WHAT IF: Luffy, Law & Kid Switched Islands? 

An inter-island gunfight between Ussop and a constantly-teleporting Auger sounds like the hypest thing I have ever heard of

I think if Kid went to Egghead and spoke to Vegapunk they would talk about fixing Killer’s condition. So I think Kid would be on his best behavior for killers sake.

Robin coordinating a battle by spawning eyes all over the place so she can see everything that happens is such a cool idea and it's a shame Oda hasn't done that yet!

I think that Shanks will be a lot more kinder to Law considering that he saw Law save Luffy's life during that war.

I think they all needed to switch- if Luffy had gone to elbaf he would have a friendly reunion with shanks (although shanks may have still challenged him for his Road Poneglyphs), Law’s abilities are way more suited to teleporting outta Punk Records so he could’ve extracted Vegapunk more easily and learned about the Void Century, And Kid would’ve opened with a huge attack on Blackbeard which none of them could’ve stopped since they seem to lack Observation Haki. They pretty much all picked the worse paths possible.

I love to imagine that if the Straw Hats showed up to Elbaf, the lookout ships would warn Shanks that Cyborg Franky of the Straw Hats is here, carrying the rest of the crew on his back

I think law has a couple more options on Elbaf. He could leverage the fact that he took down Big Mom to get the favour of the giants, which could give him a level of protection against/respect from shanks while he’s on the island. He’s also a negotiator, he formed the alliance with Luffy after all. He might straight up try to trade poneglyph etchings with Shanks (if shanks has the last poneglyph). He probably made copies just in case they get taken from him. Shanks also knows Law saved Luffy at marineford, and that he had a formal alliance with Luffy, so he might be more favourable to him than he was to Kid.

There might be a 3rd option for the Shanks and Law meeting. Not a party but not a fight, if Shanks remembers Marineford and Law saving Luffy he might be interested in an actual civil meeting or maybe even an offer to take Laws crew under his protection as thanks so Law and Shanks end up working together

This is the most perfect thing you could’ve done at this hour. You are a legend in ways you can’t POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND

I bet kid would’ve had waaaay better luck with Blackbeard than shanks

I feel like Kid would want to meet Vegapunk because Kid is also an engineer.

Imagine the absolute unbridled fury Sanji would exude if Doc Q turned Nami and Robin into men… I would love to see that shit 😂 Doc Q would be 6 feet under before he could even blink.

I love the idea of the Shanks and Luffy reunion being just like Roger and Whitebeard. Starts with a long “fight” that’s obviously not malicious, and then afterwards just an insane party. I actually was talking to a friend about that right before 1079, and shanks using divine departure just made me extra hopeful for it

Well *that* was an intro. In sniping, there's the concept of a spotter, who helps the sniper locate targets while they keep their eyes zoomed in with the scope. In Dressrosa, Viola was Usopp's ultimate spotter, but Robin...Robin would make an amazing one as well.

To be fair to Law, he's _also_ someone who defeated Big Mom, so he'd be popular at Elbaf. Even more so because he's not...attacking it. Even if Shanks and him clash, I doubt it would be a fatal thing. In the best case scenario, they meet, trade information, and part amicably. In the worst case, Shanks kicks his ass and takes his stuff without killing him. Regarding Pudding, I want to point out that she was able to shoot a gun with a strong enough caliber to penetrate Germa armor with one hand and no visible problem with recoil. Not to mention she could see Sanji saving Chiffon from Oven when nobody else did. Don't let her pretty face fool you. That girl is her mother's daughter.

There's a third option for Law's encounter with Shanks. Even though Morgans is all about "big news", no matter how much he needs to spin the stories, it's a well-known fact that Law allied with the Strawhats to take down Doflamingo. It's possible that they just end up talking. Come to think of it, Saul is on Elbaf and Law and Robin are good friends. Law is also a doctor. I would've liked to see THAT interaction specifically.

How kid would have interacted with blackboard and how law would have interacted with shanks was by far the most interesting concepts on this one 😎

It's kinda crazy how stacked the Straw Hat crew is. Like, every single one of them is a heavy hitter.

You know I'm surprised Tekking forgot that most of the enemies in egg head are made of metal. I feel like Kid can wreck everything with his magnet powers if he really tries

It's crazy how Laws crew is struggling with not even half of the BB crew, but the Straw Hats would overwhelm that same situation

Last thing I noticed Tekking mentioned Law helping vegapunk escape & he mentioned the frontier dome stopping them furthering the story, law can literally effect whole island lengths with his room, Law would literally just ignore the dome & teleport everyone away from it. Only reason Vegapunk didn't do that is because he hasn't mastered teleportation yet.

I’ve always loved the thought of Franky v Burgess. physical strength via DF vs. strength via technology

Law would never attack Shanks’ Fleet out of the blue like Kidd wanted to. He’s a very level headed guy. He also probably wouldn’t challenge anyone, when he knows he’s gonna most likely lose. Actually, I’d love it if Shanks spotted Law first and sent out Rockstar to negotiate. We’d see sweat run down Law’s face while he’s calculating every possible outcome in his head like Doctor Strange. He covertly prepares to use Room if shit hits the fan. It’s a very tense situation, Rockstar has a serious expression on his face and he says “I have a message from Shanks for you”. Law starts sweat more now, he tries to look calm and collected but panics internally. And then Rockstar just says… *”Let’s Party!!!”* Then they just Party for 3 days and part ways. Shanks basically always said ‘as long as you don’t (intend to) hurt my friends, you’re good’. 😂

I find it absolutely hilarous that Oda put all crews on worst possible paths for them XD

Don't think Shanks would have went off on Law the way he did Kid. The Strawhats vs Blackbeard Pirates would definitely be intense. Two users of advanced conquerers. Edit: Also Kid on Egghead would be nuts considering all the metal there.

The Late Night Tekking Show is always very creative, LOVED IT

Incidentally, with the oh-so-classic Room and Shambles, Law could plant those bubbles directly on top of the Seraphim extremely easily once he saw how effective they are, and he’s a cold, rational guy so he’ll know better than to go easy on S-Snake.

Tekking forgot to mention Saul being on elbaf. I am desperately awaiting Robin and Saul's reunion. The girl deserves to have a happy moment, gal dang it!

I think if Kidd went to Egg head and he was able to chill out long enough, Vegapunk would realize killer Ate a smile fruit and offer to remove the effects of it from him. This would lead to Kidd being indebted to Vegapunk and even if he himself doesn’t feels so Killer would make sure he pays him back so they would take him off the island

I thought that maybe Jinbei could sink the Blackbeard's ship, while Zoro and Sanji handled Van Auger and Burgess

I honestly wonder how much information about the strawhats is even available for blackbeard to even plan for all of that stuff, I would love for blackbeard to pull zoro in, get his shit sliced up, and be genuinely shocked that zoro doesn’t have a devil fruit because he just assumed from his sheer reputation and strength that he had one

I like how Sanji's observation is so high-spec he could detect genders😂

Do you think Vegapunk could potentially cure Killer from the Smile? Also, about Law doing the surgery on Blackbeard, what if Law was just straight up hypnotized to do it? I forget the guy's name, and if he is present, but Blackbeard has a hypnotist on his crew.

An interesting thought about if Kid went to Egghead. If it breaks out into an all out fight, which I would usually foresee, if Lilith chooses to activate the seraphim to fight them, they are under her direct command. So they then can't be taken over by CP0 or used by York, meaning that Lilith and all the seraphim probably easily roll CP0 and collect Stussy, then either there is downtime and York can traitor unabated or the marine armada arrives and it's the full seraphim, pacifista and other weapon suite vs just Kizaru and whatever else the fleet had. Also Kid's magnetism could affect most of Egghead's defenses pretty badly. It's almost all metal and nothing has haki to resist his magnetism. I could see him rolling most everything except the seraphim and maybe the pacifista if their bubble shield does have sea properties.

Remember everyone. Teach can't phase through attacks like normal logias, and physical attacks are tripled against him.

I love the idea of Usopp and Robin teaming up against Van Augr. Imagine him teleport ING everywhere while Robin has her compound eyes type ability active. I love Chopper and Brooke vs Stronger. Also, I imagine Chopper being naive and thinking Stronger is in danger, then getting hurt. I would love if Luffy is angrier at Blackbeard because of his food preferences than his involvement in Ace's death!

I think Sanji would be able to break the disease using his haki too….. but he wouldn’t want to 😅

Loved the intro. Keep up the great content Tekking!

Couple of scenarios and questions for the Straw Hats vs Blackbeard: What is/could the awakened form of the invisibility fruit be and how would it change how Shiryu fights? I think it would be insane if this is how Zoro gets his first ever wound on his back. (and maybe only - for a bigger impact/deeper meaning) Every other swordsman fight with honor to some degree but here comes Shiryu who doesnt care at all and actually prefers underhanded tactics. The opening scene for their fight could be a deep wound in Zoros back and how he has to accept the fact that he has been shamed as a swordsman while fighting him. This forces Zoro to fight in constant oni mode to guard his back and be ready for attacks from all directions until he figures out a way to deal with him etc. Nami could envelop the Sunny and area close to it in a heavy fog or redirect the light in hazy air to make it appear in another place or be "invisible". Would be really fun to see them use their abilities in strategic ways too. Robin could reach the next level in battle surveilence by drawing live maps with her ability for each Straw Hat or make her bodyparts appear as a map or an arrow or something to show where the enemies are or whats going on. Make a much more detailed map for a sniping spot that Usopp is in and give him enough information to know where to aim and have him deliver setups or much needed help in all the other fights at key moments. Like he could be the one to bomb Zoro and Shiryus fight with a powder or something that sticks to Shiryu and makes him visible after Zoro has been fighting for a while and cant figure it out. Robin whispers to Zoro to close his eyes and he makes this epic dramatic pose so that the reader/viewer and Shiryu thinks he is going to do some massive move but then Usopps bomb drops in and it was all just so Zoro wouldnt get the powder in his eyes.

It will always be funny to me that a man named Killer with epithets such as, Massacre soldier, murder machine, and Kamazo the manslayer, is the voice of reason on Kidd’s crew

PLEASE give us a longer video of those three switching places pre time skip to Wano. I’d really be curious to see if there are any islands that we know that Law or Kidd went to that Luffy might’ve handled differently

Kid would’ve reacted to the giant robot the way Law reacted to seeing Stealth Black

I'm obsessed with this!!! you always come up with creative and fun ideas for your videos and the bells and whistles to match

When you started talking about the Straw Hats showing up to Elbaf and drawing the comparison between what it would be like for them to show up and the time Mihawk pulled up on Shanks during Pre-Time Skip, it dawned on me that we may never actually have the party scene where Shanks gets to meet Luffy after becoming a "great pirate" and have Luffy return his straw hat...

I would love to see a situation where Usopp is leveling up his observation Haki to predict where he will warp to

Right off the bat, dude! Amazing freaking intro! I always like, but this went just up the first few seconds! Thanks, Tekking!~ 🐺🙌🏼✨

I’ve been watching tekking for year's now. I gotta say, there are tons of one piece RU-vid channels out there but he is my favorite because he stays true to his channel. Hope to meet you one day at an anime expo. Been watching you since high school and now being an adult you have been a great escape back into my youth.

YES! I love what ifs, two channels I like in a row did this today

i like how usopp yasuop reunion is such an non factor to tekking that he mentions usopp meeting dorry and brogy first before his own father

Shanks : let's have a party for Luffy's friend! Law : I AM NOT HIS FRIEND !

I really like your breakdown, I think you got your finger on the pulse of these alternate histories, great video!

It would be fun to come back to this in five years with a follow-up with how the rest of the final saga would play out

Kid's interaction with Blackbeard could be interesting. While they'd certainly fight a major battle, I think there's a good chance they'd come to an understanding and work together (i.e. try to use each other). Their goals don't seem like they'd conflict with those of the other all that much.

I was wondering about this scenario earlier this week. Loved the intro!

What if’s are fun to talk about! Love the video.

Isn't it weird to think about how Shanks and Kaido were based essentially right next to eachother

Thoughts. 1. I'm surprised Tekking didn't mention Robin reuniting with Saul when talking about what if the Straw Hats ended up at Elbaf. 2. Honestly, the only interest I could see Kid taking in Pudding would be if he learned of her potential for deciphering Poneglyphs. 3. Another possibility that came to mind regarding Law's arrival at Elbaf would be offering his knowledge and services as a doctor with the Op Op Fruit in return for a brief visit to Elbaf.

Thank you for the video! I always enjoy watching your videos!

Amazing video! Was looking forward to this when you mentioned it previously.

the only other outcome I could possibly see with law and elbaf would be law having a sit down talk with shanks and telling him he realistically doesn't want to be the pirate king. but that he knows there's knowledge based on the void century that he could learn there. I could see that talk sparking shanks attention enough to almost not want fight him but to view him more as an informant of some kind.

Ive been discussing this with friends all arc long. But the fact that the one who wanted to "shortcut" his progress meets with Blackbeard is lovely.

This was a really good video I usually never like what if videos but this was tha best Love you Tekking ❤

I've been so excited about this video! 🎉

Tekking always makes a day worth it

If luffy landed on Elbaph, Shanks would try to run away from him to the point he can't. Blackbeard vs Kidd is an interesting match up. Law would have struggled a lot on Egghead but I think he would agree to take Vegapunk on board with him.

Definitely one of the most interesting topics rn. Great vid Brobro

Love the video and keep up the great work tekking

I think the only other outcome with Law and Shanks, is a Ace meets Shanks repeat. Where in a direct parlay with Shanks, Law explains all he's done for Luffy - and in fact....Shanks KNOWS Law is the one who saved Luffy at Marineford. And from there he gives the Red hair crew the full context on everything that has happened throughout their alliance from Punk Hazard onwards... I think there is a lot of potential that as long as Law doesn't show any hostility towards Shanks... Law is partying with Shanks' crew and then Law books it! Because he knows Shanks beats him no contest, after spending a night partying with him and his crew.

Wow tekking you are always thinking of new ways and videos that are so unique that's why you stand to test of time on here Good work my friend.

that was a rly good video tekking :D

I think it'd be funny if Stronger tried to beg Chopper for help, but then when Chopper lets his guard down, Stronger lashes out and attacks him and Stronger reveals that he's actually a super evil horse and is more sadistic than Blackbeard and he and Doc Q are in perfect sync and understand each other even if they can't verbally communicate. XD

I think the fact that smiles are based off of bega Punk's original devil fruit in the first place would definitely make kid want to meet vegapunk to see if he could reverse the effects of the smile on killer

I didn't realize until this video but Law landing on Egghead instead of Luffy would've been so cool to see and such a fun arc

Very good video Tekking!

About Law et Elbaf- I think he would do a heist thing- he doesnt has to defeat Shanks- just to steal his poneglyph. I imagine he would ask to join the party, and during the party would steal Shanks's poneglyphs.

16:52 awww that's adorable. she's volunteering lol Also Tekking, on Strawhats in Elbaf, you didn't bring up that Zoro might be interested in fighting Shanks or talk about his famous duel with Mihawk. -Egghead Law stopping Bonnie from attacking VP can result in Baby/ Grandpa Law then he'll still haki out of it. -Elbaf Law bargains with Shanks to give him an arm and maybe Shanks tries to invite him to join his crew like Marco. -Egghead Kid, there's a chance if Vegapunk sees Kid charge up his rail gun maybe VP will theorize that Kid can power up Void Century Tech like that ancient giant metal robot Luffy saw. He knows it'll be risky but i feel like VP will take that opportunity.

Omg an hour long video of my favorite topic’s exactly what I need for work 👍

Thank you for a great video guys

I love that no mater where they went it would have been a crazy arc for the strawhats Elbaf and shanks have been talked about for so long The fight with Blackbeard has also been built up for so long too but even the Egghead rpg choice was way crazier than I though the game would get

I think another thing to remember for Law, had he gone to Egghead, is that it was known that he and Luffy were allied so he could essentially name drop for some trust/info should Vegapunk mention that. Bringing up Luffy or Robin could prompt some serious conversation and in reverse Vegapunk has info that Law would really want so there could be some mutual agreement coming from that. Plus, perhaps Law could just teleport them out of the dome even while it's up which could get them off the island way faster.

Yoo that intro was super cool!

That intro was super well done!

It would be really cool to see like Luffy, Zoro and Sanji fight Blackbeard together like they fought the Pacifista on Sabaody. I think it would really highlight their team dynamic and allow them to do some crazy combo attacks we’ve never seen before. Maybe after Sanji rescues Pudding and delivers her to the Sunny, he might join the fight against BB

When the story ends you should totally do a "the entire story of..." For interesting characters, telling their entire story from pre and during the entire show from their perspectives. For example the entire story of zoro would be his childhood, and then going briefly on every single arc mentioning the stuff that zoro did during each arc. Or for side characters like bonney maybe shorter videos telling all of the stuff we know were going on with her. Could be interesting and build up the legend of some characters after the story ends

Something you didn’t mention that would be such an amazing moment if the strawhats went to Elbaf is Robin reuniting with Saul, that would be the single greatest panel in all of manga

Love this content!

Went to the bathroom at 1am, said sure i can stay up late. I probably went thru 17 videos of yours while asleep LOL

I mentioned this in another video but I'm pretty sure that Shanks and Law would have some kind of conversation. We saw that Shanks is given a dossier on Kid so the same thing would probably happen with Law. It could potentially lead to new information about the D clan.

31:40 honestly I could see Shanks and his crew fighting the Strawhats if they met. When Roger and Whitebeard met they’d try to rob each other first and THEN sit down and party after being forced to respect each other’s strength (like we saw in the Oden flashback). It wasn’t malicious, but pirates are pirates. That’s the pirate culture Shanks grew up in. He already fights like his former captain so I wouldn’t be surprised if he carried himself that way too. Luffy has road poneglyphs and Shanks is officially moving to get the One Piece now.

Love the intro! Good job tekking

You should do a "what if" on various pirate crews entering Long Ring Long Land and confronting Foxy. How many would do the Davy Back Fight? How many would just kill Foxy? How many would take Foxy under their wing? And other permutations.

Question: did the newspaper ever actually report about Luffy and Law's alliance? Because if it did I could see Shanks not aggroing Law and treating him more like Mihawk with offering a friendly duel or giving him the option to leave with his Poneglyphs

I feel like if Luffy got to Elbaf and saw Shanks he probably wouldn't do anything and just say we're leaving... because that's exactly what I'd expect Oda to do and tease us just a little more

That intro was legitimately fantastic Tekking. XD

HAHAHAHA nice intro and video idea AMAZING I just clicked

At some point we need to discover that Sanji has a specific form of observation haki that senses all damsels in distress within a mile.

I paused the video to say this so idk if tekking says it but Auger vs Usopp would be the perfect time for Usopp to develop future sight Picture it. They’re evenly matched but every time Usopp is close to hitting him Auger warps. I picture Auger trying to hit the straw hats and Usopp shooting his bullets. Then Usopp realizes that if he’s ever going to hit someone teleporting around it’s almost like he’d have to know where he was going to be teleporting to before he got there. Maybe not realizing it in words but the tense situation causing his future sight to bloom. Then a hype moment where he manages to hit him

50:00 Imagine if Rustage had used that hook for the OPD&D. -Rustage: "There's a dying old man on the side of the ro--" -William: "I'll put him out of his misery"

Love your content Tekking -- this is such an interesting topic while the manga is on break 😂

This video had better pacing then the whole cake island arc