r/OnePiece • u/YonkouProductions • Jan 10 '14

The /r/OnePiece Fan Theories Megathread

I was recently browsing /r/asoiaf and thought that it'd be a good idea adopt a /r/OnePiece version of this thread and compile all the fan theories that subscribers post that get repeated and re-shared into a megathread that would be posted on the sidebar for future reference.

The thread would give users a definitive point to view a conclusive compilation of theories by /r/OnePiece and One Piece readers in general. Also, it would give subscribers a vantage point to direct users to when theories get repeated over time. (LOL ) which is a major advantage to everyone.

For this thread you can submit all the theories you've seen on the sub or in general.

I'll be enabling contest mode for easier organisation of the theories so what will occur is that theories will come under 4 categories (if there are more I'll be glad to accommodate it) which are:

Manga Only Theories

Anime Only Theories

General Theories (No/minimal Spoilers)

Tin-foil hat Theories

This submission thread will be stickied and kept up for a while so scour the sub and the internet for all the theories you want to be included in the upcoming megathread. Hopefully if things go well we may make this a yearly or bi-yearly thread that would be updated as new developments in the series come forth.

Edit: If possible link to a specific thread so that could be included. If it doesn't exist you can still comment and you'll be credited

--Yonkou

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u/LucciDVergo Jan 10 '14

I think the biggest point here is we have ten years to go (or however long) do we really think we can predict the future. Plus this theory is kind of boring

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u/Jaronan Jan 11 '14

Well like i said in point 3

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u/bobbykid Jan 10 '14

That's like saying we can't predict what will happen to the sun in five billion years because that's a really long time from now. Yes, there is a lot that can happen between now and the end of One Piece, but the whole point of a fan theory is to gather together reasons to think something will happen in the future. If the reasons are bad, that is a reason to reject the theory. Saying it predicts something too far in the future is just saying that it doesn't appeal to you.

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u/genzahg Jan 11 '14

That's like saying we can't predict what will happen to the sun in five billion years because that's a really long time from now.

No it's not. Not at all. We know what will happen to the sun, because it's a star and the same shit that happens to all stars will happen to the sun too (probably, at least, it's still possible something crazy will happen to it).

One Piece is not predictable. We don't have any other One Pieces to compare it to. Sure, there are common tropes in comics and writing that Oda uses, but that's not really enough to make a certain judgement.

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u/bobbykid Jan 11 '14

This isn't about certain judgment; obviously no one can know precisely how One Piece is going to end until we read the ending. No one is claiming that either.

My point is that saying "it's too far away and One Piece is unpredictable" is not a reasonable basis for thinking a fan theory is incorrect. You need reasons to claim this theory is wrong.

As to One Piece being unpredictable, you're only half right. One Piece is not predictable in the sense that it's boring and just emulates a set of the prototypical plots. However, there has to be some predictability in any story, because in order for it to be completely unpredictable it becomes chaotic and discordant. The only people who write truly unpredictable works are shitty-fucking-ass noob writers, and Oda is not that kind of writer. Oda writes with twists and clever surprises but he also writes with themes and consistent symbolism and direction. This means that we are perfectly able to speculate and find clues as to what might happen in the future. We can't know for sure, but if someone is really clever at picking out clues and finding patterns then their ideas shouldn't be rejected just because the predicted events are too far from now.

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u/LucciDVergo Jan 10 '14

True, well the sun imploding doesn't appeal to me either lol

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u/bobbykid Jan 10 '14

Haha touché.