This article contains mild spoilers about the final saga of One Piece
Summary
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Emperors in One Piece are not immune to defeat, leading to new characters like Luffy and Buggy taking their positions.
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Shanks and Blackbeard may be defeated before the series concludes, opening up spots for new Emperors.
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Katakuri and Law are excellent candidates to become future Emperors, but the Emperor system may not exist by the end of One Piece.
While One piece has a diverse cast of incredibly strong characters, and time and time again, the series has proven that no character is absolutely immune to being defeated. Often, despite having established systems, including Warlords, Admirals, and Emperors, characters who hold positions in these groups are often defeated and replaced with new members, giving an entirely new character a chance. Although it is sad to see the tragic death or defeat of an extraordinary character One pieceseeing a new character fill the position is always at least a little exciting.
More recently, after the defeat of Big Mom and Kaido, One piece fans were given the opportunity to meet the two new Emperors of the Sea, Luffy and Buggy. With the exciting introduction of these two new Emperors, an interesting thing to think about is which characters will eventually join the ranks of Emperors in the future of One piece. Additionally, since many fans predict that some of the current Emperors' time may be limited in the series, it may not be too far-fetched to see the roster change.

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In One pieceThe Sea Emperor system is a way to rank the four strongest and most famous pirates in the world. These pirates are currently Shanks, Blackbeard, Buggy and, of course, Luffy. These pirates, in addition to representing a general threat The one from One Piece The World Government appears to own some sort of vast territory in the New World, controlling the landscape of the second half of the Great Line.
That's who they call, the four Emperors now!
However, as many fans predict, two of these captains may not stay in the world for long One piece. First, many fans predict that Blackbeard, being one of the main antagonists of the series, will eventually be defeated, most likely by Luffy himself. Furthermore, since Shanks is a mentor figure for Luffy and has quite a dark side, fans also predict that Shanks might die before the conclusion of One pieceespecially due to the current revelation of Shank's mysterious appearance on Elbaf. Because of this, there may be two vacancies for two new Emperors.
Katakuri and Law would make great emperors
Everyone has the ambition and power to change the world
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Katkuri has the ambition and the equipment to become an emperor
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The law also has the drive and the power
First, a huge potential candidate for a new emperor One piece is the first commander of the Big Mom Pirates, Katakuri. Being the potential new leader after Big Mom's defeat, Katakuri would already have an incredible fleet of pirates under his command soon after taking control of the pirate group. Furthermore, Whole Cake Island and the surrounding area, which would most likely fall under Katakuri's command, are ideal territories for an Emperor. Coupled with Katakuri's ambition, which sometimes seems to surpass that of Big Mom, Katakuri could become an ideal Sea Emperor.

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Another pirate who would make an excellent future sea emperor would be One piece character, Law, Luffy's longtime ally. Even though the captain of the Heart Pirates was recently defeated by Blackbeard, it won't be long before the fan-favorite character returns to One piece. While Law does not possess the territory or fleet that many Emperors have, on his own, thanks to the brute strength of the Op-Op Fruit, Law could certainly become a large enough threat to the World Government to warrant Emperor status.
The Emperor system may not exist by the end of One Piece
If a pirate becomes the pirate king there may be no need for emperors
However, despite the potential for these two candidates to become future Emperors of One piecethe system itself may be dismantled by the end of the series. Similar to The one from One Piece In the Warlord system, after one of the Emperors has been officially crowned Pirate King, there may no longer be a need to have Emperors, with one person acting as the de facto “king”. At the same time, if the World Government itself were destroyed, the numerous systems created by the group would likely go with it.
The freest one is the Pirate King! – Luffy
Ultimately, Katakuri and Law would be great candidates for the role of Emperors of the future One piece. However, by the end of the series, the Emperor system may no longer exist as the audience knows it. Potentially, by the end of One piecethere could be an entirely new power system in the Great Line, centered entirely on the whims of the Pirate King.
