As such, Luffy awakened the true abilities of the Nika fruit. With its powers, Luffy was able to topple even Kaido and if he could defeat the man who was the Strongest Creature Alive, he can certainly defeat Shanks as well.
While Shanks' combat skills are seen very sparingly throughout One Piece, there's little to no doubt he's stronger than Luffy and could defeat the Supernova. As Luffy's role model, it wouldn't make sense to have him be stronger than Shanks at this point in the story.
Against Shanks, even if Luffy possesses weaker Haki, the Devil Fruit abilities of the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika can make up for the deficit and see him emerge victorious. Currently, however, Shanks is likely stronger than Luffy, simply due to the fact that the plot demands that of him.
In terms of Haki, Shanks is probably superior, but not by much. Meanwhile, Luffy has better strength, speed, durability, endurance, DF, and pretty much every factor imaginable. And the gap in most of those categories is big, whereas the gap in Haki is small.
Shanks is probably way above Zoro`s level. Of all the characters still alive in One Piece, Dracule Mihawk is undoubtedly the strongest swordsman in the world. After all, he holds the title. Vista was the commander of the fifth division of Whitebeard`s Pirates and was considered the best swordsman in Whitebeard`s crew.
Kaido is one of the best fights that fans have seen in One Piece over the years, if not the best. The fight is, undoubtedly, the most difficult one that Luffy has fought so far. Kaido managed to defeat Luffy three times. For the first time, Luffy faced defeat against him Kuri and was thrown in prison.
It is evident that the only person capable of surpassing Roger is Luffy. Even though Luffy still has a lot to achieve, he is the only person who can transform the entire world.
Monkey D dragon is stronger than Shanks because he has a D in his name 😈. Well monkey D dragon is the no. 1 of the revolutionary army which directly opposes the world government and to do something as big as that you need much above admiral level to face them.
Fan theory suggests that Luffy will awaken Gear 6 in One Piece. The concept of Gears was introduced in the Enies Lobby arc of One Piece when Luffy brought out Gear 2 against the CP9 agent Blueno. His skin turned pinkish and heated up, allowing our main character to move faster.
It depends on how quick the fight will last. Luffy's Gears are costly and can't be maintained for long stretches of time and neither can Baryon Mode for Naruto. Due to the number of drawbacks the Baryon Mode brings, Luffy will probably clinch victory in Naruto vs. Luffy if they break those modes out.
While using Gear 5th, Luffy is able to extend his elasticity to inanimate objects. Luffy's devil fruit awakening allowed him to beat Kaido, who was considered the "Strongest Creature in the World." In his Gear 5th form, there are not many One Piece characters who can defeat him.
Currently it should be Shanks. Shanks is narratively depicted to be as strong as old Whitebeard. Garp is at best at that level, both being previous Roger's rivals. But that should also mean that prime Garp was stronger than prime (current) Shanks, since Shanks, as hyped as fans want him to be, isn't Roger level.
Blackbeard is arguably the biggest counter to Luffy's Gear Fifth. Most characters can only hope to survive it. Meanwhile, Blackbeard can just cancel these Devil Fruit powers with his Yami Yami no Mi. Cartoony physics is a very broken ability in the One Piece series, but it has its limits.
Luffy is supposed to become stronger as the story progresses as he fights more and more powerful characters. So in my opinion Luffy does not beat Kaido in a 1v1 at all although I would say it would be extreme diff. People like to mention that Luffy already beat Kaido in a 1v1 but technically that is not right at all.
Conis and the rest of Skypiea witnessed Luffy completely destabilize Enel's attack. She then witnessed Luffy finally defeat Enel by punching the god straight into the golden bell.
Everything suggests that this Gear 5 could be the final transformation of the man destined to become the King of the Pirates. For that reason alone, it had to be up to the task, and boy, was it up to the task. You could say that Luffy has become the strongest character in One Piece.
4) Kaido. Another of the Four Emperors, Kaido, is renowned for his extraordinary stamina and power. He can turn into a huge dragon and is thought to be practically unbeatable.
1 Luffy's Rival: Blackbeard
Blackbeard is Luffy's greatest rival and nemesis in the quest to find the One Piece.
One Piece Data Books - Shanks did not lose any power losing an arm.
Shanks is currently known to hold the strongest Conqueror's Haki of all in One Piece. If we are considering all forms of Haki, you can check out our list to see where he is ranked at. Who is the king of Haki? Pirate King Gol D.
Shanks' strength mainly lies in his Haki as he doesn't have any Devil Fruit power that the fans know of. Just with his incredible Haki alone, he has established himself as one of the strongest people in the world and he might as well be the strongest.