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|jname = 歴史の本文ポーネグリフ
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|jname = {{Ruby|歴史の本文|ポーネグリフ}}
 
|rname = ''Pōnegurifu''
 
|rname = ''Pōnegurifu''
|ename = Ponecliff (4Kids); Ponegliff ([[VIZ Media|Viz]], Funimation)
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|ename = Poneglyph (Funimation dub);<br />Ponegliff ([[VIZ Media|Viz]], Funimation subs);<br />Ponecliff (4Kids)
|first = [[Chapter 202]]; [[Episode 102]]{{Qref|name=Alabasta|chap=202|page=18|ep=102|Robin finds Alabasta's Poneglyph.}}
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|first = [[Chapter 202]]; [[Episode 123]]{{Qref|chap=202|page=18|ep=123|Robin finds Alabasta's Poneglyph.}} (manga)<br>[[Episode 102]]{{Qref|ep=102|Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper find a Poneglyph.}}
 
|extra1title = Meaning
 
|extra1title = Meaning
 
|extra1 = Text of History
 
|extra1 = Text of History
 
|extra2title = Locations
 
|extra2title = Locations
|extra2 = [[World|Worldwide]]
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|extra2 = [[World]]wide
 
|extra3title = Created by
 
|extra3title = Created by
 
|extra3 = [[Kozuki Family]]{{Qref|name=Creation|chap=818|page=13|ep=770|Nekomamushi reveals that the Kozuki Clan created the Poneglyphs.}}
 
|extra3 = [[Kozuki Family]]{{Qref|name=Creation|chap=818|page=13|ep=770|Nekomamushi reveals that the Kozuki Clan created the Poneglyphs.}}
 
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'''Poneglyphs''' are mysterious stone blocks with history inscribed on them in the form of ancient letters. They are scattered among the islands of the [[world]], and it is said the only person left in the world who can read them is [[Nico Robin]].{{Qref|chap=398|page=3|ep=278|Robin is declared a high priority target of the World Government as the only person alive who can read the Poneglyphs.}}
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'''Poneglyphs''' are mysterious [[Wikipedia:Stele|steles]] with history inscribed on them in the form of {{Nihongo|ancient letters|古代文字|kodai monji}}. They are scattered among the islands of the [[world]], and it is said the only person left in the world who can read them is [[Nico Robin]].{{Qref|chap=398|page=3|ep=278|Robin is declared a high priority target of the World Government as the only person alive who can read the Poneglyphs.}}
   
 
==Appearance and Type==
 
==Appearance and Type==
Poneglyphs are massive blocks made of an indestructible type of stone.{{Qref|chap=395|page=6|ep=277|Clover states that the Poneglyphs are indestructible.}} They have text written in an ancient language carved on them. There are a total of three types of Poneglyphs scattered across the world; Historical, Instructional and Road Poneglyphs:
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Poneglyphs are massive, cubiform steles made of an indestructible type of stone.{{Qref|name=History|chap=395|page=6-8|ep=277|Clover states that the Great Kingdom carved their history onto the Poneglyphs.}} They have text written in an "ancient language" carved on them, usually one of their four sides. There are a total of three types of Poneglyphs scattered across the world; Historical, Instructional and Road Poneglyphs:
   
 
*"'''Historical Poneglyphs'''" reveal pieces of ancient history as well as messages written by ancient people.
 
*"'''Historical Poneglyphs'''" reveal pieces of ancient history as well as messages written by ancient people.
*"'''Instructional Poneglyphs'''" contain instructions and/or clues about the locations of Historical Poneglyphs.{{Qref|chap=301|page=13|ep=194|Robin details the purpose of Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs.}}
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*"'''Instructional Poneglyphs'''" contain instructions and/or clues about the locations of Historical Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=c301|chap=301|page=10-15|ep=194|Robin reads the Shandorian Poneglyph and informs the Shandia that they no longer need to protect it.}}
*{{Nihongo|"'''Road Poneglyphs'''"|ロード歴史の本文ポーネグリフ|Rōdo Pōnegurifu|literally meaning "''Road Text of History''"}} detail a location. The combined locations detailed by all four Road Poneglyphs, allows one to locate [[Raftel]].{{Qref|name=Road|chap=818|page=4-7|ep=769|Inuarashi explains the purpose of the Road Poneglyphs.}}
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*{{Nihongo|"'''Road Poneglyphs'''"|ロード{{Ruby|歴史の本文|ポーネグリフ}}|Rōdo Pōnegurifu|literally meaning "''Road Text of History''"}} detail a location. The combined locations detailed by all four Road Poneglyphs allows one to locate [[Laugh Tale]].{{Qref|name=Road|chap=818|page=4-7|ep=769|Inuarashi explains the purpose of the Road Poneglyphs.}}
   
Both Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs are dark blue in color, while the Road Poneglyphs are deep red in color.
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Both Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs are dark-blue in color, while the Road Poneglyphs are a deep red in color.
   
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
According to [[Tamago]], there are thirty Poneglyphs in the world.{{Qref|chap=846|page=15|ep=|Tamago states that approximately thirty Poneglyphs exist in the world.}} The blocks are impervious to damage, even from explosions.{{Qref|chap=395|page=3|ep=277|A Cipher Pol agent notes that they cannot damage the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge, even with explosions.}}
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According to [[Tamago]], there are thirty Poneglyphs in the world.{{Qref|name=c846|chap=846|page=12-15|ep=812|Tamago explains why the Road Poneglyph has been put under heavy guard.}} Being the pinnacle of Wano's supreme craftsmanship by ancient Kozuki stonemasons, the steles are impervious to any damage, even from explosions.{{Qref|name=c395|chap=395|page=3|ep=277|A Cipher Pol agent notes that they cannot damage the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge, even with explosions.}}
   
[[File:Poneglyph Division.png|thumb|150px|The three types of Poneglyphs, with the Road Poneglyphs and Poneglyphs making up the Rio Poneglyph circled.]]
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[[File:Poneglyph Division.png|thumb|left|150px|The three types of Poneglyphs, with the Road Poneglyphs and Poneglyphs making up the Rio Poneglyph circled.]]
   
Each Historical Poneglyph tells a piece of history long forgotten.{{Qref|name=History|chap=395|page=6|ep=277|Clover states that the Great Kingdom carved their history onto the Poneglyphs.}} This history includes mentions of three weapons of mass destruction: [[Pluton]],{{Qref|name=Pluton|chap=218|page=3|ep=130|Cobra reveals that Alabasta's Poneglyph contains information about Pluton, including its whereabouts.}} [[Poseidon]]{{Qref|name=Belfry|chap=301|page=11|ep=194|Robin reads about an ancient weapon known as Poseidon on Shandora's Poneglyph.}} and [[Uranus]].{{Qref|chap=650|page=2|ep=570|Robin mentions Uranus when speaking of the three ancient weapons.}} In the eyes of the [[World Government]], they are dangerous artifacts; however, despite the World Government declaring the Poneglyphs dangerous because of the weapons, the reality is that the ideals of the fallen Kingdom written on some of the stones are far more dangerous than any of the weapons.{{Qref|chap=395|page=8|ep=277|Clover claims that the World Government is more afraid of the Great Kingdom's ideals than of the Ancient Weapons.}} The Road Poneglyphs are sought by several organizations interested in the treasure located on Raftel: two of the [[Yonko]], [[Charlotte Linlin]] and [[Kaido]], have each claimed possession of a Road Poneglyph.{{Qref|name=Yonko|chap=818|page=8-9|ep=770|Nekomamushi reveals that Big Mom and Kaido each possess a Road Poneglyph.}}
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Each Historical Poneglyph tells a piece of history long forgotten.{{Qref|name=History}} This history includes mentions of three weapons of mass destruction: [[Pluton]],{{Qref|name=c218|chap=218|page=3-8|ep=130|Robin talks about her quest for the Rio Poneglyph.}} [[Poseidon]]{{Qref|name=c301}} and [[Uranus]].{{Qref|chap=650|page=2|ep=570|Robin mentions Uranus when speaking of the three ancient weapons.}} In the eyes of the [[World Government]], they are dangerous artifacts; however, despite the World Government declaring the Poneglyphs dangerous because of the weapons, the reality is that the ideals of the fallen Kingdom written on some of the stones are far more dangerous than any of the weapons.{{Qref|name=History}} The Road Poneglyphs are sought by several organizations interested in the treasure located on Laugh Tale: two of the [[Four Emperors]], [[Charlotte Linlin]] and [[Kaido]], have each claimed possession of a Road Poneglyph.{{Qref|name=Four Emperors|chap=818|page=8-9|ep=770|Nekomamushi reveals that Big Mom and Kaido each possess a Road Poneglyph.}}
   
{{cquote|Keep thy motives in heart, with closed mouth. We are those who will weave history with the ringing of the great belfry.|Words inscribed on the [[Shandora]] ruins.{{Qref|chap=272|page=3|ep=174|Robin reads the words inscribed in the Shandora ruins.}}}}
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{{cquote|Keep thy motives in heart, with closed mouth. We are those who will weave history with the ringing of the great belfry.|Words inscribed on the [[Shandora]] ruins.{{Qref|name=Wall|chap=272|page=2-3|ep=174|Robin reads the words inscribed in the Shandora ruins.}}}}
   
The stones are left in the care of the descendants of ancient civilizations, as seen in both [[Alabasta]] and [[Shandora]]. The Shandorian Poneglyph was a fiercely guarded treasure of the Shandia people, and they felt a deep visceral connection to it - particularly the bell built around it{{Qref|name=Protect|chap=290|page=9-10|ep=188|Calgara explains the Shandia's duty of protecting the Poneglyph.}} - that was passed down to the present era, where the descendants of those who fought and died to protect it still put their lives on the line to reclaim it, along with their homeland, even though they had forgotten about the existence of the Poneglyph itself.{{Qref|chap=249|page=8|ep=163|Wiper reminds his fellow Shandia that Calgara's final wish was for them to bring back the light of Shandora.}} They still cherish what it represents a great deal, and the shaman of their people openly wept upon hearing they had fulfilled the wishes of their ancestors by passing its information on to [[Nico Robin]], thus relieving them of their centuries-long duty.{{Qref|name=Relieved|chap=301|page=14-15|ep=194|The Shandia Chief weeps upon learning that his people no longer have to protect the Poneglyph.}}
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The stones are left in the care of the descendants of ancient civilizations, as seen in both [[Alabasta]] and [[Shandora]]. The Shandorian Poneglyph was a fiercely guarded treasure of the Shandia people, and they felt a deep visceral connection to it - particularly the bell built around it{{Qref|name=Protect|chap=290|page=9-10|ep=188|Kalgara explains the Shandia's duty of protecting the Poneglyph.}} - that was passed down to the present era, where the descendants of those who fought and died to protect it still put their lives on the line to reclaim it, along with their homeland, even though they had forgotten about the existence of the Poneglyph itself.{{Qref|chap=249|page=8|ep=163|Wiper reminds his fellow Shandia that Kalgara's final wish was for them to bring back the light of Shandora.}} They still cherish what it represents a great deal, and the shaman of their people openly wept upon hearing they had fulfilled the wishes of their ancestors by passing its information on to [[Nico Robin]], thus relieving them of their centuries-long duty.{{Qref|name=c301}}
   
Unlike its Shandorian counterpart that was guarded by its people to protect the information in contained, it is clear that the hidden nature of the Alabasta Poneglyph was to conceal its existence from the people and not protect it, as Alabasta is an affiliate of the World Government united against the creators of the Poneglyph. This is inferred by Robin in her conversation with the King of Alabasta, [[Nefeltari Cobra]], when she scoffs at and rebukes his statement about a hereditary charge of the monarchy to "protect" the stone, though he was truthfully unaware of the deeper reasons or motives of its concealment decided long before his time.{{Qref|name=Hide|chap=202|page=7|ep=123|Robin scoffs at Cobra's claim that the monarchy of Alabasta has protected the Poneglyph for generations.}}
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Unlike its Shandorian counterpart that was guarded by its people to protect the information it contained, it is clear that the hidden nature of the Alabasta Poneglyph was to conceal its existence from the people and not protect it, as Alabasta is an affiliate of the World Government, united against the creators of the Poneglyph. This is inferred by Robin in her conversation with the King of Alabasta, [[Nefertari Cobra]], when she scoffs at and rebukes his statement about a hereditary charge of the monarchy to "protect" the stone, though he was truthfully unaware of the deeper reasons or motives of its concealment decided long before his time.{{Qref|name=Hide|chap=202|page=7|ep=123|Robin scoffs at Cobra's claim that the monarchy of Alabasta has protected the Poneglyph for generations.}}
   
[[Gol D. Roger]] managed to follow the passage of the Poneglyphs because he could hear "[[The Voice of All Things|the voice of all things]]", and thus uncovered the truth of the [[Void Century]] with his crew; however, [[Silvers Rayleigh]] notes that they may have interpreted what they learned incorrectly because they did not possess the intellect of [[Clover]] or the other scholars of [[Ohara]].{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}}
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[[Gol D. Roger]] managed to follow the passage of the Poneglyphs because he could hear "[[The Voice of All Things|the voice of all things]]" and thus uncovered the truth of the [[Void Century]] with his crew, but [[Silvers Rayleigh]] notes that they may have interpreted what they learned incorrectly because they did not possess the intellect of [[Clover]] or the other scholars of [[Ohara]].{{Qref|name=Rayleigh|chap=507|page=5-7|ep=400|Rayleigh reveals that Roger and his crew deciphered the truth of the Void Century from the Poneglyphs because Roger could "hear the voice of all things".}} However, this is questionable given that the Roger Pirates had Kozuki Oden, who possessed the knowledge on how to read and write the language on the Poneglyph.
   
The [[Kozuki Family]] passed down the knowledge of how to read Poneglyphs including the skill to write its ancient language within their family up to [[Kozuki Oden]]'s generation. Also a member of Roger's crew, Oden journeyed to [[Raftel]] with him and, like Roger, could decipher the Rio Poneglyph. Oden was killed by Kaido and the Shogun of [[Wano Country]] after he refused to tell Kaido a secret he knew (presumably either the location of Raftel, One Piece, knowledge of what was written on the Rio Poneglyph, or how to read Poneglyphs), preventing Oden from passing on the literacy of the Poneglyphs to his son, [[Kozuki Momonosuke]], and leaving Robin as the only known individual who can decipher the ancient text.{{Qref|name=Oden|chap=818|page=14-17|ep=770|Oden is revealed to have traveled to Raftel as part of the Roger Pirates and to have known how to read the Poneglyphs before he was executed by Kaido and Wano Country's Shogun.}}
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The [[Kozuki Family]] were master philologists who created the Poneglyphs and inscribed its language. They passed down the knowledge of how to read Poneglyphs including the skill to write its ancient language within their family up to [[Kozuki Oden]]'s generation. Also a member of Roger's crew, Oden journeyed to [[Laugh Tale]] with him and, like Roger, could decipher the Rio Poneglyph. Oden was executed by Kaido and the Shogun of [[Wano Country]] [[Kurozumi Orochi]] after he refused to tell them a secret he knew (presumably either the location of Laugh Tale, One Piece, knowledge of what was written on the Rio Poneglyph, or how to read Poneglyphs), preventing Oden from passing on the literacy of the Poneglyphs to his children, [[Kozuki Momonosuke]] and [[Kozuki Hiyori]], and leaving Robin as the only known individual who can decipher the ancient text.{{Qref|chap=818|page=14-17|ep=770|Oden is revealed to have traveled to Laugh Tale as part of the Roger Pirates and to have known how to read the Poneglyphs before he was executed by Kaido and Wano Country's Shogun.}}
   
[[File:Copying Poneglyph.png|left|thumb|The contents of a Poneglyph being copied.]]
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[[File:Copying Poneglyph.png|thumb|The contents of a Poneglyph being copied.]]
Due to its ties with the Kozuki Family, the [[Mokomo Dukedom]] is somewhat knowledgeable about Poneglyphs despite being unable to read them, as they are aware of the existence of the Road Poneglyphs{{Qref|name=Road}} and [[Nekomamushi]] reveals that it is possible to print a Poneglyph's text onto paper in a similar manner to woodblock printing, simultaneously proving that it is possible to copy the text written on a Poneglyph and record it on a rubbing of a different material that lacks a Poneglyph's indestructibility.{{Qref|name=Transfer|chap=818|page=10|ep=770|Nekomamushi explains how people simply copy down the information on Poneglyphs instead of taking entire stones with them.
 
   
 
Due to its ties with the Kozuki Family, the [[Mokomo Dukedom]] is somewhat knowledgeable about Poneglyphs despite being unable to read them, as they are aware of the existence of the Road Poneglyphs{{Qref|name=Road}} and [[Nekomamushi]] reveals that it is possible to print a Poneglyph's text onto paper in a similar manner to woodblock printing, simultaneously proving that it is possible to copy the text written on a Poneglyph and record it on a rubbing of a different material that lacks a Poneglyph's indestructibility.{{Qref|name=Transfer|chap=818|page=10|ep=770|Nekomamushi explains how people simply copy down the information on Poneglyphs instead of taking entire stones with them.}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Rio Poneglyph'''|真の歴史の本文リオ・ポーネグリフ|Rio Pōnegurifu|literally meaning "True Text of History"}} is, according to Robin, the message carried by all the Poneglyphs along the [[Grand Line]]. It is rumored to contains the true history of the world (including the "[[Void Century]]" of which research is forbidden).{{Qref|chap=218|page=5-6|ep=130|Robin reveals that she has been looking for the Rio Poneglyph, which Cobra realizes is a message formed by combining the information on other Poneglyphs.}} In order to find it, one must take all other passages from the other Poneglyphs with them on their travels.{{Qref|chap=301|page=14|ep=194|Robin explains how the Rio Poneglyph is discovered.}} [[Gol D. Roger]] seemed to have accomplished this task, according to Rayleigh.{{Qref|name=Rayleigh|chap=507|page=5-7|ep=400|Rayleigh reveals that Roger and his crew deciphered the truth of the Void Century from the Poneglyphs because Roger could "hear the voice of all things".}} According to [[Tamago]], the Rio Poneglyph is in fact composed of only nine Poneglyphs.{{Qref|chap=846|page=13|ep=|Tamago claims the Rio Poneglyph is composed of nine separate Poneglyphs.}}
 
   
 
The {{Nihongo|'''Rio Poneglyph'''|{{Ruby|真の歴史の本文|リオ・ポーネグリフ}}|Rio Pōnegurifu|literally meaning "True Text of History"}} is, according to Robin, the message carried by all the Poneglyphs along the [[Grand Line]]. It is rumored to contain the true history of the world (including the "[[Void Century]]" of which research is forbidden).{{Qref|name=c218}} In order to find it, one must take all other passages from the other Poneglyphs with them on their travels.{{Qref|name=c301}} [[Gol D. Roger]] seemed to have accomplished this task, according to Rayleigh.{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}} According to [[Tamago]], the Rio Poneglyph is in fact composed of only nine Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=c846}}
==='''List of Known Poneglyphs:'''===
 
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===List of Known Poneglyphs===
 
Poneglyphs can be divided into three types that deal with the knowledge they contain: '''Historical''', '''Instructional''', and '''Road'''.
 
Poneglyphs can be divided into three types that deal with the knowledge they contain: '''Historical''', '''Instructional''', and '''Road'''.
 
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|[[Ohara]]
 
|[[Ohara]]
|Located in the basement of the [[Tree of Knowledge]],{{Qref|chap=392|page=4|ep=275|Robin reveals that she knows about the Poneglyph in the basement of the Tree of Knowledge.}}{{Qref|chap=395|page=3|ep=277|Cipher Pol agents find the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge.}} this Poneglyph includes information about the [[Void Century]], including the name of the [[Great Kingdom]].{{Qref|chap=395|page=8|ep=277|Clover reveals that the Poneglyph he has studied contains information about the Great Kingdom, as well as its name.}}
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|Located in the basement of the [[Tree of Knowledge]],{{Qref|name=c392|chap=392|page=4-6|ep=275|Clover warns Robin about the research regarding the Poneglyph and the Void Century.}}{{Qref|name=c395}} this Poneglyph includes information about the [[Void Century]], including the name of the [[Great Kingdom]].{{Qref|name=History}}
|style="text-align:right;"|[[File:Ohara Poneglyph.png|200px|The poneglyph in Ohara.]]
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|style="text-align:right;"|[[File:Ohara Poneglyph.png|200px|The Poneglyph in Ohara.]]
 
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|The [[Tomb of the Kings]] within [[Alubarna]], [[Alabasta]]
 
|The [[Tomb of the Kings]] within [[Alubarna]], [[Alabasta]]
|This Poneglyph details the location of [[Pluton]].{{Qref|name=Pluton}} According to [[Nefeltari Cobra]], [[Nefeltari Family|his family]] has protected the stone for centuries, though Robin implies that they were actually hiding it from the people and the [[World Government]].{{Qref|name=Hide}}
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|This Poneglyph details the location of [[Pluton]].{{Qref|name=c218}} According to [[Nefertari Cobra]], [[Nefertari Family|his family]] has protected the stone for centuries, though Robin implies that they were actually hiding it from the people and the [[World Government]].{{Qref|name=Hide}}
|[[File:Alabasta Poneglyph.png|200px|The poneglyph within Alabasta's royal tomb.]]
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|[[File:Alabasta Poneglyph.png|200px|The Poneglyph within Alabasta's royal tomb.]]
 
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|[[Sea Forest]] of the [[Ryugu Kingdom]], [[Fishman Island]]
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|[[Sea Forest]] of the [[Ryugu Kingdom]], [[Fish-Man Island]]
|[[Nico Robin]] initially believed that this Poneglyph held vital information to understanding the Void Century;{{Qref|chap=616|page=7|ep=535|Robin notes that the Poneglyph on Fishman Island should contain information about the Void Century.}} however, upon finding it, she noted that it was different than the other Poneglyphs she had found, reading more like an apology letter than a historical text. The message was written by a man from the surface known as "[[Joy Boy]]".{{Qref|name=Reading|chap=628|page=15|ep=548|Robin finds and reads the Ryugu poneglyph.}} In the message, he apologizes to the people of Fishman Island for breaking his part of a promise, which involved returning to Fishman Island to carry out [[Noah]]'s purpose.{{Qref|name=Apology|chap=649|page=16-17|ep=569|Neptune explains the letter of apology Joy Boy wrote on the Ryugu Poneglyph.}}
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|[[Nico Robin]] initially believed that this Poneglyph held vital information to understanding the Void Century;{{Qref|chap=616|page=7|ep=535|Robin notes that the Poneglyph on Fish-Man Island should contain information about the Void Century.}} however, upon finding it, she noted that it was different than the other Poneglyphs she had found, reading more like an apology letter than a historical text. The message was written by a man from the surface known as "[[Joy Boy]]".{{Qref|name=Reading|chap=628|page=15|ep=548|Robin finds and reads the Ryugu Poneglyph.}} In the message, he apologizes to the people of Fish-Man Island for breaking his part of a promise, which involved returning to Fish-Man Island to carry out [[Noah]]'s purpose.{{Qref|name=Apology|chap=649|page=16-17|ep=569|Neptune explains the letter of apology Joy Boy wrote on the Ryugu Poneglyph.}}
|[[File:Ryugu Poneglyph.png|200px|The poneglyph in the Sea Forest.]]
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|[[File:Ryugu Poneglyph.png|200px|Joy Boy's Poneglyph in the Sea Forest.]]
 
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|[[Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell|Golden Belfry]] of [[Shandora]]
 
|[[Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell|Golden Belfry]] of [[Shandora]]
|Located at the base of the Golden Belfry, this Poneglyph details the location of another ancient weapon, [[Poseidon]].{{qref|name=Belfry}} It was protected by the [[Shandia]]n people for centuries{{Qref|name=Protect}} until Robin deciphered it.{{Qref|name=Relieved}}
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|Located at the base of the Golden Belfry, this Poneglyph details the location of another ancient weapon, [[Poseidon]].{{Qref|name=c301}} It was protected by the [[Shandia]] for centuries{{Qref|name=Protect}} until Robin deciphered it.{{Qref|name=c301}}
|[[File:Skypiea Poneglyph.png|200px|The poneglyph under the belfry.]]
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|[[File:Skypiea Poneglyph.png|200px|The Poneglyph under the belfry.]]
 
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! colspan="3" |Instructional Poneglyphs
 
! colspan="3" |Instructional Poneglyphs
 
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|The ruins of [[Shandora]]
 
|The ruins of [[Shandora]]
|Ancient text identical to that of the Poneglyphs is inscribed on a wall within a set of ruins in [[Upper Yard]]; upon reading it, Robin discovers that it relays cryptic instructions regarding the Golden Belfry.{{Qref|name=Wall|chap=272|page=2-3|ep=174|Robin finds and reads Poneglyphic text on a wall in the ruins of Shandora.}} However, Robin did not refer to the wall as a poneglyph, so it is unknown if it is considered one.
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|Ancient text identical to that of the Poneglyphs is inscribed on a wall within a set of ruins in [[Upper Yard]]; upon reading it, Robin discovers that it relays cryptic instructions regarding the Golden Belfry.{{Qref|name=Wall}} However, Robin did not refer to the wall as a Poneglyph, so it is unknown if it is considered one.
 
|[[File:Shandora Ruins Poneglyph.png|200px|Ancient text within the ruins.]]
 
|[[File:Shandora Ruins Poneglyph.png|200px|Ancient text within the ruins.]]
 
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|The Whale Tree, [[Zou]]
 
|The Whale Tree, [[Zou]]
|Hidden within the Whale Tree, this Road Poneglyph contains information that, when combined with the information on the other three Road Poneglyphs, will reveal the location of [[Raftel]].
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|Hidden within the Whale Tree, this Road Poneglyph contains information that, when combined with the information on the other three Road Poneglyphs, will reveal the location of [[Laugh Tale]].
|[[File:Zou's poneglyph.png|200px|Zou's Road Poneglyph.]]
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|[[File:Zou's Poneglyph.png|200px|Zou's Road Poneglyph.]]
 
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|The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
 
|The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
 
|This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of [[Charlotte Linlin]] and [[Big Mom Pirates|her crew]].{{Qref|name=Four Emperors}} Due to the [[Sanji]] Retrieval Team's invasion of [[Totto Land]], it is now heavily guarded within the Room of Treasure.{{Qref|name=c846}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession. {{Qref|name=Copy|chap=855|page=14|ep=824|Brook reveals that he successfully copied the Poneglyphs.}}
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This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of [[Charlotte Linlin]] and [[Big Mom Pirates|her crew]].{{Qref|name=Yonko}} Due to the [[Vinsmoke Sanji|Sanji]] Retrieval Team's invasion of [[Totto Land]], it is now heavily guarded within the Room of Treasure.{{Qref|chap=846|page=12-15|ep=|Tamago explains why the Road Poneglyph has been put under heavy guard.}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession. {{Qref|name=Copy|chap=855|page=14|ep=|Brook reveals that he successfully copied the poneglyphs.}}
 
 
|[[File:Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.png|200px|Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.]]
 
|[[File:Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.png|200px|Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.]]
 
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|Under jurisdiction of the [[Beasts Pirates]]
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|[[Onigashima]]; Under the jurisdiction of the [[Beasts Pirates]]
 
|This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of [[Kaido]] and his crew.{{Qref|name=Four Emperors}} It is located in Kaido's residence on Onigashima.{{Qref|name=c934|chap=934|page=9|ep=|Brook tells Robin about the Poneglyph.}}
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|[[File:Road Poneglyphs.png|200px]]
This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of [[Kaido]] and his crew.{{Qref|name=Yonko}}
 
|
 
 
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|[[Fish-Man Island]]
|Unknown
 
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{{Status|former}}, Unknown
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|At least 25 years ago, this Poneglyph was located at the [[Sea Forest]] next to Joy Boy's apology message.{{Qref|name=c967|chap=967|page=8-10|ep=|The Roger Pirates search for Poneglyphs.}} At a certain point later, the Road Poneglyph whereabouts became unknown and it is currently considered lost.{{Qref|name=Four Emperors}}
This Road Poneglyph is currently considered lost.{{Qref|chap=818|page=8|ep=770|Nekomamushi reveals that the location of one of the Road Poneglyphs is unknown.}}
 
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|[[File:Fish-Man Island Road Poneglyph.png|200px|Fish-Man Island Road Poneglyph.]]
|
 
 
|-
 
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! colspan="3" |Poneglyphs of Unknown Purpose
 
! colspan="3" |Poneglyphs of Unknown Purpose
 
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|-
 
|Unknown
 
|Unknown
|While she was on the run as a pre-teen, Robin found a poneglyph in a wooded area. Its precise location was not revealed, the poneglyph was not named, and its contents are unknown.{{Qref|name=Unnamed Poneglyph|chap=398|page=7|ep=278|Robin finds and reads a Poneglyph in an unknown area as a pre-teen.}}
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|While she was on the run as a pre-teen, Robin found a Poneglyph in a wooded area. Its precise location was not revealed, the Poneglyph was not named, and its contents are unknown.{{Qref|name=Unnamed Poneglyph|chap=398|page=7|ep=278|Robin finds and reads a Poneglyph in an unknown area as a pre-teen.}}
|[[File:Unknown Poneglyph.png|200px|An unnamed poneglyph.]]
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|[[File:Unknown Poneglyph.png|200px|An unnamed Poneglyph.]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Coastal Ruins{{Status|former}}, with [[Jinbe]]{{Status|former}}<br/>The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
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|Coastal Ruins{{Status|former}}, with [[Jinbe]]{{Status|former}}<br />The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
|This poneglyph was found by locals who showed it to [[Jinbe]] after [[Wadatsumi]] threw some underwater ruins onto dry land.{{Qref|cover=778|The locals whom Jinbe saved find a poneglyph in the coastal ruins.}} As Jinbe and Wadatsumi left, they took the poneglyph with them.{{Qref|cover=785|Jinbe takes the poneglyph with him as he leaves.}} This poneglyph was later delivered to [[Charlotte Linlin]],{{Qref|chap=829|page=17|ep=|Big Mom thanks Jinbe for the Poneglyph he gave her earlier.}} which she had placed in her Room of Offerings after the Sanji Retrieval Team invaded Totto Land.{{Qref|name=Big Mom Poneglyphs|chap=846|page=12|ep=|The two regular poneglyphs owned by Big Mom are put under heavy guard in her Room of Offerings.}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
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|This Poneglyph was found by locals who showed it to [[Jinbe]] after [[Wadatsumi]] threw some underwater ruins onto dry land.{{Qref|cover=778|The locals whom Jinbe saved find a Poneglyph in the coastal ruins.}} As Jinbe and Wadatsumi left, they took the Poneglyph with them.{{Qref|cover=785|Jinbe takes the Poneglyph with him as he leaves.}} This Poneglyph was later delivered to [[Charlotte Linlin]],{{Qref|chap=829|page=17|ep=789|Big Mom thanks Jinbe for the Poneglyph he gave her earlier.}} which she had placed in her Room of Offerings after the Sanji Retrieval Team invaded Totto Land.{{Qref|name=c846}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
|[[File:Coastal Ruins Poneglyph.png|200px|The poneglyph found in the coastal ruins.]]
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|[[File:Coastal Ruins Poneglyph.png|200px|The Poneglyph found in the coastal ruins.]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
 
|The Room of Treasure, [[Totto Land]]
|Big Mom has acquired a poneglyph through unknown means, and it has been placed under heavy guard alongside her two other poneglyphs in her Room of Treasure following the Sanji Retrieval Team's invasion of Totto Land.{{Qref|name=Big Mom Poneglyphs}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
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|Big Mom has acquired a Poneglyph through unknown means, and it has been placed under heavy guard alongside her two other Poneglyphs in her Room of Treasure following the Sanji Retrieval Team's invasion of Totto Land.{{Qref|name=c846}} A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
 
|[[File:Big Mom's Second Poneglyph.png|200px|Big Mom's Second Poneglyph.]]
 
|[[File:Big Mom's Second Poneglyph.png|200px|Big Mom's Second Poneglyph.]]
 
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|[[Kurozumi Orochi|Orochi]] Castle basement
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|According to Brook, there is a Poneglyph beneath Orochi Castle.{{Qref|name=c934}}
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|[[File:NoPicAvailable.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|Unknown
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|A Poneglyph discovered during [[Gol D. Roger|Gol D. Roger's]] last journey.{{Qref|name=c967}}
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|[[File:Roger Pirates's Poneglyph.png|200px|An unnamed Poneglyph]]
 
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===Past===
 
===Past===
 
====Record of the Void Century====
 
====Record of the Void Century====
[[File:Kozuki Family Carving Poneglyphs.png|thumb|180px|The Kozuki Family carves text into the Poneglyphs.]]
 
800 years ago, in the [[Wano Country]], a clan of master stonemasons known as the [[Kozuki Family]] invented indestructible stone blocks for the purpose of recording important history on them while preventing it from being destroyed. Those stone blocks would become the Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Creation}}
 
   
 
[[File:Kozuki Family Carving Poneglyphs.png|thumb|left|180px|The Kozuki Family carves text into the Poneglyphs.]]
The stones were written to preserve the events of the Void Century.{{Qref|name=History}} After the Void Century ended, the stones were left in the guardianship of the descendants of ancient civilizations, who guarded them from people seeking to destroy or claim them.{{Qref|name=Protect}}{{Qref|name=Hide}} The [[World Government]], in an attempt to cover up the events of the Void Century,{{Qref|chap=395|page=7|ep=277|Clover states that the truth contained within the Poneglyphs is inconvenient for the World Government.}} made researching and deciphering Poneglyphs a crime punishable by death.{{Qref|chap=392|page=6|ep=275|Clover reveals that the scholars' research of their Poneglyph is a crime punishable by death.}} However, this did not stop others from gaining possession of Poneglyph knowledge,{{Qref|name=Study|chap=392|page=5|ep=275|Robin reveals that she knows the scholars of Ohara are studying the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge.}} transferring the cryptic language on the Poneglyphs to paper in hopes of finding someone who can read it,{{Qref|name=Transfer}} or keeping the stones themselves in their own possession in order to gain superiority over those looking for them.{{Qref|name=Yonko}}
 
   
 
800 years ago, in the [[Wano Country]], a clan of master stonemasons known as the [[Kozuki Family]] invented indestructible block shaped steles for the purpose of recording important history on them while preventing it from being destroyed. Those steles would become the Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Creation}}
====Gol D. Roger's attempt====
 
{{Cquote|I have come here and will lead this passage to the farthest ends of the world.|[[Gol D. Roger]]{{Qref|name=Roger's Message|chap=301|page=13|ep=194|Robin reads the message Roger left on the Shandorian Poneglyph.}}}}
 
   
 
The steles were written to preserve the events of the Void Century.{{Qref|name=History}} After the Void Century ended, the stones were left in the guardianship of the descendants of ancient civilizations, who guarded them from people seeking to destroy or claim them.{{Qref|name=Protect}}{{Qref|name=Hide}} The [[World Government]], in an attempt to cover up the events of the Void Century,{{Qref|name=History}} made researching and deciphering Poneglyphs a crime punishable by death.{{Qref|name=c392}} However, this did not stop others from gaining possession of Poneglyph knowledge,{{Qref|name=c392}} transferring the cryptic language on the Poneglyphs to paper in hopes of finding someone who can read it,{{Qref|name=Transfer}} or keeping the stones themselves in their own possession in order to gain superiority over those looking for them.{{Qref|name=Four Emperors}}
[[File:Roger's Message on Skypiea's Poneglyph.png|thumb|left|210px|Roger's message in the ancient language.]]
 
Roger managed to successfully follow the path of the Poneglyphs and decipher their meanings,{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}} leaving at least one message along the way to encourage others to follow his path.{{Qref|name=Roger's Message}} However, his crew chose not to awaken any of the ancient weapons detailed in the Poneglyphs.{{Qref|''One Piece Manga and Anime'' — [[One Piece Volume 0|Vol. 0]] [[Chapter 0]] (p. 5) and [[One Piece Film Strong World: Episode 0]], Roger states he is not interested in awakening any of the ancient weapons.}}
 
   
 
====Gol D. Roger's Attempt====
Roger also had a member of the [[Kozuki Family]], the inventors of the poneglyph, within his crew: the Wano Country daimyo [[Kozuki Oden]], who also witnessed the secrets held in Raftel.{{Qref|name=Oden}}
 
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39 years before the current story line, Roger and his crew reached [[Lodestar Island]] at the end of the Grand Line and learned about the existence of the Poneglyphs, prompting them to look for the steles across the world. 13 years later, after encountering the [[Whitebeard Pirates]], Roger met [[Kozuki Oden]] and learned about his knowledge regarding reading the writing on the stones. Roger then begged [[Edward Newgate|Whitebeard]] to allow Oden to join him, and Oden agreed.{{Qref|chap=966|page=9-14|ep=|Roger convince Oden to join him.}}
   
At some point in time, Roger encountered Big Mom's Road Poneglyph and was able to interpret the characters in order to reach Raftel. {{Qref|chap=853|page=|ep=|Big Mom says that Roger once read her poneglyph.}}
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At some point, either before or after recruiting Oden, Roger managed to copy [[Charlotte Linlin|Big Mom's]] Road Poneglyph.{{Qref|name=c853|chap=853|page=4|ep=820|Big Mom says that Roger once read her poneglyph.}}
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{{Cquote|I have come here and will lead this passage to the farthest ends of the world.|[[Gol D. Roger]]{{Qref|name=c301}}}}
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[[File:Roger's Message on Skypiea's Poneglyph.png|thumb|210px|Roger's message in the ancient language carved by Kozuki Oden.]]
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Shortly after Oden joined the crew, the Roger Pirates traveled to [[Skypiea]] and found the [[Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell]]. Oden deciphered the message on the Poneglyph and wrote Roger's own message beside it.{{Qref|name=c301}}{{Qref|chap=966|page=15-17|ep=|The Roger Pirates travel to Skypiea.}}
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After leaving Skypiea, the crew traveled to [[Water 7]], and Roger learned en-route about the Road Poneglyphs at [[Wano Country]] and [[Zou]], now having information about all of them, including the copy he had from Big Mom's and a hunch that the [[Sea Forest]] near Fish-Man Island held another one. The crew then continued sailing across the world and eventually reached [[Fish-Man Island]], proving Roger's guess correct as they found the Road Poneglyph and learned the truth about [[Poseidon]].{{Qref|chap=967|page=3-10|ep=|The Roger Pirates travel the world, searching for Poneglyphs.}}
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Returning to the New World, the crew reached Wano Country and read the Road Poneglyph there. Around the same time, Oden's wife, [[Kozuki Toki|Toki]], became ill and decided to stay in Wano with [[Kozuki Momonosuke|their]] [[Kozuki Hiyori|children]] and [[Nine Red Scabbards|Oden's retainers]], allowing Oden to finish his quest.{{Qref|chap=967|page=11-13|ep=|Oden's family stay in Wano.}}
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Arriving at Zou, Roger used a recommendation from [[Nekomamushi]] in order to gain access to the Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree.{{Qref|chap=967|page=13-15|ep=|Roger finds the fourth Road Poneglyph.}}
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Following the directions, the Roger Pirates drew a course towards the final island, and according to Oden's log, they learned the truth about the [[Void Century]], the [[Will of D.]], and the [[Ancient Weapons]]. They also found the treasure left there by [[Joy Boy]]. Upon reaching their destination, the Roger Pirates burst into laughter, causing Roger to name the island [[Laugh Tale]], as news of his achievement spread throughout the world, earning him the title of the "Pirate King".{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}}{{Qref|chap=967|page=16-19|ep=|The Roger Pirates travel the world, searching for Poneglyphs.}}
   
 
====The Demons of Ohara====
 
====The Demons of Ohara====
The researchers on Ohara decided to study their island's Poneglyph in an attempt to discover the missing history of the world.{{Qref|name=Study}} However, they were limited by lack of access to and knowledge of the other Poneglyphs, and thus sent out researchers to find more information on them, knowing the study of the Poneglyphs was illegal.{{Qref|chap=393|page=9|ep=276|Olvia mentions the research team that set out 6 years prior in search of the Poneglyphs.}}
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The researchers on Ohara decided to study their island's Poneglyph in an attempt to discover the missing history of the world.{{Qref|name=c392}} However, they were limited by lack of access to and knowledge of the other Poneglyphs, and thus sent out researchers to find more information on them, knowing the study of the Poneglyphs was illegal.{{Qref|name=Fate|chap=393|page=9-11,17|ep=276|Olvia reveals the fate of the research team and the World Government's response to learning they were from Ohara.}}
   
[[Nico Olvia]], along with thirty-three other archaeologists, set out to sea. Sadly, their attempt failed and they were intercepted by the Marines, leaving Olvia as the sole survivor. The Marines found information among the belongings of the dead researchers that allowed them to trace the team back to Ohara, and a [[CP9]] unit was sent to investigate. The World Government had always been wary of the scholars because of their knowledge, but researching the Poneglyphs meant they had an excuse to act against them.{{Qref|name=Fate|chap=393|page=9-11,17|ep=276|Olvia reveals the fate of the research team and the World Government's response to learning they were from Ohara.}}
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[[Nico Olvia]], along with thirty-three other archaeologists, set out to sea. Sadly, their attempt failed and they were intercepted by the Marines, leaving Olvia as the sole survivor. The Marines found information among the belongings of the dead researchers that allowed them to trace the team back to Ohara, and a [[CP9]] unit was sent to investigate. The World Government had always been wary of the scholars because of their knowledge, but researching the Poneglyphs meant they had an excuse to act against them.{{Qref|name=Fate}}
   
Olvia escaped the Marines with the help of [[Jaguar D. Saul]]{{Qref|chap=396|page=14-15|ep=277|Saul helps Olvia escape from the Marines.}} and managed to return to Ohara in time to warn her comrades about the Marines heading their way. However, CP9 had already arrived on the island{{Qref|name=Fate}} and a Buster Call attack commenced after [[Clover]] revealed that he had discovered the knowledge held by the Poneglyph in the [[Tree of Knowledge]].{{Qref|chap=395|page=8-11|ep=277|One of the Gorosei has Spandine activate the Buster Call after Clover reveals he knows the name of the Great Kingdom.}} Ohara was destroyed, wiping out the entire Island and all of its inhabitants with the exception of Nico Robin, who managed to flee in the process, leaving the fate of the Ohara Poneglyph a mystery.{{Qref|chap=397|page=11-19|ep=278|Ohara and nearly all of its inhabitants are wiped out, leaving Robin as the sole survivor.}}
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Olvia escaped the Marines with the help of [[Jaguar D. Saul]]{{Qref|chap=396|page=14-15|ep=277|Saul helps Olvia escape from the Marines.}} and managed to return to Ohara in time to warn her comrades about the Marines heading their way. However, CP9 had already arrived on the island{{Qref|name=Fate}} and a Buster Call attack commenced after [[Clover]] revealed that he had discovered the knowledge held by the Poneglyph in the [[Tree of Knowledge]].{{Qref|chap=395|page=8-11|ep=277|One of the Five Elders has Spandine activate the Buster Call after Clover reveals he knows the name of the Great Kingdom.}} Ohara was destroyed, wiping out the entire Island and all of its inhabitants with the exception of Nico Robin, who managed to flee in the process, leaving the fate of the Ohara Poneglyph a mystery.{{Qref|chap=397|page=11-19|ep=278|Ohara and nearly all of its inhabitants are wiped out, leaving Robin as the sole survivor.}}
   
 
During her time on the run, Robin deciphered at least one Poneglyph and constantly strove to find others.{{Qref|name=Unnamed Poneglyph}}
 
During her time on the run, Robin deciphered at least one Poneglyph and constantly strove to find others.{{Qref|name=Unnamed Poneglyph}}
   
 
====Nox Expedition Party\Pirate Mission====
 
====Nox Expedition Party\Pirate Mission====
Thirteen years before the start of the series, the Nox Expedition Party set sail from [[Zou]] as explorers in search for poneglyphs for their master [[Nekomamushi]]. However, as the research of poneglyphs is considered a crime by the [[World Government]], the party was labelled as criminals and became the [[Nox Pirates]], with Pedro gaining a bounty. At some point, the crew suffered wounds and loss of morale, causing all members apart from the [[Captain|captain]] [[Pedro]] and crewmate [[Zepo]] to retire. [[Pekoms]] led those who could no longer continue on the journey, and their group ended up arriving in the territory of the [[Yonko]] [[Charlotte Linlin|Big Mom]]. Their lives were saved and they were taken under her protection.
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Thirteen years before the start of the series, the Nox Expedition Party set sail from [[Zou]] as explorers in search for Poneglyphs for their master [[Nekomamushi]]. However, as the research of Poneglyphs is considered a crime by the [[World Government]], the party was labelled as criminals and became the [[Nox Pirates]], with Pedro gaining a bounty. At some point, the crew suffered wounds and loss of morale, causing all members apart from the [[captain]] [[Pedro]] and crewmate [[Zepo]] to retire. [[Pekoms]] led those who could no longer continue on the journey, and their group ended up arriving in the territory of the [[Four Emperors|Emperor]] [[Charlotte Linlin|Big Mom]]. Their lives were saved and they were taken under her protection.
   
Five years ago, Pedro and Zepo set their sights on Big Mom's poneglyph and entered [[Totto Land]], where they discovered Pekoms had joined her crew.{{Qref|sbs=86|page=170|Oda explains the history of the Nox Pirates}} Pedro and Zepo suffered a massive defeat.{{Qref|name=c830|chap=830|page=12|ep=790|Pedro creates a plan to steal Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.}} Zepo spun [[Charlotte Linlin|Big Mom's]] roulette wheel and landed on a punishment of losing 100 years of life; however, he only had 30 left, so after killing him with [[Soru Soru no Mi|her powers]], Big Mom turned to Pedro to take the remaining 70. Pekoms convinced Big Mom to reduce the price, but she only went down a decade because she was mad at Pedro for taking [[Tamago|Tamago's]] left eye, so Pedro removed his own left eye and claimed that he had to return to Zou in order to witness the "[[Dawn of the World|dawn of this world]]"; impressed by this, Big Mom took only 50 years off his lifespan.{{Qref|chap=850|page=7-9|ep=|The fate of the Nox Pirates is revealed.}}{{Qref|name=c830}}
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Five years ago, Pedro and Zepo set their sights on Big Mom's Poneglyph and entered [[Totto Land]], where they discovered Pekoms had joined her crew.{{Qref|sbs=86|page=170|Oda explains the history of the Nox Pirates}} Pedro and Zepo suffered a massive defeat.{{Qref|name=c830|chap=830|page=12|ep=790|Pedro creates a plan to steal Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.}} Zepo spun [[Charlotte Linlin|Big Mom]]'s roulette wheel and landed on a punishment of losing 100 years of life; however, he only had 30 left, so after killing him with [[Soru Soru no Mi|her powers]], Big Mom turned to Pedro to take the remaining 70. Pekoms convinced Big Mom to reduce the price, but she only went down a decade because she was mad at Pedro for taking [[Tamago]]'s left eye, so Pedro removed his own left eye and claimed that he had to return to Zou in order to witness the "[[Dawn of the World|dawn of this world]]"; impressed by this, Big Mom took only 50 years off his lifespan.{{Qref|chap=850|page=7-9|ep=816|The fate of the Nox Pirates is revealed.}}{{Qref|name=c830}}
   
===Alabasta Arc===
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===Alabasta Saga===
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====Alabasta Arc====
Crocodile targeted the Alabasta Kingdom because of its Poneglyph, which contained information on the whereabouts of [[Pluton]], and created the [[Baroque Works]] syndicate in an attempt to bring down the Alabasta Kingdom and claim Pluton,{{Qref|chap=193|page=10-14|ep=117|Crocodile reveals that finding and deciphering the Poneglyph has been his goal all along.}} employing Robin to read the Poneglyph. When Robin finally got the chance to read this Poneglyph, however, she lied about its contents, which caused Crocodile to turn against her because he no longer needed her.{{Qref|chap=203|page=4-10|ep=123|Crocodile turns on Robin after she lies about the contents of Alabasta's Poneglyph.}} Due to the ferocious battle between [[Monkey D. Luffy]] and Crocodile, compounded by an attempt from King [[Nefeltari Cobra]] to crush Crocodile underneath the rubble by displacing a pillar,{{Qref|chap=203|page=12|ep=123|Cobra attempts to kill Crocodile by causing the Tomb of the Kings to collapse.}} the [[Tomb of the Kings]] where the Poneglyph was held became unstable and began collapsing around them.{{Qref|chap=210|page=16-17|ep=126|The Tomb of the Kings collapses after Luffy's battle with Crocodile.}} Luffy saved Robin and Cobra, but the Poneglyph was buried in the collapse.{{Qref|chap=218|page=7|ep=130|Luffy saves Robin and Cobra from the collapsing tomb.}}
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Crocodile targeted the Alabasta Kingdom because of its Poneglyph, which contained information on the whereabouts of [[Pluton]], and created the [[Baroque Works]] syndicate in an attempt to bring down the Alabasta Kingdom and claim Pluton,{{Qref|chap=193|page=10-14|ep=117|Crocodile reveals that finding and deciphering the Poneglyph has been his goal all along.}} employing Robin to read the Poneglyph. When Robin finally got the chance to read this Poneglyph, however, she lied about its contents, which caused Crocodile to turn against her because he no longer needed her.{{Qref|chap=203|page=4-10|ep=123|Crocodile turns on Robin after she lies about the contents of Alabasta's Poneglyph.}} Due to the ferocious battle between [[Monkey D. Luffy]] and Crocodile, compounded by an attempt from King [[Nefertari Cobra]] to crush Crocodile underneath the rubble by displacing a pillar,{{Qref|chap=203|page=12|ep=123|Cobra attempts to kill Crocodile by causing the Tomb of the Kings to collapse.}} the [[Tomb of the Kings]] where the Poneglyph was held became unstable and began collapsing around them.{{Qref|chap=210|page=16-17|ep=126|The Tomb of the Kings collapses after Luffy's battle with Crocodile.}} Luffy saved Robin and Cobra, but the Poneglyph was buried in the collapse.{{Qref|name=c218}}
   
===Skypiea Arc===
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===Sky Island Saga===
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====Skypiea Arc====
Robin joined the [[Straw Hat Pirates]], claiming Luffy was responsible for her continued existence,{{Qref|chap=218|page=8|ep=130|Robin joins Luffy's crew after he saves her.}} and traveled with them to [[Skypiea]] where another Poneglyph was held. There was a wall in the Shandorian ruins cryptically describing the location of the Poneglyph in the same runes that the Poneglyphs themselves were inscribed with.{{Qref|name=Wall}} The Poneglyph itself, located at the base of the [[Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell|Golden Belfry]], contained details about [[Poseidon]] and a message written by Roger, telling further researchers to keep going forward. According to [[Gan Fall]], he had no idea when or how Roger managed to reach the poneglyph on top of [[Giant Jack]]. Robin informed the [[Shandia]] that their duty to protect the stone was over, freeing them from their ancestors' burden.{{Qref|chap=301|page=10-15|ep=194|Robin reads the Shandorian Poneglyph and informs the Shandia that they no longer need to protect it.}}
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Robin joined the [[Straw Hat Pirates]], claiming Luffy was responsible for her continued existence,{{Qref|name=c218}} and traveled with them to [[Skypiea]] where another Poneglyph was held. There was a wall in the Shandorian ruins cryptically describing the location of the Poneglyph in the same runes that the Poneglyphs themselves were inscribed with.{{Qref|name=Wall}} The Poneglyph itself, located at the base of the [[Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell|Golden Belfry]], contained details about [[Poseidon]] and a message written by Roger, telling further researchers to keep going forward. According to [[Gan Fall]], he had no idea when or how Roger managed to reach the Poneglyph on top of [[Giant Jack]]. Robin informed the [[Shandia]] that their duty to protect the stone was over, freeing them from their ancestors' burden.{{Qref|name=c301}}
   
===Sabaody Archipelago Arc===
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===Summit War Saga===
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====Sabaody Archipelago Arc====
 
At the [[Sabaody Archipelago]], Roger's first mate, [[Silvers Rayleigh]], mentioned to Robin during the Straw Hats' meeting with him that he knows what the Void Century is and that Roger solved the mysteries of the Poneglyphs; however, he also admitted that saying what it was would take away the impact or any further interpretations of the lost history, due to his crew not being proper historians like the Ohara scholars, before telling Robin to search out the Poneglyphs and draw her own conclusions regarding the lost history. Despite this, Rayleigh offered Robin the chance to hear the information from him, but she declined his offer and chose to continue to pursue the Poneglyphs herself.{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}}
 
At the [[Sabaody Archipelago]], Roger's first mate, [[Silvers Rayleigh]], mentioned to Robin during the Straw Hats' meeting with him that he knows what the Void Century is and that Roger solved the mysteries of the Poneglyphs; however, he also admitted that saying what it was would take away the impact or any further interpretations of the lost history, due to his crew not being proper historians like the Ohara scholars, before telling Robin to search out the Poneglyphs and draw her own conclusions regarding the lost history. Despite this, Rayleigh offered Robin the chance to hear the information from him, but she declined his offer and chose to continue to pursue the Poneglyphs herself.{{Qref|name=Rayleigh}}
   
===Fishman Island Arc===
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===Fish-Man Island Saga===
 
====Fish-Man Island Arc====
 
After arriving at the [[Sea Forest]], Robin read the Poneglyph there{{Qref|name=Reading}} and discovered that it was engraved with an apology letter from a man known as [[Joy Boy]] to Poseidon.{{Qref|name=Apology}}
 
After arriving at the [[Sea Forest]], Robin read the Poneglyph there{{Qref|name=Reading}} and discovered that it was engraved with an apology letter from a man known as [[Joy Boy]] to Poseidon.{{Qref|name=Apology}}
   
===Zou Arc===
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===Four Emperors Saga===
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====Zou Arc====
 
When [[Jack]] and the [[Beasts Pirates]] invaded [[Zou]] to look for [[Raizo]] of [[Wano Country]], the [[Mink Tribe]] chained him to the Road Poneglyph within the Whale Tree to keep him from showing himself. Seventeen days later, the Straw Hats, [[Trafalgar D. Water Law]], and Raizo's samurai comrades freed him from the Poneglyph. When Robin noted its red color, Duke [[Inuarashi]] explained that it had a different purpose than the normal blue Poneglyphs did and gave her permission to read it.{{Qref|chap=817|page=15-16|ep=769|Robin finds a Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree and gets permission from Inuarashi to read it.}}
 
When [[Jack]] and the [[Beasts Pirates]] invaded [[Zou]] to look for [[Raizo]] of [[Wano Country]], the [[Mink Tribe]] chained him to the Road Poneglyph within the Whale Tree to keep him from showing himself. Seventeen days later, the Straw Hats, [[Trafalgar D. Water Law]], and Raizo's samurai comrades freed him from the Poneglyph. When Robin noted its red color, Duke [[Inuarashi]] explained that it had a different purpose than the normal blue Poneglyphs did and gave her permission to read it.{{Qref|chap=817|page=15-16|ep=769|Robin finds a Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree and gets permission from Inuarashi to read it.}}
   
After Robin deciphered the Road Poneglyph, Inuarashi explained its purpose of revealing the location of Raftel when its information was combined with that of the other three Road Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Road}}
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After Robin deciphered the Road Poneglyph, Inuarashi explained its purpose of revealing the location of Laugh Tale when its information was combined with that of the other three Road Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Road}}
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====The Upcoming Levely====
 
Cobra and his daughter [[Nefertari Vivi]] left Alabasta to attend [[Levely]].{{Qref|chap=822|page=17|ep=776|Cobra and Vivi prepare to leave Alabasta for the Levely.}} Despite his ill health, Cobra wished to attend because he planned to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs, a desire he has held ever since his encounter with Robin.{{Qref|chap=823|page=4|ep=777|Cobra reveals that he plans to attend the Levely in order to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs.}}
   
====The Upcoming Reverie====
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====Whole Cake Island Arc====
 
Charlotte Linlin's Road Poneglyph became a target of interest for the [[Straw Hat Pirates]] when they invaded her country in order to retrieve [[Sanji]] from her clutches. {{Qref|name=c830}} [[Brook]] and Pedro underwent their own side operation to create a copy of the Poneglyph while the rest of the crew focused on Sanji, and eventually, Brook was able to break into her Poneglyph storehouse and defeat her guards. Linlin subdued him personally for this, and after defeating him, she recounted how she failed to stop Gol. D Roger from breaking into the very same room over twenty years ago to interpret the Poneglyph. {{Qref|name=c853}}
Cobra and his daughter [[Nefeltari Vivi]] left Alabasta to attend [[Reverie]].{{Qref|chap=822|page=17|ep=776|Cobra and Vivi prepare to leave Alabasta for the Reverie.}} Despite his ill health, Cobra wished to attend because he planned to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs, a desire he has held ever since his encounter with Robin.{{Qref|chap=823|page=4|ep=777|Cobra reveals that he plans to attend the Reverie in order to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs.}}
 
   
 
Linlin also revealed that members of the [[Three-Eye Tribe]] have the potential to awaken the ability to "hear the Voice of All Things" just as Roger did, and currently, she is waiting for her daughter [[Charlotte Pudding]] (who is a human and three-eye hybrid) to awaken this ability and lead her to Laugh Tale. {{Qref|name=c853}}
===Whole Cake Island Arc===
 
Charlotte Linlin's Road Poneglyph became a target of interest for the [[Straw Hat Pirates]] when they invaded her country in order to retrieve [[Vinsmoke Sanji]] from her clutches. {{Qref|name=c830}} [[Brook]] and Pedro underwent their own side operation to create a copy of the poneglyph while the rest of the crew focused on Sanji, and eventually, Brook was able to break into her poneglyph storehouse and defeat her guards. Linlin subdued him personally for this, and after defeating him, she recounted how she failed to stop Gol. D Roger from breaking into the very same room over twenty years ago to interpret the Poneglyph. {{Qref|chap=853|page=|ep=}}
 
   
 
Despite being defeated, Brook is later revealed to have successfully created copies of Linlin's three Poneglyphs, so the Straw Hats now have access to the information of two of the Road Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
Linlin also revealed that members of the [[Three-Eye Tribe]] have the potential to awaken the ability to "hear the Voice of All Things" just as Roger did, and currently, she is waiting for her daughter [[Charlotte Pudding]] (who is a human and three-eye hybrid) to awaken this ability and lead her to Raftel. {{Qref|chap=853|page=|ep=}}
 
   
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Despite being defeated, Brook is later revealed to have successfully created copies of Linlin's three Poneglyphs, making the Straw Hat Pirates one of the few factions in the world to own one of the Road Poneglyphs.{{Qref|name=Copy}}
 
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After the infiltration at [[Flower Capital#Orochi Castle|Orochi Castle]], Brook informed Robin about the Poneglyph he found in the basement, and told her about its ordinary color, leading her to realize that the Road Poneglyph is on [[Onigashima]].{{Qref|name=c934}}
   
 
==Anime and Manga Differences==
 
==Anime and Manga Differences==
[[File:Filler Poneglyph.png|thumb|210px|[[Roronoa Zoro|Zoro]] and [[Tony Tony Chopper|Chopper]] looking at the first poneglyph shown in the anime.]]
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[[File:Non-Canon Poneglyph.png|thumb|left|210px|Zoro and Chopper looking at the first Poneglyph shown in the anime.]]
The first artifact to actually be recognized as a poneglyph was seen in Alabasta in [[Episode 123]]. However, another poneglyph was seen in [[Episode 102]], also in Alabasta, when Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper were lost in the desert and fell through the top of an ancient ruin where a Poneglyph was seen half buried in the sand. However, it bears no significance to the series, since it was shown in a filler episode.
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In the anime, the first Poneglyph was seen in Alabasta in [[Episode 102]], when Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper were lost in the desert and fell through the top of an ancient ruin where a Poneglyph was seen half buried in the sand. However, it bears no significance to the series, since it was shown in a filler episode.
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* Poneglyphs seemed to be heavily based on the real life Egyptian hieroglyphs, as they both have "-glyph" at the end of them and they both have ancient text written on them.
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*Poneglyphs seemed to be heavily based on the real life Egyptian hieroglyphs, as they both have "-glyph" at the end of them and they both have ancient text written on them.
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*The word "Poneglyph" likely stems from the words "pone" ("to put") and "glyph" ("writing"), literally meaning "placeable writing".
* The first time Poneglyphs appear in the series is in Alabasta, which is a giant desert nation, which could be a reference about Egypt, a real life ancient desert nation where the hieroglyphs originate.
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Poneglyphs are mysterious steles with history inscribed on them in the form of ancient letters (古代文字, kodai monji?). They are scattered among the islands of the world, and it is said the only person left in the world who can read them is Nico Robin.[4]

Appearance and Type

Poneglyphs are massive, cubiform steles made of an indestructible type of stone.[5] They have text written in an "ancient language" carved on them, usually one of their four sides. There are a total of three types of Poneglyphs scattered across the world; Historical, Instructional and Road Poneglyphs:

  • "Historical Poneglyphs" reveal pieces of ancient history as well as messages written by ancient people.
  • "Instructional Poneglyphs" contain instructions and/or clues about the locations of Historical Poneglyphs.[6]
  • "Road Poneglyphs" (ロード歴史の本文ポーネグリフ, Rōdo Pōnegurifu?, literally meaning "Road Text of History") detail a location. The combined locations detailed by all four Road Poneglyphs allows one to locate Laugh Tale.[7]

Both Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs are dark-blue in color, while the Road Poneglyphs are a deep red in color.

Overview

According to Tamago, there are thirty Poneglyphs in the world.[8] Being the pinnacle of Wano's supreme craftsmanship by ancient Kozuki stonemasons, the steles are impervious to any damage, even from explosions.[9]

Poneglyph Division

The three types of Poneglyphs, with the Road Poneglyphs and Poneglyphs making up the Rio Poneglyph circled.

Each Historical Poneglyph tells a piece of history long forgotten.[5] This history includes mentions of three weapons of mass destruction: Pluton,[10] Poseidon[6] and Uranus.[11] In the eyes of the World Government, they are dangerous artifacts; however, despite the World Government declaring the Poneglyphs dangerous because of the weapons, the reality is that the ideals of the fallen Kingdom written on some of the stones are far more dangerous than any of the weapons.[5] The Road Poneglyphs are sought by several organizations interested in the treasure located on Laugh Tale: two of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, have each claimed possession of a Road Poneglyph.[12]

Keep thy motives in heart, with closed mouth. We are those who will weave history with the ringing of the great belfry.
— Words inscribed on the Shandora ruins.[13]


The stones are left in the care of the descendants of ancient civilizations, as seen in both Alabasta and Shandora. The Shandorian Poneglyph was a fiercely guarded treasure of the Shandia people, and they felt a deep visceral connection to it - particularly the bell built around it[14] - that was passed down to the present era, where the descendants of those who fought and died to protect it still put their lives on the line to reclaim it, along with their homeland, even though they had forgotten about the existence of the Poneglyph itself.[15] They still cherish what it represents a great deal, and the shaman of their people openly wept upon hearing they had fulfilled the wishes of their ancestors by passing its information on to Nico Robin, thus relieving them of their centuries-long duty.[6]

Unlike its Shandorian counterpart that was guarded by its people to protect the information it contained, it is clear that the hidden nature of the Alabasta Poneglyph was to conceal its existence from the people and not protect it, as Alabasta is an affiliate of the World Government, united against the creators of the Poneglyph. This is inferred by Robin in her conversation with the King of Alabasta, Nefertari Cobra, when she scoffs at and rebukes his statement about a hereditary charge of the monarchy to "protect" the stone, though he was truthfully unaware of the deeper reasons or motives of its concealment decided long before his time.[16]

Gol D. Roger managed to follow the passage of the Poneglyphs because he could hear "the voice of all things" and thus uncovered the truth of the Void Century with his crew, but Silvers Rayleigh notes that they may have interpreted what they learned incorrectly because they did not possess the intellect of Clover or the other scholars of Ohara.[17] However, this is questionable given that the Roger Pirates had Kozuki Oden, who possessed the knowledge on how to read and write the language on the Poneglyph.

The Kozuki Family were master philologists who created the Poneglyphs and inscribed its language. They passed down the knowledge of how to read Poneglyphs including the skill to write its ancient language within their family up to Kozuki Oden's generation. Also a member of Roger's crew, Oden journeyed to Laugh Tale with him and, like Roger, could decipher the Rio Poneglyph. Oden was executed by Kaido and the Shogun of Wano Country Kurozumi Orochi after he refused to tell them a secret he knew (presumably either the location of Laugh Tale, One Piece, knowledge of what was written on the Rio Poneglyph, or how to read Poneglyphs), preventing Oden from passing on the literacy of the Poneglyphs to his children, Kozuki Momonosuke and Kozuki Hiyori, and leaving Robin as the only known individual who can decipher the ancient text.[18]

Copying Poneglyph

The contents of a Poneglyph being copied.

Due to its ties with the Kozuki Family, the Mokomo Dukedom is somewhat knowledgeable about Poneglyphs despite being unable to read them, as they are aware of the existence of the Road Poneglyphs[7] and Nekomamushi reveals that it is possible to print a Poneglyph's text onto paper in a similar manner to woodblock printing, simultaneously proving that it is possible to copy the text written on a Poneglyph and record it on a rubbing of a different material that lacks a Poneglyph's indestructibility.[19]

The Rio Poneglyph (真の歴史の本文リオ・ポーネグリフ, Rio Pōnegurifu?, literally meaning "True Text of History") is, according to Robin, the message carried by all the Poneglyphs along the Grand Line. It is rumored to contain the true history of the world (including the "Void Century" of which research is forbidden).[10] In order to find it, one must take all other passages from the other Poneglyphs with them on their travels.[6] Gol D. Roger seemed to have accomplished this task, according to Rayleigh.[17] According to Tamago, the Rio Poneglyph is in fact composed of only nine Poneglyphs.[8]

List of Known Poneglyphs

Poneglyphs can be divided into three types that deal with the knowledge they contain: HistoricalInstructional, and Road.

Location Contents Image
Historical Poneglyphs
Ohara Located in the basement of the Tree of Knowledge,[20][9] this Poneglyph includes information about the Void Century, including the name of the Great Kingdom.[5] The Poneglyph in Ohara.
The Tomb of the Kings within Alubarna, Alabasta This Poneglyph details the location of Pluton.[10] According to Nefertari Cobra, his family has protected the stone for centuries, though Robin implies that they were actually hiding it from the people and the World Government.[16] The Poneglyph within Alabasta's royal tomb.
Sea Forest of the Ryugu Kingdom, Fish-Man Island Nico Robin initially believed that this Poneglyph held vital information to understanding the Void Century;[21] however, upon finding it, she noted that it was different than the other Poneglyphs she had found, reading more like an apology letter than a historical text. The message was written by a man from the surface known as "Joy Boy".[22] In the message, he apologizes to the people of Fish-Man Island for breaking his part of a promise, which involved returning to Fish-Man Island to carry out Noah's purpose.[23] Joy Boy's Poneglyph in the Sea Forest.
Golden Belfry of Shandora Located at the base of the Golden Belfry, this Poneglyph details the location of another ancient weapon, Poseidon.[6] It was protected by the Shandia for centuries[14] until Robin deciphered it.[6] The Poneglyph under the belfry.
Instructional Poneglyphs
The ruins of Shandora Ancient text identical to that of the Poneglyphs is inscribed on a wall within a set of ruins in Upper Yard; upon reading it, Robin discovers that it relays cryptic instructions regarding the Golden Belfry.[13] However, Robin did not refer to the wall as a Poneglyph, so it is unknown if it is considered one. Ancient text within the ruins.
Road Poneglyphs
The Whale Tree, Zou Hidden within the Whale Tree, this Road Poneglyph contains information that, when combined with the information on the other three Road Poneglyphs, will reveal the location of Laugh Tale. Zou's Road Poneglyph.
The Room of Treasure, Totto Land This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of Charlotte Linlin and her crew.[12] Due to the Sanji Retrieval Team's invasion of Totto Land, it is now heavily guarded within the Room of Treasure.[8] A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession. [24] Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.
Onigashima; Under the jurisdiction of the Beasts Pirates This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of Kaido and his crew.[12] It is located in Kaido's residence on Onigashima.[25] File:Road Poneglyphs.png
Fish-Man Island

 (Former), Unknown

At least 25 years ago, this Poneglyph was located at the Sea Forest next to Joy Boy's apology message.[26] At a certain point later, the Road Poneglyph whereabouts became unknown and it is currently considered lost.[12] Fish-Man Island Road Poneglyph.
Poneglyphs of Unknown Purpose
Unknown While she was on the run as a pre-teen, Robin found a Poneglyph in a wooded area. Its precise location was not revealed, the Poneglyph was not named, and its contents are unknown.[27] An unnamed Poneglyph.
Coastal Ruins (Former), with Jinbe (Former)
The Room of Treasure, Totto Land
This Poneglyph was found by locals who showed it to Jinbe after Wadatsumi threw some underwater ruins onto dry land.[28] As Jinbe and Wadatsumi left, they took the Poneglyph with them.[29] This Poneglyph was later delivered to Charlotte Linlin,[30] which she had placed in her Room of Offerings after the Sanji Retrieval Team invaded Totto Land.[8] A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.[24] The Poneglyph found in the coastal ruins.
The Room of Treasure, Totto Land Big Mom has acquired a Poneglyph through unknown means, and it has been placed under heavy guard alongside her two other Poneglyphs in her Room of Treasure following the Sanji Retrieval Team's invasion of Totto Land.[8] A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.[24] Big Mom's Second Poneglyph.
Orochi Castle basement According to Brook, there is a Poneglyph beneath Orochi Castle.[25] NoPicAvailable
Unknown A Poneglyph discovered during Gol D. Roger's last journey.[26] An unnamed Poneglyph

History

Past

Record of the Void Century

Kozuki Family Carving Poneglyphs

The Kozuki Family carves text into the Poneglyphs.

800 years ago, in the Wano Country, a clan of master stonemasons known as the Kozuki Family invented indestructible block shaped steles for the purpose of recording important history on them while preventing it from being destroyed. Those steles would become the Poneglyphs.[3]

The steles were written to preserve the events of the Void Century.[5] After the Void Century ended, the stones were left in the guardianship of the descendants of ancient civilizations, who guarded them from people seeking to destroy or claim them.[14][16] The World Government, in an attempt to cover up the events of the Void Century,[5] made researching and deciphering Poneglyphs a crime punishable by death.[20] However, this did not stop others from gaining possession of Poneglyph knowledge,[20] transferring the cryptic language on the Poneglyphs to paper in hopes of finding someone who can read it,[19] or keeping the stones themselves in their own possession in order to gain superiority over those looking for them.[12]

Gol D. Roger's Attempt

39 years before the current story line, Roger and his crew reached Lodestar Island at the end of the Grand Line and learned about the existence of the Poneglyphs, prompting them to look for the steles across the world. 13 years later, after encountering the Whitebeard Pirates, Roger met Kozuki Oden and learned about his knowledge regarding reading the writing on the stones. Roger then begged Whitebeard to allow Oden to join him, and Oden agreed.[31]

At some point, either before or after recruiting Oden, Roger managed to copy Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.[32]

I have come here and will lead this passage to the farthest ends of the world.
— Gol D. Roger[6]


Roger's Message on Skypiea's Poneglyph

Roger's message in the ancient language carved by Kozuki Oden.

Shortly after Oden joined the crew, the Roger Pirates traveled to Skypiea and found the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell. Oden deciphered the message on the Poneglyph and wrote Roger's own message beside it.[6][33]

After leaving Skypiea, the crew traveled to Water 7, and Roger learned en-route about the Road Poneglyphs at Wano Country and Zou, now having information about all of them, including the copy he had from Big Mom's and a hunch that the Sea Forest near Fish-Man Island held another one. The crew then continued sailing across the world and eventually reached Fish-Man Island, proving Roger's guess correct as they found the Road Poneglyph and learned the truth about Poseidon.[34]

Returning to the New World, the crew reached Wano Country and read the Road Poneglyph there. Around the same time, Oden's wife, Toki, became ill and decided to stay in Wano with their children and Oden's retainers, allowing Oden to finish his quest.[35]

Arriving at Zou, Roger used a recommendation from Nekomamushi in order to gain access to the Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree.[36]

Following the directions, the Roger Pirates drew a course towards the final island, and according to Oden's log, they learned the truth about the Void Century, the Will of D., and the Ancient Weapons. They also found the treasure left there by Joy Boy. Upon reaching their destination, the Roger Pirates burst into laughter, causing Roger to name the island Laugh Tale, as news of his achievement spread throughout the world, earning him the title of the "Pirate King".[17][37]

The Demons of Ohara

The researchers on Ohara decided to study their island's Poneglyph in an attempt to discover the missing history of the world.[20] However, they were limited by lack of access to and knowledge of the other Poneglyphs, and thus sent out researchers to find more information on them, knowing the study of the Poneglyphs was illegal.[38]

Nico Olvia, along with thirty-three other archaeologists, set out to sea. Sadly, their attempt failed and they were intercepted by the Marines, leaving Olvia as the sole survivor. The Marines found information among the belongings of the dead researchers that allowed them to trace the team back to Ohara, and a CP9 unit was sent to investigate. The World Government had always been wary of the scholars because of their knowledge, but researching the Poneglyphs meant they had an excuse to act against them.[38]

Olvia escaped the Marines with the help of Jaguar D. Saul[39] and managed to return to Ohara in time to warn her comrades about the Marines heading their way. However, CP9 had already arrived on the island[38] and a Buster Call attack commenced after Clover revealed that he had discovered the knowledge held by the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge.[40] Ohara was destroyed, wiping out the entire Island and all of its inhabitants with the exception of Nico Robin, who managed to flee in the process, leaving the fate of the Ohara Poneglyph a mystery.[41]

During her time on the run, Robin deciphered at least one Poneglyph and constantly strove to find others.[27]

Nox Expedition Party\Pirate Mission

Thirteen years before the start of the series, the Nox Expedition Party set sail from Zou as explorers in search for Poneglyphs for their master Nekomamushi. However, as the research of Poneglyphs is considered a crime by the World Government, the party was labelled as criminals and became the Nox Pirates, with Pedro gaining a bounty. At some point, the crew suffered wounds and loss of morale, causing all members apart from the captain Pedro and crewmate Zepo to retire. Pekoms led those who could no longer continue on the journey, and their group ended up arriving in the territory of the Emperor Big Mom. Their lives were saved and they were taken under her protection.

Five years ago, Pedro and Zepo set their sights on Big Mom's Poneglyph and entered Totto Land, where they discovered Pekoms had joined her crew.[42] Pedro and Zepo suffered a massive defeat.[43] Zepo spun Big Mom's roulette wheel and landed on a punishment of losing 100 years of life; however, he only had 30 left, so after killing him with her powers, Big Mom turned to Pedro to take the remaining 70. Pekoms convinced Big Mom to reduce the price, but she only went down a decade because she was mad at Pedro for taking Tamago's left eye, so Pedro removed his own left eye and claimed that he had to return to Zou in order to witness the "dawn of this world"; impressed by this, Big Mom took only 50 years off his lifespan.[44][43]

Alabasta Saga

Alabasta Arc

Crocodile targeted the Alabasta Kingdom because of its Poneglyph, which contained information on the whereabouts of Pluton, and created the Baroque Works syndicate in an attempt to bring down the Alabasta Kingdom and claim Pluton,[45] employing Robin to read the Poneglyph. When Robin finally got the chance to read this Poneglyph, however, she lied about its contents, which caused Crocodile to turn against her because he no longer needed her.[46] Due to the ferocious battle between Monkey D. Luffy and Crocodile, compounded by an attempt from King Nefertari Cobra to crush Crocodile underneath the rubble by displacing a pillar,[47] the Tomb of the Kings where the Poneglyph was held became unstable and began collapsing around them.[48] Luffy saved Robin and Cobra, but the Poneglyph was buried in the collapse.[10]

Sky Island Saga

Skypiea Arc

Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates, claiming Luffy was responsible for her continued existence,[10] and traveled with them to Skypiea where another Poneglyph was held. There was a wall in the Shandorian ruins cryptically describing the location of the Poneglyph in the same runes that the Poneglyphs themselves were inscribed with.[13] The Poneglyph itself, located at the base of the Golden Belfry, contained details about Poseidon and a message written by Roger, telling further researchers to keep going forward. According to Gan Fall, he had no idea when or how Roger managed to reach the Poneglyph on top of Giant Jack. Robin informed the Shandia that their duty to protect the stone was over, freeing them from their ancestors' burden.[6]

Summit War Saga

Sabaody Archipelago Arc

At the Sabaody Archipelago, Roger's first mate, Silvers Rayleigh, mentioned to Robin during the Straw Hats' meeting with him that he knows what the Void Century is and that Roger solved the mysteries of the Poneglyphs; however, he also admitted that saying what it was would take away the impact or any further interpretations of the lost history, due to his crew not being proper historians like the Ohara scholars, before telling Robin to search out the Poneglyphs and draw her own conclusions regarding the lost history. Despite this, Rayleigh offered Robin the chance to hear the information from him, but she declined his offer and chose to continue to pursue the Poneglyphs herself.[17]

Fish-Man Island Saga

Fish-Man Island Arc

After arriving at the Sea Forest, Robin read the Poneglyph there[22] and discovered that it was engraved with an apology letter from a man known as Joy Boy to Poseidon.[23]

Four Emperors Saga

Zou Arc

When Jack and the Beasts Pirates invaded Zou to look for Raizo of Wano Country, the Mink Tribe chained him to the Road Poneglyph within the Whale Tree to keep him from showing himself. Seventeen days later, the Straw Hats, Trafalgar D. Water Law, and Raizo's samurai comrades freed him from the Poneglyph. When Robin noted its red color, Duke Inuarashi explained that it had a different purpose than the normal blue Poneglyphs did and gave her permission to read it.[49]

After Robin deciphered the Road Poneglyph, Inuarashi explained its purpose of revealing the location of Laugh Tale when its information was combined with that of the other three Road Poneglyphs.[7]

The Upcoming Levely

Cobra and his daughter Nefertari Vivi left Alabasta to attend Levely.[50] Despite his ill health, Cobra wished to attend because he planned to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs, a desire he has held ever since his encounter with Robin.[51]

Whole Cake Island Arc

Charlotte Linlin's Road Poneglyph became a target of interest for the Straw Hat Pirates when they invaded her country in order to retrieve Sanji from her clutches. [43] Brook and Pedro underwent their own side operation to create a copy of the Poneglyph while the rest of the crew focused on Sanji, and eventually, Brook was able to break into her Poneglyph storehouse and defeat her guards. Linlin subdued him personally for this, and after defeating him, she recounted how she failed to stop Gol. D Roger from breaking into the very same room over twenty years ago to interpret the Poneglyph. [32]

Linlin also revealed that members of the Three-Eye Tribe have the potential to awaken the ability to "hear the Voice of All Things" just as Roger did, and currently, she is waiting for her daughter Charlotte Pudding (who is a human and three-eye hybrid) to awaken this ability and lead her to Laugh Tale. [32]

Despite being defeated, Brook is later revealed to have successfully created copies of Linlin's three Poneglyphs, so the Straw Hats now have access to the information of two of the Road Poneglyphs.[24]

Wano Country Arc

After the infiltration at Orochi Castle, Brook informed Robin about the Poneglyph he found in the basement, and told her about its ordinary color, leading her to realize that the Road Poneglyph is on Onigashima.[25]

Anime and Manga Differences

Non-Canon Poneglyph

Zoro and Chopper looking at the first Poneglyph shown in the anime.

In the anime, the first Poneglyph was seen in Alabasta in Episode 102, when Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper were lost in the desert and fell through the top of an ancient ruin where a Poneglyph was seen half buried in the sand. However, it bears no significance to the series, since it was shown in a filler episode.

Trivia

  • Poneglyphs seemed to be heavily based on the real life Egyptian hieroglyphs, as they both have "-glyph" at the end of them and they both have ancient text written on them.
  • The word "Poneglyph" likely stems from the words "pone" ("to put") and "glyph" ("writing"), literally meaning "placeable writing".
  • The first time Poneglyphs appear in the series is in Alabasta, which is a giant desert nation, which could be a reference about Egypt, a real life ancient desert nation where the hieroglyphs originate.

References

  1. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 22 Chapter 202 (p. 18) and Episode 123, Robin finds Alabasta's Poneglyph.
  2. One Piece Anime — Episode 102, Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper find a Poneglyph.
  3. 3.0 3.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 13) and Episode 770, Nekomamushi reveals that the Kozuki Clan created the Poneglyphs.
  4. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 398 (p. 3) and Episode 278, Robin is declared a high priority target of the World Government as the only person alive who can read the Poneglyphs.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 395 (p. 6-8) and Episode 277, Clover states that the Great Kingdom carved their history onto the Poneglyphs.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 32 Chapter 301 (p. 10-15) and Episode 194, Robin reads the Shandorian Poneglyph and informs the Shandia that they no longer need to protect it.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 4-7) and Episode 769, Inuarashi explains the purpose of the Road Poneglyphs.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 84 Chapter 846 (p. 12-15) and Episode 812, Tamago explains why the Road Poneglyph has been put under heavy guard.
  9. 9.0 9.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 395 (p. 3) and Episode 277, A Cipher Pol agent notes that they cannot damage the Poneglyph in the Tree of Knowledge, even with explosions.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 24 Chapter 218 (p. 3-8) and Episode 130, Robin talks about her quest for the Rio Poneglyph.
  11. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 66 Chapter 650 (p. 2) and Episode 570, Robin mentions Uranus when speaking of the three ancient weapons.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 8-9) and Episode 770, Nekomamushi reveals that Big Mom and Kaido each possess a Road Poneglyph.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 29 Chapter 272 (p. 2-3) and Episode 174, Robin reads the words inscribed in the Shandora ruins.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 31 Chapter 290 (p. 9-10) and Episode 188, Kalgara explains the Shandia's duty of protecting the Poneglyph.
  15. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 27 Chapter 249 (p. 8) and Episode 163, Wiper reminds his fellow Shandia that Kalgara's final wish was for them to bring back the light of Shandora.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 22 Chapter 202 (p. 7) and Episode 123, Robin scoffs at Cobra's claim that the monarchy of Alabasta has protected the Poneglyph for generations.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 52 Chapter 507 (p. 5-7) and Episode 400, Rayleigh reveals that Roger and his crew deciphered the truth of the Void Century from the Poneglyphs because Roger could "hear the voice of all things".
  18. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 14-17) and Episode 770, Oden is revealed to have traveled to Laugh Tale as part of the Roger Pirates and to have known how to read the Poneglyphs before he was executed by Kaido and Wano Country's Shogun.
  19. 19.0 19.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 818 (p. 10) and Episode 770, Nekomamushi explains how people simply copy down the information on Poneglyphs instead of taking entire stones with them.
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 392 (p. 4-6) and Episode 275, Clover warns Robin about the research regarding the Poneglyph and the Void Century.
  21. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 63 Chapter 616 (p. 7) and Episode 535, Robin notes that the Poneglyph on Fish-Man Island should contain information about the Void Century.
  22. 22.0 22.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 64 Chapter 628 (p. 15) and Episode 548, Robin finds and reads the Ryugu Poneglyph.
  23. 23.0 23.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 66 Chapter 649 (p. 16-17) and Episode 569, Neptune explains the letter of apology Joy Boy wrote on the Ryugu Poneglyph.
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 85 Chapter 855 (p. 14) and Episode 824, Brook reveals that he successfully copied the Poneglyphs.
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 One Piece Manga — Vol. 93 Chapter 934 (p. 9), Brook tells Robin about the Poneglyph.
  26. 26.0 26.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 967 (p. 8-10), The Roger Pirates search for Poneglyphs.
  27. 27.0 27.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 398 (p. 7) and Episode 278, Robin finds and reads a Poneglyph in an unknown area as a pre-teen.
  28. One Piece Manga — Vol. 78 Chapter 778, cover story: Solo Journey of Jinbe, Knight of the Sea Vol. 23, The locals whom Jinbe saved find a Poneglyph in the coastal ruins.
  29. One Piece Manga — Vol. 78 Chapter 785, cover story: Solo Journey of Jinbe, Knight of the Sea Vol. 28, Jinbe takes the Poneglyph with him as he leaves.
  30. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 83 Chapter 829 (p. 17) and Episode 789, Big Mom thanks Jinbe for the Poneglyph he gave her earlier.
  31. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 966 (p. 9-14), Roger convince Oden to join him.
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 85 Chapter 853 (p. 4) and Episode 820, Big Mom says that Roger once read her poneglyph.
  33. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 966 (p. 15-17), The Roger Pirates travel to Skypiea.
  34. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 967 (p. 3-10), The Roger Pirates travel the world, searching for Poneglyphs.
  35. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 967 (p. 11-13), Oden's family stay in Wano.
  36. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 967 (p. 13-15), Roger finds the fourth Road Poneglyph.
  37. One Piece Manga — Vol. 96 Chapter 967 (p. 16-19), The Roger Pirates travel the world, searching for Poneglyphs.
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 393 (p. 9-11,17) and Episode 276, Olvia reveals the fate of the research team and the World Government's response to learning they were from Ohara.
  39. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 396 (p. 14-15) and Episode 277, Saul helps Olvia escape from the Marines.
  40. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 395 (p. 8-11) and Episode 277, One of the Five Elders has Spandine activate the Buster Call after Clover reveals he knows the name of the Great Kingdom.
  41. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 41 Chapter 397 (p. 11-19) and Episode 278, Ohara and nearly all of its inhabitants are wiped out, leaving Robin as the sole survivor.
  42. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 86 (p. 170), Oda explains the history of the Nox Pirates
  43. 43.0 43.1 43.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 83 Chapter 830 (p. 12) and Episode 790, Pedro creates a plan to steal Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.
  44. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 85 Chapter 850 (p. 7-9) and Episode 816, The fate of the Nox Pirates is revealed.
  45. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 193 (p. 10-14) and Episode 117, Crocodile reveals that finding and deciphering the Poneglyph has been his goal all along.
  46. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 22 Chapter 203 (p. 4-10) and Episode 123, Crocodile turns on Robin after she lies about the contents of Alabasta's Poneglyph.
  47. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 22 Chapter 203 (p. 12) and Episode 123, Cobra attempts to kill Crocodile by causing the Tomb of the Kings to collapse.
  48. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 23 Chapter 210 (p. 16-17) and Episode 126, The Tomb of the Kings collapses after Luffy's battle with Crocodile.
  49. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 817 (p. 15-16) and Episode 769, Robin finds a Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree and gets permission from Inuarashi to read it.
  50. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 822 (p. 17) and Episode 776, Cobra and Vivi prepare to leave Alabasta for the Levely.
  51. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 823 (p. 4) and Episode 777, Cobra reveals that he plans to attend the Levely in order to ask the World Government about Poneglyphs.

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