This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
The Straw Hat Pirates are among the most powerful crews on the seas of the New World right now in One Piece. Fans know very well that the Straw Hats are a Yonko crew, and that on their day, they can defeat just about any crew they face in battle. However, it wouldn't exactly be accurate to say that the Straw Hat Pirates are at their very peak right now. The crew still has a lot of room to grow stronger, with most members having big power-ups lined up for them.
One Piece: Oda Officially Confirms Zoro's New Haki Power Up
Zoro has a new power-up in store in One Piece, and it all has to do with Haki.
The Straw Hat Pirates’ cook, Sanji, is especially the center of attention among the fans at the moment, and this is because he is all set to receive a major power-up in the future of the story, that being Conqueror's Haki. Oda has already set up this absolutely massive power-up for Sanji in the Final Saga, and fans cannot wait to see how he makes use of it against the Holy Knights and the Demon Army.
Sanji Is The Next Official Conqueror's Haki User In The Straw Hat Pirates
Oda Has Set Up Sanji's Conqueror's Haki
- Sanji needs Conqueror's Haki in Elbaf
- Sanji is Gaban's parallel
Sanji is among the strongest of the Straw Hat Pirates, and he's neck and neck with Roronoa Zoro. The two rival each other in strength, just as Rayleigh and Gaban did for Roger Pirates. When it comes to Sanji, fans know very well that he's going to get even stronger and receive some incredible power-ups in the Elbaf arc.
Do I have Conqueror's Haki as well? I feel it in me! — Sanji
In fact, it has already been confirmed that Sanji will gain Conqueror's Haki in the future, most likely in Elbaf. This is because the main enemies of the Elbaf arc of One Piece are the Demon Army of Imu, which is immortal, and at the same time, the Holy Knights and Imu themself. All of these are immortal and can only be defeated and permanently damaged using Conqueror's Haki. The main fighters of the arc include Luffy, Loki, Zoro, and Sanji, and all of them have to show usage of Conqueror's Haki in battle.
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Most importantly, Sanji is a parallel to Scopper Gaban. Just like him, Sanji is the left arm of the future Pirate King, and one of the Wings of the Pirate King. Gaban is a user of Conqueror's Haki, so Sanji absolutely has to be as well. Most importantly, Sanji himself stated that he felt Conqueror's Haki within himself, and when he asked Gaban if he had the power of the Supreme King Haki in him, the latter's reply was purposely hidden by Oda.
Keep in mind how you use your Conqueror's Haki, they're definitely not immortal! — Scopper Gaban
Sanji's Conqueror's Haki Will Make Him A Top Tier
Sanji's Flames Will Get Hotter
Based on all that's stated and set up directly in the manga, it is only fair to assume that Sanji will inevitably end up gaining Conqueror's Haki soon. If that's the case, then he'll be the third official Conqueror's Haki user of the crew alongside Luffy and Zoro. At the same time, if Loki does join the crew, then the Straw Hat Pirates would have four powerful Conqueror's Haki users within their ranks. They would, undoubtedly, be in the running for the title of the strongest pirate crew in the whole world.
One Piece Chapter 1163 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 October 26. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1163 is October 26, 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
