Those with the will of D

[Ladywriter]

so whats the deal with the middle initial D? Robin said something along the lines of 'why do you fight so hard; those with the will of D' Luffy Ace Gol Roger etc. Is it a bloodline thing? Something the Ohara dudes knew about? Something related to the missing history or what???
What do you think the will of D is?

[Sledgstone]

I bet its a bloodline thing. The middle name D might represent a clan? or a heritage? That one captain/giant that was at Ohara had a 'D' for a middle name too. It makes you wonder how Oda will connect everything in the end.

[Sledgstone]

Heres something interesting. I read this topic a week ago. Theres speculation that Saul (the ex-marine giant on Ohara) could be Luffy's grandfather.

http://groups.msn.com/onepiecemangav-2/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=66353&LastModified=4675588623519225016

also.. all the characters in One Piece with a confirmed middle initial D are:

Monkey D. Luffy
Portgas D. Ace
Marshall D. Teach (black beard)
Jaguar D. Saul (giant)
Gol D. Roger

[Ladywriter]

I'm begining to lean towards Saul being Luffy's grandpa; he didn't want his gramps name said out loud in front of Robin and his 3rd Gear moves ;)
Question is how do a giant and a human... erm ya get me. Maybe eating a devil fruit prevents the giganticism o.0

[Godgrave]

But when he was a kid, he was normal sized. Hmmmmmmmmmmm I noticed Robin say that exact same thing, I thought Luffy'd be related to Shanks in some way because of the way Shanks treated him waaay back. I guess I'll learn more once I read the manga or get more into the story.

[Godgrave]

The 'will of D' can't be given to just family members ... because then that'd make Teach Luffy's family? Doesn't make complete sense, but there's gotta be a catch to it otherwise every single pirate would wanna want to keep a middle initial of 'D'. Maybe the destiny of everyone with the 'will of D' are connected?