This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Powerful living legends in One Piece include Garp, Whitebeard, and Rayleigh in the first half.
- Oda introduces new legends like Scopper Gaban and Garling Figarland in the second half.
- Garp, Rayleigh, and Scopper Gaban are the mightiest living legends in One Piece's Final Saga.
The world of One Piece is quite dangerous, especially with powerful pirates sailing the seas, dominating them in the Great Pirate Era. Even before the Great Pirate Era was started by the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, the world was quite tumultuous, and strong figures dominated the seas. While some of them perished in the days of the old, others live to tell the tale, and some even hold on to their legendary strength.
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With One Piece in its Final Saga, the living legends jeep making their appearances one after another, and that truly is phenomenal for the fans to witness, especially since the old living legends carry a certain aura about them.
The Living Legends In The First Half Of One Piece
Garp, Whitebeard, And Rayleigh Made Their Presence Known
When it comes to the living legends of the One Piece world, fans didn't get to see as many in the first half of One Piece as they did in the second half. Oda certainly highlighted some figures, however. For instance, the likes of Garp were revealed to be strong enough to corner even the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, on multiple occasions. Furthermore, the Sabaody Archipelago arc introduced Silvers Rayleigh to the fans, the man known as the Dark King and a pirate who stood on par with Roger himself.
Seeing your face always makes the scars that I received from that man throb. — Whitebeard
Fans also saw other living legends, such as Sengoku the Buddha, while some others were only heard of, such as Shiki the Golden Lion. All these were confirmed to be monstrously powerful figures of the old era. Perhaps, the strongest living legend in the first half of One Piece was none other than the Great Pirate Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard. With the power to destroy the world, Whitebeard was the only pirate who could match Roger in combat.
Oda Has Revealed More Living Legends
Scopper Gaban, Garling Figarland, And Many Others Have Joined In
In the second half of One Piece, where the vast majority of the story takes place in the New World, Oda has revealed some very strong individuals to the fans, and of course, they also include the living legends of the world. The biggest of them all was revealed to the fans in the Elbaf arc, and that person is none other than Scopper Gaban, the left-hand of the Pirate King and the man who stood on par with Roger and Rayleigh.
He's a living legend who stood on par with Roger and Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban! — Giants
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Fans also saw Oda introduce yet another living legend, and that is Garling Figarland. Garling is the champion of God Valley, and although not much has been revealed about him, Oda will definitely focus on him a ton in the future.
The Strongest Living Legends
When it comes to the strongest living legend in One Piece, the likes of Whitebeard and Roger cannot be included anymore as they both passed away. The others were all shown to be quite powerful by Oda, and their level is very similar. But, out of all, Garp, Rayleigh, and Scopper Gaban stand out on top as the mightiest. Hopefully, Oda will give them more spotlight in the latter part of the Final Saga and fans would absolutely love to see that.
One Piece Chapter 1149 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 May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1149 is May 25, 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
