One Piece is such a long manga/anime series that, to no one’s surprise, it’s filled to the brim with literal thousands of named characters, all with their own unique designs, personalities, motivations, and abilities. As a result, every single fan can make a list with a handful of their favorite key figures in this extensive story (pirates, marines, revolutionaries, etc.)
One Piece: Every Devil Fruit Featured In The God Valley Incident
Did you notice all the Devil Fruits shown in the God Valley flashback?
However, not every One Piece character is made equal, and many of them are actually so unlikable and so unappealing that most fans can’t help but absolutely despise them, no matter whether Eiichiro Oda intentionally designed them to be disliked or not. Needless to say, there are a lot of characters that fans definitely can’t stand, but the following eight are the most infamous examples so far.
Jaygarcia Saturn
The Most Despicable Member Of The Five Elders (So Far)
- Debut: Chapter 233 (Manga) Episode 151 (Anime)
When the Five Elders were originally introduced back in the Jaya Arc, they came off as generic politicians that just gave orders to the Marines, and not much more. However, as the story slowly revealed more and more information about them (and the World Government in general), it became evident that they were all even worse than fans initially thought, with Saint Jaygarcia Saturn being the most hated one yet.
As the Warrior God of Science and Defense, Saturn is directly responsible for everything bad that happened in Kuma’s and Bonney’s lives: he experimented on Ginny to the point that he gave her a deadly disease, he used Bonney as leverage to manipulate Kuma, and he later chose to turn him into a mindless living weapon. The worst part is that he did all of that without a single drop of remorse, as he sees all regular humans as inferior beings. Fortunately, Imu has already killed Saturn at the end of the Egghead Arc, so he can’t make anyone else suffer now.
Spandam
A Weak And Cowardly “Nepo Baby”
- Debut: Chapter 355 (Manga) Episode 249 (Anime)
It would be logical to expect the leader of CP9, one of the deadliest agencies in the One Piece world, to be a ruthless and strong assassin, just like most of its members. Unfortunately, that is far from the truth because Spandam is a weak, cowardly, egotistical and arrogant person who only got that position because he’s the son of CP9’s previous leader, Spandine.
Not only did Spandam frame Tom by using Franky’s old battleships, so the master shipwright could be executed, and he could steal Pluton’s blueprints, but he also spent most of the Enies Lobby Arc actively torturing and mocking Nico Robin, while hiding behind people that are way stronger and more efficient than him, like Rob Lucci, Kaku or even his own sword, Funkfreed. Fortunately, Robin managed to break Spandam’s spine at the very end of the arc, in what’s one of the most gratifying moments in the entire series.
Absalom
The Mere Presence Of This Creepy Pervert Brought Down The Thriller Bark Arc
- Debut: Chapter 444 (Manga) Episode 339 (Anime)
Let’s face it: many characters in One Piece – even some of the most popular ones – are huge perverts; that’s just the type of humor Oda enjoys writing at times. However, most of these perverted characters at least have one or two redeeming qualities to them, whereas Absalom of the Thriller Bark Pirates is completely unlikable all the way through.
One Piece: 7 Characters That Are Pirate King Material
Luffy will be the Pirate King, but he isn’t the only one with such potential in One Piece.
His first ever appearance sees him use the invisibility powers of his Suka Suka no Mi to literally creep on and assault a naked Nami while she was trying to take a shower. And it doesn’t get better from there, because he spends the rest of the arc acting like a nuisance, and even manages to make Sanji look bad as a result. Most One Piece fans agree that Absalom is the absolute worst part of the Thriller Bark Arc and, fortunately for them, he was recently killed off by the Blackbeard Pirates, who acquired his Devil Fruit powers.
Rosward Charlos
The Perfect Example Of Everything That’s Wrong With The Celestial Dragons
- Debut: Chapter 499 (Manga) Episode 393 (Anime)
In the world of One Piece, the Celestial Dragons (AKA World Nobles) are basically privileged aristocrats who represent the worst in society: they use bubble-shaped helmets because they don’t want to breathe the same air as everybody else, they give direct orders to Marine Admirals, and they are allowed to enslave anyone they want. While all of them could easily be part of a list like this, Oda needed to more accurately reflect what makes them so detestable, which is why he created Rosward Charlos.
Charlos literally is the worst of the worst, a truly despicable character with zero redeeming qualities: he’s annoying, egotistical, disgusting, spoiled, and repeatedly tries to enslave other people just because he feels like it. Charlos is just so ridiculously unlikable that Oda has written him into situations that conclude with him being attacked by another character (wether it’s Luffy, Mjosgard or Sai and Leo), and it’s always incredibly satisfying for the viewer.
