Warning: SPOILERS for chapter #1081 of One PieceA piece offers new clues to one of its greatest mysteries, the identity of the ‘man marked by the flame’, or ‘burn scar’, who is the key to finding the final, haunted Road Poneglyph. just that this could be Luffy’s father Monkey D. dragonleader of the Revolutionary Army.
In chapter #1081 of One Piece, fans are shown a flashback showing former Marine Admiral Aokiji’s meeting with the Blackbeard Pirates, which he joined after a brief battle. During their conversation, Blackbeard’s crew mentioned the ‘man with the burn scar’, a mysterious individual believed to hold one of the four Road Poneglyphs needed to find the hidden island Laugh. Tale, where the treasure One Piece awaits. According to Lafitte, this man was sailing in an all-black ship and everyone who came near was swallowed by a giant vortex. These new details have fans speculating that the mysterious man could be none other than Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy’s father and leader of the Revolutionary Army.
Dragon is the best candidate for the role of ‘The man with the burn scar’
Despite appearing early in the series, Dragon remains one of the most mysterious characters in One Piece. Dragon created the Revolutionary Army, the only organization openly opposed to the World Government, and thus he is one of the most wanted criminals in the world. He has chosen a life path that is completely opposite to that of his father, as Garp is one of the strongest Marines, despite having the same rebellious attitude as his son and grandson. It is not yet clear if Luffy actually met his father, but the two met briefly in Logue Town, where Dragon used a mysterious weather-controlling power to save his son (which Luffy did). didn’t know it).
First of all, ‘burn scar’ (hinokizu in Japanese) sounds like a nickname, and it may be related to the flame tattoo on the Dragon’s face, rather than the actual burn scar. Additionally, fans have long speculated that Dragon may possess a Devil Fruit that allows him to control the weather, perhaps a wind-related power. This may be the cause of the eddy currents described by Lafitte, but there is another, much more significant relationship. Dragon’s ship is called the Wind Grandma (from the name of the ship used by Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution), and in the manga it is drawn as jet black, matching Lafitte’s description. However, both the manga and the anime being digitally colored use a different color scheme, so this could be Eiichiro Oda’s fault or he later changed his mind.
The dragon has the ultimate Poneglyph which feels perfect
Of course, there’s always the option that the ‘burn scar’ has nothing to do with the Dragon at all. He could be someone else, or a completely new character that Oda will introduce soon. However, the revelation that this man may possess the ultimate Road Poneglyph – which was originally on Fish-Man Island and then mysteriously disappeared – opens up many interesting directions for the story. Dragon’s connection to Ohara, introduced recently in the manga, would explain why he’s interested in Poneglyphs. It’s also worth mentioning that Nico Robin, the last survivor of Ohara and one of the few people in the world who can read Poneglyphs, spent two years with the Revolutionary Army during the ‘skip of time’ period. Robin is also said to have reacted when ‘burn scars’ were first mentioned, further hinting at a connection to Dragon.
Fan A piece there’s certainly a lot of fun to speculate and hypothesize but for now the most logical thing is towards Luffy’s father, Monkey D. Dragon like the mysterious ‘burn scar’.
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