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changmas posted...

And though Blackbeard has his own nefarious goals, his ideals are not that far from Luffys in terms of dreams and freedom (in a bastardized way)

Thats a really interesting way of looking at that actually

D could also have something to do with DON. Oda uses don with almost every reveal, and Tom talked about doing things with a don. It could be a word in any language that starts with "don," including even if that's just how it's spelled in katakana. Latin, Sanskrit, English, anything. Like some non-english katakana reading because he never wanted people guessing it easily, and an ancient kingdom would use an ancient language

But also the theory of the D being a smiley also works for Aces hat and death. Ace smiled in the face of death, while Blackbeard despaired.