#op theorys

[megashadowdragon]

the truth about joyboy and imu the toymaker

At the end of the latest chapter, we saw a brief flashback of Joyboy speaking with Emeth, and sealing his Conqueror's Haki in the rope. I've got a piece about the concept of sealing Haki in the works, but for now, let's focus on the fact that Joyboy's appearance seems strange.

Many people have expressed disappointment at the fact that Oda is still using silhouettes, but others have pointed out that perhaps Joyboy seems to have an artificial hook-arm and peg-leg. This would essentially be the arch-typical design for a pirate, all that is missing is an eyepatch.

However, whilst I was re-reading Vegapunk's speech for a different theory, I stumbled back upon this detail, and now it seems to hold more significance than just a gag. Demalo Black accidentally refers to Joyboy as "Joy Toy."

Is it possible that Joyboy was not a real person at all? Not literally at least? What if he was a toy that became a real boy. I'm sure that sounds familiar to almost everybody. Oda also uses Pinocchio as an inspiration for Usopp. In that both are associate with telling lies.

What would happen then, if an animate toy were to somehow end up accidentally, or perhaps even purposefully being fed a Human Model Devil Fruit, and it gains a will of its own? The will of a mythical God, Nika. The desire for total freedom.

This would even parallel Luffy himself accidentally eating the same Devil Fruit 900 years later. Or did Shanks engineer that situation on purpose? Who's to say what the truth really was?

Perhaps then, Nerona Imu was once renowned as a famous toy maker. It just so happens that there's also precedent for this in the story through Wapol and Kozuki Sukiyaki. Both of them are renowned toy makers.

This could be why Oda is still hiding Joyboy's appearance despite the seemingly obvious implication that he should look like Luffy and Roger. Joyboy was a toy made by Imu that came to life and rebelled against Imu to chase a dream of freedom. "There are no strings on me."

@bottlepiecemuses

[orbis2d]

One thing i find really interesting is that at one point it was said that Zoan type divil fruits influence their users, wich would put more reason behind why luffy seems to liberate entire countrys for something as simple as a single bowl of rice. His devil fruit literally makes him a god, and a common offering for gods is food, so when people give him food and tell him about their problems he automatically wants to help them since they technically made an offering

[dykealloy]

*average person gets thrown through 3 windows a year* factoid is actually just a statistical error. average person gets thrown through 0 windows per year. Trafalgar Law, who has been experiencing defenestration since he was 10 years old, is an outlier and should not have been counted

[karinzany]

SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 1138 OF ONE PIECE

@shishishi-sunny @wyvernslovecake @theheybarrel

I'm basically going to write what I understood from the last panel.

"The First World", ended 900 years ago - beginning of the Great War and to what we call "the Void Century", and "The Second World" - 800 years ago - the end of the Void Century and the beginning of the World Government rule.

The first world was a technologically advanced world, symbolized by the factory. Humanity used the "Mother Flame" - the "forbidden sun" (represented by the balls of energy carried by the slaves) in their industry. The slaves wished upon their liberation, and from what Vegapunk told us, akuma no mi are the materialization of the wishes of humanity. So the Hito Hito no mi: model Nika came to be. A man-made God was born. The "god of earth" Pluton, a ship that moved using the energy of the Mother Flame caused the big earthquake that sank the world 200 meters (chapter 1115), and only the islands we know today remained. To survive the flood, people and animals got on the Noah ark, just like it happened on the Bible passage that inspired the manga.

I'm also curious about "Vearth", the god of earth in Skypiea.

The serpent of hell can be a reference to Jormungandr or the Leviathan. Maybe in the context of One Piece it is Nerona Imu themselves. Maybe it is a former user of the Yami Yami no Mi that brought darkness and death... Maybe it is just the serpent of Skypiea.

"The god of the forest sent forth demons" - the Devil Fruit tree created an army of Devil Fruit users. "The sun merely spread the embers of war" - Nika/Joyboy/The Sun God lead that army into war, his companions of the Ancient Kingdom: Nefertari Lili, Emet, Zunisha.

"The people of the half-moon" - Kozuki and Minks? - and "the people of the moon" - Shandorans, Birkans, Skypieans? - dreamed of a new Dawn. But humanity, the alliance of the 20 kingdoms, killed the sun, Joyboy, and began their reign of terror.

The God of sea became enraged - the Mermaid Princess Poseidon, Joyboy's dear friend, brought destruction after his passing.

"They could never meet again" - Poseidon was exiled in Fishman Island and Pluton buried under Wano. What about Uranus? I don't know, maybe the Mother Flame itself is Uranus and Pluton is "just" the warship.

About the People of the Moon:

Enel's cover page story is now more important than ever. His ark Maxim is depicted on chapter 1138, since it was probably used by the first moon people to come to the blue sea. It has also been a famous theory that the first Joyboy might have been one of them.

Who is that big Dragon in the middle of the page? I'm not sure. Is that the Forest God? I was reminded of the current Gorosei, and it vaguely looks like Markus Mars, just like the serpent resembles Ju Peter.

"The Third World" is about to end right now. It is a post-apocaliptic world where most people aren't aware of the events of the Void Century. We can see a bunch of characters that are well know to us readers and are destined to bring the End of Times and the Dawn of the New World (which we now now it's is going to be the Fourth): Luffy as Nika, Shirahoshi as Poseidon, Loki representing the Giants apparently, Emet the robot who was a companion of Joyboy, a Tontatta, a Mink, and a series of ships with what we assume have the Ancient Kingdom flag:

I would like to bring attention to a character that was highlighted in a previous moment of the chapter. It looks like a Mink, but I think he is a Zoan User - Yamato in his Okuchi no Makami form, the Guardian Deity of Wano.

Finally the big Demon holding the Sun is Imu, next to a ship with their Holy Knights / the Navy. The world will end with the ultimate battle against the Darkness that wants to extinguish the light of the Sun. And the Sun will emerge victorious and bring a new Dawn.

The drums of liberation will play to the rythim of Nika's heart. The will of D. will be fulfilled at last.

As the late Tom would say:

D. = Don = Dawn

Note: Eiichiro Oda studied about the biggest pirates and navigators in the world, which includes the Portuguese, like Fernão de Magalhães (Magellan) or Bartolomeu Dias (Bartolomeo, Bartholomew Kuma). In Portugal, when we refer to a lord or a lady, we put a D. next to their name, short for "Dom" - Sir/Lord or "Dona" - Dame/Lady. For example, Portugal's first king is called D. Afonso Henriques.

I think Oda did a play on words with Don and Dawn, meaning both the sound of a drum and the Dawn of the New World. So the D. clan are the real "lords" of the world.

[dandelionjack]

> new series release (space babies) coincided with the uk seeing the northern lights for the first time in years

> the devil’s chord coincided with paul mccartney’s long-missing hofner bass guitar being found, by a doctor who fan no less

> boom coincided with an actual meteor crash

> 73 yards is coinciding with a rise in bizarre supposedly-occult animal sacrifice rituals in britain (the folk horror part) and rishi sunak finally calling a general election (the political drama part)

> hypothesis: russell t davies has somehow managed to tune in to the universe’s divine frequency ??

> conclusion: messing with the forces of fate, cause&effect and coincidence, even if it’s for the pop culture franchise you’re showrunning, actually turns it into an egregore, but only if it’s been going for long enough (sixty fucking years to the dot) and watched by enough people (tens of millions). which it has

> ergo, postscriptum: television magick is real and is being unintentionally performed by the creators + audience of the world’s silliest science fiction show

> /jk. unless?

[treeflesh]

if u see me supporting croco-dad no u don't

yes u do

[lord-squiggletits]

Was doing a live reading/recording of Chaos Theory for my voice class and @icedamage said that Megatron's whole monologue was him at the drive-thru in Wendy's. Couldn't rest until I recreated this image.

[imparateasa]

Kuma deciding where to send the straw hats:

“Luffy i’m sending you to Amazon Lily perhaps the safest island for a man wanted by the world government ”

“Zoro I’m sending you to train under the worlds strongest swordsman and the very man you’ve sworn to defeat”

“Nami I’m sending you to an island filled with meteorologists who will teach you how to tame the weather and make its power your own”

“Sanji I’m sending you to fruity ass homo island where you and the other “gays” can queen out and gossip”

[sunshine-girl-shines]

Do we know know the radio sounds are at the end of the episodes?

What if it was the manager tuning in or out?

Could that explain why sometimes theres music at the end of episodes sometimes? Or at the beginning?

[megashadowdragon]

Theory Playing Pirates: The Fate Of Eustass 'Captain' Kid

This is the same sentiment that Kid expressed to Hawkins during their confrontation in Wano, following Hawkins' betrayal. Kid swore in disgust that if Hawkins was so weak that he knew he'd lose, then he should never show his face on the battlefield.

Kid has suffered a crushing defeat, but it's no more than the combination of defeats & loses that Luffy has also suffered in the past. Such as the lose of Going Merry, and the defeat at Saboady.

Kid's ship, the Victoria Punk, has been destroyed beyond repair, just as the Going Merry was. Dorry & Broggy cut through the keel of the ship, making it impossible to repair without making it anew. This we learn from the Galley-La shipwrights of Water 7.

we have not seen the last of kid

[bltchkawa]

PEEING MY PANTS CAUSE EVERY KASHIWAGI I DRAW LOOKS LIKE KIRYU 😭😭😭 FREE ME!!!!!!!!! SO PISSED I FEEL LIKE IM GONNA HAVE A PERSONA 5 STYLE AWAKENING RN SOMETHING SOMETHING FREE ME FROM THESE CHAINS OF CAPTIVITY

[midnight-in-town]

My take on Sir Crocodile's past, including the possibility of the CrocoParent theory

(Because I can't help thinking about it, in the midst of Kuma and Bonney's heart-wrenching flashback...)

Crocodile is one of the few Warlords we still hardly know anything about, but we're bound to know about his past at some point (same for Mihawk with whom he's currently working, as well as Moria who stole like half (?) of the Rocks Pirates' corpses), starting with the panel that launched all the theories, back in Impel Down :

Thanks to Kuma's flashback, we know Ivankov used to be a slave to the Celestial Dragons up until God's Valley. As for what happened at God's Valley, we don't know the full story yet but what we know is that...

...the Rocks Pirates were defeated and disbanded by the alliance between Garp and Roger. Some (?) of them were cloned by MADS (like Stussy for a still unknown reason) and Roger then became the next biggest threat of piracy.

Their leader's name was Xebec and other people have already explained that it possibly is related to Sebek/Sobek, an ancient Egyptian deity represented either in its form or as a human with a crocodile head. And, as we all know thanks to the Alabasta arc, Sir Crocodile is strongly associated with Sobek/Sebek too.

From there, it's not a stretch to imagine that Sir Crocodile is Rocks D. Xebec's child and was also present on God's Valley, which is how Crocodile and Ivankov possibly first "met". Ivankov witnessed Rocks' defeat as well as his child's survival...

...probably thanks to Whitebeard. Because, considering how the government tracked Ace and Luffy because of their dads, it's clear that any child of Xebec would be hunted by the government just as much and, like he did for Ace, Whitebeard probably saved and offered shelter to Xebec's kid for a while.

Whitebeard saving Croc as a child on God's Valley could be the reason why Croc seemingly hated Whitebeard so much : Whitebeard saving him instead of avenging Rocks, his captain, on God's Valley and then later probably defeated Crocodile, when Croc decided to become a pirate and went after the One Piece, could explain the animosity that we saw during Marineford.

Anyway, because of God's Valley, this could be the secret Iva knows about Croc: he's the surviving child of Rocks D. Xebec, thanks to Whitebeard.

Whitebeard choosing to save him rather than his Captain and then later defeating him could also explain why Croc has strong issues when it comes to trusting others :

Another hint that Croc is related to Rocks is Blackbeard. A popular theory/understanding in the fandom is that, while Luffy inherited Roger's Will, Blackbeard inherited Rocks' (leading to the idea that Rocks vs Garp & Roger will be paralleled with Blackbeard vs Luffy & Koby). This is especially interesting, considering that Blackbeard replaced Croc as a Warlord after he was defeated and sent to Impel Down, which is when they met :

Crocodile also has a lot of "mannerisms" hinting he's a D. He's strongly interested in the Void Century, poneglyphs and the ancient weapons.

Additionally, upon learning during Marineford about Ace's and Luffy's being hunted by the Government because of their fathers, he intervened to protect them...

These acts, outside of the CrocoParent theory (see below), can be explained by Croc's own experience of being hunted because of who his father was, but also by what Ivankov said to Law, who's also a D :

To conclude, I'm a strong advocate that Sir Crocodile is actually Rocks D. Crocodile and he obviously couldn't keep his father's name, in order to avoid being hunted during his entire life by the Government.

But what about the CrocoParent theory?

Well, as much as I'm an immense and dedicated fan of this theory (full explanation here), a part of me doesn't trust Oda to be brave enough to go down that road, even if I'm also eagerly waiting for him to. :D

Whether Croc was afab or amab though, the theory that he's Rocks' kid still applies. The only difference is that, if Croc was afab, then on top of knowing about who his father was, Iva also helped Croc with transitioning, thanks to their devil fruit.

Of course, it's probably through meeting Iva that Croc then came to meet some members of the Revolutionary Army, like Dragon. He gave birth to Luffy, transitioned afterwards with Iva's help and his actions at Marineford (protecting both Ace and Luffy) are not only because he used to be hunted as Rocks' kid, but also because he just learnt that Luffy is Dragon's son and thus his own child. :))

After all, to quote Dragon in the latest chapter of Kuma's flashback...

... "a child is their parents' weak spot" seems to ring to the same bell as Croc's "if you want to protect something, do it right" (like giving up on raising Luffy and leaving him in a remote village of East Blue, to avoid him being hunted by the World Government).

Anyway, long post, sorry about it! I hope we'll know soon about Croc's past. Let me know if I missed some hints ! :D

[elipri]

[soft-niku-and-sake]

Zoro's eye scar theory:

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Someone on Twitter has this theory that Zoro's eye scar is self-inflicted just like Luffy's and I genuinely can see that happening. It's more interesting and a better theory than Zoro having some hidden power under his eye or the baboons are the ones responsible for it LOL.

I mean Zoro doesn't really have a problem with handicapping himself just to prove a point. 

As you can see...

Zoro is like "You find it fun to poke my wound. I'll do you one better." *BAM! cuts himself*

But instead of "gaining his sense of honor" like what the original poster thought of, I kinda imagine Zoro doing this during his observation haki training with Mihawk. Compared to Rayleigh's training, wherein he's a tough but a gentler instructor, I can see Mihawk being stricter and would mock Zoro whenever he makes mistakes, and Zoro, being stubborn and arrogant, would slash his eye to prove to his teacher/rival he can master observation even with just one eye. (Well, this is also the same guy who would cut his legs during Little Garden and his hand when he was handcuffed with Usopp just to fight lol. Who says he won't blind himself. What a freak)

Moreover, people have been speculating that Zoro's potential enemy among the Blackbeard pirates would be Shiryu, who currently has the Clear Clear Fruit. If he were to fight someone who is a strong swordsman and can literally turn invisible, Zoro must have one hell of observational skill to defeat him. If we are going to see a flashback of him stabbing his eye, perhaps it will be during his battle with Shiryu.

I mean Oda could just give him a scar just to make him look cool (which is more likely lmao), but if it were to reveal what happened to his eye, I think this headcanon really makes sense, judging by the way Oda also likes to parallel Luffy and Zoro very much.

Luffy: Stabbing under his eye to prove a point to Shanks

Zoro: Slashing his eye to prove a point to Mihawk.

[sunandflame]

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The Quiet Burn; King x Reader 👑✨💥

Alber/King Modern AU: Government Experiment Survivor | Underground Fighter 💭💥

Donquixote Doflamingo

Analysis: Doflamingo as a Lover 🔍

Donquixote Doflamingo NSFW Headcanons 💭💦🔥

Donquixote Rosinante 'Corazon'

Corazon Fluff Headcanons 💭 ✨

Captain Mom and Dad Corazon; Corazon x Captain!Reader ✨️

Full of You; Corazon x AFAB!Reader ✨🔥

Dracule Mihawk

Analysis: Mihawk as a Lover 🔍

Dracule Mihawk NSFW Headcanons 💭💦🔥

What Made Mihawk the Marine Hunter? An Untold Theory 🔍

Sub!Mihawk Headcanons: Obedience in Shadows 💭💦🔥

The Taste of Dawn; Vampire!Mihawk x Reader ✨

Hoist the Colours; Mihawk x Reader

Obedience in Crimson; Sub!Mihawk x Reader 💦

NSFW Alphabet - Dracule Mihawk 💭💦🔥

Sleep Assault; Mihawk x F!Reader ✨

Soft Scene with Mihawk Series:

A collection of interconnected yet standalone drabbles centered around Dracule Mihawk and the reader. Each piece offers a glimpse into quiet moments, subtle emotions, and the evolving bond between two souls. While they can be read independently, together they form a slow-burning tapestry of intimacy, presence, and the unspoken language shared in silence

Rest Now ✨

Safe. Silent. Steady✨

The Rarest Sound ✨

The Expectation ✨

Untouched ✨

Without Asking Permission ✨

Fascinated ✨

The Coat Thief ✨

Sun-Warmed ✨

If You'll Have Me ✨💥

Quiet Gestures ✨

Let Me ✨

Toward the Sun ✨

Tomatoes and Rosemary ✨

Measured Silence ✨💥

Tangled in the Vines 💦 (coming soon)

Keep Talking ✨(coming soon)

An Unexpected Guest ✨ (coming soon)

Eustass Kid

Eustass Kid Kink Headcanons 💭💦

Welded, not Broken; Eustass Kid x Reader 💥

Kuzan (Aokiji)

Analysis: Aokiji, Kizaru and Akainu as Lovers 🔍

NSFW Alphabet - Kuzan (Aokiji) 💭💦🔥

Lazy Circles; Kuzan x AFAB!Reader 💦🔥

Ice Inside; Kuzan x Fem!Reader 💦🔥

Drift; Kuzan x Reader 💥

Perfect Fit; Kuzan x Small!Boob!Reader 🔥

Paulie

Analysis: Paulie as a Lover 🔍

Paulie NSFW/Kink Headcanons 💭💦

Don't Pull Away; Paulie x Reader 💥

Trafalgar D. Law

Drowned Dreams; Trafalgar D. Law x Reader 💥

You Weren't The Only One; Trafalgar D. Law x Reader

Surgeon and Sorceress; Trafalgar D. Law x Witch!Reader

The Wanting; Trafalgar D. Law x AFAB!Reader ✨💥🔥

Confirmation; Trafalgar D. Law x Pregnant!Reader

Rob Lucci

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NSFW Alphabet - Rob Lucci 💭💦

Rob Lucci Kink Headcanons 💭💦

Rob Lucci Kink Headcanons Part 2 💭💦🔥

The Leopard's Den; Dad!Rob Lucci ✨

Weightless; Rob Lucci x Chubby!Reader ✨

Don't Touch the Ears; Rob Lucci x Reader ✨

Heat of the Beast; Rob Lucci x AFAB!Reader 👑🔥

A Quiet Hunger; Rob Lucci x AFAB!Reader 🔥

Full of Me; Rob Lucci x Pregnant!Reader ✨🔥

The Thrill in your Veins; Rob Lucci x AFAB!Reader 🔥

Wined and Watched; Rob Lucci x AFAB!Reader 💦

Meet Justice; Rob Lucci x Reader ✨

Built to be Caught; Rob Lucci x AFAB!Reader 👑💦🔥

Marked by Hunger; Vampire!Rob Lucci x Witchi!Reader 💦🔥

Disarmed; Rob!Lucci x Reader 🔥

Reflex; Rob!Lucci x AFAB!Reader 🔥

Sir Crocodile

Analysis: Sir Crocodile as a Lover 🔍

Sir Crocodile Kink Headcanons 💭💦🔥

Sir Crocodile x Chubby!Reader Headcanons 💭💦

Sir Crocodile is the type of man to... 💦

Other:

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Analysis: Belo Betty as a Lover 🔍

Wrapped Around You; Zoro x Reader ✨

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[remxedmoon]

What are your thoughts on ISAT's magic system?

AUTISM BLAST

okay long rambly post incoming. for the record like 90% of this is pure unfiltered headcanon. and almost all of this is about colors. sorry if this is hard to follow!!! i need to get this all out of my system.

oh also! a lot of this is based on a really good post by @/chronologically-challenged that shows off the differences between each character’s craft style! go check that out it’s really good

okay!! so!!! colors. this is just my own thing, but i personally like to color code the different types of craft!

don’t worry about those middle tones yet just put a pin in those

there’s still a little bit of color variety within craft types (for flavor), but generally, rock is blue, paper is yellow, and scissors is red. i’m not going to lie to you i only did this because the splatoon testfire had these colors. it’s also why my triplets designs are colored like that!

i think these colors also just fit the descriptions of these crafts? red feels like a more aggressive and active color, which matches how piercing craft is generally more focused on dealing damage, blue tends to be calmer, which matches protective craft being more supportive , that kinda thing. something something children’s hospital. yellow is a bit of a wildcard here lol, it just looks nice with the other two.

putting aside the colors for a mo! don’t worry those’ll come back soon. i’ve also been thinking a lot about how dual craft types work, though this is a little more speculative. i’m entirely basing this on how mira works. basically, one craft type seems to be more ‘dominant’ over the other. while mira is both paper and scissors, she’s still weak to rock, her basic attack is scissors, and her scissors skill (jolly round rondo) does much more damage than her paper skill (artsy silent burst). she behaves more like a scissors type, with an extra affinity for paper. which i think is interesting!!!

in terms of colors, i think this would manifest as mira’s craft being tinted orange, as a mix of both her craft type’s colors! this is partially what those uncategorized colors are for. while her scissors attacks are only slightly tinted, her paper attacks would be a lot closer to orange! and this would apply to other dual crafts as well. a rock/paper type would have more greenish attacks, a rock/scissors type would have more purply ones, etc etc.

i think this color mixing would also apply to single craft types trying to use a craft type that isn’t their own, though it’d prolly become less pronounced the more a person ‘gets used’ to using that craft type, so to speak. in a while rockodile would be pretty solidly purple, while rock bottom is more of an indigo color, and odile’s craft skills probably only slightly tinted as well.

ok!!! that was a lot about colors. i’m really fucking normal about colors. onto craft styles!! this is still kinda about colors tho sorry. also, again, go check out @/chronologically-challenged’s post if you haven’t already, it’ll prolly explain this better than i will

for a tl;dr on that post, each country has a different way of using craft. the forgotten island has lightless craft that tends to manifest as stars and zigzags, vaugarde has big, rounded bursts of grey craft (with smaller circles around it), and ka bue’s craft is more diamond shaped/triangular and tends to be on the lighter side.

this is also the part i’m a little less sure about. i haven’t drawn these out in my normal style!! so a lot of this is subject to change. sorry about that!

anyways. i wanted to preserve the island’s lightless craft while still making it colorful, so i decided to give it a sort of. halo effect? i guess? i wanted it to vaguely resemble the ring of light around a black hole or a solar eclipse, but that is a lot harder to do with the zigzag shape of the craft + my color limitations. and as i’ve recently learned, glow effects look really weird with my pixelly art. so this is all just flat colors 😓

shhh don’t mind the art here i’ve totally posted it before 🩶

vaugarde is pretty simple comparatively!! the craft is a sort of midshade ingame, so i just made the main color the normal craft colors. not much to say here!

and ka bue is in a similar boat! i did kinda draw it in my odile sprite redraw, but i didn’t really look at references so it’s kinda boring looking there. not much to say here either!!

and!! as we can see from the king’s special attack art, craft styles can kinda mix together. king’s style follows the general shape of vaugardian craft, but keeps the shade and stars from the forgotten island! i think it’d be fun to play with that a little more teehee. i imagine these are a lot more variable depending on how engrossed someone is in a culture, hence why odile’s craft doesn’t borrow from vaugarde’s style. unless she does? it’s not like we see other ka buans using craft in game. who knows.

also because i forgot, some extra bonus doodles of that craft color mixing i mentioned earlier! yipee!

and that’s it!!! there’s probably some other stuff that i am. currently forgetting. but this post is absurdly long enough!!! thank you so much for the ask i’m so sorry for autism blasting you about isat and color theory. am i still cool. here’s all of my craft doodles as compensation for reading this giant infodump. i’m so so sorry.