This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
After years of fans waiting for Oda to introduce Rocks D. Xebec properly to the story, he finally did in the Elbaf arc, where his connection to both Loki and Harald, as well as his entire story, were properly explained. For the first time the fans saw full events of god valley flashbackwhere Rocks died, and it goes without saying that it lived up to most readers' expectations.
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Rocks may be dead, but his legacy lives on through his son, Blackbeard. Oddly enough, Rocks just might have had more than one sonand Oda also seems to strongly support this idea. One Piece chapter 1166 looked once more Oda drops a big hint about Rock's secret second sonand that's it none other than Buggy the Clown.
Oda hints that Rocks is Buggy's father
When Rocks was first introduced, Oda quickly went on to point out that he was the father of the future Yonko Blackbeard. At the time there was no mention of Rocks and Buggy. But right after, fans started noticing similarities between the two. Oda showed the fans that Rock's face looked remarkably like Buggy on one side and Blackbeard on the other. More than that even Rock's bounty poster looked exactly like Buggy's.
The Pirate King? If you can be the Pirate King, I'll be the Pirate God! — Buggy to Luffy
Turning to Buggy, fans knew he was found by the Roger Pirates shortly after God Valley, and like Shanks, he had mysterious origins. Buggy's true identity is also a big secret in One Pieceas Oda himself teased that he even wears a fake nose.
Buggy and stones have the same hair color
Now, the cover of issue 52 of Weekly Shonen Jump, which bears One Piece Chapter 1166, has shown the color scheme of Rocks D. Xebec. Just as many fans expected, Rocks has streaks of blue hairand this, combined with their same eyes, same award poster and the fact that the ages match, fans say that Buggy may indeed be the second son of Rocks D. Xebec.
By some twist of fate I had a child. Listen, my real name is Davy D. Xebec. — Chariots for Harald
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That must also be remembered One Piece collaborated with Made in World, a clothing brand in Japanand Buggy's description officially confirmed that he has been hiding his true face and identity from the world, and that his nose is also fake. One Piece Chapter 1095 also confirmed that Buggy's nose is not real and that he hides his true identity on purpose.
His real name and true face are still unknown, making him a character shrouded in mystery. — One Piece Collab with Made In World
Buggy and Blackbeard will team up in The Final Saga
Regardless of how the fans see it, the similarities between Buggy and Rocks cannot be denied. For now, it remains to be seen how and when Buggy was born. It has previously been said that Buggy was born in the Grand Line, meaning either Rocks had Buggy with another woman, or Eris had already had Buggy a year before God Valley.
Help me! Roger, Garp, please, you have to kill me. — Rocks D. Xebec to Roger and Garp, One Piece 1164
Aside from Buggy's birth, fans will definitely find out more about him when he teams up with Blackbeard. At this point, this cooperation is inevitable, given that they are both actively being hunted by the Navy and they have similar goals of hunting Marines. This collaboration may come soon in Final Saga and fans can't wait to see it.
Eiichiro Oda's One Piece will be featured in this week's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue. The official release date for One Piece Chapter 1166 is November 23, 2025. In Japan, One Piece is released at 12:00 JST on Monday, which is 11:00 AM EST or 8:00 AM PT. Fans can read the chapter for free on the Manga Plus and Shonen Jump apps.
