The laziest One Piece characters

Key conclusions

• Zoro snoozes and likes sake, but remains a skilled swordsman.
• Aokiji's “lazy justice” complicates his character.
• Big Mama is a lazy Yonka who likes sweets and lets her children fight for themselves.

Part of what does One Piece such a cute series is a huge variety of unique characters that author Eiichiro Oda manages to conjure up in his artistic mind. While there are literally hundreds of characters that appear throughout the story, each one has their own set of characteristics and quirks, and that inevitably means that some end up being a bit lazy.

This applies not only to pirates, but also to warlords and even marines who would rather wallow and dream than do their duty. One Piece therefore contains its share of characters who possess more than a few lazy qualities, with these people below being the most obvious culprits.

7 Roronoa Zoro

It is difficult to find a character in one work who sleeps as often as Zora

• First appearance: Episode 1

Zoro is a very strong member of the Straw Hat team, that's for sure, but he also happens to be the laziest of the bunch. When Zoro isn't training, he can often be found napping or just drinking bottles of sake with anyone who joins him. Fortunately for him, Zoro has become such a talented swordsman that he seems to be able to detect incoming attacks even when he's asleep, as demonstrated when Kaku tried to swing at him, only for Zoro's body to automatically move to the side.

Of course, when Luffy needs his right hand to help him, Zoro is always there to lend his strength, but his love of napping and drinking makes him a lot more laid back than his companions. Zoro's frequent naps are also probably the reason he gets lost so often, considering he never has time to check the map before arriving on the island.

6 Aokiji

Aokiji's Lazy Justice adds a lot of intrigue to his character and personal motives

• First appearance: Episode 225

Each character who takes on the role of an admiral in the One Piece has his own sense of justice. Aokiji's fans have often referred to his version as “lazy justice”, meaning that while he is willing to destroy anyone the government deems a threat to the world, his own sense of morality sometimes leads him to avoid following orders when he sees fit.

For example, despite having the opportunity to kill the young Nice Robin, he instead stands by and lets her escape, feeling it was the right thing to do considering the rest of Ohara is already blown to smithereens. Aside from his sense of justice, Aokiji is also just a lazy character who is usually shown either sleeping or barely trying when in combat.

5 Big mom

Big Mom lets her kids fight for her while she happily nibbles on treats

• First appearance: Episode 571

Big Mom's love of eating anything she could get her hands on eventually made her a rather lazy Yonka, whose main job was to munch on sweets before Luffy forced her into action. Even when the Straw Hats entered Whole Cake Island, Big Mama let her family fight for her while she threw herself a tea party backstage.

Considering she has the largest army of any Yonka, it makes more sense why Big Mom can relax with giant bowls of food so often, but if that food is ever taken away from her, she can become a much more active and fierce enemy to have deal with. If Big Mom was more active and concerned with taking over the world, she would be a really tough opponent, not to mention her size and strength.

4 Kaido

Kaido is so ridiculously strong that he almost doesn't feel the need to test himself in combat

• First appearance: Episode 739

When Kaido is first introduced in the series, he is shown throwing himself from the Sky Island to the ground below, as if he is trying to end his life out of boredom. In fact, that's exactly what he does, since Kaido has always maintained that he's completely unkillable. However, instead of using his immense power to destroy everything in his path, Kaido has rather lazy tendencies that prevent him from being an active player on the world stage.

First, he's an alcoholic who only likes to drink his sorrows away and then lash out at anyone who tries to stand up to him. Despite being one of the strongest creatures in the One Piece universe, Kaido also leaves it up to the king, queen, and monster pirates to protect Wano, only getting involved when he feels he really needs to.

3 Gecko Moriah

Moria creates an army of zombies to do his bidding while he sits back and rests

• First appearance: Episode 343

When Luffy and his gang first arrive at Thriller Bark, they soon discover that the whole place is run by none other than Gekko Moriya, a member of the Shichibukai. However, upon first encountering him, Moria is shown lying down, oblivious to the fact that his hideous ship has just been captured.

The reason this warlord can afford to be so lazy is all because of his fruit, Kage Kage no Mi, which allows him to manipulate the shadows of people, which he uses to create his own personal army of zombies. Combine that with a loyal team willing to grant his every wish, and for most of his arc, Moria has little to do, it's only when his allies start getting wiped out one by one that he feels the need to act.

2 to Kiza

Kizaru only becomes active when the world government is in real danger

• First appearance: Episode 398

It's easy to assume that Kidzaru, who is one of the fastest characters in the series due to his ability to light, would be a hectic person who is constantly on the move and has a hard time containing his energy. In reality, this couldn't be further from the truth, as Kizaru is much more calm and relaxed than many of his comrades, which often gets him into trouble with his stern fleet commander, Akainu.

Because Kidzaru can fire beams of light from his fingers, he hardly needs to move a muscle when fighting an opponent, unless that opponent is equal to or exceeds his power level. Still, if he can help it, Kizaru will try to use as little energy as possible so that he can eventually go back and enjoy his own company at Marine HQ.

1 Enel

Enel's observational hacks and lighting attacks allow you to destroy opponents without moving a muscle

• First appearance: Episode 167

Enel claims to be the god of the Sky Isles, but he is in no rush to protect or provide for his servants. Instead, Enel's lightning powers allow him to take down anyone who disobeys him, and because his Observation Haki is so advanced, he can launch a surprise strike from anywhere on the island. As a result, he spends most of the Skypiea Arc relaxing in a chair and enjoying fruit, occasionally electrifying anyone he catches trying to criticize him from afar.

Since Enel also has the ability to restart his own heart through his abilities, this means he doesn't need to stress or even try in combat. Luffy did manage to push Enel to the limit, but even after being defeated he just flew to the moon where he could once again act like the lazy god he always wanted to be.