Dawn of the World

The Dawn of the World is concept mentioned by Nekomamushi and Pedro. It is an event the Mink Tribe and Kozuki Family have been waiting on for centuries.

Overview
It is unkown what the Dawn of the World entails, but it is implied to involve the Poneglyphs. Members of the Mink Tribe such as Nekomamushi and Pedro have stated that they are waiting for the event. Pedro in particular was willing to rip out his own eye in order to convince Big Mom to spare him, as he believed the Dawn of the World was near and he had to return home alive. However, it does not seem to be common knowledge among the minks, as Carrot was unaware of the concept before being told by Pedro.

Pedro eventually became convinced that the Straw Hats will be the ones to lead the world to its dawn, and to that extent he was willing to sacrifice his remaining life to help them on their journey. After telling Carrot she would understand the importance of helping the Straw Hats someday, Pedro made his sacrifice by detonating the explosives on his body in order to take out Perospero

Trivia

 * Crocus is the first person to allude the Dawn of the World when the Straw Hats entered the Grand Line.
 * Pedro hoped his exploration crew, later turned pirates, will usher in the new Dawn of the World. Due to his dream, he named them the Nox Expedition Party after the latin word for night, as every night leads to a new dawn. The name remained when the crew was labeled as the Nox Pirates.