Theory My theory on what the Elbaf Arc will be about.

[Johnny B. Decent]

So, I was looking back at Chapter 1,076 and I noticed the buildings around Elbaf do reflect the architecture of Viking Age Scandinavia well enough....but are relatively primitive by the standards of other places across the world. Also, as old legends in Dorry and Brogy, return, I think I might have deduced the root of conflict for the arc.

I think whoever the villain is will want to "modernize" Elbaf, taking it away from it's Viking roots and even seek to join the World Government, adopting their rules and customs, an analogy of how the Christianization of Scandinavia took it from decentralized petty kings and jarls to a unified, stable country, the foundations of modern Denmark, Sweden, etc. And old traditions like the Giant Warrior Pirates have to go. For their part, there's no way the World Government would miss a chance to bring Elbaf under their control, even if it means making giant-sized ships and weapons for the villain's modernized army.

So, it will be a conflict of tradition versus modernization, I believe.

 

[Cruxroux]

So, I was looking back at Chapter 1,076 and I noticed the buildings around Elbaf do reflect the architecture of Viking Age Scandinavia well enough....but are relatively primitive by the standards of other places across the world. Also, as old legends in Dorry and Brogy, return, I think I might have deduced the root of conflict for the arc.

I think whoever the villain is will want to "modernize" Elbaf, taking it away from it's Viking roots and even seek to join the World Government, adopting their rules and customs, an analogy of how the Christianization of Scandinavia took it from decentralized petty kings and jarls to a unified, stable country, the foundations of modern Denmark, Sweden, etc. And old traditions like the Giant Warrior Pirates have to go. For their part, there's no way the World Government would miss a chance to bring Elbaf under their control, even if it means making giant-sized ships and weapons for the villain's modernized army.

So, it will be a conflict of tradition versus modernization, I believe.

So we following same historic route we followed in Wano?

I believe they will be more like Ragnarok.
We have Loki - Tyr(Shanks) - Fenrir (Possibly a mythical zoan) - Giant Serpent (Again a mythical user) - thor (I was expecting it to Be Ussop but he isn't even there) - Odin (We lack One eyed characters now) - surtur (maybe sabo returns) - Before Ragnarok Ice age came (Aokiji arrival with BB to take DFs)

 

[Johnny B. Decent]

So we following same historic route we followed in Wano?

I believe they will be more like Ragnarok.
We have Loki - Tyr(Shanks) - Fenrir (Possibly a mythical zoan) - Giant Serpent (Again a mythical user) - thor (I was expecting it to Be Ussop but he isn't even there) - Odin (We lack One eyed characters now) - surtur (maybe sabo returns) - Before Ragnarok Ice age came (Aokiji arrival with BB to take DFs)

Not quite, as I wouldn't really say Wano was a take on the Bakumatsu period.

 

[Cruxroux]

Not quite, as I wouldn't really say Wano was a take on the Bakumatsu period.

I'm not sure about Japan history either.
But it was like Shogunate period (Oden father's time) - Then Brutal Dictatorship (Kaido regiment) - Democracy ig not sure though.

 

[Johnny B. Decent]

I'm not sure about Japan history either.
But it was like Shogunate period (Oden father's time) - Then Brutal Dictatorship (Kaido regiment) - Democracy ig not sure though.

I can help a bit with this. Basically, after 250 years of isolation, Japan's military technology was incredibly outdated, so Western countries could easily bully them into accepting unequal treaties. So an alliance of certain daimyo overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate to create a new government with the Emperor as the proper head of state, which lead to Japan's rapid modernization.

Of course, in One Piece, swords beat guns, so Wano doesn't have to worry about that issue. XD

 

[Cruxroux]

I can help a bit with this. Basically, after 250 years of isolation, Japan's military technology was incredibly outdated, so Western countries could easily bully them into accepting unequal treaties. So an alliance of certain daimyo overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate to create a new government with the Emperor as the proper head of state, which lead to Japan's rapid modernization.

Of course, in One Piece, swords beat guns, so Wano doesn't have to worry about that issue. XD

Isn't that the route oda went?

 

[Johnny B. Decent]

Isn't that the route oda went?

Not exactly. Wano is a hermit kingdom because it's hiding secrets of the Ancient Kingdom. Japan did so to avoid issues with the Dutch and Portuguese bringing Christianity there.

 

[Cruxroux]

Not exactly. Wano is a hermit kingdom because it's hiding secrets of the Ancient Kingdom. Japan did so to avoid issues with the Dutch and Portuguese bringing Christianity there.

:zorothink:

 

[Johnny B. Decent]

:zorothink:

When Japan underwent the Sakoku policy, the great schism between Catholicism and Protestantism was underway, with the Portuguese being Catholic and the Dutch being Protestant. Besides not wanting either side to prosylete his people, Iemitsu Tokugawa also didn't want to deal with that whole crazy shit.