The Gorosei, popularly known as the Five Elders, debuted back in One Piece Episode 151. Since then, their existence began to instill these puzzling questions — who they are, how strong they are, what they desire, and more. After hundreds of chapters and episodes, we are finally learning more about these mysterious figures in One Piece. So, in this guide, let’s learn about the names and titles of the Five Elders in One Piece, their objectives, devil powers, and more.
Spoilers Warning:
This article contains spoilers about the Five Elders aka Gorosei in One Piece. Thus, make sure to catch up to the latest story arc before to avoid ruining your intended experience.
Who Are the Five Elders in One Piece?
- Japanese Name: 五老星 (Gorosei)
- Debut: Anime Episode 151 and Manga Chapter 233
The Five Elders are the highest authoritative figures in the One Piece universe. Together, they rule this world with the utmost authority and three elite forces (Cipher Pol, Marines, and Seraphim) at their disposal.
Technically, one could even say they are the highest-ranking World Nobles (or Celestial Dragons). However, no information is available regarding how they got promoted to these ranks or how long they have been ruling the world after forming the World Government.
Until the Levely arc in One Piece, we believed the Gorosei were the supreme leaders of this world. However, the surprise introduction of Imu swiftly shifted the authority rankings within the World Government. In reality, the Five Elders were elected to pose as leaders in front of the people, hiding the presence of their true leader, Imu, who was ruling from the shadows.
As you can tell, they devoted their lives to Imu and continue to work for them to this day. We don’t know exactly how long they’ve ruled the One Piece world, however, they’ve been around for a long time, as we learned from Saint Saturn‘s flashback.
All The Five Elders in One Piece, Ranked
Each of the Five Elders is given a position inside the World Government based on their field of politics. The names of The Five Elders, along with their titles, are:
- Warrior God of Agriculture: St. Shepherd Ju Peter
- Warrior God of Finance: St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro
- Warrior God of Justice: St. Topman Warcury
- Warrior God of Environment: St. Marcus Mars
- Warrior God of Science and Defense: St. Figarland Garling (current),
St. Jaygarcia Saturn(deceased)
By sitting in these positions, they rule and manipulate the world, and they answer only to Imu. The Five Elders are named after the planets in our solar system, and there is a wild theory for why their names are so important.
One Piece Chapter 1110 introduced the Five Elders in their devilish forms for the first time in history when they descended to Egghead Island to stop Dr. Vegapunk’s message. This is where we learn the official names of their awakened demonic forms, inspired by various mythologies.
Since the demonic powers of all the Five Elders have been revealed by Oda sensei, it is time we pit them against each other to find out the strongest member:
6. Jaygarcia Saturn
- Title: Warrior God of Science and Defense
- Demonic Title: Gyūki
Jaygarcia Saturn was in charge of the area of Science and Defense and can easily be recognized by the big scar on his face. He was the first Gorosei to get the limelight as he played a significant role in the Egghead Island arc (one of the best arcs in One Piece). In chapter 1094, Saturn stepped onto the battlefield on Egghead Island. After years of waiting, we got to see the devil fruit powers of the Five Elders, starting with St. Saturn.
He took the shape of a spider-like creature with big horns on his head, which resembles Ushi-oni (yōkai from the folklore of Japan). Just like the Ushi-Oni, Saturn has the powers of extreme venom in his legs, a life-ending gaze, ultimate regeneration abilities, and more.
After he failed to get the Egghead situation under control, he was killed by Imu at the end of the arc. Thus, the title of the weakest elder is awarded to this pest.
5. Shepherd Ju Peter
- Title: Warrior God of Agriculture
- Demonic Title: Sand Worm (Mongolian Death Worm)
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter is the elder behind the area of Agriculture in One Piece. He is identified as the second-tallest person after St. Mars among the Gorosei. Based on what we have seen about him, he appears to be an inquisitive person who is curious about everything around him. He questioned the other Elders and even Imu-sama about the erasure of the Lulusia kingdom.
Ju Peter takes on the form of a giant sandworm (like straight out of the Dune movie) with a massive mouth and teeth. As a sandworm, he digs holes and moves at incredible speeds within them to catch his prey off guard. Additionally, he can also swallow up everything by creating a vortex in his mouth.
Even the Giants struggles to move as he sucks up everything like a vacuum cleaner. Recently, a new God’s Knights member was introduced, and he belongs to House Shepherd as well. Hence, let’s see if Ju Peter is related to Sommers in the upcoming chapters.
4. Marcus Mars
- Title: Warrior God of Environment
- Demonic Title: Itsumade (Eerie Bird)
Next, we have Saint Marcus Mars, who is in control of the environment. From what we have seen in the story, he remained the most composed and tallest among the Five Elders. However, this World Government leader can become heedless when there is a panic situation for the Elders.
Mars’s demonic form is confirmed to be inspired by a Japanese Yokai, Itsumade. Thus, he can turn himself into a massive and eerie bird-like monster. As a giant monster bird, Mars can breathe vicious fires and has the strength to make his way through anything.
3. Topman Warcury
- Title: Warrior God of Justice
- Demonic Title: Fengxi (Hōki in Japanese) (Monster Boar)
The Warrior God of Justice, Saint Topman Warcury, is next in line. This Elder’s signature facial features are his long mustache and a scar on his forehead, which helps him stand out among the crowd. As the representative of Justice, Topman is a serious man among the Five Elders.
Warcury was seen transforming into a beast-like boar that had four massive tusks. It is inspired by the Fengxi, a boar-like monster from Chinese mythology. So, he has a steel-like body, which makes him incredibly sturdy as well as gives him ultimate strength to knock out his foes. He was also seen roaring, infused with his haki. Even Luffy’s Gear 5 form couldn’t leave a scratch on the boar’s body.
2. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro
- Title: Warrior God of Finance
- Demonic Title: Bakotsu (Skeletal Horse)
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro is more popularly known as the Elder who looks like Gandhi, the freedom fighter from India. He oversees the Department of Finance for the World Government in the One Piece world. He has been seen holding a long sword with a hilt resembling the Kitetsu series and is now confirmed to be the Shodai Kitetsu (one of the strongest swords in One Piece).
As for his devil fruit powers, Nusjuro was seen changing into a towering skeletal horse-like monster with a distinct head. Personally, it was the coolest design out of the Five Elders, and his otherworldly powers are extremely scary. He can move at an unreal speed, which enables him to shut down the pacifistas by turning into a centaur in his hybrid form.
His swordplay includes freezing the opponents, as you can see the chillness every time he uses his sword. So, it is heavily theorized that he can also draw the cold powers from the underworld, just like Brook.
1. Figarland Garling
- Title: Warrior God of Science and Defense
Figarland Garling, the supreme commander of God’s Knights, has been selected by Imu to fill in the vacant position left by St. Saturn. The other Elders aren’t pleased with his arrival, and he surprises them by announcing himself as the new Warrior God of Science and Defense.
We still don’t know if he will get a Yokai-based power-up from Imu-same. So, we will have to wait to see Figarland Garling in action as an Elder. However, we are sure Garling will overpower the rest of the elders to become the strongest elder in the story. He is expected to be a fearsome individual, and if he receives yokai powers from Imu, he will become unstoppable in terms of power.
That is everything we know about the Five Elders in One Piece right now. We will get to know more about their powers as One Piece is nearing its end. They are one of the most powerful and evil antagonists of this world and will surely put on a show in the final war that is about to commence. In the meantime, what are your thoughts on the five elders? Let us know in the comments below.
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