a piece The Elbaf arc focused a lot on Sanji, the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, and it elevated his character by giving him one major power-up after another. a piece Chapter 1177, which dropped recently, further raised Sanji's overall power level, establishing him as one of the New World's elite. Sanji's development would only continue from here, and he would become one of the most powerful men to cross the ocean in due time.
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How Sanji tore Killingham apart in the latest chapters
A fragmented chapter 1176 set up a battle between Sanji and Saint Killingham. Many fans expected Killingham to be a big challenge for Sanji. After all, he was a famous holy knight who is one of the strongest of the emu. However, its reality was a little different. Despite being stronger, Killingham stood no chance against Sanji in battle. In fact, the Straw Hat Pirates' cook completely destroyed him in the blink of an eye.
In the chapter, it was clear that Sanji had cut off Killingham's head and cut his body into several parts. The Straw Hats then proceeded to tie him up, preventing him from regenerating. With such power, Sanji is above the level of many Holy Knights, which goes to show how far he has come as Luffy's left wing.
Oda reveals that the Straw Hat Cook is even stronger
Power-ups in one piece don't necessarily come through new abilities. For example, Sanji gained his ultimate power in the Wano Country arc with Ifrit Jambe. However, since then he has not acquired any abilities. Despite this, he has become stronger. This is because, over time, Sanji has become accustomed to Ifrit Jambe's power and has improved his Haki even more. With each progressive arc, Sanji gets stronger even if he doesn't gain any new abilities, and it's a silent power-up of sorts that Oda has always given not only to him, but to all the Straw Hats.
in a piece Chapter 1177, Sanji also stated that he was completely disappointed with Killingham's level of power. He expected Emu's royal guards to be stronger and pose a greater challenge. The only thing Killingham found difficult to deal with was his immortality, but the Straw Hats found a way around it. Apparently, the entire crew has come a long way, and Sanji, being one of the Pirate King's wings, has shown that he is extremely powerful now.
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How Luffy's left arm will become stronger
Even though Sanji is very strong at this point in the story, it's clear that he needs to get stronger. Enemies ahead are going to be more difficult to take down, such as Five Elders, Blackbird Pirates, and possibly even more dangerous things. As such, the Straw Hat Crew and the rest of the pirate crew need massive power-ups. Sanji, in particular, needs to gain access to the Conqueror's Haki, and a fragment chapter 1177 teases this power-up for him once again, with Oda telling him that it is a way to permanently eliminate the Holy Knights. Apparently, Oda is slowly building towards Sanji to achieve winning Haki, and it's only a matter of time before he gains this skill.
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Assessing Sanji's overall power level post-Elbaf
At this point, Sanji is close to the level of Admiral and Yonko of a fragmented world. He was able to defeat the Wano Queen, and since then he has taken his abilities to a new level. Sanji should be able to beat Raja and Katakuri easily now. He was able to destroy Kizaru's laser on Egghead, and in an all-out confrontation, he should be able to hold his own against the Admiral without too much trouble.
In Elbaf, Sanji seems to be even stronger, and if he gains the power of Conqueror's Haki, which he will sooner or later, he will inevitably be on the same level as the admirals and emperors of the fragmented world.
Sanji has a very strong lineage factor, as well as powerful Haki that allows him to withstand very hot flames, he is already one of the strongest in the world with his abilities. He is likely to get stronger soon. By the end of One Piece, Sanji will be one of the strongest characters in the entire world, rivaling Luffy and other top tiers at sea.
One Piece Chapter 1178 will be available to read on Manga Plus on March 29, 2026.
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- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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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
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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)
