Anime About a Man Learning an Ancient Japanese Art Form
The Poneglyphs are large, mysterious steles with historical knowledge inscribed on them in an aboriginal script. They are scattered amongst the islands across the world, and it is said that the just person left in the world who tin can read them is Nico Robin.[four]
Contents
- ane Appearance and Type
- ii Overview
- ii.1 Cultural Significance
- 2.2 Ancient Script
- 2.3 List of Known Poneglyphs
- 3 History
- 3.one Past
- 3.i.1 Record of the Void Century
- 3.1.2 Gol D. Roger's Attempt
- 3.i.three The Demons of Ohara
- 3.1.iv Nox Trek Political party\Pirate Mission
- 3.two Arabasta Saga
- 3.2.1 Arabasta Arc
- 3.3 Sky Island Saga
- three.3.ane Skypiea Arc
- 3.four Summit War Saga
- three.4.1 Sabaody Archipelago Arc
- 3.v Fish-Man Island Saga
- three.5.1 Fish-Homo Island Arc
- iii.6 Four Emperors Saga
- 3.6.1 Zou Arc
- 3.6.ii The Upcoming Levely
- three.half dozen.3 Whole Cake Island Arc
- three.6.four Wano State Arc
- 3.one Past
- 4 Anime and Manga Differences
- 5 Trivia
- half dozen References
- vii Site Navigation
Advent and Type
Poneglyphs are massive, cubic steles fabricated of a currently unidentified, indestructible type of stone.[5] They have text written in an ancient script carved into them, usually on one of their six sides. In that location are a full of three types of Poneglyphs scattered across the world; Historical Poneglyphs, Instructional Poneglyphs, and Route Poneglyphs:
- "Historical Poneglyphs" reveal pieces of ancient history, as well as messages written by aboriginal people.
- "Instructional Poneglyphs" contain instructions and/or clues about the locations of Historical Poneglyphs.[six]
- Road Poneglyphs (ロード
歴史の本文 , Rōdo Pōnegurifu ? , literally meaning "Road Text of History") detail a location. The combined locations detailed by all four Road Poneglyphs allows one to locate Laugh Tale.[7]
Both Historical and Instructional Poneglyphs are a dark-bluish color, while the Road Poneglyphs are a deep ruby-red color.
Overview
Co-ordinate to Tamago, in that location are a full of thirty Poneglyphs in the earth.[viii] Each Historical Poneglyph tells a piece of history long forgotten.[5] This history includes the three Ancient Weapons: Pluton,[9] Poseidon[six] and Uranus.[10] The four Road Poneglyphs each identify a location which form a map leading to the last island in the Grand Line, Laugh Tale. They are sought past several organizations interested in the treasure located on Express joy Tale: two of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin and Kaidou, have each claimed possession of a Road Poneglyph.[11]
Beingness the pinnacle of Wano'southward supreme adroitness past ancient Kozuki stonemasons, the steles are impervious to whatsoever harm, even from explosions.[12]
The Rio Poneglyph (
In the eyes of the World Authorities, they are dangerous artifacts; notwithstanding, despite the World Authorities declaring the Poneglyphs unsafe because of the weapons, the reality is that the ethics of the fallen Kingdom written on some of the stones are far more unsafe than whatever of the weapons.[5] Gol D. Roger managed to follow the passage of the Poneglyphs considering he could hear "the voice of all things" and thus uncovered the truth of the Void Century with his crew, but Silvers Rayleigh notes that what they learned may exist interpreted differently depending on one's point of view.[xiii]
Cultural Significance
Later on they were completed, the stones were left in the care of aboriginal civilizations and protected by the descendants of these civilizations for many generations, equally seen in both Arabasta and Shandora. The Shandorian Poneglyph was a fiercely guarded treasure of the Shandia people, and they felt a deep connexion to it - especially the Golden Bong built effectually it[fifteen] - that was passed downwards to the nowadays era, where the descendants of those who fought and died to protect information technology still put their lives on the line to reclaim it, along with their homeland, even though they had long forgotten about the existence of the Poneglyph itself.[16] They still cherish what it represents a nifty deal. The shaman of their people openly wept upon hearing that they had fulfilled the wishes of their ancestors by passing its information on to Nico Robin, thus relieving them of their centuries-long duty.[6]
Unlike its Shandorian counterpart that was guarded past its people to protect the information it independent, information technology is clear that the subconscious nature of the Arabasta Poneglyph was to conceal its beingness from the people and not to protect it, every bit Arabasta is a founding chapter of the Earth Authorities, united against the creators of the Poneglyph. This is inferred by Robin in her conversation with the King of Arabasta, Nefertari Cobra, when she scoffs at and rebukes his argument about a hereditary charge of the monarchy to "protect" the stone, though he was truthfully unaware of the deeper reasons or motives of its concealment decided long before his time.[17]
Due to its ties with the Kozuki Family, the Mokomo Dukedom is somewhat knowledgeable almost Poneglyphs despite existence unable to read them, equally they are aware of the beingness of the Road Poneglyphs[vii] and Nekomamushi reveals that information technology is possible to impress a Poneglyph'due south text onto paper in a similar manner to woodblock printing, simultaneously proving that information technology is possible to copy the text written on a Poneglyph and record it on a rubbing of a different material that lacks a Poneglyph'south indestructibility.[18]
Ancient Script
— Robin on the ancient script.[14]
The text on the Poneglyphs is written in an aboriginal script (古代文字 , kodai moji ? ). This writing system was apparently unique to the civilization who carved their history onto the Poneglyphs. Notwithstanding, the aboriginal script was not exclusively used for Poneglyphs, as some ruins in Shandora contained writing in the same script.[14]
Attempting to research this script is deemed a offense by the World Authorities,[19] simply the archaeologists of Ohara led by Professor Clover were able to decipher the ancient script later years of research in secrecy.[5] However, they were later discovered past the Regime and erased by a Buster Call. The sole survivor of this purge was Nico Robin, who had managed to learn the script at the historic period of viii by spying on the squad of archaeologists.[20]
The Kozuki Family were master philologists who created the Poneglyphs and inscribed its linguistic communication. They passed down the noesis of how to read Poneglyphs including the skill to write its ancient language within their family upwards to Kozuki Oden'southward generation. Also a member of Roger'due south crew, Oden journeyed to Laugh Tale with him and, like Roger, could decipher the Rio Poneglyph. Oden was executed past Kaidou and the Shogun of Wano Land Kurozumi Orochi subsequently he refused to tell them a clandestine he knew (presumably either the location of Express mirth Tale, I Piece, knowledge of what was written on the Rio Poneglyph, or how to read Poneglyphs), preventing Oden from passing on the literacy of the Poneglyphs to his children, Kozuki Momonosuke and Kozuki Hiyori, and leaving Robin as the only known individual who can decipher the ancient text.[21]
List of Known Poneglyphs
Poneglyphs can be divided into three types that deal with the cognition they incorporate: Historical, Instructional, and Route.
Location | Contents | Image |
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Historical Poneglyphs | ||
Tree of Knowledge basement; Ohara[19] [12] | This Poneglyph includes information well-nigh the Void Century, including the proper name of the Peachy Kingdom.[5] | |
The Tomb of the Kings; Alubarna; Arabasta | This Poneglyph details the location of Pluton.[nine] According to Nefertari Cobra, his family has protected the stone for centuries, though Robin implies that they were actually hiding information technology from the people and the World Regime.[17] | |
Sea Forest; Ryugu Kingdom; Fish-Man Island | Nico Robin initially believed that this Poneglyph held vital information to understanding the Void Century;[22] however, upon finding information technology, she noted that it was different than the other Poneglyphs she had found, reading more like an apology letter than a historical text. The message was written by a man from the surface known as "Joy Male child".[23] In the message, he apologizes to the people of Fish-Human Island for breaking his role of a hope, which involved returning to Fish-Man Island to behave out Noah'due south purpose.[24] | |
Gilded Tower of Shandora | This Poneglyph details the location of some other ancient weapon, Poseidon.[6] It was protected past the Shandia for centuries[15] until Robin deciphered information technology.[6] | |
Road Poneglyphs | ||
The Whale Tree, Zou | Hidden within the Whale Tree, this Road Poneglyph contains information that, when combined with the information on the other three Road Poneglyphs, will reveal the location of Laugh Tale. | |
The Room of Treasure; Whole Cake Chateau; Whole Cake Island; Totto Land | This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of Charlotte Linlin and her crew.[11] During the Sanji Retrieval Team'due south invasion of Totto Land, it was heavily guarded within the Room of Treasure.[8] A re-create of it is currently in the Straw Lid Pirates' possession.[25] | |
Wano Land | This Road Poneglyph is currently within the possession of Kaidou and his crew.[11] | |
Fish-Human being Island‡, Unknown | At least 25 years ago, this Poneglyph was located at the Sea Forest next to Joy Boy's apology bulletin.[26] At a certain point after, the Road Poneglyph whereabouts became unknown and it is currently considered lost.[11] | |
Poneglyphs of Unknown Purpose | ||
Unknown | While she was on the run equally a pre-teen, Robin found a Poneglyph in a wooded surface area. Its precise location was non revealed, the Poneglyph was not named, and its contents are unknown.[27] | |
Coastal Ruins‡, with Jinbe‡ The Room of Treasure; Whole Block Chateau; Whole Cake Island; Totto Country | This Poneglyph was found by locals who showed it to Jinbe after Wadatsumi threw some underwater ruins onto dry land.[28] As Jinbe and Wadatsumi left, they took the Poneglyph with them.[29] This Poneglyph was afterward delivered to Charlotte Linlin,[thirty] which she had placed in her Room of Offerings after the Sanji Retrieval Team invaded Totto Land.[eight] A copy of it is currently in the Straw Hat Pirates' possession.[25] | |
The Room of Treasure; Whole Cake Chateau; Whole Cake Island; Totto Land | Big Mom has acquired a Poneglyph through unknown means, and it has been placed under heavy baby-sit alongside her two other Poneglyphs in her Room of Treasure following the Sanji Retrieval Team'due south invasion of Totto State.[8] A copy of information technology is currently in the Harbinger Hat Pirates' possession.[25] | |
Orochi Castle basement; Flower Capital; Wano Country | Establish by Beck in his soul form while the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Brotherhood collected intel before their attack. It is backside a very firm door and surrounded past kokeshi dolls.[31] | |
Unknown | A Poneglyph discovered during Gol D. Roger's final journey.[26] | |
Skull Dome second basement; Onigashima; Wano Country | A Poneglyph plant by Trafalgar D. Water Police while searching for the Road Poneglyph on Onigashima.[32] |
History
By
Record of the Void Century
800 years agone, in the Wano Country, a clan of principal stonemasons known as the Kozuki Family invented indestructible block shaped steles for the purpose of recording important history on them while preventing it from being destroyed. Those steles would become the Poneglyphs.[three]
The steles were written to preserve the events of the Void Century.[5] After the Void Century concluded, the stones were left in the guardianship of the descendants of ancient civilizations, who guarded them from people seeking to destroy or merits them.[15] [17] The World Government, in an attempt to encompass up the events of the Void Century,[five] made researching and deciphering Poneglyphs a crime punishable past death. However, this did not stop others from gaining possession of Poneglyph knowledge,[xix] transferring the ambiguous language on the Poneglyphs to paper in hopes of finding someone who can read it,[18] or keeping the stones themselves in their own possession in social club to gain superiority over those looking for them.[11]
Gol D. Roger's Effort
39 years before the current storyline, Roger and his crew reached Lodestar Isle at the end of the Grand Line and learned about the existence of the Poneglyphs, prompting them to look for the steles across the world. 13 years afterwards, later on encountering the Whitebeard Pirates, Roger met Kozuki Oden and learned about his knowledge regarding reading the writing on the stones. Roger and then begged Whitebeard to let Oden to join him, and Oden agreed.[33]
At some point, either earlier or after recruiting Oden, Roger managed to copy Big Mom's Road Poneglyph.[34]
Shortly after Oden joined the coiffure, the Roger Pirates traveled to Skypiea and found the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell. Oden deciphered the message on the Poneglyph and wrote Roger'south own message abreast it.[vi] [35]
Subsequently leaving Skypiea, the crew traveled to H2o seven, and Roger learned en-route about the Road Poneglyphs at Wano Country and Zou, now having information about all of them, including the copy he had from Big Mom's and a hunch that the Sea Wood near Fish-Man Island held another one. The crew then continued sailing beyond the world and somewhen reached Fish-Homo Island, proving Roger's guess correct every bit they found the Road Poneglyph and learned the truth about Poseidon.
Returning to the New Earth, the crew reached Wano Country and read the Road Poneglyph there. Effectually the aforementioned time, Oden's wife, Toki, became ill and decided to stay in Wano with their children, Momonosuke and Hiyori, and Oden's retainers, allowing Oden to finish his quest.
Arriving at Zou, Roger used a recommendation from Nekomamushi in guild to gain access to the Road Poneglyph in the Whale Tree.
Following the directions, the Roger Pirates drew a course towards the final island, and according to Oden's log, they learned the truth about the Void Century, the Volition of D., and the Aboriginal Weapons. They besides establish the treasure left there past Joy Boy. Upon reaching their destination, the Roger Pirates burst into laughter, causing Roger to name the isle Laugh Tale, as news of his achievement spread throughout the world, earning him the championship of the "Pirate King".[36] [13]
The Demons of Ohara
The researchers on Ohara decided to study their island'south Poneglyph in an attempt to discover the missing history of the world.[19] However, they were limited past lack of access to and knowledge of the other Poneglyphs, and thus sent out researchers to detect more than information on them, knowing the written report of the Poneglyphs was illegal.
Nico Olvia, along with xxx-3 other archaeologists, set out to sea. Sadly, their effort failed and they were intercepted by the Marines, leaving Olvia as the sole survivor. The Marines found information among the belongings of the dead researchers that allowed them to trace the squad dorsum to Ohara, and a CP9 unit was sent to investigate. The World Government had always been wary of the scholars because of their cognition, but researching the Poneglyphs meant they had an excuse to act confronting them.[37]
Olvia escaped the Marines with the help of Jaguar D. Saul[38] and managed to render to Ohara in fourth dimension to warn her comrades about the Marines heading their mode. All the same, CP9 had already arrived on the isle[37] and a Buster Call assail commenced after Clover revealed that he had discovered the knowledge held past the Poneglyph in the Tree of Noesis.[39] Ohara was destroyed, wiping out the entire Island and all of its inhabitants with the exception of Nico Robin, who managed to flee in the process, leaving the fate of the Ohara Poneglyph a mystery.[xx]
During her time on the run, Robin deciphered at least one Poneglyph and constantly strove to find others.[27]
Nox Expedition Party\Pirate Mission
Thirteen years before the start of the series, the Nox Trek Party set sheet from Zou every bit explorers in search for Poneglyphs for their master Nekomamushi. However, every bit the inquiry of Poneglyphs is considered a criminal offence past the World Regime, the party was labeled as criminals and became the Nox Pirates, with Pedro gaining a bounty. At some betoken, the coiffure suffered wounds and loss of morale, causing all members apart from the captain Pedro and crewmate Zepo to retire. Pekoms led those who could no longer continue on the journey, and their group ended up arriving in the territory of the Emperor Big Mom. Their lives were saved and they were taken under her protection.
Five years ago, Pedro and Zepo prepare their sights on Big Mom'due south Poneglyph and entered Totto State, where they discovered Pekoms had joined her crew.[40] Pedro and Zepo suffered a massive defeat.[41] Zepo spun Big Mom's roulette wheel and landed on a penalty of losing 100 years of life; however, he but had 30 left, and so after killing him with her powers, Big Mom turned to Pedro to take the remaining 70. Pekoms convinced Large Mom to reduce the price, but she only went down a decade because she was mad at Pedro for taking Tamago's left eye, so Pedro removed his own left eye and claimed that he had to return to Zou in order to witness the "dawn of this world"; impressed by this, Big Mom took only fifty years off his lifespan.[42] [41]
Arabasta Saga
Arabasta Arc
Crocodile targeted the Arabasta Kingdom considering of its Poneglyph, which contained data on the whereabouts of Pluton, and created the Bizarre Works syndicate in an attempt to bring down the Arabasta Kingdom and claim Pluton,[43] employing Robin to read the Poneglyph. When Robin finally got the chance to read this Poneglyph, even so, she lied about its contents, which caused Crocodile to plow against her because he no longer needed her. Due to the ferocious battle between Monkey D. Luffy and Crocodile, compounded by an endeavor from King Nefertari Cobra to crush Crocodile underneath the rubble by displacing a pillar,[44] the Tomb of the Kings where the Poneglyph was held became unstable and began collapsing effectually them.[45] Luffy saved Robin and Cobra, simply the Poneglyph was buried in the plummet.[9]
Sky Island Saga
Skypiea Arc
Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates, claiming Luffy was responsible for her connected existence,[9] and traveled with them to Skypiea where another Poneglyph was held. There was a wall in the Shandorian ruins cryptically describing the location of the Poneglyph in the same runes that the Poneglyphs themselves were inscribed with.[14] The Poneglyph itself, located at the base of operations of the Gilt Belfry, contained details near Poseidon and a message written by Roger, telling farther researchers to keep going forward. According to Gan Fall, he had no idea when or how Roger managed to reach the Poneglyph on pinnacle of Giant Jack. Robin informed the Shandia that their duty to protect the stone was over, freeing them from their ancestors' burden.[six]
Pinnacle War Saga
Sabaody Archipelago Arc
At the Sabaody Archipelago, Roger'southward offset mate, Silvers Rayleigh, mentioned to Robin during the Straw Hats' meeting with him that he knows what the Void Century is and that Roger solved the mysteries of the Poneglyphs; however, he also admitted that saying what it was would have abroad the impact or whatever further interpretations of the lost history, due to his crew not being proper historians like the Ohara scholars, earlier telling Robin to search out the Poneglyphs and describe her own conclusions regarding the lost history. Despite this, Rayleigh offered Robin the run a risk to hear the information from him, but she declined his offer and chose to proceed to pursue the Poneglyphs herself.[thirteen]
Fish-Man Island Saga
Fish-Human Isle Arc
After arriving at the Body of water Forest, Robin read the Poneglyph in that location[23] and discovered that it was engraved with an apology letter from a human known every bit Joy Boy to Poseidon.[24]
Four Emperors Saga
Zou Arc
When Jack and the Beasts Pirates invaded Zou to await for Raizo of Wano Country, the Mink Tribe chained him to the Road Poneglyph within the Whale Tree to keep him from showing himself. Seventeen days subsequently, the Straw Hats, Trafalgar D. H2o Law, and Raizo's samurai comrades freed him from the Poneglyph. When Robin noted its red color, Knuckles Inuarashi explained that it had a different purpose than the normal bluish Poneglyphs did and gave her permission to read information technology.[46]
Later on Robin deciphered the Route Poneglyph, Inuarashi explained its purpose of revealing the location of Laugh Tale when its information was combined with that of the other three Route Poneglyphs.[7]
The Upcoming Levely
Cobra and his daughter Nefertari Vivi left Arabasta to nourish Levely.[47] Despite his ill health, Cobra wished to attend because he planned to ask the World Regime about Poneglyphs, a want he has held ever since his run into with Robin.[48]
Whole Cake Island Arc
Charlotte Linlin's Route Poneglyph became a target of involvement for the Harbinger Hat Pirates when they invaded her country in lodge to think Sanji from her clutches.[41] Brook and Pedro underwent their own side operation to create a re-create of the Poneglyph while the balance of the coiffure focused on Sanji, and eventually, Brook was able to break into her Poneglyph storehouse and defeat her guards. Linlin subdued him personally for this, and after defeating him, she recounted how she failed to cease Gol. D Roger from breaking into the very aforementioned room over 20 years ago to interpret the Poneglyph.
Linlin also revealed that members of the Three-Middle Tribe have the potential to awaken the ability to "hear the Vocalism of All Things" just as Roger did, and currently, she is waiting for her daughter Charlotte Pudding (who is a human being and iii-center hybrid) to awaken this power and lead her to Express mirth Tale.[34]
Despite existence defeated, Brook is later on revealed to take successfully created copies of Linlin'south three Poneglyphs, so the Straw Hats now have access to the data of two of the Road Poneglyphs.[25]
Wano Country Arc
Later on the infiltration at Orochi Castle, Beck informed Robin about the Poneglyph he establish in the basement, and told her about its ordinary color, leading her to conjecture that the Road Poneglyph is on Onigashima.[31]
During the Fire Festival at Onigashima, Law found a Poneglyph at level two below the base, but it is non a Road Poneglyph.[32]
Anime and Manga Differences
In the anime, the beginning Poneglyph was seen in Arabasta in Episode 102, when Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper were lost in the desert and brutal through the top of an ancient ruin where a Poneglyph was seen half-cached in the sand. Still, it bears no significance to the serial, since information technology was shown in a filler episode.
Trivia
- Poneglyphs seemed to exist heavily based on the real-life Egyptian hieroglyphs, as they both have "-glyph" at the end of them and they both have ancient text written on them.
- The term hieroglyphs is also sometimes used pejoratively to refer to very scruffy or otherwise illegible writing. This might be supposed to reflect the nature of the poneglyphs, which are incomprehensible to most people.
- The start fourth dimension Poneglyphs appear in the series is in Arabasta, which is a behemothic desert nation, which could be a reference to Egypt, a real-life ancient desert nation where the hieroglyphs originate.
- The word "Poneglyph" probable stems from the words pone ("to put") and glyph ("writing"), literally pregnant "placeable writing".
References
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Literature: | Newspaper (Wanted Posters) • Logbook • Brag Men • Liar Noland • Devil Fruit Encyclopedia • Sora, Warrior of the Sea • Rainbow Mist, Volumes I to VIII≠ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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