One Piece: Oda Confirms The Strongest Character In The Elbaf Arc

One Piece's Elbaf arc has been absolutely sensational so far, delivering extremely massive reveals to the fans, and at the same time, introducing them to incredibly strong characters. It goes without saying that the Final Saga of One Piece will reveal the strongest and most threatening characters to the fans one by one, and Elbaf, which is the first big arc of the Final Saga, has introduced quite a lot of them.

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Elbaf sees the Yonko crew, Straw Hat Pirates adventure in the land of the Giants and it has also introduced some very powerful characters to the fans, such as the Holy Knights, among which is also the brother of Red-haired Shanks, Shamrock Figarland. Oda has also introduced many other powerful characters, but it goes without saying that the strongest of them all is Gunko, specifically when Imu is channelling their power through her. Her Haki, combat prowess, and even Devil Fruit ability are incredibly overpowered, and fans will see the full extent of that in the second half of Elbaf.

Gunko Is The Strongest In Elbaf Right Now

Imu Is Controlling Gunko From Marijoa

• Gunko serves as Imu's vessel
• Gunko's power is greater than Rocks's

One Piece fans know very well that Gunko, also known as God's Blade, is one of the most powerful characters seen in the Final Saga. As a part of the Holy Knights, it goes without saying that Gunko is a monster in battle. Before Imu came into the picture, Gunko was already known to be a monster in combat. According to Shamrock Figarland, Gunko is stronger than Loki, whose bounty was put at 2.6 billion berries, and that says a lot about her level of strength. She is the only Holy Knight known to be able to use the Abyss, and her overall might is incredible.

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However, after Imu channeled their powers through Gunko, it goes without saying that she becomes a next-level monster. In Elbaf, Gunko was able to take down both Dorry and Brogy at the same time in a matter of seconds after Imu took control. Her Haki was so powerful that even Loki called it absurd and it reached even the Underworld, making the likes of Luffy sweat.

Gunko was also present in God Valley, and even before Imu took over, she was strong enough to be better upon for the 1v1 competition, despite characters like Garling being there. Undoubtedly, Gunko is a monster, and with the influence of Imu, Gunko might just have killed Rocks D. Xebec as well. Undoubtedly, Gunko is easily the strongest in Elbaf, and probably in the whole world of One Piece right now.

Luffy Could Surpass Gunko After Elbaf

Luffy Will Fight Gunko

The fact is that Luffy will eventually fight against Gunko in the Elbaf arc, and when he does, he has to go up against her full strength. Luffy will also have to emerge victorious from this massive conflict, and in that case, he will have reached the same level as her. This would mean that Luffy will become a monstrously powerful fighter at the end of the Elbaf arc, capable of fighting even monsters such as Gunko-Imu, and rivaling the likes of Shanks, Rocks, and Roger. Undoubtedly, the Elbaf arc is going to make Luffy rise to the next level, which means even more exciting battles are coming after the events of Elbaf officially wrap up.

One Piece Chapter 1161 will be out this week. 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 September 28. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1161 is September 28, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.