Who Is The Strongest Among The New Emperors Of The Sea?

Updated February 12, 2023 by Ernie

After the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom on the island of Onigashima, One Piece has been showing off some crazy surprises and fans weren’t ready for it. It’s either Oda planned this from the start or he bumped his head somewhere and just decided to make everyone’s jaw drop! I think even his manager’s mind was blown because what happened was just insane!

The land of Wano is finally free from the tyranny of Orochi and Kaido, Luffy unlocked an all-new form—the Gear 5, and it’s now time for him, Law, and Kid to take their place as new Emperors of the Sea…or so we thought.

With the reveal of the new Emperors of the Sea in the leaked Chapter 1053 of One Piece we finally got a peak at what’s to come and who is the Pirate World’s strongest individuals and the ones who will replace Big Mom and Kaido.

Coming in at 2,247,600,000 Berry we have Blackbeard or Marshall D. Teach! Next at 3,000,000,000 Berry we have the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the first new Emperor, Monkey D. Luffy! Coming in at 4,048,900,000 Berry we have Akagami Shanks! And lastly, the second new Emperor with an unknown current bounty, the strongest and infamous Buggy the Clown!

Now that we know the new Emperors of the Sea, we always have that great question lingering on our mind, who is the strongest among them? That’s what we’ll be talking about today and hopefully, we’ll finally know who will have the highest chance to become the King of Pirates.

THE MOST POWERFUL NEW EMPERORS OF THE SEA!!

4. Blackbeard / Marshall D. Teach

Bounty: 2,247,600,000 Berry

Coming in at number 4 is the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates and probably one of the best antagonists in One Piece, Marshall D. Teach.

Whitebeard is an antagonist that usually works in the background and there’s a big chance that he’ll be a major challenge for Luffy on his road to becoming the Pirate King. After killing Thatch, the 4th Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and taking his Devil Fruit, the Ope Ope no Mi (One Piece Anime: Episode 486), he later built his own crew with dangerous criminals from Impel Down (One Piece Anime & Manga: Impel Down Arc), and even managed to kill Whitebeard during the Marineford Summit War (One Piece Anime: Episode 486).

Other than that, he took most of Whitebeard’s territory and even stole Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit, the Gura Gura no Mi which resulted in him being the only person to ever have and use two Devil Fruits at once (One Piece Manga: Chapter 577). With gaps in his teeth wider than the hole Akainu gave Ace, Blackbeard is a force to be reckoned with.

His crew is no joke either. They’re ruthless criminals that don’t have any sense of mercy for their enemies and other crewmates. We don’t really have an accurate overall bounty of the Blackbeard Pirates because there’s not a lot of information about them, but it’s safe to say that the Ten Titanic Captains are definitely up there. You need to be that high if you’re fighting the Whitebeard Pirates.

With the current information we have, we gotta rank the Blackbeard Pirates as number 4 on our list. Just like the Straw Hat Pirates, these guys have amazing potential for growth and they may even be the next Rocks Pirates as the series goes on. Let’s just hope that Blackbeard doesn’t lose all his teeth before that time comes. Do also check out our One Piece Filler List, who knows you might have missed something along the way!

3. Monkey D. Luffy

Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Berry

Coming in at number 3 is the new Emperor of the Sea and one of the liberators of Wano, Monkey D. Luffy, the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

We’ve waited for this long and Oda said we’ve waited enough. From being just a hopeful young boy in East Blue to being called the Fifth Emperor of the Sea, to becoming one of them for real, Luffy has surprised us at every turn.

We already know what Luffy is capable of but hey, there’s no harm in talking about it more. Recently, during the events of Wano, Luffy has finally unlocked his next level which is Gear 5 after he awakened his Devil Fruit (One Piece Manga: Chapter 1044). He now has cartoonish extraordinary strength where he can make everything and anyone around him a part of the Looney Tunes like making his surroundings rubber (One Piece Manga: Chapter 1044). Luffy also knows how to use the three advanced Hakis which is a rare sight. Luffy was only able to achieve this because of Silvers Rayleigh (One Piece Anime: Episode 516) and his fighting against literal Warlords and Emperors of the Sea including Kaido (One Piece Anime: Episode 914).

After Kaido’s defeat, Luffy’s bounty doubled and his name now echoes throughout the vast oceans (One Piece Anime: Episode 1053). However, Luffy still has a lot of room to grow and we still don’t know how he’ll fare against Shanks or other strong characters. All we can say right now is that Luffy is nothing like he was before and if he was in this stage during the Summit War at Marineford, then the Marines wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Another thing to note is that the Straw Hats are probably one of the strongest Pirate crews in One Piece right now. With an estimated total bounty of 4,661,000,100 or more since the rest of the crew member’s bounties after Wano haven’t been revealed yet, they can probably rule a lot of territories if they wanted to. Zoro beat King (One Piece Anime: Episode 1036), Sanji beat Queen (One Piece Anime: Episode 1035), Robin overwhelmed Black Maria (One Piece Anime: Episode 1020), and so on!

They beat the Beast Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and even the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Luffy is finally on his way to becoming the Pirate King and there are thousands of warriors supporting him all the way.

2. Red-Haired Shanks

Bounty: 4,048,900,000 Berry

Being one of the most mysterious characters of One Piece, this red-haired, one-arm, sword-wielding beast is in a league of his own right now. Welcome the captain of the Red Hair Pirates and the currently most feared Emperor of the Sea, Akagami Shanks!

He is one of the most loved characters in One Piece but right now has the least information among the other characters. We don’t even know his skills and just how strong his crew is. But what we do know is that everyone doesn’t want to fight them. During the Summit War at Marineford, everything was about to go to hell’s way until they showed up. Shanks, along with his crew, single-handedly stopped an entire war from continuing (One Piece Anime: Episode 489). He even had the audacity to talk to the Five Elders and that’s very rare and even more so since Shanks is a pirate (One Piece Anime: Episode 887). Now if that doesn’t say that they’re strong, I don’t know what does.

During that time as well, they just clashed with Kaido and the Beast Pirates (One Piece Anime: Episode 489) and even Shanks himself was able to just walk on Whitebeard’s ship without even being afraid (One Piece Anime: Episode 316). And remember, Whitebeard was said to be as strong as Gol D. Roger!

Another thing to note is that according to Brannew, even without Devil Fruit Users, the Red Hair Pirates are one of the strongest and most versatile pirate crews in the entirety of One Piece. Eustass Kid even tried fighting the Red Hair Pirates and it literally cost him an arm (One Piece Anime: Episode 923). Seems like Shanks doesn’t like arms since he lost his.

Overall, even with little to no information Shanks along with his crew can be declared as the strongest right now in the world of One Piece. They can probably take over a large part of the world right now and the only ones who could stop them would be the World Government and the Marines if they threw everything they had at them. But, did we miss someone? Who might be stronger than these guys who could make the World Government’s knees shake?

1. Buggy The Star Clown

Bounty: Unknown (estimated 3,500,000,000 Berry)

WE HAVE BEEN FOOLED! CURSE YOU ODA!

Right now, who’s more mysterious than Shanks? Who surprised the world more than Luffy beating Kaido? Well, it’s none other than the red nose captain of the Buggy Pirates, Buggy the Star Clown. A former member of the Roger Pirates like Shanks and the second new Emperor of the Sea!

As Chapter 1053 has been released, the faces of the new Emperors of the Sea have been revealed and surprisingly, this literal clown took Law and Kid’s spot! He’s been saying all this time that he will join the Four Emperors in a few years (One Piece Anime: Episode 629) and it was even foreshadowed by Oda who the new Yonko will be in the One Piece Volume 25 Cover (One Piece Manga Cover: Vol. 25).

Buggy might have been hiding his true potential after all. Buggy might have awakened the Bara Bara no Mi where he is not only now able to split and put back his body but maybe he can even do that to others as well. Which, in my honest opinion, is a pretty scary skill. Other than that, Buggy is also very good at surviving a lot of dangerous situations. This was proven when the World Government abolished the Seven Warlords of the Sea system (One Piece Anime: Episode 957) and since Buggy is now an Emperor of the Sea, it’s safe to say that he indeed survived the hunt. Buggy might even be the person Shanks was talking about to the Five Elders (One Piece Anime: Episode 887). Suddenly my flashbacks got me, about Ace and everything that happened, and I am still wondering if there is a chance Ace will come back…..

We can’t say for now but maybe Buggy was hiding his true potential all along. We all know that a lot of antagonists do this like Aizen from Bleach for example. Anyhow, we can’t say for sure for now but it doesn’t matter if Oda is pulling a prank or if this is something we should take seriously. The truth of the matter is, Buggy is now an Emperor of the Sea and he should be someone to be feared in the world of One Piece. I am not sarcastic by the way!

Conclusion

So that was it for the question of who is the strongest among the new Emperors of the Sea in One Piece! Of course, we didn’t get to talk about every ability they had because this would’ve turned into a 100 pages blog but I think if you’re a true One Piece fan, you already know what we’re talking about.

Choose your Pirate, let us know in the comments below, and let’s see who will come out on top and be the King of the Pirates! Sayonara, my salty sea fairing weebs!