Crocodile Is STILL The Greatest One Piece Villain | Analysis

[@TuskyBaby]

I think it all comes down to the cigar. Did any other arc villain have one? No. Crocodile not only has one, but he even had one down in level 6 of Impel Down. The WG thought Smoker handled him because only a man with 2 cigars could ever reasonably stand against Croco-boy.

[@kaidothedrunkard]

Akainu has one.. oh boy, whoever is fighting the Fleet Admiral isn't coming out of the fight the same. And not in a mental way, either.

[@maker8142]

@@kaidothedrunkard Luffy say so 😭😅

[@doug2555]

Top G Crocodile

[@christopherchuauhang4829]

@@kaidothedrunkard I mean Kuzan is literally missing a leg so yeah you’re not wrong 😂😂

[@cheshirewise942]

Excuse me, it's Croco chan 😂

[@shonenbois]

I really love how Crocodile was like this really cool James Bond type villain. I’m glad he’s getting more importance again in the story

[@jsofly7766]

You watch tekking ?

[@lyingonthekitchenfloorasus608]

@@jsofly7766 some people would say he's very suave

[@antrakt900]

@@jsofly7766 Tekking goat of OP community.

[@kentekuzan]

tekkingcore

[@skelet0n650]

Oda couldn't just make a villain THAT cool and not bring him back

[@jumpylion2580]

He actually felt like the most threatening villain in the story so far for me not only because of power ( at that time ) but he was very smart too.

[@TayzerLazerGames]

I feel he could of easily of been the strongest warlord (besides mihawk) if he was placed later in the story

[@samt3412]

@@TayzerLazerGames if you reverse Doffy and Croc's placement in the story, that could absolutely happen. Heck, it would kinda make more sense to have the far more competent villain later on compared to his counterpart with much less of a handle on the situation

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@@samt3412 At least Croc appearing early worked for his character development arc and having epic moments in MF and Impel down

[@RicardoDiaz-cd4kn]

I never really felt him that strong, when i was younger i always thought "luffy would just have beaten him if he had the water hack beforehand", but as i reread the story i realized luffy was pretty op even in alabasta, so crocodile by proxy was very strong at the time

[@samt3412]

@@ceruhermandez9651 TRUE

[@certbozo]

And croc’s voice actor is 10/10 so can’t wait to hear more from him

[@themister.s-1st]

[Sa-She-Bu-Ree Dah-Nah.... MUGIWARA] - 10/10

[@queenflowers9163]

In both the sub and dub

[@srikargovindarajula]

@@themister.s-1st *fades to black*

[@justsomeguycalledkaraka5614]

@@themister.s-1st the ‘mugiwara’ bit comes from the balls

[@themister.s-1st]

@@justsomeguycalledkaraka5614 ha-ha

[@Teddy_Gautier]

Crocodile is such a smart individual. He had well thought-out plans with backup plans ready. He is charismatic, the way he talks is so imposing, and he got style! I’m glad he’s back in the story in a relevant and prominent way. Now we just need Enel back somehow 😅

[@Mirekluk]

Still on the moon. We can hope

[@AFROKAH]

I think Enel will come back once we get to the Mad Monk’s story

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever get Enel back in the flesh. However, Oda seems to have brought him back in spirit - first through Doflamingo & more recently with Imu.

[@mulinblack]

Enel should be 1 of admiral after 2 years time skip. I don't know why Oda didnt do that

[@inkognito3145]

Enel and doglamingo are gonna team up and come back, I don’t know how or why but it will happen!

[@lareine9014]

What tells a lot about the great writing of Crocodile, is that even at the Marineford, and after timeskip, he still seems completely relative and competent. If you switched in Arlong for example, one would wonder how he's gonna keep up. You never questioned that, when you saw Croco appear in Marineford.

[@roronoadkat6997]

Crocodile has always been my no.1 favorite villain. Seeing him back in the story again is so exciting!!

[@josesosa3337]

Aside from having a hook like a traditional pirate, his injuries also make him like a james bond villain, where they are almost always disfigured in some way. Of course when it comes to alabasta fans have always made 007 references with crocodile and baroque works.

[@critterbugcharms]

No matter how many more villains have come along in the story since, crocodile remains my favorite of all time. His design is great, his intelligence is next level and they even got his voice right in both the original and dub on the show. You can’t say the same for most characters in that regard. I remember one night a year ago thinking “I can totally see him running some black market type of operation in the new world soon.” Glad we have finally reached that point.

[@someoneelse1011]

Lucci is one dimensional but he was exactly what he needed to be in the arc.

[@chimeratcg07]

They raised him to be One Dimensional, it kind of made sense for his character.

[@kyleward7417]

Ikr, Enies lobby would be so much worse if the main antagonist was actually a fleshed out character

[@voxomnes9537]

@@kyleward7417 Sarcasm?

[@kyleward7417]

@@voxomnes9537 Yeah

[@andrewrangel8330]

Plus pigeon

[@yugfus]

Crocodile back Alabasta, seemed so insurmountable. He was very strong at the time and he just had backup plan after backup plan.

[@sasukegutszerolevialucod6927]

Yas, thats why i cannot hate him for that and i wonder what his backstory tho

[@frankcastlefan]

Schemers: Captain Kuro: man of a Thousand Plans Shiki The Golden Lion: Even Whitebeard respects his dedicated nature to Schemes Crocodile: VERY good at plans Doflamingo: came the closest of anyone to total domination; Whitebeard didn't. no other Emperor or Warlord really did, he had every angle... Blackbeard is perhaps the only character to have SUCH a perfectly executed plan; he got ABSOLUTELY everything he sought, and he was willing and able to wait DECADES to get his fruit, warp his odds and circumstance, LITERALLY KILL HIS RIVAL AND TAKE HIS TERRITORY, and don't forget he freaking destroyed Marineford, and played everyone like a fiddle; name a faction he didn't outwit? [Okay, Big Mom he left alone. :/] {I count Shanks' heading off of Kaido/Big Mom to even be pretty clever, if you think about it; the only person to take Blackbeard seriously, is the only one who knew his nature, am I right? Luffy didn't. } ...distant 6th place is Spanda. ._. I don't count his plans as being his own, tho.

[@monkeydluffy_1718]

he was the first anime villain to legitimately make me go “how can the mc beat this guy he’s terrifying”

[@josesosa3337]

Crocodiles theme of sand and desert totally runs counter to the sea which I really like. Cant wait to see a potential crocodile flash back.

[@NickyG_vz]

This kind of analysis is truly where Mr Morj shines. I hope he starts doing them for other mangas.

[@jieldrejarule3694]

Lmaooo he doesn't care enough about other manga

[@floriandolder8111]

@@jieldrejarule3694 He made some attempts with other series in the past but viewership was poor, so he took them down. Maybe one day he will do the semi promised Berserk and Chainsawman analysis content.

[@NickyG_vz]

@@floriandolder8111 we're all here for one piece but it's going to end eventually

[@myuutosan]

@@jieldrejarule3694 huh? If you watch his streams he's said he's literally itching to make chainsawman content but doesn't want it to fuck up his engagements too bad unless he knows the viewers are down for it

[@krishbohra5536]

His backstory is gonna be so good! Somehow it connects Ancient Weapons, Revolutionaries and Whitebeard, all of them through one character, Crocodile.

[@ddodoib3620]

turns out his backstory is just him transitioning through ivankov lmao

[@Keith_E]

Crocodile sucks

[@honeylemon5861]

Please please not every great villain need a backstory

[@FlavioVSLeal]

@@ddodoib3620 And that would be fucking awesome.

[@noanfelipe4753]

@@Keith_E bad bait, 2/10

[@pandanganmatiyn1487]

I really loved Alabasta arc compared to Dressrosa, because: 1. Vivi is a lot more relatable as a character than Rebecca, and 2. Sir Crocodile is just more menacing than Doflamingo. Reasons why, explained on this video. I thought im the only one who has this opinion, so thank you Morj for explaining it very well!!

[@ZiadYahaya]

No one ever understands me when I say Sir Crocodile is the greatest one piece villain. Glad we share the same thought

[@sarahriddle2241]

This arc was just so intense, I couldn’t believe when it was over, Vivi was left behind like any other acquaintance, though she felt like a real team member after what they‘ve been through.

[@Dmytro_Podorvan]

Wdym shes the princess she cant leave her kingdom

[@IntoL1ght]

My favorite thing about Crocodile at the moment is his personal combat power level up. He went from getting defeated by Luffy back in paradise to almost single-handedly annihilating an entire Marine fleet, including at least one Vice Admiral, like it was nothing. That's a glow up and a half.

[@Dogofwar9]

Sir crocodile is the sole reason i continue with one piece. Till this day his presence, attitude, charisma, voice, everything about him is just unmatched. Lets not forget that luffy had to be helped twice to beat him

[@bojackbojackbojack]

Bro, Crocodile has always been my favorite character. That has never changed in all of these years.

[@Kev-D-OG]

The Croc Summit is gonna go crazy. Can’t wait to hear more about one of One Piece’s best villains.

[@jjurss7263]

I literally just finished rewatching Alabasta, and it really reminded me how intelligent crocodile is as a villain. Later villains like Doflamingo, Big Mom, and Kaido cant hold a candle to Crocodile in this regard. They make up for it with numbers and brute force which I don't think are as effective at communicating threat. This is because Luffy's greatest strengths are also brute force and willpower. Crocodile's intelligence and diligent planning are much more terrifying to see Luffy go up against because those two areas are exactly where he is weakest. We all know as readers/viewers that Luffy will never truly lose a physical fight (sure he loses, but when we see a villain kick his ass we know he'll come back stronger and win), but we are aware as readers/viewers that Luffy will NEVER be smart enough to outwit the intricate plans of a mastermind like Crocodile.

[@rafayet23]

Such an elite caliber character. 1000/10 i fcking love Crocodile.

[@fredfunkel8589]

we now see why doflamingo tried to convince crocodile into joining forces with him during marineford... those two together would be a true menace on emperor level, doflamingo with the resources and connections in the new world and crocodile as mastermind of the organisation

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

Wow! You're right, Doflamingo wasn't just messing around with his proposal. They might have been able to build an emperor level empire together, or something resembling it.

[@Mirekluk]

@@apoptosisduellinks109 And Croc now has it via buggy :D And Mihawk to join the course.

[@frankcastlefan]

@@Mirekluk Doflamingo absolutely respects Croc, and I'm personally committed to the narrative that they have a very intimate relationship. This is a position I hold dogmatically, not one I am capable or willing to move from, Logic is useless. Crocomom, too. (need not ACTUALLY be Luffy's mom, but I'm 1000% on the trans thing)

[@insane9473]

When the Baroque Agent shoots Koza after it seems like everything was going to stop was when I realized how smart Crocodile really was.

[@richardholfeld4619]

I was really disappointed by Doflamingo. While he had all the Charisma in the right place and a great backstory, he failed to actually deliver on being this Macchiavelian manipulator with a "Sun Tzu - Art of War"-like strategy and backup-plan. All I remember from Dressrosa was bird cage and his clone of strings, which both felt like brute-force attempts to recreate what Crocodile did. Crocodile also had an actual use for his subordinates that went beyond being mere fodder for the Strawhats (like compare how Mr. 2, Mr. 3 and Nico Robin changed the story vs. Diamante, Trebol and Pika). Also I will NEVER understand why Doflamingo gave the mera-mera no mi away in a stupid contest, instead of using it to his own benefit.

[@bangrojai]

He didnt know Sabo would be in Dressrosa. He was portrayed as an over confident character. If it was Buggy as king of Dressrosa, he wouldnt shy to cry for help to Fujitora.

[@frankcastlefan]

@@bangrojai ...Giving the Mera Mera no Mi away in a stupid contest, IS using it to his own benefit; What happens to "every single loser" who goes into the ring during that tournament, save the ones who survive Block A,B, C, or D? Like, most every captain of Luffy's armada? I'm saying soooo many of those who fail get turned into toys, right? I mean, not even Doflamingo remembers who any of those turned into toys are, right? Like, if EVERY one can forget Kyros, as is pretty important and distinctly true (even IF he wasn't given orders to follow, and therefore maintained free will), so, that makes his beheading the clone a pretty neat saving throw.

[@Sevatar_VIIIth]

I just finished Dressrosa for the first time last weekend, and yeah I agree he was kinda a letdown. Amazingly designed character but that ending was lackluster. I only hope he is brought back as an important character for the plot.

[@wwe12153]

Brother wtf are you talking about , doflamingo delivered on being the manipulator better than any shounen villain It is sad that everything you remember about him is some minor things and you missed the actual character details + don quixote family are the best written henchmen in one piece

[@wwe12153]

@@Sevatar_VIIIthwhat do you mean by brought back as an important character? He already had a saga where he was the most important character in the whole story Doflamingo is a let down ? Bro he is the best character in the series

[@Jahof20s]

Can't wait for Luffy to meet Crocodile again and see what changed between them since Marineford

[@pokeinator7834]

Luffy probably is close to one shooting him now

[@meraj5393]

​@@pokeinator7834What do you mean "probably"?

[@pokeinator7834]

@@meraj5393 maybe croc got way stronger and tougher under mihawk,and now has a good enough armament to tank a strong attack

[@tobiramasenju6290]

Crocodile is my favorite villan for sure

[@CrocoBoyEditz]

Crocodile is my favorite villain in all of anime. He has a great and intimidating design and voice While also being an insane strategist in order to make his presence known in a world as big as OnePiece.

[@alexanderkarlsson1536]

The panel of Luffy saying: ”I am the man who will surpass you”, is one of my favorites in the entire series. I get chills everytime!!

[@TheJmlew11]

We were teased so bad with Kaido. I really thought he would make it to number 1. Unfortunately he’s fallen quite a bit for me. Behind Croc, Lucci, Doflamingo. Even behind Katakuri and Enel.

[@redmangoose182]

Yeah i like all those characters better. I’d say between Kaido and Big Mom, the latter is still the better villain even.

[@MiamiMAJIN]

Trippin

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

I still think we might learn more about Kaido later

[@userusernomi]

I unironically think Kaidou is at the bottom of the list, right down there with Hody Jones. The fact he became gradually less antagonistic over time is just the worst treatment for a villain that was so hyped up. I'll never get over the fact Luffy was having fun during most of the fight against someone who enslaved a country for 20 years.

[@mohamedab9033]

@@userusernomi Luffy having fun fighting has no relations to why Kaido is a bad villain, i have no idea what this "less antagonistic over time" treatment you're talking about, that's Katakuri not Kaido. Kaido is bad cause he wasn't fleshed out, one dimensional even tho he was teased to be more, dumb Climax treatment and no explanation of his personal goals.

[@HyakuJuu01300]

Kaido had all the potential in the world to surpass both Doflamingo and Crocodile but Oda fumbled *hard* .

[@josesosa3337]

A little.

[@themister.s-1st]

@Afilou lo korim be kolnoa when he popped down from the roof after he thought Luffy died and said that everyone was his slave. You didn't find that cruel? Even a teeny bit?

[@zael7292]

really seen fanfiction villains better than kaido lol

[@hansnase364]

I personally never got the thype around Doflamingo. I found it pretty annoying that the mysterious slouchy flamingo guy from pre-TS turned into a ten feet tall brawler with an 8-pack. Then again, I just didn't care much for most of Dressrosa. I honestly prefer Kaidou to Doflamingo. His personality is just way more fun, to me personally, and it is expressed quite well through his actions. I also find it dumb when people keep going "man this character is great I wonder what his backstory is" as if a character needs a great backstory to validate him. I feel like people were spending more time with their expectations of Kaidou rather than paying attention to what Kaidou was doing in the moment. That being said, the ending to Onigashima was obviously rushed.

[@travisealy3512]

@@hansnase364 this is what I’ve been saying for so long. Backstory does not make a character actions do.

[@gator.tale_]

Morj, did you know it was Crocodile's birthday the day before this video came out? So stoked to see more of him going forward!

[@Momosrevenge]

NOW WE JUST NEED ENEL BACK 💯 I’m so glad croc came back I stg he’s one of my favorite villains. From character design, to personality to his abilities. Him and Enel were brought down waaaaaayyyyy too early in the series and Enel’s logia especially is entirely too useful and powerful to have him defeated early as hell

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

Well Arabasta and Skypiea were good arcs, so I would say it was worth bringing them out so early

[@Momosrevenge]

@@apoptosisduellinks109 yeah I feel that, I’m just glad we can see crocodile mean something again

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

The fact that crocodile was so good also made Sanji look fucking great when he was outsmarting him, Sanji was definitely my favorite pre-timeskip until thriller bark. I still love Sanji but it just went downhill from there, I want the smart sanji back, at least he saved momo on onigashima, that was good... also, interesting way of putting this about being competent, it is obvious that other villains are waaaaaay more competent than Crocodile because they actually succeeded, but it feels different when that success was only on their backstory and everything is crumbling down on the present

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

I think Sanji was cool as fuck in the second half of WCI

[@FrankEShaw05]

Yeah with some other villains its like they had everything figured out and were completely unstoppable until luffy showed up and then they completely fumble and everything around them falls apart but with crocodile he just kept on doing what works

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

@@emmanuelmondesir1314 wasn't him just making cake? I mean ok he is a cook and all, but I also like the fighter and strategist sides of him. At least we got the fighter side in Wano, I hope we get the Sanji outsmarting everyone again soon, Sanji told Kuma that he was going to become their biggest problem if he didn't kill him

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

@@ShiNijuuAKL I thought it was cool but I miss Mr Prince.

[@samt3412]

Sanji's 200 IQ plays are still some of my favorite moments from him. The Mr. 3 impersonation, Mr. Prince, and already being on the Sea Train are great scenes and I wish we got more of that. He helped in the plan against BM in Whole Cake, but it wasn't only his plan. Actually, the Soba Mask stuff was also great, but it wasn't exactly him doing crazy plays.

[@maxb8749]

Someone must’ve betrayed crocodile in the past considering the fact that he tells Luffy friends are useless and tells Mihawk that they both don’t trust so easily

[@DiegoRodriguez-dw7pv]

Every ten years, Crocodile pops right back into the plot to remind us why he is the GOAT.

[@remuj6457]

I've liked Crocodile since I was a kid, so him being a big player in the final saga is great

[@tatalsaba]

Crocodile is a great villain, he had a clear end goal and set things in motiion to achieve it, while other characters waited for opportunities to do it, Crocodile continuosly stayd steps ahead of his opponents with carefully laid out contingency plans that nulllified most actions his opponents could take. I hand't considered his ineractions with Luffy and how that'd play a part, but I can really see how this factors in. Crocodile did show that he loathed the marines twice before issuing bounties, both in his dismissal of Tashigi's justice views, and how he didn't want the marines to win at Marineford so he saved Ace's life.

[@pandjara2843]

Yo when you say crocodile is weak remember that 1. He defeated luffy 3 times without even haki 2. Is one of the smartest in the anime 3. Was about to fight akainu WB and mihawk 4. Created one of the biggest organizations in the anime maybe after world government

[@LoveJattt]

THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO , i have been a crocodile stan since day 1 LET GOO CROCO BOY

[@Smith-fg1qb]

I’m confused. How can he be the greatest villain when foxy exists?

[@RaffDGoat]

I feel like Kaido could have been the best villain if we got a proper flashback and if Oda had portrayed him as a bigger threat. (he didn’t kill any character during the Onigashima battle)

[@eastsidepb8139]

Yea so many people should've died

[@adamiadamiadami]

Kaido was just a failure. In the end his only role as a villain was to be a hype machine for Luffy and other characters. So stupid

[@Vellan.]

Kaido has been a big disappointment in wano, could have been the greatest villain in the series

[@crocodilewani5467]

Nah, Kaido was not even close to being the best villain. I mean what the fuck even was his motivation? The only argument I ever hear about him is “he’s strong” which is basically an admittance of not putting any thought into the writing of a character.

[@RaffDGoat]

@Alex 45 No it’s the fact that Kaido “killed“ Kinemon but even he somehow survived so that took away from Kaido’s threat factor imo. Kaido was also built up as the biggest threat in the entire series so I think it would have been effective if he killed at least one of the scabbards, especially since Oda did end up killing two of them so it was clearly not a problem of him not wanting any of them to die.

[@DEAD-jm1ny]

Crocodile is such an amazing character I hope he gets a lot more shinetime

[@MrBonzeMedal]

I’m always going to be a sucker for a villain who showcases a level of control and composure. Crocodile having contingency plans for whenever the Strawhats seemingly had the advantage was amazing. You actually feel like he’s a veteran pirate who has the experience to match his status and hype. As much as I loved Big Mom, the fact that she was made to look like a fool constantly took her threat level down. A Yonko that had so many hard counters and no answers for a lot of the Straw Hats powers made her shallow.

[@t91503]

big moms wano protrayal hurts me so bad cus her intro in fmi was so amazing and throughout wci u can really tell how far above she is compared to luffy then she becomes a gag

[@unc54]

I agree with your reasoning. IMO Doflamingo is still the best-written villain in One Piece but he never felt like Luffy's villain because his dynamic with Law was much more fleshed-out and interesting. Whereas with Crocodile even though Luffy starts out doing it as a favor for Vivi like you explained the focus quickly turned into Luffy vs Crocodile so their final showdown felt much more grand on a literary level. With Doflamingo it almost felt wrong that it was Luffy and not Law who was the one who dealt the winning blow.

[@RaffDGoat]

Crocodile is definitely top 3 for me. I prefer Doflamingo and Enel personally. Blackbeard will hopefully become the best antagonist when we finally get the Luffy - Blackbeard confrontation and BB‘s backstory.

[@krishbohra5536]

Katakuri?

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@@krishbohra5536 he aint a villain lol

[@krishbohra5536]

@@ceruhermandez9651 Yeah . . . technically

[@rafe100]

@@krishbohra5536 he’s just a wall for luffy he’s a antagonist who opposes luffy a villain is some one who’s evil and effecting the plot noting about kat is villous he’s a pretty noble and his honourable guy defending his land from being attacked by an intruder Plus he loves his lives his family he’s just reacting to the situation at hand being luffy

[@krishbohra5536]

@@rafe100 I mean, I agree that he has a very rich character which leans towards an antagonist more than a villain. But, just because he has his reasons, doesn't mean I can overlook tha fact that he killed those people because they had seen him without his scarf. Yes, that comes from a deep place of insecurity. But, it's still not something 'noble'. If you have read Berserk, you'll get this example. Guts does horrible things, yes, but we empathize with him still. Katakuri falls into a similar category for me.

[@mazi1597]

Enel has been my favorite villain for over 13 years now! He's such an oddball in the OP verse, being totally separated in terms of goals and landscape. Just being a omnipotent being that nobody could touch until Luffy did. He also managed to destroy big parts of Skypia before still going to his main destination. He's the only villain that has accomplished his goal despite his encounter with Luffy! I am really curious if Oda ever will reintroduce Enel to the story, or at least explore what he's doing.

[@AFROKAH]

I think his return will be tied with the Mad Monk

[@mazi1597]

@@AFROKAH I have been thinking the same actually, if he would to return. Urouge even looking at the lightning island at beginning of timeskip at least hints some ties with Enel

[@frozealex3069]

Enel is really cool. Close no.2 after Croc for me

[@LUCKO2022]

Skypiea was WORSE then Alabasta. Seriously people have shit standards. It was a garbage arc. Enel was a shit villian. His flunkies were worse.

[@Wavmagik]

The framing you set up for the video in the first minute was really great, I’m glad you’ve been implementing more positive spins on your content

[@silverbob4118]

"And I want to know, do you hate cooking?" Huh? What does that have to do with Croc- "Do you hate grocery shopping-?" That REALLY caught me off guard. Get that bag Morj.

[@WeebControl]

Crocodile and Doflamingo are the two best villain's in the series so far imo.

[@isaksidenius7059]

He is My favorite character Hope we get a lot of him and cross guild!

[@jsansamatic6933]

Crocodile imo definitely has conquerors haki, theres no doubt in my mind

[@rafe100]

Crocodile always been my favourite op villain we need more crocodile hype he also basically introduced the idea of devil fruit awakening and I’m sure he has awakened since he so good at using his fruit to the point he’s body has natural reflex that turn his body to sand without him having to do anything

[@bon5152]

Currently rereading one piece and I have to agree. The war in Alabasta feels like a monumental event in the world of one piece, both for the readers and the strawhats

[@MylesB93-]

I think the fact that he was established so early in the story is a big advantage - it means there's more time for him to be involved in future arcs (as opposed to a villain like Kaido who we didn't meet until 3/4's of the way through the story)

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Kaido did the same thing to Moriah’s Pirate Crew that Roger did to Squard’s Pirate Crew, and we even see a silhouette of Kaido in the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, and we should have gotten a majorly badass backstory to him which despite Crocodile not having a backstory to him he’s still way more badass because it’s better to have no backstory than having a lackluster backstory like Kaido and Doflamgino.

[@mohamedab9033]

I have to agree with this. Crocodile made me feel despair like no other One Piece villain did. The way he manipulated the strings between the Arabasta army and Uprising army, to the point which had Vivi nearly have a nervous breakdown, and how he continuously defeated Luffy before final match up, All solidified him as the most threatening villain Oda has written to date. The others are either cheap knock offs (Doffy) or not fleshed out one dimensional blokes (Kaido).

[@mathisleyenda8724]

That dry laugh of his was the best parts of Alabasta 😂

[@GoldSlash]

Crocodile is my favorite Villain in One Piece glad to see him come back in a big way Cross Guild Hype lets go! Really enjoyed the video definitely shows why is is that guy as a Villain

[@seandaniels7938]

I bet he's gonna be the first awakened logia we see in the series and it's gonna be op af

[@FabiusPyromanus]

His awakening has been used several times..

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@Karan Veer He was

[@cadetjones9205]

@Karan Veer Bruh, Crocodile literally explained to Luffy that devil fruits can be improved because he wanted to flex his awakened devil fruit.

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@Karan Veer he said he had mastery over his fruit and he was the first one to talk about awakening Zoans in Impel down, it makes no sense that he knew about awakening and still says that he has mastery over his fruit if he isnt awakened lol. Plus you can argue that Ground secco and Ground death are part of his awakened attacks and im sure he also was holding back the rain in Alabasta and it wasnt just the dance powder since automatically started raining once he was beaten.

[@cadetjones9205]

@Karan Veer Not proved but heavily implied, in the same way Kaido implied he was awakened.

[@georgii1899]

Crocodile looked at Roger and Whitebeard as undefeatable monsters. That's why after defeat to WB Croc had to rely on Pluton because he didn't see any other way to concuer grandline and he even lost confidence in his powers. But when at Marineford Whitebeard got backstabbed, Crocodile realised that he is only just a man.

[@buithao2915]

We are surely going to have a Crocodile's flashback, I can't wait to see the secret Ivankov holding on him.

[@SuperSaiyanLink093]

As a massive Crocodile fanboy, I agree.

[@takeshikujo2909]

Do you think Crocodile has Conquerer’s Haki now? Because despite his over-reliance on his Devil fruit and being a schemer, he isn’t one to run away from a battle. He was ready to take on Whitebeard, Mihawk and Doflamingo. That’s got to count for something.

[@gamingshisha9139]

Aside from Zoro and Vegeta Crocodile is my favorite anime character in general. I just wish we get to see him. More in the future. This man drip is something else.

[@SasukeY2JItachi]

Crocodile has always been my favorite villain the alabaster ark is what got me hooked to one piece and a lot had to do with the villain. I love Lucchi, Doffy, and Kaido but crocodile was just a lot more interesting not only did he set up a war with his direct subordinates but also a civil war with the kingdom themselves.

[@kat5134]

Croc was always my favourite and now he'll go even crazy

[@calvinsimpson1301]

I think all the stuff you mentioned at the beginning about why Crocodile is the best villain also apply to Doffy pretty well. Doffy is my favorite villain. He was menacing, powerful, competent, and a fallen world noble out for revenge. His backstory is also more fleshed out than most other villains. Anyone that says Crocodile is the greatest villain won't gear any complaints from me however.

[@Maelstrom423]

Croc is such a significant villain in the series. The alabasta story can be much related to humankind, wars fought blindly millions of lives lost because a powerful figure behind the scenes puppeteering their way without notice.

[@famillesabot5719]

My favorit arc is alabasta and mostly because of crocodile🐊🏜️

[@crocodilewani5467]

I’m gonna sleep now but I just read the title and came by to drop a like and comment. Croc’s the best antagonist in One Piece by far and I’d argue he’s the most competent and capable character in all of one piece. Will watch the video tomorrow!

[@berserk____1878]

Having been rewatching the alabasta saga, Crocodile is leaps and bounds better than a lot of the villains in One Piece, especially Kaido. Crocodile still being a major player in the New World works perfectly.

[@Dank69410]

Nostalgia for this villain. Remember being a kid thinking Luffy could never win. Great welcome to the grand line.

[@wykon6700]

Crocodile was the hardest boss Luffy ever had to defeat imo. Unlike Doffy Moriah or Lucci he couldn't just pull a new form or improve on what he already had he still had no power ups at that time, add to that the fact he was facing a very experienced logia user who had turf advantage it seemed pretty difficult for Luffy to win. And it was, in fact the only reason he won is because he had to think outside the box and figure out his opponents weakness through pain. He also had no help at all and had to fight him 3 times, the only who proved to be this much of a challenge is Kaido but even then Luffy had outside help at multiple points throughout their fight. Really it could've gone either way in the end as they proved to be equally powerful. That's why I still think Crocodile was Luffy's hardest villain to beat.

[@FlappyCat-ef6oq]

I also love how it isn't just as simple as bringing water, as crocodile was able to destroy the jug which added to his competence as well as having more meaning to it because the water was the hard work of that old guy in the desert.

[@waterysoda]

nah it’s kaido, luffy literally died

[@BlaxxShadow]

So glad the OG is back in the game. Whether he's your fav villian or least, Croc is the most effective villain OP has had so far, and this is coming from someone who's favorite antagonists are Lucci and Katakuri, even I gotta acknowledge that.

[@BmanRockhart]

And this is why I will still say to this day, even after hitting Wano, that Alabasta Arc is still my favorite arc. Crocodile being my Top 5 characters of One Piece. Arlong Park is alright but Alabasta is the make or break for both me personally & most folks. The first arc of One Piece that impacted me HEAVILY that actually kept me interested in watching One Piece. The first villian that had Luffy reflect and strategize in how to win. Punching Vivi to tell her she’s not alone, orchestrating the whole civil war and EXTENDED it by almost having Koza die in battle. His Devil Fruit power being the SOLE reason the arc started in the first place (absorbing both moisture & rain). Ace first appeared, even the first mention of one of the 3 most destructive weapons?! Don’t get me started on how I thought for a split second that Alabasta was where Luffy got his scar. And the tearful ending w/ Vivi being an OFFICIAL Straw Hat but still having duties to fulfill. Yeah unless the final arc can top Alabasta, then I have my winner.

[@jeremygaal5127]

My sentiments exactly! I also thought the same about that scar Crocodile impaled Luffy with... ...that is until Marineford.

[@NovaLance]

Morj been upping his thumbnail game recently, love it

[@gaoaibai6243]

Inb4 Croco gets off-screened by BB/the Marines to build up another shitty plot to hype up background characters. Seriously though this dude deserves wayyy more than what he got in Arabasta. Impel Down redeemed him and Marineford got him built up and finally, in the final saga, Croco can become a huge threat like he is supposed to. All Shichibukais are insane and top 50 in the verse, and some of them can be considered Yonko level (top 10). HOWEVER I dont think Cross Guild will come into play, atleast till the final arc itself and the war for the One Piece. Imho we would not see Croco's face again, until the final 2 years of One Piece and the One Piece is revealed. Right now we are still at year 0 of the final saga and there are still plotholes with BB and the tenth Strawhat at hand, so I do not expect to see him and Mihawk just... yet.

[@Tommy0140]

100 % agree. After the last chapter croc ist at least top 5 material OVERALL. S+ tier character

[@aberaham]

My favorite thing about Enel is that he didn't really lose. He's the only primary arc antagonist that achieved his dream.

[@javijavinomi6282]

Magellan ?

[@aberaham]

@@javijavinomi6282 not sure you can say Magellan had a goal. Or at least, his goal was to stop the jail break, which he failed at. Enel lost the fight but achieved his dream, Magellan won every fight but failed his objective.

[@javijavinomi6282]

@@aberaham He's the arc villain. Maybe not a bad guy but hes the main threat for everyone involved. And Luffy never beat him

[@DarkAnarchy666]

You're making me really go and reread the entire manga. God damn it Morj. Thank you. Good video.

[@TayzerLazerGames]

I've said this forever. I'm curious on your thoughts, since I find it hard to explain. But I've always thought (theoretically) Crocodile is one of the strongest warlords by far, he could of easily of taken the position of doflamingo in places of power ranking. The only reason he isn't? Completely due to his place in the story. I feel its been made clear in the story. The biggest personal defeat in battle (not including sabody/marineford, cus duh that was the whole point) for luffy has suffered were by far those crocodile. The majority of luffys 'L's, there was always some sort of plausible reason for him to get back up, crocodile? Nah he was fucking dead and it was Completely plot armour, not once but twice (debatably thrice?) Certified bond villain, best saga (imo) by a mile. Easily could of been interchanged with flamingo if it was thought of later

[@GenoBlue]

he's was literally one of the weakest shichibukai. kaido one shots lufffy at the beginning of wano, showing just how little his whole journey was compared to the might of a yonko, yet crocodile defeating luffy is somehow luffy's biggest L????? lucci was defeated cuz luffy pulled strenght out of nowhere and used a freaking jet gatling gun katakuri stomped luffy the whole fight, even after snakeman and yet still lost kaido beat luffy multiple times to the point he possibly died but the plot saved him so you're just wrong on that one crocodile spent years trying to rule over alabasta (and failed cuz he's a walking L) while doffy already ruled over dressrosa and was a way more influential figure on the underworld. if anything doffy is just a better crocodile by a mile

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@@GenoBlue Doffy aint better than Croco as a mastermind or a villain lmfao and im sure Croco rn is even stronger than him.

[@bedrrebd4700]

Crocodile took years to execute his plan is obviously because he wanted to take over the nation and pluton without the Wg knowing that he's a threat

[@naughti_penguin2340]

Crocodile went from no gear luffy level to 1st yonko commander level according to wg lol

[@userusernomi]

@@GenoBlue Kaidou one shots Luffy and gets him *unconscious* , Crocodile defeats Luffy and pretty much *kills* him twice (but then third parties went and saved him). How is that not a bigger L? The only reason Crocodile seems weaker than the other Shichibukai is because Oda's fight style was still very simple and raw, as opposed to the more shounen flashy style that started to get introduced in Enies Lobby. A Shanks hater could undermine him saying he's the weakest Yonkou because he lost an arm to a freaking sea king, just like you, a Crocodile hater, is undermining Croco-boy just because he was introduced at a time where the top of the power scale was far below what it is now.

[@mcurran6505]

I am actually glad that Crocodile is back because after his last appearance in the Marineford arc I thought he might turn up in another Chapter cover story or he was sadly forgotten. But seeing him again in the latest chapter we may finally get a chance see him in action again and hopefully find out what his shocking secret is.

[@alexpabloroy]

Give me more of Shadow Yonko Crocodile! Great to see his relevance in the current story! A top ten character for me for sure!

[@Deco1ze]

Crocodile was no pirate… He was the equivalent to an Italian mob boss.

[@alessandrodeluca5259]

Isn't it quite inconsistent that crocodile didn't know how to use some kind of haki as a shichibukai? i'm curious about how Oda is gonna incorporate this into the story. I bet it will be awesome

[@TornadicTitan17]

Crocodile was basically a yonko before we knew what a yonko was

[@yingli572]

我真的非常非常喜欢鳄鱼，他是我最喜欢的角色之一。他非常有魅力，神秘和风度，智慧和权力，而且骄傲。他的一切都让我着迷！他和路飞的第一次战斗以及在阿拉巴斯坦的计划到现在也让我脊柱发冷，best boy 🐊❤️

[@yakirchernin6015]

To me Crocodile is number 1 antagnoiat and in general one of my favorite characters which I enjoy to think and theorize about

[@kaychan7242]

I like how they have teased him having a back story at Impel Down with Ivankov. And I agree Kaido villian kind of fell flat too many times. Between the lack of flashbacks, and hints sprinkled throughout the fighting. I assume why he chose Wano was because of Pluton under Wano, but how did he know about it in the first place. I feel like some of his back story around God Valley was removed for later but who knows. Since Oda sped up the arc for the movie.

[@rickyailion9751]

Kaido has more of a backstory than crocodile’s which doesn’t exist

[@mohamedab9033]

@@rickyailion9751 And even still, with No backstory whatsoever, Crocodile is a million times more interesting and superbly written than Kaido.

[@jeanchris128]

Great analysis! Crocodile is for sure one of the villains, if not the villain, with the highest IQ around. I think that this "someone" Caribou was referring to, was actually Crocodile as the latter wanted to get his hands on Pluton. So, instead of doing the job himself, he could have hired Caribou to spy on the SH and Robin in order to get the infos he needed about Pluton. I think he should get some flashbacks' time (like Doflamingo) even though he is a well fleshed-out character. Ivankov knows about some of his secrets for instance and having a perspective into his past could reveal even more about his personality and motivations.

[@themister.s-1st]

Heh. I recall a certain someone saying that Kaido would be the best because he was a mix of Croc + Duffy and Lucci. Heh... I guess Kaidos progression ....ended in failure.

[@ultimatehaki1]

Specifically he said Kaido had the "potential" to be the greatest villain.

[@husam1212]

when I saw a crocodile for the first time appearance in Imple down with ace and the second time with Luffy i know he is there but he scared the hell out of me he was truly up to his name "Sir Crocodile"

[@olitambasakan8839]

I love Sir Crocodile.

[@sausage5033]

I like these kind of one piece videos. It’s nice to see something that isn’t just a recycled theory that 20 different youtubers have posted on their channel lol

[@MajaroReal]

I'm 100% sure luffy beat crocodile with plot armor back in arabasta. It's impossible for pre time skip pre gears luffy to beat someone with a bounty in the billions. It was nessesary for the story but croc obviously got a big nerf back then/buff now. I'm happy about it but its the biggest flaw in powerscaling on the entire series in my opinion.

[@FabiusPyromanus]

It's also due to Luffys quick recovery between the fights that has now been explained gave him the winning edge.

[@latima123ify]

Crocodile didn't have a bounty in the billions until now. Makes no sense to try and apply a new bounty to back then. He didn't have a need back then , realistically he got a huge buff to keep up with the power we have now but ultimately thats fine. Especially since its similar to Moriah who was implied in the first place to be stronger when he had ambition which Crocodile lost from his own failures and regained it seemingly after his defeat and in impel down

[@MajaroReal]

@@latima123ify He had his bounty frozen because he was a Shichibukai so we really don't know how much he would have, I think future fights are going to show how much strenght oda was not using for plot purposes. (Crocodile is already a grown man, and you don't see him training for 2 years straight like luffy, he even spent time in iddle in jail, so its fair to say he shoudn't be much stronger now than back then, so he should have a bounty in the billions back then) Even before this new bounty I thought pre-timeskip luffy shouldn't had beat crocodille.

[@JR-182]

My favorite character. Always love a good croc vid

[@WatchinVidz]

Compared to even other Yonkos, Crocodile is waaaay more competent. Big Mom and Kaido had so many ridiculous slips ups.

[@HollowKonpaku]

Daaaaaaamn “couldn’t even move his house before getting beat up” is such a sick burn. 🔥

[@roxasvanitas1]

The main thing holding Doffy back in comparison to crocodile is that Doffy wasn’t allowed to truly be the big bad. Crocodile was THE guy in alabasta, everything the strawhats did was to stop him, but Doffy was on some level just used to hype Kaido. Law wanted to beat Doffy but luffy was only even in dressrosa to antagonize some other big bad and only stuck around because Doffy was being an asshole. The looming threat of kaido and the story insisting on reminding us of him kinda kneecapped doflamingo’s final boss potential.

[@goatbrook1068]

I think you missed that the fact was also that Doffy was essential to the world in holding everything together so even though he wasn’t stronger than Kaido, like Doffy outlined in his throne wars speech, taking him out of the equation would literally destroy the balance of the new world as we know it and so far it’s been very clear how right he was.

[@ceruhermandez9651]

@@goatbrook1068 yeah but we arent talking about him as a character but as a villain. Guy never had a chance to kill Luffy like Croco did and he also wasnt a big threat to the Shs like Crocodile with his back up plans in Alabasta.

[@roxasvanitas1]

@@goatbrook1068 All that is true and would have been a great angle to run with, but that’s not how it was portrayed. As far as the straw hats were concerned, they were there to blow up a factory because it would annoy Kaido. When the birdcage went up, one of the first things law said was “if we take out Doflamingo, we’ll be up against a furious emperor”. It always came back to making Kaido mad.

[@guillaumeallemand3945]

@@roxasvanitas1 Doflamingo also faced a far bigger threat than Crocodile. One had to deal with the Straw Hats and an army of fodders, the other had to deal with the Straw Hats plus a huge alliance of crazy and powerful maniacs from the Coliseum

[@roxasvanitas1]

@@guillaumeallemand3945 given that he’s the one who invited the coliseum competitors to dressrosa in the first place, that’s a bit of a self-inflicted wound.

[@jadenkyle5098]

This is a really great analysis, crocodile really is one of the best villains in one piece.