Portgas D. Ace

Portgas D. Ace is a character from the One Piece series. He will appear in the upcoming 76th episode of DEATH BATTLE!, Ace VS Natsu, where he will face off against Natsu Dragneel from the Fairy Tail manga/anime.

History
The son of the late Pirate King Gol D. Roger, Ace was left in care by bandit Curly Dadan in order to have a normal life. He was a rambunctious kid who would later befriend Sabo and Luffy as honorary brothers.

When he turned 17, Ace left to the seas to become a pirate, and founded the Spade Pirates as the captain. He would later integrate his crew to the Whitebeard Pirates crew and became Whitebeard's 2nd division captain. At one point in his life, he ate the Mera-Mera Fruit, and obtained the power of fire.

One Minute Melee
Ace first appeared in One Minute Melee, where he fought Natsu and won.

Trivia

 * Ace is the fifth character to be feature in DEATH BATTLE while being dead in official canon, the previous four were Darth Vader, Wolverine, The Meta and Hulk.
 * Ace is the second One Piece combatant to be featured in DEATH BATTLE. The first being Roronoa Zoro.
 * Ace is also the second combatant to face-off against a combatant from the Fairy Tail franchise.