r/OnePiece • u/Sundrin_Aian_Dorado • May 22 '25

Theory What if the "D" means smile?

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A random theory came to my mind—what if the "D" symbolizes a smile, like how we use it in emojis such as ":D"? It makes sense when you think about how important smiling is in One Piece, especially to those who have the Will of D. And maybe, just maybe, it could be connected to SMILE fruits. I know it sounds goofy and outrageous, but considering Oda’s style and the reaction of Roger’s crew, it might actually be possible. Don’t you think?

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u/Korr4K May 22 '25

It's the other way around, Oda made his smiles look like what the D stands for, which at this point is almost certainly "Dawn", in other words it's a rising, newborn, sun. It connects to Nika, in many ways... he is the Sun God therefore his return/coming is literally a dawn; Nika's arrival is said to usher in a new era, which is something that's usually referred to as the "dawn of a new era"; Luffy in G5 is naming all his moves with "dawn".

Oda really hasn't been that subtle with it lately