It's time to meet the last Strawhat Pirates crew member

The debate about the final straw hat has always been huge among fans a piece. The series is now in its final saga, and any recruitment to the crew here is likely going to be the last, which means Oda has a big decision to make.

The final straw hasn't been revealed yet for fans, but Oda has already set it up in the story. in fact, Oda revealed the last straw hat in a piece About 8 years ago, and it was in front of fans without them even realizing it.

Loki may be the last straw hat and he was teased 8 years ago

• Loki wants to go on a sea voyage

• Luffy wants Loki to join the crew

Long before Elbaf started, fans already knew that Loki was going to be a very important character. In fact, some even believed that Loki would eventually join the Straw Hat Pirates, and seeing him appear in Elbaf and shout that he is indeed the last Straw Hat has been fulfilling for many fans.

Loki was first brought up in the story about 8 years ago. This was during the Whole Cake Island arc, where she was mentioned in reference to Lola's failed marriage to the Elbaf Crown Prince. Fans knew that Loki was going to be a very important figure back then, and this is actually when Oda first introduced the potentially final Straw Hat.

In the Elbaf arc, fans finally got their first look at Loki. Although he was built as a villain, Loki was always said to have a kind heart. He wanted to become the sun god Nika and sea sails. Above all, Loki never wanted to bow to the World Government. In this regard, Loki is absolutely perfect for the Straw Hat team.

But most importantly, Loki was personally asked by Luffy to join the crew. Fans are well aware that Luffy meant it when he asked him to join, and it will work perfectly since Luffy believes he is strong no matter what.

Elbaf does not want Loki

The cursed prince is hated

One of the biggest reasons Loki will join the Straw Hat Pirates that is He doesn't want Elbaf Whatever it is. Loki was rejected from birth. Her reputation was tarnished even in childhood and she was never loved. Loki isn't the monster that Elbaf portrayed him to be, and that's probably the biggest reason why Elbaf doesn't stay. They didn't want him, and they never cared about him. Naturally, Loki doesn't concern himself with them either.

Luffy and Loki are destined to fight together

If all that wasn't enough, fans need to consider the fact that Loki and Luffy are destined to fight together. The Elbaf mural clearly shows the ancient giant Loki fighting alongside Nica In the Great War, which means that when it happens, Loki must be on Luffy's side.

The next chapter of One Piece will be out this week. As usual, a piece is dropping on Sunday. In Japan, a piece falls on Monday at 12am JST. However, most international readers will see the chapter available on November 2. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)