How Luffy will evolve past Yonko's level in Elbaf

This article contains spoilers for the Elbaf arc of One Piece.



Key takeaways

  • Luffy needs to pass the Yonko level by improving his Devil Fruit control and Haki, especially the Conqueror's Haki.
  • Fans expect Luffy to become the strongest character in One Piece by the end of the series.
  • Luffy must gain the strength and control of Joy Boy's hockey to defeat powerful opponents such as the Five Elders.

Luffy is one of the most powerful characters a piece And fans know that after the events of Wano Country, he rose to the status of Yonko. This is what many readers expected, but after Kaido's defeat, Luffy was officially recognized worldwide as one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, along with Shanks, Blackbeard, and of course, the Joker, Buggy.

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Now, Luffy is a force to be reckoned with, and a man feared around the world. Luffy's strength is such that even the sea admirals cannot take him on in battle without much trouble, and the five elders struggle against him equally. But, what fans know is that Luffy still has a lot of potential to accomplish and he should eventually surpass Yonko's level. Luffy's goals need to be much higher if he is to accomplish what Joy Boy couldn't and reach much higher levels of strength.



Oda highlights the level Luffy must reach

Joy Boy Hockey Emmett vs Five Elder One Piece 1122

  • Luffy was unable to hurt the Elders in Egghead
  • Emet shows Luffy how it's done

Yonko are easily some of the most powerful people a piece. In fact, Yonko are consistently considered the most powerful, except for people like Roger, who have reached very special levels in terms of both power and infamy. In general, the Yonko are powerful, as their strength is considered greater than that of the Admirals, the consensus among fans being that they are the most powerful in a piece. Luffy, now, is one of these Yonko. However, in recent confrontations, fans could easily see that Luffy still has room to grow. For one, Luffy, despite the level of strength he possesses, does not have full control over his Devil Fruit. Even after achieving Awakening, Luffy still has room to grow in terms of his Devil Fruit powers.


Listen, Emmett! Within you, I will store my strongest Haki. – Happy boy

Of course, he can't grow beyond Gear 5, but Luffy's control over Gear 5 and other aspects of his fruit still needs to grow. As things stand, Luffy cannot maintain Gear 5 for very long and the side effects of this gear are too harsh for him. Over time, Luffy needs to work on it and control it better, and clues about this are already left in the Elbaf arc, where Luffy begins to control his Devil Fruit powers much better.

Emmett Iron Giant Unleashes Joy Boy Hockey One Piece 1122


Oda clearly demonstrated Luffy's weaknesses in the previous arc. Although he is very strong, he is not strong enough to defeat the Five Elders who are Borderline Immortals. But, Luffy couldn't defeat them, someone else definitely did and that person was none other than Joy Boy. Of course, the real Joy Boy died 800 years ago, and with his death the Zero Century ended. But, fans know at the same time that Joy Boy stored his hockey inside Emet. Once Emmett unleashed this Haki, it proved so strong that it split the sky itself. It also neutralized the demonic transformation of the five elders and pushed them back into Marizoa, and at the same time, put Emu in great pain by realizing this.

Oda's implication here was that Joyboy's Haki was on a completely different level and was now much stronger than Luffy's. This is Oda's way of telling fans that Luffy needs to be very strong if he is to defeat the 5 Elders and later, defeat Emu and free the world.


How Luffy will increase the level of the previous Yonko

Luffy will work on his Haki to become stronger

Naturally, after the events of Egghead Island, fans may be wondering how Luffy can rise beyond Yonko's level. The answer is quite simple. In fact, Oda himself highlighted this towards Off Egghead. Luffy needs to focus on two things in particular if he is to defeat the Five Elders and of course, more importantly, Emu. For one, Luffy needs to work more on his devil fruit. As things stand, Gear 5 turns out to be too fast for Luffy to be able to defeat any powerful person.

Of course, Luffy can always push his body beyond all limits, like he did against Kaido. But, while that's interesting to watch, it always paints Luffy as the underdog. Luffy needs to be on the same footing as these people, and the performance against Kaido, where he lost about four times before winning, cannot be repeated.


Luffy needs to improve his control in Gear 5 and make it last longer in battle, as many top fighters can maintain their strong power for longer. As such, it should be Luffy's primary focus.

It's hockey that reigns supreme! – Kaido

That said, Gear 5 cannot help Luffy defeat his enemies. The key to defeating the likes of Elders and at the same time, Emu, is Haki. Luffy has already awakened all advanced forms of Haki, but he still needs to improve them a lot. As for Luffy's Haki, he can't do things that Joy Boy did. His strongest hockey doesn't compare to Joy Boy's and, as such, he needs to gain more control over this ability. More specifically, Luffy needs to greatly improve his Conqueror's Haki. As stated earlier in the story by Rayleigh, the Conqueror's Haki grows stronger with the user. This means that if Luffy improves his control over Gear 5 and increases his power level in general, his Conqueror's Haki will also improve.


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With more training and fighting, Luffy's use of Supreme King Haki will also improve, meaning he will learn more of its applications and, at the same time, be able to channel it much better. Above all, fans know Luffy to be a visual learner, which means that if he fights a hockey master, such as Shanks, which fans know he inevitably will, he will discover advanced applications of this ability and learn how to defeat them. In battle itself.

How strong will the end of the Luffy series be?

Luffy should be the strongest character at the end of the story


at the end of a pieceLuffy will reach a very high level. In fact, it shouldn't come as a surprise to fans that the end of One Piece will see Luffy as the strongest character of all time. The logic behind this is quite simple. Luffy has to do what Joy Boy couldn't do. He has surpassed Roger and he must succeed where Joy Boy failed. This means that Luffy is destined to surpass both Roger and Joy Boy. Based on Oda's recent performance to fans, considering that Joy Boy was the strongest in One Piece, Luffy will inevitably become the strongest character by the end of the entire series. This also makes sense because only by being strong can Luffy maintain complete freedom in the seas, and Luffy's goal is to be the freest man in the seas.

A piece is available to read through Viz Media. Series fans can read the series officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1132 is set for December 1, 2024.

A piece-9

Studio
Toei Animation

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Ichiro Oda

Number of episodes
1116+

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