One Piece: The Void Century: What Is It? Described

Note the spoilers:There are major plot, character, and event spoilers for the One Piece manga in this article. To prevent spoilers, we advise you to read the manga to chapter 1121. Take care as you go.

Since the beginning of the Arabasta narrative, when we first learnt about the Void Century, it has been one of the most enduring mysteries in One Piece. In the past, we gradually discovered very little about them. We are now, after more than 1,100 chapters, beginning to discover the facts about the historical blank era because of Dr. Vegapunk's message to the globe. We've covered the topic below if you're keen to find out the real story behind the Void Century without ending up on the World Government's kill list.

The Mystery Hole in History

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The Void Century is a 100-year blank era in the history of the One Piece universe, as the title makes clear. Even today, the specifics of what happened during this time are still unclear. As a result, the century-long era between 900 and 800 years before the present chronology is known as the Void Century.

We are well aware of the outcomes for those who attempted to learn the truth about this time period. Put otherwise, research this century is frowned upon by the World Government . Actually, if you looked closely, you'll see that one of the primary causes of each of the previous three Buster Calls in the series has been the awareness of the Void Century.The World Government ensured that this regulation is never broken and that no one attempts to discover the history of this particular period of time. However, as was already noted, Vegapunk just disclosed some important information regarding the Void Century in the manga.

The One and Only Way to Discover the Real Truth

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The is the sole informational resource that can assist in unraveling the truth of this 100-year gap in One Piece's past.pyneglyphs. These old, enormous bricks are crucial to the plot, so if you don't know anything about them, read up on them in the handbook that is connected.Once decoded, these archaic letters on the Poneglyphs provide hitherto undiscovered historical information about several facets of the One Piece world's blank century. Like the Roger Pirates and Dr. Vegapunk did, one may really uncover the "true history" of this planet with the use of these poneglyphs.

What Take Placed in One Piece During the Void Century?

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provided the image.There has been talk of a Great Kingdom that was supposedly significantly more evolved and sophisticated than the rest of the planet during the Void Century. At the time, it was regarded as the most powerful country in the whole One Piece universe.Every other country saw it as a major danger as a consequence. Their technology was much ahead of its time, and many of the advancements made during this century could be reverse-engineered by Dr. Vegapunk. In summary, the world of One Piece has changed, but tragically backward from that time because, apart from Egghead Island, no such technology is seen now.It is now official that the mythical character "Joy Boy" was born during this blank period and was much revered as the protagonist of this Void Century narrative, as per Dr. Vegapunk's statement in the most recent chapters.The elderly guy also said that Joy Boy was the first pirate to set sail across the world's oceans. As a result, there has long been speculation that the Great Kingdom is really the home of pirates, but this has never been proven.Although the name of this country is unknown to us, Clover, an Ohara scholar and newly disclosed member of the D clan, said that knowing its name is vital to understanding the riddle of the blank time in history. There was an unavoidable conflict during this time after Joy Boy was born here; we have covered it in full below.

The Great War in the Century of the Void

The One Piece planet was irrevocably altered after the Great War of the Void Century, when it was divided into many islands and took on its current appearance. Dr. Vegapunk said that Joy Boy and his group constituted the main danger to the coalition of the 20 kingdoms, signifying the commencement of the Great War. He said that the conflicting philosophies of the two factions were what led to the war.When the alliance's disobedient army learned they couldn't defeat Joy Boy's abilities using Hito Hito no Mi Model: Nika devil fruit abilities, at which point the Ancient Weapons served them well.Joy Boy and the Great Kingdom were vanquished by the alliance with the use of these mass-destructive weapons. The end of the Void Century coincided with the defeat of Joy Boy and his homeland, which was lost and buried under the ocean.

The Great War's aftermath

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.There was a high cost associated with the widespread use of Ancient Weapons in the Void Century. Using antiquated weaponry throughout those 100 years caused sea levels to rise by an astounding 200 meters.In contrast, sea levels increased by one meter during the World Government's Lulusia Incident. Now consider the depths to which they had to go in order to cause a 200-meter increase in sea level! Even now, I still find it hard to comprehend!The majority of the kingdoms of the Void Century began to sink well under the waves due to the enormous increase in sea levels. The ruins of the lands that once existed make up the modern world. There were supposedly once many continents, but all that's left are some bits, or the islands. Under the oceans, there is still plenty to discover about the actual world.Following the alliance's decisive victory against Joy Boy and his group, they established the World Government to start their rule. Since they still hold one of the ancient weapons, Dr. Vegapunk emphasizes that the Great War, which began during the blank period, is still ongoing now.That's all there is to our current knowledge of the Void Century. As we get closer to discovering the reality of this dark time and the One Piece finale, we'll be updating this site.