Twenty-four years ago, a twelve-year-old Smoker was at Loguetown on the day that the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was executed. [10] [11] In his early years, he was trained by the former Admiral "Black Arm" Zephyr. [12] Concludes non-canon section. At some point, he joined the Marines at the same time as Hina [13] and Hound. [14] .