This Small Detail is a BIG DEAL! 

If there's one thing I'll never stop being stunned over is how casually Brook called Roger a rookie and everyone just let it slide.

It could just be that Brook isn't intentionally hiding anything, but rather avoids thinking about the past, as it's painful to him.

I can honestly see Brooke purposefully avoiding revealing any information he may have, just because he knows luffy would hate spoilers and rather just experience the adventure himself.

I’ve been waiting a long time for Brook to be explained. People forget he held his own quite well against Big Mom and others by himself. When will he get Haki ? How far do his powers go ? Is he immortal ? No idea lol but I want answers. And of course what does he know, he and Robin are typically on some low key serious stuff lol Jinbei too.

0:15 Brook riding a missile while waving a cowboy hat seems strangely in-character for him and I don't know why.

And I was just wondering why everyone is interested in e.g. Zoro's past, and no one will mention anything about Brook, who in my opinion is the most interesting member of the crew at the moment

I think Brook has an indirect connection to Laffitte. Laffitte also came from the west blue and was in law enforcement but was removed for being blood thirsty and violent. He's also tall, thin, has a top hat and cane like Brook and while Brook plays music, Laffitte is a dancer. They might not be blood related but they might come from the same island, which would give Brook a reason to fight him if he needs to.

I could have sworn Brooke addressed his history of eating his devil fruit, and not knowing what the effect was, and thought it was a dud, it was only when everyone else on his crew died and he became undead that the fruits powers activated

Brook’s most important role is simply giving us Bink’s Sake, the song that explains it all

Its funny how little I've thought about Brook's fruit in this context. I always kind of assumed it was an a case of Brook ate it and the crew discovered afterwards what it did when there weren't any obvious powers/transformations being shown. However, now that it's been pointed out that he used to be a ranked officer in a west-blue kingdom, a new theory that springs to mind is that he ate it to prevent someone else from eating it. Like an corrupt ruler who planned to eat it so that even after death they could continue to reign, or another villain who needed it as a back-up plan. I dunno, I get the impression that Brook is that kind of person who would see an opportunity and take it without pausing to think of the long-term consequences. Worked out for him in the end at least :)

I think brook probably ate the fruit when he was still a battle convoy. He probably wanted to ensure that he could protect someone or something even if he had to die twice to do so

Ever since I’ve heard of Rocks, I’ve been thinking whether or not his crew was the one that killed off the Rumbar Pirates. It always felt like a mystery to me, and I’m pretty sure(?) it’s possible.

Blackbeard pirate Laffitte is from west blue. He is a tap dancer, brook is a musician. The cowboy type people in rumbar pirates look same as him and his former job was sheriff. I think brook and Laffitte have some connection.

Dawn of the World made me fall in love with Brook but Liam, man who makes exceptions for piano sized objects dropping on him, made me care for Brook’s development

I think it would be cool if Brook is from Sorbet Kingdom. It would connect him with Bonney and Kuma would give us another reason to have a Sorbet Kingdom Arc/Mini Arc and we could expand on some juicy lore.

I feel like I'm the only one who really likes Brooke sometimes. He has the freshest outfits and I love his slow walk past and slash move. So cool. When he wore that Luffy mask at the tea party I was dying.

Brook could be up for a mini focused arc on him tbh. Sanji, Zoro got their's , Usopp will likely get Elbaf. Franky will play a major role when we meet Vegapunk and discover the ancient weapons. Robin is no brainer always important and will decipher all of the lost ancient history. Brook could drop bombshells any time. I'm guessing when we encounter Blackbeard or the strawhats become aware of Rocks Pirates revivalism

I have a theory that there are multiple Revive-Revive fruit users. Every time a user of this Devil fruit dies, the essence of the Devil Fruit goes to another fruit. The previous user will revive as a remnant of the fruit's powers

The one theory I'll have with Brook is that Crocus only said the Rumbar pirates quit their journey and left the Grand Line was due to one of the infected crewmembers sent someone from the town they were staying a message to give to Crocus, telling him that the crew was leaving the Grand Line. Thus, why Crocus can say he got the info of their quiting from a reliable source, but unsure whether they'd made it through the Calm Belt.

I have an announcement to make: After 1.5 years, I have finally caught up to one pieces 1,010th episode!

I'm a simple woman. I see Brook, I click. Edit: yesss spreading the Toroa agenda 👀

Plot twist: Everything that Brook knows is all part of Aizen's Plan

legends say every time its brook's birthday, the piano gets a little longer

Brook's story and Thriller Bark were partly inspired by the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Coleridge. I was blown away by the similarities when I read it. There may be clues about Brooke's past or future in the poem.

brook has to be my favorite straw hat along with Sanji, the dude just does not give a shit, everywhere he goes, everything he does is justcasual strolling along. Even when facing the pinnacle of the world he is just spitting roasts and acting like they are these negligible rookies. Even on Onigashima, while essentially everyone was going all out he was just doing his thing, I would love to see him actually do something though, appart from Thriller Bark way back he never had a "real" fight (CP0 maybe?).

You should also keep in mind, Brook and the rest of his ship died before ever reaching the New World, so the chances of any important information he might have about where they are is almost none. Now if he had been given another arc before they got split up, maybe he might’ve been able to talk about stuff he used to know, but I doubt he’d have anything of relevance now.

I think Brooks fruit works like that : if he has a reason to live his spirit wont leave this world . So if he has a reason to live he is imortal. That explains why previous users may have died although having this fruit ... And this fruit powers are the most interesting in my opinion along with robins ,laws and kaidos ... They seem to have limitless potential. (maybe kaido not that much but anyway) The only drawback seems to be how the user use the fruit ... Example Doffy had a very simple fruit but he is a fucking genius , the way he used his fruit is at least amazing ... (Manipulating others, attached to cloud to move faster , temporally holding his organ if damaged until he heals ... Thats an outstanding way of using a simple fruit . Imagine someone like that using Brooks, robins or laws fruit ...

I love how when you look at a character in One Piece in detail you start to realize so much more than what it seems like at face value. Brooke is an amazing example of this

There was a tidbit of information in the game Unlimited World RED that I really enjoyed because of how it used Brook. The main antagonist was a washed up pirate from the old era. Brook, being far older than the rest of the crew, was the only person who not only knew who the antagonist was, but knew how strong his bond was with another character because of that. I think Oda making brook so old was definitely a calculated decision, because it opens up a wealth of potential for him with regards to characters and events of the past.

I remember that moment in Brooks introduction. It was the first time I made the conscious decision to remember a small detail, because it will probably become important later. I should have anticipated that we wouldn't get an answer for a long long time, but that's also why I love One Piece.

Brook is a very special chess piece that Oda's holding on to. I mentioned it in Vinland's video that I think Eustass Kid is going to get fleshed out post-Wano since his beef is with Shanks. I think Brook will get a big info dump post-Luffy being Pirate King and around a potential death of Luffy. I think this will be the prime time for it because, considering Brook's DF, I wouldn't be surprised if he's been the one narrating the SH's journey. Almost like FFX-style "let me tell you a story" approach.

I seem to recall reading somewhere a long time ago that the 88 keys thing is also why Brook is as tall as he is, standing at 8'8" Not sure if that came from Oda himself or was a fan claiming such, since I saw it somewhere on the internet while Paramount War was going on, but thought it was interesting enough to point out nonetheless

let alone OP youtuberes GLR is one of the best youtubers in general especially the dude in a room channel that shit is heat🔥🔥🔥🔥

Yooooo it's just like that one time that weellll actually idk but wano has been really fun! Also is it just me or does Roger look like his design has some Spainish influence

This is seriously a very interesting theory i really can't wait to find out more about this..everything about this series is just fascinating

"Coincidence?! I think...maybe" I love the continuity with Liam hating when theorists say "coincidence, I think not!"

This reminded me about Sengoku and Garp saying how it was Rock Pirates' time before Roger and the rest, which would be exactly during Rhumbar Pirates' time on the seas, so at the very least Brooke would have some knowledge about Xebec and his crew's reign over the Grandline. P.S. The "Liam: yet to review the Grand Line" made me chuckle🤭

I was thinking, if Brook won't die his DF will not reincarnate. In the same way how the previous owner would have died? Is Brook the first user of that DF.

Brook also met Joy Boy's non-Jewish Gentile cousin named Goy-Boy while visiting Pig Man Island.

Considering Brook said he remembered Roger as a scamp, he for sure has some info to reveal

The “grim reaper” is just Charlotte Brulee being sneaky sneaky.

Brook is my favorite character, something like a second backstory would be mind-blowing

Damn I just realized Brooke might know who rocks is😬😬. Maybe oda might spin it and say rocks was the pirate crew that killed Brook. Not to mention, he would indeed know how to get to god valley . I’m sure when we get a roger flashback, we’ll see brook somehow

All this unknown and often not talked about stuff about Brook also reminds me of how ni one seems to ever remember or even care that Franky literally met Roger’s entire crew, INCLUDING ODEN, like you think he’d maybe mention that to Kinemon or Momonosuke or literally anyone in Wano

Liam makes one piece break weeks alot more bearable. Both on youtube and on twitter lmao

finally a brook video , one of my fav strawhats

i like that we now know why luffy was so insistent on having a musician

New member of the grand fleet here! I’ve always been a big fan of Brook, and honestly I always felt something was missing from his story despite his story with the Rumbar Pirates, and this is absolutely it! I would really love to see a somewhat Brook centric conflict later down the line. I could see them maybe stumbling upon Toroa and maybe have a Zou sized story take place there. Seeing Brook bury the hatchet over a responsibility he once had as a Toroa swordsman would be very interesting to see.

Well done crediting your inspiration and this is a legitimately detailed video. I appreciate that even in your theory adjacent videos, you're just presenting what to look for, and what is set up to be answered, not so BOLD fan cannon. I like this genre better

Brook probably met Roger and he doesn't even remember, lol.

I think I remember watching an Ohara video recently, where he theorizes that Bink's sake is being delivered to the ancient kingdom. Thus Brook holding some more key information from his past is definitely a possibility. Brook could have died not long before he met the Strawhats. Instead he died before the eldest members of the strawhat pirates even born. Cos even the second eldest, Jinbe, born 6 years after Brook died. The whole story of their crew is mysterious. First, they split when some half of the crew, including the captain contracted a deadly disease, and decided to split before the disease spreads, they contracted it while exploring some island? Then they disappeared in the calm belt and presumed dead. Then, not long after the other part of the crew got attacked, they defeated their attackers, but all of them received wounds from poisoned weapons, and their doctor died, so nobody can cure them. Somebody wanted the remaining Rumbar pirates to die, and they made sure it happens, but they did not account for Brook's fruit. This backstory would be a huge waste if not explored further. My assumption is, the Rumbar pirates did not contract a disease on their exploration. They instead discovered something they should have not. The captain thought he can spare those who where not present by splitting the crew, but they got hunted down anyways. Brook may or may not know what his captain discovered and why they left the crew like that.

I sometimes wonder if Brook's devil fruit has a unlimited life span or if it only keeps the user goining if they have something to live for. Will the fruit keep Brook "alive" once his promise to Laboon is fulfilled?

I hope we learn where Brook got that nasty scar of his from Maybe he expected to revive after that attack yet somehow didn't die from his skull getting thoroughly cracked

I feel like Brook definitely knows heaps - perhaps even something about the one piece, but he's hiding it so Luffy can have a proper journey

I think all the straw hats have a potentially hidden second backstory mostly related to how they came up. The 2 most interesting for me are Usopp and Franky. I'm curious how usopps father could abandon him and why Usopp has no last name. Franky was introduced as a tech genius, why would his parents get rid of him when he can create weapons out of nothing? If his parents were pirates that would be a great skill to have.

Brook actually has the eternal pose to God Valley in his skull.

When Brook FIRST was Introduced, all those years ago, I knew that there was so much hidden about him, especially his DF. Now we see that his DF isn't exactly what it seems to be, which is in line with my original theory, but it goes even further because he most likely also has a special Hito hito no Mi. I always was against the idea his DF was just a "Revival DF." I also theorized that Brook's abilities were brought out by "Music" and that his Ability is that "Of the Soul" so "Soul Music" was able to increase his powers. Now, after Wano, My theories are starting to become reality. Not only is Brook's DF a lie, so was Luffy's (which I didn't think to question, and I haven't been all that into OP to make tons of new theories). Not only does Brook's Hito-Hito no Mi's DF "power up" with Music, so does Luffy's. Luffy's Musical Instrument is the Drums, while Brook's seems to be the Guitar. Chopper and Robin will also gain their own "Rhythm" as well. Luffy always wanted a "Musician" because "The Music" allows one to "Enjoy the Party more." This is key because Music is deeply connected to One Piece, and Luffy's love for Music is deeper than just a love, and it's possible his DF actually influenced his enjoyment of Music. Speaking of Influence, one thing we haven't actually heard discussed is that these DFs could actually influence a person's mind, body, and soul. I think that we will need to take a deeper look at Water 7, because that is where CP9 first Ate their DFs, where we actually have a BEFORE AND AFTER of what happens when you eat a DF. These thoughts come when discussing how "Nika" has "a mind of it's own" and was able to "avoid the World Government all these years." It also makes you wonder if Blackbeard just got much more evil when he ate the Darkness Fruit. Ace's "Fiery Attitude" when confronting the Marines at Alabasta, the big fight with Blackbeard, and Akainu at Marineford. The biggest one to note is Magellan, who is physically affected by his DF. Now that I think about it, ODA snuck this in to make it seem like a joke, bu tI believe it's a reference to the fact that Devil Fruits WILL affect a user, after being eaten.

Always wondered why ppl never talked more about Brook "saying he was leader of battle convoy in a certain kingdom"

You've met internet historian, now allow me to introduce internet custodian

Hey Liam, German American member here. There are translation differences in the different manga volumes. In my German volume Brook refers to Gol D. Roger. In the German version the topic is also about Silvers Rayleigh (the Rookie). Brook says: "Hm...gut möglich, dass Gol. D. Roger früher einen Rookie diesen Namens hatte..." Translation: "Hm...Gol. D. Roger very well may have had a rookie with such a name." Taking a closer look at the context of the conversation, all the straw hats are talking about the name of Silvers Rayleigh. Here's the conversation in the German version: Ruffy: WIIIIIE?! DU WARST AUF DEM SCHIFF DES PIRATENKÖNIGS??! Rayleigh: "Ja...Ich war Vize Kapitän. Mein Name ist Silvers Rayleigh. Schön euch kennenzulernen." Strohhüte: "VIZE- KAPITÄN?!!" Robin: "Ach, habt ihr das nicht gemerkt?" Lysop: "Dieser Name ist mir sowas von geläufig (heul)!!!" Nami: "Er steht in so vielen Büchern (Wääääh)!!!" Sanji: "Ja, jeder hört diesen Namen irgendwann..." Franky: "..." Brook: "Hm...gut möglich, dass Gol. D. Roger früher einen Rookie diesen Namens hatte..." I'll translate: Luffy: "You were on the ship of the pirate king??!" Rayleigh: "Yes...I was the first Mate. My Name is Silvers Rayleigh. Pleasure to meet you guys." All the straw hats: "First Mate??!" Robin: "Oh, haven't you noticed that?" Usopp: ""I am way to familiar with that name (cries)!!!" Nami: "You find that name in countless books (Waaah)!!!" Sanji: "Everyone hears of it at some point in their life" Franky: "..." Brook: "Hm...Gol. D. Roger very well may have had a rookie with such a name." It just makes sense for Brook to, like everyone else, talk about Rayleigh's name. The topic of names had not been changed Hm. Well, translations... I think Brook actually is talking about a certain rookie, namely Rayleigh.

Well I Also Saw The Characters seeing common Proverbs saw Devil Fruit A power in exchange of Swimming or Weakling when in touch of water , And Shiraoshi also says "Got A Curse Placed On By the Devil" so what If people of D. Created the devil fruits 😂😂

What I want to know is how Brook’s devil fruit got passed down from its previous owner. As we already know, a devil fruit user has to die before his fruit reappears for harvesting, so how did the dude die if the fruit keeps him from dying?🤔

His existence exceeds almost any other character: Doctorine: 👁👄👁

I would love it if Oda expanded more into Brook's backstory at some point. Perhaps if we do get an Underworld Arc like some are suggesting, then it might be an opportune place for us to learn more about him.

3:34 I was JUST watching that scene on youtube. It's always gonna be funny. I could be doing a test and that thought could come into my head and I will start laughing

6:05 God, don’t make jokes like that! Almost gave me a heart attack.

imagine the crew which attacked brooks crew was a big deal like rocks pirates but just in their early years

I think brook once said that "is that rookie roger I think I heard or not" says something like that I dono this is true or my imagination but I think I have read it in manga and in anime too.......

I think he just ate it without knowing the the fruits true power. I heard that after eating the fruit the user would know automatically that he ate that specific devil fruit.

10:13 Liam says that we've seen devil fruit encyclopedias only in the hands of hyper-wealthy people, but we also know Blackbeard had one.

You should make a grand line review ranking every island the strawhats went to

Brook is my favorite Straw Hat because of how much and little we know about him. Also because Bink's Sake explains it all and is the most I've ever cried during a flash back

Question for the Grand Fleet Admiral and any keen fleet member in the comments; Why do you think the anime doesnt animate the cover story's? The anime certainly does like its occasional filler ark and moreover it does accept the existence of those cover story's with such as milk girl appearing in the revolutionary army scene. There are some truly great cover story's and even though they might now be out of sync with the main story (especially Ace) i think they would be great to see animated. Why do people think they havent been animated yet?

Hi. Your theories are insanely reasonable and seem, to the point where some of them seem more like facts than possibilities. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of them.

What if Brook is Rocks D Xebec hiding in STRAWHATS.

Honestly glad you've done Brook because I've been suspicious of his atuall devil fruits full powers for a while and how they seem to have evolved into more soul/big mom style which has interested me alot. I'm an anime only watcher atm but definatly agree he needs to get his time to shine...elbath/on way I feel could be a perfect place for this post wano, honestly could be used for so many straw hats... My hope for zoro is when we meet shanks mihawk is casually there having a drink with him wait cos they new straw hats were comming... Might be y we keep seeing mihawk with shanks, to set this up.

kinda felt weird watching this after the big fight over joe on twitter lmao still entertained by your videos, though

Yes, Brook has more lore in his head about the history of the world that we the readers want to get at. Oda, however is taking his sweet time getting there. Nice shoutout to DotW. I love her work as well and the Toroa cricket catch by her is now safely incorporated into my head canon.

During Zou Brook asks the minks if they knew the doctor on rogers ship in a way that suggests he new them, so it wouldnt be suprising if he had met, or at least had a knowledge of roger

What I do like to think about, is Brook actually having told everything to Robin, the one Strawhat actually interested in history and wanting to know more. Too bad Robin is also the one Strawhat who doesnt really talk about her knowledge.

Theory, Brook said when he died he couldn’t find he’s body and was roaming for years, who thinks at some point his ghost landed on Rogers ship and explored with them

Can you make a video about each monster point of Zoan type devil fruit or a top 20 of the best monster point, plz

CONGRATS ON 800K GRANDLINE!! 🎉❤️

I literally subbed to this channel just about an hour ago after watching several videos 😂 For the record, I pronounce my name “Kay-nuh”, but no big deal if you’re slightly off

Best video i have seen in a while, have always said that a brook arc is soon coming, he and Sanji share many similarities in how they joined the crew, both of their roles were the ones luffy cared about the most and both of their history was barely revealed in their introduction, after whole cake I knew brook would get an arc for himself just like sanji

That ace sign was outta pocket

Congrats on 800k Liam! Here’s to 900k!

Wait did Brook know what his fruit was when he ate it? I thought all his pirate crew were prepared to die and him along with them only to then be brought back to life which was when he figured it out.

The Brook-style joke at the end was golden.

the YOHHYOHH impression is on point😂😂

Hi Liam! Been a watcher for a while, but I had to comment on this video. I've loved Brook so forever, and the nonchalant Yo-ho-ho-ing at the beginning just got me 😂

End of one piece brook gonna be living in that little house inside laboon

I rewatched the first sabaody arc today, And I started thinking about brooks past after Rayleigh started talking about crocus. And coincidentally, you uploaded this video like 2 hours after

Sounds like an expansion on Brook's backstory is needed just like with Zoro

Love the content, for someone that missed like half of one piece and dont have the time to rewatch. Your vids help me keep updated with the story. And good luck with saying my name for subscriber of the day.

maybe the arc after wano would be brook's homeland cus he haven't had any major flashbacks

I wonder if the devil fruit encyclopedia even existed at the time that brook ate his fruit? My personal theory is that he knew the power of the fruit because that information may have been passed down within the kingdom he was from alongside the fruit. so long as the former fruit user died within their kingdom and they grew whatever the preferred fruit for it to inhabit nearby, even without an in-depth understanding of how it worked, the fruit would likely stay within the kingdom to be recollected and passed down. Not that hard to think that a kingdom may make this some sort of cultural ritual/ festival when this happened after each user died a second time and write music about their kings being able to rise back from the dead due to it, only to be attacked and destroyed later for that same reason. It is, at the very least, something I could see happening.

I think you underestimate the draw of immortality and a second life. There's a reason it's a very common goal. Gra Ted its very common for villains which Brook decidedly is not, unless something weird happens idk, but I can still see a regular person being drawn to the prospect of a second life

I definitely want an expansion with Brook

I just noticed you’re on 800,000 subscribers. Congrats :)