A fragment is finally welcoming its new strong pirates to Elbaph

of Elbaph arc a piece Provided further exposition on the mighty pirates who ruled the seas a piece world, and in doing so, it has crowned the strongest that currently dominates this turbulent age in the New World. St. Nerona with descent from Emu a piece Chapter 1179, The pirates of a fragmented world have their own fort to watch, and this person is Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates. The events of the Elbaf arc have delivered More exhibits on Shanks And following his abilities, and all of his newly described feats, it's clear that he's at the top of this era as the most powerful pirate alive.

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How the Elbaf arc created a new strong pirate in the series

The Elbaf arc of One Piece focused heavily on the character of Red Hair Shank, even though he was not directly present in the events of this particular arc. This focus mainly served to elevate him and put him on a completely different level of strength above the likes of Luffy. At the beginning of the Elbaf arc, it was stated that Sanx was the only one able to stop Loki's threat to the world. This alone placed him at his level of power as someone capable of otherworldly achievement.

Afterwards, Elbaf also portrayed Shanks as a master of Haki and a level above someone like Luffy, who was still struggling to come to terms with the immortality of the Holy Knights, the Five Elders and Nerona Emu. All of these things combined put Shanks on a very high pedestal, far above the likes of regular Yonko in the One Piece world.

Breaking down the red haired emperor's greatest hockey feats

Shank is dominant a piece The exposition provided through various characters such as Scoper Gavan doesn't just accentuate the world. Oda has also done a great job Feats of strength for ShanksAlthough his abilities barely scratched the surface. In the Wano Country arc, Shanks was able to Dominate against Admiral Aramaki despite not being physically present in front of him. From miles away, Shanks launched a powerful bolt of Haki and completely nullified his Devil Fruit transformation, causing him great pain and paralysis. His overwhelming power was so high that Aramaki simply gave up and left the country.

In the Egghead arc, Shanks faced off against Eustace Kidd and was able to take him out completely with the killer in a single swing of his sword. This, when compared to Kaido's inability to deal any kind of sustained damage like the Worst Generation, showcases Shanks on an entirely different level of power. Most notably, in the One Piece Egghead arc, Oda directly compared Shanks' Haki to the Joy Boys, and it is already clear that the latter's Haki is the strongest in the world. By directly comparing Shanks to the strongest, Oda himself has established that Shanks is at the top of the current piracy order.

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Implications for the suspicion that Loki was beaten 6 years ago

Elbaf arc off a pieceBy chapter 1179, Shanks has done an incredibly good job of showing him as the strongest pirate. Currently, Loki is said to be one of the strongest people in the world a piece. In fact, it is clearly stated that he has the power to destroy the entire world.

Loki was able to defeat King Harald, who was even stronger than Rox, a legendary figure comparable to the Pirate King. However, 6 years ago, Shanks was able to single-handedly defeat Loki and bring him back to Elbaf. This massive feat of power alone puts him above any other pirate in the current era and possibly even above Roger and Rox.

Gauging Shanks' overall power level in the final saga

Shanks' full strength remains a mystery to this day, but it is clear that he is a very strong individual, above the likes of Luffy. Shanks currently has the strongest Hawkeye of all the pirates in the One Piece world, and his overall skills can even be compared to the likes of Joy Boy. This makes him one of the strongest characters alive next to Saint Nerona Emu, who is, at this time, the strongest in the entire world. Over time, Oda is definitely going to explore the character of Shanks. When he does, it goes without saying that his extreme abilities will be explored.

One Piece Chapter 1180 will be available to read on Manga Plus on April 19, 2026 at 11 am EST.

a piece

Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Noimauji, Tokahiro, Enoji Maudo Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)