 World's Worst Criminal, Supreme Commander of the Revolutionary Army, Luffy's father, Garp's son, Monkey D-Dragon. Hello my Nakamitachi, this is Joygirl and today we are going to be embarking on a discussion of the Ignigma Monkey D-Dragon. This is a character that I've been curious about for quite some time and wanting to discuss for a while now but have found it hard to, considering how little we see but I have finally decided to undertake this task which is mostly based on crazy speculations but fun to discuss nonetheless and it is fun for a particular reason that being that this is a discussion on a character we hardly ever see so there are no spoilers contained in this video so for all you anime only fans please feel free to continue watching. Also because this video is based on wild speculations this is only part one of the discussion to set us up for further theories and so I do welcome you all to subscribe to this channel if you have not already if you wish to be notified when part two of this video becomes available and now that's been said grab some popcorn and let's talk crazy. To everyone who is a seasoned one-piece fan you will be very familiar with this character or as familiar as you can be with a character that's only been shown a handful of times but to any casual fan or to those of you who need a recap MonkeyDragon is the leader of the Revolutionary Army an organization dedicated to the demise of the world government and as such Dragon happens to be considered by the world government as the world's worst criminal to that end he has a strong moral compass and a disgust for the current system of the world government particularly for their role in serving and protecting the Ten Rubito. This is a sentiment that he has held for a seemingly long time known to have founded the Revolutionary Army between 19 to 24 years ago as provided in the Vivricard Visual Dictionary and having built up his army for at least the past 12 years since he met Sabo for the first time. Dragon encountered a then 10 year old Sabo who denounced his noble Goa Kingdom heritage and then saved the young boy taking the similarly spirited boy under his wing as well as recruiting more people into his army. What's more interesting about this event is that it occurred in Goa Kingdom where Luffy also happened to be and this is significant because Dragon also happens to be Luffy's father though this is a fact that Luffy is unaware of for most of his life finding out about his lineage at the same time as the audience significantly laid into the series in chapter 432 which leads us to the next bit of our discussion concerning the familial relationships of Monkey D. Dragon. So Dragon is Luffy's father which was revealed by none other than Luffy's grandfather Monkey D. Garb which occurred in front of both Luffy's shocked crew and an even more surprised marine crew of Garbs. His navy officers took this revelation to assume that this also meant that Dragon is Garb's son and a similar event occurred in Marineford where Tsingoku's reveal to the whole world of Luffy's relationship to Dragon resulted in the natural assumption between Dragon and Garb but it should be noted that Garb never calls Dragon his son himself whilst he never refutes this relationship he never explicitly confirms it either always referring to Luffy as his grandson or the son of his child but never specifying whether his own child is Dragon or not which leads me to the speculation that Dragon is not actually Garb's biological son apart from this possible red herring which may be just semantics which I don't actually buy because the way Oda chooses to word things is very very deliberate and often has lots of implications but still even aside from this there are many differences between Dragon to the rest of the known Monkey D family for one there's the fact that Dragon looks quite different from Luffy and Garb and this is something that Luffy actually mentions himself and indeed in comparison to Luffy and his grandfather Dragon has a somewhat darker skin tone though this is much more emphasized in the anime with the manga color scheme not presenting such a big difference also Dragon has a more structured or angular face shape and features as well as a widow's peak which is a trait absent in both Luffy and Garb contrasting to Dragon Garb in his younger age looked very very similar to Luffy and although we haven't seen Dragon at such a young age he doesn't look similar to either of them in their adult years aside from their appearances Dragon is comparatively more serious than the other two as well whilst we could attribute this to the fact that we haven't actually seen so much of him as well as him being the leader of the revolutionary army which is certainly a serious task Garb is the vice admiral of the marines but still maintains his jovial and easy going personality there are hints to a lighter side of Dragon I mean he frequently sports a small grin on his face and doesn't take it very seriously when the world and his army find out about his family relationship but nevertheless in general he doesn't share quite the extent of the boisterous personality of Luffy and Garb I thought I could have sworn that I've watched Dragon pick his nose in the anime a comical trait of both Luffy and Garb's but I was unable to remember this in the manga and also wasn't able to find it in the anime whilst making this video so it seems Dragon is even less like the other two than I realized but in saying that there is a point of slight similarity and that is the tattoo on Dragon's face Dragon has a tattoo that runs down the left side of his face somewhat similar to how both Luffy and Garb have a scar on the left side of their faces now of course a tattoo isn't the same thing as a scar but it's pretty interesting that he chose to get it on the same left side of his face and if this was a deliberate choice then why what if Dragon is not Garb's son but his son in law what if Luffy's mother Garb's daughter and Dragon's wife also had a similar scar on the left side of her face and Dragon chose to get this tattoo in solidarity with his family Dragon being the son in law of Garb would explain why Garb never corrects anyone or clarifies his relationship with Dragon it would also explain the differences between Dragon to the rest of the known Monkey D family such as his appearance and their mannerisms and Dragon's tattoo and appearance actually has further significance in terms of his possible background other than Dragon there are only a few characters who have faced tattoos in one piece the most notable of them being Kalgara and Waipa of the Shandia tribe back in the Skypea arc the Shandia people's appearance and clothing largely resembles that of the Native Americans and in real life facial tattoos are popular amongst indigenous cultures such as the Maori people of New Zealand and the Inuit of Northern America these facial tattoos have significant meaning as faces or heads are considered a sacred body part and the tattoos are to symbolize their familial cultural or personal identities the facial tattoos of the Shandia people and of Dragon similarly looks like tribal tattoos and interestingly Waipa's tattoos are also on the left side of his face even aside from the facial tattoo Dragon actually resembles the Shandian race in terms of his skin tone again as in the darker shade of the anime as well as his stern facial features and his stature though we know Dragon to be from the Gawa Kingdom what if he is actually part of the Shandian race a further potential hint pointing to this may be the cover of volume 27 featuring Luffy in front of Annelle's Birken Priests with our straw hat captain sporting a pair of wings which is a characteristic of the sky people of which the Shandia tribe is a part of whilst we were not even aware of Dragon or his relationship to Luffy back in the Skypea arc what if Oda was dropping a hint of Luffy's lineage in the volume cover this early whilst the Shandia tribe now resides in Skypea we know that they were formally based in Jaya as the Shandorians after the moon races descended into the lower world Shandora was an ancient city known as the city of gold which was destroyed by the 20 kingdoms back in the void century and years after their destruction the city was shot up into skypea by the knockup stream considering the fact that Dragon is supposedly from Gawa Kingdom what if his ancestry originated from Shandora we know that Shandora did eventually open up to the outside world such as their close relationship with Mont Blanc-Norland perhaps some of the tribe even left Shandora during this period or perhaps someone left behind when Shandora was shot up into the sky and Dragon could be one of the descendants of one of these tribe members knowing the Shandorians history with the 20 kingdoms who would later go on to form the world government if Dragon is indeed from this tribe it would make sense why he holds such animosity towards the world government there would be further layers behind his revolutionary cause if he is aware of their role in destroying his ancestral home and heritage Dragon's possible link and his hatred towards the celestial dragons is one of the only traits shared with the rest of his known family Luffy and Garp Garp's animosity towards them is particularly interesting and could also have deeper implications we know that this hero of the navy has been offered the position of Admiral multiple times but he has refused each time seeking to avoid having to report directly to the Ten Rubito whom he despises despite their power and status Garp barely attempts to hide this dislike and even insults the world nobles which leads me to another possibility within Dragon and Garp's relationship what if Garp adopted Dragon as his son we know that Garp is known to do this as in the case with Ace and someone in the case of Sabo too as Garp took on training or somewhat raising the young boy who joined Garp's grandsons Garp may have done a similar thing with Dragon and raised him as his own based on their mutual hatred for the Ten Rubito resulting in Dragon taking on Garp's family name which would parallel how Dragon took in Sabo after witnessing the young boys discussed towards the Nobu Gawa families reminding Dragon of his younger self and Garp's actions of taking him in furthermore Dragon's connection to the Ten Rubito could be even in his name the English translation for the Ten Rubito is the Celestial Dragons this shared name Dragon leads me to wonder whether Dragon and the Shandora tribe was actually a part of the 20 or formerly 21 kingdoms who then decided to abdicate leading to the assault on their city in a similar way Garp could also have a connection to the Celestial Dragons based on his name Garp sounds much like the fish Carp and Carps in real life are species of fish known to disrupt their ecosystem and compete with other species in their area and this could fit in with Garp's rebellious nature against the Ten Rubito and the world nobles but also Carps have a deeper connection and meaning in Chinese culture where Carps are known to be able to transform into Dragons now this could be both linked to Garp's antagonistic relationship to the Celestial Dragons or maybe in relations to his adoptive or son-in-law Monkey D Dragon if Dragon's family name is not actually his own and something that he has taken perhaps Garp's name is in relation to how he has transformed or concealed Dragon's true identity and due to this knowledge Garp has the ability to transform Dragon back to his prestigious status and Dragon being Garp's adoptive son does not necessarily mean that this contradicts my earlier proposition that Dragon is Garp's son-in-law perhaps Dragon did indeed marry and have a child with his mentor slash adoptive father's daughter but this speculation does bring us to the end of today's video but not the end of this discussion on Dragon in part two of our discussion of this enigmatic revolutionary leader we will be delving further into his relationship with Garp's potential daughter of Dragon's past that caused him to found the revolutionaries and the deeper meanings behind his tattoo so in saying that to anyone who is not yet subscribed please consider doing so so that you will be notified when part two of this video is out and so that we can continue our wild discussions please also like and share if you enjoyed this video as well as leaving a comment below on your thoughts on these speculations so that we can carry on the discussion until the next video this is Joygirl and I'll see you again soon