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In this theory I’m going to compare the SH to some people in the old generation but are still active. Once these certain people die/quit/etc I believe the Straw Hat I describe will take something similar to their role. This will be very weird, trust me

Monkey D Luffy is the new Roger, old Pirate king

I think this because, well, you know of course. Luffy carries on Rogers will, and becomes the new Pirate King. No trouble there..

Roronoa Zoro is the new ..Dracule Mihawk Silvers Rayleigh

Mihawk because of the World’s greatest swordsman. Rayleigh cause he’ll be the pirate kings right hand man. Many think he’ll awaken CoC Haki once he opens his left eye. I think that could be a possibility. Most likely after beating Mihawk or Shiliew, he’ll become the WGS.

Sanji could be the new .. Red Leg Zeff Monkey D. Dragon

Yes, you saw it correctly. Monkey D Dragon. Now, put down your pitchforks. Remember this scene:

Now I believe Oda put that for a reason. This could be major foreshadowing for around the end of the series. And Dragon is currently the most feared man, so Sanji taking his place is like being the new Dragon. Plus, many theories of Sanji being a Noble or a Celestial Dragon could affect the outcome of his future. Red Leg Zeff was put because, well, both cooks, same fighting style, the basic stuff. But I don’t think Sanji will have that revolutionary army and stuff like that. I think he’ll be feared for something.. Maybe his heritage?

Franky, Cutty Flam as the new Dr. Vegapunk

It was between Vegapunk or, Ceaser Clown. But CC is too much of a jerk and not at all like Franky. And Dr. Vegapunk is a similar scientist type engineer like Franky. This could be possible. But we don’t know much about Vegapunk and there could be some other people from Roger’s crew that could fit in. And Franky being the new Vegapunk would actually be really awesome.

Nico Robin as the new Dr. Clover

I chose this and not her mom because we don’t know much about Olivia, and I didn’t choose Kuma cause they’re nothing alike. Clover was the major archaelogist in Ohara, and Robin could carry on his will and surpass him, aiding the future Pirate King. A great fit.

Brook as the new ..Brook

Brook was already from the elder times, and is not really similar to anyone else. Brook will be his own man and continue on with his own goals. GO BROOK!

Usopp as the new Shanks Noland Yasopp or Buggy

Montblanc Usopp? Seems Plausible. Usopp is very similar to Noland, and his lies are all becoming true. He could actually be the Usoland. Shanks was just a cabin boy, but became a very strong person. Usopp could awaken CoC and become like Shanks. The usopp pirates and Usopp leaving them is similar to Shanks leaving Luffy and giving him his straw hat. Usopp and Yasopp are both excellent snipers; though Usopp will get stronger and surpass him. Buggy and Usopp both have great luck and have very similar personalities. Both make themselves seem super powerful, but actually aren’t as powerful as they boast. Lol.

Tony Tony Chopper as the new Dr Hiluluk

Chopper will carry his will of becoming an amazing doctor, who can cure any disease.

Nami as the new Boa Hancock

Both are pretty tough females and very pretty, and they do show off their body most of the time. Both have a deep love for something (Money, Luffy) and both are overall very similar. I don’t think Nami has CoC and will be a Warlord as well as an ex-slave, but might have a similar role at the EOS as Hancock does. Nami could become the most tough navigator and female in One Piece. I can see Nami becoming a queen-type person. Oh and if Nami becomes the head of Amazon Lily at sometime that’ll be hilarious.

Bonus
Law = Whitebeard
Kid = Shiki
Thousand Sunny = Oro Jackson
Coby and Smoker are hard ones, but I think Smoker will join the SH.

*Theory by Red Beard

Viola is one of my favourite characters. This is my theory explaining every reason why she should be the next Mugiwara, how events will unfold leading to her recruitment and arguing against common remarks made to derail her support and chances.

I understand you’ll probably disagree, but please hear me out, it’s worth a read

Parallels with Robin:
What stands out to me the most is her uncanny similarities with Robin in terms of plot role. This is not to be confused with physical similarities so many people miscomprehend, there are about as many physical similarities between Robin and Viola as there are similarities between Nami and the latter two. So anyways, Viola and Robin have very similar plot roles, a reason that works strongly in her favour:

1. Nico Robin was working for the enemy, although for her own protection, this is very similar to Viola working for the enemy to protect her family
2. The country of their recruitment arc is under the control of a very tactful Shichibukai
3. Viola and Robin both sided with the Strawhats, initially in secret
4. Both have very useful devil fruit abilities, it is important to note both are good at assassinations. All three (including Nami) are skilled with stealth, a pattern on the Strawhat crew which Viola fits very well
5. Both fought the arc villain in a futile attempt to defeat them before Luffy comes to finish the job
6. Both have nowhere to go after the defeat of the Shichibukai enemy is defeated, I will explain this in more detail later
7. The port where she plans to leave is filled with Marines, like when the Mugiwara’s left Alabasta with Robin on board

Recruitment Pattern:
There are several recruitment patterns which she fits into:

1. MFMM gender pattern: within each sea the Strawhats have recruited a Male, Female, Male Male sequence. After Jinbe on Fishman Island (an unofficial member as of right now), Viola is the second, and Female recruit.
2. Most Strawhats decline invitations from crewmates, but accept invitations from Luffy. Sometimes even initially declining Luffy’s invite at first, although eventually changing their mind. As we can see:
   1. 1. Zoro accepted Luffy’s invitation
      2. Usopp accepted Luffy’s invitation, but declined invitations from both Zoro and Nami
      3. Sanji accepted Luffy’s invitation
      4. Nami accepted Luffy’s invitation
      5. Chopper accepted Luffy’s invitation but declined Nami’s invitation
      6. Robin didn’t even ask for an invitation, although it is inferred Luffy invited her, although this is unclear
      7. Franky accepted Luffy’s invitation, he also declined invitations from Sogeking and Sanji
      8. Brook accepted Luffy’s invitation
      9. Jinbe accepted Luffy’s invitation
      10. Viola has declined an invitation from Sanji already, this is foreshadowing that Luffy will invite her aboard, afterall, he will save her from Doffy, which almost matches Robin’s recruitment
3. Luffy likes her:
   1. 1. Luffy has always liked crewmembers before they join, and interacts with them. The recruits also interact with other members of the crew. They also always end up fighting the Arc villain at some point, even if it’s very brief: of course, Luffy himself likes himself and fought Alvida, so even he fits the pattern.
      2. Zoro was considered a good person and fought against Morgan
      3. Nami was considered a good person and fought Buggy and had conflicts with Arlong
      4. Usopp was adored by Luffy due to his lies, he helped Luffy against Kuro
      5. Sanji fought briefly with Krieg. Luffy witnessed his caring nature when he fed Gin and thought he was a good person
      6. Chopper was seen as a badass meat supply with 7 forms that fought with Wapol, and we know how much Luffy loves meat
      7. Robin was saved by Luffy, Robin fought Crocodile, Luffy deemed her a good person and expressed this view on the Merry before she joined
      8. Franky fought briefly with Luffy against Lucci. Luffy also therefore deemed Franky fit to join
      9. Brook fought and helped fight against Moriah, Luffy loved the guy!
      10. Jinbe was already a good friend with Luffy after Marineford and briefly tossled with Hody
      11. Viola has helped Luffy muliple times, he likes her and she is currently fighting DoffY
4. She had a chapter named after her. As every other Mugiwara did. This was not the case with Vivi or Monet… so yeah.
5. She is designed incredibly accurately:
   1. 1. Luffy is Oda’s own reflection on what he was like as a teenager and child
      2. Zoro is an amalgamation of Francois L’ollonais, a buckeneer who was very skilled with swords, who’s name sounds similar to Roronoa when pronounced in japanese. On top of that, his parallels with El Zorro also are clear as he is a good person and yet a wanted man and considered a ‘Demon’, again, Zorro is a good swordsman
      3. Nami is based upon Catwoman. Both have an obsession with money and specialise in stealth and other dastardly deeds. Nami’s epithet is ‘Cat Burglar’, which is another name Catwoman goes by in the comics. She even has a sister and an adoptive mother, like Catwoman. The ambiguity of their allegiances matched back in Arlong Park and they even have similar fighting styles (with Staffs and gymnastics)
      4. Usopp is named after Aesop, the man who initially orated the tale of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Usopps lies are amazingly all becoming true, he is the ultimate foreshadowing device, much like the boy in the story. He also has a long nose based upon Pinocchio and is an articulate amalgamation of liars
      5. Sanji is based upon Steve Buscemi and Romeo Capulet. The ultimate ladies-man. He dresses similarly to Steve in Reservoir Dogs, but also looks like Leonardo Dicaprio in his role as Romeo from the 1998 Hollywood movie – Romeo and Juliet. On top of that he is a chain smoker, like Steve.
      6. Chopper is obviously designed on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Not just due to his discoloured blue nose, but due to the fact he was called an outcast. He also pulled a sled “through the sky” on Drum Island.
      7. Robin is based upon Cinderella. She has a horrible aunt and did a lot of chores around the house, exactly like Cinderella and her step sisters. Robin running away from the World Government is exactly like Cinderella running from the ball. Kuzan’s ice pathway symbolises the glass staircase and glass slippers Cinderella wore.
      8. Franky, at least pre timeskip, looked like Ace Ventura and Popeye the Sailorman. I don’t know much about Ace, but Popeye consuming Spinach made him much more powerful, likewise, this is the effect Cola had on Franky. Franky building the Sunny is also like Popeye building his own ship.
      9. Brook is like a sailor from the poem ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, in which a man’s crew dies because of disease, and they all sing one last song together as they drop dead one by one. He was the first mate of the Rumbar pirates (as was the sailor), and their pasts match this perfectly. The sailor also, like Brook, had the goal to find his friend at the end of the ocean (Laboon).
      10. Viola is based on a woman called Violet Gibson. Of course, the names are very similar, but even greater parallels can be drawn. Both were skilled dancers. Both attempted to assassinate a fascist dictator (Mussolini and Doflamingo, this is symbolised through their fight going on right now). And lastly, her last words were “I can see everything”, alluding to her Giro Giro no Mi. She was remarked as insane and mentally ill which also parallels her decision to fight Doflamingo, her behaviour around men and surely knowing what everyone is thinking would drive you mad.

Clearly, Oda puts in a lot of effort into making the Strawhats very accurately designed. I understand that a lot of people will say he does this with a lot of characters. Which is true, but all of the characters like that are incredibly important to the story and unless Viola becomes a Strawhat, she won’t fulfil this role. It’s a lot of wasted effort if Viola is so well designed and planned if she doesn’t have immense relevance to the story, as she isn’t a world leading figure, she will have to be a Strawhat.

Past/Dream:
Of course, her past is incredibly sad. Like the rest of the Strawhats. I don’t feel I need to explain them all, but surely being held to ransom for 10 long years, working to save her family and watching everyone getting killed whilst she is helpless is very similar to two other Strahwats:

Nami and Robin. This is yet another pattern she fulfils. Not just as a member with a sad past, but a member with a similar past to the other two members of the same gender. Afterall, Nami was held to ransom and worked to save her village, and watched helplessly as many got killed. Likewise, Robin was helpless to stop the buster call or her fellow researchers from being slaughtered.

Her dream can easily be revealed later. It’s possible her dream relates to the abolition of the Shichibukai, or taking Shichibukai down. Other possiblities are to reduce or abolish corruption in the world, afterall, she can see it all, and she used to be very trusting. This dream would involve taking down or changing the World Government: which ties into the Shichibukai system which relates to Doffy, the villain that shaped her life.

Plans to leave Dressrosa:
Viola had explained to Sanji that she already had plans to leave Dressrosa. This debunks the arguments made about her needing to stay because she is royalty. Besides, she is third in line after Riku and Rebecca

She, being a former pirate of one of the most evil groups we’ve seen thus far will have a bounty and become a wanted woman. We know this to be true because of the Strawhats send off from Alabasta: the Strawhats couldn’t vocally respond to Vivi because she could have been associated with pirates and become a wanted woman:

This is exactly what will happen to Viola. And for her own protection she will join the crew. She already intended to leave the country.

Position on the Sunny:
Obviously she would be a lookout and dancer to go with Brooks music. A perfect combination.

Running gags:
As she has a habit of stabbing those who betray her or cheat her, Viola could have a running gag of chasing Sanji around with her knife trying to stab him after he flirts with Nami and Robin. Due to Usopp’s lies, she could also have a running gag with him as her powers are the antithesis of his habits. She fits perfectly with the crew.

Why she won’t be overpowered:
Her clairvoyance isn’t always active. If it was she would have seen the Donquixote Invasion hours before it occurred.

Simply put, she wouldn’t ruin the suspense or thrill of the sea journeys in the slightest. Her powers probably use a lot of stamina, which also makes sense. A further parallel with Robin, making her a likely candidate is that their fruits are perceived as ‘overpowered’ and yet Oda could and has easily nerfed the fruit powers.

She’s ‘not too’ similar to Robin:

1. Viola is a close combat fighter whilst Robin fights in long range
2. Viola is 20cm shorter than Robin
3. Robins face looks completely different. Eyes are different sizes, and Robins nose is far more flat and square, their hair is also a different style and slightly different colours
4. They even dress differently
5. Differences in terms of plot also exist, such as the fact it took Robin 4 arcs to join from introduction, whereas Viola only one (most likely)
6. Robins history had no reveal until 180 chapters after she joined. Viola’s past has already been touched upon

The argument about being too similar is also very wrong.

Recruitment saga:
What will likely transpire is Viola, already wanting to leave, also being an outcast will say goodbye to her family and find Luffy, Zoro, Kin’emon etc.

She will also show us what is happening on Big Mom’s ship with her Devil Fruit. She will become a plot device.

She will have a bounty placed on her head like the rest of the crew, who may have theirs increased (like when Robin and Franky joined) due to her taking part in defeating Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family. Being a wanted woman, she would have to leave her family behind. Her father: Riku, would probably want her to travel with the Dressrosa heroes: Luffy and Law. As we saw with Vivi, if she became wanted she would have had to leave Alabasta. Because Viola will be wanted, she will have to leave.

*Theory by L o g i a

Being a huge fan of Zoro I have come up with one plausible theory.
Enjoy the read.

Zoro is holding one of the cursed sword the Kitetsu.
What does a Cursed sword mean ?
A cursed sword’s are swords in general which is not different from a normal sword,in terms of physical look.
But unlike normal swords which are mere tools,these sword posses spirit or a part of spirit,now not every swords having a spirit is cursed.
Cursed swords have spirit of demonic or evil nature and some also contains restriction which might cause its wielder harm.
As we all know Swords are made by skillfully swords maker.
If you guys notice not only in OP but other series also in real world Mythology Cursed swords are generally created by skilled and famous swords maker.
Making a sword requires lot of dedication,hardworking and spirit of the creator.Wait a sec !!
Did I just say spirit ??
Hmm yes spirit,the intent at which and for which the sword was made.
A bad intention or a violent intention will seal a demon spirit inside it.Seal doesn’t mean its sealed by some method its just that the demon spirit has given it a part of spirit for the intention of the swordmaker and give it power.
Now interms of Kitetsu’s swords its being called blood thirsty means that these swords were made with an intent to kill no matter who it is.
So once a swordsman have the sword with them,the sword will try to control them and when they can’t meet the requirement of the Sword the demon spirit inside it will bring them harm.
Zoro’s awakening.
Now Zoro is having one of the kitetsu,

Now here if you take a closer look at the sword,which Zoro used to attack Kuma at the last moment was Kitetsu,is it just a coincidence ?? That when Zoro was helpless he couldnt do much the last attack he used on Kuma,he was wielding Kitetsu.
Is it just a coincidence that Zoro used Asura after getting Shandai.

Now if you look at the part where Zoro says Demon Spirit !! “Kyuutouryuu ASURA”,here also if we recall Zoro has used all his attack and was having difficulty handling Kaku also time was running out,Kaku said something about Robin and something happened the Demonic Aura.

What i mean is Zoro has subconsciously asked for the power of the cursed sword couple of times.
What happened in 2 yrs of training with Mihawk ??
Zoro’s training made him a better swordsman but the main development was controlling the cursed sword.How he did it ??
Two possibilities.
1.Zoro said he knew the sword is cursed the moment he touched it.Which makes me believe the spirit inside the sword tried controlling Zoro but because as we all know Zoro has exceptional will power,the spirit couldnt do anything.But when Zoro gets weaker by getting beaten or suffers alot,it still tries to do it and Zoro awakens the true power of kitetsu in desperate situation.With his subsequent training with Mihawk i believe Mihawk had set some challenge for him for his final course or say as a test.Where Zoro awakened the true power of Kitetsu,now I believe just like Luffy self training of Six Months,Zoro did something similiar to understand the spirit of Kitetsu.And hence he cut his left eye to keep it closereason being Zoro uses his left hand to wield Kitetsu.
Blind with one eye of the side in which he weilds his Kitetsu kind of helps him ignore the sword while fighting,
and in a way sealing the blood thirsty nature of the sword.That way it will just be a normal Katana when Zoro is using it.
2. Second Possibility is Zoro wants to be WGS but without any help like DF or any special power,he believes in his own hardship,so when he awakened the Asura form,Mihawk might have noticed something unnatural in Zoro’s fight,And he explained to him about it,hence sealing it in his left eye only to open it when in dire situation.
But Mihawk helped Zoro sealing it by keeping TWO RULES.
1.Zoro will only awaken it when he is not fighting for his cause that is to become WGS.
2.Zoro will only awaken it as a last resort when everything fails.
by setting these rules the spirit was sealed.

So next time if we see Zoro putting his Bandana and opening his left eye, Asura is coming back.
Now people who think Zoro’s left eye is just an injury.
Have you noticed the Confidence level in Zoro after TS,
“Over the nine mountains and across the eight seas.over this earthly realm, thers’s nothing i cannot cut”-Zoro.

And is it just a coincidence that the sword shown here is Kitetsu,the dendrils are coming out of it,Its not CoA leaking or any kind of effect its the resistive nature of Kitetsu which is being engulfed by Zoro’s strong will or CoA.

*Theory by Zorro6

In the new world their hasn’t been much that has challenged Zoro , neither the 8 sword wielding FishMan or the DD family Elite Pica, he cut down a mountain sized behemoth in a single slash of his swords only causing him to break a little sweat. We all know and believe that both Zoro and Sanji have yet to show their true potential and we all cant wait until that happens.

But Ive been wondering about Zoro lately as a few of the things he has done and said in the new world has made me wonder just how far has he increased he strength and what new abilities has he mastered. Now there are multiple theories on what happened to Zoro’s left eye and the belief that a malicious demon was behind his injury and I do agree that theory is true but slightly different to the general idea that has been thrown around on the forums. What I believe Zoro did in his 2 years training was not just pushing his physical limits but master what was lying dormant inside of him. Let me list what I believe Zoro has learned and then I will provide evidence and a scenario to back those predictions.

1) Skilled in all 2 types of Haki and learned of his own CoC potential
We has already seen Zoro CoO and CoA in the series, his actions in Dressrosa show him finding Pica with CoO and cutting him with blades infused with CoA, but he also learned that he has CoC whilst his training and meditation. One very subtle but obvious hint was his statement once Luffy showed his CoC in-front of the Straw Hats for the first time. After Sanji says that Luffy must be using Conquerers Haki, Zoro swiftly replies that he would expect no less from the captain of the crew. Now Zoro has strong beliefs in what aspects define a captain and the respect that he should always have from his subordinates, his actions in Water 7 regrading Ussop’s temporary disassociation and the Going Merry end strongly support this claim. So his statement suggests that Luffy should have that ability or he would be an unfit captain, now Zoro could only make such a claim if someone else in the crew also had CoC making them superior to Luffy in potential and that person must be Zoro himself. Now he may not have awakened the ability to use it, a dire situation is required to do so examples being both Luffy’s and Ace’s first time using CoC, but he learnt that he has such a strength within him from the demon in the Sandai Kitetsu. Now why would such a blade agree to Zoro using it when all the previous owners of the blade died in battle? because of Zoros animalistic nature, so no swordsman who wielded it before Zoro had bloodlust? Id disagree with that any day but Zoro having the potential to unlock CoC would definately intrigue a demon.

2)Zoro’s eye was lost whilst he made a deal with the demon/cursed demon that resides with the Sandai Kitetsu

Whilst Zoro meditated with his swords to master CoA with his blades before he could continue his training with Mihawk he encountered a problem. He could perfectly turn the Wado Ichimonji and the Shusui into completely black blades that were as strong as his will but the Sandai Kitetsu was not abiding by his will flickered in between states of being normal and black blade. Now knowing that he could not further his training with Mihawk and have his beloved Sake returned until he had completed this task Zoro went into deep concentration and meditation over the blade and was greeted with the demon that resided within the blade. Now in order to have complete control over the blade Zoro must have had to make a blood sacrifice to the demon to create a blood contract between them allowing Zoro free control over Sandai Kitetsu and access to the demon strength if needed. Zoro would not hesitate on such an offer as he believes he could over come such a ordeal.(NOTE like the situation with Mr. 3 and the candle wax cake Zoro was content with cutting his own legs off and continuing his fight.) Thus the demon may ask for one of his limbs he may say that his hands are off limits but other then that the demon could take what ever limb hie choose if it would not kill Zoro. The demon choice his eye as it something valuable to a swordsmen. Now all this may sound absurd but listen me out first but if was only cut then he could open that eye just like Fujitora and on Zoro’s first encounter with Sandai Kitetsu he mentioned an aura that the blade had and once he masters CoA with that blade he can even infuse that Aura with CoA thus showing that blades abides by his will now.

I honestly believe that this is what has happened to Zoro, as physically Zoro is a extremely talented individual amazing strength, a great healing factor and the ability to withstand ungodly amounts strains put on his body . LIKE HE CANT CUT A BLOODY MOUNTAIN WITH SHEAR STRENGTH ALONE. And mentally he has shown great deal of improvements as well.

What do you guys think?

*Theory by TickTocxk

Sanji and Horus have a lot of similarities if you guys did not know, this is why I think Oda could have taken inspiration from Horus to make Sanji.
Some of you guys might ask who is Horus ? Well he was a deity from ancient Egyptian mythology, and he was an offspring of one as well. Which was Ra, the sun God.

Horus was also one of Egypt’s Pharaoh’s, he was believed to have a human form for when he became a Pharaoh and an original form, for when he was not human.

Now on to the similarities with Sanji, first of all Sanji’s eyebrows are really similar to the eye of Horus.

As you guys can see Sanji’s eyebrow is similar to the curl at the bottom of the eye of Horus.

Also Horus was known to be the sky God, in Ancient Egyptian times. This is because he was known to be a falcon in his non human form. Just like Horus Sanji is able to fly, also sometimes when Horus flew in the air people said that he represented the sun. This is just like Sanji when he uses Diable Jambe, he does not represent the sun but he burns like it lol.

This leads to my next point it is said that Horus’ left eye represented the moon and his right eye represented the sun. And whenever he flew in the air he would represent either one, so could this be why Sanji only shows one eye ? What if showing both eyes disrupts his body’s normal balance in some supernatural way ? Maybe he doesn’t even have both eyes open at the same time.

This is why Sanji probably is the observation haki specialist in the strawhat crew, before I thought that it should be Zoro, but if Sanji is the “Horus” of One Piece then this is correct. Why I’m saying this is because the eye of Horus is the mostly used as the symbol for the all seeing eye in our world if you guys did not know. Yes the same eye used by the “illuminati”, the eye in the pyramid !

Notice how Sanji’s eye seems to be inside of a triangle as well like the pyramid, because of how his hair is shaped.

Horus was also known to represent protection and this could be Sanji because if he can see everything he can protect everything. Even if he is not strong enough he can still warn people ahead of time.

Horus was also Royalty as some of you guys could already tell and some people have theorized that Sanji is a descendant of Royal blood, which I believe. Just like Horus.

Could Sanji be the descendant of a Sun God like Horus, and could this explain why he is able to summon flames out of no where with out a devil fruit ?

Lastly, could this become true, Horus had a rival named Set which killed one of Horus’ parent’s. He ended up becoming Horus’ life long rival. He was also able to gouge out one of Horus’ eyes and that eye was the one that represented the moon thus making Set the ruler of the night and Horus the ruler of the day. Set always won during the night and Horus during the day, ever since he lost his eye.

Could Sanji end up having a rival like Set in the future, or does he already have one ? Will Sanji lose an eye ?

*Theory by SpeedEyes

Let’s start with how Garp raised Luffy(which probably was the same way as he raised Dragon). He trained Luffy to become strong in order to become a Marine but Shanks made Luffy wanting to be a pirate instead. Dragon however didn’t have that someone and might instead actually become a Marine. He is feared for the WG and is the criminal who is the most wanted.

This is where I got when I started to search around to find more things that I could connect with Dragon and I found something very interesting. So basically there’s a myth about a king having 4 followers who followed him. Each one of them had a different shape, one was like a dog, the other one was like a monkey, there was a pheasant and last a bird. The dog was very loyal to his king, the monkey was always goofing around and never understanding something, the pheasant was a lazy one while the bird was the guy who saw the evil in the king and decided to leave him. Now those first three sound similiar, almost TOO similiar to the 3 Admirals(Akainu, Kizaru and Aokiji). But what about the fourth one? The guy who left his king could also been a former Marine or an admiral. I think that someone is Monkey D Dragon which saw the corruption with the World Government that he decided to create the Revolutionary Army. I am still not sure about being a former Admiral but I would definitely say that he was a very strong Marine in his former days before realizing the truth about the World Government.

Now switching over to Garp. We have a question that we all want the answer of and that is why isn’t Garp an admiral? He is obviously strong enough and have been getting an offer tons of times but rejecting them all but why? I think the reason is because he had a family member getting killed by a Celestial Dragon and if he became an admiral then he had to protect them and being ”called” when someone hit them. Since Luffy’s mom is alive(Oda have confirmed this in a SBS) I think the person who died was his wife, Dragon’s mom. This or the former theory could be the reason(or why not both) why Dragon created the Revolutionary Army and why Garp always declined the promotions he got. Even Garp as a marine knows how much of a scum the Celestial Dragon are and he refuses to help them by protecting them.

Another thing I want to discuss is why Garp even became a marine in the first place. I couldn’t find much information about this and kept rereading his parts but never came up to something until I realized that maybe it’s not something too deep but rather a simple reason to why. We saw how pirates invades all sorts of towns and cities in order to steal the treasure and kill the civilians and Garp might have experienced this hoping to end it with being a Marine. He wants to change the whole system as he saw and want to catch the bad guys, a little like how Coby wanted to become one.

*Theory by Saami

Pluton as we know is a powerful battleship and one of the ancient 3 weapons. However their is one thing that really bugs me about pluton; that being that their are 2 plutons. The first pluton is underground, whereas the second one is a blueprint that franky destroyed. This is basically me explaining my theory on pluton and why their is a blueprint as well as the actual thing. For the sake of differentiation, i will split each pluton into 2 parts

• Robin’s Pluton- the pluton robin knows about, the one described in the ponogylph in alabasta
• Franky’s Pluton- the pluton Franky knows about, the one described in the blueprints

As we know their are 2 ways to get plutons, but why? Franky says that the blueprints are supposed to be used to counteract the first pluton, however i believe this to be false. Why? Well as we know, pluton was probably created by the ancient kingdom; but if the ancient kingdom created pluton, why would they need two? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just create 1, but then destroy it after the war rather than give 2 copies and increase the chance of one of them being stolen. I don’t believe that Joyboy would want to create 2 plutons; A majority of people cannot read the ponoglyphs, and the fact that pluton is underground makes it so hard to get that many people wouldn’t go about digging on a whim that they know where pluton is. Rather i believe that when joyboy created pluton, he split the ship into 2 spots; one underground and one as a blueprint. This means that even if one person can find one pluton, it would be absolutely useless unless they had the other part. I believe that these are the 2 parts of pluton:

• the generator-powers the ship, but is hidden underground
• the ship- about as big as noah, given to the shiprights of water 7 in the form of the blueprints. The blueprints do not contain any info about the generator

ROBIN’S PLUTON​

As i said before, this pluton is the pluton that is hidden underground. This pluton is also the generator of the complete weapon. How did I come to this conclusion?

this is part of the gedatsu cover story. In this story after falling from skypiea, gedatsu meets Kohza’s uncle in Ukkari island; where he then begins to dig really deep to find a hot spring. Eventually Gedatsu finds a hot spring, he also digs a path between Ukkari and alabasta. As we know Pluton is hidden under alabasta; in addition, plutonic rock is rock created by lava whereas pluto is the greek god of the underworld. This leads me to believe that pluton harnesses the power of the earth. How does it do that? Well i believe that pluton(the ship) has a chamber of heat insulating pipes that run throughout the ship, all of these pipes meet at the generator; the generator is used to control the flow of lava inside the pipes. By controlling the lava inside the ships, pluton can use lava to power weapons and propulsion devices. I believe that pluton(the generator) is deep under alabasta, so deep that it is covered in magma. Pluton(generator) is still active, and therefore controls the magma beneath alabasta and the surrounding islands. Pluton has been sending large amounts of magma directly under Ukkari, as a result hot springs were created. I also believe that their is a message written on the generator using the language on the ponoglyphs to tell how to create the generator

FRANKY’S PLUTON​

This pluton is the blueprints that franky had, and i believe still has. As i said, this ship has many pipes that are used to transport magma around it. I believe we have seen a severely weakened version of pluton, what may it be? well i believe it is this ship

Yes, i believe the thousand sunny was based off pluton. How did franky replicate pluton? Well i believe he simply stored the data in his brain. As we know, franky is a cyborg; meaning he is half robot. Robots as we know have memory and file storage; so why doesn’t franky have something similar? I believe he has a section of his brain that is cut out and replaced with a computer, this computer allows him to think faster and better; it also allows him to store memories infinitely without the risk of forgetting. With this i believe Franky stored the blueprints for pluton in his brain. That being said, i believe sunny is a weaker version of pluton; here are a few differences between pluton and the sunny

• sunny is smaller
• pluton is a circular boat that is made up of many smaller boats like the sunny that are connected to it; it uses the smaller boats to send blasts in every direction; whereas the main boat has a giant cannon that is underground. If one activated the main cannon on the main ship, pluton could be used to fly and potentially go to outerspace
• gao cannon and coup de burst-since franky doesn’t have the blueprints for the generator, he didn’t know how to make these features properly. However since he had the blueprints for the ship, he knew that these features existed; and therefore he tried to create a system that would replicate these features. The system that franky created is similar, however is lacking in power
• is powered by magma, not soda

• pluton has 2 parts, a generator and a ship; franky and tom had a misconception of pluton, that being as if they thought that Robin’s and Franky’s plutons were the same. They are actually 2 different parts
• the generator is located under alabasta and controls magma
• the ship is stored in a computer in franky’s brain
• the sunny is a severly weakened version of pluton
• pluton is giant, round, is combined of smaller boats like the sunny all around it, and can potentially fly and go to outerspace

*Theory by knaal

Before you read I would like to say this is entirely my theory. Brace yourselves, this is a long one!

When we first saw the Mera Mera Fruit in chapter 700, I always thought that Coby would end up eating it. I made an almost irrevocable theory on this and I actually became quite passionate about this. The theory was widely accepted on other forums until Sabo turned up. This initially de-railed the theory, however, with some deeper research I believe it’s still probable for Coby to eat the Mera Mera no Mi at some point towards the end of the Manga. So here we go: I give you Coby, the Orange Admiral

As we know, Coby’s dream is to become an Admiral. Oda loves to use patterns within the Admirals. For instance, all of the pre-timeskip Admirals were Logia users and given Primary colours, Red, Yellow and Blue. The Admirals are given animals and colours in their codenames, Aokiji translates to “Blue Pheasant” Akainu translates to “Red Dog”, and Kizaru translates to “Yellow Monkey. However, since the timeskip, due to the reshuffle of positions (With Sakazuki’s promotion and Kuzans resignation), two new Admirals have been implemented. These Admirals have secondary colours that are a mix of primary colours. The secondary colours are Purple, Green and Orange. These Admirals also have colours and animals in their aliases: Whisteria (which is a shade of purple) Tiger translates to “Fujitora” and Green Bull translates to “Ryokugyu” and these Admirals probably have one of each type of fruit.We’ve seen the latter two already introduced. Leaving the third and Orange Admiral out. It is also important to note that Orange is a mix of Yellow (Kizaru) and Red (Akainu), keep this in mind because later on in the theory this becomes incredibly important. I cannot stress this enough.

The story of Momotaro:
As is common knowledge amongst One Piece fans; Oda uses the story of Momotaro to parallel the Admirals and the order in which they are introduced. He uses their colours to indicate their Devil Fruit Powers. And he uses their Animals to indicate their personality. Within the story of Momotaro, he comes across a Pheasant (Aokiji – Blue Pheasant is introduced in chapter 303), next he comes across a Dog (Akainu – Red Dog is introduced in chapter 397), a Monkey (Kizaru – Yellow Monkey is introduced in chapter 504), then Momotaro, during the second phase of the story (paralleling the timeskip) befriends a Tiger (Fujitora – Whisteria Tiger is introduced in chapter 701) and later, a Bull (Ryokugyu – Green Bull is mentioned in chapter 711). The second phase also sees a the Monkey pick up and play with a Crab that later attacks it and harms it. The Dog goes to kill the Crab, and fails to, instead it can only throw the crab with its mouth and knock it unconscious, this crab (or another crab) comes back and attacks this dog during the final phases of the story of Momotaro. This Crab is Coby. The last secondary colour is Orange. Orange translates to Orekani, which like all the other Admiral names does roll of the tongue. Not only does the colour Orange and its creation through Yellow and Red symbolise events later in the story, but the scuffles between the Dog (Red), Monkey (Yellow) and the Crab (Orange) coincidentally allude to the same events. Again, this is incredibly important to this theory and will be recurring throughout.

As you know, I just mentioned how the Dog tried to kill the crab in Momotaro. This event has already been done, and will be repeated again later under different circumstances. That’s right. Coby and Sakazuki will fight.

Here we witness a clear clash in morals and codes of justice. Whilst Sakazuki is shown to be an immoral and relentless character, Coby is most definitely the antithesis as such. Coby is even knocked out in the same manner that the Crab is. The Dog couldn’t kill the crab because of its shell, Shanks used his shell (Haki) to fight Akainu and his Logia powers. The symbolisms are a complete and utter irrefutable parallel. There is absolutely no way this is just a coincidence. Heck, even the Monkey (Borsalino) is on the same page. Wow!!!!!

Coby’s parallels with Garp and Sengoku:
Lots of people view Coby and Smoker as finite parallels to Garp and Sengoku. Personally I see both characters as a mix and match between the old generation, with features from both characters. Here I will only address Coby’s parallels.

Coby’s goal is to become an Admiral. This deviates from Garp as he does not care about rank. Since his goal is to basically become the Ultimate Marine, it can even be said that Coby will become the Fleet Admiral (possibly). Coby is also under the tutelage of Garp and has learnt to fight in a similar fashion, using Haki, Rokushiki and brute strength. However, because of his similarities with Sengoku and the Devil Fruit pattern within the Admirals, Coby will eat a Devil Fruit. Another parallel with Garp is his close relationship with Helmeppo, which is similar to Garps relationship with Bogard.

The problem is, because Coby will rival and has rivalled Luffy ever since chapter 6, he’s still got a long way to go. He can still be oneshotted by Luffy. As seen in Marineford. This is where the Devil Fruit that will grant Coby the Orange powers comes in. It is the Mera Mera no Mi. A huge part of my theory is Sabo’s death after fighting and dying at the hands of Borsalino, the Monkey, during the meeting of the World Leaders during the Riverie Arc, it makes sense because the Revolutionaries will have the perfect opportunity to strike, with such a huge concentration of ‘corrupt’ World Leaders in one location. The fight between Sabo and the Monkey represents the clash between the Crab and Monkey in the story of Momotaro .

Sabo’s death:
As previously mentioned, the Riverie arc has been foreshadowed by Jinbe, and is a meeting by which most World Leaders will meet. This is where Vivi met Dalton and Wapol previously. This is where the Strawhats and Revolutionaries will go, I have other theories I will post later about the Revolutionaries clashing with the Strawhats about wanting to protect these world leaders i.e. (Dalton etc. Vivi, Chaka, Igaram and Pell, The Dold family from Dressrosa, Neptune, Jinbe, Shirahoshi, Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi), I also theorize this Arc will result in Jinbe joining the crew. But there will be two other major events happening during this arc.
1. Sabo will fight Borsalino, the Admiral sent to protect the World Leaders. It will be a clash between Crab and Monkey, as well as The 2nd Admiral (After Sakazuki) and the 2nd Revolutionary (After Dragon). Sabo will die. But because the Orange fruit will live on and the will of Ace will live on, the parallels of Momotaro will not end here.

The Crab can be symbolised through Sabo as he has claws. He fights with claws, as a crab does with its pincers. Sabo will be capable of harming the Monkey as in the story of Momotaro, but will ultimately die.

This is immensely significant as it will bring Luffy closer to his father, Dragon, and also poise him even moreso against the world Government, further alluding to the final arc that Oda has mentioned in interviews. The symbolism behind the death is also immense as it parallels Sabo’s earlier “death” at the hands of the World Government, but also will allow for the next major event (with further symbolisms and repercussions)

2. Coby will also be there. Coby will inherit Aces will, which I will explain later. He will be the only fitting person that Luffy will approve of that can eat the Mera Mera no Mi as both rivals and immensely close friends. There is further symbolism as Coby will become the new ‘Firefist’. He will therefore draw links between Ace and the Marines, which will fulfil Garps desire (to an extent) to have his grandson (embodied in the fruit) as a powerful Marine. Coby as the new inherent of both Sabo’s will and Ace’s will, will see about three things. He will also inherit Garps will, which is equivalent to Aces will. Coby, the Crab, will fight the Dog (that killed Ace, a previous eater of the Mera Mera no Mi) and the Monkey (that killed Sabo, a previous eater of the Mera Mera no Mi). Garp also wished to kill Sakazuki, as seen here:

Hence Coby also inherits Garps will to be a strong Marine and also to kill Sakazuki.

There will probably be a timeskip: between finding the One Piece and the Revolutionaries attack on the World Government. A big timeskip. This makes sense for a few reasons:

1. Coby will be able to catch up to Luffy
2. The Revolutionary army suffers a huge blow at the loss of Sabo, and will recuperate and become stronger as it clearly wasn’t strong enough to fight the World Government back on the Riverie Arc
3. It makes more sense for the Pirate King to be at least in his 20’s or 30’s. Like it makes sense for Coby as a future Admiral, to be in his 20’s or 30’s.

Within this timeskip, we will see the following events occur:
-Smoker will replace Borsalino at some point, as Borsalino may quit the Marines. Due to his selfish nature he could quite easily get bored and leave, there is another reason that is explained below.
-This is, however, unfulfiling as Borsalino is left alive and the set of Admirals are Purple, Green and White. This does not complete a set of Secondary Colours. Due to the length of the Timeskip, the third generation ‘Firefist’ will develop in strength. Due to his rise in both popularity, fame and power, he will also become more aware of the worlds corruption. Still in pursuit of his dream, Coby will strive to become stronger. Now, he is the ‘Admiral Level’ Vice Admiral, paralleling Garp and being refused a promotion on two grounds.

As we know, BB’s jolly roger is a three headed skull. Many people believe that this is evidence that BB has a Cerberus DF, but i strongly disagree.
Their is little to no evidence that BB has a cerberus DF; furthermore it makes no sense even if he had that fruit

– If BB had that fruit, then why didn’t he ever use it?
– If BB had that fruit, then why did he say that the yami yami no mi was the strongest DF?

Rather i have a different idea; I believe that BB’s cerberus is represents two things

1. An allusion to the tale of Hercules
2. The awakened power of the yami yami no mi

HERCULES​

As i said i believe that BB’s jolly roger is an allusion to Hercules, Specifically the 12 labors of Hercules. As you may know; Hercules did 12 labors as a penance for killing his family. The 12th and final labor was kidnapping Cerberus.

Similarily, i believe that BB will be the final labor for Luffy. BB wants the one piece, just like luffy; however BB is a yonko, meaning he is already ahead of Luffy in the search for one piece. This means that unless someone defeates BB before the final arcs(which won’t happen), BB will be the strongest person who wants the one piece that Luffy has to beat. What i am basically saying is that cerberus is the final labor for Hercules; just like BB will be the final villain for Luffy. Lastly, Hercules didn’t kill the cerberus and rather returned it safely back to the underworld; i believe that this could be used in one piece. I don’t believe that Luffy will kill BB in the end of one piece, but rather spare his life. However i do believe BB will die, but by his own hands.

YAMI YAMI NO MI THE MOST EVIL?​

BB said that the yami yami no mi was said to be the most evil DF, but why is that? Many people believe that the yami yami no mi was called evil because it could steal DFs, but i have a different theory. I believe that the yami yami no mi is called evil because it absorbs souls. We know that the yami yami no mi can absorb DFs, so why not souls? I also believe that the yami yami no mi is based on Tartarus. Tartarus is the primordial deity of Darkness, meaning that it is the personification of darkness. Similarly the yami yami no mi is a logia which allows the user to become darkness(i believe that BB can turn into pure darkness when he is not in contact with light). Tartarus is where the souls of the titans are stored; similarly the yami yami no mi is where DF souls are stored. Why is this important? Well as i said, in the story of hercules, hercules returned the cerberus to the underworld. And in greek mythology, tartarus is found in the underworld. So in one piece i believe that the similarities would go something like this:

Luffy = Hercules
Blackbeard = Cerberus
Yami yami no mi = Tartarus and the underworld

So if ceberus goes back to the underworld, and the underworld in one piece is represented by the yami yami no mi, then what does that mean? Well i believe their is a secret risk to using the power of the yami yami no mi, that being that the user could be consumed by darkness. I believe that every user of the yami yami no mi died because their own soul and body was consumed by the yami yami no mi, forever connecting them with the yami yami no mi. I believe that’s why Marshall D teach has an “unusual body” and that is also the reason he can consume many DFs; he can survive eating many DFs because he no longer has only 1 body, his body is literally a combination of the bodies of everyone who died by the hands of the yami yami no mi.

BLACKBEARD’S AWAKENING​

I believe BB’s awakening will allow him to do 3 things

1.Absorb all light
2.Become darkness
3.Change the physical features of his body

In another theory I explained how logias like Enel and Monet change the physical features of their body by using their logia abilities(enel becomes a giant in his raijin form, monet grows sharp teeth). I believe by doing this, BB will have the ability to change the shape of his body into that of a cerberus-human hybrid by controlling how his body looks in it’s logia form. This will give him logia-like abilities when using hand-to-hand combat

Conclusion:

-The yami yami no mi represents tartarus and the underworld
-Blackbeard represents cerberus
-Luffy represents Hercules
-Blackbeard’s jolly roger represents BB being the final fight for Luffy
-The yami yami no mi will eventually consume the bodies and souls of their user
-The reason why BB can eat many DFs is because his body is a combination of the bodies of every other person who ate the yami yami no mi
-BB’s awakening will allow him to become a cerberus-human hybrid by changing the shape of his body in his darkness form

*Theory by knaal

I want to speak about a thought I had. It’s about the similarities between the Revolutionary Army and the Cuban Revolution.

First about their leaders:

On one side, we have Monkey D. Dragon and on the other, we have Che Guevara.

These are my thoughts about them:

–         Similar appearance,

–         Both are directly against the government,

–         Both travelled in their early years,

–         They both saw the suffer of the people caused by the government(s)

–         Both had fights in other countries. Che in Bolivia, Congo and some others, and Dragon succeeded in South Blue, has his base in the Grandline, and now Sabo appeared in the New World (I expect Dragon to be in the New World too).

–         Their followers were imprisoned, after fights: many cuban rebels were captured and many others killed. In addition, in One Piece we saw Ivankov and Inazuma being in Impel Down.

Other hints despite their leaders are:

–         The new cuban government (after the revolution) accepted sexually different oriented people, in One Piece we have the “Okamas” which were suppressed by the government before (Ivankov in Impel Down).

–         Che was raised christian, and Dragon had Kuma as a friend.

These are the parallels, I hope you enjoyed my theory and I hope for some feedback.

*Theory by Daniel Lippert