Oda already hinted at Luffy's tragic fate 10 years ago

One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc, and with the final saga already underway, fans know that the story is now rushing towards its conclusion at breakneck speed. One Piece heading for a great war, as Oda himself spoke of many years ago. Of course, Luffy, the protagonist of the series, is at the center of it all.

While Luffy usually continues to overthrow all those who stand in his wayfans know full well that there will be stronger foes for him to face, and that eventually, he might fall sometime. That's exactly what Oda seems to have set up in the story already, and it seems like things are only going to get more exciting from here on out.

Luffy's Vivre card is a plot device

• Ace's Vivre card foreshadowed his fate

• Luffy will be caught soon

Fans may be confused by the idea of Luffy is capturedbut the fact is that Oda has already set up an event surrounding Luffy's capture, and this was done during the Dressrosa arc of the series. Then Oda had Sabo make a Vivre card for Luffy, and then this card was distributed to a few of his allies. Also the Straw Hat Pirates have Luffy's Vivre Card.

To understand how this will play out, one only needs to look at the Pre-Time Skip of One Piece, there Aces Vivre cardswhich was continuously burning, eventually led Luffy to the Navy headquarters. A Vivre card points to the person it comes from, but more than that it is the paper of Life. It burns when the user's life force burns, and is therefore a good life signifier.

Luffy's friends must come to his rescue

Sabo, Bellamy, The Grand Fleet and Straw Hats have Luffy's Vivre card

To put it simply, Straw Hat Grand Fleetwhich everyone has Luffy's Vivre Cardwill only be mobilized when Luffy's card burns. Likewise, Sabo will come to Luffy's aid when he's on fire, and if he's away from the Straw Hat Pirates, they'll all help him as well. Even Bellamy has Luffy's Vivre card, meaning Oda has set him up to join this part of the story as well. The fans could very well see a rescue bow similar to Marineford'sonly this time Luffy won't be the one trying to save someone. He is the one they will try to save, and that is what makes things very exciting for the future One Piece.

Luffy will be saved

Of course, Luffy, as the main character, cannot die. He will be rescued by all his friends, and the Straw Hat Pirates will surely lead from the front. The war will be absolutely massive, with far-reaching consequences, but it's one that fans will love because not only will it mimic Marineford, it will also be on a much larger scale. Although the idea of ​​Luffy's capture doesn't seem like much fun, it could give rise to One Piece's biggest arc.

One Piece Chapter 1163 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 October 26th. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1163 is October 26, 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 Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko 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

• 

  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

• 

  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)