The Two Crimes Committed by Vegapunk | ONE PIECE Chapter 1114 Theories

The Two Crimes Committed by Vegapunk | Creating the Mother Flame?

Creating the Mother Flame?

What is the other crime that Vegapunk committed alongside his historical research? Based on his tone, it seems that the other crime is something equally severe, possibly punishable by death.

One possibility is the creation of the Mother Flame. I personally believe that the Mother Flame is not Vegapunk’s original idea, but rather a recreation of the energy used by an advanced ancient civilization. Without delving into history, even a genius like Dr. Vegapunk wouldn’t have been able to create it. However, since Imu desires it, creating the Mother Flame might not be a crime in the eyes of the World Government.

Yet, if York leaked Vegapunk’s historical research to the Five Elders along with the Mother Flame, they might have thought: “This is the same energy used by the advanced civilization during the Void Century. Without historical research, Vegapunk couldn’t have created this… We want it, but it’s clear that Vegapunk knows too much…”

The Five Elders originally intended to eliminate York, but after the Mother Flame was proven to be “the real deal” through the experiment on the Lulusia Kingdom, they might have decided to spare York and incorporate her into their ranks to cover up the inconvenient truths. As for the other Vegapunks, they could eliminate them without hesitation.

The core of the crime still lies in historical research, but the creation of the Mother Flame itself shouldn’t be considered a crime. If Vegapunk views the creation of the Mother Flame as a crime, it might be because he realizes it could be misused by the World Government, giving the Celestial Dragons even more power and putting humanity at greater risk—a crime worthy of death.

If the Mother Flame is indeed the cause of the world’s potential submersion, this could further solidify this viewpoint. So, is the second crime the creation of the Mother Flame?

However, it’s curious that York, in a conversation with Saint Mars, seemed anxious, saying, “If you commit any more sins, it’ll be hard to keep associating with you,” to which Saint Mars responded with “?”—seemingly puzzled. York’s anxiety seems to stem from Vegapunk’s impending revelations of inconvenient truths. Given the situation, Saint Mars should understand this, so why was he confused? Could Vegapunk have done something else?

Other Possibilities

York’s anxiety likely stems from Vegapunk’s intention to reveal the world’s hidden truths, but Saint Mars’s confusion is puzzling. Vegapunk hid the ancient robot that was ordered to be scrapped 200 years ago, and he also ignored or deceived Saturn on various occasions. Perhaps York knows that Vegapunk is hiding something even beyond the message video…

There could be a possibility that after the message video ends, some sort of program triggers Egghead’s self-destruction. However, since Vegapunk pleaded with Saint Saturn not to destroy Egghead, that would be contradictory. While it’s hard to imagine something more impactful than the message video, it wouldn’t be surprising if Vegapunk had more tricks up his sleeve.

Vegapunk has also created morally controversial inventions like cloned humans and human weapons, and he even took Kuma’s memories, emotions, and thoughts for his research. Though Kuma was forced into it by Saint Saturn against his will, Vegapunk clearly feels guilt about it, as shown in his interactions with Bonney.

Despite his significant contributions to the world as a genius scientist, Vegapunk likely harbors guilt for things beyond Kuma’s case. Including his historical research, Vegapunk seems to have accepted that he won’t die a natural, peaceful death. Even in his message video, it feels like Vegapunk is still trying to contribute to the world even after his death.

It seems that what Vegapunk wants to convey the most is that peace and happiness for humanity aren’t gifts to be given, but something to be won and built by ourselves—perhaps this is the message he’s trying to send, even with the looming threat of the world’s submersion.

That concludes this article. Thank you very much for reading!