Portgas D. Ace's hidden hockey, explained

This article contains spoilers for the final saga of One Piece.

Key foods

• Ace had the ability to use all kinds of hockey and showed great strength and potential as a fighter.
• Despite his reliance on Mera Mera no Mi, Ace was a skilled user of Armament Haki, as seen in his battle with Vice Admiral Draw.
• Ace's untimely death prevented him from fully realizing his potential, which some believe is greater than Luffy's.

Portgas D. Ace is one of the important characters in each piece And someone that fans have grown to love over the years. In the first half of the series, Ace first appeared during the Arabasta Arc, where it was revealed that he was Luffy's older brother. Ace became his focus after his battle with Blackbeard, which led to him being handed over to the Marines and ultimately, setting up his own execution in a boss fight. Due to his importance in the story as a pirate, and more importantly, Luffy's older brother, Ace was always meant to be very powerful.

In fact, his debut with the power of Mera Mera no Mi was proof enough for fans that he was one of the strongest people in the story at the time. However, Ace eventually died in the Paramount War, where it became clear to fans that he was not in the same league as Akainu. However, Ace remains one of the most underrated characters in the film each pieceAnd few people even know about the fact that Ace had the ability to use powerful hockey.

Types of Haki Portgas D. Ace

• Ace is a user of all types of hockey
• Ace is one of the youngest users of Haki Conqueror

When it comes to Ace's power, fans know that he relied on Mera Mera no Mi. This devil fruit was incredibly powerful and was certainly one of the best lore fans had seen. This allowed him to manipulate flames, as well as transform into flames at will. Ace continued to use it in the many battles he fought in One Piece, including fighting Smoker and later, Blackbeard and others in the Paramount War. While the Mera Mera no Mi, which Ace has mastered over the years, is often considered to be his ultimate source of power, few fans know that Ace was also an avid user of Haki, making him one of the most powerful Fighters turned stories. In fact, Ace could use all three types of Haki, and he used them a lot.

Luffy, you too? – Ace

Ace's Observation Haki hasn't been focused on much in the series, but given that he was a pirate in the new world where he was fighting other powerful people, it's no surprise that he had this ability. When it comes to the Color of the Supreme King, most fans know that Ace has held this type of hockey and awakened it at a very young age when he awakened Dadan on the day the Gray Terminal was set on fire by the Nobles of Goa Kingdom. . It was certainly impressive, and he had the potential to eventually go on to learn how to inject it as well. Unfortunately, this day never came.

How Ace got his weapon and improved Haki

Ace Awakened Color of Arms Haki On Sabaody Archipelago

Ace didn't explicitly use Observation Haki each piecebut what is clear is that he had the ability to use hockey weapons, something that few people know about. During his journey through the Great Line, Ace awakened the power of Arment Hockey. Specifically, on the island of the Savoy Archipelago, Ace faced off against Vice Admiral Drew of the Marines. As a Vice Admiral, Drew had access to the Hawkeye weapon and caused all kinds of problems for Ace, who at this point thought that being Lugia meant he could defeat most people effortlessly.

I will never run away! – Ace

While Ace initially struggled in this fight, it turned out that he was such a genius that he managed to learn the Hawkeye weapon by observing it in combat and used it against Drew. Ace's hockey weapon was incredibly powerful, to the point where the vice admiral was easily defeated. Ace was also offered to join the Seven Sea Warlords, but he clearly turned down the offer, knowing that he had bigger goals ahead of him.

Around the arc of Fishman Island and almost in the New World, Ace continued to grow his hockey even further. Fans know that when he got involved with Jinbe, he pulled off one of the most shocking feats. During this battle, Ace was able to pierce Jinbe's Haki weapon with just his flames. When the two fought, fans saw the level of Ace. As it turns out, Jinbe is a very powerful person who has 1.111 billion berries. However, in his fight with Ace, he was the first to fall. In fact, after ending the battle with Jinbe, which many claim was a draw, Ace continued to fight Whitebeard in a ring of fire, holding out until he finally passed out.

As he continued to train with Whitebeard, Ace's power over Devil Fruit abilities as well as his Haki improved dramatically. He became one of the strongest fighters and it's safe to say that his 550 million berries did not do him justice at all. Ace was clearly in the same league as a billion berry pirate, if not more, and this was well reflected in the Paramount War, where he took on Kozan from the Marines and held his own incredibly well. Even before that, Ace faced off against Yamato in Wanoo, and even though Yamato was a skilled user of Haki in all three types, including Conqueror's Haki Infusion, he held his own incredibly well. The battle also resulted in a draw, showing once again that Ace has an incredibly high level of power.

Of course, Ace got burned in the battle with Akainu, but that always happened, and in the end he sacrificed his life to Luffy. Ace's power has always been underrated, which is unfortunately because fans haven't been able to see much of his journey until recently.

Ace's potential as a fighter was immense

Ace is among the most talented in One Piece

Unfortunately, Ace eventually passed away each piecebut if he survived, he would conquer the era. Ace had great potential, with Sengoku openly declaring that he would become the leader of the new generation and that Roger would be next. This means that if Ace had had enough time to develop his abilities, he would have achieved rewards close to 5 billion and terrorized the government in his own way. His potential could be even greater than Luffy's and that's definitely saying a lot.

The biggest reason the Navy had to execute Ace was because he carried Roger's blood and they knew that if they made the mistake of letting him escape somehow, they would pay the price in the future because Ace had such potential. As fans know, Ace eventually died and he never lived up to his potential. But, he lived his life like a flame, extremely bright and quick to extinguish.

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