Oda Officially Names One Piece’s Strongest Team
One Piece Chapter 1163 detonates a fandom earthquake as Imu gets blitzed by an all-time all-star lineup—Garp, Roger, Rocks, Edward Newgate, Kaidou, and Linlin—on a jaw-dropping double spread. The shocker stealing the moment: Garp charging into the fray.
I did not have this on the One Piece bingo card: Chapter 1163 drops a double-page spread where pretty much the most loaded squad imaginable goes after Imu. And yes, Garp is in the mix. Not fighting pirates. Fighting the person at the very top of the world.
Garp calls the world’s highest authority 'vermin'.
The spread: who shows up and why it lands like a thunderclap
On the page: Garp, Gol D. Roger, Rocks D. Xebec, Edward Newgate (Whitebeard), Kaido, and Big Mom, all converging on Imu. If you had the Gorosei or the Luffy-Zoro-Sanji trio as your pick for strongest lineup, this spread politely flips the table.
It reads like a once-in-history detente. Oda has spent over a thousand chapters building these people up, usually as rivals, sometimes as outright enemies. Seeing them shelve their grudges to hit the same target tells you exactly how big a problem Imu really is. It also feels like a hard pivot toward the kind of clash that could reset the balance between the World Government and the pirates.
The part that makes your brain itch
The hype is great. The timeline questions are louder:
If these monsters really teamed up against Imu, how did Rocks end up dead? At what point did Garp and Roger go from standing beside Rocks here to opposing him later? And how does Garp still become the Marine hero if he went after the top of the World Government? The spread is thrilling, but it complicates everything we think we know about God Valley and the path that followed.
Who brings what to the table
- Monkey D. Garp: No Devil Fruit. Brutal physical strength, Galaxy Impact, high-level Haki.
- Gol D. Roger: No Devil Fruit. Master swordsman, elite Haki, overwhelming physical prowess.
- Rocks D. Xebec: No Devil Fruit listed. Monstrous strength.
- Edward Newgate (Whitebeard): Gura Gura no Mi. Generates quake-level shockwaves and earthquakes; also monstrous physical strength, Haki, and wields a Supreme Grade blade.
- Kaido: Uo Uo no Mi. Azure dragon transformation, Bolo Breath, flight; billed as the Strongest Creature with top-tier Haki.
- Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom): Soru Soru no Mi. Manipulates and controls souls; absurd strength and durability.
And the new blood is right behind them
As jaw-dropping as the Chapter 1163 coalition is, there is a real chance the current era catches up fast. Luffy, Shanks, Zoro, Law, and Sanji are on a collision course with Imu too, and they are not exactly underpowered: Gear 5 Luffy can bend reality in ways that break the panel borders, Shanks swims in Haki, Zoro’s King of Hell mode is a terror, Sanji’s latest form is the best he’s ever been, and Law remains the Surgeon of Death for a reason. If that group actually takes down Imu, they instantly outrank every squad before them, including this legendary lineup and the mythos around God Valley.
Where this leaves us
Chapter 1163 goes full spectacle and then dares the present day to top it. If Luffy and his crew of allies clear Imu, the pecking order gets rewritten in real time. Until then, this spread is the strongest handshake in the series’ history.
Curious where you land on this: does the 1163 team-up still hold the crown, or do you see the new generation surpassing it soon? Let me know.
One Piece manga is available on Viz Media, and the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.