The fights in One Piece are often quite interesting and entertaining, which is why we have often talked about them here on Proximité Japon. This article will talk about two bitter rivals, Nami and Kalifa, but not only that, we will focus on the special chapter "Nami vs. Kalifa" that was created by Mangaka Boichi in 2022, which is not part of the canon, but is nevertheless quite interesting, as it is an original reinterpretation of the Enies Lobby fight that the two had.

Objectively, the power difference between Nami and Kalifa is very difficult to accurately describe, but since Nami won her fight in Enies Lobby and did so in a very elegant manner, it can be inferred that Nami is indeed stronger than Kalifa. Despite Kalifa possessing a Devil Fruit and being a member of CP0, Nami has gained significant experience fighting with Luffy and his crew, and this experience was obviously enough to defeat Kalifa when the two clashed during the Enies Lobby Arc.

What follows is, of course, a detailed analysis of the answer we gave you above. Using our usual formula, we will introduce Nami and Kalifa in more detail, giving you an in-depth analysis of the issue at hand and the balance of power between the two characters. Through several categories, you will see who is the stronger of the two and why our answer is as it is, that is, why Nami defeated Kalifa. In addition, we will explain their fight in Enies Lobby.

Physical powers

Nami is known for her physical strength and tolerance for injury. After becoming a wax statue, she was engulfed in a fiery blast generated by Usopp to free her, emerging with minor burns, and later defeated Miss Valentine of the Baroque Works in a single combined move with Bibi.

At Sandy, she stopped Miss Doublefinger's charge, covered in thorns, despite the aforementioned technique being strong enough to pierce a wall and Nami having an injured leg.

Nami also has good stamina: in the past, she has stolen from numerous pirates and managed to escape them, once surviving a bullet at only ten years old. She got back up after repeated fatal blows from CP9 member Kalifa and avoided breaking her arm after using an Impact Dial on Hotori. She also possesses excellent agility, as in Water 7, she jumps from rooftop to rooftop of various buildings during a race. After two years of training, Nami has become stronger and more agile, having pinned Wanda, a Mink Musketeer, in an acrobatic move, even though the latter had been poisoned.

Kalifa has a Doriki Level of 630. While she is the weakest member of CP9, this number is far higher than that of an ordinary person and is over 500, the threshold beyond which one is considered superhuman. She has proven her strength on several occasions, knocking out Mozu and Kiwi of the Franky Family with a kick each and blocking three Puffing Tom carriages with her whips while on a speeding train.

She did the same with Franky, a cyborg with incredible strength. She also has formidable endurance; in fact, she endured a swarm of Thunder Balls from Nami while standing and survived after a powerful lightning bolt from her struck her directly in the chest. Since the time skip, Kalifa's abilities have improved overall, as evidenced by her promotion to member of CP0, the most powerful organization among the Cipher Pols.

Since they both showed a similar set of skills and abilities, we can't really tell the difference here, which is why we'll be sharing the points.

Points: Nami 1, Kalifa 1

Devil Fruit

Nami is one of the many powerful characters in One Piece who has never eaten a Devil Fruit. Sure, she's not as strong as Zoro, Mihawk, or Shanks, but she's still a cunning and dangerous opponent despite her lack of special powers in that category.

As a reward for the success of her mission in Water 7, Kalifa received the Paramecia-type Awa Awa no Mi from Spandam, which grants the ability to generate soap bubbles and foam with which to steal the strength of opponents and eliminate friction from what it touches, thus preventing those affected from moving. In addition, she can cushion incoming attacks by covering herself in soap.

It's quite clear that this point has to go back to Kalifa, because Nami doesn't have a Devil Fruit, unlike Kalifa.

Points: Nami 1, Kalifa 2

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Nami can't use any type of Haki, as far as we know. This makes sense, given that she was never really seen as a powerful fighter, meaning she had to rely on other skills to survive.

Kalifa is capable of using Armament and Observation Haki, which is a relatively common combination, but it is assumed that her mastery of these elements is not that high, meaning that it can be easily countered.

As per our usual practice, we must also award this point to Kalifa, since Nami cannot use any Haki.

Points: Nami 1, Kalifa 3

Weapons

Initially, Nami used a simple staff that could be divided into three parts, which she carried hidden under her shirt. Before the events of the Alabasta Kingdom, aware that her weapon could only help her fight low-level pirates, she asked Usopp to build her a more powerful one. The sharpshooter designed her Clima-Tact for her, emphasizing her extraordinary navigational skills and her ability to predict climate change.

During the fight with Miss Doublefinger, Nami initially misinterprets the instruction manual and fails to use her weapon, but later learns how to achieve maximum effect. She later learns to use Clima-Tact so well that the opponent doesn't even know what's happening, thus surprising them.

Later, Usopp upgrades the weapon with some dials obtained in Skypiea, resulting in the Perfect Clima-Tact. With this power-up, Nami can knock out a large number of marines in Enies Lobby, as well as defeat CP9's Kalifa. After two years, her abilities have increased further, and she was able to destroy a bar with a single powerful bolt of lightning. During her confrontation with Usopp and Brook with the Neptune Army, she displays her new Sorcery Clima-Tact. This is the third version of her original weapon, which she currently uses.

Kalifa's signature weapon is her thorny whips, and as we've seen, she's very adept at using them. It's unknown if she has any other weapon-related skills or abilities.

Since Nami's weapons have proven to be better than Kalifa's in the series, we can clearly infer that Nami takes the latter point.

Points: Nami 2, Kalifa 3

Nami defeated Kalifa in Enies Lobby, and this fight was a fairly objective assessment of their powers.

Before we explain why, despite the points, we think Nami is stronger, let us recap the battle as it unfolded.

Kalifa first looks down on Nami, who, after finding her Sanji, whom Kalifa had defeated earlier, decides to confront her, but once she enters her room, she falls into one of her soap traps, which drains her of her strength. Kalifa wastes time toying with Nami, who quickly understands the nature of her powers, which irritates her. After a series of blows, Kalifa wraps her arms around Nami and covers her in soap. However, before she can deliver the final blow, Chopper bursts in and ruins her plans. Kalifa mistakes the animal for her opponent.

Nami, however, realizes that the water washes away her soap, restoring her strength. Kalifa returns to counterattack, but Nami has now developed a strategy and takes full advantage of her Clima Tact to definitively defeat the World Government agent. Nami later tears off her clothes until she finds her number two key in her possession.

As you can see, Kalifa initially had the upper hand, but with Chopper's help, she realized how Kalifa could be defeated. Namely, once you understand the weakness of her Devil Fruit powers, she is a relatively easy opponent, even for Nami, who isn't known for being a great fighter.

This is why Nami's tactical intelligence, along with her weapon skills, were sufficient to defeat the nominally stronger CP agent, and why we believe that, despite what the numbers have told us, Nami's fight against Kalifa was an objective depiction of their skills and abilities, and that Nami would indeed triumph over her in another fight.