Speculations I think the "final order" of antagonists is reasonable to consider when you think about Luffy and Zoro's matchups together
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Think Impel Down then Marineford. One plotline technically, but the enemies could be seprate topics.
Basically I envision the War to be something like this:
- Post Laugh Tale, Luffy knows what he must do (which is really his crew, obviously he'll get involved for some personal reason). This probably involves attacking Mariejois.
- However, in order to attack Mariejois, he probably needs to assault New Marineford. Que big arc against the Marines and Vs. Akainu.
- Luffy wins, rests, days go by, they head to Red Port and assult there. Then the second half of the war begins in Mariejois.
- As for whether or not that ends the series is anyones guess, but I think this is relatively a safe guess because technically G1 and New Marineford are guarded gateways to Mariejois. I also cant see Im actually leaving the location.
Basically I envision the War to be something like this:
- Post Laugh Tale, Luffy knows what he must do (which is really his crew, obviously he'll get involved for some personal reason). This probably involves attacking Mariejois.
- However, in order to attack Mariejois, he probably needs to assault New Marineford. Que big arc against the Marines and Vs. Akainu.
- Luffy wins, rests, days go by, they head to Red Port and assult there. Then the second half of the war begins in Mariejois.
- As for whether or not that ends the series is anyones guess, but I think this is relatively a safe guess because technically G1 and New Marineford are guarded gateways to Mariejois. I also cant see Im actually leaving the location.
Tbh, I think Oda's recent "Battle Royale" comment from Jump Festa (why im bumping the thread) suggests factions getting slowly taken out before 2-4 are left in the plot:
- Biggest example currently is the possibility of Kizaru going down now at Egghead before the final war because its relevant.
- Then you have the potential that Law is out of the game if BB takes his Poneglyphs (I doubt he dies, but he may be fully an ally after this).
- Then there is the idea that Kid must lose or concede at some point before LT because he is Luffy's rival essentially just like Law. I do think they will fight over the 4th RP at Lodestar (just a 1v1, nothing else), or he loses to Shanks again, but i doubt this.
- Then you have LT itself, where personally BB and Shanks are gunning for One Piece and imo, cant fall until this point (which is why I dont agree with the Elbaf arguments about Shanks). One will be the arc antagonist potentially, one will take advantage of the situation and obtain One Piece before Luffy can.
- Then this just leads to the final war, where the Marines (Akainu) and WG (Im), Luffy and his allies (Supernova conceded at this point, SHF, Revos), the remaining Yonko and their allies (BB or Shanks w/ former Rocks pirates, underworld members, silver medalists etc) fight for The One Piece and the obvious motif of control (Akainu) vs freedom (Luffy) vs whatever the fuck BB/Shanks actually want for the new era.
- Biggest example currently is the possibility of Kizaru going down now at Egghead before the final war because its relevant.
- Then you have the potential that Law is out of the game if BB takes his Poneglyphs (I doubt he dies, but he may be fully an ally after this).
- Then there is the idea that Kid must lose or concede at some point before LT because he is Luffy's rival essentially just like Law. I do think they will fight over the 4th RP at Lodestar (just a 1v1, nothing else), or he loses to Shanks again, but i doubt this.
- Then you have LT itself, where personally BB and Shanks are gunning for One Piece and imo, cant fall until this point (which is why I dont agree with the Elbaf arguments about Shanks). One will be the arc antagonist potentially, one will take advantage of the situation and obtain One Piece before Luffy can.
- Then this just leads to the final war, where the Marines (Akainu) and WG (Im), Luffy and his allies (Supernova conceded at this point, SHF, Revos), the remaining Yonko and their allies (BB or Shanks w/ former Rocks pirates, underworld members, silver medalists etc) fight for The One Piece and the obvious motif of control (Akainu) vs freedom (Luffy) vs whatever the fuck BB/Shanks actually want for the new era.
