#uranus op

1. Harald begs Loki to end his life. Loki promises to look after the future of Elbaph on his behalf right before killing.

Loki doesn't deny dealing the final blow, just that he didn't do it because he wanted to. He's gunna do to his dad what Roger & Garp had to do to Rocks. Ugh, the hararocks parallels smh.....

2. I still think Loki is Uranus. I predict he will awaken either during his forced fight w/Harald or directly after his death bcus it parallels Shirahoshi's own awakening.

It seems Oda is being very purpseful with the Fishman Island & Elbaph parallels. The Adam & Eve Trees are on each Island, both races are highly discriminated against, both have a connection to Joyboy/Nika etc so I think it makes the most sense that the Giants are also home to an ancient weapon aka Uranus aka Loki.

I think Ragnir being a special weapon is a misdirect, a ruse that plays into the trickery mythology of Loki. I think Harald told Loki to keep his powers a secret because he knew the WG would want to force him to be a soldier. This is why the WG started going after Loki. They realized he's Uranus & want an ancient weapon on their side.

It's also possible being Uranus has something to do with the Galleila Giants frozen in Punk Hazard. Rocks probably thought Harald was Uranus, but it was actually Loki this entire time.

Finally, I think Loki being Uranus is why Loki tells Shirahoshi they've been friends for a "long time". He's referring to the fact they're reincarnations of ancient weapons, their dads wanted them to be betrothed, & that they're probably destined to end up together in every world via the Harley text lol. I have a feeling the past Uranus & Poseidons were also a love story, however it might've been one that ended in tragedy which is why they keep finding each other in each lifetime.

3. Sometime after Shanks ties up Loki to the tree he gives him the Den Den Mushi & encourages him to talk to "Mosa" (who is Shirahoshi)

It seems pretty obvious by now that Shanks knows almost almost all the secrets of the story atp. He's the chess master behind the scenes moving pieces to where they need to be. His years undercover at Mariejois proved very fruitful imo.

I think Shanks is very much aware of the Harley Mural/text & what role both Uranus & Poseidon need to play in the destiny of the world. So, I think this is the main reason he tied Loki up, it wasn't time for him to act yet since Luffy hadn't awakened as Nika. He knew that Loki & Shirahoshi needed to work together so he gave Loki the Den Den Mushi & most likely encouraged him to talk to someone who will prove to be a friend to him in the future.

4. Building off of 3, I think Loki resented the idea of having an arranged marriage & predestined wife which is how he ended up in WCI & falling for Lola. He was trying to pick his own future so to speak.

However, Lola obviously didn't reciprocate & so a dejected Loki said fuck it & decided to call Shirahoshi because atp what did he have to lose?

Then, similar to Sanji & Pudding in WCI Loki found that he & Shirahoshi actually vibe well, which is how you got the current dynamic between them. While I'm not sure it's explicitly romantic currently, I think it will be very soon after they meet.

However, I personally believe that both of them already have blossoming crushes on each other, it's just that Loki is a Tsundere with self esteem issues so he wouldn't be confident to assume a mutual attraction since he's still probably hurt from Lola's rejection. Shirahoshi is going to be the one taking the lead, just you wait! He's going to be her type!!

5. This one isn't very serious & more of a headcanon, but I hope because Loki knows Shirahoshi as "Shaggy" that he assumes she looks like this image Brook imagined when they said Shirahoshi is BIG like Neptune lmao

So Loki falls for this idea of what she looks like, sees Shirahoshi looks completely different, and Oda draws a funny scene of Loki being a bit disappointed she's conventionally pretty & being the first guy to not lose his shit over her beauty.

It would be even funnier if Shirahoshi doesn't even get upset at Loki basically calling her "ugly" & instead just being touched that he still likes her anyways lmaooo.

Loki: Who am I of all people to be so shallow as to get stuck on what you look like. There are many kinds of beauty ya know Mosa. *picks his nose*

Shirahoshi: Omg wow you're so kind thank you, what a pure heart you have. It's making my own heart beat so loud it frightens me! 🥺💕