This article contains spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Shanks is the strongest Haki user in One Piece due to his refined and powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
- Luffy has potential to surpass Shanks in the future by evolving his Conqueror’s Haki to the same level.
- Haki, especially Conqueror’s Haki, plays a crucial role in facing powerful enemies in the New World.
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The Elite Haki Users In The Final Saga Of One Piece
Why Shanks Is The Strongest Haki User Right Now
- Shanks Carries The Most Refined Haki of All In One Piece
The Importance Of Haki and Luffy’s Evolution
- Luffy Will Have To Surpass Shanks
Conqueror’s Haki is one of the main powers and the One Piece world and quite easily one of the most important abilities when traversing the treacherous seas of the New World. Oda has always hinted at the importance of Haki in One Piece, and now that the Straw Hat Pirates are in the most dangerous part of the world, its importance is greater than ever before.
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Furthermore, when one takes into consideration the fact that the main villains of One Piece, such as the likes of the Elders and Imu, are incredibly hard to damage, then, the importance of Conqueror’s Haki goes up even more. As was seen in the Egghead Arc, some of the mightiest of attacks in One Piece are not strong enough to damage the Elders. Only Conqueror’s Haki has any sort of significant effect on them, as was proven when Joy Boy’s Conqueror’s Haki did a number on them. The importance of this power in One Piece is far greater than ever before right now, which means that the future segments of One Piece will go on to reveal one mighty Haki user after another. However, only one can take the top spot.
The Elite Haki Users In The Final Saga Of One Piece
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- Shanks Remains A Box of Mysteries
There are quite a lot of elite Haki users in the One Piece world right now. For one, fans know that Luffy is a user of all three advanced types of Haki. His Haki is certainly very impressive, and strong enough to see him rise to the position of an Emperor as well. That said, Luffy’s Haki is far from being at its peak. This was proven to the fans in the Egghead Island Arc, where, despite putting in quite an impressive performance, Luffy was unable to injure the Elders, force them out of their forms, or cancel their summoning ability. It is a clear indication of the fact that Luffy needs more work on his Haki and cannot be considered to be the best user of this power at this point in time. Other than Luffy, there isn’t anyone from the Strawhat Pirates capable of being anywhere close to being the strongest Haki user alive. Of course, there are the likes of Zoro, but they are far below Luffy in terms of Haki usage, and shouldn’t even be in the debate.
The power to never doubt, that is true strength! – Rayleigh
There are also monstrously powerful individuals such as Dragon, who most certainly possess Conquerors. But, it cannot be said that Dragon’s Haki strength is of the highest tier. Fans will simply have to wait and see him in combat in order to come to a conclusion. Then, there exist characters that fans have not seen in action yet fully, such as the Five Elders, Imu, and of course, some other powerful individuals as well, like Shanks’s look-alike, who was introduced to the fans first in One Piece chapter 907 and reintroduced in the Elbaf Arc.
Of course, one absolutely cannot ignore Shanks when it comes to the strongest Haki users in One Piece, and he always has to be up there with the very best. From what is evident right now, the strongest Haki user in One Piece right now is none other than Shanks. Shanks was Roger’s very own apprentice, and an individual who carries Roger’s named techniques as well.
Why Shanks Is The Strongest Haki User Right Now
Shanks Carries The Most Refined Haki of All In One Piece
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It shouldn’t surprise any fan that Shanks is the strongest Haki user in One Piece. Fans know Shanks to possess tremendous might, such that only a handful of individuals can stand up to him in battle. All of his might stems from Haki alone, and the fact that he ended up becoming a Yonko with such power is proof of the fact that his Haki was top tier. In fact, Shanks is one of the very few individuals in the One Piece world who compete at the highest level without any Devil Fruit. Furthermore, Oda has placed quite a lot of special attention on Shanks’s Haki right from the very beginning of the story.
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In fact, Shanks was the very first person in One Piece to demonstrate the usage of Conqueror’s Haki, and throughout the run of One Piece, fans could easily see Shanks make use of his Conqueror’s Haki on many occasions. Be it the Paramount War, where he suddenly popped up, or later down the line, in the battle against Kid, Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki was always on display.
Was that Haki stronger than Red Hair’s? – Dorry and Brogy
Oda never missed an opportunity to highlight that Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki was special. When Shanks met Whitebeard, he clearly implied that his Haki is more than just impressive. When Joy Boy, the strongest Haki user in the history of One Piece, split the skies in Egghead using Emet’s body, Oda drew a direct comparison between Joyboy and Shanks’s Haki. Many characters consider Shanks to be the next Roger, including Buggy, and once again, that just goes to show that he always had similar potential. Right now, there is absolutely no character in One Piece who comes even remotely close to Shanks when it comes to the usage of Haki, especially Conqueror’s Haki.
The Importance Of Haki and Luffy’s Evolution
Luffy Will Have To Surpass Shanks
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Of course, Shanks is the strongest Haki user in One Piece right now, but that clearly doesn’t mean that he is going to stay at the top forever. Shanks is eventually going to be surpassed by none other than Luffy, and fans should always keep that in mind. Shanks is there as an obstacle for Luffy to overcome and surpass and he certainly will go on to do that. Right now, Shanks is incredibly powerful and he might just be one step above Luffy. But, Luffy has a massive goal to fulfill and fans know that he will inevitably go on to do it. That simply tells fans that Luffy will go on to surpass him in terms of Haki usage in the future as well.
As for how he’ll do it, Oda gave Luffy a demonstration of how to beat the Elders in the Egghead Arc. He also showed Luffy what level of Conqueror’s Haki he needs to reach if he is to do what both Roger and Joy Boy couldn’t. Luffy has to get his Haki on the same level as Joy Boy, which in itself might be similar to the level of Shanks. As such, Luffy has to surpass Shanks in order to reach the very top and find the One Piece, all the while fulfilling the age-old Will of D.
Come the end of One Piece, Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki should be on a completely different level, with Shanks being right alongside him as one of the strongest users of the ability, provided he is alive.
One Piece is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1136, is set to be January 19, 2025.
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One Piece
Release Date
October 20, 1999
Creator
Eiichiro Oda
Number of Episodes
1122
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll
, Netflix
, Hulu
, Pluto TV
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Categorías: Anime
