[Top 15] One Piece Best Moments You Need to Watch
How do you choose the best moments of such an epic work?
Anyone who has seen One Piece can attest that Eichiro Oda's epic work is full of memorable moments. For this reason, it is somewhat complex to choose which ones are the best. However, the following moments in this top have each argument to occupy the place assigned to them.
15. Luffy and Kataruri Conqueror’s Haki Clash
Luffy and Katakuri get fed up with onlookers
Honestly, this fight is absurdly iconic at this point for multiple reasons.
One of those is this brutal scene in which both Luffy and Katakuri prove in the most badass way that they are above the level of anyone else. So, as it says, in a clash of conquistador haki they put everyone else present to sleep.
It's a delight to watch this moment over and over again just for the raw demonstration of power from these two.
14. Fisher Tiger's Death
The painful last moments of the Sun Pirates Captain
Oda is a master when it comes to giving last words to his characters. Take that as you will.
The point is that Fisher Tiger's death is no exception to that rule. In a work, that deals with issues such as slavery and discrimination, with anti-establishment characters and characters who think have the best, Tiger's final reflection is brilliant.
In case it wasn't clear, One Piece isn't just a little rubber man going on adventures...
13. BlackBeard Speech in Jaya Island
People's dream... have no end!
Oda has had at least 10 editors throughout his career and there is nothing I would like more than to know who his editor was when he decided to write this moment and introduce Blackbeard in this way.
It should be illegal.
Teach is Luffy's counterpart. Both are different extremes of the same way of thinking and this moment is the proof of it.
12. Bonclay Sacrifice in Impel Down
Mr. 2's sacrifices for a second time for Luffy
Everyone deserves a friend like Bon-chan.
One of Luffy's great characteristics is to get people to follow him. Thanks to that he has won great allies and friends. One of those friends is Bon Clay or Mr. 2.
It was thanks to Bon that Luffy was able to survive and escape from Impel Down to rescue Ace. The fact that it was the second time Bon sacrificed himself for Luffy makes the scene sadder.
I love Bon-chan. I hope Oda brings him back.
11. Farewell to Vivi
One of the most iconic images of Eichiro Oda's work.
The Alabasta arc is one of the first big arcs in terms of consequences in One Piece. It is a before and after in terms of the status of the Straw Hats, introduces important lore data, and gives us moments of high tension and emotional charge.
That final moment when the Straw Hats say goodbye to Vivi, without speaking a word, is beautifully written.
I'm not lying when I say I want to get it tattooed on my skin.
10. "Too Slow"
Luffy's epic return in front of the world
The return to the Sabaody Archipelago is extremely satisfying. It's very cool to see the new Straw Hat designs and get a taste of their new abilities.
Luffy being the protagonist that he is, his return couldn't be anything but a badass display of growth and strength. Likewise, Oda being a genius obsessed with closing circles, that demonstration could only happen by absolutely humiliating on his own the Pacifists who two years earlier wiped out the entire crew.
The icing on the cake is the confidence with which Luffy says "Too slow..." and the shocked look on the crowd's face.
9. Luffy Hits Bellamy
Luffy shuts Bellamy up
Luffy has proven to be a man of strong convictions multiple times throughout One Piece, but his confrontation with Bellamy is unique.
Not only does he punch him so hard that he ends up molding his fist into Bellamy's face, but he does it with minimal effort and shutting up all the people who had previously been mocking him and making Bellamy swallow his words.
It's beautiful to see Luffy in those moments where he simply doesn't give a bit about what his enemy is saying to him.
8. Jinbe's speech against Big Mom
"I cant' be intimidated by a mere Emperor of the Sea!"
I will not tolerate any Jinbei slander here.
All the Straw Hats have expressed in one way or another that Luffy will be the one to become the King of Pirates. However, the way Jinbei does it makes your hair stand on end with how epic it is.
Not just anyone looks death in the eye and disregards an Emperor of the Sea.
If anyone thought Jinbei hadn't made enough points to join the crew, which he had, there's no way after that statement they would think the same.
7. Rumbar Pirates Last Concert
I find it a bit masochistic to watch this moment again, but if there's one thing Oda knows how to do, it's to bring tears to the eyes of his viewers.
Brook's past is filled with a lot of pain, and his last moments with the Rumbar Pirates are especially hard because he knows that he will be the only one not to die. The pain in his voice as each of his friends falls is indescribable.
Thriller Bark couldn't be a pure laugh arc, he had to give the talking skeleton a tragic past.
6. Luffy declares war against World Government
Nobody gives a damn like Luffy
This is Oda at his best. Without a doubt, Enies Lobby is, if not the best, one of the best arcs in all of One Piece.
Although everyone seems to think Luffy is a fool, we can see the confidence in his eyes when he says he understands who Robin's enemy is. And he does. That's why he doesn't hesitate to order Sogeking to shoot the government flag.
Simply Oda writing badass moments.
5. I want to live!
This follows the previous moment in the list but deserves its place at the top.
There's no doubt that Robin's past is up there among the most heartbreaking, and Jaguar D. Saul's words in his final moments at that point in the arc still resonate. "No one is born into this world to be alone."
That's why the moment when Robin finally accepts that Luffy and the others are there to save her, that they are her friends, is etched in every fan's memory.
4. One Piece Does Exist!
"The man Roger is waiting for at the very last, Teach, it's definitely not you"
I honestly don't know how to describe what Oda does when he writes his character's final moments anymore.
Whitebeard’s death is very important. His last words turn the world upside down and, despite the victory of the navy, the flame that Gol Roger started continues to burn after the death of the Strongest Man in the world.
3. Lyffy Punches a Celestial Dragon
Everyone's favorite punch
If I had to pick one scene or moment to show someone to convince them to watch One Piece, this would be it.
Luffy hits Charlos so hard that the animation changes. This is one of those moments where there's no stopping Luffy. There was nothing anyone else could do and I'm glad it did.
You know, if you ever encounter a racist do what Luffy did: hit him.
Please don't, it's a joke.
2. Luffy... Help me.
Luffy needs no reason to help his friends.
Arlong Park is the breaking point for the vast majority of One Piece fans. If you are not a fan after this arc, the show is not for you ( and that's fine).
The moment in which Nami finally asks Luffy for help is also one of the most iconic in the entire series. The whole scene is raw and emotionally powerful.
The talent of the voice actors, Oda's mastery of writing, and Luffy's under-the-table maturity of understanding Nami without needing to know her past make this moment one of the best in the series, and for very little, almost the best.
1. Nothing Happened
Zoro actually died, he just got lost and came back
There is nothing to say, nothing happened.
Jokes aside, this moment is the one that puts Zoro one step above the other members of the Straw Hats. There will be those who will say that everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for Luffy, but without a doubt, there is a difference between the conviction that everyone can have and the willingness that Zoro has shown.
Luffy saved his life, and Zoro is willing to save Luffy's even if it means putting his dream aside. And what makes this even more epic is that, to this day, Luffy does not know anything.
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