8 characters so strong they are above Yonko level

Yonko are the four most elite pirates in the country One Piece the world, is considered to be at the peak of the great era of piracy and those who are directly in conflict with One Piece in the new world. Over the years, they have had a huge influence on history, and they have also shown great strength.

But while they are definitely strong, there are characters that far surpass the Yonko title. Some Yonko themselves, such as Whitebeard and Shanks, stand out from the average group, and there are also other characters who have never held the title of Yonko, but are above their level, such as Rocks and Roger.

Rocks D. Xebec

Captain of the Rocks Pirates

Rocks D. Xebec was a legend in One Piece the world around 40 years ago. He was so strong that several pirates who served under him became Yonko in the future, including Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido. Xebec's feats put him easily beyond Yonko level. He effortlessly defeated an admiral of the fleet and killed him. He even beat an immortal army and the holy knight Figarland Garling. Xebec even fought Imu, but ended up losing.

Gol D. Roger

The Pirate King

Roger conquered the Grand Line and became the Pirate King – a feat that required him to wield immense power. Like Rocks, Roger relied primarily on Haki in battle. In fact, Roger was about the same strength as Rocksif not higher. As the Pirate King, he was truly on another level. Compared to your average Yonko, Roger was certainly stronger. He only grew stronger after the events of the God Valley Incident.

White beard

The world's strongest man

Once part of the Rocks Pirates, White beard is better known for being the leader of the Whitebeard Pirates and later served as a Yonko. While Whitebeard himself was a Yonko, he was clearly portrayed as a level above the rest. He was on par with the Pirate King and many considered him the closest man to One Piece after the death of Gol D. Rogers.

Shanks

The redheaded Yonko

A current Yonko, Shanks has no Devil Fruit and relies solely on Haki in battle. Shanks became emperor about 6 years ago One Pieceand since then he has only become more famous.

His Haki is so strong that it is compared to the Joy Boysmaking him the strongest Haki user alive and the true successor to Roger. Right now, Shanks might just be the strongest pirate in the world.

Imu

The Secret Sovereign of the World

Imu is the secret ruler of the world in One Piece, and a character who has been ruling from the shadows for about 800 years now. His powers far surpass any Yonko. Fans weren't quite sure how strong Imu would be, but in God Valley, Imu withstood attacks from five Yonko-level characters and came out unscathed. Based on everything we've seen so far, Imu is on a whole other level.

Garp

Hero of the Navy

Known as the hero of the Marines, Garp was Roger's biggest rival in the navy and a character often compared to him in strength. He is known to have cornered the Pirate King on many occasions in the past.

In God Valley, Garp drove away Whitebeard, Kaido and Big Mom and even fought against Imu. In the current timeline, Garp single-handedly destroyed the Blackbeard Pirates despite his advanced age.

Joy Boy

The other Nika

Known to be a mysterious figure from the Void Century, Joy Boy was born in the Ancient Kingdom and he fought the alliance of 20 kings in a battle that ravaged the world.

Fans know little about him, but he is very strong, well above the level of an average Yonko. His Haki once forced the Five Elders to retreat to Marijoa and even scared Imu.

Davy D. Jones

The ancestor of Xebec and Blackbeard

The legend of Davy Jones was first mentioned in the Long Ring Long Land arc of One Piecebut Oda shed more light on him in the recent Elbaf arc. Davy Jones existed during the Void Century as one of the tags on Imu. He was a legendary pirate that even Imu was wary of. Davy D. Jones is the ancestor of both Rocks D. Xebec and Blackbeardand he certainly had tremendous strength.

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Author

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)