Egghead

Egghead is a Winter Island in the New World belonging to the World Government, which houses the laboratory of Dr. Vegapunk. It is said to be "500 years in the future".

It is the primary setting of the Egghead Arc.

Layout
Egghead appears to be a relatively small island dotted with trees, with its most notable feature being a giant, cracked open egg-shaped structure that towers above the clouds. The island also features an underground, man-made tunnel with ladders that lead to the surface.

Meanwhile, the inner island features a futuristic city with buildings resembling glass domes, rockets and video game controllers, as well as a variety of highly advanced technology such as automatic meal dispensers and holograms depicting giant monster battles.

According to Jewelry Bonney, back when she first visited the island in her childhood, Egghead only featured a standard laboratory.

Usually, ships which sail to Egghead never reach the island, as Vegapunk's own creations, the Sea Beast Weapons, which are modified and mechanized Sea Beasts from the surrounding sea, roam the seas around Egghead and sink every ship that comes close to the island, as explained by one of Vegapunk's satellites.

Climate
According to Nami, Egghead is a winter island. The waters surrounding Egghead feature freezing winds, icebergs and strong currents that even Jinbe, a fish-man helmsman, admitted were too powerful for him to navigate through properly. Furthermore, Warm Eddys that rise several meters upwards (to the point of resembling a waterspout) are found in this area, implying the existence of high-temperature water coming from somewhere that reacts with the cold waters, thus leading to the phenomena.

Island Technology
As a result of Dr. Vegapunk's tireless research, Egghead's configuration as a island has been heavily modified from its original state. The island is now a high-tech wonderland where Vegapunk tests and exhibits many of his inventions.

Despite Vegapunk's achievements and much to his frustration, however, the lack of monetary funds and qualified manpower means a lot of the revolutionary technology employed on the island cannot be mass-produced, limiting their existence to Egghead alone as a result.

Island A.C.
The Island A.C. (島エアコン) is a weather-manipulating system that controls and regulates Egghead's climate, down to the soil temperature. It is because of this technology that Egghead, despite being a winter island with harsh frozen seas, exhibits a tropical cimate featuring palm trees lining up most of its coastline.

Notably, Karakuri Island features a similar island-heating project that was left unfinished by Vegapunk during his youth, implying the scientist was eventually able to successfully complete the concept at Egghead.

Holograms
A Hologram (ホログラム) is a tridimensional light projection that simulates a real or imaginary object. It is a technology that is common in science fiction works.

Egghead features various holograms depicting things such as humans, food, aliens and giant robots. Normally, it is impossible for people to interact with the holograms, but thanks to Vegapunk's ingenuity, he was able to develop a special set of Light-Pressure Gloves (光圧グローブ) that allows him to physically touch the light constructs as if they were tangible.

Automatic Cooking Machine
The Automatic Cooking Machine (無人調理機) is, as the name implies, a device that automatically prepares a variety of meals (up to five hundred according to Atlas) as long as primary ingredients are available. The machine is interacted through illustrative buttons that, when pressed, provide the corresponding meal on the spot in less than a minute.

Egghead Arc
A Marine ship sailed to Egghead after Koby was abducted by the Blackbeard Pirates. Some time later the Straw Hat Pirates arrived in the vicinity of the island, finding Jewelry Bonney drowning while trying to flee from the Mecha-Shark. Jinbe managed to save her but ended up stranded on the island itself with her, Chopper and Luffy while the rest of the gang and Caribou were saved by a strange woman who introduced herself as Vegapunk.

Trivia

 * Egghead is derogatory slang for smart or studious people.

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