Speculations "D." for "Desire"

[Kostas]

After chapter 1069, I was re-reading the part in an older chapter where Robin was telling Law she is interested in learning about the meaning of D and it hit me. What if the D. refers to Desire and not the drum of liberation??

The clan of D. could have been the creators of devil fruits, a group of people whose Desires manifested and created the first/all devil fruits. Their descendants have the letter D. in their names and are people who are able to manifest their desires too. This is why people with the D. in their names always shake the world, because of their strong desire, not simply because they are powerful individuals.

What do you think about it?

 

[Peroroncino]

D for dawn

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

After chapter 1069, I was re-reading the part in an older chapter where Robin was telling Law she is interested in learning about the meaning of D and it hit me. What if the D. refers to Desire and not the drum of liberation??

The clan of D. could have been the creators of devil fruits, a group of people whose Desires manifested and created the first/all devil fruits. Their descendants have the letter D. in their names and are people who are able to manifest their desires too. This is why people with the D. in their names always shake the world, because of their strong desire, not simply because they are powerful individuals.

What do you think about it?

Yes💗💗💗💗

 

[Infitima]

I feel like if it's going to be a word it's going to be a Latin or Japanese or some other language version of the word so as to make it flow better. Because right now..

Monkey Dream Luffy
Monkey Desire Luffy...

They just don't flow. Just like the Ancient Kingdom, I think whatever name it will be it will be something derived. Some of the other names of places and people are references on things IRL. Can anyone think of something in mythology that starts with a D but has to do with desire or dreams?

 

[SakazOuki]

D for miD

 

[Kostas]

I feel like if it's going to be a word it's going to be a Latin or Japanese or some other language version of the word so as to make it flow better. Because right now..

Don't forget that for us, English speakers might sound strange but for japanese is a common phenomenon in anime. They use english words, which seem random some times, to add mystery or excitement. The same way western comic writers use latin to make something (a spell, a script) look/sound darker or more mysterious.

Let's not forget the "United states of smash" in hero academia.. When I first heard it I was like: What.... The... F.... Was... That...
But for the Japanese who, from my knowledge, are not doing great with english, probably sounded cool. I mean I have no other explanation why any sane person would name an attack like that

D for miD

Well it's Oda we are dealing with here so until it's finally revealed there is still a possibility that he was just refering to "gifted" male individuals..

 

[Infitima]

Don't forget that for us, English speakers might sound strange but for japanese is a common phenomenon in anime. They use english words, which seem random some times, to add mystery or excitement. The same way western comic writers use latin to make something (a spell, a script) look/sound darker or more mysterious.

That's just it though. He's very specifically made sure it's always a D no matter what language. But if say it stood for Dream, then it'd be turned into yume and lose the D. So whatever word it has to be has to flow in all languages I would think.

 

[Kostas]

That's just it though. He's very specifically made sure it's always a D no matter what language. But if say it stood for Dream, then it'd be turned into yume and lose the D. So whatever word it has to be has to flow in all languages I would think.

Not necessarily. Think about it this way, Oda named his manga ONE PIECE. If you check the Japanese volumes, the name of the manga is not in Japanese kanji that mean one piece but in english. For someone who doesn't know English is gibberish. Why would he choose a title written in English for an audience that was Japanese only when it was first launched?

Luffy's wanted poster (and the rest of course) is in English too so it's not far fetched to say that the D in there is an english word.

I don't think there is a word that means the same thing and always starts with the letter D and still make sense in the one piece story. So far Oda used words from different languages for attacks or naming places but when it comes to important things it's always in English.

 

[Blother Fertitta]

After the Devil fruit origins reveal, I feel like Oda is going to drop the ball hard with the Will of D stuff

 

[Kostas]

After the Devil fruit origins reveal, I feel like Oda is going to drop the ball hard with the Will of D stuff

I agree. He stopped holding back. We have been enjoying the relaxing new egghead adventure and suddenly in only a couple of chapters he dropped one bomb after the other. Advanced ancient civilization with giant robot running on fusion power, origin of devil fruits, more info on zoan awakenings, Vegapunk revealing god Luffy to his crew then straight up a fight between a G5 luffy and awakened Lucci and Kizaru heading to egghead. We can only get so erect...

 

[K!NG HARA$H!MA]

Make sense honestly.

A decent explaination but not satisfactory because Oda hyped the D too much

 

[ranady]

D for Duck

 

[RayanOO]

 

[Lor D. Coast]

D for Dung

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

How about the part where Corazon said that the D clan are the enemies of Gods? Wouldn't "Devil" fits better than "Desire"? Just a possibility and I don't mind if the D stands for Desire as well.

 

[Infitima]

How about the part where Corazon said that the D clan are the enemies of Gods? Wouldn't "Devil" fits better than "Desire"? Just a possibility and I don't mind if the D stands for Desire as well.

Heh-heh-heh Monkey Deicide Luffy

j/k

 

[Psychiatrist]

"Will of D"
That smile has D on it

It is the most hyped thing after one piece.
If it is power related, we are going to witness the most broken ability there.

 

[NikaInParis]

Don't forget that for us, English speakers might sound strange but for japanese is a common phenomenon in anime. They use english words, which seem random some times, to add mystery or excitement. The same way western comic writers use latin to make something (a spell, a script) look/sound darker or more mysterious.

Let's not forget the "United states of smash" in hero academia.. When I first heard it I was like: What.... The... F.... Was... That...
But for the Japanese who, from my knowledge, are not doing great with english, probably sounded cool. I mean I have no other explanation why any sane person would name an attack like that


Well it's Oda we are dealing with here so until it's finally revealed there is still a possibility that he was just refering to "gifted" male individuals..

The English sounding cool for the Japanese is probably the same effect that Japanese names have for other readers - you'll mostly see Shishi Sonson instead of Lion's song because it sounds cooler

 

[Kostas]

How about the part where Corazon said that the D clan are the enemies of Gods? Wouldn't "Devil" fits better than "Desire"? Just a possibility and I don't mind if the D stands for Desire as well.

Not a bad theory! It would make sense. Especially when you consider what oda said about the devil fruits.

"They say that the Devil Fruit was enchanted by sea devils. Whoever eats it gets amazing powers, but the seas turn against them..."

"Jabra heard that an actual devil lives inside each fruit and transfers to a fruit user's body upon consumption and would fight with the devil inhabiting another fruit if they were to meet within the same body, but this rumor is said to have been debunked by science"

It could also refer to the creation of devil fruits. They might have been referred to as the enemies of god because they created the devil (devil fruits).
It could also be because desire can be connected with the 7 sins which are based on desire.
Let's not forget that Vegapunk said that the sea (nature) turned against those who have devil powers because they did something unatural.
He also said that the devil fruits were made so people can explore different evolutionary possibilities. That strongly indicates that the ones that created the devil fruits were a group of scientics of the clan of D. who found a way to transfer the strong desires of individuals of their clan to fruits wo they can study those different evolutionary paths. What if humans had the abilities of a leopard, what if they were made of iron, what if they were... a jacket..

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The English sounding cool for the Japanese is probably the same effect that Japanese names have for other readers - you'll mostly see Shishi Sonson instead of Lion's song because it sounds cooler

Oh, absolutely!! I believe he decides what language to use based on the fighting style/devil fruit ability. Zoro is based on samurai, any other language other than Japanese would sound wrong in my opinion

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"Will of D"
That smile has D on it

Well technically a frown is shaped as a D too. Also not all D. have that smile e.g. Law

 

[kanon]

D is for "Done with this shit already, no one cares about it for like 500 chapter ago already".