On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the newest supplementary spoilers for One Piece were posted, providing a thrilling look at the whole events of the future issue. The fans watched the apparent murder of Vegapunk Shaka by an unknown assassin, who is very certainly the Vegapunk traitor or someone working in conjunction with them. According to the most recent rumours, S-Snake has been turning Usopp, Franky, and Vegapunk Lilith into stone as part of the Seraphim’s counterattack in One Piece. Interestingly, Vegapunk Pythagoras, who was also there at the moment, is not depicted in the issue being turned to stone (albeit just being a head). As Pythagoras’ role hasn’t been emphasised recently, some viewers are starting to wonder if he truly is the traitor, despite having moved away from that hypothesis. This article covers the events of Chapter 1077 of One Piece and explains why Pythagoras may be the traitor due to the lack of focus on his status in the chapter. New One Piece spoilers suggest that Pythagoras is the traitor since he is not turned to stone.
Basically a spoiler-free summary of what happened
Spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1077 begin with Sentomaru warning the people of Egghead that something more worse than the Oharan Genocide might happen at any moment. In the next scene, viewers witness Luffy and company engaging the Seraphim in battle, but their best assaults seem to have no effect. As Vegapunk Shaka searches for Dr Vegapunk, Zoro teaches everyone how to defeat a Lunarian.
After the destruction of Vegapunk Edison, the issue switches perspectives to follow Nami and her friends as they battle S-Shark. Sanji kicks the Seraphim and declares himself it’s opponent once it appears that her assaults have little impact. The focus of the issue returns to Usopp and his crew, including Franky, Vegapunk Lilith, and Vegapunk Pythagoras.
Audiences watch as the trio tries to restrain S-Snake, but she convinces Franky into releasing her and then uses her Devil Fruit abilities to turn Franky, Usopp, and Lilith to stone. The issue does not reveal, however, whether or not Pythagoras’s skull has also been turned to stone. The focus then returns to Shaka, who is making his way through the “Old Devil Fruit Research Room” in One Piece Chapter 1077.
When he does, he expresses horror at what he discovers and moves to liberate Dr Vegapunk and the Cipher Pol agents from their underground jail. Shaka’s skull explodes and blood sprays as someone walk down the steps behind him and opens fire. We have reached the conclusion of this issue, and there will be no hiatus until the next week.
The possible betrayal of trust: Pythagoras
Even if the extra spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1077 don’t show Vegapunk Pythagoras acting in a way that would make him appear guilty, they also don’t reveal anything that would lead anybody to believe that he is innocent. This would have been the perfect opportunity for Eiichiro Oda, the series creator and illustrator, to depict Pythagoras being turned to stone to establish his innocence. Sometimes inaction may be just as telling as doing an action. This is how many readers interpret Oda’s decision to conceal the moment when Pythagoras was transformed into stone. This is consistent with Oda’s usual technique of conveying information to the reader without really conveying it.
This is consistent with the earlier speculation that Pythagoras was the traitor.
For instance, he stands in for the collective Vegapunks’ knowledge and is therefore the group’s de facto wise leader. Perhaps he thinks the best course of action is to comply with the World Government’s execution orders for them to avoid any further pain. In the most current issue of One Piece, the Vegapunks and Straw Hats all gathered in one room, with the exception of Lilith and Pythagoras. With Lilith becoming a stone statue, she is probably safe from being a traitor. Similarly, new spoilers suggest that Pythagoras is the real Vegapunk traitor because he has not been revealed to have turned to stone.