One Piece is a gigantic sprawling story with tons of powers, conflicts, and characters being shoved into your face at every turn. And, along with the multitude of concepts, there are twice as many characters bragging about their own strength and pirate crew.
So many in fact that their roster for video game adaptations is starting to get too big to handle! So, we're here to rank them all (hopefully), from weakest to strongest.
40 The Fake Straw Hat Pirates
Not much to say here, they're basically just normal people who pretended to be the Straw Hats. Apparently, the Luffy con-man Demaro Black is a well-known trickster, but other than that they're F-brand doppelgangers of the highest order.
39 The Alvida Pirates
The first Pirate Captain Luffy meets on his journey, it's Alvida! Despite getting knocked out in one punch Alvida is a well-known captain in East Blue. We'd love to see how she's grown since the Time Skip, but Oda has pretty much forgotten about her.
38 The Black Cat Pirates
"Black Cat" Kuro is apparently a well-renowned killer and an intelligent guy, but who leaves witnesses alive the night before a plan just because he's confident no one would believe him? It was cool how he pushed up his glasses, but he and his crew were entry-level villains for sure.
37 The Saruyama Alliance
The Saruyama Alliance is a band of dreamers helping Mont Blanc Cricket search for Skypeia to prove his ancestor was right. The two "sworn" brothers Masira and Shoujou are apparently human, and they're cool characters with rad-looking ships, but they're more scavengers than pirates.
36 The Gyro Pirates
Crab-Hand Gyro is a throwaway character during the Fishman Island arc. His pirates serve as an example to us what happens to humans who betray Hody Jones. Normally we'd ignore them, but his design sticks out so much we just couldn't.
35 The Bliking Pirates
We still think Wapol has one of the most underrated Devil Fruits of all time. Being able to eat and turn into anything you want like that? So cool! Still, Wapol doesn't train, doesn't really even fight, and is an overall garbage human.
34 The Arlong Pirates
Arlong might be strong, but he's nothing compared to Fisher or Jimbe. He has all the strength a normal Fishman does, as well as an "unbreakable nose" and re-growable teeth. Yet even then he wouldn't last long in the present-day New World.
33 The Rumbar Pirates
We hate to throw shade at Humming Brook's former crew but the Rumbar Pirates weren't exactly known for their power. They were a crew of lovable musicians that aimed to make children smile with their music everywhere. The captain and Brook were the only two worth Bounty Posters, so yeah their journey ends here.
32 The Cook Pirates
Sanji's Adoptive Father was a real big shot back in the days before the Baratie. Zeff is one of the first pirates we meet that actually went to the Grand Line and returned! And, if he hadn't given his leg to Sanji, we assume he'd still be one of the most memorable crews to this day
31 The Buggy Clown Pirate Delivery Fleet
East Blue Buggy doesn't really even deserve a spot on the list. But post Timeskip Warlord of the Seas Buggy? Absolutely. The guy runs his own Pirate Dispatch organization now called "Buggy's Delivery". Any, while his individual fighting strength isn't much, his Buggy/Muggy cannonballs and the army of believers make up for it.
30 The Don Krieg Fleet
Don Krieg is unabashedly the "whatever it takes to win" type who spent his fortune on unbreakable armor and a slew of weapons. And, while he's scum, he did have a fleet of fifty Pirate Ships ready to take on the Grand Line.
29 The Foxy Pirates
The Foxy Pirates are fine we guess. Some people love them while we're pretty lukewarm. Still, the Nero Nero Fruit and the absurd size of this crew make them easily one of the most diverse and largest Pirate groups we've seen.
28 The Brownbeard Pirates
Brownbeard might just be a side-character chump from the Punk Hazard arc, but he is still a New World pirate! He made it through everything up until Basil Hawkins stopped him.
27 The Giant Warrior Pirates
Dorry and Broggy are the first Giants we see in One Piece and they're also some of the most fearsome. Both the Blue and Red Ogre were renowned back in the day with similar bounties of 100,000,000 Beri. Don't underestimate giants.
26 The Flying Pirates
Vander Decken is a creep, a stalker, and a chump. He gets punked by Hody Jones, rejected by Shirahoshi, and was dumb enough to eat a Devil Fruit as a Fishman and remain underwater. Yet, his Devil Fruit lets him throw entire islands if he wanted.
25 The Bellamy Pirates
Bellamy The Hyena is a character we didn't expect to return or even find ourselves relating to. The guy was scum back on Jaya and he gets wrecked by Luffy in one punch. Post-time-skip though he has much better odds.
24 The Fallen Monk Pirates
It's so nice to see one of the people from Sky Island making a name for themselves in the Blue Sea. Apparently, Urouge's Devil Fruit lets him absorb damage and turn it into body size and physical strength. So, if he's learned to use it well in the 2 years that have passed, he'll make a much bigger impact.
23 The Bonney Pirates
Jewelry Bonney is a mystery in every sense of the word. Her Devil Fruit is still unexplained, her past is seemingly important, and her combat strength is unknown. But, she's smart, resourceful, and can age up/down anything she touches.
22 The Caribou Pirates
The Caribou Brothers are scum. The lead brother Caribou, in particular, has remained in the story much longer than anyone wanted or expected. But, he has a Logia-type ability so he might be stronger than he lets on.
21 The New Fish-Man Pirates
Hody Jones and his cohorts are a band of backwater racists who Oda spent way too much time on. But, when they were at their peak drugged state, they were all pretty scary. Still, they're nothing but old bigots in jail now.