00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:39 – The Age of Heaven; Downfall of the Lunarians 00:24:24 – The Red Line, Grand Line, & Age of the Sea Circle 00:32:28 – The Mythic Dragon God of the Sea 00:45:50 – Luffy’s Hero’s Journey 01:06:34 – JoyBoy, the First Pirate King 01:17:09 – The Lost Pirate Kingdom 01:32:28 – The Ancient Weapons 01:41:32 – Peacemains & Morganeers; Thematic Conflict 01:53:45 – JoyBoy’s Downfall 02:11:19 – Luffy, Blackbeard, & The Impending Throne War 02:15:35 – The Devil & 20 Kings; Reign of the World Government 02:24:11 – The Revolutionary War for Liberation 02:31:53 – The New Dawn; Breaking the Cycle of Vengeance 02:39:50 – What is The One Piece? 02:40:33 – The End Who was JoyBoy? What are the Ancient Weapons? What happened in the Void Century? What is the One Piece? The answer to all of these questions may be found in the distant, forgotten past. In today's video, we're going to uncover the identity of the central figure from the Void Century believed to have left One Piece behind on the Final Island Laugh Tale. Ever since, Pirates from around the world have been sailing toward the End of the Sea in pursuit of dreams greater than they ever dared to imagine. JoyBoy's will was passed down to Roger and now to Luffy. With Nika's awakening, 'JoyBoy has returned', and it's almost time for Luffy to become the Pirate King by rediscovering One Piece and learning the True History of the World left behind by JoyBoy. But who ... or what came before JoyBoy? Who created the One Piece? Who created the Grand Line itself? The mythological inspiration for the sea dragon, based on Ryujin or Watatsumi, may explain everything - including the true nature of the One Piece itself! This theory was first posted as an unlisted video in Dec. 2022 (can be viewed through the publicly available theories playlist). It was largely written & recorded in the latter part of the Wano arc and completed in early Egghead. I decided to leave it in its original form rather than add elements addressing recent revelations like Vegapunk's message about the sinking world, the Harley, the Five Elders & Holy Knights, and the Davy Clan, but nevertheless feel the vast majority of the theory holds up & is worthy of being posted as-is. Please Support the Official English Manga: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapte... I do not own One Piece, the One Piece manga or the One Piece anime. © Eiichiro Oda, Toei Animation and Shueisha 𝙲𝚘𝚙𝚢𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚛: This video was made for the purpose of commentary and critique. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.