This checklist accommodates spoilers for the One Piece manga
Not each character in One Piece can begin off the story as overpowered as Kaido or Garp, since for many of them, it’ll take a very long time earlier than they’ll actually notice their full potential as a fighter. Whereas buying a Satan Fruit can definitely assist to spice up somebody’s energy and effectivity in battle, they nonetheless have to put in sufficient work and coaching to unleash the total extent of their talents, and this is applicable much more to those that soar into fights and not using a Satan Fruit to their identify.
It is at all times satisfying for followers to look at a personality develop and mature over the course of the story, particularly when it reaches that pivotal second the place they notice that their fight potential has reached an entire new stage. With that in thoughts, these are the strongest One Piece characters who’ve lastly managed to showcase their true underlying potential after an extended and arduous journey.
Earlier than leaping in, it ought to be clarified that this isn’t a definitive checklist of the strongest characters general, however as an alternative, the strongest characters who’ve developed their powers and talents all through the story to succeed in their full potential.
Koby
Koby By no means Stopped Working Onerous To Develop into A Totally Fledged Marine
- First Look: Episode 1
Koby could have began the story as little greater than a snot-nosed errand boy who may barely take a punch, nevertheless it was at all times clear from the get-go that he was somebody who possessed an immense quantity of underlying potential. Regardless of his lack of fight expertise, Koby was decided to turn into a fully-fledged Marine, which finally led him to coach with the legendary hero of the Marines, Garp.
Very like Luffy, Koby has been slowly rising and recognizing his true energy because the story has progressed, with him rising increased and better up the Marine ranks earlier than he was quickly inducted into the undercover group generally known as SWORD. Within the Egghead arc, Koby put his newfound energy on full show when he unleashed the devastating on Honesty Influence, blowing aside a piece of a whole island with not more than a single punch.
Eustass Child
Child Grew to become Assured Sufficient In His Talents To Take Intention At Not One, However Two Yonko
- First Look: Episode 392
Child’s private capability to soak up all of the steel that’s in his proximity to create a large weapon appeared slightly clunky and inefficient at first. Because the story has gone on, although, it is turn into clear that Child has been honing and refining his Satan Fruit to make it not solely simpler to make use of but additionally extra highly effective, and the raid on Onigashima in Wano gave him the proper alternative to point out how far he is actually come.
Child performed a really large function in taking down Big Mon via the usage of his gigantic cannon, which had turn into the captain’s go-to methodology for taking down anybody whom he thought of a harmful risk. His Yonko-hunting escapades would not cease there although, as not lengthy after, he would additionally take purpose at Shanks, who truly turned slightly nervous that Child’s cannon, and would obliterate his whole ship. Whereas Child was finally struck down by the Yonko earlier than he may pull the set off, it is actually nonetheless stunning to see simply how sturdy he has turn into after pushing his Satan Fruit capability so far as it may probably go.
Jewellery Bonney
Bonney Has Managed To Obtain Some Really Spectacular Feats With Her New And Improved Satan Fruit
- First Look: Episode 392
Bonney was truly launched to the story within the Sabaody arc, together with the opposite members of the Worst Technology, however again then, it appeared as if all she was capable of do together with her Satan Fruit was change individuals’s ages to gradual them down. This already made her fairly sturdy, nevertheless it would not be till the Egghead arc that Bonney actually started to awaken her underlying potential, which primarily got here on account of all of the feelings she was feeling because of all the pieces taking place on the time regarding Kuma.
By peeking into the longer term and envisioning herself as Nika, Bonney was capable of mimic the Solar God in the identical method that Luffy can. Similar to the Straw Hat captain, she would additionally turn into insanely highly effective on this kind, to the purpose the place she was even capable of land a number of hits on the Gorosei, which is definitely no simple feat contemplating how immensely sturdy these guys are. Her interactions with Vegapunk and the Straw Hats additionally made her much more assured and prepared to leap into battle anytime that she will be able to to assist others who’re in want.
Rob Lucci
Lucci Can Now Take On A A lot Extra Vicious Zoan Kind
- First Look: Episode 230
As somebody who was appointed to CP9 earlier than the One Piece story even started, Rob Lucci was clearly removed from a pushover when he debuted in Water 7. With that being mentioned although, he was nonetheless finally defeated by a Luffy who had solely simply acquired Gear 3, so clearly, he nonetheless had a whole lot of work to do, and the fruits of his labor may be seen within the Egghead arc, which takes place a lot later within the story.
Beforehand, Lucci was solely ready to make use of his Zoan leopard base form in fight, however after his Awakening, he can now rework right into a extra humanoid model of the leopard that’s a lot sooner and much more lethal. Whereas he did nonetheless battle to maintain up with Luffy, the truth that he was holding his personal in opposition to Gear 5 is nothing to scoff at, and simply goes to point out how rewarding it may be for Zoan customers to faucet into their Awakening as quickly as they probably can.
Trafalgar D. Legislation
Legislation’s Fruit Simply Retains Getting Stronger And Stronger With Each Story Arc
- First Look: Episode 392
Legislation’s Satan Fruit is one that’s extraordinarily tough to counter, contemplating that Legislation himself is ready to use it in a myriad of various methods, making it extraordinarily versatile and unpredictable. The reality is although, this additionally implies that the person must dedicate themselves to studying all of the high quality particulars of how the fruit truly works in follow, as these talents would not simply be spelled out to them the second that they picked the fruit up.
In Sabaody, Legislation already had an honest grasp of the best way to manipulate his opponents in the event that they entered his Satan Fruit’s room, however he is managed to turn into an entire totally different beast after learning its Awakening. This has enabled Legislation to throw out assaults just like the devastating Shock Wille, which proved to be very important in taking down Massive Mother when she was making an attempt to succeed in Kaido. It took slightly little bit of time, however Legislation has lastly mastered the underlying potential of his Satan Fruit, making him one of the crucial harmful pirates on the planet consequently.
Vinsmoke Sanji
The Straw Hat Cook dinner Has Completed All He Can To Be A Dependable Comrade For Luffy
- First Look: Episode 20
It could actually be tough to recollect, contemplating how a lot of a powerhouse he has turn into, however there was as soon as a time when all Sanji may actually do in battle was kick, and that was just about it. Contemplating he is likely one of the few Straw Hats who would not possess a Satan Fruit, Sanji may solely depend on his lightning-fast kick assaults to get the job accomplished, however even and not using a distinctive capability, he has nonetheless managed to awaken a bunch of latest powers after turning into extra assured about his function as a member of the monster trio.
In Enies Lobby, for instance, Sanji was capable of activate his Diabla Jambe for the very first time, however when going through off in opposition to Queen a lot later, he would ramp up the warmth much more by unleashing Ifrit Jambe. That is not all, as Sanji can also be capable of shoot himself via the sky due to the coaching that he endured through the timeskip. Sanji is a major instance of how sturdy somebody can turn into as soon as they arrive to acknowledge their underlying energy and potential alongside their journey, no matter whether or not they have a Satan Fruit capability or not.
Roronoa Zoro
Zoro’s Dream Of Turning into The Best Swordsman Is Now In Arm’s Attain
- First Look: Episode 1
Similar to Sanji, Zoro is a member of the crew who would not have a Satan Fruit, however what he does possess is an timeless ardour to turn into the best swordsman who ever lived. After he was humiliated by Mihawk originally of the story, regardless of nonetheless believing he may turn into the very best, Zoro was additionally compelled to simply accept that he had a really lengthy option to go earlier than he may actually conflict blades with the best swordsmen on the market.
Since then, Zoro has been working tirelessly to turn into somebody that Luffy can rely on in battle, and whereas he is displayed some spectacular feats all through the sequence, it was actually in Wano that Zoro got here to understand his true potential. When head to head with the mighty Yonko Kaido, Zoro was truly capable of maintain his floor in opposition to the beast, and even managed to inflict a scar on Kaido’s physique, making him the second individual in historical past to take action. It was definitely no stroll within the park, however Zoro has lastly been capable of show to not solely others, but additionally to himself, why he deserves the title of being the world’s biggest swordsman.
Monkey D. Luffy
The True Energy Of Luffy’s Satan Fruit Was Far Larger Than He May Have Imagined
- First Look: Episode 1
Turning into the king of the pirates is a reasonably lofty purpose, nevertheless it’s one which Luffy is decided to realize it doesn’t matter what stands in his method. Initially, Luffy was capable of get by simply high quality by pummeling his opponents along with his elastic physique, however when it was time to face off in opposition to the Yonko, it turned evident that it will take much more than that if Luffy wished to deal any actual harm. In his epic clash against Kaido, after greater than a thousand chapters and episodes, Luffy would lastly channel the hidden energy of his Satan Fruit, permitting him to harness the vitality of the Solar God Nika.
When on this mode, Luffy turns into roughly unstoppable, to the purpose the place he is ready to toss Kaido round like a corpse with out even breaking a sweat. It is actually arduous to fathom how on earth Luffy may get any stronger than he already is, contemplating he has now acquired god-like powers to assist him alongside his journey, nevertheless it was nonetheless an unimaginable second to see Luffy summoning the facility that his Satan Fruit had possessed all alongside.

- Launch Date
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October 20, 1999
- Community
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Fuji TV
- Administrators
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)