Writing as a 24-year-old female college student, I would like to discuss the buzz around the spoiler of One Piece 1085 on social media which has taken the fans by surprise. The spoiler shows an unexpected character, Scopper Gaban, making a reappearance in the story of One Piece. With Eiichiro Oda bringing back Scopper Gaban once more, fans are left wondering what his purpose is in the story.
Previously, Shanks made an appearance in the waters of Wano, and now Eiichiro Oda has shown the Akagami residing in Elbaf, the land of the Giants, after defeating Kid. Shanks is also seen interacting with the Giant race and even conversing with Brogy and Dory, as well as Roger’s crew member, Scopper Gaban. Fans of One Piece speculate that Eiichiro Oda will delve into the background of the Giant race and Elbaf in detail.
One of the theories explains the reason behind Shanks being in Elbaf, which is that the island will serve as the meeting place for all former members of Roger’s crew after the Pirate King disbanded his crew. All the crew members have been scattered since then, and some have already been revealed in the story, including Shanks, who met Luffy during his childhood. On Luffy’s journey to becoming a pirate, he faced Buggy and also met Crocus, who taught Nami how to use the Log Pose. Even the former first mate of Roger’s crew, Rayleigh, met Luffy and taught him how to master Haki.
However, there is still one former crew member who hasn’t made an appearance yet, Scopper Gaban. His character continues to remain a mystery. If the theory about Shanks using Elbaf as a meeting place for all former crew members is true, then Scopper Gaban will undoubtedly become the most anticipated character in One Piece.
As a member of Roger’s crew, Scopper Gaban is known to possess incredible strength comparable to the Pirate King and his first mate. The reunion of all former members of the Roger Pirates will be perceived as a threat, leading to the location being the highly secured Elbaf, which is immune to the Government’s reach.
In the end, Eiichiro Oda’s inclusion of Scopper Gaban in the One Piece story has left us with numerous theories that only add to the excitement of what is to come. With Scopper Gaban’s hidden background and the Giant race’s untold story, it will be interesting to see how Eiichiro Oda weaves these different elements together.
