Let me just run through a couple facts established by the story:
1. In the century spanning between 900 years ago and 800 years ago, there existed a powerful kingdom. This kingdom had technology so advanced that the world is only now catching up to it
2. This kingdom is only ever recorded to have existed in this timeframe. Every single piece of history referencing its existence is dated to the void century, as the World Government only ever attempted to erase this one specific portion of history
3. A race of winged people known as the Lunarians are implied to have been the ruling class of this kingdom. They are described as "gods" who once ruled on the Red Line--a term repeatedly used to describe the World Government's ruling class: the Celestial Dragons. The World Government attempted to destroy all traces of the Lunarians' existence, just like they did with the history of the Void Century. Given the name "Lunarian" they are heavily implied to have some sort of connection to the moon
4. It is hinted that the Ancient Kingdom suffered some sort of energy shortage. Although they had access to a special source of energy, it is shown that it was by no means infinite, as a robot developed by them ran out of fuel
5. A long time ago, an advanced civilization of winged people lived on the moon. These people suffered from a massive energy crisis and were forced to move to earth for the sake of resources
So there are two main possibilities as to the origin of the Ancient Kingdom:
A. Some humans got together, built the strongest country on the planet, advanced their technology from medieval-tier to futuristic, and were overthrown by an alliance of nations from across the globe in only a single century. No traces of these humans exist before this 100 year period and were never once hinted at over the course of 1000 chapters.
or
B. An already advanced civilization of extraterrestrial origin came to earth (Such as the one that is KNOWN to have done so) came to earth, ruled for 100 years, before being overthrown by humans
Which do you think is more likely?
Other circumstantial evidence:
1. Marijois:
Marijois was likely the either the location that the Ancient Kingdom ruled from or was specifically built out of envy for the ancient kingdom. As shown during the Reverie arc, Marijois attempts to replicate the creations of the Ancient Kingdom, but is forced to resort to slave labor due to lacking the Ancient Kingdom's technological development
So knowing that the World Government probably models itself after the powerful kingdom that the 20 Kings knew, take a look at how the Celestial Dragons dress for a moment.
To bring up a real-life example for a minute, in a number of West African countries it is considered "professional" to speak in French, due to the high amount of economic infliuence that the French have in these countries. In a similar vein, if someone lived in a world controlled by a civilization of space aliens, wouldn't it be seen as a symbol of power to wear the same clothes as these aliens? Just a thought.
2. The Kozuki family:
As the ruling class of the country that created the Poneglyphs, it is rather heavily implied that the Kozuki family has a deep connection with the Ancient Kingdom. This is supported by the presence of Poneglyphs and the Ancient Weapon Pluton, as well as the fact that many members of the Kozuki lineage were taught how to read them.
Here is the crest of the Kozuki dynasty. Notice anything interesting about it? Something that might resemble the winged people who came to earth centuries ago?
3. Oda's influences:
It's no secret that a lot of One Piece story beats are inspired by other works of fiction. To name just a few examples: Bege was stated to cut off animal heads, Emporio Ivankov was based on Dr. Frank N Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the admirals were all based on Japanese actors, Shanks' and Luffy's relationship was inspired by the cartoon Vicky the Viking, etc.
So with that in mind, do you know what the single most popular conspiracy theory concerning the history of humanity is? That many, if not all, ancient civilizations were influenced by extraterrestrials.
UPDATE CHAPTER 1069
So now that it's revealed that Nika was worshipped by the Ancient Kingdom, I think this only lends more credence to my theory. We know that the Shandians worshipped a Sun God (Highly implied to be Nika), so that only strengthens the connection further
1. In the century spanning between 900 years ago and 800 years ago, there existed a powerful kingdom. This kingdom had technology so advanced that the world is only now catching up to it
2. This kingdom is only ever recorded to have existed in this timeframe. Every single piece of history referencing its existence is dated to the void century, as the World Government only ever attempted to erase this one specific portion of history
3. A race of winged people known as the Lunarians are implied to have been the ruling class of this kingdom. They are described as "gods" who once ruled on the Red Line--a term repeatedly used to describe the World Government's ruling class: the Celestial Dragons. The World Government attempted to destroy all traces of the Lunarians' existence, just like they did with the history of the Void Century. Given the name "Lunarian" they are heavily implied to have some sort of connection to the moon
4. It is hinted that the Ancient Kingdom suffered some sort of energy shortage. Although they had access to a special source of energy, it is shown that it was by no means infinite, as a robot developed by them ran out of fuel
5. A long time ago, an advanced civilization of winged people lived on the moon. These people suffered from a massive energy crisis and were forced to move to earth for the sake of resources
So there are two main possibilities as to the origin of the Ancient Kingdom:
A. Some humans got together, built the strongest country on the planet, advanced their technology from medieval-tier to futuristic, and were overthrown by an alliance of nations from across the globe in only a single century. No traces of these humans exist before this 100 year period and were never once hinted at over the course of 1000 chapters.
or
B. An already advanced civilization of extraterrestrial origin came to earth (Such as the one that is KNOWN to have done so) came to earth, ruled for 100 years, before being overthrown by humans
Which do you think is more likely?
Other circumstantial evidence:
1. Marijois:
Marijois was likely the either the location that the Ancient Kingdom ruled from or was specifically built out of envy for the ancient kingdom. As shown during the Reverie arc, Marijois attempts to replicate the creations of the Ancient Kingdom, but is forced to resort to slave labor due to lacking the Ancient Kingdom's technological development
So knowing that the World Government probably models itself after the powerful kingdom that the 20 Kings knew, take a look at how the Celestial Dragons dress for a moment.
To bring up a real-life example for a minute, in a number of West African countries it is considered "professional" to speak in French, due to the high amount of economic infliuence that the French have in these countries. In a similar vein, if someone lived in a world controlled by a civilization of space aliens, wouldn't it be seen as a symbol of power to wear the same clothes as these aliens? Just a thought.
2. The Kozuki family:
As the ruling class of the country that created the Poneglyphs, it is rather heavily implied that the Kozuki family has a deep connection with the Ancient Kingdom. This is supported by the presence of Poneglyphs and the Ancient Weapon Pluton, as well as the fact that many members of the Kozuki lineage were taught how to read them.
Here is the crest of the Kozuki dynasty. Notice anything interesting about it? Something that might resemble the winged people who came to earth centuries ago?
3. Oda's influences:
It's no secret that a lot of One Piece story beats are inspired by other works of fiction. To name just a few examples: Bege was stated to cut off animal heads, Emporio Ivankov was based on Dr. Frank N Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the admirals were all based on Japanese actors, Shanks' and Luffy's relationship was inspired by the cartoon Vicky the Viking, etc.
So with that in mind, do you know what the single most popular conspiracy theory concerning the history of humanity is? That many, if not all, ancient civilizations were influenced by extraterrestrials.
UPDATE CHAPTER 1069
So now that it's revealed that Nika was worshipped by the Ancient Kingdom, I think this only lends more credence to my theory. We know that the Shandians worshipped a Sun God (Highly implied to be Nika), so that only strengthens the connection further
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