15 Most Iconic Whitebeard Quotes From One Piece

Whitebeard was the most feared Pirate in all the four seas. When Whitebeard arrives on his ship to Marineford, his first statement to the Marines is about the safety of his son, Ace.

Whitebeard was as benevolent to his sons as frightening he was to his enemies. When Ace loses to him for the first time, Whitebeard sees a potential soldier in him. Whitebeard offers to take him in as another one of his many sons.

Whitebeard was better than other coldhearted pirates that roamed around the sea. Even though he was a sworn enemy of Gol.D Roger, he held no grudges against his son. Ace was one of his own for they were all children of the sea.

Whitebeard was a man for whom many were ready to die, but still he never wished for the deaths of his sons, even in the fiercest of battles. When Oars decides to dive into the battle head on to save Ace, Whitebeard tells him that it wasn’t the wisest choice.

When Squard ends up stabbing Whitebeard after being misled by the Navy, Whitebeard just embraces him. He decides to take a blow that he could’ve easily avoided, because it was just one of his sons.

Whitebeard didn’t hold grudges against those who didn’t deserve them. Squard didn’t want to save Ace because he was Roger’s son, but to Whitebeard they were all just children of the sea. Ace didn’t deserve any hate for his father’s crimes.

Whitebeard never saw any of his crewmates as anything other than family. Everyone loved him as a father because he always protected them like one. Even when he arrives at Marineford he takes responsibility for all of Ace’s reckless Actions.

Whitebeard could never betray his own family. Even if they were not related by blood, all of his crewmates were his sworn sons. When the Navy states that Whitebeard had abandones all the other crews in exchange of Ace’s life, he lets the Marine’s face the wrath of his brute strength.

Even though he was once the strongest man sailing the sea, Whitebeard had gotten old. Even the strongest of warriors meet their end, and during the war with the Navy, whitebeard had realised that his end had come.

Whitebeard had no purpose other than protecting Ace. Even with a fragile body with numerous wounds, his only concern was his sons’ safety. Whitebeard wanted to make sure that after him, his son would live with his head held high, even if it meant his own death.

Whitebeard was a man who always put his sons’ safety before anything else. Even if the war was being fought to save Ace, he didn’t want to throw Squard’s life away for that cause. After all, they were both his beloved sons.

Whitebeard was the strongest man from the old era, a pirate who was considered equal with the King Gold Roger. When Whitebeard announces the beginning of the new era for his sons, he states that there are no more ships on the sea who could handle the weight that his title held.

When Shanks requests Whitebeard to leave Teach alone, the Captain disagrees. Teach had killed a crewmate, the most heinous crime a Pirate could commit and Whitebeard wanted him to pay. Those who couldn’t abide by the rules, had no right to live as a pirate on the sea.

Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard was never a greedy man. He sailed the seas not in search of treasure or fame, but to find new friends and a family. All his crew, till his last breath, were more than his family. That was his only treasure.

Whitebeard had the highest regard for Roger. Even in his last moment he remembered his Rival and said these words to ignite the flame of a new era, just like Roger.