The laziest One Piece characters

Important takeaways

• Zoro sleeps and loves sake but remains a skilled swordsman.
• Aokiji's “lazy justice” adds complexity to his character.
• Big Mom is a carefree Yonko who loves candy and lets her kids fight for her.

Part of what makes One Piece Such a lovable series is the wide variety of unique characters that writer Eiichiro Oda manages to conjure up from his artistic mind. Although there are literally hundreds of characters that pop up throughout the story, each one comes with their own set of traits and quirks, and that inevitably means some end up a little on the lazy side.

This applies not only to the pirates, but also to warlords and even marines who prefer to relax and daydream instead of fulfilling their duties. One Piece therefore contains its fair share of characters who possess more than a few lazy traits, with these individuals below being the most obvious culprits.

7 Roronoa Zoro

It's hard to find any character in a play who sleeps as often as Zoro

• First Appearance: Episode 1

Zoro is an incredibly strong member of the Straw Hat team, that much is obvious, but he also happens to be the laziest of the bunch as well. When Zoro is not training, he can often be found snoozing away or simply downing bottles of sake with someone who will join him. Luckily for him, Zoro has become such a gifted swordsman that he can seemingly detect incoming attacks even while asleep, as shown when Kaku tries to take a swing at him, only for Zoro's body to automatically move out of the way.

Of course, when Luffy needs his right hand to help him, Zoro is always there to lend his strength, but his love of naps and booze makes him much more laid back than his companions. Zoro's frequent naps are also probably the reason he gets lost so much, considering he never has time to check the map before arriving on an island.

6 Aokiji

Aokiji's “Lazy Justice” adds a lot of intrigue to his character and personal motives

• First appearance: Episode 225

Any character who takes on the role of an admiral in One Piece possessing their own sense of justice. For Aokiji, fans have often referred to his version as “lazy justice”, meaning that while he is willing to eliminate anyone the government sees as a threat to the world, his own sense of morality will sometimes lead him to avoid carry out orders if he deems it necessary.

For example, despite having the chance to kill a young nice Robin, he instead stands by and lets her escape, feeling it was the right thing to do, considering the rest of Ohara was already blown to smithereens. Aside from his sense of justice, Aokiji is also just a lazy character in general who is usually shown either sleeping or barely even trying when engaged in battle.

5 Big mom

Big Mom lets her kids fight for her while she enjoys eating candy

• First appearance: Episode 571

Big Mom's love of eating anything she can get her hands on ultimately made her a rather easy-going Yonko whose main concern was eating candy before Luffy forced her into action. Even when the Straw Hats entered Whole Cake Island, Big Mom let her family do much of the fighting for her while she threw a tea party for herself behind the scenes.

Considering she has the largest army of all the Yonko, it makes more sense why Big Mom can relax with giant bowls of food so often, but if this food is ever taken away from her, she can become a much more proactive and violent enemy to deal with. If Big Mom was more active and eager to take over the world, she would be a really hard opponent to stop given her size and strength.

4 Kaido

Kaido is so absurdly strong that he hardly ever feels the need to try in a fight

• First appearance: Episode 739

When Kaido is first introduced in the series, he is shown throwing himself from a Sky Island onto the ground below, as if trying to end his life out of boredom. In reality, that's exactly what he does, as Kaido has always been claimed to be completely unkillable. But instead of using his immense strength to destroy everything in his path, Kaido has some pretty lazy tendencies that prevent him from being much of an active player on the world stage.

First, he's an alcoholic who doesn't enjoy much more than drinking away his sorrows and then lashing out at anyone who tries to confront him. Despite being one of the strongest beings in One Piece universe, Kaido also leaves it up to the king, queen and beast pirates to defend Wano, only getting involved when he feels he really needs to.

3 Gecko Moria

Moria creates an army of zombies to do his bidding while he sits back and relaxes

• First appearance: Episode 343

When Luffy and the gang first arrive at Thriller Bark, they soon discover that the whole place is run by none other than Gecko Moria, a member of the Shichibukai. However, when he encounters him for the first time, Moria is shown lying down without a care in the world that his eerie ship has just been invaded.

The reason this warlord can afford to be so lazy is thanks to his fruit, Kage Kage no Mi, which allows him to manipulate people's shadows, which he uses to create his own personal army of zombies. Pair this with a loyal crew willing to carry out his every wish, and for much of his arc Moria barely needs to do anything, it's only when his allies start to fall one by one that he feels the need to act.

2 Kizaru

Kizaru only becomes proactive when the World Government is in real danger

• First appearance: Episode 398

It would be easy to assume that Kizaru, who is one of the fastest characters in the series due to his light-based ability, would be a busy person who is always on the move and has a hard time containing his energy. In reality, this couldn't be further from the truth, as Kizaru is much more relaxed and laid-back than many of his peers, which often gets him into trouble with his strict fleet commander, Akainu.

Since Kizaru can fire bolts of light from his fingers, he barely needs to move a muscle when taking on an opponent, unless that opponent is equal to or above his power level. Still, if he can help it, Kizaru will try to use as little energy as possible so that he can eventually go back and enjoy his own company at Marine HQ.

1 Enel

Enel's observation of Haki and ignition attacks allow him to decimate opponents without moving a muscle

• First appearance: Episode 167

Enel claims to be the god of the sky islands, but he's in no rush to protect or provide for his servants. Instead, Enel's lightning abilities allow him to strike down anyone who disobeys him, and because his Observation Haki is so advanced, he can make a sudden strike anywhere on the island. As a result, he spends most of the Skypiea arc resting in a chair and enjoying fruit, occasionally electrifying anyone he catches who tries to criticize him from afar.

Since Enel also has the ability to restart his own heart through his abilities, this means he doesn't have to feel stressed or even try at all when in a fight. Luffy managed to push Enel to his limit, but even after his defeat, he simply flew away to the moon where he could once again act like the lazy god he always wanted to be.