10 characters who challenged Yonko and lost

Yonko is a title given to the four most powerful pirates in the world. one piece. Their influence is felt throughout the New World, and their presence is acknowledged by the World Government itself. As seen in one pieceTheir power can take down entire armies, and they have a powerful crew that has made their name known around the world.

The mere names of these four powerful pirates are enough to stop even the worst of those who harm the islands they protect. Moreover, even world governments stay away from them because it is too much for them to handle. An alliance between the two Emperors is seen as a direct threat to the World Government itself. However, there are also bold people who risked their lives and lost miserably.

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Portgas D. Ace

• Challenged Yonko: Whitebeard

Ace started his journey at a very young age and quickly rose to fame. He was offered the position of Warlord of the Seas, but he declined because his ambitions were much greater. His goal was to become the world's strongest pirate, and he decided to pursue Whitebeard himself. Even with the Yonko in front of him, Ace did not back down. He challenged him but was defeated. This was the first time he was defeated by Whitebeard.

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gecko moria

In his prime, Moria was a force to be reckoned with and a very powerful pirate standing up to Kaido. He fought a Yonko and lost. At the same time, a member of his crew dies, which deeply affects him and changes his perspective on his crew. It's not explicitly stated how or why this happened, but one thing is certain: Moria has never truly recovered from that loss.

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Eustace Kidd

• Yonko Challenge: Redhead Shanks

Kid is a callous and brave pirate who entered the New World with one goal in mind: to challenge the Yonko. Over the years, Kid hasn't challenged just one of them. Instead, he challenged all four, but his main target was Shanks. He fought Shanks' crew for the first time, but was defeated and had his arm cut off by Ben Beckman. Later, after the Wano Country arc, Shanks one-shots him and leaves him for dead.

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Monkey D. Luffy

Image via Toei Animation.

Wano was a turning point in the series where fans got to see Luffy face off against a Yonko. Luffy's first meeting with Kaido demonstrated the enormous power gap between the two, and as they fought, it was the first of many defeats Luffy suffered at the hands of the Yonko. Luffy was defeated a total of 3 times. The first defeat was at Guri, the second and third at Onigashima.

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Akainu

• Challenged Yonko: Whitebeard

Akainu was first introduced at the Marineford Summit, where he showed himself to be a formidable force. He was an admiral who constantly fought Whitebeard and tried to kill him. Whitebeard's poor health gave Akainu the upper hand in the battle. However, after killing Ace, Akainu felt Whitebeard's absolute anger, and was brutally attacked by Yonko, which even devastated the island itself.

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Kozuki Oden

Oden, who returned to Wano, could not believe what had happened to his beloved country. He took out his anger on Orochi, but Orochi made a deal with him and accepted it. When the time came, Orochi did not keep his promise. Oden realized that he must fight to save his people and country. Oden fought Kaido and gained the upper hand, but due to a small interference, Oden was defeated.

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downtown

• Challenged Yonko: Big Mom

During the Whole Cake Island arc, Brook was tasked with retrieving one of the Road Poneglyphs that Big Mom had. His plan didn't go as planned, which led to Big Mom confronting him. Instead of running away, Brook chose to confront the Emperor. This fight was short, with Brook losing, but it captured the hearts of fans. At the same time, he stole the friction of her poneglyph and became Ark's MVP.

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nine red scabbards

Kozuki Oden's vassals wanted two things from Wano. The goal was to defeat Kaido and bring peace back to Wano. They got their chance on the rooftops of Onigashima, where they battled for ages, and even Kaido was shocked by their power. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough. Kaido easily defeated them and they placed their ultimate trust in Luffy to make their dreams come true.

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crocodile

• Challenged Yonko: Whitebeard

Crocodile was the first antagonist to defeat Luffy multiple times. He was the main villain of the Alabasta Arc and later a character in the Marineford Summit War. There, it is revealed that Crocodile once fought Whitebeard and was soundly defeated by him. This left him with a deep wound that he would never forget, and he still held a grudge against the Yonko until his death.

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Rob Lucci

• Challenged Yonko: Monkey D. Luffy

Lucci returned to the series in the Egghead Island arc, where he once again faced Luffy. It was the rematch everyone wanted to see. However, it was a one-sided fight where Luffy was superior in all areas including strength, speed, and power. This was a fight where the winner or loser was already known before the match began.

one piece

release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudo, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Sato

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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shoji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda.

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)