@StrawHatJedi said in Volume 109 Predictions/Discussion:
@black-leg-jex
In this case, I don't think so;
Mysterious bowler hat wearing guy has an office in Marijoa pre-time skip.
According to SBS, Spandam was made the 'chief of CP0' during the time skip but has since lost that position.
Guernica is shown to be a CP0 agent post-Time Skip but was never stated to be the chief.
But if we say he was the guy to whom Doflamingo was talking pre-time skip, this would suggest he lost his position to Spandam, but then got it back, which just seems unnecessarily convoluted.
I also just don't know that it fits the few things we know about Guernica. For one, he implied to Drake that he lacks free will. While nothing is confirmed, it does seem unlikely that someone whose service is compulsory would be elevated to a position of such high authority in Marijoa.
Guernica is also the one who intentionally distributed pictures of Nika Luffy to the entire world somehow following Kaido's thunder bagua, which suggests he harbored at least some type of rebellious or traitorous sentiment. Again, not really fitting for the character we see speaking to Doflamingo in ch 595.
I should also add that the anime gave the guy a face and it isn't Guernica's, though its canonicity is questionable.
I think there's a big misunderstanding of several situations from your post, so I'll go through them one by one.
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Shouldn't him having an office in Marijoa make it more likely? After all, not just any shmuck can have a meeting room in the land of the gods. But the head of the secret service for this gods? Yeah that makes sense.
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Spandam wasn't chief during this moment with Doflamingo, he was recovering from all the injuries he received at Enies Lobby. But also you're just assuming Guernica here is chief or that he ever was the Chief. Lucci is described as the chief in the Post-TS, not Guernica.
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your comment about Drake, I think you don't realise it reinforces the idea this could be Guernica. If the man lacks free will and is loyal to the WG then that means he would be MORE likely to be elevated to a position of high authority because he's someone they can trust and use. He makes more sense in charge (assuming he is, or ever was) because he lacks free will. Him lacking free will would also explain why he would roll over and let Spandam take over, if he was convinced it was for the greater will of the government.
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Guernica didn't distribute these photos. He took the photo right before he died and Joseph was the one who distributed them. And he didn't distribute them with malicious intent. It's heavily implied that midway through sending over the photo to the Marines, the Big Mom pirates attacked Joseph's ship and he never got to pass on the Elder's instructions. Morgan's, who was wiretapping the call, then got the marine's to send him the photo to use for a new Wanted poster
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this is an anime thing obviously so it can be considered not canon, but if you want to believe it is - Guernica wears a mask in the post-TS. We don't know what his face looks like.
