This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- Shanks is Roger's apprentice and incredibly talented at using Haki.
- Shanks, despite not being the strongest of all time, wields powerful Haki as his only weapon.
- Joy Boy, hinted to have stronger Haki than Shanks, once split the skies and unnerved Imu.
One Piece’s Final Saga is well underway and fans know that Oda plans on drawing the biggest and the most intense battles here. With characters such as Imu, Shanks, and Dragon, among others, being involved, it is no surprise to know that monstrously powerful displays of strength will be prevalent in this segment of the story.
One Piece's End Is Close, But Oda Has Already Planned For A Continuation Of The Story
One Piece is in its final saga, and Oda is already planning to continue his story.
All the strongest characters in the One Piece world have access to strong Haki, and fans know very well that Shanks ranks among the very best. That said, Oda has already revealed the strongest Haki user in the world of One Piece, and much to the surprise of the fans, it isn't the red-haired Yonko.
Why Shanks Is The Strongest Haki User Right Now
- Shanks Is Roger's Apprentice
- Shanks's Haki Is His Only Weapon
Shanks is an absolute monster and fans know that very well. It is quite evident from the fact that he is one of the Four Emperors of the Sea. According to Oda, Shanks has always been incredibly talented. When he was younger than 15, Shanks was the only one on the Roger Pirates who could copy Roger's Kamusari, a technique that sees the usage of Conqueror's Haki. He learned it without any training from Roger, all by observing him. Oda himself praises Shanks as a massive genius.
Since then, he's trained his Haki considerably, and fans know very well how dangerous he is. Even characters like Akainu and Green Bull fear Shanks, and Kaido, the strongest creature, considers Shanks to be a pirate in the same tier as Roger.
Given that Shanks's only weapon is Haki, it goes without saying that his mastery of it must be next level. Shanks is an absolute monster of Haki, and in the current world, possibly the strongest user of this power. But, that doesn't make him the strongest of all time.
Joy Boy's Haki Is Possibly Stronger Than Shanks's
Joy Boy Could Split Skies By Himself
While Shanks does possess tremendously powerful Haki, there is one character who Oda has hinted to have even more powerful Haki, and that is none other than Joy Boy. Fans know Joy Boy to be very powerful, and just like Luffy, he had the Nika fruit. At the same time, however, he is also a strong Haki user.
Listen Emeth! I will seal my strongest Haki in you. — Joy Boy
One Piece: Oda Has Already Hinted At Who Will Defeat Imu, And It's Not Luffy
Imu is a powerful enemy, but they might be defeated by someone other than Luffy in One Piece.
In the Egghead Arc, Oda gave the fans a glimpse of Joy Boy's Haki. When Emeth undid the knot tied by Joy Boy, his 800-year-old Haki sprang forth, and did devastating damage. Joy Boy was able to split the skies by himself, a feat never seen before. He was also able to knock out Vice Admirals, which is also something exclusive to him in canon One Piece, although Shanks also accomplished it in Film Red.
Dorry and Brogy Wondered If Joy Boy's Haki Was Stronger
Most importantly, it cancelled the summoning of the Elders, and even sent shivers down Imu's spine.
Was that even stronger than Red Hair's? There was no hostility to it! — Dorry and Brogy
Dorry and Brogy also commented on Joy Boy's Haki, and they clearly wondered if it was superior to that of Shanks. However, a very important thing to note is that it is ambiguous it Joy Boy's Haki is stronger. Based on the display, however, it certainly is.
- 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
