THEORY LUFFY IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO AWAKENING HIS DEVIL FRUIT

Gomu Gomu powers explained and awakening

The Gomu Gomu No Mi

This fruit gives the user a body that has properties of rubber immediately. When an outside force is acted on Luffy, such as gravity when Shanks held him upside down, his body stretched. Similarly when using his muscular strength he is able to stretch his body as well. In addition to stretching, he is also able to twist himself, and expand by using his astounding diaphragm muscles to suck in a lot of air. Immediately after consumption, the Gomu Gomu No Mi grants the user the ability to stretch, twist, and expand or more generally allows the user the power of expansion when acted upon by an outside or muscular force. The user becomes a rubber-man.

So Base Luffy= Powers of external Expansion via force
However Second Gear expands upon the powers of base luffy by giving him the ability to compress and release his blood through his legs, also known as “pumping” blood. Luffy is also able to do this without any force. This was Luffy’s first step into awakening.

Second Gear=Power of blood compression without force
Third Gear introduces another idea to the expansion powers of the Gomu Gomu no Mi, the ability to expand internal body parts via force. Luffy does this by using his muscular strength to flood his bones with air.

Third Gear=Power of bone expansion via force.
Fourth Gear is where this all starts to get interesting. Luffy has applied the idea of internal expansion gained by third gear to his muscles via force, but has to use Haki to control the expansion as well as to use the ability of compression. Because muscles are way denser than blood, Luffy needs to use force to compress his muscles which is why he uses Haki. The ability of compression is what allows him to “load” his punches as well as what gives him the ability to fly by pumping his legs. This is the first form where Luffy has mixed expansion with compression on top of a constant barrier of Haki. Keep in mind that Haki is NOT needed for awakening.

Fourth Gear=Power of muscle expansion and compression via force and Haki.
Awakening

Now lets line these gears up.

Base Luffy= Powers of external Expansion via force

Second Gear=Power of leg blood compression without force

Third Gear=Power of bone expansion via force.

Fourth Gear=Power of muscle expansion and compression via force and Haki.

The different gears give us different variations of the expansion and compression powers. Most of the time needing outside force except for second gear. All awakening is, is the ability for Luffy to use compression and expansion without using force, as well as being able to apply these principles to ALL parts of the body or spirit. Luffy would then be able to use muscle expansion and compression without needing to use Haki, and would be able to fluidly switch and combine gears. Luffy has already partially awakened his devil fruit, and lets look at this from each gear.

Base Luffy

In the New World Luffy has been shown to be able to expand without force. Remember when Luffy scared the crap out of Nami by wrapping his head around her? Similarly, Luffy was able to wrap his pinky around Shirahoshi’s finger without force as well. These seem like tiny examples, but that ability was not shown in pre-time skip.

Second Gear

After his training with Raleigh Luffy is now able to enter second gear through pretty much any area of his body, as well as localize its effects.

Third Gear

During thriller bark, Luffy was able to fuse gear second as well as gear third, thus using both the power of compression and expansion at once. Also King Kong Gun is effectively a fusion of third gear and fourth.

Fourth Gear

The signs of awakening in this gear are very interesting as Luffy is able to use the principle of expansion and compression with his Haki, which Doflamingo had commented on. This means that Luffy is able to give his spirit the properties of rubber which fits with the idea that awakening would lead to an ability of “rubbify” any part of a persons body or being.

The gist of this theory has been said elsewhere, but Luffy’s awakening will be complete control of his elasticity, of his ability to compress and expand any part of his body with simply will alone. Luffy is almost there in being “woke” as he has shown principles of awakening in all forms one way or another, he just has to connect the dots.

WHERE DOES IT GO FROM THERE

Awakening in this way would be a boost to all forms of Luffy, and his base form would get a huge powerup, as luffy would be able to “load” his punches, kicks, jumps, without needing to go to Gear Fourth. He would effectively gain Bellamy’s base abilities in this form. Same thought process can be applied to all gears and this would be a HUGE instant powerup.

Now this coming part is PURE SPECULATION, so please take it part with a large heaping of salt. That being said, I think that awakening is not even close to the last powerup that Luffy will get. First he has to show the different forms of Gear Fourth, then I believe he will awaken. After awakening, Luffy can still play around with the VASTLY improved flexibility of his devil fruit. Luffy would now be able to mix any gears, switch at any time, and incorporate Haki in any way that he wished. My personal speculation is that that his final form will be a mixture of gear fourth and gear second.

Gear Overdrive: Luffy would use expansion on his muscles and increase their volume while simultaneously use compression on his muscle fibers to give a leaner look than that of traditional gear fourth, while increasing the potential destructive strength of Luffy. He would also use blood pumping via his blood directly. Constantly increasing blood flow at a much faster pace then what we have seen before to increase speed and strength immensely. Luffy would coat himself in armament haki, giving himself an appearance of the monkey god, Sun Wukong. His attacks would occasionally use gear 3 as well and use compression to imitate Rokushiki. But as always, there is a wide range of flexibility for his attacks. Because Gear 2nd and haki depletion is still harmful to his body, this form would cause immense damage to Luffy and would probably leave him on the verge of death. This would fit in with the massive foreshadowing that Oda has left which hints that Luffy may one day push himself to the verge of death(all of the times Gear 2 used pre-timeskip and Ivankov hormones and Luffy’s reckless nature).

*Theory by cardboardspectator

ODA INSPIRATION FOR THE SANDAI KITETSU SCENE?

Is this the inspiration of the Sandai Kitetsu Scene?

Today I was reading a book by Jonathan Clements called “A Brief History of the Samurai” (Yeah I know Zoro is not a samurai) and at one point the book talked about swords referred to as “Muramasa swords”. These swords were known as cursed swords because “their creator was half-mad, and the weapons he made could impel their wielders into murderous rages (in Whiskey Peak Sandai Kitetsu forced Zoro to cut at times he didn’t want to). One story tells of a young samurai, Gentaro, up in Edo as part of his obligatory domain service, who sees a Muramasa hanging among the other swords on a dealer’s rack” (Zoro found the sword in a barrel of swords that Ippon-Matsu was selling for 50,000 berries each) :

“Trembling, he withdrew it from his scabbard, and he forgot to breathe. The sword had hidden depths, like morning mist welling up within the metal. Light danced off the blade in the colours of the rainbow…Just by holding it in his hand, he could tell it was a masterpiece… (Just by holding Kitetsu in his hand, Zoro could tell it was cursed)”

“The samurai is even happier when the dealer offers to sell him in the blade for a fraction of its true value”, although he will not say why…(Tashigi revealed that Kitetsu was worth much more than Ippon-Matsu was selling it for. The sword shop owner however, did say why he was reluctant to sell the cursed sword).

The inspiration behind cursed swords could possibly reinforce the theory of Zoro’s left eye, that it was cursed and drove Zoro into a blind killing rage (it is said that the eyes are the windows to one soul, and Asura could be the manifestation of Zoro’s soul).

*Theory by PirateKing Monkey D Luffy

THE REASON FOR BIG MOM’S STRENGTH

*Chapter 866 Spoilers

Big mom is quite strong for a kid as we have seen in the latest chapter 866

I think the main reason is because she awakened armament haki when she was a kid

We have seen Aisa and Otohime awaken observation haki by birth

 

Since observation haki can be unlocked by birth so possibly can be armament haki…

Now big mom has shown killing a bear by just one blow

The reason of this power is not just muscle strength because if it was just muscle strength she could have torn off the arm and fins of those two kids instantly

Just think about it…If someone possesses muscle strength to kill a bear with one blow, she can rip of kids’ arms or fins instantly before even they could ask for help (even though she was not able to tear them off even after that)…So it must be armament haki as armament haki can increase the power of a blow, it cannot increase the brute/muscle strength of a person…Thus the blows becoming powerful but pulling had no effect…

This also explains her power for defeating all those giants as most of those giants probably knew no haki…

I don’t by any means mean to say that she had no muscle strength…What i meant to say was that with huge physical strength she had awakened armament haki by birth and use it without even realizing…or else she could not have defeated all those giants with just physical strength…

During her tantrum while a child she probably used all her muscle strength (as we all know human beings are limited to the use of muscles and cannot use the full strength of muscles) and huge amounts of haki…

*Theory by Mugiwara D Ace

“GIANT POINT” CHOPPER VS “COLOSSAL BATTLESHIP” SAN JUAN WOLF

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The main reason for pairing Chopper with San Juan Wolf is because he is the only one in the crew who could potentially develop to a point where he could fight this guy 1v1. Why is that? Because he’s ENORMOUS. Let’s take a look at a scale.[IMG]

From A to G, this scale reads

A – Normal Human level (5-7 ft: Luffy, Mihawk, etc)
B – Tall Human level (9-12 ft: Jinbe, Doflamingo, etc)
C – Giant Human level (18-22 ft: Kuma, Whitebeard etc)
D – Wotan (Big Pan: Half Fishman Half Giant from Foxy’s crew)
E – Giant Level (Dory, Broggy etc)
F – Oars
G – SAN JUAN WOLF

Just looking at that alone, you should be able to see why most of the other 1v1 picks don’t make sense to me. Like really? Thousand Sunny+Franky? Jinbe? Jinbe wouldn’t even be visible to this guy. The Thousand Sunny doesn’t even go past his ankle.

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A team fight sounds more plausible than both of those, and imo, I don’t wanna see us resorting to a team fight for a character in what should be very late in the series.

IMO, Chopper is on the path to facing this guy because of foreshadowing by Oda.

When Oda introduce Chopper he introduced the Rumble Ball and laid out immediately that it was a medical breakthrough Chopper happened upon that allowed him as a zoan to bypass the usual basic transformations they have and achieve greater utility out of their fruit.

As the series progressed, we learned that 3 Rumble Balls taken in quick succestion led to the Monster Point form.

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Now when we learned of Awakening, the Knee-Jerk response that even I bought into was the idea that Chopper may have been unlocking or tapping his zoan awakening with the Rumble Balls. Because of the obvious similarities between Monster Point and the Awakened Zoans in Impel Down, who lost control and were just beasts.However, after more careful consideration and research, I no longer consider that to be the case. And it all stems from a small exert from SBS Volume 58.

This seemingly harmless SBS question to me speaks to the true purpose of the Rumble Balls going forward. Here Oda indicates that 3 rumbles would turn a normal human into a Giant. It is this cutely hidden Oda response that to me means Oda might be hinting that Chopper may have discovered accidentally the means to GIGANTIFICATION.

The same process spoken about by Caesar in PH that Vegapunk is failing to do. We know that Vegapunk has unlocked the secrets to life, the blueprints (DNA). But Chopper with his rumbles has been manipulating his DNA ever since he was INTRODUCED.

It might have actually always been a part of Chopper’s destiny to accomplish this feat and be at the forefront of the OP Medical world. This could actually make him a high value commodity in the crew if the WG ever found out.

Have you ever thought about what would happen if Chopper ate 2 rumble balls post-timeskip? What about three? Here we have this idea that Chopper no longer needs to ue mutiple rumbles, but what if multiple rumbles, with their new found efficiency, could take Monster Point even further? What if Monster Point is destined to keep getting bigger and bigger?

Then Chopper could be the Giant in the crew whom we can never actually have. Because he would be small enough to live on board, but could grow in size due to his medical augmentation.

I believe Chopper will continue to grow his Monster Point size as the series continues and he will inevitably reach a stage as large as San Juan Wolf and can fight this monster 1v1.

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*Theory by TheConqueror

REASON BEHIND SHANKS SCAR

Well, as we all know Shanks has a scar on his left eye which is given to him by Marshall D. Teach aka Blackbeard, the scar was absent on Shanks when he was part of Roger crew

When Shanks visited Luffy at Foosha Village he had scar.

So it is between that period from Roger’s execution & visiting Foosha Village, he received the scar from Teach.

Here’s my theory.

I am going to start with devil fruit which Shanks had (gomu gomu no mi) & devil fruit which Teach wanted (yami yami no mi)

Above you can see , both the df’s have similarities (at least i think that ). Both seems to look similar due to that colour and design. So it is safe to assume that one can get confused on recognising the either devil fruit. And if you are as desperate as Teach well you will.

So my theory is based on that similarities of df.

Now ,when Shanks entered WB’s ship moby dick, the reaction from various crew members were like they were meeting Shanks as Yonko for 1st time, those who fainted on his arrival.
Even Shanks’ conversation with Marco “so ,you are 1st division commander Phoenix Marco” states that Shanks and WB never clashed as “Yonkos”.

So how & when did Teach gave the scar to Shanks ??
I think that Shanks(before being a Yonko) had found a devil fruit Gomu Gomu no Mi from a certain pirate crew somewhere in grandline(mostly new world).

And Teach was already after Gomu Gomu no Mi mistaking it for Yami Yami no Mi, which he has seen in Df book. So when Teach arrived, he found that fruit was already stolen by Shanks. So he planned to get the Df from Shanks & we know how evil planner Teach is .

He joined the crew of Shanks(remember teach wasn’t a infamous pirate then, he always leaved in shadow of WB). He managed to infiltrate the Red Haired Pirates & waited for his opportunity, as soon he got his hands on the Df, was caught by Shanks & at the same time he realised that df wasn’t Yami Yami no Mi.

Now in order to flee he tried to fool Shanks in a meaningless talk, while attacked Shanks when his guard was down giving him a bloody scar on eye with his claw & managed to flee from there.

The reason Shanks scar still ached ,was he was done by the misleading personalities of Marshall D. Teach.


Thanks for reading ^^
*Theory by blaze

The Revolutionary Army at the Reverie?

The Reverie is held every four years at Mariejois, where kings and queens assemble in order to confer about the state of the current world affairs and main global threats. I think this is a perfect opportunity for Monkey D. Dragon, a mysterious character from the earliest chapters of One Piece, to eventually show himself and declare his objective.

In chapter 803, Dragon is seen to be gathering all the leaders, from all over the world, indicating an important event in the near future. What better of an event could there be for Dragon to assemble all the commanders to one place?Furthermore, let‘s not forget the place the Reverie will be held at – Mariejois, located on top of the Red Line, the home of world nobles, is not a place where a single person can get into, especially in the middle of such a meeting. It will surely be protected by the Navy, and maybe even Cipher-Pol units. For this reason, Dragon needs lots of people to facilitate a way to enter the palace and fight the strongest adversaries.

Revolutionary army’s base Baltigo was reported to be destroyed after Blackbeard was planning to invade it, however, no news on the main members of Revolutionary army were addressed, leading us to believe that either it was lucky for Dragon to get away, or for him to Discover the whereabouts of Burgess spying onto him, which seems more likely, considering the scenes Dragon has been present at, have mostly been Baltigo. Consequently, he could have gotten lots of information from Jesus Burgess, regarding Blackbeard’s crew and objectives.

With the One Piece reaching its end, I believe it is time to introduce the last player of the “Throne wars” and present his goals.

Theory by S.

THE FIRST “PIRATE KING”

In this theory I’ll talk about a man that probably discovered Raftel or went quite close to it and that with his adventures inspired many one of them the only known Pirate King Gol D. Roger. This man is MontBlanc Noland.

Theory

Noland lived 400 years ago in the One Piece Timeline and was an admiral of the Lvneel Kingdom. He made multiple expedition in the Grand Line and even explored the New World. For that time coming back just form one expedition from the Grand Line unscratched physically or mentally was impossible. Yet this man went multiple times and come back with all his crew. Noland was insanely strong, he was able to single-handedly kill a Sea King underwater.

He was even able to kill Kashigami, which was the same size of his grandchild Nola, with a single slash of his sword. Something that Zoro and Wiper together couldn’t mange to do with Nola.

Hell he even manged to remain conscious and alive and even move a landmass which trapped him in a fissure with one hand.

So he was strong, his strength could be enough in the current time to put him on a suitable Pirate King pretend like the Supernovas are or maybe even a Yonko why not :D.

So why “first Pirate King”?

You see this is the crazy part in this theory aahah for one to be declared Pirate King he must arrive on Raftel. Before Roger, this island was a legend and it’s still in the current time. I believe that Noland might arrived on Raftel or very near to it, it’s known that when he came back from his journeys he usually talked about his crazy adventures.

But after he failed to reach Jaya for the second time with his king he was sentence to death and his legacy all his adventures where considered a lie because the king said so. In the story about Noland the king was portrayed as valorous warrior and Noland as a hopeless fool.

So if he ever said something about Raftel people would think at it as a stupid old legend, even after Roger found it many still believe it’s a legend.
This could be crazy but we found out that that Noland arrived on Dressrosa and fought the evil people that where after the tontattas.

Where ever an evil “god” or evil was, Noland had arrived on that island before and left his mark. When Luffy arrived at Skypea we had God Enel, in Noland times there was Kashigami, he and Luffy defeated them. On Dressrosa we had Doffy that had captured the tontattas, Noland 400 years ago fought people with the same intentions. So I believe he left his mark on Raftel as well where Luffy would have to fight BlackBeard. I can not understand otherwise why would Oda show us Noland again on Dressrosa where there was a similar plot to that on Skypiea.

He inspired Roger
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I know this is crazy too aahah:unsure: but his story is very similar to that of Francisco de Orellana a spanish conquistador that claimed that he had found El Dorado the city of gold. Many thought at it as a stupid lie, but there where others that believed in it and went after it and many are still searching for it today. So I believe that there where people that went on searching in One Piece as well. Further more Noland’s family name is MontBlanc, you see Mont Blanc is considered to be the one that made modern Alpinism or mountain climbing. So Noland’s inspiration(Francisco de Orellana) and family name gave birth to new adventures and because of this I believe his story and adventures made many set sail, because they had nothing to lose.
Imagine a child reading Noland’s story he would be intrigued by it and I believe Roger was inspired as well he was a child. I believe I have the proof I showed you an imagine at the beginning, this one:

Could you see the kid with the straw hat? I believe the boy in the image is a hint to that, but it isn’t Roger because the boy in the image is form 400 years ago, so he might be a previous possessor of the Straw Hat. So if Noland ever talked about Raftel or just his adventures ignited a little sparkle in child Roger that would want to explore as well the sea.

*Theory by MasterD

ELBAF IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK

Elbaf will be a plot heavy arc just like Zou

Some people see Elbaf as a less important “filler” arc that has been hyped up through the story, but I’m here to tell you that it will be one of the most important plot driven arcs in the series just like Zou. Why? Poneglyphs!

Let’s remember that on Zou we found out about the creators of the poneglyphs, the Kozuki of Wano Kuni.

“800 years ago, in the Wano Country, a clan of stonemasons known as the Kozuki Family invented indestructible stone blocks for the purpose of recording important history on them while preventing it from being destroyed. Those stone blocks would become the Poneglyphs.” – One Piece WikiHistory was very important to the Kozuki and there were worried about losing it so they decided to carve it into indestructable stones. These stones were scattered all around the world to hide them from the world government.

The only question is….How did the Kozuki move the stones around the world??? These are giant, heavy, indestructible stones. They are not easy to move around! The answer is it was the giants of Elbaf that moved these stones! Why are the giants scattered around the world? Why don’t they just stay in Elbaf like the Samurai stay in Wano or the Minks in Zou or the Merfolk in Fishman Island (mostly). These are all persecuted races after all! Of course they would want to stay secluded away from the humans. The answer is that the giants were good friends with the Kozuki and they did what the Kozuki couldn’t do to save history! They hid them from the world government and spread them around the world.

This is foreshadowed by Oda in Jinbe’s cover storyWadatsumi carries the poneglyph for Jinbe because it is much too heavy for any other race to move!

My theory is that the Elbaf arc will happen, not only because it has been foreshadowed by Oda, but because it will play a major role in the plot of One Piece and the story of the void century just like Zou and Wano.

Theory by Cpt.

THE ECHO OF THE PIRATE KING

Is Roger waiting for the CHOSEN ONE?

-Who would he wait for?
The Chosen One, Someone who can finish what Roger started, Someone who can change the world, Someone who can hear the Voice of All Things, Someone who wears the Straw Hat -> Monkey D. Luffy

-Where would he wait?
At the place no one can reach without hearing the Voice of All Things, The Place where the Straw Hat finds its fate -> Raftel

“I will not die, my friend.” – Gol D. Roger to Rayleigh
“Not you, Teach… You are not the One Roger is waiting for!” – Edward Newgate

Is Roger dead? Yes, for sure. But what if he was able to leave something of himself behind? Like an image of his former self, or an echo of his voice? He was able to hear the Voice of All Things, he could have mastered that mysterious ability to the extent of being able to leave behind his own echo. That means that those with the ability to hear the Voice of All Things would be able to hear Roger’s voice once they reach Raftel. Roger’s spirit, similar to the Will of D., lives on, until its destiny is fulfilled: Once Luffy reaches Raftel, he will hear the last inspirational words from Roger, an echo of the Pirate King.
-What’s the role of the Straw Hat?
The Strawhat is the key to all of this! The strawhat is either the medium, in which Roger “saved his voice”, or it simply enhances the ability to hear the voice of all things. Whatever the case may be, once the Straw Hat returns to Raftel, it will trigger the ability to hear the echo of the Pirate King, the echo that was left behind by the former user of the Straw Hat.

THE ANCIENT KINGDOM

I believe Raftel was part of the Ancient Kingdom, the origin of all D. characters. Now we know Roger and his crew (Shanks & Buggy) reached Raftel. But do Buggy and Shanks know everything about the Ancient History, about the One Piece? I dont think so. I think when they reached Raftel, only Gold Roger was able to hear/see all 100% of the truth. Rayleigh is his first mate and good friend, Im sure he and other high crewmembers were told the story by Gold Roger. But do they really know the entire story? Buggy and Shanks? I dont think so. If Raftel is indeed the Ancient Kingdom, the origin and graveyard of many D. characters, then I think Roger heard an “Echo” himself when he set food on Raftel, and only he was able to hear it, Rayleigh and his nakama werent able to, and neither were Buggy nor Shanks. Only Roger got 100% of the knowledge, through his ability to hear the Voice of All Things. With that knowledge, he left a message for the next chosen one – Luffy.

*Theory by BlackBe@rd

The possibility for Mihawk to have his own crew – Theory

Okay so we’ve all known and loved Mihawk since the east blue days all the way back in chapter 50. Everytime we see Mihawk he’s been alone except when he didn’t have a choice *cough*Perona*cough*. The man doesn’t seem to like company he enjoyed his alone time. Until right before the time-skip however this has seemed to change. It started with him taking our beloved Roronoa Zoro as his student.

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Mihawk taking Zoro as a student seems like a major turning point for Mihawk. It was not only a major development for Zoro but for Mihawk as well. In that brief moment Mihawk went from Lone Wolf to Teacher. His entire lifestyle was changed by Zoro I believe this also has led to a big personality change. No more lone wolf mentality well still a little bit of that lone wolf badassery but it’s changed.

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There was one other uninvited guest at Mihawk’s castle the pink haired beauty Perona. She is actually one of the catalyst for this theory. Perona is by far one of the most annoying characters in One Piece. Yet as annoying as she is Mihawk has formed a bond with her. Even after Zoro has left Perona still lives with Mihawk.

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I mentioned earlier that Mihawk had a personality change. There is proof of this in the above picture with Mihawk Perona & the humandrills. Notice the humandrills looking so happy in the background as well as helping till the land? Mihawk lived in the castle for years and never did anything with the land and the humandrills feared him. Now they’re friendly and Mihawk is farming the land that is clearly a major change in character and personality. But where does this fit into Mihawk having a crew now? Let’s discuss!

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Now Perona was broken up about the news paper saying Moria died at Marine Ford. Mihawk was there and told her the news wasn’t trustworthy giving her hope that Moria is alive. Perona is annoying and persistent so I can totally see her begging Mihawk until he helps to find Moria. We all know he didn’t die at Marine Ford and Mingo didn’t succeed in killing him after.

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Oda actually mentioned Absalom in a SBS when talking about Moria’s encounter with Mingo. So we can safely assume Moria disappeared thanks to Absalom’s power.

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So my theory is that Perona will beg Mihawk into helping her find Moria. Moria is already with the rest of his crew but Perona being a big baby she will beg Mihawk to stay and tag along. A lot of people believe Mihawk is the strongest Shichibukai and could have reached Yonko level if he only had a crew. I believe Moria’s crew will be his new underlings.

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When we think about Oda and the crews he’s made over the years we all notice Oda LOVES THEMES. Moria and his crew have an undead theme as we all know. Mihawk is named and modeled after the King of the undead himself the Vampire Dracula. He travels with a coffin lives in a dark evil looking mansion and his land is covered in death. Moria and Dracule have literally the same exact aesthetic and style. Moria himself looks like an actual vampire if anyone was to be under Mihawk no ones more fitting than Moria and company.

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I know that Moria is hot headed and probably wouldn’t want to be under anyone. But Mihawk is different he’s a man that demands respect from all who meet him. Moria is still probably in danger from the government and his best bet would be to join Mihawk for his own goals and safety.

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So in summary I believe Mihawk’s time with Zoro and Perona changed him. I think he is someone who’s more likely to be into the idea of having a crew now. Perona’ scare for Moria will lead her and Mihawk to finding and joining him. Mihawk does not take orders though he gives them so they will become his subordinates. This would be a great way to get Mihawk into the New World and back into the story. They all fit together so well stylistically as a crew already.

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*Theory by RomanceDawn