Awesome Oda Foreshadowing/Recurring Phrases/Images, share!

[Epikhigh]

Sometimes I'll re-read random arcs in OP and I come across awesome panels where it seems like Oda is foreshadowing things that will happen; and sometimes it does not come to fruition for 100's of chapters!

I've come across this stuff a bunch of times, and I'd just be happy all by myself because I never had a place to share w/ people and not be totally random, so hopefully this thread can stay open so people can share their cool/maybe not so obvious Oda foreshadowing stuff!

Maybe foreshadowing is not the correct term, could be broader, like recurring phrases or images spread across hundreds of chapters. I love seeing those too!

Here's one I came across today: Sanji's Incorporating fire into his attacks!

Ch. 55 (fighting some iron plated fire guy): http://www.mangareader.net/103-2119-10/one-piece/chapter-55.html

Ch. 415 (Sanji uses his fire leg for the first time): http://www.mangareader.net/103-2522-13/one-piece/chapter-415.html

Actual foreshadowing that Sanji would use same crazy heat leg attack in the future?? Prolly not! But it's a cool connection and to me, it makes Sanji's special attack make more sense and not something totally random imo!

Hope you guys can share some more, thanks!

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ooo, also, I've been wondering why it seems like people are complaining so much about this current fishman island arc! But i guess 599 chapters IS a long time to wait to see something!

Chapter 69 (I guess the first time Fishmen Island/Jimbei mentioned): http://www.mangareader.net/103-2142-8/one-piece/chapter-69.html

Chapter 608 (fishmen island!): http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/608/14

And, I also found this image funny, sillouette of the shichibukai:

Chapter 69: http://www.mangareader.net/103-2142-6/one-piece/chapter-69.html

I feel like, Usually the sillouette preview of important characters are pretty accurate, but those definitely aren't!

[vagabond87]

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2280-19/one-piece/chapter-173.html
Here we saw both of Sanjis eyebrows and if we understood it back then there wouldnt be so many discussions about why Sanji always have one of his eyes covered by hair.

[Uriel]

Interesting post. I sadly don't have any reference or foreshadowing currently, but I guess silhouettes of the Yonkou can counts as this.

[ErosVp]

The mention of Dandan by the mayor of Luffys village, the shadow of Sabo's cup in Ace's flashback at the War...
I'm lazy to look for it right now, but later i'll try...

[Geez]

Dunno if it is a foreshadowing like yours, but i found that some months ago :

Nami talks about underwater volcanoes :
http://www.tenmangas.com/chapter/OnePiece156/175125-4.html

Some 450 chapters later, the first one to be mentioned and seen :
http://www.tenmangas.com/chapter/OnePiece606/219381-13.html



And on another note, i think this is actually a real foreshadowing, even though i don't have any proof yet:
http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-456/page017.html
I really hope we'll get to see this criminals' country !

[Razh]

As I've seen so far, Oda rarely mentions any place or person that won't eventually appear in the story, in one way or the other. Anyway, seeing you mention that criminal island, I remembered this:
http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-489/page015.html

The part where they talk about "pirate empress Hancock". It seemed just like some random mention. I thought it was some long dead female pirate. But what do you know - BAM! - there she is!

[Sachsenhesse]

talk about foreshadowing

robin
http://www.opwiki.de/images/thumb/NamiLoguetown1.jpg/180px-NamiLoguetown1.jpg

boa:
http://www.opwiki.de/images/thumb/NamiLoguetown2.jpg/180px-NamiLoguetown2.jpg

[Old_Mate]

Ace's death was foreshadowed 50 odd chapters before he died.

http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-520/page001.html

Luffy is holding an Ace of spades in his right hand, a death card in his left hand (Brook), and Luffy's got his mouth open and his head up in the air similar to the chapter Ace died in.

[ErosVp]

Old-Mate. If that was Oda's intention, then we shoul start some 'conspiracy theories' here cause Oda is playing with us! XP

I'd like to found a foreshadow of something that didn't happened yet...

[Old_Mate]

I'm guessing everyone has seen this before, but I'll post it in case someone hasn't. In chapter 69 (http://www.mangareader.net/103-2142-11/one-piece/chapter-69.html) Luffy draws a picture of what he thinks Nami would look like as a mermaid. During Jinbe's flashback there is a mermaid/fishwoman who looks the same - middle panel of this page (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/626/8).

@ErosVp I wouldn't mind posting a few theories based on Oda's possible foreshadowing, but I don't know if the thread opener wants us flooding his thread with crazy assed theories :p. Speaking of crazy theories I've got one based on the latest colour page (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/642/2) which I'll stick in spoiler tags. The title of the page is "Everything's packed" (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/642/2), you usually pack stuff when you go somewhere or maybe when you're leaving an island. Then there is a bus with "Mermaid Beach" written on it. The sea creatures are all wearing those floatation bubble rings that the mermaids wear so that they can move around easier when they're not in the water. Then we have Franky's surf board, it has shark teeth. Someone else had a surfboard with shark teeth (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/638/14) for a couple of chapters too. And looking near the top of the colour page there is also a green shark with the same tail shape as Luffy's surf board. So based on ch.642's colour page, they will be leaving Fishman island with a new surfboard. Fukaboshi will be the surprise new nakama, lol.

[hoeru]

I've seen something in Wapol's cover series: In Chapter 251, he sells his toys for 50B for each piece. And in front you'll see a little girl with a hat and twin braids - holding "Kabashinshi". Behind Kabashinshi there's "Rikayan" a toy that has the same hair cut as Perona.

http://thumbnails27.imagebam.com/15584/eb2553155836341.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/eb2553155836341)

Got it? ;)

[Old_Mate]

I just watched last week's one piece episode and it reminded me of Chopper's recurring Stick.
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6436/skyisland.png
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7733/sabaody.png

He even had one in the strong world movie
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5052/youseirawsonepiecestron.jpg

[Ustegius]

http://i.imgur.com/phtrP.png

Hmm, looks somehow familiar.

[hoeru]

Erm, I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I've just been rereading Chapter 636 from the tanko scans (that have a different paper size than those from the Jump). And I've seen a foreshadowing shadow - when Chopper talks about his six forms.... That black piece in the background is Monster Choppy! The top right corner shows the crook of the left arm...

http://thumbnails47.imagebam.com/15802/3314fe158019747.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3314fe158019747)

And that part was cut off in the magazine scans.
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/636/12
http://www.batoto.com/read/_/32987/one-piece_ch636_by_franky-house/12


I just watched last week's one piece episode and it reminded me of Chopper's recurring Stick.
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6436/skyisland.png
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7733/sabaody.png

Chopper has a stick in the Unlimited Cruise video games when he was in front of the first barricade with Usopp, Robin and Brook, too - it's eaten by Gabril. ;)

[rosco12]

There s a foreshadowing of chopper being able to dig hole with his horn here:
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2334-6/one-piece/chapter-227.html

[NarutoNamikaze]

luffy is in laboon´s mouth and climbs out by himself

in one of the recent chapters he climbs out of megalo´s mouth

[vagabond87]

I will try to find one more thing- there was a color page with SH and parrots- one of the parrots is "attacking" Zoros eyeballs and Zoro have his left hand in the air like he is on pain with his left eye.. Im to lazy to search it today... or maby not
[url]http://www.mangareader.net/103-48478-2/one-piece/chapter-578.html

[raDar]

The first one was already posted by Old_Mate from the previous page. About the second one, if you're talking about this spread:

http://thumbnails29.imagebam.com/15979/4f8b7a159788199.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4f8b7a159788199)

it seems to me that the parrot is attacking not only Zoro's left eye but both of them.

[vagabond87]

Oh.. sorry..I edited my post.
Well maby this will made up for my repetition of Old_Mates find:
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2282-10/one-piece/chapter-175.html Here Zoro pointed that if he would be stronger he could cut open the cage- it wont be enough to hold him locked.
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/613/15 here we see that Prison cant hold Zoro anymore:eyeroll

[Ratatosk]

The prison on Fishman Island was not necessarily made of sea-stone though.


luffy is in laboon´s mouth and climbs out by himself
in one of the recent chapters he climbs out of megalo´s mouth
Even earlier at the Floating Restaurant, there was a genius wtf moment where one of those 2 bounty hunter guys used a shark as transport to tell them Nami was headed towards Arlong Park.

I like the improbable number of times circumstances result in a random ship falling from the sky. 1)Skypeia, 2)Marineford, 3)Noah and counting.

There's a lot of unexplained name-dropping of Reverie these days, not sure where he's going with that..

Does anyone else get suspicious of the weird things that happened in East Blue that don't turn out to be significant later? Like the dude in a box? (even though that was probably just an excuse to draw silly animals).

[Epikhigh]

'Frog in a well' Analogy! Great find, I read it in the spoiler discussion from user 'thesage' and I went ahead and found the pics:

Ch. 55 (Hawkeye calling Zoro a 'Frog in a well') - http://www.mangareader.net/103-2111-5/one-piece/chapter-51.html

Ch. 646 (Zoro calling Hyozou a 'Frog in a well') - http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/26770173/13

AH, i love it! Chapter gap of 549 hahah

btw: Almost all the new posts are new things to me, love it!

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Here's some stuff I found a really long time ago, and dug up!

Ch. 453 (Zombie Sanji using the phrase 'Love is a hurricane'!): http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v47/c453/3.html

Ch. 522 (Granny Nyon describing Boa's condition as 'love is a hurricane'): http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v53/c522/19.html

And Oda likes this bug?

Giant 'Hercules Bug' In the Forest:
Chapter 235: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v25/c235/3.html
Chapter 230: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v25/c230/16.html

Usopps Teacher, "heracles" w/ a Bug helmet:
Chapter 524: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v54/c524/2.html

[hoeru]

Something funny, don't know if you could say that it's a foreshadowing: In chapter 157, there's a seacat sea monster that rises its right paw. This sort of looks like one of those Maneki Neko (winking cat) figures, and IIRC this pose should wish luck for money. In the end of Arabasta arc, Nami disclaim the money that Igaram promised her for bringing Vivi to Arabasta - but in the end of Skypiea, they received that great treasure in Shandora that could be converted to 300 million berry in Water 7.

Luck ... succeeded!

[rosco12]

Early in the story there was Ussop Lie to Kara(sp?) about a gigantic goldfish turning out to be true later on:
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v04/c024/10.html
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v15/c129/6.html

[UnknownMugiwara]

Some of the stories Usopp have told during the series have came true at some point during the Straw Hats' journey. As Rosco12 said there was meeting a Giant Goldfish (as the crew was leaving Little Garden), fighting against a giant mole (against Miss Merry Christmas during the climax in the Alabasta arc) and another that I don't remember.
Maybe someone should make a list of the lies? :D

[Jdapenao]

When Vivi y Nami are in the bath in Alabasta, Nami ask herself is there is Ship with a bathroom as that, later on when Franky builds the Sunny, there is a similar bath.

[hossice]

I was just looking through some pages and found this: http://www.mangareader.net/103-2039-12/one-piece/chapter-1.html

IDK if this person has come up yet, but maybe in the future? (@ the wanted poster lol )


and a hint at a clown/circus for the future (buggy) : http://www.mangareader.net/103-2039-28/one-piece/chapter-1.html

[sameekapdi]

My favourite recurring reference is Ryuma.

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece_wanted/v01/c000/115.html

and then

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v47/c450/5.html

When I realised they were the same person my jaw hit the floor.

[raDar]

I was just looking through some pages and found this: http://www.mangareader.net/103-2039-12/one-piece/chapter-1.html

IDK if this person has come up yet, but maybe in the future? (@ the wanted poster lol )


That Mikio came from Mikio Itoo (http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mikio_Itoo) which is a mangaka too, and a fellow assistant of Oda for Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin). His bounty poster seem to be one of Oda's easter egg earlier in the series.


My favourite recurring reference is Ryuma.

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece_wanted/v01/c000/115.html

and then

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v47/c450/5.html

When I realised they were the same person my jaw hit the floor.

I know right? I shitted bricks too at that time. I so want to have a Wano (Edo/samurai) arc in the New World which I am assuming could help Zoro polish his swordsmanship and maybe could finally introduce us the first dragon in the series.. :3c

[Schabrak]

BurnSchulz made me remember the allusions to Captain John Silver. In chapter 233 we see Buggy search for "The legendary Cave" on a "Skull Island". On 450/451 we are introduced to Captain John as one of the Zombie generals and after the fight Luffy get's to keep a armband, which in 527 is revealed to be a Treasure map by greedy Buggy.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7443/op233treasureislanda.png
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3355/captainjohn.png
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6282/op486armlet.png
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2716/op527armbandrevelation.png

[Ratatosk]

and a hint at a clown/circus for the future (buggy) : http://www.mangareader.net/103-2039-28/one-piece/chapter-1.html

He also threatened to sell him, foreshadowing the existance of slavery.

[rosco12]

Was rereading and came across this picture:
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2142-1/one-piece/chapter-69.html
It seems a clear foreshadowing of Chopper in a snow country.

[Schabrak]

Or it's just a little bit of service for the readers around christmas, but could be a foreshadowing as he had a reindeer nakama in mind for a long time, nice find anyway.

[dachef]

Hi,
this is my first post:D

Well i found a foreshading in chap. 218 page 6
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2325-6/one-piece/chapter-218.html
Robin says: My Dream has too many enemys.
Thats a foreshading to her flashback and her past

[Franklyn D. Kieran]

I was recently re-reading through the Thriller Bark arc and stumbled across this, thought it was pretty significant.

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v48/c462/4.html

Sanji is on Fire AND flying! like both his newest attacks Sky Walk and Hell Memories hahaha, this is almost 200 chapters before it happened too, i don't know if Oda meant this at all, but either way it's pretty awesome

[ErosVp]

Poseidon mentioned in Skypea...

[Kukriblades]

the foreshadowing of Garp appearance is one of the best for sure.

[Schabrak]

ErosVp
But isn't that part of the main plot, the Poneglyph being a Table to Clues fortelling the position of the Ancient Weapon, and therefore anything anybody should overlook?

[Lord Rayleigh]

Oda foreshadowing the resign of Aokiji ? A picture where only 2 of the 3 Admirals appeared.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111205113204/onepiece/images/d/d4/Ch592.png

[raDar]

Oda foreshadowing the resign of Aokiji ? A picture where only 2 of the 3 Admirals appeared.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111205113204/onepiece/images/d/d4/Ch592.png

As far as I can remember, it's one of the covers where Oda illustrates a pair of characters in a specific theme. And Aokiji was paired with Tsuru (IIRC). So I don't think it forshadowed anything.

[Schabrak]

The scissor with the "bambus"-like tree could represent cutting of unneeded ties. "Bamboo grows very straight, and because of its fresh green color, it is a symbol of purity." Akainu purified the Marines too. :P

[GiantAlienHamster]

I'm not sure if you can call this a foreshadowing or it is rather just a hint, but I've allways been thinking about the following "coincedence" since Caribou was introduced:

Bellamy: http://www.mangareader.net/103-2329-19/one-piece/chapter-222.html

Do Flamingo: http://www.mangareader.net/103-2631-17/one-piece/chapter-524.html (bottom right) or: http://www.mangareader.net/103-28714-8/one-piece/chapter-554.html (bottom left)

Caribou: http://www.mangareader.net/103-58051-8/one-piece/chapter-600.html

They are all sticking theit tongue out a lot (and look crazy as well). I know Oda cares a lot about such small details, so I think there's a good chance, that Caribou is one of Flamingo's subordinates.

This would lead me to a prediction:
Caribou will tell Do Flamingo about what he overheard here:http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/650/3
Flamingo will show up later in Fishman Island to capture the princess. He might end up beating up Jimbei and killing Caribou for fun (cause he's too weak for the New World). Luffy will have to rescue the princess later, finally getting the chance to meet the last one of the 7S. whom he hasn't met so far.

[dachef]

Maybe this is just a reminder rather than foreshadowing but Zorro telling Luffy that he´s the nineth after reuniting at SA.
http://www.mangareader.net/103-58198-14/one-piece/chapter-601.html
Luffy said at the beginning it will be 10 so this could mean that there definitly will be (atleast) a tenth member.

[gintoky]

Well here is something.... first sea kings that encountered strawhats...
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2208-8/one-piece/chapter-101.html

sea kings summoned by Shirahoshi
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/647/10


i can see latest 5 identical sea kings in the both pics.. what do you guys think

[Zehahaha]

Oda too lazy to redraw another Sea Kings maybe ?

[raDar]

I don't know but he's shown the exact same Sea King(s) not only once but many times. And he's not the type to draw the same thing just because he doesn't have anything more in his mind.

[Oni Giri]

there has been a lot of foreshadowings to the events led to the battle of marineford

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2266-15/one-piece/chapter-159.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2340-12/one-piece/chapter-233.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2541-12/one-piece/chapter-434.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2548-27/one-piece/chapter-441.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2593-3/one-piece/chapter-486.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2611-7/one-piece/chapter-504.html

[Sakazuki]

Kizaru real name is Borsalino. This name is the same of a brand of hats that we can look here:

http://www.borsalino.com/

In the chapter 623, there is Borsalino weraing a borsalino hat:

http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/623/19

Amazing, not?

[Schabrak]

Sakazuki
Borsalino comes from the movie Truck Yarou[1978], where Kunie Tanaka, who's the inspiration for the characters looks, played a character named Borsalino. Akainu and Aokiji are inspired likewise with borrowed features of characters the certain actor played in some of his movies.

Kunie Tanaka & Yusaku Matsuda
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4429/tanakakunieclean.pnghttp://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3/aokijivorbild.jpg
Bunta Sugawara
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1751/buntasugawara.png

source: opwiki.de

Oni Giri
Oda's got to tease us with WB and BB somehow, otherwise the Marineford plot would have come out of nowhere.

[Sakazuki]

Sakazuki
Borsalino comes from the movie Truck Yarou[1978], where Kunie Tanaka, who's the inspiration for the characters looks, played a character named Borsalino. Akainu and Aokiji are inspired likewise with borrowed features of characters the certain actor played in some of his movies.

Kunie Tanaka & Yusaku Matsuda
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4429/tanakakunieclean.pnghttp://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3/aokijivorbild.jpg
Bunta Sugawara
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1751/buntasugawara.png

source: opwiki.de

Oni Giri
Oda's got to tease us with WB and BB somehow, otherwise the Marineford plot would have come out of nowhere.

I thought that it was just the physiognomy from the actor that inspired Borsalino, and the not the name Borsalino. Still, It’s funny to see Borsalino wearing a Borsalino.

[Zehahaha]

Damn that actor should be the Seiyuu of Akainu, just saying.

[Oni Giri]

Oni Giri
Oda's got to tease us with WB and BB somehow, otherwise the Marineford plot would have come out of nowhere.

i guess you're right. still it's great that first hint was 400 chapters ago

[Marcus Beoulve]

There is a joke involving the real name of Blackbeard:

Historically, the pirate Blackbeard was a very fearsome as he is portrayed in One Piece by Oda. The pirate ship of Blackbeard was discovered in North Carolina in 1996, and possibly influenced Oda One Piece when he began in 1997, evidenced by statements that Oda was his favorite historical era pirate Blackbeard.

The name of Marshall D. Teach is partially removed from the name of the alleged real Blackbeard, Edward Teach. His former captain, Whitebeard, received the first Blackbeard's real name (making it as Edward Newgate). Even the name of his first known victim, a former commander of the Fourth Division of the Whitebeard Pirates - Thatch is actually one of the names commonly used for real-life pirate Blackbeard.

The real Blackbeard also surrendered in exchange for a pardon only to return to piracy, and a comparison can be drawn between this and Marshall D. Teach is to join him for the Shichibukai (whose rewards are withdrawn), only to turn his back to the group later.

[beck26]

Oda is a genius!!!:mono

he can make up pretty unique characters / storylines / powers and whatnots, but that also means he likes reading or watching TV to get so many ideas (aside from his very smart imagination) from things to use in One Piece right?

let's try to uncover Oda-Sensei's inspiration to create the world of One Piece...please share what you know or what you're theories are regarding this.

[hyper_megaman]

someone should list all the pirates he based the OP characters on

Whitebeard Edward Newgate and Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach
Based on Blackbeard Edward Teach

for an example

[beck26]

lets start with the strawhats:

MONKEY D. LUFFY

personality: obviously inspired from son gokou (dragon ball)
appearance: (can someone please help me find it T_T) there is a certain "strawhat" wearing bystander in dragon ball manga, i forgot where i can find it but its somewhere in the cell arc/saga.
if you think about it, thats how great oda's imagination is...pulling out a random character in his favorite series and turning it into his main character.

also from this guy: tom sawyer, the carefree and adventurous dude from american tales: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/1692788991.jpg

RORONOA ZORO

i guess its pretty obvious.....ryuma from one shot... http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/c/cc/Living_Ryuuma.PNG

BURGLAR CAT NAMI:

bulma (dragon ball)....well maybe im reaching here...but i see similarities (in personality and some on apperances and both of their roles with the main antagonists : luffy and gokou)
http://dragonballz-episodes.otavo.tv/wp-content/uploads/061609_1730_BulmaDragon3.jpg

BLACK LEG SANJI:

http://images.wikia.com/snk/images/f/f7/King-kofXIII.jpg

now this is kinda a wild guess...LOL...one piece is released in 1997...the art of fighting (later merged with king of fighters) was released bck in 1992...plus:
1. king also uses almost exclusive "kick attacks"
2. though she is a girl
3. also dresses sanji-esque

if you ask me about sanji (and other bunch of one piece character's) fashion sense....i guess it came from the movie "reservoir dogs" by quentin tarantino
*the characters are color coded as well*
*and one character there is a chain smoker*

http://vizibly.se/files/wp/plugins/entire-reservoir-dogs-cast-e.g-i4.jpg

....oda loves quentin tarantino films (as well as tim burton's) : http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda

---------- Post added at 01:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:24 AM ----------

sorry for the double post:

USSOP

easy...this guy...LOL: http://www.marionetisti.cz/obrazky/honza/pinochio.jpg

and the captain kuro arc is patterned from the fable "the boy who cried wolf": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf
interestingly, the guy who created this fable is named AE-SOP, a storyteller...and if im right the word USSO means "lie" in japanese language???? please correct me if im wrong.

NICO ROBIN:

mia wallace from pulp fiction (uma thurman) another tarantino film: http://directors.too-manic.net/tarantino/extras/gallery/pf004.jpg

TONY TONY CHOPPER: umm, rudolph the red nose reindeer or something?...

CYBORG FRANKY:

LOL...http://totallylookslike.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/ace-ventura.jpg and this guy: http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/p/popeye-5342.jpg

see?...even the stag beetle hair...LMAO: http://www.zuguide.com/image/Ace-Ventura-When-Nature-Calls.jpg

BROOK

afro and musician and being a soul powered dude: http://images2.makefive.com/images/entertainment/music/favorite-passed-on-musician/jimmy-hendrix-7.jpg

the rest: http://ralp.net/dungeons/he-man/skeletor_1024.jpg


now here are others i can find...

FOXY right here: http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/countchocula.jpg

WHITEBEARD: http://rockdelight.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/hulkhogan_02.jpg

SHURA (one of 4 priest of enel): http://images.wikia.com/villains/images/d/df/DickAndMuttley.jpg

DONQUIXOTE DOFLAMINGO: http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/041028/145053__elton3_l.jpg

JANGO: http://www.imusicdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/steventyler.jpeg and obviously..(heehaw)...jacko..http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2266147.jpg

ROB LUCCI: a certain actor in the movie "taxi driver" : http://www.moviespad.com/photos/harvey-keitel-taxi-driver-22ae6.jpg

BOA HANCOCK: from king of fighters / fatal fury....both stubborn, both madly in-love with a guy...LOL..both hot.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Mai-mi2.png

ADMIRAL AOKIJI: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/222/votesengoku.jpg/sr=1

ADMIRAL KIZARU: http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4429/tanakakunieclean.png

ADMIRAL AKAINU: http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1751/buntasugawara.png

oh....and these 3 last characters' name were based on a japanese folklore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D

[hoeru]

About the names:

Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch (also Edward "Blackbeard" Teach) --> Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) / Thatch / Edward Newgate (Whitebeard)
Bartholomew el Portugues -> Portgas D. Ace (found this in the 10th treasure art book)
Bartholomew Roberts -> Bartholomew Kuma
Anne Bonny -> Jewelry Bonney
Sir Frances Drake -> X Drake
Francois de l'Ollonais -> Roronoa Zoro
Aesop + Uso (japanese for "lie") -> Usopp
Cape of Trafalgar -> Trafalgar Law
William Kid -> Eustass Kid
Alwida/Alwilda/Awilda -> Alvida

Women's names are usually either based on names flowers (All Kuja i.e.) or birds (Tashigi, Kuina, Robin i.e.) - either japanese or the scientific name

[Uriel]

Wasn't somewhere already a thread about this? Someone can help this silly mod to remember which one exactly?

[beck26]

Wasn't somewhere already a thread about this? Someone can help this silly mod to remember which one exactly?

oh, im sorry...i havent had the time to check similar threads...please move this thread to the proper one if i made a mistake...i still wanted to add some inputs but it seems nobody is interested in this kind of thread eh? i thought its interesting to see where would oda (likely) get inspirations from.

[ROBINGAGA]

That's what i think too .http://forexjobs.info/g.gif

[marcassin]

For Do Flamingo there is also Michel Polnareff.

[hoeru]

Come to think of it... Sanji's pirate name appears to me to be a "tricky" foreshadowing to his fate being treated by okamas all the time (Bon Chan, Ivankov's kingdom and the Okama Mermaids).

"Black Leg"/"Kuroashi" is a reference not only to his fighting style - there's a bird named in Japanese "Kuroashi ahoudori" (= "Black-footed Albatross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_Albatross)") that looks like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Black_footed_albatross1.jpg/266px-Black_footed_albatross1.jpg
And following the name pattern: Women do get the bird names! And of course: The Okama made him fly!

Oh... And there's a character in one of the Romance Dawn one shots looking like Sanji with one of his eyes hidden under hair.
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111207013213/onepiece/de/images/thumb/e/eb/Charakter_mit_%C3%BCberk%C3%A4mmtem_Auge.png/159px-Charakter_mit_%C3%BCberk%C3%A4mmtem_Auge.png (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111207013213/onepiece/de/images/e/eb/Charakter_mit_%C3%BCberk%C3%A4mmtem_Auge.png)
P.S.: Uriel, I found the thread. ;P

[beck26]

this is what im talking about...

luffy was inspired from a random guy in the dragon ball series...oda's imagination really impresses me...he turned a random character into his main character LOL.

http://i43.tinypic.com/10z2t0j.jpg

[hokageji]

@Beck26:

The previous post was great, i didnt think WB would be related to hogan, but it makes a lot of sense. The Bandana, the bleached moustache, the height..

I thought Oda got his idea of Grandline from visiting Las Vegas.
As you are driving there from California, the first casino you see is whiskey pete, first island is whiskey peak. You have Venetian which is like Water 7, MGM like little garden, circus circus, bellagio and others which give you a similar feel. This could just be me trying to correlate both though....

Anyways,

I thought Pell looked like Brandon Lee from the Crow..
Mihawk like Zorro (from the mask of Zorro)

Also, Franky seems more like Superman to me, with his underwear outside, besides that, he is truly the man of steel.

[beck26]

good point!!!! im about to bring out the places that oda had inspiration of and we think alike LOL ^_^b

[Ratatosk]

lets start with the strawhats:

MONKEY D. LUFFY
also from this guy: tom sawyer, the carefree and adventurous dude from american tales: http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/1692788991.jpg



Nah, Tom Sawyer had an adult safety net for when shit got real (although probably not by today's standards) and half his adventures were make-believe; Huckleberry Finn was the Luffy of those stories, had to fend for himself and had far more dangerous adventures, leaving his hometown for good on a raft, helping an escaped slave, happily trusting & making friends with con-artists & murderers & crazy people etc.
http://www.dosomething.org/files/pictures/huckleberry102010.jpg

Also: 70s post-apocalyptic anime Future Boy Conan always reminded me of Luffy..
http://www.live-evil.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shark-300x225.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_di621Kpm2A4/S4iR7om2rnI/AAAAAAAADQc/isxdzn3o1FI/s400/beatings.jpg

I never knew about that Dragon Ball guy :)

[Geez]

...So what do you think about that ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3KfXZRPX4

[Crazytype]

Jimbei being introduced in chapter 69. They talk about Fishman Island and Jimbei being responsible for letting lose Arrlong, and him being a shichibukai.

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2142-8/one-piece/chapter-69.html

[hoeru]

But that is a character introduction without revealing how the character looks like... Toriyama did the same with Vegeta and Freezer...

BTW, Toriyama. With the Dragonball republishing as Kanzenban, Oda and other Jump mangaka created some tribute images. Here's Oda's:


http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/de/images/1/1c/Son_Goku%2C_Kintoun_und_Shenlong_von_Eiichiro_Oda.jpg (http://de.onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Datei:Son_Goku,_Kintoun_und_Shenlong_von_Eiichiro_Oda.jpg)


Forgot to add the source: http://www.daizex.com/multimedia/images/artists/

If you're curious on other jump artists. (but you have to be fast IMHO since they are merging the portal with kanzentai.com to kaizenshu.com)

[Crazytype]

Still he already wrote the whole backstory at that time. I think it's amazing.

[Schabrak]

He couldn't have written the whole plot, because he never imagined the manga to last this long. Oda just gave a fishmen, Arlong, a reason to be in the weak East Blue. I'm not saying that he hadn't a fundamental structure for some arcs and changes though.

edit: Well he had to give him some background information and used that chance to give a hint to Jinbe, whom we haven't seen until in the prior to last arc of the the Paradise part of the manga. I only had a problem with whole, but with the revocation all is fine. :D

[Crazytype]

He couldn't have written the whole plot, because he never imagined the manga to last this long. Oda just gave a fishmen, Arlong, a reason to be in the weak East Blue. I'm not saying that he hadn't a fundamental structure for some arcs and changes though.

I'm not talking about the whole plot, but at least it was mentioned that Jimbe and Arlong were both in the same pirate crew and split up. Some nice details there already.

[hoeru]

Hm. I just spotted this one in chapter 434 right between Lucky Rou and Yasopp:

http://thumbnails58.imagebam.com/18877/6fd192188760129.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/6fd192188760129)

So, Rockstar wasn't killed by the Whitebeard Pirates.

[Schabrak]

It would have been awkward if he didn't come back from the "friendliest" of the Younkou crews for delivering a warning.^^

[hoeru]

AFAIR, that dance was seen last time with sticks and baskets in chapter 522 when Luffy dances with Daisy and Sweet Pea...

http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/19140/7637af191393481.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/7637af191393481)

Apparently on FMI, they don't have any baskets, but some sticks. ^^


http://thumbnails76.imagebam.com/19140/7d1ee2191393485.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/7d1ee2191393485)


Oda used it many times before...


http://thumbnails7.imagebam.com/19140/0556cb191393812.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/0556cb191393812)
Fits perfectly to Binks' Sake



http://thumbnails27.imagebam.com/19140/2a93d0191393810.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/2a93d0191393810)


I haven't checked Skypiea nor Arabasta, but the origin seems to be after Chopper left Sakura.


http://thumbnails46.imagebam.com/19140/4406fe191394683.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/4406fe191394683)



http://thumbnails18.imagebam.com/19140/fc9760191395087.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/fc9760191395087)


and shortly afterwards


http://thumbnails7.imagebam.com/19140/8891c6191394688.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/8891c6191394688)

[Ryuma00]

I was re-reading Jaya Arc and find fake chopper on the cover:

http://i11.mangareader.net/one-piece/232/one-piece-59698.jpg

more than 350 chapters before fake chopper appear

[BurnSchulz]

As we all know there are many of rogers ex pirates on the seas.
After i saw this:
http://i20.mangareader.net/one-piece/631/one-piece-2454647.jpg

I first noticed the Hat. It looks like the one Little Oz Jr. had on his head.
And as we know Ace made this Hat für Little Oz on Wa no Kuni.

So i guess this could be a foreshadowing of a Character wich will introduced on Wa no Kuni.
And because he is freinds with Krokus, wich as we all know was 3 years on rogers ship, he could be part of Rogers ex crewmates.

__________________________

Additional i want to say that i have a clue wich one of Rogers old crewmates it might be.

Because of the Buggy / Shanks flashback we knew that Rayleigh was very detailed in character:
http://i1.mangareader.net/one-piece/19/one-piece-1668338.jpg

So and the other very detailed person i noticed, wich is unknown til now is on this page:
http://i6.mangareader.net/one-piece/19/one-piece-1668342.jpg
The Person in the top left panel with the sunglasses.

So its a tiny clue, but i am sure that this person will be introduced sooner or later.
Even if its not the person from the Coverstory.
I guess the informations from the Buggy / Shanks flashback are foreshadowning enough on its own.
On this page are other crewmates:
http://i16.mangareader.net/one-piece/19/one-piece-1668356.jpg

I think someday there will be a huge Roger Flashback for sure. But we will see some of theese crewmates alive just like Rayleigh.

/sorry just corrected the picture tags

[Schabrak]

Just a little additional information: That ave wielding guy was named Scopper Gaban (http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Scopper_Gaban) in the Deep Blue data book, unlike Bronze as some[me included] have suggested after Silvers Rayleigh was introduced, following his schema of precious metals[Gold.D. Roger].Also he was discussed to be the person on the 631 cover, as all of the Roger Pirates had to retreat somehow or make a name for themself. I don't think there's a need for more named characters in that pirate crew with two[Shanks & Buggy] already being big support chracters; one having played a role at the Mugiwaras entrance to the Grandline; one starting the Pirate Age and Silvers preparing Luffy for the last part of the story.

[BurnSchulz]

Ah ok. I dont have access to the Deep Blue databook. Scopper Gaban makes Sense though.

Its ok when they dont introduce too much of rogers Crewmates. But to know the story behind Gold Roger will be interesting for sure.
Very very sure. And i want to know it :D

[Schabrak]

Why did I never notice it... Law is most likely desgined after Mystery, the PUA. The similarities are just to big, the beard, the hat, the rings, his facial features.

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/5807/oplawmystery.png

[Mad_Scientist]

When Luffy said the reason why Chopper joined their crew:

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2261-11/one-piece/chapter-154.html

As you can see Chopper indeed have 7 different transformations:

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi#Post-Timeskip_Transformations

[hoeru]

So, Dogura taught Luffy math well enough to add 3 and 4. ;)

Chopper revealed in his fight against Chessmarimo that he'd be able to transform into 3 different "standard" and 4 additional "rumble ball" forms (http://www.mangareader.net/103-2256-9/one-piece/chapter-149.html). So Luffy actually was listening to him.

Chopper had some of his transformations modified by him, so they turn out different, and he doesn't need Rumble Balls in most cases.


Brain Point -> Brain Point
Walking Point -> Walking Point
Guard Point -> Guard Point (boosted with Rumble Ball)
Arm Point -> Kungfu Point
Horn Point -> Horn Point/Horn Cannon (improved Form)
Jumping Point -> ? (yet unrevealed, likely the one he still needs the Rumble Ball for (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/636/11))
Monster (out of control) -> Monster (controlled)

[BurnSchulz]

When Luffy said the reason why Chopper joined their crew:

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2261-11/one-piece/chapter-154.html

As you can see Chopper indeed have 7 different transformations:

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi#Post-Timeskip_Transformations

He had 7 forms before timeskip already.

(Note: theese were the names of the german version)

With the Rumble Ball his basic 3 Forms were powered up:

His normal (little) form was Double Brainpower (Brain Point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/0/0d/Scope.PNG

His human Form was double weight power (heavy Point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/pt/images/8/84/3738774heavy.jpg

His Reindeer form was double sprint (walk point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/5/51/15yrold_Walk_Point.PNG

And he reached 4 all-new forms:

Double arm strenght.
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/f/f0/Arm_Point.PNG

Double Plüsch. (Guard Point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/f/fa/Guard_Point.PNG

Double Hornpower (Horn Point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/c/cf/Horn_Point.PNG

And Double Jumppower (Jumping Point)
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/d/d0/Jumping_Point.PNG

7 in total.


As i see now, hoeru answered already with basicly the same info :D (I should have refreshed earlier lol, had the tab open and then i was busy doing other stuff before i came back to finish the answer xD)

[hoeru]

BTW: "Double Plüsch" and "Double Jumppower" etc. are the German childish but still official translation name changes to gain more younger readers. 4kids syndrome :epicfacepalm

I hate them.

Everyone is happy with the translator switch from volume 38 on here - even though Crocodile is much younger in the German version (25 instead of 46).

[Uriel]

Jumping Point -> ? (yet unrevealed, likely the one he still needs the Rumble Ball for (http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/636/11))
Actually the one who needs the Rumble Ball is Monster Point. Oda made mistake which He revised it later in one SBS if I'm not mistaken.

[Schabrak]

Actually the one who needs the Rumble Ball is Monster Point. Oda made mistake which He revised it later in one SBS if I'm not mistaken.
It was only a Rumble Ball Candy to be accurate.

[hoeru]

Could Oda's inspiration for the Impel Down structure be Toriyama's Muscle Tower from Dragon Ball's Red Ribon Army? Both have six levels and a half. o_O

[BurnSchulz]

Could Oda's inspiration for the Impel Down structure be Toriyama's Muscle Tower from Dragon Ball's Red Ribon Army? Both have six levels and a half. o_O

I'm pretty sure i read that as a Fact somewhere... but i dont remember where it was though i have no source to this..
I'm sorry :/

BTW: "Double Plüsch" and "Double Jumppower" etc. are the German childish but still official translation name changes to gain more younger readers. 4kids syndrome :epicfacepalm

I hate them.
I'm Fine with the Names "Double Plüsch" etc. They make sense to me.

But what would you think would be the better "Translation" for the German readers?
"Guard Point" etc. - Are theese even accurate Translations from the Japanese versions?

[Kokuryuu]

Could Oda's inspiration for the Impel Down structure be Toriyama's Muscle Tower from Dragon Ball's Red Ribon Army? Both have six levels and a half. o_O

I think that Oda got inspiration from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, with all the levels thing and particular punishments in each of them.

---------- Post added at 02:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------


I'm Fine with the Names "Double Plüsch" etc. They make sense to me.

But what would you think would be the better "Translation" for the German readers?
"Guard Point" etc. - Are theese even accurate Translations from the Japanese versions?

Yes, in japanese version all of his forms has the english names we know(Walk, Brain, Heavy, Jumping, Arm, Guard, Kung Fu, Horn and Monster Point)

[hoeru]

"Guard Point" etc. - Are theese even accurate Translations from the Japanese versions?

"Guard Point" etc. are the Japanese Names by Oda. ;)

IMHO, attack names shouldn't be renamed (in any work) - mixing them up or giving one attack two different "new" names is preprogrammed then. And the only reason to do such things is censorship and trying to attract a different audience. Translations would be okay if they are adequat and correct, but in OP's case I prefer no translation at all since Oda creates the attack names based on different languages, so they are a part of a character's composition.

It happened with several of Luffy's attacks, e.g. Gomu Gomu no Ono is Gum-Gum-Bombe ("bomb"), -Keule ("mace") and -Dampframme ("steam pile driver") - "Axt"/"Streitaxt" ("axe"/"battleaxe") would have been correct instead. Sanji's and Nami's attack names were also replaced by filler text like in the first 30 volumes iirc. And all of Zoro's attacks were renamed to that stupid "Monster Strike".

To me, those "double ***" names don't make actually that much sense since they are misleading. The rumble balls don't "double" anything at all but only modify the transformation ability of the Hito Hito no Mi.

I mean, until Volume 38 as German, I paid the double price for the manga just to receive a revised version which didn't even pass a simple examination compared to the original with an online translation tool. :/

[BurnSchulz]

Well my first Contact with One Piece was in slightly before it started first time on German TV. So Around 2001.

I Thought Monster Strike is absolutely awesome! I was even a little bit dissapointed that they didnt use that term in the first episodes while they used it in the Manga volumes.
Luffy has a silly personality. He thinks very straight and that way he name his attacks directly the way he thinks of them.
He wanted a punch as hard as a Pistol so he named his attack after a Pistol. In germany its "Pistole".
And seriously, it would have been super awkward when Luffy, who is in the German version obviously German-speaking would name his attacks in half japanese half english language.
I was, and i still am, absolutely fine with the German translation of his attacks. He is speaking German Language, so he name his attacks german. It fits his personality very well.

But at the point with the misleading of choppers attacks i have to agree with you. You´re right that nothing is "doubled". But as "Plüsch" you can describe his fur. And "Arm-Strenght" indicates that he has more power in his arms. - So besides that "double"-thing the names make sense and are just adjusted to the german readers. For most people it is very strange when characters, wich speak perfektly german (in the german version) suddenly use perfect japanese words for their attacks. English is a good compromise though.
I personally dont understand why you think they renamed Choppers attacks a bit for "Censorship" or "to gain more young readers"...
It wont work that way.. no Kid wich is not intereted in one piece will suddenly be interested because an attack is named in a special way.
And Censorship is a little bit too far fetched, dont you think so? They just tried to come up with names wich would fit even in the german version.
In Most cases they made a good job i think.
But to be honest in some cases i was kind of dissapointed though.
I am also at some points dissapointed that they didnt use Sanjis attack names...

[hoeru]

Well, but if it's just an attack - why then change the name? There's absolutely no need for renaming such things like names, and still it is done just to do a revision. Especialy anglicism creations are meant to sound cool and fashionable in German (even if Oda used non japanese names there's no reason to create a new english name for it). And that is censorship for me. It's not different from repainting bikinis to swimsuits, putting black bars over naked breasts and peeping out "bad words" - in case of renamings it's an unnecessary change of the original work. The author had an intention to use that name, and the reader isn't allowed to even know that the original name exists.

About the Monster Strike. I saw OP first on TV and was hyped when Zoro used Monster Strike for the first time - but then I soon got disappointed over the fact that Luffy uses different names for his attacks while Zoro turned out to be kinda "uncreative" yelling "Monster Strike!!!" all the time which let to eight different Monster Strikes... It got dull already, so everytime Zoro draw his swords you could say "Oh, that's another Monster Strike..." And then I learned through OPwiki that they actually had different names and partially were based on puns linked to the Japanese culture.

I was quite "disappointed" when I learned that I didn't get what I paid for... official translations done by professionals should be accurate and adequate because they got paid for.

---------- Post added June 24, 2012 at 10:42 AM ---------- Previous post was June 01, 2012 at 02:47 PM ----------

To get back on trail:

Luffy evading CC's second Gastanet and appearing right behind him is a reuse of a part of Luffy's fight against Wapol in chapter 151... Wapol's cannon attacks point blank ('http://www.mangareader.net/103-2258-8/one-piece/chapter-151.html'), and hits Luffy ('http://www.mangareader.net/103-2258-9/one-piece/chapter-151.html') who appears right behind Wapol ('http://www.mangareader.net/103-2258-13/one-piece/chapter-151.html'). :^_^

[vagabond87]

Funny that nobody pointed out that Smiley looked like axolotl since his practically first appearance:

http://i30.mangareader.net/one-piece/668/one-piece-3325041.jpg
He looks almost same there as here:

http://i999.mangareader.net/one-piece/673/one-piece-3426965.jpg
Oda suggested readers answer what Slime/Smiley really Was really long time ago.

fixed your second link as it was the same as it was the same page. Also linked the images directly for better comparison.

[Schabrak]

Two finds, hopefully not mentioned ones.

Since we didn't knew that Coby's captain was Garp, this may have been the first hint of in Garp and Luffy being same minded (http://www.mangareader.net/103-2426-17/one-piece/chapter-319.html). I'm still not sure which is the right despriction of those two. haha

Also Aokiji mentioned Water Seven two arcchapters before the Mugiwaras got there, also mentioned that it's near Marine HQ/Marineford. (http://www.mangareader.net/103-2428-15/one-piece/chapter-321.html)

edit: What did I look at... Saw a strange figure, must have thought of the apes near Java, should have turned one more page. :P

[hoeru]

I wonder if Franky is now five meters tall (http://www.batoto.net/read/_/4929/one-piece_ch323_by_null/4) as Luffy wanted him to be.

[hyper_megaman]

I wonder if Franky is now five meters tall (http://www.batoto.net/read/_/4929/one-piece_ch323_by_null/4) as Luffy wanted him to be.

his height hasn't increased much in the timeskip

he merely added weapons to his arsenal, he didn't modify his body itself much it seems

his robot, however, seems to be exactly 5m tall

franky now, possibly:
http://i46.tinypic.com/122hybq.jpg

---------- Post added August 24, 2012 at 01:51 AM ---------- Previous post was August 23, 2012 at 12:27 PM ----------


Funny that nobody pointed out that Smiley looked like axolotl since his practically first appearance:

http://i30.mangareader.net/one-piece/668/one-piece-3325041.jpg
He looks almost same there as here:

http://i999.mangareader.net/one-piece/673/one-piece-3426965.jpg
Oda suggested readers answer what Slime/Smiley really Was really long time ago.

fixed your second link as it was the same as it was the same page. Also linked the images directly for better comparison.

dude, you only think it is in hindsight

real axolotls do not look like that. they do not have fat little tendrils behind their heads. they have gills.. fuzzy little things that absorb oxygen, not flesh lumps

it would have been a very uncertain guess with what we were given at that time

shoulda, woulda, coulda. this isn't foreshadowing as well, it's an explicit revelation, just not explained yet

[hoeru]

his height hasn't increased much in the timeskip

he merely added weapons to his arsenal, he didn't modify his body itself much it seems

his robot, however, seems to be exactly 5m tall

Before the timeskip, Franky was about as tall as Robin. After the timeskip, he's become taller than her. I'm not saying that he now is 5m tall, as he isn't compared to Kuma who is 6.89m - but I was wondering if or how close he is now to Luffy's "wish"... ;)

[Samui]

his height hasn't increased much in the timeskip

he merely added weapons to his arsenal, he didn't modify his body itself much it seems

his robot, however, seems to be exactly 5m tall

franky now, possibly:
http://i46.tinypic.com/122hybq.jpg

---------- Post added August 24, 2012 at 01:51 AM ---------- Previous post was August 23, 2012 at 12:27 PM ----------



dude, you only think it is in hindsight

real axolotls do not look like that. they do not have fat little tendrils behind their heads. they have gills.. fuzzy little things that absorb oxygen, not flesh lumps

it would have been a very uncertain guess with what we were given at that time

shoulda, woulda, coulda. this isn't foreshadowing as well, it's an explicit revelation, just not explained yet
Actually according to Deep Blue Franky is now 2.4 meters tall (pre-TS he was 2.25 meters tall).

[Jdapenao]

Alvida and Buggy are the first pirates in OP to be shown making a Pirate alliance

[hyper_megaman]

well let me add on to this:

this is a repeat of what i posted a year earlier

methinks the fact that the shoulder width of the current franky form fits the old franky's upper arm length is uncanny. it could be foreshadowing of:

http://i46.tinypic.com/122hybq.jpg

also franky frequently stated his old body's weakness was he couldn't modify the back

i think it's a perfect explanation. Franky built the exosuit upgrade/extension, then attached himself to it as per the picture. he never really modified himself substantially during the timeskip, merely adding on this new exosuit to his old body.

at a final fight, when his new exosuit parts are damaged heavily, he could just eject both forearms and pull his fists back in place, eject from the suit by bursting out the stitches and splitting the two shoulder balls. much like the iron man armour ejects from the hulkbuster exosuit addon

[SHeeDeD]

i dodnt know if some mentioned this (http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2400-1/one-piece/chapter-293.html)....Luffy shirt has a skull and there is a cross on it like what luffy has right now which has been done by Akino. unless this pic has not been done by Oda.

[hoeru]

i dodnt know if some mentioned this (http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2400-1/one-piece/chapter-293.html)....Luffy shirt has a skull and unnecessary cross on it like what luffy has right now which has been done by Akino. unless this pic has not been done by Oda.

That is no "unnecessary cross" - it's part of the Kanji 凶 (read "kyou") which translates to "misfortune". The picture is a standard colorspread by Oda, which was published first in the double issue 37-38 of the year 2003 and reprinted in Color Walk 4 EAGLE.

[SHeeDeD]

the second guitar (http://www.mangapanda.com/103-2457-1/one-piece/chapter-350.html)which Sunji is not holding has a skull and some bones on it which makes it our brook saaaaaan Yohhohohoho +whale+singer. I hope no1 mentioned this otherwise it will be repetitive.

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That is no "unnecessary cross" - it's part of the Kanji 凶 (read "kyou") which translates to "misfortune". The picture is a standard colorspread by Oda, which was published first in the double issue 37-38 of the year 2003 and reprinted in Color Walk 4 EAGLE.

u are missing the point if u dont like the word unnecessary just delete it. u know what ill.


u are asking me about something. aad ill respond to u by a msg coz i dont want this to be chat.

[hoeru]

u are missing the point if u dont like the word unnecessary just delete it. u know what ill

See... You were even doubting whether or not the image came from Oda. So I provided background information. No need to be upset at all.

BTW, what means "u know what ill"?

[cearon]

well havent read every1s comments but,

at the start of the Fishman island zoro makes a joke about always wanting to have a fire sword,

http://http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v58/c604/15.html (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v58/c604/15.html)

and in this arc he might get his wish in a different way.

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v60/c672/18.html

though this could be a difference in translation, these are from mangastream and binkotopia

[hoeru]

Oda really likes to have his characters getting bitten into the left shoulder, doesn't he?

Chapter 91: Luffy bites Arlong
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/21334/aa8c92213331219.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/aa8c92213331219)

Chapter 422: Lucci bites Luffy
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/21334/3f154b213331223.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3f154b213331223)

Chapter 641: Hody bites Luffy
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/21334/1762d2213331227.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1762d2213331227)


And every time into the left shoulder... ö_O

[Lord Rayleigh]

Robin's telling Zoro and Ussop not to take off their coats because coldness may come back.
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/680/6

Zoro, Nami and the others are getting attacked by Monet's cold.
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/684/19

[BurnSchulz]

Best foreshadowing in all of One Piece would be if there really is a Sniper Island somewhere on Grand Line! xD

[Cyrs]

Oda really likes to have his characters getting bitten into the left shoulder, doesn't he?

And every time into the left shoulder... ö_O

Well, everyone knows that left shoulders taste better! :derp

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Also:

Eustass Kidd totally looks like the Joker from Batman, the animated series!

Donquixote Doflamingo - named after the book "Don Quixote." In it, the main character pretends to fight giants. In One Piece, Doflamingo fights the giant Oars Jr.

[doomrider7]

This discussion back in Chapter 7 (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v01/c007/16.html) leading to THIS revelation in Chapter 673. (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v60/c673/16.html) Oda NEVER forgets indeed.

[alisdfd]

wrong prediction

[Uriel]

this is good I saw a cvedr story of vivi http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-579/page002.html in Punk Hazard - we see monet with a df: snow snow fruit
That's wood. :/

[dex]

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2460-1/one-piece/chapter-353.html
could this be zoro's third final sword replacement (final swords : one being kuinas and other black sword which he is already holding in left hand) ?
the one he is holding in right hand...the hilt seems different and it has carvings on it...
kuinas sword - > http://www.mangareader.net/103-2204-6/one-piece/chapter-97.html and this one
other ones - > http://www.mangareader.net/103-2204-14/one-piece/chapter-97.html
not sure about it though

also Usopp talking about Elbaf and becoming warriors like them...there could be a Elbaf arc and usopp mite play major role in it...

[Sachsenhesse]

also Usopp talking about Elbaf and becoming warriors like them...there could be a Elbaf arc and usopp mite play major role in it...

thats kinda given ^^

[UnknownMugiwara]

If Usopp is not the star of the Elbaf arc I'm going to be dissapointed.

[Kokuryuu]

Am I wrong or this can be a foreshadowing of "Smiles" productions?

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2611-6/one-piece/chapter-504.html

[M3J]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Luffy getting the Conqueror's Haki is foreshadowed (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v51/c495/17.html) way before we even meet the Kuja pirates.

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Luffy getting the Conqueror's Haki is foreshadowed (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v51/c495/17.html) way before we even meet the Kuja pirates.

That´s not a foreshadowing, that´s the first time Haoushoku was used by Luffy, even if it was unconsciously done.

[M3J]

But there has been no mention of conqueror's haki until way later, we didn't even know what it was. It could be foreshadowed that Luffy had this power in him, and could awaken it later.

[MiyamotoMusashi]

But there has been no mention of conqueror's haki until way later, we didn't even know what it was. It could be foreshadowed that Luffy had this power in him, and could awaken it later.

That also applies to all other Haki colors, foreshadowing would be if it was indicated without explicitly showing but Luffy literally showed Haoushoku in that panel which already was a conformation that he has the same power Rayleigh showed a few chapters later and that we later found out is Conqueror´s Haki.

[Ledoke]

I'd say that Luffy's Conqueror's Haki was foreshadowed way back when Shanks had a meeting with Whitebeard. A lot of people got very excited about how pirates of the highest caliber could knock people unconscious without even touching them, it doesn't really matter that at that time we didn't know what haki is - from that point on we knew that Luffy is bound to reach that level someday.

[M3J]

That also applies to all other Haki colors, foreshadowing would be if it was indicated without explicitly showing but Luffy literally showed Haoushoku in that panel which already was a conformation that he has the same power Rayleigh showed a few chapters later and that we later found out is Conqueror´s Haki.

But he showed it in a different way. He calmly told the animal to back off, without any hint of anger or force, I think. All the other times, it was with force or anger or desperation. I don't think we saw this kind of conqueror's haki from Luffy until the timeskip, when he was talking to the animals before leaving the island.

And haki could be used by almost anyone, no? But the conqueror's haki is pretty rare.

[hoeru]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Luffy getting the Conqueror's Haki is foreshadowed (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v51/c495/17.html) way before we even meet the Kuja pirates.

Uhm... We've actually seen Shanks using Haoushoku in Chapter 1 (or Episode 4) when he fended off Lord of the Coast with nothing but his angry look (http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v01/c001/43.html). I agree that Luffy used it for the first time against Motobaro.

As Rayleigh explained, falling unconscious only happens if the stress from the Haoushoku is too much.

[M3J]

... I'm not talking about the haki itself, but Luffy getting the haki.

[k-dom]

I dig in the archive and our first posts (http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/26925-One-Piece-Volume-51-%28ch492-502%29-Discussion?p=804146&viewfull=1#post804146)speaks about luffy having the same power as Shanks. So even if it was not perfectly known at that time how it works, you can't really say it is a foreshadowing (otherwise it's an obvious one)

[Kisame Hoshigaki]

ive noticed two major foreshadowing events , and they are obvious
but i was just making sure this is what you guys are talking about

one: when blackbeard and ace first fought, they made it a point to note that this would later shape other events in the world

and

two: towards the end of the battle at marineford , when koby ran out to yell for everyone to stop
the narrator made it clear that this one act of courage would later change certain events or something like that

[GiantAlienHamster]

Don't know if anyone has postet this yet, but:
When you look at DoFla's and Law's Jolly Rogers, it becomes pretty clear, that those two were allways meant to fight each other:

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121213221958/onepiece/images/thumb/1/1d/Doflamingo_Jolly_Roger.png/640px-Doflamingo_Jolly_Roger.png

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110320024628/onepiece/images/e/ea/Heartpirate.jpg

[Lord Rayleigh]

two: towards the end of the battle at marineford , when koby ran out to yell for everyone to stop
the narrator made it clear that this one act of courage would later change certain events or something like that

Well, it's not much of a foreshadowing because it means that One Piece will change the world, which was already made clear with Whitebeard's last words, and that Luffy will find One Piece, which we already know.

If you don't get it, the narrator Shanks said that because he thinks Luffy will find One Piece (he bet his arm on the new generation) and because in this situation what Coby did without knowing with these few seconds of courage was saving Luffy's life stopping everyone at this moment.

When Coby stopped Akainu, Kizaru was about to destroy Law's submarine with Luffy on the pontoon bridge - Ben Beckman didn't manage to stop him - but he stopped to look for what was happening between Coby and Akainu. Within this time, Luffy got inside the submarine who submerged to get away.

Then, Kizaru tried again to destroy the submarine, and so did Aokiji but it was too late and Luffy and Law managed to get away. Law and Jinbe confirmed that one more attack would have killed Luffy at that time. That's why a laser from Kizaru would have meant Luffy's death for sure.

[dex]

@ GiantAlienHamster
"Shiryuu thanks to diamond fruit" good prediction :)

this could be true coz when zoro cuts steel first time daz bones asks him "if he is going to cut diamond next" and then oda shows diamond jozu with diamond body fruit....maybe BB steals it and gives it to shiruyu...then in zoro vs shiryu fight zoro will finally cut diamond too...could be a major foreshadowing...idk if anyone mentioned this b4...just popped in my mind...:^_^

[vagabond87]

@ GiantAlienHamster
"Shiryuu thanks to diamond fruit" good prediction :)

this could be true coz when zoro cuts steel first time daz bones asks him "if he is going to cut diamond next" and then oda shows diamond jozu with diamond body fruit....maybe BB steals it and gives it to shiruyu...then in zoro vs shiryu fight zoro will finally cut diamond too...could be a major foreshadowing...idk if anyone mentioned this b4...just popped in my mind...:^_^

I came up with that Idea and posted about it not long after Jinbe warned Luffy about Blackbreads hunt for devil fruit powers.

http://mangarulereader.hostoi.com/MANGARULEREADER/?manga=One+Piece++Shonen+Jump&chapter=692+mangarule#page=2
I think that Oda is hinting here at Sanji getting a gril soon :3c On Sanjis T-shiry we can see girl and 3:00 and on big clock there is around 2:00 if we look at Zoro not Brook.

[Muhbaer]

It's a beautiful foreshadowing and also a beautiful indication of about usopp's soul, destiny, earlier life, whatever:
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2073-10/one-piece/chapter-24.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2073-13/one-piece/chapter-24.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2236-3/one-piece/chapter-129.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2236-5/one-piece/chapter-129.html

and this one:

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2224-10/one-piece/chapter-117.html

http://www.mangareader.net/103-55198-12/one-piece/chapter-591.html

I'm sure someone found that already, but I wanted to show it to you if you didn't know these connections, yet.

I really like the rollswitch of usopp and the giants :)
genius oda.

this one's nice, too.
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2262-11/one-piece/chapter-155.html

[alisdfd]

there is a foreshadows of zoro who says fire swords will not be bad

http://www.mangareader.net/103-2233-10/one-piece/chapter-126.html


also there will be a visit to the island of giants why? because ussop said he would love to fight as brave as the giant like dorgy
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2224-9/one-piece/chapter-117.html
http://www.mangareader.net/103-2224-10/one-piece/chapter-117.html



i think ussop will be retrained by giants to make him brave

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zoro will learn fire sword technique from kinemon

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http://www.mangareader.net/103-2236-14/one-piece/chapter-129.html

luffy pledges to ussop to go to the home of the giants this means if oda is a truly great writer ussop will visit the islang of giants
i predict if there is any problems with the island ussop will be the hero of that arc not luffy

it will chance ussop' cowardness into bravery

i know this seems crazy but ussop will be a hero of the arc hence other strawhat members will be heroes of different arcs like zoro saving kinemon's home land wano

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http://www.mangareader.net/103-2236-17/one-piece/chapter-129.html

zoro says must be strong to cut iron in a few chapters later he does it

[MiyamotoMusashi]

You can find many things on these sites:

http://imgur.com/a/tVXn7

http://kirk-op.jalbum.net/One_Piece/Miscellaneous/Things%20you%20noticed/index.html#cross.jpg

[Kukriblades]

would be awesome if his lies about having 8000 followers became real as well. The good thing is it's totally plausible, considering the prediction of "big war".

[Organizized]

would be awesome if his lies about having 8000 followers became real as well. The good thing is it's totally plausible, considering the prediction of "big war".

You know what would add to that awesomeness? If Oda merged this with the whole Usopp/Elbaf/Giants foreshadowing, and at some point Usopp stands as the leader of 8000 giant warriors. I'd piss my pants.

[Kukriblades]

You know what would add to that awesomeness? If Oda merged this with the whole Usopp/Elbaf/Giants foreshadowing, and at some point Usopp stands as the leader of 8000 giant warriors. I'd piss my pants.
Usopp has earned great respect from Oimo and Kashi. The giants probably have returned to Elbaf now and telling great stuff about him to other Elbaf people. They will end up respecting him as well. So the idea it's not impossible at all... Imagine that really happens, oh the gasm.

anyway now that you mentioned it, could this be applied to Zoro and Wano samurais as well? I mean, he is now the true wielder of Shushui, a katana once belonged to the legendary hero of Wano. They might considered him the 'sacred' heir of Ryuuma or something like that for wielding the katana. You guess the rest.

[d_ace_shines]

http://t.imgbox.com/adu6UavI.jpg (http://imgbox.com/adu6UavI)

At least it's looks like really 5 meters tall..
*and that drill in the head too
lol

[vagabond87]

Just a loose theory that I think would fit that place if it will be confirmed at least to some degree.

I think that maybe Ivankow meet Crocodile during his rookie years and Crocodile wasnt Okama himself but he was a deck hand, slave on Okama pirate ship:derp and thats how he started as pirate :3c Nobody is recognizing him now because he was forced to wear makeup by his capitan like all okamas of the crew, nobody beside Ivankov that probably had contacted his capitan for some reason- tea party or meeting of some kind, about Okama stuff. Young Crocodile would be painted like sad/angry mime- if I was Oda I would do it this way :derp How this would be his weakness or is connected to it? I have no idea :derp

Its clear that Crocodile has connection with Okamas- Ivankov knows him, he had strong okama in his organisation as Mr 2, he has very strong pride so him being deck hand, slave on some Okamas pirate ship would be embarrassing fact. I dont think that his gender was changed by Ivankow, it would be to easy to guess for Oda.
Even Baroque Works/ Crocodiles Jolly Roger had Okama-like wings. Purple-pink ones. With two crossed swords/ spades :jk Maybe that points to somethung else.. we will see if Oda will push series to some more adult, tabu subjects for many.
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090415082731/onepiece/images/9/91/Baroque_Works_Flag.png
So who knows maybe Crocodile is using his previous Capitan Jolly Roger? Or being with okamas rubbed on him in some ways:teehee

"In SBS Volume 56, a fan asked Oda why Crocodile was wearing his own clothes since he was still in prisoner clothes after he's released, Oda replied that he went to Newkama Land and got his clothes from there." just to add to his connections to Okamas.
Maybe Oda used some elements from Capitan Hook designing Sandman. Maybe real corocodile eaten his Okama capitan and thats why he named himself Crocodile, praised them- having few of those as pets in Alabasta, even had ship with Crocodile theme.
http://i12.mangareader.net/one-piece/212/one-piece-1691389.jpg
Maybe he stuffed his capitans killer- crocodile that we can see on his rainmaker. Capitan Hook from Disneys movie "Hook" that aired in 1991 had stuffed crocodile as memento, crocodile that has eaten his hand.
When it comes to Mr 0 hand, I see two possibilities- he lost in in fight with Whitebeard and gotten that nasty scar on his face in same fight or he still has it but uses hook as a standard all time weapon.

[Lord Rayleigh]

Volume 26's Author note
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130127080625/onepiece/images/3/32/Volume_026_Intro_Image.png

Chapter 700: Trébol is introduced
http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/700/19

[alisdfd]

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v21/c196/12.html here please read it says that zoro cut through metal but was asked that the next time will he cut through diamond
i think it foreshadows zoro's power will increase tremendously after wano arc
zoro will be about to cut through diamond

[MiyamotoMusashi]

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v21/c196/12.html here please read it says that zoro cut through metal but was asked that the next time will he cut through diamond
i think it foreshadows zoro's power will increase tremendously after wano arc
zoro will be about to cut through diamond

There is a popular theory going around in the fandom that Mr1´s diamond statement could be a foreshadowing of Shiliew getting Jozu´s fruit and using it against Zoro in the Blackbeard arc

[ukimix]

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v21/c196/12.html here please read it says that zoro cut through metal but was asked that the next time will he cut through diamond
i think it foreshadows zoro's power will increase tremendously after wano arc
zoro will be about to cut through diamond

That fight is absolutely fantastic, mainly because of the way Zoro prepares himself to give his final slash, which is this one:

http://z.mhcdn.net/store/manga/106/21-195.0/compressed/One_Piece_195_20_21.jpg?v=11192683608

the previous panels depict what I would like to call, the spiritual preparation to gain the power of cutting through metal:

http://z.mhcdn.net/store/manga/106/21-195.0/compressed/One_Piece_195_18.jpg?v=11192683608

and

http://z.mhcdn.net/store/manga/106/21-195.0/compressed/One_Piece_195_19.jpg?v=11192683608

.. in the first of these two pages, at the bottom, Zoro firslty hears the metal, and then transfers his thoughts to his sword, softly brushes the palm without cutting it, and with the same move cuts the stone in two... Such remarkable panels.

It was discussed if that was the posterior CoA, and if hearing the metal was some kind of CoO. We don't know if will could work like that when imbues the armament in an object. I would prefer this not to be neither kind of haki, but a different kind of tech.

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Just watched the newest episode which ended with Law taking Smoker´s heart. Watching the episode, i noticed something that i not really thought about much after reading the manga chapter, namely what Law said while preparing "MES". "There are some things you can´t see without changing your standing a little" which perfectly connects with what Aokiji said at the end of the PH arc "Even without Marine affiliation, one can accomplish many things. And there are many things that become clear after leaving the Marines behind". I think both are a foreshadowing of Smoker leaving the Marines at one point.

[StrawHat 13]

Just gonna put it out there, i don't have the time, or the effort, to do all the razzle dazzle links-well cause what i have to say doesn't require them.

Has Anyone else Notice that So far Each Island the SHs have gone to seem to be....specialized towards characters;
Fishman Island/Luffy(making fishman/merpeople accept humans)
PH/Chopper(medical island/kids saved)
Derossa/Sanji? beautiful women/food

and then there are assumed islands to visit
elfba/usoppu
wa no kuni/zoro
raftel/robin

as for brook, franky, and Nami idk.... but i think this is a solid "foreshadowing" on Oda's part. as if each island visited puts the characters one step closer to their dreams/goals

[alisdfd]

http://www.mangapanda.com/103-48478-8/one-piece/chapter-578.html


please read this chapter carefully
akoji says sorry to jimbei at the bottom of theright hand corner. This means although Akoji was following orders he didnt want luffy to die. now this page and akoji's treatment to robin in her flashback foreshadows akoji leaving the marines
i suspect he is not the only one - it is likely that garp and sengoku will leave soon due to future actions.

it raises the question why does magma boy want luffy die and considered him dangerous

in my opinion dragon has links to the marine

[Schabrak]

Because he follows the "Lazy Justice", probably knows Jinbe personally, his dreams and goal to keep an island save of pirates. It's not suprising for Kuzan to be sorry for having to follow orders for action he would likely not execute himself if he had control over the marines/ proceedings.

Akainu on the other hand was depicted as a bloodthristy marine, of course he would like to see the blood of the person who started the biggest disaster[the start of the new pirate age] vanish from earth.

[alisdfd]

i think the next gear luffy is going to use is probably goin to make him a giant. http://www.mangareader.net/103-2612-5/one-piece/chapter-505.html
now in this chapter he says this is the arm of a giant.

in this they say that lufffy is a giant - http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/704/14

also in the z film luffy becomes a giant due to lilly eaten the Mini Mini no Mi. lily used the fruit to grow inside luffy in order to burst them up.
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Lily_Enstomach

it seems that all of tihs foreshadows luffy's next gear as a giant which will prove to those who think luffy as a giant to be a giant#

in this sense luffy can use the giant gear to defeat JB without revealing his secret

this can fit with the whole theme of giants when the sh visits the island of the giants



ussop becomes the leader of the giants if true then most ly that island will be luffy's territory

[Schabrak]

Mugiwara no Max @AP made a great post about many Alice in Wonderland references within OP.


This idea has been briefly mentioned, but I believe that Oda’s theme basis for the upcoming arc will be Lewis Carroll’s books ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking-Glass’. In my opinion Oda has already given us a lot of hints!!
Here are a few parallels that I have noticed so far:
Big Mom- bears many similarities to the Queen of Hearts, including:
-A very quick temper, is fast to sentence people to death
-A great love for sweets
-Queen of Hearts' subjects are mainly animals (ie- SMILE armies)
Big Mom is also fond of tea parties which feature prominently in ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’.
Underworld- “Wonderland”. In the books, Wonderland was accessed via a rabbit hole and seemed like a strange underworld.
Playing Cards- ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’ uses playing cards as imagery throughout the story. The sequel ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ does a similar thing using a game of chess.
Gigantism via food- Alice inadvertently eats cake which causes her to grow to giant size. There is also a drink which causes Alice to shrink, and a mushroom which also affects size. In Carroll’s books, this also relates to position in the food chain and fear of being eaten, which could obviously relate to Big Mom.
Law- Could easily be compared to the Knave of Hearts, who is later made to stand trial for stealing the Queen’s Tarts (ie- stealing the supply of SMILEs from Big Mom?).
Doflamingo- The Queen of Hearts plays Croquet using flamingos in place of mallets.
Buffalo- Looks very much like the grinning Cheshire cat with a floating ability. [edit: He even lost his head. :D]
Bobin- Looks quite like Tweedledum or Tweedledee.
Pekoms- Seems quite similar to the Mock Turtle, who is seen with a Gryphon (which has Lion parts too).
Tomago- Alice meets Humpty Dumpty in ‘Through the Looking-Glass’.

On top of these similarities, Carroll used a lot of literary techniques that Oda himself uses such as symbolism, wordplay/puns, cultural references and nonsensical humor. Obviously these are early signs and a lot more parallels will be shown I’m sure. There are probably a lot that I have missed!

Tony Jass's fire kick from Ong Back, inspiration for some of Sanji's attacks?

http://nerdzonfire.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kick.gif

thanks to Sleepwalker@AP for the tin soldier reference:

Hans Christian Andersen's The Steadfast Tin Soldier is represented by the little bugging toy soldier who's with Franky right now.
http://www.laughingplace.com/files/stories/fantasia2000/tinsoldier.jpghttp://i.minus.com/jbmslZsujnQXsI.png
Wouldn't it be funny if Vilolet and he come in love at the end, because Sanji got to lose her at one point. :P

[FaustXIII]

Foreshadowing:

Coby will defeat Luffy? (http://www.batoto.net/read/_/4507/one-piece_ch7_by_no-group/12) :derp

[Schabrak]

More like being capable to hit, as he tried to do at Water 7, or was he even capable to at that stage?

[FaustXIII]

Franky Shogun Foreshadowing or
(Luffy, Zoro and Nami will also get a Robot)

http://img.batoto.net/comics/2011/11/06/o/read4eb6d3d16b041/OP030-01.jpg