ONE PIECE GOLDMany people view Smoker a ‘Garp’ figure and the one who will hunt Luffy just like Garp was hunting Roger, but many see Coby as the same. There are many varying opinions. But, I believe thet Smoker is more of a Garp figure than Coby, since Coby is still just learning and is nowhere near Luffy’s strength. But he may become like Garp in the future.
Therefore, I believe that Smoker will be an Admiral in the future and that his nickname would be “White Dragon” similar to the one he has now, “White Hunter”. But why White Dragon or Shiroryuu?
Admirals and their designs are formed of two lines of Mythology: the Japanese story of Momotaro and Chinese Mythology. Amazingly, both stories contain the same animals. In Momotaro, the protagonist comes across a Pheasant (Aokiji), Dog (Akainu) and Monkey (Kizaru) in the exact same order as the Admirals’ introduction. Furthermore, he also comes across a Tiger (Fujitora), a Bull (Ryokugyu) and a Crab (Orenjikani – Coby perhaps?), also in the exact same order the Admirals will be introduced. The only one we seem to be missing is Shiroryuu, or rather, The White Dragon.
The Chinese believed that China was the center of the earth and was surrounded by four seas. Each with their own guardian spirit. The Yellow Monkey, Red Dog, White Dragon and Blue Pheasant.
Coincidentally, all three Admirals hailed from different seas. Now, the Chinese believed that the North Sea was home of the Yellow Monkey, the West sea was home of the Red Dog, the South sea was home of the Blue Pheasant and the East sea was home of the White Dragon (Smoker comes from the East Blue).
It’s not a coincidence that each Admiral, with their attributes based upon their given colors hails from the sea which most accurately reflects their moral code and the style of justice they follow. Akainu follows absolute justice, as reflected in his red colour. He is a relentless beast, kinda like a vicious dog. Aokiji follows lazy/selective justice, again this is seen in his blue color, acting like a pheasant. Kizaru follows complacent and selfish justice. He does things according to his own interests, like a monkey. Fujitora follows blind justice, as seen in his color and blindness. He acts on instinct like a tiger.
Smoker on the other hand follows pure justice. White is seen as the shade/color of absolutism and purity. The White Dragon he represents was also considered a symbolism of purity. He acts based on what he sees is right, even when Luffy – his bitter enemy, was discredited for defeating Crocodile, he thought it morally wrong and objected to promotion. He allowed the Strawhats to escape when Luffy saved him, again, this is an act of pure just.
I’m sure this is no surprise to you now, but the original Admirals had their colours and Devil Fruits inextricably related. As the Hie Hie no Mi (Ice) was blue, the Magu Magu no Mi (Magma) was Red and the Pika Pika no Mi (Light) was Yellow. It’s also important to note that these three were all Logias, whereas the Admirals not hailing from these four seas probably won’t be, given most Ryokugyu theories result in Paramecia or Zoans and Fujitora is a confirmed Paramecia. The one from the last remaining sea, Smoker, is also a Logia with the Moku Moku no Mi being White. This is just one more pattern that Smoker fits into perfectly.
As a further note, the Moku Moku no Mi has endless potential which Smoker is not using to the fullest extent. Given that awakening has now come to the forefronts of many One Piece discussions and has become a prominent topic. It’s raised the issue of new Awakenings. Smokers awakening will likely make the fruit as overpowered as the other Logias.
- Smoke can form from any temperature from zero Kelvin to the highest temperatures ever recorded. Smoke can always be made in reactions. Perhaps Smoker will learn to control the temperature of his smoke to either freeze, freeze burn or burn opponents
- Smoke can also be made poisonous. Smoker’s encounters with Caesar could be alluding to Smoker later being able to produce poisonous smoke that can choke or consume opponents
Clearly, Smoker has a lot of untapped potential which can later be accessed to bring him up to the Admiral level. Smoker fits a lot of patterns within the Admirals so far, whereas no other characters even come close.
Also, every time he is involved in something with the Strawhats, he ends up getting all the credit for it, just like with the Alabasta arc and Punk Hazard arc.
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