Kuma and Bonney Might Have the Saddest Backstories in the Series
One Piece has no shortage of characters with tragic backstories, but after what we learned about Bartholomew Kuma and Bonney, I think they have the saddest. Kuma was enslaved and orphaned as a child because of the “crimes” his race committed. He lost the love of his life and chose to raise her child-by-r word as his own daughter, only to learn she might die before she turned ten! And to top it off, the same monster responsible for her death used his daughter to blackmail into becoming a cyborg and slave before taking away his free will!
Source-Shonen Jump, Viz Media, TCB Scans
The whole time I learned about what Kuma and Bonney went through, my default emotions were either unbelievable sadness or absolute rage at the unfairness of it all. I thought Akainu was the man I hated most in One Piece, but Jaygarcia Saturn made him pale in comparison. That only made it all the more satisfying when the father and daughter reunited, and with Luffy’s help, absolutely humiliated the demon several times over. At this point, though, I dont think death is a good enough punishment for what Saturn has done. Especially given what we learn about what they plan for the world.
The Five Elders and Im are a threat to all Life
We’ve known for a long time that the World Government and most of the Celestial Dragons are evil, but this arc brought them to a new low, even for them. Their destruction of Lulusia Kingdom wasn’t just genocide, but it caused sea levels to rise around the world. Now countless islands are in danger of being swallowed by the sea, and they dont care. As Vegapunk posthumously reveals, that’s because they were already in the process of doing this.
My jaw dropped when we first learned that the world of One Piece as we know it isn’t naturally occurring -made, but the result of a man-made disaster. During the Void Century, the founders of the World Government somehow sunk most of the world’s continents below the ocean. The “islands” we’ve seen are the mountaintops of those ancient continents. And the process is still ongoing. If Vegapunk’s correct, then soon, everything below the Red Line will sink into the depths of the sea.
I dont know how Oda does it, but he’s so good at making the most vile and disgusting villains possible. The ones controlling the world are actively trying to wipe out everyone below them, and they’ve been getting away with it for centuries. And now that Vegapunk has exposed the truth to everyone, what little semblance of order there is left will collapse. Not that that may matter, though, given what the World Government now has.
The Five Elders Now Have the Means to Destroy Everything
When Lulusia was destroyed, many fans suspected that the Gorosei and Im had one of the Ancient Weapons in their possession. Most likely Uranus, given how its the only one unaccounted for, with Shirahoshi the new Poseidon and Pluton hidden in Wano. It’s not stated directly, but the events of the arc all but confirm that theory to be accurate. Using a fraction of Vegapunk’s fuel source, the Mother Flame, they managed to power the Weapon enough to destroy a country. Now that they have York and the rest of the Mother Flame, they could power it forever. And now that the world knows the truth, they may decide to just drop all pretenses and be the monsters we already know they are.
This is speculation on my part, but imagine the worst-case scenario taking place. The Celestial Dragon’s Ancient Weapon is powered up by the Mother Flame, and they start using it indiscriminately. Every place we’ve ever seen in the series will be in danger. Not even the Revolutionary Army could stop something that powerful. In other words, the whole world may be doomed twice over.
Thankfully, hope is not lost.
