[Theory] One Piece – The Adventures Yamato Followed Through The News

December 24, 2020 by Syphin Leave a comment

I have compiled a list of images that details the news Yamato could have come across when following the Straw Hat Pirates journey from Luffy’s presence in Marineford to the events that saw Luffy releasing Yamato from their bindings imprisoning them for twenty years.

Edit note: it has been confirmed after chapter 1000 that Yamato began following the newspapers surrounding Luffy’s adventure after the Battle of Marineford (post Summit War). The disappearance of Ace’s vivre card led Yamato to inspecting the following days newspaper. Yamato learned that Ace was Roger’s son at that time and of Luffy being a pirate that was making a name for themselves. Post has been updated to remove the irrelevant points.

• Post Summit War:

  • Ace’s death is headlined in the newspaper circulated throughout the world:
    
    

  

  • Luffy’s relation to Ace, Dragon and Garp are revealed to the world:
    
    

  

  • Luffy, Jinbe and Rayleigh head to Marineford again while the Marine forces are stretched thin to steal a Marine ship to perform the “rite of burial”, to ring the Ox bell 16 times signaling the coming of a new age, to scatter flowers upon the scars of Marineford and to have the media take a photo of Luffy in silent prayer with his arm containing a secret message (3D2Y) for his crew exposed:
    
    

  

  

  

  

• TIME SKIP

  • While the Straw Hat Pirates are inactive for two years, certain events around the world continue to make news including Sakazuki becoming the new Fleet Admiral, the Marines moving their HQ from Marineford to the New World’s G-1 base (New Marineford), the Whitebeard Pirate remnants engaging in the Payback War with the Blackbeard Pirates and losing, Blackbeard being regarded as one of the four Yonko:
    
    

  

  

  

• Dressrosa Saga:

  • After the Straw Hat Pirates reunited on Sabaody Archipelago and after the Fish-Man Island Arc, news of the Straw Hat Pirates revival circulated throughout the world – Monet notes what the information she deduced from the newspaper articles conveys about the Straw Hat Pirates:
    
    

  

  

  • Monet also notes what other information the news mentioned about the Straw Hat Pirates including Laws involvement with them two years ago:
    
    

  

  • News on the alliance formed between the Straw Hat Pirates and Law when he was still acting as a Shichibukai member are covered in the newspapers. News of Doflamingo stepping down from the Shichibukai was also covered in the newspaper although it was to be amended by another newspaper later that day:
    
    

  

  • Absalom as the freelance writer and reporter “Absa” leaked information on the alliance between Kid, Hawkins and Apoo to the press:
    
    

  

  • News of Doflamingo’s defeat to the Straw Hat Pirates and Law makes headlines throughout the world. The Straw Hat Pirates and Law also all get a bounty increase:
    
    

  

  

• Yonko Saga:

  Zou:

  • The Beast Pirates failure to rescue Doflamingo is mentioned in the news and so to is Jack’s “death”:
    
    

  

  Whole Cake Island:

  • The discovery and fall of the Revolutionary Army HQ, Baltigo, makes front page of the newspaper. Dragon’s photo is included and Blackbeard’s involvement in crushing the Revolutionary Army base and clashing with the Cipher Pol before fleeing are mentioned:
    
    

  

  

  

  • Yamato is also likely aware how their father reacted to the news of Doflamingo’s defeat and the end to the supply of SMILEs:
    
    

  

  • Sora, Warrior of the Sea comic strip published in the World Economic Journal:
    
    

  

  • After entering Totto Land, defeating two of the Sweet Commanders – Cracker and Katakuri, crashing Big Mom’s tea party, stopping the wedding between Sanji and Pudding, instigating the betrayal of Jinbe and Bege, allying with the Germa Kingdom, destroying Whole Cake Chateau and escaping Big Mom’s territory alive, the president of the World Economy News Paper and one of the emperors of the Underworld dubs Luffy the “Fifth Yonko”.
  • As a result of those accomplishments and attaining victory over the Big Mom Pirates, the World Government increased Luffy and Sanji’s bounties. Luffy’s bounty was increased from 500 million belly to 1.5 billion belly:
    
    

  

  

  • The newspaper reveals Gecko Moria is alive and active:
    
    

  

  Levely/Reverie:

  • The newspaper reveals on the fourth day of the Levely, the Captains of the Revolutionary Army ‘busted into Mary Geoise’ to rescue Kuma. The Revolutionary clashed with the Marine Admirals Issho and Ryokugyu:
    
    

  

  • After the Levely, the newspaper reports on all the incidents and events arising out of it – including the dissolution of the Shichibukai, news of a fatality, an attempted murder, and news surrounding the Kingdom of Alabasta and on Sabo:
    
    

  

  

  

  

  Wano Kuni:

  • News of Luffy’s battle with Kaido and Luffy’s defeat spread through Wano:
    
    

  

  • Yamato overhears their father talk about the events ongoing around the world, his alliance with Big Mom and their intention to seize the worlds greatest power, the Ancient Weapons, in order to claim One Piece:
    
    

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Yamato already has knowledge and interest in the current age embracing the world because of their relations to Ace, Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, Kaido and Oden’s journal. With the information existing within the newspapers, Yamato would have been able to follow the Straw Hat Pirates journey and through the use of Oden’s journal fill in the blanks for the parts of their adventure which weren’t featured in the news – Skypiea and their mission to locate and decode the Poneglyphs scattered throughout the world.

Ultimately, there is much relevance in someone like Yamato having followed the Straw Hat Pirates adventure since their inception two years ago. And the potential for that relevance to develop into something deeper and more meaningful is very real. Excited to see where Oda-sensei is taking Yamato’s story and role!

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