Speculations What's going on with JoyBoy/Luffy?

[Halyup]

I think:

A. Luffy becomes someone worthy of becoming Joy Boy

B. Joy Boy is a spirit or deity whatever with unbelievable power, capable of changing the world. In some part of the world, people refer to him as Nika, The Sun God.

C. Joy Boy can connect to anyone he wills to, via the paths of Haki, or Devil Fruit, or both.

D. There are certain requirements to become Joy Boy / inherit his will and also power. Maybe its

- Willpower stuff, or

- Certain creativity, out-of-the-box approach in order to always become individually stronger (be it Haki or Devil Fruit), thus unlocking the spiritual connection / path to make Joy Boy aware of one's presence, or

- Having the purest heart which dreams of an utopia (proving it by struggling for one's entire life to bring joy / peace to everyone), or

- The combination of all points above, or

- Some other stuff

D. Apparently Luffy check all the boxes and makes Joy Boy/Nika aware of his struggle

E. Joy Boy is Luffy's Excalibur (just like @Monkey D Theories' said in his theory), every Great Pirates have tried to access to be at his audience/presence through various Haki or Devil Fruit - mediated methods. But Luffy is the only one worthy to access his presence.

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F. Imo Luffy will not be possessed by Joy Boy, and win against Kaidou because of it. It will betray the narrative build-up by Oda where Luffy has to be the one surpassing his rival of PK candidate. Instead, i hope Luffy will converse with Joy Boy's spirit...but instead of Joy Boy freely lending his powers to Luffy, Luffy will conquer that power himself and even figure out an absurd and super powerful application, unprecedented even by Joy Boy himself, cementing the rubber boi's worth.

Lmao F still a possibility fam
Only a sith deals with absolute
Dont underestimate Oda

 

[nik87]

What is the meaning of what we just saw in the latest chapter?

Is JoyBoy's spirit temporarily taking over Luffy's body?
Is the Gomu Gomu awakening (or whatever it is called) a JoyBoy Mode?
Are Nika & JoyBoy the same figure?
Did Shanks go to the Gorosei to talk about JoyBoy?

Discuss.

Luffy died - his voice disappearing.
JoyBoy's voice returned.
Seems like JoyBoy is taking over Luffy's body now.

I dont think fruit awakening is JoyBoy but it's not impossible.
The reason why I doubt it is because why would fruit's awakening have another guy's voice/spirit...
Cant say anything about Nika for now until I see Viz translation of sfx and stuff...

I am pretty sure Shanks spoke to Gorosei about Blackbeard.

 

[uyuu]

Lmao F still a possibility fam
Only a sith deals with absolute
Dont underestimate Oda

Well my view of possession not happening has nothing to do with underestimating Oda, since if Oda execute it that way (Joyboy beating Kaidou, but without Luffy beating Kaidou), its not.some good quality writing at all. So my thinking about possession will not happen, is actually me still hoping that Oda still have some writing quality left lol

 

[Chiji_]

Imo Devil fruit awakening, joyboy is probably the person that awakens this fruit, Shanks told the gorosei about the awakening and of the world government changing the fruits name so nobody actively seeks it out. I also think Nika was the original joyboy and probably got his name from the way that he laughs “nika”, made the strawhat a symbol.

 

[Herrera95]

Isn't it pointless for Luffy becoming JoyBoy since he failed at past?

 

[Luffydom56]

Maybe its awakening and Joy Boy has the same devil fruit or something.

 

[Finalbeta]

I'm fairly confident Luffy will be back and kick in again but first I expect an epic clash against Kaido where Luffy is probably either possessed or kinda possessed. It's possible he isn't either tho.

And he seemingly awakened, I wonder if that's the conventional awakening or a different one, I bet the latter.

 

[Franosuke]

Next chapter:

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Next chapter:

Can’t wait till it’s revealed Joyboy had the dark dark fruit and gum gum fruit

 

[K!NG HARA$H!MA]

Yeah Do not think too hard about it or else you'll find Odas explanation unsatisfactory, cheap and doesn't make sense, which is very likely to happen.

 

[M944]

Luffy is Joyboy that's all
He's the one Roger was waiting for as it was implied during WB's last speech in MF

 

[Pooth]

Nothing much chillin what about you

 

[Tai long]

If oda makes someone posses luffy, I am quitting the manga

 

[Finalbeta]

Next chapter:

Feel like this stuff will probably happen against Im

I can totally see Zoro and Luffy tagging that guy in the future

 

[Nel-Zel fiasco]

Next chapter:

oda go to kishimoto route now
but seriously did awakening bring someone soul come bak to world? luffy awakening i am okay with that but luffy posses by joyboy??? kinda fucked up don,t you think

 

[Halyup]

If oda makes someone posses luffy, I am quitting the manga

Noted

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Is JoyBoy's spirit temporarily taking over Luffy's body?
I don't think taking over or processed would be a right word but basically Luffy will show how Joyboy will "look like" in front of Kaido. Luffy's mentality will come back like 2 seconds later though.

Is the Gomu Gomu awakening (or whatever it is called) a JoyBoy Mode?
Maybe not. I don't think devil fruits have a specific name or title in general, they just called it "Awakening" (e.g. Doflamingo)

Are Nika & JoyBoy the same figure?
They are not the same person and not a title. Who's Who and Zunisha make it clear that they're both a living people.

Did Shanks go to the Gorosei to talk about JoyBoy?
Luffy is the best case. Perhaps Shanks talks about the "Joyboy" inside Luffy.

 

[Heinrich]

 

[Finalbeta]

 

[RYNO]

maybe its gonner be a fight between luffys will vs joy boy will for conrtol, fight of joyboys will to acheive his goal of destory the the WG or fixing what the WG did to the world vs luffy will of being free, its goner interesting if we see interaction between joyboy and SH and them saying "fuck off get out of our captain".