
To get Armament Haki in Anime Piece, reach Level 200, find the Purple Man NPC in his cave on Sorcerer’s Island, and complete his three quests: deal 100,000 damage, collect five Banana Splits, and defeat 25 bosses. Hand everything back to Purple Man, pay him 50,000 cash, and press J to activate the ability. That’s the whole unlock in one breath β but every step hides a grind trap, and the real power sits in the V2 and V3 upgrades that most guides never mention. I’ve broken down each step below so you can go from zero to blackened fists in a single session.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Level requirement | 200 (the game’s level cap is 245) |
| Quest NPC | Purple Man, cave on Sorcerer’s Island |
| Quests | 100,000 damage Β· 5 Banana Splits Β· 25 boss kills |
| Final cost | 50,000 cash |
| Activation key | J |
| Upgrades | V2: +20% damage Β· V3: +30% damage |
I rushed this questline on my first run and paid for it with endless backtracking, so learn from my mistakes. Hit Level 200 first β Purple Man won’t even speak to you before then, and the natural island route through Jungle, West, and Online carries you there while you quest anyway.
Next, bank at least 85,000 cash: 50,000 for the final Haki payment, around 175 for Banana Split materials, plus a safety buffer so one shopping spree doesn’t stall the unlock. Finally, redeem the latest Anime Piece codes before you grind, because free boosts and currency make every step below move faster. The road to 200 also feeds Quest 1’s damage counter, so nothing here is wasted effort.
The first quest asks for 100,000 total damage against any enemies, and it’s the easiest of the three because every hit you land counts toward it. Don’t waste time whittling down tanky bosses β I farmed dense mob spawns on a mid-tier island and shredded whole groups with area attacks instead. Pick a spot where you can one-shot enemies, chain your strongest skills back to back, and the counter fills faster than you’d expect. Return to Purple Man on Sorcerer’s Island once the threshold is met.
Quest two sends you shopping on Starter Island, where a food merchant crafts Banana Splits in exchange for materials. Each split costs 2 Water Buckets, 5 Bananas, and 35 coins, so all five together need 10 Water Buckets, 25 Bananas, and 175 coins.
| Material | Amount for 5 splits | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Water Buckets | 10 | Buy from Miss Merchant by the garden well, Starter Island |
| Bananas | 25 | Defeat monkeys β roughly a 40β50% drop chance |
| Coins | 175 total | Quests and mob drops |
My advice: buy all ten buckets first, farm monkeys until you’re holding 25 bananas, then craft every split in one trip instead of shuttling between islands. Hand the five splits to Purple Man and the final quest unlocks.
The last quest requires 25 full boss kills, and here’s the trap that cost me twenty wasted minutes: mini-bosses don’t count. Watch your quest counter, not the kill feed. Skip the tempting mini-boss respawn loops entirely and rotate between fast, weak real bosses instead β Higaro, Frieza, and Robot King are my go-to trio because they die in seconds and respawn on short timers. Punching far above your level is pointless here; five easy boss cycles beat one painful raid.
With all three quests done, pay Purple Man his 50,000 cash and Armament Haki is officially yours. Press J during combat and your M1 attacks and skills start hitting noticeably harder. V1 doesn’t advertise a percentage, but that base buff quietly boosts every swing and skill you land β and it scales upward once you unlock the versions below.
Most guides stop at V1, but stopping there leaves serious damage on the table. Two further upgrades push your buff to a maximum of +30%, each needs boss-sourced materials on top of cash, and you can’t skip versions β V2 requires an active V1, and V3 requires V2.
| Version | Trainer & location | Requirements | Buff |
|---|---|---|---|
| V2 | Glitch Man, Jungle Island | 1 Armament Crystal + 1 Magic Ball + 35,000 cash | +20% strength, purple glow |
| V3 | Shoreline trainer behind the garden, Starter Island | 1 Armament Crystal + 1 Magic Ball + 50,000 cash | +30% strength, radiant aura |
Magic Balls are the easy part: the Old Fighter inside the Good House drops one guaranteed per kill, and with only 20,000 HP he melts almost instantly. Armament Crystals are the real grind β Broly, the raid boss, drops them at roughly a 15% rate, so budget several runs. To summon Broly, defeat Frieza on West Island until he drops his summon chip (about a 20% chance), take it to the Mad Scientist at Capsule Corporation, and step through the raid portal. Broly sits at 70,000 HP, hits for around 265 per strike, and cancels your skills mid-animation, so I strongly recommend grouping up. One crystal works toward either upgrade, so two clean Broly runs plus two Old Fighter kills cover the full V1-to-V3 journey.
You must be Level 200 to start the questline. The cap is 245, so Haki arrives late in progression β right when Ki Dash unlocks on West Island β and it carries you through the final stretch of levels.
Purple Man waits inside a cave on Sorcerer’s Island. From the docks, run right across the running track area and you’ll spot the cave entrance with him inside.
Trade 2 Water Buckets, 5 Bananas, and 35 coins per split with the food merchant on Starter Island. Miss Merchant sells the buckets, and monkeys drop the bananas.
No β only full bosses register. Rotate quick targets like Higaro, Frieza, and Robot King to clear the counter fast.
Absolutely. Between the base buff and the +30% damage at V3, it’s the highest-value permanent power-up near endgame, and it makes every later boss, raid, and material farm faster.