[One Piece] Gol D. Roger, Rocks, Newgate — Japanese Fans Think the Names Were Never Random
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Gol D. Roger / June 2018 — What If “D.” Was Hidden in Plain Sight?
What if One Piece had been telling us the truth the entire time — not through battles or flashbacks, but through names?
Japanese readers noticed something strange in June 2018: Roger, Rocks, Newgate… and even Monkey D. Luffy might all follow the same rule.
The Name Pattern Theory
1: Anonymous Pirate
Inuarashi “For hundreds of years… the final island that only the Pirate King’s crew ever managed to reach…” “Laugh Tale!!!”
Gold, Rock, Newgate. Mon (Gate) Key (Companion) · D · Luffy. How about that?
4: Anonymous Pirate So it wasn’t “monkey” like the animal after all…
8: Anonymous Pirate
If Luffy were here (like, dropping out of the sky or something), this is probably where he’d accidentally plop himself down and sit.
Conversation at the Empty Throne, Pangaea Castle, Holy Land Mary Geoise
“The twenty weapons guarding the throne are the vow made 800 years ago by the ‘First Twenty’ who created this world.”
“That place stands at the very center of the world, and the fact that no one sits there is proof of peace.” “Just as the highest authority in the world is the Celestial Dragons’ supreme council, the Five Elders, there is no single ‘king’ who rules this world.”
Rocks and the Old Pirate Era
9: Anonymous Pirate If Luffy were here, he’d probably fall from the sky and accidentally sit in that chair.
11: Anonymous Pirate Rocks was probably the strongest pirate crew before Roger. Kaido and Big Mom being former members seems like the flow here.
12: Anonymous Pirate >>11 Big Mom being a crew member feels off though.
15: Anonymous Pirate
>>12 This chapter hinted Kaido and Big Mom were comrades once. Rocks’ name just appeared for the first time, so it feels connected. Maybe not crew, but allied pirates.
Knowledge Gaps and Witnesses
13: Anonymous Pirate Does Brook seriously know nothing? “When Brook’s former pirate crew was wiped out—”
14: Anonymous Pirate >>13 He probably does. Feels like he’s gonna be the exposition guy.
18: Anonymous Pirate >>13 What if the enemy back then was the Rocks Pirates?
Marines, Garp, and Power Scaling
16: Anonymous Pirate Hina’s low-key involved a lot lately.
22: Anonymous Pirate Garp’s stock just keeps going up.
29: Anonymous Pirate >>22 Almost becoming an Admiral with no Devil Fruit is insane.
Big Mom, Kaido, and “That Debt”
24: Anonymous Pirate Kaido not dying might be because Big Mom gave him a ton of lifespan.
26: Anonymous Pirate >>24 Ahhh. So that was the debt. Damn, got played.
Celestial Bloodlines and Shanks Theory
30: Anonymous Pirate Is this guy related to Doflamingo?
Saint Donquixote Mjosgard “Ten years ago, I was the foolish Celestial Dragon who drifted ashore at the Ryugu Kingdom…” Flashback:“Save my life, you idiots!!!!”
“The late Queen Otohime enlightened me… she made me human!!!!” “I want to give you my full support with everything I’ve got!!!!”
33: Anonymous Pirate >>30 I thought the same thing. There’s probably a connection, yeah.
34: Anonymous Pirate The real problem is Shanks being the Inu Inu no Mi: Model “World Government’s Dog”.
35: Anonymous Pirate >>34 LOL Feels like Luffy’s gonna have to choose between Dragon and Shanks.
39: Anonymous Pirate >>35 He’ll side with the Revolutionaries.
Revolutionary Army
His dad and big-bro figure
Okama King who saved his life and trained Sanji
Red-Haired Pirates
The captain who gave him the straw hat
Usopp’s dad
D. in the Marines
47: Anonymous Pirate Is Garp the only “D.” on the Marine side?
48: Anonymous Pirate >>47 Vice Admiral Saul was one too. He ditched, though.
The Unanswered Core Mystery
21: Anonymous Pirate I really want them to hurry up and explain the truth of D.
👉 Why Japanese Fans Read This as “Name-Based Foreshadowing”
Japanese readers are extremely sensitive to kanji, sound, and wordplay. Once Roger, Rocks, and Newgate lined up, the idea that names themselves encode history felt natural — not forced.
In this reading, “D.” isn’t just a letter. It’s a structural marker, something Oda hides in plain sight.
👉 What This Suggests About One Piece’s Endgame
This discussion shows fans shifting away from power scaling and toward historical structure.
The endgame isn’t just who beats who — it’s about uncovering a buried system that existed before Roger.
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