It's time to welcome the next bundle of joy in one piece

One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc, and given that it's part of the Final Saga, fans will inevitably get plenty of exciting reveals about the ancient history in this part of the story. Oda has already revealed the ancient mural of Elbaf carved into the Adam tree earlier in the arc, and Loki flashback has already given fans some absolutely huge revelations about Imu, and even legends like Joy Boy and Davy Jones. At the same time that a lot of focus is put on Davy Jones in this arc, fans should also remember that Joy Boy remains more central to the story than ever.

Although it may not seem like it, Joy Boy and Davy Jones are both central to the God Valley Incident by Elbaf Flashback. Recently, Oda has revealed some crucial information about the Will of Davy, but the Will of Joy Boy, who was introduced long ago in the story, lives with it, as does his blood. Fans know Luffy becomes the next Joy Boy chosen by the inherited will. Luffy has Nika's power and he has also achieved the title of Joy Boy from the likes of Zunesha and even Momonosuke. But while Luffy is Joy Boy in a more literal sense, Joy Boy's blood likely resides in a completely different individual, Shanks.

Luffy has inherited The Power Of Joy Boy

Luffy is the joy boy of the new era

• Joy Boy had Nika's power

• Luffy is the current Nika

The idea of ​​Joy Boy can be used by Oda in different ways. When it comes to the person who inherited the Will of Joy Boy and will continue to fulfill it, look no further than Luffy. Luffy has the same power as Joy Boywhich was confirmed in the Egghead arc by One Pieceand he was also confirmed to be Joy Boy by Imu themselves. In almost every way, Luffy is the next Joy Boy of the current era.

He is Nika, the warrior of liberation, and he continues to liberate every place he goes. Ultimately, Luffy will fight a war against the World Government and play a significant role in deposing Imu. As mentioned earlier, regarding inherited wills and being the executor of the old vow, Luffy will likely play the role of Joy Boy. But there is another character that Oda could have built up to be related to Joy Boy likewise, and so it is Shanks.

Shanks may be a descendant of Joy Boy

He can carry The Blood Of Joy Boy

While Luffy has inherited the Will of Joy Boy, Shanks could have a blood connection to him. This is not obvious on the surface, however Shanks was born in God Valleywhere Imu said themselves that the likes of Davy and Joy Boy will never come again.

Conveniently, the two new bloodlines who were saved here were Rocks and a certain secret red haired woman which the fans know nothing about. God Valley itself is connected to D, as the Davy Clan lived here, and it was called the Isle of Destiny. Shanks himself is a child of destiny.

As Imu wanted Davy and Joy Boy deletedShanks and Blackbeard was rescued from God Valley. These two have always had parallels, and are both most likely descendants of legendary figures from the Void Century. To solidify the idea, one only has to look at Joy Boy from Fishman Island, and it's clear to see that he looks exactly like Shanks, and the final cherry on top is the fact that Oda directly compared Joy Boy's Haki to Shanks. Shanks wasn't the savior of the world or the next Joy Boybut he may well still carry his blood and play an important role in bringing down the world government.

One Piece Chapter 1165 is out this week. As usual, One Piece will be released on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece will be released at 12pm JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on November 9th. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1165 is November 9, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Author

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)