Doflamingo

Donquixote Doflamingo was born a Celestial Dragon, a member of the World Nobles, but his life shattered when his father renounced their status for a normal life. This led to poverty, persecution, his mother's death, leaving him with deep trauma and a god complex. He ultimately ended his father's life to regain status, becoming a cruel pirate kingpin obsessed with power and control to prevent ever feeling helpless again. Doflamingo enjoyed a life of luxury as a World Noble in Mary Geoise, believing himself superior to commoners. At age eight, his father, Donquixote Homing, gave up their title, moving the family to a northern country and expecting a normal life. The townspeople, hating the World Nobles, brutalized the family, forcing them into poverty, which led to his mother's death from illness. Doflamingo and his younger brother, Rosinante, were tortured, awakening Doflamingo's Conqueror's Haki and solidifying his hatred for the world that took his power. At ten, Doflamingo ended his father, believing it would restore his status, but was rejected by the Celestial Dragons, fueling his rage. He gathered loyal followers (Trebol, Diamante, Pica, Vergo), gained the Ito-Ito no Mi (String-String Fruit), and formed his crew. His actions, from becoming a Warlord to ruling Dressrosa, stemmed from a deep-seated need to control his world and avoid the powerlessness he felt as a child, seeing himself as a god above ordinary humans. Doflamingo's entire life is a trauma response, driven by the loss of his divine status and the pain that followed, manifesting as a desire to rule and manipulate others (like a puppeteer) to enforce his twisted sense of order and prevent ever being weak again.