Where is the last Road Poneglyph?
Why was it taken from Fishman Island?
Who is the Man Marked by Flames?
How does he possess or have knowledge of the last Road Poneglyph?
How is he able to conjure whirlpools to cause dismay to those who near him?
A thousand questions could be asked that panders the location of the last Road Poneglyph and the identity of the man who was “marked by flames”. However, I’m only going to stick to these main six to create a detailed theory of location of the Poneglyph and the identity of our mysterious man.
The Road Poneglyphs
As we all know, there are a total of four Road Poneglyphs located throughout the world. Three of the four were placed on islands that seemed to be allied with Joy Boy and Big Mom somehow gained possession of the fourth from an unknown location.
We can assume that the Road Poneglyph in Big Mom’s possession came from another race allied with Joy Boy, the Giants! However, that is still speculation and not important to our overall theory, so I will not elaborate.
Fishman Island (10,000 Meters Below Sea Level)
Zou (Inside the Whale Tree)
Wano (Under Mt. Fuji)
Whole Cake Island (Elbalf?)
If we assume that WCI Road Poneglyph came from Elbalf, then that would mean four for the most important “people” to Joy Boy. Each in locations that are extremely hard to reach by the regular person.
Where Is Fishman Island’s Road Poneglyph?
The last Road Poneglyph had been sitting in FMI for who knows how long. The first person we see interact with it is Roger, 25 years prior to where we are now, and just before he reached Laugh Tale.
Somewhere between Roger’s arrival at Laugh Tale and the death of Roger would the Poneglyph become missing.
So this panders the first question…
Due to recent chapters, we can confirm that it is not on Fullalead or Elbalf. If we are to actually look at the Road to Laughtale for insight, then that leaves Vira as the last island standing.
Vira
Not much is known, about Vira. It is only ever mentioned two times in the manga and never elaborated more on, but what if I told you Vira could indeed have some connections to the last Road Poneglyph.
Vira is first mentioned in Chapter 96 and again in Chapter 228:
“But wait! How is Vira connected to the Poneglyph and it’s only been mentioned two times like 10 years ago.”
Well my young padawans… This is where the deep dive into the theory fully starts!
Oda Chapter Number Theory
As we all know, Oda loves to use his chapter numbers as ways to callback certain events, or tease certain events for the future.
Would you believe me if I told you by mixing some numbers around I may have the location of the last Poneglyph and the Man Marked by Flames? You don’t? Well look below and I’ll turn your thoughts around.
First I will confirm that you can indeed use chapter numbers sometimes to find a callback or a foreshadow.
Part 1 “The Importance of 96”:
The Man Marked by Flames was first teased in Chapter 1056.
Guess who else had something to say in Chapter 1056?
Hmm… Caribou eavesdropping on Ancient Weapon conversation? How about I reverse the chapter number from 1056 to 650 & 651.
Chapter 650:
“Who’s that Pokémon?!?!”
It’s eavesdropping Caribou of course and just like I said, if we use the Chapter Number Theory then there is indeed connections between a lot of things.
“But what is Vira’s connection to the number theory?”
69… 96… Volume 96… What if I told you these could be analogies for the beginning and the end?
In Chapter 96 we first get Vira/Villa mentioned by name, but what is the overall importance of Chapter 96?
“96… Why does it keep popping up? Why is 96 so important?”
In Volume 96 or to be more specific Chapter 967 (96 again?!?!) we finally get to see Roger’s route to the One Piece from the beginning to the end as well as the names of his crew.
So to make a long theory short… While Loguetown is the beginning and end of Roger, it is also the beginning of journey, but not yet the end. Just as Vira was mentioned in Chapter 96 makes me believe it will be the “end” of our journey.
Not in the sense that it will be the last island we travel to, but in the sense that it is the island where we receive the last Poneglyph, which would mark the end of our journey for the Four Road Poneglyphs.
Part 2 “The Man Marked by Flames”:
“Honestly I’m still not sold… You haven’t even talked about the Man Marked by Flames yet. What is his importance?”
As said above, the man marked by flames was first mentioned in Chapter 1056 and if we reverse the numbers we arrive back at Fishman Island where some of the Poneglyphs are explained. The main question is why would someone move the Poneglyph from Fishman Island?
“Have we seen someone move a Poneglyph before?”
Indeed we have in the cover story of Chapter 778:
There we see Jinbei, a Fishman moving a Poneglyph from one location to another.
Now this is where we dive back into our number theory.
What if I told you if we reverse Chapter 778 to Chapter 87 we will find the man marked by flames?
Chapter 87:
“Choo is the Man Marked by Flames?!?!?”
Hahaha… No.
So now let’s try to form a connection here:
Jinbei moves a Poneglyph from one location to another.
In the reverse chapter, Choo is hit by the Flame Star and Marked by Flames.
Combine the two and we have a Fishman who was Marked by Flames moving a Poneglyph to another location?
“But where is there any confirmation or acknowledgement that the man marked by flames is a Fishman?”
Chapter 1081:
“But here it says he probably has a devil fruit and is allied with the marines?.”
What if I told you both of those comments were Red Herrings? You get it? Fishman…. A herring fish? Nvm… The joke was funny in my head.
Anyway, I believe that the cause of the whirlpool is due to Fishman related abilities. I remember seeing a trio of Fishman creating a whirlpool before. Would you care to guess who they were?
“So you’re telling me that some random Fishman took the Road Poneglyph from Fishman Island to who knows where and is just traveling the seas sinking people?”
Yes, I’m telling you exactly that… However I don’t think the Fishman who did it is random.
Part 3 “The Roger Pirates”:
Since the Strawhats have started their journey they’ve encountered various members of the Roger Pirates, however the most important two by far are Crocus and Rayleigh.
Crocus was encountered on their entry point in to the Grandline near Reverse Mountain and gave them his Log Pose and knowledge of how to move through the risky waters.
Rayleigh encountered them on Sabaody Archipelago and took it a step further by training Luffy, coating their ship, and telling them how to navigate to Fishman Island.
We’re now nearing the end of the journey and most theorize that a third member from the Roger Pirates will appear and help the crew make their way to Lodestar Island.
If a crew member appears, what could they give them that will help them? Crocus gave a Log Pose to Nami to navigate the Grand Line and Rayleigh coated the Thousand Sunny so that could make their way underwater to get to Fishman Island.
Is it possible the third member has a connection to the last Road Poneglyph and will give them information on how to obtain it in order to reach Lodestar Island?
I myself think this is highly possible and that the man marked by flames is none other than…
Sike! While I do want to see Scopper Gaban in the present time, I for one don’t think he is the one responsible for moving the Poneglyph from Fishman Island. My theory on who the man marked by flames is the lone Fishman that was apart of the Roger Pirates, Sunbell.
Not much is known about Sunbell aside from his name and that he is a Fishman.
However, let’s think thoroughly right now…
The Road Poneglyph was secured safely on Fishman Island. As for as we know it was stolen (given King Neptune hasn’t had any reactions about it), it can be safe to assume that it was simply moved to another location some time after the Roger Pirates returned from Laugh Tale.
It is highly unlikely someone had waltz inside of the kingdom and stone a Poneglyph from under their nose.
I assume that with whatever knowledge they obtained from the Final Island, the Roger Pirates or Sunbell by himself decided to safeguard the last Road Poneglyph.
The Road Poneglyphs that are on Zou and under Wano are nearly impossible to obtain, so in their case they are forever protected unless one reveals the location. The Road Poneglyph in Big Mom’s posses we can assume was stolen from Elbalf some time between her leave from Rocks and before Whitebeard vs Roger.
Even though Fishman Island is several thousand meters underwater, it is still the most visited out of Wano and Zou by regular humans.
The End:
So now to make a long theory short…
Sunbell of the Roger Pirates possible took the Road Poneglyph from Fishman Island to some unknown location (Vira or an area near it) to save guard it in hopes that he could pass its information to the people who would appear in 25 years to fulfill whatever prophecy that was on Laugh Tale.
Sunbell’s name could provide insight that he indeed was the one who moved the Poneglyph...
So, let’s think. In a way is Luffy himself not some sort of “Sun Bell”?
When Zunesha hears the Drums of Liberation he signals Joy Boy’s return. We all know what bells are used for, so in this case Luffy is a bell of some sort.
Sunbell could literally be the last point for Luffy that leads to him accomplishing his goals of conquering the sea and becoming the Pirate King.
Vira has already appeared in recent chapters…
Why was it taken from Fishman Island?
Who is the Man Marked by Flames?
How does he possess or have knowledge of the last Road Poneglyph?
How is he able to conjure whirlpools to cause dismay to those who near him?
A thousand questions could be asked that panders the location of the last Road Poneglyph and the identity of the man who was “marked by flames”. However, I’m only going to stick to these main six to create a detailed theory of location of the Poneglyph and the identity of our mysterious man.
The Road Poneglyphs
As we all know, there are a total of four Road Poneglyphs located throughout the world. Three of the four were placed on islands that seemed to be allied with Joy Boy and Big Mom somehow gained possession of the fourth from an unknown location.
We can assume that the Road Poneglyph in Big Mom’s possession came from another race allied with Joy Boy, the Giants! However, that is still speculation and not important to our overall theory, so I will not elaborate.
Fishman Island (10,000 Meters Below Sea Level)
Zou (Inside the Whale Tree)
Wano (Under Mt. Fuji)
Whole Cake Island (Elbalf?)
If we assume that WCI Road Poneglyph came from Elbalf, then that would mean four for the most important “people” to Joy Boy. Each in locations that are extremely hard to reach by the regular person.
Where Is Fishman Island’s Road Poneglyph?
The last Road Poneglyph had been sitting in FMI for who knows how long. The first person we see interact with it is Roger, 25 years prior to where we are now, and just before he reached Laugh Tale.
Somewhere between Roger’s arrival at Laugh Tale and the death of Roger would the Poneglyph become missing.
So this panders the first question…
Due to recent chapters, we can confirm that it is not on Fullalead or Elbalf. If we are to actually look at the Road to Laughtale for insight, then that leaves Vira as the last island standing.
Vira
Not much is known, about Vira. It is only ever mentioned two times in the manga and never elaborated more on, but what if I told you Vira could indeed have some connections to the last Road Poneglyph.
Vira is first mentioned in Chapter 96 and again in Chapter 228:
“But wait! How is Vira connected to the Poneglyph and it’s only been mentioned two times like 10 years ago.”
Well my young padawans… This is where the deep dive into the theory fully starts!
Oda Chapter Number Theory
As we all know, Oda loves to use his chapter numbers as ways to callback certain events, or tease certain events for the future.
Would you believe me if I told you by mixing some numbers around I may have the location of the last Poneglyph and the Man Marked by Flames? You don’t? Well look below and I’ll turn your thoughts around.
First I will confirm that you can indeed use chapter numbers sometimes to find a callback or a foreshadow.
Part 1 “The Importance of 96”:
The Man Marked by Flames was first teased in Chapter 1056.
Guess who else had something to say in Chapter 1056?
Hmm… Caribou eavesdropping on Ancient Weapon conversation? How about I reverse the chapter number from 1056 to 650 & 651.
Chapter 650:
“Who’s that Pokémon?!?!”
It’s eavesdropping Caribou of course and just like I said, if we use the Chapter Number Theory then there is indeed connections between a lot of things.
“But what is Vira’s connection to the number theory?”
69… 96… Volume 96… What if I told you these could be analogies for the beginning and the end?
In Chapter 96 we first get Vira/Villa mentioned by name, but what is the overall importance of Chapter 96?
“96… Why does it keep popping up? Why is 96 so important?”
In Volume 96 or to be more specific Chapter 967 (96 again?!?!) we finally get to see Roger’s route to the One Piece from the beginning to the end as well as the names of his crew.
So to make a long theory short… While Loguetown is the beginning and end of Roger, it is also the beginning of journey, but not yet the end. Just as Vira was mentioned in Chapter 96 makes me believe it will be the “end” of our journey.
Not in the sense that it will be the last island we travel to, but in the sense that it is the island where we receive the last Poneglyph, which would mark the end of our journey for the Four Road Poneglyphs.
Part 2 “The Man Marked by Flames”:
“Honestly I’m still not sold… You haven’t even talked about the Man Marked by Flames yet. What is his importance?”
As said above, the man marked by flames was first mentioned in Chapter 1056 and if we reverse the numbers we arrive back at Fishman Island where some of the Poneglyphs are explained. The main question is why would someone move the Poneglyph from Fishman Island?
“Have we seen someone move a Poneglyph before?”
Indeed we have in the cover story of Chapter 778:
There we see Jinbei, a Fishman moving a Poneglyph from one location to another.
Now this is where we dive back into our number theory.
What if I told you if we reverse Chapter 778 to Chapter 87 we will find the man marked by flames?
Chapter 87:
“Choo is the Man Marked by Flames?!?!?”
Hahaha… No.
So now let’s try to form a connection here:
Jinbei moves a Poneglyph from one location to another.
In the reverse chapter, Choo is hit by the Flame Star and Marked by Flames.
Combine the two and we have a Fishman who was Marked by Flames moving a Poneglyph to another location?
“But where is there any confirmation or acknowledgement that the man marked by flames is a Fishman?”
Chapter 1081:
“But here it says he probably has a devil fruit and is allied with the marines?.”
What if I told you both of those comments were Red Herrings? You get it? Fishman…. A herring fish? Nvm… The joke was funny in my head.
Anyway, I believe that the cause of the whirlpool is due to Fishman related abilities. I remember seeing a trio of Fishman creating a whirlpool before. Would you care to guess who they were?
“So you’re telling me that some random Fishman took the Road Poneglyph from Fishman Island to who knows where and is just traveling the seas sinking people?”
Yes, I’m telling you exactly that… However I don’t think the Fishman who did it is random.
Part 3 “The Roger Pirates”:
Since the Strawhats have started their journey they’ve encountered various members of the Roger Pirates, however the most important two by far are Crocus and Rayleigh.
Crocus was encountered on their entry point in to the Grandline near Reverse Mountain and gave them his Log Pose and knowledge of how to move through the risky waters.
Rayleigh encountered them on Sabaody Archipelago and took it a step further by training Luffy, coating their ship, and telling them how to navigate to Fishman Island.
We’re now nearing the end of the journey and most theorize that a third member from the Roger Pirates will appear and help the crew make their way to Lodestar Island.
If a crew member appears, what could they give them that will help them? Crocus gave a Log Pose to Nami to navigate the Grand Line and Rayleigh coated the Thousand Sunny so that could make their way underwater to get to Fishman Island.
Is it possible the third member has a connection to the last Road Poneglyph and will give them information on how to obtain it in order to reach Lodestar Island?
I myself think this is highly possible and that the man marked by flames is none other than…
Sike! While I do want to see Scopper Gaban in the present time, I for one don’t think he is the one responsible for moving the Poneglyph from Fishman Island. My theory on who the man marked by flames is the lone Fishman that was apart of the Roger Pirates, Sunbell.
Not much is known about Sunbell aside from his name and that he is a Fishman.
However, let’s think thoroughly right now…
The Road Poneglyph was secured safely on Fishman Island. As for as we know it was stolen (given King Neptune hasn’t had any reactions about it), it can be safe to assume that it was simply moved to another location some time after the Roger Pirates returned from Laugh Tale.
It is highly unlikely someone had waltz inside of the kingdom and stone a Poneglyph from under their nose.
I assume that with whatever knowledge they obtained from the Final Island, the Roger Pirates or Sunbell by himself decided to safeguard the last Road Poneglyph.
The Road Poneglyphs that are on Zou and under Wano are nearly impossible to obtain, so in their case they are forever protected unless one reveals the location. The Road Poneglyph in Big Mom’s posses we can assume was stolen from Elbalf some time between her leave from Rocks and before Whitebeard vs Roger.
Even though Fishman Island is several thousand meters underwater, it is still the most visited out of Wano and Zou by regular humans.
The End:
So now to make a long theory short…
Sunbell of the Roger Pirates possible took the Road Poneglyph from Fishman Island to some unknown location (Vira or an area near it) to save guard it in hopes that he could pass its information to the people who would appear in 25 years to fulfill whatever prophecy that was on Laugh Tale.
Sunbell’s name could provide insight that he indeed was the one who moved the Poneglyph...
So, let’s think. In a way is Luffy himself not some sort of “Sun Bell”?
When Zunesha hears the Drums of Liberation he signals Joy Boy’s return. We all know what bells are used for, so in this case Luffy is a bell of some sort.
Sunbell could literally be the last point for Luffy that leads to him accomplishing his goals of conquering the sea and becoming the Pirate King.
Vira has already appeared in recent chapters…
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