The Greatest Akainu Theory Ever Made 

Great Analysis as always! A pleasure to have contributed to set the mood in the beginning! Here's to more collabs in the future!

"Akainu is the type to find 1 bad apple and burn down the whole tree." I couldn't have worded it better than this. This is why he is so impulsing to me. Akainu is incredible.

What if Akainu's hat was given to him by an older Marine, like Shanks did for Luffy? That's why he still wears a the regular soldier hat to this day, even at the highest position.

I think Akainu being able to end the series in a year if he was the protagonist is a testament to his willpower. He's a government dog who has the willpower of a man who could have become pirate king if he wanted it, so I love the idea of him taking matters into his own hands.

His name also means something very important. Sakazuki. It is the Oath of Brothers. Also Akainu has this tendency of calling Luffy, Dragon's Son. No matter how infamous Luffy has become. Akainu see's him as Dragon's Son. Sakazuki, the ac of becoming brothers through drinking Sake. He already has a Yakuza Oyabun motiff, so making Dragon his Blood Brother would explain his hatred towards anything that goes against the Marines. Dragon betrayed him. He defected the Marines and even created the Revolutionary Army. As a man that follows his Justice, he will do it. He will kill Dragon and all his kin to bring Justice. But Akainu is not the type to be sad or disappointed about betrayal. He just gets angry. Angry at the fact that there are people that have different views and values. Considering the hints that Hibari may be his daughter. I believe his childhood is kind of a mirror to Koby's. They both have an unbreakable code of Justice. But Koby didn't had a sister. And Sakazuki did, and at some point he admired and loved Dragon as his friend that he wanted them to become Family. And so Sakazuki's Sister ended up marrying Dragon. Creating an unbreakable link of the bond of friendship between them. And then Dragon went Revolutionary, his wife died shortly after birthing Luffy. The Rage of Akainu would be unending. Not only he betrayed his friendship, he betrayed his oath, and he even ended up costing the life of his sister, one of the few people he loved. Akainu's Justice gets fueled by betrayal. Although at the end of the day, Dragon's defection from the Marines affected him so much, that anything that goes against his Justice is Treason. Goes to show how influential D. are. Garp inspired the Marines. But Dragon inspired one particular individual, and due to unfortunate circumstances that same individual hates Dragon and his entire kin.

The next sky split is going to be Dragon and Akainu, I feel it.

Perhaps Akainu knows about Kuma's backstory, and knows that he was set up as a tyrant, hence why he sympathises with him and Bonnie

Funny how it has been confirmed that Dragon was indeed a marine

I can't wait for sakazukis backstory. Probably led a normal life until pirates raided his town. The marines beat the pirates but showed mercy to a few lackeys and spared them. Those lackeys then killed his parents, called reinforcements and devasted the town and killed every marine, where the marine captain in his dying breath tells sakazuki some inspiring words to never show mercy. A backstory similar to Lord Saladin in Destiny 2 where he showed mercy to enemies and then they devasted a town later.

Akainu taking loyalists within the marine to fight against the celestial dragons while still remaining an absolute POS who need to be overcome is a truly fascinating idea. Great video

Dragon being a Navy Man has been on my mind for a very long time. Him being a former marine justifies his hate for Tenryubito as he might've seen their atrocities closely.

The shot at 27:50 of the admirals sitting down seems to me like a deliberate representation of their respective character and attitude towards authority. Kuzan's legs being open and free, Kizaru's closed and restricted and Akainu being somewhere in-between. Fits your theory way too much to be coincidence imo.

Your content is a breath of fresh air. Long form well researched content that doesnt go down insane rabbit holes. Really underrated imo keep it up

A cool thing to mention is that in the official song Red Dog Red, sung by Akainu’s voice actor for a one piece album released quite a while back, the main chorus has him repeat the line “Battle without honor!”. A cool callback from Toei to their earlier series and a fitting line for a character who will rain down hell from above, swim under the ground, and blast a hole through you to get to what he wants.

I think the #1 reason people underrate this guys is he killed so many of the fanbase's faves.

I've really been loving these latest chapters with the admirals. They are clearly getting tired of listening to these evil world nobles. I cant imagine them taking the nobles shit much longer. the line where he "calls kuma a mindless slave was clearly filled with emotion and it's just getting so interesting cant wait to see what happens next

22:15 I think that the celestial dragons should be treated as "not individually beyond redemption" rather than "not all terrible people". The "good ones" we've seen didn't start off as decent people. Instead they learned the error of their ways from learning about the people they had previously looked down on through What's His Name's interaction with Otohime in fish man island. I think the distinction is important, because every celestial dragon is complicit in the exploitation and enslavement of people just by living in Mary Geoise, not to mention that every single one we have seen owned their own personal slaves. An interesting observation I make when looking at the story through this lens is about the Don Quixote family. Rosinante and Doflamingo were both born celestial dragons, but reacted completely differently to their titles being stripped. Rosinante was able to accept his way of life had changed, but Doflamingo only learned to hate those who took his old one from him. If Rosinante had remained a celestial dragon his whole life, he probably would have been a shitty person until there was some kind of event that made him reconsider things.

Akainu is Oda's pawn for killing what Luffy won't. Eliminating the World Government from within. Thank you for the video this was great!

Akainu made us realize that ppl without 0 sense of humor can be extremely dangerous and nothing can stop them from what they do

bruh akainu living the retail life and about to radicalise himself is the twist i'm all for

Maybe if doflamingo gets out, sakazuki will come to his realization while in battle with dofi and literally has to cut the strings of a celestial dragon while coming to terms with deciding to not be a puppet to them anymore

I think nothing would be more interesting than finding out that Akainu's Home Island is none other than Hachinosu. For a man that dreams of Justice, being born on an Island that is the definition of anarchy and chaos. Seeing Piracy be revered as the Way and seeing countless attrocities done to the non-pirate population (mostly slaves, but also traders and other dark deals) Yet the population keep flocking, including his own parents. Corrupted by the desire of wealth and fortune. Akainu being a survivor of Rock's Island during his prime. Would explain why he's the way he is. He probably became somewhat of a vigilante, killing Pirates at Hachinosu. But at the end of the day Rocks always knew, and never did anything about it because he found it amusing. And with a single display of power, shows Akainu that only the Strong can change the world. He even fueled his hatred by letting him live and continue to do his thing. Eventually during a raid by Garp, he manages to catch Garps attention and becomes a Marine officially. But the words Rocks said to him that day and his display of power made him realize, that if he is to change the world to his views, then he needs to have the power to make it happen. Would be interesting. Blackbeard got inspired by Rocks, while Akainu got traumatized by Rocks. But at the end of the day his Will is the one they inherited. Truly painting Rocks as the villain that even dead still affects the world.

Personally I’ve always felt it was clear that his idea of “absolute justice” will be born of a sacrifice of a loved one, like every other backstory. I assume that, by compromising on something, someone close to Akainu died, and he vowed to never let any death go in vain. During Ohara he would have said, if one person lives then all of the others who we killed would have been in vain and that’s disgusting to him

Finding out that Dragon was a marine just makes this theory a lil more concrete

I think Akainu realized something when he met Kuma and when he saw that he still have his own will, he probably thought that if a robot like Kuma still have his own mind, then why Im Fleet but at the same time "merely a puppet"

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Akainu having Hiroshima dialect also could play into Imu wiping out islands. Perhaps what happened on his island was the work of the world government blamed on pirates. Would come a full circle being a puppet and turning against them.

seems ur theory on Dragon bein a Marine worked out well!!

This was a truly lovely analysis, and one that really makes sense of how someone like Akainu thinks. He's not just a blind follower of the marines and governement; being thought of as such would descredit how his stalwart persona has been set up by Oda thus far. Rather, Akainu likely has an infallible sense of justice, and anyone who doesn't meet that standard is simply evil redgardless of their standing in the world. This is a man you do not cross, no matter who you think you are.

Great video! I've always thought that Akainu's character is deeper than what he looks. But for you to present all that about him in such an engaging manner is simply amazing!

Great video, a deep dive on the hottest man in One Piece. I appreciate you actually discussing the filmic influences behind all the admirals. Before the Imu reveal, that long stretch of real world time after Marineford but before Reverie, it was always difficult to square which of the two Big Bads, Akainu and Blackbeard, Luffy would punch first, since they both represent the apex of opposition to him in vastly different ways. This analysis helped me to answer that question, even taking Imu into account, but we reach different conclusions. Instead of MarieJois echoing Marineford, it'll reverse things in a way. Blackbeard will arrive to steal what he wants, but this time he won't be the one to kill the king at the last minute, because the dog will have already bit his face off, leaving the empty throne actually empty. Then Blackbeard mercs Akainu leaving his victory a hollow one, because black holes get it? or because magma rapidly cools after finally erupting get it? Then I guess like, Luffy vs Blackbeard happens shrug. My imagined scenario is obviously not as well thought out as yours, hope it wasn't too annoying to read.

This was excellent. I couldn’t even wrap my head around the connection u made with the yakuza/samurai theme and all the backgrounds of the admirals' childhoods and how they respectively made the characters we see in the present day. Keep it up!

One of the best videos on Akainu and the other admirals. From character influenced to how they are displayed , great writing 🔥

I think the real turning point for Akainu will be when he finds out that the World Government ARE pirates. They are descended from pirates. What will he do when he realizes that he ultimately works for Pirates?

hell of an intro and one hell of an analysis. always love hearing your perspective and the questions it spurs along with it. excited for what’s to come when OP still has yet to flesh out all their characters, especially when they got a good amount of people around akainu’s power yet to fully showcase their abilities/morality

Your videos are genuinely so high quality, im excited to watch

Hidden back with another BANGER ! A straight up major motion picture, havent even finished it and its already fire

Seriously, you put so much hard work into these videos, in my opinion your reviews are so very unique and amazing! We need to get you more viewers

So happy to see this in my feed because I know you’ve been struggling with motivation lately. Keep up the good work dude!

I'm a simple man. I see an hour-long The Hidden Island video, I click.

What if Akainu is actually the real leader behind Sword? Remember how he's revealed as "an insurgent in the Marines" by Spider Squard when he explains who told him about "Whitebeard's betrayal"? Could've been a subtle nudge of things to come. Then we have the fact that Sword members act without having to be worried about orders from the upper echelon because they're "about to get fired". The fact that Jewelry Boney managed to get away even though Akainu personally came to pick her up, means he likely let her go. And then we go back to the tattoos that Akainu has. No, not the Yakuza one on his left arm, but rather the one on his right that completely stands out: A simple sword.

Just finished the video, amazing analysis. Wasn’t always a huge fan of Akainu but now I understand him a lot more and am excited to see where Oda takes him

Its amazing how your videos manage to keep my entertained for 50 straight minutes, how do you do it man

amazinggggg video. Like you said, no one's gone so in depth on the actual role those actors played, and how it will relate to their role in the story. Your videos are always an EVENT.

Am i the only who likes akainu?

Just found this channel and binged all the videos just to see a new one dropped as soon as i finished the greatest shanks theory, thank you for these banger videos🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

You're on fire man. I've never heard anyone theorise about Akainu's possible allegiance change based on his movie counterpart. Keep it up man that was great.

You do a great job of talking about outside the story references in the context of themes. A lot of theorists do some random conspiracy theory stuff and say that “X will die because Oda said he likes Disney World.” But you bring up references in the context of how certain character types are likely to play out. And I appreciate that.

I know for a fact akainu is going to have THE SADDEST BACKSTORY in One Piece because Oda loves play with our feelings and expectations

Amazing video as always. Thank you so much for the work you put into this, I always have and will continue to look forward to next!

Wow. Its really rare to find video essays with this much broad topics and depth being explored. Good stuff my guy. Instant subbed

I'm just halfway through the video and I've already been blown away by these connections, amazing job as always my dude

My theory is that Akainu was orphaned after his family was killed by pirates, which is why he can't see them in any light other than evil.

Someone cooked here! Great video! My favorite part was your deep dive into the inspirations behind the admirals. It adds a lot of interesting context to their motivations that aren't explicitly told to us in the story.

Great video! Really well thought out, and delivered. I agreed with everything about Akainu. I also appreciated learning more about the films, the actors that Oda took inspiration from, were famous for. Definitely going to check out more videos.

Probably the most thorough one piece character analysis and theory on YT. Great Work! Subbed

Awesome video, as always. Discovered your channel by chance (sometimes the algorhythm really does work) and got really blown away. You're great, man!

Love this theory/analysis especially when you compared the admirals to their real life movie inspirations! It's also interesting that Akainu sings a song called Red Dog Red on the ONE PIECE Nippon Judan! 47 Cruise CD and "Battle without Honour" is repeated a lot in it.

I'm so glad I clicked this video, easy subscribe. I'm glad you brought up the recent chapter and how Akainu almost seemed like he was talking about himself when he was talking about Kuma, that really got the gears turning in my head when I read that.

Damn, the new editing style that you used in this video is absolutely brilliant. Just listening to that intro gave me chills!

i reread marine ford recently and i’m pretty sure akainu foreshadowed his own death. when he was talking to ace he said “whitebeard will die a loser, a fitting death for an admiral of a mountain of garbage” and i think that’s going to mirror his death later on

The title is true. Nice job. Love the longer style videos and the research.

i'm happy to see this video doing so well! what a great comeback

Man I've been thinking about Akainu so much lately, you posting this is perfect timing.

Akainu is one of my favorite villains. I feel there are points where he seems like a foil for Dragon too but just imo. I will be surprised if they don't have history. I love the idea that Sakazuki could rebel and get sick of taking orders. Would be super interesting to me.. I love the parts about Marineford and about dragon and dog being opposite signs that's interesting.. the parts about the actors and old films was amazing and you're spot on that a lot of that influence seems to be in OP

The wait was worth it! Stay dropping this theoretical heat!

You’re by far the best One Piece RU-vidr for research and theories. I e been binge watching all of your videos and have loved all of it lol

This was beautiful done!! Excellent work!

What an amazig analysis of such a great character, I can't wait for Akainu's character arc to happen

Given the implied closeness of Dragon and Sakazuki I've had the idea that Sakazuki was raised by Garp's assistant Bogart

Your videos hardly ever miss, also your organization is awesome. Your stuff makes me love One Piece even more than I already do!

Your humor with your theories has made this channel my new favorite! Keep up the good work man

I genuinely like him, yeah he's a ruthless basterd but I feel we never get something this serous done well, plus the fact he keeps murking everyone is just cool. I hope he gets something done with his character

Really good video, I already knew that the admirals were modeled after famous Japanese actors, but I didn't know how deep it went, how much inspiration Oda pulled from the characters they played. Also I had never thought of it, but Dragon being exmilitary, and maybe a former comrade of Sakazuki's makes a lot of sense.

I love your theory videos. I periodically rewatch your older content. I love your long high quality format videos. Thank you again for another great video

Great video! I don’t find myself watching long form videos often, but your content is an exception.

With how much marine focus we've been getting in the recent chapters, I'd say whatever Oda is cooking up for Akainu is going to start happening very soon and this video has me pumped up for it. Also, great video as always.

kizaru's "unclear" justice can also be translated as "grey area justice". fwiw i think this gives another perspective on things. it's less that he applies his justice in an inconsistent or unclear way, but more that his justice deals in the grey area of what is legal or "just"

Awesome video, I love discussing the potential of the characters Oda has laid dormant for so long, and I think the way you fit Akainu as one of the final 3 villains was amazing and almost 1 to 1 with how I imagine it. I also love your inclusion of Like A Dragon footage around the 37 minute mark.

Every since your imu video you’ve convinced me your theory videos are a cut above the rest. I’m happy OHara and urodon paved the way for theorist like you. This video was a banger!

I predict that Akainu will be defeated by Sabo, magma was told to be hotter than fire and once something was told in the story that its impossible, its gonna happen.

Right when i needed a One Piece lore injection

Very good video man, never woulda came to this conclusion on my own but it makes perfect sense!

Man, what an amazing video. I am rarely impressed by One Piece theories, but this throughly swayed Would definitely appreciate more marine content from you

I think Akainu is really gonna snap back on the world government in some way. When I see him, I think of the story of Sensui from Yu Yu Hakusho. Light/Dark and no grey, but something happens that snaps that line. I don't know what that will be exactly though.

Akainu is a true marine and did nothing wrong. And it’s because of that that him snapping and turning on Imu et al will be so great.

Such a strong video - love the build up - arguments based with proof and logical thinking. Love your work, you would be a great detective!

Dawg, your stuff is so elite. I feel like I get to enjoy One Piece in a way deeper way after I watch one of your analysis videos

Great video man, I wrote a theory a little while back that Dragon and Akainu are "Brothers" because they performed the "Sakazuki" ceremony together like Ace, Sabo, and Luffy and for some unknown reason Akainu felt or was betrayed by Dragon resulting in the immense hatred for him and solidifying his will of absolute justice. Also now with recent chapters and a possible Akainu connection to Kuma, maybe Kuma is the 3rd brother just like Luffy was to Ace and Sabo? Ace and Sabo were the same exact age like Dragon and Akainu are, Luffy and Kuma are also years younger. I know the theory is very tin foily, but I'd like to believe there's something more between Dragon and Akainu rather then Dragon just being a revolutionary and Akainu a Marine.

Nice bro! Perfect analysis! Sakazuku unlike Luffy put hat his on himself from his dead marine fathers corpse and is the product of a life of rage! A volcano and a pit bull ready to explode and eat his owner the second it shows weakness! Seeing your connection of how yakuza operated like the world government in feudal Japan makes me more convinced that the world government is an alliance of 20 pirates that took down the lunarian gods atop marijoa… like the raid on onigashima…but, like kuro, imu wanted their existence to be unknown abd no one to chase them to end the cycle of coups! Sooo would Robin revealing in front of Morgan’s and Saturn that the world government flag is the original skull and cross bones… they are the original rocks pirates and joyboy was the original roger? If this is the egghead incident and this causes world civil war and marines like sakazuki to go rogue that would kick start the final saga in my mind. Then so really like your setup where even though sakazuki is going rogue he he still has to be taken down by sabo and Luffy together! And if imu is so overpowered that he can’t be taken down by anyone but Blackbeard who knew about imu power and knew it’s counter was the darkness fruit! So Blackbeard taking out the strongest in the world and becoming both pirate and king of the world not be the very best setup for final villain? Pirate king vs pirate king! Black hole vs the sun … This is too good if you ask me. It suddenly ups the stakes so that we get the most chaotic war ever with a final high stakes villain much stronger than we previously imagined! It also sets up the end theme meaning freedom and control, you can’t control the will of the people so the ultimate controller is hidden(like an island) so that no one know they are being controlled by a named person with a face and address! Just like my theory that Oda is a communist and marx and Engel said that capitalism continues slavery but you have no masters the masters are a class of elites that take no blame for their mastery of the world. So Luffy is the answer an anarcho socialist! A liberator who does not hang on to control and instead the throne is actually empty… the king of the anarchists(pirates)

Banger vid hidden! I had just thought 2 weeks ago I hadn’t seen a non-chapter vid from you in a while, don’t know how I missed this one for a week!! Excited to be back behind the bar😁

Great video as always, man. Concise and direct to the point. I love listening to your theories and analisys while cooking and doing chores.

Interesting! I had never considered that Akainu could only have accepted the fleet admiral position because he didn't want to serve under Aokiji, who he doesn't like. But it does make sense, as I can't really see any other reason for he to be doing paperwork instead of fighting on a battlefield.

First time hearing a theory on the Big Red Dog! I also thought it possible he could turn on the Gorosei by realizing they are no different than pirates.

Great video man!

Thank you for fleshing out my understanding of the admirals. Amazing analysis and so well explained I feel like I truly have a better glimpse of akainu.

I think Imu being too full of themself and getting jumped by Blackbeard somehow is pretty likely.

Clifford analysis🔥🔥

Loved the video!

Thanks for the video gang