One of the most popular shonen series ever created is One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. The manga started serializing in the Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997. Given the series’ popularity, everyone, whether someone who indulges in anime or not, knows or has heard this name by now.
Aside from the expansive storyline, One Piece also boasts many impressive characters. Some of these characters outshine others in terms of powers and personality. Moreover, not only within the world of One Piece, but there are some extremely strong characters that are often compared with characters from other anime series. On that note, here’s a look at five of the strongest One Piece characters.
Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece’s protagonist, has been speculated to end up as the King of the Pirates. By doing so, he will eventually be the conqueror of all seas. Currently, he is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and needs to become the strongest sailor on the Grand Line. In the anime, fans have already seen him going against powerful characters like Kaido. If the protagonist keeps training and becoming powerful, he might as well become the most powerful character in One Piece.
Kaido
Kaido was the most formidable enemy that Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates encountered during their time on the Grand Line. Called the World’s Strongest Creature, this warlord was a part of the notorious group who went by the name of Rocks Pirates. The fact that Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai struggled to even scratch this character sets him apart from other villains in the series. Moreover, he was ferocious at fighting and proved to be quite overwhelming for the main characters.
Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom)
Any One Piece character capable of acquiring the title of ‘Yonko’ is considered to be extremely strong. And one of the most fearsome pirates sailing the Grand Line is Charlotte Linlin, better known as Big Mom. She is tremendously strong due to her overpowering Devil Fruit. She has always parried the attack of Straw Hats and their allies. Besides, she was quite formidable and proved to be invincible throughout the Wano Country arc. Although there isn’t much known about what direction her story will unfold, it’s difficult to imagine many One Piece characters will ever be able to challenge her one-on-one.
Akainu
Akainu is the current Admiral of the Navy Fleet, making him one of the strongest characters in One Piece at the moment. Since the events of Marineford arc, fans have believed that he has gotten even stronger. During the final war, he might even stand against Luffy again. Thus, viewers might be able to see how strong of a beast this character is. Regardless of their clash, Akainu will definitely be the Marines’ strongest fighter during One Piece‘s climax.
Imu
There are several mysteries in Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, yet none are steeped in more significance and ambiguity than Imu. They are the ones responsible for stringing the World Government from the shadows and has briefly appeared during the Reverie arc. Imu might be nothing more than the representation of everything wrong with the Celestial Dragons. It might be the manifestation of some monolithic, unknown power. Entire civilizations have been destroyed from existence thanks to the World Government, so it can be speculated that their sovereign ruler would be anything other than one of the strongest characters in One Piece. Moreover, the latest One Piece manga events prove this statement to be true.
