ornate ace of spades that is popular today. The exact design of the ace card was so important, it eventually became the subject of design patents and trademarking. For example, on December 5,George G. White was granted U. His ace design was adorned with male and female figures leaning onto the spade from either side. The ace of spades has been employed, on numerous occasions, in the theater of war. In the Second World Warthe soldiers of the th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the American st Airborne Division were marked with the spades symbol painted on the sides of their helmet. In this capacity, it was Ace of Spades: Pirate II to represent good luck, due to its fortunate connotations in card playing. All four card suits were used for easy of identification of regiments within the airborne division following the confusion of a large scale combat airborne operation. Battalions within the regiments were denoted with tic marks or dots, marked from top clockwise: headquarters at the twelve o'clock position, 1st Battalion at the three o'clock, etc. Some 20 years later, a folk legend about the ace of spades being used by American Soldiers during the Vietnam War was popularized. Supposedly, U. The plain white tuck cases were marked "Bicycle Secret Weapon", and the cards were deliberately scattered in villages and in the jungle during raids. It was not unheard of for U. More recently, in a deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards was issued to U. Saddam Hussein got the nickname "Ace of Spades", as that card bore his image. Various idioms involving Ace of Spades: Pirate II ace of spades include, "black as the ace of spades," which may refer either to colorracelack of morality, or lack of cleanliness in a person. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Playing card. For other uses, see Ace of spades disambiguation. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. December Learn how and when Ace of Spades: Pirate II remove this template message. Play media. Archived from the original on Retrieved The English Stamp Duties, English Historical Review. Ace of Spades: Pirate II Bloomsbury Publishing. Bicycle Playing Cards. Retrieved 14 December Playing cards. 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