Characters who lived up to their reputation in a paragraph

Summary

• Characters like Oden and Big Mom live up to their hype with impressive skills and reputation.

• Crocodile's list and power as a Shichibukai match his evil reputation in Alabasta.

• Jinbe and Vegapunk exceed expectations with their abilities and intelligence when they are revealed in the story.

When Luffy officially starts its journey as a pirate had already been countless prominent individuals who had made a name for themselves in the world of A bit. The one who has read or seen A bit Will know that Oda loves to tease and mention a character before revealing them much later along the way, but if they manage to live up to their important reputation is quite another issue.

Thankfully, most of the hyped-up characters make an incredible first impression when they finally go out of the shadows, which turns out to be Luffy and the gang why their names have become so well known far and wide. That being said, these pirates, revolutionaries and marine soldiers are listed below among the biggest examples of characters who, despite having a productive reputation to live up to, managed to do just that. Before jumping in, this list will contain smaller spoilers up to Eggman Island arch.

This list contains spoilers!

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Fool

Wano's hero makes a big impression when revealed in a flashback

• First appearance: Section 910

It is not long after Luffy and the crew set foot in Wano that they are starting to hear legends about a mythical similar figure known as Kouzuki Oden. With how much people talk about his achievements and contributions to Wano, it is fair to say that this guy had quite high expectations that weighed on him, but it soon becomes clear why he has become such a well -known figure among his countrymen.

As shown in his long flashback, Oden strives to open Wano's borders, which leads him on an epic journey where he sails the sea with not only Whitebeard, but eventually Roger, who would be his captain when he finally reaches one bit. Oden's skills like Svärdman cannot be underestimated either, especially considering that he was the only person who was strong enough to leave a lasting scar at Kaido before Zoro eventually did many years later.

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Big mom

The frightening yonko turned out to be worthy of its notorious reputation

• First appearance: section 571

Big Mom is first introduced near the end of Fishman Island where she was Berates Luffy for stolen her sweets. Pekoms, who works as one of Big Moms Lackeys, explains to the straw hats how dangerous the giant Yonko really is, and assures the Stråhatt captain that he has made a serious mistake by coming on her bad side.

But when Luffy is forced to surpass Big Moms all over Kakesön to save Sanji, he quickly realizes why the previous Rocks pirate is also feared by the strongest of warriors. In addition to her devil fruit ability, which allows her to extract people's souls, Big Mom also has a huge mastery of Haki, making her a deadly hand-to-hand fighter. This does not even mention her homies, which will always help her in a tricky struggle.

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Crocodile

Alabasta's evil ruler is as nasty as he was made to be

• First appearance: Section 76

Many fans believe that Alabasta is the first major story in the series, given its length and high efforts, where the villain is at the center of this country's upcoming civil war, which is crocodile. Vivi talks about crocodile a lot before the crew finally arrives in Alabasta, which makes it clear that he is not someone who Luffy can only strike out with a single punch.

In classic luffy ways, the pirate seems less than worried about the dangerous reputation of the crocodile as a Shichibukai, which inevitably causes him to be beaten several times by the sea's sand out. Crocodile had always had a reputation as a skilled strategist that led to his disclosure, which turns out to be true, given how easily he can catch the straw hats and manipulate them without even having to lift a finger.

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Jinbe

Jinbe is mentioned very early in the story as an extremely powerful fish man

• First look: section 430

Although he does not show up until the MarineFord war, not long before the Timeskipet, Jinbe is first mentioned in Chapter 69 in manganese, where he is described as an extremely powerful fish man who is more than capable to do devastation somewhere he goes. Although it made it seem that Jinbe was more villain than he actually is, it still made people excited to see this world -famous Shichibukai for themselves, and it is fair to say that he was not disappointed.

During the war, Jinbe would draw some incredible feats, including succeeding an attack from the violent Akainu to save Lffy's life. Jinbe only teased very short, but still did a good job of meeting expectations that were put on him because of his notorious reputation all over the world.

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Vegapunk

People knew Vegapunk was intelligent but no one could have expected how evil smart he really is

• First appearance: section 1090

Vegapunk is one of the characters that are constantly mentioned throughout the series, but which is actually not revealed in the meat until the Egghead Island Arc, which is past the 1000 episode. Thanks to information that Frany granted and the fact that Vegapunk was said to build something that could replace Shichibukai, it was clear that this guy was smart, but it is honestly quite astonishing how smart this quirky researcher really is.

When the straw hats meet him, Vegapunk lives on Egghead Island where he has constructed several versions of himself that can collect data and information to store in his memory bank. In fact, he would even become too smart for his own good after learning more about unhappy, which resulted in him becoming a goal for the marinas.

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Kaido

The strongest creature ashore, sea and air turns out to be Luffy why he has received such a title

• First appearance: section 739

Kaido acts as a kind of boogeyman for much of the story before he appears as the main villain in Wano Arc. Before they reached the island of Samurai, the straw hats had already learned about the violently powerful Yonko called Kaido from such as Kin'emon, Doflamingo and even Big Mom, which referred to him as a “monster”.

When he lost from a Sky Island to mark his debut in the series, the fans gained a very brief insight into his overwhelming presence and power, but it is not until Wano shows why he has become such a notorious pirate. Being able to keep several members of the worst generation, along with knocking Luffy out more than a few times, made sure Kaido came across so strong enough to motivate the amount of huge hype that led to his inevitable meeting with the straw hats.