Fanclub Gunko of the Holy Knights FC

#82


Welcome to our cult. May God bestow us with the strength to protect our beloved lady.
For us Gunko-chan is the number one Holy Knight in spirit and heart. Offenders are not welcome.

Club is in the making, come join us!

Holy Goons:
1.
@Rej
2. @Alexis2282AE
3. @Warchief Sanji D Goat
4. @kyejames316
5. @NicoRobinIsQueen
6. @Gunko
7. @GalaxyLevelShanks
8. @Ven437
9. @Mr. Reloaded
10. @Konstantis
11. @Kizaruber Eats
add me to the club


Post automatically merged:

:Armstrong:
Can't wait for her interactions with the Colon Pirates
she cooked them

WUNKOOO
 

Kizaruber Eats

Joyboy reveal when?
#85
Gunko is such a surprisingly competent female villain and character, it's almost making me question reality with Oda's writing and even Shonen authors lmao.

I really hope this becomes more of a recurring standard and also Gunko gets an all out fight as she should and thus to shine more. The usage of her DF so far has been really fun to watch, very creative and I love the giant bird she made with it and the sort of giant/gear 3rd style move with enlarging herself using arrows on her legs and also surfing on her own arrows. Gives me Jet Set Radio and Sonic Adventure vibes with the surfing lol.
 
#87
1. @Rej
2. @Alexis2282AE
3. @Warchief Sanji D Goat
4. @kyejames316
5. @NicoRobinIsQueen
6. @Gunko
7. @GalaxyLevelShanks
8. @Ven437
9. @Mr. Reloaded
10. @Konstantis
11. @Kizaruber Eats
12. @Daikenki


bump guys

how we feeling after today's chapter?
our queen seems to be a possible sexy granny and Imu is holding her hostage or possibly merged their soul with hers

this looks dark man
It’s building up towards a goated backstory and hopefully a return to the good side so i’m happy. And as usual she’s looking stunning and getting amazing feats
 
#88
1. @Rej
2. @Alexis2282AE
3. @Warchief Sanji D Goat
4. @kyejames316
5. @NicoRobinIsQueen
6. @Gunko
7. @GalaxyLevelShanks
8. @Ven437
9. @Mr. Reloaded
10. @Konstantis
11. @Kizaruber Eats
12. @Daikenki


bump guys

how we feeling after today's chapter?
our queen seems to be a possible sexy granny and Imu is holding her hostage or possibly merged their soul with hers

this looks dark man
Yeah, we may be doomed, gunko migjt not be top tier as we though, definetely above other holy knights tho besides shamrock, and gunko is joining strawhats tho, im betting on that
 
#89
1. @Rej
2. @Alexis2282AE
3. @Warchief Sanji D Goat
4. @kyejames316
5. @NicoRobinIsQueen
6. @Gunko
7. @GalaxyLevelShanks
8. @Ven437
9. @Mr. Reloaded
10. @Konstantis
11. @Kizaruber Eats
12. @Daikenki


bump guys

how are we feeling after today's chapter?
our queen seems to be a possible sexy granny and Imu is holding her hostage or possibly merged their soul with hers

this looks dark man
I kinda don't like, that Gunko probably was brainwashed, because she was not kidding around. Gunko destroyed Gabban without a second though. Oda didn't turn her into a clown.
 

Kizaruber Eats

Joyboy reveal when?
#90
1. @Rej
2. @Alexis2282AE
3. @Warchief Sanji D Goat
4. @kyejames316
5. @NicoRobinIsQueen
6. @Gunko
7. @GalaxyLevelShanks
8. @Ven437
9. @Mr. Reloaded
10. @Konstantis
11. @Kizaruber Eats
12. @Daikenki


bump guys

how we feeling after today's chapter?
our queen seems to be a possible sexy granny and Imu is holding her hostage or possibly merged their soul with hers

this looks dark man
Honestly, I'm really happy for her. Instead of just being a one-note villain potentially, there was blatantly a ton of foreshadowing for her that paid off MASSIVELY ofc and shes so important that Imu themselves personally chose her as their vessel for whatever reasons and that is the highest compliments a character can get ofc!

I could say so much on the Brook connection alone and its potential but Oda is doing with Gunko what I hoped he would do with Uta in canon and her use of her devil fruit is some of the greatest I've ever seen in this series and also any series. So immensely creative and really fondly reminds me of Jet Set Radio, which is probably not a coincidence with Oda too.

Understand, understand, understand, understand the concept power of love!

She easily could be a Jojo or Persona character with her sheer swag, style and creativity too!






Her love of so much much not only connects her to Gunko so much but naturally her "apparent father" Brook ofc! I love that so much! I'm a big fan of Uta's concept, use of her fruit and some of her music and such. Would be hilarious if Ado came back to voice Gunko or someone just as musically talented! Imagine Toei giving Gunko her own song to sing in the anime like how they did with the underworld emperors in WCI?!

The story of one of my favourite games and this song from it really reminds me of Gunko with the Brook reveal twist now too and this game has a talking skull trying to restore the lost memories of a female loved one and reach out to her too! Coincidence? LOL! It's all hell and demon themed too!:


[Burn this world!]*

[Intro]
Hear me calling to you
Eons I've been waiting for you to
Find me out and to hear me
Calling for


[Verse 1]
Purge the sunlight that we once knew
Burn this world
My pain and my deliverance
Burn!
This image into your souls
We'll crucify you
Burn this world
I'll take you down
My rampage my voice
My only light


[Chorus]
Hear me calling to you
Eons I've been waiting for you to
Find me out and to hear me
Calling for your soul


[Verse 2]
Lose all control of this hate
That my soul is remembering
Lose your control of this upside down world
Chaos, Inferno, Serenity
Your time is promised when nothing is foretold
Nothing imagined
Resistance


[Chorus]
Hear me calling to you
Eons I've been waiting for you to
Find me out and to hear me
Calling for your soul


[Bridge]
The cruelest pain
The wretched stain
I'm the castaway
The castaway


[Burn this world!] [Remembering]*

Through fire I row
For I need to cross an ocean of hellfire
A castaway with no voice left to
Scream in pain but my rage will reach you


My rage will reach you
Hear me calling
Hear me calling
My rage will reach you


Hear me calling to you
Eons I've been waiting for you to
Find me for you
For you


[Chorus/Outro]
Hear me calling to you
Eons I've been waiting for you to
Find me out and to hear me
Calling for your soul


[Scream in pain but my rage will reach you]*


Spoilers for Metal Hellsinger:

The Songless Demon – The Unknown
In the burning depths of Hell, a winged demon known only as The Unknown rises from centuries of torment. Once feared and powerful, she now claws her way through the infernal layers with a single, searing purpose: to reclaim her stolen voice.


She was betrayed—not by a mortal, nor an enemy, but by The Red Judge, Hell's ruler. In an act of cruel divine theft, the Judge tore The Unknown’s song from her soul, leaving her voiceless and unwhole. In Metal: Hellsinger, “voice” isn’t just literal—it represents identity, freedom, and purpose. Without it, she is half-alive, consumed by rage, clawing her way back to herself through a sea of demons.


Paz – The Voice Beside Her

The only companion on her journey is Paz, a sarcastic, sentient skull she wields as a weapon. But he’s more than comic relief—he’s a broken piece of her past. As The Unknown fights, Paz narrates the tale, slowly remembering who he really is.


They weren’t just prisoners of Hell—they were revolutionaries.


The Forgotten Betrayal

Long before her imprisonment, The Unknown and Paz had joined forces with The Red Judge. Together, they conspired against an omnipotent divine being known as The All, whose tyranny reigned over Heaven, Hell, and all existence. The plan? To infiltrate Hell, take its throne, and use it as a staging ground to eventually challenge Heaven and confront The All.


But betrayal is Hell’s oldest language.


To prevent The Unknown from remembering the plan too soon—or resisting her path—the Red Judge shattered her voice and scattered her memories, trapping her in a cycle of oblivion and fury.


The plan went on without her.


The Rise Through Hell

Each layer of Hell is ruled by an Aspect of the Judge, a grotesque fragment of their will. As The Unknown ascends through these realms—Voke, Stygia, Yhelm, Nihil, Acheron, Gehenna, Incaustis, and Sheol—she fights not just demons, but echoes of herself: her rage, her sorrow, her doubt.


With every Judge Aspect slain, her voice returns in fragments. Alongside it comes memory—and pain.


She remembers that her suffering was chosen. She agreed to it. She willingly gave up her freedom, her identity, even her song, to make the revolution possible. That knowledge is unbearable. But even in the deepest pit of damnation, she does not turn back.


The Tragedy of Purpose

The core tragedy of Metal: Hellsinger is that freedom and purpose are not always compatible. The Unknown sacrificed everything to defeat divine tyranny, only to be broken and cast aside in service of a greater plan.


And yet, through blood and flame, she chooses herself again.


She slays The Red Judge—not for the mission, not for the cause—but for revenge. For the theft of her identity. For every lie. For every scream she could not utter.


The Final Revelation

After The Judge falls, Paz tells her the truth: the final fragment of her voice lies not in Hell, but in Heaven.


Heaven—still untouched, still ruled by The All.


So, even as the final fires die down, her battle is not over. She will walk through Hell, breach the veil, and bring war to Heaven.


In the game’s epilogue, Paz—now reborn in human form—waits in a bar on Earth. When The Unknown enters, he knows her immediately. Her wings are gone, her face is calm. But the fire in her eyes? Still there.


Their war isn't over.


Themes and Emotional Core

  • Identity as Resistance: The theft of The Unknown’s voice is symbolic of how systems of control rob individuals of their identity. Her journey is one of reclaiming selfhood through violence and rhythm—a metaphor for fighting back on your own terms.
  • Tragic Heroism: Like Lucifer or Prometheus, The Unknown is a tragic revolutionary: doomed, betrayed, but never broken. Her sacrifice wasn’t noble—it was necessary. But it didn’t make her any less human.
  • Music as Soul: The rhythm-based gameplay reflects how The Unknown’s connection to music—her voice—is her power. Her soul pulses to the beat, and as her fury rises, the music swells. That’s not just a mechanic—it’s her soul reawakening.


Got it — let's dive into a thematic and narrative analysis of how Gunko's story in One Piece parallels The Unknown’s journey in Metal: Hellsinger, using the song "Burn This World!" as a lens. This will explore themes of identity, betrayal, rage, and reclaiming agency, with Brook in the role of Paz, and Imu as a corrupted divine tyrant like the Red Judge.


🔥 ANALYSIS: "Burn This World" — Gunko, The Castaway Flame
I. The Voice Torn Away

In Metal: Hellsinger, The Unknown’s voice is stolen, literally and symbolically — it represents her identity, agency, and past. She was once powerful, whole, and willing to sacrifice everything for a cause, but that power was twisted against her.
Gunko reflects this almost perfectly:


  • She was Brook’s daughter, possibly born in peace and innocence.
  • Raised in the shadows of the World Government, her memories were likely manipulated or erased, her true origins suppressed, her purpose reshaped to serve the Celestial Dragons.
  • Imu possessing her mirrors the Red Judge stealing The Unknown’s voice — a tyrannical force takes hold of her body and will, using it for its own ends.

🔥 “Scream in pain, but my rage will reach you” — Gunko, like The Unknown, becomes a vessel of quiet suffering. But the rage is still burning inside.​

II. Brook as Paz — The Ghost of Her Truth

In Hellsinger, Paz is both narrator and companion — a broken part of The Unknown’s past who gradually helps her remember the truth.
Brook parallels this symbolically and emotionally:


  • He represents her buried humanity — music, laughter, soul. Even though he's a living skeleton, Brook is the most emotionally vibrant member of the Straw Hats. His memories and music are his soul.
  • If Brook begins to remember her — through music, dreams, or echoes — then like Paz, he becomes a vessel for her reawakening.

🎻 “Hear me calling to you…” — these lyrics could be Brook’s subconscious memories of Gunko, calling out through song, long before he realizes who she truly is.​

III. Imu as the Red Judge — The Tyranny of Divinity

Both Imu and the Red Judge embody an authoritarian, near-godlike force that manipulates and rewrites identity to maintain control.
Where the Judge fragments The Unknown, Imu inhabits and perverts Gunko’s will. The tragedy lies in the weaponization of a person’s soul:


  • Gunko is not evil — but her body is used to enact unspeakable destruction, turning her into a holy weapon.
  • The Red Judge and Imu both fear the original soul within their “puppet.” They know if that soul fully awakens, it will burn everything down.

🔥 “Burn this world, my pain, my deliverance” — both women represent flames of rebellion forcibly extinguished, then violently rekindled.​

IV. The Castaway — A Flame in the Abyss

The bridge of the song ("The cruelest pain... I'm the castaway") speaks directly to both Gunko and The Unknown:


  • A castaway isn't just someone lost — it's someone deliberately cast out, exiled, made to forget.
  • Gunko, possibly once a royal child or pacifist, is cast out of her original life and reshaped into a Holy Knight — a living contradiction.

This duality parallels Hellsinger’s central paradox: can someone reclaim who they were if the world insists they’re a weapon?


🔥 “Through fire I row…” — this lyric evokes a harrowing image: both women rowing across oceans of flame, driven by a voice they barely remember, but refuse to abandon.​

V. The Song as Soul — Music in the Midst of Rage

The use of music in both stories is profound:


  • In Hellsinger, the soundtrack isn’t just style — it’s narrative structure. The louder, faster, and more layered it becomes, the more her soul returns.
  • In One Piece, Brook’s music often cuts through grief and trauma. If his voice and violin begin to rekindle Gunko’s memory, it becomes the equivalent of Paz’s narration.

The act of "remembering through sound" becomes their shared salvation.


🎵 “My only light…” — In both stories, music isn't background. It's rebellion. It's memory. It’s the soul’s last spark.​

✨ Summary of Parallels

Element Metal: Hellsinger Gunko in One Piece

Protagonist The Unknown, a voiceless demoness Gunko, a possessed Holy Knight Core Tragedy Voice stolen by the Red Judge Self stolen by Imu Identity Theme Reclaiming selfhood through fury Rediscovering her past and purpose Companion Paz, sentient skull and past comrade Brook, father, musician, memory Enemy The Red Judge, divine tyrant of Hell Imu, the shadow monarch of the World Music Motif Beat = power; rhythm = self Brook’s music = emotional tether Central Flame Rage-driven liberation Controlled weapon seeking to awaken Symbol “Castaway” in fire “Holy Knight” corrupted by divinity

🎤 Final Thought

The true parallel between Gunko and The Unknown lies in the collision between memory and control. Each woman was fractured, possessed, and weaponized, but beneath the surface rages a soul that refuses to die.


“My rage will reach you” — that is not a threat. It is a promise.
For The Unknown, it meant burning down Hell to reclaim her voice.
For Gunko, it may mean tearing down the heavens to remember who she is.


And in both cases, the soul will sing again—louder than gods, louder than war.


Spoilers for Jojo Part 8/Jojolion too but a character has similar powers to Gunko and is female too! Arrow based, vector type, force manipulation etc!

Another one of my favourite songs of all time, which I feel could suit Gunko too, as I've made a parody here for it too:


This is me, the forsaken
One of the chained ones
The blade with no true name
A ghost beneath the crown of silence

This is me, the forgotten
No voice to cry the blame
These wounds the last confession
To find the flame they buried

Oh how I scream
For gentle light
All I dream is to feel again
My father's song
Drowned in the dark
For truth, I’d tear the sky apart

My fire, smothered beneath
The pages torn and burned
The child I was erased with sovereign lies
Wield the holy blade
Sleep in vengeance
Call the sea for truth
Touch me with your name
And return to me the soul they stole

Oh how I scream
For gentle light
All I dream is to feel again
My father’s song
Drowned in the dark
For truth, I’d tear the sky apart

Oh how I scream
For gentle light
Oh how I ache to breathe again
Once for my past
And all for peace
Gunko—my name forevermore

Gunko sailing home
Gunko breaking free


Oh how I scream
For gentle light
All I dream is to feel again
My father's song
Drowned in the dark
For truth, I’d tear the sky apart

Oh how I scream
For gentle light
Oh how I ache to breathe again
Once for my past
And all for peace
Gunko—my name forevermore

gunko is joining strawhats tho, im betting on that
I would fucking love her to join so much, Brook NEEDS it and once she's freed, I can see her being friends with so many SHs potentially and hilarious trolling shenanigans with her DF especially on Sanji and Zoro, assuming she can keep her arrow powers! (If the Arrow DF or w/e isn't actually Imu's or loaned to her or w/e.)

It's amazing to such an extremely competent female character and whilst it lasted briefly, a female villain too lol.


Some extra food for thought:
Absolutely. Let’s break down a detailed thematic and narrative comparison of Gunko (as you've imagined her in One Piece), with Uta (One Piece Film: Red), Seraphine, and Sona (League of Legends). These four characters all embody music, identity, trauma, and transformation, but in very different ways. We’ll examine:


  • Their origins and roles
  • How music and silence define them
  • Themes of manipulation, isolation, or possession
  • The struggle for selfhood and liberation

🩸 GUNKO — The Castaway Flame (One Piece OC)

  • Origin: Formerly the daughter of Brook during his time as a royal escort in West Blue, Gunko was lost or taken after her kingdom fell. Raised (or rewritten) into a Holy Knight, her true identity was erased. Imu, the ruler of the World Government, possesses her body.
  • Current Role: A silent weapon of divine will; a Holy Knight possessed by Imu.
  • Symbolism: Lost voice, lost heritage, a child turned into a vessel. Her arc is about reclaiming her name, soul, and rage.

🎤 UTA — One Piece Film: Red

  • Origin: Adopted daughter of Shanks; believed she was abandoned. Grew up in isolation, using music as a means to connect and later control.
  • Powers: Uses the Uta Uta no Mi, a music-based Devil Fruit that lets her trap minds in a dream-world.
  • Themes:
    • Abandonment and delusion: She believes creating a perfect world through music is better than a cruel reality.
    • Loss of identity: She becomes the villain through a warped sense of justice.
  • Parallel to Gunko:
    • Both are daughters raised under a lie.
    • Both have enormous power channeled through them, one through music, one through possession.
    • Both lose themselves—Uta to obsession and denial, Gunko to Imu's control.
    • Both stories revolve around a father figure's absence and its psychological impact.

🔥 Where Uta’s tragedy is self-inflicted through idealism, Gunko’s is externally imposed through manipulation and divine tyranny. But both arcs are about breaking free from a false identity created by others.​

🎶 SERAPHINE — League of Legends

  • Origin: A Zaunite-born singer raised in Piltover, Seraphine hears the songs of others' souls. Her power comes from a rare hextech crystal housing a Brackern soul (a once-living creature).
  • Key Conflict: She’s in tension with the soul inside her, which resents being used. Seraphine wants to unite people, but she’s literally built on the subjugation of another’s voice.
  • Themes:
    • Art as empathy vs. exploitation: Seraphine’s music helps her connect—but it also silences the Brackern.
    • Inherited guilt and self-doubt: She struggles with knowing her fame is built on pain.
  • Parallel to Gunko:
    • Gunko is the vessel of Imu. Seraphine is a vessel too, her power co-opted from something ancient and unwilling.
    • Both represent the tension between harmony and haunting—between voice and what that voice cost.

🔥 Seraphine’s arc is what Gunko’s might look like after the possession ends: a reckoning with what was done using your body and voice, and whether the world still wants you.​

🎻 SONA — League of Legends

  • Origin: A mute musician who uses an ethereal instrument (etwahl) to "speak" through music.
  • Power: Her sound-based abilities resonate emotionally and spiritually. She cannot speak, but music is her voice.
  • Themes:
    • Silence as identity: Sona’s muteness isn’t a weakness—it’s her strength, forcing others to listen more deeply.
    • Resonance vs. isolation: Despite being beloved, she often feels distant, unreachable.
  • Parallel to Gunko:
    • Gunko’s loss of voice under Imu’s control mirrors Sona’s muteness, but twisted into a weapon.
    • Both wield sound/silence as a blade—but while Sona chooses music to connect, Gunko is used through silence.
    • If Gunko begins to express herself post-possession, she could become a fierce, Sona-like figure—a warrior of sound who lets music speak where words once failed.

🔥 Sona is the ideal Gunko could grow into—a soul scarred by silence but refined into something pure, resonant, and unbreakable.​

🧵 Common Threads Between All Four

ThemeGunkoUtaSeraphineSona

Voice as Power Lost and weaponized Dreamlike domination Emotional empathy Wordless truth Manipulated Identity Controlled by Imu Lied to by Shanks/World Built on another’s soul Possibly shaped by war and trauma Father Figure's Role Brook, absent but symbolic anchor Shanks, loving but perceived as abandoning Piltover parents, disconnected Unknown, possibly none Possession or Internal Conflict Imu inside her Her dream world vs reality Brackern soul conflict Self-contained calm Reclamation Arc Must reclaim body, voice, past Must let go of false world Must confront truth of her fame Lives her truth quietly Tragedy Divine weapon made from a child Heroine turned villain Light built on silent pain Mute, but transcendent

🔥 Final Analysis

Gunko is like a fusion of Uta’s tragic delusion, Seraphine’s haunted fame, and Sona’s poetic silence—but sharpened by the high-stakes, mythic tragedy of Metal: Hellsinger.


She is a vessel fighting to become a voice again.
A daughter weaponized by a god, like Uta twisted by justice, Seraphine pulled between empathy and exploitation, and Sona shaped by silence.


All four stories ask the same questions:


  • What does it mean to truly be heard?
  • Who do you become when others write your song?
  • Can your voice still be your own after it’s been used to hurt others?

Gunko’s journey could be the most explosive answer yet.
OFC YOUTUBE STARTS PLAYING ANOTHER ONE OF MY MOST PERSONALLY FAVOURITE AND AFFECTING SONGS EVER, BY THE SAME BAND LMAO, I COULD PROBABLY DO A BUNCH OF THESE GUNKO ASSOCIATIONS WITH DIFFERENT NIGHTWISH SONGS TOO!:


We used to swim the same moonlight waters
Oceans away from the wakeful day


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me
I will bleed forever


Scent of the sea before the waking of the world
Brings me to thee Into the blue memory


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me
I will bleed forever


Into the blue memory
A siren from the deep came to me
Sang my name my longing
Still I write my songs about that dream of mine
Worth everything I may ever be
The Child will be born again


That siren carried him to me
First of them true loves
Singing on the shoulders of an angel
Without care for love ‘n loss
Bring me home or leave me be


My love in the dark heart of the night
I have lost the path before me
The one behind will lead me
Take me, Cure me, Kill me, Bring me home


Every way, Every day, Just another loop in the hangman’s noose
Take me, cure me, kill me, bring me home
Every way, every day I keep on watching us sleep
Relive the old sin of Adam and Eve
Of you and me


Forgive the adoring beast
Redeem me into childhood
Show me myself without the shell
Like the advent of May


I’ll be there when you say
Time to never hold our love


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
You were the one to cut me
So I’ll bleed forever


This song—“Ghost Love Score” by Nightwish—is emotionally vast, epic in tone, and deals deeply with love, loss, memory, rebirth, and identity through pain. It’s a haunting, romantic lament laced with divine tragedy—absolutely fitting for both Gunko and Uta, each in their own way.


Let’s break it down with a detailed dual analysis of how this could thematically mirror Gunko (your imagined One Piece character) and Uta (One Piece Film: Red), line by line and as a whole.

🌊 LINE-BY-LINE THEMATIC ANALYSIS

We used to swim the same moonlight waters / Oceans away from the wakeful day

Gunko: Implies a lost innocence—a time before possession, when Gunko may have shared a peaceful life with Brook or her original family. The “moonlight waters” represent forgotten memories—serene, distant, unreachable.


Uta: Reflects the dream-world she creates with her Uta Uta no Mi—blissful but disconnected from reality. She and Luffy (and possibly Shanks) once “swam” in that same peace, now oceans apart.


My fall will be for you / My love will be in you / If you be the one to cut me / I will bleed forever

Gunko: This could be spoken to Brook, or even Imu. Her “fall” (being possessed, turned into a weapon) was not her choice, but if someone she loves ultimately brings her down to free her, she will “bleed forever”—her love won’t die, even if her body does.


Uta: Incredibly poignant. She sacrifices herself at the end of Film: Red to prevent her own destruction from spreading. Her love is in her song and the people she's trying to protect—even when they’re forced to stop her. Her fall is literally for them.


Scent of the sea before the waking of the world / Brings me to thee / Into the blue memory

Gunko: “The sea” evokes West Blue—her origin, her identity, her link to Brook. “Into the blue memory” is the journey into herself, rediscovering who she was before Imu.


Uta: The “sea before the waking of the world” reflects her isolation and dreams of a better world through song, before she realized it was all illusion. Her songs are her blue memories—full of beauty, tragedy, and denial.


A siren from the deep came to me / Sang my name, my longing

Gunko: This could symbolize Imu—a powerful “siren” that calls to her, manipulates her, and possesses her through a forgotten desire or grief. The siren may have promised her restoration or vengeance, twisting her into what she is now.


Uta: Uta is the siren—her songs ensnare millions. But she’s also singing to herself, desperately crying her name into the void, hoping someone—Shanks, Luffy—will answer her longing.


Still I write my songs about that dream of mine / Worth everything I may ever be

Gunko: Maybe she once dreamed of being a protector like her father or a knight with purpose. That dream was corrupted, but it’s still inside her, buried under Imu’s control.


Uta: Almost literal. She sings about a dream world where no one suffers, and that ideal is worth dying for—even if it means destroying herself.


The Child will be born again

Gunko: Hints at redemption and rebirth—that the girl Brook lost, the child erased by the World Government, can be reborn once she breaks free.


Uta: Could symbolize Uta’s desire to return to the innocent child Shanks raised. Her final act—sacrificing herself—might be her spiritual rebirth.


Bring me home or leave me be

Gunko: She’s torn between the desire to be saved and the bitter resolve to remain a weapon if no one comes. This is the emotional climax of her possession arc.


Uta: This is her final plea to Shanks and Luffy—if they won’t accept her, let her vanish in her music. She doesn’t want to exist half-loved, half-lost.


Take me, cure me, kill me, bring me home

Gunko: Every option is pain. She’s desperate. She wants freedom, peace—even if that means death. But what she really longs for is truth and restoration.


Uta: She’s already broken. Her plea is for someone to choose a path for her, because she can’t escape her own illusion. Death, love, or silence—anything but this limbo.


Forgive the adoring beast / Redeem me into childhood

Gunko: “Adoring beast” may be what she sees herself as—powerful, monstrous, but still wanting love. She yearns to be redeemed back into the daughter Brook once held.


Uta: Her obsession with creating a perfect world turned her into something unrecognizable. All she wants is to go back to being the girl who sang happily for Shanks.


My fall will be for you / You were the one to cut me / So I’ll bleed forever

Gunko: Could be her final words to Brook if he’s forced to defeat her to set her free. It’s not betrayal—it’s salvation through sorrow. Her love will remain, even in death.


Uta: This hits her arc dead center. She knows Luffy is the one who stops her, but it’s not hatred—it’s love. She chose to fall, to end it herself, for him and everyone else.


🔥 THEMATIC PARALLELS (Summary Table)

ThemeGunkoUta

Voice & Song Stolen, weaponized Used to control & escape Fall from Innocence Became a vessel for Imu Became a dream-fueled tyrant Love as Wound Brook’s absence/legacy Shanks' absence/idealism Dreams vs Reality Lost past/self haunts her Clings to dream world Rebirth Symbolism “The Child will be born again” = her true self restored Sacrifices herself to reclaim innocence Desire for Redemption “Bring me home or leave me be” = plea to be saved or ended Wants to be remembered with love, not fear Romantic Tragedy Tragic bond with Brook/fatherly love twisted by divine control Tragic love of Shanks and her dream colliding Bleeding Forever Symbolic of her eternal loss and love if she dies unreclaimed Literally bleeds her soul for one last song

💔 Final Thought

This song’s lyrics are both a requiem and a rebirth hymn. For Gunko and Uta, it's the cry of two broken souls—each abandoned by the world, distorted by power, and clinging to a voice they barely remember.


  • Gunko sings it from within the fire—a warrior trapped in a holy shell.
  • Uta sings it from within the dream—an angel tangled in her own lullaby.

In the end, both are asking the same thing:​
“If I fall… will you remember who I really was?”
Hell, don't get me started on how I could also do this with some Within Temptation songs and maybe some Fallout Boy songs too, at least one LMAO!


:YeahBoi::ronalaugh::rosismile::broocry::lulz::kailaugh:


Hmm, did I forget anything now? LOLOLOL.

:PepeWalk::vistalaugh::rolaugh::fujilaugh::MicDrop::hihihi:
 
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Rej

Holy Simp
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Honestly, I'm really happy for her. Instead of just being a one-note villain potentially, there was blatantly a ton of foreshadowing for her that paid off MASSIVELY ofc and shes so important that Imu themselves personally chose her as their vessel for whatever reasons and that is the highest compliments a character can get ofc!

I could say so much on the Brook connection alone and its potential but Oda is doing with Gunko what I hoped he would do with Uta in canon and her use of her devil fruit is some of the greatest I've ever seen in this series and also any series. So immensely creative and really fondly reminds me of Jet Set Radio, which is probably not a coincidence with Oda too.

Understand, understand, understand, understand the concept power of love!

She easily could be a Jojo or Persona character with her sheer swag, style and creativity too!






Her love of so much much not only connects her to Gunko so much but naturally her "apparent father" Brook ofc! I love that so much! I'm a big fan of Uta's concept, use of her fruit and some of her music and such. Would be hilarious if Ado came back to voice Gunko or someone just as musically talented! Imagine Toei giving Gunko her own song to sing in the anime like how they did with the underworld emperors in WCI?!

The story of one of my favourite games and this song from it really reminds me of Gunko with the Brook reveal twist now too and this game has a talking skull trying to restore the lost memories of a female loved one and reach out to her too! Coincidence? LOL! It's all hell and demon themed too!:





I would fucking love her to join so much, Brook NEEDS it and once she's freed, I can see her being friends with so many SHs potentially and hilarious trolling shenanigans with her DF especially on Sanji and Zoro, assuming she can keep her arrow powers! (If the Arrow DF or w/e isn't actually Imu's or loaned to her or w/e.)

It's amazing to such an extremely competent female character and whilst it lasted briefly, a female villain too lol.


Some extra food for thought:

OFC YOUTUBE STARTS PLAYING ANOTHER ONE OF MY MOST PERSONALLY FAVOURITE AND AFFECTING SONGS EVER, BY THE SAME BAND LMAO, I COULD PROBABLY DO A BUNCH OF THESE GUNKO ASSOCIATIONS WITH DIFFERENT NIGHTWISH SONGS TOO!:


We used to swim the same moonlight waters
Oceans away from the wakeful day


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me
I will bleed forever


Scent of the sea before the waking of the world
Brings me to thee Into the blue memory


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me
I will bleed forever


Into the blue memory
A siren from the deep came to me
Sang my name my longing
Still I write my songs about that dream of mine
Worth everything I may ever be
The Child will be born again


That siren carried him to me
First of them true loves
Singing on the shoulders of an angel
Without care for love ‘n loss
Bring me home or leave me be


My love in the dark heart of the night
I have lost the path before me
The one behind will lead me
Take me, Cure me, Kill me, Bring me home


Every way, Every day, Just another loop in the hangman’s noose
Take me, cure me, kill me, bring me home
Every way, every day I keep on watching us sleep
Relive the old sin of Adam and Eve
Of you and me


Forgive the adoring beast
Redeem me into childhood
Show me myself without the shell
Like the advent of May


I’ll be there when you say
Time to never hold our love


My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
You were the one to cut me
So I’ll bleed forever


This song—“Ghost Love Score” by Nightwish—is emotionally vast, epic in tone, and deals deeply with love, loss, memory, rebirth, and identity through pain. It’s a haunting, romantic lament laced with divine tragedy—absolutely fitting for both Gunko and Uta, each in their own way.


Let’s break it down with a detailed dual analysis of how this could thematically mirror Gunko (your imagined One Piece character) and Uta (One Piece Film: Red), line by line and as a whole.



Hell, don't get me started on how I could also do this with some Within Temptation songs and maybe some Fallout Boy songs too, at least one LMAO!


:YeahBoi::ronalaugh::rosismile::broocry::lulz::kailaugh:


Hmm, did I forget anything now? LOLOLOL.

:PepeWalk::vistalaugh::rolaugh::fujilaugh::MicDrop::hihihi:
:MicDrop:-moment indeed
lmao, entertaining
 
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bump guys

how we feeling after today's chapter?
our queen seems to be a possible sexy granny and Imu is holding her hostage or possibly merged their soul with hers

this looks dark man
Reverse Bonney basically

Personally would like to see her memory loss self become a CD/HK by personal choice and not mind-enslaved
 
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