9 Characters Who Can Crush The Holy Knights, Ranked

The Holy Knights of God, also known as the Knights of God, are some of the most important characters in the Final Saga of One Piece. Known to be the Knights of Saint Imu Nerona, the last antagonist to One Piecethese individuals possess incredible powers, as well as superhuman strength and immortality. They are central to the main story arcs, starting with Elbaf, and will continue to play a significant role moving forward. Although the Holy Knights are monstrously powerful, they are not the elite of the One Piece world, and several top characters can easily continue to crush them in battle.

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Sanji

Sanji is a cook for the Straw Hat Pirates as well as one of Luffy's two wings. He is incredibly powerful and known to be an elite pirate in the world. In the Elbaf arc of One Piece, Sanji came head-to-head with St. Killingham of the Holy Knights, and much to the surprise of the readers, he was able to easily dismantle him in battle. Sanji actually called Killingham far too weak, meaning he can even take on stronger members of the Holy Knights, if there are any.

Zoro

Zoro have yet to fight any member of the Holy Knights in the Elbaf Arc, but based on the fact that Sanji can defeat a Holy Knight, it's pretty easy to see that Zoro can easily take them on in battle as well since they're equals. Zoro is also able to harness the power of Conqueror's Haki, which is their biggest weakness, as it slows down their regeneration and can even get rid of them permanently. Eventually Zoro will face them in battle and crush them in battle.

Rayleigh/Gaban

Both Rayleigh and Gaban are two of the most powerful individuals in the world One Piecewhose overall strength is similar to Yonko's. Despite being very old, Rayleigh and Gaban are extremely overwhelmed. They have advanced Haki of all three types, and their greatest asset is their advanced Conqueror's Haki, which is the greatest weakness of the Holy Knights.

Gaban clashed against Saint Sommers in Elbaf and was able to dismantle him in battle with relative ease. Likewise, during the God Valley incident, Rayleigh was able to fight Sommers, sending him crashing. It goes without saying that Gaban and Rayleigh can easily crush the vast majority of the Holy Knights, with the likes of Shamrock being the only one to rival their strength.

Dracule Mihawk

Dracula Mihawk is the strongest swordsman in the world and one of the most important characters in the Final Saga. Currently serving as the commander of the Cross Guild, it is clear to see that his strength is comparable to that of a Yonko. Mihawk possesses immense skill with the blade, and it's already clear that he has access to advanced forms of Haki as well. If Mihawk were to go up against someone like Sommers, he would easily dismantle him in battle, and there is no doubt that he can easily beat the vast majority of these knights.

Loki

Loki is one of the strongest individuals in the world of One Piece, and much of that is due to the fact that he carries the blood of the ancient giants through Harald, and is the second coming of the God of War from Elbaf. Loki has the power of the Nidhogg Devil Fruit, and on top of that he uses Ragnir as well.

With these two powers combined, Loki can basically go on to destroy the entire world, which makes him very special. Loki has already crushed St. Sommers in the Arc of Elbaf, but on top of that, he has also crushed the strongest Holy Knight that Oda has introduced so far, which is his own father, King Harald. He can easily beat any holy knight that crosses his path.

Five elders

The five elders are some of the most powerful individuals in the world One Pieceand that goes without saying. They have the Abyssal Covenant with Imu, which surpasses the Deep Sea Covenant of the Holy Knights. The Five Elders also surpass the Holy Knights in the government hierarchy, meaning their overall skill is also of a much higher order.

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Along with immortality and regeneration, the Five Elders also do not age. In addition to that, they also have yokai abilities, something that Holy Knights lack. Also, all of the five elders seem to be powerful Conqueror's Haki users themselves, meaning they completely surpass the Saint Knights and are much stronger.

Monkey D. Dragon

Leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon is one of the most violent people in the world One Piece. He possesses the power of an unknown Devil Fruit, and on top of that, he is also one of the most skilled users of Haki. Dragon's power is comparable to the elite of the One Piece world, and considering that he has known of the Holy Knights' existence for a very long time, it stands to reason that he can continue to defeat them. In fact, even the commanders under him can fight and beat the Saint Knights, and that is more than a confirmation that he is stronger than them.

The Four Emperors

The four emperors of the sea are the most powerful pirates that exist in the One Piece world. Currently they consist of Luffy, Blackbeard, Shanks and Buggy. Buggy is the only outlier here because he was made emperor based on misconceptions. However, any true emperor in the world of One Piece can easily go on to defeat a Holy Knight, or even multiple Holy Knights.

Shanks can easily destroy the vast majority of these knights, as well as Luffy and Blackbeard. Even the likes of Kaido and Big Mom would be worth several Holy Knights. These are monstrously powerful individuals that can hardly be matched in terms of Haki and Devil Fruit by anyone in the world of One Piece.

Imu

Imu is the ruler of the One Piece world and among the most powerful characters to ever live. The Holy Knights get all their powers from Imu, as do the Five Elders. Obviously, based on hierarchy, Imu is much stronger than any holy knight.

In fact, it is said that whoever has a contract with Imu essentially ends up being a vessel for them to control however they want. The Holy Knights are simply puppets to Imu, as are the Five Elders. As such, no matter what they do, they cannot disobey Imu. On top of that, Imu's own powers are far greater than any Holy Knight seen in the world of One Piece.

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One Piece

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 Ma Shihi Endo, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, 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)