10 Best ‘One Piece’ Villains, Ranked

There are few anime series that have stood the test of time as One Piece has. The series focuses on Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew as they seek out the grand treasure of the sea and embark on thrilling adventures along the way, thanks in part to the super-powered devil fruit bearers the world is filled with.

With over 1000 episodes and manga chapters, there has been a myriad of epic battles throughout the One Piece series. While fans have been arguing over the semantics of the power curve of this series for decades, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has delivered some of the biggest and scariest villains with abilities to match. Here are our top picks from the One Piece show and manga. 

10. Rob Lucci

As the strongest member of the government assassin squad CP9, Rob Lucci is a man not to be messed with. Even Bratholomew Kuma of the Seven Warlords of the sea recognized his strength and was surprised when he was eventually defeated by Luffy during the Water 7 arc. This was supposedly the only time Lucci has been defeated in battle.

Lucci is considered to be 400 times stronger than a common, armed soldier. He is extremely durable and has mass reserves of stamina. While he has the devil fruit power of the Neko Neko fruit to turn into a Leopard man, he is an incredibly skilled fighter with both the Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki. It is still unknown whether or not he has grown in strength during or after the time skip. 

9. Arlong the Saw

Arlong was one of the first major villains in the One Piece saga. As a fish-man, Arlong possesses superhuman strength and razor-sharp teeth.

Filled with hatred for the human race, Arlong terrorized a small village in the East Blue sea. He enjoyed killing the villagers and held them hostage over Nami in order to make her return. This was Nami’s hometown, where she was forced to work and steal for him, believing that she would eventually buy their freedom. It was only once Luffy and his friends showed up that the town was finally freed from the cruel control of Arlong and his vicious crew.