The Treasure of Mary Geoise is the corpse of someone strong like Gol D. Roger

I’ve been re-reading One Piece, and realized Oda dropped a lot of hints about what the treasure of Mary Geoise is. I figured I would attempt to piece them together.

Let’s start with the biggest piece of information we’ve been given, Doflamingo’s comments in chapter 761.

He says “If only I’d had the Ope Ope no Mi, I would have been able to use the treasure to rule the world!” What is Doffy trying to say? His words would mean that powers granted by the Ope Ope no Mi are crucial to using it. Specifically, he says the Personality-Switching Operation and the Immortality Operation powers granted by it.

Why would those be useful to using the treasure? It wouldn’t make any sense, unless the treasure is some sort of… biological thing, since the Ope Ope no Mi’s powers are surgery-based. Let’s hold on to that thought.

In chapter 906, we get a glimpse at the treasure in this panel.

This giant straw hat makes no sense. Why would the treasure be a hat? It brings up more questions and answers nothing. Well, Oda is a master of misdirection. I don’t think the treasure is the hat at all. I think the hat is marking the treasure. In actuality, I think the treasure is the corpse of a certain somebody who wore the straw hat.

Look where the hat is being kept. It’s in a freezer. The only other time we’ve seen corpses in storage was on Thriller Bark, and what would you know, the corpses there were frozen too. You can see the same sort of frozen-shading on Oars.

One of the unsolved mysteries we still have is after the Marineford war, why Doflamingo was ordered to kill Moria. Doflamingo said he was ordered by someone even higher up than Sengoku, implying the Gorosei (or maybe even Im).

When he failed, representatives in the Holy Land were extremely worried, calling it “no laughing matter”.

Roger Pirate's Final Mission

Twenty Four Years before the current storyline, Gol D. Roger was sentenced to death and executed in Logue Town. We know that Roger had an illness that couldn’t be cured, and he had acquired everything he wanted after completely exploring the Grand Line including the final island, Raftel. Nearing the end of his life, Roger disbanded the Roger Pirates before his execution… or so we think. But what if the Roger Pirates had one last mission? Let me explain.

1. An Unfinished Mission

The Roger Pirates were the only pirates ever who successfully explored the final island Raftel. It is likely that this final island is somehow tied to the Rio Poneglyph and the truth behind the Void Century. We know that the Roger Pirates have found out about the truth, but they didn’t act on it. Roger was terminally ill, and no matter what was inscribed on the Rio Poneglyph, he was in no condition to act on it if they wanted to. So what if the final mission of the Roger Pirates was to inspire and guide a successor that could complete their story and their journey by finding out about the truth themselves and having the possibility to act on it?

2. Detailing the Plan step by step

It is possible that some core members of the Roger Pirates are actively pursuing this final mission and seeking its success. I will explain this in the next few sections.

Inspiring the New Generation


We all know that no matter what is inscribed on the Rio Poneglyph, some people will only act out of selfishness like Blackbeard. This could be the reason why Whitebeard clearly stated that Blackbeard wasn’t the person Roger was waiting for. It was necessary for the Roger Pirates to find the right person, and it is likely that no capable pirate during their era was suited for the job. Whitebeard had a pure heart but wasn’t interested in ruling the sea or finding Raftel because he only cared about his crew that he saw as his family. Because of this, they needed a certain event that would inspire a new generation of pirates that would ultimately result in a suitable successor. This all resulted in Roger turning himself in and proclaiming that he left all his treasure at “that place” during his public execution. Roger knew that he was going to die, so he made sure that his death wasn’t in vain but actually was the first step in their big plan.