Oda Formally Reveals The Heir Of Rocks D. Xebec’s Energy

This text comprises spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf arc.

One Piece followers weren’t all too shocked to know that Rocks D. Xebec nonetheless has a giant function to play within the story by means of his bloodline, and that it’s Blackbeard who carries his will right now. The Elbaf arc of the story has been completely unbelievable for Rocks in each method.

No fan of the story anticipated a lot mild to be shed upon this forgotten legend of the outdated period, however evidently Oda has lastly determined to present the readers what they honestly need. On the similar time, Oda has also clearly set up characters in the present timeline who’re, merely put, finishing up the need of Rocks, and whereas Blackbeard is his son, the power of Rocks has been inherited by another person completely.

Blackbeard Was Confirmed As Rocks’s Son

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One Piece’s Elbaf arc was at all times going to be extremely fascinating for the followers. In spite of everything, this arc was going to concentrate on the Giants, who’ve deep connections to the Solar God Nika, and are the closest family to these within the Void Century. Elbaf was at all times going to be filled with unbelievable particulars and that is what Oda delivered.

Pay attention, Harald! Two years in the past, by means of destiny or one thing else, I had a son. I had them despatched to my house nation. My house is God Valley. — Rocks D. Xebec

That mentioned, no fan of the story anticipated Oda to elaborate upon the legend of Rocks D. Xebec right here. Oda lastly gave followers a really detailed Rocks flashback, and if that wasn’t sufficient, his lineage was additionally confirmed. It was revealed that Rocks D. Xebec is the person who fathered Marshall D. Educate, the current-day Blackbeard.

As followers know, Educate is a monster and in some ways, he’s much like his father. That mentioned, their personalities are fully reverse. Rocks was extra honorable than Educate and valued his buddies, and all he wished was to topple the world at sit on the very high. Educate shares his objectives of being the King of the World, and he even sits on the Pirate Island, similar to Rocks, however their personalities are very completely different. Greater than that, their fight skills are extraordinarily completely different, and actually, Educate did not inherit any of his father’s combating fashion.

Shanks Has Inherited The Energy Of Rocks D. Xebec

Roger Realized From Rocks, And Shanks Realized From Roger

A lot to the shock of the followers, the person who has inherited Rocks’s combating fashion and fight prowess is none other than Red Haired Shanks. That is ironic, provided that Shanks and Blackbeard are rivals and the previous had completely nothing to do with Rocks. However, the connection lies in the best way they battle with their blades.

I will not say that is not honest, Navy man. However raiding the worn-out new inexperienced leaves that modified the period of piracy endlessly? Do not you suppose you are doing an excessive amount of? Are you that afraid of the brand new period? – Shanks

The Rocks flashback made it very clear that Rocks D. Xebec had a very special fighting style. Whereas he used his sword, it did not actually lower his enemies. As a substitute, Rocks’s sword was well-known for completely blowing every little thing round him to smithereens. It was virtually as if the enemies had been hit by a large hammer or cannon hearth.

Curiously sufficient, Roger ended up inheriting this method from Rocks, and he made it his fashion. Ultimately, Shanks noticed Roger in fight and realized this energy from him, and proper now, that is Shanks’s go-to combating fashion.

Shanks Is The Strongest Pirate In The World Proper Now

the-child-of-destiny — Shanks from One Piece

On the earth of One Piece proper now, Shanks is, undoubtedly, the strongest pirate alive, however there are others hovering round him, similar to Educate, the son of Rocks, and naturally, Luffy as nicely.

One Piece Chapter 1161 shall be out this week. As standard, One Piece goes to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. Nonetheless, the overwhelming majority of worldwide readers will see the chapter obtainable on September 28. The official launch date of One Piece Chapter 1161 is September 28, 2025. Followers can learn the chapter at no cost on Manga Plus.

Launch Date: October 20, 1999
Community: Fuji TV
Administrators: 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
Writers: 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