Reanimator Hogback

Once celebrated as the world's most gifted surgeon, Reanimator Hogback permitted his brilliance to metastasize into contempt for those he deemed lesser—both his patients and fellow physicians alike. His arrogance drove him into self-imposed exile, where he vanished from society until resurfacing as an instrument of Gecko Moria's dark ambitions, using his surgical mastery to construct an undead legion from corpses stitched together like grotesque puzzles. Hogback rationalized this macabre work as the ultimate transcendence of medicine, the final conquest over mortality itself, willfully ignoring that his creations were hollow shells bound to another's will, stripped of the essence that once made them human. When the Straw Hat Pirates dismantled Moria's operation, a chance encounter with their ship's doctor—Tony Tony Chopper—delivered a judgment more devastating than any blade: that Hogback had abandoned the fundamental purpose of medicine, the sacred duty to preserve life and dignity. Though he escaped that day, Chopper's words burrowed into his conscience like a persistent infection, festering for years until Hogback finally surrendered to the truth of his corruption. He emerged from his self-imposed darkness as a wandering healer, rededicating himself to the salvation of the suffering and forsaken, until a woman named Binks D. Belle recognized the redemption burning within him and offered him passage aboard her ship as the crew's doctor, where his hands could finally serve life rather than mock it.

Strength

12, modifier 1

Dexterity

14, modifier 2

Constitution

20, modifier 5

Intelligence

18, modifier 4

Wisdom

16, modifier 3

Charisma

10, modifier 0

Surgical Strike

Make a melee weapon attack. On a hit, deal 2d8 + 4 slashing damage and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of their next turn.

Reanimate Corpse

As an action, Hogback can reanimate a corpse within 30 ft. as an undead minion under his control for 24 hours.

Life Drain

Hogback targets one creature within 30 ft. The target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 4d6 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. Hogback regains hit points equal to the damage dealt.

Dark Resurrection

Once per long rest, Hogback can attempt to resurrect a creature that has died within the last hour. The target returns as an undead creature under his control.

Master Surgeon

Hogback has advantage on Medicine checks and can stabilize dying creatures as a bonus action.

Undead Command

Once per long rest, Hogback can control up to 3 undead creatures he has created.

strength

1

dexterity

2

constitution

5

intelligence

4

wisdom

3

Necrotic