Monday 26 October 2015

Raftel

Raftel is the island at the end of the Grand Line which supposedly holds the treasure One Piece. It is also said that upon reaching Raftel, if one has taken with them along their journey the passages of the Poneglyphs, then the Rio Poneglyph will finally be revealed.


For this reason, Raftel is possibly the final destination, at least for Nico Robin. Gol D. Roger and his crew are the only known people to have reached the island. Roger offered Whitebeard the information on how to get to Raftel, but Whitebeard declined because of his own dreams of achieving a "family" of crew members instead of reaching One Piece. This also indicates that getting to the island is not as simple as sailing to the end of the Grand Line.

Foodvalten

Foodvalten is an island in the New World. At sometime in the past, Foodvalten was one of the many islands protected by Whitebeard, with his Jolly Roger hanging over the town entrance to prove it.


However, after his death, the protection fell apart, and the Brownbeard Pirates attacked soon after, claiming control of the island while slashing Whitebeard's flag in half. Brownbeard then maintained control over the island.


However, Brownbeard's rule on the island was brief, as Basil Hawkins and his crew landed on the island, and he crippled Brownbeard and his entire crew, forcing them to leave the island in utter defeat. Since Marshall D. Teach conquered the territories claimed by Edward Newgate, it is likely that Foodvalten is now under Blackbeard's control as well.

Edd War

Edd War is a historical sea in the New World where the clash between the Roger Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates took place 27 years ago. Shiki the Golden Lion, had caught news that his occasional rival Gol D. Roger possessed knowledge of an ancient weapon.


Gathering his fleet, he met Roger in the seas of the New World and offered him a position as his right hand man stating with his military strength and Roger's weapon they could rule the world. Roger stated that he doesn't want to conquer anything as without freedom there would be no point in calling himself a pirate and promptly denied the offer.


Shiki asked Roger if he wanted to be killed to which Roger stated he was going to take them all down. With that Roger fired his ship's cannon at one of the Golden Lion Pirates ship beginning the battle. The Roger Pirates despite having just one ship put an excellent fight against their enemies who seemed overwhelmed. In the midst of their battle, a sudden hurricane hit the area, destroying half of Shiki's fleet, and giving Shiki the disadvantage in the fight. This is also where Shiki got part of the steering wheel stuck in his hard head forcing his crew to retreat; despite this, the Pirate King earned Shiki's respect.

Baltigo

Baltigo, labeled as the "Land of White Soil", is an island located somewhere in the Grand Line. It has been the base of the Revolutionary Army for at least ten years.


The landscape has tall rock pillars and the ground looks like it might be snow-covered. It is also very windy there. At least ten years ago, Dragon made this island the base for the Revolutionary Army. The island served as a hub of information for the Revolutionaries, and is a home to their leader Dragon and the other members.


Years later, when the Straw Hat Pirates were split up, Nico Robin landed in Tequila Wolf, and was rescued by the Revolutionaries. She eventually wound up at Baltigo and trained there for two years. Upon Sabo's return to Baltigo, the Yonko Blackbeard's 1st fleet captain Jesus Burgess managed to stow away on his ship and was shown gravely injured while contacting fellow fleet captains Laffitte and Shiliew to attack the island.

Green Bit

Green Bit is a seemingly uninhabited island in the New World located immediately north of Dressrosa. Law first mentioned the island when he was speaking to Smoker on Punk Hazard. Its underground is home to the Tontatta Kingdom. Green Bit is connected to Dressrosa by an iron bridge and also, as it was later revealed, by a secret underground passage. The presence of the Fighting Fish has forced the bridge to be closed for 200 years. Befitting its name, Green Bit is a very green place, with a large forest and huge plants. Some animals, namely birds, foxes, and boars have been seen on the Island. Underneath the forest, there is a village which is formed by plants.


Until 200 years ago, the island was visited regularly by the citizens of Dressrosa. However, the arrival of Fighting Fish made travel across the bridge impossible. Since then, nobody who has traveled across the bridge has been known to return. Sometime in the past, a tribe of dwarves made Green Bit their home, and made the underground Tontatta Kingdom. Green Bit was first mentioned by Law, when he told Smoker that he was planning to head there with the Straw Hats next. Later, Law told Doflamingo that they would drop off Caesar at Green Bit eight hours after their arrival on Dressrosa.


While on their way there, Law, Usopp, Robin, and Caesar asked about Green Bit and discovered the only way to the island is across an iron bridge, which is guarded by a school of fighting fish. Despite the warning they got, the group crossed the bridge in order to get to Green Bit. As they were making their way through, they were attacked by several Fighting Fish but Usopp, Robin and Caesar (who was temporarily released by Usopp) managed to hold them of until they reached Green Bit. Upon their arrival, they traveled onward towards the beach on the south-east side. When they reached their destination, they discovered that a marine ship had recently crashed into the island. Law asked Robin and Usopp to investigate the jungle on the island while he would wait with Caesar for the exchange. Soon after Robin and Usopp entered the jungle, they encountered a group of marines, who seemed to be talking to someone. This mysterious figure asked the marines if they were friends or foes, the marines replied by saying that they protected civilians which meant they were good people. The mysterious figure then asked if they would give them their weapons, which the marines refused to do. Then the mysterious figure, along with several of his associates, assaulted the marines and stole their weapons and their clothes. As Robin witnessed this, although it was too fast for her to follow, she used one of her techniques to capture one of the mysterious figures. Then she asked Usopp to make sure to not let him get away, and also noted that these strange people were probably dwarves. The dwarves attacked Usopp and Robin with sleeping gas, knocking them out. Later, Robin woke up in the underground Tontatta Kingdom, home of the dwarves. She had been sewn to the floor by Leo while the dwarves search her. The dwarves later release Robin when she promised that she means no harm. When they attempted to strip her for not providing any weapons, they were stopped by Flapper, who told them that Robin was friends with "the hero". n the surface at the exchange site, Law received a Den Den Mushi call from Sanji, informing him that Doflamingo never quit the Shichibukai. At that time, Doflamingo and Admiral Fujitora were both en route to Law's location. Doflamingo, Fujitora and Trafalgar Law were all engaged in conflict, with each of them standing on a narrow pillar, after the three, with limited effort, tore a large hole in the landscape of Green Bit to defend themselves against a meteor which Fujitora sent down on them, by the use of his unknown Devil Fruit. Meanwhile, the dwarves along with Usopp and Robin gathered together in an attempt to take on Doflamingo's forces. They planned to head to the Flower Field to meet with their comrades.] From there they would go to the Colosseum, which held the factory in which many of the dwarves along with Princess Mansherry had been kidnapped and forced to work. After preparing themselves, the dwarves gathered their forces of animals they tamed on the island, and made way to Dressrosa.