[Intro] The Great Erasure: A One Piece Theory of Lost History and Global Parallels

What if the greatest mystery in One Piece—the Void Century, the Ancient Kingdom, and the Will of D.—isn’t just fantasy lore, but a reflection of real-world history? What if One Piece is Eiichiro Oda’s grand allegory for how the most advanced, peaceful civilizations are systematically erased, rewritten, and replaced by those who conquer them?

This theory, The Great Erasure, proposes that the World Government’s suppression of the Void Century mirrors real historical patterns of conquest—particularly what happened to civilizations like the Indus Valley, ancient Canaan, and others whose legacies were distorted or buried under dominant colonial narratives.

🔍 At the Core of This Theory

The Ancient Kingdom in One Piece, likely led by Joy Boy, was not evil or chaotic—but a liberation-oriented, technologically advanced society.

Its destruction by the 20 kingdoms was not a just war—but a coordinated erasure, followed by the construction of a new "official history" centered around the World Government's legitimacy.

This is the same historical pattern seen in:

The Indo-Aryan takeover of the Harappan civilization

The Hebrew conquest narratives over Canaanite peoples

Modern forms of colonialism, cultural appropriation, and historical rewriting