One Piece has tons of powerful characters, ranging from the likes of the Navy Admirals to the Yonko and their powerful commanders. As all of them have distinct fighting styles, there are those who rely on their speed in combat as well.

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These characters are extremely hard to take down, thanks to their ability to be able to blitz almost anyone in combat. Here are the 10 fastest known characters in the entire One Piece series so far.

10 Cavendish

Cavendish is one of the pirates from the new generation who has already made quite a name for himself. His powers are just as great as his reputation as a pirate. His swordsmanship, in particular, is extraordinary.

Cavendish is known to rely on his speed in combat and he's almost impossible to stop, especially when Hakuba awakens. His speed made him a threat to even the officers of the Donquixote Pirates.

9 Enel

Also known as God Enel, he's one of the fastest known characters in the world of One Piece, without a doubt. Enel possesses the powers of the Goro Goro no Mi, which is a Logia type Devil Fruit. Its powers allow him to turn his body in lightning at will, meaning he can travel as fast as lightning itself.

While that is fast, Enel definitely isn't the fastest character out there and are those who have surpassed his level of speed quite easily.

8 Vinsmoke Niji

Niji Vinsmoke One Piece

Renowned as Dengeki Blue, Niji is a member of the Vinsmoke Family who leads the Germa 66. His powers rely on electricity-based attacks, and when he dons his Raid Suit, he's easily one of the fastest there is.

Towards the end of the Whole Cake Island arc, Niji was able to use a technique called "Light Speed: Henry Blazer," which seems to indicate that he can travel as fast as light itself. Someone as fast as Sanji was easily outpaced by him.

7 Silvers Rayleigh

Silvers Rayleigh and Admiral Kizaru square off on Sabaody Archipelago in One Piece.

Rayleigh was the former right-hand man of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. His skills earned him the title of the "Dark King" back during his days of piracy. While Rayleigh's exact power level isn't known, he was seen being able to intercept Kizaru's light twice in the series.

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What's more, he managed to do this when he was at a very old age, meaning he was likely much faster in his prime.

6 Charlotte Katakuri

The second son of Big Mom, Charlotte Katakuri is the leader of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates and is their strongest after the captain herself. Katakuri's biggest power is his ability to see the future using his Observation Haki, however, his strength and speed are both immense as well.

In his fight against Luffy, he was able to keep up and outpace Snakeman at certain moments, which just goes to show he had phenomenal speed.

5 Monkey D. Luffy

The Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy is easily one of the fastest characters in One Piece. In his Gear Fourth form, Luffy was able to blitz Doflamingo in battle without any trouble whatsoever.

His fastest form is Gear 4: Snakeman, which keeps on accelerating endlessly. It was able to outpace Katakuri multiple times despite the latter being incredibly fast himself and having the ability to see the future on top of that.

4 Bartholomew Kuma

The wielder of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, Bartholomew Kuma is a leader of the Revolutionary Army who once had a bounty of 296 million berries on his head. His Devil Fruit powers allow him to repel anything at the speed of light, including himself.

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That automatically makes Kuma one of the fastest characters in the One Piece world. After the time-skip, fans have seen very little of him, however, he is likely just as fast, if not faster.

3 Sanji

Sanji in his raid suit in Wano

Sanji is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates and also their fastest fighter. Using his legs in combat, Sanji always relies on a combination of strength and speed in battle. Before the time-skip, he was able to keep with CP-9's Moon Walk without any trouble. After two years, Sanji had grown much faster, being fast enough to blitz Oven without even being seen.

After getting a Raid Suit, the technology on the back of this feet accelerate him to the speed of light itself, making him one of the fastest characters in the verse.

2 Marco

Also known as 'Marco the Phoenix,' he was once the right-hand man of Edward Newgate. Thanks to his high physical prowess and the ability to transform into a Phoenix, Marco is easily one of the fastest in the entire series.

He was able to intercept Kizaru's light-speed attack after being fired from a distance within the blink of an eye and even blitzed him moments later. Without a doubt, he's very fast indeed.

1 Kizaru

Kizaru is an Admiral of the Navy in One Piece and also the fastest character that we've seen in the story so far. He is a user of the Logia type Pika Pika no Mi which gives him the power to transform into light itself.

All his attacks hit at light-speed, and he is able to travel at light-speed as well. Kizaru is, undoubtedly, the fastest known characters in One Piece for now.

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