10 Characters With Kingly Power At Birth, Ranked

The world of One Piece has seen the introduction of quite a lot of powerful individuals over the years. While the series has absolutely no shortage of them, there is a special crop in this group who are known to be born conquerors. These individuals are destined for greatness from the beginning as they show incredible ambition right from the get-go. More often than not, these individuals end up reaching incredible heights and establish themselves as prominent figures on the high seas.

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Roronoa Zoro

• Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates

Zoro is the Swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the most powerful individuals in the entire series. Fans know Zoro to be quite an ambitious individual. Right from the beginning, Zoro was aiming to become a skilled swordsman, and his promise with Kuina was one that saw him aim for the title of the World’s Strongest Swordsman.

Ever since then, Zoro has been aiming for greatness, and with each passing arc, he’s getting closer to his goal. Zoro was clearly a born conqueror, and this ambition of his has manifested as Conqueror’s Haki recently.

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Portgas D. Ace

• Affiliation: Spade Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates

Ace was the son of the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, and as such, it is easy to see how he was a natural-born conqueror. Ace was blessed with tremendous powers right from the get-go.

Even when it came to his ambition, Ace wanted to surpass the legacy that was left behind by his father. While he certainly did not get to do that, Ace did establish himself as a very powerful individual and showcased why he was a force worthy to be feared in the New World.

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Boa Hancock

• Affiliation: Kuja Pirates

The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, always handles herself with incredible confidence, which stems from her belief in herself. Hancock is a born leader and a conqueror, and that is precisely why she was able to become a very powerful pirate by the age of 18. Hancock also received the position of Shichibukai after just one voyage, which just goes to show the limitless potential she carries. She wields all three types of Haki and has an overpowered Devil Fruit on top of that. Clearly, Hancock is a natural-born conqueror with tremendous potential.

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Big Mom

• Affiliation: Rocks Pirates, Big Mom Pirates

Big Mom was a monstrous force right from the get-go. In fact, her parents abandoned her because she was too much of a threat to anyone around them, despite being just 4 at the time. Big Mom was simply way too powerful for anyone to contend with, even when she was a child.

She defeated Jorul when she was 5, and, ever since then, has only gone on to achieve great things. At some point, Big Mom had become such a force that even Rocks took an interest in her. Eventually, Big Mom became the captain of her own crew and stood tall as one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, which was certainly her fulfilling her potential as a conqueror.

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Kaido

• Affiliation: Rocks Pirates, Beast Pirates

The King of Beasts, Kaido, was born in a war-torn country where he was used as a mercenary. Clearly, only the most traumatized children survive through something like this, and the fact that Kaido actively sought more even at that age is proof of the fact that he was naturally attracted to the idea of strength and asserting his authority.

Kaido was a natural-born leader and a conqueror, and this conqueror’s spirit in him increased as he continued on his journey. He even joined Rocks at some point, learned a great deal from him, and eventually, after the crew came to ruin at God Valley, 38 years ago, he went his own way to establish the Beast Pirates. It was with this crew that he became a Yonko of the Sea.

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Kozuki Oden

• Affiliation: Wano Country, Whitebeard Pirates, Roger Pirates

The prodigal son of Wano, Oden was born as a legendary child and could do things that were unheard of. Oden is certainly one of the finest examples of born conqueror in One Piece. Even at the age of 18, Oden possessed incredible power and great charm.

When he went on to journey across the world, his conqueror spirit grew, and his charisma did as well. By the time he returned from his journey, he had become plenty powerful and could even have killed Kaido in battle. Undoubtedly, Oden was one of the most incredible characters in One Piece.

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Blackbeard

• Affiliation: Blackbeard Pirates

Blackbeard is one of the endgame characters that Oda is going to focus on quite a lot in the Final Saga, and given his importance as an Emperor of the Sea, it’s no surprise for the fans to know that he possesses a tremendous conqueror spirit.

Blackbeard was a born leader, and there is absolutely no denying that fact. Even though he does not have Conqueror’s Haki at this point, it is only a matter of time before he gains this ability in the Final Saga, and we are eagerly waiting to see that. On top of all this, Blackbeard laid out a careful plan and succeeded in pulling it off, which is a great sign of him being a very shrewd individual.

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Shanks

• Affiliation: Roger Pirates, Holy Knights (Temporary), Red Hair Pirates

Born as a Celestial Dragon, Shanks was already a conqueror right from when Roger found him, and training under the Pirate King only strengthened him even further. Shanks was Roger’s apprentice for the longest time, and even touted to be the next Pirate King.

He is an incredible character who can be considered to be the strongest in the world right now among the mortals. With his twisted destiny that makes him the child of fate, Shanks was always destined for greatness as a conqueror.

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Roger

• Affiliation: Roger Pirates

The former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was a man with immense charisma and incredible dreams. Even when he was a no-name nobody, Roger wanted to turn the world upside down, and he certainly succeeded in doing that.

His amazing passion and spirit as a conqueror are what allowed him to complete the circumnavigation of the entire globe and reach the final island that nobody before him had reached in 800 years — Laugh Tale. Undoubtedly, Roger was incredible as a pirate and destined to do great things, and he is one of Oda’s most memorable characters of all time.

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Monkey D. Luffy

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• Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates

The protagonist of the series, Luffy is an individual who craves freedom above everything else, and he would certainly not call himself a conqueror. However, Luffy certainly does possess the spirit of a conqueror and he has tremendous ambition, which surpasses even becoming the Pirate King. Luffy was always someone with a fiery spirit, even when he was just a child. When it comes to ambition, dreams, and conqueror’s spirit, there is no individual in One Piece who matches Luffy, and that’s why every fan of the series absolutely adores him.

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