One Piece, Elbaf reveals a new duo stronger than the wings of the Pirate King

The Pirate King's Wings are an elite duo comprised of the world's most powerful pirates. one piece. The wings of the pirate kings of Gol D. Roger's era were Scoffer Gavan and Silvers Reilly. Now Luffy is getting closer. one pieceThe Pirate King's wings are Roronoa, Zoro, and Sanji. Zoro and Sanji form a legendary duo, their power nearly unmatched.

That said, One Piece's run of the Elbaph arc, especially the latest chapter, has shown the duo completely surpassing the likes of Zoro and Sanji in power. This is the legendary duo of Nika and Nidhoggr. Historic team-ups have a great history dating back thousands of years to the First World, before the Void Century.

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Zoro and Sanji's current power level analysis

The Straw Hat Pirates are a party of Yonko, and it's no surprise that among their ranks are some of the most powerful pirates in the world. Luffy is already a Yonko, but people like Zoro and Sanji are also approaching this level. While Zoro already uses all three types of Haki despite having little control over the colors of his Great King, Sanji is growing in his own way and getting closer and closer to attaining the same power as the Great King of Haki.

Future growth aside, Zoro and Sanji are at a level where they can stand on their own against the likes of admirals and even Yonko, and this is what makes them incredibly powerful. Clearly, they are one of the strongest duos in the One Piece world, and their trust in each other and teamwork makes them incredibly capable.

How the Luffy-Loki Alliance Surpasses the Straw Hat Commander

Lake Elbaf one piece It introduced fans to a duo stronger than the wings of the Pirate King: the team-up of Luffy and Loki. Loki is initially introduced as a villain of sorts, but over the course of the story, he is shown to form an alliance with protagonist Monkey D. Luffy against the threat of the World Government. Luffy recently rescued Loki, and the two traveled to Sun World to face off against the Holy Knights and Immu. The combination of Luffy's Gear 5 and Loki's Nidhoggr abilities made even the Imu-powered Gunko no match, dispatched in seconds.

Zoro and Sanji, despite being incredibly powerful, are not yet at this level. Luffy and Loki are both above the average Yonko level in the One Piece universe, while Zoro and Sanji are still in the process of growing up. Sure, they still have a lot of potential to achieve, but neither of them comes even remotely close to Luffy and Loki's power levels. In terms of physical attributes and Haki, the iconic Elbaph duo far exceeds the wings of the Pirate King.

Why Elbaf Arc makes Luffy's wings stronger

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It should be noted that Zoro and Sanji are far from reaching their peak and the climax of the Elbaf arc would certainly help them further in terms of growth. Zoro is a man who must defeat Dracula Mihawk, while Sanji aims to find All Blue, which in many ways is much more difficult than finding One Piece. All of these goals require a level of ambition rivaling that of a Pirate King. Obviously, Zoro and Sanji's Haki will grow in the Final Saga and both are guaranteed to become absolute masters of the colors of the Great King.

Elbaf Arc will play an important role in that regard, going up against the Paladins who are likely to be further strengthened by the influence of Nero or Imu in the country. The Elbaf Arc will vastly strengthen Wings of the Pirate King Zoro and Sanji, bringing them closer to the same level as Luffy and Loki by giving them the toughest battles ever. By the end of the series, Zoro and Sanji should be roughly on the same level as Luffy. Because that's what the narrative has already established.

One Piece Chapter 1180 will be available to read on Manga Plus on April 19, 2026 at 11 AM EST.

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October 20, 1999

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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)