In the anime and manga of One Piece, the Straw Hat crew is still on Egghead Island. But soon, they will head towards Elbaf. The upcoming island could be of great significance for two Straw Hat pirates, as they will be reunited with important people.
Beware of spoilers! In the following article, we will discuss the upcoming island Elbaf. If you don’t want to know anything about this island yet, you can come back at a later time.
Which two Straw Hat pirates could it be important for? Especially Luffy and Usopp are looking forward to the upcoming island. In chapter 1076, there was a showdown between Shanks’ pirate crew and the Kid pirates. At that time, Shanks and his members, who are among the strongest pirate crews, were on Elbaf and celebrating with the Giant Warrior pirate crew in a bar.
If Shanks’ pirate crew is still on Elbaf, it could lead to two emotional reunions:
- Luffy and Shanks have not seen each other since his childhood. Shanks had passed on his straw hat to Luffy and then sailed the Grand Line. Luffy followed him a few years later and would now be ready to look his comrade in the eye.
- Yasopp is a member of Shanks’ pirate crew and the father of Usopp. The long-nosed pirate has not seen his father since his childhood. Since Usopp’s mother has long since passed away, the father figure could play an important role in his life.
Even if Shanks’ pirate crew has long since sailed on, the island of Elbaf would still hold great significance for Usopp. The Straw Hat crew had already landed on Little Garden 25 years ago in the manga and encountered two giants. Back then, Usopp made a decision.
Usopp wants to become a great warrior
Why is Usopp looking forward to Elbaf? In chapter 117, they encountered Boogey and Woogey, who are currently helping the Straw Hats escape from Egghead Island. The two giants, who come from Elbaf, have been at war with each other there for over 100 years.
Usopp watched the two and admired their pride. He vowed to one day become a fearless warrior like the two giants. Since there is said to be a whole village full of such warriors, Usopp decided to visit the homeland of the two one day. So he teased 25 years ago that Elbaf exists.
What do we already know about Elbaf? The existence of Elbaf has been mentioned several times in One Piece. So far, we know the following information about the island:
- Elbaf (read backwards Fable) is the homeland of the giants and is located in the New World, the second part of the Grand Line.
- On Elbaf, there are supposed to be gigantic beasts. The island itself is colossal and has large mountains as well as a gigantic tree in the middle.
- The giants of Elbaf believe in the sun god Nika, who now lives on as a reincarnation in Luffy.
- Big Mom lived here during her childhood and destroyed one of the villages. It has since been rebuilt.
- The theme of the island is Norse mythology. The wooden huts look like they are from the Viking Age, and there is a tradition where the giants celebrate the winter solstice.
When will the Straw Hat crew arrive at Elbaf? As our colleagues from GamePro reported, the Straw Hat crew will arrive at Elbaf by November 2024 at the latest. At that time, merchandise related to the island of giants is set to be released.
This gives at most five months for mangaka Eiichiro Oda to send Luffy and his crew to Elbaf. However, the end of One Piece seems to be a long way off. There are still some mysteries that need to be resolved. MeinMMO has taken a look into the crystal ball and revealed when One Piece might end: When will the story of One Piece end?
