One Piece

Of the many great One Piece anime characters, there are the captains who lead their own pirate crews to the great treasure left behind by Gol D. Roger—and most of those captains intersect with Luffy’s adventures as the Straw Hat Pirates stick their noses anywhere and everywhere. From powerful and badass captains to ones who are charismatic and beloved, here are our picks for the best captains in the One Piece anime series and why they’re so great....

Paramecia is the most common type of Devil Fruit in the series. When consumed, it gives the user one of many skills or properties that fall into a number of subdivisions and classifications. Such categories include body alteration, substance creation and manipulation, and environmental influence. And then there are Special Paramecia-type Devil Fruits that go beyond those limits. One Piece has introduced us to tons of characters with numerous different Paramecia-type Devil Fruit abilities....

While Zoan-type devil fruits are rare during the early episodes, the Wano Arc features a lot of them that are interesting to dig deeper into. Taking a closer look at all the Zoan-type ability users, we see that there’s quite a bit more than meets the eye when it comes to classification, models, and names. There are some powers that even surpass the Logia-type and Paramecia-type abilities, which are great in battles....

Zoan Devil Fruits allow transformation into giant or mythical beasts, Paramecia Devil Fruits allow conjuration or manipulation of various substances, and Logia Devil Fruits allow one’s body to shift into an element like fire or water. However, One Piece is also full of powerful characters who don’t need Devil Fruits to rule the seas and overpower pirates. Some of them rely solely on “willpower,” which is enough to bring anyone down and can match any Devil Fruit user’s capabilities....