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Will Vegapunk’s Message Spark a Revolution in People’s Hearts? | The World’s First Pirate

The World’s First Pirate

Vegapunk is set to reveal that Joy Boy was the first man in the world to be called a pirate. In the world of ONE PIECE, pirates are seen as both villains and symbols of freedom…

It’s likely that during the Void Century, there was an even more rigid class system than what we see now. Kings and royalty, like today’s Celestial Dragons, were in a league of their own, and everyone else could do nothing but bow before their power.

Most likely, the majority of royalty based their power on their bloodline, and it was widely believed that those outside of the royal bloodlines could not—and should not—oppose them. It was taken as natural, inevitable even, that the powerful would rule.

But then came Joy Boy, the world’s first pirate, who broke this norm.

Pirates don’t belong to any country—they are free. They can turn anyone into an ally or an enemy, defeat those they dislike, and save those they want to help. They have the freedom to do all this without answering to anyone.

Until Joy Boy, no one had lived this way. Perhaps the only tale of such a figure was the legend of the Sun God Nika passed down in Elbaf. Nika was a god and thus belonged to no nation, free to do as he pleased. People admired this, but also saw it as an unattainable dream for humans. But Joy Boy made that dream a reality, likely saving people oppressed by tyrannical rulers. Joy Boy’s deeds might have shattered the “resignation” that had settled in people’s hearts.

As I’ve mentioned before, when Luffy declared in Udon that he’s “always been free,” it seemed to encapsulate the ideology that Joy Boy and the great kingdom once held. Joy Boy, like Nika, didn’t just free people physically—he freed their hearts and souls.

No matter the situation, no one can control the heart of another. Even if one is fated to live a life of subjugation, their spirit remains free. This kind of mindset is a mental “revolution” and was likely far more terrifying to rulers than any physical rebellion…