Summary
- Rocks D. Xebec is highly anticipated by fans for his ruthless attitude, peerless strength, and significance in One Piece lore.
- Doflamingo is revered as the best villain in One Piece due to his backstory and personality, making him stand out as 'pure evil'.
- Rocks could potentially surpass Doflamingo by combining his ruthless attitude with a possible silly and humorous side.
Ever since he was hinted at for the very first time, Rocks D. Xebec has become the character who fans want to see the most in all ofOne Piece, perhaps even more than even Joyboy. The reason for this is his ruthless attitude, peerless strength, and importance in the overall story as the captain of the strongest pirate crew in history. Serving as Roger's rival, Rocks was essential to the lore of the world.
He is very clearly being set up as an evil character, and seeing all the hype surrounding him, many fans believe that he will be the best villain in all ofOne Piecewhen he's finally shown. However, detractors say that none can everreach the heights of Donquixote Doflamingo, who will always hold the title of the best villain in the franchise. So, in this article, let's go over why this is as well as how Rocks could potentially take Doflamingo's crown.
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First Appearance | One Piece, Chapter 233, "The World's Greatest Power" |
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Story Arc | Jaya |
- Doflamingo has an incredible personality.
- His backstory gives him a lot of depth.
- His Ito Ito no Mi Devil Fruit gives him amazing and fitting powers.
Ever since he made his very first appearance during the Jaya arc, fans knew that there was something special about Doflamingo. Everything from his walk to his mysterious powers to his eccentric personality made him someone surrounded by a ton of allure, and only later would his character and abilities get fleshed out properly.When this was done in Dressrosa, fans would get the full look atOne Piece'smost conniving minds.
It was a common sentiment after Dressrosa concluded that Doflamingo was the greatest villain the series had introduced up to that point, with most fans still believing this to be the case even now. Starting off as a Celestial Dragon who grew up in Marijoa, Doflamingo grew accustomed to the life and rule of the World Nobles. However, his father set out from this place to experience the life of the ordinary man, which led to intense persecution and a life of poverty for him and his family. This tough upbringing shaped Doflamingo into the man he is today.
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Cold, calculating, and utterly ruthless, Doflamingo turned into the biggest player in the entireOne Pieceblack market and wasprotected from threats by Kaido as well as the World Government, on account of being a Warlord. Fans fell in love with him because he represented the concept of 'pure evil' better than any villain before him. Unlike many other antagonists, this wasn't done in a one-dimensional way, since his story perfectly showed why he turned out the way he did.
Dressrosa remains one of the franchise's best arcs, and Doflamingo is perhaps the largest reason for this. On top of all of his character intricacies and tragedies, his powers are amazing as well, since his seemingly simple ability to create strings has been mastered, allowing him to control and manipulate his targets into doing whatever he pleases, from killing allies to toppling entire nations. Moreover, he was Luffy's first true test on the Grand Line due to his Awakened Devil Fruit, and was also Luffy's first enemy with Conqueror's Haki.
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How Rocks Can Be Better Than Doflamingo
PotentiallyOne Piece'sBest Villain
First Mention | One Piece, Chapter 957, "Ultimate" |
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Story Arc | Wano |
- Rocks was clearly the strongest character from Roger's era.
- His personality is ruthless but may also be a bit humorous.
- His strength is legendary, with rumours of him having an overpowered Devil Fruit.
The truth behind Rocks D. Xebec took every single fan of the series by surprise. This is not only because Sengoku claimed that he was Roger's first and greatest rival, but also because he was so powerful that even someone of the caliber ofthe Pirate King Gol D. Roger couldn't defeat him on his own, only being able to do so with the help of the equally legendary Monkey D. Garp.
So, from a strength perspective, Rocks has already cemented his place as one of the most hyped characters in the series, despite not even having a proper showing of strength as of the time of writing. Furthermore, from what little fans have surmised from Rocks' brief showings, his personality is just as ruthless as Doflamingo's but many think that he could also be joyful and silly like Luffy or Roger. For the former, he left Loki bloody and battered when he was a kid, showing that he doesn't care for anyone who stands in his way.
For the latter, however, the brief look at God Valley showed that, as soon as the Rocks Pirates arrived on the island, Rocks himself ran off ahead of his crew, which Whitebeard even chastised him for. This was very similar to how Roger reacted when he took on Oden or even how Luffy has acted many times in the past, so some fans are convinced that Rocks had a silly and funny side to him,just like Luffy and Roger.
Rocks is very clearly being built up as someone who is incredibly dangerous and powerful, just like Doflamingo was. In fact, from the little of Rocks that can be seen in the story, the two characters seem to be similar, but what could make Rocks an even more interesting character and perhaps a better villain than Doflamingo is the fact that he could be very similar to Luffy and Roger, which would throw the whole thing into way more of a mix than was previously thought.
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One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga's popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
- Main Genre
- Anime
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Number of Episodes
- 1122
