People focus on Loki and the Straw Hats, but, it's clear Loki's going to sail with SOMEONE, because his entire arc is centered around loneliness, and him finding friends is part of his character focus. Loki needs to be able to fit on SOMEBODY'S ship at some point. I think Teach, Kidd, and Luffy all have good arguments, and Law's an interesting stealth pick.
So, to me, there are two obvious answers to Loki on a ship:
A: Dragon Fruit like Kaido/Momo that lets him fly. Kaido was going to fly from Wano to Marineford: Loki would have no problem sleeping on Flame Clouds in the sky. This allows him to sail without getting on the ship. As far as we know, Flame Clouds are something Dragons naturally produce.
B: Shapeshifting Fruit that lets him fit on a ship easily. This is the equivalent to Big News Morgans being in his Zoan Hybrid form 24/7, so we know characters can do this with Zoans, Loki can stay in a smaller form easily with his level of Stamina.
So, I've been looking for Fruits that fit the bill. My biggest frustration, is, the character who FITS this concept most in Norse Mythology is... WELL, FUCKING LOKI. But, WE ALREADY HAVE A LOKI.
So, I felt stumped. Then I remember something: Thor exists in this series. We've seen someone who knew A LOT about Void Century Technology/History, mention the name "Thor".
Enel is crazy, NOT stupid. He's very intelligent: where did he get this name from? Birka, the place Enel and Urouge come from, that Enel destroyed, and that is connected to the Moon through the Moon people descending to Blue Planet, is also connected to Elbaph via real life history:
Birka listenⓘ (Birca in medieval sources), on the island of Björkö (lit. "Birch Island") in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.[1] Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö.
Enel knowing the name "Thor" makes A LOT of sense, if the One Piece Blue Planet's Birka was an international Trading Center, where Elbaph Giants and Moon People/Sky People/Winged People traded.
Birka, Enel's homeland, once traded with Elbaph, before the Void Century. This could also explain Enel's Fruit: it was traded to Birka from Elbaph. We know from Harald teaching humans sea navigation skills that the Giants are expert navigators, and we know from Elbaph's Svarr's and Sky Clouds that the Giants from Elbaph are well aware of how to navigate Sea Clouds/Island Clouds.
This is direct confirmation that "Thor" is a REAL GOD, in One Piece. Loki, in modern times, and in the past, is often presented as Thor's foil/rival. If there's a "Thor" in One Piece... there was probably a Loki, too.
THIS IS WHY LOKI WAS VIEWED AS CURSED. What did Jarul say about Loki?
Loki is attempting to be Nika: Loki wants to destroy the "World" as in the World Government, the System, the same as Rocks did.
Well, what could make Loki appear as Nika? A Shapeshifting Devil Fruit.
Who is the most famous Shapeshifter in history? Loki.
Suddenly, Estrid becomes a much more sensible character: Loki is named Loki BECAUSE he has features pertaining to the Mythical Legend of Loki, the Elbaph God of Chaos.
This explains everything: it wasn't just some "curse". Loki literally HAD THE EYES OF SOMEONE WHO HAS ALREADY DESTROYED THE COUNTRY/BETRAYED IT IN THE PAST.
This also completely explains what Rocks said about Harald eating the Devil Fruit: what did Oda say about a Human eating the Human Fruit?
D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?
O: I suppose I should say they "BECOME HUMAN". Uh, I guess you could say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs away).
This is Oda's cop-out answer for Gear 5: Luffy ate a Human Fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi: Model, Nika, and is now an Enlightened God of the One Piece Universe.
This is why Hyogoro refers to Luffy as "Wisdom King" after seeing his Gear 4 form: Nika/Joy Boy was also a legend in Wano, and fought in Gear 4 there.
Guess what the SBS Drawing for Volume 20, this SBS, is?
Dorry and Brogy
So, what happens if a Giant eats a Mythical Giant Zoan?
Bing Bong, Loki's actually on Luffy's level: Loki is a legitimate God of the One Piece Universe, a Spiritual being fighting against Imu's evil corrupting the WG. This is why Oda introduces Luffy through Shamrock, one of Imu's closest blades: to show Loki, like Rocks, is a true enemy of the WG they want to put down.
Loki has reached some level of weird One Piece enlightment, whatever the fuck that entails, like Luffy.
This is ANOTHER reason the Marines/Elbaph had no real hopes of catching Loki; he's
A: Strong as balls
B: Smart as hell
C: A great liar
D: A shapeshifter
Since Loki can Shapeshift, I think he's a Variety Zoan: we haven't really have a Zoan that does multiple animal forms, yet. Loki being a Giant who can transform into other Beasts, like Dragons, Wolves, etc, fits his animal-friendship theme, and also explains the claw marks in the Harald room, if Harald didn't grow Demon claws post-Domi-Reversi.
If Loki can Shapeshift into other creatures and use their powers, he could shrink his form into a Human, as well as fly around as a Dragon, potentially.
The only other character with destructive capabilities serious enough for Shanks to target to take down alone in this series is a 3,000,000 Berry Pirate Captain who took down Linlin in Kidd.
At this point, we're staring Reincarnation Piece down the barrel: if Loki did eat the Loki Fruit, the chances that Luffy is the reincarnation of Joy Boy and Nika skyrocket, IMO.
Finally, if Enel WAS indeed referencing the God of Lightning, Thor (Enel's Fruit could very well be the Thor Fruit, I could easily see Oda making Thor a jerk and Loki the good guy in One Piece's mythology), and Enel, from Birka, was always stealth-connected to Elbaph, then, well, fuck it, Gear 5 and Nika was never a retcon, we just got played.
There's no Mythological Figure from Norse Mythology that actually fits Loki better than Loki.
-Liars who cause chaos, but often have good intentions
-Weird birth circumstances/family issues
-Shapeshifting allows Loki to easily fit on smaller ships/in smaller areas, letting him join a Crew like Luffy's or Teach's
-Tied to the destruction of the world
-Believe they are gods
-Connection to giant beasts
Why does Loki believe he's Nika? Well, he can Shapeshift. We already have an Elbaph-connected character, in Bonney, who's father Kuma has Giant blood as a Buccaneer, which led to his slavery to begin with, who has turned into Nika.
Teach is Teach
Loki is STRAIGHT UP GIANT NIKA
Loki believes he is the Sun God Nika BECAUSE HE CAN TURN INTO A VERSION OF THE FREAKING SUN GOD, NIKA
He is not gaslighting anyone, LOKI HAS THE GOODS (maybe each Tribe has their own Spiritual Leader, like Nika, and Loki?)
By the way, guess who's fighting fucking Imu's gooner ass in the damn Harley? Yeah, it's fucking Loki
Children of Elbaph grow up reading the Harley, and Loki was very lonely growing up: this was his Bible, on some levels.
Loki FULLY believes he is Elbaph' Sun God, meant to destroy Imu.
Loki is the total opposite of Luffy: Luffy doesn't give THE SINGLE SLIGHTEST SHIT he's Nika. Loki?
Loki is ready to show up and throw hands and smash hammer with Imu.
Rocks wanted Harald to eat the Mythical Giant Fruit: Model Loki, because he believed the only Giant who could use its power to destroy the World Government, was Harald. But, Rocks was wrong:
Allowing him to Shapeshift into many things, and sail on whichever ship he wants.
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So, to me, there are two obvious answers to Loki on a ship:
A: Dragon Fruit like Kaido/Momo that lets him fly. Kaido was going to fly from Wano to Marineford: Loki would have no problem sleeping on Flame Clouds in the sky. This allows him to sail without getting on the ship. As far as we know, Flame Clouds are something Dragons naturally produce.
B: Shapeshifting Fruit that lets him fit on a ship easily. This is the equivalent to Big News Morgans being in his Zoan Hybrid form 24/7, so we know characters can do this with Zoans, Loki can stay in a smaller form easily with his level of Stamina.
So, I've been looking for Fruits that fit the bill. My biggest frustration, is, the character who FITS this concept most in Norse Mythology is... WELL, FUCKING LOKI. But, WE ALREADY HAVE A LOKI.
So, I felt stumped. Then I remember something: Thor exists in this series. We've seen someone who knew A LOT about Void Century Technology/History, mention the name "Thor".
Enel is crazy, NOT stupid. He's very intelligent: where did he get this name from? Birka, the place Enel and Urouge come from, that Enel destroyed, and that is connected to the Moon through the Moon people descending to Blue Planet, is also connected to Elbaph via real life history:
Birka listenⓘ (Birca in medieval sources), on the island of Björkö (lit. "Birch Island") in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient.[1] Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö.
Enel knowing the name "Thor" makes A LOT of sense, if the One Piece Blue Planet's Birka was an international Trading Center, where Elbaph Giants and Moon People/Sky People/Winged People traded.
Birka, Enel's homeland, once traded with Elbaph, before the Void Century. This could also explain Enel's Fruit: it was traded to Birka from Elbaph. We know from Harald teaching humans sea navigation skills that the Giants are expert navigators, and we know from Elbaph's Svarr's and Sky Clouds that the Giants from Elbaph are well aware of how to navigate Sea Clouds/Island Clouds.
This is direct confirmation that "Thor" is a REAL GOD, in One Piece. Loki, in modern times, and in the past, is often presented as Thor's foil/rival. If there's a "Thor" in One Piece... there was probably a Loki, too.
THIS IS WHY LOKI WAS VIEWED AS CURSED. What did Jarul say about Loki?
Loki is attempting to be Nika: Loki wants to destroy the "World" as in the World Government, the System, the same as Rocks did.
Well, what could make Loki appear as Nika? A Shapeshifting Devil Fruit.
Who is the most famous Shapeshifter in history? Loki.
Suddenly, Estrid becomes a much more sensible character: Loki is named Loki BECAUSE he has features pertaining to the Mythical Legend of Loki, the Elbaph God of Chaos.
This explains everything: it wasn't just some "curse". Loki literally HAD THE EYES OF SOMEONE WHO HAS ALREADY DESTROYED THE COUNTRY/BETRAYED IT IN THE PAST.
This also completely explains what Rocks said about Harald eating the Devil Fruit: what did Oda say about a Human eating the Human Fruit?
D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?
O: I suppose I should say they "BECOME HUMAN". Uh, I guess you could say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs away).
This is Oda's cop-out answer for Gear 5: Luffy ate a Human Fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi: Model, Nika, and is now an Enlightened God of the One Piece Universe.
This is why Hyogoro refers to Luffy as "Wisdom King" after seeing his Gear 4 form: Nika/Joy Boy was also a legend in Wano, and fought in Gear 4 there.
Guess what the SBS Drawing for Volume 20, this SBS, is?
Dorry and Brogy
So, what happens if a Giant eats a Mythical Giant Zoan?
Bing Bong, Loki's actually on Luffy's level: Loki is a legitimate God of the One Piece Universe, a Spiritual being fighting against Imu's evil corrupting the WG. This is why Oda introduces Luffy through Shamrock, one of Imu's closest blades: to show Loki, like Rocks, is a true enemy of the WG they want to put down.
Loki has reached some level of weird One Piece enlightment, whatever the fuck that entails, like Luffy.
This is ANOTHER reason the Marines/Elbaph had no real hopes of catching Loki; he's
A: Strong as balls
B: Smart as hell
C: A great liar
D: A shapeshifter
Since Loki can Shapeshift, I think he's a Variety Zoan: we haven't really have a Zoan that does multiple animal forms, yet. Loki being a Giant who can transform into other Beasts, like Dragons, Wolves, etc, fits his animal-friendship theme, and also explains the claw marks in the Harald room, if Harald didn't grow Demon claws post-Domi-Reversi.
If Loki can Shapeshift into other creatures and use their powers, he could shrink his form into a Human, as well as fly around as a Dragon, potentially.
The only other character with destructive capabilities serious enough for Shanks to target to take down alone in this series is a 3,000,000 Berry Pirate Captain who took down Linlin in Kidd.
At this point, we're staring Reincarnation Piece down the barrel: if Loki did eat the Loki Fruit, the chances that Luffy is the reincarnation of Joy Boy and Nika skyrocket, IMO.
Finally, if Enel WAS indeed referencing the God of Lightning, Thor (Enel's Fruit could very well be the Thor Fruit, I could easily see Oda making Thor a jerk and Loki the good guy in One Piece's mythology), and Enel, from Birka, was always stealth-connected to Elbaph, then, well, fuck it, Gear 5 and Nika was never a retcon, we just got played.
There's no Mythological Figure from Norse Mythology that actually fits Loki better than Loki.
-Liars who cause chaos, but often have good intentions
-Weird birth circumstances/family issues
-Shapeshifting allows Loki to easily fit on smaller ships/in smaller areas, letting him join a Crew like Luffy's or Teach's
-Tied to the destruction of the world
-Believe they are gods
-Connection to giant beasts
Why does Loki believe he's Nika? Well, he can Shapeshift. We already have an Elbaph-connected character, in Bonney, who's father Kuma has Giant blood as a Buccaneer, which led to his slavery to begin with, who has turned into Nika.
If Bonney can turn into Nika, and Loki has a Shapeshifting Fruit?
IT'S LOKI NIKA TIME
The funniest part of all of this is ODA'S ALREADY GIVEN US THIS HINT:IT'S LOKI NIKA TIME
Teach is Teach
Loki is STRAIGHT UP GIANT NIKA
Loki believes he is the Sun God Nika BECAUSE HE CAN TURN INTO A VERSION OF THE FREAKING SUN GOD, NIKA
He is not gaslighting anyone, LOKI HAS THE GOODS (maybe each Tribe has their own Spiritual Leader, like Nika, and Loki?)
By the way, guess who's fighting fucking Imu's gooner ass in the damn Harley? Yeah, it's fucking Loki
Children of Elbaph grow up reading the Harley, and Loki was very lonely growing up: this was his Bible, on some levels.
Loki FULLY believes he is Elbaph' Sun God, meant to destroy Imu.
Loki is the total opposite of Luffy: Luffy doesn't give THE SINGLE SLIGHTEST SHIT he's Nika. Loki?
Loki is ready to show up and throw hands and smash hammer with Imu.
Rocks wanted Harald to eat the Mythical Giant Fruit: Model Loki, because he believed the only Giant who could use its power to destroy the World Government, was Harald. But, Rocks was wrong:
That Fruit Was Always Meant for Loki, Xebec's True Student. Loki Inherited the Will of the Original Loki, and Rocks D. Xebec, to Destroy Imu and the World's Governments Tyranny
There are some aspects of Loki's character in One Piece that makes me also wonder about the Odin Fruit, but, as of now, I think Loki will have the Loki Fruit.
Allowing him to Shapeshift into many things, and sail on whichever ship he wants.
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