Who rules the one piece world? Is it the
legendary pirates who sail the seas? Or the world government's marine fleet, a literal army
that defends the islands of the planet? Or maybe even god-like characters like Enel or Shirahoshi.
Well, the truth is NONE of these people even come close. And that’s because the true rulers
of this world are the Celestial Dragons, the world nobles who live on top of the
red line in the Holy Land, Marygeoise. And while we normally think these bubble headed
weirdos are just evil people that are slobs, some of them are THE MOST powerful warriors in
all of one piece. The Gorosei, The Holy knights, and Imu are just some of the absolute units among
the celestial dragons. But what if there was one more? I’m talking about Monkey D. Luffy. Or should
I say, Saint Monkey D. Luffy, because I’m about to tell you what absolute world breaking things would
happen if Luffy was born as a celestial dragon. Now the insane thing is- this might actually
be the truth. We know that at some point, Luffy’s father was a high ranking member
of the marines- something that’s finally been confirmed in chapter 1097. And we also
know that high ranking members of the world government like the admirals and Garp are allowed
inside the Holy Land- interacting with characters like the celestial dragons and the
gorosei on a number of occasions. Based on Akainu’s anger towards Dragon,
and Garp’s immense power and status- I think its safe to say Dragon could have been
a vice admiral or an admiral at some point, and possibly have met a love interest up on the
redline as well. And it may sound crazy since he’s so against the World nobles in the story,
but we do know that not all celestial dragons are evil. Characters like Donquixote homing
and rosinante are perfect examples of this. With all this considered, if Dragon did fall
in love and have a child with a world noble, it could explain why Luffy had to be raised by
Garp in the east blue. He could have known that once he turned on them: they would either hunt
Luffy down for being only half of a celestial dragon, or keep and use him as a weapon
for their evil plans. Afterall he IS the grandchild of the strongest marine, and would
be the son of an absolute force of nature, so keeping luffy down in the east
blue would be his safest bet. So while all of that could still be the case, for
this video we are going to go with the idea that instead of betraying the government, Dragon
instead decided to stick things out with his wife, and raise his son in the Holy Land- trying
to fix the government from the inside. And well I should actually call him
by his NEW marine admiral title, the Emerald Dragon, Monkey D. Dragon.
Afterall, many important marines have animal and color titles- like Akainu, The
Red Dog, and Kizaru, the Yellow Monkey. And obviously, Luffy’s being a world noble, Luffy’s training and childhood are going to
be WILDLY different growing up in the holy land. He’d have training from top Marines
like his father and grandfather- but also some lessons from the Holy Knights- a group
of characters I’ll touch a bit more on later. And with all that covered, we can really get
into all of the world shifting changes for Luffy and the ENTIRE one piece world. Because
as you can imagine- Luffy not sailing the seas totally flips MAJOR plot points. Like for example,
Luffy loses his signature powers! That’s right, since Luffy isn’t in the east blue with Shanks,
not only will he never get his straw hat, but he’ll lose his chance at becoming
the warrior of liberation, Nika! Which leaves room for another young man in the east
blue to take up that title. Portgas D. Ace! Afterall, nothing drastically change to stop Garp
protecting Ace! And thanks to an awesome theory with solid evidence, there is reason to believe
that Shanks was actually bringing the Nika fruit to the east blue FOR Ace. In chapter 968, we learn
that Roger intended for HIS son to be Joyboy. And Shanks really had NO reason to be going to
East Blue right after stealing this legendary fruit from the clutches of the navy: except for
seeing a young Ace possibly? Regardless of that, this is how the story would unfold! So
now we have Joyboy Ace roaming the seas, and a haki beast on top of the redline, Luffy.
Because you just know that having legendary fighters like Garp AND Dragon training him,
Luffy would master the basics of Haki early on. Now it does open up room for something
else to change- because now that Luffy doesn’t have a devil fruit- he could
definitely get a new one! And while we know that the celestial dragons seem to
shame those with fruits- we also found out in the god valley flashback that they use
rare ones as incredible prizes. Such was the case with the Paw-Paw fruit and Kaido’s
Azure Dragon fruit. With all of this known, it begs the question if Luffy would ALSO
get a hold of an incredibly powerful fruit. And I think the most important thing that would
determine that would be who ends up being his role model! Afterall, Luffy’s whole devil
fruit origin story revolves around impressing Shanks. So who exactly would Luffy be trying to
impress, and why would a fruit help him do that? Well I think the answer is pretty clear. There is
one incredibly powerful group among the celestial dragons that would be the perfect role models for
our young Saint Luffy: The Holy Knights. These incredible figures were introduced in chapter
1054, and act as the elite forces of the Holy land. And the absolutely craziest connection
here is that the Holy Knights have a deep link to Luffy’s original mentor, Shanks. Because the
supreme leader of the Holy Knights is one Saint Figarland Garling, a character we were introduced
to in chapter 1086. And thanks to Film Red, discovered that Shanks is ALSO a Figarland- which
will lead to some crazy results down the road. For now though, having a powerful warrior like
Garling right in front of Luffy would inspire him to join the holy knights, much like Shanks and
the red-haired pirates do in the normal timeline. Which funnily enough would drive his family nuts,
because Garp and Dragon would 100% want him to be a marine. No matter what timeline, it just seems
like this kid will NOT join in the military: But that's okay! Because trying to
impress the supreme leader Garling, Luffy would end up making one of the most
reckless choices possible. He decides the best way to win over Garling, proving
he could be a warrior of the holy land, would be by stealing one of their secret prized
possessions: a rare and mythical devil fruit. We know the world government and the holy land
keep some of the most impressive ones locked away, so sneaking around either Marineford or Mary
Geoise, Luffy would find himself in an oddly familiar situation. He’d hear a faint voice
calling to him, drawing him closer and closer to a locked box: sealed with the world government’s
emblem. After breaking it open, he’d find a fruit that called to him. In this moment Luffy would
realize that he has the voice of all things, and it guided him to the mythical zoan devil fruit,
the Hito Hito no Mi- Model : Susanoo-no-Mikoto. He’d take a bite of this bizarre fruit, and
suddenly burst with lightning energy: as a great storm gathered around the Holy Land. Alarmed
by this, and realizing what would be occurring- Figarland Garling, Dragon, and The Holy
Knights would rush to the room where this fruit was held. Seeing a Young Luffy laughing
and zapping things with his new storm god powers! You heard me- I said storm GOD! as in Susanoo, the
legendary god from japanese mythology. For those of you who don’t know- Susanoo is the younger
brother of Amaterasu, who is the goddess of the sun, and is often depicted as a wild and rowdy
god governing over the sea and storms. Afterall, in the normal timeline Luffy became the SUN god,
and we know from Skypiea that there are apparently 4 gods, the Sun God, Earth God, Forest God, and
most importantly for us now, The Rain God. Since the Nika fruit is connected to being the Sun God,
I think it’s safe to assume that the other gods of the past were also devil fruit users- or at least
their powers inspired the devil fruits that are modeled after them. Like possibly Green Bull’s
forest logia fruit, and now Luffy’s Storm God fruit. Plus the fact that Susanoo is the younger
brother of the Sun Goddess is a nice call out to Luffy’s original place as Ace’s younger brother:
Since Ace IS the new Sun God in this timeline. It’s also on brand for Luffy to get the Storm
God fruit, as his father, The Emerald Dragon, clearly uses storm powers with either his
immense haki or a storm logia devil fruit. But most importantyl, thanks to this rare
fruit, The Gorosei are forced to take action and figure out what to do with Luffy. He is now
an incredibly valuable weapon for them to use, Something that the secret ruler of the world, Imu, would also notice. And after having
heard whispers of Shanks stealing the Sun God fruit and giving it to Roger’s son, Imu
decides to let the Rain God… Block out the sun. That’s right, Luffy is now being set up to defeat
Ace, which is going to lead to a GODLIKE battle. But to get him up to speed, the smartest course
of action is to have Luffy join the Holy Knights, and have the great swordsman Garling be his
master. And as part of this intense training, Luffy is going to become a master of not
only his haki, but also swordsmanship. This is because as we learned early on, the gum-gum
fruit's weakness was swords. Kaido theorized this would also be the case for gear 5, which
is why he used air slashes against luffy in their battle- something backed up in chapter
1093 when Kizaru forms a laser sword to cut luffy and leaves a bloody mark. Imu clearly
having some history with Joyboy leads me to think that Imu knows this as well, and would
want Luffy, the rain god of the holy land, to be a master swordsman able to cut down
the rubbery Joyboy Ace. Which means Luffy is going to need a sword to match this divine
title. So how about a couple of supreme blades, named after the legendary Susanoo’s actual
swords: Kusanagi and Orochi-no-Aramasa- the blade he used to defeat the 8 headed serpent
Orochi- who the vile shogun of Wano is based on! So to summarize things, we’ve got a storm
god luffy that’s become a holy knight, and is training to slay Ace- Garp’s OTHER child.
This story is getting absolutely nuts. And what’s even crazier is what happens when Luffy finds
out that there are fallen world nobles among the Warlords of the seas! You see, doflamingo’s
story plays out very similarly- however the revolutionaries who are now led by Ivankov, are
forced to take the charge liberating Dressrosa. So when word comes out that a warlord is out
there causing trouble in a world government kingdom- leading to a revolutionary presence-
Luffy’s role as a holy knight kicks into action. He is sent out by Garling to issue some
divine punishment on the fallen angel, Doflamingo- and in the process shows the world
his OVERWHELMING power. Afterall in a fight against the master of strings, a dual wielding
swordsman with the powers of a storm god would SHRED Doflamingo into tiny pieces. With blades
of lightning, Luffy would fly along the wind, slicing Doffy down. Even with the
overwhelming power of the bird cage, Storm God Luffy would be a force that just could
not be handled- especially by Doflamingo. He could hardly handle gear 4th Luffy, and we are
talking about a power that can rival gear 5th! And with the trash taken out, Luffy would
finally have a moment to reflect on things. He’s finally left the holy land to see the true
world, Luffy wouldn’t simply be satisfied: he’d be eager to fix the broken world himself. After
all, even in this slightly more evil setting, Luffy’s still Luffy. He’s a good person trying
to make things better, and this wouldn’t cut it. So with his new found purpose, Luffy would
set out to make sure that none of the other kingdoms under the world government’s
rule would be threatened. A decision that would lead him to come face to face with
the man he’s fated to destroy- Portgas D. Ace. Since Ace has been busy fulfilling his purpose
as Joyboy- liberating the kingdoms and the world at large. By this point, he’s scoured the
world to find his fathers treasure, and with Shank’s help, has nearly found the One Piece. In
doing so, Ace has been rallying the support of the kingdoms that hold the Poneglyphs, the map to the
one piece, something that Imu cannot have happen. Which is why Luffy, The Holy Knights, and
the remaining Warlords are sent to defeat his fleet once and for all. And in case things
don’t go well, the world government also sent along The Admirals Dragon, Akainu and Kuzan, and
Ace’s secret Guardian Garp to assist in them. And I think this battle could only
take place in one place: The Kingdom of Alabasta. After all it’s the home of the
Nefertari clan, a group who have deep ties to the world government with Lily and Imu having some
ancient past- but it’s also the place we are first introduced to Luffy and Ace as brothers. It’s only
fitting that their final match would happen here! The full might of the world government squares
off against Joyboy, Red Hair Shanks, and their allies the giants, the skypieans, and the fishmen.
This battle would be insane, even surpassing the legendary battle of God Valley. We could see
matchups like Shanks VS Garling, The Admirals VS The Giants, and possibly even DRAGON fighting
the Revolutionary army! If they knew what was at stake, they’d absolutely step up to assist the
sun god- especially if Kuma and Ginny are still commanders! However all of those wild and twisted
battles couldn’t hold a candle to the climax of this war. The most important fight is literally
a battle of gods : Sun God Ace Vs Rain God Luffy. Their clash shakes the heavens, as their
conqueror’s Haki erupts across the battlefield, pirates and marines alike would fall to the
overwhelming will of their leaders. The earth would wobble and shake as Ace bounced around,
using his rubbery body to unleash blow after blow onto Luffy. Grabbing his lightning
out of the sky and using it back at him- much like Luffy did in this clash with Kaido.
But in response, Luffy would let his blades do the talking. Raining slashes upon Ace as he flies
around the battlefield at speeds rivaling Kizaru. And this is the key difference. Unlike
everyone else we’ve seen attempt to take down the Nika transformation, Luffy would
be hard countering it. Using his swords, Ace just would not be able to hold his
own. Eventually leading to a moment where Luffy would raise his swords up, and go to
cut Ace down- much like his father Roger. However it’s in this fateful
moment, at the end of their fight, that Luffy is shown the truth of the world.
Before cutting his long lost brother down, he see’s Ace’s crew fighting their hearts out. He
notices that all of the kingdoms Ace has saved are thriving because of his actions. And he is shown
the true struggle and despair of the marines, as his own troops are miserable. Everything that
Luffy has known to be true is actually a lie. And it’s here that Luffy would put down his
blades. He is not like his Grandfather: He’s not going to cut down someone who simply wanted
to change the world. Afterall, it’s the whole reason Luffy is fighting! So he’d extend his hand
out to Ace, and help him up. Stopping their clash and accepting that he has to change- and that the
Sun god’s goal is something he can get behind. From here though, the world would be flipped
upside down! Who knows how Garling and Shanks would react? Would Garp and Dragon finally
switch sides? Or would Imu use the mother flame to destroy Alabasta and the two gods?
All I know is that the rain clouds have parted, and the sun is shining through, and a rainbow
of hope is all that’s left. And if you thought this was crazy- just imagine what would happen
if we flipped Luffy and Ace’s lives? Oh well you don’t actually have to imagine, because
you can check this video out here where I break down what might have happened if
Luffy was Roger’s son- and it’s a doozy.
