Anime characters who stayed dead the longest

Oden’s execution is 20 years before the raid. Whitebeard and Ace die at Marineford, and the story then jumps 2 years. “About 1,000” and “about 400” stay off.

Three characters · years dead

By Kevin3 charactersUpdated Contains story spoilers
One Piece
  1. 01Kozuki Oden

    Kozuki Oden

    20
    Wano

    Executed 20 years before the Wano war.

  2. 02Edward Newgate

    Edward Newgate

    2
    Whitebeard

    Died at Marineford, same two-year gap as Ace.

  3. 03Portgas D. Ace

    Portgas D. Ace

    2
    Fire fist

    Marineford, then the two-year timeskip.

What this comparison means

Years between the death and the story’s later present, when that gap is stated. A rounded “about” does not become the bar.

20, then 2.