We certainly have a ways to go with One Piece (anywhere from 5-10 years or more according to Oda now), but I just wanted to talk about people's expectations for the endgame. We still got a 1+ years likely for Wano but I think now is a good time to talk about what you want for Wano and the remainder of the series. I'll start:
- Major fights for all 10 Strawhats including at Wano
- The crew to be effectively complete after Wano
- The Rocks plot to tie into more than just Kaido/Linlin. Basically for Shanks/Blackbeard to be the continuation of that plot (my guesses are the actual son and living will of Rocks respectively)
- Shanks playing a bigger role than just a "chill" mentor. No Davy Back Fight bs. I want actual emotional plot stemming from him having goals that don't exactly align with Luffy. This also includes not being killed by Blackbeard. Not a fan.
- Elbaf to serve as the last major Adventure island in the series. When I mean adventure, I am talking about something that really brings back the wonder and sense of adventure like Skypiea. Read the 250's and you see what I mean. I want Elbaf to be a massive arc that not only ties giants, but ties the ancient weapons, the giant tree to sky islands, the moon (Enel returning), etc and more and really be about answering what the one piece world is in its entirety. Just something mindblowing after waiting 20 years for it. I am assuming Urogue is part of this arc only because its the most logical place for him to be involved at this time.
- On the flipside, if Oda is in fact making a Vegapunk centric arc, I want it be centered on answering a lot of lingering questions that have nothing to do with the actual mystery of One piece/Laugh Tale. Essentially these are the entirety of Devil Fruits explained, the improved Pacifista, Kuma's motivations, potentially Dragon's own motivations if the Revolutionaries are tied to it all. Other things include Vegapunk's allegiance, how the SSG factor into everything, I assume Bonney would be the Supernova central to the arc.
- Reveals for CP-0 and other members of the World Government (there are clearly more than just the Gorosei and Kong)
- The "Zodiac" Admiral idea to be true/real.
- The SSG to be legitimate Shichibukai replacements as powerhouses (not just smart). Queen/Judge are hints to them being strong this way
- The "Silver Medalists" that escaped Impel Down after Blackbeard finally factoring into the story. I have a general theory that these were former Rocks pirates who refused to side with Blackbeard. Last we heard, they were all convened to a single location according to Jean Ango at Dressrosa.
- The Underworld having its continued or final relevance in the story. I assume Oda introduced the Emperors to play roles in the future.
- The crew to reach Lodestar, the physical end of the journey geographically, before going to Laugh Tale. Irregardless of length or importance, I just think its vital it happens as it was important for Luffy to reach the midway point around chapter 493. We are now double that length and no signs to reaching that point yet, and even beyond this you have Laugh Tale and potentially the Final War
- The Final War being multi structured and taking place after Luffy discovers One Piece (or Blackbeard, who knows what Oda is going to do here). By this i mean it taking place on the Marine Frontline (Luffy + Allies v. Akainu/Marines), then Mariejois/Fishman Island (Strawhats +Allies/Revolutionaries vs. CP-0/Kong/Gorosei/Im , then finally whereever the final battles take place (I've been imagining God Valley being the true endgame location and it being a 3 way battle between the Strawhat Pirates, Red Haired Pirates, and Blackbeard Pirates, all considering their core crew members seem to amount to 11 people. Well for Shanks its 10, but if you include Mihawk......). According to Oda, when One Piece was originally a 5 year plan, the final conflict/arc was supposed to be a whopping 3 years out of the 5! (I'd source this but literally the interview comes from APForum's Oda Interviews thread but that side is constantly down, so if anyone can find an alternative that'd be cool).
Just a (few) of the things I'm expecting/hope for based on what Oda has laid out in his series. I think regardless its going to be an exciting time moving forward
- Major fights for all 10 Strawhats including at Wano
- The crew to be effectively complete after Wano
- The Rocks plot to tie into more than just Kaido/Linlin. Basically for Shanks/Blackbeard to be the continuation of that plot (my guesses are the actual son and living will of Rocks respectively)
- Shanks playing a bigger role than just a "chill" mentor. No Davy Back Fight bs. I want actual emotional plot stemming from him having goals that don't exactly align with Luffy. This also includes not being killed by Blackbeard. Not a fan.
- Elbaf to serve as the last major Adventure island in the series. When I mean adventure, I am talking about something that really brings back the wonder and sense of adventure like Skypiea. Read the 250's and you see what I mean. I want Elbaf to be a massive arc that not only ties giants, but ties the ancient weapons, the giant tree to sky islands, the moon (Enel returning), etc and more and really be about answering what the one piece world is in its entirety. Just something mindblowing after waiting 20 years for it. I am assuming Urogue is part of this arc only because its the most logical place for him to be involved at this time.
- On the flipside, if Oda is in fact making a Vegapunk centric arc, I want it be centered on answering a lot of lingering questions that have nothing to do with the actual mystery of One piece/Laugh Tale. Essentially these are the entirety of Devil Fruits explained, the improved Pacifista, Kuma's motivations, potentially Dragon's own motivations if the Revolutionaries are tied to it all. Other things include Vegapunk's allegiance, how the SSG factor into everything, I assume Bonney would be the Supernova central to the arc.
- Reveals for CP-0 and other members of the World Government (there are clearly more than just the Gorosei and Kong)
- The "Zodiac" Admiral idea to be true/real.
- The SSG to be legitimate Shichibukai replacements as powerhouses (not just smart). Queen/Judge are hints to them being strong this way
- The "Silver Medalists" that escaped Impel Down after Blackbeard finally factoring into the story. I have a general theory that these were former Rocks pirates who refused to side with Blackbeard. Last we heard, they were all convened to a single location according to Jean Ango at Dressrosa.
- The Underworld having its continued or final relevance in the story. I assume Oda introduced the Emperors to play roles in the future.
- The crew to reach Lodestar, the physical end of the journey geographically, before going to Laugh Tale. Irregardless of length or importance, I just think its vital it happens as it was important for Luffy to reach the midway point around chapter 493. We are now double that length and no signs to reaching that point yet, and even beyond this you have Laugh Tale and potentially the Final War
- The Final War being multi structured and taking place after Luffy discovers One Piece (or Blackbeard, who knows what Oda is going to do here). By this i mean it taking place on the Marine Frontline (Luffy + Allies v. Akainu/Marines), then Mariejois/Fishman Island (Strawhats +Allies/Revolutionaries vs. CP-0/Kong/Gorosei/Im , then finally whereever the final battles take place (I've been imagining God Valley being the true endgame location and it being a 3 way battle between the Strawhat Pirates, Red Haired Pirates, and Blackbeard Pirates, all considering their core crew members seem to amount to 11 people. Well for Shanks its 10, but if you include Mihawk......). According to Oda, when One Piece was originally a 5 year plan, the final conflict/arc was supposed to be a whopping 3 years out of the 5! (I'd source this but literally the interview comes from APForum's Oda Interviews thread but that side is constantly down, so if anyone can find an alternative that'd be cool).
Just a (few) of the things I'm expecting/hope for based on what Oda has laid out in his series. I think regardless its going to be an exciting time moving forward
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