#Whitebeard

CrocoMom is fun but I’m laying money on Crocodile’s secret being he’s Whitebeard’s son.

Random fancast for One Piece Live Action: have Ian Mcshane play Whitebeard. He has the age, and he did the opening narration for the live action, and Whitebeard is the one to say to a listening world that “the One Piece is real.”

We haven’t gotten a Whitebeard casting yet, so there’s a chance for when we see the meeting between him and Shanks.

Shirohige is such an interesting character, to me.

A very clearly autistic man, barely verbal, good at heart, a gentle giant, can’t father children on his own–he shows no interest in women–, but dreams of having a family: so he starts compulsively adopting kids. And he ends up having the largest family in the world. Thousands of sons. And he is content. He doesn’t want anything more than that.

Big Mom is the exact opposite in many ways. She can have kids, indeed she has kids by the dozen, but she treats them like garbage. Instead of becoming physically disabled like Shirohige, who by the time of his dead could barely stand, she has become mentally unstable, plagued by disorders, out of her mind. In many ways, she has always been a child in a giant body, but she’s become a mean-spirited, hungry, odious child that always wants more, more, more. She could never be satiated.

Finally Kaido, he’s the only one of the emperors that doesn’t have a clear characterization. I won’t say he’s badly written, but he’s certainly confusing. A child soldier that never learnt anything else besides fighting. A suicidal drunkard, an abusive father, a fascist that cares only for power and has no problem committing genocide by famine to make weapons, to become ever more powerful–but for what purpose, he doesn’t even know anymore. Does he want adventure? Treasure? Does he want to die? Does he want to kill? Does he want anything at all? He’s a shadow of a man. But it is doubtful that there was ever a man there to begin with. She’s muscle without purpose. A soldier that found himself on top simply because there is no one else to challenge him anymore, and he doesn’t know what to do with himself. If he had not died, he would have probably thrown himself head first into Pangaea Castle in Mariejois, out of boredom, simply to die killing.

Whitebeard has a lot of sons, but very few daughters. Maybe that’s why he’s so protective of Coralee. 🥺🥰

It’s possible, and it could be why Teach was so blase about having to kill Thatch. The way he saw it, he wasn’t taking Thatch’s life at all and more relocating it.

Although I don’t think Thatch’s soul is one of the ones occupying Teach’s body, because I feel like if it was Teach would have mentioned that outright as incentive for Whitebeard not to kill him; “Don’t take me out because Thatch is in here and you’ll lose what’s left of him”

I really do believe he was just trying anything to stay alive since Blackbeard is an opportunist with no qualms about switching sides or using pathos just so he can live to see another day.

Who’s Hotter? One Piece’s Best Dads

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For those who are unaware, Oda revealed in (I believe) Data Book Yellow that he heavily based Whitebeard on a man he knew, a gruff old bartender dependent on oxygen who liked to yell at whippersnappers and tell old war stories. Apparently the guy was delighted when Oda told him, and with that retrospect you can just tell in how Oda presents Whitebeard he respected him a lot.

There’s a quote from Oda in the SBS for volume 82 that suits Whitebeard particularly well, and it becomes especially poignant when you know he was based on a real person

“I love me some old dudes! I feel like age adds a new sense of depth to characters, both male and female. One Piece has tons of really interesting old people! But in the real world, age tends bring people down to a weaker state… and I’ve always disliked how there are some young people out there who just can’t have a little respect for these aged individuals because of this. So with One Piece, I’ve brought to life one of my countless fantasies: which is for there to be super cool old people who’ve maintained their strength throughout the years.One day, you also will grow old. It’d be great if all of you could remain just as strong as the One Piece oldies are!”

I think it had to sting at least a little

72 years old, critically ill and mortally wounded, and he can still stop a ship one-handed.

Bad. Ass.

cant believe this is my first drawing of the year

Animation Concept

“Bring Him Home” from Les Mis but it’s Whitebeard getting ready to go to Marineford and bring Ace home.

Also one of the things that really gets me here is that even though Squard was afraid of being hurt as soon as Whitebeard draws him to his chest and asks what’s wrong he opens up to him. All of his fear of retaliation melts away. He’s crying in the next panel. That’s his dad!!

I think one of the things I really like about the scene between Squard and Whitebeard is that even though Whitebeard is a man with a lot of pride, he’s not embarrassed to get down on his knees and hug one of his kids in front of everyone, even his enemies. He’s not ashamed to say I love you. His family is the thing he’s proudest of!!!

Does anyone have recommendations for fanfics centered around the Whitebeard Pirates?

edward newgate — by rych.xx on tiktok

I think I originally had Garling having the Amazon Lily Baddie for a soulmate because I thought it would be funny after writing Soul Shanked. It was originally a pure vengeance fic but after writing a bit I felt like it would be better for a softer soul.

I came up with a more interesting idea for Garling later.

For Beckman I had either a siren fic or an Odysseus inspired fic, but went with the first for reasons you’ll see later

Summary of Art 2025

Just looked over last years’ version of this which said I hoped I’d get more art done this year.. haha yeah no that didn’t happen 🤣. This year has had its ups and downs with additional diagnoses (hiatus hernia and gastritis) and more health problems flaring up throughout the year , finishing the year with a persistent chest infection and an epileptic seizure (after 6 years of being seizure free)which led to a trip on the ambulance 😑. Did manage to watch the most recent Wallace and Gromit film Vengance most fowl this year , as well as get into the amazing digital circus and Frieren and did make a start watching Hazbin hotel but need to watch more of it. Fingers crossed 🤞 next year will be much more productive and I’ll get some relief from my health issues.

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aw look at this old sketch of drunk Marco

Inspired by a post I saw somewhere

Everytime I make a Whitebeard’s Son OC, I always make them disabled and I don’t know, something about “The World’s Strongest Man” having a disabled baby who he is forced to be softer with despite being a ‘Rub some Dirt on it’ type of old-school father