 Hey, when do you think a person dies? When a bullet from a pistol pierces his heart? No. When he's attacked by an incurable disease? No. When he eats a deadly poisonous mushroom soup? No. A man dies when people forget him. Hello, and welcome to One Piece 101, the series that breaks down everyone and everything in the One Piece world. Today we are going to be casting our gaze upon the father figure of our very own Tony Tony Chopper and a phenomenal figure of the past, Dr. Dr. Hieroluck is a wildly eccentric figure who was first introduced to us during Chopper's flashback as part of the Drum Island arc. But first up, let's address the whole doctor thing, because exactly where Hieroluck acquired his medical skills is dubious and rather unknown. The fact that becomes exceptionally obvious whenever he is actually treating a patient, because as much as he desires to help incure them, Hieroluck more often than not ends up making matters far far worse, and as such he is often referred to as a quack doctor. However, this is not to say that Hieroluck isn't a skilled healer far from it. His methods and goals are just a bit unorthodox for the field of medicine anyway. And this is very much due to Hieroluck's past, as he was not always a self-proclaimed doctor, and his earliest known profession is actually that of a thief in a faraway land in the West. Unlike his future medical practice, his skills as a thief allowed him to survive for years on end, however eventually Hieroluck was diagnosed with a fatal illness. Now despite being rather wealthy and seeking out many of the best physicians in the world, he found nobody who could cure this illness. Left with seemingly no hope whatsoever, and on the verge of madness with the only thought of impending doom, Hieroluck gazed upon a mountain covered in cherry blossoms, and when he went to see another doctor to Hieroluck's surprise, he was cured. And of course putting two and two together, Hieroluck credited this serene vision of cherry blossoms for this cure, with his logic being that they had triggered an emotional reaction so powerful that it had impacted his own body. Once again, you know, not medically sound, but this experience would change Hieroluck's life as he decided from that moment on to become a doctor and wage war against all disease. To this effort, he even created his own Jolly Roger, vowing to fight like a pirate. Hieroluck then returned to the island of his birth, being drum, in order to cure its citizens of a dire illness. And of course, that sickness was a bit more abstract, and his main focus was on curing the frozen hearts of the people, which had formed in response to their selfish king, Wapol. And in order to do so, Hieroluck's plan was to craft a chemical compound that could replicate if not surpass the beauty of the cherry blossoms that he believed had cured him, although this was far easier said than done, as he delved into the vast and dangerous world of chemistry with no prior knowledge in an effort to attain the effect that he was after, often resulting in violent explosions. However, due to Wapol's increasing cockery, Hieroluck became one of only two doctors remaining on Drum Island who would dare disrespect the king's brutal authority and actually heal the citizens of the nation. Now, as stated before, generally Hieroluck would end up causing more harm than good, but his intentions were always in the right place. He wanted nothing more than to help and heal, and he would get the ultimate chance to do so one day when he stumbled upon a wounded chopper in a blizzard. Chopper, a reindeer who had eaten the hito hito no mi, had been cast out by his herd and branded a monster by the human residents of the island. But all of this was meaningless to Hieroluck, who immediately came to his assistance, although in order to gain Chopper's trust, he had to strip completely naked in order to prove that he did not have any weapons and was not intending on harming the young reindeer human. After performing some halfway decent first aid, Hieroluck took Chopper in as his assistant, gradually working towards his goal of healing the hearts of the citizens of Drum, whilst at the same time successfully healing the heart of Chopper. And sadly, this is where Hieroluck's fairy tale-like story comes to an end. As one year after taking Chopper in, Hieroluck discovered that he still had his terminal illness, and not wanting his only friend to worry about him, Hieroluck more or less violently kicked out Chopper, and was then forced to visit his, well, I'm not sure if colleague is the right word, but we'll go with that anyway, colleague Dr. Kureha, in order to beg her to extend his life as much as possible in order to complete his research. But of course Chopper would go on to learn the truth of the matter, and then risk his own life to attain a mushroom that he believed would be able to cure Hieroluck. This mushroom was poisonous and Hieroluck knew it, but he gladly consumed it anyway, having been greatly touched by Chopper's actions, and taking solace in the fact that his project would soon be completed. Meanwhile, the Petulink King Wapol was growing tired of Hieroluck's disobedience, and put together a clever ruse. Spreading the word that the Ishii-20, the nation's finest doctors, had all been struck down by a gray villainous. Now this was a most obvious trap, but one that Hieroluck's kind heart simply could not ignore. Although just prior to making his way to Drum Castle, he paid one final visit to Kureha and entrusted her with the formula for his cherry blossom cure, asking her to make more of it, as well as to teach Chopper medicine. Then, after reaching Drum Castle, and walking right into Wapol's trap, Hieroluck's immediate reaction was relief. Relief that nobody was sick, and that there was no national emergency. But before he could be struck down by Wapol's bullets, succumbed to the effects of Chopper's mushroom, or even passed via the way of his own fatal illness, Hieroluck poured out some of his failed formula, briefly looked back on his life, and thanked Chopper, before consuming it, thus blowing himself up. But Hieroluck's story continues far beyond his death in the form of three figures. The first of which is Dalton, a royal guard of Wapol who was so moved by Hieroluck's words and actions, that he found the courage to finally defy Wapol and would go on to become the next king of Drum Island. Then we have Hieroluck's associate Dr. Kureha, who despite believing that he was a quack doctor, mass produced his cherry blossom powder and would one day release it, an effect which was so profound that after this moment, Drum Island would be renamed the Cherry Bossom Kingdom. And finally we have Chopper, who went on to become a member of the straw hat pirates, and to this day is still sailing, fighting, and adventuring all across the world, slowly gaining the knowledge required to one day cure all disease. Some more fun facts about Dr. Hieroluck. Like most aspects of One Piece that fall into the Four Kids era, Dr. Hieroluck's legendary last words were modified in that particular dub. Those words being, oh what a great life I've had. Thank you Chopper. And they were changed to, I am a doctor. So as per usual, ruining absolutely everything for no good reason whatsoever. Hieroluck's name is apparently derived from an ancient Greek word, which I am now going to mispronounce for you. That word is churuk, whatever the case it means surgeon, or one who works with one's hands. And this isn't the only reference to medicine in his basic characterization either, as his hair is also obviously based on a medical cross. In the Six One Piece popularity poll, Hieroluck ranks a slightly disappointing 76th place, right behind Basil Hawkins in 75th, and right in front of Marine Admiral Kizaru in 77th, which is, wow. Alright, maybe Hieroluck didn't do too badly after Ole. And finally, a truly useless fact. The exact technical terminology for Dr. Hieroluck's widespread fraudulent medical practice is indeed called quackery. But that pretty much does it for Dr. Hieroluck. 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But of course, I realized that it was just hanging off his suitcase and uh, yeah. It's one of those moments that really uh, really shows me where my mind lives.