This article contains spoilers for One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc, where Oda has consistently been dropping quite a lot of exciting lore about the world, and at the same time, setting up some exhilarating battles. Of course, no One Piece arc is complete without a phenomenal flashback written into it, and Elbaf is no different in that regard.
One Piece: Oda Reveals The Previous User Of The Gomu Gomu no Mi Before Luffy
The Gomu Gomu no mi is a legendary Devil Fruit, and Oda even reveals the previous user in One Piece.
Fans just got to witness the flashback of Loki, which is still ongoing. Here, Oda has given fans a look at some of the most incredible pirates of the old era. It can be said that some of them were truly godly in terms of power, but Oda has already revealed a god level pirate who is even stronger than all the pirates of the previous generation, and it is none other than the first man to sail the seas, Joy Boy.
The Pirate King Was The Strongest Of His Era
- Roger Conquered The Great Age Of Pirates
- He Reached Rocks's Level
When it comes to the strongest pirates of the old era, fans know very well that the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger is one of them. Roger was one of the most powerful figures in the world of One Piece despite not having any Devil Fruit ability. All he had at his disposal was his powerful Haki, which he mastered over the years. Before Roger's Era, Rocks also existed as one of the most powerful pirates alive, but he fell on the island of God Valley 38 years ago. Meanwhile, it was made clear to the fans that Roger got even stronger after God Valley, and at the very least, gained the same level of power as Rocks D. Xebec, if not even greater.
Such obstacles can only be overcome with Haki. Roger proved that. — Kaido
Roger went on to do the impossible when he completed the circumnavigation of the whole world and reached the Final Island, Laugh Tale. His name was etched into history books, not just for what he achieved, but also for his immense presence and even greater strength. It was almost as if Roger were a God.
Joy Boy Was A God Even Stronger Than Roger
Joy Boy Was The Sun God Nika
While Roger truly was a god to many in terms of power, he still wasn't the strongest god that fans have seen in One Piece. Joy Boy, the man known to have been born long ago during the Void Century in the Ancient Kingdom, was a true God. Just like Luffy, he had eaten the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. This ended up giving him the powers of the Sun God Nika. He also had immensely powerful Haki, as fans saw in the Egghead arc.
One Piece: Blackbeard's Third Devil Fruit Has Already Been Revealed By Oda
Blackbeard will get a third Devil Fruit, and he might steal it from a powerful One Piece character.
Is this Haki even greater than Red Hair's? — Dorry and Brogy
Joy Boy Was The First Pirate
Joy Boy is the strongest pirate that fans have seen in One Piece, and it is a fact that he was believed to be the Sun God Nika by many. As such, Joy Boy is truly a godly pirate. It makes sense for the first pirate ever to also be the strongest, and it goes without saying that Oda made the right decision in that department.
One Piece Chapter 1158 will be out in two weeks. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on August 31. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1158 is August 31, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- 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 Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
