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Eiichiro Oda’s magnum opusOne Piecestands asa monumental figure in the anime and manga industry for featuring a rich and captivating story with vibrant characterswitha mysterious past.Oda-Sensei’s world hasbeen ravagedby pirates on the hunt for the legendary treasurewhichhappens to bethe same name as the show.It has been 27 years since the first chapter of the Shonen serieswhichwas publishedin 1997, none has managed to find it.
Even though none of the pirates could come close to finding the overzealous treasure, a number of fan theories have surfaced regarding the ultimate treasure or the series’ plot and its character. Thisone fan theory for Oda-Sensei’s Shonen series follows how Monkey D. Luffy’s father was the former Admiral Shiroryu.
One PieceFan Believes Eiichiro Oda Used Chinese Mythology To Hide Monkey D. Dragon’s Past
Eiichiro Oda’sexpansive world-building and complex character writing withinOne Pieceserve as the ground for countless speculations. The mangaka has often foreshadowed and given subtle hints that fuel these theories about the future plot, character development, andeventheir backgrounds!
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As a result, these clues encourage fans to take a closer look into the series and look out for hidden meanings and connections, giving a sense of direction aboutthetrue motives or identitiesof certain characters.This timeGobee129, an ardentOne Piecefanhas come up with a theory that Oda-san has used a Chinese mythology in his series to hide Monkey D. Dragon’s past.
As per the fan, in Chinesemythologythere used to be4seas: North, South, East, and West. These 4 seas were represented by four different colors, that is yellow, blue, white, and red. However, these four colors were also represented by 4 animals which happened to be a monkey, a bird, a dragon, and a dog.
The North Sea would have a yellow monkey, which screams Admiral Kizaru, the South Sea with a blue bird stating Admiral Aokiji, andthe West Sea with a red dog meaning Admiral Akianu. This leaves the East Sea with Admiral White Dragon aka Shiroryu.
This theory is supported because a similar myth states how a king had 4 loyal followers, which happened to be a bird, a monkey, a dog, and a pheasant. One day, the bird learns that the king is corrupt and evil, so he decides to stop following him and leave his side, but before the bird leaves, it warns the other 3 followers about the king’s real nature.
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However, the dog was too loyal to abandon his kind, the monkey was a dimwit to understand the weight of the situation, and the pheasant was too lazy to do something. Now, if we compare the myth withEiichiro Oda’sOne Piece, these two ideas resemble a lot. The colors, animals, and their attitudes.
How Does The Fan Theory About Monkey D. Dragon Come to Life?
The fan compares the myths with Oda-Sensei’s Navy Admirals comparing their actions and traits which resemble immensely. They ardently believe that Akainu’s unwavering loyalty to the Navy and his ultimate sense of justice make him the dog, Kizaru wearing yellow and acting goofy makes him the monkey, and Aokiji’s dress code with his lazy tendency makes him the pheasant.
This leaves White Dragon as the bird, who saw the king’s real nature and left his side. Since he left the navy, he used the alias of Monkey D. Dragon, who now is the leader of the revolutionary army to overthrow the World Government and the Navy.Moreover, Dragon was the son of Monkey D. Garp, the Hero of the Navy, who wanted Luffy, Ace, and Sabo to join the Navy.
If we take that into consideration, it can be believed that Garp wanted the same for his son as well. Hence, it can be believed that the former Admiral Shiroryu was Dragon who joined the Navy initially, but left their side once he learned the real intentions of the World Government.
Furthermore, the Navy learned about this and put a huge bounty on his head because he deserted his position andformed the Revolutionaries, who wanted to change the world, and the system making the world a better place for everyone to live in.
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Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
