10 “One Piece” Characters Fated To Die Before The Series End

One Piece, written by Eiichiro Oda, is an amazing manga and anime series about a young pirate, Monkey D. Luffy, and his journey to becoming King of the Pirates joined by his crew, the Strawhat Pirates. This 1,036 chapter, 1,000+ episode epic series tackles dark themes and consequences under the guise of a lighthearted, silly show about friendship and achieving what your heart desires most. That being said, every Strawhat has their own ambitions; Luffy becoming pirate king, Zoro the greatest swordsman, Nami wants to chart the seas, Sanji intends to find the All Blue ocean, Usopp wants to die a great warrior of the sea, and so on. However, with such big ambitions, big sacrifices must be made.

A pirate’s life is not an easy one, and neither is the road to the top. Fans have already seen many deaths on this journey, but the question still lingers on everyone’s minds: Will one of the main Strawhats bite the dust to help their captain become King? If so, who’s on the chopping block?

Jinbe

Jinbe is an ex-shichibukai (warlord of the sea) and ex-member of the Sun Pirates, a pirate crew made up of fishmen and known for their strength. Needless to say, Jinbe made a pretty big name and reputation for himself as a notorious pirate but yet still bowed his head to Luffy. What was the reason for this, viewers may ask? The answer is simple. Jinbe saw something in Luffy; he believes in Luffy. He’s openly stated that he’d give his life for Luffy to become King. A notion of which he has proven time and time again to be true.

Constantly putting his life on the line for the future generation of pirates, this old-timer is definitely first in line to die for Luffy’s cause.

Usopp

Speculated for many years now, Usopp will likely be one of the final big deaths of the series. Viewers don’t need to read between the lines for this one, as it has basically been explicitly stated multiple times in the series. All fans need to do is look no farther than his life goals: to die a brave warrior of the sea.

If the Strawhats are on their way to achieving their goals, this can only mean one thing for Usopp: death. And what greater way to give Luffy the final push he needs to truly become King? Many speculate that Usopp will give his life during the final battle (presumably with Black Beard), becoming a catalyst for Luffy to have a major power spike.

Marco the Pheonix

Marco, the right-hand man to the notorious Whitebeard, is one the most dangerous pirates to sail the seas. He wields a Mythical Zoan-type devilfruit; the Tori Tori No Mi devilfruit, which grants him the powers of a phoenix. Mythical Zoan-type devilfruits are the rarest and most powerful, granting the user complete control over their powers and bodies.

During the Marineford Arc, Whitebeard ordered Marco to protect Luffy at all costs. This was one of the final orders given by Whitebeard before his death. Now, in the Wano Arc, Marco has arrived to Luffy’s aid yet again in honor of their relationships with Whitebeard and Ace (Luffy’s sworn brother and Marco’s crewmate). Longtime fans know that Marco, like Whitebeard, would put his life on the line for any brother of Ace, especially Luffy.

Silvers Rayleigh

Silvers Rayleigh was the first commander of the Roger Pirates, led by the first King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger, and one of the most major mentors to Luffy. Fans first met Rayleigh during the Return To Sabaody arc and again right after the Marineford arc. During the two-year time skip, Rayleigh trained Luffy in the ways of Haki, a way of utilizing spiritual energy in different ways. This training gave Luffy a huge power spike and helps him even now in the most recent chapters.

Rayleigh is one of the only people known to know about the “void century”, a period that the world government has wiped from the history books for an unknown reason. It just so happens that the void century is what one of the Strawhats, Nico Robin, wants to know about. That coupled with the fact that he is a mentor to Luffy can only mean one thing in the One Piece world: a dramatic end.

Monkey D. Garp

Monkey D. Garp is a world-renowned marine hero who has gone toe-to-toe with the likes of Gol D. Roger and Whitebeard. His son, Monkey D. Dragon, is the leader of the revolutionary army and his grandson is none other than Monkey D. Luffy himself. Garp is the one who raised Luffy alongside his sworn brothers Portgas D. Ace and Sabo. He always tried to keep them on the straight and narrow, hoping to turn them into great marines. As fans know, that’s not how it happened.

We’ve seen during the Marineford arc that, even though his grandsons turned to criminals, he still cared and would do anything for them. When Ace was to be executed, he was struggling with between morality and fatherhood. He already lost one grandson, he will do anything to not lose another.

Sabo

Sabo is second in command of the revolutionary army, right hand to Monkey D. Dragon, and sworn brother of Luffy and Ace. Thought to have died at a young age, Sabo was taken in by Dragon and was trained by the revolutionaries he was raised by. He later helped Luffy recover Ace’s regrown devilfruit, eventually eating it himself to gain Ace’s powers.

Sabo has been known to show up when Luffy and the Strawhats need to get out of trouble. Sabo will not stand to lose another brother and would do anything to protect Luffy.

Blackbeard

Blackbeard is a Whitebeard Pirate’s defector who left to form his own crew. Blackbeard is the one who struck the final blow to Whitebeard during Marineford while taking Whitebeard’s powers for his own. He is also the only devilfruit user to be known to be able to wield more than one power at a time,

Fans have suspected that Blackbeard is being set up to be the final villain of the story. As he is well on his way to being one of the strongest pirates ever and also seeks to be king of the pirates, Luffy will have to confront him soon.

Kaidou

Kaidou is captain of the Beast Pirates and wields the Uo Uo No Mi which allows him to turn into a giant dragon. He, like Marco, has a mythical zoan-type devilfruit, making him extremely powerful. The only ones said to be on Kaidou’s level are Whitebeard, Big Mom, Shanks, and Gol D. Roger.

Currently, Kaidou is in alliance with Big Mom and fighting Luffy on Wano. For Luffy to become King, he must take down the big guns.

Big Mom

Big Mom has been a threat to the Strawhat Pirates ever since the Wholecake Island arc. The Strawhats have crossed this monster’s path more than once, causing her to chase them across the seas all the way to Wano. Big Mom wields the Soru Soru No Mi, which allows her control over souls.

The Strawhats are currently in a war with Big Mom and Kaidou. Luffy must defeat these two tyrants to claim his place as king.

Shanks

Shanks is one of the most dangerous pirate captains on the seas and he got there all without a devilfruit. He was the inspiration for Luffy to become a pirate and was a member of the Roger Pirates. Shanks gave his arm to save Luffy from a giant sea monster and bandits when Luffy was a child.

Shanks is one of the only ones alive who knows where the One Piece is. Fans speculate that Shanks is guarding the One Piece and will either be Luffy’s final battle or the final sacrifice for Luffy to reach his goals.

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