One Piece: The Straw Hat Pirates' Monster Trio, Explained

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The Straw Hat Pirates are a powerful crew that hail from the East Blue, the weakest of all the seas in the One Piece world. Led by Monkey D. Luffy, the pirate crew has gone on to achieve great things in the series and with each passing arc, have only gone from strength to strength. Despite being from the weakest sea in the series, the crew has managed to establish themselves as one of the mightiest pirate crews in One Piece.

In fact, they're powerful enough to go up against the Yonko of the New World, which is nothing short of impressive. Although all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates are fairly impressive when it comes to combat, the core of the crew, is the trio of Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, also known as the Monster Trio.

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The Monster Trio refers to the team of the three strongest fighters of the Straw Hat Pirates and includes Luffy and his two wings, Zoro and Sanji. Out of all the members of the crew, they're by far the strongest which is why they handle the most dangerous situations that the crew faces on the high seas on their own. Surprisingly, there exists a myth among One Piece fans that the Monster Trio is a fan-made name and, thus, isn't official. This couldn't be further from the truth. The Monster Trio is a term that Eiichiro Oda himself came up with. The first time the term «Monster Trio» was used was in the Thriller Bark arc, when Nami was hiding inside Kumacy's body, upset about the fact that the Monster Trio was taken down.

Later, on the way to Fishman Island, Oda once again made sure to use the term «Monster Trio» for Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji through Caribou when the three decided to face Tsurume, the Kraken. As such, the idea that the Monster Trio doesn't exist is simply