Usopp, not Luffy or Zoro, will likely captain One Piece's Straw Hat Pirates out of Egghead's waters

The Egghead arc of One Piece is in its final phase and all eyes are on the escape of the Straw Hats Pirates for whom numerous Vegapunk satellites gave their lives. However, there are a lot of hindrances in the way of this pirate crew's escape.

On one hand, there is the Marine Corps, which has arrived with numerous vice admirals and Admiral Borsalino on the island. On the other hand, there are the five overpowered supernatural Gorosei who are unwilling to let anyone escape from the island.

But even if the Straw Hat Pirates managed to escape from the island, would they be a proper crew as Luffy and Zoro are currently engaged in a dangerous battle? Hawkin's prediction during the Wano arc is the biggest hint to the topic that would conclude how after Egghead, the Straw Hat Pirates might become the Usopp Pirates temporarily.

Disclaimer: This article contains potential spoilers from the One Piece manga series and has the author's opinion.

One Piece: Exploring the condition of the Straw Hat Pirates after they escape Egghead Island

Vegapunk Edison's sacrifice (Image via Shueisha)

The escape plan of the Straw Hat Pirates commenced when Vegapunk Edison jumped through the Frontier Dome, risking his life, and extended the clouds so that the Thousand Sunny could escape easily. But a few chapters before, Saint Saturn summoned all Gorosei on the island, fearing that the Straw Hat Pirates would escape.

After the Gorosei were summoned, they distributed and cornered everyone on the island. Nami and her group faced Saint Saturn but they managed to evade him and commenced escape by riding through the clouds of the Frontier Dome.

Zoro vs. Nusjuro as seen in the manga (Image via Shueisha)

On their way, they met Zoro and Jinbe who were interrupted by Saint Nusjuro when the two Straw Hat Pirates tried to mount the ship. Roronoa Zoro asked his friends to leave without them, claiming they would catch up with the rest of the crew.

Luffy was involved in a battle with Saint Warcury and was assisted by the Giants who had just arrived on Egghead Island. After escaping from the claws of Saint Warcury, Luffy met Sanji's group and they mounted the Giants' ship.

Bonney Nika and Luffy Gear 5 (Image via Shueisha)

However, the chase wasn't over as Saint Marcus wasn't ready to let them go. So, as it was impossible to beat the Gorosei, Luffy asked his crewmates and Nika Bonney to kick him as hard as they could. He absorbed the impact of the crew's attack and unleashed it on Saint Marcus, sending him flying.

One Piece chapter 1119 saw Nami's group vanish as Saint Ju Peter tried to attack the Giants' ship. Luffy countered Saint Ju Peter but this gave Saint Warcury a chance to attack again. The Iron Giant emerged from the depths of the sea and punched Saint Warcury.

As seen from the current situation, Nami's group is missing and there are high chances that they have already escaped Egghead. The ones remaining on Egghead Island, and also currently in battle, are the four strongest Straw Hat Pirates: Luffy, Sanji, Jinbe, and Zoro. Out of these three, Zoro and Luffy are considered the strongest and the leaders of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Hawkins predicting the future of Luffy and Zoro (Image via Shueisha)

With both of them fighting dangerous battles, what are their chances of survival? For this purpose, let's go back to the Wano arc and learn about their life expectancy from Basil Hawkins, one of the Worst Generation Pirates. After reuniting in the Wano Kingdom, Luffy and Zoro had to face Basil Hawkins, who was working for Kaido at that time.

The Worst Generation Pirate predicted their fate using his Tater cards and stated that there was only a 19% chance of them being alive for the upcoming month. As the timeline of One Piece is mysterious, we can only presume how long things have gone on since Basil Hawkins' prediction. After almost 25 days of the prediction, the Straw Hat Pirates left Wano after beating Kaido.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Egghead on the 30th day since the prediction, as there was a skip after the Wano arc. So, the ongoing events fall right under the "month" Basil Hawkins talked about. While his prediction doesn't mean that they would instantly die, both Zoro and Luffy could get seriously injured.

Usopp as seen in the anime (Image via Toei Animation)

So, without a proper leader, the remaining Straw Hat Pirates would be led by the man who is infamously known as Captain Usopp. As fans already know, his lies are a kind of foreshadowing of future events, and this could be the prime time for it to become true.

Without any of the Big 4 of his crew around, Usopp would guide his crew out of Egghead Island, which has become some kind of hell with creatures like the Gorosei. He would guide them to Elbaf, where he would also fulfill his dream of becoming the bravest warrior of the Grand Line.

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Edited by Meenakshi Ajith