The Greatest DUMB One Piece Theory

0:00 Like you probably watching this video, I love One Piece a lot. There was a time when I binged my fair share of theory videos back in the day, and even now I still watch a few that intrigue me. But one thing I've always noticed about the One Piece theory community is how often they focus on what the One Piece can do, like destroying the Red Line and uniting all the seas. But rarely do they ever discuss what the One Piece actually is. Like what is the treasure? Which is crazy when you consider how many theory videos are now out there on YouTube. Yet if you search what is the One Piece, not many actually give you a straight answer. I get it though. YouTube theorists risk their credibility if they go all in on a bold claim and get it

0:46 wrong. The internet never forgets and I can only imagine how brutal their comment sections could become. You're not human, they're brutal. But good thing is I don't have any credibility and I'm not trying to be a theory channel, so I don't care if I get it wrong. Also, I've always wanted to make a theory video and I think it's fun that we archive what we thought the One Piece was before we actually find out. So, this is my chance. the theory that if we were just hanging out together as a couple of goofballs is what I'd throw my hat on to be the One Piece. So, with all that said, let's get straight into the video. Firstly, I think it's important that we quickly confirm a few things so that we can understand where and what the One Piece is. Number one, the One Piece has to be on Loft Tale. Right from

1:33 the start, Roger says, "I left all of it in that place," which almost certainly means laughale. That said, you could argue that the newer, more accurate translations make it sound like Roger meant you need to travel the whole world to find it, which is a bit more abstract. However, Roger told Whitebeard about the will of D and what the One Piece is. And since Laught Tale marks the end of his journey, I think that's solid proof it's on that island. We even see Roger looking at the One Piece and then naming the island Loft Tale. So, for it not to be there and for it to be in a different location would feel anticlimactic and not really Odis style. The vast majority of fans believe that One Piece is on Loft Tale and I'm with them on that. Number two, the One Piece will reveal all the secrets of the

2:20 world's history. Whitebeard famously shouted, "As soon as someone finds that great treasure, the entire world will be turned upside down." That could mean two things. Either the truth about the void century is so shocking it will shake the foundations of the world, or the One Piece itself is some kind of object powerful enough to literally turn the world upside down. In Odin's journal, he mentioned they discovered everything. The void century, the meaning of the D, the ancient weapons, and that Wano was once open to the world. He also noted that when faced with the vast treasure, which was very real, Roger and his crew just laughed. That tells us whatever the One Piece is, it has to be either something absurd, crazy, spectacular, silly, funny, or all of those things combined. But at the same time, it has

3:07 to reveal the true history of the world. Number three, the One Piece has to be related to Luffy and Roger's dream. This shared dream is the reason Shanks gave Luffy the straw hat in the first place. It's why he's bet everything on Luffy becoming the pirate king. The fact that Oda still hasn't revealed the exact words of that dream heavily implies to me that if he did, it would be too much of a direct clue on what exactly the One Piece is. So, to conclude, the One Piece is on Laught Tale. It must reveal the true history of the world, the void century, the ancient weapons, and the will of D. It's something that caused Roger and his entire crew to laugh at when they saw it. And finally, it has to be connected in some way to Luffy and Roger's shared dream. Now, I'm not going to be like those other theory channels

3:53 and try to keep you with endless suspense. No, I'm just going to tell you now. I think the One Piece is a UFO. Specifically, a flying saucer. Yes, I know, ladies and gentlemen, I told you this was a dumb theory. But what if it's so dumb that there's actually some method to the madness? Let me explain. UFOs aren't a modern concept in Japan. Back in 1803, there was a strange and fascinating case known as the Ututsudo Bun, which literally means hollow ship. Link in the description below. The story goes that fishermen off the coast of Hitachi Province discovered a bizarre saucer-shaped craft drifting in the sea. The vessel was made of metal and glass

4:39 covered in unknown symbols. Symbols no one could understand. Inside it, a mysterious woman with red or white hair, depending on the version, wearing strange clothes and clutching a sealed box that she refused to let anyone touch. She spoke an unknown language and no one could figure out where she came from. Because of Japan's strict isolation policy at the time, the locals, fearing something dangerous or foreign, towed the craft back out to sea. And just like that, the strange encounter was lost to history. Or was it? Maybe Oda is turning that old myth into a pirate legend. When you look at the actual images drawn from this story back in the 19th century, there are a few details that really stand out. One illustration from 1845 shows a crest on

5:26 the ship that has a small resemblance to the Kazuki clan's crest. Another from 1825 shows a saucer-shaped design that looks eerily similar to a straw hat. So yeah, I think the One Piece is some type of flying saucer. And I'm even going to go one step further because I think it has a red Rio ponoglyph embedded into it wrapped around the ship like a ring. A ring that just so happens to resemble a certain iconic hat. So let's talk about that for a second. The straw hat. It's one of the most important and central symbols in One Piece. Yet no one ever asks the obvious question. Why a straw hat? Why not a pirate hat, a baseball cap, or a bandana? Why has this one specific item been passed down from Joy

6:13 Boy to Roger to Shanks to Luffy? Well, I think the straw hat is more than just a symbol of inheritance. I think it's actually meant to resemble the One Piece itself. So, here's my scrambled short theory. The DClan were a space fairing people, explorers from the moon or beyond, and they arrived or crashlanded on the One Piece world in a flying saucer. A piece of ancient advanced technology that looked so strange and otherworldly to the people of the past. They made straw hats to imitate the vessel as a peace offering to honor these space voyages as they shared their technology. The hat became a symbol of unity, freedom, and friendship. And there's precedence for this, too. Remember when Emu stared at that massive frozen straw hat in the vault? Like it

6:58 was some kind of long- lost artifact? That moment confirmed two things? There's more than one of these hats in the world, and they clearly hold some deep hidden meaning. Think about the recent introduction of all the sci-fi elements into the series. Vega Punk's Egghhead arc went full science fiction. We've seen an ancient robot head, mechs, and weapons far ahead of their time. What if the Dclan's tech was so advanced it looked like magic? The same way Vega Punk's inventions do to most of the world. So, it's not too far-fetched for the One Piece to be some type of future tech. Also, there's something I've always struggled with. In Odin's journal, he wrote that they discovered everything. The void century, the meaning of D, the ancient weapons, and the truth about Wano's past. Combine

7:44 that with Robin's belief that the Rio Ponoglyph holds the entire true history of the world. That's a lot of information to be carved into a single stone. Which makes me think the Rio ponoglyph can't just be a block. It has to be bigger, wider, maybe even a structure. And for me, I think it's a red ring of stone wrapped around the flying saucer. One that just so happens to resemble Luffy's straw hat, a story etched into the ship itself, containing the most incredible tale ever told. But let's just put a plug in that for a moment and discuss Luffy's dream. So, if you're still with me up until this point, thanks a lot. I appreciate it. But this is where I might lose a few of you, and that's totally fine. I'll hold my hands up right now and admit I'm most

8:29 definitely wrong. But here's my theory. I think Luffy's dream, the one he told Ace Subo and later his crew, is that he wants to travel to space. Like, straight up, I want to be a space explorer. And I get it. You can attach all kinds of possibilities to whatever he said to his crew. Maybe he said, "I want to throw the world's biggest party." Or, "I want to make sure that no one in the world ever goes hungry again." And honestly, those are both valid ideas. This scene leaves a lot of room for interpretation. But here's where I want to dig a little deeper. Not into the words, but into how everyone reacts. There's something in their shock. It's not admiration, but wideeyed disbelief. the kind of reaction you get when someone says something so

9:15 outrageous, so wild, so out there, pun intended, that you just have to laugh. But you're also kind of moved at the same time. And there are these little visual hints, too. Right before Luffy reveals his dream, he flops down on the deck, lying on his back, eyes gazing up at the sky, almost like he's looking directly at his dream of traveling to space. And right as he says, "I wanna," the Thousand Sunny is shown from a rare angle tilted upward, almost like it's pointing towards the stars as well. In the manga, we see that the Sunny itself reacts to Luffy's dream. Maybe it's shocked because it knows it will have to travel to space or be left behind. Zora and Jimbe are shocked because it's so ridiculous. Nami looks scared because everything Luffy says always comes true

10:02 and she knows that she'll have to be the one to navigate him through the stars. Brooke laughs. Usopp is caught between awe and disbelief. Frankie the shipwright loves it because for a man who lives to build ships, the idea of something that could sail through space, wouldn't that be perfect? Sanji jokes that Luffy needs his head checked. Robin is stunned and Chopper is amazed. Usopp continues to say, "Come on, you know that's not possible. Luffy just shrugs it off and replies, "Maybe it is once I'm the king of the pirates." Robin then asks how Ace Sabo and Shanks reacted. Luffy says they all laughed and that Shanks even had a tear in his eye, which we'll get to later. Jimbe goes, "Well, now that I'm here on this ship, I guess I've got to take it seriously. This is

10:47 quite a captain I've saddled myself with." Chopper, his eyes turn into stars. You know that look he gets when he sees something futuristic or robot related. And Nami says, "It does sound like you." Which, if you think about it, is true. Remember when Luffy told what being the king of the pirates meant to him? It wasn't to rule the seas. To him, it meant being the freest person in the world. So, what would be the perfect treasure for Luffy, the perfect symbol of freedom? How about a ship that can go anywhere? A flying saucer with an endless adventure. Isn't that the ultimate freedom? And when you think about it, we've already flown to the clouds and plunged to the bottom of the sea. So, wouldn't the next final frontier be space? And just imagine it

11:33 as Oda gives us that epic double page spread of them all flying into space. This dream would also explain why Oda hasn't shared it yet. As if Luffy says he wants to travel to space, this could relay to the audience that the One Piece must be some type of spacecraft to help him conquer this dream. This would also beautifully tie into another one of the Straw Hat's dreams that I've always thought would be difficult to accomplish. Nami's dream to draw a map of the entire world. For her to truly map everything, they'd have to sail across all four blues and chart every island on the Grand Line multiple times. It's a dream that always felt logistically difficult to complete in terms of the story's narrative. But what better way for her to fulfill her dream than from above? Aboard the One Piece, Nami could zoom out and orbit the world,

12:20 logging every ocean and every island. It would finally allow her to complete the map she's always dreamed of. And I don't think space travel is too far-fetched either when you look at how prevalent space has become in the story. We've already seen the moon surrounding the world in the Library of O'Hara. The ship is literally called the Thousand Sunny, which could be a subtle nod that it's going to sail across a thousand stars. The five elders are named after planets. Garp has galaxy impact. Luffy has Gaggun no UFO. Fujitora casually cools down asteroids. The moon is a recurring symbol. The celestial dragons walk around in space suits. The ancient weapons are named after gods tied to cosmic mythology. And of course, Enel's cover story, the most legendary of them all. The guy literally goes to space,

13:07 discovers a city on the moon, and finds life up there. Which brings us to Enel's cover story where we get confirmation of space pirates complete with their own Jolly Rogers. Why do space pirates have Jolly Rogers in the first place? Where did their advanced technology come from? There's even a pirate-like spaceship and a secret long-lost city. It begs the question, could there be other moons or planets with civilizations out there waiting to be discovered? And then there's those infamous images with Annel staring at two ancient murals. These were at the center of old fan theories back in the day, but I want to focus on just one detail, the ship. When you flip it upside down, the ship looks like a straw hat, or more precisely, a flying saucer. And the reason I personally

13:52 subscribe to the theory that the One Piece is a UFO shaped like Luffy's straw hat is because it would completely recontextualize the entire story. The eye in the One Piece logo, Luffy's silhouette topped with his iconic hat, suddenly looks like a typical UFO. Maybe we've been looking at the One Piece this whole time. The first treasure introduced to us was Luffy's straw hat, and the last treasure might be the thing that inspired it, giving us a perfect circular ending. Every time Luffy gets serious and puts on his straw hat, it wouldn't just be a cool looking moment. It becomes the symbol of freedom, of adventure, of him fighting for his dream. And thinking back to Whitebeard's last speech when he said, "Someone will appear carrying the history of all those decades on his back and challenged this

14:37 whole world to a fight. And what's on Luffy's back nearly every step of the way, his straw hat with that red ring embodying the Rio ponoglyph containing the true history of the void century. His hat would then not just become a symbol of freedom, but also a symbol of truth. Now, let's turn our attention to the location of Loft Tale. Like so many others that have speculated before me, it could be in a number of places. Long ring, long land. It could be hidden away in the massive hole beneath any lobby somewhere around Reverse Mountain, which literally has an X marked on it. Maybe the water current that pulls ships up leads to a secret entrance or maybe even a secret exit. Could it be hidden somewhere around Ja or deep within the Florian Triangle guarded by those

15:23 mysterious shadowy figures? If I had to guess, I'd say Loft Tale is an island located beyond Loadar. Roger clearly stated that all the log poses stopped working once they reached there, which tells us that no pirate can naturally sail past this point. That also means that no one has ever made a full completed circle of the Grand Line. No one except Roger. And that's exactly what made him the pirate king. So, here's how I think it works. The road poglyphs don't just lead you to Laught Tale. They mark an X on a spot beyond Loadar that you can't reach with normal navigation. This location also helps the story progress naturally. Instead of having the Straw Hats turn around or backtrack, they'll keep pushing forward. They'll find the last road ponyagly, reach Load Star, and then chart a course

16:08 past it, finally finding Loft Tale. And maybe after all that, they'll be able to finally sail over Reverse Mountain, completing the Grand Line and bringing everything full circle. But like all of this video, it's all just guesswork. I have no idea where Loft Tale actually is. But if the One Piece is a UFO, this could explain why a log post can't track it. Maybe that's the whole point. Laughtale might look like a normal island, something like Thriller Bark, but it's not. If it's hidden intentionally, disguised as land, that would explain why you need the ro pornoglyphs to find it. From the ocean, it could appear like just another island, the ancient kingdom, perhaps. Maybe even housed in some type of broken or futuristic dome. Maybe parts of it, or even the whole thing, is submerged

16:54 underwater, camouflaged with rock or coral, and at first glance just looks like another piece of land. But once activated, the truth is revealed. The shells peel back, ancient lights begin to flicker, and this enormous craft dormant for centuries begins to rise. Or maybe it's smaller, hidden away deep inside a cavern, crashed into the side of a mountain, or entangled in the roots of a sky-piercing tree. I don't know. But what I do believe is that when the time comes, the final revelation will be clear. Laughtale will house a UFO, which leads us to what I think this incredible vessel might be capable of. Remember, this entire video is just conjecture. So, welcome to the part of the video I call the maybe ideas show where I throw

17:39 poo to the fan and see what sticks. So, here we go. If the One Piece is a space vessel, it would have to be self- sustaining and have technology from out of this world. And if we assume that Joy Boy had awakened the NA fruit, then it's not a stretch to presume that this UFO might have some of the most insane, wacky, incredible, and downright outrageous designs and powers to it. Maybe the spacecraft is made out of solid gold. Or maybe it's made out of sea stone. Maybe it has a tractor beam that can create things like wacky islands. It could have some gravity or magnetic powers that could move these islands. Or maybe it has the ultimate power to destroy something like the red line. Or maybe it can do all of these things depending on the user's will. Maybe it can suck the ocean dry and spray it skyward, revealing the ancient civilization hidden beneath the sea. Or

18:26 maybe it has the biggest sound system in the world, allowing Brooke to blast sake so loud the entire planet could dance to it. If the One Piece is a UFO, it would also grant Luffy and the Straw Hats the freedom to travel swiftly across the world during the final arc. And maybe that red band around the ship isn't a pornoglyph at all, but something even wilder. A moving story, a kind of video cartoon, or like a holographic record created by Joy Boy himself. Perhaps this is what Roger and his crew saw when they reached Loftet Tale. A full retelling of the true history projected before them like an ancient anime. Maybe it was so funny, heartfelt, and unbelievable that Roger couldn't help but laugh and thus named it Laught Tale. What I'm really trying to say with all of this is if the One Piece is a

19:12 UFO, there's no way Oda would make it some cliche flying saucer. And as we just mentioned the pirate king himself, let's turn our attention to Gold Deep Roger because everything we've spoken about up until this point has been laying the groundwork for the story of One Piece. So now let's take this theory up a notch to Gear 5 and explain how it all ties together. Starting with Roger's journey, the earliest we see Roger as a young man, he's swinging the straw hat around when he meets, kind of like how a UFO would spin and says he wants to turn the world upside down. The two of them went on to form the Roger Pirates and shared some incredible adventures together, even taking on the formidable Rocks Pirates. Eventually, they reached the final destination indicated by the

19:58 log post, Loadar Island, another space related name. But as the Roger Pirates disembarked, excited to have found what they thought was the last island, they realized it wasn't the true end of the Grand Line. And so, their search for the road ponoglyphs began. However, unable to read them, they set out to find someone who could. And after finally finding Odin, Roger revealed his dream, which I believe was also to travel to space. It would explain why Whitebeard burst out laughing and said, "Are you a kid or something?" And for someone like Odin, who came from a closed off country and whose big dream was just to explore the world, hearing someone say his dream is to explore the galaxy, would of course leave him speechless. There's even a subtle touch in the anime that might hint at this. When Roger shares

20:45 his dream, a little bottle of rum turns slightly, revealing a star on it, maybe a tiny visual nod to his stareyed dream. After this, Roger and his crew finally reached Loft Tale and discovered the One Piece, a flying magical saucer. There, they either read or watched Joy Boy's tale, where he revealed the ancient prophecy depicted on Elbath's mural. And it was at this moment the true secret of the One Piece was revealed. It can only be activated or powered by the drums of liberation, which of course now beats inside Luffy. And like all great pirate legends, the X marks the spot. Meaning that the true treasure needed to unlock the One Piece is Luffy's heart. The treasure shaped like Roger's own straw hat alongside Joy Boy's wacky history lesson revealed the harsh truth to him

21:31 that he wouldn't be able to complete his dream of flying into space. This combination is what made him laugh. A truly bittersweet moment for him and his crew. Hence, when Roger returned to see Shanks, Odin says they spoke and Shanks began to cry. I believe Shanks was already aware of Roger's dream to travel to space. But hearing that Roger wouldn't be able to fulfill it before his death broke his heart. Yet, Roger didn't leave him empty-handed. He gave Shanks a cryptic parting message. Find the gum gum fruit, awaken its true power, and then head to Loftet Tale yourself. This is why Shanks had such a sudden change of heart when he and Buggy parted ways. He told Buggy he wouldn't be going after the One Piece just yet. Not because he didn't care, but because he had something important to do first.

22:17 Find the fruit and unlock its hidden potential. Shanks then spent his life searching for the fruit, which of course he eventually found. Even the people on the ship questioned why he was attacking. After all, there was no treasure, just a fruit that turns you into rubber. But Shanks knew its true meaning, which brings us back to chapter 1. Shanks, having acquired the fruit, was either keeping it for himself or looking for the right person to eat it on his behalf. Then by accident, Luffy ate it. We know sometime after this, Luffy shared his dream with Shanks that he wants to travel to space. And this is why it made him cry. It was the same dumb childish dream that Roger spoke of. It was in that moment Shanks realized Luffy was destined to become the next pirate king. Knowing Luffy would have to

23:04 awaken the fruit's true power to unlock the One Piece, Shanks challenged him. Fully aware that to claim the title, Luffy would have to face the strongest pirates in the world and forces Devil Fruit to awaken. And that's exactly what he did. Embarking on the most incredible adventure that led him to the strongest beast in the world, Kaido, where he finally awakened his devil fruit. This would also explain why in Wano, after Shanks sees Luffy's wanted poster showing his new awakened fruit, he calmly sits down, drinks his sake, and tells Beckman, "It's time to claim the One Piece, where Shanks will be waiting for Luffy at Loft Tale. Either to help him claim it or maybe to steal it for himself. I'll let you be the judge of that." And to end this section, it would also perfectly explain Roger's opening

23:50 words in the story, "My treasure. Why, it's right where I left it." which would be true. The One Piece is his treasure. He just wasn't the right person to use it. So instead, he started the pirate era, hoping to inspire the right person to find it. Now Luffy is that person. And when he finds the One Piece, it will close the curtain on the pirate era and open the door to a new one, the era of space travel. as the One Piece will rise into the sky like a big beaming sun as Luffy will be riding in the new dawn of the world. Where the series will go after this, I'm not sure, but as the great Carl Sean once quoted, "The surface of the earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean." Also, fun bonus point in the first page

24:37 of One Piece, Odo is wearing an alien mask. That is all. Thanks for watching. I want to say that I have loads of criticisms for this theory, but honestly, my biggest criticism is that Oda is a genius, and I don't think my small little mind could even imagine what he has cooked up for the One Piece. He could reveal something next week that completely destroys my theory, but isn't that the fun and the reason we love this series so much? The imagination from the community is what makes One Piece so special. So again, thank you for watching. I really hope you enjoyed this one as I had an absolute blast putting it together. This is probably the only theory video I'll ever make and it's something I've always just wanted to try. Going forward, I'll

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