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Eiichiro Oda , the brilliant Lord ofOne Piece , is well known for hismasterful usage of adumbration . Many times a minor particular observe in one chapter will be revealed to be majorly authoritative hundreds of chapters later . These callbacks are part of what makesOne Piecesuch a joyousness to understand . Even the moving picture are n’t immune to this , asOne patch : REDrecently foreshadowed a self-aggrandizing manga wind .
What makes these instances of auspicate so enjoyable is how they makeOne Piece ’s earth finger more realistic . The various major histrion and political intrigue ofOne Piece ’s universe do n’t just cease because the Straw Hats are doing thing that are n’t directly related to them , just like events in the veridical cosmos . Unlike in the real world , however , these example of foretell allform a cohesive and satisfying wholethat forms the backbone ofOda ’s larger-than-life endgame forOne Piece . Of all the elusive inside information Oda has bode , some are still the best .
16The Existence of Observation Haki
Foreshadowed through Mantra on Skypiea
Since the timeskip , Haki has become the most essential superpower in the serial publication and can often even determine the victor of a struggle . reckon no further than the scrap between Katakuri and Luffy where Katakuri ’s advanced Future Sight nigh got the good of Luffy . That said , the Haki power system did not come up out of nowhere and the beingness ofObservation Haki was portend as early as the Skypiea Arc , albeit under a unlike name .
The deep Mantra power that granted Enel and his Priests omniscience was none other than patent old Observation Haki . At the time , it seemed as though Enel truly possess some form of godly power , but even in retrospect , Enel is still potential among the best Observation Haki users in the series , with unmatched range and precision . This likely stanch from him being the first Observation Haki user before the power system was the right way established .
15Zoro’s Connection to Wano
Foreshadowed by Momonosuke’s use of “sunnachi”
Ever since Wano was first mentioned on Thriller Bark , fans had been itching to see the Straw Hats visit the nation . The fact that the island was the land of samurai further lead fans to hope that Zoro would get to play a major role in the arc especially due to his dramatic resemblance to Ryuma . Zoro ’s connection to Wano was firstforeshadowed when Zoro claimed to spot the " Sunnachi " crywhile Momonosuke was training .
Zoro uncover that he had pick up it from an old man in his settlement and thus rain buckets in the various theories aboutZoro ’s ancestryand his potential tie to the Shimotsuki Clan . Oda after let on that Zoro was indeed distantly related to the Daimyo of Ringo and a descendant of the Shimotsuki Clan , albeit in the SBS department . Still , it is interesting that this joining was foreshadowed through such a minor interaction with Momonosuke .
14Momonosuke and the Akazaya Samurai Being From the Past
Foreshadowed by Momonosuke’s mention of Gol D. Roger
One of the biggest plot of ground twists of the Wano Arc was the divine revelation that Momonosuke , Kanjuro , Raizo , and Kinemon had travelled into the future from 20 years ago . The great reveal took blank space well into the Wano Arc when the Straw Hats discovered the old graves at Kuri and it was quite a seismic disturbance to discover that sentence locomotion existed inOne Piece .
The Akazaya and Momonosuke only showed one signboard of being from the past until the big reveal , which is on Zou . When talking about Gol D. Roger and the fact that Oden had sailed with him , Momonosuke mentioned having met Roger , which should have been unimaginable given that Momonosuke was only eight years oldand that Roger had been dead for well over 24 year . Despite this clear inconsistency the concept of time travel cut across the mind of very few making this yet another genius instance of foreshadow inOne Piece .
13Ace’s Death
Foreshadowed through the color spread of chapter #520
Thedeath of Portgas D. Ace at Marinefordis still one of the most impactful moments of the serial publication , which has stuck with fans years later all due to how unexpected and shock his demise was . No one expected Ace to die until the very last moment which together with Luffy ’s reaction made the scene all the more heartbreaking .
Having enjoin that , Ace ’s death wasforeshadowed a little over 20 chapters earlier in the color spread accompanying chapter # 520 . In the representative , Luffy can be seen declare a deck of cards with the Ace of Spades at the top , a reference to Ace and his former sea rover crew the Spade Pirates . However , what really seals the deal is the fact that Luffy is holding a card with Brook ’s face on it in his other hand , signifying death . The expression on Luffy ’s look is also eerily similar to the one he makes when Ace dies in his arms , making this one of the most chilling instance of bode inOne Piece .
12The Existence of the D. Clan
Foreshadowed by Kureha on Drum Island
Even after a thousand chapters , the D clan remains just as veiled in mystery story as when they were first introduced . While the significance of the D initial is first explicitly research through Law’ss back story , its cosmos was actually augur back on Drum Islandwhen Dr. Kureha first bespeak out that Roger ’s name was not Gold Roger , as many had assumed , but Gol D. Roger .
Dr. Kureha was also the first to mention the Will of D , mean that she knows much more about the closed book of the man ofOne Piecethan she lets on . While more late chapters have shed some more visible light on the D clan and their history , it is interesting that Oda might have design this plotline of inherited will when Luffy still had half his crew .
11The Existence of the Tontatta Kingdom
Foreshadowed in Noland’s flashback
One Piecehas a lot of strange races of multitude , from Giants to Fishmen but one that was introduce belatedly in the serial publication were the dwarves of the Tontatta Kingdom . However , although only present up in Dressrosa , their being was actually foreshadowed hundreds of chapters prior in Skypiea . In Noland and Kalgara ’s flashback , when Noland returns home he is briefly realize telling a chemical group of children about some dwarves he meet on his adventures .
At the fourth dimension , this seemed like a fun broadsheet line , but later when the Tontattans are introduced it is divulge that they still remember and esteem Noland just like the Shandians did . While this detail was n’t as major as some of the others on this leaning , it still read that Oda has a substantial sympathy ofOne Piece ’s worldly concern and its hoi polloi even before they become relevant to the secret plan .
10Luffy’s Grandfather
Foreshadowed by Aokiji’s mysterious debt mentioned on Long Ring Long Land
Before Enies Lobby , not much was cognise about Luffy ’s kinsfolk outside of his pal Ace . The only confidential information readers had was a cryptical comment by the marine admiral Aokiji about a debt he owe Luffy ’s grandfather . When Luffy and the Straw Hats first meet Aokiji on Long Ring Long Land , he curiouslymentioned that Luffy was just like his grandfather and mentioned the debt he owe .
However , after Enies Lobby , it was revealed that Luffy ’s Grandfather is really the vice - admiral Monkey D. Garp , who up until that point had only seem in cover history as a wise man to Koby and Helmeppo . Garp has become a very important fictional character asOne Piecewent on , so it is nerveless that his unexpected kinship with Luffy was referenced before his prescribed introduction .
Netflix ’s hot - actionOne Pieceintroduces Garp early in the East Blue Saga and give away that he is Luffy ’s grandfather as well . In aninterview with Screen Rant Steven Maeda , the Executive Producer uncover this was done to keep the stakes up .
9The New Yonko
Foreshadowed on the cover of volume 25
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Not all ofOne Piece ’s foreshadowing appears in the story itself . Volume 25 of the manga had a concealment featuring four very importantOne Piececharacters , Luffy , Blackbeard , Buggy , and Shanks . At the clip , this seemed mundane , as each character was featured in the story itself around that time . But 20 age later , these characters became the four new Yonko after Big Mom and Kaido were taken outof the picture . This launch the cover a whole raw dimension and proves that Oda plans out his role electric discharge improbably far in progress .
Many pirates have gained and lost their status as Emperors , and some of those are stronger than the others .
7Silvers Rayleigh
Foreshadowed during Buggy’s flashback to how he got his devil fruit
In a flashback to Buggy ’s past in chapter 19 , readers learn that he was once in the same work party as Shanks and theysee a glimpse of another unidentified member of their work party with a typical design . It is let on much later in the serial publication that they were both part ofGol D. Roger ’s crew inOne Pieceand this unnamed crew member turned out to be Silvers Rayleigh , one of Roger ’s right - hand hands and a majorly important character in his own right field .
While he only became crucial C of chapters after , this moment shows that even in the very early days of the serial publication , Oda was establishing some of the characters who would become important later on .
