One Piece: Blackbeard's Special Bloodline, Explained

This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

Important takeaways

• Blackbeard can eat multiple Devil Fruits, despite the norm of one per person.
• Blackbeard's special bloodline suggests a connection to a unique race or entity.
• Secrets of Blackbeard's abilities and parentage will be revealed in the Final Saga.

One Piece has entered its most exciting phase, which is the Final Saga. As fans know, the most exciting characters in the entire franchise will be focused on here, meaning the likes of the Four Emperors, the Dragon, and high-ranking members of the World Government, like the Five Elders and even the Sovereign of the World, Imu, will be extremely important in the section of the story.

Of course, when talking about the main characters of the Final Saga, Blackbeard certainly comes to mind. There is a lot of intrigue surrounding the character of Blackbeard, and fans know that this particular person has many secrets. From being able to consume multiple Devil Fruits, all the way down to his obscure connection to Rocks D. Xebec, Blackbeard is a box of mysteries. Actually more recently in One PieceBlackbeard's special bloodline was hinted at, which may hold the answer to several mysteries surrounding this character.

Why Blackbeard is special in one piece

• Blackbeard could eat two Devil Fruits
• Blackbeard can be connected to stones

Blackbeard's special status is undeniable in One Piece. Fans know that he is not normal by any means, and although he seemed to be just another individual who happens to be a powerful pirate up to a point, fans eventually changed their opinion of him when they found out that he really is out of the ordinary. The first hint that Blackbeard is special came through the character Shanks. Shanks specifically sought out Whitebeard and asked him to recall Ace from his hunt for Blackbeard.

Remember Ace. I know he's strong, but Blackbeard is too dangerous! – Shanks

Of course, Shanks had no idea that Whitebeard didn't want Ace to hunt him down in the first place, but that's beside the point. What really matters here is that Shanks knew the threat that Blackbeard posed and it was pretty clear to the readers that this character was incredibly difficult for anyone to face. In Paramount War, Blackbeard shocked all readers when he managed to consume more than one Devil Fruit. He was directly responsible for Whitebeard's death, and eventually, after his death, he even stopped consuming his Gura Gura no Mi. This shocked fans as Teach already had a devil fruit at this point.

Eating a second one meant he went against the law of Devil Fruit which suggests that no more than one Devil Fruit should be in one body. Even the Five Elders, who have lived since the Void Century and know the most about devil fruits and the secrets of the world, clearly said that no individual has eaten more than one devil fruit in the entire history of these abilities. This means that Blackbeard is special in more ways than one.

When the question of how Blackbeard managed to eat two Devil Fruits came up, Marco simply suggested that while it should be impossible for any normal human, Blackbeard is not normal. His body is special in some way that allows him to do that. Of course, fans know that there are special bodies in One Piece, and this could be directly linked to a special race of people from One Piece world, or that Blackbeard's case is special in some other way.

Blackbeard's ability to hold multiple Devil Fruits

Blackbeard continues his hunt for powerful Devil Fruits

Blackbeard's ability to hold multiple Devil Fruits One Piece is directly connected to his body. As fans know, Blackbeard's body is not normal. He can absorb damage like a sponge and continue to fight at the peak of his ability despite being injured. Ace injured Blackbeard on several occasions, even throwing tons of flames directly through his heart. Nevertheless, Blackbeard survived in the end and was declared the winner. In every battle that Blackbeard fights, he is seen taking massive damage, but in the end, he turns out to be the winner anyway. This clearly indicates that Blackbeard's body is designed to withstand damage.

With these two abilities, I am truly invincible! – Blackbeard

Beyond that, fans know that things are special about Blackbeard's kind in general. This was hinted at in One Piece chapter 966, where Roger Pirate clashed against the Whitebeard Pirates. Here, Buggy clearly stated that Blackbeard is not sleeping. Luffy tied this back to the Drum Island Arc, saying that in some countries people can't sleep, and they die if they do. This makes Blackbeard's bloodline somewhat special.

Blackbeard probably comes from a race of people or from a group of individuals who cannot sleep. Perhaps this race of humans was part of some experiment, or the race was cursed with the inability to sleep because the demon inside would kill them. Perhaps there is another entity inside Blackbeard that prevents him from sleeping, or would take over when he sleeps. This may be similar in some ways to the case of Hakuba, but only much worse. This could also explain his two Devil Fruit abilities. Perhaps the entity inside Blackbeard has one, and Blackbeard himself the other.

The case of Blackbeard being special was confirmed by Saint Saturn himself recently in the Egghead Arc. When Saturn met Katarina Devon and Van Augur, he clearly stated that Blackbeard is special, as is his bloodline. This essentially means that Blackbeard's blood is special in some way, whether it comes from his race or from his ancestry.

When will Blackbeard's truth be revealed?

Blackbeard will take center stage in the final saga

It is clear that there are many mysteries surrounding Blackbeard, especially his parentage. What fans know so far is that Blackbeard comes from a special bloodline, which could either mean he has a connection to someone special, like Rox D. Xebec, or his race is special in the sense that his race can't sleep and are possessed of something that threatens them if they do. This also means that the special race of humans has the ability to possess multiple powers at the same time, at the cost of being able to control any entity within.

This holds the key to Blackbeard's deepest secrets, and fans can only hope that those secrets are worked out soon enough. Of course, One PieceComing into the final saga means it won't be long before Blackbeard's secrets are finally expanded, and fans can only hope that Oda puts some focus on this particular member of the Four Emperors and expands on him a lot. All fans would love to see more of Blackbeard revealed, and hopefully the Elbaf arc will see to that as he attacks the holy land of Marijoa, or crosses paths with none other than the red-headed Emperor Shanks.

Things finally heat up in the final saga, and it is at this point that all the secrets of the main characters of One Piece, as well as the deepest secrets of the world, such as the Void Century, among others, will be revealed to fans. All readers have to do is sit back patiently and wait.

One Piece is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by fans officially and for free in the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1132, is set for December 1, 2024.