100 One Piece Best Moments of All time.
One piece has many memorable moments throughout its run. With over 900 odd episodes, One piece has uncountable number of epic moments. I tried to break down those to 100 best moments in the series from Romance Dawn arc to Reverie arc.
Definition of term “Best” is highly subjective. But I followed a simple rule that the said moment should have had the highest emotional impact for me personally. It can be happiness, sadness, comedy etc but should have given me a memorable experience.
Unsurprisingly you will end up disagreeing with most of my options in the rankings. While analyzing all the arcs, I initially shortlisted 187 entries and from that I made the final 100 entries. So you know that there are some great moments missed here.
Feel free to comment the moment which you felt should have made it to the list.
Here are the top 100 best One piece moments ranked from good to best.
100. Luffy climbs mountain to save Nami and Sanji.
Arc – Drum Island
Premise – Luffy climbs mountain to find a doctor to cure Nami and also save injured Sanji.
99. Sogeking song
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – The song of the hero Sogeking.
98. Oath taken on Barrel before departing to Grandline.
Arc – Loguetown
Premise – Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp and Nami take oaths on barrel to achieve their dreams.
97. Otahime death.
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Otahime dies by her children’s side after being shot.
96. Luffy vs Lucci
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Luffy defeats Lucci.
95. Farewell to Vivi.
Arc – Alabasta
Premise – Strawhats bid farewell to Vivi by showing secret symbol they share in their hands.
94. Usopp Observation Haki vs Sugar.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Usopp unlocks Observation Haki to defeat Sugar.
93. Sanji cooks to his mom Sora.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Kid Sanji cooks for his mom Sora who happily eats it.
92. Truth behind Katakuri face
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Katakuri face has pelican eel like teeth and can expand to enormous size.
91. 11 Supernovas revealed.
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – Shakki reveals 11 Supernovas who were in Sabaody with over 100million berries bounties.
90. Bounty after Dressrosa
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Strawhats bounties revealed after Dressrosa. Sanji bounty shows “Only alive”.
89. Zoro vs Hody
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Zoro defeats Hody underwater
88. Baby5 backstory.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Baby5’s mother leaves Baby5 in a deserted forest.
87. Ohara incident.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Ohara is destroyed due to the Buster call.
86. Corazon death.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Corazon is killed by Doflamingo, after Corazon saves Law.
85. Doflamingo epic speech about Justice in Marineford
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – “Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? These terms have always changed throughout the course of history! Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values! Those who stand at the top determine what’s wrong and what’s right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! Whoever wins this war becomes justice!”
84. Luffy punches Garp.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Luffy punches Garp (allows willingly) to save Ace.
83. Dragon saves Luffy from Smoker.
Arc – Loguetown
Premise – Dragon (His relation with Luffy unknown at that time) saves Luffy from Smoker.
82. Portgas D. Rouge keeps Ace for 20 months in her womb.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – To protect Ace from Marines, Rouge keeps him in her womb for 20 months.
81. Fujitora wishes to see Luffy despite blindness.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Fujitora wishes to see Luffy due to his kindness and regrets being blind.
80.Crocodile – Jinbei – Luffy teamup.
Arc – Impel Down
Premise – Crocodile, Jinbei and Luffy teamup to escape Impel Down.
79. Carrot tranforms to Sulong form.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Carrot tranforms to Sulong form during full moon in Wholecake island.
78. Luffy meets Zombie, Cerberus, Ghosts.
Arc – Thriller Bark
Premise – Luffy meets Zombies, Cerberus, ghosts in comical turn of events.
77. Bartolomeo is Luffy’s fanboy
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Bartolomeo reveals that he is a fan of Luffy and Strawhats. He becomes a pirate due to Luffy.
76. Gear 2 vs Blueno
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Luffy activates Gear 2 to defeat Blueno.
75. “Too slow” – Luffy after timeskip vs Pacifista
Arc – Return to Sabaody Archipelago
Premise -Luffy easily dodges Pacifista’s beams and one shots a Pacifista.
74. Rayleigh saves Zoro from Kizaru
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – Rayleigh saves Zoro from Kizaru in Sabaody Archipelago.
73. Bellemere death
Arc – Arlong Park
Premise – Arlong shots Bellemere at point blank to death.
72. Mihawk vs Luffy
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – Mihawk fights Luffy to test his potential or fate.
71. Imu revealed as the Leader
Arc – Reverie
Premise – Imu is revealed as the leader of Five Elders.
70. Luffy rings Golden Bell in Sky Island
Arc – Skypiea
Premise – Luffy rings Golden Bell in Sky Island, to show Montblanc Noland’s truth.
69. Luffy one punches Bellamy
Arc – Jaya
Premise – Luffy defeats Bellamy by one punch.
68. Luffy speaks to Big Mom in DenDen Mushi
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Luffy talks to BigMom and challenges her.
67. Tankman Gear 4.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Gear 4 form, Tankman beats Cracker.
66. Zeff eats his leg to save Sanji
Arc – Baratie
Premise – Zeff amputates and eats his own leg to give remaining food to save Sanji.
65. Law saves Luffy in Marineford.
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Law retrieves Luffy from war in his submarine.
64. Ace is saved by Luffy in war.
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Ace’s lock is unlocked by Luffy with help of Mr.3 and thus freeing him.
63. Minks crucified to reveal location of Raizo.
Arc – Zou
Premise – Inuarashi and Nekomamushi and other minks are crucified by Jack to reveal the location of Raizo.
62. Negative ghosts doesn’t work on Usopp
Arc – Thriller Bark
Premise – Negative ghosts by Perona doesn’t work on Usopp since he is always negative.
61. Road Poneglyph and secret to reach Raftel is revealed.
Arc – Zou
Premise – Secret that four road Poneglyphs leads the path to Raftel is revealed.
60. Jinbei transfers blood to Luffy.
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Jinbei transfers blood to Luffy against the traditional law.
59. Sanji’s persona as Prince in Alabasta
Arc – Alabasta
Premise – Sanji nicknamed as Prince, fools Crocodile and saves Strawhats.
58. Kuma is a slave in Mariejois
Arc – Reverie
Premise – Kuma is revealed as being a slave in Mariejois.
57. Enel reaction to Luffy’s rubber fruit.
Arc – Skypiea
Premise – Enel is shocked that Luffy’s rubber fruit negates his Lightening devil fruit.
56. Luffy is Fifth Emperor.
Arc – Wholecake island
Premise – Luffy is titled Fifth Emperor by Morgan in his newspaper for his role in Wholecake island .
55. Luffy’s Conqueror Haki to save Bonclay
Arc – Impel Down
Premise – Luffy uses Conqueror Haki to save Bonclay from wolves.
54. Coby stops Akainu
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Coby stops Akainu in order to save remaining soldiers thus enraging Akainu.
53. Usopp shoots World Government flag.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Usopp shoots World Government flag on Luffy’s order.
52. Hiriluk’s epic speech before his death
Arc – Drum Island
Premise – “When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.”
51. Shanks gives Strawhat to Luffy.
Arc – Romance Dawn
Premise – Shanks gives kid Luffy his treasured Strawhat.
50. Law cutting Vergo and SAD.
Arc –Punk Hazard
Premise – Law slices Vergo and SAD into two parts.
49. Shanks meets Five Elders in Mariejois
Arc – Reverie
Premise – Shanks meets Five Elders in middle of Reverie to talk about a certain pirate for unknown reasons
48. Reveal of Joyboy and Poseidon by Robin.
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – JoyBoy’s promise and Shirahoshi is a secret weapon Poseidon is revealed.
47. Luffy and Chopper doesn’t recognize Sogeking
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Luffy and Chopper fails to recognize Sogeking is Usopp in disguise.
46. Luffy’s Family revealed.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Garp is Luffy’s grandfather and Dragon is Luffy’s father.
45. Gear 4 Bounce man vs Doflamingo
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Luffy uses Gear 4, Bounceman to defeat Doflamingo.
44. Crocodile saved Ace from execution
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Crocodile saves Ace from execution much to everybody’s surprise.
43. Luffy Conquerors Haki knocks 50000 people.
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Luffy uses Conquerors Haki to knock out 50000 people at once.
42. Roger’s righthand man Rayleigh reveal.
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – Rayleigh uses Conquerors Haki to save Camie and is revealed as Roger’s righthand man.
41. Blackbeard steals Whitebeard devil fruit.
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Blackbeard takes Whitebeard devil fruit by unknown means and acquires Earthquake powers.
40. Strawhats Bounties revealed after Enies Lobby
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – All Strawhats receive bounties while Luffy and Zoro increase their existing ones. Chopper receives just 50 berries and Sanji’s photo is poorly drawn.
39. Fisher Tiger’s death
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Fisher Tiger dies after being attacked by Marines and later refusing to infuse human blood.
38. Pedro’s death
Arc – Wholecake island
Premise – Pedro ignites a suicide bomb to save Luffy and gang.
37. Aokiji vs Doflamingo
Arc – Punk Hazard
Premise – Aokiji saves Smoker from Doflamingo.
36. Zoro vs Monet
Arc – Punk Hazard
Premise – Zoro slices her into two parts after freezing her just through fear.
35. Sanji raids Sea train alone to save Robin
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Sanji gets on the train to Enies Lobby by himself to save Robin.
34. Robin meets his mother Olvia.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Kid Robin meets her mother Olvia Robin after several years.
33. Senor Pink’s past
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Reason for Senor Pink’s baby costume is revealed.
32. Luffy falls from sky to enter Marineford.
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – Luffy and the gang of Buggy, Crocodile, Jinbe, Ivankov and others fall from the sky to the middle of war in Marineford.
31. Luffy vs Blackbeard
Arc – Impel Down
Premise – Luffy punches Blackbeard when he learns about Blackbeard’s identity.
30. Brook breaks Mother Caramel portrait.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Brook in disguise as Luffy’s mirror clone broke Mother Caramel’s portrait.
29. Whitebeard ganged up by all Blackbeard pirates.
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – Whitebeard was shot and stabbed at same time by all the Blackbeard pirates.
28. Katakuri stabs himself.
Arc – Wholecake Island
Premise – Katakuri stabs himself in the stomach since Luffy was also injured in stomach due to Flambe’s interference.
27. Sanji vs luffy
Arc – Whole Cake Island
Premise – Sanji attacks Luffy in Whole Cake Island hoping Luffy leaves the island but Luffy doesn’t fight back.
26. Shanks’ epic walk in WhiteBeard ship.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Shanks knocks out many weak Whitebeard pirates just by walking using Haki (Haki wasn’t explored at that time).
25. Zoro vs Mihawk in East Blue
Arc – Baratie
Premise – Mihawk destroys Zoro in swordsmanship but earns respect on Mihawk’s eyes.
24. Kaido’s falls from Sky Island
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Kaido falls from Sky Island to kill himself.
23. BlackBeard speech to Luffy and Zoro in Jaya.
Arc – Jaya Island
Premise – “A man’s dream will never end”.
22. “I want to live” – Robin
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Robin finally asks the Strawhats to save her in Enies Lobby.
21. Jinbe epic speech against Big Mom and joins Strawhats
Arc – Whole Cake Island
Premise – “I am a man who wants to be part of the future Pirate King’s crew… I can’t be intimidated by a mere Emperor of the Sea!”
20. WhiteBeard vs Akainu in Paramount War
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – WhiteBeard fights Akainu after Ace is killed by Akainu.
19. Luffy Conquerors Haki to save Ace
Arc – Marineford war
Premise – Luffy unknowingly invokes his Conqueror’s Haki out of desperation to save Ace.
18. Katakuri falls backside after the fight with Luffy
Arc – Whole Cake Island
Premise – Katakuri willingly falls on his back after his fight with Luffy.
17. Kid Big Mom eats Mother Caramel and other kids.
Arc – Whole Cake Island
Premise – Big Mom unknowingly eats Mother Caramel and other kids in Orphanage, mesmerized in Croquembouche taste.
16. Kid Koala keeps smiling in Sun pirates ship.
Arc – Fishman Island
Premise – Koala being traumatized from her life as slavery keeps on smiling in Sun pirates ship even after being rescued.
15. Luffy vs three Admirals
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – Luffy goes up against three admirals at once in order to save Ace.
14. Law’s escapes by hiding in a pile of corpses in his childhood.
Arc – Dressrosa
Premise – Law’s family, friends and whole town is killed due to fear of Amber Lead but he escapes by hiding in a pile of corpses.
13. Going Merry saves Strawhats.
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – Going Merry saves Strawhats in Enies Lobby by itself.
12. Ace father revealed as Gol D. Roger.
Arc – MarineFord war
Premise – Ace’s father is revealed to be Gol D. Roger by Sengoku in MarineFord.
11. Bonclay Sacrifice to save Luffy in Impel Down.
Arc – Impel Down
Premise – Bonclay sacrifices himself to open the gate in Impel Down by impersonating Magellan.
10. Kuma separates Strawhats.
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – Kuma makes all Strawhats vanish before Luffy’s eyes.
9. Nami says “Help me, Luffy”
Arc – Arlong park
Premise – Nami asks Luffy to help her and her village from Arlong despite asking Luffy to leave the island several times earlier.
8. Raizo is safe
Arc – Zou
Premise – It is revealed that Raizo is alive and in Zou. Not even one of the Minks told Jack about it despite torture near death.
7. Usopp Vs Luffy
Arc – Water 7
Premise – Fight between Luffy and Usopp happens after disagreement over Going Merry’s future.
6. WhiteBeard’s final speech – “One Piece Exists”
Arc – Marineford War
Premise – On the brink of death in Paramount war, WhiteBeard announces that One Piece exists.
5. Shanks stops the Paramount war in MarineFord.
Arc – MarineFord War
Premise – Shanks stops the Marineford war which continued even after the death of Ace and Whitebeard.
4. Luffy punches Celestial Dragon
Arc – Sabaody Archipelago
Premise – Luffy punches the Celestial Dragon who shot Hatchan.
3. Going Merry’s Death
Arc – Enies Lobby
Premise – After saving Strawhats for one last time, Going Merry bids goodbye to Strawhats.
2. Ace’s Death
Arc – MarineFord War
Premise – Ace dies after sacrificing himself to save Luffy from Akainu.
1. Zoro’s Sacrifice for Luffy vs Kuma
Arc – Thriller Bark
Premise – Zoro sacrifices to accept Luffy’s pain inorder to save Luffy from Kuma.
Final Thoughts
There are tons of other great One Piece moments that I might have missed here. If you have anything in mind do share them in the comments.
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