Okay everybody, this is a breakdown of our key players currently on the board and who they're affiliated with. The story has always been a "game of chess" between multiple sides. At first it was simply pirates vs marines. Then it bcame a 3 sided chess game with the Shichibukai. Adding more and more elements, the world government, the revolutionaries, the people of the world (various islands), alliances and so forth.
First off: Role call of the major forces present in the story[]
The Pirates
- The Yonko
- Shanks
- Blackbeard
- Kaido
- Big Mom
- The Supernovas (I'm throwing some extra in here. feel free to contest my decisions, but I think they belong)
- Luffy
- Zoro
- Law
- Cavendish
- Batolomeo
- Bonney
- Urouge
- Capone
- Drake
- Apoo
- Hawkins
- Killer
- Kid
- The Shichibukai (Shared with the marines, but I'm counting them as pirates)
- Mihawk
- Kuma
- Hancock
- Weevil
- Buggy
- Fleets Which represent consierable threats.
- The Whitebeard Pirates
- The Strawhat Grand Fleet
- Notable mentions (okay, only one comes to mind, feel free to remind me of others)
- Jinbe
- Kuzan
The Marines
- The Fleet Admiral
- Sakazuki
- The Admirals
- Borsalino
- Issho
- Ryokugyu
- Notable Mentions
- Garp
- Coby
- Sengoku
The World Government
- The Gorosei
- Cipher Pol
- CP0
- CP9
The Revolutionaries
- Dragon
- Sabo
- Ivankov
Ancient Weapons
- Pluton (out of commision presumably?)
- Poseidon
- Uranus
Military Powers of The World (Please suggest others. )
- Zou
- Alabasta
- Skypiea
Second: 'How Many' Sides Are There?[]
The Primary Good Side
- Luffy
- Zoro
- Law
- Cavendish
- Batolomeo
- Shanks
- The Whitebeard Pirates
- The Strawhat Grand Fleet
- Hancock
- Jinbe
- Poseidon
- Alabasta
- Skypiea
- Zou
The Revolutionaries (General opinion is that they will merge with luffy and the good guys later on.... so good guys)
- Dragon
- Sabo
- Ivankov
The Primary Bad Side
- The Gorosei
- CP0
- CP9
- Sakazuki
- Borsalino
- Ryokugyu
- Sengoku
- Kuma
- Weevil
- The Slightly Bad Side (Some amount of moral integrity)
- Issho
- Garp
- Coby
- Mihawk
- Buggy
Blackbeard's Side
- Blackbeard
- Kuzan
Kaido's Side
- Kaido
- Jack (if alive)
- The two remaining "3 calamities"
- Drake
Big Mom's Side
- Big Mom
- Capone
Kid Alliance
- Kid
- Killer
- Hawkins
- Apoo
Unknown factors
- Bonney
- Urouge
- Uranus
Last: Analysis[]
So the way I cut it, that's 7 independant sides, each with their own goals and ambitions.
The world of one piece is currently a 7 sided chess board.
I personally don't thing the kid alliance, Big mom, and kaido will be lasting enemies.
I think the final conflict will be our heroes versus either blackbeard or the world government. Possibly a simultaneous two front battle of the revolutionaries vs the world gov, while luffy and blackbeard duke it out elsewhere.
Parting message: I'll be updating this every 100 chapters or so. Adding and Subtracting elements as I see fit. Please comment. I make these to hear your opinions and theories. Who will fight who? Who will be victorious? Who will be the Pirate King?