10 Strongest One Piece Straw Hat Pirates (Who Aren’t Luffy) (2024)

Over time, One Piece protagonist Monkey D. Luffy built up an entire crew of good-hearted pirates to accompany him and fight alongside him on his quest to find freedom on the high seas, thus forming the Straw Hat Pirates crew. Naturally, Luffy has become the strongest fighter among them all, especially after he awakened the shonen transformation of Gear 5, which leaves the #2-10 slots up for debate.

While the other Straw Hats have all shifted around in the power rankings by surpassing each other with new weapons or powers, there is still a general hierarchy of strength in this pirate crew. Based on each Straw Hat's combat record, accomplishments, skills, and powers, it's clear how the Straw Hats rank under their rubbery captain. That may even include an honorary Straw Hat who tends to fight more with words and authority than fists or Devil Fruits.

10 Nefeltari Vivi Joined the Straw Hats in Spirit as an Idealistic Princess

Debut Episode: "The First Obstacle? Giant Whale Laboon Appears"

Strictly speaking, Princess Nefeltari Vivi can be counted as a crewmate, being an honorary Straw Hat as of the end of the Alabasta saga. She is no fighter, however, so she ranks last among the strongest Straw Hats who serve under or at least respect Luffy. Still, Vivi is a remarkable princess who represents a glimmer of hope in the current world order.

Vivi would much rather advocate for her people's happines and take risks for their sake than sit back and bask in opulence as a princess. That was why she took the drastic step of joining Baroque Works as an undercover agent to find a way to stop Crocodile's plans, but soon, she needed a lot of help from the Straw Hats.

9 Usopp is a Long-Range Specialist With Creative Ammo Types

Debut Episode: "Who Will Win? Showdown Between the True Powers of the Devil Fruit!"

Usopp proves that even the weaker Straw Hats are formidable fighters, so "weakest" isn't something to sneer at. Usopp wasn't a great fighter during his prankster days, but over time, he honed his craft and built up his courage, eventually becoming the Sniper King, or Sogeking. His aim is remarkable, and he has a variety of specialized ammo types to get the job done no matter what.

All this makes Usopp a fine ranged fighter, along with his bizarre luck in battle. He was the one who knocked out Sugar in the Dressrosa saga, which gave the heroes a real chance to fight back against the monstrous members of the Donquixote family. He was also clever enough to terrify Perona with fake bugs and knock her out, sparing the Straw Hats the effect of her Hollow-Hollow Fruit.

8 Nami is Most Effective With Weather-Style Weapons

Debut Episode: "I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!"

Nami has come a long way since her days as a slippery cat burglar who only cared about Berries and gold. She cannot match the physical strength of the likes of Jimbei or Zoro, but Nami makes up for it with her sharp mind and her unique weapons, which give her the edge in many battles. In particular, Nami is the master of weather, both on the battlefield and as a skill navigator with her Log Poses.

Nami's weather baton helped her take down Ms. Doublefinger awhile back, and more recently, she has gained Zeus as a living weapon, a prize she swiped from Big Mom herself. Now Nami can zap anyone into submission, and if the battle calls for sudden gales or radical changes in temperature, Nami can deliver on that front, too. Her weather control is stronger than it looks, and often takes her enemies by surprise.

7 Nico Robin's Grasping Arms Can Restrain Almost Anyone

Debut Episode: "Deliver Princess Vivi! Luffy Pirates Depart"

Even if Nico Robin isn't the strongest Straw Hat who serves under Luffy, she is still the smartest of them all. She survived a dreadful Buster Call on Ohara, which made her one of the few people alive today who can read the text on the Poneglyphs. That will make her essential for finding Laugh Tale and handling the Road Poneglyphs.

As for combat skills, Robin is appreciably powerful with the effects of her Flower-Flower Fruit. With it, Robin can make arms and hands appear all over the place, and she has only gotten stronger with that fruit's power since it first appeared. She can now make huge nets to save her allies or capture her enemies, and restraining powerful fighters is easy when Robin has so many limbs to work with.

6 Tony Tony Chopper Has Mastered His Rumble Balls

Debut Episode: "Are You Happy? The Doctor Who is Called a Witch!"

During his time in the Alabasta saga, the talking reindeer Tony Tony Chopper was practically a non-combatant, because he was a little creature who was all about medicine rather than fighting. Then again, Chopper could make himself bigger with his own fruit's powers, and once he invented and started consuming his Rumble Balls, he became a deceptively powerful Straw Hat.

A good example was when Chopper went berserk in the Water 7 saga to help fight back against CP9, though he didn't like going out of control like that. Since then, Chopper has refined the formula and can now control himself just fine in his giant warrior form, making him the biggest brute-force fighter on Luffy's side. Chopper also upped his medical skills after the time skip, making him an even more capable doctor to match his amped-up combat skills.

5 Franky is a Towering Cyborg Warrior

Debut Episode: "The Pirate Kidnapping Incident and the Pirate Ship Waits For Death!"

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Above all, Luffy needed to recruit a carpenter and shipwright at Water 7, and he found just that in Franky, a blue-haired man who had learned much from Tom the shipbuilder. Not only did Franky design and help make the Thousand Sunny, he also joined Luffy's crew as a tough cyborg warrior, and he wound up ranking in the middle among Luffy's most powerful crewmates.

Franky can build and modify all kinds of things in battle, such as a tall wooden staircase while fighting Gecko Moria in Thriller Bark, but after the time skip, he became much more than that. Now, Franky is a huge cyborg loaded with weapons and features, such as firing energy beams and delivering powerful melee attacks with his half-machine body.

4 Brook's Swordsmanship Shouldn't be Underestimated

Debut Episode: "Venture Into the Devil's Sea! The Mysterious Skeleton Floating Through the Fog"

Luffy was delighted to meet a musician in the eerie, foggy waters surrounding Thriller Bark, an undead skeleton named Brook. Not only was Brook a cheerful master of melodies, he was also a skilled swordsman, though he couldn't quite beat Zoro at his own game. Even so, Brook has proven himself one of Luffy's toughest crewmates, and he has so much fun with it, too.

Unlike Zoro, who relies on sheer power to fight with three swords, Brook's fighting style is more about elegance and technique, with strong elements of fencing in it. Brook can thus outmaneuver many foes on the battlefield and strike their weakest points, and if need be, he can even slice though steel or a dragon's hardened scales.

3 Jimbei is One of the Strongest Fish-Men Ever Seen

Debut Episode: "A Warlord in Prison! Jimbei the Knight of the Sea"

For a time, Jimbei/Jinbe the fish-man was an ally of Luffy's but not a formal crewmate. He was introduced as one of the seven Warlords of the Sea, and like Boa Hancock, he was supportive of Luffy despite being a World Government attack dog. Jimbei was the one who helped Luffy overcome his grief for Ace, and then he finally joined the crew after the Wano adventure.

Jimbei has no Devil Fruit powers, but with his incredible physical abilities, karate, and Haki, he hardly even needs a fruit. He is incredibly powerful even by fish-man standards, and his durability is even greater. He could block magma punches from Admiral Akainu/Sakazuki, which is saying a lot, and on offense, his mastery of fish-man karate allows him to decimate nearly any foe with ease.

2 Vinsmoke Sanji Has Superhuman Traits and a Mean Kick

Debut Episode: "The Famous Cook! Sanji of the Floating Restaurant"

For many episodes and chapters, Vinsmoke Sanji has been one of Luffy's key allies on the battlefield, right alongside Roronoa Zoro. The three of them have formed a shonen trio of sorts, the "monster trio" who put most other Straw Hats to shame. Sanji does his part not with a Devil Fruit or swords, but with his kick-based fighting style and some impressive Haki.

Time and again, Sanji proved himself the high seas' best kicker, and he has only gotten stronger thanks to moves like Diable Jambe, his flaming kick. It also helps that he has awakened his superhuman potential as a result of being a child of Germa 66, even if Vinsmoke Judge once deemed Sanji an utter failure. Fans might say that compared to his brothers and sister, Sanji is a late bloomer, but he has surpassed them all in big ways.

1 Roronoa Zoro Has Always Been Luffy's Right-Hand Man

Debut Episode: "I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!"

Sanji and Roronoa Zoro are close in combat power, hence their shonen-style rivalry, but it's generally accepted that if one of them had two be named the stronger of the two, it's Roronoa Zoro. He also has the honor of being Luffy's first-ever recruit, and has spent all that time training nonstop to up his game. That means meditating underwaterfalls, strength training, and enhancing his three-sword technique.

Zoro regularly made huge strides as a warrior, from learning to cut steel while fighting Mr. 1 all the way to learning swordsmanship from his sworn rival, the hero/villain Dracule Mihawk. Now, Zoro can combine all that with his Haki to topple nearly any foe he meets on the battlefield, even the strongest warriors on islands like Dressrosa and Wano.

One Piece

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Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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Follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew in order to find the greatest treasure ever left by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mystery treasure named "One Piece".

Release Date

October 20, 1999

Creator(s)

Eiichiro Oda

Cast

Mayumi Tanaka , Kazuya Nakai , Akemi Okamura , Kappei Yamaguchi , Hiroaki Hirata , Ikue Ôtani , Yuriko Yamaguchi , Kazuki Yao , Chō

Main Genre

Action

Seasons

20

Creator

Production Company

Writers

Junki Takegami , Shoji Yonemura , Hirohiko Uesaka

Number of Episodes

Streaming Service(s)

Crunchyroll

Franchise(s)

One Piece

Directors

Kônosuke Uda , Junji Shimizu , Munehisa Sakai