The Three Great Powers
The Three Great Powers (三大勢力, San Dai Seiryoku) are the three most powerful forces in the fictional world of the anime and manga series One Piece, created by Eiichiro Oda.
Yonkou
The Yonkou (四皇, Yonkō), literally Four Emperors are the four most powerful pirates in the second half of Grand Line. According to Monkey D. Garp, these "Four Emperors" rule above all others and form a precarious balance with the Shichibukai and Marine Headquarters. The Yonkou are not an actual organization, as each pirate works to further his own ends. The World Government considers the four pirates so powerful that a potential alliance between Whitebeard and Shanks is enough to send them into a panic.
Members
- Whitebeard
- "Red Haired" Shanks
- Kaidou
- (The fourth member has not yet been revealed or mentioned.)
Shichibukai
The Shichibukai (七武海, Shichibukai, lit. Seven Armed Seas, Seven Warlords of the Sea in the Funimation and 4Kids dubs) are extremely powerful pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government, hunting down other pirates and criminals. There are not more than seven of them, at any given time. They hand over a fraction of their loot to the Government. In return for these actions, the World Government pardons these pirates for their crimes and removes their bounties. Other pirates consider the Shichibukai to be "government dogs", however. The Shichibukai are granted large deals of autonomy, are not following the World Government's orders and are rarely ever showing up for meetings. The World Government tolerates these actions, however, to maintain order over the One Piece world. The Shichibukai are loosely based on the privateers of Europe, government endorsed pirates considered heroes in their homeland and pillagers in others.[1]
Members
- Dracule Mihawk
- Jimbei
- Sir Crocodile
- Donquixote Doflamingo
- Bartholomew Kuma
- Blackbeard
- Gecko Moria
- (The seventh Shichibukai has not yet been revealed or mentioned.)
The Marine Headquarters
The Marine Headquarters is named as the third of the Three Great Powers,[2] though it is not made clear, weather only the Fleet Admiral Sengoku, with his three direct subordinates, the admirals Aokiji, Akainu and Kizaru; the whole of Marines Headquarters, with all its ships, troops and installations; or even the complete Navy with all it's members constitute that power.
