Highlights
- The Buccaneer race, a powerful and ancient race with giants' blood in their veins, is nearly extinct due to persecution by the World Government.
- Devil Fruits, mystical fruits granting supernatural abilities, are created from people's desires and imagination, but the exact process is still unknown.
- The Buccaneer race was likely an ally of the Ancient Kingdom, and their eradication by the World Government weakened the Kingdom's power and influence.
The Buccaneer race in One Piece is a nearly extinct race of humanoids taller than average humans but smaller than giants. According to One Piece chapter 1095, the backstory of Kuma and his ties to the Buccaneer race were revealed. The Buccaneers race is said to have existed in the One Piece world long ago.
They were a powerful and ancient race allied with the Ancient Kingdom. The Buccaneer race consists of people with giant's blood running through their veins, which makes them absolutely massive and ensures that they possess tremendous amounts of strength. The Buccaneer race was heavily persecuted and hunted by the World Government, which made them nearly extinct, leaving Kuma as the last of his race, at least so far in the series.
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The Devil Fruit Theory
Devil Fruits are a significant part of the One Piece world and play a massive role in the series. These mystical fruits grant the consumer incredible supernatural abilities and are highly sought after by many characters in the series. However, the One Piece world has held the origins of Devil Fruits as a mystery for a long time, and only recently has Oda revealed more information about them. According to the scientist, Vegapunk, Devil Fruits are birthed based on the desires and imagination of people. In other words, they are created from people's dreams and wishes. These desires ended up being manifested and birth the Devil Fruits. How exactly these desires manifest to birth a Devil Fruit is still unknown.
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So far in the series, the Buccaneer race is the only race that passes the tale of Joyboy as a tradition through generations. The race was the last known race that knows about the legend, which means singing about and desiring the re-emergence of the Sun God can manifest the Devil Fruit Joyboy possesses into the world. Saturn mentioned that the Buccaneer race committed a cardinal sin against the world long ago. It can only be deduced that the Buccaneer race was a powerful ally of Joyboy during the time of the Ancient Kingdom. Moreover, the mere existence of the Buccaneer race and knowledge of the Sun God Nika could risk the re-emergence of the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, through the legends, passed and their utmost desire for the Sun God to free them from oppression. For the World Government, annihilating the Buccaneer race means erasing the presence of Sun God Nika in the world and people's thoughts.
Ally With The Ancient Kingdom
The Buccaneer race was most likely an ally to the Ancient Kingdom that existed 800 years ago. The Ancient Kingdom was a technologically advanced civilization that was vast, proud, and powerful. However, the Kingdom was destroyed over 800 years ago, and all mentions of it and its history have been erased, with even its name being lost to time. The World Government saw the Ancient Kingdom as a threat to their power and sought to eliminate any potential allies of the Kingdom. By eradicating the Buccaneer race, the World Government was able to weaken the Ancient Kingdom's power and influence.
Saturn mentioned that the Buccaneer race is not allowed to be anything but slaves; this could mean the race used to hold immense power during the time of the Ancient Kingdom. However, now that they have no one to protect or fight for them, the World Government sought to make them slaves and eventually kill them as punishment for the crimes they committed long ago. Also, the Buccaneer race was nearly extinct, and their destruction warned other races and groups who might oppose the World Government. The World Government wanted to message that they were the ultimate authority in the One Piece world and that any opposition to their power would be met with swift and brutal punishment. However, as One Piece's final saga approaches, fans eagerly anticipate more information about the Buccaneer race and their role in the One Piece world.
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