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And today it's time to peer into the deep darkness
of a certain Marshall D. Teach.
And most specifically the idea of him
eventually attaining a third Devil Fruit
being the greedy, greedy man, he is.
Now this idea isn't exactly new
and it's been floating around quite prominently
ever since the end of the Paramount War
when Blackbeard achieved, what we all thought was impossible
by acquiring a second Devil Fruit.
And we're not so much he to talk about
how or why that might be possible
because it's still quite unclear,
but having done the impossible
ones thoughts of course immediately turned to
so what would happen if he did it again?
And what's to stop him doing it again?
In fact has doing it again been foreshadowed all along
by the great and powerful Oda?
And the answer is a resounding undeniable maybe?
Marshall D. Teach is an aberration of One Piece
because as we know, thanks to Marco,
Teach is not normal.
Specifically, his body is "odd"
something that may very well have been picked up on
as early as the days of the Gyro
when Luffy and Zoro corrects Nami
by stating the Blackbeard isn't just one guy.
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But back to One Piece things,
these lines from Luffy and Zoro
could be as simple reference to picking up
on the rest of the Blackbeard pirate scattered throughout
Mock Town.
But it does add another of many, many question marks
to the Blackbeard enigma.
And the biggest one also comes from the Gyro,
where we are introduced to the Jolly Roger
of the Blackbeard pirates.
A seemingly simple and innocuous existence.
Very piraty, no bells and whistles.
I mean, it certainly isn't say the Jolly Roger
of the Fire Tank Pirates, but then again,
at least we know what that Jolly Roger is referring to.
It presents Gang Capone Bege
as a mafia boss and hints at his ability
to become a literal causal man.
Similarly, the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates
is a direct reference to that captain.
And you know what?
Even the Jolly Roger of the Tontatta Pirates
holds deep meaning because it's small
and disappointing, a perfect representation
of the Tontatta tribe themselves.
But what exactly does this mean?
Three blind skulls and matching crossbones.
None of the skulls even have missing teeth
like Teach himself,
which I feel is a bit of a missed opportunity,
but the greater point is that
prominent pirates in One Piece
do not get assigned arbitrary Jolly Rogers.
It could be a really simple reference
like the Red Hat Pirate showing Shanks of Scar
and tendency to Usopp or even the Roger Pirates
where it's just putting like a double Raja Mustache
on a classic skull and crossbones.
But there is meaning in both of those cases,
which really gives us little to no choice,
but to accept that this triple skull
is an important reference to something,
whether that be split personalities,
some sort of Siamese triplets
or even if Blackbeard turns out to be
three smaller men in a coat, whatever the case,
there is something quite profound about the number three
when it comes to this man.
Nay, when it comes to these men,
although I suppose one of the Blackbeard's
could always be a woman
and you'll find many, many references
to the number three with Blackbeard.
Take this spread, for example,
one of the most iconic scenes in all of One Piece
and notice how Blackbeard is directly paralleled
on the other side of the page by three members
of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Isn't it quite something that the figure of Blackbeard
needs to be balanced out by three figures,
but what's more shocking is that when we turn our attention
back to Blackbeard, there are also three Blackbeards,
which is very, very strange indeed,
but the hidden meaning behind the Jolly Roger
of Blackbeard pirates is the primary piece of evidence
that has led to the common belief
that Blackbeard will acquire a third Devil Fruit
because the number three
doesn't just hold great significance to him,
but also the world of Devil Fruits,
given that they are divided into three broad classifications
and as such, it would be almost annoyingly perfect
for Blackbeard to end up with three Devil Fruit abilities
by the time he does come into focus
as the main antagonist of the series.
In fact, in the past, it was even a pretty fun idea
that he was already the user of his own fruit as well
because of the scar on Shanks's face,
which was allegedly delivered by Mr. Blackbeard.
So naturally people speculated
that he was some kind of vicious
Ohm user with claws like a lion or something,
but this wound was more or less later confirmed to be
delivered by a weapon.
A weapon with three blades,
mind you, hmm, there's that number again.
But while this theory did not turn out to be the case,
I still think we're on the right track thinking zoan
because Blackbeard already holds the power
of the Yami Yami no Mi,
a Logia type, as well as a Goro Goro no Mi,
a paramecia type.
So it's only natural to assume that Zoan would come next.
And I swear if this whole three Devil Fruits idea
does turn out to be real.
And the third fruit is not a Zoan,
and that would probably be one of the greatest
missed opportunities in all of storytelling.
But with that relatively straightforward path of logics,
this leads us to ponder
as to what Zoan fruit Blackbeard
is either actively searching for
or waiting patiently to acquire,
because that's another thing that's probably
hugely relevant to this discussion.
The Blackbeard pirates are actively collecting Devil Fruits,
mostly by hunting down fruit users,
killing them and using that knowledge of fruit science
to capture the power assumably
within a sack of pre-prepared fruit.
And while that doesn't give us many clues as to what fruit
Blackbeard may be seeking himself,
I do think it's important to throw that link out there
because there is no other faction in this world
that is so focused on Devil Fruits and even fewer factions
that seem to have the sheer knowledge
the Blackbeard possesses.
But focusing in on the Zoan class,
it would be pretty had to look past a mythical Zoan, right?
Because Blackbeard's two current fruits
each possess an element of prestige
with the Goro Goro no Mi being labeled
as the strongest in the Paramecia class,
whilst the Yami Yami no Mi is said
to be the most dangerous power recorded
in all of Devil Fruit history,
according to this Manga translation anyway,
which is what we go by.
In any case, both of which are quite impressive.
So the Zoan fruit should be something along the same lines.
Like I highly doubt that Blackbeard is just waiting
for the perfect opportunity to take the Inu inu no Mi
model ducks for example.
Although, but quite frankly,
the Zoan class makes this a much easier discussion
because there is a clear hierarchy
within this classification.
You have standard Zoans, then carnivorous and ancient,
and finally mythical sitting cleanly at the top.
Unless of course there is a level above that which hmm.
But according to the One Piece Wiki,
we have roughly this many mythical Zoan users
introduced to us in the series thus far,
except don't count these three
because they're not counted.
And also maybe don't count Kaido for now,
because in a really bizarre situation,
we still don't know the name of his Devil Fruit,
more kinda just of assuming that the dragon
is the fruit form rather than Kaido
being some sort of Oga fruit user.
To be fair, its a pretty safe assumption,
which is why I'm going to talk about it first.
If we were to look at all of the currently known
or speculated mythical Devil Fruits,
Kaido's would be a natural choice.
In dragon form, he has displayed power
absolutely out of this world
and the fruit being held by a current emperor of the sea,
is a pretty good reason for Blackbeard
not to have acquired it as of yet,
it's a reasonable thought process.
However, I do find it a bit hard to get behind
mostly because I can't see us spending an entire mega rock.
In fact, an entire saga featuring this dragon user
as the main antagonist,
just so we can spend the very next
final saga of the series
facing off against exact same power,
just held by a different person.
I mean, it's definitely possible,
but aesthetically, I think we're going to be
a bit drained of dragon by then.
Although I have to admit the idea of Kaidos dragon form
with Blackbeard's face missing teeth and everything
is pretty hilarious.
Let's move on though,
because there are other options.
One of which might be Marco's Tori Tori no Mi model Phoenix.
And this is one I quite like the idea of,
because it provides something that
Blackbeard doesn't already have,
which is the general art of healing.
You know, the Goro Goro no Mi
gives him apocalyptic levels of destruction,
whilst the Yami Yami no Mi provides him
with a heart nullification counter
to wear the devil fruits,
but its use does cause heavy amounts of damage.
Damage that you know would be nice to be immediately healed
by certain Phoenix powers.
That feels like a nice and potentially
even invincible trifecta of abilities
because right now the only opening Blackbeard has,
is that he is susceptible to being damaged
even by lower ranked combatants.
So take that vulnerability away,
and he may very well be able
to make good on his variable claim,
that he is strongest in the world,
which he said on Panara Island
and at the time it was a lie.
The only problem here is,
why doesn't he have this fruit already?
If this was the power he was looking for,
then why not acquire it during the Payback War?
I mean maybe I could accept the idea
that Marco fled before Teach and the Blackbead pirates
had a chance to kill him.
It's just clunky though,
It's clunky all around, because Blackbeard would have had
so many chances to take this fruit power.
Because he and Marco were also crew mates for decades.
He was at the Paramount War and so on and so forth.
So as nicely as the fruit may fit,
Blackbeard just doesn't seem to be too interested in it.
Another one that might be interesting though,
would be Sengoku Hito Hito no Mi model Daibutsu
aka big ole Buddha.
I'll be honest though, I mostly consider it
because I think the aesthetics
would make for a pretty intimidating final opponent.
A giant golden Blackbeard.
But then again, it's shockwave ability
is probably just a bit too similar
to the power of Goro Goro no Mi
making it perhaps redundant.
Although I don't know, might contrast well
with the Yami Yami no Mi.
Pure darkness entwined with peak enlightenment,
plus being able to take it from a former fleet admiral
sounds like a bit of a rough task.
Look I don't know though,
it just doesn't really seem to fit for me.
And we could also look at Catarina Devon's double fruit,
which should obviously isn't,
because if it was Blackbeard's target then,
well, it probably wouldn't currently
be being used by Devon.
And guess where that leaves us,
that leaves us with Archie.
That's right, He is a mythical Devil Fruit user,
which I often actively try to forget
because he is the disappointing of the bunch,
but there is something to be said about
the Hibi Hibi no Mi model Yamata no Archie
which is far too long a name.
Mostly because it's a mythical Devil Fruit
that we currently have untapped potential of.
So you could carry it over into a new arc
with a Morpheus Imusa,
And if you wanted to be super tinfoil hat
then you could say that the eight heads
granted by this fruit add up perfectly
to equally crossbones in the Blackbeard parents Jolly Roger.
I personally, I'm not willing to go quite that further.
I like the number three.
I like it a lot.
And I know that numbers in general
do have great meaning in One Piece,
but that one is a big stretch.
But that said, this might be a great way
to get Blackbeard involved on Mano somehow
now holding a key interest in it.
But I also can't help but be disappointed well in advance,
if this did turn out to be the fruit
that we were looking for.
Which is why my personal hope is that this fruit
will be one that we have not seen in action as of yet,
perhaps a fruit that is unknown to the world at large,
hidden or locked away somewhere
on this truly massive planet.
And an example of this idea would be,
say a Cerberus fruit or Saburas,
whichever you prefer to say, both correct.
I prefer Cerberus because it's just more fun to say,
Maybe yeah, just look at this thing,
three heads and everything perfect for numbering.
And I could also see Blackbeard turning into a giant Papa.
There is also a nice dark link to hell involved there,
further solidifying Blackbeard is something quite scary.
And I should also say there's nothing to say
that Blackbeard doesn't already have this fruit,
that we are speculating over here today.
Just because the Shanks theory didn't pan out in the past
doesn't mean the Blackbeard hasn't long since acquired it
and is just keeping it under wraps.
Although I find it pretty difficult to buy that
just because he's the epitome of a showboat,
and surely it would be common knowledge by now,
but I guess the chance does exist.
It's also a good idea to bear in mind
that Blackbeard may not necessarily be looking
for the most powerful Zoan fruit.
I really think it needs to be something most suited
to compliment his existing abilities,
which already provides him with enough power
to quite literally destroy the world.
So adding more power on top of that seems very redundant.
And at the end of the day,
I should also say there is no guarantee
that he will have a third Devil Fruit
and perhaps we all just reading far, far too much
into this triple skull thing.
I mean it could have any number of other meanings
that we are just not aware of yet.
Like I dont know,
maybe one skull represents Blackbeard,
one's skull represents Sir Beck,
and one is the grand foe of Joy Boy from the void century.
And it's all just about inherited will,
like the rest of One Piece.
And I literally just made that up.
It's not in the script,
but that's an example of just how easy it can be
to derive meaning from literally anything.
With that said, I still really want Blackbeard
to have the third Devil Fruit
and I support the idea wholeheartedly.
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