Gol D. Rogers crew/nakama

[Anti-panda]

yeah anti panda buggy was nothin big now but seemed huge when luffy and zoro where fighting him

have we seen another pirates from the other seas or gol's crew only like ten people that we know/ can guess at ever met the man

isnt black bread Oda's favorite pirate/ villian not buggy he is still in the story to show how much luffy has grown and comic reasons

and with every new addition to the crew luffys becomes more like shanks which prob resembled roger they know how to make a strong crew

Black Beard -- is Oda's favorite Real life pirate. Historically! But within the OP universe Buggy is Oda's favorite villian. Flashily!

 

[OP_overlord]

how do you know that SBS

 

[Anti-panda]

He said it in one of his fan Q + A sessions. I can't even begin to tell you where i found it ... well i could but eh,.... i'm lazy.

 

[mugen]

you're right Buggy is..
anyways there must be some role Buggy will have for him to still be around
anyways it just might be for his reunion with Shanks

 

[OP_overlord]

yeah
shanks could become the new WB when he dies he could have divisions with Wb old ones and Buggy all leading there own

 

[1e2e3]

I cant help myself comparing Buggy with Usopp...

The thing is that even Usopp now is strongest than Buggy.

Then again, Buggy can act like weak to keep a promise, protecting something. God, that would not explain why he was so mean to the people in that island in East Blue...

In fact, I can't figure out what hell Buggy is doing!! :P

 

[Razh]

Buggy isn't weak. Oda always made him lose through a series of unfortunate events

But still, he sails through Grand Line like it's nothing. Someone who is from Roger's crew and has been a pirate for more than 20 years.
I would like to see Buggy fighting for real once. Well, I would like to see him in whatever way. We miss him

 

[Freakzin]

on the next movie , Movie10, appears a guy called Gold Lion. or should it be Gol D. Lion, this story is written by Oda, first movie to be like that, it could well be canon.
This guy Gold Lion, had disappeared for 20 years, ?? isn't that when Roger died? could he be his brother? or his son?

 

[lordHokage]

I think each Nakama of Monkey D. Luffy is connected to Gol D. Rogers Nakama in some way.

 

[Razh]

I think each Nakama of Monkey D. Luffy is connected to Gol D. Rogers Nakama in some way.

That would be crap.

For now, maybe only Franky, since his father was a pirate, who left him to Tom's care. And Tom built Roger's ship. Probably not the first one too.

 

[lordHokage]

That would be crap.

For now, maybe only Franky, since his father was a pirate, who left him to Tom's care. And Tom built Roger's ship. Probably not the first one too.

No, that would be interesting. All of Straw Hats Nakama's parents/guardians and their background are unknown.

 

[Razh]

No, that would be interesting. All of Straw Hats Nakama's parents/guardians and their background are unknown.

It wouldn't be interesting. It would ruin everything. It would be Final Fantasy 8 all over again

 

[IgnorantSage]

There hasn't been a lot of talk about Rayleigh in this thread yet so let me start it off.

What are your opinions of Rayleigh? Is he as strong as Shakky(sp?) said he is? Will he help the Strawhats in any way? What does he know about the One Piece?

This might sound extremely crazy but I have a strange suspicion about the 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh. I don't think he is one of the 'good' guys. It's possible that he could have something to do with the capture of Gol D. Roger. Ok, that last sentence also made me wonder who actually captured Gol D. Roger or if he turned himself in. Could Garp be Roger's captor or somebody else?

Hmm... I've got a lot of questions but I can't organize them yet, I'll read your opinions first and add my own thoughts later.

 

[Sarmad]

How about Gol D. Roger never being captured by anyone?

I don't know why but i always thought and still think that Roger turned himself in. Maybe in order to create the era of the pirates or perhaps for another reason.

But nobody could've actually catch or even fight at the same level as Roger, in order to lock him up!

 

[Razh]

Maybe he turned himself in order to save someone else.

Just think of it like a situation in which WB turns himself in so that Ace can be free.
Maybe that's what WG is counting on. Especially if it already happened once.

I mean, there had to be reason why Gol Turned himself, or allowed himself to be captured. Even if he was overpowered, why didn't he escape, or why didn't his crew or other pirates try to help him. It's almost like there was no alternative.

 

[Goji]

Just like Sarmad and Razh said, I also believe in such a theory concerning Roger's capture. There has to be a reason; I think the WG must have threatened him with something very serious. In the end he must have had no other choice than his execution...

Speculation: maybe it had something to do with his family, friends, wife even? Do you guys think Gol D Roger was married? Or are all great men too 'wild' to have a wife and get settled? xD
The wife of the Pirate King, lol, sounds funny! ^^

Anyways, there could be a lot of reasons for his capture/turning himself in, but I'm pretty sure it was because he had no other choice and not because he was overpowered by someone else.

Concerning Rayleigh: I do hope he's a good guy, he could really be helpful to the SH when it comes to answering some questions (like IgnorantSage said). I would love to hear Nami ask him if One Piece really is the biggest treasure you can imagine and see her eyes turn all belli-like.

 

[knivez]

I think roger turned himself in to save a nakama and also because his adventure was at an end. He made a bet on the new era and guaranteed the safety of all his by turning himself in.

 

[LoS]

Concerning Rayleigh: I do hope he's a good guy, he could really be helpful to the SH when it comes to answering some questions (like IgnorantSage said).

Why on earth would you want that? It would completely ruin the story. It would take out nearly all the mystery in the OP world, the fact is the old man knows wayyyyyy too much. He is basically Oda's own cameo in the manga, the answer to all of our questions.

His air time will be brief, he may reveal one or two things, and maybe hint at some others, but Luffy would rather find out the answers on his own.

 

[IgnorantSage]

I myself would not want Rayleigh to spoil important facts about Raftel. Rayleigh might opt not to give advice to Luffy, rather he would probably want to see how Luffy will get there.

My concern is the possible role that Rayleigh will play:

1. Become simply another 'normal' character after giving some advice and would be of no further interest after the arc is over, becoming somewhat like Zeff or Kureha. (I think this scenario would waste this cool character).

2. Fight the admiral/vice-admiral or whoever gets sent by the WG to deal with the Strawhats and end up getting caught or dead.

3. Become one of the antagonists for this arc and a few more arcs, revealing that he isn't as good a guy as everyone thinks he is. (This is highly unlikely).

I can't think of any other possibilities right now, but these are the ones that popped up while I was thinking. Which of these possibilities do you think will happen, or what other role will he play that I failed to mention?

 

[LoS]

Rayleigh could only play 2 possible roles IMO, those would obviously be to coat the ship, and/or hold off Garp or whoever is after the Straw Hats.

He is a vessel of vast amounts of information that we can not have be untapped, or else it would quite frankly ruin this story.

Even if he were to face off against Garp or and Admiral it would basically be him just flexing his muscles a bit. The man is bored and depressed he needs something exciting in his life, and what better than Luffy's charismatic personality and a few fights?