Timeskip Predictions

[Mugiwara_kun]

Here are my predictions for the appearance change in the Straw Hat pirates.

-Luffy: mostly just taller and tougher, maybe a Gol D. Roger-style moustache, which would look pretty cool.

-Zoro: i would say longer hair, and another huge scar somewhere, or a small one on the face.

-Sanji: two possibilities for him:
*He lost to the Okamas: wears pink, longer hair.
*He won: i am tempted to say some kind of beard to symbolize his increased manliness.

-Nami: definitely very long hair, for mystic-like appearance to symbolize her new powers over the weather. And of course, still thinner and still huger boobs.

-Usopp: way more like his father, muscular and tall. Probably a new awesome weapon, and includes the Sogeking beard. Also, his "power-up" mode would be the Sogeking mask, he will be weak most of the time but becomes WTFBBQ mode when really needed.

-Chopper: older, taller "Walk Point" form. Has mastered Monster Point so that it has 3 stades, each bigger and messier but under control for the first 2.

-Robin: shorter, more "bad girl"-like hair after spending 2 years with the Revolutionaries. Maybe even darker, more shadowy overall.

-Franky: a whole new face (his old one having been blown off) and a more cyborgy appearance.

-Brook: absolutely unchanged :D

[Knight64]

@Mugiwara_kun:

Here are my predictions for the appearance change in the Straw Hat pirates.

-Luffy: mostly just taller and tougher, maybe a Gol D. Roger-style moustache, which would look pretty cool.

-Zoro: i would say longer hair, and another huge scar somewhere, or a small one on the face.

-Sanji: two possibilities for him:
*He lost to the Okamas: wears pink, longer hair.
*He won: i am tempted to say some kind of beard to symbolize his increased manliness.

-Nami: definitely very long hair, for mystic-like appearance to symbolize her new powers over the weather. And of course, still thinner and still huger boobs.

-Usopp: way more like his father, muscular and tall. Probably a new awesome weapon, and includes the Sogeking beard. Also, his "power-up" mode would be the Sogeking mask, he will be weak most of the time but becomes WTFBBQ mode when really needed.

-Chopper: older, taller "Walk Point" form. Has mastered Monster Point so that it has 3 stades, each bigger and messier but under control for the first 2.

-Robin: shorter, more "bad girl"-like hair after spending 2 years with the Revolutionaries. Maybe even darker, more shadowy overall.

-Franky: a whole new face (his old one having been blown off) and a more cyborgy appearance.

-Brook: absolutely unchanged :D

I sure hope your right. But I'm afraid Luffy might go unchanged. I agree though these are all changes I would like to see.

[Venomous Warden]

I wanna see usopp with a beard, that is all.

[Calchexas]

Thoughts on various other things:

-Enies Lobby, Impel Down, and Marineford will all be repaired and fully functional. Huge Pacifista legions will be stationed at all three locations, which will undoubtedly cause friction between the regular staff at each and the WG.
-Enel and CP9 will finally reenter the storyline at some point; it just wouldn't be right for Oda to leave us hanging on those two, since they were arc antagonists.
-Whitebeard's divisions will be split up, so that their division commanders can all act as "character of the week"s for Luffy to team up with.

[guess who]

After being chased by boars off the cliff and seemingly in midair, Scratchmen Apoo has found a hidden passage to a sky island. Hence the crew name "On Air Pirates". Learns how to use sound dials in his attacks, which would be quite awesome to say the least. He seems like the type who would use them as sneak attacks in order to not put himself in harms way, instead attacking from a great distance.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

Like Knight64 mentioned in his post i think it would be rly cool to see a sword-master as a new admiral.
I think having here another Logia-user would be a bit weird.
Sengoku was also no Logia-user while he was a admiral, so i think we can see here some other shit.
(also Onigumo or Momonga seem to be fitting for that spot in my eyes)

[MuseCuresCancer]

@Knight64:

Hiya, I'm new around here. But I've been having this discussion with people on other forums and here are my predictions for the 'New World.' Sorry that the list is so big. But I see a lot of stuff happening. Feed back/ Personal Opinions appreciated. =)

! - The Monster Trio: will be just Below Admiral level. (I put them at this level because if this is the 'halfway point' I think it will be another 100 or so chapters before they take down an Admiral. But I'm pretty sure they are going to be going Head-to-head with Pacifista and the Vice-Admirals right off the bat.
Luffy: Will have the basics of all 3 types 'Haki'. His fighting style will be refined by being around Rayleigh. He will develop a new 'Gear' that combines both his DF and Haki. (Possibly named 'Over Gear'.) He will also be able to use Rokushiki without using his 'Gears.'
! Zoro: Zoro will develop CoA haki simply to protect his swords from breaking of nothing else. Furthermore after the Time skip. I predict he will be able to just touch Hawkeye.
! Sanji: His fighting ability will greatly improve fighting all the Newkama's but he will retain his own style. He will develop COO while trying to avoid all the 'transgendered' Newkama's that will be trying to put a dress on him. Whether or not he knows it is haki is debatable. He will also master the Newkama cooking style and develop food to support their body building.
Sanji the reason I say he will learn COO is because I'm pretty sure the Zoro/Sanji will learn both COO & COA. I'm simply predicting that Sanji will Learn COO first.
And trust me, if you had a bunch of Homo martial artist chasing you around you would develop a way to know when they are coming and avoid them. Just saying. http://mangahelpers.com/forum/images/smilies/blink.gif
! - The Weaker SHs.
Usopp: Will develop haki similar to the Kuja arrows. (This will probably happen in the first Major Arc of the New World.) I'm also predicting a vast increase and speed along with the ability to target/shoot multiple targets simultaneously. I also predict that he will start setting up 'traps' and planning his battles out strategically. Bombs as well as all his usually repertoire.
! Nami: Will improve her Clima Tact with the Weather Balls. The technology which her Clima Tact was built around originally came from they Sky Islands so I'm fairly sure she will find someone to help her upgrade it. Also she will know about almost all the weathers of the 'New World'. With her upgraded Clima Tact she will be something like a DF user without the DF. http://mangahelpers.com/forum/images/smilies/p.gif
! Franky: Will get Sea Stone implants. They will be retractable. He will also develop a shielding system for the Thousand Sunny. (Someone Suggested he will build cyberpets w/ differnt functions.) I belief that is very likely seeing as all the research about Cyber animals was in Vegapunks Lab. Franky will most likely also find away to increase his speed, possibly thrusters/boosters. (Ironman Style.) :wink
! Chopper: As everyone predicts Chopper will master 'Monster Point'. He will also invent/discover repaid healing medicines to put the SH back in fighting condition faster. I think it will be incomplete though at first and he will probably have to work together with other members of the crew to complete. (Sanji seems like a likely co-conspirator.)
! Robin: Robins DF power seems to be at its limit so I belief she will learn 'Haki' which sort I'm unsure really. Most likely COO. She has always been the 'brains' type. As for other changes to Robin its really hard to predict what she will pick up w/ the revolutionaries.
! Brook: Brook will develop musical attacks that Do Damage/Control Opponents and combine them with his 'Fencing' sword and for some reason I see him creating an 'Illusion' Sword Fighting Style.
! - New SH Crew Member: A lot of people think Hancock, Jimbei or Perona will join SH. I don't think so for a few reasons.
Hancock: If she joins Amazon Island will no longer be under protect the WG would probably attack it without that protection.
Secondly although Hancock would follow Luffy, don't see the rest of the Kuja Crew being okay with losing her. Not to mention she is in the same boat as Vivi.
Jimbei: The WG & Humans in general treat Fishmen like shit. Jimbei joining a crew at world with the WG would probably provoke them into action against Fishmen all over the world. And although he is an Enemy of the government he is overall not that important a target.
All in all the both have to much they need to protect.
! Perona: I would definitely rather see Boa join than her and with Moria's disappearing act I would say she will most likely go back to her Captain. In the Thrillerbark Arc she seemed to have great knowledge of 'Bounties' as in who people are and what their bounty is and what their reputation is. That's pretty much what Robin does… Her other skill is limited-medical knowledge. That's Choppers job. I just don't see the crew needing her.
! ______________________________________________________________
! -Blackbeard: will be a close if not already a Yonkou.
-Supernovas XDrake/Kid/Basil/Law & Killer will be the only surviving Original Supernovas. I Suspect their will be new supernovas as well.
-Luffy's Debt to Law: The only way I see Luffy paying Law back is to save him from something. I also think their will be a rivalry between Law/SH similar to the Gold Roger/Whitebeard rivalry.
-Admirals: Aokiji New Fleet Admiral. First Admiral to fall will be Akainu. New admiral will be a 'Sword Master'. All the current Vice-Admirals = Sword Users if you look at the WB vs WG Arc.
-Thousand Sunny: will be guarded by Pacifistas. Flying Fishboys and Shakky will be in trouble.
-Pacifista: XDrake + SH take out Pacifista program. The Pacifista program seems a lot like the OP version of Sentinel(X-Men.) and I definitely see them being used to commit horrible acts throughout the world. These bad bots will definitely be big factors in the 'New World.'
-Mihawk: gets targeted by Blackbeard Pirates Shiliew(Shiryu) which will give Zoro a new person to beat.
-Moria starts moving against the world government. Possibly joining the RA or another pirate crew. The other idea I've thought of is that he discovered a different set of abilities hidden within his DF that gave him a new level of power possibly giving him the ability to stand on his own. PS: The way he escaped from Doflamingo I belief was traveling through shadows. (Seeing as how they tried to kill him and all.)
-Doflamingo vs SH. (The SH will run into Doflamingo doing some shaddy shit in the 'New World'. He will hurt someone Luffy befriends.)

• Three New Shichibukai - Besides Buggy. One Supernova (Your guess is as good as mine.) & Marco. (Although people will protest saying that Marco will not work for the WG who killed his 'Father & Brother'. But I think for someone like Marco he will do whatever it takes to protect WBs family and his territories. And I don't think he will have the power to ascend to Yonkou level.
• Smoker -> Vice-Admiral.
• Coby -> Major. I really just don't see Coby on the same level as Smoker or ready for that responsibility on his own. Although I give him props for stepping in front of Akainu. I would have pissed myself. http://mangahelpers.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif
• The Revolutionary Army: I predict that Luffy's goals and the TRA's Goals might class somewhere in the 'New World'. My thoughts are although Luffy's father doesn't wish him harm I believe that his TRA comes before all else and I believe his interest in Luffy/Plans for Luffy are not at all what Luffy would like. I'm actually quite uncomfortable w/ Nico Robin being alone w/ Dragon. Quite to the point, I don't trust him.
• Haki: Overall I predict that by the end of the first serious arc of the 'New World' almost every member of the SH will have 'Haki' in one form or another. I'm also quite sure that the Logia's have to be in their 'physical' bodies when using 'Haki' meaning they cant just solidify one arm and use 'Haki'.
  -CP9: I foresee the 'Pacifista' being used by the elders against town or individual that helped SH in the past. Possibly Water 7. I'm thinking CP9 will choose then to make an 'appearance'. They also have a bone to pick with the 'World Government'. If Rob Lucci's personality has changed after being defeated by Luffy there is also the possibility of CP9 getting recruited by the RA. (Side characters though. I don't see CP9 as on par with SH.)
  -Enel: This dude is a beast. Sure he did get beat by Luffy but he is the only one who wouldn't be effected by his 'Lightning.' This dude would cause some real bad-ass trouble if he came down from the moon. He has COO haki, he is is a Logia pretty much he is a beast. The only person I see beating him are possibly Smoker or Kizaru.
  -Luffy's Mother: The fact that we know nothing about her and that she was never mentioned makes me thinks she is still alive. I have a feeling she is going to play a major role in future arcs. I believe she is going to also have 'The will of D'. She is going to be bad ass.

! (I will be adding more as more topics come to me.)

Good predictions, but I am sure that all the Supernovas will still be alive, Oda won't throw characters out there and just take them away that quick. The Supernovas will be key players in the New World, although I can see some of them won't make it that far. lol

I don't see Capone making it too far. His ability is really something, but does not seem strong enough to take on high tier characters. All Capone fought were useless weak Marines.

[Knight64]

@MuseCuresCancer:

Good predictions, but I am sure that all the Supernovas will still be alive, Oda won't throw characters out there and just take them away that quick. The Supernovas will be key players in the New World, although I can see some of them won't make it that far. lol

I don't see Capone making it too far. His ability is really something, but does not seem strong enough to take on high tier characters. All Capone fought were useless weak Marines.

I completely thought the same thing. His ability is strong vs regular/ordinary people but not vs the bad ass pirates/marines. He will get owned pretty early. Urouge seems to be just pure super strength. I don't see him making it far with that ability alone. Jewelry Bonney was already captured by Akainu. That leaves the only Supernova's left being. Scratchman Apoo/T. Law / Kidd / Killer / Basil / XDrake & Zoro/Luffy. Apoo is the only one on that list that I didn't say survived. Him I am unsure about, his ability seems pretty cool and he survived Kizaru's attack so he is pretty strong. I was only off by 1 Supernova maybe 2 of Urouge mangages to survive.

[Xazorik]

You never know what Copone could be hiding in himself. Tanks…"pets"....other DF users....the list goes on and on.....we never got a real grasp on what his abilities are.

[Rave]

@Xazorik:

You never know what Copone could be hiding in himself. Tanks…"pets"....other DF users....the list goes on and on.....we never got a real grasp on what his abilities are.

Or is this hiding things in himself just one of the abilities his DF provides.

[Chopper Madness]

@Rave:

Or is this hiding things in himself just one of the abilities of his DF.

oh snap he said it….lol i dont know why thad line just sounded like a huge in your face moment in my head

if franky would build some weapons to put in him he'd be a walking WMD

[Wowzabunny]

i wanna see what happends to usopp the most
maybe a beard like what u guys say

[Pipio]

I'm pretty sure Copone is a castle castle man. But whatever his devil fruit is, its quite weird. Could you imagine him shrinking someone and letting his army beat the snot out of him/her.

[Black Leg]

I can imagine one of the supernova's becoming a schibukai, maybe urouge to give hime some character but probably not Kidd as he doesn't seem like the sort to follow orders.

Also i predict the the strawhats will encounter Doflamingo on Elbaf because if he were to control anybody wouldn't controlling some of the most powerful beings make sense

[Zignoff]

God in heaven NO to the Robin with shorter Bad girl hair. If Oda did that I would die a little on the inside, Robin's long hair is very beautiful and adds greatly onto her maturity and the motherly figure aspect of the group, making her like some idiotic bad girl persona would take away from the type of character she has become. Great big fat hell no to that.

[eerie]

Robin is such a coug.

[SGRaaize]

Oh shit
For how long did you have that sig, eerie?

[Knight64]

Updated Ideas. New Ideas will be below the 'Edits' Line.

! - The Monster Trio: will be just Below Admiral level. (I put them at this level because if this is the 'halfway point' I think it will be another 100 or so chapters before they take down an Admiral. But I'm pretty sure they are going to be going Head-to-head with Pacifista and the Vice-Admirals right off the bat.
Luffy: Will have the basics of all 3 types 'Haki'. His fighting style will be refined by being around Rayleigh. He will develop a new 'Gear' that combines both his DF and Haki. (Possibly named 'Over Gear'.) He will also be able to use Rokushiki without using his 'Gears.'
! Zoro: Zoro will develop CoA haki simply to protect his swords from breaking of nothing else. Furthermore after the Time skip. I predict he will be able to just touch Hawkeye.
! Sanji: His fighting ability will greatly improve fighting all the Newkama's but he will retain his own style. He will develop COO while trying to avoid all the 'transgendered' Newkama's that will be trying to put a dress on him. Whether or not he knows it is haki is debatable. He will also master the Newkama cooking style and develop food to support their body building.
Sanji the reason I say he will learn COO is because I'm pretty sure the Zoro/Sanji will learn both COO & COA. I'm simply predicting that Sanji will Learn COO first.
And trust me, if you had a bunch of Homo martial artist chasing you around you would develop a way to know when they are coming and avoid them. Just saying.
! - The Weaker SHs.
Usopp: Will develop haki similar to the Kuja arrows. (This will probably happen in the first Major Arc of the New World.) I'm also predicting a vast increase and speed along with the ability to target/shoot multiple targets simultaneously. I also predict that he will start setting up 'traps' and planning his battles out strategically. Bombs as well as all his usually repertoire.
! Nami: Will improve her Clima Tact with the Weather Balls. The technology which her Clima Tact was built around originally came from they Sky Islands so I'm fairly sure she will find someone to help her upgrade it. Also she will know about almost all the weathers of the 'New World'. With her upgraded Clima Tact she will be something like a DF user without the DF.
! Franky: Will get Sea Stone implants. They will be retractable. He will also develop a shielding system for the Thousand Sunny. (Someone Suggested he will build cyberpets w/ differnt functions.) I belief that is very likely seeing as all the research about Cyber animals was in Vegapunks Lab. Franky will most likely also find away to increase his speed, possibly thrusters/boosters. (Ironman Style.) :wink
! Chopper: As everyone predicts Chopper will master 'Monster Point'. He will also invent/discover repaid healing medicines to put the SH back in fighting condition faster. I think it will be incomplete though at first and he will probably have to work together with other members of the crew to complete. (Sanji seems like a likely co-conspirator.)
! Robin: Robins DF power seems to be at its limit so I belief she will learn 'Haki' which sort I'm unsure really. Most likely COO. She has always been the 'brains' type. As for other changes to Robin its really hard to predict what she will pick up w/ the revolutionaries.
! Brook: Brook will develop musical attacks that Do Damage/Control Opponents and combine them with his 'Fencing' sword and for some reason I see him creating an 'Illusion' Sword Fighting Style.
! - New SH Crew Member: A lot of people think Hancock, Jimbei or Perona will join SH. I don't think so for a few reasons.
Hancock: If she joins Amazon Island will no longer be under protect the WG would probably attack it without that protection.
Secondly although Hancock would follow Luffy, don't see the rest of the Kuja Crew being okay with losing her. Not to mention she is in the same boat as Vivi.
Jimbei: The WG & Humans in general treat Fishmen like shit. Jimbei joining a crew at world with the WG would probably provoke them into action against Fishmen all over the world. And although he is an Enemy of the government he is overall not that important a target.
All in all the both have to much they need to protect.
! Perona: I would definitely rather see Boa join than her and with Moria's disappearing act I would say she will most likely go back to her Captain. In the Thrillerbark Arc she seemed to have great knowledge of 'Bounties' as in who people are and what their bounty is and what their reputation is. That's pretty much what Robin does… Her other skill is limited-medical knowledge. That's Choppers job. I just don't see the crew needing her.
! (New)Positions to be filled:
Helmsman: TBD
Chronicler: TBD
! ______________________________________________________________
! -Blackbeard: will be a close if not already a Yonkou.
-Supernovas XDrake/Kid/Basil/Law & Killer will be the only surviving Original Supernovas. I Suspect their will be new supernovas as well.
-Luffy's Debt to Law: The only way I see Luffy paying Law back is to save him from something. I also think their will be a rivalry between Law/SH similar to the Gold Roger/Whitebeard rivalry.
-Admirals: Aokiji New Fleet Admiral. First Admiral to fall will be Akainu. New admiral will be a 'Sword Master'. All the current Vice-Admirals = Sword Users if you look at the WB vs WG Arc.
-Thousand Sunny: will be guarded by Pacifistas. Flying Fishboys and Shakky will be in trouble.
-Pacifista: XDrake + SH take out Pacifista program. The Pacifista program seems a lot like the OP version of Sentinel(X-Men.) and I definitely see them being used to commit horrible acts throughout the world. These bad bots will definitely be big factors in the 'New World.'
-Mihawk: gets targeted by Blackbeard Pirates Shiliew(Shiryu) which will give Zoro a new person to beat.
-Moria starts moving against the world government. Possibly joining the RA or another pirate crew. The other idea I've thought of is that he discovered a different set of abilities hidden within his DF that gave him a new level of power possibly giving him the ability to stand on his own. PS: The way he escaped from Doflamingo I belief was traveling through shadows. (Seeing as how they tried to kill him and all.)
-Doflamingo vs SH. (The SH will run into Doflamingo doing some shaddy shit in the 'New World'. He will hurt someone Luffy befriends.)

• Three New Shichibukai - Besides Buggy. One Supernova (Your guess is as good as mine.) & Marco. (Although people will protest saying that Marco will not work for the WG who killed his 'Father & Brother'. But I think for someone like Marco he will do whatever it takes to protect WBs family and his territories. And I don't think he will have the power to ascend to Yonkou level.
• Smoker -> Vice-Admiral.
• Coby -> Major. I really just don't see Coby on the same level as Smoker or ready for that responsibility on his own. Although I give him props for stepping in front of Akainu. I would have pissed myself.
• The Revolutionary Army: I predict that Luffy's goals and the TRA's Goals might class somewhere in the 'New World'. My thoughts are although Luffy's father doesn't wish him harm I believe that his TRA comes before all else and I believe his interest in Luffy/Plans for Luffy are not at all what Luffy would like. I'm actually quite uncomfortable w/ Nico Robin being alone w/ Dragon. Quite to the point, I don't trust him.
• Haki: Overall I predict that by the end of the first serious arc of the 'New World' almost every member of the SH will have 'Haki' in one form or another. I'm also quite sure that the Logia's have to be in their 'physical' bodies when using 'Haki' meaning they cant just solidify one arm and use 'Haki'.
  -CP9: I foresee the 'Pacifista' being used by the elders against town or individual that helped SH in the past. Possibly Water 7. I'm thinking CP9 will choose then to make an 'appearance'. They also have a bone to pick with the 'World Government'. If Rob Lucci's personality has changed after being defeated by Luffy there is also the possibility of CP9 getting recruited by the RA. (Side characters though. I don't see CP9 as on par with SH.)
  -Enel: This dude is a beast. Sure he did get beat by Luffy but he is the only one who wouldn't be effected by his 'Lightning.' This dude would cause some real bad-ass trouble if he came down from the moon. He has COO haki, he is is a Logia pretty much he is a beast. The only person I see beating him are possibly Smoker or Kizaru.
  -Luffy's Mother: The fact that we know nothing about her and that she was never mentioned makes me thinks she is still alive. I have a feeling she is going to play a major role in future arcs. I believe she is going to also have 'The will of D'. She is going to be bad ass.
  Edits: New Ideas
  Enel: Is going to become a pirate. Bounty will be roughly 500, 000, 000 berri.
  DF Users:
  Logias:
  We will see the Water/Wind/Storm & Earth Logia's. (Dragon = Storm.)
  A New Flame Logia has been born since Ace's death 2 years ago. (Oda specifically states that there can be more than one of the same DF just not at the same time.)
  Zoan:
  These will be seen.
  Dragon/Griffin/Behemoth/Sphinx & Leviathan.
  Paramecia:
  Coming Soon.
  (I will be adding more as more topics come to me.)

[MuseCuresCancer]

@Xazorik:

You never know what Copone could be hiding in himself. Tanks…"pets"....other DF users....the list goes on and on.....we never got a real grasp on what his abilities are.

Good call, I didn't think of that. Also, his bounty proves he is formidable like all the Supernova. He could of just caused chaos like Kidd, but we don't know too much. It's funny to see him and his ship get sucked up by some alien thing. Funny if One Piece starts showin aliens-nah, that's way out there, even for Oda….or not.

[MasterKingJC]

@eerie:

Robin is such a coug.

Hmmmm, do I sense jealousy?

[Jonbob0008]

You know, it would be just like Oda to have the new arc start with all 9 SHs changing very little in appearance over the timeskip. With all the predictions on how the 9 of them will change, it would be the perfect way to troll us.

And I personally think that Brook's ability to lean at a 40 degree angle will play a pivotal role in the SH's adventures at some point. Just you wait.

[eerie]

@SGRaaize:

Oh shit
For how long did you have that sig, eerie?

haha, since you said it. couple months. probably time to change it.

@MasterKingJC:

Hmmmm, do I sense jealousy?

of what?

[Haoshoku-kid]

Please tell me if my idea is absurd but I believe that BB was able to absorb WB's power just because the latter was already dead and there's no "inner" force to keep the DF power from being absorbed by someone else. If BB were to do this to someone alive, he would just be able to nullify the power, thus making them "normal" beings (I can't say humans since there are fishmen :P) and not really absorbing their powers.

BB's a real badass but I think that he didn't absorb the gura gura no mi. He just copied the power or something. I really want to believe that another gura gura no mi came to life again and we would see two people, including BB, having the same power.

The second paragraph's just a dream for me. :)) I was serious about the first one.

[eerie]

Yeah, pretty absurd.

[Chopper Madness]

@Haoshoku-kid:

Please tell me if my idea is absurd but I believe that BB was able to absorb WB's power just because the latter was already dead and there's no "inner" force to keep the DF power from being absorbed by someone else. If BB were to do this to someone alive, he would just be able to nullify the power, thus making them "normal" beings (I can't say humans since there are fishmen :P) and not really absorbing their powers.

BB's a real badass but I think that he didn't absorb the gura gura no mi. He just copied the power or something. I really want to believe that another gura gura no mi came to life again and we would see two people, including BB, having the same power.

The second paragraph's just a dream for me. :)) I was serious about the first one.

no i like it cause that would mean he didn't steal that ability like a pirate but he cheated and got that ability in a way u shouldn't….which is very BB...a cheater and scum with a dream.

[Knight64]

I wonder if the 'new' Mera Mera no Mi user will join the SH Crew. That would be so epic imo. Either that or the wind logia.

[Zerofalcon]

^ if I'm not mistaken, was a DF which was already consumed takes at least 50 years to resurface after the original user dies?

If so I don't think we will see another Mera Mera user.(Unless Vegapunk somehow can generate another one.)

[Pipio]

@Zerofalcon:

^ if I'm not mistaken, was a DF which was already consumed takes at least 50 years to resurface after the original user dies?

If so I don't think we will see another Mera Mera user.(Unless Vegapunk somehow can generate another one.)

I think your right, but don't remember the chapter which it was stated.

Most likely the persons body needs to be absorbed in the ground for the fruit to be reborn. Which might be the reason BB was able to suck WB DF out of him.

[Robby]

I can't wait till the crew reunites and we find out Robin married Dragon and is now Luffy's step-mother.

[Md-Martin]

@Zerofalcon:

^ if I'm not mistaken, was a DF which was already consumed takes at least 50 years to resurface after the original user dies?

If so I don't think we will see another Mera Mera user.(Unless Vegapunk somehow can generate another one.)

We aren't sure on the time it takes to regrow a Devil Fruit. The 50 year thing your talking about comes from the original "Romance Dawn". In that, it was said that Luffy's fruit grew from the "Gomu Gomu tree" which grew a fruit every 50 years.

[V3stman]

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[Coolnerd89]

@RobbyBevard:

I can't wait till the crew reunites and we find out Robin married Dragon and is now Luffy's step-mother.

16 characters of :wassat:

[OneManCollectiblez]

Kid will be with Kaido or a division.

This Will help for the future arc of Luffy beating the yonkou kaido.

[Celtis]

@Jonbob0008:

You know, it would be just like Oda to have the new arc start with all 9 SHs changing very little in appearance over the timeskip. With all the predictions on how the 9 of them will change, it would be the perfect way to troll us.

And I personally think that Brook's ability to lean at a 40 degree angle will play a pivotal role in the SH's adventures at some point. Just you wait.

I don't think it'll be any radical change in their looks; it's only a two year timeskip. Minor changes would make sense, but I don't think it'll be anything huge.

[JERK DISEASE]

@V3stman:

I don't think Oda would do this but, wouldn't it be serious mindgames if someone in the SH crew died in the timeskip?

It would also be incredibly stupid.

[Cyborg_Franky]

@Pipio:

I think your right, but don't remember the chapter which it was stated.

Most likely the persons body needs to be absorbed in the ground for the fruit to be reborn. Which might be the reason BB was able to suck WB DF out of him.

if a tree to grow the type of devil fruit you had comes from the spot where your body is absorbed into the ground (death) than that would make sense why so many DF users are in the grand line aside from the whole One piece thing….

[Megadoomer]

@Coolnerd89:

16 characters of :wassat:

It's from an interview with the voice actors, where they tried to predict what would happen after the timeskip.

[cooldud]

@Cyborg_Franky:

if a tree to grow the type of devil fruit you had comes from the spot where your body is absorbed into the ground (death) than that would make sense why so many DF users are in the grand line aside from the whole One piece thing….

What about DF users who drown/get a water burial?

[Chopper Madness]

@cooldud_21:

What about DF users who drown/get a water burial?

tree grows on the bottom of the sea? eventually the fruit would come off and float to the surface i suppose

[Knight64]

@cooldud_21:

What about DF users who drown/get a water burial?

Not to mention their bodies could get destroyed/Eaten.

[Pipio]

@Knight64:

Not to mention their bodies could get destroyed/Eaten.

Could grow inside the stomach of a sea king given enough time. Destroyed bodies would be absorbed quicker. Ashes make good fertilizer ;)

[Coolnerd89]

I wonder if I should post this in the "Too dumb for your own good" predictions thread…
Zoro and Perona have a baby. And Mihawk raises it.
Scratch that last bit.

[Stratagem]

@Coolnerd89:

I wonder if I should post this in the "Too dumb for your own good" predictions thread…
Zoro and Perona have a baby. And Mihawk raises it.
Scratch that last bit.

Man… Just imagine Zoro and Mihawk having to endure living together with Perona for 2 years straight. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd turn okama if nothing else.

[JERK DISEASE]

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[MariusD.Rourke]

@Stratagem:

Man… Just imagine Zoro and Mihawk having to endure living together with Perona for 2 years straight. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd turn okama if nothing else.

I lol'd
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[AGOG]

Poll results, funny!!

Less than a fourth were correct, most of those people you probably wouldn't even know…

All others, though, were wrong. Most of the 600+ you would know....

[StrawHatJedi]

I'm not exactly sure what point you're trying to make. If 3/4 of the people say that the integral of 2x is x^4 and 1/4 say the integral of 2x is x^2 + C, the 1/4 are right and the 3/4 are still equally wrong.

So yeah I was in the less than 1/4 that got it right =P

[JERK DISEASE]

Math doesn't capture this scenario.

The people who voted for a short timeskip are clearly less wrong then the No Timeskip people.

[SGRaaize]

@AGOG:

Poll results, funny!!

Less than a fourth were correct, most of those people you probably wouldn't even know…

All others, though, were wrong. Most of the 600+ you would know....

And I was one of the winners
Hahahahaha

[StrawHatJedi]

Yeah, I'd agree w/ that. At least they agreed that a time skip was going to happen. Partial credit! You can get that on math tests XD

Also, consider some people were still saying no even to a short time skip…after the month long short time skip already took place lol