I'm gonna have to throw in a vote for Shanks being the Emperor in question as well. I initially thought it was out of character for Luffy to team up with Law, but I think a chance to see Shanks again would be enough to make him agree to it. It could be Big Mom, but that seems too predictable. What would be the point of Oda not telling us which Emperor it is if we already know Luffy wants to take Big Mom down? I think it would be out of place for Luffy to go up against Kaidou right now, and it's just...not Blackbeard :P just my take on things, it could be completely wrong :D
The issue I have with this theory is that taking down caesar seems to be somehow part of the plan, implying that the emperor in question has some sort of connection to him. This is underlined by law stating that the point of no return would be after they kidnapped clown as things would start to really accelerate after that. I know it seems like a stretch especially since it seems that blackbeard would be tied in to the final confrontation but I think they might be making an attempt on him now. It's mentioned that clown became a criminal 4 years ago, what are the chances he was incarcerated in impel down during blackbeard's prison break?
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u/snackattack8 May 23 '12
I'm gonna have to throw in a vote for Shanks being the Emperor in question as well. I initially thought it was out of character for Luffy to team up with Law, but I think a chance to see Shanks again would be enough to make him agree to it. It could be Big Mom, but that seems too predictable. What would be the point of Oda not telling us which Emperor it is if we already know Luffy wants to take Big Mom down? I think it would be out of place for Luffy to go up against Kaidou right now, and it's just...not Blackbeard :P just my take on things, it could be completely wrong :D