7 Strongest Pirates from Luffy's Era, Ranked

The world of One Piece has seen the dawn of different eras, and with each passing era comes a new generation of mighty pirates who establish their dominance on the seas and show what they are capable of. The current generation is led by none other than the protagonist of the series, Monkey D. Luffy, and it is clear that he is one of the strongest in this era. Luffy is not alone and is surrounded by lots of powerful young pirates fighting for the various treasures the sea has to offer, including the greatest of them all, that is One Piece.

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9 Strongest Non-Yonko Pirates in One Piece, Ranked

Yonko are powerful, but they are not the only strong pirates in One Piece.

Capone Gang Beg

• Pirate Crew: Firetank Pirates

Capone Beg is one of the most powerful pirates of the new generation. Originally from West Blue, Bege is the leader of the Firetank Pirates and currently has a bounty of 350 million berries, which is quite impressive, to say the least. He was once a member of the Big Mom Pirates and served as the crew's tower. But after his betrayal, he is now out on his own, exploring the seas of the new world.

Bege possesses the power of Shiro Shiro no Mi, which allows him to transform his body into an incredibly durable castle, strong enough to take hits from the entire Big Mom Pirates at once. He also has a pocket dimension inside his body, and all of these powers combined make him an incredibly effective fighter. While he's certainly not the strongest, he's easily one of the most underrated members of Luffy's era.

Jewelry Bonney

• Pirate Crew: Bonney Pirates

Jewelry Bonney is a child prodigy who is known to have enormous amounts of power despite being only 12 years old. Bonney is a member of the Worst Generation right now and has a bounty of 320 million berries. Considering she's only 12, this is simply unprecedented.

She has the power of Toshi Toshi no Mi, which allows her to turn any future she believes possible into reality. She can even access the powers of Gear 5 or turn herself into a Buccaneer momentarily, thanks to the powers of her Devil Fruit. She is also an avid user of Haki, despite being incredibly young. All these things together make her one of the strongest pirates of Luffy's generation.

Sanji

• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates

Sanji is one of the Straw Hat Pirates' strongest fighters, and certainly among the strongest characters in the world of One Piece. He is also from the Vinsmoke family and, like his siblings, received genetic modifications before he was born.

Sanji's powers are extremely immense, and as the warrior of science, he possesses a very tough exoskeleton as well as immense physical abilities, strong enough to dismember even a Yonko commander with ease. In addition to that, Sanji also has the ability to use high level Haki, allowing him to endure very hot flames all over his body. Sanji has grown to the point where he can rival the Admirals and Yonko of the One Piece world, but he has yet to surpass them.

Roronoa Zoro

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• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates

Just like Sanji, Zoro is another Wing of the Pirate King and equal to the Straw Hat Chef. He aims to become the strongest swordsman in the world, and that requires him to be at a very high strength. Zoro uses three powerful swords in battle, they are Wado Ichimonji, Enma and Sandai Kitetsu.

Zoro is a master of all three types of Haki, but his control over Conqueror's Haki is still very weak. That said, thanks to Enma he can emit this Haki at a very high level. Zoro has defeated some of the most powerful individuals in the One Piece world, such as King the Wildfire, and even scarred Kaido in battle. He can easily hold his own against the likes of Yonko, but has yet to surpass them.

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Eustace Kid

One of the deadliest pirates to ever come from the South Blue, Eustace Captain Kid is among the pioneers of the new era and stands shoulder to shoulder with Monkey D. Luffy when it comes to bounty, with a bounty of 3 billion berries on his head. An incredibly powerful member of the new generation, Kid wields the power of Jiki Jike no Mi, which is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to control the powers of magnetism.

Kid also awakened his Devil Fruit at an unknown time and showed his power against Yonko Big Mom. His strength is such that he fought and defeated an Emperor of the Sea in collaboration with Trafalgar Law, and although he faced utter defeat at the hands of Shanks, he is still incredibly impressive as a pirate overall. Kid also has all three types of Haki. Although his true prowess with this power has not been shown in the series yet, in time he is sure to gain incredible mastery over it and become one of the strongest pirates on the high seas.zx

Trafalgar law

• Pirate Crew: Heart Pirates

Known as the surgeon of death, Trafalgar law is a dangerous pirate who hails from North Blue in the One Piece world. Law uses the ultimate Devil Fruit known as Ope Ope no Mi, and the power of this fruit allows him to create huge RUMs where he can control almost anything, including his targets as well as the terrain itself.

Law has also awakened the power of his Devil Fruit, which allows for spatial manipulation at a very high level and allows him to inflict internal damage on his enemies. He is also a user of two powerful types of Haki, and all these things together make him strong enough to deal lethal damage to Yonko like Blackbeard and Big Mom. Law is a rival to Monkey D. Luffy, and even though he is not as strong as him, he still has a high ceiling to reach.

Monkey D. Luffy

• Pirate Crew: Straw Hat Pirates

The main character of One Piece, Monkey D Luffyis incredibly powerful and certainly the strongest character of his own time. Luffy is one of the Yonko of the sea, and even though his reward is only 3 billion berries, it really doesn't do justice to the strength he possesses.

He has the power of Hito Hito no Mi, Model Nika, which is one of the most dangerous Mythical Zoans in the world, as it allows him to transform into a warrior of liberation and a deity. In addition to that, Luffy has access to all three advanced types of Haki, allowing him to fight evenly against other Yonko and even defeat them. Right now, he's easily one of the most powerful characters in the One Piece world, but he still hasn't fulfilled his potential and will only continue to grow stronger as the final saga continues.

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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)