One Piece Theories, it turns out there are more theories of one Piece than any other anime so far. This has proven to be one of the reasons why One Piece has over 1000 episodes and still has the potential to keep the Fans curious. Oda somehow managed to create a story with so many Mysteries that the fans Came up with their Bizarre theories. It’s almost like Oda keeps up with the Theories and plans out to make the actual event completely different from the theories.
There are tons of theories about one Piece, from Crocodile being Luffy’s Mom to Mihawk being Imu-sama’s relative. Thus, Today We’ll be talking about some of the most Bizarre One Piece theories that are either hinted at in the manga or were made by fans with fair chances to be possible. This article Might Contain spoilers. Make sure to be caught up with the latest chapter before you proceed.
1) The Ancient Kingdom
There are several theories revolving around Joy boy. One of the most popular theories is that Joy Boy was the ruler of an ancient Kingdom and was accumulating some Ancient Weapons. However, over time, he was betrayed by his allies, the people who wanted the weapons for world domination. This betrayal marked the rise of the 20 Celestial Dragons as well as the World Government. That made sure to conceal these secrets within the 100 Year Void.
In The Enies Lobby Arc, Professor Clover mentioned that the ‘Ancient Weapon’ is a threat to the whole world. And if the events that took place years ago are revealed, the World government would be the one with the most disadvantages. Before he could reveal the name of the kingdom, he was killed. Throughout the series, we can see that The World Government is keeping its history a secret. And this points to the idea that they have done something horrific to make sure that they rise to power.
2) Monkey D. Dragon could’ve been A Mariner?
There have been theories that the World’s Worst Criminal could’ve been a past admiral. There have been some clues that suggest That At some point in his life, Monkey D. Dragon might’ve been an admiral working for the World Government.
Oda is well known for using Old legends and myths as inspiration for his story. These theories might be far-fetched but still worth mentioning. Some Chinese mythologies believe in the four seas: North, South, East, and West. And these seas are represented by four colors: Yellow, Blue, White, and Red Respectively. As time passed, these four seas were also identified as animals, thus a Monkey, Bird, Dragon, and a Dog. That’s where people started to make connections.
In the old setting, The north sea with a yellow monkey would be Kizaru. The south sea with a bluebird is Former Admiral Aokiji. The west sea with a red dog would be Akainu. Leaving the east sea with “a Dragon” and it’s said that this post was taken by Monkey D. Dragon. There is yet another myth supporting this Theory. It goes like this- There used to be a king who had four followers, One had the shape of a bird (Dragoon), another was like a monkey (Kizaru), Third was a dog (Akainu), and the Last one was a pheasant (Aokiji).
This King was evil, and once the bird realized this, it decided to leave his side. The bird also informs other followers about the King’s wrongdoing. Although the bird’s efforts were useless as the dog was too loyal, the monkey was too stupid, and the pheasant was too lazy to leave the King. (I know this might turn out to be of no use, but the characters match these animals). This whole story suggests that Dragon used to be an admiral who might have left his position after realizing the truth of the World Government.
3) Shanks Might be a celestial dragon.
This Theory took me by surprise, but it has a 90% chance of being true. Now Shanks is one of the most important and hyped characters in One Piece, so there are tons of theories revolving around him. Despite being a super important character, his screen time is shorter than my will to live. So some fans came up with this theory that explains some of the mysteries around him.
There are a few instances that’ll make anyone believe this Theory. First of all, In chapter 907, Shanks visits the Five Elders in Mariejois. It’s well known that the five elders are the highest known authorities of the World Government. Shanks, who is one of the emperors, was able to set his foot in the so-called “Sacred land” without a problem.
This is an unreachable place specifically for pirates. And on top of that meeting, the Five Elders made matters even more confusing since the elders acted extremely familiar with Shanks. The thing that ticked off the most was the elders saying that they were able to make time, “Only because it was you”. This makes no sense unless Shanks is indeed a Celestial Dragon which would make sense why he has received such treatment from the literal enemies.
Another Scene where this Theory would make sense is the War. As Blackbeard and Sengoku were fighting, Shanks showed up and Was able to end the War by just standing? All he did was ask the others to fight him instead, and everyone withdrew! That’s when Sengoku said the same thing as the Five elders, Agreeing to end the fight only “because it’s you”. Even Blackbeard obliged and left the Grounds. This might as well be because of the strength of Shanks and his crew but the way everything was wrapped up within 10 minutes was extremely suspicious.
4) Theories Related to Blackbeard
So as it turns out, there are tons of Theories about Blackbeard out there, some of which are quite compelling.
- Blackbeard Has/Will eat a Third Devil Fruit.
Blackbeard is the only character who has eaten two Devil Fruits. He has one of the Strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit Yami Yami no Mi. Accompanied by the strongest Paramecia-type Devil Fruit Gura Gura no Mi, he took away from Whitebeard. The theories suggest that soon he will also get the strongest Zoan-type Devil Fruit. And the strongest one known for now is Kaido. It’d be a spectacular scene if He snatched away Kaido’s Devil fruit power once he is defeated. Some theories also say that he already has the devil fruit and is soon going to make an entrance in the wano arc.
- Blackbeard might be three different people.
This Theory is also related to the fact that one person can only consume one Devil Fruit. Making Blackbeard the only exception as he has a rather strange body, as he can eat two or more Devil Fruits. This made people believe that Blackbeard might as well have other people living inside his body, somehow. Maybe due to some experiments or some other power that he might possess, as we know next to nothing about him.
- Blackbeard will Kill Shanks.
Now, some characters make sacrifices, and it’s obvious from their first appearance. Shanks is one of those characters. Blackbeard and Shanks have a long history. It was hinted at when Shanks came face to face contact with Blackbeard in Marineford.
Where Blackbeard predicted that shortly they both would fight. Blackbeard is the only character who has such tremendous powers, and there is no way that Luffy can defeat him alone. Thus Shanks will Fight Blackbeard and Sacrifice himself, which would act as a trigger for Luffy to make sure that Blackbeard is dead.
5) Crocodile could’ve been a Woman?
To end the list on a rather light note, There are theories suggesting That Crocodile is or used to be a woman. Crocodile is one of the most noteworthy and primary characters of the series. He’s introduced as a Shichibukai. however, later this Title was taken down due to his attempts to take control over Alabasta.
Later in the Impel down arc, Luffy helped him in escaping from Impel Down Prison and went to Marineford to Save Ace. Given his personality, it’s obvious that he wouldn’t just agree to Coordinate with Luffy without any resistance. That’s when Ivankov shows up. It turns out that Ivan knows some sort of secret of Crocodile’s past. And thus, He threatened Crocodile if he did not help them, Ivan would expose His secrets. This secret holds such importance that Crocodile not just agreed to help but didn’t even once attempt to betray them. Now here’s when the speculations start, There are a lot of theories about this secret, and the most well-known Theory is that Crocodile might be a Woman.
Ivankov can also change others’ gender, which led to the Theory that the Crocodile used to be a woman, and Ivankov helped him change his gender.
However, So far, there have been no confirmations regarding this Theory. In the SBS for Volume 63, Oda made all the Shichibukai’s Childhood version, in which Crocodile appeared to be a boy, although there are speculations that Crocodile is perhaps a tomboy? Which would explain why he wanted his gender changed. Either way, Oda has not yet revealed anything regarding This secret, But we’ll know sooner or later.
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