They will semi disband and just join the revolutionary army by following Ivan.

You're all crazy to think Jimbei or Hancock would join… They are too strong and Hancock has other duties/responsibilities.

Only four ex-villains have a shot.

Mr. 3: He has really proven himself this arc and his wax powers combined with some other people's abilities could be really handy. Plus we really have no story on him and now we have his real name for no reason. He has an interesting design too.

Bon Clay: A given if he is still alive. But he isn't. :(

Perona: Her interaction with Zoro could lead her back to the crew. It is really random to have Zoro land where Perona is. Why would Oda do this at all? Hint at her joining maybe? Another female crew member and she has an interesting power and design. Plus she likely knows about the new world.

Buggy: He is likely going to have a huge bounty on his head now and will need protection. He could accept Luffy but always secretly plot to overthrow him in the end and become Pirate King. Great comic relief and he likely knows a lot about the new world as he was on Roger's ship back in the day. Buggy is a fan favorite too.

It is so Don Krieg if it isn't a brand new character. Don Krieg was a big guy, this was before we had half-giant looking large people too.

Meaning Oda at the time had not planned to make people so large. With Krieg returning he can make him more menacing for his size by upping it. Back when Krieg first appeared he was really big and menacing looking anyways. Oda has inconsistant sizes anyways.

Either that or it is Hattori. The pidgeon was a Zoan all along!

I'd like to note that a Logia is the Essence of an element. It isn't actually the element.

So technically this theory makes a lot of sense. Ice is a logia, yet it is solid. But then again Luffy can't manipulate rubber…

@GoldenOrbs:

This isn't Dragonball. Explain to me how your going to teach people like the one and only rubberman how to use his rubber powers better. And the only one who could really teach Zoro anything in swordsmanship at this point would be Mihawk himself. Everyone in their crew is pretty much top class in what they do. You can't find a master for masters.

Doesn't need to teach Luffy rubber related things. Or maybe some effecient way of using your battle aura or whatever it is that Shanks had coming off him that knocked out most of Whitebeard's crew.

Zoro could be given advice or given his faults as a swordsman that he needs to overcome.

I don't think Luffy and Zoro need to level up as much as the others, so really the training would benefit the weaker crew much more. Sanji is practically written in to a hole now, it is hard to imagine how he can improve while only using his legs.

There has to be someone living in The New World who has seen all the strongest pirates. Perhaps even helped them out on their journeys, helped prepare them for the troubles ahead. It isn't farfetched.

Maybe the guy can find their strongest battle qualities and help them improve them.

What they need is a trainer. What Genkai was to Yusuke, what Kamesennin/King Kai was to Goku, etc etc.

I can see them meeting some old man in The New World who helped prepare many great pirates for the challenges ahead, including Gol D. Roger.

He will help all of them move up to the next level with various things he teaches them. For example some of the 6 forms… I mean if friggin Coby can learn Soru then I am sure Sanji can.

Brooke will live the attack, everyone else will die.

Brooke will reveal that much like himself he can make them all come back alive using his Devil Fruit. Problem is it can only be done once, so they all come back alive and Brooke can no longer bring any StrawHat back from the dead, so it doesn't become DBZ.

Bigger gap on Luffy to Zoro.

STOP BEING A BABY CODE AND TAKE ME OFF IGNORE ALREADY!

Luffy > Zoro

The chapter looks a little different.

Such as no Brooke vs. Ryuuma fight.