The execution Pirate King Gol D. Roger started The Great Pirate Era where many people set sail to search for One Piece. But even before that, some pirate gangs made a name for themselves and became notorious. One of the most prominent pirate gangs in history is Pirate Rocks and in this article, we will talk about all the members of the Rocks Pirates and rank them.
Before we start our list, we’ll give a spoiler warning for readers who haven’t been following the manga. Now that that’s done, let’s first discuss who the Rocks Pirates are.
Who are the Rocks Pirates?
The Rocks Pirates were a notorious pirate crew that was active for a while before being defeated and disbanded 38 years before the present. The crew included notorious criminals, most of whom later became famous pirates. The crew is led by the mysterious and fearsome pirate, Rocks D. Xebec.
Most of the members of the Rocks Pirates became important figures in the world of One Piece and three of them even rose to the position of Yonko. It was the most famous pirate crew in the world before Roger Pirates rise. The defeat of the Rocks Pirates is also legendary because it was only possible after Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Garp joined their forces.
The final battle of the Rocks Pirates took place on God Valley, an island in West Blue, where the Rocks Pirates fought against the Garp and Roger Pirates. Details about this war are unknown, but in history this final battle was called The Holy Valley incident.
All known members of the Rocks Pirates are rankedAll known members of the Rocks Pirates are ranked strong
9) Captain John
This member of the Rocks Pirates appears very briefly in the story. Captain John first introduced in Thriller Bark part as one of the General Zombie in the army of Gecko Moria. Before his death, he was captain of the crew he formed after the Lord Valley Incident.
Captain John is famous for collecting all kinds of treasures, even the most ridiculous ones. What’s interesting is that Buggy is searching for the legendary treasures left behind by Captain John.
8) Streusen
Streusenalso known as as Gourmet knightis the executive chef of Big Mom Pirates. He has known Big Mom for a long time, since she was a child Elbaph. He witnessed her horror with Mother Caramel and the children and judged that she was too strong to kill. From then on, he joined forces with her.
38 years ago, he was a member of the Rocks Pirates along with her. After the crew disbanded, he stayed with Big Mom when she founded the Big Mom Pirates. At some point, he ate the fruit Kuku Kuku no Mi belongs to the Paramecia family.
7) Buckingham Stussy
The mystery of Stussy has been active for a while since she was introduced as Big Mom’s ally in Whole Cake Stirring Part. It is eventually revealed that the Stussy we are following is a clone of Buckingham Stussy indeed, who is now known as Miss Buckin.
Buckin is the mother of Edward Weevil, whom she claimed was the son of Whitebeard and herself. At her peak, she was one of the members of the Rocks Pirates along with Whitebeard, and in the current chapter, she appears to be quite close to this man. So her statement may not be false.
6) Gloriosa
The first time we met Gloriosa live >Amazon Lily Arc as Elder Nyonvillage elder of Kuja tribe. She was the queen of the previous Kuja tribe Shakky. However, it was recently revealed that Gloriosa was once one of the members of the Rocks Pirates. It can be assumed that she arrived at Amazon Lily after the God Valley Incident.
Another thing we know about Gloriosa is that during her time as queen of the Kuja tribe, she fell in love with an unknown man and left her Amazon Lily to him. It is still unknown who that man was and what happened to her afterward.
5) Shiki
Unlike other known members of the Rocks Pirates, Shiki is not introduced in the main plot of One Piece but serves as the film’s antagonist One Piece Film: Strong World. However, he officially entered the canon through Chapter 0a special chapter released with Chapter 565. This special chapter was also included in Volume 0 of One Piece.
Shiki, known by the nickname “Shiki Golden Lion” and “Flying Pirate”is the admiral and commander of the new crew Golden Lion Pirates>. He is one of Roger’s rivals and a frequent opponent of Sengoku. Shiki eventually lost to Luffy, who defeated that man with the help of Billy.
4) Charlotte Linlin
The only female Yonko and the strongest female character in One Piece to date is Charlotte Linlin, commonly known as Big Mom. She is the captain of the Big Mom Pirates, a pirate crew composed entirely of her children. Famous for her unusually large stature and equally lustful appetite, she reigned Totto Land and enlarged his crew by marrying off his children.
Big Mom’s Devil Fruit is the Paramecia type Soru Soru no Mi
. She serves as the antagonist in both the Whole Cake Island Arc and the Wano Country Arc. Big Mom was defeated by Trafalgar Law and Eustass Kid in Onigashima Raid.3) Kaido
One of the strongest and most prominent members of the Rocks Pirates is the so-called “the strongest creature in the world”, Kaido. He is the main antagonist of Wano Country Section. Kaido was formerly one of the Four Emperors whose base of operations was Wano Nation. After many intense battles, he was finally defeated by Luffy.
Kaido eats the mythical Zoan fruit, Uo Uo no Mi; Model: Seiryu. After his time with the Rocks Pirates, he later founded Beast Pirates as Governor General of this organization. He was intentionally captured by the Marines many times and while escaping for a particular time, he met Alber and formed his own pirate crew with Alber as his right-hand man.
2) Edward Newgatenh>
After the God Valley Incident, the pirate who quickly became famous and became Roger’s rival was Edward Newgate, who later became known as Whitebeard. At an unknown time after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Whitebeard was founded Whitebeard Pirates own and set sail.
Unlike the evil Rocks and Roger, who wanted to conquer the sea, Whitebeard’s real goal was to have a real family. He was rumored to be involved with his teammate, Buckingham Stussy, but the real family Whitebeard found was within his new crew, whom he treated as his own children.
When he was alive, Whitebeard was one of the Four Emperors and one of the four known Emperors “the strongest man in the world”. Your devil fruit, Gura Gura no Mi, is the strongest Paramecia fruit. Whitebeard died by hand Black beard in Marineford War.
1) Rocks D. Xebec
The captain of the Rocks Pirates is a notorious pirate Rocks D. Xebec, commonly known as Rocks. 44 years before the present time in the story, he met a group of criminals on Hachinosu and formed the Rocks Pirates. He was Roger’s greatest rival during his time, even more so than his later crew member Whitebeard.
The true extent of Rocks’ power has not been revealed. But given that he’s the captain of a crew that includes some of the strongest pirates of all time, it’s safe to bet that he’s even stronger than them. Additionally, it took a joint effort for Roger and Garp to take him down, which speaks to the power he possesses.
Other members
The above-mentioned characters are known members of the Rocks Pirates. There were more members in the gang but only their names were mentioned without appearing in the story or they appeared with the gang but their names were unknown.
Some other members of the Rocks Pirates include Ochoku was the previous ruler of Hachinosu and lost to the joint efforts of Koby and Blackbeard in Rocky Harbor incident and a notorious pirate named Silver ax.
There are several other members appearing in the background with the crew in Chapter 1096. One of them has a sword, one wears a dark hat, one wears clawed gloves, and one has a head as big as fish and thick lips.
If we consider it technically, we can also count Napoleon and Prometheus are also members of the Rocks Pirates as they both have consciousness and assist Big Mom in her battles.
Conclude
The Rocks Pirates are still a mysterious crew with too many secrets that need to be exposed. One thing is clear, however: they were the most dangerous crew on the Grand Line before Roger and Garp ended their journey. Garp’s recognition is “Hero of the Marine Corps” for defeating the Rocks Pirates along with the Roger Pirates during the Lord’s Valley Incident was enough to show just how infamous the crew was.
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