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**And double-jossed, as the one who learns to fly is [[spoiler:Sanji]].
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** Chapter 632 reveals that [[spoiler: it was Hody who did all that]]. I still think that Decken is not suited for the Straw Hats, though. Hell, in that same chapter [[spoiler: ''he threw the '''whole damn Noah's Ark''' towards Fishman Island!!'']]
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* Jossed; Hody paid a human bystander to shoot Otohime, then framed the bystander.
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This would also explain why the human [[RedHerring Hordy]] found, who had had no prior appearance in the series or flashbacks, may have shot her her, his body had [[PeoplePuppet moved against his will!]].
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This would also explain why the human [[RedHerring Hordy]] found, who had had no prior appearance in the series or flashbacks, may have shot her her, his body had [[PeoplePuppet moved against his will!]].will!]].
* Jossed; Hody paid a human bystander to shoot Otohime, then framed the bystander.
* Jossed; Hody paid a human bystander to shoot Otohime, then framed the bystander.
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changing \"Shichibukai\", \"Yonkou\", to official translations of \"Seven Warlords of the Sea\", \"Four Emperors\". Also changed Gol D Roger to Gold Roger, unless the entry had a specific reason to use the \"D\", to preserve potential spoilers.
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[[TheObiWan Whitebeard's support of Ace all this time was to make Ace his heir]], hence his confidence in Ace's ability against Blackbeard. Therefore his dying wish will be to make Ace captain of his crew. This will prevent Fishman Island from losing its protection and keep the [[BalanceOfPower balance between the World Government and the Yonkou]]. This will also set Ace up as [[SiblingRivalry Luffy's future rival for Pirate King]].
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[[TheObiWan Whitebeard's support of Ace all this time was to make Ace his heir]], hence his confidence in Ace's ability against Blackbeard. Therefore his dying wish will be to make Ace captain of his crew. This will prevent Fishman Island from losing its protection and keep the [[BalanceOfPower balance between the World Government and the Yonkou]].Four Emperors]]. This will also set Ace up as [[SiblingRivalry Luffy's future rival for Pirate King]].
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We know Kuma was once an incredibly vicious tyrant of a pirate, but now he is a gentle and loyal shichibukai. It's entirely possible the World Government did not do something so trivial as ''ask his permission'' before turning him into a Pacifista, seeing a chance to turn a powerful and incredibly dangerous pirate into a loyal enforcer. Kuma knows full well what they did to him, although perhaps some element of programming is preventing him from taking revenge himself. As such, he instead pretends to be loyal to the government while covertly assisting the Monkey family in hopes Luffy or Dragon will overthrow the government. This would explain why a "loyal" Shichibukai would allow Luffy, who openly declared war on the World Government, go free not once but twice, and thought about Dragon when Zoro was willing to lay down his life for Luffy.
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We know Kuma was once an incredibly vicious tyrant of a pirate, but now he is a gentle and loyal shichibukai.Warlord of the Sea. It's entirely possible the World Government did not do something so trivial as ''ask his permission'' before turning him into a Pacifista, seeing a chance to turn a powerful and incredibly dangerous pirate into a loyal enforcer. Kuma knows full well what they did to him, although perhaps some element of programming is preventing him from taking revenge himself. As such, he instead pretends to be loyal to the government while covertly assisting the Monkey family in hopes Luffy or Dragon will overthrow the government. This would explain why a "loyal" Shichibukai Warlord of the Sea would allow Luffy, who openly declared war on the World Government, go free not once but twice, and thought about Dragon when Zoro was willing to lay down his life for Luffy.
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[[WMG: Buggy will kill Whitebeard and become a Yonkou.]]
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[[WMG: Buggy will kill Whitebeard and become a Yonkou.an Emperor.]]
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[[WMG: Gol D. Roger's One Piece is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace.]]]]
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[[WMG: Gol D. Gold Roger's One Piece is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace.]]]]
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After The Whitebeard vs World Goverment arc concludes, Ace is going to be primed to take over the White Beard pirates and assume the position as a Yonkou, which makes Ace a direct rival of Luffy. Now while the Strawhats are awesome they are not going to be able to overcome an entire fleet with just one ship, and since Oda has made minor seemingly, oneshot characters become important to the storyline, I don't see why he couldn't pull a whole bunch of them together to give Luffy a navy.
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After The Whitebeard vs World Goverment arc concludes, Ace is going to be primed to take over the White Beard pirates and assume the position as a Yonkou, an Emperor, which makes Ace a direct rival of Luffy. Now while the Strawhats are awesome they are not going to be able to overcome an entire fleet with just one ship, and since Oda has made minor seemingly, oneshot characters become important to the storyline, I don't see why he couldn't pull a whole bunch of them together to give Luffy a navy.
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* Dragon doesn't look like any of the Yonkou. Look at Garp's exposition.
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* Dragon doesn't look like any of the Yonkou.Four Emperors. Look at Garp's exposition.
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[[WMG: Another Yonkou's coming.]]
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[[WMG: Another Yonkou's Emperor's coming.]]
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*** Possibly trying to control the D.s. After all, Saul was also a Marine, and they tried to give Ace the title of Shichibukai once. After all, the enemy I know is safer than the enemy I do not. But their D. heritage kicked in at the right moment, allowing Garp to get pushed down by Luffy(well, more like their inherently kind nature, barring the obvious Blackbeard) and rescue Ace (however brief it was), as wel as Saul(his helping Robin survive despite his orders). If that's the case then it seems the D.'s just won't be controlled by the Marines.
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*** Possibly trying to control the D.s. After all, Saul was also a Marine, and they tried to give Ace the title of Shichibukai Warlord of the Sea once. After all, the enemy I know is safer than the enemy I do not. But their D. heritage kicked in at the right moment, allowing Garp to get pushed down by Luffy(well, more like their inherently kind nature, barring the obvious Blackbeard) and rescue Ace (however brief it was), as wel as Saul(his helping Robin survive despite his orders). If that's the case then it seems the D.'s just won't be controlled by the Marines.
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* Jinbe seems most likely to join Luffy, as he promised to wait for the Straw Hats at Fishman Isle, promised Ace [[spoiler:after Ace's death]] that he would protect Luffy, and would also add Fishman strength to the crew in preparation for entry into the New World. Hancock can't openly support Luffy due to her position as Shichibukai and her reasons for holding said position (protecting Amazon Lily from outside attacks); Crocodile is currently entering the New World on his own with Daz Bones as [[TheDragon his right-hand man]], and Buggy is...well, Buggy.
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* Jinbe seems most likely to join Luffy, as he promised to wait for the Straw Hats at Fishman Isle, promised Ace [[spoiler:after Ace's death]] that he would protect Luffy, and would also add Fishman strength to the crew in preparation for entry into the New World. Hancock can't openly support Luffy due to her position as Shichibukai Warlord of the Sea and her reasons for holding said position (protecting Amazon Lily from outside attacks); Crocodile is currently entering the New World on his own with Daz Bones as [[TheDragon his right-hand man]], and Buggy is...well, Buggy.
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** Jossed, no super-speed, just better strength altogether.
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** Jossed, no super-speed, just better strength altogether.altogether.
[[WMG: No-one who has appeared during the fishman island was really behind [[spoiler: Queen Otohime's death, the one person most likely to profit from the event at the time was Donquixote Doflamingo]]]]
[[spoiler:Josed in the newest chapter]]
Just think about it, Otohime died eleven years ago, the slave market on Sabody Archipelago will have been at the height of buisness, with fishman and merpeople slaves going for up to 70,000,000 beli.
As such, were Fishman Island given absolute civil rights status and a place in Reverie (which appears to be essentially the [[UnitedNations U.N of One Piece]]), the human auction house would stand to lose a vast portion of its income.
This would also explain why the human [[RedHerring Hordy]] found, who had had no prior appearance in the series or flashbacks, may have shot her her, his body had [[PeoplePuppet moved against his will!]].
[[WMG: No-one who has appeared during the fishman island was really behind [[spoiler: Queen Otohime's death, the one person most likely to profit from the event at the time was Donquixote Doflamingo]]]]
[[spoiler:Josed in the newest chapter]]
Just think about it, Otohime died eleven years ago, the slave market on Sabody Archipelago will have been at the height of buisness, with fishman and merpeople slaves going for up to 70,000,000 beli.
As such, were Fishman Island given absolute civil rights status and a place in Reverie (which appears to be essentially the [[UnitedNations U.N of One Piece]]), the human auction house would stand to lose a vast portion of its income.
This would also explain why the human [[RedHerring Hordy]] found, who had had no prior appearance in the series or flashbacks, may have shot her her, his body had [[PeoplePuppet moved against his will!]].
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** [[spoiler: Chapter 632 reveals it was Hodi Jones was the one that killed Queen Otohime.]]
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*** which is the same as in the original myth, another sign that Oda has doen a lot of research.
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* Jossed: her death was either a coincidence that Decken took advantage of, or was plotted by him, but it was not directly executed by him, and either way it certainly wasn't accidental. (Note: anyone who reads this later, please clarify Decken's reasoning).
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* Jossed: her death was either a coincidence that Decken took advantage of, or was plotted by him, but it was not directly executed by him, and either way it certainly wasn't accidental. (Note: anyone who reads this later, please clarify Decken's reasoning).reasoning).
[[WMG: All their power-ups will go something like this...]]
* Chopper: The whole 'Chopper will learn to fly' guess seems to be the most effective for the bird island he is on, that or he will become more independent and brave.
** Jossed, he seems instead to have developed a new martial arts style for himself.
* Robin: She will get smarter then she already is and become a great tactician [[BuffySpeak or.. something]](sorry, not much I could think of, besides being with a group of clever revolutionaries).
** Jossed in that her main upgrade seems to be new abilities (such as going up to 1000 hana-hanas, or being able to duplicate herself entirely)
* Sanji: The other guesses (able to hit women, running will make his legs stronger) work.
** [[spoiler:Running makes him super-fast.]]
** Jossed, no super-speed, just better strength altogether.
[[WMG: All their power-ups will go something like this...]]
* Chopper: The whole 'Chopper will learn to fly' guess seems to be the most effective for the bird island he is on, that or he will become more independent and brave.
** Jossed, he seems instead to have developed a new martial arts style for himself.
* Robin: She will get smarter then she already is and become a great tactician [[BuffySpeak or.. something]](sorry, not much I could think of, besides being with a group of clever revolutionaries).
** Jossed in that her main upgrade seems to be new abilities (such as going up to 1000 hana-hanas, or being able to duplicate herself entirely)
* Sanji: The other guesses (able to hit women, running will make his legs stronger) work.
** [[spoiler:Running makes him super-fast.]]
** Jossed, no super-speed, just better strength altogether.
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[[WMG: The reason why Jinbe said Luffy not to attack Hodi Jones is....]]
Big Mum's "candy" factory is a front for selling ES, and Jones is her favorite customer for buying so much of them & frequently. Hence, if he's taken down, Linlin loses a vital customer, and that won't do for her.
* Alternately, Jinbe wants to give Jones and co. the opportunity to learn the truth behind Tiger's death [[spoiler:that Tiger refused the human-blood transfusion instead of it being deliberately denied to him]] and give them a chance to have a HeelFaceTurn.
* Jossed: The reason was that Jinbe wants to be the one to take down Hordi, because he thinks if Luffy beats Hordi, the people of Fishmen Island will interpret that action as another instance of humans oppressing Fishmen.
[[WMG: Van Der Decken killed Otohime... on accident]]
When you eat a fevil fruit without consulting a guide, you don't instantly realize what it can do. It's likely that Decken, after touching Shirahoshi, likely got angry and threw something using the hand with Shirahoshi's flesh memory. Otohime saw whatever it was, got in the way, and... that was it. If this is true, Van Der Decken likely doesn't know this, as he would be driven to constant guilt.
* Jossed: her death was either a coincidence that Decken took advantage of, or was plotted by him, but it was not directly executed by him, and either way it certainly wasn't accidental. (Note: anyone who reads this later, please clarify Decken's reasoning).
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* Jossed. Vivi doesn't even appear at Mariejois, let alone rejoin the crew.
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* Jossed. Vivi doesn't even appear at Mariejois, let alone rejoin the crew.crew.
[[WMG: Vander Decken will join the Straw Hats]]
He likely has a traumatic past stemming from him being the only known Fishman so far who has consumed a Devil Fruit, which would likely make him a pariah of sorts among the Fishmen populace because their primary strength comes from being able to swim. In which case, he'll have a HeelFaceTurn, back out of his current deal with Hoody Jones, and join the Straw Hats as their newest member and as the resident Fishman. Additionally, he would not be the first one who had initial antagonism toward the crew (both Robin and Franky started out as enemies), ''and'' he's got a special quirk (the aforementioned being a Fishman who ate a Devil Fruit) like the Straw Hats that makes him unique and interesting.
* But, he's been threatening Shirahoshi non-stop for 10 years and now promises death for her if she doesn't marry him. At least Sanji alone is going to want to whoop that [bottom] if he ever hears about it & meets him.
* Franky and his Water 7 {{Nakama}} were causing trouble for their local residents before the Straw Hats came along, and opposed the Straw Hats prior to the alliance formed to storm Enies Lobby. Robin served Crocodile in Baroque Works for four years prior to meeting and eventually joining the Straw Hats, and that included antagonizing Vivi and the country of Alabasta. Very likely the same will be true of Decken (besides, considering Neptune and co. know how to find Decken's crew, if they really wanted to be rid of him, they likely would have done it long before the Straw Hats' arrival at Fishman Island).
* It's possible that Jones will attempt to kill the Princess, which will lead to him having an epiphany-if he really cares about her, he'll save her, and that could lead to him defecting to the Straw Hats. Then again, he'd STILL probably get beat up by Sanji.
* Another point, adding to the "unique quirk" point raised above: Each of the current Straw Hats has at least one quirk that makes them stand out. Luffy is a RubberMan; Zoro a three-sword-using BloodKnight; Nami a compulsive thief; Usopp a [[BlatantLies blatant liar]]; Sanji a ChivalrousPervert and kicking specialist; Chopper a human-reindeer hybrid (basically) and a pariah among his fellow reindeer; Robin a global pariah; Franky a cyborg; and Brook an undead skeleton. Among them, Decken would be, as mentioned already, a Fishman and the only known one to have eaten a Devil Fruit, which would make him stand out, plus he's got four natural legs (a definite eye-catcher).
** He's also a creepy stalker who willingly aligned himself with a quasi-Nazi Fishman to destroy the Kingdom & kill Neptune for purely petty reasons (At least Jones dreams big). He's a pure villain like Jones & Caribou, and won't be likely redeemed.
*** Robin had allied herself with a Magnificent[Illegitimate child] to cause total anarchy in an entire nation (albeit for her own reasons), and it wasn't until we learned of her DarkAndTroubledPast that we understood fully why she did what she did. And she's a full-fledged member of the crew now.
**** NoAccountingForTaste, I suppose. Specially, since his motive is love (albeit twisted), which is probably the only thing that can be used as Nakama fuel, which isn't even that enough to really be convinving, what with wanting to kill her, proving he isn't noble about his love, if she ever went with another man.
* All issues of morality aside, the biggest reason for Decken to '''not''' become a Strawhat is because [[SuperheroSpeciation his Devil Fruit powers are too similar to Usopp's sniping skills]].
** ..............d'oh.
*** He could do some ''EPIC'' tag team battles alongside Usopp, however.
-->'''Decken''': You take the guys on the left. I'll handle the right..
-->'''{{Mook}}''': Wait-but they're on opposite-
-->(Decken tosses a weapon that swerves around and hits the {{Mooks}} to the right, and Usopp uses Kabuto to hit the ones on the left.)
* FridgeLogic response to the above point about Decken's targeting power being too similar to Usopp's sniping skills: (1) both Zoro and Brook are swordsmen of respectable skill, but Zoro is the crew's "official" swordsman; (2) both Franky and Brook are musicians (Franky plays a guitar), but Brook is the crew's "official" musician; (3) both Sanji and Nami are excellent cooks (as revealed in one of the short OnePiece TV specials), but Sanji is the crew's "official" cook (since Nami charges exorbitant fees for her meals anyway); (4) both Franky and Usopp have degrees of knowledge of carpentry, but Franky is the crew's "official" shipwright since Usopp's carpentry skills suck. And, too, snipers are snipers because they ''shoot'' at things, which Usopp does...but we have yet to see Decken shoot anything (be it with a gun, slingshot or any other weapon that fires projectiles) with aid from his Target-Target fruit ability; he's only used his power to throw things so far.
** Im willing to bet fishing is going to be a lot tougher in the new world,what with the bizzare habitats, if Van Der Decken was to join the straw hats his ability would become incredibly usefull in catching fish, making his team job 'fisherman' (which also adds a pun, and we know oda loves puns).
*** The only challenge, then, would be to give Decken a reason to leave his current crew. At least Franky had a reason to leave his gang behind--they actually wanted him to go with the Straw Hats to give him some measure of protection from the World Government, which would be nil if he remained in Water 7.
* From the original poster: this may be jossed as of Chapter 615. [[spoiler:Decken has crossed the MoralEventHorizon by using his Target-Target ability to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale Hachi with multiple arrows]] for opposing him and Hodi.]]
** Ah but Robin practically broke Pell's spine and Franky had his family beat Usopp to a pulp, so i wouldnt say[[spoiler: Decken using his powers on Hachi]] has pushed him so far over the MoralEventHorizon that he cannot be redeemed.
* As to a reason for Decken to leave his crew, im going to guess that his madness/obsession with Shirahoshi will lead to Hodi deeming him a danger to the mission, betraying him, and his crew will loose faith in him and join Hodi's ranks.
He will ultimatley save the princess from harm and join the strawhats in the final fight, later joining our heroes to chase his new found dream of discovering how best to express his love to Shirahoshi, or something to that effect.
* Nah, Decken would need a better dream than that, methinks. Consider the Straw Hat crew's dreams: Luffy, to find One Piece and become Pirate King; Zoro, to defeat Mihawk and become the world's strongest swordsman; Nami, to draw a map of the world; Usopp, to become a fearless man of the sea like his father; Sanji, to find All Blue and become the greatest chef; Chopper; to become the greatest doctor who can cure any illness; Robin, to find the Rio Poneglyph and learn about the Blank Century [[spoiler:and Chapter 616's revelation of a Poneglyph at Fishman Isle will give her a further clue to that]]; Franky, to see his constructed ship sail to the end of the Grand Line; and Brook, to reunite with Laboon. So if Decken does join the Straw Hats, he'll need a dream that's a little less superficial than just finding ways to express love for Shirahoshi.
** Further note: Re the examples about Pell and the Franky family...well, Pell did eventually [[IGotBetter get better]] and Vivi is well aware of Robin being with the Straw Hats, and the Franky family pulled a mass HeelFaceTurn and buried the hatchet with the Straw Hats and the Galley-La shipwrights, so it may not be ''too'' far-fetched that [[spoiler:Decken skewering Hatchan with arrows for defying him and Hodi Jones]] could be forgiven, as well. Just to let you know that I'm taking that into account.
*** After Chapter 618 [[spoiler: Decken tries to immediately kill Shirahoshi after she rejects him, and tries to kill Luffy as well]], I'd say any chance of this WMG being true has been blown to kingdome come.
** Chapter 625 shows that Decken's motive for pursuing Shirahoshi is anything but love. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v59/c625/14.html He seems to be more interested in her legendary power.]] It certainly explains why he'll kill her if she goes off with someone else. His mindframe is one of "If I can't have her power, no one can."
* With Chapter 626, Decken is shown to have crossed the MoralEventHorizon way back in the past [[spoiler:by orchestrating the burning of Queen Otohime's hard-sought-after signatures from the Fishman Island populace and then shooting her to kill when she comes to investigate--all so he can get close enough to Shirahoshi to use his Devil Fruit power on her and thus continue to have that link to claiming her legendary power for his own use]]. Hence, any chance of him being eligible for entry into the Straw Hat crew is thoroughly and irrevocably ''JOSSED''.
[[WMG: Vander Decken will join the Straw Hats]]
He likely has a traumatic past stemming from him being the only known Fishman so far who has consumed a Devil Fruit, which would likely make him a pariah of sorts among the Fishmen populace because their primary strength comes from being able to swim. In which case, he'll have a HeelFaceTurn, back out of his current deal with Hoody Jones, and join the Straw Hats as their newest member and as the resident Fishman. Additionally, he would not be the first one who had initial antagonism toward the crew (both Robin and Franky started out as enemies), ''and'' he's got a special quirk (the aforementioned being a Fishman who ate a Devil Fruit) like the Straw Hats that makes him unique and interesting.
* But, he's been threatening Shirahoshi non-stop for 10 years and now promises death for her if she doesn't marry him. At least Sanji alone is going to want to whoop that [bottom] if he ever hears about it & meets him.
* Franky and his Water 7 {{Nakama}} were causing trouble for their local residents before the Straw Hats came along, and opposed the Straw Hats prior to the alliance formed to storm Enies Lobby. Robin served Crocodile in Baroque Works for four years prior to meeting and eventually joining the Straw Hats, and that included antagonizing Vivi and the country of Alabasta. Very likely the same will be true of Decken (besides, considering Neptune and co. know how to find Decken's crew, if they really wanted to be rid of him, they likely would have done it long before the Straw Hats' arrival at Fishman Island).
* It's possible that Jones will attempt to kill the Princess, which will lead to him having an epiphany-if he really cares about her, he'll save her, and that could lead to him defecting to the Straw Hats. Then again, he'd STILL probably get beat up by Sanji.
* Another point, adding to the "unique quirk" point raised above: Each of the current Straw Hats has at least one quirk that makes them stand out. Luffy is a RubberMan; Zoro a three-sword-using BloodKnight; Nami a compulsive thief; Usopp a [[BlatantLies blatant liar]]; Sanji a ChivalrousPervert and kicking specialist; Chopper a human-reindeer hybrid (basically) and a pariah among his fellow reindeer; Robin a global pariah; Franky a cyborg; and Brook an undead skeleton. Among them, Decken would be, as mentioned already, a Fishman and the only known one to have eaten a Devil Fruit, which would make him stand out, plus he's got four natural legs (a definite eye-catcher).
** He's also a creepy stalker who willingly aligned himself with a quasi-Nazi Fishman to destroy the Kingdom & kill Neptune for purely petty reasons (At least Jones dreams big). He's a pure villain like Jones & Caribou, and won't be likely redeemed.
*** Robin had allied herself with a Magnificent[Illegitimate child] to cause total anarchy in an entire nation (albeit for her own reasons), and it wasn't until we learned of her DarkAndTroubledPast that we understood fully why she did what she did. And she's a full-fledged member of the crew now.
**** NoAccountingForTaste, I suppose. Specially, since his motive is love (albeit twisted), which is probably the only thing that can be used as Nakama fuel, which isn't even that enough to really be convinving, what with wanting to kill her, proving he isn't noble about his love, if she ever went with another man.
* All issues of morality aside, the biggest reason for Decken to '''not''' become a Strawhat is because [[SuperheroSpeciation his Devil Fruit powers are too similar to Usopp's sniping skills]].
** ..............d'oh.
*** He could do some ''EPIC'' tag team battles alongside Usopp, however.
-->'''Decken''': You take the guys on the left. I'll handle the right..
-->'''{{Mook}}''': Wait-but they're on opposite-
-->(Decken tosses a weapon that swerves around and hits the {{Mooks}} to the right, and Usopp uses Kabuto to hit the ones on the left.)
* FridgeLogic response to the above point about Decken's targeting power being too similar to Usopp's sniping skills: (1) both Zoro and Brook are swordsmen of respectable skill, but Zoro is the crew's "official" swordsman; (2) both Franky and Brook are musicians (Franky plays a guitar), but Brook is the crew's "official" musician; (3) both Sanji and Nami are excellent cooks (as revealed in one of the short OnePiece TV specials), but Sanji is the crew's "official" cook (since Nami charges exorbitant fees for her meals anyway); (4) both Franky and Usopp have degrees of knowledge of carpentry, but Franky is the crew's "official" shipwright since Usopp's carpentry skills suck. And, too, snipers are snipers because they ''shoot'' at things, which Usopp does...but we have yet to see Decken shoot anything (be it with a gun, slingshot or any other weapon that fires projectiles) with aid from his Target-Target fruit ability; he's only used his power to throw things so far.
** Im willing to bet fishing is going to be a lot tougher in the new world,what with the bizzare habitats, if Van Der Decken was to join the straw hats his ability would become incredibly usefull in catching fish, making his team job 'fisherman' (which also adds a pun, and we know oda loves puns).
*** The only challenge, then, would be to give Decken a reason to leave his current crew. At least Franky had a reason to leave his gang behind--they actually wanted him to go with the Straw Hats to give him some measure of protection from the World Government, which would be nil if he remained in Water 7.
* From the original poster: this may be jossed as of Chapter 615. [[spoiler:Decken has crossed the MoralEventHorizon by using his Target-Target ability to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale Hachi with multiple arrows]] for opposing him and Hodi.]]
** Ah but Robin practically broke Pell's spine and Franky had his family beat Usopp to a pulp, so i wouldnt say[[spoiler: Decken using his powers on Hachi]] has pushed him so far over the MoralEventHorizon that he cannot be redeemed.
* As to a reason for Decken to leave his crew, im going to guess that his madness/obsession with Shirahoshi will lead to Hodi deeming him a danger to the mission, betraying him, and his crew will loose faith in him and join Hodi's ranks.
He will ultimatley save the princess from harm and join the strawhats in the final fight, later joining our heroes to chase his new found dream of discovering how best to express his love to Shirahoshi, or something to that effect.
* Nah, Decken would need a better dream than that, methinks. Consider the Straw Hat crew's dreams: Luffy, to find One Piece and become Pirate King; Zoro, to defeat Mihawk and become the world's strongest swordsman; Nami, to draw a map of the world; Usopp, to become a fearless man of the sea like his father; Sanji, to find All Blue and become the greatest chef; Chopper; to become the greatest doctor who can cure any illness; Robin, to find the Rio Poneglyph and learn about the Blank Century [[spoiler:and Chapter 616's revelation of a Poneglyph at Fishman Isle will give her a further clue to that]]; Franky, to see his constructed ship sail to the end of the Grand Line; and Brook, to reunite with Laboon. So if Decken does join the Straw Hats, he'll need a dream that's a little less superficial than just finding ways to express love for Shirahoshi.
** Further note: Re the examples about Pell and the Franky family...well, Pell did eventually [[IGotBetter get better]] and Vivi is well aware of Robin being with the Straw Hats, and the Franky family pulled a mass HeelFaceTurn and buried the hatchet with the Straw Hats and the Galley-La shipwrights, so it may not be ''too'' far-fetched that [[spoiler:Decken skewering Hatchan with arrows for defying him and Hodi Jones]] could be forgiven, as well. Just to let you know that I'm taking that into account.
*** After Chapter 618 [[spoiler: Decken tries to immediately kill Shirahoshi after she rejects him, and tries to kill Luffy as well]], I'd say any chance of this WMG being true has been blown to kingdome come.
** Chapter 625 shows that Decken's motive for pursuing Shirahoshi is anything but love. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v59/c625/14.html He seems to be more interested in her legendary power.]] It certainly explains why he'll kill her if she goes off with someone else. His mindframe is one of "If I can't have her power, no one can."
* With Chapter 626, Decken is shown to have crossed the MoralEventHorizon way back in the past [[spoiler:by orchestrating the burning of Queen Otohime's hard-sought-after signatures from the Fishman Island populace and then shooting her to kill when she comes to investigate--all so he can get close enough to Shirahoshi to use his Devil Fruit power on her and thus continue to have that link to claiming her legendary power for his own use]]. Hence, any chance of him being eligible for entry into the Straw Hat crew is thoroughly and irrevocably ''JOSSED''.
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[[WMG: Vivi will rejoin the crew at Mariejois.]]
* She'll be there with Cobra, interact with her friends, be branded as a pirate, and have to go with them by default. The reasons for her joining are such: She follows the news. She KNOWS what's been going with the world, and with Ace's death. She ''has'' to realize how corrupt the government and the World Nobles are. She could join with the purpose of changing the world for the better.
* Jossed. Vivi doesn't even appear at Mariejois, let alone rejoin the crew.
* She'll be there with Cobra, interact with her friends, be branded as a pirate, and have to go with them by default. The reasons for her joining are such: She follows the news. She KNOWS what's been going with the world, and with Ace's death. She ''has'' to realize how corrupt the government and the World Nobles are. She could join with the purpose of changing the world for the better.
* Jossed. Vivi doesn't even appear at Mariejois, let alone rejoin the crew.
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[[WMG: The whole group of Impel Down runaways will join Luffy]]
With Buggy, Jinbe, Hancock, Crocodile, and Daz Bonez as division commanders.
* Or some variation thereof. It's safe to assume that at least one will join.
** HAAAAANCOOOOOCK. Also, Crocodile.
* Jinbe seems most likely to join Luffy, as he promised to wait for the Straw Hats at Fishman Isle, promised Ace [[spoiler:after Ace's death]] that he would protect Luffy, and would also add Fishman strength to the crew in preparation for entry into the New World. Hancock can't openly support Luffy due to her position as Shichibukai and her reasons for holding said position (protecting Amazon Lily from outside attacks); Crocodile is currently entering the New World on his own with Daz Bones as [[TheDragon his right-hand man]], and Buggy is...well, Buggy.
* Jossed. After the Marineford War, we see neither hide nor hair of any of them. Except for Jimbei and Hancock, but that's another story altogether.
[[WMG: The whole group of Impel Down runaways will join Luffy]]
With Buggy, Jinbe, Hancock, Crocodile, and Daz Bonez as division commanders.
* Or some variation thereof. It's safe to assume that at least one will join.
** HAAAAANCOOOOOCK. Also, Crocodile.
* Jinbe seems most likely to join Luffy, as he promised to wait for the Straw Hats at Fishman Isle, promised Ace [[spoiler:after Ace's death]] that he would protect Luffy, and would also add Fishman strength to the crew in preparation for entry into the New World. Hancock can't openly support Luffy due to her position as Shichibukai and her reasons for holding said position (protecting Amazon Lily from outside attacks); Crocodile is currently entering the New World on his own with Daz Bones as [[TheDragon his right-hand man]], and Buggy is...well, Buggy.
* Jossed. After the Marineford War, we see neither hide nor hair of any of them. Except for Jimbei and Hancock, but that's another story altogether.
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[[WMG: Nami intends to [[CallingTheOldManOut lambaste Jimbe]] for Arlong's actions]]
As of the (at the time of this writing) latest chapter, Chapter 618, Nami is on her way to the Sea Forest with Carnie, because she wants to find out the whole story behind the actions of the current arc from Jinbe. Actually, she intends to take the opportunity to completely chew Jinbe a new one for all the anguish [[CompleteMonster Arlong]] put her through, especially since she knows Jinbe used to be connected to Arlong. Worst-case scenario, she might try to physically assault him as revenge.
* Well, Jimbe's copping to his role in unleashing Arlong on the world, so that might not be necessary.
** Jossed. [[spoiler:It's Sanji who does the calling out in Chapter 620]].
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[[WMG: Kingdom Adonis]]
Inevitably, Sanji is going to snap and beat the collective crap out of the residents of Kamabakka, so that by the time he leaves the island, he will leave behind an island of super-{{Bishonen}} that could genuinely pass for women without all the...[[BuffySpeak accessories... and... stuff...]]
* Jossed. He is escorted to Shaboady by the still transvestite residents.
Inevitably, Sanji is going to snap and beat the collective crap out of the residents of Kamabakka, so that by the time he leaves the island, he will leave behind an island of super-{{Bishonen}} that could genuinely pass for women without all the...[[BuffySpeak accessories... and... stuff...]]
* Jossed. He is escorted to Shaboady by the still transvestite residents.
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** May be justified in that Brook's bounty was over 50 years old and depicted someone who wasn't a [[DemBones walking skeleton]]. Given that they were split up so soon after Brook joined the crew it's possible that the Marines weren't even aware that "Humming Brook" was still active, let alone that he was a Straw Hat.
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* Jossed: Luffy's might have risen based on comments made by Fake Luffy, but most of the others descended into obscurity when they were seperated, except for Brook, and the Marines didn't figure out that the world-famous "Soul King Brook" was the same "Humming Brook" that was a bountied pirate until he came to Sabaody too. Doubtlessly they were holding the IdiotBall for two years.
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* Jossed: Luffy's might have risen based on comments made by Fake Luffy, but most of the others descended into obscurity when they were seperated, except for Brook, and the Marines didn't figure out that the world-famous "Soul King Brook" was the same "Humming Brook" that was a bountied pirate until he came to Sabaody too. Doubtlessly they were holding the IdiotBall for two years.years.
[[WMG: This isn't the last we'll see of [[spoiler: Fire Fist Ace.]]]]
[[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal Portgas D. Ace]]]] is dead. [[CaptainObvious This is true.]] But who else do we know who died yet still fights?
'''Kuma'''.
The pirates seem to have left [[spoiler: Ace's]] body behind (for obvious reasons - I doubt that Akainu will let anyone pick it up). So they'll leave - but remember how insistent Akainu was about Luffy's death? And with the damage done here they might decide to make a new unit. Who better to hunt down the one who exacerbated the damage so than the one who knows him the best? [[supersecretspoiler: Robo-Ace; Luffy's attachment will serve as a grand weak point.]]
** Alternatively, Geko Moria could use Ace's corpse to create another zombie.
*** Perhaps [[spoiler: Marco's shadow would work... depending on how his fight with Akainu goes...]]
** Jossed. Shanks retrives the body and gives it a proper burial.
[[WMG: This isn't the last we'll see of [[spoiler: Fire Fist Ace.]]]]
[[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal Portgas D. Ace]]]] is dead. [[CaptainObvious This is true.]] But who else do we know who died yet still fights?
'''Kuma'''.
The pirates seem to have left [[spoiler: Ace's]] body behind (for obvious reasons - I doubt that Akainu will let anyone pick it up). So they'll leave - but remember how insistent Akainu was about Luffy's death? And with the damage done here they might decide to make a new unit. Who better to hunt down the one who exacerbated the damage so than the one who knows him the best? [[supersecretspoiler: Robo-Ace; Luffy's attachment will serve as a grand weak point.]]
** Alternatively, Geko Moria could use Ace's corpse to create another zombie.
*** Perhaps [[spoiler: Marco's shadow would work... depending on how his fight with Akainu goes...]]
** Jossed. Shanks retrives the body and gives it a proper burial.
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[[WMG: Luffy will star in cover stories while the main manga follows the rest of the crew]]
While Luffy is recovering from the war, the main story will follow the rest of the Strawhats attempts to get back to Luffy. Also it will go in order that they joined the crew, but it will be reverse order. While they are getting back we will see how Luffy is doing via the cover stories.
* At the very least he will be reunited with them in reverse order, ending with Zoro.
** Especially since Zoro could get lost in a straight line. But if Nami doesn't get there first, she should clearly be fired.
** Oh, God, no. Please, no. Oda said that he would not kill characters in order to simply provoke an emotional response. Whitebeard clearly died to advance the plot- it's Blackbeard time. Why did Ace die? One, so that Luffy wouldn't have to feel guilt, and two, TO ADVANCE LUFFY'S CHARACTER. This is Luffy's time to deal with utter failure- not a minor setback, not a temporary failure, but complete, absolute, utter failure. [[ThisIsSparta ACE. IS. DEAD.]] Luffy must deal with failure, and I sure as hell don't want to see him dealing with it through title covers.
*** I do believe that they are referring to Luffy's physical recovery, as he's pretty much in a coma at the moment. This will allow Oda to run small plots to rejoin the crew so that way they can support Luffy and stuff.
* Jossed: He was shown recovering normally in certain chapters before the skip, and they all just kinda met each other after the skip.
[[WMG: Celestial Dragon BreatherArc]]
In chapter 514, Saint Sharlia was vowing to get her revenge on the Straw Hats for the auction house fiasco, promising ot make them "experience Hell". So once the Straw Hats/their allies reunite on Sabaody, there will be a BreatherArc dealing with her Sharlia's revenge scheme to show off their new powers and gizmos, and possibly break in a new potential Straw Hat or some such. Kuma's appearance can be tied to this as well. If the Celestial Dragons can get the government to move around Admirals, there's no reason why they can't do the same for a mindless Warlord. He may have been sent to the Sunny as a trap, to steal the ship itself to use as bait, or something else relating to the scheme.
* Jossed: They reunite without Celestial Dragon interference and proceed to Fishman Island as planned.
[[WMG: Every Strawhat crewmember will obtain a bounty of over 100 million before they reach Shabody Archipelago]]
When we first see Shabody island, a big deal is made about the supernova rookies. Each of them had a bounty of over 100 million, which was what made them a big deal in the eyes of others. The strawhat crew [[spoiler: intend to meet up in two years, after training. In those two years, each member will become strong enough to rival the rest of the supernova. They may earn their 'super bounties' during the training, or they may earn them while they make their way back to Shabody]].
* So Chopper will finally get the bounty he deserves ? Lets hope so.
* Jossed: Luffy's might have risen based on comments made by Fake Luffy, but most of the others descended into obscurity when they were seperated, except for Brook, and the Marines didn't figure out that the world-famous "Soul King Brook" was the same "Humming Brook" that was a bountied pirate until he came to Sabaody too. Doubtlessly they were holding the IdiotBall for two years.
[[WMG: Luffy will star in cover stories while the main manga follows the rest of the crew]]
While Luffy is recovering from the war, the main story will follow the rest of the Strawhats attempts to get back to Luffy. Also it will go in order that they joined the crew, but it will be reverse order. While they are getting back we will see how Luffy is doing via the cover stories.
* At the very least he will be reunited with them in reverse order, ending with Zoro.
** Especially since Zoro could get lost in a straight line. But if Nami doesn't get there first, she should clearly be fired.
** Oh, God, no. Please, no. Oda said that he would not kill characters in order to simply provoke an emotional response. Whitebeard clearly died to advance the plot- it's Blackbeard time. Why did Ace die? One, so that Luffy wouldn't have to feel guilt, and two, TO ADVANCE LUFFY'S CHARACTER. This is Luffy's time to deal with utter failure- not a minor setback, not a temporary failure, but complete, absolute, utter failure. [[ThisIsSparta ACE. IS. DEAD.]] Luffy must deal with failure, and I sure as hell don't want to see him dealing with it through title covers.
*** I do believe that they are referring to Luffy's physical recovery, as he's pretty much in a coma at the moment. This will allow Oda to run small plots to rejoin the crew so that way they can support Luffy and stuff.
* Jossed: He was shown recovering normally in certain chapters before the skip, and they all just kinda met each other after the skip.
[[WMG: Celestial Dragon BreatherArc]]
In chapter 514, Saint Sharlia was vowing to get her revenge on the Straw Hats for the auction house fiasco, promising ot make them "experience Hell". So once the Straw Hats/their allies reunite on Sabaody, there will be a BreatherArc dealing with her Sharlia's revenge scheme to show off their new powers and gizmos, and possibly break in a new potential Straw Hat or some such. Kuma's appearance can be tied to this as well. If the Celestial Dragons can get the government to move around Admirals, there's no reason why they can't do the same for a mindless Warlord. He may have been sent to the Sunny as a trap, to steal the ship itself to use as bait, or something else relating to the scheme.
* Jossed: They reunite without Celestial Dragon interference and proceed to Fishman Island as planned.
[[WMG: Every Strawhat crewmember will obtain a bounty of over 100 million before they reach Shabody Archipelago]]
When we first see Shabody island, a big deal is made about the supernova rookies. Each of them had a bounty of over 100 million, which was what made them a big deal in the eyes of others. The strawhat crew [[spoiler: intend to meet up in two years, after training. In those two years, each member will become strong enough to rival the rest of the supernova. They may earn their 'super bounties' during the training, or they may earn them while they make their way back to Shabody]].
* So Chopper will finally get the bounty he deserves ? Lets hope so.
* Jossed: Luffy's might have risen based on comments made by Fake Luffy, but most of the others descended into obscurity when they were seperated, except for Brook, and the Marines didn't figure out that the world-famous "Soul King Brook" was the same "Humming Brook" that was a bountied pirate until he came to Sabaody too. Doubtlessly they were holding the IdiotBall for two years.
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[[WMG: Kuma's 'send people flying' thing is affected by what the person is thinking at the time.]]
... And since he prefaces it half the time with "If you went on a trip, where would you like to go?" they end up in oddly convenient places.
* Or it might send the person to the exact opposite of where they're thinking of. (I doubt Sanji [[spoiler: really wanted to go to an island of crossdressers,]] or Robin [[spoiler: wanted to end up on an island full of slaves.]]
** The way I figure it, Kuma sends people flying exactly where he wants to, and just has an incredibly detailed knowledge of the Grand Line and its islands. He is a cyborg, after all. Perona, he sent exactly where she said she wanted to be. As for the Straw Hats, since he was actually ''saving'' them, he sent them all to places that would be useful to them. Luffy found Amazon Lily. The islands that Nami, Franky, and Usopp flew to are all very convenient for their respective fighting styles. The rest of the crew isn't so obvious, but I figure Oda has something in mind.
*** Brook, the musician, was sent to a village being ravaged by bandits who are from music-powered Supernova Apoo's tribe. Zoro, the cockiest of the Straw Hats, was sent to Perona, who can directly attack his confidence. Most likely he'll need to learn some humility and inner peace before he can leave. The bridge-nation that Robin was sent to has been in construction for hundreds of years, so the ultimate destination the bridge is meant to connect to probably has great historical significance. Also, he may have wanted her to help the slaves if she gets the chance. As for Sanji, aside from getting a chance to get in touch with his feminine side, being chased around 24/7 is bound to give him CRAZY leg strength beyond his already CharlesAtlasSuperpower levels. Chopper is harder to guess, but he may be able to find something to help his medical training on that island. Or at least the constant threat of being eaten may lead to him attaining an awakened Zoan form consciously.
** This troper has a theory about Zoro: Zoro is one of the few people in One Piece to actually have a family name (which, in ancient Japan, were reserved for people of status), so maybe... he's really from a family of high wealth/position that lost it for one reason or another. This happened when he was a baby, so his parents escaped from their homeland, taking him with them, and retreated to the East Blue. The castle that Kuma sent him to once belonged to his family, but has been long abandoned.
* Jossed: [[Spoiler: It was a deliberate XanatosRoulette to save the Straw Hats, so he knew where he was sending them.]]
[[WMG: Luffy will age ten years thanks to Iva's constant Vigor Hormone treatment]]
Oda stated in a recent interview that[[spoiler: this will be Luffy's last adventure as a seventeen-year-old]]. Luffy's change in age won't be due to an in-canon birthday or a convenient TimeSkip, but rather because he will physically age due to Iva's help in battle.
* Oda said that about Strong World, which takes place (so far as we know) BEFORE Shabody. Which means his fights at Shabody should already be when he's 18. With all the non-events everything else is it's likely Oda didn't see the big deal in it.
* At some point we'll see a colorspread of the crew celebrating Luffy's birthday.
** With Luffy hogging all the cake to himself.
* Jossed: Luffy aged normally through the time skip.
[[WMG: Kuma was the one who sent Mr. 3 to the scaffold]]
[[spoiler: Somehow, Mr.3 just appeared on the execution platform at just the right time with no idea how he got there. Kuma may have had just enough will power to "Push" him there to give Luffy the key.]]
* Jossed: [[Spoiler: Kuma was already a mindless drone by that point. I'd also say Kuma couldn't possibly have known who Mr. 3 was, but given his immense XanatosRoulette listed above, it could have been possible, if he had been still "alive."]]
... And since he prefaces it half the time with "If you went on a trip, where would you like to go?" they end up in oddly convenient places.
* Or it might send the person to the exact opposite of where they're thinking of. (I doubt Sanji [[spoiler: really wanted to go to an island of crossdressers,]] or Robin [[spoiler: wanted to end up on an island full of slaves.]]
** The way I figure it, Kuma sends people flying exactly where he wants to, and just has an incredibly detailed knowledge of the Grand Line and its islands. He is a cyborg, after all. Perona, he sent exactly where she said she wanted to be. As for the Straw Hats, since he was actually ''saving'' them, he sent them all to places that would be useful to them. Luffy found Amazon Lily. The islands that Nami, Franky, and Usopp flew to are all very convenient for their respective fighting styles. The rest of the crew isn't so obvious, but I figure Oda has something in mind.
*** Brook, the musician, was sent to a village being ravaged by bandits who are from music-powered Supernova Apoo's tribe. Zoro, the cockiest of the Straw Hats, was sent to Perona, who can directly attack his confidence. Most likely he'll need to learn some humility and inner peace before he can leave. The bridge-nation that Robin was sent to has been in construction for hundreds of years, so the ultimate destination the bridge is meant to connect to probably has great historical significance. Also, he may have wanted her to help the slaves if she gets the chance. As for Sanji, aside from getting a chance to get in touch with his feminine side, being chased around 24/7 is bound to give him CRAZY leg strength beyond his already CharlesAtlasSuperpower levels. Chopper is harder to guess, but he may be able to find something to help his medical training on that island. Or at least the constant threat of being eaten may lead to him attaining an awakened Zoan form consciously.
** This troper has a theory about Zoro: Zoro is one of the few people in One Piece to actually have a family name (which, in ancient Japan, were reserved for people of status), so maybe... he's really from a family of high wealth/position that lost it for one reason or another. This happened when he was a baby, so his parents escaped from their homeland, taking him with them, and retreated to the East Blue. The castle that Kuma sent him to once belonged to his family, but has been long abandoned.
* Jossed: [[Spoiler: It was a deliberate XanatosRoulette to save the Straw Hats, so he knew where he was sending them.]]
[[WMG: Luffy will age ten years thanks to Iva's constant Vigor Hormone treatment]]
Oda stated in a recent interview that[[spoiler: this will be Luffy's last adventure as a seventeen-year-old]]. Luffy's change in age won't be due to an in-canon birthday or a convenient TimeSkip, but rather because he will physically age due to Iva's help in battle.
* Oda said that about Strong World, which takes place (so far as we know) BEFORE Shabody. Which means his fights at Shabody should already be when he's 18. With all the non-events everything else is it's likely Oda didn't see the big deal in it.
* At some point we'll see a colorspread of the crew celebrating Luffy's birthday.
** With Luffy hogging all the cake to himself.
* Jossed: Luffy aged normally through the time skip.
[[WMG: Kuma was the one who sent Mr. 3 to the scaffold]]
[[spoiler: Somehow, Mr.3 just appeared on the execution platform at just the right time with no idea how he got there. Kuma may have had just enough will power to "Push" him there to give Luffy the key.]]
* Jossed: [[Spoiler: Kuma was already a mindless drone by that point. I'd also say Kuma couldn't possibly have known who Mr. 3 was, but given his immense XanatosRoulette listed above, it could have been possible, if he had been still "alive."]]
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[[WMG: One Piece is an eye patch]]
We know that a pirate wearing an eye patch will never be shown until the very end of the series. So the eye-patch-wearing pirate will be no other than Luffy after putting on that One Piece'd eye patch he found in Raftel. Doy.
* Sanji will wear an eyepatch. The hair covering the side of his face is hiding that ''he's missing an eye''. Someday, he'll get shaved and use an eye patch to replace his hair's old function.
* Concerning some recent chapters: Crocodile wears an eye patch. In his appearances in Impel Down, his eyes and the upper part of his face are never shown.
** Jossed as of 540. He's got both eyes.
We know that a pirate wearing an eye patch will never be shown until the very end of the series. So the eye-patch-wearing pirate will be no other than Luffy after putting on that One Piece'd eye patch he found in Raftel. Doy.
* Sanji will wear an eyepatch. The hair covering the side of his face is hiding that ''he's missing an eye''. Someday, he'll get shaved and use an eye patch to replace his hair's old function.
* Concerning some recent chapters: Crocodile wears an eye patch. In his appearances in Impel Down, his eyes and the upper part of his face are never shown.
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[[WMG: After the Whitebeard War, Akainu will become the new Fleet Admiral. Smoker will be promoted to Vice Admiral.]]
* Akainu just earned himself a truly infamous position, and proved himself a great planner in addition to being a GeneralRipper psycho. He could be the first Admiral in line for a promotion if anything happens to Sengoku. Meanwhile, Smoker will get a promotion to Vice Admiral to become a GenerationXerox of Garp.
** He still has to go through the rank of Rear Admiral, though.
*** I know it's an IRL rank, but it still sounds like the title of a gay porno to me. And the thought of Akainu (that bastard) getting anally raped makes me happy.
** I can see this happening (the promotion, not the rape). Sengoku will confront the five old guys about their cover-up of the Level 6 incident, and they'll in turn have him removed from his position. Akainu rises to Fleet Admiral for reasons above. And with Akainu in charge, a lot of things can go wrong:
--># ) Garp, Helmeppo, and Coby get imprisoned for insubordination and their relationships with Luffy (and in Garp's case, Dragon and Ace as well). If any of them are slated for execution (probably Coby), this could also give Luffy a chance to redeem himself for failing to save Ace.
--># ) Sengoku is driven to exile. He blames the Strawhats and hunts them down personally.
--># ) Luffy now has a real reason to fight the marines: the guy who killed Ace is in charge.
* [[spoiler: It seems Aokiji may be Fleet Admiral via Sengoku's suggestion as he steps down. No clue on Smoker getting a promotion]].
* Akainu just earned himself a truly infamous position, and proved himself a great planner in addition to being a GeneralRipper psycho. He could be the first Admiral in line for a promotion if anything happens to Sengoku. Meanwhile, Smoker will get a promotion to Vice Admiral to become a GenerationXerox of Garp.
** He still has to go through the rank of Rear Admiral, though.
*** I know it's an IRL rank, but it still sounds like the title of a gay porno to me. And the thought of Akainu (that bastard) getting anally raped makes me happy.
** I can see this happening (the promotion, not the rape). Sengoku will confront the five old guys about their cover-up of the Level 6 incident, and they'll in turn have him removed from his position. Akainu rises to Fleet Admiral for reasons above. And with Akainu in charge, a lot of things can go wrong:
--># ) Garp, Helmeppo, and Coby get imprisoned for insubordination and their relationships with Luffy (and in Garp's case, Dragon and Ace as well). If any of them are slated for execution (probably Coby), this could also give Luffy a chance to redeem himself for failing to save Ace.
--># ) Sengoku is driven to exile. He blames the Strawhats and hunts them down personally.
--># ) Luffy now has a real reason to fight the marines: the guy who killed Ace is in charge.
* [[spoiler: It seems Aokiji may be Fleet Admiral via Sengoku's suggestion as he steps down. No clue on Smoker getting a promotion]].
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[[WMG: Sanji will return as a female.]]
The last master of Okama Kempo on the island is probably Iva hirself, who probably wouldn't be able to resist turning Sanji into a girl...who keeps all of her attitudes towards women. Rule of LesYay.
* Apparently he's trying to avoid being crossdressed [[spoiler:while trying to achieve the ultimate cooking technique whose name I forgot now]]. Anyway, he might fail, but he'll still be male. At least in body. :P
*** Jossed.According to the time skip he's manlier now and the first he does is flirt with the women in SA and rush to look for nami and robin.
*** Don't worry, he's just overcompensating. But seriously, think about it, he's showing the other side of his face, meaning he has ''accepted a new side of himself''...I don't even believe this myself.
[[WMG: Kuma's fruit is actually a Push-Bear Mythic Zoan.]]
Wherein the Push-Bear was an ancient invincible beast that could cause massive shockwaves with a single swipe of the paw, or even relieve the pain and suffering of whatever being it wished. Which means Kuma could turn into a full-on cyborg bear.
* Jossed by the One Piece Wikia site, which expressedly identifies Kuma's fruit as a Paramecia-type. It's just that he's trained it to mastery-level.
[[WMG: Fishman Island WON'T be the next destination.]]
Then again, it could also be that they get sidetracked in other underwater cities or ruins.
* As of Chapter 607, they're on the outskirts of Fishman Island.
[[WMG: The World Nobles really aren't really descendants of the original World Government]]
* Their ancestors just stole the title somewhere along the line during the Void Century. The real descendants? The D.'s.
** Just one thing-the World Government was only founded at the ''end'' of the Void Century.
*** Knowing the World Government, it's possibly the Void Century involves a huge usurping of power, where the original Government existed before the Century ended but was founded by the D.'s, who only wanted everyone to be free. The current World Government spread lies about the D.'s and killed them off and proclaimed themselves as the heroes and established the real World Government. And that's why they would consider most of anyone with the D. to be dangerous: they thought they got rid of them years ago, but they still persist to cause problems.
*** Ah. Crap. Guess I should have looked some stuff up XD
*** Then why did the Marines let Monkey D. Garp join?
*** Possibly trying to control the D.s. After all, Saul was also a Marine, and they tried to give Ace the title of Shichibukai once. After all, the enemy I know is safer than the enemy I do not. But their D. heritage kicked in at the right moment, allowing Garp to get pushed down by Luffy(well, more like their inherently kind nature, barring the obvious Blackbeard) and rescue Ace (however brief it was), as wel as Saul(his helping Robin survive despite his orders). If that's the case then it seems the D.'s just won't be controlled by the Marines.
[[WMG: The captain of the Flying Dutchman is "Davy Jones."]]
* While his name isn't that, the legend of what happened to him could have had his name mutate over time into Davy Jones, and he acquired at least a portion of his treasure that he got after being banished to the sea from Davy Back Fight coin tosses. Fishman Island's just his next stop.
** The Flying Dutchman in the real-life legend is also captained by a Van der Decken, so I don't think Davy Jones is involved at all.
*** The captain's name is Van der Decken. See Chapter 606.
The last master of Okama Kempo on the island is probably Iva hirself, who probably wouldn't be able to resist turning Sanji into a girl...who keeps all of her attitudes towards women. Rule of LesYay.
* Apparently he's trying to avoid being crossdressed [[spoiler:while trying to achieve the ultimate cooking technique whose name I forgot now]]. Anyway, he might fail, but he'll still be male. At least in body. :P
*** Jossed.According to the time skip he's manlier now and the first he does is flirt with the women in SA and rush to look for nami and robin.
*** Don't worry, he's just overcompensating. But seriously, think about it, he's showing the other side of his face, meaning he has ''accepted a new side of himself''...I don't even believe this myself.
[[WMG: Kuma's fruit is actually a Push-Bear Mythic Zoan.]]
Wherein the Push-Bear was an ancient invincible beast that could cause massive shockwaves with a single swipe of the paw, or even relieve the pain and suffering of whatever being it wished. Which means Kuma could turn into a full-on cyborg bear.
* Jossed by the One Piece Wikia site, which expressedly identifies Kuma's fruit as a Paramecia-type. It's just that he's trained it to mastery-level.
[[WMG: Fishman Island WON'T be the next destination.]]
Then again, it could also be that they get sidetracked in other underwater cities or ruins.
* As of Chapter 607, they're on the outskirts of Fishman Island.
[[WMG: The World Nobles really aren't really descendants of the original World Government]]
* Their ancestors just stole the title somewhere along the line during the Void Century. The real descendants? The D.'s.
** Just one thing-the World Government was only founded at the ''end'' of the Void Century.
*** Knowing the World Government, it's possibly the Void Century involves a huge usurping of power, where the original Government existed before the Century ended but was founded by the D.'s, who only wanted everyone to be free. The current World Government spread lies about the D.'s and killed them off and proclaimed themselves as the heroes and established the real World Government. And that's why they would consider most of anyone with the D. to be dangerous: they thought they got rid of them years ago, but they still persist to cause problems.
*** Ah. Crap. Guess I should have looked some stuff up XD
*** Then why did the Marines let Monkey D. Garp join?
*** Possibly trying to control the D.s. After all, Saul was also a Marine, and they tried to give Ace the title of Shichibukai once. After all, the enemy I know is safer than the enemy I do not. But their D. heritage kicked in at the right moment, allowing Garp to get pushed down by Luffy(well, more like their inherently kind nature, barring the obvious Blackbeard) and rescue Ace (however brief it was), as wel as Saul(his helping Robin survive despite his orders). If that's the case then it seems the D.'s just won't be controlled by the Marines.
[[WMG: The captain of the Flying Dutchman is "Davy Jones."]]
* While his name isn't that, the legend of what happened to him could have had his name mutate over time into Davy Jones, and he acquired at least a portion of his treasure that he got after being banished to the sea from Davy Back Fight coin tosses. Fishman Island's just his next stop.
** The Flying Dutchman in the real-life legend is also captained by a Van der Decken, so I don't think Davy Jones is involved at all.
*** The captain's name is Van der Decken. See Chapter 606.
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Seeing as how Ivankov and the newkama seem to be headed for Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji might find out about the war from one of them and hitch a ride to Amazon Lily somehow.
* And in order to enter Amazon Lilly, Sanji will have Ivankov {{Gender Flip}} huim. Come on, how else is he gonna get on the 'No Man' island to find him? :)
* As of Chapter 591 both Chopper and Usopp have been seen trying to get off their respective islands, presumably heading towards the Sabaody Archipelago, as they dont know where Luffy is. My guess is they will all meet up at the Sabaody Archipelago, each having to fight their was past various obstacles
** As of Chapter 598, all the Straw Hats reunite with Luffy about the same time, although [[spoiler:Zoro]] was the first one to make it back to Saobody Archipelago.
[[WMG: Curly Dadan is Big Mom]]
An alternative spelling of her name is Kali, a hindu mother goddess, she is luffy and Ace's foster mother, and is freakin huge. I know Lola's mom is much more likely but it would be hilarious to have her character pop up again.
* Jossed as of Chapter 590.
[[WMG: Crocodile will join...]]
Buggy. Crocodile and mr. 1 will join him as is second in command, and throw himself into making buggy the pirate king. and when buggy is inches away from claiming one piece, croc will smile to himself...and kill him, becoming pirate king himself
* jossed. Crocodile is heading out to the new world with mr. 1 as his first mate.
[[WMG: The Crew will Reunite in Chapter 600]]
It's nearing a chapter 600...
* Close: they start reuniting in Chapter 598.
[[WMG: Whitebeard's coat was actually near-impenetrable armor.]]
He ran away plenty, the coat just never let his back get injured.
* Squard's sword easily pierced his coat.
* And [[spoiler:Blackbeard and co.'s bullets tore him to pieces.]] [[spoiler:[[DyingMomentOfAwesome But his back remained unscathed]].]]
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[[WMG: Another Yonkou's coming.]]
* Wouldn't it just be awesome, after [[spoiler: Shanks has already come?]]
** [[spoiler: Like he said for everyone to get ready for Kaidou, who wants to kill everyone present and angry that Shanks tricked him with a fake duel offer to slow him down?]]
*** Jossed. [[spoiler: Shanks' arrival is the end of the war]].
[[WMG: After the Whitebeard War, Akainu will become the new Fleet Admiral. Smoker will be promoted to Vice Admiral.]]
* Akainu just earned himself a truly infamous position, and proved himself a great planner in addition to being a GeneralRipper psycho. He could be the first Admiral in line for a promotion if anything happens to Sengoku. Meanwhile, Smoker will get a promotion to Vice Admiral to become a GenerationXerox of Garp.
** He still has to go through the rank of Rear Admiral, though.
*** I know it's an IRL rank, but it still sounds like the title of a gay porno to me. And the thought of Akainu (that bastard) getting anally raped makes me happy.
** I can see this happening (the promotion, not the rape). Sengoku will confront the five old guys about their cover-up of the Level 6 incident, and they'll in turn have him removed from his position. Akainu rises to Fleet Admiral for reasons above. And with Akainu in charge, a lot of things can go wrong:
--># ) Garp, Helmeppo, and Coby get imprisoned for insubordination and their relationships with Luffy (and in Garp's case, Dragon and Ace as well). If any of them are slated for execution (probably Coby), this could also give Luffy a chance to redeem himself for failing to save Ace.
--># ) Sengoku is driven to exile. He blames the Strawhats and hunts them down personally.
--># ) Luffy now has a real reason to fight the marines: the guy who killed Ace is in charge.
* [[spoiler: It seems Aokiji may be Fleet Admiral via Sengoku's suggestion as he steps down. No clue on Smoker getting a promotion]].
[[WMG: Brook is effectively immortal.]]
He's eighty eight years old yet still seems to have the physical abilities he had fifty years previously. His body doesn't really age in the same way a normal human's would. It's not like his body builds up toxins or his organs deteriorate. It's likely that he could live almost forever so long as he isn't destroyed. His bones would probably bleach and grow brittle eventually, but not even at the same rate that those of a corpse would due to his devil fruit taking up the slack in normal body maintenance.
* Franky can coat his bones in Wapol Steel, like Wolverine from the XMen. And he will learn ninjutsu, thus becoming a NinjaPirateZombieRobot.
* Jossed all the way back in the second chapter Brook ever appeared in: "I don't know if I'll meet him by the end of my second life..." and all other discussion referred to it as "two lives" or "a second lifespan." Rather than live forever (which would really suck for him to watch everyone he knows die...again), he just seems to be on a timer that will someday run out.
** Effectively, Brook IS immortal, what with his body being nothing but bones (and an afro), but he can still die by drowning due to the ocean nullifying a fruit user's powers. Plus, if his body got completely disintegrated somehow, it could happen...
* Wouldn't it just be awesome, after [[spoiler: Shanks has already come?]]
** [[spoiler: Like he said for everyone to get ready for Kaidou, who wants to kill everyone present and angry that Shanks tricked him with a fake duel offer to slow him down?]]
*** Jossed. [[spoiler: Shanks' arrival is the end of the war]].
[[WMG: After the Whitebeard War, Akainu will become the new Fleet Admiral. Smoker will be promoted to Vice Admiral.]]
* Akainu just earned himself a truly infamous position, and proved himself a great planner in addition to being a GeneralRipper psycho. He could be the first Admiral in line for a promotion if anything happens to Sengoku. Meanwhile, Smoker will get a promotion to Vice Admiral to become a GenerationXerox of Garp.
** He still has to go through the rank of Rear Admiral, though.
*** I know it's an IRL rank, but it still sounds like the title of a gay porno to me. And the thought of Akainu (that bastard) getting anally raped makes me happy.
** I can see this happening (the promotion, not the rape). Sengoku will confront the five old guys about their cover-up of the Level 6 incident, and they'll in turn have him removed from his position. Akainu rises to Fleet Admiral for reasons above. And with Akainu in charge, a lot of things can go wrong:
--># ) Garp, Helmeppo, and Coby get imprisoned for insubordination and their relationships with Luffy (and in Garp's case, Dragon and Ace as well). If any of them are slated for execution (probably Coby), this could also give Luffy a chance to redeem himself for failing to save Ace.
--># ) Sengoku is driven to exile. He blames the Strawhats and hunts them down personally.
--># ) Luffy now has a real reason to fight the marines: the guy who killed Ace is in charge.
* [[spoiler: It seems Aokiji may be Fleet Admiral via Sengoku's suggestion as he steps down. No clue on Smoker getting a promotion]].
[[WMG: Brook is effectively immortal.]]
He's eighty eight years old yet still seems to have the physical abilities he had fifty years previously. His body doesn't really age in the same way a normal human's would. It's not like his body builds up toxins or his organs deteriorate. It's likely that he could live almost forever so long as he isn't destroyed. His bones would probably bleach and grow brittle eventually, but not even at the same rate that those of a corpse would due to his devil fruit taking up the slack in normal body maintenance.
* Franky can coat his bones in Wapol Steel, like Wolverine from the XMen. And he will learn ninjutsu, thus becoming a NinjaPirateZombieRobot.
* Jossed all the way back in the second chapter Brook ever appeared in: "I don't know if I'll meet him by the end of my second life..." and all other discussion referred to it as "two lives" or "a second lifespan." Rather than live forever (which would really suck for him to watch everyone he knows die...again), he just seems to be on a timer that will someday run out.
** Effectively, Brook IS immortal, what with his body being nothing but bones (and an afro), but he can still die by drowning due to the ocean nullifying a fruit user's powers. Plus, if his body got completely disintegrated somehow, it could happen...
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[[WMG: When Luffy and Crew return to Sadabody, Johnny and Yosaku will be waiting for them with a large fleet of ships crewed by all the people they have helped in the first half of the series]]
After The Whitebeard vs World Goverment arc concludes, Ace is going to be primed to take over the White Beard pirates and assume the position as a Yonkou, which makes Ace a direct rival of Luffy. Now while the Strawhats are awesome they are not going to be able to overcome an entire fleet with just one ship, and since Oda has made minor seemingly, oneshot characters become important to the storyline, I don't see why he couldn't pull a whole bunch of them together to give Luffy a navy.
* Too convenient.
* I've been thinking that the various strawhats will get help from those people on their ways back to Sadabody, finally resulting in the strawhats re-uniting with a second ship and enough people to crew it (which will probably then get sent off to do other things while the story remains with the main charaters) My vote's for Vivi as the second ships commander.
** Jossed as of Chapter 598.
[[WMG: Ace will turn revolutionary.]]
After Whitebeard dies and Ace is rescued, he will become disillusioned with the path of the pirate king set out for him by Whitebeard, and begin to focus full bore on tearing down the World Government that killed him, assuming the mantle of one of the most feared revolutionaries ever to take sail. He'll leave the adventurous antics to his little brother and, with words of encouragement and thanks, leave Luffy to press on across the New World towards One Piece without him.
* [[spoiler: Or he might die. Which he did.]]
[[WMG: Usopp is already in Elbaf.]]
The land of the giants teems with appropriately oversized insects and plants as well as other savage jungle beasts, much like Strong World. Soon, Usopp will try to investigate strange distant rumblings in the forest by cautiously peeking from behind a tree and suddenly spotting with equal parts terror and delight the gargantuan warriors he so admires sparring with each other. The giants will cotton on to Usopp's newfound boldness and teach him the secret techniques of their homeland, upon which no other puny human dares tread.
* Jossed, he's in some sort of living plant island.
[[WMG:The [[SpoilerTitle title]] of chapter 574 means [[spoiler:the death ''Portgaz'' D. Ace, but not ''Gol'' D. Ace]]]]
[[spoiler:If he actually survives this, he'll have finally gotten over his father issues and be OK with using his father's name]].
* Please please please, I desperately hope so....
** Jossed [[spoiler: as of Chapter 590 via WeaponTombstone. Ace is 100% dead]]
[[WMG: 574? [[spoiler: He's Just Sleeping.]]]]
SpoilerTitle be ''damned''; that's what you call trolling the fanbase. C'mon, we all know [[spoiler: he falls asleep at the ''worst possible times''.]] That's ''GOTTA'' be a [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]].
* [[spoiler: Wanna know an even bigger, more important Chekov's Gun? The Vivre Card. The one that disappears when people are DEAD. Which Ace's did. ACE IS DEAD.]]
[[WMG:[[spoiler: Blackbeard's new non-prisoner crewmember is either...]]]]
[[spoiler: A. The guy who opened the Gates of Justice for the opposing army, B. A Fishman of some sort. (He looks a bit like Tom), or C. The guy who made Level 5.5 in Impel Down (Notice the drill-like arms: http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/575-55/11)]]
* Jossed [[spoiler: He's another Level 6 prisoner]]
[[WMG: Dragon is the fourth emperor.]]
Kind of surprised no one's posted this idea yet. Probably too straightforward and boring for a WMG entry, I suppose.
* I'm surprised too... But it seems too obvious for Oda.
* Dragon doesn't look like any of the Yonkou. Look at Garp's exposition.
** Jossed. The fourth Emperor is Big Mom.
After The Whitebeard vs World Goverment arc concludes, Ace is going to be primed to take over the White Beard pirates and assume the position as a Yonkou, which makes Ace a direct rival of Luffy. Now while the Strawhats are awesome they are not going to be able to overcome an entire fleet with just one ship, and since Oda has made minor seemingly, oneshot characters become important to the storyline, I don't see why he couldn't pull a whole bunch of them together to give Luffy a navy.
* Too convenient.
* I've been thinking that the various strawhats will get help from those people on their ways back to Sadabody, finally resulting in the strawhats re-uniting with a second ship and enough people to crew it (which will probably then get sent off to do other things while the story remains with the main charaters) My vote's for Vivi as the second ships commander.
** Jossed as of Chapter 598.
[[WMG: Ace will turn revolutionary.]]
After Whitebeard dies and Ace is rescued, he will become disillusioned with the path of the pirate king set out for him by Whitebeard, and begin to focus full bore on tearing down the World Government that killed him, assuming the mantle of one of the most feared revolutionaries ever to take sail. He'll leave the adventurous antics to his little brother and, with words of encouragement and thanks, leave Luffy to press on across the New World towards One Piece without him.
* [[spoiler: Or he might die. Which he did.]]
[[WMG: Usopp is already in Elbaf.]]
The land of the giants teems with appropriately oversized insects and plants as well as other savage jungle beasts, much like Strong World. Soon, Usopp will try to investigate strange distant rumblings in the forest by cautiously peeking from behind a tree and suddenly spotting with equal parts terror and delight the gargantuan warriors he so admires sparring with each other. The giants will cotton on to Usopp's newfound boldness and teach him the secret techniques of their homeland, upon which no other puny human dares tread.
* Jossed, he's in some sort of living plant island.
[[WMG:The [[SpoilerTitle title]] of chapter 574 means [[spoiler:the death ''Portgaz'' D. Ace, but not ''Gol'' D. Ace]]]]
[[spoiler:If he actually survives this, he'll have finally gotten over his father issues and be OK with using his father's name]].
* Please please please, I desperately hope so....
** Jossed [[spoiler: as of Chapter 590 via WeaponTombstone. Ace is 100% dead]]
[[WMG: 574? [[spoiler: He's Just Sleeping.]]]]
SpoilerTitle be ''damned''; that's what you call trolling the fanbase. C'mon, we all know [[spoiler: he falls asleep at the ''worst possible times''.]] That's ''GOTTA'' be a [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]].
* [[spoiler: Wanna know an even bigger, more important Chekov's Gun? The Vivre Card. The one that disappears when people are DEAD. Which Ace's did. ACE IS DEAD.]]
[[WMG:[[spoiler: Blackbeard's new non-prisoner crewmember is either...]]]]
[[spoiler: A. The guy who opened the Gates of Justice for the opposing army, B. A Fishman of some sort. (He looks a bit like Tom), or C. The guy who made Level 5.5 in Impel Down (Notice the drill-like arms: http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/575-55/11)]]
* Jossed [[spoiler: He's another Level 6 prisoner]]
[[WMG: Dragon is the fourth emperor.]]
Kind of surprised no one's posted this idea yet. Probably too straightforward and boring for a WMG entry, I suppose.
* I'm surprised too... But it seems too obvious for Oda.
* Dragon doesn't look like any of the Yonkou. Look at Garp's exposition.
** Jossed. The fourth Emperor is Big Mom.
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[[WMG: Ace and Luffy are going to fight immediately after the Whitebeard Arc]]
It would fit into the general tone and humor of One Piece and allow Ace to regain some of his dignity after his {{Embarrassing Rescue}}. They'll laugh it off afterward in true brotherly form and go their separate ways.
** Kind of hard to do now given that, y'know, [[spoiler: Ace just got killed by Akainu]].
[[WMG: Buggy will kill Whitebeard and become a Yonkou.]]
Self-explanatory. While Jinbe and Crocodile no doubt fight each other to determine Whitebeard's fate, Buggy will stab Whitebeard in the back, or maybe even take him in a one on one fight in a Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* Jossed, jossed, and jossed some more.
[[WMG: The remaining non-fruit users of the Strawhat crew will get their hands on devil fruits]]
When you think about it, eating a devil fruit seems to be the easiest way to [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. The biggest problem is to find one in the first place. Considering that [[spoiler:the strawhats are scattered all over different interesting locations]] this might not be a far stretch.
* This is a terrible idea. If everyone on the crew has a Devil Fruit, anyone who falls in the water is going to drown immediately since there won't be any swimmers left to save them.
** Jossed after the TimeSkip.
[[WMG: Gol D. Roger's One Piece is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace.]]]]
Think about it; it is said that One Piece was something that Gold Roger valued above all else. If that is so, wouldn't that be [[spoiler: his own child, his TRUE legacy?]] If this is so, then Gold Roger's Raftel "One Piece" is a reward for brave, daring pirates and their captains who are crowned (metaphorically) as the Pirate King, while his own is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace, his son.]]
* No, [[spoiler: Whitebeard's flashback with Roger confirms it was planted on Rafteal before Ace was born]].
[[WMG: [[ChekhovsGunman Dandan]] is X Drake]]
Dandan is never shown, even in profile the way earlier important figures were introduced in One Piece. This might just be because he was already introduced under another name. As X Drake was formerly part of the Marines, he might have been a friend that Garp trusted enough to leave Ace and Luffy in his care. While he was introduced as originating from the North Blue, Drake might have been stationed in the East Blue for long enough to serve as Ace and Luffy's guardian. The X is actually pronounced "Diez," so Dandan could just be a fond nickname given to Drake by Garp and later adopted by people of Fuschia. When confronted by Kizaru, the Admiral noted that Drake became a pirate to "see what it was like on the other side." His {{Face Heel Turn}} to piracy could just be a way to reunite with the boys that he helped raise or, Kizaru suggested, an attempt to understand them.
* Completly and utterly Jossed.
[[WMG: [[spoiler: Squard, when he stabbed Whitebeard]], was controlled by Doflamingo.]]
Well, he has the power to control people and he hasn't shown up in the last chapter...
* Second! (This troper was about to write this one before she saw this)
** Jossed, see below.
[[WMG: Alternatively, [[spoiler: Squard was [[TheMole a mole]] working for one of the other Four Emperors]]]]
* After all, [[spoiler: the Marines aren't the only ones who would want Whitebeard dead]]. Maybe that guy was just waiting for the right moment [[spoiler: to betray Whitebeard]] all this time. And what better way to [[spoiler: destroy Whitebeard]] on every level than to have him suffer [[spoiler: betrayal at the hands of one his own "sons"]]?
** Both of the above [[spoiler:have been Jossed. Squado stabbed Whitebeard because Akainu told him that Whitebeard had planned to give his entire crew to the Navy in exchange for Ace. Akainu was full of it.]]
[[WMG: Marco's going to carry Luffy to the execution platform]]
Based on past [[BigDamnHeroes climactic battles]] he's fought in, Luffy's usually gotten to the {{Big Bad}}/rescue via a [[GiantFlyer friendly winged ally]]. Who better than the resident {{Bad Ass}} Phoenix Logia?
* Jossed, [[spoiler: It was Inazuma]].
It would fit into the general tone and humor of One Piece and allow Ace to regain some of his dignity after his {{Embarrassing Rescue}}. They'll laugh it off afterward in true brotherly form and go their separate ways.
** Kind of hard to do now given that, y'know, [[spoiler: Ace just got killed by Akainu]].
[[WMG: Buggy will kill Whitebeard and become a Yonkou.]]
Self-explanatory. While Jinbe and Crocodile no doubt fight each other to determine Whitebeard's fate, Buggy will stab Whitebeard in the back, or maybe even take him in a one on one fight in a Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* Jossed, jossed, and jossed some more.
[[WMG: The remaining non-fruit users of the Strawhat crew will get their hands on devil fruits]]
When you think about it, eating a devil fruit seems to be the easiest way to [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]]. The biggest problem is to find one in the first place. Considering that [[spoiler:the strawhats are scattered all over different interesting locations]] this might not be a far stretch.
* This is a terrible idea. If everyone on the crew has a Devil Fruit, anyone who falls in the water is going to drown immediately since there won't be any swimmers left to save them.
** Jossed after the TimeSkip.
[[WMG: Gol D. Roger's One Piece is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace.]]]]
Think about it; it is said that One Piece was something that Gold Roger valued above all else. If that is so, wouldn't that be [[spoiler: his own child, his TRUE legacy?]] If this is so, then Gold Roger's Raftel "One Piece" is a reward for brave, daring pirates and their captains who are crowned (metaphorically) as the Pirate King, while his own is [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace, his son.]]
* No, [[spoiler: Whitebeard's flashback with Roger confirms it was planted on Rafteal before Ace was born]].
[[WMG: [[ChekhovsGunman Dandan]] is X Drake]]
Dandan is never shown, even in profile the way earlier important figures were introduced in One Piece. This might just be because he was already introduced under another name. As X Drake was formerly part of the Marines, he might have been a friend that Garp trusted enough to leave Ace and Luffy in his care. While he was introduced as originating from the North Blue, Drake might have been stationed in the East Blue for long enough to serve as Ace and Luffy's guardian. The X is actually pronounced "Diez," so Dandan could just be a fond nickname given to Drake by Garp and later adopted by people of Fuschia. When confronted by Kizaru, the Admiral noted that Drake became a pirate to "see what it was like on the other side." His {{Face Heel Turn}} to piracy could just be a way to reunite with the boys that he helped raise or, Kizaru suggested, an attempt to understand them.
* Completly and utterly Jossed.
[[WMG: [[spoiler: Squard, when he stabbed Whitebeard]], was controlled by Doflamingo.]]
Well, he has the power to control people and he hasn't shown up in the last chapter...
* Second! (This troper was about to write this one before she saw this)
** Jossed, see below.
[[WMG: Alternatively, [[spoiler: Squard was [[TheMole a mole]] working for one of the other Four Emperors]]]]
* After all, [[spoiler: the Marines aren't the only ones who would want Whitebeard dead]]. Maybe that guy was just waiting for the right moment [[spoiler: to betray Whitebeard]] all this time. And what better way to [[spoiler: destroy Whitebeard]] on every level than to have him suffer [[spoiler: betrayal at the hands of one his own "sons"]]?
** Both of the above [[spoiler:have been Jossed. Squado stabbed Whitebeard because Akainu told him that Whitebeard had planned to give his entire crew to the Navy in exchange for Ace. Akainu was full of it.]]
[[WMG: Marco's going to carry Luffy to the execution platform]]
Based on past [[BigDamnHeroes climactic battles]] he's fought in, Luffy's usually gotten to the {{Big Bad}}/rescue via a [[GiantFlyer friendly winged ally]]. Who better than the resident {{Bad Ass}} Phoenix Logia?
* Jossed, [[spoiler: It was Inazuma]].
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[[WMG: Luffy will be the key to Ace's grudging acknowledgment of [[DisappearedDad Dragon]]]]
Given that Ace seems very protective of his [[IdiotHero idiotic and naive]] little brother, the only possible way for Dragon to [[IHaveNoSon get into his eldest son's good graces]] is by showing that he cares enough about Luffy to put his life or at least his freedom on the line.
* Jossed [[spoiler:Ace's father is Gol D. Roger]]
[[WMG: Kuma isn't a revolutionary, but secretly wants Luffy and Dragon to succeed so he can get revenge on the World Government for turning him into a Pacifista.]]
We know Kuma was once an incredibly vicious tyrant of a pirate, but now he is a gentle and loyal shichibukai. It's entirely possible the World Government did not do something so trivial as ''ask his permission'' before turning him into a Pacifista, seeing a chance to turn a powerful and incredibly dangerous pirate into a loyal enforcer. Kuma knows full well what they did to him, although perhaps some element of programming is preventing him from taking revenge himself. As such, he instead pretends to be loyal to the government while covertly assisting the Monkey family in hopes Luffy or Dragon will overthrow the government. This would explain why a "loyal" Shichibukai would allow Luffy, who openly declared war on the World Government, go free not once but twice, and thought about Dragon when Zoro was willing to lay down his life for Luffy.
* The problem with this idea is that Kuma should be able to remove any such programmed loyalty using his Devil Fruit power. The Nikyu Nikyu no Mi can, in addition to its typical use of creating a [[FlashStep teleportation-like effect]], push abstract things like pain and fatigue out of a body. There's no reason that Kuma wouldn't be able to use that aspect of its power on himself, so even if the World Government programmed him to be loyal when they made him a cyborg, he could "push" the programming away.
** Umm, wouldn't attempting to remove your own programmed-in-loyalty constitute a disloyal act, and therefore be forbidden by that programmed loyalty?
* [[spoiler:Kuma is/was a Revolutionary, as revealed by Iva and confirmed by Rayleigh.]]
[[WMG: Blackbeard is Usopp's [[LukeIAmYourFather real father.]]]]
Their eyes and nose are similar, and both have drawn lips as opposed to most characters in One Piece. Even their hair is similar. Yasopp is probably just another relative.
** As of chapter 551 Usopp's physical development seems further support for this WMG.
** This troper disagrees, as it's outright stated from the start that Yasopp is indeed Usopp's dad.
Given that Ace seems very protective of his [[IdiotHero idiotic and naive]] little brother, the only possible way for Dragon to [[IHaveNoSon get into his eldest son's good graces]] is by showing that he cares enough about Luffy to put his life or at least his freedom on the line.
* Jossed [[spoiler:Ace's father is Gol D. Roger]]
[[WMG: Kuma isn't a revolutionary, but secretly wants Luffy and Dragon to succeed so he can get revenge on the World Government for turning him into a Pacifista.]]
We know Kuma was once an incredibly vicious tyrant of a pirate, but now he is a gentle and loyal shichibukai. It's entirely possible the World Government did not do something so trivial as ''ask his permission'' before turning him into a Pacifista, seeing a chance to turn a powerful and incredibly dangerous pirate into a loyal enforcer. Kuma knows full well what they did to him, although perhaps some element of programming is preventing him from taking revenge himself. As such, he instead pretends to be loyal to the government while covertly assisting the Monkey family in hopes Luffy or Dragon will overthrow the government. This would explain why a "loyal" Shichibukai would allow Luffy, who openly declared war on the World Government, go free not once but twice, and thought about Dragon when Zoro was willing to lay down his life for Luffy.
* The problem with this idea is that Kuma should be able to remove any such programmed loyalty using his Devil Fruit power. The Nikyu Nikyu no Mi can, in addition to its typical use of creating a [[FlashStep teleportation-like effect]], push abstract things like pain and fatigue out of a body. There's no reason that Kuma wouldn't be able to use that aspect of its power on himself, so even if the World Government programmed him to be loyal when they made him a cyborg, he could "push" the programming away.
** Umm, wouldn't attempting to remove your own programmed-in-loyalty constitute a disloyal act, and therefore be forbidden by that programmed loyalty?
* [[spoiler:Kuma is/was a Revolutionary, as revealed by Iva and confirmed by Rayleigh.]]
[[WMG: Blackbeard is Usopp's [[LukeIAmYourFather real father.]]]]
Their eyes and nose are similar, and both have drawn lips as opposed to most characters in One Piece. Even their hair is similar. Yasopp is probably just another relative.
** As of chapter 551 Usopp's physical development seems further support for this WMG.
** This troper disagrees, as it's outright stated from the start that Yasopp is indeed Usopp's dad.
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[[WMG:Drake is...Drake]]
In many of the filler arcs and movies, the Straw Hats are pursued by a Marine named Drake. He never confronts them directly. In the latest manga arc, a pirate shows up named X ([[GratuitousSpanish pronounced "Diez"]]) Drake. X is a former marine. He also wears a helmet, so his features are hard to discern; but in closeups, it's possible to see he has the other Drake's special sideburns. X Drake is therefore a CanonImmigrant, having been kicked out of the marines for his failed pursuit of the Straw Hats.
* Seems confirmed. In 508, Drake runs into Admiral Kizaru, who refers to him as 'Rear Admiral Drake'.
* Jossed. Not only do the two have different ranks, but '''Lieutenant''' Drake was seen accompanioning Jonathan at Marineford in the anime. They do share the same seiyuu, though.
[[WMG: One Piece is an eye patch]]
We know that a pirate wearing an eye patch will never be shown until the very end of the series. So the eye-patch-wearing pirate will be no other than Luffy after putting on that One Piece'd eye patch he found in Raftel. Doy.
* Sanji will wear an eyepatch. The hair covering the side of his face is hiding that ''he's missing an eye''. Someday, he'll get shaved and use an eye patch to replace his hair's old function.
* Concerning some recent chapters: Crocodile wears an eye patch. In his appearances in Impel Down, his eyes and the upper part of his face are never shown.
** Jossed as of 540. He's got both eyes.
In many of the filler arcs and movies, the Straw Hats are pursued by a Marine named Drake. He never confronts them directly. In the latest manga arc, a pirate shows up named X ([[GratuitousSpanish pronounced "Diez"]]) Drake. X is a former marine. He also wears a helmet, so his features are hard to discern; but in closeups, it's possible to see he has the other Drake's special sideburns. X Drake is therefore a CanonImmigrant, having been kicked out of the marines for his failed pursuit of the Straw Hats.
* Seems confirmed. In 508, Drake runs into Admiral Kizaru, who refers to him as 'Rear Admiral Drake'.
* Jossed. Not only do the two have different ranks, but '''Lieutenant''' Drake was seen accompanioning Jonathan at Marineford in the anime. They do share the same seiyuu, though.
[[WMG: One Piece is an eye patch]]
We know that a pirate wearing an eye patch will never be shown until the very end of the series. So the eye-patch-wearing pirate will be no other than Luffy after putting on that One Piece'd eye patch he found in Raftel. Doy.
* Sanji will wear an eyepatch. The hair covering the side of his face is hiding that ''he's missing an eye''. Someday, he'll get shaved and use an eye patch to replace his hair's old function.
* Concerning some recent chapters: Crocodile wears an eye patch. In his appearances in Impel Down, his eyes and the upper part of his face are never shown.
** Jossed as of 540. He's got both eyes.
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[[WMG: The Straw Hats will reunite with Luffy in the order of their Cover Arcs]]
While the order of the cover arcs may seem random, it actually makes sense in terms of how Luffy could possibly reunite with his {{Nakama}}: Sanji is currently on Kamabakka Island, the homeland of Iva and his people. Therefore, if Luffy agrees to escort Iva and the rest of the okamas home, he'll meet up with Sanji. Robin is currently with the Revolutionaries and Iva is a Revolutionary him/herself. So after dropping off all the okamas that don't want to join the Revolutionary Army, Iva, Inazuma, and Luffy will travel to the nearest Revolutionary base where hopefully Robin will be waiting. [[DebutQueue And so on]].
* As of the latest arc, this idea has been completely shot. Sorry.
[[WMG: Sengoku and Whitebeard will live]]
It's believe the 10th One Piece movie will be canon, due to Oda writing it along with Gold Lion, Kinjishi being the villain, and was mention in the manga. In the trailers, there's Brook telling it happened sometime after Thriller Bark. The entire crew is together, so unless it's directly after Thriller Bark, or sometime after the Whitebeard War saga. Also in the trailer, Whitebeard and Sengoku are among the people who recalls Kinjishi, thus they survive the war, if this movie is canon.
* Hate to burst your bubble, but it's highly unlikely anything in that trailer will appear or play out exactly like that in the actual movie. The animation style is completely different, as are the character designs and outfits (the Gold Lion that appears on Oda's recent poster looks absolutely nothing like the one seen in the trailer). That teaser was obviously put together just to get something out, and Whitebeard and Sengoku's presence was an extremely straightforward way of hyping up Gold Lion.
** Looks to be averted. Look's like whitebeard is prepared to lose his life in order for ace and his crew to escape. he's taking on all the admirals, all the warlords, every last marine there and a pissed off sengoku all by himself knowing full well the outcome.
*** Jossed as of 576, [[spoiler: Whitebeard is killed in battle]]
[[WMG: Sengoku and Whitebeard will do battle]]
Whitebeard named Sengoku as one of the people who remembered the seas during Gold Roger's day, Sengoku was a Admiral even when Aokiji and Akainu were Vice-Admirals, and Whitebeard's words in the recent chapter imply the two are familiar with each other. Who would be a better opponent for Whitebeard then the Fleet Admiral himself?
Well...maybe ''[[spoiler: at the end of the latest chapter sengoku prepares to fight and get's real serious]]"
* Jossed [[spoiler: Whitebeard never gets close enough before he dies.]]
[[WMG: Whitebeard will die, but [[TakeUpMySword Ace will take his place as captain of the Whitebeard pirates]] and continue Whitebeard's quest of becoming King of the Pirates]]
[[TheObiWan Whitebeard's support of Ace all this time was to make Ace his heir]], hence his confidence in Ace's ability against Blackbeard. Therefore his dying wish will be to make Ace captain of his crew. This will prevent Fishman Island from losing its protection and keep the [[BalanceOfPower balance between the World Government and the Yonkou]]. This will also set Ace up as [[SiblingRivalry Luffy's future rival for Pirate King]].
** Jossed.[[spoiler: Ace was killed by Akainu. Though also half-right; Whitebeard died too, it just seems that Marco will be doing the TakeUpMySword-ing instead.]]
[[WMG: Kuma whispers to Rayleigh at Sabaody that Ace is Roger's son.]]
Given the one year gap between the disbanding and the execution, Rayleigh would have no idea. His reaction afterwards is only natural.
** Jossed. [[spoiler: He was actually telling Rayleigh that he was a Revolutionary leader that was helping the Strawhats to escape.]]
[[WMG: Crocodile is much younger than he looks]]
Iva knows a secret of Crocodile's. Given how everyone's attention is on Iva's ability to genderbend people, Crocodile being a woman-turned-man is one of the more obvious conclusions. However, predicting where Oda is going has rarely been so easy, so in an attempt to make a less obvious guess: hormones are also responsible for puberty and general growth. Say Crocodile is, in reality, about Luffy's age or ''younger'', but got Iva to make him mature faster. Having a Logia ability and an adult's body, he set out to become the Pirate King, but found out he was still not strong enough. So he decided to try another way: Pluton.
* Or on the other hand he is insanely old but aged back to his prime.
** WordOfGod confirmed he is 44, which he does look a bit younger then.
While the order of the cover arcs may seem random, it actually makes sense in terms of how Luffy could possibly reunite with his {{Nakama}}: Sanji is currently on Kamabakka Island, the homeland of Iva and his people. Therefore, if Luffy agrees to escort Iva and the rest of the okamas home, he'll meet up with Sanji. Robin is currently with the Revolutionaries and Iva is a Revolutionary him/herself. So after dropping off all the okamas that don't want to join the Revolutionary Army, Iva, Inazuma, and Luffy will travel to the nearest Revolutionary base where hopefully Robin will be waiting. [[DebutQueue And so on]].
* As of the latest arc, this idea has been completely shot. Sorry.
[[WMG: Sengoku and Whitebeard will live]]
It's believe the 10th One Piece movie will be canon, due to Oda writing it along with Gold Lion, Kinjishi being the villain, and was mention in the manga. In the trailers, there's Brook telling it happened sometime after Thriller Bark. The entire crew is together, so unless it's directly after Thriller Bark, or sometime after the Whitebeard War saga. Also in the trailer, Whitebeard and Sengoku are among the people who recalls Kinjishi, thus they survive the war, if this movie is canon.
* Hate to burst your bubble, but it's highly unlikely anything in that trailer will appear or play out exactly like that in the actual movie. The animation style is completely different, as are the character designs and outfits (the Gold Lion that appears on Oda's recent poster looks absolutely nothing like the one seen in the trailer). That teaser was obviously put together just to get something out, and Whitebeard and Sengoku's presence was an extremely straightforward way of hyping up Gold Lion.
** Looks to be averted. Look's like whitebeard is prepared to lose his life in order for ace and his crew to escape. he's taking on all the admirals, all the warlords, every last marine there and a pissed off sengoku all by himself knowing full well the outcome.
*** Jossed as of 576, [[spoiler: Whitebeard is killed in battle]]
[[WMG: Sengoku and Whitebeard will do battle]]
Whitebeard named Sengoku as one of the people who remembered the seas during Gold Roger's day, Sengoku was a Admiral even when Aokiji and Akainu were Vice-Admirals, and Whitebeard's words in the recent chapter imply the two are familiar with each other. Who would be a better opponent for Whitebeard then the Fleet Admiral himself?
Well...maybe ''[[spoiler: at the end of the latest chapter sengoku prepares to fight and get's real serious]]"
* Jossed [[spoiler: Whitebeard never gets close enough before he dies.]]
[[WMG: Whitebeard will die, but [[TakeUpMySword Ace will take his place as captain of the Whitebeard pirates]] and continue Whitebeard's quest of becoming King of the Pirates]]
[[TheObiWan Whitebeard's support of Ace all this time was to make Ace his heir]], hence his confidence in Ace's ability against Blackbeard. Therefore his dying wish will be to make Ace captain of his crew. This will prevent Fishman Island from losing its protection and keep the [[BalanceOfPower balance between the World Government and the Yonkou]]. This will also set Ace up as [[SiblingRivalry Luffy's future rival for Pirate King]].
** Jossed.[[spoiler: Ace was killed by Akainu. Though also half-right; Whitebeard died too, it just seems that Marco will be doing the TakeUpMySword-ing instead.]]
[[WMG: Kuma whispers to Rayleigh at Sabaody that Ace is Roger's son.]]
Given the one year gap between the disbanding and the execution, Rayleigh would have no idea. His reaction afterwards is only natural.
** Jossed. [[spoiler: He was actually telling Rayleigh that he was a Revolutionary leader that was helping the Strawhats to escape.]]
[[WMG: Crocodile is much younger than he looks]]
Iva knows a secret of Crocodile's. Given how everyone's attention is on Iva's ability to genderbend people, Crocodile being a woman-turned-man is one of the more obvious conclusions. However, predicting where Oda is going has rarely been so easy, so in an attempt to make a less obvious guess: hormones are also responsible for puberty and general growth. Say Crocodile is, in reality, about Luffy's age or ''younger'', but got Iva to make him mature faster. Having a Logia ability and an adult's body, he set out to become the Pirate King, but found out he was still not strong enough. So he decided to try another way: Pluton.
* Or on the other hand he is insanely old but aged back to his prime.
** WordOfGod confirmed he is 44, which he does look a bit younger then.
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[[WMG: Whitebeard will ask Luffy to join his crew]]
It would be in-character for someone like [[AFatherToHisMen Whitebeard]] and it looks like he now considers Luffy to be worth protecting. Of course Luffy will refuse and insist that he's Whitebeard's rival for the position of King of Pirates, but still...
* Jossed. [[spoiler: Bit hard for Whitebeard to ask anything now.]]
