New Age of Pirates

New Age of Pirates: is an new era of pirates that will take place after the Whitebeard War. It refers to an age that where pirates will not dream and plunder whatever they like and where the weak will not survive, Powerful ones would survive and only what they see before them will persevere. Donquixote Doflamingo and Shakky predicated to the coming age. Shanks believes that this era is where Pirates roam free.

Origin
Because the Golden Age of Pirates was 22 years old, over the years, pirates who dreams were declining and pirates who don't dream was increasing. This makes the story take place in the late Golden Age of Pirates. The New Age was hinted in the Jaya arc, in the town of Mock Town full of pirates who don't dream, the notable of them was the Bellamy Pirates who taunted the Straw Hat Pirates for being dreamers.

One of the major event that that will create a groundwork of the New Age was the Banaro Incident When Ace was defeated by Blackbeard and was turned in to the Marines, triggering a war.

Whitebeard War
The Whitebeard War marks the end of the Golden Age of Pirates. According to the caption, whoever wins or loses, the Golden Age ends. If the Marine wins and Whitebeard loses, the age ends but if Whitebeard wins and the Marine loses, the age still ends.

New Age
It is currently unknown what kind of effect the age will be, however it's been hinted that there will be more conflict worst then before.