One Piece is one of the most loved anime to date and has bragging rights to being one of the longest-running shows in the business. Pirates scour the ocean searching for treasure, although these adventurers run the risk of being hunted down by the government and the Marines they command. In many cases, the World Government soldiers can handle any number of pirate crews on the ocean. However, there are a few exceptions.
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Outstanding pirates whose reputations have spread across the world have bounties placed for these criminals' imminent capture or death. Bounties are ranked according to power and notoriety, which is why the highest-ranked characters are considered the most ruthless and dangerous pirates in the world. Who has the highest bounty in One Piece?
Updated July 16, 2021 by Mark Sammut: As One Piece continues its Four Emperors Saga, this universe's most powerful players are gradually taking center stage. This, naturally, translates into massive bounties, by far the highest in the manga (and anime) up to this point. The Straw Hats' "values" continue to grow with each new escapade, but the likes of Zoro and Sanji are still nowhere close to demanding bounties as high as some of the pirates they tend to go up against. A few new characters have been added to this ranking, some of which are only – at best – secondary antagonists in their respective arcs. However, as reflected by their bounties, they are still significant threats.
15 Charlotte Perospero: 700,000,000 Berries
An army does not consist of just one person, a fact Big Mom seems to understand. The Big Mom Pirates have a wide range of powerful members, all of which work to appease the group's titular leader. Although he hardly has the highest bounty in the crew, Charlotte Perospero is nevertheless extremely dangerous, with his Pero Pero no Mi Devil Fruit providing him the ability to create and control candy.
Perospero has a boisterous and vindictive nature, although the pirate is by no means completely deplorable. Perospero does seem to genuinely care about the people living within Big Mom's nation.
14 Charlotte Cracker: 860,000,000 Berries
Sticking with the Big Mom Pirates, Charlotte Cracker was chosen by his captain to face Luffy in the Seducing Woods. One of the crew's Three Sweet Commanders, Cracker's Devil Fruit centers around biscuits, and this ability is far more threatening than it sounds.
Cracker can create biscuit soldiers to overwhelm his enemy, allowing him to defeat most pirates who do not have rubber stomachs and the will to eat everything. While he eventually fell to Luffy, Cracker is anything but a pushover.
13 Charlotte Smoothie: 932,000,000 Berries
If the Whole Cake Island arc proves anything, it is that a Devil Fruit is only as useful as its owner is willing to make it. Charlotte Smoothie is another pirate who has an unusual ability, as the Shibo Shibo no Mi allows her to extract liquid from pretty much anything, be it inanimate objects, animals, or humans. Smoothie can then either drink this liquid or absorb it, the latter allowing her to grow to extraordinary sizes.
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Smoothie's cruel nature makes her especially dangerous since she will not hesitate to use somebody, even a lower-ranked member of the Big Mom Pirates, as a source for refreshments.
12 King The Conflagration: 1,000,000,000+ Berries
The Beasts Pirates are absolute powerhouses, and they need to be to co-exist with the crew's captain, Kaido. In a group with no time for weaklings, King the Conflagration stands as one of its strongest members, alongside Jack and Queen. The Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Pteranodon Devil Fruit grants King the ability to turn into a pteranodon, although the pirate is also a force of nature without this transformation.
King is fast, strong, calm, and vicious. He can face off against Big Mom and survive, something very few people can claim.
11 Jack The Drought: 1,000,000,000 Berries
A member of the Beasts Pirates and one of the Three Disasters, Jack the Drought is an immense presence. He commands fear and respect from pirates across the world. He is also one of the known Devil Fruit users, as Jack ingested the Zoan Zou Zou no Mi, Model: Mammoth Devil Fruit to attain the transformative powers of a giant mammoth that rampages across the battlefield.
While his regular size is equally large and frightening, Jack the Drought lacks the typical flashy or complicated powers that many other Devil Fruit users possess in the series. Instead, he opts for raw strength and power to terrify enemies.
10 Charlotte Katakuri: 1,057,000,000 Berries
With the ability to turn his body into mochi, Charlotte Katakuri is the strongest member of the Big Mom Pirates besides his mother. Additionally, Katakuri can control all three forms of Haki. This makes him an even more imposing opponent against Marines and other pirate crews going up against the Charlotte family.
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The Minister of Flour, many fans consider Katakuri one of the strongest opponents to directly face the Straw Hat Pirates thus far. Even Luffy had difficulty struggling against him.
9 Queen The Plague: 1,320,000,000 Berries
Despite the World Government placing Queen The Plague high on their list of wanted pirates, the show hasn't displayed much of his fighting ability. Much of the interaction on the show so far was from Luffy resisting the Conqueror's Haki from Queen. This is a powerful feat, considering the amount of will necessary to manifest Haki.
Queen The Plague also faced off against Big Mom in Udon Prison. He did manage to land a hit on her but didn't inflict much more damage than that.
8 Marco: 1,374,000,000 Berries
Once upon a time, Marco stood by Whitebeard's side, serving as the legendary Emperor's greatest commander. Since the Marineford Arc, Marco's role has evolved, and the character eventually opted to move away from the pirate life to become a doctor. While things might change, Marco's bounty is still among the highest in the series.
As the owner of the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix Devil Fruit, Marco can turn into blue flames and become a phoenix. It is a sight to behold, permitting someone does not have to actually face off against this terrifying opponent.
7 Monkey D. Luffy: 1,500,000,000 Berries
The main character of the show and one of the major contenders searching for the Pirate King's treasure, Monkey D. Luffy has earned a surprisingly large bounty from the World Government for his actions so far. As the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy has sailed across the world and fought both pirates and Marines to become the next King of the Pirates.
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Even though Luffy has beaten numerous opponents with bounties much higher than his own, he's earned his way into the top 10 bounties. Not only does this display a willingness to succeed, but it also shows that bounties don't always measure strength and character accurately.
6 Blackbeard: 2,247,600,000 Berries
Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is one of the main opponents in the series for Luffy to eventually testing his might against. Blackbeard has shown time and time again that he is a formidable pirate. His bounty vastly overshadows that of the protagonist Luffy, at an absolutely staggering number.
Along with the many achievements and victories that Blackbeard has accomplished during his time throughout One Piece, he can also use Haki perfectly, uses several different types of weapons, and possesses two separate Devil Fruit abilities. Even with the weaknesses associated with Devil Fruit abilities, Blackbeard has constantly overcome obstacles to create a huge shadow over the pirate world.
5 Shanks: 4,048,000,000 Berries
Shanks has earned his place as one of the most prevalent pirates in the show. He often interacts with Luffy, helping him with his endeavors.
The leader of the Red-Hair Pirates, Shanks commands one of the four Yonko crews that ultimately rule over the New World. He rose to this title years before the events of the show take place. Being one of the Four Emperors has earned him a lofty place in pirate society, and Shanks has wasted no time in catching up to the other Emperors in terms of bounty value.
4 Big Mom (Charlotte Linlin): 4,380,000,000 Berries
Despite her affectionate nickname, Charlotte Linlin is the most ferocious and formidable female pirate in the world. Ruling over a country called Totland, she is far more restrained in using her power compared to the other Emperors. She has acquired a huge bounty despite her hesitancy to be barbaric or crude. Instead, the leader of the Big Mom Pirates runs an entire country, commanding respect from her family and crew alike.
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However, Big Mom's current bounty isn't surprising considering her history. When first starting out, this Yonko managed to quickly rack up a 500 million berry bounty. After this relative success and acknowledgment from the World Government, she then went on to join the Rocks Pirates alongside Kaido and Whitebeard.
3 Kaido: 4,600,000,000 Berries
Kaido has earned a top spot in the Marine bounty list, as well as in the world of pirates. Not only is he the Leader of the Beast Pirates, but he's in control of the Three Disasters. Kaido's crew is composed solely of Zoan Devil Fruit users who, like the same suggests, turn into massive beasts.
Despite being extraordinarily powerful, this Yonko has admitted defeat 7 times and been captured and tortured on 18 separate occasions. Yet, he's managed not to die in any of these encounters with his enemies. He boasts a record of being nearly indestructible due to his abilities and overall strength.
2 Whitebeard: 5,046,000,000 Berries
The strongest man in the world of One Piece, Edward Newgate is a staple presence in the series and the only one to match the previous King of the Pirates in battle. At the time of his death, Whitebeard had been called the King of Seas and has one of the most illustrious records for pirates in history.
He was also a member of the Rocks Pirates before starting his own crew, the Whitebeard Pirates. As the only person to match Gol D. Rodger in battle, Whitebeard gained a reputation of immense strength and the respect of pirate crews across the world, maintaining a sort of hierarchy among the Yonko.
1 Gol D. Rodger: 5,564,800,00 Berries
It isn't surprising that the highest bounty belongs to the King of Pirates himself, Gol D. Rodger. After taking his crew to sail to Raftel and discover the secrets of the One Piece treasure as well as the Void Century, Rodger cemented himself as the largest threat and most successful pirate that the World Government ever faced.
While his power is considered equal to that of Whitebeard, Rodger accumulated a higher bounty because he found the One Piece. Not to mention, his daring acts of exploration only pushed the number higher.
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