The long-running manga and anime series One Piece follows the story of a young boy named Luffy who acquires the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit, turning his body into rubber. Intending to become the King of the Pirates, Luffy sets out to the sea and gathers several crewmates, traveling from island to island.
Oda, the creator of the story, has written several arcs over the years, as expected of a series that recently reached 1,000 chapters. One Piece has some incredible fights throughout the arcs, but each definitely has one that stands out above the rest.
9 Arlong Park — Luffy Defeats Arlong & Proves His Loyalty To His Crewmates
The East Blue Saga covers the first few arcs of One Piece where Luffy recruits Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji before finally entering the Grand Line. While all the arcs in this saga are amazing, Arlong Park stands out as the best of the lot thanks to the amazing storytelling.
The best fight is, undoubtedly, Luffy vs. Arlong as the emotional weight that it carries surpasses that of any other fights. It also shows the fans how much Luffy values his crewmates for the very first time.
8 Alabasta — Luffy Defeats Sir Crocodile To Liberate Alabasta
The Alabasta arc is the first major arc in the Grand Line and it sees the Straw Hat Pirates deal with a Shichibukai in the Kingdom of Oasis for their friend, Vivi.
The arc features quite a lot of incredible fights. However, once again, it is Luffy's fight that stands out the most. To free the country of his friend, Luffy takes on a Shichibukai and puts his life on the line for her sake. Ultimately, he succeeds in defeating Crocodile on his third try and liberates Alabasta from his clutches.
7 Skypiea — Luffy Stands Up To God Enel & Defeats Him
The Skypiea arc is the next big arc of One Piece after Alabasta and the Straw Hat Pirates travel to a Sky Island in this arc. Unfortunately, not every member of the crew gets proper fights during the Skypiea arc— however, Luffy, expectedly, does.
In his fight against the Goro Goro no Mi user, Enel, Luffy displayed his tenacity and proved that not even a god can stop him. Luffy also fulfilled a promise from 400 years ago by ringing the Golden Bell at the end of the arc.
6 Water 7 Saga — Luffy Defeats Rob Lucci To Get Robin Back
The Straw Hat Pirates go all the way to the World Government stronghold, called Enies Lobby, in the Water 7 saga to rescue their friend, Nico Robin.
The main villains of the arc are the CP-9, and to free Robin, all of them are defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy takes on the strongest of the lot, named Rob Lucci, and used his newly developed Gears to finally put an end to him.
5 Thriller Bark — Zoro Defeats The Zombie Of Samurai Ryuma To Obtain The Shusui
The Thriller Bark arc follows the adventure of the Straw Hat Pirates as they get caught in the Florian Triangle in the Grand Line. There, they are faced by another Shichibukai crew— called the Thriller Bark Pirates— led by Gecko Moria.
Although Moria was quite a formidable fighter himself, the best fight of the arc was one where Zoro fought the Zombie of the Samurai Ryuma from Wano. After defeating him in an incredible sword fight, Zoro obtained the Shusui.
4 Paramount War Saga — Whitebeard Demolishes Akainu After Ace's Death
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest arcs in One Piece is the Marineford arc which is the climax to the Paramount War saga. To save Ace, Luffy rallies the prisoners from Impel Down while Whitebeard arrives on Marineford with his crew and allies.
A massive war engulfs the island, and towards the end, Portgas D. Ace ends up dying. Infuriated by this, Whitebeard takes out his anger on Akainu and manages to defeat him with just a few blows, proving why he was the strongest in the process.
3 Fishman Island — Luffy Displays His Newly Acquired Skills Against Hody Jones
After reuniting on Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hat Pirates finally travel to Fishman Island, where they encounter all sorts of trouble. The main antagonist of the arc, Hody Jones, ends up fighting against Luffy in a battle that displays what the latter is capable of after the time-skip.
Luffy's newly acquired Haki, along with the ferocity of his new attacks, is displayed by Oda in full swing— and thanks to that, Hody faces a crushing defeat.
2 Dressrosa Saga — Luffy Takes Out Donquixote Doflamingo To End His Tyranny
The Dressrosa Saga is the second saga in the New World and it sees Luffy and his crew form an alliance with Trafalgar Law at Punk Hazard in order to take down Kaido, one of the Yonko of the Sea. After destroying the SAD production lab in Punk Hazard, the crew head to Dressrosa, where Luffy ultimately fights Doflamingo.
In a scintillating fight that shakes the entire island, Luffy unleashes a new form called Gear Fourth and manages to put an end to Doflamingo's tyranny once and for all.
1 Whole Cake Island — Luffy Protects His Crewmates By Defeating Charlotte Katakuri
In Whole Cake Island, Luffy fights against Charlotte Katakuri, the strongest Sweet Commander of the Big Mom Pirates in order to protect his crewmates. In this fight, Luffy grows by leaps and bounds and he manages to upgrade his Haki significantly.
Although weaker than Katakuri, he earns his respect and is able to defeat him with sheer guts. In doing so, Luffy learns the power to see the future with Haki as well, and not only protects his crew but liberates Katakuri from his burdens as well.
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