Feel like I've come full circle by seeing my own content featured as part of the consistent injections of One Piece culture administered directly into my KZfaq feed, but here we are 😂 Thanks for the feature, Liam! And some great additions 👏

I would like to point out that, Xebec probably named his son to be the true “Dragon”, unlike those normies who named themselves celestial dragons, whom Xebec despised..

Oda said Luffy's mother isn't really important to the story. But I call bs, whenever authors say that a certain character isn't important, they might be lying.

I would like to talk about something that never gets mentioned regarding lineage. Roger had a kid on purpose to fulfill the role of heir apparent so that his journey would be a full circle. But this truly meant Ace was doomed from the start, we know that Momo inherited voice of all things ability from Oden but it was never confirmed that Ace had an inkling of having the voice. But this is where it gets a little crazy and I'm probably crazy for thinking this but it's Oda and logic is not part of the discussion, by prolonging Ace's birth Rouge could have unintentionally taken Ace out of the running. Which also makes the theory in this video a little crazy accurate, if Dragon is Xebecs son and Luffy's mother is Garps daughter Luffy basically has indirect connections to every major character in OP. But let me go even further- -Shanks went out of his way to keep Luffy alive (kind of fulfilling a Garp role to Roger) During Marineford Luffy gains Whitebeards respect nearly instantly...I can't stress enough how crazy that moment where WB dies he yells the one piece is real. As a former crew member of Xebec would realize that Luffy is his formers captains grandson and seeing the similarities Luffy had with Roger- that message was for Luffy. But what convinced me the most is when Luffy met Rayleigh- Rayleigh says "that straw hat of yours really fits a fearless man like yourself, I've been looking forward to meeting you Monkey D Luffy" Roger disbanded his crew in order to ensure he had multiple people he could trust that whoever presented themselves as the candidate to fulfill whatever prophecy that they found about would have help, but what set Luffy apart is when Usopp asked about the one piece- it almost convinced me that the prophecy says the one to fulfill it must find their own way.

I just want to add: If Garp really did adopt Xebec's son, then Roger KNEW about it. Remember, the two fought together against Xebec and his crew. That would add an extra dimension into Roger asking Garp to adopt Ace. Roger knew that Garp would've treated Ace well. Because Garp doesn't believe in the same "sins of the father" BS that the World Government does.

What I absolutely love about GLR is that he doesn‘t sell those theories as his own but gives much credit to the ones who came up with! Kudos to you and greetings from Austria!

Actually Dragon being Garps son is brought up quite a bit by the marines, especially by Sengoku, who talks about how problematic it is with dragon being Garps son.

I’m still waiting for Kaido to say “You remind me of that man” and mean Rocks. Everyone else compares him to Rodger, so it would be eye opening if Kaido said he was more like Xebec

I love to think that if Dragon is Garps son, Garps naming method was something like this: ”Dragons are cool.”

I just love that the main question on everyone’s lips is “Who is Rocks’ child?” and not “Does Rocks have a child?”

So let me get this straight, Luffy's Family now consists of: Sabo, Ace (Pirate King's son), Dragon (Most wanted criminal), Garp (Most Famous marine), Rocks (Most notorious Pirate). Bro if they were all alive, he could solo the whole verse

This theory actually pulls an interesting double duty of clarifying another scene in the series. When Rodger told Garp about his newborn son, and asked the old man to take care of him, this theory actually establishes that the reason Rodger knew Garp would do it was because *He'd done it before*! Garp spared the son of his worst enemy, and even adopted him to hide Dragon's true heritage, so Rodger knew that he would be able to ensure Garp did the same for Ace.

Dragon is more mysterious character than Shanks.

I’ve talked about this theory with some homies before, and I love the idea that Roger knew Garp would take Ace in because he had seen him do it years before with Dragon at God Valley

I like the idea of Rocks daughter being Luffy's mom. I would think that the government would have found her and killed her since she was Rocks' daughter and that's why Dragon was motivated to start the revolutionary army. Brings back the point that the government would want to kill Ace for being Rogers son 🤔

The theory that his mother might be Xebecs daughter would also make sense. Luffys mother might have been killed by the World Government because of her connection to Xebec, while Dragon was left alive as the son of Garp. This would explain why Dragon hates the World Government and founded the Revolutionary Army. And it would explain her absence from the story as she might have been killed right after Luffys birth. It would be a perfect tragic backstory for Dragon

"dragon who grew up as a son of rocks falls in love with an alligator and through mukuyoshi becomes a monkey" honestly, if I show this statement to any people who have never watched one piece, I will be deemed as an insane person

So if this is true then Luffy is the grandson of the greatest marine, and the worst pirate, son of the worst criminal and an alligator and sworn brother of the Pirate Kings son. Now let's just wait for someone to theorise family connections with luffy and the gorosei and it will be perfect

The thing that always confused me before this is why it's never brought up that the son of the hero of the marines is the world's most wanted criminal... which makes a lot more sense if Dragon isn't actually Garp's son.

Explains why Garp, after seeing Luffy using Conquerers in marineford said "as expected".

Dragon being a former celestial dragon would have the one piece community going crazy. I would be scared of the chaos that would ensue

Dragon being Xebecs son would be even more interesting if Shanks is also a son of Xebec (and Roger finding him on Gods valley). It adds a duality to both sons of Xebec being father(figures) of Luffy

And thus the theory seems to have been refuted in the latest chapter's flashback.

I think the reason that luffy being from Garp and Dragon's family works so well is because he's kind of against both of them. He doesn't agree with the marines or revolutionary army, he thinks everyone should be free

One piece silhouette theories will never convince me since we know just how inaccurate they can be. *cough* kaido, bigmom *cough*

That would mean Garp adopted Xebec's son and also adopted Roger's son. What a good guy.

Saying two D’s make a sun, has aged like fine wine.

Can’t wait to hear more about rocks. He’s giving me the same vibes as when I first saw Roger at his execution in the old episodes: mysterious, menacing, and cool as hell

Garp taking EVERY child of important persons, ace beeing gold rogers kid, dragon xebecs hoping they‘ll become strong marines

I heard that Luffy's mum is called Monkey D Eeznuts

"And then we have Luffy who is dragon's mother" BEST THEORY EVER.

I rewatched this one after 1044. The inherited 2 D's could make a Sun. I'm still holding on to the theory that the D, if it doesn't stand for something like devil or demon, is a smile :D

Something that adds to this in my mind is even though Luffy is a pirate Garp is constantly shown to be proud of him but we never see him talk positively about Dragon and never in a way were he's bragging about him. If Dragon is a son in law instead then this makes a lot more sense.

I think Shanks realized who exactly Luffy was when they first met and gave him the Straw Hat to help shape his destiny away from his 'fate'. And Shanks probably warned the Gorosei about whi Luffy is.

Futurama: ''I'm going to have so much amnesia when I grow up"

Ngl, when I saw Rocks one of my first thoughts was that he kinda looked like Dragon. So this theory makes a lot of sense to me. And taking Rocks' child under his wing isn't a crazy idea since Roger trusted Garp that he would do the right thing with Ace. Dragon always looked evil to me. So my guess is that when Garp took him in he already had his daughter and dragon was always down and angry looking or a rebel maybe... he had to be if he was raised by Rocks. But Luffy's mom made him change because she's like luffy, always smiling. Her light was brighter than the darkness in his heart. My second theory is that the story we were told might've been wrong or Garp told Dragon he had no choice but to fight and kill Rocks, the world government forced his hand. And that's why dragon fights against the world government, creating his own path leading to the goal he wants to achieve. As far as I know there isn't much knows about Rocks so who knows, Dragon might have the same powers Rocks had. And when they reveal Rocks' power that will be showcased. Also Dragon is nicknamed "world's worst criminal"... fitting title for the child of Rocks.

Very very convincing! Add to this Luffy's remarks when he saw Dragon for the very first time - "he looks nothing like me". This has been in front of us the entire time!! Very Oda-ish thing to do!

The forbidden variant of this theory: Dragon and Luffy's mom are both Garp's children

Another thing we can theorize is that luffy’s power was limited by Vegapunk, if you think about doesn’t he have a pretty small power for being the grandson of garp and xebec, maybe garp went to talk to vegapunk limitate the enormous power luffy had even as a child? And maybe in the future we could see him awakening is power?

This would offer some explanation as to why Roger asked Garp to look after Ace. He already knew he was looking after Xebec’s son. It would also explain why Dragon is trying to liberate countries as well, kind of atoning for his father’s sins. Let’s be honest though, we would all love another Monkey family scandal reveal. On another note, perhaps Garp publicly announcing Luffy’s dad was to further cement the illusion of Dragon not being Xebec’s son. Maybe this was his daughter’s will, to not only protect Luffy, but Dragon as well. This would help give understanding to Robin’s reaction after Garp revealing Dragon. Dragon being so mysterious and unknown, yet the WG knew nothing about him. Furthermore, what reason would Garp have to out his son’s identity unless there was some threat? That threat reared its ugly head when Big Mum and Kaido allied themselves together, and people were talking about the return of Rocks. This would make Garp one of One Piece’s most fascinating characters.

Really enjoyed this theory! Also, Xebec is the name of a mediterranean sailing ship and Drekar (dragon) refers to a viking ship. Luffy's actual paternal figure would arguably be Shanks, whose ship is... well, a Drekar and he himself has been linked to Norse mythology in more than one theory now. Adding my two cents here. Ps. Imagine a Monkey D. full family gathering... The Gorosei would have a collective heart attack.

Coupling this with the theory that Blackbeard is carrying Xebec's soul (or something) around would make this *especially* awkward. I guess Xebec's blood could have gotten into Luffy any number of ways, if we're going this route. Maybe Xebec had a daughter that Garp married, or perhaps Xebec had an especially attractive sister. Or Xebec implausibly IS Dragon and was being squirreled away with memory loss by Garp in some elaborate prank. One Piece!

I believe it. Id also like to point out that this theory relates to Luffy's belief in nakama. Despite no blood relation, family are those who you care deeply for. Probably something that he initially inherited from Garp.

This will be the greatest "I am your grandfather "moment

Fandom: *suggests theory* Oda: "Write that down! Write that down!"

This theory was dived quite nicely. Loved the two D coming to create a full moon. Although I would say this isn't a theory I heard for the first time. Dragon's & Xebec's similar appearances were brought on reddit i believe. But not so throughly. Great job Australian Liam & Australian Dawn

Honestly this is the most credible theory I've heard that has nothing but speculation to back it up. Like I would've never thought it but it presents no completely flawed focal point. Kudos, I'll be thinking about this for some time 😅

At the very least, we do know that Dragon grew up on Goa Island, Morgans confirmed this in Wholw Cake Island.

I can never forget Woopslap now thanks to the top 100.

I think the reason Luffy having everything going for him works so well is because he really couldn’t care less. Luffy might have this illustrious family history and the secretive Will of D, but he’s still so unapologetically himself and shrugs off his lineage because he only cares about the dreams he and his nakama have

It makes even more sense when u think about the end of enies lobby. Luffy didn’t even know he had a dad, what if that’s because garp only told luffy about his biological child alligator

5:16 I have never broken out laughing to my stomach ever since middle school... This makes me do that again.

This reminds me of when you yourself were greatly under the radar with a couple of thousand subscribers. I remember saying I look forward to you catching up to the big one piece youtubers and I just checked. Congratz on overtaking Tekking! You really blew up fast these last few months. Well earned!

It could also give Dragon a reason for forming the Revolutionary Army. His love, Ally D Gator being killed/enslaved/etc by the Celestial Dragons. Garp can’t/won’t do anything about it despite his pain, and Dragon takes his wife’s name out of memory as he sets out to enact his revenge.

This dude got Meatwad from ATHF on his side now. He's going to become king of the piratetubers without fail.

@2:39 “you’re just my kid’s kid” I was watching the Sub video of that episode when they were naming their ship and the subtitles says “you’re my Son’s son”. I read the original chapter 439 and it is the same as you have here. The color manga says “you’re the son my my child”

At this Point, I just want to know more about luffys mother. Oda sadly stated once, that he never thought deeply about the identity of luffys mother. She probably will get the same treatment aces mother got. Sorry about my poor english

GLR: "Hello, my name is Liam, or is it? I could be lying to you..." Me: "...and you choose... Liam, of your own will? Really?" 😁

9:27 Garp be like: "Your Dad was a Bad Dude-Guy but now! Welcome to the Family, Son-Husband!"

Garp literally says my kid's kid to luffy, which is almost the same as saying, "Son

I’ve thought about this Dragon theory before Rocks was revealed, he doesn’t look like Luffy nor Garp and it’s not unheard of for a man to inherit the wife’s name

Two details I noticed: 1) Roger being SO CERTAIN he would save and take in Ace makes SO DAMM SENSE if we consider that Roger likely knew about Rocks' child and how Garp took him in! 2) perhaps Dragon chose his revolutionary way instead of following piracy EXACTLY because he didn't want to straight up follow the path his biological father created while also trying to take down the WG? We have no idea when the Revolutionaries were formed, so perhaps that's linked as well with Roger's death? Also Hi, I've been subscribed for a while now but I never commented, love this channel!

I just saw a theory about Blackbeard that was super interesting that I personally haven’t heard before The theory is that Blackbeard has 2 brothers and he used his yami yami no mi to consume them which allows him to wield more than one fruit And that’s why there’s 3 skulls on his Jolly Roger Cool idea would love to see someone expound on it more

I feel like Garp not mentioning Dragon might have something to do with the fact that Dragon's the most wanted man in the world. Also, kid's kid is about as close to son as anything else. Semantics aside, I really don't see Oda just redoing the story with Ace for Dragon. Ain't no way.

As far as we know, the WG, old marines (especially Senkogu) knows the whole stuff about Xebec, so I doubt Garp could have gotten away with adopting his 13 years old son lol. Dragon is probably his legitimate son.

I heavily like the idea of both of Luffy's parent's having the fated "D", especially because it ties in with something I've been arguing against other fans about for a while, that Luffy is not "the" chosen one, but rather "a" chosen one. My defense of which being that actually, Roger and Ace were both also "chosen ones", they just failed due to various circumstances - Roger developing a terminal illness, and Ace developing a terminal hole. And how, many characters in the series that are aware of the more worldly secrets point out these blatant connections - such as Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Shanks. And now for a new theory I just thought up- The D clan is destined to fulfill two fundamental objectives. The first is that of the "Pirate King" route - getting the One Piece; the second is more akin to the "Revolutionary" route - actively undermining the Celestial Dragons as Xebec and Dragon have done. Both of these different, yet similar, paths ultimately combine to form the path which Joyboy may have followed. This also lends itself to Dragon being among the chosen, plays into the "Two Ds make a moon" speculation, and credits itself towards the subtle theme of multiple chosen ones and failed chosen ones that I believe exists in the series.

Oda drawing that strange tattoo in his face in 2004 thinking "I will make something up in the future"

Its possible that Dragons mom is Xebecs Daughter. We dont know how old Xebec is but it’s possible that he was in his 40-50s when Roger and Garp fought him in the god valley incident leaving plenty of time for an of age daughter of Xebec to meet with Garp by chance. How they meet? Idk... Happenstance?

"Understanding the struggle between your grandfathers can help you to better understand the battle within the D clan" - Uncle Teach to Luffy probably

This whole theory could tie directly into Dragons motivation for starting the Revolutionary Army. I really liked it.

Well… now we’ve got it, Garp has finally said dragon is his son. That being said I’ve always believed that to be the case, take Garps eyebrows and beard away away put a scar over his face and give him a different hair style and you’ve got dragon.

Fun Fact:Luffy's mom is Raleigh's sister. When buggy mentioned Raleigh is luffy's uncle in the anime.

Kuma knew that Luffy is Dragons son. At Thriller Bark, chapter 485 Kuma said "He's your son, afterall Dragon".

I think this actually puts more pieces in context than it causes more questions, which is what good theories should do. It answers questions about why Roger would have trusted Garp beyond an honorable rivalry in a way that doesn't just cause a bigger pile of questions that need answering. At least not for me.

I laughed so hard when u said a dragon from the rocks marries an alligator becoming a monkey LMAO.

Yes my dad walked in as I was pulling my hands up and he said "I don't wanna walk into the house and hear belts buckling up"

Luffy's Mom and Dad are the most mysterious characters.

When everything about Dragon gets revealed, the fan base will split like the sky

Holy crap dude.... I nearly died at that intro gag... your stuff is tooooooo damn funnnny

Shanks = aprentice at the Roger Pirates Kaido = aprentice at the Rocks Dragon = son of xebec Teach = some wierd Connection to xebec and possibly also child/children of xebec Luffys Mom = daughter of garp Ace = son of Roger

I think a series where the Main Character is the child of the Big Bad’s Janitor or something stupid would be fun

This is low-key mind-blowing. And makes me rethink relationship ties in the series completely. Like I didn't think about dragon being Garps son in law.... It's kinda f's me up.

A theory that I’m believing more and more is that Dragons WIFE, aka Luffys Mom, is Xebecs daughter. This is why she’s dead and seemingly unknown by everyone in the show, as the WG essentially erased Xebec and his family’s existence from non-ranking members of the Marines/WG. This also gives us insight as to WHY Dragon despises the WG the way he does, a heartbroken man yearning to avenge his fallen wife. Also adds why Dragon wasn’t immediately exterminated by the WG when he started the Revolution, as he is directly related to Garp, the Hero of the Marines, so they cut him some slack (initially). TL;DR: Luffys mom is Xebecs daughter.

I'm all about this, but what if we combine it with "Crocomom" theory and say that Dragon is the child of Rocks but not his son. Dragon is Rocks daughter and Luffy's mother and had Ivankov change her into a man. This could explain the lineage from both Rocks and Garp without the naming issues. What if after all these years wondering who Luffy's mother was, in actuality we never knew the identity of his father?

Maaaaan Garp being the maternal grandpa is something I've been telling my friends for years! I'm glad to hear someone agrees Clearly this Dawn person is of high intellegence

I do really love the idea of Luffy being the inheritor of Rocks' genetics and Blackbeard inheriting Rocks' will and them clashing over the One Piece

Ace was also like that in sleeping anytime but he is completely unrelated to monkey family

I have to say, through this revelation, perhaps Luffy having the name ROCKS denies someone of becoming the pirate king. Perhaps whatever Roger saw of the One Piece detailed how to free the world and how a person with the will of D can do it. Maybe it says something about ROCKS being denied like Roger was. This could be Luffy's FATE as described by whatever Roger potentially read. Blackbeard could perhaps have the requirements to use whatever the one piece holds. And beat Luffy out of becoming the pirate king. This would shatter Luffy's DREAM. So when Woop Slap says "His DREAM or his FATE" He's literally asking which is stronger. The potential FATE of Luffy's life. Or how strong he can overcome his fate to conquer his DREAM.

I really like that it actually fits perfectly with my own humble theory, which is that the reason for Dragon to abandon Luffy and wage war on WG, or tenryubito is that they killed Luffies mother, in this compilation, we have an excellent explenation on way she got killed: relation to Rocks son, and we get may 2 more reasons for name change, one honring his lover and two protecting Luffy from his accursed name

Dragon, being the son of Xebec, goes a long way to help justify his title as "Worlds Most wanted criminal."

I was thinking that jewellery Bonney s power would’ve been used against xebec and then he became younger or something but this theory still makes a lot of sense with the timeline

When the future King of Pirates first saw his father, I remember Luffy mentioning that Dragon doesn't look anything like him.

I have a theory about the "Will of D" Will is being inherited by one from another person (called the Testator) When the testator dies, they are called "decedent". Decedent is the giver of the Will, hence, the Will of Decedent. If you have the D in your name, you are fated to inherit the will of the dead. I would like to point these out... -Monkey D Dragon, present in Roger's execution, inherited his will. -Monkey D Luffy, present in Ace's execution/dying moments, inherited his will. -Trafalgar D Water Law, present in his family's murder, inherited their will. Also, present in Corazon's murder, inherited his will. -Ace given birth by his mother, Portgas D Rouge (dying), inherited her will. etc. The only questions are what is that specific (original/root of the) will? and Who are those decedents really?

Garp: "Luffy! You are Dragon's Mother... now jump into the fire and go out as a n aked beauty with silver hair" XDDDDD

My theory : Dragon is actually daughter of Garp. She had Ivankov transform her into him as to start with a new identity and project.

So when Garp and Roger teamed up to defeat Rocks, the fight was over and Garp found a child (Dragon) who he took in. He grew up, married Garps daughter and had Luffy? Making Luffy destined from the start to be the one to find One Piece.

I started giggling hard to the point of tears at the Female Croc and Dragon edits. Made my day :)

I love that in a world as vast and goofy as one piece, these seemingly obvious facts can get lost and its not until 500 chapters later we look back and realize these crazy connections

1:39 love the fact you actually went into subtitle it

What I think makes this theory invalied is that Buggy who was a member of the rodger pirates after learning that luffy is dragon's son and garp's grandson thinks that rayleigh might be his uncle. And how some people think that shanks was found by roger at god valley and the theory that shanks is actually Rock D. Xebec's son