The Yonko are the single most powerful group
of characters in one piece, each of them so strong and influential, that one of them alone
can shape world events, start wars and control entire patches of ocean. Whether it’s the first
generation of Kaido, Big Mom and Whitebeard, or the new generation of Luffy, Buggy, Blackbeard
and Shanks, the emperors are the only pirates in one piece who are able to compete for the title
of pirate king and pose a real threat to the world government. And each of them is not only a walking
natural disaster, but they often also have massive fleets, powerful crews and unique weapons at their
disposal. However, Oda has also made sure that no matter how strong a yonko crew may seem, each of
them would have a unique and fatal weakness that can be used to take each of them down, and
we will reveal all 7 of them in this video. First up on the chopping block are the infamous,
the mysterious, and INCREDIBLY powerful Red Hair Pirates. They are so fierce, they can stop the
MARINEFORD war just by showing up. You know, I bet you Shanks has a pair of black air
forces too, because he’s got that energy, that’s for sure. But it’s not just him! Obviously
I could go on and on about Mihawk's rival, the man who inspired Luffy, and Roger’s apprentice.
There’s NO doubt that this dude is one of, if not THE strongest Yonko on the seas. After all,
he is the only Yonko to be a part of two different generations. But no, it’s not just
him! Benn Beckman, Lucky Roo, and Yasopp are all TOP-level threats that can strike fear
into the admirals and other pirate crews. So the question is, how do you beat
them? Well, there’s a couple of ways, actually! First and foremost, they definitely
are an inverted pyramid when it comes to power structure. What do I mean by that? Well, it’s just
that everything HINGES on Shanks. It’s something they have in common with the Straw Hats, but we’ll
talk about them later. This just means that ALL of the pressure and power starts at a small point.
It all balances on the back of Shanks and then his officers just above him. The Red Hair
grand fleet is MASSIVE after all, something we learn during the Egghead Island arc. But
they’ll all crumble without Shanks. So if you are just powerful enough to cut him down,
the fleet will crumble. Leaving just a few mild powerhouses to take down— no different
than the Whitebeard pirates after Marineford. But that’s not all! The EXACT opposite is also
this crew's other weakness. Something we saw when he absolutely dismantled Useless—I
mean, Eustass Kid. It really is just so hard to imagine him losing a major battle, but if
someone stronger than Kidd stepped to his fleet, he very well might have! I actually
have a sneaky suspicion this is how Blackbeard managed to mangle his face. If
you have one or two additional powerhouses, like the monster trio, for example, you could
ABSOLUTELY lure Shanks into a death trap. Since his fleet is just INCREDIBLY
weak, look at these dudes seriously; Gerotini? Fugar? PURURU??? YIKES! they are a
massive Achilles heel. When they’re threatened, Shanks and his officers are absolutely necessary
to stopping anyone who actually poses a threat. Let’s say Franky prepped a radical beam like Kidd
and aimed it at the Red Hair fleet. Obviously, Shanks would have to rush in to defeat him.
But waiting in the wings are Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Jimbei! Shanks is SCREWED. He either
has to let his crew die— which we know he would probably never do based on his reactions to the
violence during Luffy’s kidnapping, Marineford, and Elbaf battle—OR Shanks has to just go head
first into the trap. And if he does, he is TOAST! Whether it’s Kaido, Whitebeard, Blackbeard, or
Luffy, if any fierce crew forced him into that spot, he’d die. And then, as I mentioned
already, the crew would crumble with him. Sorry Shanks, being a good guy comes with a fatal
weakness: heart. So let’s talk about someone completely heartless! Blackbeard you’re up! And I
guess I shouldn’t say completely heartless because you may actually have 3 hearts, or so the theory
goes. But how do we take you and your overpowered devil fruit crew down? Not to mention ALL
of Hachinosu as well? To be quite honest, this dude leaves himself open to SO many
losses it’s not even funny. If he wasn’t a big bad that needed to make it to the end of
the series, he would have died A LONG time ago. And that’s because his crew is just so
divided! Both emotionally and quite literally, because when’s the last time we saw them ALL
together? They are constantly in pairs of 3-4 trying to accomplish Teach's goal, only
attacking when other people are weakened or fragmented. Like their attacks on Whole
Cake and Egghead islands. If they ACTUALLY got ambushed or pinched by a strong crew like
the Red Hair Pirates or even a unit like Germa, you could slowly pick off the titanic captains
in chunks. Especially when you account for their GLARING weaknesses, Haki and the ocean.
During Egghead Island, these anchors were shown to heavily burden this group. Garp was able to
nearly single-handedly take on half of the crew, and even someone like Koby is powerful enough
to one shot a HUGE threat like fourth captain Pizarro with his friendship fist or whatever
he called it. I don’t know, man. There’s so many attack names in this franchise it’s hard
to remember ones that happen one time. Honesty impact—that’s what it was called! And HONESTLY
it’s a brutal blow to this titanic crew. But Law showed us how bad their other sandbag was,
because when you give everyone and their mother, or I guess horse in this case, a devil
fruit, your squads are going to struggle in the deep end. They’re like that annoying
5-year-old nephew that won’t stop SCREAMING at you about snack time—if you toss
them in the deep end, they’ll shut up REAL quick. Unless they are Aokiji, he
doesn’t have that weakness. I mean he does, but he also hard counters it with his ocean
freezing powers so it’s way less potent than normal. but I don’t even think he counts because
we all know he’s not actually evil, right? Right? Anyways, yes, someone could manipulate the
ocean like Law's crew or Prime Whitebeard, then sinking these fools wouldn’t be that hard.
ASSUMING the rest of the crew could hold their own while you sink the ships. I’m looking at
you, Law; you botched it. You and Kidd man, you guys would have been fine if you had
stronger crews; what a shame. At least your J-pop fanboy polar bear saved you. Shout out to
big dawg Bepo for single-handedly saving Bandai and Banpresto’s action figure sales. Regardless,
if you can keep Kuzan and Van Auger busy, you can send this crew to Davy Jones' locker.
But you might not even need to do that! Because the real weakness this crew has is individualism!
They have an art school kid vibe, where they all think that they are better than each other and
everyone else. It’s literally their branding, as we saw in Chapter 1081. They are friends,
or true comrades. They all just have aligned interests, but if a better opportunity to seize
their goals appeared, I’m pretty certain half of this crew would throw Marshall D. Teach under
a bus, especially if that bus was in fifth gear. Taking down Shanks and Blackbeard is clearer than
I thought on paper— but I promise the last few crews on this list are FAR from easy. UNLIKE
our next one, the notorious criminal empire, Cross Guild. This ragtag group of former
warlords is surprisingly stable! There’s no clear weakness on the surface. They’ve
got stable income, roaring crew support, especially for Buggy, and are surprisingly
powerful! Especially with their three leaders around, they are far from an easy crew to
take down. But that in turn is probably their biggest flaw. The top brass IS impressive,
but other than that? Well, let’s just say they can’t quite hold their own against everyone
else. I mean, yes, Hawkeyes, Sir Crocodile, and even Buggy are hard to take down, but the
next three in line are Daz Bones, Galdino, and Alvida! These are all east blue level threats!
Luffy and the crew took them down WITHOUT Haki, for goodness sake. Maybe not you Daz bones,
you’re a little stronger, But not THAT strong. If you can handle Mr. 0, the Marine Hunter, and
the Killer Clown, then Cross Guild will sink! But that’s WAY easier said than done. Somehow, I
think Crocodile is the weakest person here. Not in power; of course that’s Buggy. Not in speed or
skill either; that’s Buggy too. And quite frankly, in most ways, it’s Buggy. But somehow that dude
is slippery and way harder to handle one on one! Not to mention, taking him down is the wrong
play, because he’s practically the Joe Rogan of the one piece world. If you destroyed him,
I think it would cause a great clown crusade, and the world would burn in the glorious and
eternal name of Buggy D. Clown. And let’s face it, water splashes completely undo the Croc. If he
comes face-to-face with the wrong kid with a water balloon, he’s out for the count. Especially
in a world where Haki negates his Logia powers. I, uh, don’t really know how you defeat
Mihawk though, if I’m going to be honest. I genuinely think you’d need, like,
3-4 Yonko-tier threats to surround him, or just hope that he switches to your side because
he’s smart enough to ***CUT*** his losses and stay on the winning side. After, that’s sort of
the only reason he’s with Cross Guild anyways! And now that we’ve talked about NEARLY all of the
modern era, I think it’s time we shifted back in time and talked about the FORMER Yonko crews. And
I’m not talking about both the old wretches we saw lose in the story—we are talking about THEIR
PRIME. The Edward Newgate who took on Rogers crew! The Kaido who freed King from the world
government and overthrew Wano! And of course, the big mom who was actually kind of a baddie?
Okay, Lin-Lin, I definitely see how you were able to pull off having so many kids if
that’s what you looked like in your prime. Anyways, let’s start with the man, the myth, the
legend, Whitebeard. Or, as I like to call him, the one piece Vin Diesel. Captain Edward
Torreto. Dom Newgate. The Pacifier. Okay, you get the point; they are both all about FAMILY. [insert fast and furious
family meme of your choice] To be real with you, this is an unbelievably hard
matchup. It took the ENTIRE world government and the warlords to stop his crew, alongside
some of the Impel Down escapees. This dude is a TRUE powerhouse, and in his prime he
was no slouch. He could rival Roger, Garp, and was most likely second in command to the
legendary Rocks D. Xebec. So facing off against him, or really even his
commanders, is an awful idea. But we did see the secret to his defeat. It’s
not about taking him down; it’s about destroying his mental. You aren’t going to square up with
this beefcake, no. You have to pull a Blackbeard and REALLY mess with one of his kids. IF you can
set up a situation where a HUGE army awaits him, he will be stubborn and head into it.
He’s not dumb, and you will lose a lot of people in the crossfire, but if you pack
a big enough punch, you can take him out. HOWEVER, I will say, there is a MUCH easier
option. Something Blackbeard AND Squard showed us: deception. He’s admittedly TOO loving, His kids
can truly do no wrong. Which means if you’re full of true malice and power, and have a good enough
poker face? You can tear this crew apart from the inside. Just gain his trust and appreciation,
work your way up, and gut him like a fish once you’ve gotten within reach. You may die in the
process, but hey, so will his crew! They are LOST without this man. It’s a long con, but it is
the easiest path to success. Just maybe make sure Marco isn’t nearby to heal him; that stupid
pineapple would definitely ruin this plan. And that’s it; that’s taking
down the best of the best, but how about the beast of the beast? Next up we
are talking about THE azure dragon himself, KAIDO. I’ll be honest with you, I cannot truly think
of another way to defeat this man head-on than what we see in the series. Or what we will
eventually see once the true story of God Valley is revealed. However, there is a PRETTY simple
solution that comes to mine. It’s pretty vile, it’s arguably the most evil thing in this video,
and I really, REALLY need to stress that I think this is the only way you could actually beat
Kaido without throwing an entire nation's army, three massive pirate crews, and
some freelance powerhouses at him. The secret is: Booze. That’s right, the way
you defeat this beast of a dragon is from the inside out. You have to spike his drink,
plain and simple. And it’s going to have to be POWERFUL. IF you can get him drunk enough or get
his drink to knock him out and you’ve got a boat or vehicle with a big enough chain, you just
gotta drag him into the ocean and drown him. I mean, you really can’t throw weapons at
him or drop him off a sky island. You can hardly hit the dude with conventional weapons!
So you’d need to have someone he trusts get in and taint his supply. But with King, Queen,
and Jack around? He’s not easy to get to in the first place. So the answer would probably be
someone who is either already on the inside or a character like Drake who has just the dinosaur
powers to get on his good side. In my opinion? Yamato would be the ideal candidate. He
HATES his father and would absolutely do whatever it takes to kill him. So just get some
drugs in his system, and you’re good to go. Unlike our next threat, the scariest woman on the
ocean, Big Mom. Shes actually probably one of, if not THE hardest Yonko to square
up against. And quite honestly, it’s because she really doesn’t have that
many weaknesses. She has absurd haki, a broken soul stealing devil fruit, and
a BRUTAL crew and army. In her territory? She's unstoppable. Even when she’s out on
the seas, she is nearly impossible to just go up against, especially in her prime,
where she’s faster and objectively a smaller target. Law and Kidd? They probably would
have been manhandled by this Giant Lady. [insert Steven universe Giant Lady meme] So how do you handle her? Poison food? I mean,
that COULD work, but I do think you’d have to get her to be mentally distraught to do so. She's
not dumb and has private chefs and an abundance of food at her disposal! Surely she knows
her greatest weakness is food and would take that precaution! But IF you starve her? Well,
then suddenly we are cooking. That would make her desperate enough to chow down on anything,
including your poisonous treat. But I think it could actually be even simpler. The key is in an
often forgotten rule of the one piece world. We know that devil fruit users, besides Blackbeard,
can’t use two devil fruits. But do you remember what they said happens if they try? Apparently,
they explode. And fruits, my dear viewers, are food. So if you cook up a nice cake with one
of these things in it? Boom goes the Big Mom. But here’s the actual problem: that
doesn’t defeat her crew. Quite frankly, I think it rallies them. They HATE their mom. Are
you kidding me? She sucks and rules with fear and power. Taking care of her would only actually make
Katakuri, Smoothie, and Cracker MORE difficult to defeat because they wouldn’t have to live in fear
of big mama. Though I think this part depends on WHO you are! If you’re a good person and take
care of the family? You’re fine. But if you're Kaido or Blackbeard? They’re coming for your
throat. But admittedly, without fearing Lin Lin's wrath for attacking her kids, defeating the crew
wouldn’t be THAT hard for any other Yonko squad. And now it’s time to talk
about our favorite Yonko squad, The Straw Hats. And there’s a
reason I saved them for last. [seem a bit defeated and
tired with this next line] They’re difficult to take down, man! Seriously,
they are all powerful, the grand fleet is strong, and defeating one or two members would probably
BOOST the other members' determination and strength. We literally saw this with Nami AND
Robin during Wano, where coming for their boys DRASTICALLY powered them up. I mentioned earlier
that they share a weakness with the Red Hair crew. The fact that they all LOVE Luffy and want
to achieve his dream can be an Achilles heel, but that’s actually just a 50/50. Because if you
threatened Luffy, it might just create a crew of absolute demons who, despite killing themselves in
the process, would do everything to destroy you. These people RALLY hard and really don’t
even think Luffy can be beat. The MAN HAS DIED in front of them several times, and they
all just say, “No, he can’t die,” cry a bit, and then he rubber bands back to life. DEFEATING
THE PROTAGONIST’S CREW IS REALLY DIFFICULT, OKAY?? But I think there IS a way. And it’s because the
ACTUAL biggest weakness of this crew is their size. They are TOO small. They constantly have
to get out of dodge when bigger fleets show up, and the whole reason behind the coup de burst is
THIS reason. They have to be able to avoid large fleets of marines. Which says a lot about
their biggest weakness. It’s not mentality, it’s not power, and it’s not some cheeky poison
or something else. It’s smothering them out. With the right information, you could one hundred
percent destroy them with a buster call or a mid-ocean surprise attack. If you block
out the sun with cannon balls, you CAN sink their battleship. As long as you aim for their
engines and disable the get of jail free card, the coupe de burst. Once that bad boys taken care
of? The straw hats are sitting dead in the water. Now I have to admit, no matter how you cut it, the
Yonko are HARD to defeat. But a group that may be easier? The admirals. So if you’d like to see how
easy it would be for Luffy to defeat the admirals, and not just that, how EASY it is for him to
do it, check out this video on that exact idea. Needless to say, Luffy vs. ALL of them requires
a lot of crazy strategies. Shanks for watching, and keep an eye out for even more crazy
one piece content coming down the pipeline.