One Piece is finally headed towards its greatest war and fans are incredibly excited for it to finally kickstart.

The Final Saga of the story has been sensational in more ways than one, and given the direction that the series has been taking as of late, it is beyond any doubt that fans are going to witness an incredible war sooner rather than later in the story.

While fans thought it would take some time for a major war to finally begin in the Final Saga, things appear to be moving way too fast, which means that this giant war might just be around the corner, as has been implied, which means that all the readers are in for a treat.

The Key Players In The Final Saga Have Been Revealed By Oda

The Yonko and Some Other Players Are Going To Be Important

One Piece chapter 1121 was absolutely incredible in many ways. Although this chapter did not move the plot forward way too much, it delivered the biggest part of Vegapunk’s message and essentially concluded it before it was eventually interrupted. In this message, Vegapunk got to talk about Joy Boy and highlighted the importance of the treasure that he left behind, which fans now know as the One Piece. According to Vegapunk, the one who claims the One Piece is going to be the one in the hands of whom the fate of the entire world is going to rest. This essentially means that a pirate is going to control the entire world later down the line in One Piece, unless someone else other than a pirate goes on to claim the treasure, which is highly unlikely. Regardless, Oda took this opportunity to highlight the key players of the Final Saga.

The fate of the world rests in the hand of the one who claims the One Piece. – Vegapunk

Of course, the four Emperors were there, all with different motivations. There was Luffy, who fans know wants to become the Pirate King, Shanks, who has recently declared his desire to claim the One Piece, Buggy, who wants to take the support of the people around him and achieve what Shanks did not want once, and of course, Blackbeard, whose goal is to control the entire world, and thus claim the One Piece. There are also other parties that Oda drew, such as the Navy, who are determined to put a stop to the pirates, and even the members of the World Government, such as Garling Figarland, among others, who will get to play an important role in the battle for the One Piece.

At the same time, there are Revolutionary Army members, who will get involved in the battle against the Government, and all this ties directly to the great treasure that is the One Piece. These are the main characters that fans will get to see a lot of in the Final Saga and they are going to be central to a major war that is going to break out sooner rather than later in the story. As mentioned earlier, this war might have been assumed to be far away, but the latest chapter of One Piece confirmed that it might actually be closer than one would expect.

The End Of Egghead Island Has Finally Been Set Up And A War is Brewing

The Iron Giant Saved Straw Hats

Luffy And The Crew Escape

One Piece chapter 1122 essentially marked the end of Egghead Island, unofficially. Even though this arc might not be officially over, that is, there might be some chapters focusing on the aftermath of the battle, it is essentially over in the sense that the Strawhat Hat Pirates have now left the island. Fans will likely not even get to see much of what is going to happen on Egghead, because there is no character to give them a point of view. At the same time, the biggest of threats, the Five Elders, have left Egghead, and the vast majority of the Marines have been knocked out by Joy Boy’s Haki. There is absolutely no reason for fans to stay at Egghead in the upcoming chapters, which means that they will get to see a completely different reality in the upcoming weeks.

Our real war begins when they start mobilizing, the God’s Knights! – Dragon

One Piece chapter 1122 essentially opened the way to new events taking place in the world. Now that Egghead is over, Oda will take this opportunity to draw the rest of the world of One Piece and the events going all around. Quite easily, one of the most important events that the story might focus on is pertaining to the Revolutionary Army. As things stand, they are awaiting retaliation from the God’s Knights, who are determined to descend from Marijoa and destroy the siege laid on the Holy Land. This means a major war is just about to erupt in the world of One Piece.

At the same time, Shanks is sailing somewhere, and fans also know that Blackbeard is going to be active soon enough. There are other characters looking for war as well, such as the Marines, who will not be quiet, especially under Akainu’s leadership, after hearing that a pirate is going to control the world. This is going to lead to a massive eruption soon enough, which essentially means that the upcoming arc, that is, the Elbaf Arc of One Piece, could see the world erupt in flames.

The Beginning Of A War Is Closer Than One Would Think

Elbaf Is Going To Be Marked With Wars

Of course, fans might be wondering as to how the Great War will begin this early. The answer to that is that this upcoming war is likely not going to be the final war. Fans know that once Luffy finds the One Piece, a specific battle against the World Government will erupt based on the information that is going to be known and spread to every corner of the world. That is a different war altogether. The world of One Piece is already in turmoil, and all the other wars cannot be put on hold until then. Fans will most likely see Dragon fight with the God’s Knights and other individuals taking part in skirmishes here and there, which means that a major war is truly about to begin. As for the characters who are going to be central to these wars, fans already know the people that Oda has highlighted, which means that they will, sooner or later, take an important step in the upcoming war and showcase what they are truly capable of.

It’s difficult to imagine all this happening while the Elbaf arc is going on, but fans simply need to keep in mind that the upcoming arc of One Piece is not likely going to keep all the focus on the island. Instead, Oda is going to take the focus to all over the world, just as he did in Egghead. This is something that Oda has commented on himself in the past, which means that a war could be brewing somewhere else, and fans could actually get to see that, as well as the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates in Elbaf.