Prepare for an emotional journey through the most heart-wrenching deaths in the world of One Piece. From legendary pirates to selfless heroes, these characters left an indelible mark on the series, showcasing the depth of sacrifice, love, and determination that defines the One Piece universe.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most impactful deaths
00:13from One Piece.
00:24Number 10.
00:36The death of a monarch is a momentous event, even if that monarch is a mermaid.
00:42Queen Otohime has long championed for her fellow fishy citizens of Fishman Island to
00:47better integrate with humans.
00:49While collecting signatures to join the international community, Otohime's ballot box is set
00:54on fire and in the chaos, she's assassinated.
01:02However, even as she lays dying, the Queen forswears revenge and urges her tearful children
01:11not to hate whomever is responsible.
01:14Two of her sons being forced to sing and dance as Otohime dies to cheer up their sister Shirahoshi
01:20To prevent her abilities from running wild and killing them all only adds an extra layer
01:26of tragedy.
01:38Number 9.
01:39Pedro
01:49As Jaguar Mink may only travel with the Straw Hats to Whole Cake Island, but he comes in
01:55clutch for their first strike against an emperor.
01:58When the Thousand Sunny is trapped by Perispero's candy, Pedro stays behind to fight the Big
02:03Tongue Pirate.
02:04Although he's pinned down by Perispero, Pedro holds tight, reaffirming that the Straw
02:09Hats will bring about the dawn of the world, the change that he believes in.
02:24Lighting the bombs he has wrapped under his shirt, Pedro blows himself up, freeing the
02:29Straw Hats and letting them set sail.
02:32Pedro may not live to see the dawn, but his sacrifice is one beautiful sunset.
02:47Number 8.
02:48Belmere
02:58The family crops up a lot in One Piece, and Nami's adopted mom, Belmere, is an absolute
03:03boss.
03:04Despite being a poor ex-marine and having some friction with Nami, Belmere cares for
03:09the Straw Hats' future navigator and her sister, Nojiko.
03:13When Arlong and the Fishmen arrive at their village, demanding tribute money for both
03:18children and adults, or death, the family are in a tight spot.
03:23They only have enough money for either Belmere or her children.
03:26Although Belmere tries to fight at first, and has an option to deny her girls are hers,
03:31she refuses.
03:33Family is family.
03:50Belmere may die here, but her spunky, daring attitude lives on in Nami and her sister.
04:03Number 7.
04:04Brook and the Rumba Pirates
04:15Every Straw Hats backstory tends to feature at least one death, but only Brook actually
04:20dies in his.
04:21Before he was a living skeleton, Brook and his crew of music-loving pirates got stuck
04:26in the Florian Triangle.
04:28Poisoned in battle and with no hope of recovery or escape, the crew decides to play their
04:33favorite song, Binks' Sake, one last time.
04:36The scenes of the Rumba Pirates' end are interlaced with Brook playing for the Straw
04:41Hats in the present.
04:42Yet in the past, the Rumba Pirates dwindle until only Brook is left playing on the piano.
04:56Binks' Sake is a song for any occasion, but this occasion is unquestionably a sad
05:02one.
05:14Number 6.
05:15Kozuki Oden
05:28Legendary samurai Kozuki Oden meets his end in quite the epic fashion.
05:33He and his retainers are sentenced to execution by the corrupt Shogun Orochi and the Emperor
05:39Kaido.
05:40Orochi's twisted method of killing Oden involves boiling them alive, like Oden's
05:45namesake food.
05:46However, Oden manages to extract a promise to save his men should he survive an hour
05:58he sure does, all while holding his samurai over his head.
06:02His beastliness is solidified as everything he's done for the people of Wano is laid
06:07bare.
06:08Kaido may gun Oden down, but the hot-blooded samurai lived a life so incredible that we
06:13share his final smile, even if it's through tears.
06:30Number 5.
06:31Dr. Hiroluke
06:37A fraud of a doctor he may be, but Dr. Hiroluke is one hell of a man.
06:42Despite lacking medical know-how, Hiroluke does all he can to heal his home country of
06:47Drum Kingdom, while also raising Chopper like a son.
06:51Dying of disease, Hiroluke eats a poison mushroom Chopper brings him after seeing how much he
06:56went through to get it.
06:58Hiroluke even rushes into the trap set by the corrupt king to find any remaining doctors,
07:03but he isn't sad, he's just glad no one got sick.
07:13As he succumbs to the poison, Hiroluke decides to cut his life short so Chopper isn't the
07:18one who kills him.
07:20A man only dies when he's forgotten, and Hiroluke's legacy is great indeed.
07:37Number 4.
07:38Corazon
07:46His brother Doflamingo is a monster, and Corazon is a kind-hearted man.
07:51Corazon does everything in his power to help a young Trafalgar Law heal from his amber
07:56lead poisoning.
07:57When Doflamingo finally catches up with them, Corazon is beaten and bloodied, with Law hiding
08:02silently in a chest behind him.
08:04Although his brother kills him, Corazon is able to fool Doflamingo and keep Law hidden.
08:20His depth of care and generosity have a deep impact on not only Law, but viewers as well.
08:26Law certainly isn't the only one crying.
08:38Number 3.
08:39Gold Roger
08:40Wealth, fame, power, the Pirate King Gold Roger had all of these and more.
08:51However, One Piece begins with the execution of Goldy Roger.
09:04Already dying from disease, Roger gives himself up, but he doesn't go quietly.
09:09His death begins both the series and the golden age of piracy, as his last words about the
09:14One Piece sends every would-be pirate in search of the fabled treasure.
09:18That's including a certain young rubber man, of course.
09:22While his death doesn't hit as hard emotionally, the first time anyway, there's no denying
09:26the impact Roger's death had on his world and ours.
09:41Number 2.
09:42Whitebeard
09:43Speaking of veteran pirates, Roger's greatest rival, Edward Newgate, meets quite the incredible
09:59end himself.
10:00After sustaining many injuries during the Summit War, Whitebeard finally dies after
10:04being shot by his former crewman, Blackbeard, and his new crew.
10:09But he doesn't die right away.
10:11Whitebeard uses his final words to belt out a confirmation to the entire world that the
10:16One Piece does really exist, reigniting the passion of pirates everywhere.
10:31And when he finally does die, Whitebeard does so not only while standing, but also without
10:36a single wound on his back.
10:38All Whitebeard ever wanted in life was a family.
10:42Through his crew, he achieved his dream, and in death, Whitebeard became even more of a
10:47legend than he already was.
11:16Number 1.
11:17Portgas D. Ace
11:25This young pirate was always destined for an epic conclusion.
11:28They run in his family.
11:30Roger's son, and Whitebeard's adopted one, and Luffy's foster brother, Ace is at the
11:35centre of the Summit War.
11:37Despite his family and fellow pirates doing everything they can to save him from execution,
11:42Ace does ultimately die anyway.
11:45Unwilling to stomach insults to Whitebeard, Ace faces Admiral Akinu in battle.
11:50Although he's outmatched in the fight, Ace's undoing occurs when Akinu takes aim at Luffy,
11:55causing Ace to jump in the way.
12:05The death of Ace left not only Luffy shook, it also rocked the One Piece community.
12:10His tragic end is a pivotal one in the story, and one that never fails to make us cry.
12:23Is there a One Piece death we forgot?
12:25Make your merry way down to the comments and tell us which one hit you the hardest.