The Greatest One Piece Theory Ever Made

What is the One Piece? Who are the clan of D? What is the meaning of the strawhat? And why aren't we allowed to know? Today, we'll be looking at some possible answers.
This video contains spoilers for the One Piece manga up to chapter 1053
Timestamps
0:00 Start
1:58 Introduction
4:21 The World Government's True Identity
13:55 The Name of the Ancient Kingdom
22:31 The First Pirate King
30:14 The Meaning of 'D'
36:53 A Secret Down Below
42:26 Ending
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[@Parvision-]

This is one for the history book

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thank you bro! The H I D D E N V I S I O N is taking over

[@HomieSeal]

All hail the hidden vision

[@spunkush]

Yall gotta do a stream together that's like monthly or something.

[@chelefr]

i love this community

[@hgoggs2704]

hyped for part 2 on your channel

[@Waluigi7891]

You're going to feel pretty silly when it turns out the ancient kingdom really IS named Bingobongo.

[@espio30]

I feel silly and it hasn’t even happened yet!

[@TheTobiasmez]

Bingobongorosei confirmed

[@ShatteredGlass916]

"THE BINGOBONGO IS REAL !!!" - Whitebeard

[@Samwheezy]

Idk why this made me think of the Oingo Boingo brothers from Jojo’s 😂

[@smokeyc480]

😂😂😂

[@trioow8653]

I really liked this theory because it adds to the fact laugh tale is under the ocean and Rayleigh learned how to coat ships, which makes perfect since now.

[@celestedescieux2514]

He learned to go to the new world/got used to when living in sabaody if he didn’t knew at the time

[@PichNuts]

​@@celestedescieux2514Yeah I think Rayleigh also could've picked up ship coating reletively easy if he didn't know already

[@myfakeaccount4523]

Interesting theory. Missing island or land either goes up or down in OP.

[@samuelx5466]

Something underrated is that if the ancient kingdom is named one peace, it just makes it so badass that roger name dropped it to the entire world without explicitly saying it. Hidden W for roger the government would've been so mad

[@ajk4270]

I love how you didn't gaslight the theory, like certain theorist mentioned in the beginning of the video - you didn't play with your expectations. Straight to the point, no bs, no clickbait, no hype. Straight facts and evidence. I love you for that. Big up. Other theorist should take notice.

[@Cas-ed9ob]

Fr. Great video. Can't stand the channels that have the ridiculous intros and can't go 5 minutes without inserting memes or saying how FIRRRREEEE the theory/video is.

[@HolDNutz]

@@Cas-ed9ob This is the reason I cant stand ABD. They act like they created a bunch of theories when they've only been doing one piece content relatively recently compared to Sawyer or KOL

[@deanwinter]

Completely agree, really enjoyed the video. Was like watching a docu-theory, all analysis and no cheap tricks. Keep it up!

[@nated4237]

@@HolDNutz anime uproar is the same, its obnoxious as hell

[@LOMU925]

@@HolDNutz Well ABD used to do a lot of One Piece early on in One Piece but moved away from it to focus on other mangas and rightfully so it worked out great for their channel and now they’ve started back up with one piece content again this year with perfect timing during one of OP most hyped times. ABD has always been about covering multiple mangas/animes. Sawyer focused on One Piece. Nothing wrong with what either does. Just because ABD didn’t cover OP for a long time doesn’t mean they ever left the community. It’s just a channel for content.

[@atonofyorokobi8671]

oda just casually telling us what the one piece is while not telling us it's the "one peace" sounds exactly like something he'd do hahah

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

LOL I know right??

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@HealthInspectorz]

I genuinely believe in Occam’s razor. That thought process can be applied to one piece. While other theories are far complicated and far fetched, we can simply look and reread one piece and perhaps find the answer to some of the mysteries of One Piece.

[@theeverlastingman]

The connection to the pilot novel (Romance Dawn) is what convinced me of your theory because it gives evidence for Oda’s stream of consciousness and evolution as a writer. The connection of the Morganeers to the Marines is more apparent when you see our first Marine antagonist Axe Hand Morgan. Great job, subscribed!

[@flusel4949]

Right! And Morgan is a Marine named after a PIRATE, too!

[@joseibarra7735]

Fr, the moment he brought it up I thought… damn this is too good to not be true

[@praneethbhatt7605]

This ties in perfectly with chapter 1056. Buggy has created the Cross Guild, specifically not a pirate crew, and is placing bounties on Marines. Essentially he is doing what the world goverment did years ago, trying to be at the top to determine what (or who) is right or wrong, even though everyone is pirates to begin with.

[@kingflockthewarrior202]

It would be silly if the leader imu is like buggy.

[@applegoblinjeans]

I always thought the "D" was a sideways smile. Since nika smiles i think it makes sense to have his lineage not harmed so instead of a last name they just thought put a D in place of it.

[@GumGumNika]

Should be noted that as you pointed out, the patern of Luffy defeating the enemy when the original hero of the location couldn't do it is indeed intentional. It could be what Oda has been setting up from the beginning. The original Joyboy failed, so Luffy will succeed. This time, instead of one location, it's the entire world.

[@NagatoT.]

Of all the One piece theories I’ve seen from major to minor channels, this one is the most nuanced! Connects the points poignantly without sounding outlandish. Well done!

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thank you very much. Glad to see the hard work paid off 🙏

[@devonfurgess1719]

The Hidden Island is the Man. Your already the best because of your understanding of so much

[@ryankl1984]

indubitably

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@Basti_Tetze]

Sometimes I tend to believe that this series is how Oda would like our world to be, One Peace or rather wishes for it to be in the future. There is so many parallels to the actual world we live in that I think he wants to show us the way to go in some way. This series was, is and will always be brilliant and there is so much to learn from it when looking into it deeply. Also one of the greatest theories I've ever listened to. Well done!

[@Dizzyjon]

Absolutely jaw dropping. I thought the other ideas being thrown around were a bit incomplete but this crosses all the T’s and dots the I’s. Classic hidden island

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thanks boss, glad you enjoyed!

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@an0mndr]

I think the kingdom may have even been named "Won Peace" implying that the king of this kingdom had to fight in order to create the kingdom in the first place, and the current generation has to fight so hard in order to rediscover it. I also think that if the straw hat really is a symbol of the kingdom, or its crown, then the red band HAS to symbolize the Red Line, implying that the actual palace there was the palace of Won Peace, but it was likely taken by the now "World Government" when they eventually won the war against the ancient kingdom. Another possibility is that the ancient kingdom was so massive, it actually stood higher than the Red Line, symbolized by the "sun" part of the hat symbol is above the "Red Line" part of it.

[@Ewang2727]

Not everything is English based

[@an0mndr]

@@Ewang2727 this is definitely true. And it would not surprise me even a little bit to find out I'm wrong. But it's what I'm gonna stick with to believe until we find out otherwise

[@dashaeflood1253]

Bingo. It's the hint that Marijois was not built by the celestial dragons but stolen and renamed

[@georgehannaford8014]

"Won Peace" is a brilliant idea

[@FireDragon3131]

I think the skypiea ark was more than just them going to the floating island but explaining the history long ago. The Skypieans are the celestial dragons, people who claim the land as their own and impose rules upon it and the Shandorians are the people of the D clan, the original owners of the land and are trying to take it back. So the will of d was shown here to start as what will eventually happen. If you look at Enel, he is similar to Im, someone who rules the land and trying to claim its ultimate power for themselves to prevent those from taking control back and to move to a higher status. Those of the D clan will fight the Celestial dragons to claim it back and eventually claim it back showing that people can live in peace and become one, becoming one whole piece

[@bustello_o]

The concept of the grass crown is so cool to me. It’s hidden in plain sight while also having so much symbolism

[@DaneDeezy]

Hands down the most comprehensive one piece theory I've watched.

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@darkwalker19]

I like this theory, especially in combination with the theory that Luffy's Mom is actually Garp's daughter, meaning she was a D clan member as well as Dragon. Meaning Luffy inherited 2 D's, making him the full Moon. Which would represent the phase of a new era

[@orlandocruzlopez3536]

There is a theory that crocodile is his mom. Bear with me. Ivan change the gender of crocodile from woman to man to evade the world government. And it would make sense, cause Crocodile in Marineford protected Luffy and her being the spouse of dragon would force her to hide.

[@Slithermotion]

@@orlandocruzlopez3536 Yeah...Crocodile also tried to kill ruffy in alabasta.

[@twiss9341]

Lol when I first read this, I thought you were saying Luffys mom was a D clan member AND dragon. As in, she is also dragon. Shit was a wild thought process 😂 like, is this dude saying dragon had Ivankovs sex change operation? Haha

[@George-km9bz]

@@orlandocruzlopez3536 Thats why ‘she’ tried to kill him right?

[@jv4419]

Wouldn’t that make ace the full moon too? Both his parents had D’s

[@Happy_Magician]

Someone in the manga once said "To know the future you must know the past" or something similar.. and to me that could mean the Ancient Kingdom could be called Romance Dawn and the Will of D is The Will of Dawn.

[@Bleedsgreen03]

The will of destiny will of dreams the will of freedom? Can't wait for all this shit to get revealed we've been waiting a long ass time lol

[@clean2.152]

The one who said that, sonGoku.

[@Happy_Magician]

@@clean2.152 thank you

[@kourous]

I was also thinking it could be called Will of Dawn yesterday hahah

[@MARSHALLDPREACH]

Wow I agree with so much in this video. The idea of a kingdom of pirates would be the greatest treasure. Imagine how much gold and pirate loot would be there. If a pirate kingdom did exist, it makes sense that their ideology is something feared by the Gorosei. Pirate = Freedom. The ideology that directly opposes the world government who is trying to destroy piracy. and then there’s Roger who created the great age of pirates. In a way starting the true king Joyboy/Luffy for his eventually return. -Preach

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Exactly, it fits really well with the story’s framework in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed 🙏

[@MARSHALLDPREACH]

@@TheHiddenIsland- Fits the themes of OP so well

[@adonaimelles2317]

@@TheHiddenIsland- could you make a theory about how akainu would react to the news that the twenty kingdoms were pirate kingdoms

[@sirhotdog6220]

Yeah gotta say I agree here The pirates reclaiming their free and peace loving kingdom is a mind fuck

[@Knockedy]

Both of you are my favorite OP theorists I'm glad to be able to see an interaction/agreement between my 2 fav OP theorists

[@Poup_o7]

Man, the day the one piece is revealed will not only shake the one piece world but also break the internet. I just hope that anime onlys don't get spoiled since it's for sure going to be everywhere and hard to avoid.

[@didack1419]

Many of them will.

[@kobe9063]

if gear fifth is almost impossible to avoid I’m at least 90% sure the One Piece will be unavoidable

[@didack1419]

@@kobe9063 They would have to actively avoid getting spoiled and that's a lot of work. If you could program your social networks to not get information about a specific topic, that would make it much much easier

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

Well, maybe it is harsh, but I say anime onlies should get into manga. They could start right now during the hiatus.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

@@KyosukeShido well, I disagree. Manga is hype. I guess you personally just not into the medium. And that's fine. You do you.

[@SirDobbsdaGr8]

I always felt that Joy Boy was a Pirate King of a Penal Colony that the other 20 kingdoms were using. Joy Boy led a revolt freeing the colony from the kingdoms, who practiced slavery, and started liberating the slaves of the 20 kingdoms and bringing them to the land of the free(Progressive Ancient Kingdom) which had peoples from all over. This made Joy Boy an enemy of the 20 slaver kings, who later became the celestial dragons. Everyone with a D initial is a descendant of ancient slavery and a survivor of the ancient kingdom.

[@HIM-lk6of]

This is great stuff. I especially like the very high possibility that Oda has hidden the True History in plain sight all this time.

[@Bugoy_ADHD]

Love how all these theories are good in their own sense, makes you excited on what Oda has in store for us.

[@momoz4427]

This and your ultimate devil fruit theory are among the best One Piece videos I've ever seen. They deserve a million views!

[@Erik-qz7wm]

I loved this video. Even more so because it can tie into some other theories that I've heard. For instance, if the Ancient Kingdom was the Kingdom of One Peace, perhaps it ruled over a sea that we've never seen before; the All Blue. A kingdom of freedom and peace ruling over a sea with no borders - no red line, no calm belt - makes sense to me(this is following the theory that the Red Line was not always a part of the world). Furthermore, this would mean that finding the One Piece is not only about finding the Ancient Kingdom, but also about reuniting the seas by destroying the Red Line and using Poseidon to control the Calm Belt(following the theory that the One Piece is the destruction of the Red Line+Calm Belt and/or the all blue). Luffy's dream of being the freest could be achieved on the freest of seas. This also allows Sanji's dream of finding the All Blue to be realized. Anyway, I think that this video presented interesting information, and I enjoyed it a ton.

[@RevanX77]

I agree that the Red Line and Calm Belt aren't naturally occurring. But because they're not, and because we know Lunarians lived atop the Red Line before the World Government, can't that only mean that the Lunarians, or someone else, created the Grand Line and divided the world before the WG came to power?

[@demonslayereren3970]

peaceful anarchy?

[@patrickchuan4550]

1. The Red Line and the Calm Belts was always meant to look unnatural. It is quite obvious that it was meant as a form of protection especially when we know that Wano is in the New World. 2. Spoiler theory: One Piece is not a WMD that would destroy the Red Line and unite everyone. If that is the case, then you are not paying attention to the recurring themes. The Ancient Kingdom is long gone, there is nothing to gain from reviving an ancient civilization or in vilifying a government that is competent in taking care of its people. One Piece is just saké (in Japanese, beer is also a type of saké). Maybe a type of special sake that restores people's memory of the past which in turn heals their pain. 3. I wager, in typically Shonen fashion, Luffy will destroy the Red Line by simply punching it hard. No further explanation needed. 4. At the end of the story, everyone around the world will get together to enjoy the Bink's saké in a party throwed Luffy called the One Feast.

[@zahrah2269]

@@patrickchuan4550 i think the ancient weapons will destroy the red line

[@joseibarra7735]

It’s crazy cause I haven’t thought of how the all blue would play into this until your brought it up

[@eXCee]

Haven't even finished the video but this is already one of the best theory videos I've seen.

[@RisioTheorem]

Wow this is a good video! Once again you do a great job explaining your points. I like that you never present a parallel or piece of evidence without substantive evidence to support your claim. I feel like many other channels make theories based off of very loose ideas whereas you take the time to piece every little thing together to form a more conclusive theory. Truly, I feel like this channel is in a way its own Laughtale. Just as you have named it "The Hidden Island". I feel like this channel is the best kept secret in the OP community.

[@raitorino7520]

I think this is the theory that sits right with me the most. But what bothers me most is why former pirates would listen to the 'one true king' in Im. The rowdy pirates, the WG, would want the true Kingship for themselves and yet what's stopping them from cutting each others' throat? As stated in OP, pirate alliances always end in betrayal.

[@lanthiandokenhennes1805]

In the same way that a dictator in the real world stays in power - he has under him several trusted people who, like him, understand that they cannot rule alone. Representing individual branches of state infrastructure, they cut off everyone from it without proper contacts and influences that they cannot have without the consent of the representatives (Gorosei). Over time, their eldest sons or the most trusted people from their immediate environment get in their place, and no one else is allowed to this power. If someone unauthorized tries to get there, they get rid of him or weaken him so much that he is no longer able to fight for this position without their help. In the world of One Piece, so far the strongest rules. It is enough to make sure that due to, for example, their age they will not match in strength but are still strong enough to defend themselves against their rivals who work for them (Kong, Garp, Sengoku, Akainu) - if not 1v1 then as a group. If Imu is immortal, he has had enough time so far for these 800 years to make sure that in the event of rebellion, his experience of fighting alone will crush each of them and their descendants.

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@lanthiandokenhennes1805 Imu is whitebeards father or granddaddy who is the lurking Legend. The greatest enemy for the strawhats

[@dejine_]

This one is a cool theory, its funny that the first marine that luffy met is Morgan, as like Morganeers, the bad pirate.

[@chaddwck]

Amazing work my dude, loving all the pacing on the video and the theories. The thought of all this stories told by Oda along the theory just gave me chills

[@Zyph8n]

Great video! In my opinion, the D. actually stands for Dawn (i.e. Romance Dawn), as we can also see the half-sun rising from the sea, which also parallels with the straw hat.

[@geniustrash]

I mean, at this point Oda has been spoon-feeding us clues and I am dumbfounded why it hadn't been discovered yet. So cool to see all this.

[@pedropaulofaria6126]

This makes SO MUCH sense, its your best video and one of the best theories ive seen, better than the sake and much much beter than Done piece. I always loved the idea of laugh tale and the emerald city being the same thing and joy boy being oars, maybe the two can complement each other.

[@HealthInspectorz]

This is possibly the best theory out there and ur channel is criminally underrated, i really like how you have your own theory derived from other theories out there

[@madaraslm1734]

Holy moly! Out of all other theories i have go through your's most impressive logical deep but at the same time easy to comprehend. Great job! Subscribed! I really hope this is what Oda planned all the way just because such theory deserve spot to be the One that reveal everything

[@gemodemplay415]

This may be my favorite one piece theory thus far. I have heard so many of them but never heard or thought about these concepts you mentioned. I am really happy I stumbled upon this theory. So refreshing and so possible, it is scary :D

[@speak123]

Very interesting and fresh take, albeit on very similar theories in the past I’ll probably say in regards to many of the subjects of the theory it’s probably the best honestly, because it isn’t over contrived, an author repeating the overall story and theme in many arcs to tie it together in a massive way at the end by showing the same thing on a grander scale is not only most likely but impressively overlooked by the community including myself Earned a sub here dude awesome job, gnna get recon to take a look at this

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

I think everyone has brought some interesting ideas to the table, and I’m very excited to see how the community opinions/predictions on the end of One Piece evolve over the coming months. Really glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@winebird8952]

Awesome analysis. Great break down of the themes. Well executed. Kudos

[@zoonigga93]

This needs more attention great work bud I’m definitely subbing!

[@greenpooljama]

another fire vid as always, keep up the good work man. hope you get big soon 🙏

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thank you boss!

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@wdrumz]

It's an honor to have been following you for months now. I called it ages ago that you were gonna be big. I stand by it. You and Parvision are insanely talented and brilliant. Love your work.

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thank you!!! Proud to have such supportive fans like you bro, makes all the work worth it

[@wdrumz]

@@TheHiddenIsland- I love your branding bro, it's just so classy and different. Do you do your editing and thumbnails yourself too??

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

@@wdrumz Thanks 🙏 and yea, I handle 100% of the branding and editing as well

[@wdrumz]

@@TheHiddenIsland- wow that's incredible, what programs do you use?

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thanks man! I use Paint.NET for image editing, it’s like a free open source version of photoshop. For video editing I used to use Sony Vegas, but then switched over to Davinci Resolve.

[@easymodeftw]

Awesome stuff, subscribed, by far the best theorist. Clean and on spot. Congratz

[@kajewise9756]

Stayed from the beginning until the end. Really liked your theory and explanation. Keep it up man.

[@mrpk646]

I think the will of D refers to the idea that you can't die so long as you're not forgotten. I think the D are descendants of the ancient kingdom aka the perfect society, Joyboy was a figure of hope, joy and freedom to these people. Their way of life was to live freely, and love with no regrets. I think the D smile in death to pay homage to NIKA, by remembering him in death, so as to keep him alive, allowing someone to carry on his will in the future. The D may just be the symbol of their smile, aka a homage to NIKA, to live free and have no regrets/the people of D's way of keeping joyboy/nika's will alive.

[@o2ksumbody]

Sorry , that's not it. I looked up for the meaning D. For a long time and I broke it down. It can't be Devil, or Demon or something it has to be one word. " Dawn" . It's emotional and generational. Dawn changes a person and it's history around them. Dawn evolutes you. The will of the Dawn.

[@nicklane607]

@@o2ksumbody that doesn't make sense, the dawn is essentially the liberation of the world, which is the endpoint of the story, D is likely a symbol that the ancient kingdom passed down to get there. AND ALSO the word for dawn in japanese is yoake.

[@parkjinggoy152]

@@o2ksumbody no. D probably has different meanings. Depending on the person using it. But it still is part of a bigger clan. Maybe Luffy and his Monkey Clan means Dawn Maybe Law and his D means Death Destruction for Blackbeard Despair for Xebec Idk 🙂

[@o2ksumbody]

@@parkjinggoy152 That's a good way to put it.

[@seishin4real]

so I've rewatched your Devil Fruit's theory and it got me thinking.. this might be a long shot but hear me out - there were no devil fruits before the Void century, the Eve Sun tree grew from the Sun God Nika's body, and his power of making imagination come true was behind growing the Devil fruits. also, for the new "Gods" (the tenryuubito), Nika was the "Devil" - Devil Fruits -> fruits grown of the devil's body... this would be so Oda xD

[@bynx3014]

Dope theory but what would be the explanation of them not being able to swim

[@JMalikZ]

@@bynx3014 Imu has said to be water based powers. Maybe Imu did something to the roots or the tree itself all fruits fear water

[@tistakere5055]

@@JMalikZ that was never said

[@tistakere5055]

The imagination Part is a mistanslation It was not in the official one He cant do anything like that

[@JMalikZ]

@@tistakere5055 i said "maybe" which means it's a theory.

[@maroofakhtar]

Now u just got youreself another subscriber. Phenomenal work there my friend, the short and crisp sections makes so sense.

[@whisperSSG8]

Amazing video bro. You didn't cherrypick evidence, everything is explained using logic and consistency, and just the overall quality of the video with banger music in the background is just perfect. Well done man keep it up.

[@MrFuturesinger]

THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY FOR THE BOOKS!!! HIDDEN THIS WILL BE YOUR POP OFF

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

I hope so brother!!! Thank you!

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@marvindnatividad]

@@TheHiddenIsland- we have same theory Sir , i thought im a crazy one hahaha one piece - ancient kingdom where everything is abundant and advance pirate king - is the leader or ruler of the one piece raftel - is the instruction guide how to activate the one piece

[@twerk4bagel652]

My theory has always been that he left his "treasure" on an island in which he considered to be one piece of the world. A piece of the world where great pirates from every culture gathered. Forming a nation of pirates that endorsed freedom & gave birth to their own kingdom

[@No_Named_Nobody]

So I listened to this earlier, and got a thought in my head. I don’t know what this adds,if anything, but I just listened to the intro for We Are and the 4kids intro We are: ‘I left everything I own there’ We are (dub): ‘I gathered everything I own together in one place. Now you just have to find it’ 4kids: ‘I left everything I own in one piece’ Seemed interesting that that’s the first thing we hear. But I don’t know if intros count

[@xXOSMOSISXx1992]

You've got a new fan and subscriber! Great theory crafting. I was engaged the entire time!

[@JayJoel97]

Man this is a top-tier theory. Thanks Hidden Island for releasing this to the public lol

[@khalidmohamed9851]

Didn’t roger name the last island laughtale? He said he found the treasure and was too early to use it. The last island could be a kingdom but I don’t agree with the name because Roger already named the island after knowing the true history. I think the treasure would have to be something that would make the people find out about the true history and make them rebel against the world government. Overall the video was really good and I agree with mostly everything, if you want to hear my theory on what the one piece treasure could be and how the poneglyphs were written and what luffys true dream is I’ll be glad to share it with u!

[@dontworry9568]

What’s your theory?

[@RestlessDeathGamble]

he was too early bc he wasn't Joyboy, Luffy is

[@bynx3014]

@@RestlessDeathGamble how would he know tho

[@ThatCringeCalledIggleboz]

Laugh Tale is the island. One Piece is the kingdom.

[@TheB657]

We would definitely love to hear it but what theory Sir ?

[@nobodyfour1686]

i love your delivery by the way, it's really engaging

[@robertjv]

I love your theories it's actually logical and not over the top and makes so much sense in a way

[@deadsoon]

I know it's a bit on the nose if you think about it following your train of logic, but the D clan being the legitimate inheritors of Nika's will, the true royal family of the ancient kingdom simply blew my mind. Suddenly all the instances of Luffy proclaiming he'll be the pirate king are tinted in a different light. The fruit choosing him makes more sense. I actually love it.

[@secondcatharsis]

Can’t wait to see how it all plays out in this final saga, with all these theories in my head.

[@sensei_9084]

Your theory about LaughTale being underwater, also being the origin of devil fruits, which could possibly make df users weak as the fruits are trying to return home, IS PURE GENIUS!!!!

[@majinanshuman]

wow! i just subscribed ! great analysis ,,,keep going bro!

[@ThatCringeCalledIggleboz]

Makes perfect sense if you think about it. Assuming Laugh Tale is the Ancient Kingdom, then the Ancient Kingdom, the final island, being the One Piece just works, as this whole time Luffy's goal has been to get to the final island so that he can get to the One Piece on it, but what if there was never that extra step? What if the hardest and longest part of the journey was their full goal this whole time. Maybe this is even what Roger laughed at, the realisation that he'd already found the great treasure he was looking for simply by setting foot on the island. It's easy to imagine early in the creative process that Oda would conceive the final island as being the final treasure, even without knowing any other details. And it's easy for the audience to imagine too. Suddenly the introduction of Raftel as the final island being the first piece of info we get on the Grand Line is completely recontextualised. 100% of people who have gotten to the final island have found the One Piece, and 100% of their captains have become the Pirate King. The final island is always used in relation to the One Piece. This doesn't even necessarily need to be foreshadowing, but rather that they're already always spoken about in the same breath, why not tidy it up a bit as any good story does and make them serve the same role. And EVERY time there is a rumour, or legend, etc. shared by people from mouth to mouth it ALWAYS contains partial truth, but not the whole truth. And in this case, it's that the One Piece is a treasure and is found on the final island Raftel, but isn't the One Piece itself. Great stuff.

[@trentonstrahan4025]

This is a theory I haven't heard before. Bravo for that, because most OP theory content at the moment is recycled stuff. I wouldn't be mad at all if this ends up being the truth behind the One Piece, Will of D, and void history.

[@themagicalzebras5749]

high quality video and well written for a channel your size. You’re definitely gonna grow exponentially one day!

[@jazxyboi9360]

love your videos man

[@delondresweetney5410]

This some morj level content hope you continue to make great content!!!!

[@harrywitz.mp4]

Ok I'm about 30 seconds into this video and want to say I love the production already. I've started a ton of "what is the one piece" theory videos and stopped them bc they were immediately annoying. This was immediately refreshing and unique. I had a lot of the same problems you did with some of the other theories for what the one piece is, so excited to see where you end up. Ok time to finish the video cheers

[@alleniggy1284]

good video bro this made the most sense

[@CryptoNack]

A pure enlightenment for me. Keep up the genius work.

[@carpediem3512]

I just watched this amazing theory after reading a full summary of chapter 1055 and its blown my mind away because this theory is just so well-connected to the story, especially in the last part where you stated about the sinking kingdom and ancient weapon, Wow! Spoiler alert! Pluton is located beneath the sea under the city of wanokuni so thats why I just happened to love this theory. Thankyou for this amazing findings

[@kazmod444]

Dude this was so well put together. Amazing points and connecting dots. Only time will tell what “One Piece” truly is. I’m a huge anime fan and oda sensei is going down in history as writing a beautiful, fun, action packed story. Can’t wait to see the end but also don’t want it to end. I guess that’s great writing.

[@whereyomommaat5905]

great work, liked and subscribed.

[@omabang5002]

This is the better vids of "what a One Piece is" explanation video. Not overly long, straightforward while shed lights on many questions . Great job. Also at 40:38 is interesting comparison of nation = ship.

[@ca8740]

Love your articulations Hidden! This one's a gem. My take is that One Piece is all the world's nations being able to coexist as one world without segregation or tyranny. After the WG took control 800 years ago, they strategized to divide and conquer, destroying nations that didnt hold the same ideals. Luffy is doing the opposite of the WG, liberating suppressed nations that he visits on his way to his goal, slowly bringing the world back together into one piece. Once it's whole again, Luffy can hold the biggest banquet that he's been dreaming about. The D has got to be either the initial of the Ancient Kingdom or the name of the King of the Ancient Kingdom like you alluded to. I know it's an oversimplification on my end. Cant wait for Oda to drop these revelations on us!

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Sometimes, simple is better. Not a bad take at all!

[@omabang5002]

Or should I say, a _Hidden Gem_ :)

[@peytonjohnson7906]

@@TheHiddenIsland- Roger said I left everything I have in one piece or did he mean I’ve left everything I have In One Peace I left it all in the ancient kingdom

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@TheLastSoundNL]

The only way for Sanji to find all blue is at the start of the Grand Line after Reverse mountain, or by by breaking and smashing open the Red Line. To create 1 whole, One Piece, one sea at peace. The issue is this would destroy Fishman Island if they do it at Mariejois and cause a great flood like Noah's great flood because the seas have different levels of height, the first part of the Grand Line has a higher level. If only they had a great ark... Oh wait there are 2...

[@nigelpoga5433]

Brilliant video. keep it up!

[@libertecrossroad8665]

Hey, I saw one of you videos for the first time two weeks ago and I’m soooooo hooked your theories really do make sense, and I’m wondering if you have any plans on making a video about Brook? I’ve always thought that there is sooo much to him. Your content is so amazing thanks for the hard work ❤️

[@sirripsalot1402]

Love all this. Worried that it spoiled the ending lolol I also feel like the series doesn't do a good enough job of making the world government that evil that a singular truth will inspire the entire world to fight for revolution.

[@TheBigFrasier]

That scene with Clover still makes my blood run cold. The fact that they were willing to drop him on the spot was proof that he knew the truth. The fact that all the answers were about to come out right then and burned that scene into my mind.

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

I think about it all the time! It's the scene that specifically led to the making of this video, actually.

[@TheHardRocker2121]

And on that note, could that whole situation been what gave dragon the realization about the world and motive to start the Revolutionary Army

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

@@TheHardRocker2121 That’s what I’m thinking. Maybe his tattoo is related to the D clan and the culture of the ancient kingdom 🤔

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@ProsodiJ]

This might be the best OP video covering this topic. Very well made and informative. I'm bookmarking in case you're right~

[@SilentSpeak]

This video popped up on my feed and oh boy I like your videos buddy! Got yourself a new subscriber for sure 😊👍

[@ThatOnePieceTalk]

The myth, the legend, the hidden between the scotch and gin... you are a man of many talents. This is amazing!

[@TheHiddenIsland-]

Thank you so much brother! YOU'RE a legend

[@jrjustrespect7032]

@@TheHiddenIsland- 🐲

[@billyjawonka1567]

Actually carthage would fit more than Rome as carthage was the one country that could beat Rome and carthage expanded by essentially allying with the other countries and they almost beat Rome using elephants but Rome pulled an under handed tactic and won then a decade or so went by and the Roman's got angry that carthage wouldn't bow to them so in response the Roman's killed every carthagian aside from very very few at most a couple dozen n enslaved the ones they let live but it didn't end there they then destroyed all of carthage built a new city on top of it and lied about carthages origins to vilify them

[@Punchi7]

That makes so much sense

[@xackredwolfcreator4984]

This too good bro I think you got it man you probably cracked the case open 🙉🙏🏾💯

[@Danz009]

why does this make so much goddamn sense. the mysteries of one piece seem closer than ever. this is the first theory ive seen where the answer is as satisfying and epic to fit twenty years of buildup and foreshadowing. it gives me goosebumps. amazing stuff dude u deserve more subs

[@declanchambers3600]

I had an idea recently, I think Luffy's mom might be part of the Figarland family, meaning Shanks is his Uncle. Which is why he would visit Luffy as a kid, why he holds such high hopes for him. It also makes Luffy a Celestial Dragon.

[@didack1419]

The one problem I have is with the name of the Ancient Kingdom. The name "One Piece" was not given by Roger. 37:55 I wouldn't say that is a "story in Greek mythology" given that it was a place that appeared in a short narration of Plato embedded into one of his dialogues, of which even Aristotle (Plato's student) thought was made-up.

[@didack1419]

The thing about JoyBoy not having wings seems like a stretch. Ok, the god of Skypeia didn't have wings, but why? What's the point? Is he really of the same race that the other Skypeians?

[@StrawHat777]

You just gave more credit to his theory of the name being One Piece… you’re being critical with a blind spot which is the evidence he gave previous to announcing the name of the Ancient Kingdom. That is that he said it’s such an important name ANYONE regardless of if they’re the common man or noble would be able to hear it or in this case know of it and understand what the Ancient Kingdom is. It should be common knowledge, common enough that upon watching the “Pirate King” being executed a random man in the crowd asked if it’s true that this common knowledge exists and Roger confirmed I found it it’s true go obtain it EVERY SINGLE AVERAGE PERSON screamed and went out to seas starting the great age of piracy to chase the one piece. You’re exactly right, Roger did not coin the treasures name as One Piece, the PEOPLE of the world did!!!!!

[@didack1419]

@@StrawHat777 sorry, I don't buy it. That this name would randomly get attached to the treasure and even appear on the newspaper of the WG is too much of a convenience for me. One Piece's allows itself this type of stuff, maybe, but it's very unintuitive that this would happen unless Oda will have a plot device character linking the two and spreading it, which it may easily still be a big convenience.

[@Tswish]

Respect for the time put into research and editing!! Loved the video!

[@ARYAN-wy9te]

Best video I’ve ever watched. I come back and listen every night

[@MechaEvol]

Minor adjust, the word SOL is not "just" the Spanish word for Sun, it derives from the Indo-European word SAEWEL (that sounds similar) and was later adapted in Latin "SOLIS", which was the language of the Roman empire, from there, nearly every language that derives directly or is heavily influenced by Latin uses a variation of the word SOLIS, having at the end Portuguese and Spanish languages using SOL.

[@demonslayereren3970]

sol, soul, heart (soul is sometimes symbolic for heart, "that criminal doesn't have a soul"), idealism, utopianism, a golden age civilization (the ancient kingdom of One Piece world), half reason its golden is because of better science (bloodlines/DNA) and or magic (devil fruit research?), the other half is because of the heart (Joyboy and his people?)

[@hkhan3535]

At this point it's pretty obvious that "D" is the shape of the mouth when laughing. Luffy surely laughs a lot when he's in Gear 5 because that's the original trait of Son God Nika and most probably Joy Boy. Oda also put a ridiculous amount of detail related to laughter and joy in this whole series. Each character has a different style of laughter, Laugh Tale is supposed to be the final island in which resides the One Piece, Joy Boy is the name of the previous Sun God Nika fruit owner, and most of the D clan members surely laugh a lot. I have a feeling that Shanks is also a member of the D clan which is why Roger passed the Straw Hat to him.... Roger found the One Piece but didn't have the Sun God Nika fruit to "activate" it, so he passed the will to Shanks to find the fruit since Shanks is also a D obviously... Shanks search for the fruit and found it but is "accidentally" eaten by Luffy... Since Shanks knew that the fruit had finally chosen it's owner after 800 years, Shanks was willing to sacrifice his own hand to save Luffy to show how important Luffy is. He even gave Luffy the straw hat because he knew that Luffy will become the one who will find the One Piece and finally fulfill the Joy Boy promise / will of D.

[@jeanpablotwice6058]

If he ordered Shanks to find the fruit, Shanks would eat the fruit as soon as he found it. And we know he found it. There was absolutely no reason for him to transport the fruit any further.

[@hkhan3535]

@@jeanpablotwice6058 imagine yourself being Shanks. You knew the true power of the fruit, its origin and nobody ever ate that fruit since the past 800 years, so would you ate it? Of course not because you knew that only someone worthy enough should be eating it. Even if he tried to eat it, he can't because the fruit has it's own will and it wouldn't let Shanks to eat it if he's not the "one". So the best thing to do is to just transport it until the fruit "choose" its owner.

[@jeanpablotwice6058]

@@hkhan3535 You wrote that Roger couldnt activate One Piece, so he ordered Shanks (who u think is D also) to find it. You said nothing about ordering Shanks to find it and give it to someone worthy. Also, yeah, i dont realy get how the hell fruit, even having his own will, could stop anyone from eating him. Imo everybody can eat the fruit, but it will be just a gomu-gomu (or something else), with 0 chances of awakening, unless the person goes on a "meaningful freedom rampage". It was never stated that no1 used the fruit for the last 800 years. It was stated that Marine cant get it + JoyBoy was not there for 800 years. This means, no user has awakened it during that time. There is a solid theory, that this tfruit gives a power based on user imagination, so its highly possible that it represented various mediocre powers during that time, so it was under the marine radar. They know that Luffy posseses this Nika fruit now, only because of the awakening

[@hkhan3535]

@@jeanpablotwice6058 Nope I did not mentioned to give it to someone worthy because Shanks could also be the one worthy for it. Which is why Roger passed his hat to Shanks in the first place. In the first episode, shanks made fun of the devil fruit user can't swim, which is probably why he didn't ate it earlier or took some time before eating it. You did make a valid argument about the fruit's will and I agree since I just remembered that the Gorosei said that the fruit haven't awakened for centuries, so there's a possibility that someone had eaten it before. However since shanks crew knew that it's called Gum Gum Fruit even before Luffy ate it, I disagree that the fruit's power (before awakening) is based on its user's imagination. The fruit will always give its user that stretching ability which is why the name is Gum Gum fruit. Talking about the straw hat, I also believe that the straw hat that Luffy wear is just a symbol or remembrance to find the actual straw hat which is in Im's possession. I believe that it is actually "Saturn" because if you look at the one piece logo, Luffy's head looks like planet Saturn. Since Saturn is the God of Wealth, time & Liberation, it does make sense (drums of liberation). So what will happen in the end is Luffy will become big using his nika2 power, then he will wear "Saturn" to control all 3 ancient weapons. It's just a theory so there's no point in arguing whether it's correct or not lol.

[@jeanpablotwice6058]

@@hkhan3535 So you agree that it was pointless to travel with the fruit, since Roger told Shanks to get it + Shanks might have been "worthy". I dont get the argument with "no swimming". Its like Shanks thought "oh, there is that huge prophecy involved with this super-strong fruit, its needed to save the world from WG, but i wont ever eat it because i wont be able to swim". Come on, every second pirate in series cant swim. The cost of fruit is almost non-existant. Its not like "you get super power but die in 10 years" cost. Even if Shanks was super strong already and didnt need another power up, he knew the fruit was essential. And yeah, i know its more possible that fruit always gives gomu-gomu. But that explaination is shit to me, because if its true, it doesnt make any sense. WG would chase down EVERY gomu-gomu user instantly and imprison them while they aint super-strong yet. Why take any risks, when its not even a hard task?? This means they would send everybody nessesary for the task to complete. Yeah, imagine Luffy fighting Kizaru or Akainu in first 10 episodes of OP. Because if Nika is always gomu-gomu, and its ULTRA important thing to stop for Gorosei, it would be the only thing making sense.

[@melly2696]

Fantastic video mate. I'm very impressed.

[@jovssumale5159]

This all make sense! I love what you have revealed. 😍

[@Ilmattosulcolle]

The moon theory is interesting, but i believe in a simpler explanation: i think the D represents the drawing of a laughter (like in emojis XD) and that would sum up the attitude of the D bearers with its meaning that Roger finds in what he called "Laugh Tale" ( the story of the D)

[@Daniel_Rahl]

Dude grow up

[@margon9181]

Commenting for the algo.

[@AM-yg9sh]

Great video mate, amazing analysis.

[@osamakhalid4513]

Earned a sub. Great video and ideas bro. Keep it up. Hope you get many more subs.

[@ellisbarlow4626]

Love this theory. It makes sense, even in the real world the colonizers were actually pirates and the places they conquered became part of their kingdom

[@RevanX77]

Interesting, but there's a lot missing from this theory. Most importantly how you chose to characterize the ancient kingdom and Joyboy, and the ancient kingdom's destruction. What reason do we actually have to believe that the ancient kingdom was some sort of benevolent utopia? All we know was that it was a vast, immeasurably powerful kingdom. That doesn't sound like some progressive land of equality and freedom, it sounds like another version of the World Government. If Joyboy was it's king and liberated slaves of various other countries and united them under his banner, where did the pirates who destroyed the kingdom come from? In the modern age piracy is so rampant precisely because the World Government is so oppressive, that people seek liberation from it. And your parallels of the good kingdoms usurped by evil pirates doesn't seem to hold true either, as Dressrosa and Wano themselves have a history of oppression that predates their conquest by pirates. Even Shandora, purported as a close ally of the ancient kingdom, literally has it's capitol being an absurdly ostentatious city of gold, wherein they call their rulers gods. Wouldn't it make more sense if Joyboy was liberating people from under the control of the ancient kingdom? That he was a pirate, an outlaw like Luffy, instead of being some godly king? And that his failure to uphold his promises wasn't due to simply losing to a bunch of pirates, but rather because the pirate alliance he formed to liberate the world would ultimately become corrupt and simply replace the old tyrants as new tyrants? After all, Xebec and Blackbeard, inheritors of the will of D, did/do want to conquer the world, not just free it. If these people also represent the D clan, that can only mean that the D clan wasn't just some purely righteous group of liberators. This also aligns with the parallels of the Ancient Kingdom and Rome. Because Rome certainly wasn't some paradise of freedom, it was a conquering nation that subjugated everything in it's path to power.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

I personally believe the part where Joyboy liberates the existing corrupt oppressive kingdom (much like Donquixote kingdom pre WG). Maybe after his 'liberation', they leads these former slaves and further liberates other places. And as time went on, slowly but surely he becomes a 'thorn' on the side of the rest of other kingdoms. This sparks the 'alliance of 20 kings' whom later on become the Tenryuubito. Maybe because Nika is a powerful yet gullible king, he and his kingdom falls into many hoaxes and lies spread by the 20 kingdoms to spark hatred between the rest of the world and Nika/ Joyboy's kingdom. Maybe they spread rumors on how Nika is building Ancient Weapon made for destructions, while in reality he just made it purely for self-defence. After all, if you're the only one that's "different", it's a lot easier to antagonize you (especially when your kingdom filled with unique races, probably former slaves, that's mostly different than humans in general). After Joyboy's defeats, the 20 kingdoms banded together to make sure that something like Nika/ Joyboy never happens again (especially after Gorosei said that WG have been hunting Nika's df for centuries) Tho, i agree with the fallout of Joyboy's alliance

[@twiss9341]

Wow. Good job bro. This is amazing

[@st_king_jay]

Please keep making these kinda bangers!