8 Characters with the darkest stories

For fun and wild adventures, One piece is widely known for featuring characters with deeply messed-up backstories that are not for the faint of heart. Eiichiro Oda isn't one to hold back when it comes to putting his characters through unimaginable suffering before giving them a chance at peace, happiness, and self-fulfillment in the series. It's one of the ways a creator can mirror real-world issues as well.

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In addition, One piece it is not selective in who suffers. They could be a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, an ally, an enemy, or even Monkey D. Luffy himself. Their traumatic experiences range from parental abuse and exploitation to cruelty and irreversible loss. Get ready and let's take a closer look at these characters and their dark stories.

Boa Hancock

The sky dragons were abusing the boa constrictor Hancock and her sisters

Sky dragons are some of the most corrupt characters one piece regardless of anyone but yourself. They caused so much pain and suffering to so many people and Boa Hancock and her sisters fell victim to their oppression.

Before Hancock became the woman she is today, she worked as a freed slave. The Sky Dragons stripped her of her innocence and subjected her to relentless abuse, much of which is left for readers to piece together.

Big Mom

No one accepted Linlin in reality

Charlotte Linlin, aka Big Mom, has one of the most twisted stories fans have ever seen One piece. Her uncontrollable appetite and violent outbursts made her a danger to everyone around her, even at such a young age. Even her parents could not accept her, so they abandoned her without hesitation, as if it was too heavy a burden.

Mother Carmel, who took over as Big Mom, also had bad intentions behind her caring and understanding nature. She wanted to sell Big Mom to the Marines despite the trust that Linlin had begun to place in her. Unfortunately, even after Carmel's death, Linlin continued to believe in her goodness and kindness, unaware of her darker motives and the true cause of her death.

Trafalgar Law

The law pretended to be dead to survive

It is easy to misunderstand Trafalgar Law if you are not aware of its dark history. He had a beautiful hometown, one that seemed untouched by cruelty until Flevance was destroyed by the darkness of humanity. At the age of 10, Law lost his hometown, family and friends, leaving him with a burning desire for revenge.

Not only did Law witness the brutal shooting of his parents, but he also watched his sister burn alive with no chance to save her. His survival wasn't easy either as he hid under a pile of dead bodies and clung to life amidst the chaos.

Sanji

The Vinsmoke family faked his death

Descended from the Vinsmoke royal family of the Teutonic Kingdom, Sanji was supposed to be a respected prince destined to inherit wealth, power, and influence. Instead, his father and his brothers abused him for not living up to their expectations. They felt that Sanji was ruining the family's reputation with his human emotions.

While Sanji was able to live his life as he pleased with Luffy and the straw pirates, the path before joining them was never easy. He experienced what it was like to starve alongside Zeff, to survive days without food on a deserted rocky island. To make matters worse, he learned the truth about Zeff's sacrifice, realizing that his survival had come at a huge personal cost.

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Brook has been alone for decades

One piece Episode 380 will always be emotional and disturbing for viewers because of Brook's story. The Straw Hat Pirates musician endured unimaginable loss and loneliness, losing the entire Rumbar Pirates and even his own body decades later.

All that was left was Brook's decaying body and lonely soul wandering the seas before finally joining Luffy and his crew. Additionally, Brook also lost his shadow, making him unable to walk in sunlight. He also broke his promise to Laboon and took the blame for a dear friend's failure.

Nico Robin

Robin lost everything

Nico Robin's story is both sad and dark, leaving fans in tears over the hardships she endured from such a young age. No child deserves the pain and suffering inflicted on Robin, but she faced it all and emerged stronger than ever.

Back at Ohara, Robin experienced the joy of learning and curiosity. Reading books gave her happiness, but there were people who could not tolerate her at all. In her mother's absence, her relatives were abused and so were the other children who never failed to bully her every day.

Life has never been easy for young Robin, especially after the World Government took the Hounds away with a Buster Call, leaving her an orphan. The rest is history as she spent years on the run before finding a place to call home with Luffy and the Straw Hats.

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Kuma sacrificed everything

Slavery and genocide became a regular part of Kumo's life, forcing him to endure horrors that would break anyone else. One piece. At such a young age, Kuma experienced constant abuse from the world's nobles just for being a Buccaneer. Not only did he lose his parents for someone's pleasure, but he lost any sense of security and belonging to the world.

Even worse, Kuma was denying himself any chance of love and happiness with Ginny. He decides to abandon his own happiness in fear that the love of his life will suffer the same fate as his abused mother. He was supposed to share a life with Ginny, but the trauma of his own suffering forced him to let that dream slip away. Unfortunately, no matter how selfless Kuma was, the world offered him neither peace nor respite.

Loki

Loki's mother tried to kill him

An unwanted child from birth, the cursed prince of Elbaf, Loki never experienced love and warmth growing up. Instead of kindness and affection, Loki was met with fear and rejection by his mother, who was repulsed by his appearance, especially his terrifying eyes and devilish horns.

If that wasn't enough, Loki lost Ida, the one person who showed him what it was like to be truly cared for and loved, leaving behind a void that nothing else could fill. To make matters worse, the prophecy that he would kill his own father finally came true.

One piece

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayuū Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Writers

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)