One Piece: Who Is The Strongest Pirate In The Story?

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The One Piece world has seen some of the strongest pirates get introduced over the years. With the likes of the Shichibukai, and then the mighty Yonko, the story has its fair share of overpowered pirates. As Luffy progresses further on his path tobecoming the Pirate King and subsequently gets stronger, fans get to see more of those who reign supreme at the top. The New World, in particular, is home to these pirates, and only the person who conquers the New World is the one worthy of calling themselves the Pirate King.

At the same time, there are several characters from the old generation of One Piece who were arguably even more impressive than the Yonko who currently rule the world. Whitebeard is spoken of as a legendary pirate and Roger is held in even greater status in the world. There are also those whose names got lost in the sands of time, but their strength shook the world back during their era. Clearly, One Piece has had quite a lot of overpowered pirates and each of them has a fair shot at being labeled the 'strongest.'

One Piece: Is Luffy Finally Yonko Level?

From the very beginning of the story, there is one pirate who's always been associated with wealth, fame, and power and that person is none other than the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Roger was, quite simply, a monster in combat with few characters who could be considered strong enough to match him in battle. Despite not having any Devil Fruit power, Roger was able to conquer the entire era and eventually become the Pirate King. He's described to be the strongest pirate on several occasions and held in status even above the likes of the Yonko. Just his incredible usage of Haki and its advanced forms alone was enough to make him reach the top of the world.