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This is a list of fictional pirates and pirate crews in the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda. This article does not include pirates originating from the One Piece films or video games.

Initially two of the three great powers are pirates: the Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, with the Marines making up the third great power. Before their abolition, the Seven Warlords were privateers aligned with the World Government, which exists in a delicate balance of power with the Four Emperors.

Straw Hats

The protagonists of One Piece are the Straw Hat Crew, led by Captain Monkey D. Luffy.

Straw Hat Grand Fleet

After the events chronicled in Dressrosa, several pirate crews swear their allegiance to Luffy as his subordinates.

Four Emperors

The Four Emperors are a group of four powerful pirates; each controls and protects their own territory within the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line.

Seven Warlords of the Sea

The Seven Warlords of the Sea (七武海, Shichibukai) were a group of pirates based on the privateers, who serve World Government interests by fighting other pirates, until the group was abolished by decision of the Reverie members.

The former Warlords of the Sea and their crews are listed below in rough chronological order of their initial joining:

Crocodile

Dracule Mihawk

Kuja Pirates

The Kuja Pirates (九蛇海賊団, Kuja Kaizokudan) are a crew formed by members of the Kuja Tribe, and captained by their empress, Boa Hancock. They are a crew formed by the strongest fighters of the Kuja, including Hancok's two younger sisters who possess the Zoan-type abilities of the Snake-Snake Fruit (ヘビヘビの実, Hebi Hebi no Mi) branch.[ch.

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