Highlights

  • The Red Hair Pirates, led by Shanks, are one of the strongest pirate crews in One Piece, and they play a central role in the final saga.
  • Each member of the crew has a defined role and their abilities have been revealed, showcasing their power and influence.
  • Shanks, the captain, is incredibly powerful, known for his exceptional use of Conqueror's Haki and the ability to see into the future.

The Red Hair Pirates are one of the strongest known pirate crews in the One Piece world, led by the Yonko, Red-haired Shanks. As the first pirate crew to be introduced in the series, the Red Hair Pirates were always destined to be very important in the story.

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With the final saga of the One Piece having begun, the Red Hair Pirates have now taken a central role in the plot and every powerful member of the crew is now going to have a very defined role moving forward.

Updated on October 14, 2023, by Rei Penber: The Red Hair Pirates are finally an active part of One Piece now that the story is in the Final Saga. Oda has mentioned on various occasions that the Red Hair Pirates will appear very often in the Final Saga, meaning that their roles are now more pronounced than ever before. Fans have recently seen the captain of the Red Hair Pirates, Shanks, engage in combat and it can be said that they have now revealed quite a lot of their abilities. While this list already goes over the strength of every single member of Shanks' crew, having their new powers revealed means that this has now been updated.

12 Rockstar

Rockstar one piece

Rockstar is one of the earliest members of the Red Hair Pirates to be introduced in One Piece. Although he didn't make his debut with the rest of the crew at the beginning of the story, he went on to join them at a later point. Fans saw Rockstar when Shanks sent him to converse with none other than Whitebeard himself. There, it was revealed that Rockstar had a 94 million berry bounty, which was nothing short of impressive for a rookie such as himself. Since then, he's grown in power and influence, without a doubt.

Two years have now passed and Rockstar is certainly one of the most influential members of the Shanks' crew. His strength is on the unknown side, however, he's most likely very powerful. That said, he is not one of the Officers of the Red Hair Pirates, meaning that he might be among the weaker ones on the crew. Nonetheless, fans have not seen him in action ever since the timeskip, and a true judgment can only be made once that happens.

11 Monster

Monster One Piece

Monster is a monkey who is often seen sitting on the shoulder of Bonk Punch. Just like the Straw Hat Pirates have Chopper as an animal capable of combat, the Red Hair Pirates have Monster.

Surprisingly, Monster is known to be one of the Executives of the Red Hair Pirates, which just goes to show that he has some level of fighting capabilities. How exactly he fights, apart from creating distractions, isn't known just yet, however, in the future, fans will definitely see him in combat.

10 Bonk Punch

Bonk Punch One Piece

Bonk Punch is yet another powerful Executive of the Red Hair Pirates. So far, little to nothing is known about him, however, he is likely very powerful. According to Film Red, Bonk Punch has a very powerful punch.

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As mentioned by Brannew, every member of the Red Hair Pirates has a high bounty, meaning they have all made a name for themselves in the New World. Bonk Punch is, thus, likely to be very powerful.

9 Hongo

Hongo One Piece

Yet another powerful Executive of the Red Hair Pirates, Hongo has also established himself as a strong fighter in the New World. In combat, he wields a polearm, meaning he is skilled with weapons.

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Being an officer of the Red Hair Pirates, it is highly likely that he is skilled in Haki as well and combines it with his polearm to fend off his enemies. While not among the strongest of members, he's still pretty tough.

8 Howling Gab

Howling Gab One Piece

Howling Gab is yet another executive of the Red Hair Pirates and by the looks of it, he's one of their mightiest. He has a beastly presence about him and likely possesses tremendously high physical strength.

It is unknown what kind of powers he uses in combat, however, for him to be a user of Armament and Observation Haki doesn't seem out of the realms of possibility. Howling Gab uses his howls to hurt enemies according to Film Red.

7 Building Snake

Building Snake One Piece

Snake is one of the older members of the Red Hair Pirates, however, it is unknown as to exactly when Shanks recruited him on his crew.

He's a skilled fighter, being an officer of a Yonko crew, and most likely knows how to wield Haki. Snake is a user of a saber in combat as his weapon of choice and likely coats it in high-level Haki to deal damage to his enemies.

6 Limejuice

Limejuice One Piece

Limejuice is quite a powerful member of the Red Hair Pirates and an elite officer of the crew as well. In combat, he is known to wield an ax, however, how good exactly he is with it isn't known just yet. Limejuice is likely a decent user of Haki, as is evident from his posting as an officer of the Red Hair Pirates and the fact that the crew most likely doesn't have Devil Fruit users on board.

5 Yasopp

Yasopp of the Red Hair Pirates

Yasopp is one of the more prominent members of the Red Hair Pirates and the father of Usopp. He is one of the top three executives of the Red Hair Pirates and has a very high bounty on his head, according to Brannew. Yasopp is an incredible sniper the likes of which Luffy has never seen before.

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In combat, he is so exceptional that Shanks personally came to Syrup Village to seek him out. His skill with a gun is such that he can snipe the antenna of a fly from 100 meters away without harming the rest of it. Yasopp is also an excellent Observation Haki user and can see the future longer than Katakuri.

Yasopp's Strongest Ability - Observation Haki

Yasopp, the sharpshooter of the Red Hair Pirates, is one of the three strongest officers under Shanks, and his strongest power so far is known to be his Observation Haki. In Film Red and even in the 4 billion volume, it is revealed that Yasopp is an excellent user of Observation Haki and this ability might even allow him to see into the future itself.

Yasopp is on an entirely different level when compared to most of the Observation Haki users in One Piece. Even his own son, Usopp, who is an excellent user of Observation Haki, cannot compare to him. Yasopp is certainly an excellent fighter, as has been confirmed recently in One Piece.

4 Lucky Roux

Lucky Roux with a barrel and a chunk of meat

Lucky Roux is the second strongest subordinate of the Red Hair Pirates and an incredibly powerful cook. Just like Yasopp, he has a very high bounty on his head and is one of the reasons why this crew doesn't have any big weaknesses.

Roux's true strength hasn't been seen in combat just yet, however, he is most likely going to be a monster. He was the first person in the story to kill someone and that certainly says a lot about him. He is an excellent user of Haki and attacks by turning himself into a ball. His leg strength is also known to be good.

Roux's Strongest Ability - Unnamed Fighting Style

Roux is the second strongest officer of the Red Hair Pirates and fans can expect great things from him in combat. He is an excellent user of Haki, as is expected from every single member of this group since they appear to be Haki specialists. Roux, in particular, is a good user of Armament Haki and, at the same time, he utilizes a unique unnamed fighting style that sees his body being turned into a weapon.

According to the Four Billion Volume, Roux uses a unique fighting style where he launches attacks by spinning his entire body and targeting his enemies. These attacks are made stronger with the usage of Haki. So far, fans have not seen him fight in the manga, however, these abilities are great enough for him to be considered an incredibly overpowered fighter.

3 Ben Beckman

Benn Beckman pointing his gun at Kizaru In One Piece

Ben Beckman is the Vice Captain of Shanks' crew and is a mighty powerful pirate who has often been described as the dark to Shanks' light. Beckman is quite a monster in combat, as is evident from the fact that even Kizaru, a Navy Admiral, was afraid of him in Marineford.

He is most likely an excellent user of Haki and he even carries guns to use in combat. According to Film Red, his Haki surpasses that of an Admiral. Being Shanks' right-hand man, Ben Beckman is certainly going to be incredibly powerful.

Beckman's Strongest Ability - Haki

Ben Beckman is the Vice Captain of the Red Hair Pirates and fans can expect him to be incredibly powerful. According to the Four Billion Volume, Ben Beckman is tremendously overpowered and his Haki is potentially even greater than that of an Admiral. These words are directly taken from a volume based on Shanks' crew, which is supplementary information supplied by Oda himself.

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Beckman has not had his fighting style entirely revealed just yet. He might be able to fight using his gun and the 4 billion volume also states that Beckman is a great user of Haki which he uses with his bullets. If Admirals fear this person, it is clear to see that he is a pirate in an entirely different league when compared to most First Commanders.

2 Uta

Uta in One Piece Red

Uta is the protagonist and the antagonist of the latest One Piece movie, One Piece Film: Red. She was introduced to the fans in the build-up episodes for the movie and has, since then, gone on to become an important part of the story. Uta is a member of the Red Hair Pirates and the crew came across her when she was just a baby. Shortly afterwards, she ate the Uta Uta no Mi and her musical prowess only grew with time.

Uta is often known to be the musician of the Shanks' crew and she served this role for quite a long time as a child. One day, however, she was forced to leave the crew when, on the island of Elegia, she accidentally awoke Tot Musica and destroyed the whole place. Shanks and his crew left her behind so she could work on her musical prowess and in time, she became the greatest diva in the world. Uta is also incredibly powerful and her Devil Fruit allows her to drop anyone who she sings to in the world of music. Her powers were great enough to subdue the entirety of the Straw Hat Pirates in Film Red. Even after the havoc that she caused in Film Red, Uta is still considered to be the musician of the Red Hair Pirates and that's a position that she will always hold. Currently, it is unknown if Uta managed to survive the aftermath of the incident on Elegia Island.

Uta's Strongest Ability - Tot Musica

Uta is one of the strongest characters to have appeared in One Piece. Her Devil Fruit, the Uta Uta no Mi, is incredibly overpowered and allows her to control sound in very specific ways. By singing, she can teleport the consciousness of people into a different world, breaking out of which is incredibly difficult. This Devil Fruit is very dangerous when used and Uta has mastered it to quite a degree.

Furthermore, this Devil Fruit is even stronger when utilizing the trump card, called Tot Musica. Tot Musica is a monstrously powerful devil entity that can hold his own against Pirates as strong as Luffy. The only way to defeat Tot Musica is to attack it from the Uta world and the real world at the same time. No single individual can defeat Tot Musica and that just goes to show how overpowered this fruit is. When unleashed at full power, Uta can destroy countries at will and that alone makes her an extremely overpowered member of Shanks' crew.

1 Shanks

Shanks possible member of D family

The captain of the crew and one of the Yonko of the Sea, Shanks is an extremely powerful pirate in the New World. He has a bounty of more than 4 billion berries on his head, which just goes to show that he is in a league of his own.

Shanks is a tremendous user of Conqueror's Haki, as seen during the Wano Country arc where he paralyzed and scared off Green Bull using its powers. His true strength remains unknown, however, he is likely the most pirate alive at the moment, now that Kaido is down for good.

Shanks' Strongest Ability - Conqueror's Haki

The Chief of the Red Hair Pirates, Shanks is incredibly overpowered and much of that is down to his Haki. He is known to be an exceptional Haki user, strong enough to destroy a pirate worth 3 billion berries and his right-hand man in a single swing of his sword. Shanks was able to dismantle the Kid Pirates effortlessly and while this is a great showing of his strength, the fact is that he wasn't even going all out.

Another incredible ability that he possesses is the power to see into the future. While Luffy can look into the future for a short while, Shanks can do so for more than 10 seconds, which is nothing short of staggering. It goes without saying that Shanks is an exceptionally powerful pirate and his control over Haki makes him a truly monstrous fighter on the seas.

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