Vegapunk

Dr. Vegapunk is the leading scientist in the employment of the Marines. His work includes discovering the secrets and uses of seastone, the secrets of how Devil Fruit powers work, the co-discovery of the Lineage Factor and its applications, and various other scientific achievements that are said to be at least 500 years ahead of current technology. He hails from the technologically advanced Karakuri Island. Before being employed under the World Government, Vegapunk was part of an outlaw scientific research known as MADS, where he worked alongside other notable scientists such as Caesar Clown, Judge Vinsmoke and Queen before being arrested and then integrated into and made the leader of the Marines' science unit SSG (Special Science Group).