Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has officially begun its Final Saga. While the writer has revealed that its contents will be ‘tangible’, the exact location of the One Piece treasure remains a concurrent mystery. A mind-boggling fan theory suggests that the treasure and the Laugh Tale island are located on the same island that Gol D. Roger drew his last breath.
The One Piece universe has a history that spans millenniums beginning from the Great Kingdom and the takeover by the World Government at the end of the Void Century. Over the years, there have been many changes in the geographical locations arising from natural causes such as shifting sea currents. Most notably, islands previously submerged have popped up.
According to the fan theory, the change in the rotation axis in the One Piece world is the reason for numerous geographical changes. The shift in axis has been caused by the phenomenon ‘pole shift.’
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One Piece Theory Suggests Laugh Tale Is Located In The Loguetown City
YouTuber Drop The Pizza begins her theory by proving how the Red Line is actually the Equator. She then talks about the centrifugal force created by the axis upon the Earth’s rotation, with the volume of water in the North and the South having been substantially changed due to a pole shift. Multiple islands were affected by the change.
Wano Island was originally built to withstand high water density because it was located underwater. According to Sukiyaki, the island once existed on sea level similar to most other places in the One Piece world. Impel Down, one of the most terrifying structures, is also located underwater and makes one question as to the architects of such a building.
As per the theory, the One Piece treasure is in Polestar Island, which consists of the Loguetown city where Gol D. Roger was executed. Polestar was originally situated at the end of the Grand Line but switched places with Lodestar Island after the pole shift. Thus, Lodestar Island is actually the last island in Luffy’s journey towards the One Piece rather than the ‘second last.’
The 90 degree-shift in the planet’s axis also means that Loguetown was once a part of the Reverse Mountain. Either of the two locations may contain the Laugh Tale Island, the location of the One Piece treasure. Nonetheless, Laugh Tale is theorized to be a submerged island in Loguetown.
Gol D. Roger’s Last Words Actually Stated The Location Of The One Piece Treasure
Eiichiro Oda may have pulled off an Attack on Titan by giving a significant hint about the entire plot in the first chapter itself. One Piece begins with Gol D. Roger’s execution in Loguetown, where the King of the Pirates’ last words initiate the Great Age of the Pirates. He commands the crowd witnessing his execution that he left his treasure “there”, which can be taken in a literal sense.
In the Japanese version, Roger said the location of the One Piece treasure to be ‘Soko’, which means ‘right there’ or near his spot. Loguetown is surrounded by the East Blue on all sides so it could mean that Laugh Tale is present on one side of Loguetown city, underwater. The King of the Pirates’ sarcastic tone when referring to the ‘final island’ in Chapter 967 also means that the treasure may have been where he was born.
Loguetown is fittingly termed to be an “island of beginnings and endings.” Laugh Tale might be an island that appears on the surface on rare occasions, when the sea water is at a low. This explains why Sabaody mentioned that bubble coating in the ship was important to navigate to Laugh Tale.
A young Eiichiro Oda was inspired by the works that featured ‘pole shift’ as a common idea. He was particularly interested in Hayao Miyazaki’s Future Boy Conan, a series that features an apocalyptic world where the earth is thrown off its axis. Fans have also deduced that Oda sensei may have been inspired by Graham Hancock’s history books as Hancock’s Fingerprints of the Gods has a hard cover that matches the inscriptions in Poneglyphs.
Given that Oda is well-versed in history and geography and has a keen interest in the subjects, the ‘pole shift’ theory could be a reality rather than just a theory.
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