So with the recent influx of Haki discussions taking place lately due to the new revelations we have been getting all throughout Wano, I figured I'd repost some of my findings while researching Haki many years ago, that I posted back on Oro Jackson. While the contents of the original thread have been lost due to the closing of the site, and my lack of drive of creating more theories, I figured I would post my findings in case those who are interested want to make their own connections, and theories regarding Haki.
So mana is essentially "spiritual power" that encompasses and spreads throughout all manner of things. Initially Mana was meant to represent the forces of nature, mainly such being "Storms" Right off the bat here we can see the correlation of the initial concept of Man, and Oda's theme throughout One Piece of "Bringing Storms." However, it is what Mana eventually evolved into that seems to be the most concrete basis for Haki that I've found.
Now there are many different iterations of the concept of Mana, not only throughout cultures around the World, but also in many different works of fiction. The one I want to focus on however, is that of the Maori Tribe. Here is an excerpt from one of the websites that I found, that does a good job summarizing the fundamental concept of Maori Mana.
Now as we can see here, that entire concept of Maori Mana, bares an uncanny resemblance to that of Haki. It's known as an indestructible power, inherited at birth, and the more prestige and accomplished a person becomes, the greater their Mana becomes. What's most interesting to note here, is that the exact opposite occurs when a person lacks in accomplishments.
This can explain why Pirates who once had potential to do great things, like Crocodile and Moria, ended up weakening over time, as their expeditions ended up in failure at the hands of Whitebeard and Kaido.
We can also see that the greater the Mana a person has, the greater their influence becomes. This goes hand in hand with what Mihawk said about Luffy during Marineford, and him having the "Most dangerous ability on the Seas." It seems to be directly linked to Conqueror's Haki, and explains why it is widely feared by the World Government. Not only is it a powerful combat ability in and of itself, but those with CoC have the potential to lead the masses, and could cause a Revolution.... Just like Dragon.
Now I don't want to dig too deep into it, because that is not the initial point of the thread. I just want to bring to light some interesting findings I discovered for those who want to put their own theories together regarding Haki.
So mana is essentially "spiritual power" that encompasses and spreads throughout all manner of things. Initially Mana was meant to represent the forces of nature, mainly such being "Storms" Right off the bat here we can see the correlation of the initial concept of Man, and Oda's theme throughout One Piece of "Bringing Storms." However, it is what Mana eventually evolved into that seems to be the most concrete basis for Haki that I've found.
Now there are many different iterations of the concept of Mana, not only throughout cultures around the World, but also in many different works of fiction. The one I want to focus on however, is that of the Maori Tribe. Here is an excerpt from one of the websites that I found, that does a good job summarizing the fundamental concept of Maori Mana.
Now as we can see here, that entire concept of Maori Mana, bares an uncanny resemblance to that of Haki. It's known as an indestructible power, inherited at birth, and the more prestige and accomplished a person becomes, the greater their Mana becomes. What's most interesting to note here, is that the exact opposite occurs when a person lacks in accomplishments.
This can explain why Pirates who once had potential to do great things, like Crocodile and Moria, ended up weakening over time, as their expeditions ended up in failure at the hands of Whitebeard and Kaido.
We can also see that the greater the Mana a person has, the greater their influence becomes. This goes hand in hand with what Mihawk said about Luffy during Marineford, and him having the "Most dangerous ability on the Seas." It seems to be directly linked to Conqueror's Haki, and explains why it is widely feared by the World Government. Not only is it a powerful combat ability in and of itself, but those with CoC have the potential to lead the masses, and could cause a Revolution.... Just like Dragon.
Now I don't want to dig too deep into it, because that is not the initial point of the thread. I just want to bring to light some interesting findings I discovered for those who want to put their own theories together regarding Haki.
