One Piece's Most Powerful Pirates Explained: Who Are the Yonko?
In the world of One Piece, the four most powerful pirates are known as the Yonko, the Four Emperors, four fearsome captains who rule over the New World, the most dangerous part of the Grand Line. Constantly at war with each other, they command enough military power to topple a nation with ease, which puts the Yonko at the top of the list of the most wanted criminals by the World Government and the Marine.
When they were introduced, the Yonko were legendary figures shrouded in mystery. As the series progressed and Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates got stronger and more involved with the big affairs of the world, the Yonko made their appearance and proved to be worthy of their title. All the Emperors can be counted among the strongest individuals in the world just in terms of personal power, without considering the vast resources at their disposal.
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The legendary pirate Whitebeard was one of the Yonko, controlling earthquakes with the powers of his Gura Gura no Mi Devil Fruit and commandeering a vast fleet of faithful followers who considered him their father. After his death during the Summit War, Whitebeard's spot was taken by the treacherous Blackbeard. Let's have a look at who the Yonko are and why they are considered the apex of the pirate world.
After Whitebeard's demise, the most powerful of the Yonko is likely Kaido, known as «the world's strongest creature,» and the living pirate with the highest bounty in the world, 4,611,100,000 Belly. Kaido was born in the Kingdom of Vodka, where war was used to collect spoils to pay the tribute to the Celestial Dragons, the tyrannical rulers of the world. Kaido showed incredible strength as a child soldier,
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