7 Strongest Pirate Crews That Disbanded, Ranked

One Piece is a story that primarily focuses on pirates. The series' protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, embarks on an adventure to claim the ultimate treasure known as One Piecejust like millions of others from all over the world. In the current timeline of One Piece, the seas are dominated by a select few, of which Yonko remains firmly at the top.

However, there are also some absolutely monstrous crews that for one reason or another have already disbanded. These pirate crews struck fear into the hearts of some long ago, but today their threat is no longer felt due to their inactivity.

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Rumbar Pirates

• Captain: Yorki, Brook

• Relevant Members: Brook

The Rumbar Pirates were never among the strongest pirate crews around; however, they still had quite an impact on the current One Piece storyline. After all, the Rumbar Pirates are directly tied to Laboon and the former captain of this crew is now a member of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The Rumbar Pirates are descended from West Blue, and at first their captain was a character known as Yorki. But Yorki became extremely ill on his journey and had to leave his crew behind to sail through the calm belt. After that, Brook became their new captain. Unfortunately, the Rumbar Pirates met a tragic end in the Grand Line, where all of their members died and Brook could only survive through his Devil Fruit, Yomi Yomi no Mi. This tragedy marked the demise of the space pirates, as Brook was trapped in the Florian Triangle for 50 years. In the Thriller Bark arc, Brook then joined a new crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as their musician.

6

Donquixote pirates

• Captain: Donquixote Doflamingo

• Relevant members: Trebol, Pica, Diamante

The Donquixote Pirates were, in the early posttime jump off One Piecequite a dangerous crew to face. This crew was led by the former member of the Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo. Doflamingo was by far the strongest and most dangerous member of this group, with the overpowered and versatile Ito Ito no Mi at his disposal. The rest of Donquixote's crew isn't that impressive, but they were still a big threat back then. His strongest crewmates included the likes of Vergo, Pica, Diamante and Trebol.

This crew met its end during the Dressrosa arc when Luffy finally took down the tyrant and freed the island. After that, most of the members of the Donquixote family were arrested by the marines, and currently Doflamingo is imprisoned in Impel Down Level 6.

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Beast Pirates

• Captain: Kaido

• Relevant members: king, queen, jack

The Beast Pirates are one of the last pirate crews to disband completely. They are the crew of the former Yonko of the Sea, Kaido. For years they ruled Wano Country with an iron fist. The Beast Pirates were definitely a mighty crew. Kaido, their captain, had the overpowered Seiryuu Fruit, and his minions, which include the All Stars and Tobiroppo, all had some form of Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.

During the Wano Country arc, Luffy led his Straw Hat Pirates, the Samurai, and even some other crews to Onigashima and finally defeated Kaido. Kaido is currently presumed dead. The rest of the Beast Pirates were then arrested, while some of their members switched sides, such as Ulti and Page One.

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Rock Pirates

• Captain: Rocks D. Xebec

• Relevant Members: Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido

The Rocks Pirates were once one of the largest pirate crews to ever sail the Grand Line. Their captain was the legendary pirate Rocks D. Xebec, who struck fear into the hearts of the World Government. Although Rocks was strong, he also had many overpowered minions, notably Big Mom, Whitebeard, Kaido, and even Shiki. This pirate team even had the most Conqueror's Haki users in the entire series, with 4 confirmed so far.

Regardless, this crew, while powerful, was not built on trust. Most of the members did not get along, and betrayal followed. After the events of God Valley, with the death of Rock D. Xebec after being Domi Reversi'd, all of these characters split up. Some of them disappeared from the story entirely, while others went on to build their own pirate crews. Some former Rocks Pirates became Yonkos of the Sea.

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Whitebeard Pirates

• Captain: Whitebeard

• Relevant members: Portgas D. Ace, Marco, Jozu

The Whitebeard Pirates were for years one of the most fearsome pirate crews around. This crew was led by the pirate known as the strongest man in the world, Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard. The Whitebeard Pirates were quite a massive crew, consisting of several divisions; however, this crew is now no longer active.

The Whitebeard Pirates took their first big hit during the Summit War Saga. Whitebeard as well as Ace both perished, and with that the crew lost their leader. The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates still existed until the Grudge War, but they were destroyed by Blackbeard during the time jump, and they were then split apart.

2

Roger Pirates

• Captain: Gol D. Roger

• Relevant members: Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, Kozuki Oden, Crocus

The Roger Pirates were known to be the most legendary crew, led by the Pirate King, who managed to do the impossible. They conquered the Grand Line, discovered the truth of the world, and even found One Piece. Roger Pirates, in that sense, is definitely an outstanding crew; however, Roger became extremely ill with a mysterious illness sometime during their adventure.

After finding One PieceRoger simply disbanded the crew. He then surrendered to the Marines and he was subsequently executed. After Roger's death, the crew is no longer active and its crew members have simply split up around the world, with Rayleigh as a coating mechanic and Gaban living in Elbaf as a missionary of love. Most of their members are still incredibly relevant to the story, especially Rayleigh, who trained Luffy during the timeskip, Gaban, who guides the Straw Hat Pirates in their counterattack against Imu on Elbaf, and even Oden, who was the star of the Wano Country arc.

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Joy Boy's Crew

• Captain: Joy Boy

• Relevant members: Emeth

At this point in the story, we still don't know much about Joy Boy; but one thing we do know is that he was the very first pirate. Joy Boy, of course, also had his own pirate crew. The members of this pirate crew are not known yet, except for Emeth the Iron Giant, who was at Joy Boy's side for a very long time.

800 years after the Void Century, this crew is no longer active. The Joy Boy Pirates supposedly disbanded after the death of their leader, Joy Boy. The circumstances surrounding Joy Boy's death remain a mystery, but his death likely came at the hands of Imu. Oda will reveal more about this legendary team in the Final Saga.

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