LOL, this thread.
“I’d punch this Blackbeard nigga in the face in real life”
“Blackbeard seems like a cool dude I’d chill with in real life, put me in his camp”
“And part of me would want to hang with him”
Oh god, I’m dying.
We should come up with a sort of a weekly topic of discussion type thing in order to circumvent the waiting periods in-between chapters, especially when it gets to be longer due to breaks and such. I’m sure that we could come up with things that are both funny yet interesting.
Perhaps. Here’s my personally contrived theory:
Doflamingo is related to a member of the Gorosei. I’d assert that he’s probably the son of one of them.
Remember the little conversation that Law and Dofla had? It went like this.
Law: “You’re a pirate!!!” “Even a Shichibukai wouldn’t have that kind of authority!!!” “Someone with the power to do something so outrageous…!!” “Only the likes of the Celestial Dragons could manage that!!”
Law: “You. Could you be…!?”
DD: “Fuffuffu… it’s a much deeper story than that” “But in any case… Law! I’ve been wanting to kill you!!!”
Blurb: “How far does this go!?”
This leads me to believe that Dofla is not just related to a random Tenryu, but is actually related to a prominent figurehead. This theory is also reinforced by the fact that the twist with Dofla merely being “he’s related to a Tenryu” would be rather obvious and a tad boring. Not to mention the fact that Dofla is also quite an exceptional individual in his own right, which leads me to believe that he has good genes/competent parents.
Remember when Dofla received orders to take out Moria after Marineford? According to Dofla, those orders weren’t issued by Sengoku; and were issued by someone who is “much higher up”. So, that leaves who? Kong, the Tenyru’s, and the Gorosei. Why on earth would Kong or the Tenyru’s want Moria gone? I can’t see any reason as to why. Which leaves the Gorosei. He was probably the one tasked with something so important because his father/one of the Gorosei has put quite a bit of trust in him and knows that he will keep things under wraps while getting the job done. They probably have some sort of “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” type of agreement going on. Of course, since Dofla is quite an eccentric individual their relationship must not be publicized and is largely kept under wraps. I highly doubt that they care for each other on a father/son level though.
Dofla is similar to Sabo in a sort of rebellious sense, but unlike Sabo Dofla doesn’t seem to be ashamed of his roots. He’s a fun-loving guy who seems to just enjoy life and has been seen indulging in his spoils (on the beach as a child, on the beach during Sabaody arc, always laughing/smiling). In addition, he also rules over a Kingdom. Which indicates that he has no issue with retaining an important position of power. He also gets away with despicable things (owning a human auction house, picking on Marines during his meeting with Sengoku, etc). He’s nearly untouchable. He even got away with threatening a Government official at Mariejois.
As of recent Dofla was also able to fool the entire world (aside from a select few people) with false information in relation to his status as Shichibukai. Including the marines! And the Cipher Pol also contributed in helping him as well, who only the Gorosei and possibly the Tenryu have control over.
And he was able to set this all up in what? A day? Dude probably just phoned daddy and asked for a favor.
Whatever the case, Dofla is no ordinary person who holds a position of higher power. That much is clear.
And of course, like any OP theory/speculation. This could all be entirely incorrect. But I had fun thinking it up, so yeah.
That’s almost like saying that garbage tastes better than manure. Both are extremely repulsive, yet one of them is slightly less repulsive.
