The fastest member of the Straw Hat Pirates, explained

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

Key takeaways

• Sanji is the fastest member of the Straw Hat Pirates
• Sanji's speed is at a level that even Observation Haki can't track
• Sanji has the ability to surpass the speed of light in the future.

The Straw Hats are an incredibly powerful group and fans have seen them grow stronger with each successive arc. a piece. Now, the Straw Hats are already world-famous, as they are now the Yonko team. Naturally, the Straw Hat Pirates have powerful commanders, all of whom have built great reputations for themselves over the years. While some are known for their incredible dexterity or niche skills like cartography, others are known for their engineering skills.

At the same time, there are some who are skilled in combat and possess majestic physical strength, while others excel in terms of speed. Specifically, when it comes to speed, fans know that only a handful of Straw Hats stand out the most. Among fans, the discussion of the fastest straw hat has been rife for ages now, and finally they can now be answered.

Contenders for fastest straw hat

• The Straw Hat Pirates have the most skilled fighters
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are very fast

Naturally, not all straw hats excel in terms of speed. There are some who don't rely on speed in combat and these include Jinbe, Usopp, Chopper, and Nami. The others are all somewhat faster and incorporate speed into their fighting style in one way or another. Brooke is a prime example of a very fast straw hat. Fans know him as a fencing-type swordsman, and his speed in close range combat is quite incredible. Brooke is often invisible to the naked eye, which suggests that he is quite fast. However, he is far from the fastest straw hat a piece

Aside from Brook, fans know that the fastest, there are Luffy, Zoro and Sanji. These are the three most powerful characters in the Straw Hat Pirates in general, and they are also among the fastest. Apparently, the least fast of the three is none other than the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro's Swordsman. Fans recognize Zoro as a very powerful man who possesses extreme physical strength. However, when it comes to speed, Zoro doesn't excel as much as the other two. That doesn't mean Zoro isn't fast. Fans have seen him react to objects that move at high speeds, and he can move faster than the eye can see. But, compared to the other two, Zoro isn't half as fast.

Speed ​​is weight! – Kizaru

It takes one on Luffy. Luffy is incredibly fast, arguably one of the fastest characters in the entire series. With Snakeman's powers, Luffy became fast enough to defeat Kaido even in battle. At the same time, Luffy's speed increased further in Gear 5, and fans saw him again in the Egghead Island Arc. Luffy is able to fight against the likes of Kizaru, and even though he isn't that fast, fans know for a fact that his speed is absolutely monstrous. However, Luffy is also not the fastest member of the Stra Hat Pirates. That title obviously goes to the cook, Sanji.

Why Sanji is the fastest straw hat in one piece

Sanji's speed is immense

Sanji is, quite easily, the fastest member of the Straw Hat Pirates. From the beginning of the story, Oda made Sanji more dependent on speed than anyone else. This does not mean that Sanji lacks power. In fact, Sanji is very powerful and can hold his own against anyone. But, in terms of speed, he is on another level altogether. Sanji's speed is such that he can often move faster than the eye can see. In fact, even skilled users of Observation Haki often cannot track him, which is absolutely incredible. The fact is that Sanji was able to reach another level of speed in the Wano Country Arc. After receiving his latest power-up which caused a genetic mutation and gave him great strength, Sanji was able to move so fast that he became essentially invisible.

Love is stronger than light! – Sanji

Oda himself addressed Sanji invisibly in an SBS. According to him, while Sanji is indeed invisible and invisible, this is entirely down to his natural speed, not because the invisibility is related to a genetic mutation. Essentially, Sanji can move so fast that even skilled users of Observation Haki cannot track him, which shows the level of speed at which he operates.

R: Odacchi tell me. Osome-chan's mouse “Chuji” resembles the mouse that Sanji cooked for as a child! Are they relatives or others?

O: You remember well. Sanji's kindness can be seen in the fact that he is liked by mice. They aren't related but I felt relieved that Germa didn't bring Sanji when I saw that he liked the mouse at the time. However, Sanji is strengthened by the “power of science” manifested in his body. He also gained the “power to disappear” but be relieved, it's a speed based thing, he can't use this technique in the bathroom.

This continued in the Egghead Island arc as well. Sanji showed his tremendous speed in the battle against Kizaru, where he blocked his powerful attacks on several occasions. Sanji was definitely fast enough to keep up with Kizaru, and even though he's not that fast, fans know he has a high ceiling to reach. Furthermore, Sanji could move fast enough to block one of the gorosei's attacks and kick him, all in the blink of an eye. The fact that he was able to overcome the senses of a powerful elder, especially the only one who wields a katana, shows that his speed is no joke.

Sanji's only rival in terms of speed within the Straw Hat Pirates is Luffy. However, even Luffy has not yet been completely invisible in a high-level battle against a skilled Observation Haki user. Sanji's speed is evident on a whole different level, and Oda has consistently highlighted it on multiple occasions.

How fast can Sanji get?

Sanji can surpass Kizaru in speed at the end of a piece

Right now, Sanji is already one of the fastest characters in one piece, there are only a few people like Kizaru who can outrun him. However, Sanji is not at his peak yet. As Cook of the Straw Hat Pirates points out in Egghead, love is stronger than light, which means Sanji continues to grow to the point where he can even surpass light.

Perhaps, this is going to be the peak of Sanji. Fans know that he has to cross the line at some point after the admirals, especially Kizaru, which means that his ultimate power level will be vast and not just strong enough to fight them. , but he'll likely be fast enough to match and potentially even outpace Admiral of the Marines.

Fans can't wait to see Sanji hit those levels and it's only a matter of time before he does.

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