8 One Piece Characters Who Wasted Their Potential

In the following long-running series: one pieceNo character is safe from wasted potential. Even Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, and their big bad villains can surprisingly find themselves in this dilemma. The character's poor decisions, underwhelming abilities, untimely series ending, and abandoned competition make it a perfect example of unrealized greatness despite its key roles.

Gecko Moria Lesson

Gecko Moria teaches fans an important lesson about One Piece.

Although not the most popular character, Gecko Moria teaches fans an important lesson in One Piece.

in the wide sea one pieceBecause of how unpredictable the story progresses, it can cause problems for the characters. One moment it becomes relevant, and the next thing fans know, it fades into the background or disappears before it can even make waves. Like this, these A character who squandered all his potential. one piece This probably left many fans exclaiming, “This is what happened!”

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Tashigi one piece

Defeating Roronoa Zoro is one of Tashigi's greatest goals. one piece. After the former bounty hunter defeats her in Rogue Town, Tashigi does her best to pursue him like a true swordsman who refuses to be defeated again.

Over time, Tashigi became less relevant to the narrative. Instead of doing the important work to achieve her goals, she often finds herself reacting to current events rather than driving them forward. Even her dream of collecting all the famous swords in the world seemed frozen.

Additionally, Eiichiro Oda seems to have deleted the reason for Tashigi's uncanny resemblance to Go Kuina when he first appeared in the series. Now she no longer looks like her.

smoker

Captain Smoker is looking at the viewer.
Captain Smoker is looking at the viewer.
Image via Toei Animation.

Like Tashigi, Smoker also became irrelevant to the series after a strong start in Rogue Town. Instead of acting as Luffy's rival or counterpart like Garp did with Roger in the Marine Corps, Smoker slowly moved away from that direction.

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He was seen as a brilliant Marine whose personal code of justice contrasted sharply with the rigid ideology of most of his peers, but the story gradually stopped exploring that difference in any meaningful way. What's worse is that despite having the powerful Devil Fruit ability to literally transform into smoke, many characters eventually surpassed Smoker. Unfortunately, even Kobe is stronger than him now.

Kuina

Kuina is holding a katana.
Kuina is holding a katana.
Image via Toei Animation.

Kuina had the potential to become the strongest female swordsman in the One Piece world. Even at such a young age, she had no trouble defeating Zoro, who was already a master of the two swords. She had big dreams and was going to be even bigger, but an accident on the stairs suddenly ended not only her life, but the future she was meant to pursue.

If Kuina had survived the accident, she could have become Zoro's closest rival. It would have been surprising to see a highly skilled female swordsman in the series who had the courage to go on the same journey as Zoro. Who knows, maybe she could have become a pirate too.

buggy

Buggy characters that could have killed Luffy One Piece

Two of the biggest problems fans have with Buggy are his laziness and cowardice. Despite having powerful Devil Fruit abilities, he rarely makes an effort to master them or push them beyond their basic application. Over the course of the series, he shows little real progress, relying on his own luck and the mistakes of other characters to survive and advance.

Unfortunately, no matter how many fans wish Buggy would grow up and reach his full potential, his choices and actions continually reinforce that he is destined to remain a gag character, not one destined for greatness. one piece.

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Enel

Enel uses Haki and his Devil Fruit to avoid the attack.
Enel uses Haki and his Devil Fruit to avoid the attack.
Image via Toei Animation.

Enel is one of the original villains. one piece The one who gave Luffy and his companions a first-hand taste of Skypiea's Observation Haki. He also had a broken Devil Fruit ability that gave him god-like powers, allowing him to control lightning. In other words, he has all the makings of a truly unstoppable villain, but his arrogance and god complex ultimately lead to his downfall at the hands of Luffy.

Enel achieved his dream of going to the moon, but he could never truly conquer someone as powerful as Luffy or One Piece's other top warriors unless he returned. He disappeared so quickly that fans wondered just how powerful Enel would be if he reappeared in the story in the series' finale.

ace

The best episode of One Piece, true fans should watch Ace Episode 483
The best episode that true One Piece fans must see

As the son of legendary pirate king Gol D. Roger, Ace's pirate journey was bound to be special. He became captain of the Spade Pirates, second-in-command to Whitebeard, and even received an offer to become general of the seas. Ace achieved all of these feats at a young age, but his journey was tragically cut short by his untimely death at the hands of Akainu.

While Luffy continues to pursue his dreams, Ace's tragic death prevents fans from seeing his full potential. Ace's death becomes one of the most shocking moments in animation history, as Roger's son is permanently sidelined early in the series.

Mihawk

Dracule Mihawk Haki user who can compete with Shank in One Piece
Dracula Mihawk glares at the viewer.
Image via Toei Animation.

Zoro's final goal one piece His goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman, but before he can actually achieve that dream, he must surpass Dracula Mihawk without hesitation. Mihawk, the ultimate swordsman, destroyed Zoro with a small but deadly sword that nearly killed the former bounty hunter during the Barati arc.

From then on, Mihawk came and went like an untouchable shadow, carrying his wonderful and enchanting sword. However, his inactivity in the story and his desire for a more peaceful life have led many fans to question whether he is still the world's greatest swordsman. one piece After all this time.

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Gekko Moria from One Piece

What happened to Gecko Moriah is a clear example of a man's fall from grace. At the time, Moria was a powerful enough pirate to be able to fight Emperor Kaido for several days even without Haki. However, after everything was taken away from Moria, especially the pirate crew, Kaido fell into a huge depression, unable to return to his stronger, former self.

Moria had the potential to become emperor, but trauma and depression limited his growth. Not only was he defeated by Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates, but he was also stripped of his warlord title. If Moria had overcome his inner demons and embraced his full potential, he might have become the fearsome Emperor of the Seas instead of fading into obscurity.


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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

author

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)


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