15 years after Ace, One Piece author Oda gives fans the most tragic death

one piece We are currently in the Elbaf Arc, where Oda is revealing all kinds of surprising mysteries one after another to fans. At this moment, one piece It focuses heavily on Harald flashbacks, where the life of the King of Elbaf and Loki is shown in great detail. Considering that this flashback takes fans back 109 years, many tragedies have unfolded in the world since then. Fans have seen quite a few deaths. one piece The world that followed and Chapter 1165 may have presented fans with the most tragic events.

As is very clear, Oda doesn't like to kill off too many characters in his stories.But there are times when you absolutely have to do it. Marineford is a prime example of this. one piece over and over again Portgas D. Kill AceLuffy's younger brother. To this day, fans consider Ace's death to be the most tragic event. one pieceBut now Oda revealed another tragic death that left many fans in tears.. Years after the fall of the Fire Fist, Oda shows that things could get worse. one piece world.

Rocks D. Xebec's One Piece Episode 1165: Death was Tragic

If there is one death that can be said to be the most tragic since the fall of Ace, it is: It belongs to Rocks D. Xebec.. Oda often kills off the most surprising secondary characters in his stories, and Ace was definitely one of them. There are many people Oda has killed, but one of the things Oda refuses to do is disrespect the dead.

generally one piece In this world, characters die laughing. This is especially true when it comes to good characters. Even Ace, who suffered a huge loss, passed away with a big smile on his face. Whitebeard died standing proudly, Roger died smiling, and so did Oden.. With the exception of Rocks D. Xebec, almost every major character who died in One Piece had their moment of glory at the time of their death.

In Rocks, Oda died a truly tragic death that was fundamentally gruesome.. Rox went to God Valley to save his family, and succeeded in rescuing his wife and child, but fell to Imu in the process. the other side Rocks challenged Imu's power. At some point, he ended up turning into a mindless slave.

Oda depicts death with a smiling face, a rock that dies miserably.

With Domi Reversi, Rocks turned into a mindless slave. It was truly heartbreaking to see. Imu attempted to use the Rocks to kill his own family, and although he ultimately succeeded, the Rocks were able to wipe out life in God Valley by simply following the orders of the World Government ruler. When Rocks fought Roger and Garp, tears streamed down his face and his misery was deep.

He just wanted to die at that point and begged Roger and Garp to do so. The most powerful pirate at the time was pulled out of his miserable situation by Roger and Garp, both of whom understood the pain he was going through. most legends one piece The world dies laughing, Rox died in tears of sorrow and sadness..

Rocks' will continues even after his death

while Rocks D. Xebec died in God Valley.His essence has resonated throughout the ages and lives on to this day through people like Loki and Blackbeard. Rocks may have died in a miserable way, but part of him will likely seek revenge on him, and Loki still has his ideas too.

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece will be serialized next week. One Piece Episode 1166 comes out in two weeks. The official release date for One Piece Chapter 1166 is November 23, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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October 20, 1999

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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)