Date Goku, more commonly known as "Goldbeard", was the captain of the Goldbeard Pirates and was known as "The Strongest Warrior" and "One of the two men closest to One Piece" after Gol D. Roger's death. He was a member of the Shichiko that ruled over the New World until his death during the Battle of Marineford.along with his fellow Shichiko Whitebeard He was the Father of Lost Drayden another fellow Shichiko and the Adoptive Father of Date D Hayate