This theory stems from the revelations in 1040's official Viz translations. Big Mom stated that she believes that part of the One Piece is in Wano.
I think it's fair to say that this was everyone's first reaction lol
'Some' of the 'One Piece'? How does that make any sense?
This raises some very interesting points that I will discuss and break down in this thread.
First of all, let's go back to the beginning. Roger's words during his execution.
In the official translation he says this (left) but in fan translations he said this (right)
In one case, the treasure is referred to as, 'it'. But in the other, it is implied that there're pieces
This same implication is echoed in the different translations of Big Mom's quote
Interestingly, although the official translations of course give the proper meaning, the fan translations might make it easier to understand the implication.
In the case of Big Mom's quote, I would suggest that the two translations boil down to meaning the same thing. "Some of it" (The One Piece) &, "Some of the answers" (To what & where the One Piece is)
Some of the answers are in Wano.
In this case, it would mean that what Big Mom is suggesting, is not that there is a physical fragment of the One Piece hidden in Wano, but that there is a metaphorical fragment of it hidden in Wano.
This fragment is perhaps simply information that will reveal something about it
What could Wano have hidden away that would equate to a revelation on the mysteries of the One Piece itself?
To understand that, I think we have to look back at the history.
Wano was earlier revealed to have once been known as, 'The Country of Gold', during the era of, Ryuma.
Many will know already that i've theorised that this line is one of many that suggest that Wano is the missing eye of, Jaya.
Essentially, this part of the theory boils down to the suggestion that, Onigashima's real name is, Oars I.
It was Oars who moved Wano from Jaya, following the Battle of Shandora.
This connects to some dialogue from, Whitebeard.
The most interesting possible implication of this theory, is the potential reason why Wano was moved from Jaya.
Shandora was destroyed for protecting the Poneglyphs & all of it's books were burned. It's entire history was lost.
This connects us to Clovers speech on the subject
Wano was moved from Jaya to prevent it from suffering the same fate as, Shandora; & to protect their treasured history from the same kind of destruction.
This was one of the previous, 'Great Cleansings'
This potentially provides an explanation for the meaning behind Big Mom's words.
Whatever the One Piece may be, it is tied centrally to these events, 800 years ago, at the end of the Void Century.
Perhaps this is the history that they were protecting.
Perhaps the answer to Big Mom's suggestion that part of the One Piece is in Wano, can be explained through this history & identifying what the people of Wano were trying to protect
Wano may hold one of the most essential pieces of information
The name of the Ancient Kingdom!
But how is it that we could get all of this information and all of these different plot points tied together? There are so many threads to tie together to give the complete picture.
This lead me to a very interesting possibility. Perhaps we will get another flashback
It would make a whole lot of sense if these revelations came through a flashback that parellels Oden's journey. Many already theorise that Yamato's journey will parallel Oden's, but what about the possible parallels of past figures?
We may get this through the eyes of, Ryuma!
In one flashback, Oda would be able to give new context and depth to Oden's journey, explain the truth of Wano's history; & give the explanation to Zoro's Shimotsuki lineage
Ryuma and the Country of Gold.
A flashback to Jaya before the destruction of Shandora & moving of Wano!
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Despite being one of the earliest antagonists to be introduced in the story, Mihawk remains one of the most illusive characters when it comes to details being revealed about him.
Oda seems to intentionally avoid giving explicit information on Mihawk
So if there is very limited explicit information to go on, what can we learn from the implicit clues?
The following analysis will discuss all the things that may give us clues to the motives & mysteries of Mihawk.
This idea came to me whilst I was discussing the foreshadowing that can be found in Skypiea.
Looking back at Noland's flashback, the subject of the Shandorian's sacrifices to god stands out as something that seems like it may have deeper significance.
For 400 years after the destruction of Shandora at the end of the Void Century, the people of Shandora had believed that any misfortune that befell them was a curse from God.
The only way to prevent divine judgement was to make ritual human sacrifices at the alter of god.
We begin the chapter with the continuation of the cover story following Germa's escape from Whole Cake Island.
We see that Niji & Yonji were defeated by Big Mom.
The cover page title has an interesting implication
"A creature that science cannot overcome."
This title reminds us that Big Mom's story has had the constant underlying involvement in the separate plot line of the World Government's experiments.
The title seems to suggest to me that Big Mom will be overcome by science.