Blackbird's most OP moments, ranked

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Among the many villains in the a piece Rogues' gallery, Blackbeard remains very mysterious even though he was introduced very early in the series. As the end of the franchise approaches, more of her backstory is slowly being revealed, although her overall appearance and role in the ending is still up for debate.

That being said, it is known that Blackbird is one of the most powerful characters a piece As the only person with the ability to use multiple Devil Fruits at once. In this article, let's go through his most powerful moments in the series and see why he is destined to be Luffy's most challenging obstacle in the final battle.

Blackbeard defeats everyone on the Amazon Lily and nearly kills Boa

Shows how dangerous he is

• Blackbeard almost took Boa's Devil Fruit.

Boa Hancock is known as the most beautiful woman in the world who is capable of turning anyone who looks at her to stone. However, as it seems, it didn't work on Blackbird when he attacked the Amazon Lily, showing how unique and powerful he must be to pull off such a broken ability associated with the country's queen.

I've come for you, Pirate Queen!

His only moment seen here is when he uses Yami Yami no Mi's Devil Fruit-denying abilities to incapacitate Boa Hancock and negate all of his abilities, showing just how powerful the character really is. In the end, he was about to take her Devil Fruit until Rayleigh scared him off the island by not showing his presence. Still, though, even Rayleigh admitted he wasn't sure he could actually beat Blackbird.

Blackbeard defeated Ace, setting the stage for the Battle of Marineford

A perfect plan

When it comes to the most important moments of the modern era a pieceThe fateful battle between Ace and Blackbeard takes place at the top. Because Blackbird killed his crewmate for stealing the Yami Yami no Mi, he was chased by Ace to bring him to justice, an act that set the stage for the Battle of Marineford and Blackbird becoming a Warlord.

I will prove to you that you cannot escape the gravity of darkness!

The fight took place offscreen for the most part, but it really speaks to Blackbeard's insane strength and intelligence, as he manages to defeat a powerful fighter with the ability to use the incredible Devil Fruit and Conqueror's Haki. After defeating Ace, Blackbeard turned him into a Warlord of the Sea, which he was able to take full advantage of in the Marineford War to finally claim the Gura Gura no Mi.

Blackbird defeated the law due to his strength and tactical genius

Blackbeard took full advantage

• Showed teaching power and cunning.

Although Blackbird is incredibly powerful by every metric, the real reason he is such a dangerous opponent is that he is willing to take every opportunity presented to him to get his way. He doesn't care if the winning method is considered fraudulent or underhanded. As long as he wins, that's all that matters. This was most evident in his fight against the law.

The Blackbeard Pirates attacked the Heart Pirates after the Wano incident to take their Poneglyph Robbings, and here, Blackbeard performed well against Law, awakening his Devil Fruit. However, Teach still used his crewmates and dirty tricks to get the best of his enemies, which worked in his favor as the Heart Pirates were destroyed.

Teach's Betrayal of Whitebeard changed the landscape of the series

A new Yonko appears

• The day Blackbeard became the world's greatest threat.

As already stated, Blackbeard is willing to do anything to achieve his goals, even if it means betraying the man who essentially raised him. The Battle of Marinford was the perfect plan Blackbeard had devised that would confirm the defeat of the strongest man in the world, in which he had facilitated and participated.

Navy! Allow me to show my power!

As soon as they had the chance, Blackbeard's entire team jumped Whitebeard and killed him, allowing the teacher to mysteriously steal the Gura Gura No Me from his body. Through this, Blackbeard became the only known human who could use multiple Devil Fruit powers simultaneously, one of which was the most powerful in the world. In his first instance with Gura Gura no Me, Whitebeard manages to nearly flip Marineford, as does Whitebeard, showing that he has a new contender for the position of Yonko.

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