SmoTash

"If you're frustrated enough to cry, become stronger!"

- Smoker encourages Tashigi.

SmoTash is the het ship between Smoker and Tashigi from the One Piece fandom.

Canon
Smoker and Tashigi have a close bond, and although they protect and respect each other, it is always Smoker who takes care of her, as well as always being diligently by her side. The two work very well together, and although Tashigi has skills in sword fighting, she is usually clumsy and has poor eyesight, which gets on Smoker's nerves, he seems to react very harshly to her mistakes, but despite this, Smoker has shown that he trusts her judgment, encouraging her to follow her sense of justice in times of doubt and need. When Smoker needs to be absent during a mission, he puts Tashigi in charge of his other subordinates, also trusting in her strength. After the events of the Alabasta Bow, Tashigi could not contain her frustration at needing the help of Monkey D. Luffy's Pirates to capture Crocodile, especially after Smoker praised her efforts throughout the entire trial. Smoker thought Tashigi was brave to be able to recognize her own weakness, urging his other subordinates to follow her example. Tashigi usually refers to Smoker as "Smoker-san", in contrast to the rank of the other soldiers who call him "Vice Admiral Smoker". Tashigi always follows Smoker's directives, rarely questioning them.

Smoker often reproaches her for misadventures such as mistaking a marine colleague for Smoker because she wasn't wearing glasses; in the events of the Punk Hazard Arc, Smoker himself claimed that it was the shame of the Marine headquarters. Despite this, he respects her and trusts her judgment, as seen when he tells her to follow her sense of justice in Alubarna. Tashigi always apologizes to Smoker when she makes a mistake and tries to follow his orders as faithfully as possible, indicating a sincere admiration for his mentor. Tashigi also showed some challenge to her superior. When he scolded her for begging Law to spare her life, she replied that it was the only way they could save their subordinates and the children kidnapped by Vergo. Smoker saw her logic and realized that it was he who was wrong. Tashigi also showed some contempt for Smoker, when she pleaded for her life, scolding Smoker for being too proud in a situation where the lives of his subordinates and the innocent children Caesar Clown had captured for his experiments were in grave danger.

Fanon
SmoTash is a fairly popular and accepted ship in the One Piece fandom. It is supported by the fact that Smoker and Tashigi take care of each other, and in particular many believe that Smoker can be a suitable partner for Tashigi and that he can give her the best of himself and spur her to become an excellent marine, in addition to pointing out her mistakes. The two spent a lot of time together in pre and post timeskip, being seen very often as husband and wife, who keep their subordinates at bay.

SmoTash's rival ships are especially ZoTash on Tashigi's side and SmoHina on Smoker's side.

On AO3 the ship has over 50+ fanfiction in the Smoker/Tashigi tag, it is the second most popular and written ship for Tashigi and the most written for Smoker.

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Trivia

 * Tashigi is the only subordinate to call Smoker by his name.
 * Oda drew covers where only Smoker and Tashigi appeared.
 * Cover chapter 797.
 * Cover chapter 1033.