DC and Cobra Kai star joins the cast of One Piece season 3 and, boy, did they get this one right

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Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña has joined the cast of One Piece season 3 in a pivotal role

Portgas D. Ace in One Piece
(Image credit: Shueisha)

Blue Beetle star Xolo Maridueña has been cast in a crucial role in One Piece season 3 (per Deadline). In addition to starring as Jaime Reyes in the 2023 DC movie, Maridueña is also known for his role as Miguel Diaz in Karate Kid spin-off show Cobra Kai.

Maridueña will portray Portgas D. Ace, the beloved blood brother of One Piece's main character Monkey D. Luffy. Their relationship is at the center of one of the most formative - and gut-wrenching - stories in the entire run of One Piece.

Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) is a pirate captain who assembles an eccentric crew in his quest to find the fabled One Piece, a treasure that will crown its bearer as the pirate king.

Xolo Maridueña's turn as Jaime Reyes in Blue Beetle is one of my personal favorite DC performances in a highly underrated movie. He's got the perfect energy to make audiences fall in love with him as Ace and Luffy come together to find their shared destiny.

George Marston
George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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