This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- Rocks D. Xebec is above Yonko level, killed a Navy Admiral, and formed the Rocks Pirates.
- Rocks was a rival to Roger, potentially stronger, and aims to become the King of the World.
- Oda will delve deeper into Rocks' story in upcoming One Piece chapters, revealing more about his power and connections.
One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc, and finally, Oda is exploring what can be considered to be the most intense part of the story, where Loki's flashback is being fleshed out. Through this flashback, Oda is revealing all kinds of lore about the world of One Piece, the war fought long ago, and the Giant race.
One Piece: Rocks D. Xebec's Bounty Was Huge, But Oda Has Revealed A Bigger Bounty Already
Rocks D. Xebec is a legendary pirate with an insane bounty. This other One Piece pirate has a bigger bounty.
At the same time, Oda is using this flashback to give the fans a look at the legends who sailed the world of One Piece long ago, and the most recent one is quite possibly a monster even above the average Yonko level.
Rocks D. Xebec Is Beyond Yonko Level In One Piece
- Rocks Killed An Admiral Before His Prime
- He Then Started The Rocks Pirates
Rocks D. Xebec is one of the most powerful pirates in the world of One Piece, and this doesn't come as a surprise to any fan. He was first mentioned by Garp during the Reverie in the same chapter where the King of the World was teased via the Empty Throne to the fans. As fans know, Rocks wanted to be the King of the World.
That man killed a Navy HQ Admiral and then vanished into thin air. — Narrator about Rocks D. Xebec
Later on, in One Piece chapter 957, Rocks D. Xebec was officially revealed to the fans, and it was said that he was Roger's greatest adversary and a man so strong that even Roger couldn't beat him on his own. As such, a team-up between Roger and Garp was absolutely needed to see an end to this man on the day of the God Valley Incident.
Clearly, Rocks's strength was always built up to be absolutely incredible. In One Piece chapter 1154, it was revealed that Rocks visited the Reverie around 56 years ago and killed a Navy Admiral there. He then fled the scene, and this earned him a bounty in the billions. Clearly, Rocks was already Yonko level at this point, but he wasn't even in his peak here.
Rocks Was Pirate King Level
Stronger Than Most Yonko
Rocks D. Xebec killing an Admiral and escaping with rather ease easily implies that he was already far stronger than them. It also shows that Rocks was already Yonko level. But, this was before the Age of Rocks began. In other words, the Rocks Pirates hadn't been formed and Rocks himself clearly wasn't at his strongest either. Rocks D. Xebec got only stronger, and he reached a level similar but the Pirate King, if not even stronger. Rocks might be the only pirate close to Joy Boy to have existed in recent times.
One Piece: Oda Reveals Two Pirates Who Will Surpass Rocks D. Xebec
Rocks D. Xebec is strong, but he will be surpassed by these two pirates in One Piece.
He was Roger's first and biggest adversary. — Sengoku about Rocks
Oda Will Explore Rocks's Story Soon
Fans will most definitely continue to see more of Rocks in the upcoming One Piece chapters. After all, Loki grew to idolize him, while he had big connections with Harald as well. Clearly, Rocks will be central to this flashback, especially the next few chapters, and fans absolutely cannot wait to see what comes next. Hopefully, Oda will do the unthinkable and give the fans a small glimpse of Rocks's true power.
One Piece Chapter 1155 will be out this week. 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 July 20. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1155 is July 20, 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
