Are there any interesting theories regarding how One Piece will end?

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Well my interest in fan theories is peaked ever since I got into Game of Thrones and especially how fun and increadible the theories ended up being fact. Especially how the show might end.

So now I wish to ask about any theories of another show I am into, One Piece.

Now first off I have never watched EVERY single episode of One Piece. But I did watch what is deemed the very important and popular sagas. And I have caught up with the last with Luffy fighting Don Flamingo.

But the series is still big to me so what I like to ask is any theories of how the show might end and they finally get to "One Piece" like did the show offer any hints?

 

[sanquin]

I don't think there are any hints for that far ahead. Though to be honest, I think we can all know how it ends. Luffy becomes the pirate king, there's probably an epilogue of them meeting people from their journey again, Luffy will probably have a child with Boa Hancock without marrying her, etc.

But that's not what the show is about. While there is a clear goal they're working towards, it's the journey that matters. The adventures they have while sailing the seas. It's woven into the entire anime really. Instead of a story focusing on their search for the One Piece, the story gets side-tracked at pretty much every island they go to. Luffy specifically doesn't want to get any information handed to him, he wants to go to places and find out for himself.

So in my opinion, better questions are: How will Luffy deal with big mom? Will there be more crew members after Jimbe or is this it? How will him meeting Shanks again go? How will he deal with- or what will happen to Teach? Will Luffy and Toby possibly have a similar relationship to Luffy's grandfather and Roger? What will be the next crazy/awesome/weird island be that they go to? And what will happen there? Etc.

 

[FalloutJack]

One Piece will end? I don't watch or read it, so I really haven't been paying any attention, but...it's been going on for longer than Bleach or Naruto, right?

 

[Kitsune Hunter]

Well I wouldn't call this a theory, but just something I had been thinking about for awhile, although it's not about the One Piece, but the actual ending. I think that it would end with Luffy dying the same way as Gol D. Roger. We know that Roger wasn't captured by the Marines, but after contracting some unknown terminal disease decided to just hand himself in which then of course kick started the entire series of events of the series. I just think Oda has been setting up comparisons between Luffy and Roger as Roger looked similar to Luffy when he was young, he wore the straw hat and both for some reason can hear the voices of the Sea Monsters back in Fishman Island. Also in terms of Roger's disease, Luffy, through his constant use of Gear 2nd and 3rd pre-timeskip and after enduring Ivankov's surgery to get rid of Magellan's poison, has reduced his life span a considerable amount. So maybe after achieving his dream and his health gets the better of him, he ends his life the same way that Roger did. Now, yes, the whole taking years of the hero's life is a clich?, but I doubt Oda would just leave it like that, considering how he likes to include little things that don't seem important at first, but later on will link up with something important. I mean look at Sanji's wanted poster for example, at first it was just a recurring joke about Sanji having a bad drawing for his wanted poster, but after getting an actual photo after Dressrosa, it kick-starts to the current arc with Big Mom and Sanji's family. It's just something to think about, plus it would be poetic in a way, it starts with the King of Pirates being executed and it ends with the next Pirate King being killed the same way.

 

[Chaos Isaac]

There's a huge theory between like... a bunch of One Piece fans I know, is that the entire story is basically Usopp telling a story to someone.

 

[DefunctTheory]

I guess that depends on what tropes are popular 170 years from now.

 

[happyninja42]

The main character, having become the King of Pirates, takes his fleet across the land, searching for the MonkeyGuffin of Stupid Power Leveling. Because after reaching his maximum power level, and maximum fleet size, they introduce some space fleet that has an even BIGGER power level than his level. So he travels the globe, seeking out fighting techniques that will let him stretch his limbs into orbit, and also set them on fire, while guitar playing cherubs fly around his arms, making hip thrusting motions while they play J-Pop tunes.

Upon pulling himself into orbit by his ridiculously elastic arms, he will come face to face with the Space King of Space Pirates, and learn that it's actually his mother, who is really his great granddaughter, because at some point in the future, he will get punched by a guy so hard, that he gets sent back in time, and gives birth to his own bloodline. Their rampant incestuous birth defects are what give rise to his elastic limb combat style, thereby completing the circle. She tries to marry him because the only reason she tried to kill earth was to show him that she loved him, and violence is the best aphrodisiac.

The main character refuses her love, because he's in love with a Manic Pixie Dream Girl Tsundere, who has secretly made an altar to him with scraped together bits of his blood from previous fights. Having already bound his penis and soul to her through blood magic, he fights and kills his Space Pirate King Mom, and then uses her body to bring back to life his best friend, who died from an unfortunate banana boat accident, involving a poodle and a ukulele (don't worry, the poodle is fine).

They then take control of the Space Pirate Fleet, because he learned that there is an EVEN BIGGER POWER LEVEL person out there that he has to fight, to become Galaxy King of Pirates. Sadly, this precise series of events is actually an ancient ritual to awaken the Old Ones, set in place by the cult that raised the Pixie Dream Girl Tsundere, and in doing so, they trigger the apocalyptic events that end all life in the Universe.

Roll Credits.


That interesting enough for you?

 

[sanquin]

--Snip--

Yea, I thought of that too. It's certainly a huge possibility. I hope it doesn't end that way though. I'd like it to end with Luffy obtaining the one piece, and then an epilogue of them visiting all the friends they made on the way again before it ending once Luffy reaches his home town again for their final visit.

What I'm also interested in is this great war that has been hinted at quite a bit by now. (SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP WITH THE MANGA.) Luffy basically has his own armada now, made up of very powerful captains and their crew. There is no way that that won't be used for some huge climactic battle. Possibly against the entire marine force, staking how the world will move on afterwards on the result. It's also likely that at least one or two of the legendary weapons will come into play at that point.

I think it will be another 5~10 years before we get there though. I'd say about 2/3 of the potential plot has been gone through so far. The shorter pre-grand line arcs, the first part of the grand line, the marine vs whitebeard war + the time skip and fishman island, and now they're in basically the last part of the sea before they would find the one piece. Considering how long it took to get to this point, and that they probably don't want the gold mine that is the one piece franchise to stop, it'll be at least another 5 before we get there.

It's also noteworthy that Luffy is based off of Sun Wukong the monkey king of Chinese mythology. From his name, to his fighting style, to even his 4th gear. His name is obvious. His fighting style involves huge strength, unconventional fighting moves and stretching, and Sun Wukong has huge strength, uses unconventional fighting moves and has a staff that can stretch. And Luffy's 4th gear resembles a gorilla. Luffy isn't supposed to be Sun Wukong, but he was inspired by him.

 

[EyeReaper]

I think we all know that there won't be any real treasure on Raftel. THere's going to be like, a picture book and half a bottle of Sake. And then everyone will be like "The real treasure of Gold Roger... was his friends!"

And like, maybe one of the crew will die. Probably Sanji. My bet is totally on Sanji.

 

[Mangod]

One Piece will end? I don't watch or read it, so I really haven't been paying any attention, but...it's been going on for longer than Bleach or Naruto, right?

It will end, eventually, as must all stories not named Days of Our Lives [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives]. But soon, as in "the end of One Piece has been announced"? Nope. Not even on the horizon.

As for the OP, I'm betting on the "D" and the "Will of D" being related to the Sea Devil; the fact that the Celestial Dragons are scared shirtless of the "D" just makes it more fitting.

 

[Ryallen]

I'd say that the One Piece is the source of the Devil Fruits, which the Navy fought a war over for 100 years, thus the missing years from history. Also the D stands for Demon, since Dragon and Demon and yadda yadda.

 

[Raddra]

There are many, one so good that I think its on the mark.. lemme see if I can find it for you.

Here it is.

http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=38205

[edit] Found a better version without broken links:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-793347/theory-one-piece-revealed

 

[RaikuFA]

I'd say One Piece is the Rio Poneglyph. It'll contain the story of how the Dragons massacred a influential and peace making race during the lost century

 

[09philj]

It turns out the name "One Piece" is far more literal than anyone had considered and everyone realises the terrible destruction wrought over a single gold coin.

 

[Scarim Coral]

This is the way I see how One Piece could end-

We all know it will take place on Raftel which I can bet there will be MANY revelation on that island!

Luffy would literally become Gol D Roger. Don't forget Ivanko lethal injection saved Luffy life from Megella posion. What I'm getting at is that Luffy will subcome to his now ill health (the injection did shorten his life) when he become the Priate King.

This in turn means Luffy will have "one last ride" with his crew to sail the Grand Line again.

That will be an epilogue allowing the crew to visit the islands again and aswell revisiting those characters.

Don't forget Luffy isn't the only one with a dream! I can guess some of the crew will achieved their dream before or after Luffy departure like I betting Zoro will fight Mihawk one last time on Raflel and Brook will be reunited with Laboom and etc.

 

[SupahEwok]

The One Piece turns out to be in two pieces.

 

[Jute88]

I predict that Luffy will die in the end, inspiring a new generation of pirates. Let's just hope that Oda's health doesn't go downhill.

I'd say that the One Piece is the source of the Devil Fruits, which the Navy fought a war over for 100 years, thus the missing years from history. Also the D stands for Demon, since Dragon and Demon and yadda yadda.

How? If One Piece is supposed to be in Raftel, where no one has been able to go except Roger and his crew, how are DFs all around the world? Also, Brook is from a time before the Pirate King even existed and he had a DF already.

The Void Century is most probably Government's way of trying to hide some holocaust-level of evil their creators did.

 

[circularlogic88]

The One Piece is a one piece swimsuit.

 

[Ryallen]

I predict that Luffy will die in the end, inspiring a new generation of pirates. Let's just hope that Oda's health doesn't go downhill.

I'd say that the One Piece is the source of the Devil Fruits, which the Navy fought a war over for 100 years, thus the missing years from history. Also the D stands for Demon, since Dragon and Demon and yadda yadda.

How? If One Piece is supposed to be in Raftel, where no one has been able to go except Roger and his crew, how are DFs all around the world? Also, Brook is from a time before the Pirate King even existed and he had a DF already.

The Void Century is most probably Government's way of trying to hide some holocaust-level of evil their creators did.

I dunno. Trade? It's not a foreign concept for someone to bring something from one part of the world to another. That's why America got horses. Also, Brook isn't over 100. He's in his mid 80s. I'm fairly certain that he would have been alive.