I’m a huge fan of Brook. Have been so since his introduction
The tea sipping, panty seeking, suave skeletal son of a gun won me over the moment I saw him.
And the events of WCI have made pretty much all of us love him even more
But Brook remains quiet the mysterious dude. Before joining the Rumbar pirates…there’s essentially decades of life that we have no idea on. But there are a few hints here and there.
For one…he seems very politically aware(when he still had access to info of course)
And he also seems very in line with the idea of fate. He references Luffy having this kind of luck or fate multiple times throughout the story. This is just one example
Keep those two details in mind. And remember that we flat out know that Brook used to be a battle convoy leader for a certain kingdom.
Now what kingdom could this be? What kingdom could produce a man with formidable fencing capabilities? There is one other fencer that we have been introduced to.
Thats right! Its Cabbage! He was born and raised in Bourgeois kingdom
When asked in an SBS which country the SH’s would be from…Brook was said to be from Austria. This is what an Austrian Castle looks like!
So Brook was once a battle convoy leader for the Bourgeois Kingdom. Why would he give up that life and end up as a musician pirate?
It was due to his nature. He was a kind and wise soul who grew tired and traumatized after witnessing constant war. He left Bourgeois kingdom to hide from his past and went to a nearby island, Rommel Kingdom…which makes sense because this is the next Kingdom that Cavendish went to after his exile.
This kingdom seems very British doesn’t it?
When Oda released the SBS about country of origin, a lot of people complained that it made more sense for Brook to originate from England, due to his attire. The suit and tea are completely British after all! But had he stayed at Rommel Kingdom for a while…likely hiding from his past, his attire would make complete sense!
In Rommel Kingdom…he came across the Rumbar Pirates led by Yorki. A pirate who knew the true meaning behind Bink’s Sake.
Lyrics to Bink’s Sake
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Going to deliver Bink’s sake
Following the sea breeze
Riding on the waves
Far across the salty depths
The merry evening sun
Painting circles in the sky
As the birds sing
Farewell to the harbor
To my old hometown
Lets all sing out with a Don
As the ship sets sail
Waves of gold and silver
Dissolve to salty spray
As we all set sail to
The ends of the sea
Going to deliver Bink’s sake
We are pirates
Sailing through the sea
The waves are our pillows
The ship, our roost
Flying the proud skull
On our flags and our sails
Now comes a storm
Through the far-off sky
Now the waves are dancing
Beat upon the drums
If you lose your nerve
This breath could be your last
But if you just hold on
The morning sun will rise
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Going to deliver Bink’s sake
Today and tomorrow
Our dreams through the night
Waving our goodbyes
We’ll never meet again
But don’t look so down
For at night the moon will rise
Going to deliver Bink’s sake
Let’s all sing it with a Don
A song of the waves
Doesn’t matter who you are
Someday you’ll just be bones
Never-ending, ever-wandering
Our funny traveling tale
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho
I’ll analyze this through each bolded phrase
Going to deliver Bink’s sake
Sharing sake with someone is a sign of peace or alliance in Japan. These people were on a mission of peace!
Lets all sing out with a Don
“Don” is the phrase that Tom used.
Living with a “Don” is just another of saying living with gusto. Living without regret and with the full force of your convictions. These people had full conviction in what they were doing!
As we all set sail to
The ends of the sea
Their journey would take them to the ends of the sea! Which is exactly what the Rumbar Pirates said.
The journey to deliver Bink’s sake would take them to the ends of the sea…the sides of the Red Line!
We are pirates
Sailing through the sea
…..
Flying the proud skull
On our flags and our sails
These people on a mission of peace were Pirates! Who flew the jolly roger!
And we know this song is extremely old….and I hypothesize that its so old, that the people singing it were in fact the first pirates!
This breath could be your last
But if you just hold on
…..
Someday you’ll just be bones
Never-ending, ever-wandering
Our funny traveling tale
On top of all that these pirates were such that they acknowledged death…and were happy with facing it…because someday they would be bones anyways!
So who were these pirates?
These were people who acknowledged death and were happy to face it. These were people who lived life with a “Don” and extreme conviction. What sort of people are happy when facing their own death and lived their life to the fullest?
These pirates were from the Clan of D. The first pirates…the messengers of peace..were D’s.
This is the Story of Brook
Binks Sake was a song sung by the first pirates. A group of people who accepted death and lived life with great conviction…..these people were the D Family. They flew the skull and bones not as a sign of war or intimidation…but to show to the world that they were people who accepted death and didn’t fear it at all! They embarked on their journey to share Bink’s sake with the world…they traveled to make friends with the world….they traveled to bring peace to the world. Hundreds of years later this dream was inherited by a man named Yorki.
Yorki was a man who understood the meaning of Bink’s sake and with his love of music formed the Rumbar Pirates.
A group of pirates who “make crying children smile”.
Alongside his journey he came across the retired soldier Brook in Rommel Kingdom, and grew incredibly impressed with his skills and convinced him to join. Sometime after Yorki had met Brook, Brook told him of his past.
He was born in Bourgeois Kingdom and served as leader of a battle convoy for many years…but his true passion was music. He fought and fought till he became tired of having his hands soaked with blood and upon this realization he left and traveled to Rommele Kingdom. There he tried to completely change himself and adopt their look…and went from bar to bar perfecting his musical ability….while hiding from his past and from his guilt.
After he joined Yorki’s crew….Brook changed from a soldier of war to a messenger of peace…who traveled with the Rumbar Pirates spreading joy and happiness wherever they landed. After making friends with Laboon
and entering the Grand Line, Brook was met with tragedy after tragedy. With his captain’s sickness
and his crew’s death
He himself died and came back as the living embodiment of the symbol of the first pirates….he came back as the Skull&Bones.
He then spent the next few decades alone..choosing to live because of his promise to Laboon and that of Bink’s Sake
He had his shadow stolen and was forced to remain in the Florian triangle till an eventful day brought him in contact with Monkey D. Luffy and his crew…the Strawhat Pirates. They helped him gain back his shadow and became his first friends in over 50 years of loneliness…and he came to recognize that Luffy…a man from the D clan…would be the one to complete his dream of delivering Bink’s sake.
It was his fate after all
*Theory by cardboardspectator