Every Straw Hat's greatest moment

From the beginning One PieceThe Straw Hat Pirates have gone on countless adventures to new and fantastic places that have changed the way fans and the characters themselves understand the world. During these adventures, they also come face-to-face with world-changing mysteries and battle incredibly powerful opponents with powers that seem to defy reality!

At the same time, each member of the team had some incredibly iconic and often emotional moments that were firmly embedded in the memories of fans. Often these moments are synonymous with the characters themselves, so in this article let's take a look at the best moments of each member of the Straw Hat Pirates in One Piece.

Brooke steals Big Mom's Poneglyphs

Story arc: Whole Cake Island

Once Brooke was introduced to the story, he quickly became a fan due to his cheerful personality. Although his inclusion in the team was short-lived before they were all disbanded in the Sabaodi Archipelago, after the timeskip his role grew significantly for both the team and the story as a whole. Never was this more true than on Wholecake Island.

Young lady… what kind of fool would think to die?!

In this arc, Brooke, in particular, was tasked with collecting the Big Mom Road Poneglyph engravings from her treasure room while everyone else was distracted. Although he was helped by Pedro, Brook was pretty much on his own when it came to picking up scraps, something everyone thought he couldn't do. However, to everyone's surprise, Brooke actually managed to do so and kept the Poneglyph abrasions in his skull!

Nami asks Luffy to help her

Story arc: Arlong Park

As the second ever member of the Straw Hats' team, Nami has a special relationship with Luffy. Despite​​​​​​ her help against Buga during the Orange City arc, the initial part of Nami's story revolved around her betraying the rest of her crew due to her debt to the Arlongo pirates, who appointed her as their official navigator. However, it was eventually revealed that Arlong never actually intended to let her or her village go free.

Confused and devastated, Nami began to break down, cutting the part of her arm where the tattoo that identified her as part of the Arlong Pirates was. Eventually, Luffy stops her, forcing Name to turn to the one person she can at this point, ask for help, leading to one of the most iconic scenes in the entire series. While this moment may not be as flashy and action-packed as the others, it not only shows how great of a person Luffy is, but also humanizes Nami more than any other moment!

Frankie Burns Drawings of Pluto

Story Arc: Enies Lobby-Water 7

Frankie was introduced as a villain in the Water 7 arc, where he initially received a lot of wealth from the Straw Hats. However, he eventually became one of them, fulfilling the much-needed role of ship's master, tasked with keeping the ship in top condition at all times. Frankie has had many notable moments throughout the story, such as building the Thousand Suns and his amazing fight against Senor Pink.

If the Ancient Weapon ever finds its way into the hands of an idiot like you…one who goes mad with power…it will take another weapon to stop you!

However, his best moment has to come when he burned the blueprints of Pluto in front of CP9. The context is what makes this moment strange, as the World Government knew about the Ancient Weapons and needed their own to have a chance if Pluto was ever found. After finding the blueprints that the ancient Water 7 shipwrights used to build the ship, they are horrified to discover them in Franky, who burns them, single-handedly ending the World Government's ambitions for such a powerful weapon!

Jinbei's speech to Luffy

Story Arc: Post-Marineford

Jinbei was the last of the original 7 Warlords of the Sea to be shown, and was responsible for freeing Arlong in East Blue. Because of this, his reputation was always built as an extremely dangerous character, so fans were quite shocked to meet Jinbei, who turned out to be one of the nicest and most helpful characters in the entire series.

Stop counting only what you've lost! What's gone is gone. So ask yourself: what else do you have left?

There are quite a few moments that make Jinbei an amazing character, but perhaps the greatest is his speech to Luffy after the events at Marineford. As Luffy is at the lowest point he's ever been, Jinbei reminds him to focus on the things he still has, not the things he's lost. It's safe to say that Luffy wouldn't have come back from such a dark place without Jinbei!

Robin discovers a demonic power

Story Arc: Wano

Robin's famous “I want to live” moment during the Enies Lobby arc is still the most iconic moment for the character and shows how her mindset and way of thinking has changed over the years. However, her brand new Demonio Fleurs ability, which she showed off in the Wano arc, stands out as her best, especially since it's one of the few times Robin really shines with her offensive abilities.

Sanji! Thank you for counting on my help. I really appreciate it!

Since she is the team's archeologist whose expertise is in research and knowledge of history, Vano's arc has made her one of the most important characters. It was also a great performance for Sanji, who entrusted Robin with taking care of the powerful villain Black Maria, which Robin was able to do by discovering an uncharacteristic and completely unbelievable ability that seemingly turned her into a giant demon!

Chopper saves everyone in Onigashima

Story Arc: Wano

The resident doctor for the Straw Hat team, this adorable little reindeer is more concerned with fixing people than hurting them. While he's no slouch from a combat standpoint, as he's shown several times in the series, especially when his Monster Point fared very well against Big Mom and the Queen, Chopper's talents as a medic are what made his indispensable crew member and one of the best doctors in the world!

I already understood how this virus works!

Although quite a few arcs required his medical knowledge to save a lot of people or prevent crew members from bleeding out, his best moment was when he saved everyone in Anigashima from the Queen's Ice Oni virus. The moment was even celebrated by Zoro, as Chopper was able to assemble a miraculous cure in a very short amount of time, saving friends and foes alike, while being partially infected himself!

Usopp Auken Observation Hacks

Story Arc: Dressrosa

With a team as strong as the Straw Hats, it's pretty easy for many to forget about Usopp. However, if it weren't for him, the heroes would have lost in Dressrose! Even though Elbaf is the arc where Usopp is rumored to be very important, Dress Rosa has already shown Usopp's integral place in the crew, where he almost single-handedly destroyed the entire Doflamingo Empire!

The leader who got you all involved in this brutal game! Whoever takes the head gets… 500 million berries!

At one point, things looked dire for the heroes when Sugar woke up and approached a powerless Luffy and Law. This is when, from several kilometers away and from a lower level, Usopp awakened his latent Observation Haki, allowing him to accurately fire her from such a distance, and shot a makeshift bull in his face, shocking her and saving the day. Usopp has more than lived up to his nickname “God”!

Sanji Thanks Enel

Story arc: Skypiea

Many fans believe that Sanji is the best-written Straw Hat Pirate out of all of them, and that's pretty hard to argue with. This is because the Wholecake Island arc showed his story and explained why he is the way he is. This backstory is one of the saddest in the entire series, but it also puts Sanji's entire journey into perspective, and while he has many incredible moments, such as his fight with the Queen and when he explains what Usopp can do and he can His iconic skypiea arch pose takes weight.

Running into Enel with Usopp in hopes of helping Luffy in battle, they are confronted by the most powerful enemy they have ever faced up to that point. When Enel throws a huge bolt of lightning at Sanji, many expected him to die. However, fans were treated to one of the coolest moments ever One Piece story as Sanji stands in the smoke, burnt and bruised, and continues to thank Enel for lighting him up!

Zoro takes Luffy's pain

Story arc: Thriller Bark

While every member of Straw Hat's team is incredibly loyal to Luffy, Zoro shares a particularly close bond with him as the first person to join his team. Because of this, Zoro has placed Luffy's dream of becoming the Pirate King next to his dream of becoming the world's greatest swordsman, and sees it as his duty to make sure his captain becomes the Pirate King. As such, his loyalty to Luffy was tested at the end of the Thriller Bark arc when Kuma arrived.

After fighting relentlessly for centuries, Luffy goes through a lot of pain that almost kills him. Here, Kuma says that he could take the pain away, but he'd still need a place to go, to which Zoro offers her own body as a place for the pain, which is so intense that even a little bit makes him shiver violently. Hearing this, Sanji goes to find Zoro standing alone, having taken all of his own pain as well as Luffy's pain, nearly dying from the ordeal but still strong. As a mirror of Sanji's greatest moment, when asked what happened between him and Kuma, Zoro brushes it off without saying anything.

Luffy wakes up Nika

Story Arc: Wano

As the series went on, fans gradually picked up clues that hinted that Luffy was special. In the Wano arc, Luffy fought against one of the Sea Emperors for the first time, but suffered 4 defeats due to Kaido's much greater strength, which fans compared to blueprint armor. After his final defeat, Luffy appears to have died. However, his Devil Fruit eventually awoke, revealing to the world that Gomu Gomu no Mi was actually the mythical Zoan Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Niko!

This revelation shattered the foundations of everything fans have been following ever since One Piece the story began with Luffy's hilarious and silly Devil Fruit always being the fruit that gave the user divine powers and was the one that spread laughter and freedom around the world all those centuries ago. After finally awakening the true power of his Devil Fruit, Luffy defeated Kaido very easily, showing exactly why it was Nick's fruit that Joyboy used in the Void Century!

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