This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
When it comes to the powerful pirates of the One Piece world, fans know very well that the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger is always up there with the best of the lot. As Oda stated himself, Roger had all of wealth, fame, and power, and in his era, he was known to be the strongest pirate, with his only two equals being Whitebeard and Garp. Roger was an absolute beast at the peak of his powers. However, recent reveals of One Piece have confirmed that Roger wasn't the strongest pirate after all.
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In One Piece's Elbaf arc, Oda has officially revealed a pirate that's even stronger than Gol D. Roger, although there's a catch. This pirate is none other than the Domi Reversi'd version of Rocks. After Imu Domi Reversi'd Rocks, he got stronger than ever before and gained more strength and speed. At the same time, he gained an undying body. With all these powers, he is the most powerful pirate in One Piece in recent history, even stronger than the likes of Roger and Whitebeard.
Gol D. Roger Is Officially Not The Strongest Old Era Pirate In One Piece
Domi Reversi'd Rocks Is Stronger
- Even Prime Roger can't beat Domi Reversi'd Rocks
- Roger needed help from Garp to beat Rocks
For years, fans argued over who the strongest pirate in the world of One Piece truly was, not counting those who we haven't seen, such as Joy Boy and Davy Jones from the Void Century. Of course, Roger, the late Pirate King, comes close to the top.
Rocks, I can't let you go after my crew. What have you turned into? — Gol D. Roger to Rocks
Oda himself portrayed Roger to be the strongest. In fact, even the man who was called the strongest after the death of the Pirate King was praised by Oda by being portrayed as equal to Roger, such was the strength and stature of the late Pirate King.
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But, prime Roger isn't the strongest pirate in One Piece. It is none other than Domi Reversi'd Rocks D. Xebec. On God Valley, Rocks was officially Domi Reversi'd by none other than Imu, and he grew in terms of power and gained immortality. With such a buff, none of Big Mom, Kaido, or Whitebeard could stand in his way. While Roger and Garp managed to put up a fight against him and even defeated him in the end, it is quite clear that they needed to team up to beat him. Without each other, they wouldn't have been able to put down Rocks. Individually, Roger was weaker than the Domi Reversi'd version of Rocks D. Xebec.
Move out of my way! There are voices on this island that must be erased. — Rocks D. Xebec to Whitebeard
Without Domi Reversi, Prime Roger Is Likely Stronger
Roger Got Stronger After God Valley
The fact that Roger and Garp had to team up because of Domi Reversi also confirms that without this demonic buff from Imu, Rocks wasn't actually that much stronger than Roger and Garp. When taking into consideration that neither Roger nor Garp were in their primes on God Valley, then it becomes even clearer that they are truly stronger than Rocks without Domi Reversi at their peaks.
Roger reached the top after God Valley and became a Great Pirate. Garp became the Hero of the Marines and gained greater strength. Both of them were likely stronger than Rocks in their primes, but neither could beat Domi Reversi'd Rocks individually.
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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
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga's popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
