The Strongest Characters of Every Period

The world timeline of the One Piece world is as extensive as the duration of this manga: it begins greater than 5 thousand years earlier than Monkey D. Luffy’s story even begins, and it’s crammed to the brim with essential historic occasions which have helped elevate the impeccable world-building of this sequence.

Naturally, followers usually divide the One Piece timeline into eight completely different eras primarily based on crucial occasions. A number of the strongest characters within the sequence have lived by means of a few of these eras and even left their marks throughout them, however, in fact, each has a particular one who could be thought of absolutely the strongest on the earth at that exact second. Consequently, the next eight One Piece characters could be thought of essentially the most highly effective figures of their respective eras.

Nika

The Earlier Two Worlds

Debut: Chapter 1018 (Manga) Episode 1040 (Anime)

This period was very lately revealed within the One Piece manga, and its mere existence has already blown the minds of numerous readers and theory-crafters. In line with an historic spiritual textual content from Elbaf often known as the Harley, two earlier variations of the world existed earlier than the present timeline began, and so they have been populated by mysterious elemental gods.

The script of the Harley was deliberately left ambiguous by Eiichiro Oda, however one factor is bound: essentially the most highly effective being that lived throughout this mysterious period was none other than the Sun God himself, Nika. Not solely is he a outstanding a part of the legend, however his legacy has carried over to the third (and present) world, to the purpose that many individuals nonetheless worship him as a god and a Legendary Zoan Satan Fruit has spawned in his picture. Along with his carefree angle and over-the-top rubber-based powers, Nika was positively robust sufficient to defeat any fearsome gods or monsters that lived within the earlier two worlds.

Zunesha

Earlier than The Void Century

Debut: Chapter 802 (Manga) Episode 751 (Anime)

The Void Century is arguably crucial period within the One Piece timeline, however not a lot is at the moment identified in regards to the occasions that transpired earlier than it. This obscure interval is sometimes called “Before the Void Century,” and one of many few items of details about it that has been revealed is that this is the era in which Zunesha was born.

A thousand years earlier than the beginning of the story, a large Naitamie-Norida elephant named Zunesha was born. The small print of his previous and his childhood are nonetheless shrouded in thriller, however he went on to change into considered one of Pleasure Boy’s closest allies and grew so large that his again grew to become the nation of Zou, the place the Mink Tribe resides, so there’s little question that he grew to become very robust in some unspecified time in the future in his thousand-year-long lifespan.

Pleasure Boy

Void Century

Joy Boy uses the powers of the Nika Fruit - One Piece

Debut: Chapter 628 (Manga) Episode 548 (Anime)

As beforehand acknowledged, the Void Century is crucial period within the One Piece timeline, because the occasions that passed off in it formed every part on the earth that got here after it. Nevertheless, as its title implies, this a part of historical past was deliberately erased by the World Authorities and the sequence’ plot revolves round unveiling the various mysteries of this particular period, that means that followers at the moment don’t know a lot about it.

One of many only a few particulars in regards to the Void Century that they’re conscious of is the appearance of the first pirate in history: Joy Boy. He was a extremely influential determine (even when the World Authorities desires to cover his existence), he was allied with highly effective entities like Emet and Zunesha, and he ate the Hito Hito no Mi, Mannequin: Nika, which gave him the unbelievable rubber-based talents of the eponymous Solar God. Sure, Pleasure Boy was finally defeated through the Nice Warfare, but it surely’s price declaring that it took the mixed energy of twenty completely different kingdoms to take action, to not point out that he additionally managed to protect the Historical Weapons and hid his overwhelmingly potent Conqueror’s Haki inside Emet.

Oars

After The Void Century

Debut: Chapter 456 (Manga) Episode 350 (Anime)

The world One Piece followers are conversant in slowly started taking its form throughout this period, shortly after the tip of the Void Century. That is when many essential historic occasions happen, together with the tragic story of Mont Blanc Noland and Kalgara and the births of many well-known giants, like Dorry, Broggy, Kashii, Oimo, Saul and extra.

However essentially the most fascinating a part of this period was the life and death of Oars the Continent-Puller, an historic large who rose to infamy throughout this time. Within the span of 159 years, he used his immense energy to take management of complete nations and islands and finally grew to become a residing legend whose title terrified anybody who heard it. Nevertheless, he died of frostbite when he arrived within the Land of Ice, and his corpse was stolen by Gecko Moria tons of of years later.

Rocks D. Xebec

Earlier than The God Valley Incident

Rock D. Xebec arrives at Elbaf - One Piece

Debut: Chapter 957 (Manga) Episode 958 (Anime)

The God Valley Incident is yet one more essential historic occasion that reshaped your complete One Piece world, so naturally, the period that transpired proper earlier than it is filled with many various pirates, marines and God’s Knights that may finally reunite on that island on that fateful day. The careers of quite a few robust pirates — like Gol D. Roger or Whitebeard — started throughout this period, however there’s no denying that Rocks D. Xebec was the absolute strongest one on the planet at that point.

In any case, he was the captain of the Rocks Pirates, who went on to be often known as the strongest pirate crew in historical past, to not point out that he was a talented swordsman who was able to utilizing Conqueror’s Haki. Rocks was so extremely highly effective that he effortlessly killed an admiral and have become one of many few folks in historical past that was capable of infiltrate Pangea Fort, break into the Room of Flowers, and uncover the existence of Imu.

Edward Newgate (Whitebeard)

After The God Valley Incident

A young Whitebeard clashes with Kouzuki Oden - One Piece

Debut: Chapter 234 (Manga) Episode 151 (Anime)

The God Valley Incident resulted within the sudden defeat of Rocks D. Xebec by the hands of Monkey D. Garp and Gol D. Roger, who went on to be often known as the Hero of the Marines and the Pirate King respectively. However, whereas they have been each positively extraordinarily robust fighters, it was considered one of Rocks’ ex-crewmates who earned the title of “Strongest Man in the World” throughout this period, and his name was Edward Newgate (AKA Whitebeard).

Shortly after the Rock Pirates disbanded, Whitebeard shaped the Whitebeard Pirates and commenced recruiting highly effective and expert pirates, whom he handled like his circle of relatives. Because the captain of his personal crew, he grew to become even stronger than ever earlier than as he fought by combining the three forms of Haki along with his potent Satan Fruit, the Gura Gura no Mi. On prime of all that, Whitebeard’s unbelievable physique and uncooked energy allowed him to tank a number of direct assaults from different highly effective figures like Roger or Oden. It needs to be no shock that he and his crew have been feared world wide for a few years, till the day he died.

Kaido

The Nice Pirate Period (Pre-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 795 (Manga) Episode 736 (Anime)

Gol D. Roger’s execution is the one most essential historic occasion in all of One Piece, because the reveal of his legendary treasure, the One Piece, single-handedly kickstarted the Golden Age of Piracy (AKA The Nice Pirate Period). Naturally, 1000’s of highly effective and ruthless pirates rose to infamy throughout this lengthy period however, as Whitebeard slowly misplaced a few of his energy attributable to his previous age, considered one of his former Rocks Pirates crewmates took the title of strongest creature on the earth from him.

Kaido is one of the most powerful characters in One Piece, and he gained most of his energy throughout this period: he had immense bodily energy, a sturdy physique, mastery over all types of Haki and one of the vital overpowered Satan Fruits, the Uo Uo no Mi, Mannequin: Seiryu, which allowed him to show into a large Azure Dragon at will. And if all that wasn’t sufficient, he additionally commanded a large pirate crew with numerous expert combatants that ate Satan Fruits (each actual and synthetic) and possessed political energy over the nation of Wano. There’s a motive it will definitely took the mixed efforts of sixteen completely different folks to take down this beast.

Imu

Present Period (Publish-Timeskip)

Another, more recent, closeup of Imu's eyes - One Piece

Debut: Chapter 906 (Manga) Episode 885 (Anime)

Imu, the hidden supreme ruler of the One Piece world, is claimed to have lived for 1000’s of years, so it could possibly be argued that they have been essentially the most highly effective character of each single period within the timeline. Nevertheless, not solely would that be extraordinarily boring and repetitive, however they solely showcased their unbelievable powers in latest chapters that happen after the two-year timeskip, so it’s unknown if that they had them in different eras.

In any case, it is a world during which Kaido and Large Mother have been defeated, however different highly effective entities nonetheless stay on, like Monkey D. Luffy, Blackbeard, Shanks, or The 5 Elders, and but Imu is (actually) sitting on the prime for an excellent motive. They appear to have management over the 5 Elders and God’s Knights (and are chargeable for their immortality), they will rework into a large unknown creature that may pierce by means of their targets with a pointy pointy tail, and so they may even possess folks and switch into literal demons with a method often known as Domi Reversi. Imu is undoubtedly essentially the most highly effective individual at the moment residing within the One Piece world and the almost definitely candidate for the ultimate villain of this story.