10 Characters With Royal Power At Birth, Ranked

The world of One Piece has seen the introduction of quite a few powerful individuals over the years. While the series certainly has no shortage of them, there is a particular crop in this group who are known to be born conquerors. These individuals are destined for greatness from the start because they show incredible ambition right from the start. More often than not, these individuals reach incredible heights and establish themselves as prominent figures on the high seas.

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Roronoa Zoro

• Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates

Zoro is the Swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the most powerful individuals in the entire series. Fans know that Zoro is quite an ambitious individual. From the very beginning, Zoro aimed to become a skilled swordsman, and his promise with Kuina was one that made him aim for the title of World's Strongest Swordsman.

Ever since then, Zoro has been aiming for greatness, and with each arc that passes, he gets closer to his goal. Zoro was clearly a born conqueror, and his ambition has recently manifested as Conqueror's Haki.

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Gate gas D. Ace

• Affiliation: Spade Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates

Ace was the son of the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, and as such it's easy to see how he was a natural born conqueror. Ace was blessed with immense powers right from the start.

Even when it came to his ambition, Ace wanted to surpass the legacy left behind by his father. Although he certainly wasn't allowed to, Ace established himself as a very powerful individual and showed why he was a force to be feared in the new world.

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Boa Hancock

• Affiliation: Kuja Pirates

The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, always handles herself with incredible confidence, which stems from her belief in herself. Hancock is a born leader and a conqueror, which is exactly why she was able to become a very powerful pirate at the age of 18. Hancock also gained the position of Shichibukai after just one trip, which only shows the limitless potential she has. She uses all three types of Haki and has an overwhelmed Devil Fruit on top of that. Hancock is clearly a natural born conqueror with huge potential.

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Big mom

• Affiliation: Rocks Pirates, Big Mom Pirates

Big Mom was a monstrous force right from the start. In fact, her parents abandoned her because she was too much of a threat to anyone close to them, even though she was only four at the time. Big Mom was simply far too powerful for anyone to contend with, even as a child.

She defeated Jorul when she was 5, and since then she has only achieved great things. At some point, Big Mom had become such a force that even the Rocks became interested in her. Eventually, Big Mom became captain of her own crew and stood tall as one of the four emperors of the sea, truly fulfilling her potential as a conqueror.

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Kaido

• Affiliation: Rocks Pirates, Beast Pirates

The King of Beasts, Kaido, was born in a war-torn country where he was used as a mercenary. It's obvious that only the most traumatized children survive through something like this, and the fact that Kaido was actively seeking more even at that age is proof that he was naturally drawn to the idea of ​​strength and asserting his authority.

Kaido was a natural born leader and a conqueror, and this conqueror's spirit within him increased as he continued on his journey. He even joined Rocks at some point, learned a lot from him, and eventually, after the crew came to ruin in God Valley, 38 years ago, he went his own way to establish the Beast Pirates. It was with this crew that he became a Yonko of the Sea.

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Kozuki Oden

• Affiliation: Wano Country, Whitebeard Pirates, Roger Pirates

The prodigal son of Wano, Oden was born a legendary child and could do things that were unheard of. Odin is truly one of the finest examples of the born conqueror i One Piece. Already at the age of 18, Odin had incredible power and great charm.

As he continued to travel the world, his spirit of conquest grew, and so did his charisma. By the time he returned from his journey, he had become very powerful and was even able to kill Kaido in battle. Odin was arguably one of the most incredible characters in One Piece.

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Blackbeard

• Affiliation: Blackbeard Pirates

Blackbeard is one of the endgame characters that Oda will focus on quite a bit in the Final Saga, and given his importance as an Emperor of the Sea, it's no surprise to fans to know that he has a huge spirit of conquest.

Blackbeard was a born leader, and there is absolutely no denying that fact. Even though he doesn't have Conqueror's Haki at this point, it's only a matter of time before he gets this ability in the Final Saga, and we're eagerly waiting to see it. On top of all this, Blackbeard laid out a careful plan and managed to execute it, which is a good sign that he is a very wise individual.

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Shanks

• Affiliation: Roger Pirates, Holy Knights (Temporary), Red Hair Pirates

Born a celestial dragon, Shanks was already a conqueror right from the time Roger found him, and training under the Pirate King only strengthened him further. Shanks was Roger's apprentice for the longest time, and even proclaimed to be the next Pirate King.

He is an incredible character who can be considered the strongest in the world right now among the mortals. With his twisted destiny making him a child of destiny, Shanks was always destined for greatness as a conqueror.

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Roger

• Affiliation: Roger Pirates

The former pirate king, Gol D. Roger, was a man of enormous charisma and incredible dreams. Even when he was a no-name nobody, Roger wanted to turn the world upside down, and he certainly succeeded.

His amazing passion and spirit as a conqueror is what allowed him to complete the circumnavigation of the entire world and reach the last island that no one before him had reached in 800 years – Laugh Tale. Undoubtedly, Roger was incredible as a pirate and destined for great things, and he is one of Oda's most memorable characters of all time.

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Monkey D. Luffy

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• Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates

The main character of the series, Luffy is an individual who yearns for freedom above all else, and he certainly wouldn't call himself a conqueror. But Luffy truly possesses the spirit of a conqueror and he has a huge ambition, surpassing even becoming the Pirate King. Luffy was always someone with a fiery spirit, even when he was just a child. When it comes to ambition, dreams and conqueror's spirit, there is no individual in One Piece that matches Luffy, which is why all fans of the series absolutely adore him.

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