Joji

Joji
Vital statistics
Gender	Male
Status	Deceased (killed by Flint)
Ships	Walrus Spanish Man O' War
Relationships	James Flint (captain) Hal Gates (quartermaster) Billy Bones (boatswain) John Silver (quartermaster)
Appearances	First: I. Last: XXXVII.
Portrayed by	Winston Chong

Joji was a pirate who serves on the Walrus under Captain Flint. He often fights in the vanguard when the crew attacks ships, and is also a skilled torturer.

Biography

Background

Not much is known about Joji's past, except that he was probably born in Japan as he wields a katana. In unknown circumstances he ended up in Nassau, eventually joining the pirate crew of Captain James Flint.

Season One

Joji is first seen participating in the battle aboard Parrish's ship, cutting down English sailors after the bunker was breached. While interrogating John Silver, Gates and Flint threatened to torture the Urca schedule out of him, promising that Joji can extract information from anyone. However, Silver agreed to transcribe most of the schedule, then remain on the crew to provide the last vital piece of information, so we don't get to see Joji's very particular set of skills. Later, Joji was seen having his katana sharpened, showing how extremely particular he was about the merest blemish on his weapon.

Before careening the Walrus, Joji watches with the rest of the crew as Billy Bones is inagurated quartermaster. He then listens to Billy's speech telling the crew to be diligent. Joji aids in careening the ship and after his shift is done, relaxes in a tent with Logan. When the ship begins to collapse, Joji watches as Flint and Morley rush to rescue Randall, whose leg was trapped. Flint succeeds in rescuing Randall, but Morley is crushed as the ship rolls over. The crew is then forced to chase after the Andromache, when it sails away instead of handing over her cannons. As they sail towards their target, Joji prepares for the fight, donning his leather armor. As the Walrus prepared to board the Andromache, Joji was among the crew awaiting the moment to strike. As he waited, he kissed his sword. He is seen by Dufresne stabbing a member of the Andromache's crew. He was able to survive the initial battle, however twenty men led by Bryson had locked themselves in a bunker overlooking the cannons.

That night, the pirates then planned on lowering Lars, an African crew mate covered in soot into the hold near the bunker. Lars, who in the poor light, is to get close to the bunker ignite a smoke grenade and toss it into the bunker. In the confusion, the pirates would then break down the door and kill Bryson's remaining men. Joshua and Joji lower Lars by the arms down into the lower deck, making sure that he makes no noise when he reaches the floor. Joji then waits with Joshua, poised to make the attack once Lars succeeds in his task. Lars is able to get within throwing distance, but is shot before he could complete the mission. Upon hearing the shot, the waiting Joji winces, knowing that Lars had been killed. After freeing the slaves, who unlock the bunker door from the inside, the pirates were able to kill Bryson's remaining sailors. Joji again was one of the first men into the bunker. He stays by the entrance to the bunker, killing any sailors who try to escape. After the Scarborough spotted them due to an explosion, it opened fire on the Walrus, with Joji narrowly jumping out of the way of an incoming cannonball. 

After Dufresne is elected quartermaster to replace Billy who'd been thrown overboard escaping the Scarborough, Joji watches his initiation ritual with amusement. Dufresne's head is shaved and he receives a tattoo of a shark's mouth on his right arm. Joji then watches Flint congratulate Dufresne on his appointment. 

During the final hunt for the Urca de Lima, the Walrus and Ranger encountered a Spanish Man O' War. Despite tricking the Man O' War into a position where both two ships could launch their broadside on it, it manages to turn. In the ensuing chaos, Joji attempts to carry a wounded crewmate to safety. Both ships were overwhelmed by the Man O' War's cannons, with the Walrus wrecked on a nearby Florida beach. 

Season Two

Joji survived the battle, along with about thirty other Walrus men. He reacted with anger and doubt to Flint's plan to steal the warship instead of the gold. During the battle on the Spanish Man O' War, Joji was one of the first pirates to board the ship after Flint and Silver were captured. He and Joshua led the charge, with Joji killing the ranking Spanish officer with a pistol shot to the face. The Spanish vessel was captured and the pirates sailed off.

As they sail back to Nassau, Joji sits with the crew during a meal when Silver steps up and tells the crew that a certain member of the crew whom he does not name took three pieces from the pocket of a dozing crew mate. Wayne then stands up and punches Silver in the face. After an English Merchant Ship is spotted, the crew hails her and she surrenders. Dufresne leads the vanguard aboard to take the ship's cargo. However the Merchant Captain realizes that Dufresne is not Flint, and orders his crew to attack. Joji kills the Captain and several other sailors before being forced retreat. After Flint orders the crew to cut loose from the merchant vessel, Joji severs several ropes with one swing of his sword. Flint then orders the crew to sink the vessel, warning that if the merchant crew lived no one would surrender to the Walrus Crew's flag again. The crew agrees and sinks the merchant ship. That night, Flint is reelected captain.

During one of Silver's goings on, Joji was teased by his fellow crew members, particularly Logan, for masturbating on the Man O' War's figurehead.  The crew of the ship is ordered to remain on board while Flint and Silver go ashore to secure provisions. The plan goes awry when Flint finds out that Vane is in possession of the fort. Flint and Hornigold combine their crews and issue an ultimatum- if Vane and his men do not vacate the fort by sunrise the next day, it will be taken by force.

Joji attends one of the strategy meetings in the captain's cabin with Mr. Scott, who notifies Flint and Hornigold that there are pirates joining Vane's crew in preparation of Flint's attack. Flint orders them to speak to the captains on the beach directly, warning them of the extortion they would face if Vane remains in the fort. At sunrise, Flint orders the crew to open fire.

After the walls of the fort are destroyed, Joji and the rest of the crew from the Man O' War land on the beaches of Nassau. Joji helps carry a crate of muskets off of the longboats.  Once ashore, Flint has the men wait on the beach while he goes to the Tavern to talk with Mrs. Barlow. The crew makes camp while they prepare to storm the ruins.

While waiting, Joji sharpens his dagger before Billy Bones walks into the camp. Joji rises to greet him with the rest of the crew, they are overjoyed for they thought Billy had died after the battle with the Andromache. They listen to him talk about his captivity at the Royal Navy garrison on Harbour Island. After Flint reneges on his deal with Hornigold and cancels the attack on the fort, Hornigold demands that the combined crew votes for the captain.

That night, the combined crew gathers in the Guthrie Warehouse. Joji listens to Hornigold's speech about Flint's untrustworthiness and treachery. He is then dismayed to learn that the gold has been removed by Spain. He then listens to Silver's endorsement of Flint, and how only Flint offers them a way out of the life of a pirate. Joji votes for Flint, along with the majority of the crew. Joji later joins Billy in confronting Dufresne and the eight pirates who were willing to betray the rest of the crew. He looks at them hatefully as Billy informs them of their banishment from the crew.

The Man O' War then sails for Charles Town, to deliver Abigail Ashe to her father. While Miranda Barlow and Abigail are on deck, Joji stands watch over them, to prevent any of the pirates from making unwanted advances. When he notices Abigail staring at him, he politely nods at her. He continues to watch over them during dinner. He later attends the funeral of Nicholas, after he dies in a fall from the mast. He watches as Nicholas' body is thrown into the sea before returning to his post. The Man O' War remains in the bay of Charles Town while Flint goes ashore to negotiate with Peter Ashe.

While Flint was ashore, Vane and his crew attacked the ship. Billy warns the men on deck about Vane and his men climbing over the sides. Joji then resisted Charles Vane's crew, however he was disarmed and shackled along with the rest of the survivors. Vane and his men are prevented from fleeing when Silver, who had evaded capture, cuts the forestay, making the foremast too unstable to sail before being subsequently captured. The pirates are then informed by the Carolina Militia, who are unaware of what has transpired, that Flint has been arrested and will be tried and hanged. The Boat Captain warns them that they have until the trial's conclusion to sail away, or they will be attacked. Vane, knowing that it would do irreparable harm to Nassau's and the pirates' reputation if Flint is hanged, resolves to rescue him.

Vane leaves to rescue Flint with half his men while the rest are left under the command of Jenks, while Joji and his crew mates remain shackled in the gun deck. However, Jenks and his men decide to flee with the ship rather than risking battle with the militia. When Jenks and Yardley remove Silver from the rest of the crew, Joji stands up with the rest of his crew mates and they begin fighting with their captors. After Jenks threatens to fire on them, they cease fighting. This was a ruse to steal the keys to the shackles. After he removed his bonds, he later joined his crew mates in retaking the ship. He stands guard on deck while Billy leads the crew in sinking the Charles Town Fleet after Vane's men take over The Battery, and watches Flint and Vane return to the ship. Flint then orders the crew to level whatever remains of the city. They then sail back to Nassau and elect Silver quartermaster after he loses a leg as a result of Jenks' interrogation.

Season Three

As a part of the vanguard, Joji takes part in the sacking of Bath, whose magistrate hanged pirates. En route to Nassau, they spot the Straight Arrow at anchor flying the Black. The crew agrees to investigate. He then boarded the abandoned Straight Arrow with Flint and Billy to investigate. After Hornigold's ship is spotted, Flint leads the men back to the Walrus and they try to escape. However, the ship catches up to them and the captain, Benjamin Hornigold, speaks to them using a bullhorn. Hornigold offers all of them pardons if they surrender. Flint then addresses the gathered crew. Joji stands next to Muldoon while listening to Flint's speech, where he decries the pardons as the act of a coward, and asks the men if any of them want to surrender to people who fear them. However, they cannot simply fight or run away due to Hornigold's superior position. Instead, Flint declares that they will sail into the nearby storm to shake Hornigold off their trail

Flint has the crew sail into the massive storm to shake off Hornigold. While they succeed, the ship nearly sinks in the process, and many men are washed overboard. Eventually, Joji and the rest of the crew are sent belowdecks while Flint stays atop to try and steer them out of the storm alone. Joji survives, but the crew is stranded with little food or water in the Sargasso Sea.

The crew barely survives for multiple weeks as their limited stores dwindle. Eventually, Palmer and Oates accuse each other of stealing food rations. The two are brought before Silver, who begs them to confess but both stick to their stories. Joji watches with concern as Flint executes two crew members accused of stealing bread. The crew is eventually saved after Flint and Silver harpoon several sharks, providing the crew with fresh food. The wind picks up shortly thereafter, allowing the Walrus to sail. 

The crew makes camp on the beaches of the first island they come across. He is captured by the Maroon Island community with the rest of the crew. As they trek through the jungle, Silver falls due the pain in the stump of his leg. As Udo and other Maroons approach them, one pirate uses the distraction as an opportunity to run. Joji and the others watch him run away, while Kofi sends another Maroon after him. After the pirate is killed, the column resumes their journey. When they arrive at the Maroon Camp, the Maroon Queen interrogates Silver before having the pirates imprisoned in cages. Joji is placed in a cage with Flint, Silver, Billy, Howell, De Groot, Dooley and Dobbs. There, they meet Ben Gunn, the last surviving member of a crew captured by the Maroons.

The pirates are shocked when a wounded Mr. Scott arrives on the island and Ben tells them that he is the Queen's husband. Flint later explains that he will propose a partnership deal to the Queen and Mr. Scott later that night. If he fails, he will take the Queen hostage with a small knife he pocketed earlier and order the release of his men. That night, Flint is summoned to propose his deal, but leaves the knife behind. Joji is released with the others when the alliance with the ex-slaves was brokered by Flint, the Queen and Mr. Scott.

The crew travels to Teach's lair in order to reclaim the fleet. He was among Flint's landing party at Ocracoke Island, and witnesses the duel between Flint and Blackbeard. He watches uneasily as Teach almost kills Flint, but Flint is saved at the last moment by Vane. The Walrus then sails back to the Maroon Island. They sail back to Nassau to recruit more men and more importantly, retrieve a weapons stockpile maintained by Mr. Scott's agents. Joji accompanied Silver and Billy to the tavern in Nassau as additional muscle, and stood watching by the entrance while Silver made his speech and killed Dufresne. After Silver finishes his speech, they rejoin Madi and her men outside the tavern and return to the ship. The next day, the Walrus waits at the promised position for recruits. They find Woodes Rogers sitting at a table set up on the beach under a flag of truce. Joji and another crewman row Flint to the beach to parley with Rogers. He waits by the boat, watching the proceedings. After they are done talking, they return to the ship.

While Flint, Billy and Vane lead men to rescue Jack Rackham and, Joji stays aboard the ship. When Dobbs assaulted a young Maroon, Chidi,  he was among the crew that locked them both inside a room, to prevent anyone else from learning about it. Joji watches as Silver and Dooley discuss what to do. Silver decides to get Madi involved, she orders Chidi to lie and say Kofi beat him for speaking disrespectfully to Madi. She then cuts Chidi loose. Silver then had the vanguard punish Dobbs, several men held him down while Dooley and Wayne administered a beating. The Walrus picks up Flint and his men, who have rescued Jack and the cache at the cost of Vane, and the crew sails for the Maroon Island, under Hornigold's pursuit.

In order to force Hornigold to retreat, Flint and Silver pull off a risky maneuver where they sail the ship into shallow water and use the anchors to rapidly turn towards Hornigold, forcing him to break off his pursuit or sail directly into their broadsides. When they return to the Maroon Camp, Joji and Chidi bring the cache of gems with them in the boat that ferries them across the river to the camp. There, they unload it and haul it into the camp. Joji and the rest of the crew wait for news of Mr. Scott, and Kofi announces his death with the blowing of an abeng. That night, the crew attends Scott's funeral.

When the British forces arrive, Joji takes cover from the cannon-fire behind the recently built barricade. He then helps defend the beach, firing his musket. Despite some initial success in stemming the tide, but once the British are able to bring their mortars to bear, the pirates are unable to hold their position, and Flint orders the men to throw smoke bombs and retreat into the jungle. Once the British are lured in and begin bombarding the camp, Flint and his men launch a massive ambush. Joji participates in the assault, and helps rout the British. The pirates and Maroons are victorious over the British. That night, the pirates and Maroons gather to discuss their plans to retake Nassau.

Season Four

Joji was on the Walrus during the attempt to invade Nassau. The plan goes awry when three of the four ships in the pirate fleet are grounded on ships scuttled in the bay. As the ships are pounded by the fort's cannons, he takes cover on the main deck, crouching and shielding his face from splinters and debris. Eventually, Flint gives the order to abandon ship. Joji is able to make it into a longboat, however one of Rogers' sloops begins firing on them, and he can do nothing but look on in dismay as the pirates are routed. His boat makes it to the fallback position on the eastern shore, where they are met by Billy and his men. Billy leads them to Miranda Barlow's house, where the pirate resistance has established their base.

When the pirates attack the Underhill plantation, Joji  is one of the first pirates to engage the militia, killing the sentry as he sounds the alarm. However, they learn that if they stay at the estate, the slaves' relatives on the other plantations will be tortured in reprisal, which would severely damage the pirate-slave alliance Flint and Madi want to build. Billy, having lost six men in the fight, wants to stay and and try to flee the slaves one estate at a time. A standoff between the two sides ensues, and Joji sides with Flint and Madi as Billy and his men level their pistols at them. The two sides exchange fire and begin fighting each other. When the militia from other estates arrives, Joji joins Flint and Madi in retreating into the wilderness.

Flint, Madi, Joji and roughly a dozen others flee to an abandoned house in the interior. To plan their next move, Flint has Madi and Kofi go into Nassau town to gather information from whatever allies of their's  that are still alive. After learning that Long John Silver is alive and a posse is heading to the Wrecks to apprehend him, he joins Flint and Dooley in rescuing Silver and Israel Hands from the redcoats. When they arrive, they find three redcoats cornering Silver and Israel Hands. Joji, Flint and Dooley then sneak up behind the redcoats and slit their throats with their daggers. Joji then points his pistol at Hands, not knowing if he is friend or foe, but Silver has him stand down. The group then makes their way back to the abandoned house, with Dooley and Joji going ahead. Joji watches as Madi and Silver reunite and kiss, with Madi ecstatic after believing Silver dead. Eme then briefs everyone on the situation in town, telling them of the scheduled executions and Captain Berringer's challenge to Long John Silver. Flint then resolves to have Eme send word of Silver's arrival throughout the town, telling them to join with the pirates when they march on Rogers' forces. Madi and Kofi go with Eme to ensure that word of Silver's arrival is spread throughout Nassau.

Silver, Flint, Joji and the rest of their men march into Nassau, finding only shut doors before them. They walk into the square and find Berringer and a large company of Redcoats waiting for them. As they standoff, a whistle pierces the air and Madi and Kofi lead the citizens of Nassau, as well as pirates who had fought with them against Billy at the Underhill Estate. The pirates and Redcoats fire their weapons at each other before charging. Joji fires his pistol before discarding it in favor of his shortsword and dagger. As the battle turns against the Redcoats, Berringer orders his men to fall back and for a second company on the rooftops to begin firing their muskets at the pirates. The pirates are saved by another wave of reinforcements, led by Billy Bones and Jacob Garrett. The pirates finish off Berringer's remaining men, and Berringer has his throat cut by Hands on the very gallows he used to hang pirates. 

During the chaos following the takeover of Nassau, Joji stood guard at the governor's mansion while Flint and Silver briefed the newly formed Captain's Council. Joji helps oversee the pirates on the beach arming themselves in preparation of the fight with Rogers and his men, but Rogers sails away. Later, Joji goes with Silver, Billy, Jacob and Dooley to meet Flint and Eleanor at a tunnel entrance. The plan is to apprehend Eleanor and her men and for Billy to kill Flint. Billy waits by the entrance while the rest of the men, including Joji, are in the bushes. Jacob then informs Billy that Silver plans on betraying him, and has turned their men against him. Jacob tells Billy that he volunteered to kill him, thinking it should be a friend, but refuses. Jacob insults the men who now follow Silver, and draws his sword. Joji watches as Silver sends Hands to deal with them. Hands quickly kills Jacob and subdues Billy, but before he can finish off, the former bosun, Silver orders him to stop and to be brought to the Underhill Estate.

Joji accompanies Silver to the Underhill Estate, where they meet with Julius. Joji stands guard while Silver attempts to negotiate an alliance between them.  He retreated to the Underhill estate with many other pirates to take up a strong defensive position against the Spanish. When the Spanish cavalry attack from the rear, he fights them until Israel Hands calls for a retreat. Having made it into the barn, the Spanish attempt to burn the pirates out, however they are in turn surprised by Julius's army of slaves. Long John Silver leads the remaining pirates to help drive off the Spanish forces. Joji deftly cuts down multiple Spanish soldiers. Flint then arrives with news of Madi's death, devastating Silver. He then orders everyone left to go to the Walrus, which takes them to the Maroon Island.

After Madi is revealed to be alive, the Walrus sails to Nassau and sends a reconnaissance party led by Kofi, however they are all captured. The Eurydice  slips behind the Walrus during the night. Woodes Rogers then brings the captured pirates and Madi on deck in full view of those on the Walrus. He then begins executing the pirates starting with Kofi. Flint orders the ship to get their guns ready but Silver has them belay that order. He then has Joji and Adams bring the chest of jewels on deck and hoist it up so Rogers can see it. Rogers then spares Madi, and begins sailing away from Nassau with the Walrus following. On the way to Skeleton Island, Joji sits with Ben Gunn during dinner. When they arrive, Joji stares in awe with the rest of the crew at the massive wreck in the inlet.

On Skeleton Island, Joji was one of the six men sent ashore by Silver to track down Flint and Dooley after they absconded with the Urca treasure. However, Flint’s used his cunning to fool the group into splitting up, taking out three of the men single-handedly. Joji and another pirate eventually tracked him down. Joji and Dooley charge each other while Flint faces off against the other man. Joji is able to knock Dooley off his feet and uses his dagger to pin Dooley's hand to the ground, while his partner is killed by Flint. Joji and Flint then face off against each other. Flint is barely able to fend off Joji's strikes, and lures him over the side of a hill, causing them to both fall down. Flint is able to grab Joji's sword and stabs him in the stomach as Joji desperately tries choking Flint before succumbing. Flint throws Joji's sword on the ground next to him, before noticing that Silver and Hands have almost caught up to him

Quotes

"I say we bring Joji in here. He'll have it out of him in 10 minutes."

"Torture won't help you."

"You haven't seen Joji work."

- Billy Bones and John Silver in III.

Appearances

Season One

I.	II.	III.	IV.
V.	VI.	VII.	VIII.

Season Two

IX.	X.	XI.	XII.	XIII.
XIV.	XV.	XVI.	XVII.	XVIII.

Season Three

XIX.	XX.	XXI.	XXII.	XXIII.
XXIV.	XXV.	XXVI.	XXVII.	XXVIII.

Season Four

XXIX.	XXX.	XXXI.	XXXII.	XXXIII.
XXXIV.	XXXV.	XXXVI.	XXXVII.	XXXVIII.

Trivia

• Joji is the only pirate of Asian descent seen on the Walrus. Specifically, he seems to be of Japanese origin because he uses Japanese swords, namely a katana, wakizashi and tanto in combat.
• Joji appears in 35 episodes, yet never had a single line of dialogue. It's not even clear if he speaks English.
• Like Joshua, Joji is often one of the first members of the vanguard to assault an enemy's position.
  • He is among the first to breach the bunkers of Parrish's Ship and the Andromache
  • He is the first one to climb over the side of the Spanish Man O' War
  • He accompanies Dufresne during the boarding of the English Merchant Ship
  • He is the first man to follow Flint when he goes aboard to investigate the abandoned Straight Arrow
  • He is one of the first men to assault the sentries at the Underhill Estate.

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