The One Piece Theory Iceberg Explained

How deep does this thing go? Picture this: You’re sailing along the Grand Line, minding your own business, just straight up chilling. When suddenly, you spot it: An Ice Berg.[Show Ice Berg the One Piece Character] No, not Ice Berg the shipwright. This ice berg is no simple character. This is the ONE PIECE ICE BERG. Embedded inside its icy walls are the greatest mysteries and theories of the series. So hop in the Polar Tang [Show Law’s submarine] and let’s plumb the depths to find out how far down the One Piece fandom goes. Come with us on our journey to explore the wildest theories the internet has to offer. Toby Hook: Let’s talk about One Piece Ice Berg. No NOT the character! The ice berg that contains the greatest mysteries and theories in one piece! I’ve seen a lot of videos breaking down icebergs for different topics, but as far as I know none about One Piece. In case you don’t know, the ice berg video format is a system of levels starting with popular and mainstream theories & mysteries of a certain topic, the tip of the ice berg everyone knows, and then moving deeper towards the wildest and darkest theories the internet has to offer. Starting with Tier 1. **TIER 1** **Crocodile was born a woman.** Rising above the surface of the waters, we have a couple tier 1 theories that you’ve probably heard of before. Like the theory that Crocodile was assigned female at birth. Sir Crocodile, the first Shichibukai that Luffy took down, remains to this day one of the fandom’s favorite villains in the entire manga. His cunning plans, awesome sand powers, and an unforgettable laugh [use Croc’s laugh sound here] make him stand high above more dangerous foes, even if he was defeated by a pre-timeskip Luffy. But the leader of Baroque Works - Mr. 0, if you will - has a secret even more secret that his own identity. Moreover, the knowledge of this secret is known to one Emporio Ivankov, the ruler of the Kamabakka Queendom. And just what secret would the holder of the hormone fruit be privy to? Well, that Crocodile was born biologically female and then thanks to Ivankov’s powers, physically transitioned to become male. In other words, Crocodile is a trans man. After all, Oda’s drawing of a young Crocodile is gender ambiguous. **Admirals vs. Monster Trio** The Marines have three very strong military forces. The Straw Hats have three very strong pirates. They will fight. Or so the story went before Akainu earned a promotion and Aokiji went off to hang with Blackbeard. However, that’s not going to stop fans from speculating who the final matchups will be when it comes time for the Straw Hats to take on the strongest Marine powers. Luffy has it out for Akainu, obviously. Sanji’s kicks will have to stack up against Kizaru’s lightspeed kicks. Zoro and Fujitora both have swords - a match made in heaven. Hmmm…and what about Greenbull? Well, we just learned that Aramaki is a highly prejudiced individual and we happen to have the powerful Fishman/Civil Rights advocate, Jinbe, on the crew. It’s not much a monster trio anymore, but we’re looking forward to the Admirals vs. the Monster Quartet. **One Piece was the Friends we Made Along the Way** What is the One Piece? Well, the greatest fear among the fans is that the One Piece…is nothing. There is not treasure - no world shaking revelations. Like the old saying goes - Life is a journey, not a destination. Finding the One Piece was never about material gain. That’s why all of the treasure seekers who only sought riches were doomed to fail, but the adventurous Luffy and his crew who only wanted freedom will be the ones to attain it. The *real* treasure was the adventures they had and all of the friends they made. Hmm… now that I think about it, the treasure being nothing actually fits really well thematically. But thankfully Oda Sensei has gone on record saying that the One Piece *is* a physical, tangible treasure. So thank goodness, the cop-out ending has been avoided and we’re getting something cool and shiny in a few years! **Dragon Wind Logia** Normal absentee fathers go out to buy milk. *Real* absentee fathers go out to wage war against an oppressive government. When Luffy finally met *his* absentee father in Loguetown, he was accompanied by a powerful gale that enabled the Straw Hats’ escape from Captain Smoker. This very convenient wind (tinged green in the anime) seemed almost supernaturally fortunate. Well, our best guess is that while the winds were supernatural - they weren’t supernaturally lucky - they were just supernatural in the sense that they were the result of Dragon’s devil fruit power, which is likely a Wind or Storm fruit. After all, this revolutionary who wants to overturn the status quo could be said to bring the “winds of change” - we all know Oda’s up for some good wordplay after all. **Zoro is from Wano** This popular theory is *pretty* much confirmed. Zoro was from an island named after the Shimotsuki clan. He definitely has some lineage here, but what we would still love some answers on is who exactly he’s descended from. He looks exactly like the former Daimyo of the Shimotsuki, Ushimaru. However, Oda has gone out of his way in an SBS to deny that Zoro is Ushimaru’s son despite very directly and obviously hinting at it in the manga. So is he a nephew? A grandson? Just tell us who he is, Oda, we’re begging you! **Carrot for Nakama** People seem to think that the hope for this rabbit mink joining the crew is dead in the water. She didn’t stow away when the crew left Wano, shirking her responsibility as the new ruler of Zou. Instead, Caribou was in the barrel. Oda even played with our hearts and mocked us by having the Sunny use a special new technique - the rabbit screw, in which the ship is propelled by a barrel-housed propeller that looks like a rabbit. But did you even consider this? Yeah, sure Caribou is in the barrel, but you know what? Caribou can also fit a lot of barrels inside him. And what’s in those barrels? Carrot, probably. I will not give up hope that Carrot is still stowed away inside of Caribou’s swamp until we get a direct refutation of this theory. Never give up on Carrot because she’ll never give up on you. **Sanji is a Prince** Give yourselves a round of applause One Piece fans. You got this one right! Before the Whole Cake Island arc, tons of fans predicted that Sanji would turn out to be a prince. All the way back in the Baroque Works saga, he assumed the secret identity: Mr. Prince. The theory went that this was more than a nickname - this “secret identity” held a big secret after all. In actuality, Sanji was a prince. Later, we received news that Sanji was actually from North Blue and had somehow ended up in the East Blue with Zeff. During the confrontation with Kuma, Sanji revealed that he’d be the one to cause the Straw Hats the most trouble down the line. There was the running gag that every single one of Sanji’s wanted posters didn’t actually show his face for one reason or another. However, in Dressrosa as soon as Sanji’s real face was shown, his bounty condition was changed to “Only Alive”, proving that he was connected to someone with a lot of power in the One Piece world. Finally, we learned that Sanji was in fact a prince of the Germa Kingdom, proving many eagle-eyed fans 100% correct. **Garp is the leader of SWORD** SWORD is a secret organization within the Marines with the aim of making the Marines a force for good in the world instead of a force for propping up the Celestial Dragons. Since two of the prominently known members of SWORD are Koby and Helmeppo, who notably trained directly under Monkey D. Garp, logic would follow that Garp is the secret leader of the organization. **7 Moons** We know that Minks turn Sulong under the full moon and that Enel is chilling out on a moon - but a more important question is…which one? In the Library of Ohara, we can see a model of the One Piece planet and its orbiting satellites that clearly show seven moons. If this is the case, does the world still have all of these moons or were some destroyed somehow. Or do we just conveniently never see more than one in the sky at once? Hopefully the scientific mastermind Vegapunk drops some moon knowledge on us very soon.**Enel’s Return** And speaking of moons - Enel is up to something on the moon. In his cover story he reached “Fairy Vearth” and found the ruins of an ancient civilization that seem to hold illustrations of the Ancient Weapons. He also used his devil fruit to power up a bunch of long dormant automatons. All this, and he also even met bonafide space pirates. So clearly, Enel is going to play into the story again somehow, as so many cover story characters do. So how exactly are the Straw Hats going to encounter this God again? Is he going to strike down back to earth with a robot army? Or are the Strawhats - much like Gamestop Stock - going to the MOON!? **Tenth Titanic Captain Aokiji**The Blackbeard Pirates have Ten Titanic Captains, but we have yet to find out who the tenth is. So far we only know of 9 Blackbeard crew members (plus Blackbeard himself, but since Burgess is the 1st captain, Teach doesn’t factor into the count). There have been a lot of wild guesses for who this final Blackbeard crew member could be, but the prevailing theory is the former Marine Admiral Aokiji. Seeing Kuzan go fully onto the Blackbeard crew and abandon his sense of justice is a wild idea, but we do know that Aokiji is currently allied with them in some capacity. Having him on their side would also hugely increase the stakes when it’s finally time for the Straw Hats to fight their crew. **Monster Point-Awakened Zoan** It’s heavily implied that the Impel Down jailers are Awakened Zoans. If that’s so, they’d be the first awakened devil fruit users that we ever saw in the series. UNLESS there’s actually one we saw first - and wouldn’t you know it, they were actually a member of the Straw Hat crew. Chopper ingesting three rumble balls might have triggered a forced Zoan awakening. Monster Point may in fact have been the first devil fruit awakening we ever saw in the series. **TIER 2** All of this - and we haven’t even scratched the surface. You probably know all of these theories and easter eggs already. But now get ready to hold your breath because we’re diving down to see what the One Piece Iceberg holds in Tier 2. **Shanks Davy Back Fight** Among One Piece’s “so-called fans” there are lots of people who think the Davy Back Fight and the Long-Ring-Long-Land arc are boring and unimportant. Real fans, of course, believe in Foxy supremacy. We also know that Oda-Sensei doesn’t have any unimportant arcs - just look at all of the Skypiea deniers now. So how will the Davy Back Fight play into the story again? Well, when it comes time for Shanks and Luffy to finally meet again, this theory has it that the two crews will engage in a friendly Davy Back Fight to celebrate their reunion. **Roger’s Gomu Gomu** Over the course of the series, we’ve learned of a startling number of similarities between the Roger and Luffy - the former and the future pirate king. The straw hat belonged to Roger. They share the same secret dream. So why not the same devil fruit? This long-held theory believed that the former owner of the Gomu-Gomu no Mi was none other than Gol D. Roger. However, Kaidou’s recent statement that Roger didn’t have any devil fruit powers seems to disprove this theory. We can say goodbye for our hopes for a stretchy Roger. **Usopp’s Lies Come True** The pirates attacking Syrup Village. The Giant Goldfish. A huge mole. [Miss Merry Christmas] A beautiful swordsman with meat. [Rebecca]. Usopp has told many lies throughout the series and one theory holds that by the end of the story all of these lies will come true. If that’s the case…are they really lies? One major lie we still need to see come true? Usopp leading an army 8000 strong. We got close in Dressrosa, but we still need to pump up those numbers so let’s cross our fingers for Elbaf. **Kuina=Tashigi** Zoro’s childhood friend, Kuina, was the catalyst for his dream. Every day that he strives to accomplish his dream of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman, he does it because of the promise he made to her. However, what if she wasn’t dead after all? What if, after losing her memories, she actually grew up to become his marine rival Tashigi, the secondhand to Smoker? It wouldn’t be Oda’s first time using amnesia as a plot point: looking at you Big Mom and Sabo. After all, Tashigi looks just like Kuina and has a similar love of swords. Is it a coincidence or is there more to the story? **Luffy will get Roger’s Disease** Before Roger’s execution, he was diagnosed with an incurable disease. In the ongoing list of things that Luffy has inherited from Roger, will he, too, contract “PirateKing-Itis”? Will the story end just like it began - with the death of a pirate king? We have, after all, gotten lots and lots of hints throughout the story about Luffy shortening his life span. Gear 2nd shortens his life span. His adrenaline treatments from Ivankov shortened his life span. A side effect of Gear 5 appeared to be temporarily transforming into an old man. Will this spell the end for Luffy? Is this exertion related to the incurable disease that Roger had? Good thing the Thousand Sunny’s doctor has a goal of curing every disease in the world. **Roger’s Egg** In many flashbacks we can see a massive egg incubating on the back of Roger’s ship, the Oro Jackson. What could have hatched from a huge egg? Was it Marco? A dragon? Was it related to the ancient weapon Uranus? Could the One Piece be the world’s largest omelet? Many theories have *hatched* from this giant egg. The most likely theory? It was simply Tamago taking a nap. **Luffy 5,600,000,000** In Japanese, Gomu means rubber or gum - as in the Gomu Gomu no Mi. However, the words Go-Mu can also be read as the number 56. Therefore, Oda has long associated the number 56 with Luffy. As a child, he’s seen wearing a shirt with the number 56 on it. Lucy’s coliseum number was 0556. There are 56 members of the Barto Fan Club. The Grand Fleet numbers over 5,600. Since Roger’s final bounty was revealed to be a little over 5.5 billion, this theory predicts that Luffy’s final bounty will surpass Roger’s and also keep with the theme of Luffy being associated with the number 56. He’ll likely have a final bounty of 5.6 billion berries. **Immortality Surgery** In Dressrosa, we learned that Law’s Ope-Ope no Mi has a special ability. In exchange for the user’s life, they can perform the immortality surgery, making their target immortal. We don’t have much additional information about the exact mechanics of this insane ability, but this doesn’t seem like the thing that Oda - king of foreshadowing - would casually drop and then never bring up again. Forget Chekhov’s Gun - this is Chekhov’s Nuke. As for who Law may end up sacrificing his life for, it’s a mystery. Doflamingo wanted Law to use it on him, but with the former Shichibukai locked up, it’s a good bet it’ll be someone else. Though, we don’t think Doflamingo will be in Impel Down forever. Did a past user use this surgery on seemingly ancient characters like Imu or the Gorosei? Will Law use it on Luffy to circumvent the side effects of the aforementioned PirateKing-Itis? Or will someone more nefarious use it? Blackbeard’s confrontation with Law has us worried… **Usopp Conqueror’s Haki** Usopp is the ultimate underdog in One Piece. In a world of super-powered beings, he’s someone that us normal weakling humans can really relate to. However, in addition to his insane stamina and pain tolerance [show his skull being shattered by Mr. 4], he’s also been shown to have some incredible feats. Namely, he unlocked observation haki when he stopped Sugar from transforming Luffy and Law into toys on Dressrosa. Usopp’s ultimate goal is to become a brave warrior of the sea and he’s teased leading armies 8,000 soldiers strong. While he does seem to be a fearful coward, he’s courageous in that he always overcomes his fear to take on opponents many times stronger than himself. That sounds like a conqueror to me - so maybe Usopp will join Luffy and Zoro as a member of the Straw Hats that can use the rarest form of Haki. **The Straw** **Hat is the One Piece** What is the One Piece? It’s not the friends we made along the way. That would just be silly. Obviously, it’s the great treasure that Luffy has had all along. As far back as Orange Town, after Buggy stabbed through the straw hat, we learned that it was Luffy’s most prized possession - his treasure. How then, could even finding Roger’s treasure - the One Piece - surpass the treasure Luffy’s always had. But this theory works more than just on a metaphorical level. What if the straw hat is genuinely important. We know that the hat passed from Roger to Shanks to Luffy. We also know that Imu-Sama has a massive straw hat in cold storage. Somehow the hat is obviously connected to the ancient history and the void century, so is it going too far to think that the hat is the One Piece itself? **Scopper visited Crocus** Once upon a time in a fateful cover story that would spawn theory after theory, we were treated to everyone’s favorite whale doctor, Crocus, chatting it up with a mysterious figure. The figure was dressed in an Amigasa straw hat and Wano-style robes, giving the impression that this character would be connected to Wano. However, the Wano arc came and went with no reveal to speak of. Since Crocus was the doctor for the Roger pirates, one leading idea for the identity for this character is none other than Scopper Gaban. After other former Roger pirates like Rayleigh have become important players in the story, it seems like it would only make sense to introduce Scopper into the story. He’s featured prominently in many of the Roger flashbacks, but we still haven’t met him in the current timeline. At this rate, will we ever meet Roger’s 3rd in command? **Admiral Koby**It’s unlikely that Akainu will promote Koby to become one of the highest military powers. And besides - pink isn’t on the color wheel, so how would Koby possibly fit in with the current naming conventions of the admirals. He doesn’t even have an uber-powerful logia devil fruit, either.However, Koby’s dream is to become a Marine Admiral. By the end of the series, he will. One Piece is a series where characters we love achieve their dreams. If the end of the series sees a reformation of the Marines to become a true force for justice in the world, SWORD will likely lead that transformation. And with them, Koby may become one of the leaders of the Marines. **Zunisha is Pluton** In Fishman Island, we learned that the ancient weapon Poseidon was not a physical object, but a living person. Unlike Pluton, which we’d heard was a warship, Poseidon was actually the mermaid princess Shirahoshi and her power to control the Sea Kings. In Wano, we learned that Pluton is actually housed beneath Wano. However, we haven’t laid eyes on it yet. Perhaps the real story is more complicated and Momonosuke’s ability to communicate with and command the giant elephant Zunisha is somehow connected with the ancient weapon Pluton. **Devil Fruits are Man Made** Dr. Vegapunk and Caesar Clown’s SMILE technology has allowed the criminal underworld to produce artificial devil fruits. Most of them are pale reflections of a true devil fruit’s capabilities, and many of them are outright defective. However, what if *all* devil fruits are actually artificial. What if these magic fruits are actually scientific creations of the Ancient Kingdom? Perhaps devil fruits didn’t just occur as a byproduct of nature, but were specifically cultivated and created to imbue great powers upon those who eat the fruits. When Vegapunk cracked the code to recreating Kaidou’s fruit, he wasn’t imitating nature, but recreating an ancient technology. **Weevil is Whitebeard’s Real Son** When we were first introduced to Edward Weevil, the only Shichibukai who didn’t get to accomplish a single thing in the story before the Warlord system was disbanded, we had a lot of thoughts. Thoughts such as “what is this guy’s deal” and “there’s no way this clown is Whitebeard’s son.” Oda, however, likes to write his story in a way that keeps us constantly surprised. What would the most surprising reveal be in relation to Weevil? Well, that this wasn’t a lie after all. Mr. Newgate - you are the father. [including a snippet of Maury might be fun here] **TIER 3** Oh, are these theories not enough for you? Well we’re only just now getting started. We’ve stuck our heads under the water and now it’s time to start swimming because we’ve arrived at Tier 3. **The Raid will Fail** Viewers of a certain Mr. Morj will be familiar with this theory. Once upon a time, fans hoped for a 5 act structure to the Wano arc. However as Act 3 stretched on longer…and longer…and longer…it became evident that we were in the climax of the arc. The theory went based on the 5 act structure of many Kabuki plays, which says that at the end of the 3rd act there’s a great tragedy, followed by a final battle in act 4 and a resolution in act 5. We kept waiting for our great tragedy - We thought perhaps the Scabbards’ defeat by Kaidou would be the tragedy. We thought that maybe Luffy being thrown into the sea was the tragedy. We thought that Luffy’s literal death was the tragedy. The idea, popularized and the meme-ified by Mr. Morj’s channel, was that after a loss during the raid, the allies would have to recoup their losses and then train to fight another day before ultimately beating Kaidou. However, in the end, Oda once again defied our expectations. **Mythical Cerberus Zoan** Blackbeard always works in threes. He has three skulls on his flag. He has three pistols. He left three scars on Shanks’ face. This popular theory says that in addition to his Darkness Logia and Earthquake Paramecia fruit, Blackbeard has a third fruit: one that allows him to have three different devil fruits in the first place. He has a mythical dog zoan: Model Cerberus. This three headed dog of legend just works too well for the “three” motif that Blackbeard has going for him. **Law is in SWORD** This is another theory that’s part of a specific YouTuber’s agenda. This idea was popularized by Randy Troy. Law may be playing the long con, being a secret marine all along. It would mean that he takes after his mentor, Rosinante, like so many other One Piece characters who also take after their mentors. This secret identity would also make sense given the interactions between X-Drake, another SWORD member, and Law on Wano. Their cryptic conversation seemed to reveal a sort of connection. Another piece of evidence for the theory deals with the mysterious Rocky Port incident, which gave Law the reputation to become a Shichibukai, and in which Koby, another SWORD member, played the hero. **Straw Hat Devil Fruit** For those of you who were not weekly during Dressrosa, this may surprise you. When the Mera-Mera no Mi was up for grabs there was no shortage of theories for who would receive the fruit. Some theories were Sanji, who had already been seen to use flames, or even Franky…for some reason. Sabo hadn’t yet re-entered the story and there was no telling when or if this other brother would return. There were even many theories that an antagonist would eat the fruit, leading to Luffy having to fight against his brother’s fruit.However, one of the wildest speculations to come out of this time was that Luffy’s Straw Hat would get a devil fruit. Luffy himself, of course, couldn’t eat the fruit since he’d already eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi. However, ever since Alabasta we’ve known that inanimate objects are able to consume devil fruits. This led a ton of people to believe that the Straw Hat would gain the power to become fire, allowing Luffy and Ace to continue fighting alongside each other in a way. But hey, who knows, maybe it’s not too late for the Straw Hat to get another fruit. **Vegapunk Revolutionary** Why would Kuma, a revolutionary, willingly let Vegapunk turn him into a mindless machine that does the bidding of the world government. According to this theory, it’s because Vegapunk has always been playing both sides of the conflict. While they’re happy to accept the government’s research and development funding, they may not agree politically with the government’s aims. They might, in fact, want to use their technology to make the world a better place and only make weapons in a trade-off that allows them to fund the research they really want to do. It’s possible that Kuma still retains some of his old will. After all, before going full Pacifista he was able to send the Straw Hats to their timeskip destinations as well as guarding the Thousand Sunny. Surely we’ll learn more about Vegapunk’s allegiances during the Egghead Island arc. **The D is for Dawn** Monkey D. Luffy. Portgas D. Ace. Jaguar D. Saul. Those with the D initial are the natural enemy of God. The Celestial Dragons fear these members of the D clan. But, what exactly does the D stand for? Destiny? Destruction? Death? Despair? Delirium? Desire? Dream? [Gaiman’s Sandman reference] Well, no, it’s probably not one of the seven endless - it’s the wrong series for that. Instead, we should look to the original One Piece one shot…and the title of the first chapter of the series: Romance Dawn. Luffy, the new JoyBoy, is foretold to bring a new Dawn of the World, so what likelier candidate than this for Luffy’s middle name? **Con D. Oriano** A lesser known member of the D clan and one of the strongest in the verse is, of course, Con D. Oriano. Much like how Trafalgar D. Waterlaw hid his true name under the guise of Trafalgar Law, Con D. Oriano hid his D initial by going by the name Condoriano. For those unaware, Con D. Oriano is a member of the Straw Hat crew that made his first appearance in the G-8 arc - the only anime filler arc that might as well be canon according to the fandom. This mighty member of the D clan single handedly saved the Straw Hats and enabled them to escape the G-8 base by bravely allowing himself to be imprisoned while Robin went on an espionage mission. Will Oda ever make Condoriano manga canon? We can only hope so. **Shanks Celestial Dragon** This red-haired Yonkou is hiding something big. What kind of pirate is allowed to just waltz into the Gorosei’s chambers to hold a private meeting? Well, the kind that is secretly a Celestial Dragon. This longtime theory states that Shanks is more than just a friendly, party-loving mentor to Luffy. Instead, he has a more mysterious and sinister past as a member of the Tenryubito. The timeline would suggest that Shanks was an infant and would have come aboard Roger’s ship right around the time of God Valley, so it’s very likely that he was “adopted” by Roger and was a survivor of that island’s disappearance. **Big Mom and Beast Pirates in the Grand Fleet** The grand fleet isn’t over yet. Having the members of Orlumbus’s crew and the Tontatta is one thing, but to finally take on the World Government, the Straw Hats might need some heavier hitters. Enter the crews of the former Yonkou, Big Mom and Kaidou. On Whole Cake Island, Luffy made an ally through his hard-fought battle with Katakuri. The two, despite being on opposing sides, came to recognize and respect each other deeply as individuals. In addition to Big Mom’s son becoming an ally, Kaidou’s son, too, befriended Luffy. Yamato wanted to sail away with the crew, but remained to act as Wano’s protector from outside forces. With these two Yonkou’s children as allies, it’s likely that with Big Mom and Kaidou out of the picture, the remnants of these crews could end up fighting on the Straw Hats’ side in the final war. **Second Time Skip** Especially before the revelation that was Gear 5, it was a mystery how the Straw Hats could ever contend with the seemingly invincible Yonkou. Well, how did they deal with insurmountable foes the last time? Through a time skip, of course. So why not Shippuden the Straw Hats a second time? The real reason they didn’t go this route? Oda couldn’t figure out how to make Franky’s shoulders any bigger. (Among other crew member’s body parts getting bigger…) **Immortal Gorosei** A lot of characters in One Piece have flashbacks where we can see depictions of their younger selves. We’re treated to younger “in their prime” versions of older characters like Garp, Sengoku, or Whitebeard. And when appropriate, we see those characters de-aged to children - we’ve seen Buggy and Shanks as kids, among many others. However, during Robin’s flashback we got to see the Gorosei of approximately twenty years ago and they look…exactly the same. With Oda paying such good attention to the timeline and drawing the details of characters aging, this seems too big to just be an oversight. The designs of the Five Elder Stars were already old, but they have not changed even a tiny bit over that time span. That raises the question: Do they age at all? Or are the Gorosei immortal and unaging? Perhaps they are the same rulers of the World Government that were around during the Void Century. **Brook is Kuzan’s Grandpa** They both have afros and ice powers. Need we say more? **Tier 4** As we sink deeper and deeper, the iceberg only grows. Who could have predicted that what already seemed so massive above the surface would contain such unseen multitudes? Do the depths of this fandom ever end? Our craft has reached…Tier 4. **CrocoMom** After Enies Lobby, Luffy learned that he has a dad. This dad was none other than Monkey D. Dragon, the most wanted man in the world - another thorn in the government’s side: Like father like son. However, according to popular scientific sources, in order to be born, a Shonen protagonist needs both a father *and* a mother. However, we have no clue who’s Luffy’s mom is. Or do we??? Oda has gone on record saying that he has drawn Luffy’s mom in the series, so who could it be? Is it a background revolutionary still hanging out with Dragon? Or is it someone we know much better: A certain Sir Crocodile. As we learned earlier in the iceberg, Crocodile was very likely assigned female at birth before crossing paths with Ivankov, a revolutionary who would have been in proximity to Dragon. Before his transition, could he have had a child with Dragon? A certain Luffy, perhaps? **Usopp is the Narrator** The narrator of One Piece is a curious figure. Our greatest literary scholars have tried to intuit the exact identity of the narrator. At times, this person speaks of future events, as if they are recalling the story from a later date and thus can foreshadow what’s to come. A prime example of this is during the formation of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, when the narrator speaks of a cataclysmic event that they’ll one day participate in. Is this narrator just a disembodied, omniscient and omnipresent voice? Or is the narrator an actual character in the story. This theory goes that the story of One Piece is actually being told retroactively by Usopp. Hopefully, this story is just a little more truthful than the ones he usually tells. **Charlotte Bonney** Bonney is Kuma’s daughter. She is a princess of the Sorbet kingdom. We know this now, but we didn’t always. But what we did know is that Bonney has pink hair. Who else has pink hair? Charlotte Lin Lin: Big Mom herself. After all, Lola has pink hair and ended up being Big Mom’s daughter. Come to think of it…we don’t know who Bonney’s mother is. Has Kuma been one of Big Mom’s many ex-husbands all along? **The Thousand Sunny is Pluton** I know we said at the beginning of the video that we weren’t talking about that Iceberg [Show Iceberg the character], but for this one we’re going to have to. During Water 7, CP9 was searching for the blueprints to the ancient weapon, Pluton, a powerful warship capable of mass destruction. They thought that Iceberg had them, but in actuality, it was his adopted brother Franky who had them. In order to protect them from falling into the wrong hands, Franky burned the blueprints so that the government couldn’t obtain them. Later in the arc, Franky constructed the Straw Hats’ new ship, the Thousand Sunny. Given Franky’s immense cyborg inventor brain, it’s not unreasonable that he could have memorized Pluton’s blueprints. Could some of Pluton’s super-powerful features have actually made it into the design of his dream ship, the Thousand Sunny? **Dragon is not Garp’s Son** Both of these One Piece powerhouses hold the Monkey family name, but one theory states that they’re not actually blood related. While Garp is Luffy’s grandpa and Dragon is Luffy’s father, it’s not as clear cut that Dragon is actually Garp’s son. Instead, Dragon could have married into the Monkey family and much in the way that Ace took his mother’s last name, Dragon could have taken his wife’s last name to hide some part of his heritage.After all, doesn’t Dragon’s silhouette look suspiciously like that of Rocks D. Xebec? **Pirate King Buggy** Buggy D. Clown has been failing his way upwards throughout the entire series. He started as a lowly pirate in East Blue, but after his arrest, Luffy’s prison break enabled him to become one of the first pirates to escape from Impel Down. Thanks to taking the credit for the mass escape as well as his status as a former Roger crew member, he was able to elevate himself to the lofty position of Shichibukai. Things took a turn for the worse for Buggy when his giant crew members left to join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and then the Shichibukai system was outright dissolved. However, thanks to the Cross Guild, he’s now cemented his status as one of the Four Emperors of the Sea. If the trend continues, we could see Buggy become a bonafide King of the Pirates - at least temporarily. After all, doesn’t it just feel right for this character to be present at Laugh Tale? He’s been alongside Luffy and has such a history with Shanks that him being with us in the end just seems to make sense. Provided he doesn’t get an inconveniently timed illness again, of course. **Marco will become an Egg** Marco the Phoenix can turn into a…phoenix. Wow, his epitaph is really on the nose, huh. Anyway, despite his cool healing prowess and powers of flight, we still haven’t seen this pineapple activate the most famous of phoenix powers: he still hasn’t died and been reborn. In the final war, will Marco be tragically killed, only to avoid death and resurrect himself in the form of a brand new, far younger Marco?We’re not satisfied with Baron Tamago being the only character with an egg-based transformation and we will not be satisfied until Marco, too, dies and becomes an egg and subsequently a tiny Marco baby. **Will of P** Listen, I don’t make the rules. If you’re a One Piece character and your name starts with the letter “P”, you don’t get to die. Granted, most One Piece characters don’t get to die unless they’re in a flashback, but this goes double for our “P” characters. Pell sacrificing himself to save Alabasta from a massive bomb? No problem. Pell eats bombs for breakfast. Old man Pagaya, Conis’s dad, taking the full brunt of Enel’s lightning powers? Maybe Luffy’s not the only rubber man after all. Pekoms was riddled with bullet holes and dropped into shark infested waters. Don’t worry, he’s alright, though. And, the newest member of the club: Pound - he inexplicably survives the attacks of the Big Mom pirates. The Will of P is the only force in One Piece that can rival the might of the Will of D. And this is why we’ll likely see our good friend Pedro again in the near future. **Blackbeard will kill Shanks** We all know that Oda loves to make us cry. Oda also loves giving Luffy one million reasons to punch Blackbeard. Blackbeard was largely responsible for Ace’s death. He’s the chief rival for Luffy’s ultimate goal, the One Piece. Blackbeard has captured Luffy’s good friend Koby (and may do the same for his chief ally, Law). Moreover, they have different taste in pies - a conflict that cannot be overcome by any means other than violence. We also know that Shanks and Blackbeard have a history, having met each other all the way back during childhood. Blackbeard even gave Shanks his signature scars. It was ages and ages ago when we saw the series’ first meeting between Yonkou - when Shanks went to Whitebeard to warn him about Teach’s machinations. I’m scared to even speak the words, so let’s knock on wood as we say: Blackbeard might kill Shanks. He could even do so before Luffy is able to reunite with him and return the straw hat. It would likely be the most emotional moment in the series to date, but it would definitely make for the most satisfying smackdown in manga history once Luffy took his revenge. **Luffy’s execution** A lot of classic tales are circular. They end where they began and a story can have a beautiful poetry to it when the author uses this effect. One Piece opens with the execution of the pirate king, Gol D. Roger. It could very well end with the execution of the next pirate king. If Roger’s death urged a new generation of pirates to set out to sea, Luffy’s could too. Luffy is the type of person who wants to see everyone in the world taste the freedom and adventure of a life at sea. As bittersweet as Luffy’s death could be, it could also make for a beautiful ending to the series. **Caribou Baroque Works** This is another theory by the YouTuber Randy Troy. Caribou, the swampiest character in One Piece, has stumbled face first into some huge information about the ancient weapons. Information that he’s hinted he wants to bring to a certain someone. Prior to the Wano arc, it was thought he’d trade this information to Big Mom or Kaidou, but with them out of the picture, we’re running out of options. Teach is a prime candidate, but this theory posits another major player in the New World: Sir Crocodile of the Cross Guild. The theory comes from the fact that Caribou doesn’t look too far off from the concept art of Mr. 10. Mr. 10 was a Baroque Works member that was mentioned by Vivi, but who we never actually met in the series. However, in Oda’s preliminary sketches of the character, there are some similarities to Caribou. The face shape and generally wild hair are pretty true to Caribou’s character design. Is it possible that Caribou has been a former underling of Crocodile all along? After all, Crocodile’s initial goal in Alabasta was to obtain the Ancient Weapon Pluton - and now Caribou could help him finally succeed in that mission. **Emerald City** When the Straw Hats first encountered Bellamy the Hyena, he laughed them off for believing in myths such as the City of Gold and the One Piece. In his list of ludicrous dreams, though, he also mentioned an Emerald City. The Straw Hats would soon encounter the City of Gold in Skypiea and Whitebeard has taught us that the One Piece is Real. So, does Bellamy’s third entry, the Emerald City, also exist? Who’s to say Oda doesn’t have time left in the final saga to shoehorn in a quick Wizard of Oz inspired arc? **Lurking Legend Gin** At Jump Festa 2018, Oda hinted that a “Lurking Legend” would appear in One Piece during the Wano arc. He also teased that this figure would be the Straw Hats strongest opponent. For years, fans have theorized on who this Lurking Legend could be. In fact, Wano came and went, and we’re still not 100% clear on who the Lurking Legend was. The most likely candidates are Imu-Sama or Rocks D. Xebec, however, the fan community has come up with some truly wild guesses. Among these are Shiki the Golden Lion and other super-powerful figures. The wildest guess, though? Gin - the former crewmate of Don Krieg who the Straw Hats encountered during the Baratie arc. After all, Gin promised to meet our crew again one day in the New World…and we’ve been waiting ever since. **Tier 5** Woah. We’re halfway there. At this point we dare not leave our craft…at least not if we don’t want to get the bends. At this depth of fandom, the pressure of the depths could crush us - just as the depths of One Piece lore crush the minds of casual fans. **Koushiro is Denjiro** Before we learned that Kyoshiro was actually Denjiro after going through grudge-induced plastic surgery, many fans noticed that the Denjiro in Oden’s flashback looked a whole lot like Koushiro. Hold on - let’s flip back 1000 chapters and remind ourselves who Koushiro is…especially since that name is awfully similar to Kyoshiro in the first place. Koushiro is this guy - Zoro’s swordsmanship teacher and Kuina’s father back from Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue. And I can understand why people would have thought that this was a candidate for Denjiro’s identity. I mean, just look at him - he clearly just looks like an older Denjiro. And we know based on the Shimotsuki name that Koushiro probably has some connection to Wano. But leave it to Oda to surprise us with a man so angry his face changed forever. **Zoro Sharingan** Zoro’s eye has been closed since the timeskip. For some reason, he hasn’t been allowed to wear a classic pirate eye patch, because Oda is saving the eye patch for a very special character at some point. A lot of the fan base, though, presumably people who have watched a lot of Naruto, think that this eye can’t just be injured. No - Zoro’s closed eye must be hiding an amazing power-up. Maybe he has a weird ringed eye like Mihawk. Or maybe Zoro got so lost that he found himself in the wrong series and ended up with a sharingan…or a rinnegan…or a byakugan…man Naruto has a lot of different kinds of eyes. **The One Piece is destroying the Red Line** I don’t know about you, but as a long time member of the fan community, the legendary Inherited Will theory is the first “mega-theory” that I can remember reading. Many other super-sized theories have come after -  huge, sprawling monoliths dedicated to uncovering the greatest mysteries of the series. What is the One Piece? What purpose do the ancient weapons serve? What is the Will of D? So many theories with mountains of evidence have come, but one of the first, possibly *the* first comprehensive and believable theory was the Inherited Will Theory posted on the Arlong Park Forums. If you’re unfamiliar, you should definitely read the theory in depth or watch one of the many YouTube videos covering it, but a quick version is this:The One Piece is destroying the Red Line, literally combining the seas of the world into “One Piece.” It would likely take the power of the ancient weapons to destroy this structure. It would mean the end of Mariejois, and thus it would fulfill Madame Sharly’s prediction of destroying Fishman Island below it. And it would allow for many of the Straw Hats’ dreams to come true at once. Nami would be free to sail around the world and map it. Combining the seas would create the All Blue for Sanji. Brook would be reunited with Laboon. The list goes on. Having the theory in brief here does it a disservice, so again, if you’re unfamiliar make sure to check out this theory. You won’t regret it. **People in snowy countries don’t sleep** On Drum Island, when Luffy is taking a sick Nami to Dr. Kureha, he tells Sanji a rumor he heard once. He asks Sanji if he knew that people in snowy countries don’t sleep - stating that if they do, they’ll die. Curiously enough, in a classic turn of Oda’s god-tier foreshadowing, Drum Island was the first arc in which we heard of Blackbeard. Yes, we first saw Marshall D. Teach on Jaya, but Dalton of Drum Kingdom states that their kingdom was attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates which is why Wapol flees with his legion of doctors in the first place. Luffy probably heard the rumor about people in snowy countries from Shanks, who knew Blackbeard as a child. Likely, the rumor isn’t about people from winter islands, but about Blackbeard himself, who’s speculated to never sleep. A young Shanks and Buggy may have taken this combined with the fact that Teach is from a Winter Island to concoct the rumor that Luffy would repeat in Drum Island - setting us up for an eventual payoff when it came to Blackbeard. **The D is a half moon**What could the D in stand for? Gol D. Roger. Monkey D. Luffy. Jaguar D. Saul. All of these natural enemies of God have an initial in common, but one theory suggests…what if this initial didn’t stand for a name at all? Maybe it’s not Dream or Dawn or anything, but it’s a pictogram. Maybe that D is actually a half moon. We know that moons are important in the series. Enel is chilling on one. The Celestial Dragons and winged races are probably from one. The moon causes the minks’ sulong transformation. So it wouldn’t be that crazy for the D clan to also have a connection to the ever-important moons of One Piece.  Perhaps it’s so important to them that it’s in their very name. **Sanji is dead** We’re not just talking about his fashion sense after stepping through Vegapunk’s style changer. Back during the Zou arc, there was a ravenous, bloodthirsty contingent of the fanbase who were convinced that Sanji was dead. Let’s look at the facts: Nami and the rest of the crew didn’t want to talk about what had happened to Sanji, but he was clearly absent during the arc. Then we found out that Sanji was wanted by a Yonkou. And this was the first time we’d come face to face with a yonkou. Big Mom, after all, in her first introduction, was shown to be a cannibal. This was the early post time-skip and people saw signs of a darker and harsher series. From the brutality of Doflamingo to seeming willingness of Oda to kill off characters (compared to pre-timeskip) as evidence with villains like Vergo and Monet, things were looking more violent. Some fans took this to mean that maybe he’d turn the story upside down by having us lose a member of the crew. People also saw his Only Alive wanted poster designation as a potential misdirection. Thankfully this theory was very wrong and our shitty cook is still kicking. **Time Travel Training Montage** This theory belongs to the “Raid Will Fail” family of theories. It’s very odd how little we know about Toki. We know she’s from the Void Century and therefore is a well spring of important knowledge, and yet, after her sacrifice in Oden’s Castle, we never hear from her again. However, since she flung the retainers forward in time, it seemed that perhaps she had jumped forward in time as well. When things were at their most bleak for the alliance in the war against Kaidou and Big Mom, this theory stated that Toki would appear again and would once again fling our fighters to buy them more time to prepare against the Yonkou. Luffy seemed out of his element, especially before he unlocked advanced conqueror’s haki and Gear 5th. How could he possibly beat Kaidou without more time to train and prepare? Well, by doing the same thing that Kinemon and the others did, by going forward in time some undisclosed amount so that he could train further and fight Kaidou another day. **Vegapunk Alien** Dr. Vegapunk has created the wildest technological marvels of the One Piece world. He’s created artificial devil fruits, weather control systems, the pacifista, and more. How could one scientific genius make so many amazing inventions? Aliens [Show the ancient aliens guy]. We already know that aliens in the form of space pirates and possibly the winged races exist. So perhaps Vegapunk is a long lost member of an advanced interstellar civilization introducing his peoples’ technologies to the Blue Sea. **Two Piece** What comes after the One Piece? The Two Piece, of course. This in-joke in the fandom states that after the final chapter closes One Piece, Two Piece will begin serialization. After all, why would Shonen Jump let their biggest property rest when they could keep making those sweet stacks of pirate cash. Just as Naruto was followed by Boruto, following Naruto’s son, One Piece will be followed by Two Piece, then Three Piece, and so on, and so on, until the inevitable heat death of the universe. **Sniper Island** Where is Sniper Island? If Sogeking is to be believed, it’s in your heart. However, we all know that Usopp’s lies have a tendency to come true, as explored on a previous tier of the iceberg. What if Sniper Island really is a place in the Grand Line? What if there’s an actual Sniper King who Usopp will either learn from or have to go toe-to-toe with? Listen, I know we’re expecting a giant sized arc one day in Elbaf - after all, we’d love to get more closure on Big Mom’s story arc as well as see what our favorite giants like Dorry, Brogy, and Hajrudin are all up to, but perhaps it’s not Elbaf where Usopp will become a brave warrior of the sea, but Sniper Island itself. **Carrot is the Traitor** In retrospect, it seemed obvious that Kanjuro was the traitor. In Kabuki plays, after all, the artist archetype is often cast as a villain or betrayer. His design itself was the biggest clue as to his true allegiances. However, while we did know there was a traitor - someone who was feeding information such as the whereabouts of Zou to the Beast Pirates - that didn’t stop the fan community from making all kinds of guesses. One of the wildest? That Carrot - new leader of Zou and Straw Hat in our hearts - was the traitor. She was sneaky enough to infiltrate the Thousand Sunny, after all. And she was mysteriously absent from a lot of the proceedings on Wano - suspicious much? Turns out, though, she wasn’t a spy - she was just sort of…done being plot relevant. **TIER 6** I can’t remember what light looks like. I can’t remember my own name or the faces of my family. At this depth, all there is is One Piece…*with incredible enthusiasm* On to Tier 6! **Pell 9/11** Pell did 9/11. Wait, wrong notes. Pell is alive because of 9/11. At the end of Alabasta, Pell made the ultimate sacrifice in saving everyone from Crocodile’s bomb. However, it just so happened that this chapter came out right around the same time as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in the United States. Rumor has it that Shonen Jump editors thought it was in bad taste to have a character killed in a terrorist attack so close to this event, and thus, the Will of P was born. **Kaidou in the Colosseum** In the D Block of the Corrida Colosseum, there was a participant named Meadows. He wore a large leopard skin as a hood and cape. He had a rather “beastly” appearance, in fact. Since all we knew of Kaidou was that he was the King of Beasts, one short lived theory was that this participant was in fact Kaidou in disguise. After all, at that point, all we’d seen of the Yonkou was a retconned silhouette that ended up looking nothing like Kaidou’s actual appearance…but did share some similarities with Meadows. However, once Meadows and the rest of Block D were taken out by Hakuba, this theory didn’t have a leg to stand on. Unless there were a few big Meadows stans arguing that Cavendish was Yonkou level, of course. **Straw Hat Smoker** Who will be the next Straw Hat? It was a huge debate all throughout Wano. Would Carrot join the crew? Would Momo or Tama come along as a cabin boy or girl? Would Yamato join? Well, Oda played us all. It was no one! I mean, we technically got Jinbe properly joining the crew during Wano, but that was a foregone conclusion since way back in Fishman Island. Though…we’re still wondering how he got away from Whole Cake Island in one piece… Some theorists are looking forward to try to predict who will join up next. And some guy [Show Mr. Morj] thinks that Smoker will become a Straw Hat by the end of the series. The idea goes that Smoker joining the Straw Hats would represent the ultimate merging between the Marines and the Straw Hats - Smoker’s personal journey is all about finding justice…and this would mean he’d finally realize that it’s not the World Government, but the Straw Hats that are truly on the side of justice. The question is: Will this man’s pride ever allow him to call himself a pirate? **Charlotte Nami** Fun fact: We still don’t know who Nami’s Mommy is. I mean, her real mom will always be Bellmere, but her birth mom is unknown. And back in the first half of the series I would have said it doesn’t even matter who Nami’s mom is. But let’s look at the facts: Luffy is the son of the world’s most wanted man and the grandson of the hero of the marines. Zoro is definitely somehow related to the former Daimyo of Ringo, Shimotsuki Ushimaru. Sanji is a literal prince of the Germa Kingdom. Usopp’s father is a member of a Yonkou crew. Are you starting to see a pattern? It’s not unlikely that Nami will follow in the footsteps of the other East Blue crew members and have some kind of significant lineage. But who is she related to? It’s almost certainly not Big Mom, but this was a big theory back before and in the early days of the Whole Cake Island arc. But if not Big Mom, then who? Well, maybe we’ll find out in a later iceberg entry. **The blond Gorosei is Sanji’s Dad** In my heart of hearts, part of me still wishes this theory had turned out to be true. As soon as Sanji’s wanted poster at the end of Dressrosa was revealed to have an Only Alive status, the gears were turning in the community to figure out what was so special about Sanji. People had long thought he was important due to little hints like his Mr. Prince identity, but now it was looking like our suspicions were confirmed. The primary suspect? One of the Gorosei, the tall blond one with the goatee, looks a hell of a lot like he could be related to Sanji. And as one of the highest powers in the world, he definitely would have had the power to influence the wanted posters - after all, we didn’t know about the Vinsmokes yet. And as much as we love our evil power rangers, the Germa Kingdom, Judge…doesn’t really look like he’s related to Sanji other than the blond hair. Hey, if the Gorosei are as old as we think they are, maybe there’s still hope that the blond Gorosei is Sanji’s great great great great great great grandpa! **Shakky was on the Rocks Crew** Our favorite Sabaody bartender and Rayleigh life partner, Shakky, retired from piracy decades ago. However, we knew she was a major player in the pirate world at some point. In the story’s detour to Amazon Lily after Wano, we learned that she was actually the the former leader of the Kuja Pirates before Boa Hancock. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense and explains why Rayleigh has such a close knit relationship with the residents of Amazon Lily. However, before this reveal, the prevailing theory was that Shakky was actually a member of the Rocks pirates. After all, every other significant pirate like Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaidou, and Shiki were, so why not add one more member? Also, it would give Rayleigh and Shakky’s romance a little bit of a “forbidden fruit” twist - a real Romeo and Juliet flair. But no, Amazon Lily it was, and we’re more than satisfied with that reveal. **Celestial dragons are aliens** Let’s just look at the facts: #1: “Celestial” has two definitions. It can mean “heavenly or mythical”, or more literally, it can just mean space stuff - the sun, the moon, the stars - all of these are “celestial bodies.” #2: These clowns wear space suits. And sure, they justify the giant fish bowls on their heads by saying they don’t want to breathe the same air as commoners. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the rest of their fashion looks very outer space chic. #3: As we’ve discussed on previous iceberg entries already, we already have confirmed aliens in One Piece, so what’s a few more? The more the merrier, I say. Space Pirates? Skypieans? Lunarians? And the Dragons! **Oars was Joyboy** We may have already met the original Joyboy, albeit in a roundabout way. Luffy seems to be Joyboy reincarnated - they share a spirit, a dream, a soul, and even a devil fruit. However, they also may have shared a shadow at one point. On Thriller Bark, the Straw Hat crew had a tag-team fight against the massive zombie, Oars, a member of the Ancient Oni race. It would be all too fitting if the zombie that received Luffy’s shadow from Moria, just so happened to be the previous incarnation of Joyboy. We do know, after all, that the previous Joyboy was likely a giant of some kind - the frozen straw hat beneath Mariejois is the biggest clue for this. The biggest wrench in this idea is the timeline. The void century, around when Joyboy was purported to live was 800 years before the current story, but Oars lived about 500 years ago. However, who knows how effective Moria’s carbon dating is? With as much historical manipulation as the World Government gets up to, this discrepancy could probably be brushed off by Oda. **Akainu is the leader of SWORD** Akainu is a despicable marine who has killed innocent people and his fair share of Aces. Okay, well, one Ace. He is ruthless and will seek out any means necessary to fulfill his idea of justice. SWORD is a secret organization within the Marines that runs counter to the wishes of the World Government. Notable members include Koby, who actively defied Akainu during the Paramount War and would have ended up thoroughly melted if it weren’t for Shanks stepping in at the last second. Akainu and SWORD seem diametrically opposed. But have you considered this cover page that shows Akainu shirtless? What is that tattoo on his shoulder? No, not the tribal one - his other shoulder: That’s right, a SWORD. Therefore he must be the leader…of SWORD. Hey, I mean, a guy who takes care of bonsai trees must have a secret soft side, right? **Shanks Haki Fruit** Shanks has never been seen to use a devil fruit. In fact, there’s a very prominent scene in Chapter 1 of Shanks swimming. Now, could he have theoretically eaten a fruit in the meantime between Luffy’s backstory and the current story? Sure, but Shanks’ whole crew seems to be made up of non-Haki users. Otherwise, it seems like we would have seen at least one power so far.What we have seen Shanks make some crazy displays of is his Haki. Arguably, he showed us Conqueror’s Haki in the very first chapter when he scared off the Lord of the Coast. He also split the sky in his confrontation with Whitebeard. But most recently, he forced Aramaki out of his logia transformation and got him to back off of the Scabbards from miles away at sea off the coast of Wano - and he did so with nothing but a long distance bolt of Conqueror’s Haki. This is easily the wildest feat of Haki we’ve seen in the series. For a long time, even before his awesome recent feat, this crazy theory has speculated that Shanks’ use of Haki IS a devil fruit: that Shanks is a Haki Man who ate the Haki-Haki no Mi. Granted, this theory was first conceived before we had much understanding of Haki and is extremely unlikely. But did you click on an iceberg video to get sane, rational theories? No, you’re here for the wildest stuff possible! **CP0 are Big Mom’s childhood friends** Big Mom’s backstory was one of the most shocking and gruesome moments in the entire series. Sure, we’ve dealt with slavery, prejudice, corrupt governments, and more. But one thing we never thought we’d see in One Piece? Cannibalism. So imagine our surprise when we were treated to Big Mom eating the worst birthday feast of all time in the form of all of her friends. But hear me out: What if…she didn’t eat all of them? Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that a couple CP0 members who were present at the Raid on Onigashima somewhat resembled two of the orphans from Mother Carmel’s orphanage who grew up alongside Charlotte Lin Lin. This theory seemed to make total sense. Firstly, the CP0 members all wear masks. When a character is masked, it seems logical that they’re hiding their identity for some reason - as if it would be a big reveal when they are unmasked. So some of us expected to know some of the CP0 characters. After all, some other CP0 members turned out to be familiar faces like Lucci and Kaku. It also makes sense because Mother Carmel was known to sell orphans to the Marines, so if these two survived Big Mom’s birthday party, it would make sense for them to end up as operatives for the World Government. And on top of it all, since Big Mom was present at the raid, they could play perfectly into developing her story further. After all, we still haven’t had a chance to see her reckon with the truth of her past, but we’ve seen flags foretelling it will happen - such as her daughter Pudding having a memory fruit. Having left Wano, it seems like this theory is dead in the water, but it will still live on in our head canon. **Done Piece** Done Piece…why does that sound familiar? Wait a minute, that’s a theory that I’m known for! If you know my channel, you might have seen “The Best One Piece Theory Ever, I Guess” - where I adapt this theory from Japanese YouTuber Yuderon. Now, it takes a solid half hour to explain fully, but here’s the gist: The original map of Jaya looks like a giant skull. The City of Gold in Skypiea was located in the skull’s right eye. But its left eye is empty. The theory? The One Piece was this missing left eye and currently resides…at the bottom of the strange hole beneath Enies Lobby. **Ancient Weapon Vivi** Crocodile’s master plan in Alabasta wasn’t simply to take over the desert country. His actual ambition was to obtain one of the Ancient Weapons, particularly the battleship, Pluton which was rumored to lay beneath the country. Nowadays, we know that Pluton is actually beneath Wano, but what if Alabasta was part of the puzzle of the Ancient Weapons. In fact, what if he had one of the Ancient Weapons within arm’s reach all along? This theory states that Vivi herself is an ancient weapon. It picked up steam after the Fishman Island arc, when all of our previous notions of what an ancient weapon could be were shattered when we found out that the mermaid princess, Shirahoshi, was Poseidon. Just as Shirahoshi can command the Sea Kings, perhaps Vivi is also the conduit by which some force of nature - either Pluton or Uranus is operated. In a dark twist, with Vivi now missing…could Imu be using her as a key to utilize the destructive power of Uranus? **TIER 7** We’ve nearly reached the bottom. Down here there is only darkness. Darkness and One Piece theories. Oh, and those weird messed-up looking kind of fish. But mostly just darkness and One Piece theories. Theories like… **One Piece is on the Moon** A large portion of the fanbase hopes that much like Gamestock Stonks, the Straw Hats are going to the moon! Sure, Enel could come back to wreak havoc on the Blue Sea, but surely Dr. Vegapunk has a spare spacecraft laying around Egghead Island. There are plenty of mysteries revolving around the moon - some of which we already alluded to on a previous tier of the iceberg. What better way to explore the origin of the Lunarians and the other winged races than to go straight to the source? After all, Laugh Tale is ludicrously hard to reach - something has to be preventing sailors from just happening on it by chance. Sure, it could be terrible storms or something - but how cool would it be if it were actually outer space itself preventing the average pirate from reaching the One Piece? **Shichibukai 7 deadly sins** There are seven warlords. And ever since Fullmetal Alchemist named their homunculi after the seven deadly sins, every group of characters featuring seven members has been theorized as being representative of those sins. Unfortunately, while there are some good comparisons within the group…the analogy kind of falls apart if you think about it for too long. The clearest analogues are probably Boa Hancock as Lust and Gecko Moria as Sloth. Hancock because her powers rely on people being infatuated with her and Moria because he gave up ambitions of traveling the New World and traded them for building a zombie army to do his dirty work for him. Doflamingo and Crocodile could probably be Pride and Greed…but what members of the Shichibukai *aren’t* prideful and greedy? I mean, they’re pirates. It kind of comes with the territory. Wrath and Envy are where things really fall apart. Jinbe could *maybe* be wrathful because…he’s angry sometimes? But really, he’s usually a pretty chill dude. What is Kuma envious of? Having free will? Who knows? While it’s fun to speculate about, the Seven Deadly Warlords just don’t really hold up to scrutiny? **Nami will control Uranus** Nami is One Piece’s #1 meteorologist. Thanks to tools like the Clima-Tact, the technology of Weatheria, and now Big Mom’s homie Zeus, Nami has formidable weather-based powers. But how could they become even more powerful? What will Nami’s final upgrade be? According to this theory, it’ll be the Ancient Weapon Uranus itself. Now, the only real evidence - if you can call it that - is that Uranus is a God of the Sky and weather…also comes from the sky. Unfortunately for Nami, recent events would suggest that it’s actually Imu who controls this powerful weapon. At least if that’s what we assume the giant sky laser to be. **Christianity exists in One Piece** Sorry, Enel, but in One Piece there are plenty of Gods ready to dethrone you. Obviously we have things like Sengoku’s Golden Buddha fruit and Luffy being compared to the Wisdom King or the Sun God Nika. But apparently there are plenty of One Piece characters who believe in and worship the Christian God? The implications of this have not been explored in the story, but Kuma is clearly carrying around a Bible, the Christian holy book. We’ve also got the cultists who were trying to worship Satan, but ended up with Brook instead. We have references like the Adam and Eve trees. And all of this begs the question: Is there a One Piece Jesus? **Rocks is Imu** What if Rocks hadn’t been defeated at God Valley? What if he actually did fulfill his goal of conquering the world by reaching the Empty Throne and claiming it for himself? This theory was especially popularized by Artur - The Library of Ohara’s fan comic the Return to Reverie, which explored an alternate idea of what could have occurred after the Reverie arc. It sees Imu uncovering himself as Rocks and doing battle against the Revolutionary Army. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it because it’s super well made. It’s so professionally done that they look like real chapters. **Fire Festival Ghosts** This one was a huge part of Joyboy Theories Wano arc agenda. In Japan, the tradition of holding a fire festival often connects to the idea of sending off spirits or reconnecting with ancestors. The thought was that the Fire Festival could literally see ghosts of past characters manifest during the raid. At various points in the arc, characters impersonated characters long thought dead. Kanjuro created a fake Oden. Black Maria created an illusion of Robin’s mother and Professor Clover. This theory said that these characters and more could come back to create some very emotional moments in which flashback characters could see how much the Straw Hats have grown. And Oden appearing would have truly struck fear into Kaidou. Add this to the list of theories that we’re a little bit sad didn’t happen. **Snow bunny carrot** In Punk Hazard, we learned that when a devil fruit user dies, the fruit reincarnates into a nearby piece of normal fruit. After Smiley the Doomsday Axolotl died, a random nearby fruit turned into the Axolotl zoan. However, Smiley wasn’t the only devil fruit user to die on Punk Hazard. Monet, the snow fruit user, also died. Now, we’re not sure about Punk Hazard’s fruit reserves, but we do know that the Thousand Sunny happens to have a few of Nami’s orange trees growing on it. The thought behind this theory was that Monet’s snow logia would have jumped into one of these oranges to be unwittingly eaten by someone on the Straw Hat ship. A prime suspect for this after Zou was none other than Carrot. After the Sunny sailed away from Punk Hazard, a strange panel featured a bunch of bunnies depicted in the waves beneath the ship, which was thought to be foreshadowing of the Snow Bunny Carrot. **Evil Shanks** What if Shanks…but evil? Even though Shanks’s presence has loomed over the series since the very first chapter, we know shockingly little about his actual motivations. We know he’s wildly powerful - able to stop the Paramount War with a single sentence - and we now know that he’s making his move to claim the One Piece. We also know that he stole the Gomu Gomu no Mi from the World Government…and might have known that it was much more than met the eye. We also know that he can seek an audience with the Gorosei at his own whim. All of these details add up to make a super mysterious character. And as Luffy’s hero, we’ve always thought of him as a great man. But could there be a darker side to this emperor of the sea? Could he be orchestrating events in the series for his own purposes? **Seastone Sandals** The year is 2008.The arc is Sabaody archipelago. The One Piece fanbase would not yet know the wonders of Haki. Logias were nigh unstoppable because of their intangibility and there was seemingly no way to overcome them unless you had a natural counter. The only ways we’d seen logias be defeated before are when Luffy used water to defeat Crocodile and when he resisted Enel’s lightning powers with his rubber body. However, there was one exception. Seastone. Smoker’s seastone Jutte had been seen to incapacitate devil fruit users and seastone handcuffs or jail cells could keep them captive. So when we saw Dark King Rayleigh stop Kizaru, a man made of light, with just a kick…the fan base jumped to some conclusions. Obviously the key to his stopping the Admiral was in his footwear - his Kairoseki Sandals. **Pangea Kingdom** The base of operations for the world government is in Pangea Castle. This idea states that Pangea Castle is actually named for the Ancient Kingdom itself. After the kingdom fell, the World Government took its place and took up residence in Pangea Castle. Moreover, Pangea Castle, which sits upon the Red Line, is named for the super continent which once existed on Earth, before the tectonic movement separated the world into the seven continents we know today. The theory goes that such a continent may have existed in the One Piece world, before the world was separated into many islands and scattered across the sea with the only continent remaining being the Red Line. **Mihawk Homie** In the beginning of the Whole Cake Island arc, we received the revelation that Big Mom wielded the Soul Soul Fruit. This fruit filled her island to the brim with all sorts of whimsical creatures who were imbued with part of her soul - the trees, the food, and more were transformed into beings called homies. We also learned that as a tax for living in Whole Cake Island, a small portion of each citizen’s soul was taken each year to empower the emperor. When we learned about her soul manipulation abilities, the community was abuzz trying to figure out the implications of this ability. Particularly, one homie named the Crane Rider Randolph, a gallant rabbit warrior, made some viewers curious. They noticed some surface-level similarities between Randolph and the warlord Dracule Mihawk and speculated that Randolph may have held a portion of the Shichibukai’s soul. **Pandaman Guardian Angel** There is a special force watching over the world of One Piece: the Pandaman. This Easter Egg character has been hidden in tons of chapters all throughout the series - he’s practically omnipresent. It can’t be a mere coincidence that he’s hiding in the panels of so many chapters, seemingly following the Straw Hats around on their adventures. Perhaps he’s more than an Easter Egg and this Panda-headed hero is actually the Straw Hats’ Guardian Angel. **Jango Power-Up** In Syrup Village, one member of the Kuro pirates was Jango the hypnotist. At one point, he hypnotized members of his own crew to increase their strength when they went up against the Straw Hats. However, as a gag, Luffy was also hypnotized and started rampaging. This theory suggests that Luffy’s insane strength throughout the series is all thanks to Jango’s hypnotism. In fact, Luffy is still hypnotized even now. It’s not just his will or his devil fruit - he refuses to ever give up no matter how many times he’s beaten because he’s literally compelled to do so. **TIER 8** Avast mateys. We’re finally here - 20,000 leagues under the One Piece sea. I never thought we’d make it. The submarine is out of rations and I’m afraid I’m not long for this world. But at least before I go, we get to explore the most absurd One Piece theories of all time. **Kaidou is a Poneglyph** You heard me. Kaidou is a poneglyph. At least that’s what some people used to think. All we knew about the fearsome Kaidou, the world’s strongest creature, is that he was night indestructible. Nothing could harm this beast. You know what else is indestructible? Poneglyphs. Therefore, the only logical conclusion…is that Kaidou was a poneglyph that ate the ancient oni fruit. **Devil Fruits are People** We’ve already had more cannibalism in One Piece than in the average story (which…you know, not a high bar to cross, but still…). However, as we learn the secrets of the Ancient Kingdom, it might be the case that One Piece gets a Soylent Green level twist. That’s right - Devil Fruits are made of people. We’ve seen some possible evidence of past users’ wills or memories or personalities being embedded into fruits. And it’s unclear whether fruits might impact the users’ personalities. Is Luffy emblematic of freedom because he ate the fruit, or did he eat the fruit because he’s emblematic of freedom? Same with Doflamingo being manipulative and controlling and so-on and so-on. So, were devil fruits possibly created from people who happened to have these abilities? And were their personalities or souls passed along with them?? **Imu D. Nami** As we discussed back when we talked about Nami possibly being Big Mom’s child, this theory is also predicated on the idea that we don’t know who Nami’s birth parents are. So let’s just get crazy with it: Nami is Imu’s daughter. And let’s throw on the D initial just for good measure. This would make for a Darth Vader level twist, and hey, if she joins up with her pops, maybe he’ll let her control the ancient weapon Uranus after all! It’s a win-win (other than the islands that are obliterated off the map). **Sanji is Uranus** Okay, hear me out. Back in the day, minds were blown when we found out that Shirahoshi was Poseidon. We had no idea that an ancient weapon being a person was even a possibility. The mermaid princess is big, but she’s no warship. So suddenly everything was on the table and the fanbase was wracking our collective brain to figure out which characters could be other ancient weapons. Conveniently, around this same time on Fishman Island, Sanji had just revealed his Sky Walk ability. And Uranus is a God of the Sky…ergo…Sanji is Uranus. Simple as that, really. **Kuina is Mihawk** Kuina is Tashigi? Broke. Kuina is Mihawk. Woke. Obviously Kuina didn’t fall down the stairs - that would be such an unceremonious death. Clearly what actually happened is that Kuina left with the Revolutionaries when Dragon docked at Shimotsuki when Zoro was still a child. She was always told growing up that as a girl, she could never become the world’s greatest swordsman. Therefore, she asked Ivankov to perform a sex change on her. Afterward, taking on the new name Dracule Mihawk, he became the world’s greatest swordsman. **The One Piece is in Barto’s Briefcase** In the Corrida Colosseum, when we first met Bartolomeo, he was carrying a mysterious briefcase chained to his wrist. There was a panel that focused heavily on this briefcase, suggesting that it was very important. The briefcase was never mentioned or seen again. Obviously, we can logically conclude that its contents were none other than the One Piece. Barto had found it in order to make an offering to Luffy so that he could make his hero the king of the pirates. However, he was so starstruck when he met the straw hats that he promptly forgot all about it and left the briefcase in Dressrosa. **Koby Final Boss** The first marine Luffy met on his journey (not counting his childhood guardian, Garp) was Koby, the pink-haired cabin boy of the Alvida pirates. Luffy has a dream to become the pirate king and Koby has a dream to become a Marine Admiral. And while these two have been allies and friends throughout the series, their two goals are diametrically opposed. A truly wild twist to the series would be instead of Luffy going up against someone like Akainu, would be to go up against one of his oldest friends in a clash of ideals. Koby would need one hell of a powerup to contend with the future pirate king, but it would be a memorable ending for sure. **Big Mom NHC10 Addict** We all know that Big Mom has some serious hunger pangs, but so do all the no-so-little kids that the crew rescue from Punk Hazard. That’s a pretty strange coincidence that these seemingly unrelated characters both suffer from the same condition. However, there are a few connections between them. Big Mom had contracted Caesar Clown to do work for her and he was also the one who was performing gigantification experiments on the children. The children’s hunger pangs and subsequent terrible rampages were due to withdrawal from an addictive drug called NHC10. He fed this drug to the children by hiding it in candies, much like the sweet treats that Big Mom often eats. Big Mom is also, notably, giant compared to a normal human. Was she a failed experiment before being dropped off on Elbaf? Is she, too, an NHC10 addict who is consistently feeling some major withdrawal symptoms? **Oda is Pro-Monarchy** One would think that with story features like the Revolutionary Army and Luffy’s general opposition to authority and declaring war on the World Government, that Oda is very against authoritarian regimes. However, that’s not true at all. Oda seemingly loves kingdoms with one central authority, a monarch, so long as they have a very nice king or queen instead of an evil ruler. From Vivi, to Shirahoshi, to Rebecca, the Straw Hats love their monarchs - it’s just when it’s a pirate or Wapol in charge that this system of government really falls apart. **Rockstar is Rocks** Rocks D. Xebec was a scourge upon the One Piece world, striking fear into the hearts of the World Government and other pirates alike. Rockstar is a rookie who somehow landed a spot on Shanks’ crew. Observant viewers will realize that the name “Rockstar” has “Rocks” right in it. Coincidence? I think not. Is it not possible that Rocks did not die, but simply waited and bided his time until his old rival Roger passed away? And since Shanks is very likely a Celestial Dragon who was found on God Valley, he’s likely just waiting for his chance to take out God Valley’s last survivor. **Zoro Bounty Hunter Long Con** When Luffy recruits Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman laughs him off. After all, he was literally known as Pirate Hunter Zoro. He was one of the most infamous bounty hunters in the East Blue. This theory says that Zoro’s membership in the crew is actually a long con. He may seem like the most unwaveringly loyal crew mate. However, in actuality, he protects Luffy at all costs because Luffy is his prey. After all, Luffy’s paltry bounty at the beginning of the series is nothing. However, if Luffy can achieve his dream of becoming the Pirate King, he’ll have the highest bounty ever known - and once Zoro brings him into the marines, he’ll be set for life. **Void Century Bonney** Uh oh, this theory’s not looking too good lately now that we’re in the Egghead Island arc. We’ve learned that in actuality, Bonney is Kuma’s daughter and is learning about the Void Century along with the rest of the Straw Hats from Vegapunk. However, just as it was once speculated that she was related to Big Mom, her true age has always been a pressing question. If she can manipulate her age at will, it seemed possible that she could be much, much older than she let on. Like…Void Century old, which could have explained what Blackbeard wanted with her. However, now it seems that her preferred age is simply her actual one. **Gaimon is the One Piece** I lied earlier when I said that One Piece was the friends we made along the way or it was the Straw Hat or it was on the Moon or in Bartolomeo’s Briefcase. Obviously the REAL One Piece is not the friends we made along the way - it was one specific friend we made along the way: Gaimon. Think about it for more than a second and it becomes obvious. First off - he’s on the Island of Rare Animals. What else is rare? The One Piece. Secondly - Gaimon is in what? A treasure chest. And what is the One Piece? A Treasure. Oda couldn’t have foreshadowed this revelation any harder. Checkmate, theorists. **End** That was enough iceberg to sink Ten Titanic Captains, but against all odds we made it through together. Whether our sanity is still in tact is up for debate. But that iceberg couldn’t stop us because DREAMS WILL NEVER DIE. Zehahahaha.[Blackbeard Laugh] If you need another one hour video, you can watch my mega wano analysis here.

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Published: Mon Nov 28 2022