In terms of action we got the run back with Lucci but Egghead in terms of story and lore was eventful since we finally get a full physical appearance of the legendary Vegapunk. I would add and argue that a lot of why the return to Elbaf feels so quiet is because of all the lore atom bombs that were dropped during Egghead and as i mentioned we are still in a bit of a cool off period before things pick back up.
part of me wonders if this is going to turn out similar to sabaody with the gods knights playing the role of kuma and inspiring both the straw hats and the giants to get stronger. /ISPOILER]
Considering the final war is speculated to be a bigger version of Marineford, it’d make a lot of sense.
I am expecting the final war to be a literal world war since there's so many forces on all effected sides around the world of One Piece it's gonna be a conflict that will effect damn near everyone.
That is a given, once one power moves all the rest intrinsically have to.
The only question I really think is worth asking is whether or not the whole war is going to be settled when The One Piece is found.
The way i see it is compared to how the fact that Whitebeard confirmed to the whole world that it does exist and helped kick the new age of piracy even further into overdrive. I think it might all hinge on what exactly it is and why the WG fears whoever gets it becoming the new King of the Pirates.
It kind of doesn't matter, all 4(5 if shanks counts as its own) will probably put enough forces into it that whoever comes out on top of Paramount War 2 : Laugh tale boogaloo will probably be in position to rule the world anyways.
I think it does matter. Considering how Whitebeard says that once the treasure is found, the world will be turned upside down (I assume metaphorically), then you have to wonder how whoever finds the treasure will do that.
I have my ideas about what it is, but the issue with them is that a lot of the bigger meta revolves around prophecy and "the right time", and seeing how it's being crafted, that Luffy is at the center of it, the prophecy has to be fulfilled in a way where Luffy can do it in blissful ignorance, especially since his untold dream is the same one Roger had, and Roger completely understood the bigger ramifications of what he found.
i think the war wont start till after the one piece is found. imu will end up getting exposed and it will be the thing that throws the world into chaos with everyone either siding with luffy/nika/joyboy or with imu.
I think all the Prophecy stuff is bullshit, it would go completely against what Luffy strives for.
I think it’ll be more in a way where Luffy is the reincarnation of Joy Boy and the Sun god while in Gear 5, and he doesn’t know or care. Just like how a good way to kickstart the final war would be Luffy fighting a bunch of people to rescue a kidnapped Vivi. And trying to find allies to do this and heading to face the enemy would be seen as “the promised time” coming to pass .
yeah one of the main themes of One Piece is Inherited Will which Luffy sort of skews but only slightly follows. Since he spreads freedom and hope to people and knows how to get people to follow their own path which makes him so dangerous. He doesn't care about a prophetic destiny he just wants the freedom to eat, sleep and travel the world unmitigated.
Luffy can do all of that..while telling the promised time to fuck off. We are getting hints that "the promised one" is going to end the world in some fashion, which isn't what Luffy wants. Luffy seems to generally like the world he lives in and things like the World Government are problems he wouldn't "End the world" to solve because his way of doing things is to beat the holy fuck out of the person who is causing the issues.
I really doubt Shanks shows up. And if Shamrock comes around, Luffy won’t be there because that’d probably mean we get some real time dedicated to Shanks’ backstory, and I really think that’s the kind of thing Oda wants to wait to reveal. If we do get some kind of Shanks backstory, it’ll be:
And I believe the real dream Luffy has is for everyone to have the same freedom the Pirate King does. And that’s how I’d say One Piece ends: Luffy going to pursue that dream with the treasure he found.
and what people do with that freedom is up to them. This is why whenever i see people talk about how Luffy is some sort of hero i get a little confused. The Straw Hats are still pirates but ultimately Luffy's goal and why he even fights is because he hates people that try and suppress the dreams of others. Doesn't matter if you're the WG, Other Pirates or some unrelated group to the major factions to the world.
Honestly, I’ve always felt the “end the world” wasn’t literal, and more of a thing like “the way the world operates will change completely”. I think it’s probably going to be like Wano where Momo becomes shogun after Kaido is defeated.
We are pretty much in agreement with the ending.
I can see how that could happen by reading a summary of the actual Ragnarok. But I doubt Oda will do a straight 1:1 of the entire event.
i think every time the world ends the sea levels rise and bury the past. that in turn causes many old rulers to lose their power only to be replaced with new ones. imu knows whats coming and does what he can to make sure he will always survive. i dont think imu wants to stop it i think he just wants to make sure he is the only ruler but to do this he needs to get rid of any form of freedom be it joy boy or nika or anyone with the will of d.