He is a former pirate of the high seas who went on to found his own sovereign nation. He is notorious for his radical political philosophy, his anti-captitalist and more specifically anti-US stance. He is the leader of his own nation, showing good political knowledge, mastery of stealth, martial arts, etc. He is shown as a very confident, and at times, somewhat arrogant man, has knowledge in natural sciences. He can behave in such a way that he does not harm others.