Sorry for being late with the spoilers but here we are!
-It seems Orochi jails Oden and the old woman takes the place of Oden -1 year after Oden’s attack he discovered in a newspaper Orochi give to him, Roger’s death -1 year after that, Gecko Pirates and Beast Pirates fight. Moria steal Ryuma’s body and Shusui -3 years after that, Orochi kills Hyogoro’s wife and their 16 children -Oden decides he will stop Orochi and Kaido with his servants -Oden was laughing but crying at the same time when he knew Roger’s execution through the newspaper.
I’m very excited for this upcoming chapter! we may get to see a young Gecko Moria in action and I’ve wrote a post talking about him being a powerful man in the past. There’s also another fruit user with a Devil ability we’re familiar with as well. The barrier fruit was seemingly used to protect Orochi from Odens attack last chapter and we know that the barriers are pretty much unbreakable after witnessing it in action.
Orochi and his mysterious cohort are attempting to ruin Odens reputation by having him dance naked in the streets in order to fulfill a promise to free Hyougoro and his Children that Orochi captured. Oden Learns of Rogers death amd as we can expect he breaks down in tears. We see now how Oden continued to live alongside Orochi and Kaido for 5 years before his death
The Official release is on January 19th so be sure to check the ONE PIECE LOVERS Facebook page to get the latest chapter.
Below we have a few scans and dialogue of the upcoming chapter and I’ll give my predictions on what to expect.
Chapter 968 Raw Scans
scan interpretation
Judging from the scans it seems as though The Roger Pirates after finding the One Piece separated from Oden leaving him in his country of Wano. Tearful goodbyes and etc. are evident as we see Oden waving goodbye on the shore.
A panel also shows Shanks wearing the strawhat crying holding onto Roger so that implies that they’re splitting up and they’re giving the final goodbyes as a crew before they all go their separate ways in the world.
Rayleigh and Roger have a conversation about the future and who could potentially find the One Piece. Roger jokingly brings up the possibility of his son being the One to find the treasure despite not meeting Ace mother yet.
We see Oden comforting Lady Toki and she appears to be in distress then later on we see Oden charging Orochi directly so this implies that their conflict is going to erupt into the incident which led to his battle with Kaido and inevitable death.
spoiler quotes
Roger and Rayleigh Talking:
Roger- Looks like we were too early
Rayleigh- I wonder who will find the One Piece next?
Roger- My son, of course!-
Rayleigh- You don’t have one
Roger – It’s not too late to make one yet!
Roger Pirates parted ways with smiles on their face.
The first time we saw Franky holding the blue prints in Ennies Lobby, many of us never expected that Franky would burn the blue prints of the ancient weapon Pluton.
I am not going to talk more about Franky but as we know since he had the blue prints before. Who knows that in the future he’s going to revive the Pluton. Some says the thousand sunny is the pluton In the anime Tom is the best shipwright there is, but how did he get the blue prints to the Pluton. Did he write them himself, and if so how did he get the information needed to do so? So many questions that are needed to be answered.
Also Franky aims to be the best shipwright so it is possible for him to have a secret weapon that will make sunny an ancient weapon. He has a potential of doing so.
I personally think Franky’s secret weapon is the thousand sunny since they need 3 ancient weapons at the end of one piece. If Sunny is not an ancient weapon then what do you guys think an ancient weapon will be ? Any comments ?
Champion Burgess, after his Crushing defeat at the hands of The revolutionary Leader Sabo, he had stowed away on their ship and made his way onto their HQ. He most likely wanted to get revenge but he managed to persuade his Captain Blackbeard with the Lure of a mountain of weapons that were taken from Dressrosa.
It turns out that Sabo is fully aware of CP0 and their capabilities, it’s a bit implied that they are enough of a threat for him that he chose to hastily leave the country before their return.
Dragon recognizes that Cipher Pol have grown in strength
The Weapons that they stole were also being tracked by Cipher Pol and the World Government. Rob Lucci was heading the Cipher Pol mission in Dressrosa following the defeat of Doflamingo and he also made the accurate call in saying that the Revolutionaries were the culprits in taking the weapons.
This is now heading towards it’s climax, Cipher Pol are Searching for the revolutionaries and the stolen weapons. Cipher Pol is however unaware that Blackbeard had managed to Find and reach Baltigo Island before they were able to themselves.
When Blackbeard and his Crew finally Reach Baltigo Island all he found was an empty Island. Instead of just leaving he destroyed the empty base and laid waste to the surrounding area. A few Quake bubbles with the Gura Gura would level nearly any Island in the New world.
When Cipher Pol and Rob Lucci reached Baltigo island they only found destruction and the Blackbeard Pirates present. It’s mentioned in the world News that Cipher Pol (likely to be CP0) clashed and fought with the Blackbeard Pirates briefly. Blackbeard does not Retreat or Flee unless a threat is the real deal, Evident with Shanks in Marineford and then from Admiral Akainu when he’d captured Bonney for a trade.
For me the Constant hype and build up for Rob Lucci, Kaku, and CP-0 was very apparent they are the factual Greatest and most Powerful unit in Cipher Pol. It’s possible that they’ve Clashed with Sabo and other revolutionaries commanders in the past. If that’s not enough they were enough of a threat to clash with Emperor Teach and forced him to flee Baltigo island without being defeated themselves.
History Could very well repeat itself in the upcoming Great War in the New World. Monkey D. Dragon has finally declared open war on the Celestial Dragons from right within their Homeland of Marijoa.
Around the same time We also Learned of Garps past battle on Gods valley alongside Gol D. Roger when they defeated Rocks D. Xebecs as he attempted to overthrow the Celestial Dragons from power.
There has not been much mention within the community of this inevitable clash, but It’s definitely going to shake the fandom when it’s finally at the forefront. Garp does not like or approve of the Celestial Dragons, but he stays steadfast to the Marines and his sense of Duty no matter what.
Family Vs. Duty
In Marineford Garp made it clear that he would choose his Duty over his Family. His Adopted Son was killed right before his eyes even though he had the power and chance to save him. Of coarse he had to be held down but that was after the fact and even still he also allowed Sakazuki to give chase to His Grandson Luffy in the final momentsof the War.
When Dragon and his revolutionaries finally reach Marijoa for a full scale attack, Garp would be yet again forced to uphold his Duty as the Hero of the Marines and Challenge him head on. Let’s also keep in mind that his Adopted Grandson and Chief of Staff Sabo would surely be present as well and this would only increase the mental strain on the Old Soldier.
For me there are a few possibilities or Outcomes that could happen if they do finally reunite. But either way it goes it’ll be a tear jerker for sure!
Welcome back to the Cavern for the Last Post of the Month! This has been a very Productive month with many additions to our team and A huge growth in viewership.
We’ve recently had the the Reveal Of “Sword” An undercover Marine Force that acts Independently from the World Government. X Drake a former high ranking Marine who was said to have gone rogue had in fact done so in order to Cover up his Infiltration into the Beast Pirates.
Cover Photo of Oda showing a “Sword” on Akainus Shoulder
This information/reveal gives us a huge insight or clue on why Former Admiral Kuzan, would leave the Marines and Join up with the one of the Most Ruthless Crews in the New World. I’m sure you’ve at some point come across the theory of Sakazuki and Kuzan Using their duel as a cover up In order to trick the world into believing Kuzans Desertion.
Kuzan is a respectable man and that was shown when he chose to spare Nico Robin when she was a mere Child and then once again when he had the chance to Destroy the entire Strawhat Crew before they had even made it into Water 7.
After Saving Smoker From Doflamingo
This Is why it’s seems obvious to many of us that he doesn’t seem to be the type of man who would follow Teech, someone whose been raiding Islands, killing Fruit users, and causing Mayhem within the New World.
I’m Sure most of you are aware of The Titanic and how it was said to be an unsinkable and Marvelous Ship regarded as the Apex of Human Engineering.
On that fateful night, at around 11.40 PM Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and began to sink.
at this point we know that there aren’t many Coincidences within the Story that do not end up becoming a plot point and Oda is of coarse a Master with things like this. Emperor Blackbeard Commands His Ten Titanic Fleets and he’s Allowed into his Crew a Chill Chill Man Whose essentially made of Ice itself.
Jesus Burgess The Captain of the 1st Titanic Ship
We can see Blackbeard and his crew heavily rely on fate and his very strong Will as his driving force to accomplish his goals within the New World. It’s why he was confident in that he could sail the High seas on a simple Log raft for so long without it sinking, Its also what gives him his Overconfidence at the way he approaches many situations.
Do Not fear the Inevitable
His decision of allowing Kuzan into his crew was a choice he made living in the moment. He knows that Kuzan is a very powerful Man but Teech has enough confidence in his Fate/Will that he will be able to see his Dreams become A Reality. So far he’s been very fortunate to be able to come this far in the World and there’s no reason why he would doubt himself now.
“Sword” has been revealed and Blackbeard Is on The Move In the new world and is sure to cause a major Incident. He’s ordered his entire Fleet to set sail in order to Take something that’s sure to be of great Importance. I’d say that Anytime the Titanic Fleet sets sail, we should always be on the lookout for Aokiji making an appearance in some kind of way.
Subterfuge and intelligence gathering are key components in war. we actually just witnessed in Wano at just how effective One Spy could be in causing ruin to the infiltrated party. Kuzan would only have to provide key information to the movements of the Fleet and “Sword” or the Marines could surely set traps/ambushes at the exposed and off-guard opponents.
Blackbeard Guided/Protected By fate
Finding The Yami Yami No Mi
Sailing On his Log Raft without sinking
Being Found by Ace and Capturing him to further his plan
Surviving Magellans Poison
Was able to Kill Whitebeard and Successfully Steal his Power
If Aokiji is very well infiltrating Blackbeard to gain an upper-hand for the Marines then it’s a very risky one even for someone as powerful as himself. One slip up and he could find himself in grave danger being up against Teech and his murderous Crew.
We as fans can never feel stress or have real concerned emotion when the protagonist is a perfect individual whose never had or never will experience defeat and loss. In the series of One Piece the world is full of powerful enemies/individuals and fortunately throughout the story Luffy hasn’t been shown to be an unexplained superman in comparison to everyone else.
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Smoker Pre-timeskip was an opponent Luffy would never have been able to defeat due to his Logia Ability
Luffy Suffered 2 defeats at the hands of Former Warlord Sir. Crocodile in Alabasta while he and his crew attempted to Liberate the Country from his Clutches
Gecko Moria, The man once able to Rival even Kaido in his youth was able to best Luffy in their initial encounter by stealing the shadow of the Young Captain leaving him unconscious!
While attempting to rescue Ace from Impel down Luffy clashed with the Former Warden Magellan and was easily Defeated.
This Defeat was more of a personal failure of him being unable to save his Older brother Portgas D. Ace from death in Marineford.
Luffy and Trafalgar Law formed an alliance to capture the scientist Caesar. Luffy while underestimating him was knocked out by Caesar who sucked the oxygen from the air around him.
After defeating Big Moms Sweet Commander Cracker Luffy brought upon his the enraged armies of Big Moms many Children. Due to his promise to wait for Sanji in the specific spot, Luffy refused to hide and was eventually overwhelmed and captured.
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Luffy’s Most recent defeat was at the hands of Emperor Kaido ! he and the Samurai of Wano are attempting to take down the Shogun Orochi and reclaim the throne for the Kozuki Clan after 20 years
Marshall D. Teech Is in my top 5 for the charachters within the series. After rereading the series a few times, his personality, ambition, and success has completely earned my respect and admiration.
there’s a poll at the end of the post. Ace Vs. Jack! go vote!
Welome Back to the Cavern, I’d like to thank all of our Recurring Visiotors This Month. Next year we will be even greater, we are not going to slow down.
Even after Jumping onto the scene and Becoming a yonko in such a short amount of time, people within the world are still overlooking the threat he poses to the very balance. Shanks even now is trying as hard as he can to stop Teech from accomplishing his goals. No one person, group, or crew is able to stop him otherwise Shanks would have rallied his Crew and done so himself years ago.
Shanks the last we saw him was speaking to the Group of men who are over the World Goverment. If they fail to heed his warnings like Whitebeard had done then once again Teech with his own Will, He can Become King and Destroy everything.
He’s a villians Inspiration
Marshall D. Teech “Commodore Blackbeard” had been laying low on Whitebeards Crew for many years since being “adopted” onto the Crew. From the way “Red Hair” Shanks spoke of him, he’d always had the ability to ascend higher within the Rankings of Whitebeards Crew but decided not to do so for his own Motives.
Position as Yonko or The worlds strongest Man ?
Most people are quick to discredit him with the way he’s risen to power. But In that Panel above Shanks makes a valid point that we have to ackowledge. With his own will Teech managed to rise up from a poor orphan boy begging to set sail with anyone out on sea, to becoming an emperor of the New World.
With his hidden Strength Teech managed to slay Commander Thatch, and then later on down the Line Defeated his former Commander”Firefist” Ace on Banaro Island. He had taken out two Powerful commanders of Whitebeards Crew and continued on with his motives.
These men and women Sailing the New World are Pirates, They are’nt heroes and that Includes The Strawhats. With use of secrets, planning, backstabbing, and Murder, these actions are what Teech relied on to secure his position in the New World.
Blackbeard as a charachter has layers, Lets no forget that Blackbeard did in fact respect the Power of man who gave him the chance to become who he is today. He’s shown that he has the ability to care for other things other than himself. Even with Ace, Blackbeard appeared to be a lot closer to him than we realized.
Blackbeard Offered Ace a spot on his crew and when it were declined, he expressed his disappointment in Ace declining his offer. To push this point further when speaking to Luffy in Dressrosa, he made it a point to mention that him obtaining the Mera Mera would be just like having Ace on the Crew. (panel below)
there may be more possible Flashbacks of Ace And Teech together
Teech out of everyone else is the most likely to become Pirate King. all of his plans have been successful, Obtaining the Yami Yami, Becoming a Warlord, Recruiting level 6 prisoners, and Killing Whitebeard to obtain 2 devil Fruits. all of this has been done in order for him to fing the One Piece and become Pirate King.
His Crew is filled with men who in order to lead, you requireWill even greater than theirs so that they would follow your Orders. Much like with Rocks D. Xebec and how he kept so many head strong individuals in line whom most of which became legends.
The Cherry Pies he were eating in Mock Town
Now that Teech has solidified his Position as Yonko, I think the next thing on his list is to become recognized as the Worlds Strongest Man. Whitebeard ruled over an Entire Era, and like Shanks had said Blackbeard is capable of taking that title/position.
Unlike Whitebeard, Once Teech acquires this title he will not play gatekeeper leave the title as king Vacant. He’d use his power to crush anyone who stands in his way to get the One Piece. He currently has the lowest Bounty among the Yonko but right now he’s ordered his crew to began to set sail for another endeavor. We can be sure that the next time there’s a news released by Morgans, Blackbeards face will be on the front page.
Blackbeard Is a very Powerful and Threatening man With the WILL to accomplish any goal he wants. To stress to you all that even Yonko Shanks whose had the chance to take him out and yet chose not to do so because he knows just how dangerous and unsure of victory that endeavor could be.
Blackbeard does have a few similarities with Rocks D. Xebec where as fans are already saying that he has inherited his Will. This is still up in the air for me because Blackbeard does’nt seem interested in overthrowing The Celestials and taking their place in the World.
Blackbeard could very well be the Inheritor of his Own Will.
Monkey D. Dragon and Marshall D. Teach are the two prime canditates who could’ve inherited Xebecs Will.
A lot of people would compare Luffy and Kid in regards to the amount of time it took for Luffy to gain true infamy. They’d say The Kid Pirates have been in the New World for 2 years and hadn’t accomplished anything.
Please Keep in Mind that Kid and the rest of the Supernova entered the New World without Haki and experience. They had to learn everything on the battlefield unlike The Strawhats with their 2 years under guidance!
When you go this route what can you truly accomplish straight off the bat? How is he going to take down men Like Doflamingo and etc. with lack of battle experience/haki.
I speak more on the comparison between Luffy and Kid on a separate post! Go give it a read if you want to see how I view their accomplishments and etc.
When We’re so focused on the Strawhats, it becomes very easy to gloss over small points of mention that Oda puts in this amazing story. Oda “Goda” is the master of foreshadowing and etc.
I want you guys to take a good look at those panels up above.
Oda is a master at telling/showing us information in plain sight, without actually blatantly disclosing it. We can all admit that we miss these thing amidst whats going on at the current time.
Take Notice that One of Kids members says to him ” The Impact Capsized One of our ships” This Implies that the Kid pirates could very well have a Pirate Fleet with a very large Crew that could potentially number in the Thousands.
We make note of The Strawhat Grand Fleet but Eustass Kid may very well have his own Fleet in which he sails the new world that could Rival the Size of The Strawhats.
(At first it’s easy to miss because us fans assumed that since Apoo and Hawkins were on the Island it were only three ships or it was one of theirs that had capsized. This is debunked because if it were one of theirs It’d have had to have been their Flagships which obviously wasn’t the case and considering they’d have had a big reaction themselves rather than a random Kid Pirate.)
Not Only Could this reveal possible crew size, But also The potential of The Kid Pirates having a number of possible hideouts/bases within the New world. Perhaps that could also mean potential Territories that are held by the Kid Pirates.
Being one of the More motivated Supernova with a 2 year head start on the Strawhats, it’s not completely out of the question that he would be able to amass a large following under his Banner/Flag.
He’s also the only Captain Other Than “Strawhat” Luffy, to have a Fellow supernova on his Crew. With these assets at his disposal Captain Kid has Fought The “Red Hair” Pirates, and then Sunk Big Moms Ships while Injuring her Sweet Commander all in order to steal something of importance from Big Mom.
When Kid and Killer free his captured Crew I think it’s going to Bolster the Samurai alliance by a good amount. That’s also considering If Kid does in Fact join the Battle considering what he says in the panel above about doing things on his Own.
We are underestimating what someone of his power and ambition is able to do when left free to roam the Wano Kuni country. Eustass Kid will not be leaving this Island on friendly Terms with the Strawhat Pirates so don’t be surprised if he ends up conflicting with Luffy’s allies, The Samurai of Wano.
A First mate whose a Supernova
A Potential Pirate Fleet Crew with Potential Territory
Every form of Haki including Conquerors
Has Faced 2 Yonko Crews The “Red Hair” pirates and Kaido.
Stole Something From Big Mom while Injuring a sweet General.
The Deciding factor between Monkey D. Luffy and Eustass Kid, is Luffy’s ability to draw in a multitude of allies. Without Allies Luffy would still have been locked up in Whole Cake Island or if he did manage to escape he’d have suffered major losses.
Twilights Cavern This is late coming but I wanted to give Killer some shine after what has happened to him in Wano. most fans have already threw him down their Supernova power rankings because of his defeat at the hands of Zoro. ANIME SHOP Zoro and Kamazou were both “nerfed” in a sense to where…
If you aren’t prepared to Die, Then stay the F*** out of these Seas ! Eustass “Captain” Kid Welcome Back to The Cavern, This Is One of my favorite Posts so I hope you enjoy the read. Check out our New What If Vs. series. the first entry was on What If Marco had Fought…
“Vice Warden Magellan Critically Injured and Former Underworld Broker “Joker” Donquixote Doflamingo, has been Slain by an unknown Assailant while he was Imprisoned In Impel Down !!”
The Above Quote/News Release is a very possible event or scenario, that could happen at some point within the story. We know Doflamingo being a Celestial Dragon and former inhabitant of the Godly Homeland of Marijoa, has information on certain secrets that could shake the World and threaten the power of the WG.
On Many occasions, Doflamingo has made it a point to mention the inevitable assassins who would be sent from “Above”. The Celestial Dragons have been showing leniency for Doffy because of the knowledge he possesses and had granted him a position as Warlord so he could be free while still under their control and under their watchful Eyes.
Now that Doffy has been Captured, The WG can no longer risk having him exposing their secrets to the world as a final effort to cause chaos. They also can’t just release him after everything he has caused in Dressrosa without gaining the suspicion Of the Marines and The World. So their only option left to secure their Secrets is to Kill Doffy while he lays vulnerable and trapped in Impel Down.
Cipher Pol Aegis 0 Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Stussy. (oh and Spandam)
I’ve brought this question to some fans within the Community and many felt that Doflamingo would never suffer such a fate at the hands of Assassins. The thing is though, The WG wouldn’t send just any random Cipher Pol agents to complete such a task of great importance. We have learned of the Existence of CP0 in Dressrosa, The highest Ranking Cipher Pol agents in the Employ of the WG.
We as fans know how deadly Rob Lucci and Kaku were for the Strawhat Crew pre-timeskip, and now 2 years Later they have surely both powered up immensely and earned a big increase in rank to being the Protectors of the Celestial Dragons Themselves.
Being Masters of Infiltration, getting into Impel Down shouldn’t pose too much of an Issue for these highly trained individuals. Their main challenge comes from the presence of the Now Vice Warden Magellan.
Why would Magellan Intervene ?
Magellan would not allow Cipher Pol to break into Doflamingos cell to kill him. The assassination of Doflamingo would be an unauthorized one due to the WG acting in Secrecy, so Magellan has no obligation to step to the side and allow it to happen under his watch.
Former Fleet Admiral Sengoku and his Close Friend Tsuru, were both present on the transportation ship that was set to drop Off the Criminal Doflamingo at Impel Down. Sengoku seems to know quite a bit about the world and seemingly has information on the D. Clan which would also be tied to whatever secrets Doflamingo himself knows. He or Tsuru would surely warned the Wardens of Impel Down of possible assassins after Doflamingo.
Magellan is a very Powerful Opponent and if he manages to land a few attacks then it’s game over for anyone he faces who are susceptible to venom and poison. His Venom is enough to even melt Stone upon contact and death is almost guaranteed without the antidote.
Death was all but certain for Blackbeard and his Crew
The Next Possibility I want to discuss is the Chance of someone breaking into Impel Down. Not to kill Doflamingo but instead to rescue and team up !
After speaking with a fellow fan, he brought to my attention the possibility of former Warlord and Crime Boss Sir. Crocodile.
Sir Crocodile as you can see from above has began to Once again sail the New World in hopes to Fulfil his past Dreams of becoming the Pirate King. we received information form a recent Vivre Card that he and Daz Bones are both now apart of a Secret Organization in the New World.
A Man like Crocodile would not work under anyone else so It’s more likely than not to be an Organization that’s by Himself. If we look back at Marineford, Doflamingo and Crocodile both had quite an interesting interaction in which Doffy attempted to recruit him and was turned down of coarse due to his personality of not being a follower.
Knowing Oda this could’ve very well have been Foreshadowing SHOP MANGA BOOKS
Crocodile and Daz Bones are just as powerful as CP0 and with the Marines completely occupied and stretched thin with the current world events, Attacking Impel down now would make the most sense if someone were to break out Doflamingo.
3 possibilities
Killed By Assassins
Rescued and Freed by a future accomplice
Stays Locked up until he has a set Execution
Which Event do you feel is the most likely to happen with the Fate of Donquixote Doflamingo ? Leave a comment either here or on the post this was shared !
