Empty Throne

The Empty Throne is a historical seat located on Mary Geoise, inside Pangaea Castle. It is said to be located at the very center of the world.

Although it is officially stated to have no occupant in order to maintain peace and equality among nations, it is actually occupied by the enigmatic sovereign Im, whose authority supersedes that of the Five Elders.

Appearance
The Empty Throne is an extremely tall, ornamented red and gold throne that bears the symbol of the World Government. The golden armrests are designed to look like lion head statues. It is a size suitable for a large sized human, one who is around two or three times the size of a normal human.

The throne itself is kept on top of a three-level red and white platform, and has several swords and axes planted in the floor of the first and third levels, with the ones in the first being rusting relics of the twenty founding kingdoms.

Overview
According to an employee of the World Government, the Empty Throne has existed since the Void Century, 900 to 800 years before the story's present time. Each of the nineteen weapons placed around the throne are supposed to represent one of the twenty kingdoms that founded the World Government, minus Arabasta Kingdom, whose monarch of the day, Nefertari Lili decided not to become a World Noble and return to her own kingdom, symbolizing their protection over the seat.



The false premise is that no one is allowed to sit on this throne, not even the Five Elders or the World Nobles, as its vacancy symbolizes that the world is not ruled by a single figure, sending a message of peace by making all royals equal before it with none greater or lesser than the other. The kings and queens attending the Levely are required to pledge that they will not take the throne for themselves in greed, just like the original twenty founding kings once did. In truth, the Empty Throne is secretly occupied by the mysterious Im, whose authority is superior to that of the Five Elders.

Trivia

 * The Empty Throne could be inspired by the Iron Throne from A Song of Ice and Fire.

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