Episode 734 - One Piece

He was not a toy soldier. He was a commander of the vast "Yonta Maria" fleet.

had watched his entire fleet of 56 ships get turned into toy boats by Sugar. He had felt his muscles lock, his will dissolve, and his body become a wind-up soldier serving the man who murdered his king. For three years, he had smiled and clanked. One Piece Episode 734

It was not the silence of fear. It was the silence of a held breath being released. He was not a toy soldier