So essentially the people that The Monster trio fought at Thriller Bark are who they eventually become. Sanji becomes an Invisible man, Zoro becomes a one eyed Shimotsuki swordsman capable of wielding a black sword and Luffy becomes a giant. Nice. This is a really cool theory.
Yep, that’s the idea - I think Thriller Bark was probably where a lot of Oda’s ideas for the future of One Piece really started to come together. Very worth a reread from time to time, underrated arc in my opinion. Thanks for watching!
Also brook will grow some more bones and turn into a bone spider, usopp dies and turns into a ghost and chooper will be able to bring the dead back to life :^)
U guys remember when luffy-tachi met the tiny girl after timeskip. That girl have ability to change her body into every form she want. Then he get inside luffy. So luffy become giant n help her rescue her father who was a prisoner of WG. Her father was a cook. I forget this scene is from canon or movie, but if ur theory is true then this one was one of oda's foreshadow
It’s been a lot of fun to go back to old theories on Luffys fruit and seeing what people got right and wrong, your theories surprisingly not too far off. Loved the video and presentation
Gear 5th being called Top Gear is actually so genius of you and Oda if he decides to go with that name holy crap, sick video!!! Coming from your first video, your content is actually really good. Keep it up!
These theories are immaculate. You were right on the money with Luffy becoming a giant. Like no shade but if I’m being honest these theories blow Ohara out of the water. In my personal opinion of course.
05:19 i never realized how powerful Mother Caramel's position is in this single panel. She single-handedly puts CP0 of all people in their place. Something that not even Orochi, whom a massive suppliers of Kairoseki/ Sea Stone, can't even achieve
The water from the 4 Seas climb Reverse mountain and empty into the Grandline at the Twin Capes where Crocus and Laboon lives Its why Laboon had fish from all the 4 Seas in his Stomach causing Sanji to sigh and smoke a cigarette
luffy will probably do it with the help of the sea kings shirahoshi calls, as well as the island whales and laboon (resulting in debris falling down and destroying fishman island just like he was predicted to destroy)
This dude will blow up. Seriously, he has some of the best produced videos/most deeply thought-out OP theories I've ever seen.. plus his voice is easy to relax to. These videos are truly therapy for me..
God this was fantastic bro. Love the jazz club brand, super classy, and relaxed style. Far better than the big leagues in OP world on YT too imo. You are gonna go far. I loved it. So much foreshadowing with the giants terms and names being thrown around all over. I feel silly not piecing it together before. Well done sir. Subbed. You will easily surpass JoyBoy and all the other big names I'm sure.
Wow man, thank you so much for the kind words. That really means a lot, and while I still think I have a long way to go before I'm as good as those other guys - it's a big motivator for me to hear feedback like that from other One Piece fans!!! Happy to have you as a fan, welcome aboard!
This would also connect with the theory of Joy Boy having this fruit and him being a giant or at least having the giant straw hat, maybe he trained with the fruit so much he could freely alter his size
You made this before Gear 5's reveal....that's crazy. You were dead on with Gear 3 being the base for Gear 5. Put a lot into perspective for me by going through the prevalence of Giant's within the story too. Thanks for the quality video! Love having One Piece heightened further in my mind~
This is by (very, very) far the most convincing gear 5th video I've seen! Also, hi, new subscriber here, I just binged all of your videos and holy shit it's been a very long time (like, literally years) since I've found a theory channel with such consistently amazingly good content, I'm super glad you popped up in my recommendations, thank you so much for these videos
This is the best theory channel on UA-cam. I only watched two vids and I’m already floored. Please upload more frequently! I hope to see this channel blow up before the series ends :)
Thank you man! Still working on finding the right balance between quality and quantity, along with juggling my personal life on top of it. This is all still pretty new for me, you know? Rest assured, though, I'm not going anywhere! New video will be coming pretty soon.
I think with conquerors haki there really isn’t a need to gigantify everything. I always imagined him using conquerors like white beard or roger while in base form, possibly doing gear 4 with conquerors to up its destructiveness. Giant Luffy isn’t a bad direction either tho. Makes sense with all the giant foreshadowing oda sprinkles into the manga. A giant conquerors haki punch would be like a nuclear bomb… 🔥
That's the thing. On it's own Gear 3rd is destructive enough, now imagine a full blown giant that's able to utilizes Emperor's Haki so casually. That's basically the theory behind Gear 5th
Hey i just discovered your videos and i gotta say: you have great theories and i like the light jazz you play in the background, keep making more, ill subscribe to see ur new videos
IT’S SO COOL THAT YOU WERE BASICALLY RIGHT!!! Because Gear 5th has the ability to make Luffy a giant at least briefly if not indefinitely as long as he’s using Gear 5th, and like the other gears he’ll surely learn to get around the consequences
I think gear 5 has less of a strain on Luffy because he’s not “forcing” his body to change unnaturally anymore, gear 5 is an awakening and thus a natural part of the fruit. Gear 4th for example, was really energy wasting because of how much haki he had to use to manipulate his body, sort of like Chopper’s rumble balls, he was forcing his body to change. Gear 5 let’s Luffy manipulate his body without haki since it’s an inherent ability in the fruit itself.
Hi Joe, I appreciate you sharing my video! This is personally one of my favorite theories. The who’s who reveal was definitely what “confirmed” it for me as well 👍
Holy shit Gear 5th being called "Top Gear" instead is such a great idea, something that's always made me hesitant on there even being a Gear 5th is that "fifth" in Engrish sounds way worse than the numbers we've got so far, "Sekando", "Saado" and "Foosu" all have a simplicity to them that make them appealing things for a shonen hero to call out over and over but "Fifusu" just sounds mad awkward to me, "Toppu Gear" on the other hand would be very epic.
Bruh I just found your channel and videos are amazing.... and the bar theme / concept is a very nice and unique touch 🎶💯. And I think you nailed the gear 5th / Top Gear theory. It's officially my headcanon now. Ps: it is even more interesting when juxtaposed with the Giant Straw Hat are Mariejoe, and all the implication that it brings.
After rewatching this video a few more times, it hits me. Imagine an entire cyborg Kuma army that have been fed with Gomu Gomu fruit (the same way weapons can be fed DF, like the bazooka dog in Alabasta). That shits scary bruh
Maybe the Straw Hats will at some point get their hands in that giant straw hat “treasure” in Mariejois that Doflamingo was talking about, and perhaps Luffy could wear it when he turns giant. That would be pretty cool
Damn at first I wasn't super on board but by the end I think this seems like it'll be the case. My main problem at first was that I thought Luffy would definitely be able to turn into a Giant but I wasn't sure if that would be unique or interesting enough for Gear 5th, I was thinking it would be better to just be a Gear 3rd technique, but after you pointed out the oars stuff I really feel like him turning into a giant makes sense.
I mean if Gear 5th is meant to parallel Gear 3rd, then it's good to remember that Luffy didn't use Gear 3rd nearly as often before the time skip, as it was his gear with the biggest drawback. Gear 2nd chipped away at his life span, sure, but Gear 3rd rendered him totally useless in his chibi form, so it was a much bigger risk during a fight. I can see Gear 5th fulfilling a similar role, being something he taps into occasionally, while still relying on Gear 4th as his main combat ability. Probably with some new variation of Gear 4th that makes use of Conqueror's. I wonder if we'll get the new Gear 4th and Gear 5th introduced in quick succession like we got Gear 2 and 3. This would help highlight that Gear 5th is meant to give Luffy more options, rather than being strictly speaking the stronger gear; as was the case with Gears 2 and 3. This could be highlighted by oda calling the Conqueror version of Gear 4th "Ultimate Gear 4th". Or "Gear 4th: King Form".
What if he infuses ryu and and balloon. With ryu, haki flows from the body. If he infuses that with air, then who knows what might happen. Ive been saying giant for so long. Would be nice if he went to elbaf and was like bam! I'm a giant! I almost feel like he tries ryu mixed with air and he becomes a giant. It is also crazy that luffys shadow was enough to fill Oz's spirit. You wouldn't think that a small spirit would be good enough. Something about luffy made moria know his shadow was good enough. Almost a crazy odacoincidence
It's no coincidence. Oda deliberately put the straw hat's shadows (AKA the embodiment of their disposition) into a form that matches their personality. I may have been done comedically but it was definitely intentional. Oda was figuratively and plainly showing us their nature
I found it hilarious how the most recurrent joke about Luffy is how he eats so much that his belly gets bigger but the rest of his body don't, is like his base form, his Gear 1 is basically stomach ballon, and even that got an upgrade with Tankman, now Gear 2 with Snakeman so I'm hoping for this new Gear 3 version
It would have been great to have been there prior to the Gear 5th reveal, just like I was present for the Gear 4th reveal. I would have enjoyed watching that video as much as I enjoy watching alpha2late17's videos.
See and this is exactly why rubber world is trash. This makes so much more sense. Imagine a giant haki clad Luffy destroying Mary Geoise and as he punches down it breaks through to the vault and he picks up the giant straw hat and wears it.
I never understood Rubber world as Lufy does produce rubber like Doffy poduces string and Katakuri produces mochi Luffy's abilities are more Zoan like so Gear 4th having gum-gum Tattoos and a Demonic face like a Demonic Zoan makes sense (the gears are Luffy's Awakening)
I have been making this argument for SO fucking long. Except I argue that Luffy becoming a Giant will be his Awakening. Luffy's Awakening will remove the limitations of his Devil Fruit. Luffy will no longer need to blow air into his limbs to use Gear 3. He will just expand at will. Muscle, Bone, and all. If you want a comparison, go look up Plastic Man from DC Comics to see what I'm talking about. I've been saying that Luffy is thematically a Giant for the longest time. Luffy is destined to become a Giant. Theres no one else in the story that hits the idea of what it means to be a Giant than Luffy. A Giant can be defined as - "A person or thing of extraordinary power, significance, or importance." This perfectly describes Luffy. Everything about his character is synonymous with the word “Big”. He thinks Big, he acts Big, he talks Big, he has Big dreams, he has a Big heart, and is always making Big moves that have Big impacts on the world around him. Luffy IS the Thematic Giant of the story. And that is is fitting, because what is the Pirate King if not a man larger than life? And who in the story is living larger than Luffy? The man when into the sky and kicked God's ass for crying out loud. So to me it just makes the most sense that here in Wano, the moment where he finally Awakens, to be the moment that he goes from no longer being the tiny upstart rookie who is towered over by everything in the story to now be the Giant, the Titan, who now towers over everyone else. With everyone finally getting to see him for the Giant that he really is. Which falls in line with the theme of identity in Wano. Luffy is and always has been a Giant on these seas and now it's time for everyone to know it.
Very good, I would add just a tiny possibility that would make this fruit even more valuable... what if... awakening lets the user turn other people into giants?
Bro was absolutely COOKING. Sure we know what G5 is now but tbh we wasn't even that wrong?? Luffy does turn into a giant like 99% of the time while using G5. His fight with kaido did end with a Giant punch. Luffy will go to elbath and who knows what'll happen there.
I completely support this theory. It os the only logical conclusion to the entirety of his gears. Also when we get to elbaf he would be able to command respect and defend from the other giants.
Havent watched it all, but in guessing at 100% the gum gum fruit is the paw paw fruit on steroids It repels all kinds of attacks, even haki, and Luffy basically becomes invulnerable. Truly the highest form of Haki + rubber
Great theory, your work is top quality and just recently came across my feed. Perhaps this was posted already but I lack the time to flip through hundreds of comments, so apologies if someone beat me to this. The one thing I haven't seen anyone cover is the question, that's been staring us in the face, of just where was the gum gum fruit for the last 800 years? One would think that it would have been mentioned in that DF Almanac that Black Beard came into possession of at some point but instead for centuries gigantification has been out of reach despite all the research funneled into it, including MADS which likely occurred (min 21 years) prior to the present day, and in all that time, no one thought to use this particular fruit? Just feels like there's something missing in the equation here, doesn't it?
Thanks a lot man, and great observation. The thought did cross my mind while I was working on this video originally - but I always just found myself writing it off. Reason being that pretty much all devil fruits seem to be an extreme rarity - and realistically they can go generations without being noticed or found because of their nature to pass from person to person. The gum gum fruit may have been no different in this regard. It wasn't until Vegapunk came around that the possibility of replicating devil fruits became a thing. Maybe they never bothered trying to get the fruit before because without his research specifically it would not be possible to mass produce that kind of power. Alternatively, the fruit could have been guarded in Elbaf for all this time, then the WG stole or seized it, and Shanks went out of his way to steal it back for the giants. Imo this head-cannon is more fun to believe!
Really great theory, the pieces all fall together nicely Now with all this in mind what does it tell us about the history of the giant straw hat under Mary Geoise ? I have seen someone else mention ut already but i am curious what is the connection, are there any hints ?
Wish I could say, but I can only guess the giants have something to do with Joyboy. After all we did meet a giant with a D in his name, so they have some connection at the very least. Thanks for watching!
Considering the gears stresses his body and drains his life faster 2x gear2nd, 4x gear 3, and his huffing and puffing constantly at 8x stamina drain in Gear 4th...in fact The King Kong Gun is likely a specialized version of 4th Gear like Snakeman, Boundman,and Tankman. Also note, Reighley was dodging Boundman no diff, and the Snakes were really fast in Riskina so he used them to train his speed My guess is the Heavy top Gear 4 vs Big Mom in WCI and vs Kaido Act 1 was Kongman(sing a lot of Kong attacks) and he'll offically announce it when he gets around to using Gear 4 during last round of Roofpiecd (He hasnt used Ryou past 3rd gear or Conquorer s coating past base as of yet)
Titan Shifter Luffy sounds incredibly badass. I had my own theory about how he would beat Kaido (Taking Urouge's power like he took Bellamy and Ace's to redirect blows back at the attacker) But I like this even better. I was disappointed by the idea that he would be able to beat Kaido with a boring conqueror's upgrade that had nothing to do with his fruit, so this is absolutely perfect.
You were partially right, just not loose enough. I think had you considered more of Luffy as a person and why rubber was so inventive and fun, you would have gotten it right 100%
I have thought of Gear 5 “Giant Man” since literally right after Gear 4’s reveal, it was the only logical way to go, there’s nothing new here. The only difference is how he transformed, not just “putting a lot more air”. Nice video though. 👍
Amazing thory man. I'm a little late to the party but still love your videos. Just one question: Doesn't Katakuri's fruit kinda do the same thing? It's able to do the gear third
Thank you!! And yes that’s true but from my perspective, it is only done by first transforming the user’s body into mochi - which is still not quite the same as just naturally increasing your body mass.
wow joy boy was known to have used the gommu gommu nomi so the top gear theory works because look at that giant hat at imsama's castle belonging to joy boy
So essentially the people that The Monster trio fought at Thriller Bark are who they eventually become. Sanji becomes an Invisible man, Zoro becomes a one eyed Shimotsuki swordsman capable of wielding a black sword and Luffy becomes a giant. Nice. This is a really cool theory.
Yep, that’s the idea - I think Thriller Bark was probably where a lot of Oda’s ideas for the future of One Piece really started to come together. Very worth a reread from time to time, underrated arc in my opinion.
Thanks for watching!
Also brook will grow some more bones and turn into a bone spider, usopp dies and turns into a ghost and chooper will be able to bring the dead back to life :^)
U guys remember when luffy-tachi met the tiny girl after timeskip. That girl have ability to change her body into every form she want. Then he get inside luffy. So luffy become giant n help her rescue her father who was a prisoner of WG. Her father was a cook. I forget this scene is from canon or movie, but if ur theory is true then this one was one of oda's foreshadow
@@carryla that was filler
remember how badly sanji wanted and was jealous of that invisibility devil fruit too lmao this is spot on
Two years later you were almost spot on in deciphering gear 5th, using context clues that Oda left in the story for us all. Well done.
He was so right and so wrong at the same time lol.
It’s been a lot of fun to go back to old theories on Luffys fruit and seeing what people got right and wrong, your theories surprisingly not too far off. Loved the video and presentation
I love that you were right, and yet, Gear 5 is even more powerful than this video predicted
Gear 5th being called Top Gear is actually so genius of you and Oda if he decides to go with that name holy crap, sick video!!! Coming from your first video, your content is actually really good. Keep it up!
Thanks for watching brother, I won't let you down! Also I think "Top Gear" rolls off the tongue better for sure, here's hoping Oda goes with that lol
This comment aged well lmao
@@melvinjoshua hahahaha yeah right 🤣🤣
These theories are immaculate. You were right on the money with Luffy becoming a giant. Like no shade but if I’m being honest these theories blow Ohara out of the water. In my personal opinion of course.
Ohara is pretty trash tbh. The theoried he uses are so far fetched and stupid. Like that Zoroastronism bullshit theory.
Facts
05:19 i never realized how powerful Mother Caramel's position is in this single panel. She single-handedly puts CP0 of all people in their place. Something that not even Orochi, whom a massive suppliers of Kairoseki/ Sea Stone, can't even achieve
I can see how "ALL BLUE" will be created, I thought Laboon will be the one to destroy Red Line but this theory fits so well.
The water from the 4 Seas climb Reverse mountain and empty into the Grandline at the Twin Capes where Crocus and Laboon lives
Its why Laboon had fish from all the 4 Seas in his Stomach causing Sanji to sigh and smoke a cigarette
luffy will probably do it with the help of the sea kings shirahoshi calls, as well as the island whales and laboon (resulting in debris falling down and destroying fishman island just like he was predicted to destroy)
This dude will blow up. Seriously, he has some of the best produced videos/most deeply thought-out OP theories I've ever seen.. plus his voice is easy to relax to. These videos are truly therapy for me..
God this was fantastic bro. Love the jazz club brand, super classy, and relaxed style. Far better than the big leagues in OP world on YT too imo. You are gonna go far. I loved it. So much foreshadowing with the giants terms and names being thrown around all over. I feel silly not piecing it together before. Well done sir. Subbed. You will easily surpass JoyBoy and all the other big names I'm sure.
Wow man, thank you so much for the kind words. That really means a lot, and while I still think I have a long way to go before I'm as good as those other guys - it's a big motivator for me to hear feedback like that from other One Piece fans!!!
Happy to have you as a fan, welcome aboard!
It's kindda crazy that this guy predicted it. Congrats
Well, I think you hit the nail on the head with this one. I'm all in with you on this one. Fantastic work!
Thanks man! Team Giga-Luffy is the best team hahaha
This channel gonna blow up soon
Man I really hope so!
This would also connect with the theory of Joy Boy having this fruit and him being a giant or at least having the giant straw hat, maybe he trained with the fruit so much he could freely alter his size
Glad I found this, solid theory. It's extremely convincing and well put together. The jazz is a nice touch!
Thank you bro! Steins Gate is my jam 😤👌
You made this before Gear 5's reveal....that's crazy. You were dead on with Gear 3 being the base for Gear 5. Put a lot into perspective for me by going through the prevalence of Giant's within the story too.
Thanks for the quality video! Love having One Piece heightened further in my mind~
12:34 outstanding points made me google Kata's height and he is 16'8ft (509 cm) thats 8 in. taller than a 2 story building. DAMNNNNNN!
Welp, looks like chapter 1037 basically just confirmed this theory. You are a prophet, well done Mr. Island.
I can't stop watching this video. This theory blows me away
Thank you brother :D
Brilliant aesthetic design of your channel fully backing it and this theory on gear fifth.
Giant Luffy meets Laboon for his "rematch". Oh the thinks you can think!
I'm liking these videos. Hope to see more!
This is by (very, very) far the most convincing gear 5th video I've seen!
Also, hi, new subscriber here, I just binged all of your videos and holy shit it's been a very long time (like, literally years) since I've found a theory channel with such consistently amazingly good content, I'm super glad you popped up in my recommendations, thank you so much for these videos
This is the best theory channel on UA-cam. I only watched two vids and I’m already floored. Please upload more frequently! I hope to see this channel blow up before the series ends :)
Thank you man! Still working on finding the right balance between quality and quantity, along with juggling my personal life on top of it. This is all still pretty new for me, you know? Rest assured, though, I'm not going anywhere! New video will be coming pretty soon.
9:13 still works if you replace balloon with stretch or bend.
I think with conquerors haki there really isn’t a need to gigantify everything. I always imagined him using conquerors like white beard or roger while in base form, possibly doing gear 4 with conquerors to up its destructiveness. Giant Luffy isn’t a bad direction either tho. Makes sense with all the giant foreshadowing oda sprinkles into the manga. A giant conquerors haki punch would be like a nuclear bomb… 🔥
That's the thing. On it's own Gear 3rd is destructive enough, now imagine a full blown giant that's able to utilizes Emperor's Haki so casually. That's basically the theory behind Gear 5th
You mix 2 of my favourite things very well- Jazz and good One Piece theories. Just subbed, your content is amazing and cant wait to see more!
Right! This is what I've been saying! Great Video!
Hey i just discovered your videos and i gotta say: you have great theories and i like the light jazz you play in the background, keep making more, ill subscribe to see ur new videos
IT’S SO COOL THAT YOU WERE BASICALLY RIGHT!!! Because Gear 5th has the ability to make Luffy a giant at least briefly if not indefinitely as long as he’s using Gear 5th, and like the other gears he’ll surely learn to get around the consequences
I think gear 5 has less of a strain on Luffy because he’s not “forcing” his body to change unnaturally anymore, gear 5 is an awakening and thus a natural part of the fruit. Gear 4th for example, was really energy wasting because of how much haki he had to use to manipulate his body, sort of like Chopper’s rumble balls, he was forcing his body to change. Gear 5 let’s Luffy manipulate his body without haki since it’s an inherent ability in the fruit itself.
You know I never heard anything close to this theory about Luffy. But I like it good work. Keep it up I see you being among the top one piece channels
Great Theory with new perspectives! Thanks a lot for sharing and keep up the great work
Had this theory since who's who's revealed he lost the fruit. Very well made video ill share it with my friend
Hi Joe, I appreciate you sharing my video! This is personally one of my favorite theories. The who’s who reveal was definitely what “confirmed” it for me as well 👍
Holy shit Gear 5th being called "Top Gear" instead is such a great idea, something that's always made me hesitant on there even being a Gear 5th is that "fifth" in Engrish sounds way worse than the numbers we've got so far, "Sekando", "Saado" and "Foosu" all have a simplicity to them that make them appealing things for a shonen hero to call out over and over but "Fifusu" just sounds mad awkward to me, "Toppu Gear" on the other hand would be very epic.
Thank you! Best theory I've heard in years
your content is amazing! please keep posting
Great work and neat classy presentation. Your voice is strong man,carries the right tone.
Looking for future videos.
Thank you! Comments like this really motivate me to work hard on more vids, really means a lot to me. Welcome aboard!
really love these videos you make, please keep making more
The best One piece theory ive heard throughout the years…
Awesome theory! It just makes sense, also wonderfully explained! Good job
This is the best gear 5th theory i've seen. Your channel is a hidden gem, keep it up!
Bruh I just found your channel and videos are amazing.... and the bar theme / concept is a very nice and unique touch 🎶💯.
And I think you nailed the gear 5th / Top Gear theory.
It's officially my headcanon now.
Ps: it is even more interesting when juxtaposed with the Giant Straw Hat are Mariejoe, and all the implication that it brings.
Nice theory mate, it was nice to hear it even if I don't think is true but I respect your oppinion.
After rewatching this video a few more times, it hits me. Imagine an entire cyborg Kuma army that have been fed with Gomu Gomu fruit (the same way weapons can be fed DF, like the bazooka dog in Alabasta). That shits scary bruh
Keep it up brother 👍
Maybe the Straw Hats will at some point get their hands in that giant straw hat “treasure” in Mariejois that Doflamingo was talking about, and perhaps Luffy could wear it when he turns giant. That would be pretty cool
Damn at first I wasn't super on board but by the end I think this seems like it'll be the case. My main problem at first was that I thought Luffy would definitely be able to turn into a Giant but I wasn't sure if that would be unique or interesting enough for Gear 5th, I was thinking it would be better to just be a Gear 3rd technique, but after you pointed out the oars stuff I really feel like him turning into a giant makes sense.
I mean if Gear 5th is meant to parallel Gear 3rd, then it's good to remember that Luffy didn't use Gear 3rd nearly as often before the time skip, as it was his gear with the biggest drawback. Gear 2nd chipped away at his life span, sure, but Gear 3rd rendered him totally useless in his chibi form, so it was a much bigger risk during a fight.
I can see Gear 5th fulfilling a similar role, being something he taps into occasionally, while still relying on Gear 4th as his main combat ability. Probably with some new variation of Gear 4th that makes use of Conqueror's.
I wonder if we'll get the new Gear 4th and Gear 5th introduced in quick succession like we got Gear 2 and 3. This would help highlight that Gear 5th is meant to give Luffy more options, rather than being strictly speaking the stronger gear; as was the case with Gears 2 and 3. This could be highlighted by oda calling the Conqueror version of Gear 4th "Ultimate Gear 4th". Or "Gear 4th: King Form".
such good ideas. appreciate the content ;)
What if he infuses ryu and and balloon. With ryu, haki flows from the body. If he infuses that with air, then who knows what might happen. Ive been saying giant for so long. Would be nice if he went to elbaf and was like bam! I'm a giant!
I almost feel like he tries ryu mixed with air and he becomes a giant.
It is also crazy that luffys shadow was enough to fill Oz's spirit. You wouldn't think that a small spirit would be good enough. Something about luffy made moria know his shadow was good enough. Almost a crazy odacoincidence
It's no coincidence. Oda deliberately put the straw hat's shadows (AKA the embodiment of their disposition) into a form that matches their personality. I may have been done comedically but it was definitely intentional. Oda was figuratively and plainly showing us their nature
Chapter 1045 of One Piece just made this theory insane
Well put. This is good content!
Very much appreciated, thanks man 🙌 Got an in depth analysis video on the way very soon so keep an eye out for that!
deserves more views this is very possible
I found it hilarious how the most recurrent joke about Luffy is how he eats so much that his belly gets bigger but the rest of his body don't, is like his base form, his Gear 1 is basically stomach ballon, and even that got an upgrade with Tankman, now Gear 2 with Snakeman so I'm hoping for this new Gear 3 version
It would have been great to have been there prior to the Gear 5th reveal, just like I was present for the Gear 4th reveal. I would have enjoyed watching that video as much as I enjoy watching alpha2late17's videos.
See and this is exactly why rubber world is trash. This makes so much more sense. Imagine a giant haki clad Luffy destroying Mary Geoise and as he punches down it breaks through to the vault and he picks up the giant straw hat and wears it.
I never understood Rubber world as Lufy does produce rubber like Doffy poduces string and Katakuri produces mochi
Luffy's abilities are more Zoan like so Gear 4th having gum-gum Tattoos and a Demonic face like a Demonic Zoan makes sense (the gears are Luffy's Awakening)
How does this only have 9.6k views. I saw a theory that 5th gear was just the gum gum devil fruit awakening but this makes a lot more sense!
Genius level theories and analysis! Thank you so much for adding to the wonderful world of OP.
Thank you so much! Happy to be a part of this great community!
I have been making this argument for SO fucking long. Except I argue that Luffy becoming a Giant will be his Awakening. Luffy's Awakening will remove the limitations of his Devil Fruit. Luffy will no longer need to blow air into his limbs to use Gear 3. He will just expand at will. Muscle, Bone, and all. If you want a comparison, go look up Plastic Man from DC Comics to see what I'm talking about.
I've been saying that Luffy is thematically a Giant for the longest time. Luffy is destined to become a Giant. Theres no one else in the story that hits the idea of what it means to be a Giant than Luffy. A Giant can be defined as - "A person or thing of extraordinary power, significance, or importance." This perfectly describes Luffy.
Everything about his character is synonymous with the word “Big”. He thinks Big, he acts Big, he talks Big, he has Big dreams, he has a Big heart, and is always making Big moves that have Big impacts on the world around him. Luffy IS the Thematic Giant of the story.
And that is is fitting, because what is the Pirate King if not a man larger than life? And who in the story is living larger than Luffy? The man when into the sky and kicked God's ass for crying out loud.
So to me it just makes the most sense that here in Wano, the moment where he finally Awakens, to be the moment that he goes from no longer being the tiny upstart rookie who is towered over by everything in the story to now be the Giant, the Titan, who now towers over everyone else. With everyone finally getting to see him for the Giant that he really is. Which falls in line with the theme of identity in Wano. Luffy is and always has been a Giant on these seas and now it's time for everyone to know it.
Gear First - Skin
Gear Second - Blood
Gear Third - Bone
Gear Fourth - Muscle
Gear Fifth - Soul
Gear Sixth - Spirit
Wow. Great speculation!
You are right. Surprisingly quite accurate.
I think you nailed this. I feel as if Chapter 1037 is sort of eluding towards this very idea.
You were essentially right, good call🦾🦾
Gear 5th is luffy turning into toretto and getting all the magical powers from the fast and furious universe.
Jokes aside. I loved this video.
Very good, I would add just a tiny possibility that would make this fruit even more valuable...
what if...
awakening lets the user turn other people into giants?
*Cue Attack on Titan theme*
Good lord I can’t wait 😭
Another banger mate.
Need you to come back and do a new video with this new info
Also the openings talk alot about wind. I'm also curious why oda called it wonderland in opening 2.
Great video 👍
Thank you! Next vid already in the works ✌️
@@TheHiddenIsland- looking forward too it, glad ramie recommended me too you!
@@sayorus128 Glad he did as well, Ramie is a true bro!
Bro was absolutely COOKING. Sure we know what G5 is now but tbh we wasn't even that wrong??
Luffy does turn into a giant like 99% of the time while using G5. His fight with kaido did end with a Giant punch. Luffy will go to elbath and who knows what'll happen there.
Yeah I'm fresh off Wano arc and so far he's been on 🔥
I completely support this theory. It os the only logical conclusion to the entirety of his gears. Also when we get to elbaf he would be able to command respect and defend from the other giants.
Even now when Nika appeared I still think your theory is valid, I still think there is more of Luffy’s fruit
Amazing work overall thanks!
This is a great theory, makes sense.
With the most recent chapter it almost seems like the five elder stars are addressing this exact theory
I have actually seen a fan made crossover where Luffy uses Fifth Gear and turns into a Giant.
Havent watched it all, but in guessing at 100% the gum gum fruit is the paw paw fruit on steroids
It repels all kinds of attacks, even haki, and Luffy basically becomes invulnerable. Truly the highest form of Haki + rubber
I like the theory, it also means Luffy could possibly destroy the red line on his own
Great theory. It seems about right
Great theory, your work is top quality and just recently came across my feed.
Perhaps this was posted already but I lack the time to flip through hundreds of comments, so apologies if someone beat me to this.
The one thing I haven't seen anyone cover is the question, that's been staring us in the face, of just where was the gum gum fruit for the last 800 years?
One would think that it would have been mentioned in that DF Almanac that Black Beard came into possession of at some point but instead for centuries gigantification has been out of reach despite all the research funneled into it, including MADS which likely occurred (min 21 years) prior to the present day, and in all that time, no one thought to use this particular fruit?
Just feels like there's something missing in the equation here, doesn't it?
Thanks a lot man, and great observation. The thought did cross my mind while I was working on this video originally - but I always just found myself writing it off. Reason being that pretty much all devil fruits seem to be an extreme rarity - and realistically they can go generations without being noticed or found because of their nature to pass from person to person. The gum gum fruit may have been no different in this regard. It wasn't until Vegapunk came around that the possibility of replicating devil fruits became a thing. Maybe they never bothered trying to get the fruit before because without his research specifically it would not be possible to mass produce that kind of power.
Alternatively, the fruit could have been guarded in Elbaf for all this time, then the WG stole or seized it, and Shanks went out of his way to steal it back for the giants. Imo this head-cannon is more fun to believe!
Did Vega punk have time to clone the gomu gomu fruit?
Really great theory, the pieces all fall together nicely
Now with all this in mind what does it tell us about the history of the giant straw hat under Mary Geoise ? I have seen someone else mention ut already but i am curious what is the connection, are there any hints ?
Wish I could say, but I can only guess the giants have something to do with Joyboy. After all we did meet a giant with a D in his name, so they have some connection at the very least.
Thanks for watching!
I like this theory. And you explained it well
Considering the gears stresses his body and drains his life faster 2x gear2nd, 4x gear 3, and his huffing and puffing constantly at 8x stamina drain in Gear 4th...in fact The King Kong Gun is likely a specialized version of 4th Gear like Snakeman, Boundman,and Tankman.
Also note, Reighley was dodging Boundman no diff, and the Snakes were really fast in Riskina so he used them to train his speed
My guess is the Heavy top Gear 4 vs Big Mom in WCI and vs Kaido Act 1 was Kongman(sing a lot of Kong attacks) and he'll offically announce it when he gets around to using Gear 4 during last round of Roofpiecd (He hasnt used Ryou past 3rd gear or Conquorer s coating past base as of yet)
great video, but kinda funny looking back. the giant part was kinda right in part at least.
Initial design for Gear 5 was that Luffy turns into giant, Oda confirmed it.
Titan Shifter Luffy sounds incredibly badass. I had my own theory about how he would beat Kaido (Taking Urouge's power like he took Bellamy and Ace's to redirect blows back at the attacker) But I like this even better. I was disappointed by the idea that he would be able to beat Kaido with a boring conqueror's upgrade that had nothing to do with his fruit, so this is absolutely perfect.
Good theory!
WOW, this is spot on. Look at the armor Luffy just found. Only suitable for a giant or somebody else larger, able to fill it's mass.
HE HAS RETURNED!!!
Here from the future. Confirming that you were correct about the Monster Trio!
Great theory bro.
You were partially right, just not loose enough. I think had you considered more of Luffy as a person and why rubber was so inventive and fun, you would have gotten it right 100%
I have thought of Gear 5 “Giant Man” since literally right after Gear 4’s reveal, it was the only logical way to go, there’s nothing new here.
The only difference is how he transformed, not just “putting a lot more air”.
Nice video though. 👍
Amazing thory man. I'm a little late to the party but still love your videos.
Just one question: Doesn't Katakuri's fruit kinda do the same thing? It's able to do the gear third
Thank you!! And yes that’s true but from my perspective, it is only done by first transforming the user’s body into mochi - which is still not quite the same as just naturally increasing your body mass.
@@TheHiddenIsland- Yea that's true. thanks man
If Luffy is going to destroy the red line he will need a giant sized punch to do so
*meteorite gun* its just a normal gum gum pistol but since luffy is so big it leaves the atmosphere
I think San Juan Wolf has a DF that was fed to Zunisha to basically make him walk to Wano-kuni
wow joy boy was known to have used the gommu gommu nomi so the top gear theory works because look at that giant hat at imsama's castle belonging to joy boy
Truly one of the theories of all time
If WG is after Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Mi then Blackbeard gonna snatch it from Luffy and Kill Luffy. That is where Law use his ability to revive Luffy?