One Piece is currently in the climax of the Elbaf arc as the series awaits the release of chapter 1194 on September 27, 2026, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #44. The current stretch of chapters highlights the three strongest new-generation pirates that Eiichiro Oda has set up to surpass all others in the world of One Piece, that is, the Monster Trio of the Straw Hats — Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.
In the new generation of pirates, there are a lot of worthy individuals who possess strength of the highest order, but none hold as much potential as the Straw Hat Monster Trio. By the end of One Piece, they are destined to be the three strongest, especially as they become masters of the Color of the Supreme King in the Elbaf arc.
The Monster Trio dynamic of One Piece has always highlighted Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji as the three strongest individuals within the Straw Hat Pirates. However, when it comes to the new generation of pirates as a whole, there are other powerful individuals present in the One Piece world as well who hold the potential to reach the top spots. Towards the end of the Wano Country arc, specifically, in One Piece chapter 1057, which was officially released on August 22, 2022, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 38, Eiichiro Oda highlighted Eustass Kid, Monkey D. Luffy, and Trafalgar Law as the strongest emerging force of the new era. Things have changed drastically since then. Both Law and Kid were taken down by the powerful pirates of the New World, while Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates have continued to grow stronger.
The script changed officially with One Piece chapter 1152, which was released officially on June 23, 2025, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 30. In this chapter, Eiichiro Oda set up both Zoro and Sanji to attain the Color of the Supreme King, giving them the potential to be an elite pirate on the seas, surpassing all others. Now, in the climax of the Elbaf arc, specifically within the latest stretch starting from One Piece chapter 1193, Zoro and Sanji are dead set on mastering their Color of the Supreme King and reaching the pinnacle of piracy. By the end of the Elbaf arc, both Zoro and Sanji will have mastered their Supreme King Haki, making them two of the strongest new generation pirates, along with Luffy.
"Within your crew, there is more than just one person who can use the Color of the Supreme King. You there, swordsman! You seem especially at ease with it!" — Scopper Gaban confirms Zoro and Sanji's Conqueror's Haki, One Piece Chapter #1152
In the old era of One Piece, quite a lot of powerful pirates sailed the seas, but among them, only one crew was able to complete the circumnavigation of the entire globe and claim the One Piece, rising to global fame. This was the crew of the Pirate King, the Roger Pirates. Among the Roger Pirates were three absolute monsters who could be considered to be their own Monster Trio, and they were made up of Roger, Rayleigh, and Scopper Gaban. In One Piece chapter 1139, released officially on February 10, 2025, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 11, Eiichiro Oda confirmed that this trio of individuals was strong enough to conquer the entire seas and that they were relative to each other in terms of strength. This means that a case can be made for Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban to be the three strongest pirates of the previous era, with the only one close to them in terms of strength during their time being the legendary Whitebeard. Regardless of where fans place Whitebeard, these four were around the same level of strength.
"He's been living in Elbaf for 20 years now. He's a living legend who stood as an equal to Roger and Rayleigh. The left arm of the Pirate King... Scopper Gaban!" — Oimo and Kashi introduce Gaban, One Piece Chapter #1139
Now, in the new era, the Monster Trio are primed to reach levels even higher. In One Piece chapter 968, Roger confirmed officially that there will come someone who is going to surpass his crew. As we all know, this crew is none other than the crew of the future Pirate King, Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy himself is primed to surpass Roger, while Zoro will surpass Rayleigh and Sanji will surpass Gaban. Together, the Monster Trio will reach heights that the Roger Pirates trio were never able to attain, and in doing so, they will become the leaders of the next generation of pirates, standing on top as the three absolute mightiest in the entire world.
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