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Sign in to your GameRant account In the modern-day setting of One Piece , the Yonko are considered to be at the very top of the strength hierarchy.
Among them, Luffy is the most popular, as well as one of the most powerful pirates in history, on account of his legendary Nika Devil Fruit as well as his mastery over the advanced forms of each of the three Haki types.
Due to this, it's natural for fans to place him at the top of the series.
However, despite his overwhelming strength and abilities, Luffy is still far from being the strongest, even regarding characters belonging to the older generation.
In the end, these One Piece characters of the old generation still surpass Luffy in strength. 6 Sengoku's Powers Are Very Similar to Luffy's Own The Former Fleet Admiral Close Image via Toei Animation One doesn't rise to the highest office in the entirety of the Navy without being incredibly powerful.
Although many fans tend to make fun of Sengoku for his lack of feats, the mere fact that he is spoken of as being on a similar level to Garp by the Pirate King himself shows that even Roger considered Sengoku one of the only people who could challenge him.
While in his Mythical Zoan Daibutsu form, Sengoku grows massive and is capable of creating shockwaves so powerful that they can stop the quakes of the legendary Gura Gura no Mi, and this remains the only known way to do so.
Bundle this up with the fact that he is one of the only two Marines confirmed to wield the advanced forms of all 3 Haki types, and this makes Sengoku one of the most powerful characters in the history of One Piece . 5 Whitebeard Possessed the Power to Destroy the World The World's Strongest Man Close Whitebeard uses the Tremor-Tremor fruit.
Image via Toei Animation.
As the man who was considered the equal of the Pirate King, Whitebeard is not only known as one of the strongest characters in the history of One Piece , but also as a man who defined an entire age of piracy.
Just like the other top tiers, he is one of the few people on the planet who can use the advanced forms of all 3 Haki types, making him stronger than 99% of the world.
However, aside from his incredible Haki that rivaled Roger's own, the real reason why he was known as the World's Strongest Man was due to his Gura Gura no Mi Devil Fruit, which gave Whitebeard the power to create powerful tremors that were potent enough to destroy the entire world, if he wanted.
Had it not been for his sickness and old age, Whitebeard would simply have been too strong for anyone else to challenge.
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Seeing as how Gol D.
Roger never had Devil Fruit powers , his entire base of strength was only through his mastery of all types of Haki.
With this, Roger conquered the world, rivaling other powerhouses like Whitebeard, Garp, and Xebec and also becoming the captain of the only crew to have ever found the fabled One Piece treasure.
Although Luffy currently has the legendary power of Gear 5, he still has a ways to go before his Haki can reach the unmatched level of Roger's own. 3 Garp Was Roger's Greatest Rival and a Haki Master The Hero of the Marines Close Image via Toei Animation Image by Toei Animation One does not gain the epithet of 'The Hero of the Marines' without being a powerhouse.
To this day, Garp remains the only person who could answer and speak his mind to the Celestial Dragons without fear of being reprimanded, since the World Government knows how valuable an asset he truly is to the Navy.
Just like Roger, Garp's legendary strength comes from Haki alone, though the way he uses his power may have differentiated him as the hardest-hitter that we have ever seen in the series.
Even in his old age, Garp managed to take on the entirety of the Blackbeard Pirates by himself, so it can definitely be seen why most fans consider his Haki mastery to be above even Luffy's. 2 King Harald Was Perhaps Even Stronger Than Roger The Greatest King of Elbaf Close Rocks and Harald from One Piece Young King Harald from One Piece King Harald was not only known as the greatest king that Elbaf ever had , but also the strongest.
Just like Garp and Roger, this strength didn't stem from any Devil Fruit, even though Elbaf had one of the most powerful Devil Fruits in existence; rather, all of his power came from his proficiency with all kinds of Haki, particularly Conqueror's Haki.
It was because of this proficiency and strength that, when he met Xebec for the first time, their meeting led to the greatest Haki clash that fans have ever seen in One Piece , ranging a total of five kilometers.
Even his will was strong enough to resist Imu's control for much of the duration, and his repeated equal clashes with Xebec definitely portrays Harald as a powerhouse who is still above Luffy in terms of overall power. 1 Davy D.
Xebec Is Likely The Strongest of the Old Generation The Greatest Pirate of All Time Close Image by GameRant Although Roger became known as the only person in history to hold the title of Pirate King, no one has ever represented and personified the traditional pirate values the same way that Davy D.
Xebec did.
As a member of the most important lineage in history, Xebec's strength truly was the stuff of legend.
Although the general power hierarchy at the very top of the old generation is more or less interchangeable, most fans tend to place Xebec at the peak of the list from a narrative standpoint.
Not only did he clash evenly with King Harald each time they fought, but he single-handedly took down the Holy Knights during the God Valley Incident and would have effortlessly killed Garling had it not been for his regeneration.
In terms of overall strength, Rocks is the greatest benchmark from the old generation that Luffy must cross to be considered the strongest pirate.
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