This article contains spoilers for the One Piece manga.

Summary

Oda hints at a major death in the upcoming Elbaf arc, raising stakes significantly.
Previous impactful deaths, like Ace and Whitebeard, add depth to One Piece storyline.
Major death flags point to Garp potentially meeting a fate similar to Ace, sparking conflict.

One Piece is the most popular manga in the world, and for good reasons. Eiichiro Oda, the mangaka of the series, has created an incredible world with fascinating characters, and the story definitely doesn’t disappoint, showcasing a ton of lore and mystery.

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Stakes in One Piece are always high, and often, the intensity shoots through the roof, but Oda doesn’t love to kill characters. That has changed greatly in the Final Saga, however. In fact, Oda has dropped plenty of hints about a major death set to happen in the Elbaf arc as these major death flags can’t be overlooked in One Piece.

The Major Deaths In One Piece

Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard Are Two of Many

One Piece isn’t necessarily a series known for killing off characters, but when it does kill off a character, it’s usually an insane moment. Oda rarely kills off characters just for the sake of it, which is what makes it more impactful when characters do die.

For example, the Summit War arc, one of the series’s biggest arcs, had quite a few impactful deaths that shook the One Piece fandom. First and foremost, Ace’s death came as a shocker — after all, fans believed that he was safe since Luffy did manage to rescue him. Ace’s character impacts the One Piece story even now, so long after his death.

If I yield to power, there's no point in being born a man. I'll never leave anything to regret later in my life. — Portgas D. Ace

Another major death in this arc was that of Whitebeard. Whitebeard and his crew had a huge impact, and Whitebeard himself showed his strength even in old age, before being eventually killed.

Even after the timeskip, fans have seen some deaths, such as Pedro’s in Whole Cake Island, and Yasuie in Wano. Kaido and Big Mom could also possibly be dead, but Oda has yet to fully confirm that. Recently, even Saint Saturn ended up dying.

Oda Drops Major Hints About The Next Major Death

Garp Might Be The Next Big Death

While there have been quite a lot of deaths after the timeskip of One Piece, there has yet to be one anywhere near as impactful as Ace or Whitebeard’s. However, Oda might definitely have something planned for Garp. He has the biggest death flags right now in the series.

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Garp was captured by the Blackbeard Pirates after he saved Koby, and it's not looking too good for him. The Blackbeard Pirates might want to publicly execute Garp, similarly to what happened with Ace.

Keep living and you will find out. — Garp To Ace

Of course, Luffy and others, such as Koby won’t just sit still and let it happen. It could be the start of a huge conflict, where, in the end, Garp dies just like Ace did in the Marineford War.

Where to Read One Piece?

Available on Manga Plus

One Piece chapter 1149 will be delayed. 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 May 25. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1149 is May 25, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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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