Blackbeard.
A fatalist. He believes in fate, & that it's immutable, no?
In Jaya, we hear him saying that the dreams of pirates will never die.
I'll admit, for my theories, it's weird he'd say "pirates", not "men", but maybe he just thinks less of non-pirates.
But from what little I've seen of his backstory, Blackbeard.... He's mentioned to never sleep, & he was spotted looking sad alone at nights, right?
Why would such a lonely, depressed man put so much stock in people's dreams? I've heard of the multiple personalities theory, but even if there's 3, they all need motivations, right?
Surely, if there's multiple personalities, not all 3 of them are dreamers with so much faith in the dreams of pirates?
& whether there's only one personality or three, surely Blackbeard's seemingly miserable, lonely past played a factor.
Teach got his first & subsequent Devil Fruit by taking them from others, often at the cost of his victims' lives.
Isn't there something about Devil Fruits being the dreams of people?
I'm not a Japanese expert, but the kanji for "dream" has several definitions:
en.wiktionary.org
- a dream quotations ▼
- a vision (wish for the future)
- leaving reality to the state of lusciousness
- a fantasy (idea from one's imagination)
- an illusion or delusion synonym ▲Synonym: 迷夢 (meimu)
- something fragile
Dreams are both what we see in sleep, as well as the fantasies of our imagination, & our wishes for the future, among other things.
Blackbeard's crew often has themes of fatalism. The idea that fate is inevitable, & that when it comes for them, they'll readily accept it, but until then, they'll do as they wish, no?
Blackbeard is often antithetical or a foil to Luffy, liking the opposites of him. In a sense, fatalism could be seen as antithetical to freedom. You cannot be truly free if all your choices are already made for you by fate, right?
But then, why does Blackbeard want to be King of the Pirates? To rule?
Perhaps he sees it as his destiny?
Part of me wonders if it's because... he's in denial.
Blackbeard seemingly could not sleep, & he metaphorically takes the "dreams" (Devil Fruits) of others for himself. He does as he likes, but his belief in fate enforces themes opposed to himself having freedom.
"The dreams of pirates will never die!" - said the man who steals dreams.
If he cannot dream, if he cannot fantasize or imagine for himself, then perhaps he was always so miserable in his youth because he was disillusioned to reality.
The whole wide world of One Piece, & yet how painful it'd be to see the corruption it is, unable to feel a sense of wonder, to dream or have visions, that this is all there is, & be certain eventually death will come for you.
All while you must spend every night awake, for sleep is not a thing your body will let you do.
Would someone in that position not try to see the world, trying to find some kind of dream? Trying to find some kind of wonder?
All the while, desperately telling himself "The dreams of pirates will never die!" in the hopes he can find joy, as he steals the dreams away to try & enjoy them for himself.
Blackbeard is the thief of dreams, for he cannot truly experience them himself.
....Or something like that.
Like I said, crazy theory.
Thoughts, all, please?
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I'm unsure what you mean, but I think there is something in my mind that I remember where you can connect dots or find a translation that you need strong will to stand up against her ability
it's blanking when temporarily getting/remembering something in my head
