Mythbusters/Speculations

Another type of myth comes from speculations. Often it is like a game of Chinese Whispers, what one person says as a speculation may end up as being taken as a fact after several people have repeated a popular speculation. After mistranslations and misunderstandings, this is the most common form of myth to rise through the fans of the series. Speculations are easier to kill than rumor based myths because as the series progresses, they are proven as fact or fiction and are rarely discussed again.

Death Buster Call Star
Myth: Buster Call having laser beams.

Fact: Fans just love to make unfounded predictions and hope for the Buster Call to be a huge and scary Death Star like ship, packed with lasers that can blow up an island like how the Death Star blows up Alderaan. Chapter 396 proves this wrong. The Buster Call turns out to be a military operation involving a fleet of World Government ships headed by five Vice Admirals, whose mission is to bombard the island until everything is burned down.

Usopp's Long Nose
Myth: Usopp's nose doubles as a cross-hair, allowing him to be extremely accurate with any projectile weapons.

Fact: There are times when he is facing one way while his slingshot is facing the other way, yet he manages to make a perfect shot anyway. Even with his nose he does not always make a perfect shot (a prime example is at Roguetown where he fires an egg at Mohji and Richie and misses, but it is also raining which could've affected his shot). Usopp's nose has nothing to do with his sniping skills! He's just born with a long nose which apparently is genetic from his mother Banchina. It is most likely a reference to Pinocchio, a wooden boy whose nose got longer each time he lied (remember Usopp likes to lie, a lot). Although being born with a long nose doesn't mean that Usopp can't use it to aim with.

Miss Goldenweek and Carue
Myth: I think Carue ate Miss Goldenweek.

Fact: This is so far the oddest, grimmest, and most insane speculation made by few members at the fan board. During the ending of Little Garden arc, Carue was seen charging at Miss Goldenweek. After that she disappeared and Luffy, Usopp and Carue were seen eating Rice Crackers. However many fans tried to find out what happened to Goldenweek and the term "I think Carue ate Miss Goldenweek", "Didn't Carue eat Miss Goldenweek?" came into being. Stranger yet, the Miss Goldenweek section in Wikipedia used to support the claim. In reality, Miss Goldenweek has her own Side Story during the early Enies Lobby arc, she was shown alive and living in a Wax House with Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine.

D Means...
1. Myth: Dragon appeared in Loguetown and Luffy was able to hear the dragon talking in the Apis Arc. The D must mean DRAGON.

Fact: The Apis arc (otherwise known as the Warship Island Arc) was not canon. Therefore everything in it (except for a few things like the Calm Belt information) was not written in the manga by Oda. This rumor was originally created by a popular anime blogger who took a wild guess after watching the arc. Due to the popularity of the said blog, others also pondered on the idea (though some fans came to this meaning on their own accord). However, it has been proven Dragon has a important plot role.

2. Myth: It's the first letter of the civilization name.

Fact: We don't know what the D. means at the moment. This comes from the significant actions of the World Government to stop Clover saying the name.

3. Myth: It's not a D its part of a smilie! (example: :-D). Also, every D character that appearred in the series had smiled (even Portgas D. Rouge).

Fact: This one streams from the act of smiling upon death.

4. Myth: It's the name of the royal family of the lost civilization or a clan within it.

Fact: We don't know anything about their culture or if they even had a Royal family.

5. Myth: D. means "Devil"

Fact: This one is a nod to Devil Fruits. Fans tend to try and match the name to every word beginning with 'D'.

6. Myth: It means "Damashii"

Fact: This one is linked to the talk of spirits and "will" throughout the series.

7. Myth: It's half a circle.

Fact: This one comes from "One Piece", the speculation is that the D. is half a circle or patten/symbol. In other words, acquiring Roger's treasure will result in the symbol becoming "One Piece" again.

8. Myth: It means "Danger". One of the Five Elder Stars said so in Post-War Arc!

Fact: One of the elders really said that, but that's due the translation "D always means danger", meaning that all of the people with D on their name were dangerous people.

Buggy Scarred Shanks
Myth: Those marks on Shanks' left eye match those left behind when Luffy was hit in the face by Buggy with his knives. Buggy must have done that to Shanks!

Fact: Shanks states that he got the scars from Blackbeard.

The Devil Fruit eaten by Dragon
Myth: It's obvious by the way he said "Wind Blast" back in Loguetown that Dragon has a wind Devil Fruit. Or maybe, Dragon ate a Devil Fruit that allows him to manipulate the weather (why do you think a lightning bolt saved Luffy from being killed by Buggy? And what about the rain, when Dragon arrives at Loguetown?).

Fact: Dragon did not say "Wind blast" in the Manga, it was added in the anime. The original manga does not give any indication that Dragon had any effect on the weather other than being around when the storm hit. We do not know his power, although it's always a possibility.

Oda's Character references
Myth: Oda based his idea for X character from One Piece to Y character from Z series.

Fact: While some characters like Jango have obvious design origins, others are not so easily compared. If you really want to, you can compare just about every character to someone else out there. Many characters are based on other characters. Without the word of Oda, saying stuff like "Brook looks like Jack Skellington from Nightmare before Christmas" or "Jyabura resembles Tao from Dragonball" is just speculation.

Incidentally Brook's origins were eventually revealed, proving the speculations on his design origin as true. However, most of these speculations remain unproven. Many of the speculated origins of the characters are taken from purely Western views, which is difficult to know whether or not a Japanese person would have even heard of of the acclaimed "Oda Source Material". The other thing to realize is that some references have since become culturally common, like all pirates in Western culture saying "Arrrr!", which few people know originates from Robert Newton's role of Long John Silver in the 1950 film of Treasure Island. However, Oda has proven to be more knowledgeable on other cultures and One Piece contains references to cultures from all over the world. Many of his characters show a strong resemblance to musicians from Western media and music, particularly influences drawn from Rock and Metal music. To date, the only origins that can usually be proven are the names of pirates such as:


 * 1) Thatch, Marshall D. Teach (alias Blackbeard), Edward Newgate (Whitebeard) (Various alias of the same famous pirate known as Edward Teach)
 * 2) Calico Yorki (Calico Jack)
 * 3) Bellamy (Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy)

Mushy Stuff
Myth: X character in One Piece is in love with X other character in One Piece.

Fact: It's not uncommon to see pairings mentioned like Luffy x Nami, however some fans try to force the speculation into fact when it is not. When asked if there would be romance in One Piece in a SBS letter, Oda replied "they are in love with adventure". There are no hints released in the manga itself. As such, most love referencing comes in the form of perverted comments from one character to the other. However, fans of any series will take even the smallest detail as a hint otherwise. Remember: One Piece is not a shoujo manga, so don't expect much romance. Not counting Sanji's love towards almost every female being in existence, Oda took eleven years to introduce any form at all - Boa Hancock's love for Luffy. However this is considered to be a one-sided romance solely intended for humor as Luffy doesn't have that same feelings for Hancock, where in fact he is completely oblivious to this.

Corgi and the CP5
Myth: Corgi is a member of CP5, he might even be the leader!

Fact: The speculation comes from the fact that Corgi was trying to get the blueprints to Pluton from Iceburg, exactly what Spandam was doing with Tom when he was in charge of the CP5. But Corgi was never labeled as a leader of CP5 but was labeled as representative of the Government. However until Oda says something about it in a SBS or it is stated by a character, it is merely a speculation.

The Parents
Myth: Makino is Luffy's mother. Shanks is Luffy's father.

Fact: No one knows who Luffy's mother is. Makino is a friend, her concern for Luffy is no different than the mayor's. It was confirmed that it is impossible for her to be Luffy's mother in Chapter 0, as she is shown as a child 20 years prior to the storyline, which means that three years later, when Luffy was born, she was not old enough to give birth to a child. . Shanks is revealed not to be Luffy's father, but rather Dragon is. This was a combination of fans noticing Shanks' concern for Luffy and that Shanks was drawn very similar to Luffy in the beginning of the series.

A more recent theory has sprung up since Shanks' trip to Whitebeard that Ace is Shank's son. This has sprung up based on the different surnames of Luffy and Ace (Monkey and Portgas) and the fact Garp never actually refers to Ace as his grandson when he visited Luffy; however, chapter 550 clearly states that Ace is Gol D. Roger's son. (Ace took his surname from his mother because he has no love for his father), thus ending this speculation once and for all.

Whitebeard a D
Myth: Whitebeard has got to be a D.! Look at how strong he is!

Fact: So far his name has only been given as "Edward Newgate", since Gold Roger's name was revealed to be "Gol D. Roger" some speculate his name is actually "Edwar D. Newgate" however this remains to date just speculation. It also to be considered that not all strong characters are D.s anyway. Plus, when Luffy uses his haki on Marineford in Chapter 570, Whitebeard states that since Luffy carries the Will of D., he will bring upon the New Age. Which also means Edward Newgate does not have the Will of D.

He also stated to Sengoku that "although it has nothing to do with him", as referring to the what the D people will discover at the Raftel.

Example
Zoro has survived multiple wounds and thrown giant buildings at enemies.

They Will Join!
Myth: That character would be great on the Straw Hat crew, they must join!

Fact: With every new arc that is released comes the hunt for Luffy to add more members to his crew. Many fans will speculate as to who will join and when. Mostly, this comes from Luffy's early recruitment during the East Blue Saga when he recruits a member almost every arc. When Luffy reached the Grand Line, this recruitment process slowed down and instead of most arcs leading to a member a new member has joined every three or four arcs.

Past speculated members:
 * Vivi: traveled with the Straw Hats throughout the Baroque Works Saga, but had no position she could hold. In the end, although the Straw Hats wanted her to come with them and were prepared to turn the Going Merry around to pick her up, she bid them a tearful farewell. Vivi's commitment as princess to Arabasta prevented her from leaving her home country and later she admitted she would have not been able to keep up with them.


 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei: Bon Kurei assisted the Straw-hats with their escape from Arabasta and wanted to be friends with them. In the end, Bon Kurei departed with the crew to distract the marines that were chasing them. Luffy had also teamed back up with him in Impel Down. In the end, he stays behind to open the door to allow Luffy and the other 241 prisoners escape, which leads the reader to believe that Mr. 2 met his fate at the hands of Magellan.


 * Conis: having music skills and a fair knowledge of dials, plus huge interactions with the Straw Hats, she was speculated to be the Straw Hats next member, fulfilling the role of musician. However she displayed little fighting skills and was content with staying on Skypiea with her father. She was never asked to join the Straw Hats nor showed any interest in traveling with them.


 * Wiper: due to his insane willpower and strength Wiper was believed to be the next crew member to join, however he had no position he could fulfill. In the end Wiper neither showed any interest in joining nor was asked to join by Luffy.


 * Crewmember from the Foxy Pirates: The Straw Hats played the Davy Back Fight with the Foxy Pirates. Throughout the arc, many thought the Straw Hats would get a new member. The main speculation was a new shipwright as Luffy had previously decided to get one for the crew. However in the end Luffy didn't pick a new crewmember. Although in the Anime version, Luffy wins 497 crewmembers from Foxy, but then dismisses them.


 * Paulie: due to early hints (such as him building astounding trust with Luffy) and Franky being set up as a villain during the Water 7 arc, many fans speculated Paulie would join and fulfill the role of Shipwright. However as the Enies Lobby arc progressed on, it became clear Franky, not Paulie, would join. In the end Paulie was never asked to join by Luffy and showed clear loyalty to Iceburg.


 * Cerberus: Luffy captured the Cerberus in Thriller Bark and rode on it's back for a while. When readers saw this, many came to the conclusion that Luffy would keep it as a pet. This is as of now impossible, as the Cerberus (Along with all other zombies) were purified by Gecko Moria.


 * Perona: after Perona's fight with Usopp, Perona decided to use the Thousand Sunny to escape. Many fans began speculating that Perona may end up joining the crew. She is sent flying by Kuma towards the end of the Thriller Bark arc and her location has recently been revealed as the Shikkearu Kingdom, where she complains about not being waited on hand and foot. Zoro is sent to the same island by Kuma, and although she is terrified when she discovers him, then laughs at how badly injured he is, she takes him inside and treats his wounds. Later on they are seen casually exploring the island together suggesting that they may have developed a brand of trust. As of recently it has been revealed that the island they are on belongs to Juracule Mihawk and he has already given Zoro the means to escape while Perona seems to be more focused on mooching off of Mihawk and her sadness over Gecko Moria's possible demise. Whether or not she will go with Zoro or stay on Mihawk's island has yet to be seen.


 * Keimi: Keimi landed onto the Straw Hats' ship at the start of the Sabaody Archipeligo arc; oddly, people were already jumping to the conclusion that she would join the crew. However there is no real job position to be filled at the moment, and Keimi doesn't appear to have any profession to contribute. In addition, she has few to no fighting skills, and it has already been revealed that her dream is to become a designer, something she would not need to travel to the New World to accomplish. The only thing she would have to contribute is being different from the others (the way Chopper and Brook are different).


 * Marguerite: currently the most significant figure, besides Hancock, of the Kuja tribe of Amazons, Marguerite rescued Luffy after Kuma sent him flying onto her island of Amazon Lily. She has quickly developed an interest in Luffy as she has never seen a man before and also went out of her way to support Luffy. Currently the only things going against Marguerite joining is having no known tragic past and so far the lack of a dream. As well as possible no real job position to be filled for her at the moment (other then being a fighter like Zoro or a sniper like Usopp). When Luffy leaves Amazon Lily Marguerite remained behind but not before Luffy tells her and her friends Sweet Pea and Aphelandra that he will return after getting his brother free and finding his crew. Marguerite is seen again with her friends (and the other Kujas) expressing joy that Luffy has returned to Amazon Lily, she also states she is going to make more clothes (this time, without frills) for him.


 * Boa Hancock: currently one of the two most significant figures of the Kuja tribe (the other one being Marguerite). She has a tragic past (being a slave of the World Government), something which every Straw Hat pirate has had prior to joining. However, Hancock for now is already a Shichibukai, although she is one who doesn't like the World Government and is in love with Luffy. She also lacks a dream at this moment. During the war against Whitebeard she attacks Commodore Smoker for restraining Luffy as well as giving him the key to Ace's handcuffs. She later attacks a group of Pacifistas while proclaiming her love for Luffy. After Luffy's defeat at Marineford she brings Luffy to Amazon Lily so he can recover and be safe from the Marines. Whether or not these actions have placed her position in jeopardy is still unknown. During Luffy's time on Amazon Lily, Hancock has done nothing but worry about Luffy to the point that she can't eat or concentrate on anyone other than him showing that her feelings for him have intensified, with Elder Nyon commenting that the Love Sickness Hancock has contracted is quite strong.


 * Marineford arc allies: Luffy escaped Impel Down with several allies, which "replaced" his usual crew for this arc. They are Buggy, Mr. 3, Mr. 1, Crocodile, Jinbei, Emporio Ivankov and Inazuma. All of them have been more or less speculated to join the Strawhat pirates. However Luffy parted ways with all of them (minus Jinbei) shortly after the war at Marineford.


 * Jinbei: he has a lot of respect for Luffy due to the bravery and conviction he showed in his efforts to try and save his brother Ace. It was shown in a flashback that Jinbei was asked by Ace if he could protect Luffy after his execution, however Jinbei declined, but after Ace's death Jinbei swore to protect Luffy's life probably indicating that he now views Luffy in high regard, even going so far as to risk his life for him. Later, during their recovery on Amazon Lily, Jinbei tries to tell a rampaging Luffy that Ace is truly gone, but when Luffy tells him that he already knows it and begins crying Jinbei himself begins to cry, showing a deeper understanding between the two, he then points out to Luffy, who was wallowing in his despair and weakness, that he still has something to protect - his crew, and that brings Luffy out of his funk. In the end Jinbei returned to Fishman Island after helping Luffy to get a second time inside Marinford. But not before he express his wish to see Luffy again in two years.

Musician Ideal
Myth: The upcoming musician for the Straw Hat Pirates is an attractive young woman.

Fact: Ever since Luffy wanted a musician, many fans speculated on who would be the crew musician. However there was the popular speculation about a musician was always an attractive woman, mostly in the One Piece fanfiction.net section, it became a popular fan idea. Often they would portray the woman sailing on a small rowboat or already joined the crew by the time their story begins, sometimes the musician would be a female mermaid. All this happened before Brook, an official Straw Hat Pirates' musician, was introduced.

Interestingly, before Brook's initial appearance, Oda had already thought up of the Straw Hat Pirates' musician while first drawing Laboon back in 1999, he had the concept of Brook, a tall, male, 88 years old skeleton with an afro since then but never brought it into the open until 2007. Once Brook became the official Straw Hat Pirates' musician, the "young attractive female musician" became biased but some fanfiction writers would instead have a female musician join before Brook joined or continue having a female musician anyway. (replaced later with "female harpoon/Helmsman" specialist Fishwoman/Mermaid instead).

Progression of Time
Myth: It's been a year since the story began.

Fact: There is no indication of how long the storyline has taken. Few clues aid the fans at all.

From witnessing the story play out;
 * 1) Luffy's first few adventures in the East Blue happened within a few weeks. The only time night was witnessed however were during the captain Kuro story arc and at the end of the Arlong story arc. They therefore spent at least one day at Usopp's village.
 * 2) Luffy worked for two days in Baratie before the arrival of Don Krieg's Pirate Armada.
 * 3) They spent several days, after Nami's village was freed from Arlong, partying.
 * 4) No night scenes were witnessed during Loguetown, it is presumed Loguetown was a quick stop for them due to the events with Smoker.
 * 5) Whiskey Peak was at least one night, they were there less than a day.
 * 6) They were at Little Garden for only a day (no night scenes were witnessed).
 * 7) From Little Garden to Drum Island it was less than five days (Nami would have died from her illness of Kestia if it had been any longer).
 * 8) There was a night scene at Drum Island, but they were there no more than two or so days.
 * 9) They met Ace within ten days of him visiting Drum Island because he had left Drum Island only a week before hand and he was still in Arabasta when they arrived. He was only going to wait ten days for Luffy.
 * 10) In all, they spent less than a week or so in Arabasta before moving on.
 * 11) They were in Jaya less than four days, the time taken before their Log Pose would have adjusted, however they left close to its change.
 * 12) A close examination of Skypiea will show that it lasted two days (Entering the white sea to the campfire in Upper Yard was one day, and then the Survival Game to waking up the next morning after the party was another).
 * 13) No night scenes were seen in the Davy Back Fight matches. It is presumed the events took place in less than a day.
 * 14) They stayed in Long Ring Long Land for 4 days after Aokiji's attack to let Luffy and Robin rest.
 * 15) They traveled for another 3 days before coming across Yokozuna.
 * 16) Including the events of Enies Lobby, the crew had stopped at Water 7 for a week.
 * 17) Thriller Bark was less than a day, a day max.
 * 18) There was a week between leaving Thriller Bark and arriving at the Red Line.
 * 19) A full two days had passed visibly over the time Luffy was on his way to Amazon Lily.
 * 20) Four and a half days had passed during the journey from Amazon Lily to Impel Down via Marine ship.
 * 21) 30 hours have passed since Luffy first arrived at Impel Down.
 * 22) Three weeks have passed since the end of the "War at the Summit" at Marineford.

All in all, the storyline works out to show that the Straw Hats have been sailing for nearly three months. When you add up all the days that the storyline roughs out for you it works out the Straw Hats have been sailing for at least three to six months, although it is likely much higher than this due to the fact time spent traveling between islands is indeterminable. In particular note to this indeterminable time period, Ace began to hunt Blackbeard when Luffy's first wanted poster came out, yet Blackbeard had already left Whitebeard 2-3 months to the Straw Hats arriving later at Drum Island. This means either Ace didn't hunt Blackbeard straight away, or the Straw Hat crew took a number of days between their adventures before arrivng at either any or all of these locations - Logue Town, Reverse Mounting and Whiskey Peak. There is simply no room for the 2-3 months in any other established time period.

Some argue that the Rumbar Pirates claimed it would take them a couple of years to travel around the world and Luffy's crew must have passed at least one year already. From Rayleigh we learn Roger had entered the Grand Line three years before his death and disbanded his crew a year before his death. This means it took him two years to complete his journey which gives us a little bit of judgment to base the Straw Hats journey on even if a small one. In One Piece, Oda has depicted the moon several times, it has been discovered the moon's phases progress with the storyline's own timeline and therefore it can be used as a judge for the number of days that have passed on their journey. However from the first sighting in the Kuro arc (waxing crescent) to the start of the Amazon Lily arc (waning crescent) would work out to be only 21 days by this guide. Although due to certain conditions on one of the phases seen, it could be as much as 42 days.

An argument against the timespan is that Coby has aged greatly, however Oda answered this. According to Oda, Coby just went through a growth spurt and tightened his muscles with discipline (due to Garp's training).

The final hint of age is the notion Oda once stated that One Piece timeline is independent of our own real world time line. In confirming this, he also revealed that Luffy is still 17, meaning One Piece's storyline has taken place in less than a year. This is however the only solid information to date on the timeline for One Piece there is.

It has now been revealed that One Piece will be going on a 4 week break in order to simulate a 2 year timeskip therefore making Luffy 19 years old.

Kaku the Monkey
Myth: Kaku's Devil Fruit grants him the ability to turn into a monkey!

Fact:Kaku's unidentified Devil Fruit was once speculated by fans to be a Devil Fruit that would turn it's user into some sort of monkey due to it's banana shape. Since monkeys are often associated with bananas in common pop culture and due to the fact that Franky calls Kaku a monkey due to his jumping ability that he commonly displays while traversing Water 7, this speculation was expected as it also seemed like the author, Oda, was slightly implying it with the various subtle hint-like elements in order to throw readers off and intensify the joke of its revelation.

It was later revealed that Kaku's Devil Fruit enables him to morph from man, to an odd giraffe hybrid, to a full on giraffe. For the most part of his fight between himself and Zoro he kept his hybrid form.

Fate of Saul
Myth: Saul is still alive, Kuzan's move didn't kill him!

Fact: While it appears Saul died at Ohara Island, there are arguments that may prove otherwise. The simple fact that he and Aokiji were good friends may show that Aokiji was reluctant to kill him. Amongst the noted signs, is the name of the move used by Aokiji 'Ice Time Capsule', which alone implies he may still be alive (although it could just mean that the move is "Ice Time", only focused on a smaller area). However it is yet to be proved he is alive and for now he is considered as dead until proven otherwise. In the episode 278 Spandine was shown talking to Sengoku, where he said "Saul must have let her (Nico Robin) escape before dying!" There are several giants imprisoned on Level 6 of Impel Down - the 'Eternal Hell' which the public don't know about, and where the World Government incarcerates prisoners it would rather forget about. One of the giants has a large bushy beard and a wide mouth which causes him to resemble Saul, but unless it is later revealed to be him, this can be considered a coincidence.

A Zoan in the Shichibukai
Myth: Boa Hancock empress of the Kuja has the power to transform to a half snake-woman (more like Medusa) or a full snake, thanks to the power of a Zoan type Devil Fruit.

Fact: Boa Hancock has a Paramecia Devil Fruit power that turns people into stone, called the Mero Mero no Mi. Her sisters, Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia both have Zoan type Devil Fruits, the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: King Cobra and Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Anaconda respectively.

The Shichibukai, like the CP9 agents, have animal based themes. And fans conclude prematurely that a Shichibukai member whose power is as of yet unknown, has eaten a Zoan Devil Fruit. While, six of the eight Shichibukai possess the powers of the Devil Fruits, none of these fruits belong to the Zoan family.

Some Shichibukai have demonstred a Devil Fruit ability upon their introduction (Sir Crocodile used it to dry up a flower before any Zoan appeared in the series, Donquixote Doflamingo used it in the Mariejois meeting, Brook said that Gecko Moria took away his Shadow).

Bartholomew Kuma otherwise had it hidden by a long period since his introduction. Some fans speculated he would have a Devil Fruit that would allow him to tranform on to a bear. Despite his "teleporting" powers, some fans guessed he would be a Zoan after seeing the paw prints of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi.

Moria's scar
1.Myth: Moria's scar comes from his fight with Kaidou.

Fact: The origins of Moria's scar have not been revealed. Those scars have existed for at least 20 years though as shown in the chapter 0 (and appears to have grown over the years). Though it appears on the skin, it is also unconfirmed to be a scar, since almost all other scars seen with stitches in the series have normal "-" across them. For a surgeon, an "x" scar would make the skin close incorrectly on the wound, disputing the pressure on the closed wound incorrectly. This is why surgeons always do a straight stitch across as it pulls the flesh together equally.

2.Myth: Thats not a scar! He is wearing a mask!

Fact: Note worthy enough, the "scar" has lengthened over the years. But even before Chapter 0 was released, this theory cropped up on his face being a mask or based on a mask. To date, this is also unknown and one can presume as far as the readers are concerned that it is his true face.

The Man of D.
Myth: The D. is gained only from the male line; there are no females.

Fact: This is an old forum belief/speculation based on the fact that, until Portgas D. Rouge appeared, there had only been male carriers of D. in the storyline. As of Chapter 550, this old theory is now proven false.

Lola's Mama is the final Yonkou
Myth: Lola said that her mama is an incredibly powerful pirate, and that Nami should try to find her if she was in trouble. She's probably the last Yonkou!

Fact: This is mere speculation, as Oda has not established who the last Yonkou is, and which of the two unknown ones is Kaidou. However, the fact that one is an obvious male while the other has curly hair and questionable gender makes this possible. The final Yonkou is revealed to be called Big Mom, but there is still no confirmation that the Yonkou is Lola's mother.

Kaku and Akainu
Myth: Kaku is Akainu

Fact: This is the most unpopular strange random theory found in Feb. 2006, this theory is now largely forgotten and is very flawed and perhaps very weak because they failed to find strong evidence to prove that they are alike. Some fans believed that Kaku is Akainu because both of them have their caps pulled down and have lines on their noses, both of them were strong and some thought Akainu is a younger version of Kaku. But many facts were left out, first Kaku's hair is blonde while Akainu's hair is black. Kaku's face structure is way different from Akainu and Akainu's nose is not long and square-shaped. Kaku was 23 years old and would be 3 years old in the Ohara Incident, plus when Akainu was shown in his present state in chapter 550, he was almost the same as he was 20 years ago, except that he looks older and more grunt. Kaku was a CP9 while Akainu was a Marine, therefore this theory contradicts the introduction of the 3 admirals by Nico Robin, it also won't make sense for an Marine admiral to become a CP9, having a different face, fighting the Straw Hat Pirates. Additionally, as revealed in chapter 573, Akainu possesses magma-based Logia Devil Fruit powers, far removed from Kaku's giraffe-based Zoan powers.

Ace is One Piece
Myth: Ace IS One Piece.

Fact: The strangest most random speculation started by some fans. Because Ace is the son of Gol D. Roger, they assume that he is One Piece. This is not the case, as Roger had stated that he left "everything in that place", which is unlikely to be Baterilla, where he would've "left" Ace. Finally, Whitebeard's declaration of One Piece's existence after Ace's death disproves this theory completely.

Light and Dark
Myth: The Pika Pika no Mi is light, therefore Yami Yami no Mi being darkness must be its opposite/weakness!

Fact: True light and dark are regarded as opposites but the way the Devil Fruits react is not that simple. "Darkness" in the Yami Yami no Mi's case includes black holes, which absorbs all things in the real world including light.

Another related theory is the fact that few shadows appear in the day as oppose to night and the Yami Yami no Mi can be swapped in this speculation with the Kage Kage no Mi for this particular theory. The idea here is the light would overwrite the effects of either Devil Fruit. However, it should be realized the absence of shadows in the daylight has nothing to do with light, as shadows exist because there is light in the first place. In the manga itself, Perona turns on a light behind Luffy to create a light source from which Moria could steal his shadow from. In fact the absence of shadows is purely based on the direction the light is coming from (the sun generates different lengths of shadows in morning, midday and evening, as well as from Summer to winter).

To date, none of the traditional values of light and dark have been displayed in the Devil Fruits mentioned within these theories nor have any of these three Devil Fruits been pitched against each other.

Kuma's Intention
Myth: Kuma separated the Straw Hat Pirates so they can become stronger.

Fact: The full reason behind Kuma separating the Straw Hat Pirates is still unknown. We do know that Kuma was going to be made a full-fledged cyborg, robbing him of his free will. Why Oda even chose this path is not fully explained in the story yet, but saying that the reason was to send them off to become stronger or save them from the Marines is purely speculation.

We do know that Oda was intending to do a Luffy-centric story but for now it is considered a speculation.

By chapter 591, it was revealed that he wished to save their lives. However, Sentomaru also stated that the user of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi can control where to send people, which was also proved by the fact that Perona was sent to dark castle like she wanted. Since it is true that the Straw Hats landed on suspiciously convenient spots (like Zoro ending up on Mihawk's island and Nami on an island dedicated to studying the weather) it is not impossible that Kuma did intend for them to become stronger. Even so, until it is confirmed, this cannot be taken as a fact.

Know your Enemy
Myth: Usopp will become Luffy's enemy.

Fact: A semi-famous speculation that took place after the Going Merry duel, where fans thought that Usopp would end up becoming Luffy's enemy due to speculation that he had developed a hatred against Luffy for abandoning the ship and decided to quit the crew. However most fans rejected the idea as it would made no sense for someone who was such an important member of the crew to become an enemy.

However, Usopp knew that the ship was dying, and he left the crew because he was doubtful if he would ever remain in the crew due to what happened in Longring Longland after the crew confronted Aokiji. Usopp's actions in Enies Lobby proved that he has no hatred against Luffy.

Later Usopp accepted the burning of the Going Merry and later had to apologize for his actions to be accepted back in the crew, dismissing the speculation once for all.

Usopp the Musclehead
Myth: In order for Usopp to re-join the crew, he must beat up a CP9

Fact: this speculation appeared after Usopp quit the crew. Many fans; mostly Usopp fans wanted him to re-join, so they believed that for him to do that, he has to beat up a strong person to prove his worth. This began in the warehouse when Kaku released the Going Merry to the shipwreck below, fans jumped the conclusion that Usopp would snap and beat up Kaku but it never happened.

Then after he became the Sogeking and arrived at the Tower of Justice, fans expected Usopp to confront Kaku but it was Zoro who confronted him. Usopp went into Jabura's room; they believed he has to fight him. But Zoro and Kaku came crashing down before the fight would happen. Later Usopp was unable to fight Jabura but he was told by Sanji that there are some things he can and cannot do; this leads Usopp to realize that his abilities are not based on his strength but his mind. He did prove his worth by stopping Spandam and he managed to re-join the crew much later, proving that he does not need to fight anyone strong to do so.

Oda even stated in an SBS that Usopp would always be the weakest in the crew, this was to prevent upsetting the balance in the story and if Usopp becomes a strong character, he would not be a great character anymore.

Holy Kuma
Myth: Kuma is religious.

Fact: This speculation was due to Kuma carrying around the bible and having a devoted attitude. Fans suggested he would act as a stereotypical priest, but once he appeared in Thriller Bark, his character was far different than many people thought he was.

While he believed moral justice, he never spoke religiously nor did he act as a stereotypical priest at all.

Where is Fishman Island?
Myth: Fishman Island is in the middle of the ocean

Fact: Because Kokoro did not say where Fishman Island is, many fans thought that Fishman Island is in the middle of the ocean where after the Straw Hat visited it, the Red line would still be far off. However after Thriller Bark, the Red Line appeared, making Fishman Island under the Red Line.

Zoro's new Sword
1.Myth: One day Zoro will get a Seastone sword.

Fact: When Zoro lost a sword in Enies Lobby, this was one of the most common speculations. Obviously, Zoro would need a replacement and many fans wanted him to replace his lost sword with a Seastone one. Generally, it had been a fairly quiet speculation before then as at the time there was no indication Zoro would ever lose any of his three swords. At this point in time, there is also no further indication that Zoro will lose anymore of his swords (considering the fact that one of the swords is considered indestructible). Regardless, this speculation crops up often enough in fan discussions.

2.Myth: Zoro will own all three of the cursed swords Shodai Kitetsu, Nidai Kitetsu and Sandai Kitetsu.

Fact: Much in the same way the Seastone Sword theory sprung out of Zoro losing Yubashiri, likewise did this also. Generally, it was not thought that Zoro would ever lose one of his swords. It became another popular theory that one day Zoro would obtain all three generations of the Kitetsu swords. This is most due to the fact their names were already known to the fans prior to Shuusui being shown in the storyline and many wanted Zoro to use all three cursed swords as testament to his power. One problem with this myth is that in order to have Zoro have all three kitetsu swords, all of his would have to be broken/lost etc. That would mean Wadō Ichimonji, Zoro's most prized sword would have to get destroyed.

Diviner Dragon
Myth: Dragon is a Fate Diviner, he had a mystic aura around him. His role was to watch the Straw Hat Pirates and he is an all-powerful diviner sent from heaven to use the pirates as his tool to unleash an powerful force to heal the universe....

Fact: When Dragon first appeared, he did appear as a mysterious man. But many fans assumed that he is an all-powerful fate diviner who apparently chose the Straw Hat Pirates to do his bidding. But his role and his intention was not what the story had us to believe. It was revealed that he was a revolutionary but this did not kill off the myth that he was a fate diviner; many fans wondered why he saved Luffy, thus the myth stayed around. Later again we found out that he is Luffy's father, and his reason for appearing in Lougetown was to see him off. His full name was Monkey D. Dragon. Despite that he's not a fate diviner, he is still mysterious in a different way.

Ohara Myth


1.Myth: There is a demon of Ohara, that means there are real demons there!

Fact: Oda always does this, he would make stories about ghost, monsters, and demons; misleading fans into assuming that they are real but he would then slap us by showing us that it's not what what we were meant to believe. Demons of Ohara was in fact a political term coined by the Goverment. Also some fans thought that the word Ohara was connected to O'bake meaning there'll be ghost there but there is no ghost anywhere.

2. Myth: Ohara is a Kingdom

Fact: It is not stated to be a Kingdom.

3. Myth: Ohara is somewhere in the Grand Line.

Fact: Some people thought that Ohara was in the Grand Line before being revealed to be in West Blue by Lucci.

4. Myth: Ohara incident to take place 12 years ago while Tom is building a Sea Train while the incident is close to Water Seven

Fact: Some fans thought this up during the Franky flashback on the fan board. Some fans just want to see Robin's history so badly and had no patience for it that they hoped that Robin's history would be in Franky's flashback, but the incident was supposed to take place 20 years ago, not 12.

Akainu is a Blood Logia
Myth: Akainu has the power of the blood fruit.

Fact: After Kizaru appeared for the first time it became easier to speculate on what the remaining Admiral's powers could be. Because the known Admirals' powers are both logia it stood to reason that the third one's would be too. The general consensus during this time was that Akainu's ability would have something to do with magma and lava, but the speculations really kicked into overdrive after the first proper glimpse of the man. This spawned such ideas that Akainu could control blood, probably because of his violence. This myth is from the early days of the Marineford arc in which the speculations were also put to rest and the myth's ultimately debunked. The fruit having something to do with magma (even if its official name has yet to be revealed) also validated the initial speculation concerning Akainu's power.

7 Shichibukai for 7 Sins
Myth: The Shichibukai match up with the seven sins

Fact: A very common and very old speculation. However, this speculation has become less popular for several reasons. Firstly, out of the Shichibukai, Hancock, Moria, Jinbei, Doflomingo, Blackbeard and Crocodile are the only 6 that could be said to be a perfect match for the 7 sins (Lust, Sloth, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony and Greed respectively) while others are questionable, like Kuma and Mihawk. Regardless, Oda has yet to put up front any confirmation that there is any connection between the seven sins and the Shichibukai.

The Yonkou and the Sacred Beasts
Myth: There are four Yonkou like the four sacred beasts of Japan (Red phoenix, Azure/Blue dragon, White tiger, Black turtle). Shanks and Whitebeard already match two of the colours (Red and White), I bet the last two Yonkou have nicknames that match the colours (Blue/Azure and Black)!

Fact: Unconfirmed. Most other animes that share One Pieces genre will generally have some reference to the 4 sacred beast in them somewhere so anime fans in general are always expecting them. For now however, it can only be regarded as speculation, although Oda has referenced other Japanese folklores already in One Piece as seen with the Marine Admirals.

Gate of Justice and Marineford
Myth : One has to pass through the Gates of Justice to reach Marineford

Fact : One has to pass through the Gates of Justice to reach Marineford only if they are coming via the Tarai Current. The misinterpretation comes from the fact that Luffy and Impel Down's escapees have come this way and that the gates opened mysteriously at almost the same time than Whitebeard Pirates appear. However Whitebeard Pirates have reached Marineford by coming directly from Fishman Island using coated ships.

Ace's Fate
Myth: Portgas D. Ace was killed by Marshall D. Teach on Banaro Island!

Fact: After the release of Chapters 440 and 441 it was not clear what happened to Ace. This caused some speculation among fans who believed that he was killed. An "Ace Is Dead Society" arose. However, later in the story Luffy found out that Ace was alive but imprisoned in Impel Down, the great gaol. He was shown in his cell waiting for his execution. Luffy infiltrated the prison and eventually participated in the Whitebeard War in order to save his brother. Ace dies in the arms of Luffy after taking a direct hit from Admiral Akainu and having his internal organs burned to a crisp. He dies smiling like all D's.

Devil Fruit's Names
Myth: The names of the unnamed Devil Fruits must be...

Some of the fan guesses for the names have been:
 * Eustass Kid: Jiji Jiji no Mi (Ji means magnet, furthermore jiji can be translated as grandpa) or Jisha Jisha no mi (Jisha also means Magnet too)
 * Trafalgar Law: Ba Ba no Mi (Ba means space, furthermore baba can be translated as grandma and is a similar name to Buggy's Devil Fruit which has similar powers) or Heya Heya no Mi (Heya means room, as in the name of his attack before using Shambles)
 * Jewerly Bonney: Toki Toki no Mi (Toki means time) or Toshi Toshi no Mi (Toshi means age)
 * Capone Bege: Shiro Shiro no Mi (Shiro means castle, it can also mean white) or Fune Fune no Mi (Fune means vessel)
 * Basil Hawkins: Mugi Mugi no Mi (Mugi means straw)
 * X Drake: Dino Dino no Mi; Model Tyrannosaurus (Dino from dinosaur)
 * Scratchmen Apoo: Oto Oto no Mi (Oto means sound) or Uta Uta no Mi (Uta means Music)
 * Minotaurus: Ushi Ushi no Mi; Model Bull
 * Minokoala: Saru Saru no Mi; Model Koala (Saru means monkey)
 * Minozebra: Uma Uma no Mi; Model Zebra
 * Minorhinoceros: Rino Rino no Mi or Sai Sai no Mi (Sai means rhinoceros)
 * Laffitte: Tori Tori no Mi; Model Eagle or Tori Tori no Mi; Model Swallow
 * Jozu: Hari Hari no Mi (Hari means crystal)
 * Marco: Tori Tori no Mi; Model Phoenix
 * Donquixote Doflamingo: Ito Ito no Mi or Himo Himo no Mi (Both Ito and Himo means string)
 * Akainu: Magu Magu no Mi (It's a pun with Maguma, the Japanese pronunciation of magma)
 * Sengoku: Batsu Batsu no Mi (Batsu means giant)
 * Unnamed Vice-Admiral: Inu Inu no Mi; Model Dalmatian
 * Onigumo: Gumo Gumo no Mi: Model Tarantula (Gumo means spider)

Fact: None of the mentioned Devil Fruits have been named yet.

Haki Users?
Myth: 1. Possible Haki Users:


 * Jozu: Able to attack Crocodile (whose Logia powers activate even by reflexes) with only raw strength.


 * Juracule Mihawk: He is the strongest swordsman of the world and was the rival of Shanks (Shanks and Vista -a respected swordsman to Mihawk- both have used some kind of Haki).


 * Emporio Ivankov: Okama queen with the ability to launch attacks by winking.


 * Jinbei: He has in the past been able to fight Ace who has a Logia and even redirecting an attack from an Admiral with his bare hands.
 * Doflamingo: His power to control people like marionettes could be an advanced form of Haōshoku Haki, rather than a devil fruit, as it seems that this is the direction that one piece is going in.
 * Shiliew: Impel Down former Chief Jailer with incredible swordsmanship and power comparable to Magellan's (a poison man).


 * Fact: It was stated in chapter 594 by a marine doctor that all Vice Admirals and above have the ability to use Haki. The doctor also told Coby that he is using a form of Haki (which is also known as Kenbunshoku Haki or Mantra). In SBS Volume 56 Oda stated that Ivankov's Death Wink is a blast created when he winks and not some kind of Haki.

Myth: 2. Future Possible Haki Users:


 * Roronoa Zoro: His Ashura technique and his ability to cut through steel could indicate something more than brute strength.


 * Sanji: Sanji's Diable Jambe might be a form of Haki.


 * Usopp: Usopp's "ability" to negate's Perona's Negative Hollow powers, can be an unconscious form of Haki.

Fact: Whether the characters abilities stems from Haki or simply skill (or Devil Fruit where appropriate) is yet to be confirmed.

Haki "Types"
Myth: Luffy has "King" Haki, therefore there must be other "Types" of Haki, like Fire, or Ice or Demon! That explains how Sanji can light his leg on fire and how Zoro performs the Asura!

Fact: Oda has given an explanation on "Haki" and has revealed that there are only 3 types. "Kenbunshoku Haki", "Busōshoku Haki", and "Haōshoku Haki". These three types do not indicate certain elemental abilities and are actually of a much broader scope than most fan speculation and theories would aim for. The first is for reading an opponents moves and feelings, the second is for general attack and defense, and the third is for intimidation. So far, nothing has been revealed that would lead Haki towards having Elemental types such as "Fire" or "Ice". Most of that is simply fans seeing that "Haki" retroactively explained Mantra, and are now attempting to use it to explain other unexplained things such as Zoro's Asura or Sanji's Diable Jambe.

Shadowy Figures
Myth: A shadowy figure is someone we met in the past

Fact: Everytime Oda shows a character who is either in shadows or masked, they are always a new character. This was one of his recurring habits when it comes to the story, a new character would be shadowed or masked at first before fully revealing them later. However everytime a shadowy figure appears, fans always thought that they have to be someone they saw in earlier chapters. The most famous and recent example is when Kizaru was first introduced, Oda showed us half of his face, fans jumped to the conclusion that it had to be Spandine. Four chapters later, we find out instead that Kizaru is in fact a new character. What adds to the speculations weirdness is the fact that it would not make any sense for a former CP9 leader to be an Admiral, and if Kizaru was Spandine he would have had beard and a paintbrush mustach which Kizaru lacked.

Another example is when Duval was introduced, fans thought he was Don Krieg or any earlier One Piece villains but when he was unmasked he was a new character.

This myth stems from the Lougetown arc when Buggy returned as a cloaked figure, fans believe that Oda would do the same to other older characters or they hoped for older characters to make a comeback whenever a shadowy figure is shown. The only exception was Crocodile with his re-introduction in Impel Down, even then is was obvious it was him.

Devil Fruits Deepest Roots
Myth: When a Devil Fruit user dies, their body becomes a tree and the fruit respawns from that tree.

Fact: Has never been seen in the series, although Oda has said in SBS that Vegapunk knows what Devil Fruits are. The one thing we can confirm is that no two Devil Fruit powers exist at the same time. That means there is some method of a Devil Fruit coming back, but that piece of information is missing. What can also be noted in in the original Romance Dawn, Version 1 storyline, the Gomu Fruit was the product of the "Gomu Tree". However, as the greater Devil Fruit concept was expanded it is unknown if this was carried across to the finished storyline. Blackbeard was able to aid the stealing of the dead Yonkou Whitebeard's devil fruit powers the Gura Gura no Mi, proving it is at least possible to to reuse the powers after the user dies, although the full explanation is unknown right now as to how the Devil Fruits recycle their power otherwise.

The anime has a clip of Devil Fruits rising out from the depths of the sea, but this again also is unconfirmed as anything but a filler scene.

Wanze in Ohara
Myth: Wanze, since he expressed many negative sentiments about Robin, such as calling her bad luck and even a hag, must have made those comments due to a personal hate, as an Ohara resident in Robin's flashbacks bears a resemblance to Wanze, and most citizens hated her for being a Devil Fruit user.

Fact: This was seen in Wanze's profile in the Cipher Pol page in Wikipedia in Dec 2005 that Wanze was an Oharan, supposedly to explain the reason why he hated Robin. But Wanze was never in Ohara, and had he been, he would have died on the ship when Akainu destroyed it. Wanze, like many World Governement employees simply does not like her for being a criminal.

Dragon and/or Shanks coming to Marineford
Myth: Either Dragon or Shanks or both will come to Marineford to assist Luffy and Whitebeard in rescuing Ace.

Fact: When the War at Marineford begins, some fans assume for quite some time that Dragon and/or Shanks will come to Marineford to help Luffy and Whitebeard save Ace. However, by the time Luffy frees Ace, both Dragon and Shanks are nowhere to be seen. Ace is then killed by Admiral Akainu and Whitebeard is killed by the Blackbeard Pirates.

In one fake spoiler, it showed the revolutionaries holding a camera and being responsible for opening the gate, and were disguised as a bunch of pirates or prisoners.

Shanks would later appear at Marineford to end the war, however Dragon never arrived.

Parasite Twin
Myth: Blackbeard has a parasitic twin in his belly.

Fact: The reason Marco mentioned an "unusual body type" when speculating how Blackbeard was able to handle two Devil Fruits has yet to be explained.

Tashigi and Kuina
1. Myth: They are twins!

Fact: Kuina is seen as a baby as an only child in Chapter 0.

2. Myth: They are the same character.

Fact: So far they are only considered different characters and no evidence has been stated to say otherwise since Kuina's body is seen in the manga. This mainly due to the 4Kids changed her death to an injury, in which many fans assumed the injury Kuina sustained was connected to Tashigi's bad eye sight.

Shichibukai
1. Myth: The letter sent to Buggy is meant to inform him of the World Government's decision to make him a Shichibukai

Fact: This is unknown but probable.

2. Myth: In order to protect the oft hunted (to be sold as slaves) Longarm Tribesmen, Scratchmen Apoo will be offered and accept a position as a Shichibukai.

Fact: This is unknown.

3. Myth: Other members of the Eleven Supernovas will be offered a position as a Shichibukai.

Fact: This is unknown.

Lola's Mother
Myth: Jewelry Bonney, due to her age altering Devil Fruit, is Lola's mother. It is also clear she wishes to confront Luffy in the future.

Fact: Lola mentions that she came from/was born in the New World and so most likely her mother is also in the New World currently or was there before. Since Jewlry Bonney is a rookie and just entered New World she cannot possibly be Lola's mother. Also, the reason why Jewelry Bonney wants to confront Luffy most likely is because of the Tenryubito incident and being responsible for making an Admiral come to Sabaody Archipelago. Due to his actions, Bonney and her crew were almost captured by Akainu and the marines.

Law is Sabo
Myth: The Supernova, Law, is actually Luffy and Ace's childhood brother, Sabo.

Fact: This weird speculation was quite popular among One Piece forums and discussion boards. However, it would have been more prominent if Law had shown any concern for Ace's predicament, and if Law had shown any reaction to the fact that Ace was killed. Then came the cover art for Chapter 596, showing what Sabo would look like (or does look like) when he is an adult.