Eiichiro Oda confirms a next generation pirate stronger than Gol D. Roger

When it comes to the strongest monsters that have existed in the world of One Piecethe fans know it Gol D. Roger is at the very topas far as the modern era of piracy goes. Roger's pirate career began a long time ago, and it is said that about 50 years ago he was known as one of the novices. In the latest Elbaf flashback, fans got a good look at the early parts of his career as a pirate. Roger made a journey and was always one of the strongest in the world One Piece world. But after the events of God Valley, especially in the decade that followed, Roger established his dominance over the seas and became one of the most powerful individuals to ever exist.

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One Piece: The Only Pirate Stronger Than Pirate King Roger has been revealed by Oda

Roger is powerful, but Oda revealed a pirate stronger than him in One Piece.

Even the legendary Whitebeard, who was known as the strongest man in the world, only made comparisons with Roger, and not superior to him. In fact, one of Whitebeard's greatest achievements was matching a sick Roger. It puts into perspective how strong this monster really was. In his prime, Rogers' strength surpassed almost anyone fans have seen in history. Perhaps, the only individuals stronger than him until recently were Imuand of course Joy Boy from Void Century. Now have though Oda has officially confirmed a pirate even stronger than Roger.

Gol D. Roger reached the peak of strength in one piece

• Roger used High Level Conqueror's Haki

• Roger was the strongest in his prime

Gol D. Roger had huge ambitions right from the start. While fans didn't actually get to see the beginning of his journey as a pirate, what they did see through Rayleigh was a flashback where Roger showed up one day and asked him to join him on an adventure to turn the world upside down. Roger was already strong at this point, and later down the line his strength increased even more.

A curious thing about Roger is that he never ate a Devil Fruit. Throughout his life, Roger stayed away from this power for one reason or another, as did the vast majority of his pirate crew. None of the Roger Pirates seemed to have any Devil Fruit abilities. At the same time, the fans know it too Roger ended up training his Haki to the absolute best. It goes without saying Roger had amazing control over the power of haki. He is known to have been a practitioner of all three types, with his Conqueror's Haki being absolutely monstrous in power.

Roger's Conqueror's Haki was so strong that not even an Admiral could withstand his overwhelming strength. All in all, he reached the pinnacle of power and later ended up becoming the Pirate King.

Roger's dominance on the seas was pretty clear. No pirate could easily defeat him. In fact, fans don't know of any pirate crew, except for the Kuja Pirates, who have defeated Roger. Not even Rocks, known to be Roger's greatest enemy, defeated him. In fact, it was the latter who ended up beating Domi Reversed Rocks on God Valley, with Garp's helpand this was before he had even reached his prime. Clearly, Roger's strength was absolutely immense, and it is quite clear to see that, apart from the legends of the Void Century, no one else came close to surpassing him.

Roger has been outdone by redheaded shafts

• Shanks is stronger than Harald and Rocks D. Xebec

• His Haki is comparable to the Joy Boys

There were quite a few pirates who could have surpassed Rogerbut never did. Whitebeard is such an individual, and fans know he was right on Roger's level. Garp is another powerful individual, and is also said to be on par with Gol D. Roger. These two monsters were on Roger's level, but never went on to surpass him. But now, in the Final Saga of One Piece, Oda has officially confirmed a pirate who has surpassed Roger's level, and this pirate is none other than Roger's very own apprentice, Red-Haired Shanks.

To understand how Shanks is stronger than Rogerfans must take a look at the current events of the Elbaf arc. First up, the Elbaf arc gave fans a good look at the character Rocks D. Xebec. Through his flashback, fans also got to see Roger Pirates, and of course Harald as well. The strength of Rocks is the key to this whole argument. Fans know that Rocks was one of the strongest pirates of the old era, and that he was one of Roger's fiercest rivals. At one point in the story, Rocks was even stronger than Roger, but this was before Roger reached his prime as a pirate.

At the same time, Oda also noted that Harald was equal in power to Rocks. These two were friends and rivals, having about the same strength. Their first clash saw all signs of life within a five kilometer radius completely obliterated. Although some fans may want to deny it, Harald was extremely powerful, and on the same level as Rocks D. Xebec. In fact, he even surpassed the latter after receiving the Deep Sea Alliance from Imu, further increasing his strength and granting him access to immortality. Undoubtedly, Harald's power was greater than Rock'sand that also meant it was bigger than Roger from God Valley 38 years ago.

Loki was stronger than Harald And Rocks

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14 years ago in the world of One Piece, fans got to see a very decisive battle take place in the land of Elbaf. There, Harald, controlled by Imu, was on a killing spree and was eventually stopped by his own son, Loki. What is particularly important to notice here is that Loki absolutely demolished Harald in battle. For context, the same version of Harald was even stronger than Rock's D. Xebec, but was easily defeated by Loki.

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Loki could not kill him without Harald giving him the opportunity to do so, but he was still able to overpower him in battle, something no one else could have done. The fact is that Loki, at full power, is said to be able to destroy the entire worldsuch is his strength. Yet one pirate even goes beyond Loki's level of power, and that is Shanks. In other words, Shanks is stronger than Harald, Rocks and of course also Roger.

Shanks defeated Loki himself 6 years ago

6 years ago in the One Piece world, Loki roamed the seas doing what he did best. At some point he ran into Red-haired Shanks. A battle ensued between the two monsters that shook the world of One Piece and led to the redheaded pirate becoming a Yonko. Shanks was able to defeat Lokiagainst all odds, and this should not have been possible given Loki's power level. In fact, Loki is a Yonko-level monster and has a legendary Devil Fruit, whose power can even overwhelm Harald. On top of that, he has Ragnir by his side, who is another top class.

Despite all these powers, Shanks was able to defeat him. For Shanks to be able to defeat such a monster on his own clearly means that he was on a level beyond King Harald of Elbaf and of course, with him, Rocks as well. In other words, Shanks has surpassed the limits of Roger, Rocks and Harald to become the strongest pirate in One Piece.

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece focuses on the journey of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they sail the seas to claim the great treasure known as One Piece. The manga is currently in its Final Saga. One Piece will be featured in this week's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue. The official release date for One Piece Chapter 1170 is January 4, 2026. In Japan, One Piece is released at 12:00 JST on Monday, which is 11:00 EST or 8:00 PT. Fans can read the chapter for free on the Manga Plus and Shonen Jump apps. If you do that, the fans will always support the author.