Questions & Mysteries Is Nika the person in Gear 5 in the Harley mural?

[Blax Blah]

In the Harley mural, there is one person that either looks like Gear 5 or is using Gear 5, assuming that is not a depiction of the future, but of a past event, is that Nika, Joyboy, or someone else?

When we see Nika talked about though he looks like the person in the mural, and we haven't gotten a scene of Joyboy or Luffy looking like that

 

[MonochromeYoru]

i think nika and joyboy are one and the same

 

[Desolate Smaug]

What are you on about? Luffy looks exactly like that. the only difference is Luffy doesn't use a weapon or a shield. In that sense he is a very unconventional fighter since it's honestly dumb to be brawling in a war scenario.

 

[Blax Blah]

What are you on about? Luffy looks exactly like that. the only difference is Luffy doesn't use a weapon or a shield. In that sense he is a very unconventional fighter since it's honestly dumb to be brawling in a war scenario.

Well Nika wears a cloth and has a sword and shield, the person in the mural wears has all three, and we haven't seen Joyboy or Luffy do that yet

i think nika and joyboy are one and the same

Yeah I think so too but it's not made clear in the story as of now

 

[nik87]

Obviously, it is Joyboy.
We dont see Nika in the 1st world.

 

[Halyup]

Obviously, it is Joyboy.
We dont see Nika in the 1st world.

Nika 1st world
jB 2nd world

 

[zoinks0dandelion]

Nika is the sun god, so some worshipped him.

Whoever eats the gum gum fruit becomes Nika, because it’s shown that the god is stretching its arm.

The Sun located in space means there could be a space adventure, and the god part means Nika is an ancient weapon.

 

[GodofDarkness]

i think nika and joyboy are one and the same

Nika is from the 1st World so no

 

[LolonoisZolo]

It could be that Joyboy is the one who materialized/awakened the Nika DF, something like what Zoro is doing right now with Ashura.

 

[HPsyche]

Nika means smile. Joyboy is just another word for Nika. JOY boy. They're the same.

 

[MonsterKaido]

Joyboy is in left side of the mural fighting Imu with his crew.

We don't see nika in mural.

 

[BattalGazi]

I don't think he is Joyboy because he is black, Sanji may have this form in the future.

 

[D. Plant]

That's Luffy on the left side of the mural.

 

[zoinks0dandelion]

Could be a illustration of the awakened form of the DF user in ancient times.

Joyboy could be on the mural, but all we know is, he was a haki user.

 

[OykotsTreasure]

I guess I see it as Joyboy, not Nika, personally.

In the mural, he's surrounded by a army, and we know there was a big war during the Void Century in the Second World. And Emet the Giant Robot looks to be right there with everyone, who was friends with Joyboy specifically. So, I feel like Joyboy fits better than anyone else.

It could represent all three ages, I suppose. With similar events to what appears on the Mural happening during all three ages. Cyclical history repeating itself and all. During "our" Third World, Franky could be the Robot, Loki could be the Ancient Giant, and so on.

But, chances are, Joyboy and Nika are separate characters. Nika is likely the original inspiration for the Sun God during the First World. Joyboy is the first pirate that rose up during the Void Century in the Second World. That's my bet, anyway. They might be "reincarnations" of each other. Or maybe they just have the same Inherited Will, if there's a difference. But, chances are, they were two different individuals.

So, my personal bet is that the actual artwork of the Mural is depicting the events of the First and Second Worlds, on either side of the Tree, with the Third World not being illustrated, because it hasn't happened yet.