Van Augur

Van Augur nicknamed "The Supersonic", is the sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates, as well as one of the Ten Titanic Captains and captain of the Third Ship of the crew. Van Augur is extremely calm and analytical even during battle. He very rarely changes his facial expression. However, in his confrontation with Ace on Banaro Island, he showed a darker side - showing a devilish grin after a failed kill shot. Like his crewmates, Augur is a heavy believer in fate. He displays very strong loyalty to Blackbeard and the rest of the crew. He has no qualms about ending the lives of some seagulls to assert his luck on whether they would die from his shots or not. As the sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates and one of its founding members, Van Augur is an powerful pirate.

After the time-skip, he has become one of the Ten Titanic Captains of the crew that personally guard the Emperor Blackbeard, and has gained great authority in the crew as captain of its third Ship. Van Augur is shown to have great speed in shooting and running, as he did during his battle against Portgas D. Ace, by dodging their fire bullets. His powerful eyesight makes him a valuable asset as a scout for the crew, as he managed to spot Akainu on board an approaching Marine battleship. He also demonstrated superhuman stamina for his slim figure when he withstood one of Gura Gura no Mi of Whitebeard shockwaves (though not a direct hit) and Fleet Admiral Sengoku's shockwave with the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates, and recovered quickly. Augur ate the Wapu Wapu no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to teleport himself and others from place to place. Van Augur is possibly one of the greatest master marksmen in the entire series. With his favorite rifle Senriku, Augur is able to fire bullets over tremendous distances with extraordinary accuracy. This is shown when Chopper suggested to Usopp that the seagulls flying around their ship were sniped from an extremely long distance, Nami immediately disclaims it since they could not see the island Augur was on, saying it was 'impossible' for any sniper to do. Augur was even able to tell after he shot the birds that one of them did not die immediately, showing his immensely sharp vision. Another example of his immense marksmanship skills (which is seen in the anime) is when he shot through the bullets of Impel Down's staff, and then through the barrels of their guns, destroying them. It was because of this that he was also able to discern Akainu being on board of the incoming battleship from afar. Van Augur uses a rifle called Senriku in battle. The rifle is extra long in length, and allows extraordinary long range shooting. Combined with his eyesight and immense marksmanship skills, this makes Senriku a lethal long-range weapon. However, he also used it for pointblank attack against Whitebeard. Van Augur alongside Jesus Burgess, Doc Q and Stronger would join their captain in ambushing The Heart Pirates for their Road Poneglyph copies. Van Augur used his new Devil Fruit powers to transport himself and Burgess over to a nearby island to intercept the fleeing pirates.