Great, well grounded theories, I think it's safe to say.

While I was reading this, and I came to the part where Luffy will require a motivation to fight the World Government after discovering One Piece, I couldn't help but think of Doflamingo and his 'New Era,' where the dreams of pirates is no longer the central theme of the Great Age of Piracy. We know that during the Marineford arc, Doflamingo was given orders from someone higher than Sengoku to murder Moria. If Doflamingo is receiving orders from this high ranking member of the World Government, perhaps this individual is also the proprietor of this 'New Era,' in which the World Government has enough power to directly restrict the freedoms of all inhabitants of the world, and only the strong will be able to survive in it. Even Doflamingo's powers allude to this. He is a puppet or a string man, able to create strings to control or dismember another person's body. If he is not the one manipulating world events to create his New Era in which freedom is incredibly restricted, where the dreams of pirates are longer important, then he is a waste of an allusion and a character. However, he does wish to maintain his own personal freedom, as he stated to the Marine officer he was reporting to. If he begins to dislike the agreement he has with the marines, if he can no longer maintain his freedom while also manipulating the world as he is currently doing, he will leave the Shichibukai.

With Doflamingo and the high ranking World Government official attempting to create this New Era that is so contrast to Luffy's ideals, I can easily see where Luffy is going to obtain his motivation to overthrow the World Government from.

(Sorry for any spelling errors or incoherence. I'm trying to become more eloquent with my writing, it's not going very well however.)

@Hinscher:

he has always been like that though, just never said it outright.

has he EVER fought for the people? no, he has only ever fought for one person if a reason at all. In East Blue it was always for the new crewmate. In Arabasta it was because of Vivi, in Skypiea it was for the gold, in water 7 Robin, then Ace and now for his crew

he has never wanted a towns appreciation. hell think back to buggy arc, he loved running away as villian. in water 7 he never asked for forgiveness of the people, in arabasta he was still fugitive hiding in palace. ect. he has never wanted the love of the people. he does what he wants (FREEDOM) helps who he wants (FREEDOM) and takes what he wants (FREEDOM).

Putting it like that, I think it makes sense. Thanks. I guess the whole time, this personality is there, but it's subtle and every now and again it becomes apparent.

First off, great chapter. But I've always had a bit of a problem with Luffy declaring 'I'm a pirate, I shouldn't be loved at all, I should be hated! Plus, I want it all for myself.' I understand where he's coming from, but I feel like this is such an underdeveloped side to his personality. It has been awhile since I read the manga from the beginning, but the only other time I can recall him doing this is during the Skypiea arc at the end where he wants to steal some of the gold. Other than that, he's always been about protecting his Nakama and becoming the man with the most freedom on the sea.

And Jinbe's chemistry with the crew is apparent here but until he declares his dream, like every single previous Straw Hat crew member did prior to joining, he won't be joining the Straw Hat crew. And not the dream of 'Fishmen and Humans living together peacefully.' That's Otohime's dream, not his dream. Something personal. I'll be excited the second I see him telling Luffy what he truly wants because then I'll know he will join. But if he doesn't, then I have to say Jinbe isn't joining.