One Piece: What Does the ‘Will of D’ Really Mean? Full Details Inside

The spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1164 have unraveled the biggest mystery that has been an essential part of the story since the very beginning. According to the spoilers, the Will of D. actually stands for Will of Davy, based around the pirate Davy Jones, who is also an ancestor of Blackbeard and Rocks D. Xebec. However, it still doesn’t clear up a lot of different elements about the D clan.

While we now know what D in Will of D stands for, there are still a lot of mysteries swirling around its origin, its purpose, and how it opposes the World Government’s actions. Not only that, the One Piece narrative has always hinted that the D clan will change the future of the world, but no one knows how this will happen, even though the story is in the final saga.

Decoding the Secret of the D: One Piece’s Most Mysterious Lineage

One Piece Chapter 1164’s spoilers saw Rocks D. Xebec point out that Davy Jones was the real king of the world, and one day someone will fulfill the Will of Davy in the future. This was Eiichiro Oda’s way of officially confirming that the Will of D is actually the Will of Davy Jones, and the D clan is more or less the Davy Clan, with some members hiding, while others shifting the power and authority of the world, like Roger and Xebec.

However, even though we understand the speculated origin behind the initial D and the D clan, the mysterious lineage still hides a lot of secrets, and it feels like these secrets are connected to each other. However, if we take all the D clan members into consideration, it might become easy to decode the secrets of the Will of D. For example, every member who carries the initial D in their name represents a form of freedom that somehow rallies against the ideology of the World Government.

Be it Xebec, Roger, Garp, Blackbeard, or Luffy, every D clan member defies authority and tries to change the world in some major way. They often smile in the face of death, showing fearlessness and joy, and these common traits make them attract strong allies and inspire loyalty. Thus, there is a possibility that the D clan may be divided into two different factions, and each faction represents a different ideology of freedom within the One Piece world.

One Piece’s Hidden War Between the World Government and the Will of D.

The symbol of the World Government | Credit: Toei Animation

The one thing that the One Piece story has revealed about the D clan is that it dates back to the Void Century and the Ancient Kingdom, and the World Government considers “D” their ancient enemy. As they represent the inherited spirit of freedom, laughter, and defiance passed down through generations, they stand against the principles of the Imu and the World Government, who want to rule the One Piece world according to their own will.

This means that the two factions have been at war against each other for a long time, and this war will go on until one of the opposing forces admits defeat. This development also aligns with what Vegapunk said in his global broadcast in the Egghead Island arc. The World Government and the Celestial Dragons are self-proclaimed Gods who think they are above everyone else because of something that they did during the Void Century.

The Will of D’s rebellion is most likely against this very ideology, and it has reached a point where the outcome will only be decided after a gigantic battle. There is a big possibility that this gigantic battle might be the final war of One Piece, and bring the story to its well-deserved and much-awaited conclusion. Do you think the D clan has enough members to battle against the supreme power of the World Government in One Piece? Let us know below!

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