This article contains spoilers from the One Piece series.
One Piece chapter 1162 has revealed quite a lot of exciting information to the fans about the powerful and fearsome characters that existed long ago during the era of Rocks. The God Valley Incident, which is currently central to the overarching plot of One Piece, is finally being explored fully, and in doing so, Oda is also showing the fans what kind of monstrous figures existed in the past. Sure, the current generation of One Piece pirates is very powerful and has the likes of Shanks and Blackbeard. But, the previous generation isn't anything to scoff at either.
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If anything, it was incredibly impressive, with figures like Roger, Whitebeard, Kaido, Linlin, and even Rocks D. Xebec sailing the seas. While there was a heated debate around who the strongest pirate of the old era was, it has been settled once and for all in One Piece chapter 1162. Oda finally gave the fans a glimpse of the exploits of Rocks D. Xebec in God Valley in One Piece chapter 1162, and it is safe to say that he is officially the strongest pirate that lived 38 years ago, far greater than the likes of Whitebeard and Roger at the time.
Rocks D. Xebec Is Officially The Strongest Pirate In One Piece
Rocks Beat Garling Figarland In God Valley
- Rocks is stronger than most top tiers
- Rocks D. Xebec faced Imu
Fans always knew that Rocks D. Xebec was a major force on the seas around the time of the God Valley Incident. In fact, Oda even officially labeled him as the leader of the era during this time, despite Roger and many other powerful pirates having sailed the seas at the same time. Still, there was a debate to be had about whether Roger or Rocks was the strongest at this time. Based on what the fans have seen so far, it is undoubtedly Rocks who stands at the top of the era.
What might that be? If I had to put it simply, I'd say...the World! — Rocks D. Xebec on Imu
One Piece chapter 1162 gave the fans a glimpse of Rocks's power, and it goes without saying that he was an absolute monster. Rocks clashed against Garling Figarland in One Piece 1162, and even though Garling had the support of many demons, he still ended up losing this battle against Rocks. What's more, Rocks was relatively unharmed after this battle against one of the strongest on the seas.
There's nothing to be gained here. Still gonna help? — Rocks D. Xebec to Whitebeard
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Rocks Vs Imu Is The Main Battle Of God Valley
Imu Might Be The One To Kill Rocks
If Rocks fighting and defeating Garling Figarland wasn't enough, then fans need to look at who he fought right after. As opposed to what Sengoku stated, Rocks actually fights Imu, who was in possession of the body of Saint Saturn in God Valley. Rocks has yet to come across Roger or Garp. Instead, One Piece’s very strongest was needed to put him down. In other words, a threat even bigger than Roger and Garp was needed on God Valley, and that basically confirms that 38 years ago, Rocks was the strongest pirate, even more so than Roger or Whitebeard.
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
