This article contains spoilers for the One Piece anime.
The Rocks era is currently being explored in One Piece’s Elbaf arc through a flashback, and after years of waiting, Oda has finally given the fans a glimpse of the immense power of Rocks D. Xebec. With each passing chapter, things keep getting more exciting. Fans are seeing a ton of powerful legends that existed during this time in action. The Rocks era features some of the strongest pirates, such as Rocks himself, and even the likes of the future Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Fans can’t wait to see all these characters showcase their full potential in God Valley.
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Imu
The Supreme Sovereign of the World
Undoubtedly, the strongest person who was alive during the era of Rocks was none other than Imu, the secret ruler of the One Piece world. Imu is terrifyingly powerful and has abilities that can destroy most enemies in one attack. Imu’s power can’t be underestimated, and his control over Saturn was probably the reason for Rocks’s downfall.
Rocks D. Xebec
The Leader of the Rocks Pirates
Rocks D. Xebec is one of the most legendary names in One Piece. Xebec led the Rocks Pirates, and he was so influential that he had his own era in One Piece. Rocks was so strong that he effortlessly killed an Admiral, infiltrated the Flower Room and escaped unharmed, and now, even defeated Garling in God Valley. Rocks will fall on God Valley, but he will die as one of One Piece’s very strongest characters.
King Harald
Rocks's Equal And Elbaf's Strongest
King Harald is one character that no fan expected to be as strong as he's turned out to be. Harald is widely known to be Elbaf's strongest King in history. More than that, fans also know that Hatake was equal to Rocks in strength. He wielded all types of Haki, and his control over Advanced Conqueror's Haki was immense. When Harald clashed with Rocks, everything in a 5 km radius was blown away.
Gol D. Roger
The Future Pirate King
Gol D. Roger would go on to become the Pirate King after Rocks’s era, but even during the events of God Valley, he was still very strong. That said, Roger was yet to reach his peak. Roger was said to have taken down Rocks with Garp’s help. The true events are probably different, but fans are sure Roger will get his moment very soon in God Valley.
Scopper Gaban
The Left Wing of the Pirate King
The Roger Pirates have many powerful members, and Scopper Gaban, the Pirate King’s left arm, is one of the strongest, Fans have yet to see Gaban go all out during the Rocks era, but it goes without question that he is insanely strong and equal to Rayleigh, who was able to easily take down a Holy Knight even back then.
Silvers Rayleigh
The Right Wing of the Pirate King
Another member of the Roger Pirates, Silvers Rayleigh is also a fearsome pirate. Rayleigh has shown throughout the One Piece story how strong he was, taking on an Admiral and scaring off a Yonko.
Back in God Valley, he even showed the power to defeat a Holy Knight, Saint Sommers. It was Rayleigh who took him down and saved Shakky.
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Five Elders
The Strongest Group of the World Government
The Five Elders are the World Government’s strongest group, greater than even the Holy Knights. The Five Elders were powerful even back in the days of Rocks. After all, they have powers like immortality at their disposal, in addition to their Yokai powers that were showcased on Egghead.
Monkey D. Garp
The Hero of the Marines
The Marines are strong, and their most impressive member is definitely none other than Garp. Even in old age, Garp was able to wreck the Blackbeard crew, and back during Rocks’s days, he was strong and in his prime. Garp was so strong back then that he had Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom running away from him.
Whitebeard
The World’s Strongest Man
Whitebeard was known for his strength and was even titled the World’s Strongest Man when he was alive. Even back during the Rocks era, Whitebeard was already very powerful and had his overpowered Devil Fruit, the Gura Gura no Mi. Among the Rocks Pirates, he was second only to Rocks himself.
Figarland Garling
The Then Captain Of The Holy Knights
Figarland Garling was recently promoted to become a Five Elder after the death of Saint Saturn, but during the days of Rocks, he was just the Captain of the Holy Knights.
Garling was definitely one of the strongest even back then, but certainly not in his prime. He would leave God Valley with a new title of the Champion of God Valley, even though he was beaten by Rocks. Fans can’t wait to see him go all out.
One Piece Chapter 1162 will be out this week. As usual, One Piece will drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece releases at 12 AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on October 12. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1162 is October 12, 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
