History WMG / OnePieceStrawhatCrew

*** It is still likely to be the case that she has Haki, how else would she be able to predict the weather so accurately, if [[spoiler Usopp]] can get haki, she sure as hell can.

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Nami]] can instinctively use Haki.]]

[[WMG: The Straw Hats will fight the other nine Supernovas]]
Think of it in terms of numbers. There are eleven supernovas, minus Luffy and Zoro makes nine; there are nine straw hat members now. An epic battle seems not too far off.
* Luffy will fight Kid.
* Zoro will fight Killer.
* Nami will fight Jewelry Bonney.
* Robin will fight Bege.
* Franky will fight Apoo.
** No way. Brook vs Apoo, and we'll get to see more of the former's music-based powers in the process. Brook has also landed on an island associated with Apoo's people in the recent seperation arc.
* Sanji qill fight Law's true companions, Bepo the karate bear, even though he's not a Supernova but still BadAss
** Law is one their side for now, and his crew is no where to be seen, but Robin would make a better match to fight him, she is the only one that could counter his fruit, or maybe it will be Chopper since they are both doctors.

[[WMG: The Thousand Sunny will transform into a giant mecha sometime before the end of the series.]]
* Given that Franky is the one who built it, it's not too far-fetched. It is canonly unlikely, though, given that Sunny's built with Adam Wood, the strongest known wood in the series.
* I support this. Please make this happen. That other sentai inspired by One Piece had done it...

[[WMG: The Straw Hats are taking the same path as Roger]]
Island for island the Straw Hats are sailing the Grand Line on the same path as the Roger Pirates
* This would have to be confirmed, at least as far as they've gone. It was explained when they arrived at Sabaody that there are a set number of routes through the first half of the Grand Line, the branches of which are chosen at Reverse Mountain. Given that we know for a fact that they both went to Skypiea, this would have to be the case so far.
** And Water 7, too.
*** And Fishman Island.
** The one break with this is that Kureha knew Rogers as Gol D. not Gold suggesting the Roger Pirates went to Drum too. The Strawhats' Log never pointed to Drum, they found it on their own.
*** Well, who's to say that Roger didn't just stray off path, too?

[[WMG: One of the Strawhats' future adventures will involve saving the Kraken's family.]]
Luffy all but promised this after all.
** Lets see. The Kraken hails from the North Blue. Who came from the North Blue and has never mentioned their biological family? [[spoiler: Sanji. Maybe his parents were fishermen who then turned into Black Market Kraken hunters or something. Sanji didn't approve and then got a job in a kitchen on a cruise liner, then met Zeff. This is WMG people.]]

[[WMG:the strawhats will have a battle with the Redhaired pirates]]
Whether it will be a "you shall not pass unless you prove us that you are strong enough to survive" incident, a friendly (but still all out) battle for the pirate honor, or a brainwashed and crazy incident, I do not know.

[[WMG: Luffy, Zoro, Sanji might, or at least one of them will [[spoiler: kick the bucket]]]]
Think about how taxing their techniques are, and the kind of battles they go through. Luffy basically wrecking his battle with every fight as well as the taxing his Gears do on his body, Zoro with his wounds, and Sanji literally SETTING HIS LEGS ON FIRE. This might beg the question that eventually, one or more of the crew [[spoiler: will pass on, probably being replaced later on]]]

[[WMG: At one point or another, the Strawhats will end up on [[spoiler: Sniper Island]]]]
[[spoiler: Their hearts will lead them there.]]

[[WMG: The Straw Hat Pirates will eventually kill the Five Elder Stars, only for the entire World Government to swear vengeance againt them.]]

[[WMG: In the last battle, all of the Straw Hat's Allies will support them]]
Mihawk noted that Luffy has the ability to turn his foes into allies, so I think that during the final battle (with Blackbeard's crew) their allies will show up and help fight off Blackbeard's crew.

[[WMG: The Strawhats are gonna start gaining allies fast!]]
I can see Momonosuke and Kinemon both joining at the end of Punk Hazard, which is two more swordsmen and another DF user, and that hasn't happened since East Blue! If you compare what we know about NW crews, which, admittedly we mostly know through Yonkou, we still see that the Strawhats are seriously lacking in manpower! What we have now, if we include the two samurai, could be the basis for the Strawhat officers, with other pirates, and possibly entire crews being absorbed into their ranks in the near future. Look how many pirates were begging to join the fake Strawhats in Sabondy! Whitebeard had 47 heavy hitters from the NW sworn to him, along with his own crew, which fulled four huge galleons. If Big Mam could match that, and Luffy is going to have to face her in the foreseeable future, he's gonna need allies. Mayhap this is the reason for all the talk of alliances in the recent past, the Supernovas are realising they can't stay afloat long on their own. Oda likes foreshadowing!

[[WMG: Thousand Sunny will get a bounty.]]

[[WMG: Luffy/Strawhat Crew will have their bounty/bounties raised after defeating Big Mom]]
Working off the assumption that the Yonko Law wants to take down is Charlotte LinLin, the Strawhats haven't had their bounties raised and updated in over two years, with the exception of Luffy, what would make the World Government consider Luffy a bigger threat than he already is, considering at this point they probably think nothing he can do at this point would surprise them more than what he has already done? : Defeating one of the four strongest pirates of the New World.
* Might actually happen sooner, probably after The Dressrosa Arc, given the sheer amount of marine activity (Including a present Admiral) and the fact that [[spoiler: Doflamingo is confirmed to be a former world noble]].
** By the end of the Dressrosa Arc, Luffy's bounty has reached 500 million, and it's not even that outrageous after [[spoiler:the new Zou arc introduced and enemy with a bounty of ''one billion'', so Luffy's can stll rise up.]]

[[WMG: The straw Hat's adventures after the Time Skip will resemble their past adventures, but in reverse.]]
In the first story arc after the time skip, the Straw Hats explore an island filled with bubble technology, and the major conflict was based on human-fishman racism/slavery. Very similar to what happened at Sabody.

In the second story arc, the Straw Hats explore a seemingly-abandoned island filled with impossible monsters who turn out to be manufactured (including one giant, "undefeatable" monster). Very similar to Thriller Bark.

If this trend continues, the third island will be a densely-populated metropolis, and there may be a government conspiracy going on.
* We seem to be heading towards that with the confirmation of Dressrosa being a kingdom and Doflamingo having connections to near everything.
* ...That...makes a lot of sense, if we consider the fact that Luffy's Gear 2 and 3 were introduced in the Enies Lobby arc, and Gear 4 was introduced in the Dressrosa arc.
* Bonus if they were going to Wano country next, it was a secluded, isolated island which was similar to Skypiea. .

[[WMG: Luffy is neither stupid nor [[ObfuscatingStupidity putting on a front]]. Rather, he has a severe case of ADHD, and is genuinely bright but unable to focus for very long.]]
Except for life-and-death situations. He literally has all the stereotypical symptoms of the disorder, if the TheOtherWiki is at all accurate. It would explain the brief flashes of insight in spite of appearing out of it a lot of the time. It also explains how his mind seems to wander even in the midst of important tasks and how he jumps into battles without thinking much.
* The anime has a filler episode which supports this (and is also pretty much the only time we see inside luffy's brain)-- when the man is explaining how the rain powder works, his explanation starts normal but is then fast-forwarded and jumbled as luffy completely loses the ability to concentrate (followed by luffy saying: Ah! so it's mystery powder, then!)
* Or he damaged his prefrontal cortex by ''sticking a knife through the bottom of his eye socket.'' He went from average but extremely boisterous kid with no knowledge of cerebral anatomy to a mostly asympathetic, extremely aggressive vagabond who, instead of doing stupid things for honor, does things because they "seemed like a good idea at the time."
** Probably not, basic knowlage of human anatomy would tell you that the prefrontal cortex is a bit up, and by 'a bit' I mean nearly three inchs, also he stabbed his Zygomatic bone, there is not a single bundel of brain tissue for another 2 inches or so.
** er... and the personality change might have to do with, you know, Shanks giving up an arm for him

[[WMG: Luffy now had a tatoo on his arm.]]
Probably it's the old 3D2Y or it's something similiar like Ace. ASL maybe? We never see him without his sleeves since timeskip, after all.

[[WMG: Luffy is the reincarnation of Gol D. Roger]]
It would explain so much - why Shanks is so very fond of him and gave him the hat, why he's so confident that he will become the Pirate King, all the little similarities between them (including the execution platform bit and his extreme protectiveness towards Ace).

[[WMG: Luffy is [[ObfuscatingStupidity Obfuscating Stupidity]] and is a secret Government Agent]]
He's the grandson of the Vice-Admiral Garp. He was trained to be. His gramps is so famous that Luffy's Crew gets pissed because they think it's their end, but they manage to escape. Luffy escaped the Marine several times. Ruffy escaped Garp at least two times. Luffy has had it all planned out because he's a SGA to capture his father; Garp KNOWS this and only lets it look like he is trying to capture him. You see, being a total ditz, leader of a pirate crew that consists almost completely out of non-adults? Absolutely NO danger. Son of the boss? Yeah, why not, come and meet him, if you want... maybe you'll even live. He's charismatic enough to play it off and because of the previously stated prerequisites he might even be able to get a meeting with Dragon. Chit-chat a bit, wrap him into conversation, and then lure him into a well-laid trap. Bam! Number 1 criminal out of the way. And no one saw it coming.
* Ummm... Luffy has made the World Government look like complete idiots on numerous occasions, and was largely responsible for two of their three most important bases being wrecked to total hell. Granted, the WG's actions tend to be well below genius-level, but that would be a seriously sloppy and self-defeating gambit even for ''them''.
* Jossed. We've seen the Gorosei talk about Luffy in an antagonistic manner even in complete private. Also, Akainu tried to drive a magma fist through his brain. I don't think the Gorosei would authorize that if Luffy was their secret weapon to capture Dragon.

[[WMG: Theory about how Luffys bounty is going to raise over 400 mil,to join Jimbe join the crew(his bounty is currently higher than Luffys and Oda never put someone into the crew with a higher bounty than Luffy,so far.]]
* The story is currently taking place on the [[HailFirePeaks wastelands of Punk Hazard]] inhabited by mithological creatures and a shady organization (which dosen't seem to be connected to the WG) of strange looking man in hazmat suits and their mysterious leader "M". It probably would have been another fine day of conspiracy and morally questionable experiments for the, had they not made the mistake of choosing the Strawhats as their newest guineapigs (how the hell did they not recognize them anyway?). The next logical step is of course that the Strawhats unite and reduce [[CurbStompBattle their face, their base]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and probably half of the island]] into fienly grinded dust. However, Somkers ship is anchored right next to the island and will undoubtabley report the awesome battle he witnessed. Wheter he does it right away,or after engaging Luffy and (finally)getting his ass kicked is a different WMG.
* Except that it seemed Punk Hazard is going to be ''no where near'' as easy as Fishman Island. And currently Luffy and Law are both down, while Smoker and Sanji are somewhat [[FreakyFridayFlip crippled (...by Law)]].
* Nico Robin had a higher bounty than Luffy initially, so your logic isn't sound.
** Well it depends on how you count it because while she joined while his bounty was 30 million his bounty was raised to 100 million right after she joined

[[WMG: As an addendum to the above, Luffy will be permanently injured]]
To the tone of say, perhaps, losing an eye and an arm? It would finally provide a worthy eyepatch-wearer, give him symmetry with Shanks, and provide Franky the chance to make CYBORG LUFFY. How awesome would that be?
* [[CallingYourAttacks "Gum Gum Steel Pistol!!"]]
** It would have to be repaired more often then Ed's Automail though...and that would be expensive.
*** So the giant scar on his chest doesn't count?

[[WMG: "Sanji" isn't his birth name.]]
Rather, it's a nickname that the cooks on the cruise ship gave him, which he's been hearing for so long that he's taken it as his own. In Japanese, "Sanji" is a way of saying "three o'clock", so it's possible that they gave him the nickname because he was mainly in charge of handling plates from the 3:00 pm shift or something.
* Well, possible, but Sanji is also a given first name. It's when you separate the syllables (San-ji) that it becomes three o'clock. Sort of how like "Onigiri" and "Oni-giri" are two completely separate things.

[[WMG: The 10th crew member will be an old woman.]]
Oda has stated that the Straw Hats are like a family, with Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Chopper being the children, Franky and Robin being the parents, and Brook being the grandfather. Perhaps a grandmother figure will be introduced later?
* Nami's friend, Rolling Lola's mother is a famous old woman pirate, so she's a definite candidate, wherever or whoever she is.
* I actually think Lola's mother might be Big Mom.
** I was thinking the same thing even long before I ever saw what Big Mom looked like.

[[WMG: Koala will join the Strawhat Pirates.]]
After the end of the Fishman Island Arc the Strawhat are likely to find some sort of new determination to save the fishmen/defeat the Tenryuubito due to what they've done/etc. Koala joining the Strawhat would be kind of symbolic of this. Perhaps she would have a backstory showing her finding out [[spoiler: that she had unwittingly led her own savior to his death]], had a breakdown, and ultimately formed a dream to unite the Fishmen and the humans. She could maybe fill in the role of a mediator of sorts, mirroring what Otohime has done. And while Jinbe may would fit more for the whole representation of their values thing, there's one huge of problem of the Strawhat having fish as primary part of their diet...
* Koala would be what...30? By now? Just about...Would be interesting to see that, really. But she might just get a cameo as a revolutionary. Knowing Oda, that's very likely, actually.
* Koala is 23... I think? If I'm not mistaken, her flashback was from 12 years ago. We need more crew member that has some kind of emotional connection with the fishmen, but no really important whether the crew is a fishmen or no. By having a human with that kind of ideal has more impact because after the Straw Hats action against Hody, the only people who still have doubt of human-fishmen co-exist are humans themselves. Seeing one of them has that kind of view surely shaken them up.
* I agree with the view that Jinbe would be a better fit for having the whole "dream to unite Fishmen and humans" as well as having a better reason to be with the Straw Hat crew itself to begin with (considering how close he feels to Luffy and how guilty he feels for Arlong's treatment of Nami). Then there's also a WMG near the top of this page outlining Jinbe joining the crew - see above.
* Shirahoshi could also fit that bill, with previous WMG putting her on potential true companion shortlist. Who better to fulfill her mother's dream of experiencing all humanity has to offer than her previously-isolated daughter?
** But what would Shirahoshi contribute to the Straw Hats? Plus, she's too big to fit on the Thousand Sunny anyway, and besides, she'd be in constant danger from persons who'd want to sell mermaids as slaves. Again, I believe Jinbe is a better fit (he at least has experience on board ships, and can certainly defend himself well enough).
*** 1. Shirahoshi was shown in chapter 625 to have a legendary power over Sea Kings. 2. She's a gigantic mermaid. She could probably outpace the Thousand Sunny. 3. Shirahoshi won't be in any more danger from wannabe slavers than Luffy was for punching a world noble in the face. 4. We don't know how well Shirahoshi can defend herself. This is One Piece, for crying out loud. Being a sheltered crybaby doesn't prevent her from being a badass any more than Usopp's cowardice or Foxy's lack of confidence makes them pushovers. 5. Most importantly, the Straw Hats still need a counterpart for San Juan Wolf.
*** Chapter 626 mentions a prophesy that someone will appear to guide Shirahoshi and help her change the world. If that's not {{Foreshadowing}} then I don't know what is.
* Unlikely, since [[she's a revolutionary. Hats off to the guy above who got that right]].

[[WMG: The real tenth strawhat.]]
Partly response to the WMG above and partly a theory I've been thinking about for a long time. If Jinbe really isn't going to join the Strawhats as an active member(as in:going towards Raftel,andventuring and having sever hedaches because of Luffy) than I think it may be Sabo who'll fill this post. There is a debate wheter the horribly injured someone who Dragon brought on his ship after leaving Goa kingdom was Sabo or not, but for the sake of guessing let's say it was indeed him,and he's still alive and kickin to this very day. I'm also prety sure that the Strawhats sooner or later must meet with the Revolutionaries and Dragon, and in case Sabo really is still alive, he's probably still with them. How and why will he join? I don't have the slightest clue but it's going to be awesome!!!
* [[spoiler: Sabo has been found alive, but doesn't look like he's joining]]

* First part, however, is confirmed. The Vinsmokes are not only high class Assassin's, but the WG still considers them high ranking nobles even though they rule over no land. At the least, their patriarch has enough pull to get Sanji's bounty changed himself.

* {{Terminator}} ?

* The Straw Hats will be separated again, [[spoiler: this time by one of the agents of the Yonkou]], and Luffy will land on a island with a [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia]] knockoff that will be sweet to balance Nami's {{Tsundere}} and Nico's {{Kuudere}}

[[WMG: Luffy's mother will be someone important]]
Because Ace's mother already covers the died to protect her kid angle and Oda generally is more original than having two characters fill the same role I'm thinking Luffy's mum has other reasons for her absence. Either
* A member of the revolution. If this is the case she'll either be one of Dragon's lieutenants, a MessianicArchetype of the revolution(rebellious slave, member of a family/tribe/nation who were victims of the World Nobles and the government, many possible answers) whose romance with Dragon inspired him to take up her cause(explains how the son of a Vice Admiral became the leader of the world revolution, Dragon fresh out of Marine academy gets told to capture this revolutionary, things happen, she has Luffy, and she and Dragon become the world's most wanted criminals leaving the kid with Garp). Or maybe she'll be his equal but less infamous partner who runs the [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilised nastier ]] and/or [[AncientConspiracy less seen]] side of the revolution, [[LadyMacBeth while letting Dragon keeps his hands fairly clean]].
* A World Noble. Just to flesh them out she'll be a DefectorFromDecadence who joined the revolutionary army or just had a romance with Dragon. Love for adventure, love for Dragon, or just some sort of epiphany about how much damage her people are doing being the reason. If she is in the revolution, Luffy got given away for the same reason as above, danger, if she stayed a noble and didn't follow Dragon he was given away for being a royal [illegitimate child] and to protect him from the probably horrific politics the nobles get up to.
** Alternatively, she's a noble from Goa kingdom, or related to the royal family.
* A New World pirate. Either a member of an Emperor's crew(would say one of them but both silhouettes of the other two don't look right, maybe she'll replace Whitebeard as the 4th though), or just a pirate powerful enough to survive over there, she met Dragon somehow, had Luffy and got Dragon to drop the kid off in with Garp in the East Blue, as neither a New World pirate crew or the Revolution is a place to raise a baby.
* Maybe one of the 4 Emperors herself: Big Mom, anyone?
** After her proper introduction, I sure as hell hope not.
* do you think she's still in touch with dragon?
* Gold Roger's sister. Or at least blood related. That could explain the why Luffy is similar to Ace and young Gold Roger, as an alternate to the other WMG above.
* Whoever she is, I think she's dead. Is there any mother who haven't died in the series? Even Shirahoshi's and Vivi's mother are dead. Oh, and assuming she's also a D, she's almost surely dead. No known D female alive in the series.
** This is supported by SBS where Oda said 'mother' is the opposite of 'adventure'.

[[WMG: Luffy's mom was an epic GenkiGirl]]
He gets his looks and his more serious side from his father, and his more goofy, energetic side from his mom.

[[WMG: Nico Robin's father is Gol D. Roger.]]
To the person who originally posted this WMG: I could actually see this happen. After all, it was revealed in the Skypeia arc that Roger was able to read Poneglyphs, and so far nobody outside of Ohara's scholars has been shown to be able to do so. Until now. And if it turns out to be true, then it wouldn't be the first time a character was revealed to have taken their mother's surname instead of their father's [[spoiler:(the first being Portgas (mother's name) D. Ace a.k.a. ''Gol'' D. Ace).]]
* This theory makes no sense. First, Robin doesn't have the D. initial, or anything in her name that could be shifted around into one(like Gold Roger); [[spoiler: even Ace kept the D. initial despite abandoning Roger's surname]]. Second, Roger's ability to read Poneglyph comes from a mostly undefined ability to hear "the voice of all things", not the years of study and interpretation done by Ohara's scholars, which was why Rayleigh told Robin that she would be better off finding the Rio Poneglyph herself than hearing the Roger Pirates's interpretation of it. Finally, there's absolutely no narrative reason to make this happen; it would only come off as cheap and contrived(Granted, most of the entries on this page would come across the same way as well, but still).
** Chapter 818 shows that the Oharan's were not the only group who could read the Poneglyphs and the people who created them are still around. Though the art of reading them is now lost with the recent murder of the last person on a certain island by a certain Yonko.
* Recent chapter showed it was possible to hide some part of the name. Still unlikely, though.

Guesses related to the main Strawhat Crew go here:

[[WMG: Usopp is the Straw Hat's Buggy]]
Like Iva said when she found out Buggy was on Gold Roger's ship, 'There's one on every crew'. Buggy is pretty much the weakest crew member of Gold Roger's crew. Roger is seen like Luffy, and both Buggy and Usopp is the weakest person on their crew.
* While this would make sense, it's sorta ruined when you learn that Buggy was on a ship just because he wanted to be a pirate. He had no real goal. Usopp has many goals, from becoming a great warrior like his father, to becoming the greatest sniper, to finding the Warrior Paradise. Buggy was really more along for the ride.
** Er - When they reached the Grand Line and did the foot-on-the-barrel oaths, Usopp's was "become a brave warrior of the sea." He wants to do the other things mostly ''for the purpose of'' being a great pirate. He certainly has more depth than that (perhaps by dint of being on Luffy's crew; we don't know much about the dynamic on Roger's), but if you were to give a one-sentence summary of his motivation...
* Usopp is physically the weakest of the Straw Hats, but I'd definitely hesitate to rank him as the least effective combatant. His sharpshooting talent, technological advanced arsenal, and tactical ingenuity make him a good guy to have at your back in a fight. Buggy on the other hand seems to have been just a nobody on Roger's crew.
* Buggy's love of treasure, willingness to rob his own crew, and possession of the Map that lead into the Grand Line suggest that he's something of a dark reprise on NAMI, of all people.
* True but if you look at the Strawhats and say "There's an enemy fleet" who's the most likely to have a freak out?
** Chopper, And Nami, as well as Ussop. The weakling Trio are the ones who freak out because they aren't the main fighters. That's all
* also, Ussop is no longer afraid of enemies by the look of the Fishman Island Arc. He's scared of environmental things and forces of nature (angry yonkou must count as this) but he quite happily took on Hordy's forces, even when Hordy himself was on hand to back them up, as well as running back into an army to fight them some more. He's got better.
* I'd count this as Jossed. Usopp has already and is ''continuing'' to go down a different path character wise than Buggy.
** Also [[spoiler: Usopp has Observation Haki, making him the 4th Straw Hat to have it]]

[[WMG: Chopper's monster form is his awakened Zoan form]]
Now that One Piece has introduced the concept of awakened Zoan fruit users, it's not too hard to see the resemblance. The reason why Chopper is not in control of his awakened form is because he doesn't enter it naturally. The rumble balls mess up the fruit's power somehow.
* Which makes sense...except for the part where Chopper ate the Human-Human fruit. How does reindeer plus human equal giant scary deer monster? Unless it's either a giant-giant or god-god fruit...
** Zoan fruits have models, right? We've never learned what Chopper's Human-Human model is... And in fact, every other Zoan has much more accurate transformations; Lucci can legitimately turn into a leopard, and Kaku makes a pretty convincing giraffe. But Chopper is more of a yeti than a human in his "Human" form. If that's the case, maybe it's the Human-Human Fruit Model: Monster? Giant? God?
* Maybe the rumble balls mix Chopper's external appearance. There are large non-giants so a large awakened human form isn't impossible. Chopper just has poor luck with tampering with his fruit.
* Also, when you look at most of Chopper's Rumble forms, they all have less human characteristics compared to his natural "Heavy Point" human transformation. Chopper's Monster form doesn't look that different from the Awakened zoans that reside in Impel Down, except Chopper seems larger.
* Chopper out right states that the rumble balls interfere with his Devil fruit which allows him some more freedom with his forms. The monster point (pre timeskip anyway) is basically him [=ODing=] on his drugs. In Enins lobbies when he takes two he starts losing control over which shape he will enter and then he goes into Monster point which is pretty much stated to destroy his body by Kuineda and later confirmed by chopper who can't even move after using his monster point
** Um, [[spoiler: Awakened Fruits work different.]]

[[WMG: Whatever Usopp's "Lying Power" actually is, he got it from his mother.]]
The both of them have the same "Pinocchio" nose, which hints that Usopp's mother has a similar lying personality. However, she later suppressed this trait when one of her lies came true and caused serious problems and later grew deathly ill from the guilt. It is also a hidden reason for her to tell a young Usopp "not to dream"; she doesn't want her son to live with the pain of this power.
* It's explicitly stated that Usopp started telling lies, specifically about Yasopp returning, to try and cheer his mother up and encourage her to get better. It's very likely that after she died, he continued lying in the same vein as a coping mechanism.

[[WMG: Luffy will have his own {{Rescue Arc}}]]
The Tenryuubito will do good on their promise for vengeance and manage to capture Luffy. Of course, this will probably backfire as Luffy is probably [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth too unconcerned for his own well-being to be effectively enslaved and tortured]]. Meanwhile, his crew will be [[GondorCallsForAid joined by all of the friends they made on their journey to help rescue him]], not to mention his badass father and older brother, and the epic battle that will follow will probably end in the destruction of the corrupt Tenryuubito and the freeing of the slaves.
* Or, The Tenryuubito will capture Luffy because the adrenaline he was given will wear off and he'll be in a vegetative state. (This may also border into true HeroicBSOD if things don't go well for Ace.) Also, Smoker and the other marines will become involved with the rescue and bringing the Tenryuubito down.

[[WMG: Sanji will be KilledOffForReal]]
Robin once remarked he was going to have an [[TemptingFate interesting death]], and he was the fourth person to join the crew, and FourIsDeath.
* But that depends on whether or not you consider Nami to have joined the crew before or after the Arlong arc (she didn't consider herself a crewmember until after that, but Luffy did.) If you go by Nami's reckoning, then SHE'S number four.
* Going by the chapter titles, Nami is still considered the second person to join the crew.
* As much as I hate to admit it (being a huge Sanji fangirl), I would not be surprised if this happened. Sanji has almost an obsession with having a heroic death, attempting to sacrifice himself several times (Drum, Little Garden, and Thriller Bark being the big ones), and his general character theme seems to be self-sacrifice (just start at his reasons for staying at the Baratie and go forward), especially in attempts to atone for some sin or failing. If anyone in the crew has a chance of dying before the end, I think it's Sanji, most likely in a final sacrifice to save the others. He'll probably be smiling as he does it, too, the crazy goof...
** Smiling as he does it? Hold on[[{{Beat}} .......]] ''[[ThisJustIn that makes him a D]]!!''
** Yes, he is San D.

[[WMG: Usopp has Multiple Personality Disorder]]
Or at least Bi-polar in some standards. He can instantly go Zero To Hero, and happy to upset. He often has conflicts with himself deciding to run or fight. And is even shown talking to his alter-ego; Sogeking, in his head during Thriller Bark.
* Considering that Usopp is a low end BadassNormal, it wouldn't be surprising to think he might have manifested all of the trauma into a split personality, hence him talking to Sogeking wasn't just a pep talk, but him actually talking to a second aspect of himself. I would imagine getting hit by a truck twice in succession would do something like that.

[[WMG: Usopp is a Tengu]]
Think about it; a long nose and he uses shuriken?

[[WMG: Mr. Prince is an alternate personality of Sanji.]]
Mr. Prince acts like Sanji TookALevelInBadass, which is completely different from his normal personality. He barely mentions the girls. He also wears glasses, creating a physical difference from Sanji. At one point, he takes these off and says "No, I'm just a sea cook," implying that the glasses make him different.

[[WMG: 'Mr. Prince' is Sanji's real personality when he is not being distracted by a member of the fairer sex or [[VolleyingInsults Zoro]].]]
Think of what he does when he is separated from the rest of the crew. He pretends to be Mr. 3 over the den-den-mushi in order to find out more about Crocodile. He stages a rescue operation under the persona of 'Mr. Prince'. He decides to follow Robin and her captors from Water 7. He's one of the few crew members capable of being sneaky, along with Nami, Usopp and Robin. Sanji is always a badass; he just gets distracted around the crew.
* Well, I mean, pretty much confirmed for the past 17 years. It's obvious that Sanji acts like "Mr.Prince" whenever he's not snarking or loving.

[[WMG: The Straw Hats won't get any more crew members]]
Luffy said that he wanted ten. The Water 7 arc established the Going Merry/Thousand Sunny as true companions. Sunny has also showed quite a display of power. Therefore, the ten crew members are Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, and Thousand Sunny.
* Alternatively, Vivi counts as a crew member. After all, quite a big deal was made of her still being considered ''TrueCompanions''.
** This is Jossed by the fact that Brook was called the Eighth Crewmember.
** Even if the Sunny-go doesn't count, wouldn't he be the ninth? Unless you don't count Cap'n Luffy...
* Despite not having much authority, Luffy is by himself and also others clearly considered the captain. Which means that Brook is ''his'' eight crew member. This would point to two more people joining.
* In support of this theory, Luffy has always talked about getting a musician, since he first formed his crew (that is, when he recruited Zoro). It seems only fitting that Brook would be the final crew member. Of course, One Piece was originally intended to be finished in five years, so who knows?
* I'm going to go ahead and disagree for a number of reasons. First the obvious bit about Luffy saying that he wanted ten people. Zoro's joining chapter was called "The First", while Brook's was "The Eighth", indicating that we still have two more to go. Plus, Oda mentioned in an interview a while back how he wanted the teamwork of the Straw Hats to be like that of a sports team. Take into account that Oda is a soccer fan (he played soccer in his youth and voiced a caricature of himself in the Movie 3 soccer short, after all), and that a soccer team has eleven players, which would work out to ten crew members plus Luffy.
** I agree with the above contributor. The Going Merry was counted as a crew member, and Franky said that the Thousand Sunny will carry Merry's spirit...so technically, Luffy now has nine crew members, not counting himself. Most likely, with the crew en route to Fishman Isle at this time, the final member will either be Jimbei (who had earlier promised Ace to protect Luffy and later told Luffy he'd wait for the Straw Hats at Fishman Isle) or, if not him, some other Fish-person. (I think it would be both cool and useful for the Straw Hats to have a Fishman crewmember, and Jimbei would be a good candidate for that, what with his abilities and all.)
** I agree and would like to add that there are two “soccer teams” in One Piece: The Blackbeard Pirates and Straw Hat Pirates. Blackbeard’s team can be considered complete (depends whether you consider Doc Q’s horse Stronger as a separate member) as they have Blackbeard, Van Augur, Burgess, Doc Q, Laffitte, Stronger, Shiliew, Sanjuan Wolf, Vasco Shot, Catarina Devon and Avalo Pizarro. The Straw Hats have either 9 or 10 members (depends whether you consider Thousand Sunny as a crew member) therefore require one or two more members to get a complete team. I guess the final fight of the series could be a soccer match!

[[WMG: A Fishman will eventually join the Straw Hats.]]
Luffy and his crew have had a history of changing people's perceptions, like on Skypiea and, more recently, Amazon Lily. Seeing as how most Fishmen view [[HumansAreBastards all humans as bastards]], it seems only logical that when they (eventually) reach Fishman Island, they will manage to convince a few otherwise. Maybe one idolizes Fisher Tiger and, after realizing that not all HumansAreBastards, wishes to travel with the crew in hopes of becoming a similar inspirational figure, only of a less malevolent sort. Also, the Fishmen's famed oceanography skills would be a great complement to Nami's navigation abilities.
* I like this theory, it would help to have a strong swimmer on a crew full of people who ate Devil Fruits, and the Fishman can also work to salvage things from wrecks.
** Or, a half-human, half-fishman will join, who's tragic backstory is about how she/he was unwanted by both humans and fishmen like Chopper with reindeer and humans.
*** Consider for a moment that Luffy already has Jinbe, who is both a fishman ''and'' a Shichibukai, working with him to save Ace. Once all is said and done, whats to stop Jinbe joining Luffy's crew as both a sign of gratitude and to help them get through Fishman island.
*** Well, Jimbe doesn't appear to have joined, but there's always the shark that came out of the Kracken.
*** Jimbei promised he'd wait for Luffy to come to Fishman Isle, and he had also promised Ace that he'd take care of Luffy, so...
*** Given the unwritten rule that every Strawhat member should be a comedian of some kind, Jinbe does lose a few points.
*** If Jinbei is the only guy to lack a sense of humour, he works for some time... I think.
*** Jimbei DOES have comedic value, as Robin is the comically unfazed, Jimbei is he comically serious

[[WMG: Luffy is mentally handicapped.]]
His brother pretty much says this to Luffy's crew during the Alabasta, commenting on how he is glad that his crew can help his "special" brother. It would explain how he can easily "push" himself and his high tolerance for pain, as well as his childlike mind despite his being 17-18 years old. This also makes this story more inspiring because the One Piece universe does not discriminate against anyone. It was stated that Luffy was based on Goku, but Goku lived alone until the age of 12. Luffy was in a town filled with people who practically loved him. Maybe his TrainingFromHell hit him harder then he thought.
* What about those times when he gets serious and (usually) angry? He certainly seems his age then, especially when he argues with someone about 'dreams'. Like as not his seeming "childlike" mind is him simply relaxing, goofing off. Just because you're 18 doesn't mean your mature or you think things through. Another reason, he obivously has a short attention span. Lastly, he's an ''anime character!'' Most male lead characters don't seem to act their age. Plus, its funny.
* If he existed in real life, he would have been diagnosticed with severe mental retardation long time ago, but so would some other One Piece characters, and as he is only a manga character, it's probably better not to think more about it. Fictional characters are generally mentally handicapped unless explicitly stated to be so. Yeah, it's obvious that Oda intends him to be one of the dumbest characters in the series, but there's nothing more to that.

[[WMG: Luffy is at least average level intellect, but plays dumb]]
His sudden flashes of "insight" are moments he lets his true personality slip through. Basically, Luffy is the [[WalkyVerse Walky!]] of One Piece. He lived and grew up in a village till he was 18. Odds are he would have been forced to get a real job if he hadn't come across as "stupid" with bits of sentimentality. It is also a form of self-defense against the brutal world he is entering. He lets it drop when his life is in enough danger that it doesn't matter if his perception of the world is shattered.
* There's supposedly a scene with Smoker where he calls Luffy out on this possibility. Luffy's response? A mysterious grin.
* Also, I really don't see how someone as stupid as Luffy makes himself out to be would have figured out that using his rubber properties to hyper-pump his blood as a doping effect would have such a potent effect.

[[WMG: Luffy is actually really smart.]]
Think about it. He just ''knows'' things. I reacon he's hiding his brains behind an act of stupidity.
** Hell yeah. He just acts that way because to him dumb is more interesting than the outward appearance of intelligence. This also gives his character more depth too.
** I'd say it's more a case of [[BookDumb instincts versus smarts]]. It's been hinted that most of the D's have an instinctual understanding of certain things like Blackbeard knowing what would happen when Bellamy entered the bar in Mocktown and Luffy knowing whom to trust despite his crews' protests. Perhaps it's a case of his [[ChildrenAreSpecial child-like personality that can bluntly understand things that most people can't]].
** I've actually been going a step farther than just really smart. I like to believe that Luffy is actually a MagnificentBastard and has had most of the adventure already planned out since he set sail. If you think about it, his small island clearly has huge connections to the outside world, what with his [[spoiler:Grandfather being Garp]] and as powerful a pirate crew as Shanks' spending time there, so it's perfectly logical to believe that Luffy would already know most of the enemies he would face and the true companions he'd want to invite along. Also, in my theory, Luffy explained all the major points to Zoro when it was just the two of them, which explains the utter confidence Zoro has in his captain.

[[WMG: Usopp is psychic, but doesn't know it.]]
His stories coming true will be more than a continuity nod.

[[WMG: Zoro is a MessianicArchetype, but got infected with demon's blood when he was a baby.]]
When he first appears, there's an obvious allusion to Jesus on the cross. Also, the Book of Revelations shows Jesus ''being able to talk with a sword in his mouth.'' However, the Hell spawn intervened when he was being incarnated into their world and gave him a dose of demon's blood to give him him certain qualities like being quick to anger and thirst for power.

[[WMG: Some minor WMG's involving Zoro's swords.]]
* Wado Ichimonji will stay with Zoro until he defeats Mihawk. He'll use it to deal the final blow as a symbol of achieving his dream. It might also break with the final blow, as well.
* At some point, Sandai Kitetsu will be broken, then replaced with Nidai Kitetsu. Nidai will also break later, and of course, be replaced by Shodai.
* Alternatively, Wado Ichimonji will break somewhere along the way, and the crew will meet a master swordsmith in the New World who reforges it into the 13th legendary sword.
** And then Zoro will use the reforged sword to lead an army of ghosts into battle against Sauron.

[[WMG: Luffy will get into real fights with every male member of his crew sooner or later.]]
He's already had a spat with Zoro at Whiskey Peak, and a serious falling out with Usopp at Water 7. I figure the trend will continue at some point in the future, with Sanji up next. It probably won't happen with Nami or Robin, because they've already tried to break ties with the crew in their own way.

[[WMG: Luffy is Gol D. Roger's {{Reincarnation}}]]
This explains why there are so many similarities between them without them being directly related. Most everyone who knew Roger remarks on how similar they are. Luffy has Roger's spirit, which explains his latent "King's Haki", and ambition, hence his will to [[ToBeAMaster become King of the Pirates]]. [[spoiler: It also explains why he's so close to Ace, as he's unconsciously trying to make up for not being able to raise him.]] And they look almost exactly alike! Seriously: compare [[http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/506/15/ this image of Roger]] to [[http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/519/19/ this image of Luffy]]!

[[WMG: Luffy is Gol D. Roger]]
Luffy looks very much like a young Gol, and they have very similar personalities. At some point Luffy will travel back in time and start the Great Age of Pirates as a GambitRoulette to bring down the World Government.
* {{Terminator}} ?
* This would completely change the relationship between Luffy and Ace.

[[WMG: Luffy ''won't'' die at the end of the series.]]
He's only seventeen, after all. Even with how many times he's used Gear Second and how much life it's cost him, human beings live for a long time, especially when they have access to decent medical care.
* One of the shorts inspiring One Piece (Romance Dawn or another, I'm not sure) showed a picture of an older Luffy with a little bit of beard. Although this is hardly conclusive, it could support the eventuality of Luffy's saga not ending at the end of the series.
** Here's something to think about. What's Chopper's dream? To be able to cure any sickness...

[[WMG: The Straw Hats will get another crew member.]]
It's been pretty well established that Blackbeard is Luffy's evil counterpart. [[spoiler: Blackbeard recently reappeared with a vastly expanded crew, filling in the gaps with three legendary prisoners from Impel Down, plus one extra guy. While it's unclear who the new guys are meant to be evil twins for, the fact that now Blackbeard has one up on Luffy hints that someone, possibly one of the other Impel Down escapees, will be come Luffy's new true companions.]]
** [[spoiler: Since Blackbeard's crew has been completed (a captain, a ship, and 10 crewmembers), we probably have met at least one or two new Star Hat Pirates already, who have just yet to officially join, such as Perona or Bon Kurei]].
* Likely to happen with the upcoming Fishman Isle arc, plus Jimbei did tell Luffy that he'll be waiting for the Straw Hats there and had promised Ace that he would take care of Luffy, so...

[[WMG: Luffy will get a weapon of his own to use when things get really pear-shaped.]]
In addition to his fists and anything else he has currently, a metal baseball bat would be just the right fit for luffy's fighting style. It's powerful, it's something ANY IDIOT can use even if it's not for it's intended purpose, it requires zero training to use, and if anyone took it from him to use it against him, because he's rubber it wouldn't have any effect!

[[WMG: Luffy is neither stupid nor [[ObfuscatingStupidity putting on a front]]. Rather, he has a severe case of ADHD, and is genuinely bright but unable to focus for very long.]]
Except for life-and-death situations. He literally has all the stereotypical symptoms of the disorder, if the TheOtherWiki is at all accurate. It would explain the brief flashes of insight in spite of appearing out of it a lot of the time. It also explains how his mind seems to wander even in the midst of important tasks and how he jumps into battles without thinking much.
* The anime has a filler episode which supports this (and is also pretty much the only time we see inside luffy's brain)-- when the man is explaining how the rain powder works, his explanation starts normal but is then fast-forwarded and jumbled as luffy completely loses the ability to concentrate (followed by luffy saying: Ah! so it's mystery powder, then!)
* Or he damaged his prefrontal cortex by ''sticking a knife through the bottom of his eye socket.'' He went from average but extremely boisterous kid with no knowledge of cerebral anatomy to a mostly asympathetic, extremely aggressive vagabond who, instead of doing stupid things for honor, does things because they "seemed like a good idea at the time."
** Probably not, basic knowlage of human anatomy would tell you that the prefrontal cortex is a bit up, and by 'a bit' I mean nearly three inchs, also he stabbed his Zygomatic bone, there is not a single bundel of brain tissue for another 2 inches or so.
** er... and the personality change might have to do with, you know, Shanks giving up an arm for him

During his fight with Kuroobi, he was underwater for an awfully long time. Perhaps being oxygen-deprived for so long resulted in brain damage, and that's (at least part of) why his skills involving dealing with women kinda took a downward spiral from there? Maybe that was the only part that actually got affected by oxygen deprivation.

* More evidence in chapter 603, Roger looks are almost identical to Luffy