Vikings specifically refers to a class of people from scandanavia, during a period of European plundering that starts with the raid on Lindisfarne. Please do not use it as a catch all to refer to the Germanic tribes on the borders of the Roman empire. Also Anglo-Saxons weren't a thing at this point. It was the Angles Saxons and Jutes.
I'm Jamaican. We have a rich history of piracy, as Port Royal was a pirate haven in our past. Henry Morgan was actually a governor of Jamaica at one point, appointed by the British. In school, they were taught to us as Buccaneers. The word "pirate" was used surprisingly little
@@CarlieGuss I see what you mean. What is more interesting is that One Piece is really looking like a carbon copy of the Hispanic Empire: 1) The "Void Century" is based on the Black Legend. 2) The "Ancient Kingdom" is based on the Hispanic Empire. 3) The "D." is based on the Hispanic D. that goes in the front of the first name. 4) The "World Government" is based on the Anglo-Saxons. 5) The "genocide-hunting game" is based on Anglo-Saxons killing native peoples around the world.
@IndigenistVoices yes indeed. Many other parallels too. The Egyptians have some void history as well, as with many civilizations that purposely omit parts of their history they don't like
Already knowing history and reading one piece is what made me love it so much (especially alternative/hidden history) it has references to everything sometimes I wonder how oda has time to research and learn about the real world and history while also dropping a chapter every week .
Much like how "history doesn't repeat it rhymes" storys don't depict reality but they do reflect it. This definitely changed how I see One Piece keep up the good work JB 😁
Terrain and weather played a big part of why romans struggled with the tribes so much, apart from them being "feral" af. Most of the battlefields were thick forests and swampy wetlands.
This was a super good theory and definitely resonated with me. Like you, i also am in the process of creating my own story. Im still ironing out a lot of the world and story, but a lot of the inspiration for my world comes from rome's conflicts with the germanic tribes, and the name of my protagonist's ancestor is actually a play on Odoacer, so i got super dialed in to this one when you dropped his name. Super cool historic figure and its cool to think that oda was also a fan of him when he was drawing up his story
I like this line of thinking and it’s one of the best theories that feels a lot like what Oda has been setting up … the buccaneers were created to be soldiers but they desired freedom and rebelled… so they commissioned vegapunk to create mindless soulless versions in the pacifists… and then later they were killed and hunted down due to the “sins of their fathers”
Men the environmental disasters Ragnarok, make so much sense with the devil fruit awakenings of blackbeards earthquake, akainus magma, aokiji ice fruits and much more when they all collide
One piece is a direct parallel to real life from the world government to the elites to all the biblical prophecies it should be obvious to everyone by now. They do the same in a lot of Hollywood movies too
i love how you stated that they ( AUGUSTUS AND CEASAR) invented a different word to get around the fear of having a "King" in their society. this statement alone has so many parallels to the real world and why i love one piece so much because it really is a fantasy of freedom and liberation of government that wants to control its people with propaganda FEAR.
One Piece is a manga that offers a profound critique of the United States and its imperialist policies. I believe that many readers from the developed “west” fail to notice this because it would challenge their worldview and make them question their own role in global affairs in a "are we the baddies?" moment. The resemblance between the World Government flag and the NATO flag is not a coincidence, but a deliberate choice by the author.
No lie I'm impressed by the depths of your knowledge. This is very well done. Some of the highest quality one piece stuff on the platform. Seriously man. Well done. Please keep it up. I loved that you used one piece to give us a class on history 😂😂😂😂
Some fun thoughts I've had that in no way oppose your theory - Elbaf backwards is Fable, defined as a legendary story of supernatural happenings, but also a narration intended to enforce a useful truth. - The five elders are named after planets, but the planets are named after roman gods.
JoyBoy over here cooking with the theory vids 🔥🔥🔥 Very interesting history as well! And as far as a flooding, the fact that the sea level has just gone up by a meter… an ominous portent of things to come 👌
There really are a number of large historical events in separate eras that have a telling association in support of your musings within this hypothesis: the "Picts" and the Holy Roman Catholic expansionism building Hadrian's Wall (another RedLine/Calm Belt scenario) because they had a bad time trying to conquer them, nor could they convert the less educated Picts from what they saw as Animalistic tendencies and Paganism. These troubles continued into the future when the Norse settled down the Picts (and other Celtic/Gaelic/Irish etc) and married many Clans together which did result in what then became Scotland. Side-note: The threads of Nobility amidst feudalism/tribalism, the Pagan ritualistic polytheism that was shared by the Vikings who were in truth, comprised of a far higher amount of "Raiders" rather than piracy continued having non-Christian and especially, anti Roman-Catholicism religions (the Irish in the south-with the 'help' of Saxons) became 'Irish Catholics' while those in the far north persisted in their theologism. Catholic worship was resisted even through until a few centuries ago when North America became a salvation causing emigration en masse. Christianity had finally found a foothold in the far north and the Highlands, but as for Catholicism, not so much. Protestant Sects of Christianity like the Presbyterians and Lutherans had held fast that they need not pay tithing, nor need worship within pre-ordained 'Holy Houses'/Abbeys/Churches etc., as they held fast to the belief in their personal relationship with Nika, I mean JoyBoy, I mean... Christ. This period of the far north of what is now part of "Great Britain"/The "UK", with the Clans, Family Rite, Noble Nepotism, and many families/clans making treaties and/or making enemies of each other, all while the Roman Church and England, or the Normans between them even, is so amazingly paralelled by the era of Feudal Japan and "The Warring States". My wife is Japanese and I am Scots. We are constantly finding historical similarities of how the people and the lands functioned, oftentimes even during the same centuries. Child emperors/kings/queens etc., who would be married off to Nobles before even turning 13 years in order to form bonds of "kith and kin"; resisting the will of outsiders whom had intentions of meddling with status quo. Knights and Mercenaries protecting nobility either by rite of blood or else hired with gifts of land and then being married into said family/clan, just as it was with the relationships of Samurai to Daimyo, Shogun, and/or Emperor. When stripped down to its bare naked bones, Scottish Highlander Clans and Feudal Era Japan, it's quite difficult to find substantive differences between the two; Pagan and Shinto belief systems are yet another happenstance that is shared. Having said all of that, if one shifts their gaze to the Pre-Columbian Americas and the indigenous "Native Americans", you'll yet find another case of the same themes, beliefs, practices occurring prior to any outside influences from Expansionist Kings, or Colonialism/Imperialism forcing the ways of outsiders upon a people who were yet again presumed to be uneducated savages, with a ritualist "nonsense religion" and animalistic tendencies and practices. I feel that Oda is reflecting the History of the cycles of the entire WORLD within MULTIPLE Major Historical Eras, rather than just the Holy Roman Empire's failure to quell Visigoths, Vikings, etc., and the eventual Fall of Rome. Rome fell many times, just as so many other Empires that sought power beyond which they had any rightful claim.
I can highly recommend Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: The Celtic Holocaust. It is an epic account where much is discussed that has some relationship to the topics in this episode! Great work JB!!!❤
Of course Oda knows his European history. I’ve never heard of a person as into history in general as he is. He’s probably one of the most knowledgeable historians around and he’s a god damn mangaka 💀
As you know, inspiration can come from anywhere, including real life. As for Joyboy being a Buccaneer was the exact thought I had when I reread the chapter (something I now do)
JB: great video, I didn't see that coming. Where do you dig this stuff up from. Oda has to be a lover of history. What are your thoughts on Bonnie being a possible clone?
Well... I wouldn't be surprised because there almost always parallel in the story to the story plus connections to real life history and things of topic today.
bro listening to you say κυκλος so perfectly is amazing. And how you incorporate true facts from our ancient history and science. FUCKIN LOVE IT. Salute from a Hellene brother if you are ever here, you have a friend
Great video Joyboy! On the topic of Elbaf. What if, during Elbaf Loki fall in love with Nami. I have not heard nobody talk about that even tho it a high probability that it might happen. He may even challenge straw hats to in Davy back/Boa Challenge for her. with the Challenger being Usopp winning and gaining the respect of the giants, but Loki still want to marry Nami, so dip off with Nami to marry her. Right at the moment Loki try marry Nami. Lola pop up making it the first time they seen each other in years. that would be hilarious.
Then, when Loki and Lola are talking it out, The Big Mom pirates invade Elbaf to rescue Pudding. Why is Pudding on Elbaf? Because Sanji recue Pudding from Blackbeard ship during Egghead. I can write Oda type story.
I’m getting a history lesson and a one piece theory at the Same time🤣 nah but fr tho this shits mad impressive and intriguing. This vid easily made you my favorite “one piece RUclipsr” one love brother 🙏
Oda definitely hints at real life but being too direct does lead to consequences like in one piece & real life. The latest chapter of the rich hunting people isn't even a theory but a fact.
@@cjcRacingindeed. Nika is Jehovah, Joy Boy is Jesus Christ. 1(Father/Aseity) times 1(Son/Avatara) is 1(Spirit/Aura). Imu is Lucifer, Celestial Dragons are Illuminati bloodlines. World Government is New World Order. Marines is NATO and Space Force. Ciphor Pol is CIA. Giants and other races are Nephilim . Peacemain Pirates are Christians and Morganeer Pirates are other religions and atheists. Laugh Tale is Zion. One Piece is Devil Fruits, aka the Holy Fruits in Heaven with supernatural powers you can obtain like adam and eve (they unfortunately ate the wrong fruit); and other treasures of Paradise
I take the crown jewel of Beehive Island at face value and this jewel was foreshadowed with the Dynastones from Film Z and this jewel is a reference to the Manju or Tide Jewel of Japanese myth which has the power to control the tides and therefore be able to get rid of the Red Line. I believe this jewel also caused the flooding in the past.
I think there's gonna be a plot twist and one of our characters who's last names we don't know yet like Nami, Usopp, Brook, Sabo, Koby, Buggy, etc. I think one of them is gonna be a Nerona but also a D. Buggys is related to Rocks. And Usopp/Yassop are related to Blackbeard, Brook, or Aokiji.
Leaving this here for you JB idk if you have heard it yet. Buggy is the crown jewel of hachinosu because its the clown jewel of hachinosu, Oda is playing with the Ls and Rs again like he did with Laugh Tale.
I have to say, Sugar’s Fruit erasing memories is not a strange power for it to have. Hard to play with your toys if everyone thinks they are people. Her Fruit just has all the powers to make people the perfect toys and only children play with toys so she is forever a child.
all the powers in combination are very unusual It would be like saying that Kidds fruit should make him incredibly likeable, a magnetic personality so to speak, because of his powers. Sure that makes sense, but Oda rarely creates fruits in these ways, especially regular paramecia
A repeating premise is that 'you cannot have complete obedience on beings and every being has a will', examples are shark mecha and Boa clone, so it might be that these order chips prove dysfunctional and Original Kuma acquires command over all Pacifista or sets them free.
the emperor of Rome Nero was the fifth, he had his mother executed, he was accused of having started the fire of Rome in 64 AD, and when his personal guard rebelled, he committed suicide in 68, the year after 69 It is known in history as "the year of the four emperors" because four people competed for the throne of Rome. I’m italian and his name is “Nerone”. Go search is Wikipedia Page if you want More details
I do agree that there's some parallels with rome but I think there's also a massive parallel to current day geopolitics in one piece. Just as it's arcs have messages for very real current day issues so too it's geopolitics are a mirror of our world. Think of mariegeosie, a nation that militarily and economically rules the rest, made of the elites of the most powerful nations around the world that colonized and settled the grand line, eradicating the indigenous population in the process. there are some other extremely obvious parallels (like the world government flag looking like that of nato) and others that are subtle (the entire OP world is a product of the process of manufactured consent that's in turn a product of layers of exploitation and interests)
With all the information / facts we know, in support of Joyboy being a Buccaneer I think we caught a glimpse of what he could’ve looked like, during the Luffy vs Kaido fight when Luffy puffs his chest out and becomes all brolic & Upper body dominant
There's a lot of scenes, characters and places in One piece that happens in real life. Even the conspiracy theories is in it. But my favorite one is the library of Alexandria and Library of Ohara .
Seems like One Piece took inspiration from a lot of different myths from a lot of different cultures. But still the way it’s used to tell the story is pretty creative.
A simultaneous eruption of a bunch of volcanos could explain the creation of the redline rember film z i know its not canon but there was a thing about a row of valcanos erupting simultaneously could be one of those things that do crossover into Canon
Imu is little bit similar to Aku the demon from The Samurai Jack in terms of representation so far ..ability to shapeshift or shadow related I think somethings can be inspired
Birka is a real/legendary viking city. A place destroyed/ragnarok cycle, by the enel/thor figure, and who has a member urouge/loki like figure but good while thor is evil. Urouge's pillar in his giant form looks like a handle to a weapon/ hammer/mjolnyor, who knows the head of the hammer could be the last road poneglyph/indestructible. I believe it to be Asgard/Birka at the top of the adam tree/grandline/yddrasil, in elbaf/Jotenheim/giant land, up in the sky like skypiea/alfheim (light elves/angels/skypieans), greenbit/nidvaleer/dwarves, though they came from somewhere else maybe svartlheim/redline(maybe made green by dwarves emerald city), home of the dark elves/darkskinned white haired elves/fallen angels. Thiller bark/helheim/home of dead, nfeilheim/ice continent, paradise/midgard, vanaheim had the norse sea god sent as a trade an they are known as magic users which seem like fishmen island water/magic/fishman karate/jujutsu/merman combat
let not forget about how the real world seemed up open in the 1800s up dramatically once the navy got its first foot hold into the seas. viking yeah, pirates yeah, but the navy marines became an established source of dominance irl and i feel like oda would also take references from that.
Even the bible is a remake of old myths. What we praise is his artwork, pace, character development, humor. If you don't think that's genius kudos to you but like T . Roosevelt said ''it is not the critics who counts'', Peace and love!
Fun theory, I always enjoyed the idea of the world government being likened to the British or Roman empires. Really excited to eventually see how complex the void century dynamic was.
the will of D is actually inspired by a spanish pirate who left a treasure map in a book mapped by a D. His tomb also has a winking skull engraved in it.
536 A.D was the result of the Krakatoa volcano most likely in my opinion, that volcano before it blew in the late 1800s used to be huge also it has the record for the loudest sound on earth from it's 1800s eruption. The very fine ash is thrown into the upper atmosphere and would stay there for years. I heard that the ash covering Africa lowered the temperature resulting in flees for some reason becoming more hungry and biting everything and that same period the ivory trade was in progress from Africa to Europe thereby brining the black plague.
I keep saying Nero was known to disguise himself to go amongst commoners and party and Joy Boy likes to have loads of fun and Imu is keeping a straw hat locked away. It’s entirely possible that Imu was Joy Boy but only the tiltle of Joy Boy is remembered, because like Luffy, Imu did not want to be known.
I think in terms of JoyBoy being within the history of Rome, I’d relate him more to Vercingetorix. A Gall leader who managed to link all the tribes and nearly succeeded in fully defeating Julius Cesar. Obviously there’s a lot to get into when talking about history, but Dan Carlin has an episode called the “Celtic Holocaust” that’s really good pertaining to this specific video.
One Addition to the Video towoards the use of the Word Barbarians: In Latin IT basically just meens foreign. And in Germany at History class (at least at my school) they teach you, that Barbarossa refers to his Red beard.
You really should include the story of Rogelio Roxas and Yamashitas gold. I am really baffled no one ever talks about this and the link to Gold Roger and the biggest tresher no one found till today.
Love the video and the proposals, but I do onder who the artist for the picture of the viking-esque town is that is shown at 7:20 ? Or the one at 13:20 ?I'd like to see more of their art. Also regarding the thorn in the romans rear, I wonder if Oda has watched Asterix at some point and got influenced by it? That's just a weird thought crossing my mind when super tired though.
I love that Ancient Rome and the Germanic tribes are parallelled with the Celestial Dragons and the Ancient Kingdom. The comics Asterix and Obelisk comes to mind when thinking about Rome and the Germanic and Luffy remind me alot of Asterix which could have been an inspiration to Oda. Could the winged helmet of Asterix be a small hint to the One Piece treasure? Great videos as always 😄
Asterix is a french cartoon. The french wouldn't make germans/germanic tribes the hero protagonists in their stories. 0% chance. Also french as a language is part of the latin/romanic based languages. They're gallics. Gallics are more west and germanic tribes more north east.
Hey OP, Asterix was the story of the Arvernians and Vercingetorix told in a loose way. Don't you dare suggest its link to true history - I met someone who stalked me during History of the Church classes making Asterix references in a giggly voice to gain my attention, which was all levels of incorrect, obnoxious and i9₪¤Гa₪t. Geriatrix always mentions the battles of Alesia (defeat) and Gergovia (triumph) against the Romans,, which were fought by Gallic tribes under the Arvernians leadership. They were not erased by the Romans but absorbed. And there are three Galias, with Germanic elements but mostly Celtic. They formed alliances with CELTIC tribes like the Ligures in Massilia. They REPELLED Germanic tribes like the Suebi and did NOT ally with them at any point before Romanization. The best parallel I see is that out of the four most powerful Gallic tribes, three called for Rome's help to defeat the Arvernians, but again... Naming Asterix in a history context is like saying I can't believe it's not butter is butter because it's in its name. Even Goscinny and Uderzo said they were aiming for historical reference to satirize the twentieth century without going through heavy censorship. End of story. There is a lot of oral and written history left of the three Gallias. We can piece together most of it, save for the location of Alesia (shrouded in shame by the Gauls, and not pinpointed exactly by Caesar) We are not yet addressing the Franks, JB, Asterix happened in the time of the Gauls. Their downfall moved the Franks into the vacant power space long after Caesar and into the power vacuum of the falling Roman Empire. And the Franks were a GERMANIC tribe, invading the Gauls' former territory through the extension of the Rhine. I cannot believe I am writing this at 6 am while travelling to Geneva, land of another Celtic tribe (the Helvetii), but addressing misconceptions is in my DNA and here we are 🤷♀️
Nika is Mercury as in the Roman equivalent of Hermes which actually ties to the whole Pan Dionysian mystery religion stuff which is technically an unsolved mystery because a lot of it falls into Forbidden Archaeology like real giants, may specifically include Loki and Mercury who technically shouldn't exist and a lot of the stuff referenced in story. It's solvable can't say I have a better answer past that than Raleigh's at the Shakey's. Minor note Devil Fruits are Egregores at least close enough to be the most probable inspiration.
That's not to say it doesn't also tie to Jesus just it's actually as complicated as the real thing or at least about as close as possible. But yeah weirdly Loki and Mercury while they have similar mythological figures, those two specifically are complicated because they don't really fit the simple narrative we want them to. And may not have even existed in their pantheons prior hierarchy. They don't seem to have.
You should check the Celtic history and mythology, Thuata De Dannan, a tribe of super beings the rightful king of their tribes name is "Lugh of the Long arm", he is known to own a spear and a slingshot, he even takes the reigns of kingship from Nuada who is swordman with one arm..
You might be on to something. I am rewatching the anime, watching the Drum Kingdom arc. This arc seems to support what you’ve posited in this theory. Refer to chapter 151/epsiode 89.
I’d love to point out that the Nero character assassination is actively being repeated today but the comments section isn’t ready for that conversation.
I think the World Government killed off the Red Nose tribe who Rocks was a part of. Just like Garp took in Ace because he didn't believe Ace deserved to die just for being related to Roger, Roger took in Buggy because he didn't believe he deserved to die just for being related to Rocks.
Joy boy, there was a pirate kindom in North Africa, whose général where named the Deys, its was a multi racial kindom but the rulling class was mostly African called the "moors". This kindom was destroyed by France and the USA 200 years ago. Take a look at this and you will find crazy connections to one pièce story. Its was called the barbarie coast. The link with Rome, is that this kingdom (sultabate) was in the exact same region as the Cartagenian civilisation, the great ennemi of Rome. Also a great sea fearing African civilisation. I think this where the insparation for the ancient can be found. In the great pirate Era in our World, there where African pirates, and corsair in all seas and the european destroyed them all 😮. This is the story of one piece.
yeah you are correct the barbarie coast is currently Algeria and Morocco especially algeria since they dominated the sea for almost 300 years with piracy ofc.
Hope you guys enjoyed this one, sat on it for awhile to figure out how best to express it 😅😂
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What about Amaru ?
The whole video was littered with black legends against the Roman Empire TwT
I most definitely enjoyed it.
Vikings specifically refers to a class of people from scandanavia, during a period of European plundering that starts with the raid on Lindisfarne. Please do not use it as a catch all to refer to the Germanic tribes on the borders of the Roman empire.
Also Anglo-Saxons weren't a thing at this point. It was the Angles Saxons and Jutes.
I'm Jamaican. We have a rich history of piracy, as Port Royal was a pirate haven in our past. Henry Morgan was actually a governor of Jamaica at one point, appointed by the British. In school, they were taught to us as Buccaneers. The word "pirate" was used surprisingly little
Joy boy is a yard man
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You mean the Anglo-Saxon and French pirates?
@IndigenistVoices if you want to put it that way. But I'm talking about as a Jamaican. In that way, it's still jamaican history
@@CarlieGuss I see what you mean.
What is more interesting is that One Piece is really looking like a carbon copy of the Hispanic Empire:
1) The "Void Century" is based on the Black Legend.
2) The "Ancient Kingdom" is based on the Hispanic Empire.
3) The "D." is based on the Hispanic D. that goes in the front of the first name.
4) The "World Government" is based on the Anglo-Saxons.
5) The "genocide-hunting game" is based on Anglo-Saxons killing native peoples around the world.
@IndigenistVoices yes indeed. Many other parallels too. The Egyptians have some void history as well, as with many civilizations that purposely omit parts of their history they don't like
Being a One Piece theorist sounds like a great motivator to learn history
100%. This book got me doing research
Already knowing history and reading one piece is what made me love it so much (especially alternative/hidden history) it has references to everything sometimes I wonder how oda has time to research and learn about the real world and history while also dropping a chapter every week .
Much like how "history doesn't repeat it rhymes" storys don't depict reality but they do reflect it. This definitely changed how I see One Piece keep up the good work JB 😁
Terrain and weather played a big part of why romans struggled with the tribes so much, apart from them being "feral" af. Most of the battlefields were thick forests and swampy wetlands.
I also see many parallels to Homers Odyssey as well. Hellenistic world and Roman world are the foundation for countless retellings.
just realized Joy Boy back to dropping regular vids 🔥. this was really good
thanks ragnar 🧐🙌
Tying in the Nika “conqueror” riots would make the video perfect
This was a super good theory and definitely resonated with me. Like you, i also am in the process of creating my own story. Im still ironing out a lot of the world and story, but a lot of the inspiration for my world comes from rome's conflicts with the germanic tribes, and the name of my protagonist's ancestor is actually a play on Odoacer, so i got super dialed in to this one when you dropped his name. Super cool historic figure and its cool to think that oda was also a fan of him when he was drawing up his story
Ha gaaaaayeee. Jk that's cool
I like this line of thinking and it’s one of the best theories that feels a lot like what Oda has been setting up … the buccaneers were created to be soldiers but they desired freedom and rebelled… so they commissioned vegapunk to create mindless soulless versions in the pacifists… and then later they were killed and hunted down due to the “sins of their fathers”
Haven't even heard it and I'm a fan. Always excited when I see a new theory vid!
10/10 video title - so stunning so brave, jb!
Fun side note: The name Rox is probably abbreviated from Roxana, which means “dawn” from either Greek or Persian.
Men the environmental disasters Ragnarok, make so much sense with the devil fruit awakenings of blackbeards earthquake, akainus magma, aokiji ice fruits and much more when they all collide
One piece is a direct parallel to real life from the world government to the elites to all the biblical prophecies it should be obvious to everyone by now. They do the same in a lot of Hollywood movies too
15:00 Schala's Theme, so beautiful.
Was waiting for a new video since the last chapters gave so many new insights and ideas
i love how you stated that they ( AUGUSTUS AND CEASAR) invented a different word to get around the fear of having a "King" in their society. this statement alone has so many parallels to the real world and why i love one piece so much because it really is a fantasy of freedom and liberation of government that wants to control its people with propaganda FEAR.
One Piece is a manga that offers a profound critique of the United States and its imperialist policies. I believe that many readers from the developed “west” fail to notice this because it would challenge their worldview and make them question their own role in global affairs in a "are we the baddies?" moment. The resemblance between the World Government flag and the NATO flag is not a coincidence, but a deliberate choice by the author.
Never noticed the NATO flag similarities🤯
@@Yadanisss I've noticed it for years
No lie I'm impressed by the depths of your knowledge. This is very well done. Some of the highest quality one piece stuff on the platform. Seriously man. Well done. Please keep it up. I loved that you used one piece to give us a class on history 😂😂😂😂
Love this content .I think the theory is on point I have come across other content saying the same thing
Straight heat man, keep up the good work
I love you man. Appreciate the effort to put this video together. You deserve to have at least 2 million subscribers
Some fun thoughts I've had that in no way oppose your theory
- Elbaf backwards is Fable, defined as a legendary story of supernatural happenings, but also a narration intended to enforce a useful truth.
- The five elders are named after planets, but the planets are named after roman gods.
And Saturn is believed to be the same deity as Satan
Your theories have been 🔥 lately
JoyBoy Theories back to his prime form. These theories is why i love your channel.
JoyBoy over here cooking with the theory vids 🔥🔥🔥 Very interesting history as well! And as far as a flooding, the fact that the sea level has just gone up by a meter… an ominous portent of things to come 👌
There really are a number of large historical events in separate eras that have a telling association in support of your musings within this hypothesis: the "Picts" and the Holy Roman Catholic expansionism building Hadrian's Wall (another RedLine/Calm Belt scenario) because they had a bad time trying to conquer them, nor could they convert the less educated Picts from what they saw as Animalistic tendencies and Paganism. These troubles continued into the future when the Norse settled down the Picts (and other Celtic/Gaelic/Irish etc) and married many Clans together which did result in what then became Scotland. Side-note: The threads of Nobility amidst feudalism/tribalism, the Pagan ritualistic polytheism that was shared by the Vikings who were in truth, comprised of a far higher amount of "Raiders" rather than piracy continued having non-Christian and especially, anti Roman-Catholicism religions (the Irish in the south-with the 'help' of Saxons) became 'Irish Catholics' while those in the far north persisted in their theologism. Catholic worship was resisted even through until a few centuries ago when North America became a salvation causing emigration en masse. Christianity had finally found a foothold in the far north and the Highlands, but as for Catholicism, not so much. Protestant Sects of Christianity like the Presbyterians and Lutherans had held fast that they need not pay tithing, nor need worship within pre-ordained 'Holy Houses'/Abbeys/Churches etc., as they held fast to the belief in their personal relationship with Nika, I mean JoyBoy, I mean... Christ. This period of the far north of what is now part of "Great Britain"/The "UK", with the Clans, Family Rite, Noble Nepotism, and many families/clans making treaties and/or making enemies of each other, all while the Roman Church and England, or the Normans between them even, is so amazingly paralelled by the era of Feudal Japan and "The Warring States".
My wife is Japanese and I am Scots. We are constantly finding historical similarities of how the people and the lands functioned, oftentimes even during the same centuries. Child emperors/kings/queens etc., who would be married off to Nobles before even turning 13 years in order to form bonds of "kith and kin"; resisting the will of outsiders whom had intentions of meddling with status quo. Knights and Mercenaries protecting nobility either by rite of blood or else hired with gifts of land and then being married into said family/clan, just as it was with the relationships of Samurai to Daimyo, Shogun, and/or Emperor. When stripped down to its bare naked bones, Scottish Highlander Clans and Feudal Era Japan, it's quite difficult to find substantive differences between the two; Pagan and Shinto belief systems are yet another happenstance that is shared.
Having said all of that, if one shifts their gaze to the Pre-Columbian Americas and the indigenous "Native Americans", you'll yet find another case of the same themes, beliefs, practices occurring prior to any outside influences from Expansionist Kings, or Colonialism/Imperialism forcing the ways of outsiders upon a people who were yet again presumed to be uneducated savages, with a ritualist "nonsense religion" and animalistic tendencies and practices.
I feel that Oda is reflecting the History of the cycles of the entire WORLD within MULTIPLE Major Historical Eras, rather than just the Holy Roman Empire's failure to quell Visigoths, Vikings, etc., and the eventual Fall of Rome. Rome fell many times, just as so many other Empires that sought power beyond which they had any rightful claim.
I need Joy boy to Narrate History for me 😂
I can highly recommend Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: The Celtic Holocaust.
It is an epic account where much is discussed that has some relationship to the topics in this episode!
Great work JB!!!❤
Of course Oda knows his European history. I’ve never heard of a person as into history in general as he is. He’s probably one of the most knowledgeable historians around and he’s a god damn mangaka 💀
Right?!
WTF 😂😂😂😂
18:57 I can't be the only one seeing Roger here right "brought together the pirate world" that glorious mustache. It's literally Roger
Amazing video, berry nice!
As you know, inspiration can come from anywhere, including real life. As for Joyboy being a Buccaneer was the exact thought I had when I reread the chapter (something I now do)
JB: great video, I didn't see that coming. Where do you dig this stuff up from. Oda has to be a lover of history.
What are your thoughts on Bonnie being a possible clone?
it now seems like the most likely idea!
And to answer your first question I have a talent for finding patterns, and while my memory recall isn't great i'm easily reminded of things
Wasn’t it the moors that were instrumental in Romes fall?
Be careful don't wanna start truthin' around here (in my kunta voice) 😂
fire one today Joyboy!!
Well... I wouldn't be surprised because there almost always parallel in the story to the story plus connections to real life history and things of topic today.
AHAHAHAHAH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DROP
Thank you for legitimizing my theory that One Piece is a Prophetic telling of the Second Coming ❤️🔥🙏🤙
finally a good theory from you again!
bro listening to you say κυκλος so perfectly is amazing. And how you incorporate true facts from our ancient history and science. FUCKIN LOVE IT. Salute from a Hellene brother if you are ever here, you have a friend
Great video Joyboy! On the topic of Elbaf. What if, during Elbaf Loki fall in love with Nami. I have not heard nobody talk about that even tho it a high probability that it might happen. He may even challenge straw hats to in Davy back/Boa Challenge for her. with the Challenger being Usopp winning and gaining the respect of the giants, but Loki still want to marry Nami, so dip off with Nami to marry her. Right at the moment Loki try marry Nami. Lola pop up making it the first time they seen each other in years. that would be hilarious.
Then, when Loki and Lola are talking it out, The Big Mom pirates invade Elbaf to rescue Pudding. Why is Pudding on Elbaf? Because Sanji recue Pudding from Blackbeard ship during Egghead. I can write Oda type story.
odoacer just looks like roger
I’m getting a history lesson and a one piece theory at the Same time🤣 nah but fr tho this shits mad impressive and intriguing. This vid easily made you my favorite “one piece RUclipsr” one love brother 🙏
Fuck yeah!!! Just what my weeded ass needed.
Oda definitely hints at real life but being too direct does lead to consequences like in one piece & real life. The latest chapter of the rich hunting people isn't even a theory but a fact.
Damn. From the start.
In my church, they used to theorize the Nero was the reason The Revelations was written, and they hid his name in code as 666
Loving how Oda is heavily influenced by Jesus Christ our Lord and introducing him into his story in this way. So cool!
@@cjcRacing I'm an atheist. But ok
@@cjcRacingindeed. Nika is Jehovah, Joy Boy is Jesus Christ. 1(Father/Aseity) times 1(Son/Avatara) is 1(Spirit/Aura). Imu is Lucifer, Celestial Dragons are Illuminati bloodlines. World Government is New World Order. Marines is NATO and Space Force. Ciphor Pol is CIA. Giants and other races are Nephilim . Peacemain Pirates are Christians and Morganeer Pirates are other religions and atheists. Laugh Tale is Zion. One Piece is Devil Fruits, aka the Holy Fruits in Heaven with supernatural powers you can obtain like adam and eve (they unfortunately ate the wrong fruit); and other treasures of Paradise
@@CarlieGussthat's sad that you're that ignorant man
I take the crown jewel of Beehive Island at face value and this jewel was foreshadowed with the Dynastones from Film Z and this jewel is a reference to the Manju or Tide Jewel of Japanese myth which has the power to control the tides and therefore be able to get rid of the Red Line. I believe this jewel also caused the flooding in the past.
you my friend are a genius the european stuff is barely mentioned specifically the importance of lineage .
I think there's gonna be a plot twist and one of our characters who's last names we don't know yet like Nami, Usopp, Brook, Sabo, Koby, Buggy, etc. I think one of them is gonna be a Nerona but also a D. Buggys is related to Rocks. And Usopp/Yassop are related to Blackbeard, Brook, or Aokiji.
Leaving this here for you JB idk if you have heard it yet. Buggy is the crown jewel of hachinosu because its the clown jewel of hachinosu, Oda is playing with the Ls and Rs again like he did with Laugh Tale.
man, i don't wanna 😂
@@JoyBoyTheories Get ready for Rocks to have a big red nose 🤡
I have to say, Sugar’s Fruit erasing memories is not a strange power for it to have. Hard to play with your toys if everyone thinks they are people. Her Fruit just has all the powers to make people the perfect toys and only children play with toys so she is forever a child.
all the powers in combination are very unusual
It would be like saying that Kidds fruit should make him incredibly likeable, a magnetic personality so to speak, because of his powers. Sure that makes sense, but Oda rarely creates fruits in these ways, especially regular paramecia
yea, the fruit isnt to make people look like toys, its to turn them to one
A repeating premise is that 'you cannot have complete obedience on beings and every being has a will', examples are shark mecha and Boa clone, so it might be that these order chips prove dysfunctional and Original Kuma acquires command over all Pacifista or sets them free.
the void century can be related to the Greek Dark Ages. that period marked the collapse of the Bronze Age and archeologists can't entirely explain it.
the emperor of Rome Nero was the fifth, he had his mother executed, he was accused of having started the fire of Rome in 64 AD, and when his personal guard rebelled, he committed suicide in 68, the year after 69 It is known in history as "the year of the four emperors" because four people competed for the throne of Rome.
I’m italian and his name is “Nerone”.
Go search is Wikipedia Page if you want More details
Your theory’s feel more like analysis the way you just make connections and let the viewer think I like it
I do agree that there's some parallels with rome but I think there's also a massive parallel to current day geopolitics in one piece.
Just as it's arcs have messages for very real current day issues so too it's geopolitics are a mirror of our world.
Think of mariegeosie, a nation that militarily and economically rules the rest, made of the elites of the most powerful nations around the world that colonized and settled the grand line, eradicating the indigenous population in the process.
there are some other extremely obvious parallels (like the world government flag looking like that of nato) and others that are subtle (the entire OP world is a product of the process of manufactured consent that's in turn a product of layers of exploitation and interests)
Great Video
Chrono Trigger Zeal as the background music, nice!
Have you noticed the hair colors for the 4 new yonkos are the same as the 4 Aztec gods?
Finally someone points it out. Blue, Red, White, and Black.
With all the information / facts we know, in support of Joyboy being a Buccaneer I think we caught a glimpse of what he could’ve looked like, during the Luffy vs Kaido fight when Luffy puffs his chest out and becomes all brolic & Upper body dominant
"How often do you think about the Roman Empire?"
Oda: "Yes"
There's a lot of scenes, characters and places in One piece that happens in real life. Even the conspiracy theories is in it. But my favorite one is the library of Alexandria and Library of Ohara .
Seems like One Piece took inspiration from a lot of different myths from a lot of different cultures. But still the way it’s used to tell the story is pretty creative.
“This is 🗣️SPARTA ‼️ 💥🏴☠️👑🔥🔥🔥ZE HAHAHA ❕❕❕Luffy’s be like… I’m Spartacus ☀️
A simultaneous eruption of a bunch of volcanos could explain the creation of the redline rember film z i know its not canon but there was a thing about a row of valcanos erupting simultaneously could be one of those things that do crossover into Canon
Imu is little bit similar to Aku the demon from The Samurai Jack in terms of representation so far ..ability to shapeshift or shadow related I think somethings can be inspired
Birka is a real/legendary viking city. A place destroyed/ragnarok cycle, by the enel/thor figure, and who has a member urouge/loki like figure but good while thor is evil. Urouge's pillar in his giant form looks like a handle to a weapon/ hammer/mjolnyor, who knows the head of the hammer could be the last road poneglyph/indestructible.
I believe it to be Asgard/Birka at the top of the adam tree/grandline/yddrasil, in elbaf/Jotenheim/giant land, up in the sky like skypiea/alfheim (light elves/angels/skypieans), greenbit/nidvaleer/dwarves, though they came from somewhere else maybe svartlheim/redline(maybe made green by dwarves emerald city), home of the dark elves/darkskinned white haired elves/fallen angels. Thiller bark/helheim/home of dead, nfeilheim/ice continent, paradise/midgard, vanaheim had the norse sea god sent as a trade an they are known as magic users which seem like fishmen island water/magic/fishman karate/jujutsu/merman combat
let not forget about how the real world seemed up open in the 1800s up dramatically once the navy got its first foot hold into the seas. viking yeah, pirates yeah, but the navy marines became an established source of dominance irl and i feel like oda would also take references from that.
Oda: copies every history existed
Fanboys: genius
So you don't like Game of Thrones?
Even the bible is a remake of old myths. What we praise is his artwork, pace, character development, humor. If you don't think that's genius kudos to you but like T . Roosevelt said ''it is not the critics who counts'', Peace and love!
Fun theory, I always enjoyed the idea of the world government being likened to the British or Roman empires. Really excited to eventually see how complex the void century dynamic was.
I feel like there is some blending of celtic and germanic ppl going on in this theory, still enjoyed it a lot :D
the will of D is actually inspired by a spanish pirate who left a treasure map in a book mapped by a D. His tomb also has a winking skull engraved in it.
Fucked it, you nailed it. 100% confirrmed, joyboy was a bucanneire
Been thinking about this the last few Arcs
536 A.D was the result of the Krakatoa volcano most likely in my opinion, that volcano before it blew in the late 1800s used to be huge also it has the record for the loudest sound on earth from it's 1800s eruption. The very fine ash is thrown into the upper atmosphere and would stay there for years. I heard that the ash covering Africa lowered the temperature resulting in flees for some reason becoming more hungry and biting everything and that same period the ivory trade was in progress from Africa to Europe thereby brining the black plague.
Damn....what's that sound you always use?🔥
I keep saying Nero was known to disguise himself to go amongst commoners and party and Joy Boy likes to have loads of fun and Imu is keeping a straw hat locked away.
It’s entirely possible that Imu was Joy Boy but only the tiltle of Joy Boy is remembered, because like Luffy, Imu did not want to be known.
Imu ate flames & Luffy ate light. Both turned into giants. It's possible they are opposites.
I think in terms of JoyBoy being within the history of Rome, I’d relate him more to Vercingetorix. A Gall leader who managed to link all the tribes and nearly succeeded in fully defeating Julius Cesar. Obviously there’s a lot to get into when talking about history, but Dan Carlin has an episode called the “Celtic Holocaust” that’s really good pertaining to this specific video.
Interesting video, thanks.
One Addition to the Video towoards the use of the Word Barbarians: In Latin IT basically just meens foreign.
And in Germany at History class (at least at my school) they teach you, that Barbarossa refers to his Red beard.
I think theres a good theory revolving all the religious parallels in one piece and the hidden story they tell
You really should include the story of Rogelio Roxas and Yamashitas gold. I am really baffled no one ever talks about this and the link to Gold Roger and the biggest tresher no one found till today.
If the world floods, then the water will rise beyond separating walls hence there will be the "all blue"
Love the video and the proposals, but I do onder who the artist for the picture of the viking-esque town is that is shown at 7:20 ? Or the one at 13:20 ?I'd like to see more of their art.
Also regarding the thorn in the romans rear, I wonder if Oda has watched Asterix at some point and got influenced by it? That's just a weird thought crossing my mind when super tired though.
I love that Ancient Rome and the Germanic tribes are parallelled with the Celestial Dragons and the Ancient Kingdom. The comics Asterix and Obelisk comes to mind when thinking about Rome and the Germanic and Luffy remind me alot of Asterix which could have been an inspiration to Oda. Could the winged helmet of Asterix be a small hint to the One Piece treasure?
Great videos as always 😄
Asterix is a french cartoon. The french wouldn't make germans/germanic tribes the hero protagonists in their stories. 0% chance. Also french as a language is part of the latin/romanic based languages. They're gallics. Gallics are more west and germanic tribes more north east.
the francks played a big part in the establishment of france, and they were germanic, even if the area was traditionally gaullic.@@raketensven3127
Hey OP, Asterix was the story of the Arvernians and Vercingetorix told in a loose way. Don't you dare suggest its link to true history - I met someone who stalked me during History of the Church classes making Asterix references in a giggly voice to gain my attention, which was all levels of incorrect, obnoxious and i9₪¤Гa₪t.
Geriatrix always mentions the battles of Alesia (defeat) and Gergovia (triumph) against the Romans,, which were fought by Gallic tribes under the Arvernians leadership. They were not erased by the Romans but absorbed. And there are three Galias, with Germanic elements but mostly Celtic. They formed alliances with CELTIC tribes like the Ligures in Massilia. They REPELLED Germanic tribes like the Suebi and did NOT ally with them at any point before Romanization.
The best parallel I see is that out of the four most powerful Gallic tribes, three called for Rome's help to defeat the Arvernians, but again... Naming Asterix in a history context is like saying I can't believe it's not butter is butter because it's in its name.
Even Goscinny and Uderzo said they were aiming for historical reference to satirize the twentieth century without going through heavy censorship.
End of story.
There is a lot of oral and written history left of the three Gallias. We can piece together most of it, save for the location of Alesia (shrouded in shame by the Gauls, and not pinpointed exactly by Caesar)
We are not yet addressing the Franks, JB, Asterix happened in the time of the Gauls. Their downfall moved the Franks into the vacant power space long after Caesar and into the power vacuum of the falling Roman Empire.
And the Franks were a GERMANIC tribe, invading the Gauls' former territory through the extension of the Rhine.
I cannot believe I am writing this at 6 am while travelling to Geneva, land of another Celtic tribe (the Helvetii), but addressing misconceptions is in my DNA and here we are 🤷♀️
Nika is Mercury as in the Roman equivalent of Hermes which actually ties to the whole Pan Dionysian mystery religion stuff which is technically an unsolved mystery because a lot of it falls into Forbidden Archaeology like real giants, may specifically include Loki and Mercury who technically shouldn't exist and a lot of the stuff referenced in story. It's solvable can't say I have a better answer past that than Raleigh's at the Shakey's.
Minor note Devil Fruits are Egregores at least close enough to be the most probable inspiration.
That's not to say it doesn't also tie to Jesus just it's actually as complicated as the real thing or at least about as close as possible.
But yeah weirdly Loki and Mercury while they have similar mythological figures, those two specifically are complicated because they don't really fit the simple narrative we want them to. And may not have even existed in their pantheons prior hierarchy. They don't seem to have.
You should check the Celtic history and mythology, Thuata De Dannan, a tribe of super beings the rightful king of their tribes name is "Lugh of the Long arm", he is known to own a spear and a slingshot, he even takes the reigns of kingship from Nuada who is swordman with one arm..
You might be on to something. I am rewatching the anime, watching the Drum Kingdom arc. This arc seems to support what you’ve posited in this theory. Refer to chapter 151/epsiode 89.
Finally someone else see what i was seeing. I thought I was going crazy.
Nero in Italian is "Nerone", so the association was immediate here in Italy
Man oda might be cookin’
But joyboy sure is great at figuring out the recipe ; D
I’d love to point out that the Nero character assassination is actively being repeated today but the comments section isn’t ready for that conversation.
Oh no, do go on…
@@mrbubbles6468 I do appreciate your enthusiasm but I’m going to take a hard pass 😉
I think the World Government killed off the Red Nose tribe who Rocks was a part of. Just like Garp took in Ace because he didn't believe Ace deserved to die just for being related to Roger, Roger took in Buggy because he didn't believe he deserved to die just for being related to Rocks.
Ever read "The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire"? I recommend it
Someone should discuss the parallels between Op & Samurai Jack. Could Aku be an inspiration for Imu?
I see so many similarities between reality and one piece i know oda know some things that a majority of the population will never know
This is one of the greatest theory to date.....
Joy boy, there was a pirate kindom in North Africa, whose général where named the Deys, its was a multi racial kindom but the rulling class was mostly African called the "moors".
This kindom was destroyed by France and the USA 200 years ago. Take a look at this and you will find crazy connections to one pièce story.
Its was called the barbarie coast. The link with Rome, is that this kingdom (sultabate) was in the exact same region as the Cartagenian civilisation, the great ennemi of Rome. Also a great sea fearing African civilisation. I think this where the insparation for the ancient can be found. In the great pirate Era in our World, there where African pirates, and corsair in all seas and the european destroyed them all 😮. This is the story of one piece.
yeah you are correct the barbarie coast is currently Algeria and Morocco especially algeria since they dominated the sea for almost 300 years with piracy ofc.
Nah JBs I’m his bag bag top fn tier content. Luffys the Leif Erickson of Vikings lore?
*in
Roger is leif erickson xD
@@JoyBoyTheories ok then Luffys Karlsefni?? 😂😂😂