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Cipher Pol Number 9 (サイファーポールナンバーナイン Saifā Pōru Nanbā Nain?), abbreviated as CP9 (シーピーナイン Shī Pī Nain), is the secret, ninth unit of the World Government's intelligence agency Cipher Pol.[ch. 346] Specializing in assassination,[ch. 382] they utilize a weapon-themed martial art called the Six Powers (六式 Rokushiki).[ch. 347] The group is commanded by Spandam (スパンダム Supandamu).[ch. 358] Like his father, Spandine (スパンダイン Supandain), who is in charge of an earlier incarnation of the group,[ch. ?] lacks the fighting abilities of his subordinates.[ch. 379] He cares only about himself and is obsessed with rising up through the ranks of the World Government.[ch. 391] His sword, Funk Freed (ファンクフリード Fanku Furīdo, Funkfreed in the English manga), is capable of transforming into an elephant or an elephant-sword hybrid.[ch. 400] Next in command is Rob Lucci (ロブ・ルッチ Robu Rutchi), a man known for ruthlessly and mercilessly enforcing the "justice" of the World Government.[ch. 422] He can transform into a leopard or leopard-human hybrid and is always accompanied by his pigeon, Hattori (ハットリ).