Vegapunk’s Message to the D Clan! What Was He About to Say? | ONE PIECE Chapter 1117 Analysis

Vegapunk’s Message to the D Clan! What Was He About to Say? | Ending with Hope

Ending with Hope

In the final moments of his broadcast, Vegapunk attempts to send a message to those bearing the name D scattered across the world.

As I’ve written before, Vegapunk’s message is undoubtedly shocking to the people of the world. It’s the kind of bad news that, in many ways, they might have been better off not knowing. With the truth now partially revealed, people’s anxiety and fear about the future are likely at an all-time high.

That’s precisely why Vegapunk wanted to give hope to those who have learned the truth. His desire to send a message to the D Clan likely stems from his belief that they represent hope.

Vegapunk has likely deciphered the meaning of D and believes that those bearing the name might be humanity’s best chance of surviving the disasters or cataclysms that may lie ahead. Given that this message was recorded before Vegapunk met Luffy, he probably didn’t have any certainty that Luffy specifically was the hope. Instead, he may have wanted to convey to the world—and to the D Clan themselves—that they could be the key to hope.

It’s possible that Vegapunk was about to reveal the true meaning of D. If the Five Elders suspected this, it would explain why they attacked the Iron Giant to stop the broadcast.

The Five Elders seem to believe that humanity doesn’t need progress—or hope. By cutting off Vegapunk’s message, they might have succeeded in snatching away that hope. But what kind of hope was it?