After going back through the events of the war with Shakky, she was able to surmise (correctly on all three accounts) that Boa Hancock was hiding Luffy on her home island, that she was doing so out of love for Luffy, and also as a means of hiding him from the Marines. So I think it was a pretty even match-up that lead to the mutual respect and survival of all involved. Due to his phenomenal strength, he was able to fight Admiral Kizaru equally and he even managed to scratch the admiral. Rayleigh possesses immense physical strength despite his elderly age. Haki, unnamed at the time, was first seen when Shanks used it to scare off the Lord of the Coast to save Luffy when he was a child from the wrath of the Sea King. When Roger rejected Shiki's offer to become his right-hand man, Rayleigh was seen preparing for battle along with the other Roger Pirates. Keiichi Sonobe;Kazuyuki Sogabe (Young; Episode 8) [35] Rayleigh watched as Kuma then transported the remaining Straw Hats off the island.[36]. Another noticeable trait of Rayleigh's is his incredible perceptive and deduction capability. He infiltrated Marineford with Luffy and Jinbe and took part in stealing a Marine ship and circling Marineford once with it. After Luffy had declared that he would be the Pirate King, Rayleigh was shown smiling with tears in his eyes. Rayleigh also seems to have developed a friendship with the former Warlord of the Sea, Jinbe. He loves to gamble. Rayleigh's relationship with most of the Roger Pirates is unknown. In the past, he was shown to have been impatient with the antics of the younger crew members and took the position of crew disciplinarian very seriously. He often comments on his age and how his body "does not work the way it used to", much like Garp. Twenty-six years before the start of the story, Roger fell ill from an incurable disease, leading the crew to take one final journey together and ventured into the Grand Line together. He surveyed the room and saw that the Kid Pirates and Heart Pirates, along with the Straw Hats, had survived his Haki blast, and he then turned his attention to Hatchan, thanking the Straw Hats for protecting him. Rayleigh and the Straw Hats made it to Shakky's Rip-off Bar with Hatchan, Camie, and Pappag, and Rayleigh revealed to Luffy who he was and how he knew Hatchan. [10] When he had gone missing for the previous six months before her introduction, she was not worried because she knew what Rayleigh is capable of. He wore a white cravat around his neck, dark blue pants, and what appeared to be black sea boots. Luffy realized that he has seen these techniques before in some form or another during his adventures. He informed them that Luffy had arrived on the island and is about to teach Nami on how to operate a coated ship. He was able to fight evenly with Kizaru, but it was shown he was getting tired. "Silvers Rayleigh" has been featured, meaning it was chosen as an article of interest. [20] However, it is unknown if he is capable of doing it himself. By doing so, he bought some extra time for the Straw Hat Pirates to escape to Fish-Man Island. Rayleigh trusts her implicitly and he knows her qualities. He can combine Busoshoku Haki with his swordsmanship, allowing him to fight equivalently with Kizaru, who himself is a highly skilled swordsman wielding his Ama no Murakumo. Prime Ray probably was Yonko level or slightly lower. The pirates then headed out of the action hall, and Rayleigh told the Straw Hats to meet him at Grove 13 later. He disabled an entire hall room of hostiles with this power, save for the Kid Pirates and Heart Pirates. When out in public, he also seems to enjoy the cover of a large silver hooded cloak, though the hood is often down. Unwilling to watch the execution of his closest friend, Rayleigh toasted a drink to the man with a laugh as the blades passed, and downed a glass as his first act in the Great Age of Piracy, the Age of Dreams. He would do several duties while supervising the rest of the crew. Rayleigh is not often headstrong, looking before he leaps and taking time to plan ahead before taking action, although he does not hesitate to act if needs be. Rayleigh is also shown to possess great mastery of Haki and made use of all three types while teaching Luffy about them, and training him in the basics. Rayleigh reunites with Sandersonia, Marigold, and Nyon. [26] Since then, the two were on good terms, but Rayleigh disapproved of Hatchan joining Fisher Tiger's Sun Pirates.[11]. He told her to move the ship to Grove 42 and to wait until everyone assembled, saying it was finally time to restart. Rayleigh is probably just about the closest you can get to Admiral level without quite being there. The Voice of All Things is a rare innate ability only a few One Piece characters possess. After reminiscing about the day he first met Roger, Rayleigh started tearing up and commented that Luffy is a man worthy of that hat. When removing Camie's exploding collar, he patiently calculated the time when the collar released itself and quickly tossed it away before it detonated. Rayleigh recalled what Kuma whispered to him back on the archipelago. );[3] "Dark King" (冥王, Mei-Ō? Rayleigh let himself be captured to be sold as a slave, and when the mermaid Camie was brought into the Human Auctioning House, Rayleigh discreetly used Haoshoku Haki to knock out Disco, although his fellow slave Stansen recognized what he did. It also features a new villain named Burndy World who is known as "The Destroyer of the World" and has the power of the MoaMoa Fruit (its ability is still unknown). The two began training on the island. [1], The Dark King chooses to dress quite simply, usually just in a nearly plain t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. After the two year timeskip, he now wears a black T-shirt as well as his silver hooded cloak. "the Pirate King's Right Hand" and "the Dark King." Rayleigh is an expert in the coating business, as he performs such operations for various pirate ships heading down to Fish-Man Island, as well as understanding the mechanics of the deep-sea currents. Rayleigh added that it is not a bad idea to live a little longer. Ever since Rayleigh had heard about Luffy from Shanks, he had wanted to meet him face to face. ... Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece. He also has a silver-colored coat hanging from his shoulders.[1]. Shakky vouches for his strength by saying that he is “100 times stronger than all of you boys”, referring to the Eleven Supernovas. Rayleigh is well known for his crafty and cunning mentality; he has managed to evade the grasp of the expansive World Government for over 20 years now, and had quickly learned to exploit the slave-trading business on Sabaody Archipelago for personal gain (getting himself caught and sold to a wealthy bidder, before escaping and robbing his "master"). Only very strong and determined individuals can resist from being knocked unconscious. Sometime after the visit to Zou, the Roger Pirates finally reached Laugh Tale. Garp and Sengoku were something of a team and it was said Garp cornered Roger many times. XF[2] The fact that he was a member of one of the strongest pirate crew made him a formidable enemy of the Marines. Rayleigh was present, and he held Buggy back, telling him not to worry. In the anime initially, they had an oblong shape. From there, he helped Luffy break into Marineford with Jinbe in order for him to send the secret message to his crew. He started to propose an idea he has to Luffy, giving him the choice of rejecting it if he so chooses. He also commented on how Luffy strengthened his Haki. He would do several duties while supervising the rest of the crew. Upon meeting Luffy, she informed him of the other major pirates (the Eleven Supernovas) that had arrived on the island around the same time as him. One of Trafalgar Law's crewmen was very close to being knocked out, and even Law and Eustass Kid were sweating slightly after enduring the blast. When Luffy found him on the Sabaody Archipelago, he was excited about hearing stories about Gol D. Roger. The ability allows the person to … Like the rest of the crew, he held Oden in high regard. Also known by his alias of Navy Admiral "Fujitora," Issho joined their ranks at some point … Rayleigh meets Luffy while pretending to sell himself as a slave in order to steal from his buyer, and helps him to rescue Camie. - Around an admiral....weaker / equal / stronger is up for debate. He possess knowledge of how high level users of this Haki can see into the future. It's a strange, often underestimated power. The Straw Hats immediately started running away, and Kizaru attempted to go after them, but Rayleigh stopped him with a sword. Combined with his Busoshoku Haki and sword skills, he can fight evenly with a Logia-enhanced Kizaru. Rayleigh asked him if he wanted to return to Sabaody, and Luffy replied yes. Reyleigh at his prime however is probably a Yonko level fighter, similar to Shanks in sheer power and haki (they fight pretty similarly as well, with no devil fruit). After the SH's were teleported away, there would have been no reason for him to continue an extreme diff fight with Rayleigh. He is one of the few people who know the true history. Rayleigh has an extremely high level of skill in Busoshoku Haki, allowing him to effectively bypass the powers of a Devil Fruit user and touching the "substantial body" beneath whatever protection the fruit provides as seen when he used Busoshoku Haki to kick and redirect an attack from Admiral Kizaru. ... his power is still noted as one of the highest in the world, managing to even take on admirals. The One Piece manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda.The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman and supernatural abilities. This is shown when he was (within a matter of moments) easily able to deduce what had happened after ending up at the slave auction stage on the Sabaody Archipelago. Sometime later, they left Toki, Momonosuke, Hiyori, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi at Wano Country. We’ll try to explore the reason why he’s referred to as the Dark King. This changing of a character's design to a more generic one occurs several times in the series, notably with Marco. He said he would get to the main reason he came to find Luffy. The Roger Pirates clashed with the Whitebeard Pirates for three days. dark king), is the Japanese word for Pluto/Hades, the god of the underworld in ancient Greco-Roman mythology. She said she would bring food for Luffy every day from Amazon Lily. I think Oda created Haki to balance the power scaling in One Piece since some Devil Fruit powers are overpowered. Shakuyaku is Rayleigh’s business partner and wife. The more they talked, the more amused Rayleigh felt as he compared Luffy's demeanor to his old captain just as Shanks had. She then told them that they might find Rayleigh at Sabaody Park. Amongst these duties was disciplining the young apprentices Buggy and Shanks over their constant arguing about pointless things, such as which of the two polar regions is the colder one. Press J to jump to the feed. After Gol D. Roger's crew disbanded, Rayleigh became a coating mechanic in Sabaody. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He took part in stealing a marine ship, circling around Marineford, and the ringing of the Ox Bell. This implies that even as the old retired man who hasn't practiced fighting in 20 years and doesn't have a devil fruit is still a tad bit superior to a currently active Marine Admiral with a rare logia devil fruit and at his prime which is freaking incredible and really shows just how powerful Roger's crew was. Over the years, as his hair whitened, he grew it out. Today we’re gonna talk about Silvers Rayleigh from our favorite anime One Piece. During his attack against the Marines who tried to chase down Luffy after the time skip, he switched to using a katana, which he used to create a deep fissure. This was shown when Rayleigh utilized this Haki to sense that there were five hundred creatures on Rusukaina who were stronger than Luffy at that time. Hancock also permitted him to stay in Amazon Lily. After the Straw Hats got back together two years after the Battle of Marineford, he taught Nami the technicalities of sailing a coated ship. Robin asks Rayleigh about the Void Century. I honestly don't think Rayleigh would've lost that fight if it had continued. Beneath his coat, he wore a blue shirt and had a yellow sash around his waist. He coated the Thousand Sunny for free and he also defended the crew from Kizaru. If the fight continued, it would likely have favored Kizaru. The Government considers such people a great threat. Former first mate of the Roger Pirates. Even when Rayleigh showed up, Kizaru went after the SH's instead. I think it's fair to assume Sengoku was around often as well, and well, Roger most likely always hung out with Rayleigh as well. In spite of this, he appeared reluctant to get into the darker topic of the Void Century. He was willing to divulge the whole truth to Nico Robin if she wished, but she declined his offer. One Piece might have just crossed a major threshold with its thousandth manga chapter being released, but that isn't stopping the franchise from … During Luffy's training, he developed Gear Fourth. He also mentioned that there are people who can see a glimpse into the future with Kenbunshoku Haki and asked Luffy what would he do if he met one of these people. Another glimpse of his strength is seen when he seemingly snatches off Camie's exploding slave collar and tosses it into the air before it could self destruct. And Reyleigh is also clearly tired from fighting Kizaru, though I'm sure neither of them were really trying 100% as they would if they were for some reason fighting for their life. Admiral Kizaru even admitted that if the Marines were to make an honest attempt at capturing Rayleigh, they would need to do serious preparation, further explaining his great strength. After the man gave himself to the Marines, Rayleigh was unable to bring himself to directly witness the execution of his closest friend. After Gol D. Roger's crew disbanded, Rayleigh became a coating mechanic in Sabaody. Kizaru replied that Rayleigh's bounty cannot simply be forgotten, as being a pirate, especially a Roger Pirate, carries the crimes throughout one's entire life.[8]. At some point, the Roger Pirates visited Skypiea.[23]. Welcome to r/OnePiece, the community for Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece. Rayleigh actually still considered dangerous for the government because he knows it’s secrets besides being strong and a great swordsman, he also perfects the 3 types of Haki and he is the teacher of Luffy besides the Yonko Shanks in the past, actually, everyone respects Rayleigh in the new world as well as the fans of One Piece. 76 (debut)78 (after timeskip)[6] The dark king Rayleigh considered one of the characters who had lots of relationships full of respect between the characters in One Piece. Two of his most distinguishing traits are his round glasses and facial hair, which is arranged embattled across his lower jaw. [15] This implies that when he was in the prime of his strength, he may have been even stronger than when he fought Kizaru, a true testament to his strength. Twelve years ago, after Shanks saved Luffy from being eaten by the Lord of the Coast, Shanks reunited with Rayleigh at Sabaody Archipelago and told him about a boy he met in East Blue, and after their conversation, Rayleigh became curious to meet Luffy. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. During his youth, Rayleigh stole a ship due to his house burning down and needing a place to live. While Whitebeard's death was aired at Sabaody, Rayleigh, who had escaped Kizaru's arrest, watched from afar while drinking. [31] Nico Robin then asked Rayleigh about the Void Century and Roger's writing on the Poneglyph in Skypiea, but opted to continue researching for herself after Rayleigh warned about how she might use the information. He is typically open and talkative, and like Whitebeard, seems to enjoy talking about the past and its great times, as well as the good old days of their near-bygone era. He explained that Kuma told him the general direction in which he sent Luffy, which happened to lead right to Amazon Lily. Rayleigh from Buggy's flashback as he appears in the anime. Shakky is a relatively slim and tall woman with short black hair, with two tufts pointing upwards and is always seen smoking a cigarette. [22], The Roger Pirates were then confronted by Kozuki Oden. He is powerful enough to kill several Sea Kings with his bare hands while swimming in the Calm Belt. However, he has changed his personality in his older years, becoming much more relaxed even when training Luffy. Rayleigh also mentored Luffy on how to master all three different forms of Haki over the course of a year and a half. Usopp then asked if the One Piece existed, but was stopped by Luffy, who wanted to discover the One Piece for himself. Rayleigh's color scheme in the manga at age 52. Bradford Hutson (Young)Bruce Carey (Adult). Overall, Rayleigh's immense proficiency in Busoshoku Haki allows him to use it for devastating offense. [13], Rayleigh is extremely powerful, easily one of the strongest characters introduced. Rayleigh is a tremendously skilled and powerful swordsman, though he claims to have degraded in skill somewhat from his younger and healthier days. ... Way too much in case something happened elsewhere to send that much power to one place. He later became the first mate of the Oro Jackson, the ship of the man who would conquer the Grand Line and be crowned by the world as the Pirate King. You don't become the Pirate King's 2nd in command for nothing. Garp reasoned that the Marines should not confront two legends, Whitebeard and Rayleigh, at the same time. Rayleigh is one of the few (if not only) people who refer to her with her birth name, Gloriosa. Height: Though tarnished by age, Rayleigh still possesses an tremendous amount of stamina, being able to swim to Amazon Lily from outside the Calm Belt while killing a number of Sea Kings in his way despite swimming such a long distance. Sometime later, Rayleigh was saved by a young Hatchan from drowning in a shipwreck. He could intercept Kizaru's attack when the Admiral was about to kill Roronoa Zoro without Kizaru noticing, and also managed to keep up with his light enhanced speed. A coating mechanic from Sabaody Archipelago. Like Zoro, he can create extremely powerful compressed air slashes as shown when he cut the ground with ease to prevent the Marines from chasing after Luffy. The majority of the characters are human, but the cast also includes giants, mermen and … Once the Kuja Pirates are gone, Rayleigh began Luffy's training by mentioning that the island was once inhabited, but the chaotic climate changes and the ferocious nature of the wildlife eventually killed all the natives. In the anime, during Luffy's return to Marineford, Rayleigh used a handful of bullets to counter cannonballs fired at their ship by simply throwing them with great strength and precision. Underneath these clothes, the old man's body is surprisingly built and very well-toned, a testament to his incredible strength. Rayleigh also used Kenbunshoku Haki to expertly dodge an elephant's attack with his eyes closed. Smoker is one of the strongest characters in One Piece not like what some guys think, he is strong because he proved that when he finished lots of missions. He then revealed to the Straw Hats what had really happened to Roger, and they talked about Crocus and Shanks. Shanks is a relatively tall man (just under two meters), well-built, tan-complexioned, and in the prime of his mid-adulthood. If you've just set sail with the Straw Hat Pirates, be wary of spoilers on this subreddit! I would pay for it! As a member of the Roger Pirates, Rayleigh had a rivalry with the Whitebeard Pirates. Eventually, Rayleigh became a coating mechanic on Sabaody Archipelago and at some point married with Shakuyaku[10]. More closer to admiral's level, but let's not underrate admirals. Rayleigh was impressed by his ideology, seeing the similarities to Roger like Shanks saw. After the Straw Hat Pirates returned from the Human Auctioning House, where they found Rayleigh, he and the entire Straw Hat crew gathered at Shakky's bar. Rayleigh stated that he laughed (and cried, and drank) nonetheless upon hearing the message Roger had left the world. I was thinking about power levels in One Piece. [1] Also, Rayleigh's hair was black instead of the strawberry blond seen in later flashbacks. Rayleigh simply laughed at his invitation and declined his offer. However, he had a close relationship with his captain Gol D. Roger. In the past, Rayleigh and the other Roger Pirates encountered several Marines, especially Monkey D. Garp. Alive Luffy asked Rayleigh on how to improve its attack power, and Rayleigh warned him about the consequences of using this technique. Twelve years prior to the series, Rayleigh met his former apprentice Shanks again and noticed the latter lost his arm and his hat. Which is pretty damn good for his age. Silvers Rayleigh's concept art from the anime. Calm and level-headed at virtually all times, he was the individual to break up arguments and disputes aboard the "Oro Jackson", as first mate and the right-hand man to Gol D. Roger himself. Rayleigh is probably just about the closest you can get to Admiral level without quite being there. While reading the news of the Straw Hats' new bounties after the events at Dressrosa, Rayleigh was seen gambling.[39]. He also grew a beard from his initial striped facial hair. Rayleigh was aware that Buggy was a pirate in the East Blue, which means he kept tabs on him. Unknown[8] For you, is strong as...? There, he saw Hatchan and ascertained that he and his allies, the Straw Hat Pirates, had attacked a World Noble to save Camie. Whitebeard was the strongest man in the One Piece world prior to his death and someone who was equal to the Pirate King… Rayleigh returned to Sabaody Archipelago half a year before Luffy. Rayleigh demonstrating Busoshoku Haki to Luffy on an attacking elephant. The Spade Pirates came across Rayleigh when they needed to have their ship coated in order to reach Fish-Man Island, with the Masked Deuce and him hitting it off. When Luffy set sail, Rayleigh compared his late captain to Luffy, claiming that destiny is slowly but surely taking shape, and that Luffy has become a man well fit to wear that Straw Hat. From the East Blue to the New World, anything related to the world of One Piece belongs here! Rayleigh hoped to use those two years to teach him the basics of controlling the different types of Haki, as it would take longer with a normal person. Later, after parting ways with Jinbe, Hancock took Luffy and Rayleigh to Rusukaina Island for Luffy's special training. This means that Rayleigh has an active, Silver is traditionally considered the next most valuable metal after gold, and as the, There is a theme of rare metals among the senior members of the. Rayleigh used Haki to block Kizaru's Logia attack For example, some of the strongest characters in One Piece are Haki users without devil fruit power such as Garp, Rayleigh… Rayleigh then coated their ship, with none of the Spade Pirates, except for Skull realizing who he was. But the thing is Reyleigh actually cut Kizaru on the cheek as another commenter mentioned, while Kizaru didn't land a single hit. To who we can compare to him? As an example, between him and Gol D Roger because he is a member of his crew first, second because he is the Vice-commander also he is the first one to join his crew. He told Luffy that his crew most likely got the meaning of his message, due to its abnormal nature, and said that he had a hunch that the others would understand the message. Age: He toasted a drink to the man with both tears and laughter as the blades passed, and downed a glass as his first act in the Great Age of Piracy, the Age of Dreams. Among the Yonko past and present, he notably stands out as the smallest, most normal-sized by far, the others being various degrees of inhumanly proportioned.Living up to his epithet, indeed being its reason, Shanks' hair is toned distinctly red: usually depicted across media as deep-crimsonish. [16] However, this is questionable given the Roger Pirates had Kozuki Oden, who possessed the knowledge on how to read and write the language on the Poneglyphs. [33] Rayleigh tried to see if Kizaru would leave the Straw Hats alone, but Kizaru would not abandon his mission. Kuma then went to Rayleigh and revealed that he was an officer of the Revolutionary Army and was acting to help the Straw Hats escape. One Piece Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. It also explains why being the Pirate King deserves to be the huge fucking deal that it is. So I put together a chart of all of the OP characters I could think of and gave them a power level on a scale of 1 to 100 (by smallest increments of 0.5). I would say he is a littlr weaker than Garp. He always struck me as being more valuable for his knowledge and experience than his raw power. If you want discussion, please sort the subreddit by New.