Shuffle Pirates

The Shuffle Pirates are a Pirate Crew that originates from the West Blue. It is currently led by Aqua D. Connor.

Symbolism
A recurring theme among the Shuffle Pirates and their respective histories is that they're all Outcasts, Exiles or "Black Sheep" from their homes that have found acceptance and companionship with each other (Connor took to Piracy despite his Navy-alligned Family and Upbringing, Maria left her home after being falsely accused for supplying arms to gangsters, Petyr was shunned for his admiration of Shanks, Alfimi had mixed Fishman-Human Heritage, Trak was shunned for his over-the-top mannerisms and nature). The only seeming exception to this is Lyliel, though she manages to fit the motif due to her being a Mink (which are fairly rare away from Zou).

"Oracle" Jugram D. Lorna
The "Oracle" used by the Riksent Kingdom (and by extension the World Government) to preempt both potential threats and curb attempts to uncover the history of the Void Century. Having stolen away from her homeland, she has "chartered" passage to the island of Laugh Tale from the Shuffle Pirates. Just as she has offered her gift of prophecy (though it has rarely been accepted) to assist the crew, so too have the Shuffle Pirates repeatedly come to her aid (and even form an Alliance to facilitate her rescue).

World Government
Due to Lorna "chartering" the Shuffle Pirates to take her to Laugh Tale, this has put the Shuffle Pirates into direct opposition with the World Government. By the time they enterred the New World, the Shuffle Pirates are considered a serious threat, warrant the dispatch of an entire Cipher Pol branch to track their movements with standing orders to arrest or kill the crew.

Wildbeard Pirates
After a chance encounter at the Red Line, the Shuffle Pirates became closely monitored by the then growing pirate crew of Nathaniels D. Forest Bens, better known as "Wildbeard". Once the Wildbeards had grown in size and recruited several infamous people, including a previous enemy of the Shuffle Pirates in the form of "Deadmarch" Gewehr Genivieve, the Shuffle Pirates were offered a chance at an alliance to take down the Yonko...it was refused due to the Wildbeards treatment of innocents (as well as the existing enmity towards Genivieve who had become the the commander of the Wildbeards 2nd Division). Since entering the New World, the two crews are firmly positioned as enemies.