One Piece: Who is Luffy’s mother?

Ancient Weapons, Laugh Tale, the “A play“…there are many mysteries that can be found in the universe created by Eiichiro Oda, and which in turn are key to the creation of the world itself as we know it. other mysteries are not necessarily of such magnitude, despite the fact that its relevance is not less as such. The one that would fit perfectly into this category is the one that revolves around the identity of Luffy’s mother..

What do we know about Luffy’s mother?

• The simplest answer we can give about what we know about Luffy’s mother in One Piece is: NOTHING.
• Officially, Eiichiro Oda never provided information on the character in question, as opposed to Luffy’s father, who we know is Monkey D. Dragon and who even appeared several times in the main story (albeit in a very limited way).

• Why after more than 1000 manga and anime chapters, we still have no information about Luffy’s mother? Well, the truth is, it could be because, for Oda-sensei, the concept of ‘mother’ is contrary to that of ‘adventures’. It’s something he came to declare, and one can understand where the blows are going with that, but still it’s not that it’s a very flattering justification.

Who could be Luffy’s mother? theories

The Internet has left more than one theory to date on who might be Luffy’s mother, then I save some of the most commented:

Shanks met Luffy’s mother.

• Nothing else, but speculations and theories will always exist on the Internet, and even more so if, again, it is a subject that nothing at all is known about. For that, Some even think that Eiichiro Oda has already shown Luffy’s mother in the following image:

• In one of the extra chapters of the One Piece manga which served to present the story of One Piece Film Red, you could see what was a memory of Shanks that inspired him to sing for Uta when she was just a girl. And yes, I’m talking about panel showing a woman singing while holding a baby.
• Is there any confirmation that this is Luffy’s mother? Well, not really, although it is true that because of the way the child draws, it may remind the protagonist of One Piece. Also, given that Uta as a character is canon and that Shanks and his team traveled to Foosha Village for years before the anime started, it would make sense that they even met the mother of Luffy.
• But, in case Luffy’s mother was in Foosha, Why don’t we see her anywhere? This could be precisely due to his relationship with Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, a title that could have forced Luffy’s mother into exile to avoid arrest by world authorities.. With that in mind, the decision that Garp would relieve Luffy would also make sense, since the authority of such a Marine officer would be enough to absolve him of any suspicion (beyond the obvious family connection).

Luffy’s mother… is it Makino? But what

• Another possibility that more than one came to raise at the time is that Makino was Luffy’s real mother…something that obviously didn’t make sense. Why? Well, because of age, that’s completely impossible.
• The most recent data on Makino’s confirmed age puts her at 31, so if she is Luffy’s mother that would imply that Monkey D. Dragon had sex with a girl around 11 years old. The truth is that there are hard stories in all kinds of readings, but it does not seem to me that this is the context that Eiichiro Oda wants to give to the origin of the protagonist of his story.

Is Luffy’s mother a bounty hunter?

• Another alternative regarding the identity of Luffy’s mother that I could find on the networks is the speculation of that he was a famous bounty hunter. Who? So far, the conversation is not going.
• Why was such an idea proposed? Although it’s not a very solid suggestion to say, the logic was as follows:
  • luffy is a pirate
  • Garp is a member of the Navy
  • Monkey D. Dragon belongs to the revolutionary army
  • And the mother being a bounty hunter would make Luffy’s family have a member in each of the main groups that make up the One Piece seas.
• Obviously, there’s nothing at all to back this theory up, so like at Makino, it’s best not to take it too seriously.

And that’s all I can find out who is Luffy’s mother in “One Piece”. It is important to pay attention to it’s possible this is a character we’ll never get to know, because of the few times Eiichiro Oda has spoken about it he hasn’t shown too much interest in inquiring about it. In any case, if Luffy’s mother should appear at some point, it must happen yes or yes in the final stretch of the story that has already begun.

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