Most selfish characters in one piece

Key things

• Selfish villains like Buggy, Caesar, Doflamingo, and Blackbeard use others for personal gain.
• Sky Dragons and Orochi demonstrate a callous disregard for the welfare and safety of others.
• Villains like Crocodile and Arlong are ruthless, willing to destroy lives for their own ends.

Everyone is aware One piece characters like Luffy or his straw hat companions who are all more than willing to selflessly throw themselves into danger to help others, but not everyone in this universe is so considerate. In truth, most of the characters that Luffy encounters are often portrayed as much more selfish, more concerned with what they can get without a care in the world for the protection or safety of others.

Of course, selfishness often tends to be associated with villainous characters who often manipulate, overpower or abuse others just to get what they want. However, when push comes to shove, these characters are among the most self-absorbed in the entire series.

9 Buggy

Buggy is a selfish coward who likes to use others to get what he wants

• First performance: Episode 4

Buggy is a coward in every sense of the word and can always be seen acting in his own self-interest. Fortunately for him, the strange captain is always surrounded by other people that he likes to use to achieve his own goals. For example, when he was thrown into the Impel Down, he accepted Luffy's help to escape, but was fully prepared to cut and run once Luffy took out all the guards in their way.

Even becoming a Yonk was technically achieved by others, as Buggy isn't extremely strong or a great fighter, it's just that his fruits make him practically indestructible. If Buggy ever reaches One Piece, most if not all of the credit should go to his crew rather than him.

8 Caesar the clown

There is no line that Caesar will not cross to gain more status and power

• First performance: Episode 581

All Caesar Clown cares about is becoming a respected and wealthy scientist, and to achieve this goal, he likes to experiment on anyone he can get his hands on. Formerly a member of the MADS science group, Caesar is a fairly intelligent individual, but instead of using his intellect to help others, he prefers to create weapons of mass destruction that he can then sell for his own profit.

Caesar is so malevolent that he is even found to be experimenting on children in an attempt to create artificial giants, emphasizing that there really is no line this man won't cross to make himself known. Later in the story, when Caesar is acting as a prisoner of the private crews, he still only shows concern for his safety and barely agrees to go along with Luffy and the others' plans to help those in need.

7 Sky dragons

Sky dragons see anyone of lower social standing than them as expendable

• First performance: Episode 391

Finding something nice to say about the Celestial Dragons is a nearly impossible task, as this group of royal lords are among the most vicious and insidious characters in the entire series. An immediate testament to how selfish these individuals can be is how they all prefer to wear large orbs around their heads, which many fans speculate is to avoid breathing the same air as the “regulars”.

Sky dragons look down on anyone not of their rank and can usually be seen being carried away by enslaved creatures and humans as normal walking is too much of a strain for them. After seeing how biased the Sky Dragons are, it makes a lot more sense why Garp harbors such a strong hatred for working under them.

6 Doflamingo

Doflamingo's tragic childhood encouraged him to attempt to destroy the entire world

• First performance: Episode 151

Doflamingo may have been born a tall and powerful Sky Dragon, but that didn't mean he had a comfortable childhood. When his father suggested that his family move to a local village to mingle with the common people, the locals ended up tying them to a stake and nearly burning the entire family alive. When Doffy tried to call out to the Sky Dragons for help, there was no response.

Feeling betrayed by ordinary humans, Sky Dragons, and even his own family, Doflamingo became a sadistic villain whose sole motive was to conquer the world and everyone in it. He still shows some compassion for his newfound family, but beyond that, Doflamingo doesn't have the slightest concern for the safety or well-being of anyone living in his “new” world.

5 Arlong

Arlong's hatred of humans led him to kill and enslave countless inhabitants of the eastern blue

• First performance: Episode 31

Arlong had never been fond of humans, but developed a true hatred after his master, Tiger Fisher, was ambushed and killed by a squad of marines. This tragedy turned Arlong into a ruthless, violent and ultimately very selfish individual who proceeded to raid the Eastern Blue, enslaving all humans he came across and killing those who failed to follow his orders, which Nami unfortunately witnessed with her own eyes . very young age.

Arlong's main goal was to eventually overtake all of Eastern Blue and create an empire that he would be able to rule with a firm fist while acting like a king. Even though Luffy managed to stop Arlong before that could happen, it's scary to think what this self-centered piece of work could achieve if he was able to continue his expansion.

4 Crocodile

This evil Shichibukai destroyed an entire kingdom just to obtain a powerful secret weapon

• First performance: Episode 76

Crocodile is the first member of the Shichibukai that the Straw Hats meet on their journey, and he certainly gives a good idea of ​​what the group is all about when it comes to first impressions. Crocodile managed to take over the Kingdom of Alabasta, forcing its inhabitants into poverty and dehydration so that he could rule the hideout without any opposition.

His main ultimate goal was to uncover a secret weapon known as Pluton that could make him as powerful as, if not more than, the entire world government. Destroying an entire country and killing thousands of the population just to get one step further to gain more power and power shows how selfish this stylish sandman really is.

3 Kaido

Kaido exploited Wano and its citizens for his selfish gain

• First performance: Episode 739

Not much was known about the powerful Yonko known as Kaido prior to the Wano arc, but once Luffy and crew landed in the land of the samurai, it became very quickly apparent just how malicious and selfish this “unbeatable” threat was. Kaido decided to outrun Wan so he could start his illegal weapons operation while treating the citizens like dirt and creating his Onigashima paradise.

Despite being one of the strongest personalities in the whole One piece Kaido can't seem to help himself and is looking for new ways to gain more power, even if it comes at the cost of the entire country's population. Kaido also had no qualms about tossing his daughter aside, proving that this animal doesn't have an iota of compassion for others in its heart.

2 Blackbeard

Blackbeard is willing to stab anyone in the back if it gives him more power

• First performance: Episode 146

Marshall D. Teach, commonly known as Blackbeard, shares a common goal with Luffy; finding the legendary One Piece treasure. However, while Luffy also makes it his mission to help others along the way and resist the oppression caused by the Shichibukai and the Marines, Blackbeard couldn't care less about anything else than gaining more power and becoming strong enough to rule one day. world.

Nowhere was this more evident than when Blackbeard decided to betray and even murder a member of his crew in order to obtain the Dark Dark Fruit. Blackbeard also doesn't seem too interested in forming bonds with his newfound crew members, instead simply gathering the most vicious and powerful warriors he can find, which he can then control to amass even more power.

1 Orochi

The acting “Shogun” Of Wano couldn't care less about the suffering of his people

• First performance: Episode 921

As his own country starves and burns to the ground, Orochi can often be seen eating and drinking away his worries while surrounded by courtesans, sparing not a single thought for the people he is supposed to serve as shogun. Even though Oda tries to bring some form of sympathy to Orochi through his story, it doesn't just excuse how selfish he acts, especially how he willingly feeds his citizens the SMILE fruit, which basically kept them in a state of comedic purgatory so none of them would object they ever built him.

What makes Orochi such a vicious character is that all this pain and suffering is something that brings him great joy because he feels he is giving the people what they deserve after “betraying” him. His own sick and perverted pleasures resulted in the deaths of thousands throughout the land of Wano.