The void century is also called the “Black Century”. This theory belongs to the timeline of 600 B.C.-700 B.C. This century holds such blood-curdling facts that it has been banned by the world government and the scholars who even tried to study this century were also killed. Despite all this, this theory was written on the Poneglyphs and Rio Poneglyphs, which only a few people can understand.
In this read, we will be covering only the major highlights relating to this century, just to acknowledge the same. Void century one piece theory is about two kingdoms – the Great Ancient Kingdom and the powerful alliances of Twenty Kingdoms, which later came to be known as “World Government”.
Sounds quite interesting. Isn’t it?
Yes. It is. Let’s puzzle up the pieces together.
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What happened in the Void century one piece theory?
The advent of the void century is related to a timeline when there were around 500 countries. 700 hundred years ago, the world witnessed the existence of a large number of countries. Each country was different from the other one based on its lifestyle, or habitat. Politics remain an integral part of society since the very beginning. Dates back then, countries formed alliances based on their preferred conditions and familiar environment. The two most famous ruling parties of that time were the “Great Ancient Kingdom” and “Alliances of Twenty Kingdoms”, each of which specialized in different fields.
What was the basis of the war?
Great Ancient Kingdom: This kingdom represents powerful people, triumphant militia, and weapons that hold the ability to ruin the entire island. Despite this fact, the kingdom was also the symbol of liberty. On the other hand, the Alliances of Twenty Kingdoms on realizing these specialties of the Ancient Kingdom decided to declare war to take away the absolute control of the world from them.
The war continued for decades. Individual countries had a fear that they will be wiped out or soon they will lose their existence. This fear led the individual countries to become a part of the alliance. Looking at the strength and increasing capacity the Ancient Kingdom realized that they are going to lose the war. On realizing this, the kingdom decided to secure their bloodline, so that the future generation get to know how the alliances took absolute control over their kingdom.
Thinking of what the kingdoms did next?
Even after predicting their defeat in the war, they kept on thinking about the welfare of other countries, and in this context, they made a few important moves. They are:
They tried to hide lethal weapons to prevent them from getting into the wrong hands.
The children who were not old enough to be a part of the militia were sent through the sea secretly so that they can grow and keep their kingdom’s bloodline alive.
Lastly, they carved the location of lethal weapons and their history on the stones and spread them all over the globe.
What happened next??
And then the alliances defeated the kingdom. Years passed and then Rio Poneglyph, the only true will of the kingdom discovered and revealed the true face of the World Government to the other people of the world. This action was taken to free the slave countries from the trap of the alliance and to serve true justice.
Luffy was introduced to Haki in the Skypeia arc, where it wasn’t explained and didn’t make another appearance until Amazon Lily where Luffy used Conqueror’s Haki instinctively. He would again use Conqueror’s Haki instinctively during Marineford. Haki was given a broader definition and eloquently explained by Silvers Rayleigh, who also can use all three Hakis (in the last chapter before the Time Skip). Haki was used more as a plot device to give Luffy and other characters the ability to fight with Logia-type Devil Fruit users without being completely overpowered.
So, Luffy has some pretty famous relatives. His dad, Monkey D. Dragon, is the leader of the Revolutionaries, a band of outlaws trying to overthrow the World Government, and has gained the title and bounty of Most Wanted Man in the world. Luffy’s grandfather is none other than Monkey D. Garp, one of the most famous Marines in the history of the series, ranked at Vice Admiral. Despite not having any Devil Fruit powers, he is immensely powerful. You would think this would make Luffy special. In my opinion, it doesn’t. You have to add in a few quick facts about his relatives before you can argue how special they make Luffy.
Now we move onto Monkey D. Garp. Luffy’s grandfather is another barrel of monkeys entirely. Luffy has known Garp since he was young, but he wasn’t raised by Garp. Garp, so focused on his job as Marine, left Luffy in the care of Curly Dadan, who also happened to be raising Portgas D. Ace at the time as well, another child that Garp was suppose to be the caretaker of. Garp would periodically appear to check in on Luffy and Ace, but beyond that he never influenced Luffy, except maybe to fear his fists. Garp, who plays more of a role in the One Piece series than Dragon, was not formally introduced until the Post-Enies Lobby arc, though he made numerous appearances in the Coby-Helmeppo cover stories and it’s subsequent anime arc. None of those stories revealed his full name, relation to Luffy or Dragon, or even his face, preferring to wear a dog mask instead. Since his introduction after Enies Lobby, Garp only made cameo appearances at the end of Sabaody Archipelago, Amazon Lily, and during Impel Down. In all three he seemed amused by Luffy’s behavior when Admiral Sengoku was annoyed or he was discussing what to do with the then-captured Portgas D. Ace. Garp played a larger role during Marineford, as well as many other supporting Marines from the series, and even hindered Luffy’s progress during the arc. In none of these appearances could you argue that he helped or influenced Luffy.:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23939649/Screen_Shot_2022_08_11_at_4.29.03_PM.png)
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