The Greatest Examples Of Inherited Will, Explained

Inherited Will has always been one of the central concepts in the One Piece story, even before it was outright given a name. The idea is that the dreams and ambitions of a person never truly die and if, in their lifetimes, they’re unable to fulfill these aspirations, they will eventually be passed on to someone who will. Due to this aspect of storytelling, many of the series’ most important characters have gotten the start of their journeys.

While there are obviously many examples of Inherited Will playing a huge part in the development of certain characters, there are a few examples of incredibly prominent people whose dreams happen to match those of legends who have come before them, so let’s break down the greatest examples of Inherited Will throughout the entire One Piece story.

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Luffy Inherited The Will Of Nika, Joyboy, And Roger

The Most Important Pirates Of Their Day

The most obvious case of Inherited Will can be seen in the main character of the series, Monkey D. Luffy. From the very first chapter of the franchise, it was teased that Luffy was going to be the next Pirate King, which was a title officially held by only one other person before him; Gol D. Roger, and it was always teased that the two of them were very similar. This is something that has been implied very heavily throughout the series, especially when Yamato reads Oden’s journal and realizes that Luffy’s true dream is the exact same as Roger’s.

However, as the story went on, it was shown that Luffy is essentially the reincarnation of Joyboy and shares the same fruit as him and even Nika before him. More than this, Luffy is a great liberator, just as Joyboy was teased to be and what Sun God Nika was known as throughout the world; a person who will fight against tyranny and be the front-runner in ushering in a new dawn.

Blackbeard Has Inherited The Will Of Rocks D. Xebec

Evil Men Who Are Opposites To The Heroes

Conversely, Blackbeard is seen as the opposite side of Luffy’s coin who also wants to be a king. But, unlike Luffy, Blackbeard wants to be a tyrannical king with as much power and control over everyone else as possible, compared to Luffy, who just wants to be the freest person in the world without wanting to control or having power over anyone else. In this sense, Blackbeard is widely regarded as the second coming of the infamous Rocks D. Xebec.

Ever since the Rocks Pirates were spoken about in One Piece, fans immediately understood the correlation between their captain and Blackbeard, as they are both very clear parallels who exist as the greatest enemies to the heroes of their time, i.e. Roger and Luffy respectively. This has led to many theories regarding the relationship between the two, which range from Blackbeard being Rocks’ son to even having Rocks’ consciousness within himself due to their shared Devil Fruit. All that’s confirmed is that there is a clear connection between them, which is likely why Blackbeard’s ship is named The Spear of Xebec.

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Koby Has Inherited The Will Of Garp

The Marine Hero And His Protege

Unlike the other examples, this is the only one where the concerned characters are both still alive. Garp is known as one of the greatest Marines in the history of the Navy and one of the World Government’s single most important assets, which is why he’s free to do pretty much whatever he wants despite openly disliking the World Nobles. For his entire life, he has tried to foster a love for justice in his family so that they can follow in his footsteps and become Marines as well.

However, while his son and grandson are perhaps the most just people in the setting, they both broke away from the path he set for them. However, Koby eventually enlisted in the forces of the Navy due to his lifelong dream of becoming an Admiral and was placed under the direct command of Garp, instilling in him the same values as the Marine Hero. So, Koby is essentially seen as the modern-day version of Garp and, according to Garp himself, the future of the Marines, who will undoubtedly be one of the biggest players in the Final War.

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One Piece

Release Date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

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