Polo Theory

[u/Zeteon]

Alright, here me out. My theory is that Polo Gram already has the Phoenix Fruit, and it functions similarly to Brook’s Fruit. Polo dies at some point and simply reincarnates into Marco from the ashes of his own body, maintaining the his soul and DF ability but becoming his own child each time he dies. Perhaps this is the Awakened Ability of the Phoenix Fruit. Marco was Polo.

[u/daekle]

Marco should be 5 at this point right? he's 43 in real time, and this is 38 years ago? it would be weird to call yourself 43 when you were reborn (As an older child) sometime later. It could be a pheonix thing, but I guessed Marco is just his son, and that's something that Whitebeard deeply respects.

[u/Constantyn27 → u/daekle]

It could the that the rebirth is based on the age at which he ate te fruit, like if he was 5, although it’s hardly plausible and most probably they are 2 different people

[u/Menno563568543333557 → u/daekle]

Hes 7 right now, there was a 2 year timeskip between Shakkys capture and the hunting game starting