{"id":35909,"date":"2023-08-18T14:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1873614"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:46:21","slug":"who-is-joy-boy-in-one-piece","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-joy-boy-in-one-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Joy Boy in One Piece?"},"content":{"rendered":"

He\u2019s more familiar than you think. <\/p>

By Sabastian Astley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 18 August 2023 at 12:57 PM<\/p>

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There are many mysteries in One Piece\u2019s<\/a> labyrinthian history \u2013 no surprise given the series is over two decades old<\/a>, with over 1,000 chapters to read. Some people wonder where they should even start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the longest-running mysteries is none other than Joy Boy. The first mention of the character popped up all the way back in 2011 in Chapter 628 \u2013 in the anime, it came around Episode 548.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The show has gradually built the mythology of Joy Boy slowly in the background, with fans piecing together small bits of information \u2013 for a long time, there was little evidence that the existence of Joy Boy was anything more than a pirate fairy tale. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, with Luffy\u2019s Gear 5<\/a> anime adaptation right around the corner, here\u2019s everything you need to know about who Joy Boy is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is Joy Boy real?<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe first time Joy Boy is mentioned in the One Piece manga<\/a>, when Nico Robin reads from the Poneglyph while in the Sea Forest \u2013 the transcription read that Joy Boy would return roughly 800 years after the Void Century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
What this tells us is that there was an <\/span>original <\/span><\/i>Joy Boy, who became entangled with Fish-Man Island and Poseidon through a deal made \u2013 but, for whatever reason, broke that deal and promised to return to fulfil it one day.<\/span><\/p>\n
Something important to keep in mind is that, at some point, Joy Boy became an ally to the forever-wandering elephant Zunesha.<\/span><\/p>\n
Is Luffy Joy Boy?<\/strong><\/h2>