It's Confirmed! | One Piece Chapter 1137

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Shanks has officially been cleared of one of the biggest meme agendas and rat allegations of our time lol also I can't wait for that interaction with Luffy

[@Royalrights]

MY GOAT WOULD NEVER BE A RAT.

[@thomasgartner5236]

All we need now is for Mihawk to prove that he doesn't paint his blade.

[@di8085]

Honestly the rat allegations is stop after we know Nika Fruit was stolen by Shanks from World Government, but the memes still goes on LOL

[@boohoo723]

There's no proof the person who met with The Elders is Shamrock though

[@kylekrupa9476]

Luffy meeting shamrock: SHANKS!! WHATS UP HOMIE?! Shamrock: who the fuck is this peasant?

[@arclight3665]

Shanks: I came to end the war. Shamrock: I came to start the war.

[@CT_20243]

Celestial Morj Knight: I came for the long lost Wano Arc Analysis

[@riduanaqil1452]

​@@CT_20243 This joke is slowly infecting all of the one piece fandom

[@CT_20243]

​@@riduanaqil1452 Celestial Morj Knight: We seek what was not given and taken away and lost through time.

[@CT_20243]

Celestial Morj Knights: We seek what was not given and taken away through time

[@D__634]

Dragon: . . .

[@lobsterbisque333]

I would love to see Zoro fight Gunko, and see that her powers doesn't work because Zoro doesn't know directions

[@Weaponator18]

That would be a hilarious bit 😂😂

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

This would be extremly funny its like the elemental rock paper scissors but between a DF and someone who just has unexistant skills that would make him vulnerable

[@felixowen2693]

Plus her power is like fate as she said once it’s set in motion it cant be undone and Zoro’s character is kind of like the idea of fighting against fate.

[@ZuGa1384]

It would be a Usopp vs Perona situation. 😆😆

[@NoiRedna]

CONFIRMED, Shamrock and Mihawk buy their clothes at the same store!

[@chinedunwasolu4913]

Shanks was picked up as a baby by Roger, he didn't have the chance to abandoned royalty like Sabo.

[@TEG13]

You could also compare it to Doflamingo. He didn't make the choice, yet he was still shunned from Mary Geoise.

[@y0sh_]

@@TEG13 kind of but not really, Doffy experienced life as a celestial dragon and was aware that someone was taking this from him since he was about 7-8 years old. Shanks would have absolutely no memory of ever being a celestial dragon since he was found as a baby so the only life he's ever known was that of a pirate

[@TEG13]

@@y0sh_ That's completely beside the point, though. It was about the choice of abandoning the life of royalty, not the life of royalty itself. Both Shanks and Doffy had the same amount of agency when leaving Mary Geoise as the decision was made for them.

[@bluewrx04]

we dont even know if shanks had he not met roger he woulda been just like shamrock though

[@Hiekkalinna]

@@TEG13 It might be different from other Celestial Dragons pov, since Doflamingo left with his parets, and the others might think that since he was a child, his parents decision is final for him as well, even if he didn't have a choise.. For Shanks he was basically kidnapped from celestial Dragon pov (unless he was abandoned), so they might not think of it as Shanks fault that he isn't part of them anymore, but that of an outsider's fault and thus they might not make it so he isn't cleestial dragon anymore intheir eyes.. Like it might be one of the greatest crimes in celestial Dragongs eyes, that Shanks was taken from them.

[@abhijitnair2703]

8 years of shanks rat memes down the drain

[@grapes9h5]

It’s not confirmed. This is what Oda wants. False hope. The truth is coming

[@pheonixr1337]

Also, 6.5 years. Chapter 907 came out in June of 2018.

[@nothappening5510]

Loki even if he really is a villain which becomes more and more unlikely as the story progresses absolutely has my respect he took a beating refusing to bend to some of the worst people in the world watched them kill the few friends he had from his childhood and he's still not giving into them.

[@riduanaqil1452]

Agreed. I don't know what his political view is but I can respect his commitment and drive

[@beng3360]

Loki could just lie about joining them tho, so they would release him, after that he could fight or escape them..

[@SeasonedRookie]

@@beng3360But where’s the honor in that

[@riduanaqil1452]

@@beng3360 that would wound his "warrior's pride" and he's the prince of the land of warriors

[@beng3360]

@ If lying to get yourself out of trouble is honorless than this world wouldnät be worth living in bro. Dying = the god knight are free to do whatever they please in the land of Elf Balf, start a war or whatever. Dying a uesless death, there is no honor in that, Lying and Flee = He could warn the people about the Gods knight, even if people dont belive him he could still be a plus in fighting power.

[@JonaSiles]

Harald: Loki, we're pacifists now, so pull out your horns now or I'll kill these 100 warriors. Loki: you wouldn't. Harald: Jarul, where is my sword?

[@Ron_Jambo_]

Jarul : My helmet saved my life !

[@viz2y]

his hair is so majestic

[@wastingtime2380]

Threesone with both of them NOW

[@Problemsolver434]

Awww. Why wasn't Shanks' brother called Thanks

[@TuskyBaby]

Hes too snobby to thank anybody for anything. Wouldn't fit

[@wastingtime2380]

Thanks, Fangs, Shanks and Ranks, like Sanji's brothers xd

[@BryGuyJohn]

lol y’all gotta remember Roger and Co. named him Shanks. He probably has a totally different birth name.

[@wastingtime2380]

@@BryGuyJohn That's true! I wonder if the name has a secret meaning then. Probably not, because i don't think Oda wrote the first chapter with the chest thing in mind xD

[@FrankWestJr315]

Honestly this would’ve been such an Oda thing

[@genep9302]

Pretty suspicious that they left the skeletons there and immediately sealed off the area and that’s exactly where the god knights teleported into…also pretty suspicious that the sword in Ja rule’s head is Harald’s sword , the same one from his picture. Also I believe Yamato and Kaido had ancient giant blood in them now with these new revelations. Not straight related to harald, but ancient giant blood as well

[@kischinhevsky]

This chapter clears up one of the events during the reverie in chapter 907, when "Shanks" walked up to the Gorosei to "talk about a certain pirate". Since we see Shamrock in a cloak in Elbaf, it is safe to assume that it was him in Marijoa, and he wanted to talk about Loki.

[@Victoreatsfood.]

That is what I said or Shanks.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Wanted to talk about Loki makes sense. I mean they're here trying to convince him to become a God's Knight, so talking to the Gorosei about him does track.

[@shameryda]

​@@Rutabega_NGonly flaw is Loki isn't considered a pirate

[@Rutabega_NG]

@@shameryda fair enough, but he did go out to sea for a bit.

[@TheClanFollows]

Shanks at Marineford: Sorry Luffy, my secret backstory hasn’t been revealed yet, so we can’t meet now

[@TK-ml5ew]

Jarur said in Big Mom flash back in WCI that trading is fine but the Elbaf giant should preserve their warior way. So maybe Jarur is the one that fought with the king in that castle.

[@picko11123]

The only part that doesn't make sense here is the fact that after king was killed, the giants proceeded with pacifism. Wouldn't they still be warriors if the motivation to remove the king was to keep the warrior way?

[@Vyhox2000]

"I love invasive plant life!" Oh, so you're a Green Bull fan?

[@DavidKlassen-u4y]

Little disclaimer: Shanks didn’t per se „leave behind“ his ancestry. He was found in a chest by Roger and his crew following the God Valley incident and subsequently adopted. So Garling had his baby sons with him during the human hunt (what dads do, am I right) and probably put them in the chests of the prices so that they would be safe during the battle, leading one to fall into the hands of the Roger Pirates

[@swike784u7]

I think Garling had twins so he put one up as a winable prize during god valley.

[@mathieuleader8601]

with the reveal of Shamrock I think Shanks will have the name St. Colm Figarland as St. Columba one of the other patron saints of Ireland whom was said to have battled a monster which is equated to be the Loch Ness Monster which translates to One Piece as the Lord of the Coast. Another option for me is that Shank's birthname will be named Brendan another Irish patron saint who is the saint of sailors and whales.

[@GrandLufaine]

That’s great and I didn’t know it, thank you for sharing

[@MalikF15]

Shanks and his family are Irish, which is obvious. Red Hair and a love for drinking.

[@largob1594]

The whole Shamrock Shanks thing was whatever to me this chapter. What blew my mind is Gunko's arrows. Because we've seen Imu use arrows to attack Sabo. So far they haven't been used the exact same way, but maybe Gunko's arrows themselves can damage people. Maybe the interactions between Sabo and the arrows was shown in a way where Imu attacked after the arrows appeared, we just didn't see it. Does that mean that Imu is like All For One from MHA? Does that mean Imu pretends to be a god knight when away from Marie Geoise? Does that mean people can just tap into Imu's powers? Does that mean they have the ability to copy fruits? Smile related somehow?

[@Jeiben.]

Crazy that "El Hermano" was actually a thing

[@UltimatePower01]

I’m waiting for el calvo blanco to arrive next

[@Donquixotedoflamingo0107]

@@UltimatePower01who is el calvo blanco

[@soundlessdawn5658]

It may not be NORSE mythology per say, but in Japanese culture, especially in antiquity, it was common for them to change the capital of the country whenever a ruler had died. They believed that it corrupted or polluted that place in a sense. I don't know if that was the inspiration for this specifically but I wouldn't doubt it.

[@Victoreatsfood.]

Shamrock stating Elbaf would be under the World Government makes me believe the king was evil.

[@Nightlingbolt]

Or at least had no idea of the true nature of the World Government.

[@Victoreatsfood.]

@@Nightlingbolt I am not so sure. I think he knew. That was his plans to end all of the giants. Make them weak so they can't fight back. If memory servers me right Carmel made the first non giant settlement on Elbaf. If that is true I think he was send the kids too.

[@Nightlingbolt]

@ The way I see it turning out, Harald wanted open trade with the Government, but they betrayed him, which led to Shamrock massacring Harald and the 100 soldiers. Jarul arrived too late to stop Shamrock and blamed Loki, the only survivor, for the incident, which led to Loki impaling Jarul with Harald’s sword. The thing is, the Government doesn’t want Elbaph as an equal trade partner, but as a military asset under their sole control.

[@D3ltus]

I really love these discussions, since I am not familiar with many works you cover on the main book channel, I don't really connect there. But your analyses really are enjoyable. I hope Oda touches on the dynamic you mentioned of Harold/the rest of the world/other giant clans, depending on what really happened. I love the general theme of peace and human development, cooperation and profression over war, agression, competition and tradicionalism. On paper the giants of old sound ruthless and evil but we see how kind and friendly they are in the story, it's an admirable and enviable complexity of writing. Have a good one

[@IamGrimalkin]

One thing worth considering: the horned helmets of giants might be to reminisce of the real horns of ancient giants.

[@sanji_joestar]

My guess for the bodies is either There's something more to the story Or the castle is considered the 'battlefield where they perished' and with how much they rever the way a warrior dies and how much died they decided to seal it. Still suspicious nonetheless for not even arranging them however

[@MechanicGopher]

My first thought when reading was "oh, nobody is allowed to go in here no matter what? It's because there's evidence to what really happened that Jarul (likely) is trying to keep secret."

[@Montie-Adkins]

The line, "KingHajruddin wanted to be King of the Giants!" Perhaps some kind of theme or story parallel in reference to Luffy. Hajruddin wanted to untie them, will Luffy try to untie pirates in peace? What does it mean to be King of the Pirates?

[@mielthemouse3678]

Hajruddin, not Harald. Hajruddin, the son, wants to unite all giants

[@keks137]

**minor spelling mistake detected**

[@Montie-Adkins]

Spelling error where? teehee

[@12neef]

Couldn’t wait for your take on this.

[@keravnos2231]

100% did not expect the twin thing to be true 😂 just figured oda forgot to draw shank's scars sometimes

[@GUYFROMEldos]

If Shanks was actually evil I would have cried

[@testingdpatience9203]

"One piece is insanely detailed" thats something to remember

[@keravnos2231]

@GUYFROMEldos i see it more as a free "get out of jail card". What I want now, is a flashback of gargling dumping his kid onto the treasure pile as he heads off to hunt people. #ClassicGarling

[@TuskyBaby]

I thought it was already essentially confirmed when they teleported to Elbaf... How does it make more sense that Shanks would actually be evil the whole time?

[@BryGuyJohn]

Honestly it makes sense cause for the life of me I could not make sense of how an infamous pirate lord got a peaceful audience with the Gorosei

[@SupermanDan1234]

It's fascinating that Loki isn't trying to manipulate them. He could say he will join if they grab his keys and then betray them. His sense of honor won't let him even pretend to ally with celestial dragons.

[@bertob1395]

Nakama! I met you thru Onepiece. I recently started the wheel of time series and really enjoyed your review. Currently wrapped up The Great Hunt

[@andresfelipemanjarres7061]

the "acient gigant blood" can also explain how why characters like Kido or Yamato randomly have horns, the most be descendants of this race that where mix more and more with humans unti they become bigger than normal humans but relativly smaller to gigants and the horn is mantain as a dominant trait. hey we can even say that character like Caesar, Pizzaro, Dellinger, Moira, Ulti and others that have hornes but we just imagine it was quorky Oda character desing, is actually explain by the fact that even if is small they have a percentage of Acient Gigant in them.

[@mike.hawk666]

Not everyone that has horns is ancient giant related lol. Let's not start that.

[@alexgarrett4673]

Some of those wouldn't surprise me if they had ancient giant blood, like Moria, however I will point out that Dellinger doesn't belong on that list since his horns are from his fighting fish fishman ancestry.

[@thomasgartner5236]

I think King Harald was doing secret deals with the WG. The fact that Mother Carmel ran her operation in Elbaph during his reign is pretty telling. I also wouldn't be surprised if we see both Kaido and Big Mom show up at some point in this arc.

[@elsa9026]

Im so hyped merphy! we got shamrock before gta 6!

[@mathieuleader8601]

I think we will see either a flashback to Fisher Tigers liberation of the slaves or Dolflamingo's entry into Castle Pangea as it was the last time the majority of the gods knights was mobilized to contend with a big threat.

[@IreneShardaForever]

I think you might have it backwards, I think. Harold had a plan in order to reunite the world because he was in love with hajrudin's mom, but The divisions and politics of his kingdom did not allow him to be with her. We've seen many stories where even the king cannot marry who he wants to marry because of politics and the views of his people. So his goal was to correct elbaph in its path and then use that to connect with the rest of the world. He just never got to the second half. They did say that he was never able to finish what he wanted to start.

[@Problemsolver434]

Yes Merph, they should have been buried. But think about this. It makes the setting look cool

[@inevidableexpression]

The setting? You don't think having a room full of dead bodies is normal? I got one of those in my house rn

[@Problemsolver434]

@@inevidableexpression I am not talking about real life here. A fictional abandoned castle filled with skulls and skeletons is cool

[@mathieuleader8601]

the Elbaf Arc with its monarchy is very Shakespearean in its style

[@danielward2328]

Shamrock vs Shanks is in the horizon

[@HurricaneDDragon]

- I think Loki is a villain with SO MUCH honor, integrity, and most of all, charm that we will always forgive his ever growing body count. - 🎶 Gunko’s boots were made for kickin’, and that’s just what they’ll do! 🎶 😂 - Seriously though, I hope the first thing Loki does when he finally gets unchained is strike down Gunko with a payback one-hit KO. - I swear, so many people forget that Shanks was found in a treasure chest as a baby during the God Valley Incident and was raised by the Roger Pirates. He might not even KNOW of his lineage. - Will Shamrock bring about Ragnarok? 😉

[@Shax22132]

One thing I've learned from One Piece: never trust the stories concerning what kind of person someone is/was. We need to see it firsthand to really know the truth.

[@samfisher6606]

Harald is getting more and more interesting. So is this weird eugenics, ethnocentrism, tribalism, nationalism that seems to be among the Elbaf giants versus the other tribes of giants? Shamrock looks so cool, and I love the name. But it makes me wonder what Shanks’ real name is. I have two theories. I think it's either another plant closely associated with a holiday (Garling is very close to Garland) or it's another plant in the same family as Shamrock. Shamrock can be in the wood-sorrel family so I think Shank's real name could be Figarland Sorrel. If we go with classic twin names, Shamrock and Sorrel sound pretty good. Also, we have Garling (like Garland) and Shamrock. We also have Clover. Old Garling looked similar to Clover. What are the chances they're distantly related?

[@solitaryenjoyer411]

He also has the same haircut sense, just different style.

[@EricChoiniere]

Mistletoe

[@jamesflanagan6977]

I think Shanks is his real name, it was somehow written in the chest where he was found (clothes, blanket, note, etc.) I think if he had a different birth name then someone in the world government would've dead named him by now

[@muhammadfaisal5Y5]

I wonder how they will attempt to take control of Elbaph. They are definitely not sending another buster call. Maybe the Holy Knight will just simply go over to the Giants and asks permission to establish Navy settlements. The Giants want peace anyway so they can frame it as promoting international trade.

[@alexanderthomas8176]

Your point about King Harald's dichotomy as a man of unity with racial biases was explored somewhat with Fisher Tiger. So Oda has successfully portrayed these complicated advocates for coexistence before. I don't know if that confirms if he'll do it again for good measure or go an alternate route to keep it fresh, but I thought the connection was neat.

[@IamGrimalkin]

But Fisher Tiger freed all the human slaves. He had racial biases, but he didn't let that cause hurt to any other people. He only succumbed to such biases when it affected himself alone. I don't think Hancock or Koala care about any bias Fisher Tiger had, he's their saviour regardless.

[@alexanderthomas8176]

@IamGrimalkin I wasn't really trying to compare the two action-to-action, especially since there's more to learn regarding Harald. I just knew Fisher had his biases but still did the right thing, and it's possible that's how it might play out in Harald's past too. Good point though

[@collinwinkowski6730]

You were on your A game today with the jokes 😂

[@riduanaqil1452]

You can see in the panel where Hajrudin said he wanna become the King of The Giants that he is bigger than all of his crew because of the oni/ancient giants blood. Also, Hajrudin thinks that being the King of The Giants means uniting all of the giant tribes, what does Luffy thinks being The King of The Pirates means. Could this help us look deeper into Luffy's true dream

[@ka1ock]

I think we always forget what pirates and viking raiders really are and what they do to civilians.

[@doopdope2211]

The rats need a new mascot now that Shanks' name is cleared

[@Moorudel]

The french attire of Shamrock reminds me of that story about the twin princes, i think the movie adaptation is the man in the irom mask or something. Also could be a Oda interpretation of the prince and the pauper

[@Marpaws]

Great analysis

[@therethan-family1234]

I still think that King Harald was really a god guy and that it's Jorul who played him and Loki against eachother.

[@inevidableexpression]

How so? I'm sure jorul is just a senile old guy with a sword in his skull, I feel like the giants of elbaf got the whole situation wrong though like everyone except like Loki shanks and harold know whats up, harold look actually devious idk why nobody thinks he does

[@wastingtime2380]

​@@inevidableexpressionIt's a bit strange because all the presents in the castle were killed with no witnesses...

[@therethan-family1234]

@@inevidableexpression My unsubstantiated guess is that King Harald was actually a huge softie who was hurt whenever someone (mostly humans) was scared by his appearance. His fellow giants liked him for being so tough but that was not what he wanted. Child Loki probably tired to live up to his example (by bringing his animal friends into the village) but he didn't like humans too much for "making his dad cry". As time passed, King Harald made some progress in spreading the idea of piece among other giants but that greatly displeased the old traditionalists. They manipulated Loki into opposing his father's ideas and when he went to the castle to argue with him, they struck and killed the King. Loki was then given the blame. People already pointed out that the Sword in Jorul's head looks like the one of King Harald. While this might hint to a Harald betrayal, it might also be his final attempt at striking down the one responsible. For some reason, I'm thinking about the "those aren't my ships" moment in Frankies backstory, where Tom also beat up Spandam for breaking his son's heart.

[@riduanaqil1452]

I thought that maybe him not being able to marry Hajrudin's mom might've been one of the reason why he hated Elbaf's war culture

[@collecter343]

He was frustrated with Elbaf tradition so he wished to change it, makes sense.

[@_edgardo_]

Merphy once again showing why she's one of the best at analyzing themes. Blew my mind with Gunko's power being a possible representation of predetermined fate

[@FrostFireTiger]

It's almost as if there was a monster or an enemy inside the castle and they tried to seal them inside until they vanished.

[@shannon5492]

Mihawks gotta new frind now

[@ChrisPalmer-s2v]

Are we sure that it was the God Knights that broke that door! Maybe it was already broken by someone trying to escape Kind Haralds madness when everyone was killed 👀

[@EricChoiniere]

If you mean Jarul, it's not a Giant size gap, so who are you thinking of?

[@deviousdelibird]

Yo, that sweater looks super cool! Where'd you get it?!

[@y0sh_]

something interesting to note is that King Harald's sword seems to be the sword implanted in Jarul's head. The hand guard looks the same and, based on the other swords in the mausoleum that is the castle, it seems like a unique sword guard

[@jbpiano5313]

You know with the arrow fruit, Luffy has the opportunity to the Bugs Bunny sign that changes the directions of the attack

[@joaogorgulho2536]

4:16 I think the castle was supposed to serve as a tomb for everyone, but I agree that they could have, I don't know, separated the bodies and not left the corpses on top of each other

[@GirthCheck]

Dang, Harold really said I HAVE NO EMEMIES with his ENTIRE chest.

[@Thyme-Lord22]

I think the reason they weren’t buried is because this was a special battle where warriors died standing and perhaps they would have considered it a dishonor to have their site of their sacrifice touched or moved. That’s my best guess. Why this changed from the past burial traditions I’m not sure

[@kobil316SH]

The way you describe him makes the King seem like Otohime and Fisher Tiger put together

[@BadKarma444]

10:32 This is all but confirmed with Saul, when he was found by Robin he made it clear he wasnt associated with the brutes of Elbaf

[@wendelo]

That's a mighty big reveal in the thumbnail

[@Naan_Gang]

Loki is the goat

[@AMH9645]

I believe that what happened in the castle is systematic cleansing. Those dead giants are the ones who have strong belief to keep elbaf as war country, thus the king makes the plan to wipe them out in order to change the the country to a more peaceful state. And perhaps loki was opposed to this plan, so it led to a clash between the two..

[@j0hnEL08]

lol the fight that happened in the castle is sus. Only Jarul survived, meaning everything they know about what happened was Jarul’s recollection of the story. The same Jarul who is the oldest senile giant who has a sword stuck on his brain. There is more to this than just loki going on a rampage.

[@nablan518]

15:38 zoros ability to get lost has to play with this DF.

[@jackroberts4361]

Hajrudin being the sort of bastard son compared to Loki could be a good parallel to Shamrock and Shanks. Especially if Garling knowingly left Shanks in the treasure chest that Roger found.

[@mwsage8645]

Hajrudin’s mom is definitely the bar maid from the underworld that Colon was with

[@mathieuleader8601]

My takes that I take away from this chapter are the following: 1. I think the Arrow fruit is the second special paramecia in the series 2. Given how Warcury is a reference to the Valkyries I think the Heaven layer of Elbaph could be a holiday home for the Celestial Dragons and Topman's homeland 3. I think Ripley sometime in the past was a pirate on Loki's crew 4. Genko's name is a reference to Ginko a plant that symbolises hope in Japan 5. I think Whitebeard's ally Thunder Lord McGuy could be a bastard son of Herald given how they have similar eyebrows and a pointy moustache and could be the arcs answer to Thor 6. Ripley could be connected to King Harold himself or his court given her tattoo 7. Mosa could be McGuy in shellshock from the payback war and an unkempt appearance

[@ezequielgaitan2181]

Yeah, there's no way Harald wasnt evil... He's the spitting image of tekken's Mishima Heihachi/jimpachi....as evil as they come those old bastards...

[@doronrosstuvia3489]

The connections with Harold and Kaido is pretty cool here. It feels like it’s still too late for us not to have a backstory for Kaido because Wano is now over, BUT I’m glad it does seem like we could possibly understand why Kaido knew what he knew and did what he did with Harold’s story if they are connected.

[@shameryda]

What did kaido know if you're talking about Joyboy it was King who told him about Joyboy

[@doronrosstuvia3489]

@shameryda I mean knowing about Joyboy. He told King he was Joyboy when they first met and also alluded to Luffy being Joyboy because he said Joyboy will be the one who defeats him. He indicated he chose Wano as the place he would conquer because if Joyboy were to come, they’d have to get past Kaido in Wano. That’s why a lot of people think it Kaido were to be revived somehow, he would be on Luffy’s side since he, for some reason, was waiting for Joyboy and wanted to be defeated by Joyboy. That is why this arc might give us the answers as to why he did what he did and knew what he knew.

[@hansdampf6916]

What you said in the end there made me think... Maybe King Harald wanted those reforms to weaken Elbaf and prep it to be conquered more easily? Maybe he was mind controlled or replaced by an impostor or just a sell out? Idk, but his portrait doesn't exactly scream pacifist

[@scizoreon4068]

We already know from Volume 4000000000 (free volume given to people who saw Film Red) that Shanks was found in a treasure chest at God Valley at the age of 1 and adopted by the Roger Pirates. So it's not so much that he chose to leave the life of a Celestial Dragon but rather that he probably wasn't aware of his origins until he was already established as a pirate.

[@Kody1_Kenobi]

Focusing on the horns in this chapter just makes me think that it’s going to be key point or reason to the story. Mostly because Loki still has his horns. Idk. I’m probably focused on the wrong thing but it stood out to me.

[@mustafizur123]

Shanks can finally escape from the rat allegations 😂 Congrats to those who guessed Shanks has a twin theory, this solves the case of who we saw at chapter 907 talking to the Gorosei Gunko having the arrow arrow fruit was she the one who attacked Sabo back in Marjoeois Loki is damn strong but not Luffy strong, Loki rescue arc incoming 😂 I think the World government help surpress King Herald when he was in power

[@ramasi]

I dont know if its possible but i would love to see you talk One piece with some other creators like OTAKUBROZ and HAYLO & KISS, they're the only 2 reactors i follow that seems to understand and react almost the same way i did back then, and you beeing the one creator that really feels like loves the book and beeing so well spoken and understandable would be amazing.

[@PallyGames97]

Idk how yall feel ab it, but I take the moments between shanks and gol d roger as canon from film red. Shanks was found as a baby in the chest by the Roger crew. So yes he chose to stay away from it but he wasn’t raised or left the red line he just was found by Roger somehiw

[@collecter343]

Could be that Harald was resentful of Elbaf tradition that kept him from being able to marry Hajrudin’s mom and was actually working towards making sure that could happen but could only do that after converting Elbaf to a more pacifistic ideal.

[@dannythemann6]

I'm surprised that you didn't talk about king herald kind of looking like Kaido and Kaido possibly being part ancient giant

[@HallowKey]

I think based on the flashback to Shanks being found at God Valley in a chest as a baby, he was likely banished possibly as twins aren't allowed or something. But I am curious how he felt when he found out his lineage.

[@isikow6910]

Something i noticed with her arrow arrow power, it looks exactly like the power used to kill King Cobra. So that means she either knows Emu is. Or she is emu. With the former being way more likely.

[@t.siddik2484]

The sword on jarul head looks like King harald sword ( the one on his portrait )

[@g3mkn1ght60]

If shanks still ends up being a snitch, that might be the biggest triple turn around in fiction history

[@anuarzaki]

Wait, what if buggy also celestial dragon, that is just gonna be wild 😂.

[@notrixamoris3318]

To be fair it is a worst kept secret...people already been saying that when they found out the garling's hair was red.

[@jesusvillanueva8398]

film red spoiled it to be fair

[@notrixamoris3318]

@jesusvillanueva8398 umm actually in film red its "speculations" but it is true so you are correct...to be fair

[@SilverSlugs16]

We never actually found out that garling’s hair is red though. There was that time Oda suspiciously didn’t answer the fan who asked if shanks had a twin so it kinda goes back to that. But really it all started when the gorosei basically revealed that Shanks was a Figarland in film red, that was the first time we heard the name. Then a year later the holy knights silhouette came out with someone looking eerily like shanks, and a few chaps later Garling was introduced as a holy knight bearing that name and a saber similar to Shanks’. And then when we saw young garling in 1095/6 looking just like Shanks, most people were on board with them being family, and the possibility of shanks having a brother. Then there was that silhouette of Shamrock also holding a saber at which point everyone was like yup that’s a brother lol

[@antonbedoy7556]

"When they found out garling's hair was red"... no one has found out anything about garling's hair color in his younger days bro. While his hair is likely to be red, there has been no official coloring for his younger self. Every single image we have so far of him with red hair has been fanart.

[@IamMeHere2See]

I’m wondering now if that “certain pirate” Shamrock asked the Gorosei about a while back was Loki.

[@rawadfayad4940]

Anyone else feel like King Harlod looks like Kaido?

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

My GOAT won't be slandered anymore

[@riduanaqil1452]

Shanks didn't really "leave that life" Merphy, he got kidnapped by some pirates 😂

[@galaxyvita2045]

herald is the dad of kaido and kicked him out because he had horns, explains why he wanted to be JB and why he is obsessed with war.

[@clemfire1772]

I really like the point you brought up about King Harold being willing to mutilate himself for his beliefs but not have the same courage to take on Elbaf's racial divides for his wife. Honestly the themes of this arc might be more relevant than ever with the current political climate in the US.

[@krolsky8831]

man im sooo waiting for loki to be free, this guy gonna do crazy things soon

[@Weeze2107]

I think the king sold out his race and kingdom to become a celestial dragon / God Knight. What if the castle was sealed shut, not to prevent anybody from coming in, but to prevent the Giants from leaving. There is a pile of dead giants near the exit. The door got broken from the inside out. I think it was a setup to kill the remaining giant warriors, an execution of their remaining military force. I think the WG gave King Harold an offer, dismantle the military might of Elbaf and become a Celestial Dragon. The King Harold and the God Knights slaughtered them until Loki stopped them. The only warrior left is Elder Jarool, who lost his memory due to being stabbed through his head, even after his helmet saved him. The dead bodies aren't allowed to leave the castle because somebody might figure out it wasn't Loki who killed them.

[@Dustland]

I like a lot of your theories Murph, but I think you jumped on the hate-Harald train a little early. I don't think you're necessarily wrong, but it might not be as extreme as you say.

[@tobiaswedin]

You pronounce it like HI-RUDE-IN /a Swedish guy And he will definitely end up being the king. After he declared that he will unite all giant tribes and be its king, being an actual underling of sorts to Luffy (the confirmed Nika) it becomes obvious that his role is to do exactly that. Just as the grand fleet has a member of the long arm tribe and one from the long leg tribe who we've seen in a cover story actually unite their tribes alltogether after generational hatred under Luffy's jolly roger it's fair to assume that the grand fleet in the bigger picture represents the unification of all races. And there's also the tontatta. (I'd also add the minks as grand fleet adjacent)

[@Nightlingbolt]

I feel like future sight users can actually counter Gunko’s arrows. Luffy and Katakuri come to mind.

[@smoovbynature]

I haven't finished video but i gotta say: this reels of Figarland Garling.... My head canon is that Garling blackmailed King Harrol into submitting and forced him to rake off his horns as a form of submission. Loki must've taken blame to save face for the Giant Race.

[@wastingtime2380]

Since the end of Wano, I feel Oda is doing the most masterful he ever did before. I believe the whole Wano saga was an obligation, and egghead, elbaf and the last sagas are the stories he really was wishing to write