Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter #1112 of One Piece.

Summary

One Piece's Five Elders may be even more resilient than Kaido, as evidenced by Saint Warcury's ability to withstand Luffy's Red Roc attack in chapter #1112. Luffy appeared in extreme pain after punching Saint Warcury, hinting at the Five Elders' powerful Haki and physical durability. Defeating the Five Elders may be even more difficult than defeating Kaido because Luffy will have to find a way to damage them.

A pieceLuffy's Five Elders are proving to be troublesome opponents for Luffy even with Gear Five, and the latest chapter shows that they could Even stronger than Kaido. Despite their frail old appearance, the Five Elders have proven that they cannot be taken lightly, and the latest chapter shows that their strength can rival Kaido, who is hailed as the strongest being in the world. gender.

In chapter #1112, Luffy punches Saint Warcury with Gum-Gum Red Roc, the infamous attack he first used against Kaido. However, the attack had no effect on Saint Warcury, who seemed unfazed after receiving a direct hit to the top of his head. On the contrary, Luffy screamed in pain after punching him and his Haki coated fist seemed to be shaking in pain from the impact.

While Luffy had trouble dealing damage to the Five Elders, here it is The first instance of the Five Elders being able to hurt Luffy without even trying. This feat speaks volumes about their powerful Haki and durability in their transformed state, being able to even surpass Kaido who was effectively put in his place by the very attack that Saint Warcury resisted without flinching in the latest chapter.

The five elders were able to surpass Kaido in terms of Haki and recovery ability

One Piece written by Eiichiro Oda chapter #1112, “Difficult Aspects”

Luffy uses Red Roc for the first time in chapter #1000 when he finally reaches the rooftop in Onigashima and joins the battle against Kaido and Big Mom. The attack is Strong enough to make Kaido stand up and even hurt him quite a bitthis was even more shocking as Saint Warcury was completely unaffected by the punch.

It's true that Luffy doesn't perform the attack in Gear Five; however, this technique is still quite powerful and is a combination of Luffy's strongest techniques along with the samurai's special brand of weapon Haki known as Ryuo. As such, the Five Elders are even stronger than Kaido, whose entire personality revolves around physical strength and Haki.

Gum-Gum Red Roc combines Gear 2 and Gear 3, and is a combination of Luffy's Elephant Gun and Red Hawk attacks.

Manage to Causing Luffy pain is another impressive achievement that only Kaido can do since Luffy awakened the Nika fruit. Since Wano, Luffy has improved a lot in using Haki and it is very rare for him to get injured when using Armament Haki. In fact, the last time Luffy showed any pain was in chapter #1045, when Kaido smashed Luffy's head through Onigashima's skull with his Ragnaraku attack.

The five elders may be Luffy's toughest opponents

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That said, there is definitely a way to defeat the Five Elders that Luffy has yet to discover. Although at first Saint Saturn seemed unaffected by Luffy's attacks, Kuma was able to deal heavy damage and Saint Saturn seemed to be affected by Gear Five's odd attacks. Of course, defeating them won't be easy, even for Gear Five, and chapter #1112 is all confirmed.

General Five elders are being considered the final villains of the Egghead Arc and possibly even the Final Saga of A piece. Their humble appearance reflects their true strength, and they may even surpass Kaido, who until Wano was considered the strongest being in the One Piece world.

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