User blog comment:Yatanogarasu/Luffy: Reincarnation of Roger?/@comment-206.167.188.251-20101215162615

I believe that the will of D. has been passed on rather than Gol D. Roger's spirit entirely. However Oda is a genius mangaka and I doubt that the answer will be something that anyone expects. He's had everything planned out since the very beginning. Coby, who dreams of being a Marine was foreshadowing in and of itself. Luffy and Coby are going to lead the world into a new era.