Yanni Karopolis

Yanni Karopolis was a crew member aboard the Blue Turtle. As a boy, he was friends with Kostas Krimboti and Alexi Constantinou. Yanni came from a poor Greek family, his father was a fisherman.

He later became a pirate with Krimboti, and was the gunner aboard a Corsican ship. As pirates, the pair humiliated Alexi who had since joined the navy in front of his entire crew. Yanni and Krimboti eventually reformed their corsair ways and became treasure hunters, transporting cargo for the sisters of the Santa Filomena Convent.