Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter #1108 of One Piece.
Summary
Blackbeard learning about Ancient Weapons would be disastrous for Luffy and the One Piece world. Blackbeard became Luffy’s greatest competitor on his path to becoming Pirate King, with an equal number of Tang Poneglyphs and knowledge. The race towards Laugh Tale intensifies as Blackbeard gains power, hinting at an epic final battle in One Piece.
In light of recent events in A pieceIt’s clear that Luffy’s ultimate opponent will be none other than Blackbeard, and the series could have made him stronger by giving him access to scary people. Ancient weapons. With two of the most powerful devil fruits in One Piece and a fearsome crew of equally dangerous devil fruit users, Blackbeard is the greatest threat to Luffy.
In chapter #1108 of One Piece, Caribou finds two of Blackbeard’s ten Titanic Captains, Van Augur and Catarina Devon on Egghead and asks them to take him to Blackbeard and claims that he has information that could value to share. This chapter reveals that Caribou knows that Pluton hidden beneath Wano and Shirahoshi holds the power of Poseidon. Caribou intends to share this information about the Ancient Weapon with Blackbeardthis could make Blackbeard more powerful than ever if he chooses to seek out the Ancient Weapon.
The only people currently aware of Pluton’s exact location are Robin and Law, both of whom learned the secret from Kozuki Sukiyaki when he showed them the hidden Poneglyph Road in Wano. Meanwhile, Poseidon’s existence remains a secret known only to Robin and King Neptune, and Blackbeard learns these secrets could cause disaster and change the course of the series.
Blackbeard’s learning about ancient weapons will turn out to be disastrous
One Piece written by Eichiiro Oda, chapter #1108, “Come In, World”
Chapter #1108 also revealed that the “someone” Caribou mentioned in chapter #1056 wanted to know about Pluton was none other than Blackbeard, implying that Caribou intended to ally with Blackbeard from before. Up until now, Caribou has been as mediocre as ever, His decision to share this information could have far-reaching consequences not only for Luffy and the Straw Hats, but also for Wano, Fish-Man Island, and the One Piece world in general.
Unlike Luffy, who doesn’t care about the power of the Ancient Weapons, Blackbeard will definitely jump at the chance when he learns about their existence. Ancient weapons are said to have unimaginable power and has been sought after by the World Government for centuries. Achieving such immense power would greatly aid Blackbeard in his goal of world conquest while also making him nearly untouchable by the World Government or any other enemies.
More importantly, Luffy has claimed both Wano and Fish-Man Island as his territories, and Blackbeard’s interference with them would certainly cause a catastrophic conflict between the two Emperors. Attempting to capture Pluton would likely cause great destruction to Wano as the weapon is hidden deep underground. Any harm to Shirahoshi is something that Luffy will not tolerate either, and a possible confrontation between Blackbeard and Luffy at Fish-Man Island over the matter could even bring about. Mrs. Sharley’s prophecy about the destruction of Fishman Island has come true.
Madame Sharley is a mermaid from Fisman Island famous for her clairvoyant abilities. She prophesied that Luffy would one day destroy Fish-Man Island.
Blackbeard has become Luffy’s biggest competitor
Having acquired Poneglyph pieces on Law’s Road after defeating the Heart Pirates at Winner Island, Blackbeard has the same number of Poneglyphs as Luffy. He also has a way to read them through Pudding, who awakened her third eye and gained the power to decode them. Gathering knowledge about Ancient Weapons is not only put Blackbeard on equal footing with Luffy, but also makes him Luffy’s biggest competitor for the title of Pirate King.
Either way, the race towards Laugh Tale has become more intense than ever and the stakes will only continue as the story progresses. black beard is quickly establishing itself as a major player, and the fight for Ancient Weapons could be the catalyst that ignites A pieceThe epic final battle of the final.
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