1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,759 As we leave Wano and enter the final saga, we have just about every 2 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:08,320 straw Hat getting some kind of significant power boost and receiving a new bounty. 3 00:00:08,679 --> 00:00:12,880 But with all these new factors in play, I wanted to take another look 4 00:00:12,919 --> 00:00:16,879 at the straw Hats and rank them from weakest to strongest before we get into 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,199 it. Though. If you're enjoying the one piece content on this channel and 6 00:00:20,359 --> 00:00:23,800 you want to keep it coming, remember to leave alike and comment down below. 7 00:00:24,039 --> 00:00:26,480 I think it'd be pretty fun if you all left your own list down 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,359 in the comments right now, and then we see if they line up with 9 00:00:29,399 --> 00:00:32,159 mine at the end of the video. And of course, make sure to 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,159 subscribe to the channel for more one piece content in the future and to keep 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,840 up with our weekly one piece chapter reviews. But with all that being said, 12 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,359 let's get into the actual video spoilers and all. So currently, I 13 00:00:44,399 --> 00:00:47,520 think it's safe to say that there are tiers of straw Hat power levels. 14 00:00:47,799 --> 00:00:51,200 None of them are particularly weak, but the ones who are at the top 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,240 are kind of miles ahead of the others. Like I could definitely see several 16 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,000 characters on the straw Hat Crew being placed in fights with King Queen or Jack 17 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:04,439 and at least holding their own, but with other characters that just straight up 18 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,599 isn't the case, right, And honestly, I think a lot of the 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,200 positions on this list will be pretty debatable, but I believe that it's probably 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:17,040 safe to say that Chopper is the weakest member of the crew. Again, 21 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:21,560 I'm not saying Chopper is weak. It isn't like he's Tido Minion number three 22 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,120 hundred and forty six. But I also don't think that he really competes with 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,159 mid level Yanco crew members on average. But let's talk about that in a 24 00:01:29,239 --> 00:01:32,680 moment. Chopper joined the crew all the way back in the Drum Island dark 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:38,079 after Lufy helped him stop Wopple's invasion, and obviously, Chopper wants to be 26 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,640 the here all Medicine, the best doctor in the world, so his dreams 27 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,680 don't particularly align with him being very strong, and because of that, it 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,400 isn't really a priority and it doesn't matter too much for his character, which 29 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:53,719 unfortunately means that he tends to get the least development on the crew, as 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,959 a lot of one piece development is through its fights on Drum Island. Chopper's 31 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,319 abilities were fairly straightforward. He's a reindeer who ate the human human fruit. 32 00:02:02,519 --> 00:02:07,080 This gave him human intellect, as well as three basic forms, his normal 33 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,840 reindeer form, his tiny hybrid form, which is the most common to be 34 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,599 used, and his human form, which turns him into something that looks almost 35 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,280 like a yetie. Each of these offers their own unique benefits, giving him 36 00:02:19,319 --> 00:02:23,199 better mobility, intellect, and strength respectively. However, Chopper also invented the 37 00:02:23,319 --> 00:02:28,680 rumble ball. The original rumble ball would give Chopper access to four new forms, 38 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,000 These being the furry guard point, which acted like Lufy's gun gun balloon, 39 00:02:32,439 --> 00:02:36,319 Antler Point, which, as you might guess, makes his antler's much 40 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:40,120 bigger and stronger, which is very useful for lifting or tackling opponents, Arm 41 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:44,759 Point, which gave him buff arms for attacking, and jump point, which 42 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:49,000 allowed him to jump further and higher. He can also use the scopeability while 43 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,759 he's in his hybrid form, which allows him to find enemies weaknesses. But 44 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:58,080 this is Chopper's biggest weakness. The rumble balls are not perfect. This means 45 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,120 that he only has access to most of his abilities some of the time. 46 00:03:01,319 --> 00:03:07,199 The original rumbo ball only lasted for three minutes each and needed six hours between 47 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:12,400 uses, which is not the ratio you want to be looking at. He 48 00:03:12,439 --> 00:03:15,479 could, of course eat more in that time frame, but there would be 49 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,759 side effects. If he ate a second Rumbo ball, he would gain extra 50 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:23,400 abilities, but he would lose control over his transformations and begin swapping randomly. 51 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,280 If he took a third Rumbo ball, he would be forced into monster point, 52 00:03:27,319 --> 00:03:30,360 a behemoth like form where he is filled with rage and attacks everything and 53 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:35,599 any one around him, regardless of if their friend or foe. Chopper, 54 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,719 especially early on, had a ton of versatility at his disposal, but was 55 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:45,759 extremely limited in terms of time. On top of this, even despite his 56 00:03:45,879 --> 00:03:52,400 time limitation, his strongest normal form wasn't stronger than Zoro, his fastest form 57 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:57,520 wasn't as fast as Sanji, and his most defensive form couldn't reflect as much 58 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,639 as Lufy's. He's kind of a jack of all trades and definitely not a 59 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:04,680 master of any However, things would change a bit after he spent the two 60 00:04:04,759 --> 00:04:10,280 year time skip on Torino Kingdom. Chopper mastered his abilities to the point where 61 00:04:10,319 --> 00:04:14,199 he could access all of his forms and the new kung Fu point, which 62 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,720 would make the best of both arm and jumping point combining them into one. 63 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:20,560 With the exception of Monster Point, this would be the only form that would 64 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:26,319 still require a rumble ball to access, but because it only took one rumble 65 00:04:26,319 --> 00:04:30,560 ball, Chopper would remain in total control of himself, although again it would 66 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,240 only last for three minutes. Finally, with the help of Caesar Clown, 67 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,600 this three minutes was bumped up to thirty with the trade off of leaving him 68 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:43,800 as a shrunken version of brain Point for an unknown amount of time. Basically, 69 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,360 it's similar to the old effects of Lufy's Gear third, where he would 70 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:51,519 shrink after using it. Obviously, Chopper's Monster Point is insanely strong, but 71 00:04:51,639 --> 00:04:57,399 it is so limited. Thirty minutes is getting to the point where it's reasonable 72 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,920 for a fight, but I doubt that more than one fight would really be 73 00:05:00,959 --> 00:05:04,319 resolved in that time. On top of that, what happens if Chopper commits 74 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:10,439 to that thirty minute transformation and whoever he's fighting just runs away for a half 75 00:05:10,439 --> 00:05:15,639 hour and comes back afterwards. His kryptonite in this form is anyone slightly faster 76 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,120 than him, or anyone who can convince him to have a conversation. Yes, 77 00:05:19,439 --> 00:05:24,439 he has times where he is super strong, but because of the limitations 78 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,639 around his character, I think we have to mark him as the weakest after 79 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,439 Chopper, though. I think that next three are up for some debate, 80 00:05:31,519 --> 00:05:35,639 but for me, I would probably put Brooke here. Brooke, of course, 81 00:05:35,759 --> 00:05:40,160 joined the crew back in thriller Bark, where he immediately stood out as 82 00:05:40,319 --> 00:05:44,519 being pretty strong. However, he was notably not even a close match for 83 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,360 Yuma with his shadow, even saying himself that Ruma wasn't taking him seriously at 84 00:05:48,399 --> 00:05:54,279 all despite getting bodied by him. Meanwhile, Zoro managed to take him out 85 00:05:54,319 --> 00:05:57,879 with really no issue. To be fair, saying that he doesn't compare to 86 00:05:57,959 --> 00:06:01,600 Zoro is a pretty high bar, especially before the time skip, but even 87 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,680 so the gap is pretty significant. That said, Brooke, like Zoro, 88 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,879 is a swordsman, but rather than using three swords style like Zoro does, 89 00:06:11,319 --> 00:06:15,759 Brooke instead uses a cane sword for a more fencing like battle style, emphasizing 90 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,519 speed and precision overpower, calling it the gentle blade style. So yes, 91 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:25,839 while Zoro is a better swordsman than Brook, they're in different categories, so 92 00:06:25,879 --> 00:06:30,160 it's not the easiest thing to compare the styles. They're both useful in different 93 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,800 situations. Brook, of course, though, is also the cruise musician, 94 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:36,000 and while this is great for boosting the morale of his crew, it also 95 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:41,360 allows him to have unique effects on his enemies, using enchanted melodies through his 96 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,160 music that can cause people to even fall asleep. It puts him in this 97 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,959 kind of interesting position of being a frontline fighter as he's a swordsman, but 98 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:54,680 also being a support unit at the same time. Much like Chopper, I 99 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:59,759 feel like Brooke doesn't have a defined identity on the battlefield, and that causes 100 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,680 him to be a bit lacking overall. Now what does help Brook though, 101 00:07:02,879 --> 00:07:08,399 is his devil fruit, the Yomi Yomi Nomi, which is objectively the most 102 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,680 fun devil fruit to say. This fruit gave Brook a second chance at life 103 00:07:12,759 --> 00:07:15,920 after dying in the Florian Triangle. However, as his soul took fifty years 104 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,399 to find his body, he would be revived as a skeleton. This makes 105 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:25,439 Brook light enough to run on water and immune to certain types of damage or 106 00:07:25,519 --> 00:07:30,120 environmental effects. For example, he's not able to feel the cold on Punk 107 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:34,560 Hazard and also is unable to be electrocuted. Brooke also obviously can't be made 108 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:39,000 to bleed, as he's immune to any flesh based injury. But he is 109 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,160 still susceptible to damage and pain. In general, the fruit also grants him 110 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,319 a connection to the underworld. This manifests in a few ways. He can 111 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,360 infuse his blade with the chill of the underworld, which can freeze his opponents 112 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:55,759 with ice created from his soul's energy, and of course, Brook can also 113 00:07:55,959 --> 00:08:00,319 astrally project his own soul, allowing him to travel through solid objects, fly 114 00:08:00,399 --> 00:08:03,199 away, and spy on his enemies. And finally, it allows him to 115 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:09,000 have some level of sway over the souls of others. Specifically, he mentions 116 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,360 how his music allows him to feel the souls of others and move them with 117 00:08:13,399 --> 00:08:16,959 the melody. Most iconically this being used against Big Mom's homies as a sort 118 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:22,639 of pseudo conqueror's hockey that causes them to stop in place. He's basically a 119 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,240 redmade She got fencing, he got some ice powers, he got status effects, 120 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:31,160 and it all comes together in this really unique fighter. But like I 121 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:35,559 said with Chopper, it seems that the more versatility a character gets, the 122 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,240 less they seem to stand out. So because of that, I think Brooke 123 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,679 will be our second weakest onto our third character. And I'm gonna be real 124 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:46,559 this whole section was kind of difficult to sort out, but I think I'm 125 00:08:46,639 --> 00:08:50,679 landing on putting Namie here. Namie, of course, was officially added to 126 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,879 the crew in Ourlong Park and originally acted more as a thief or a spy, 127 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,519 not really meant for close up fighting. Her weapon of choice at the 128 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:03,159 time was a connectible bow staff, which she used to be able to take 129 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,320 down just about any low level enemy that they came across, but that's kind 130 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,039 of the best she could do at the time. For the most part, 131 00:09:09,159 --> 00:09:13,879 there wasn't really anything extra that she would be doing outside of navigation, spying, 132 00:09:15,039 --> 00:09:18,519 or theft. This changed a little bit in Alabasta when she was given 133 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,360 the first iteration of the Climate tact, which was made by USAP, keeping 134 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:26,000 with the connectible staff design that she was used to, but now adding the 135 00:09:26,039 --> 00:09:31,720 addition of several party tricks as well as an occasional actually useful ability. These 136 00:09:31,759 --> 00:09:35,000 include the abilities to create heated or cooled pockets of air, which would be 137 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,679 used in ten and with Nami's knowledge of science and whether to allow her to 138 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,720 create pockets of rain or lightning or produce mirages, or she could just straight 139 00:09:43,799 --> 00:09:48,720 up use the Climate tact in general to entangle and launch enemies with tornado tempo. 140 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:54,799 The Perfect Climate Tact improved her abilities with the use of dials from Skypia. 141 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,320 This modified version was first introduced on the Straw Hats trip to Annie's Lobby 142 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:03,480 on Rocket Man. This kind of solidified the movement of Nami shifting away from 143 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,879 her role as a thief and more into the role of something like a mage, 144 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,360 which is definitely cool, but I do wish she had more moments that 145 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:13,320 stem from her having that thief role in the modern series. In this form, 146 00:10:13,399 --> 00:10:18,039 all of the gimmicks have been removed and all of the abilities are much 147 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,759 stronger, creating larger and more deadly lightning bolts as well as more potent heat 148 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,320 and cool balls. Just in general, anything the old version could do, 149 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,039 this is able to do in a stronger form, and her battle with Kaliflow 150 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,159 was where she was able to test out most of these new abilities. The 151 00:10:33,279 --> 00:10:37,120 Sorcery Climate Tact was introduced when Nami returned to Sabaodi after the time skip. 152 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,600 It makes use of all of the technology and weather knowledge that she gained studying 153 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:46,440 on with Area. This ironically adds in some more casual uses like the original 154 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,840 had, but rather than party tricks, these can instead be used for things 155 00:10:50,879 --> 00:10:54,240 like taking a shower or creating sea clouds. In battle is where this thing 156 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,519 really begins to shine, though mirage tempo now allows her to turn invisible. 157 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,399 Gus sword launches a burst of wind at the opponent. She could produce chains 158 00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:07,679 of thunderballs that could be swung almost like a whip that electrocutes anything it touches, 159 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,120 and heat, rain, snow, or thunder eggs can be produced, 160 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,879 which hatch for powerful burst effects. And so there was yet another upgrade as 161 00:11:15,879 --> 00:11:20,240 we got the grow Up Sorcery climate tact, which was improved by USOP using 162 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:24,480 pop greens. One of the biggest advantages of this version is that, unlike 163 00:11:24,519 --> 00:11:28,159 previous versions, it doesn't need to be carried in separate parts. Instead, 164 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,960 it's just a single piece which has the ability to grow as the name suggests. 165 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:35,679 The biggest increased to Nami's power by far through this series, though, 166 00:11:35,919 --> 00:11:41,679 occurs on Wholecake Island, with the last upgrade to her arsenal as Zeus becomes 167 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,240 hers and upgrades all of her thunder based attacks. Then, finally, in 168 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,440 Wana, Zeus's soul would actually fuse with the climate tact and produce a sentient 169 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:52,480 weapon. He can freely manipulate the size and shape of the climate tact and 170 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,799 even turn it into things like a mace. On top of this, Zeus 171 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,279 can transfer his consciousness into the clouds that Nami create to create sentience storms that 172 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,360 can target enemies with homing bolts. Honestly, at the current point in the 173 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:11,279 story, Nami is devastatingly powerful and almost unrecognizable from where she started. In 174 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:16,840 terms of indirect combat, I'd say she can pack the biggest punch as well 175 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:20,600 as do the most AoE damage of anyone in the crew at this level. 176 00:12:20,759 --> 00:12:22,879 However, when it comes to hand to hand combat, she is also the 177 00:12:24,039 --> 00:12:28,159 most at risk, having very little physical strength and durability. Basically, if 178 00:12:28,159 --> 00:12:31,679 she can keep her distance, that's great, but if she's ever caught off 179 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,840 guard, it's time to game over. That said, I do think her 180 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,000 spot is more or less interchangeable with the next one, which I think should 181 00:12:39,039 --> 00:12:45,080 be Usup picked up in Syrup Village, Usop is the cruise marksman and specializes 182 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,639 in ranged attacks and ingenuity, constantly making the best of his situation on the 183 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,960 battlefield. He was originally a massive coward but as the series progressed, he 184 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,039 has become only a little bit of a coward, which, like, good 185 00:12:56,039 --> 00:13:00,559 for you, fam, We're making progress. Much like Nami, his weapon 186 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,600 of choice, a slingshot, is upgraded several times through the series. His 187 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,679 original arsenal would focus around a normal slingshot, which would be used to fire 188 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:13,840 off lead, gunpowder, eggs, smoke bombs, fire pellets, tabasco, 189 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:16,639 hurry kim, and cactus bombs. For the most part, these were kind 190 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,679 of gimmicks or distractions, but they would open up opportunities for Usop to put 191 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,440 into action some kind of plan, or for the rest of his crew to 192 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,120 step in and do the final blow. These were in combination to his classic 193 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:33,000 close range joke items like Usop Hammer, rubber Band of Doom, and Usop 194 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,600 Spell which I mean, they exist, but they're not the most useful and 195 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:41,279 as funny as they were when they were first introduced. I'm kind of glad 196 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:43,879 that they're gone. For the most part, they really take away from this 197 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,440 idea of Usop growing as a warrior, and they made him seem much more 198 00:13:46,519 --> 00:13:50,879 childish. Usop's first big upgrade came at the end of Skypeia, when Dials 199 00:13:50,879 --> 00:13:56,320 were incorporated into his arsenal. Tone dials, breath dials, flavor dials, 200 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:01,440 flash dials, and of course impact dials all became extremely useful. We see 201 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,919 these really coming into play with his fight with Lufy, where he manages to 202 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:09,240 hold his own pretty damn well and controls the flow of battle for the majority 203 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,240 of it. Here kind of having the same issue that I mentioned with Nami, 204 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,240 where when he's at a distance that's great, he's doing pretty solid for 205 00:14:16,279 --> 00:14:18,399 the fight, but as soon as Lufy's able to close that distance, the 206 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,720 fight ends pretty quickly. After USOP splits from the crew and returns as Sniper 207 00:14:22,799 --> 00:14:28,440 King, he begins using the DIAL powered up giant slingshot Kabuto. This is 208 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:33,120 much stronger than his old slingshot and is able to fire so far and accurate 209 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,879 that even marine rifles don't have a chance in competing with him. As we 210 00:14:35,919 --> 00:14:39,960 see in Annie's Lobby. The specific reason that Kabuto is so strong is that 211 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:45,440 it makes use of breath dials installed that helped to propel his shots. However, 212 00:14:45,559 --> 00:14:50,279 Dial stop being the big thing for USAP overall after his time in the 213 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,519 Boeing Archipelago. USAP instead begins to integrate pop greens with his slingshot, much 214 00:14:54,559 --> 00:14:58,639 like Nami's clim attacked. This allows his slingshot to grow or shrink in size, 215 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,159 also gaining extra strength as it grows. However, the pop greens aren't 216 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:07,000 just used in the design of these sling shots. They're actually used as his 217 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:11,720 artillery as well, and with these in his arsenal, he effectively becomes a 218 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:15,480 long range summoner. Some of these pop greens that we've seen include the giant 219 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:20,720 venus flytrap, powerful seaweed, reflessia flowers, bamboo shoots, exploding grass, 220 00:15:20,759 --> 00:15:24,360 and a giant wolf made of grass. There's a bunch more, but basically 221 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:28,440 it allows Usop to have an answer for any situation he finds himself in. 222 00:15:28,679 --> 00:15:33,440 It might not always pack as much of a punch as Nabi's lightning, but 223 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,559 they're by no means weak, and the options that he offers, I think 224 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:39,519 just place him a little bit ahead of her, as well as just him 225 00:15:39,559 --> 00:15:43,320 being much more durable. In general. We've seen Usop take some insane hits 226 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:48,759 throughout the series, and that's before even considering that Usop also has access to 227 00:15:48,919 --> 00:15:54,120 observation hockey, which allows him to make shots that are just ungodly Now onto 228 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:58,600 Frankie. We pick him up as we leave Water seven, and obviously Frankie 229 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:03,240 is a cyborg trying to stop be puffing Tom from bringing his mentor to Y's 230 00:16:03,279 --> 00:16:07,159 lobby. Frankie was left broken and brutalized. However, he managed to gather 231 00:16:07,279 --> 00:16:11,559 scrap metals and irons on a ship lost at sea and rebuilt himself. The 232 00:16:11,799 --> 00:16:17,399 entire front half of his body was remade with metal and is effectively impervious to 233 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:21,039 attacks from the front, at least attacks that wouldn't be able to get through 234 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:25,080 metal. His torso also now opens to store fuel, typically cola, to 235 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,240 energize his entire system. And on top of this, of course, he 236 00:16:27,399 --> 00:16:33,639 added a lot of general modifications and weapons into himself, including detachable fists, 237 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:40,039 machine guns, rockets, flamethrowers, nailguns, air cannons, and extendable calves 238 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,120 that can be used to turn him into a reverse centaur. His back, 239 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,759 however, remains more or less untouched, as he was unable to reach it 240 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:49,720 during this process. During the time Skip Frankie would spend two years on the 241 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,879 island that Vegapunk was from and learned as much as he could from his lap, 242 00:16:55,039 --> 00:16:57,960 he rebuilt his entire body to become more advanced, this new body being 243 00:16:59,039 --> 00:17:03,399 much bigger and here, but housing many more tools and weapons as a result, 244 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,640 things like changeable hairstyles, fireballs, tiny hands that extend from his hands, 245 00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:11,640 the radical beam nipple lights, and the improved version of all of his 246 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,960 previous abilities. He can even turn his legs into tank treads if he needs 247 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:21,480 to. However, despite all of these tools, Frankie is ironically pushed into 248 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,640 the broader role of the crew, often going against people like signor Pink in 249 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:30,440 battles of machismo and brute strength, rather than making use of all the technology 250 00:17:30,519 --> 00:17:33,039 he has. That said, when push comes to shove, his vaster rate 251 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:38,240 of weapons does allow him the versatility to find solutions in most situations, very 252 00:17:38,279 --> 00:17:41,559 similar to USAP, and it's a trend that you probably see in most of 253 00:17:41,559 --> 00:17:45,480 the characters we've mentioned so far. The more versatile these characters tend to be, 254 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,640 the less specialized and overall powerful they are as well. However, a 255 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,920 big benefit that Frankie has, though, is that he can make the best 256 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:57,799 of his environment in order to supplement his own strength, creating structures like stairs 257 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,359 or bridges to keep him self in good positions during a fight, or making 258 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,920 on the spot weapons to better suit the situation that he finds himself in. 259 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:10,000 In this way, Frankie's potential on the battlefield is only limited by the supplies 260 00:18:10,039 --> 00:18:11,839 that he has available to him, and while it might not be strong enough 261 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,519 to allow him to defeat people like Tito or Big Mom, it does allow 262 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,519 him to at least create big opportunities to either strike back or help his crew 263 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,119 escape. But on top of this, I think that it would be unfair 264 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:26,759 to talk about Frankie's power without also mentioning the arsenal of nexs and machines that 265 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:30,680 he's supplied the crew with, because Frankie's strength isn't just limited to what he 266 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,000 can do, but also what he allows his crew to do. Obviously, 267 00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:37,160 the Sunny is included in this, which allows the straw Has to become a 268 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:42,640 pretty powerful force at sea, complete with Kuda burst turrets and the Gayon canon 269 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,599 the Gallon canon, I don't know how to pronounce that, but whatever. 270 00:18:45,799 --> 00:18:51,240 But just as important are these sharks Submerged three, which allows for underwater escape 271 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:55,079 and exploration, the Black Rhino four, which can barrel through enemies at high 272 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:59,279 speeds and even knock over Big Mom and the Bracchio Tank five, which is 273 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:03,440 a tank which is durable and strong enough to allow Chopper and USOP to deal 274 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,559 with Big Mom considerably well. It isn't like they're going to win the fight, 275 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,400 but to say that the tank helped their odds is an understatement. On 276 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,920 top of that, the Black Rhino and Brachio Tank can actually be docked to 277 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,039 form the Iron Pirate General Frankie. This is an extremely durable and powerful giant 278 00:19:19,079 --> 00:19:22,839 mech that has machine guns in the left arm, a projectile shield, his 279 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:27,720 own gay On Canon rockets, and of course comes complete with a powerful sword 280 00:19:27,839 --> 00:19:32,559 as well. Much like Chopper's Monster Point, this is a massive power boost 281 00:19:32,559 --> 00:19:36,279 to Frankie, but it just isn't practical to be used all the time as 282 00:19:36,279 --> 00:19:40,680 it has its own requirements. However, unlike Monster Point, there's no time 283 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,119 limit on this and if the attack fails, he won't be left a sitting 284 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,599 duck. Now moving on from Frankie to what I would consider to be the 285 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,759 last of the mid tier crew members being Robin, and let's be real, 286 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:57,400 Robin is insanely strong, especially early in the series. She joins just after 287 00:19:57,519 --> 00:20:02,359 Alabasa, and at this point in the series, if the enemy isn't a 288 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:07,880 Loggia user or exactly a character like Lufy or Buggy with a work around to 289 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,759 her abilities, Robin could just snap their neck instantly and take the win, 290 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,559 although I guess you do need to have a neck for her to do this. 291 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:19,839 So the priest she fought on Skypia was saved by a technicality. As 292 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,119 a child, Robin ate the Hana Hana no me a devil fruit, which 293 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:27,240 allowed her body to bloom on any surface that she chooses, and the range 294 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:32,240 is pretty considerable. Robin's go to attack is to have her arms sprout from 295 00:20:32,279 --> 00:20:34,960 the opponents back, have them reach up to their neck and clutch it back, 296 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,200 and honestly, there just isn't much to be done to stop this. 297 00:20:40,599 --> 00:20:42,599 I'm seeing her to use this to take out massive groups of enemies in a 298 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,880 single motion, and it's just kind of unfair. At the early stages of 299 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:51,480 the story, and much like Frankie's ingenuity with his surroundings, Robin's abilities are 300 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,680 very much only limited by her imagination in general. When she joins the crew 301 00:20:55,759 --> 00:20:59,880 after Alabasa, I would say she could probably even take on Zoro or Sanji 302 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,359 in a fight, because there's just not much you can do against an opponent 303 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,759 like Robin, although of course that's just my opinion. Obviously, if either 304 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:10,000 of them gets a good hit in, they win, but getting that opportunity 305 00:21:10,039 --> 00:21:14,200 would be pretty rough. I think what makes Robin so threatening in general is 306 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,200 just that her limbs can grow anywhere. It's pretty straightforward and simple. The 307 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:22,319 range of places that her attacks can come from, as well as the fact 308 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,559 that they can just appear, allows her to become a very talented assassin. 309 00:21:26,759 --> 00:21:30,839 But of course, she isn't limited to just creating hands and cracking people's necks. 310 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,680 Robin can reproduce any part of her body, eyes, spy with ears, 311 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,480 to eavesdrop legs, to kick with anything. She could even grow a 312 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:42,519 massive collection of hands to produce wings that will actually allow her to fly for 313 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:45,960 a few moments. And though it's never seen in the series, she could 314 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,799 one hundred percent disgust whoever she's fighting by covering them head to toe in things 315 00:21:51,799 --> 00:21:56,279 like teeth or eyeballs or tonsils or whatever else. And I don't know about 316 00:21:56,279 --> 00:21:59,680 you, but I'm not fighting if I'm covered in teeth. I'm gonna be 317 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,319 honest, I'm going to go home, shower and question every life choice that 318 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,440 brought me to that moment. Now. Robin's fruit is not perfect, though, 319 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,880 and there is a pretty considerable downside that being that these body parts are 320 00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:14,720 a part of her, meaning that they're limited to her own strength and that 321 00:22:14,759 --> 00:22:18,039 if they take damage, she will still feel it. But as Robin becomes 322 00:22:18,039 --> 00:22:22,680 more powerful throughout the series, that also means that her abilities become more powerful. 323 00:22:22,759 --> 00:22:26,359 For example, during the two year Time Skip Robin learns the basics of 324 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:33,119 fishman karate from the Revolutionaries and can implement those abilities through her fruit, a 325 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,279 pretty substantial power boost. Post time, Skip Robin also produces massive versions of 326 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:41,880 her legs and arms, similar to how she used to make wings. But 327 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:45,200 what's even cooler is their ability to straight up make a clone of herself, 328 00:22:45,319 --> 00:22:48,920 and of course, in her fight with Black Maria in Wano, we see 329 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,720 her new technique, demon blooming, where she creates a giant copy of her 330 00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:57,680 upper body while doubling her appendages and creating things like bat wings and fangs and 331 00:22:57,799 --> 00:23:03,240 horns to give off the general appearance of a demon. The Hana Hana fruit 332 00:23:03,279 --> 00:23:07,359 allows Robin to be incredibly creative, producing nets paths to roll her crew to 333 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,559 safety, or even grabbing Frankie's nuts and bolt. On top of that, 334 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:18,400 Robin herself is just incredibly intelligent, great at espionage and survival. She's a 335 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:22,759 talented assassin, and she's gifted at deception, all tools which feed into the 336 00:23:22,839 --> 00:23:26,759 use of her fruit and open opportunities for her to be successful in any fight. 337 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,440 But with that, we are finally moving on to the monsters of the 338 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,119 crew. And like I said, every member is strong, but the gaps 339 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:38,319 between those mentioned so far and those remaining is just too significant not to bring 340 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,240 up now. Of these next four characters, there's one that we have the 341 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:45,720 least experience with, and while he has always been shown to be incredibly powerful, 342 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,839 I think that gene Bay falls short to both Zoro and Sanji when you 343 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:55,400 take into consideration their power ups from Janna. It's obviously debatable, as we 344 00:23:55,480 --> 00:24:00,039 haven't seen a lot of gene Bay fighting overall, especially in comparison to the 345 00:24:00,079 --> 00:24:03,400 others, but given what we've seen so far, I think this is where 346 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,000 I'm putting him. We first heard of gene Bay all the way back in 347 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:08,079 the East Blue, when Johnny and Yosaku mention him, but we don't actually 348 00:24:08,079 --> 00:24:11,559 meet him until impel Down, when he shares a cell with Ace. Of 349 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:15,799 course, Lufy would soon show up and free Jean Bay, and we get 350 00:24:15,799 --> 00:24:18,000 our first look at him in combat when he aids Lufy, both in the 351 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:22,279 escape of impel Down and in the Battle of Marine Ford. And at Marine 352 00:24:22,279 --> 00:24:26,799 Ford we see gene Bay fighting Moria and just dunking on him, which is 353 00:24:26,839 --> 00:24:30,839 pretty impressive when he considered that Lufy and the rest of the straw Hats very 354 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,359 recently just struggled quite a bit to deal with him. Through the rest of 355 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,640 Marine Ford, gene Bay would manage to hold his own against really anyone he 356 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:44,160 came across, and while he wasn't about to overpower the admirals, he could 357 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,359 at least defend himself against them and protect others from them for the most part. 358 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:49,759 And I don't know about how you guys saw him, but to me 359 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,440 he was always kind of on the level of Marco or Juzo at the time. 360 00:24:53,559 --> 00:24:56,920 After the time Skip, we see him in Fishman Island, and finally 361 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:02,000 he would officially join the crew all the way in Wholecake Island, where he 362 00:25:02,039 --> 00:25:06,200 needed to fearlessly tell off Big Mom in order to leave her crew without any 363 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,759 restriction. From there, he would eventually join up with everyone in Wanna where 364 00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:12,519 he battled who's who of the Tobiropo and managed to take the win. Now, 365 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:17,359 something to mention is that post Wanno, gene bay Is bounty shot up 366 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,400 to one point one billion, and I'm sure that a lot of people are 367 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,799 going to make the argument that he's stronger than Sanji because Sanjie is worth seventy 368 00:25:23,839 --> 00:25:29,960 million less. However, bounties are not just a representation of power, and 369 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,759 you got to remember that gene Bay is a former warlord. He was instrumental 370 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:37,440 in the founding of the Sun Pirates, he has ties to Ryugu Kingdom, 371 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,279 and he's a former powerhouse member of Big Mom's crew. He just has a 372 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:47,000 more developed resume as well as directly betraying the World Government in his past. 373 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:48,880 So in my opinion, at least, I think that it makes sense that 374 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,240 he has a higher bounty despite being weaker. Of course, gene Bay is 375 00:25:52,319 --> 00:25:56,000 far from weak overall, though, so let's talk about what he can actually 376 00:25:56,039 --> 00:26:00,720 do in terms of strength and durability. Gene Bay is able to survive attacks 377 00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:03,799 like being punched through by Sakazuki, which is more than we can say about 378 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,480 some people. And he's strong enough to punch Watatsumi up into the air, 379 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:14,079 which is pretty impressive considering Watzumi's size. Where his real strength shines, though, 380 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,319 is in fishman karate. Jen Bay is a parodigy of fishman karate and 381 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,759 even became a black belt as a child. He is such a master of 382 00:26:21,759 --> 00:26:25,680 the craft that his punches don't need to make contact with enemies, as just 383 00:26:25,799 --> 00:26:29,880 the particles of water in the air surrounding him becomes strong enough to compress, 384 00:26:30,079 --> 00:26:33,240 twist, and launch back any enemy around him. He can even manipulate the 385 00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:37,720 water in people's bodies or secrete water from himself, like how Hodi did after 386 00:26:37,839 --> 00:26:42,480 overdosing on energy steroids. Basically, when it comes to fishman karate and the 387 00:26:42,519 --> 00:26:47,839 manipulation of water, jen Bay is the expert, making him someone who is 388 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:52,039 just innately powerful and durable while also being a technical master. He's kind of 389 00:26:52,079 --> 00:26:56,000 like the fishman karate equivalent of Mehawk, and then you have to take into 390 00:26:56,039 --> 00:27:00,039 account his armament Hockey. This allowed him to fight Ace for five days on 391 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:04,400 even footing despite Ace being loggia user, and it's durable enough to protect him 392 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:10,039 from Big Mom's kooniak and from Who's Who's rokushiki abilities, and of course, 393 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:15,160 as a fishman, all of his abilities, strength and speed are magnified vastly 394 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,720 when he's underwater. Gimbay of course also has access to observation hockey, however, 395 00:27:18,759 --> 00:27:22,880 it isn't on the level of people like Lufi or Sanji. Now. 396 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,880 Someone to mention with gene Bay is that he offers something similar to USAF's cannon 397 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,440 skills or the weapons that Frankie makes, and specifically that is that gene Bay 398 00:27:30,559 --> 00:27:36,200 is a masterful helmsman who can understand and manipulate the water around the Sunny to 399 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:40,160 allow the crew to battle, escape, or fight regardless of the situation that 400 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:44,319 they find themselves in, even through massive waves or well being chased by Big 401 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,720 Mom. On top of that, like Chopper, he can communicate with animals 402 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,519 on some level, although specifically he can only talk to sea creatures, and 403 00:27:51,559 --> 00:27:56,039 this is something that's pretty interesting as it should only be murfolk who are able 404 00:27:56,079 --> 00:28:00,279 to do that, But despite gene Bay being a fishman, he's still cable 405 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,880 of it. We even see him summoning massive pods of whale sharks. Now 406 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,119 next up is the third strongest straw hat and I think that's Sanji. Of 407 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:11,119 course. Sanji joined the crew way back in the East Blue at the end 408 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:15,279 of the Brattier arc, and he learned his specialized style of fighting from Zef, 409 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:18,519 this being a method which focused on the use of his legs because a 410 00:28:18,599 --> 00:28:22,079 chef should never risk injuring his hands. From the start of the series, 411 00:28:22,079 --> 00:28:26,480 Sanji has always been both very durable and very powerful, and while these were 412 00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:29,599 not fully awakened at the time, in part this is probably due to his 413 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,079 genetic modifications. His father, Judge, had performed experiments on his children while 414 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:37,079 his wife was still pregnant in order to make them super soldiers. Sangie's mother, 415 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,079 however, managed to counteract the effects slightly, which allowed Sanji to keep 416 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:45,880 his humanity at the cost of making him weaker than his siblings. These genes 417 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,960 would fully awaken after Sanji wore his raid suit a few times later in the 418 00:28:49,039 --> 00:28:52,759 series, and effectively made him miles stronger than he had ever been in the 419 00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:56,319 past in terms of his early shows of durability, though in his fight with 420 00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:00,599 karubean Arlong Park, Sanji is brought down to the depths of the ocean and 421 00:29:00,599 --> 00:29:06,079 then quickly resurface as a method of crushing his internal organs through the change in 422 00:29:06,119 --> 00:29:10,119 pressure. He took a head on blast of electricity from Ennel and stayed up 423 00:29:10,119 --> 00:29:12,960 long enough to thank him for lighting his cigarette, and after awakening his German 424 00:29:14,079 --> 00:29:18,119 enhanced jeans, he managed to shatter a Queen's sword with his neck without taking 425 00:29:18,119 --> 00:29:22,160 any damage. Sanji now has a full on exoskeleton that makes him merely invulnerable 426 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:26,519 to damage and boost his healing as well if he does take damage. For 427 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:30,559 example, during his fight with Queen, he broke every bone that he had 428 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,440 only to get back up and snap himself back into place. The way I 429 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,240 look at it is that Zoro has always been able to endure the most damage, 430 00:29:38,279 --> 00:29:42,440 while Sanji has always been able to take the biggest individual hits. One 431 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:48,039 specializes in endurance and the other endurability. Now Sanjie is also exceptionally fast, 432 00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:52,480 but again his genetic modifications bring this to the next level, as he could 433 00:29:52,519 --> 00:29:56,559 move so quickly that Queen misstook him for being invisible. This can be coupled 434 00:29:56,559 --> 00:30:00,359 with skywalk or blue Walk, which allow him to or less move freely through 435 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:04,720 air or water. Making him extremely mobile as well. So what we have 436 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,160 now is a guy who moves so fast he can become invisible, with the 437 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:12,599 ability to freely move in any direction in any environment, and in the event 438 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,759 that you actually do manage to land a hit on him, he'll barely take 439 00:30:15,839 --> 00:30:18,960 damage or just shrug it off. But at the same time, he has 440 00:30:19,039 --> 00:30:22,640 enough power in his kicks to take down some of the most powerful pirates in 441 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,599 the world. Post time skipt Sanji is able to take down Pasafistas in one 442 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:30,960 shot, despite them being made of things harder than steel. He has added 443 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,680 in armament hockey to be able to protect against Judge's spear or to damage Lufy 444 00:30:34,759 --> 00:30:38,920 pretty considerably, and when he finally adds in his enhancements, he manages to 445 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:44,359 take Queen down in a single barrage of kicks that sent Queen flying out of 446 00:30:44,359 --> 00:30:49,119 onegashima and even reverted him back to his human form. Sanji is incomparably stronger 447 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,960 than he was prior to that battle now, and I know that a lot 448 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,319 of people think Jean Bay is stronger, but I don't really see that as 449 00:30:56,319 --> 00:30:59,960 a possibility. After this change. It's kind of hard to talk about specific 450 00:31:00,039 --> 00:31:03,680 abilities or attacks with Sanji as its just variation of kick, high kick, 451 00:31:03,799 --> 00:31:07,920 spin kick or whatever. But a notable mention is, of course diabla jambe 452 00:31:08,119 --> 00:31:14,279 and eventually ifrit jombat v see Sanji igniting his leg, increasing his speed and 453 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:18,799 power, and burning opponents on content. And finally we got to talk about 454 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,559 observation hockey, as Sanji specializes in it. This was framed specifically because he 455 00:31:22,599 --> 00:31:27,079 needed to be constantly vigilant on the Kamabaka Kingdom. Sanji is now able to 456 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:32,599 sense other people's presence, strength, emotion, and even intention. We see 457 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:37,599 him dodging Categories attacks despite Category being a stronger observation user, and he was 458 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,839 also able to understand both Viola and Keenemone's true intentions right off the bat, 459 00:31:42,359 --> 00:31:48,480 although he was admittedly blinded by puttings acting. Sanji senses Tashigi being beaten by 460 00:31:48,559 --> 00:31:52,680 Virgo despite the vast grains between them, and even as recent as a few 461 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,119 chapters ago, he is the one who sensed Bonnie when she was trapped in 462 00:31:56,119 --> 00:32:00,759 the warm Eddie. Between his observation hockey armament hockey and his Janet enhancements, 463 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:06,519 Sanji is just kind of this perfect defensive combatant while still being a threat in 464 00:32:06,559 --> 00:32:09,119 his own right, which is why I'm putting him in third place. Second 465 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:14,640 obviously goes to Zoro. Zoro is the first crewmate that Lufy picked up way 466 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:19,160 back in Shellstown, and he trained in Shimosuki Village under Kyoshiro and made a 467 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,079 promise to his rival Hueena that one day one of them would become the greatest 468 00:32:22,119 --> 00:32:27,440 swordsman in the world before she inevitably passed away. By the time Lufy found 469 00:32:27,519 --> 00:32:30,119 him, Zoro had earned the title of pirate Hunter, being famous across the 470 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:35,440 East Blue for bounty hunting. It was at this point where even Crocodile's Broke 471 00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:37,720 Works took an interest in him and sent someone to try and recruit him. 472 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:43,039 Zoro uses three sword style, a method of sword play which focuses on one 473 00:32:43,079 --> 00:32:45,839 sword in each hand and one in his mouth, and as early as Alabasta, 474 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:50,720 we even see him being able to slice through steel, demonstrating himself to 475 00:32:50,759 --> 00:32:54,000 be devastatingly powerful very early on. Like I mentioned in the Sanji section, 476 00:32:54,160 --> 00:33:00,480 Zoro also has superhuman endurance from being nearly cut in half to Mihawk and then 477 00:33:00,559 --> 00:33:06,759 immediately fighting Arlong and Hatchie to his famous nothing happened moment to every other battle 478 00:33:06,799 --> 00:33:10,519 where Zoro starts the fight on Desk's door only to persevere through it. Zoro 479 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:15,240 is next to unstoppable. Once he starts a fight, he will undoubtedly take 480 00:33:15,359 --> 00:33:20,720 a load of damage, probably more than anyone else could, but he will 481 00:33:20,759 --> 00:33:23,240 get back up and continue to fight until he finds a way to win. 482 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:27,880 Now. Despite focusing on his famous three sword style through the years, we've 483 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:31,519 seen Zoro improvise with no sword style, one sword style, two sword style, 484 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:37,160 nine sword style, and even once fought with usof chain to his arm 485 00:33:37,279 --> 00:33:42,240 holding another sword so he can make the best of whatever materials he has available. 486 00:33:42,279 --> 00:33:45,759 And while we rarely see him fighting without his sword, the dude is 487 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:50,240 monstrously strong. We see him crushing this Monday's head way back in Whiskey Peak 488 00:33:50,359 --> 00:33:53,079 using just his hand, and of course I always think back to thriller Bark 489 00:33:53,319 --> 00:33:58,279 when we see him lifting those insane weights while doing a handstand, and that 490 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,680 is before his time scale power boost. Hell. Even earlier in the series, 491 00:34:01,759 --> 00:34:06,880 during his fight with Mister One, he picks up a collapsing building while 492 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,719 he himself is extremely injured. So it's pretty clear that the dude is fairly 493 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:15,639 strong, so even without his swords, I'm sure he could beat the hell 494 00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:17,840 out of someone. But of course we do have to talk about his actual 495 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:22,119 swordsmanship. In terms of the power of his slices. We've seen Zoro cut 496 00:34:22,119 --> 00:34:27,480 through mountains as he fought Pica, he can slice through pasafisas, and now 497 00:34:27,519 --> 00:34:30,440 he can even cut combatants like both King and Kaido. And a big part 498 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:35,400 of that is his most recent evolution, after swapping his chief Sweeve for Enma. 499 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,000 Enma is a crazy person's sword, swallowing and pulling out the hockey of 500 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:44,360 its wheelder until there's nothing left. The first time we see Zoro holding it, 501 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:49,039 the sword completely shrivels up his arm and even accidentally causes him to cut 502 00:34:49,079 --> 00:34:52,599 a cliff in half. Once mastered, though, Zoro's able to use King 503 00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:57,320 of Hell three swords style, his currently most powerful stance, which has Enma 504 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,679 draining all of his hockey and then infusing that energy into all three of his 505 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:05,519 swords. This gives him a lot more range and power than ever before, 506 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,280 even allowing him to cut an overpowered King despite not being able to leave a 507 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:14,639 scratch on him before this started. I'd say it's about as significant a boost 508 00:35:14,679 --> 00:35:20,199 as Sanjie's enhancements, But while Sanjie's new form is always active and extremely safe, 509 00:35:20,599 --> 00:35:22,679 this seems to be more of a glass cannon all or nothing, last 510 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:27,800 resort technique, So I'm assuming it's much stronger than Sanji's form, but with 511 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,880 a much bigger risk associated with it. Regardless, both are pretty badass. 512 00:35:31,199 --> 00:35:36,199 His two sword style tends to be used when Zoro needs specific bursts of power 513 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,360 and speed, like when he's trying to cut the c train. A lot 514 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:44,159 of the time, this form uses more unsheathing and resheathing based attacks like rashemon 515 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:49,119 or his flying slashes, although normal sword fighting is obviously on the table as 516 00:35:49,159 --> 00:35:52,679 well. In this form, he's even able to take on Kukimaru, one 517 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:58,119 of Onano's strongest ninjas, with relative ease. One sword style is probably on 518 00:35:58,159 --> 00:36:01,199 the lower end of Zoro's power, but it's still pretty impressive. His first 519 00:36:01,199 --> 00:36:05,760 poundaho was used in one sword style. He cut through Mister One's steel, 520 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:09,119 he took down Rhyuma, he overpowered Hodi using one sort of style. It 521 00:36:09,159 --> 00:36:14,400 seems to be that a lot of moments where Zoro's growth needs to happen immediately 522 00:36:14,639 --> 00:36:17,440 or positions where he's put in a corner and needs to adapt are all revolving 523 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:22,119 around him being in this one sword style state. Now no sword style see 524 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:28,239 Zoro manifesting his attacks around him in what looks like aura. This is apparently 525 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:32,199 not hockey. Instead, his killing intent made into a tangible thing, which 526 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:36,440 is terrifying. And this is kind of seen again as we move on to 527 00:36:36,679 --> 00:36:39,400 nine sword style, which follows into this category. As we see Zoro having 528 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:45,800 four extra arms and two extra faces. It is a solidified illusion in the 529 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:49,519 same way that no sword style is. It's in this form that he begins 530 00:36:49,519 --> 00:36:52,760 to look like the deity. Ashera and Kindo even notices for the first time 531 00:36:52,840 --> 00:37:00,000 that Zoro has access to Conqueror's hockey, speaking of after just awakening Conqueror's hockey, 532 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:04,119 he's able to knock out several low level beast pirates very shortly after. 533 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,000 Furthermore, he's even able to infuse his blades with them as he fought King. 534 00:37:07,159 --> 00:37:13,079 These are fairly advanced abilities for someone who just learned about having conquerors hockey. 535 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:16,360 Yes, we see most Conquerors users kind of activating their abilities in moments 536 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:22,400 of stress, but the active decision to trigger conquerors hockey and knock people out 537 00:37:22,519 --> 00:37:24,920 tends to be something that has learned over time. On top of that, 538 00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:30,039 infusing his blades with conquerors is sort of similar to the Ryuo technique that Lufy 539 00:37:30,119 --> 00:37:35,000 learned in Wano, so it seems like Zoro has some kind of proficiency with 540 00:37:35,159 --> 00:37:39,039 conquerors hockey, at least when it comes to learning abilities. However, Zoro's 541 00:37:39,119 --> 00:37:43,880 armament is his bread and butter, using it to hold back the bird cage's 542 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:49,119 strings, cutting people clad in armament themselves, and even fueling Emma in battle. 543 00:37:49,199 --> 00:37:52,480 Of course, his observation hockey is pretty decent, being able to detect 544 00:37:52,599 --> 00:37:55,960 Caribou and Ryugu palace, as well as Batman's attempt to kill Surdu with an 545 00:37:57,039 --> 00:37:59,840 arrow from a distance. Outside of this, though, the last thing when 546 00:38:00,039 --> 00:38:02,960 dimensioned about Zoro is his ability to cut fire. Now like a kinemon, 547 00:38:04,119 --> 00:38:08,079 this isn't the most powerful ability, especially in comparison to all his hockey, 548 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:13,679 but it is noteworthy all the same. And finally, the strongest straw hat 549 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,079 to no one's surprise after leaving Wano, is of course Monkey the Lufy As 550 00:38:17,079 --> 00:38:22,039 a child, Lufy ate the gum gum fruit turning his body into rubber and 551 00:38:22,159 --> 00:38:25,639 making him resistant to any and all blunt force attacks that don't involve hockey. 552 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:30,280 This means punches, falls, and even bullets will literally bounce right off of 553 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:35,280 him. It also makes him completely immune to electric attacks as well. While 554 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,199 originally not being very talented with his fruit, he trained for a decade to 555 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:43,280 master a variety of long ranged and stretchy attacks, to the point where his 556 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:46,599 journey begins with him knocking out the King of the Coast. Lufy's biggest strength, 557 00:38:46,599 --> 00:38:51,639 though, has always been his imagination and combat sense. He's able to 558 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:55,039 use his rubbery body to find solutions in any situation that he finds himself in 559 00:38:55,199 --> 00:39:00,039 and to overcome them, or at least to learn from his opponent to be 560 00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:02,559 come all that much stronger. For example, in his battle with Crocodile, 561 00:39:02,679 --> 00:39:07,519 he realizes that water is the key to defeating the warlord, so he creates 562 00:39:07,559 --> 00:39:12,360 the water Lofy form and later simplifies it by using his own blood to harden 563 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:17,280 Crocodile's sand and make him vulnerable. It is quick and ingenuity thinking. Similarly, 564 00:39:17,519 --> 00:39:22,599 CP nine bodied him in Water seven due to their rokushiki techniques, specifically 565 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:27,599 their speed, which allowed them to overwhelm him and make use of their powerful 566 00:39:27,639 --> 00:39:31,559 attacks to defeat him. So Lufy creates Gear second and third. Gear second 567 00:39:31,599 --> 00:39:37,440 integrates Lufy's imitation of the shave technique, pumping his blood through his body much 568 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:43,360 faster and essentially fueling himself into extreme speeds that Bluno just isn't able to keep 569 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,960 up with, and by moving at these speeds, his attacks also become strong 570 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:52,440 enough to overpower Bluno's iron body. However, Lufy realizes that this ability strains 571 00:39:52,519 --> 00:39:55,360 him and puts him on a clock, so he also created Gear third, 572 00:39:55,719 --> 00:40:00,639 a form which sees him blowing into his arms and inflating parts his body for 573 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,199 massive finishing attacks when there's no other option. On top of that, we 574 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:08,000 see Lufy making things like nets, flying saucers, creating boxing gloves out of 575 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:13,920 Mister Three's wax, wearing an afro, using a golden ball as a power 576 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,639 boost to his gum gum rifle, eating a bunch of crackers, and so 577 00:40:16,679 --> 00:40:21,559 many more things that signify his ability to think on his feet. His next 578 00:40:21,599 --> 00:40:24,559 big power boost, though, would come after learning and mastering hockey. Conqueror's 579 00:40:24,599 --> 00:40:29,480 hockey would help him overcome the marines at Marine Ford help him defeat the Boa 580 00:40:29,599 --> 00:40:34,079 Sisters and take out hordes of Hody Jones's men. Armament was added to his 581 00:40:34,119 --> 00:40:37,679 Gear second and third to make them immensely powerful, and observation would eventually be 582 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:42,480 trained to the point fighting Catecury to allow him to see a few moments into 583 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,199 the future and predict his opponent's actions. It's also around this time that we 584 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:51,000 start seeing that imagination seems to play a big role in Lufy's powers. Gear 585 00:40:51,039 --> 00:40:54,519 second and third already kind of go beyond the idea of what rubbers should be 586 00:40:54,559 --> 00:40:59,239 allowed to do, or at least they stretched the idea to its logical limits. 587 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:04,840 But suddenly we have attacks like Redhawk and four Elephant Gun, incorporating fire 588 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:08,400 and electricity into his attacks, respectively. And this goes even further as we 589 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:14,239 see him enter Gear four against Dofi, Lufy uses bounce Man, a thick 590 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,840 bouncy boy who uses elastic compression rather than the usual stretch and release that we've 591 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:22,079 seen up till now. This form also allows Lufy's attacks to look like cannons 592 00:41:22,119 --> 00:41:28,079 firing from his fists and can be multiplied in his Kong Organ attack. On 593 00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:31,039 top of this, Lufy can grow these to be massive with King Kong attack, 594 00:41:31,199 --> 00:41:36,320 and he can even fly with a motion similar to Sangie's skywalk by using 595 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:39,599 his compressions and releases to propel himself, which again, that is a lot 596 00:41:39,679 --> 00:41:44,280 for rubber to do. Gear four also has tank Men, a fat form 597 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,920 covered in armament hockey, almost similar to Virgo. It makes Lufy impervious to 598 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,840 attacks and allows him to keep eating to the point where Cracker couldn't make any 599 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,920 more soldiers. That's it. That's all this form does. It's kind of 600 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:59,000 a meme, but I do have to mention it every time we go through 601 00:41:59,039 --> 00:42:02,360 Lufy's powers as it's technically there. Less of mean though, is the final 602 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:07,119 gear for version snake Man. First seeing his fight against Katakuri, Lufy trades 603 00:42:07,159 --> 00:42:12,519 all of his defensive armament for offensive stats, making him a glass cannon. 604 00:42:12,599 --> 00:42:15,679 In this form, his punches can extend endlessly and will continue to pick up 605 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:19,960 speed and velocity as they fly through the air. On top of that, 606 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,199 they can freely change direction and continue to pick up power until they hit their 607 00:42:23,199 --> 00:42:28,719 target. These kind of form a versatile triangle for Lufy, bounce Man for 608 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,559 power, snake Man for speed, and tank Man when it's dinner time. 609 00:42:31,639 --> 00:42:36,960 These forms are further enhanced in Wano when Lufy learns a new form of hockey 610 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:42,000 expression with Ruo. With this, Lufy can infuse his attacks with conquerors hockey 611 00:42:42,239 --> 00:42:45,880 to increase their power, as well as to emit his attacks so that they 612 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,480 don't even need to make direct contact, or so that they can make deeper 613 00:42:49,559 --> 00:42:52,760 hits, a tool which is instrumental in his taking down of Kaido, whose 614 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:58,880 body was essentially invulnerable to damage. Now, with all of this, Lufy 615 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:02,320 would be just about even in my opinion, with Sanji and Zoro's new powers. 616 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:06,559 But of course it doesn't end here. During his fight with Kaido, 617 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:12,159 Lufy awakens Gear Fifth, becoming the embodiment of joy Boy and breaking the laws 618 00:43:12,159 --> 00:43:15,519 of physics as he embraces tune Force. It turns out the gun Gum fruit 619 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:20,920 was actually the mythical Nika fruit, and once awakened, it allows the user 620 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:25,199 to turn their imagination into reality, which has kind of been Lufy's whole thing 621 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:29,519 the whole time. In this form, Lufy gets this dope, new white 622 00:43:29,519 --> 00:43:32,159 color palette, a new outfit, and he can do whatever he wants. 623 00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:36,920 He's not all powerful. In terms of strength methoic. We see him one 624 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,599 shot in Kaido, but his options become next to infinite. We see him 625 00:43:39,639 --> 00:43:43,559 getting hit by Kaido's club, only to take the shape of it and not 626 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:46,599 really take much damage. He bends the ground and turns it into rubber so 627 00:43:46,639 --> 00:43:51,440 he can bounce back boro breath. He uses Kaido as a jump rope. 628 00:43:51,519 --> 00:43:55,280 He becomes gigantic and can grab hold of lightning. Basically, he's not limited 629 00:43:55,320 --> 00:44:00,920 by anything except his creativity. This doesn't mean he's the more, this doesn't 630 00:44:00,920 --> 00:44:04,400 mean he's unstoppable, and it does seem to drain him quite a lot. 631 00:44:04,679 --> 00:44:08,159 But while it's active, he is an insane force of nature. And I 632 00:44:08,159 --> 00:44:13,079 think it's hard to debate about him being the strongest straw hat. But there 633 00:44:13,119 --> 00:44:15,719 you have it all ten straw hat ranked on their power. Yes, there's 634 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:20,400 some wiggle room, and you could move people from here or there depending on 635 00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:23,039 your interpretation, but I think in general this is a pretty close to correct 636 00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:25,760 list at the very least. Let me know if you think I'm crazy or 637 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:29,360 if you agree with me down in the comments, and if you have some 638 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,199 idea for future upon one piece videos like this, let me know those as 639 00:44:32,199 --> 00:44:36,480 well. As always, if you enjoy this video, remember to leave alike 640 00:44:36,559 --> 00:44:38,960 and you can of course subscribe to the channel so you don't miss more great 641 00:44:39,039 --> 00:44:43,199 one piece content in the future. 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