Hoh boy...looks like I'm really doing this. But I've been sitting on making this list long enough. Before I begin I just want to say a few things. First of all, do not take my list for the absolute truth. These are my thoughts and opinions. I'm 100% certain that I'm wrong for the most part but I'm just using what I know to make a top 30 strongest OP characters. One Piece strength varies and there's so many different kinds of fighting styles. Some people are tanks, some are fast, some have great Haki ability, some are all rounders. For example, Crocodile isn't a brawler but his Devil Fruit mastery is how he fights. Blackbeard has two DF powers and while powerful, he's slow. Doflamingo was well rounded, Mihawk is a swordsman etc. So when it comes to fighting styles, abilities and matchups, like Crocodile said, you never know how two abilities will interact (Galdino's wax vs Magellan's poison). Also just holding the same title or rank like Vice Admiral doesn't mean all VA are equal. So take all of that into consideration. Just because a character is ranked higher or lower than someone doesn't mean they can't lose to another person higher or lower than them on this list. Matchups matter.
Lastly, I need to go through some honorable mentions who I believe are absolutely top 30 but because of lack of information, I can't in good faith place them on this list. I just don't know enough.
Monkey D. Dragon - If Sabo is his number two, I can at least assume the most wanted criminal in the world is stronger. He is of the Monkey bloodline, he's a D, the son of the Hero of the Marines and father of Luffy. That all being said I haven't seen him in action at all, I can't place him.
Green Bull - He/She is an Admiral so of COURSE they're top tier but again, I don't even know what they look like so, I gotta hold off on this character.
Kong - Another impressive Marine that was once Fleet Admiral and is currently the World Government Commander and Chief. He was and technically still is the superior of characters like Sengoku, but again, haven't seen him do anything.
Gorosei - These old fucks run the world, I know they got hands but all they do is sit around and talk.
Lastly shoutout to Edward Weevil and Enel who just barely missed my top 30. Now, shall we begin?
P.S: No dead characters. Gotta be alive.
Lastly, I need to go through some honorable mentions who I believe are absolutely top 30 but because of lack of information, I can't in good faith place them on this list. I just don't know enough.
Monkey D. Dragon - If Sabo is his number two, I can at least assume the most wanted criminal in the world is stronger. He is of the Monkey bloodline, he's a D, the son of the Hero of the Marines and father of Luffy. That all being said I haven't seen him in action at all, I can't place him.
Green Bull - He/She is an Admiral so of COURSE they're top tier but again, I don't even know what they look like so, I gotta hold off on this character.
Kong - Another impressive Marine that was once Fleet Admiral and is currently the World Government Commander and Chief. He was and technically still is the superior of characters like Sengoku, but again, haven't seen him do anything.
Gorosei - These old fucks run the world, I know they got hands but all they do is sit around and talk.
Lastly shoutout to Edward Weevil and Enel who just barely missed my top 30. Now, shall we begin?
P.S: No dead characters. Gotta be alive.
30. Rob Lucci – He’s here purely out of respect. He’s a Master Rokushiki user and since his defeat on Enies Lobby hes come a long way. He now leads CP0. He’s gotten stronger and I believe him to be one of the WGs strongest. But until I hear or see some feats, he’s staying at 30.
29. Urouge – Ma D. Monk!! He’s here because he took out Snack, one of Big Mom’s Sweet Commanders and managed to escape from Cracker afterwards. Now I don't know the circumstances, maybe it was a group effort with his crew kind of how Nami AND Luffy took down Cracker but, I'll respect the feat.
28. Tsuru – This one is purely my gut telling me not to sleep on her. And to be honest, I think I'm doing her a disservice putting her this low. Tsuru is a Marine veteran who is close with Sengoku and Garp. Those two are the only Marines that call her Tsuru-chan and while non canon, they were shown as a trio as upcoming marines in film Z. She was present in fending off Jack when he came to get Doffy. She’s definitely out of her prime but I believe she’s top tier.
27. Trafalgar Water D. Law – Law has the most broken ability in the series which would be useless in the hands of many. The fact that he’s a competent doctor makes him dangerous with the Ope Ope no Mi. He was trained by the Donquixote Pirates high ranking members, he’s extremely cunning and Law is a D. Top 4 Supernovas, ex Shichibukai. Nuff’ said.
26. Eutass Captain Kidd – The series I feel has been building up Kidd to be the Supernova rival of Luffy. He was the only SN with a higher bounty than Luffy, his personality is reckless like Luffy, but ruthless. Moreover he has a crew member that was also a Supernova along with the captain (Killer). I think Kidd’s magnetic ability is powerful and even though he got washed by Kaido, it’s KAIDO. No Supernova was touching Kaido.
25. Monkey D. Luffy – I do believe Luffy is the strongest Supernova. He’s a great practitioner of Haki and also has Conqueror's Haki. Ultimately, it’s Luffy, I don’t need to really say much but Luffy’s Gear Fourth is massively powerful. It jumps him up a few tiers from his baseform BUT, he has a stamina issue. He’s pushing his Haki to their limits and burns out. Because of that I can’t put him any higher right now.
24. Charlotte Cracker - I feel like I might get some hate for Cracker being low but, I wasn't very impressed. I know he's formidable, his Biscuits are durable, he's a pretty sneaky fighter and he IS a Sweet Commander. But he has a glass jaw like every Fairy Tail antagonist. He doesn't like pain and as a result he has some of the lowest durability I've seen for a high ranking character. His Armament Haki was pretty impressive, he hacked through Gear Fourth but I just can't rank him any higher guys.
23. Donquixote Doflamingo – One of best all around characters in the series. Bloodline, Haki, DF Mastery, combat, military might, intellect, air combat…he has a lot going for him. It took the combined strategical teamwork of Law, Luffy AND Gatz hiding away Luffy to take this man down. Took internal damage from Gamma Knife and stitched his organs back together. Man is a beast and yes, I think he can defeat Cracker in a one on one. Also Conqueror's Haki.
22. Charlotte Smoothie – I honestly had a hard time with Smoothie because she hasn’t done much. She kinda washed Reiju, we’ve seen her ability and she can juice poison out her body. Based on the fact Cracker has a lower bounty and Katakuri has a higher bounty than her, I think it’s safe to place her combat prowess between them. I really wanted to just leave her off but I think I have just enough to make a decent guess on how powerful she is.
21. Jack the Drought – The reason Jack isn’t any higher is because I think he’s the weakest Calamity. And while to a degree, everything he has done is impressive, all he’s done so far is lose. He got stalled by the Minks, failed to get Doflamingo and then got smacked into the sea by Zunisha. I mean he IS underwater and alive so you gotta give him some credit but that’s all the credit I’ll give him. Also 1 Billion Berry bounty.
20. Boa Hancock – Hancock ended up being a little higher than I initially intended but hear me out. Every showing of Hancock versus anyone she was against has ended in her complete and utter victory. She tagged Smoker in his Smoke form, pretime skip when it was impressive. She's so damn gorgeous that men and women have to still their hearts, or use other means like pain to resist her (VA Momonga). Amazon Lily warriors are all extremely well versed Haki Users and she is their Queen. She possesses Haoshoku Haki as well. From what we’ve seen her combat skills mixed with her ability to turn people into stone are a deadly combo. I think Boa is a top tier Warlord and combatant.
19. Sabo – The Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army. A powerful Haki user, second to Dragon and now the owner of Ace’s Mera Mera no Mi. I think Sabo’s pretty powerful, and he IS the number 2 to Dragon. I think that his Devil Fruit will make him more formidable in the long run, but he’s got to get used to it. I think he’s a little weaker right now because he’s unaccustomed to being a Logia. Plus he needs to be aware of all the weaknesses that come with being a Devil Fruit user.
18. Charlotte Katakuri – Aside for Enel, who showed excellent proficiency in Observation Haki but excels in presence, Katakuri is the best Observation Haki user we’ve seen who specializes in prediction. He’s so good at it that he can see into the near future, something we haven’t seen any other character use. Despite this, I think out of all the Yonko right hands/second in command whatever you want to call it, I think he’s the weakest. I think he’s got high stats in every category but the thing that makes him the most dangerous is his Observation. Katakuri is undefeated though.
17. Shiki the Golden Lion – This might be my own head canon here but, if you are one the pirates in the same class as Roger and Whitebeard, you’re powerful. It took Sengoku and Garp to take him down. He was the fist Impel Down escapee and it’s not like he snuck out. He removed his legs, asked Vice Warden Hannyabal for his swords, took them, and then left. I don’t recall if Magellan had Shirlew imprisoned by then but if they were both out and about, he potentially escaped when the both were active. He’s been inactive for two decades and lost his legs so I think he’s a lot weaker so while he’s a renowned pirate from Roger's era, I wont jerk him too hard.
16. Magellan – He was the Chief Warden of Impel Down…the place where all the dangerous criminals are locked up INCLUDING LEVEL 6 criminals. Scum so vile and evil they’ve been erased from history. During Impel Down, no one was able to take him down, they all had to run from him. He was betrayed by his former coworker and then ganged up on by the Blackbeard Pirates. That’s how he was defeated.
15. Shiliew of the Rain – The former Head Jailer of Impel Down. It was said that him and Magellan were equal but Shiliew's ruthlessness to prisoners landed him in Level 6. Master of stealth, excellent swordsman and a calm demeanor, this man is dangerous. He is one of Blackbeard’s Ten Titanic Captains, he commands the second ship/fleet which leads me to believe he’s second in command to BB. Him sailing the New World trying to make Teach the new Yonko has surely increased his power so Shiiliew>Magellan.
14. Silvers Rayleigh – Might get some hate for this one but I think Rayleigh is not only out his prime, he’s retired from piracy. So he’s kind of just taking it easy. That being said, he’s fucking powerful. Conqueror’s Haki, stopped Kizaru, taught Luffy Haki and Rayleigh SWAM through the CALM BELT to get to Amazon Lily. That’s ridiculous. This was Gold Roger’s right hand man, you know he’s that dude.
13. Marco the Phoenix – Once the second in command to Whitebeard, Marco is now the captain of that crew. I think pushing him to be captain has given him more ambition and that leadership role has pushed him to be stronger in the two years since we saw him. I know they lost to the Blackbeard Pirates but crew for crew, after losing Ace, Whitebeard and Jozu lost an arm. I don’t think it was realistic to expect them to win.
12. Dracule Mihawk – The World’s Greatest Swordsman. Used to spar with Shanks, rolls around without a crew. This man cannot be taken lightly. I think the fact he is literally the best at something is hella serious but there are so many ways to fight that doesn't include a sword. So I won't highball Mihawk too much but I can't lowball him either. This position feels about right.
11. Ben Beckman – I personally believe that out of all the current right hands to any pirates, including the Yonko, Benny is the strongest one. He had Kizaru who is light, photons, shook with a mere gun. He’s the second in command of the Red Hair Pirates led by Shanks so I gotta just put respect on his name.
10. Sengoku the Buddha – We're hitting that top ten and I think Sengoku is a top tier Marine. I think he’s weaker than Garp but just as powerful, they have a great working relationship and teamed up to take down Shiki. He was the Fleet Admiral and known as a tactician. He looked liked he aged a shit ton in these two years though.
9. Monkey D. Garp – The Hero of the Marines. The only Marine to ever corner the Pirate King Gold D Roger. Father of the Revolutionary Dragon and grandfather of Luffy. Only reason I don't have him over the current Admirals and Kuzan is age. But there really isn't any character I believe Garp can't beat.
8. Issho – Fujitora has the power of gravity, is a Marine Admiral, can see with Haki and can summon meteors. Good talk.
7. Kuzan – Aokiji is impressive but I had to lower him a bit because of the injuries he sustained from his battle with Sakazuki. This dude was so unafraid of falling into the sea that he rode a bike across the ocean. Dude went to work at Marineford, had Doffy shook and he was a Marine Admiral. He permanently changed the climate of half an island.
6. Borsalino – I think people underestimate how fast and powerful Kizaru is. Photons, he is light. He can't move at light speed at all times plus I believe light travels in a straight line but he’s taken out Supernovas without them being able to react. He can use a light sword and has massive destructive capabilities. He's a top notch Marine with what I believe to be the best Logia element.
5. Marshall D. Teach – Blackbeard is definitely Yonko level at this point but he’s kind of still on the come up and breaking that Yonko entry level. So that’s why he isn’t quite top 4 but he will be. Wounded Shanks’ eye pre Yami Yami no Mi, took one hell of a beating from Impel Down to Marineford and kept scraping, he defeated Ace and he has two Devil Fruit powers. He also planned out a lot of this so he’s not a complete moron even though he’s goofy. Can negate DF powers on contact.
4. Charlotte Lin Lin – Big Mom is here outta respect, I’m not impressed with her but, she is a Yonko and her ability is broken bla bla bla. Number four.
3. Sakazuki – Akainu is the most dangerous Marine right now. He’s a ruthless pirate hunter with a magma Logia. He defeated Aokiji after a long ten day battle on Punk Hazard and permanently changed half the island into fire. He is the new Fleet Admiral and I saw him put up a fantastic fight against WB, endure his attacks then continue his relentless chase for Luffy afterwards. BB ran from Akainu even after getting Whitebeard’s Gura Gura no Mi. He’s dangerous.
2. Red Hair Shanks – One arm and no Devil Fruit. HAKI GAWD. This man used to be on Gold Rogers crew, entrusted with Rogers Strawhat and used to spar with Mihawk. His clash with Whitebeard split the heavens…those with weak willpower will faint around him. I also think his calm, laid back kind of nature gives him a much more level head than the other Yonko.
1. Hundred Beasts Kaido - Kaido of the Beasts…Strongest Creature in the World. People often say: "If it's one-on-one, Kaido will win." On land, sea, and air... among all living things, he is a pirate who is known as the "strongest creature." This man jumped from a Sky Island and shrugged if off with maybe a slight headache. I honestly don’t feel any need to justify his placement here any further.
And that's the list people, I would like to see your personal top 30 lists or just tell me how stupid I am. One final note is that I also wanted to add Kuma but he doesn't have control of his own body and mind anymore. I think that makes him weaker and possibly unable to use Haki since its not his own will. But anyways, happy new year folks.
And that's the list people, I would like to see your personal top 30 lists or just tell me how stupid I am. One final note is that I also wanted to add Kuma but he doesn't have control of his own body and mind anymore. I think that makes him weaker and possibly unable to use Haki since its not his own will. But anyways, happy new year folks.