One Piece chapter 1117 may have teased the Gorose's immortality in a way nobody noticed

Modified Jun 18, 2024 11:03 GMT

One Piece chapter 1117 may have teased the Gorose's immortality in a way nobody noticed (Image via Toei Animation)

One Piece chapter 1117 was officially released earlier this weekend, excitingly bringing with it what appears to be the start of the Straw Hats’ escape from Egghead Island. While some of the Straw Hats and their allies bringing up the rear have yet to board a ship, it’s clear that fans will soon see them depart the island and bring an end to the Egghead arc likewise.

However, this was only made possible by the Gorosei splitting off from the group for the most part in One Piece chapter 1117, instead focusing their attention on the Iron Giant. In the process, the group seemingly recognized the Iron Giant as the ancient robot that attacked Mariejois roughly 200 years prior to the start of the series.

Of particular interest is Saint Marcus Mars’ dialogue here in One Piece chapter 1117, where he says he’s “certain” that the ancient robot before them is the same from 200 years prior. Likewise, this phrasing has led fans to assert that Oda may have just given them the first tease of Gorosei’s immortality, which has long been theorized by the community.

One Piece chapter 1117’s dialogue may set up Gorosei immortality reveal, but fans could be fooling themselves

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Obviously, Saint Mars’ emphasis on his certainty of this fact in One Piece chapter 1117 is what’s specifically leading readers to this conclusion. It’s certainly understandable, as the hesitation he takes before saying this is very similar to the disbelief someone would have running into an old classmate from way back when. While it is difficult to ascertain full tone, the text does bold the word “certain” to make it clear that this is where Mars’ emphasis is in the sentence.

Yet, in the same breath, it’s difficult to say that this is a tease of their immortality in and of itself. One of the biggest reasons for this uncertainty stems from the fact that Mars and the other Gorosei members could’ve simply heard of the story from Imu or their predecessors.

Much like how Dr. Vegapunk knew the story via word of mouth from his scientific peers and predecessors, the Gorosei could have learned of the Iron Giant in the same way.

There’s also the fact that, as far as fans can tell, One Piece chapter 1117 only sees Mars speaking to himself on the matter, with no response from the other Gorosei members. Technically speaking, likewise, the issue only seems to tease Mars as immortal rather than all of the Gorosei members, again assuming that this is indeed a tease of their immortality. While it would also be likely that the others are immortal, chapter 1117 doesn’t seem to suggest this.

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That being said, the group’s powers have been shown to be fairly uniform so far, suggesting that this would also be the case for immortality. All but one of the group has now been confirmed to be a Conqueror’s Haki user, and all have been introduced as having “yokai” powers rather than Devil Fruit powers.

What’s clear is that there are solid arguments for both sides. Chapter 1117 does boast solid evidence for the Gorosei’s immortality, but has Achilles’ Heels in the way the tease is presented and what fans know of the Iron Giant’s history and renown. In the same breath, the Gorosei’s power uniformity thus far suggests that if one is immortal, then they all are. Hopefully, fans will get a definitive answer on the matter sometime in the near future of the series.