One Piece: 7 Things You Might Not Know About Sabo (2024)

Sabo is the sworn brother of Luffy and Ace. He was the first of three brothers to set sail, but unfortunately, his journey was cut short by a Celestial Dragon. Sabo was rescued by Monkey D. Dragon, who took him to Baltigo and trained him. Under the tutelage of the head officers of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo became extremely powerful and currently, he is among the strongest characters in One Piece.

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Eventually, he became the chief of staff of the Revolutionary Army. Sabo hasn't received a great deal of screentime, so there is still a lot that the fans do not know about him. With that in mind, here are some things that every One Piece fan should know about Sabo.

7 Most Popular Revolutionary

Sabo has barely been involved in the story, but it didn't take long for him to win over the fans. Despite having just a handful of appearances in the series, Sabo has gained a great deal of popularity, and the fans have openly voted for him in the fan polls.

In the sixth fan poll, Sabo finished ninth, which made him the most popular member of the Revolutionary Army. In the subsequent fan poll, Sabo dropped one spot to tenth, which is understandable considering he did not play a huge role in any arc after Dressrosa.

6 Tallest Brother

The three brothers shared a very amazing bond, which helped them to deal with difficult situations early on in their lives. Since they grew up in the mountains, the three brothers were physically much better than the other kids of the same age. They were even able to beat creatures that were much larger in size.

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Sabo is the tallest of the three brothers with a height of 187 cm (6'1½"), which makes him taller than Ace, who had a height of 185 cm (6'1"). Meanwhile, Luffy is the shortest with a height of 174 cm (5'8½").

5 Astounding Parallels With Ace

Since Ace and Sabo were older than Luffy, it was their job to take care of their younger brother. Aside from being Luffy's elder brothers, the two share other similarities. Firstly, the manner of their introduction, both Sabo and Ace were introduced when Luffy and his crew were trying to defeat a Shichibukai. In Ace's case, it was Crocodile and in Sabo's case, it was Doflamingo.

Secondly, the two have also prevented other antagonists from trying to cause harm to Luffy. Ace stopped Smoker from capturing Luffy, while Sabo stopped Fujitora and Burgess in Dressrosa. Finally, before leaving, both of them left vivre cards.

4 Sabo and Sanji

Sabo and Sanji also share some similarities with each other. Both of them were born into noble families, but they did not care about power and riches. Sabo's parents did not care about his well-being, instead, they wanted him to behave like a royal. This led to Sabo running away from his home, but he was brought back by pirates, and his parents became more strict with him. When Sabo couldn't deal with it anymore, he decided to set sail.

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Sanji's mother was kind, and he picked up a lot of her habits, but his father, Judge did not like them. Judge branded Sanji a failure and threw him in jail. In addition to the emotional trauma, Sanji was often beaten up by his siblings. Luckily, Reiju still had some kindness left in her, so she decided to free Sanji and escorted him to a ship. Sanji was rescued by Zeff, who cared for him and taught him how to behave like a gentleman.

3 Voiced By Naruto's Voice Actor

In the Post Marineford arc, additional details about Ace, Luffy, and Sabo were revealed. The three were very close while growing up, but they were separated when Sabo was attacked, which saddened the other two.

In an SBS, it was revealed that Sabo's favorite food is ramen, which is a tribute to the main character of the Naruto series.

The younger version of Sabo was voiced by Junko Takeuchi, who also voiced Naruto Uzumaki, another fictional character that is fond of ramen.

2 Immortalized By Ace

After Sabo was presumed dead by Ace and Luffy, the two brothers knew that they had to look out for each other. So, they remained together until Ace set out to sail. Ace soon made a name for himself, and he was considered one of the most dangerous pirates, and he was even offered the position of a Shichibukai.

Despite gaining fame, Ace did not forget about his brothers, especially Sabo. To remember his fallen brother, Ace got a tattoo that spelled "ASCE," but the "S" was crossed out. This was a tribute to his "fallen" brother, Sabo.

1 Akin To Artful Dodger

Like some other characters in One Piece, Sabo is similar to fictional characters from other series. His attire resembles that of Artful Dodger, who is a character from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. Dodger wore a top hat and an adult's waistcoat, and both Sabo and Dodger were part of a gang of child thieves. Sabo and his brothers used to cause problems for other people, which made them quite infamous in the Gray Terminal.

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