During Law's flashback, we see a random pirate called Wellington(seen on his wanted poster)
He was actually fighting(and subduing) Law before being ultimately defeated by Doflamingo:
Back to the point, the pirate in question isn't the relevant part considering it's a side character that will probably never appear again, but rather his name
Name: Wellington
His name is possibly a reference to Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington who was a member of the coalition that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Ironically, Law whose full name is Trafalgar D Water Law, with "water Law" being a reference to that battle of Water Loo, was engaging and was about to be defeated by that man if not Doflamingo's intervention
It's possible that Oda created this little scene as a symbolism/reminiscent of that particular event
Other reference
Chapter's title: Declaration of Humanity
The chapter's title ("Declaration of Humanity") is a reference to Emperor Hirohito's rescript of the same name in which he denied the concept of him being a living god in 1945 when Japanese were turning emperors in sort of gods
So it's also possible Doflamingo's dad act of denying him being a god, accepting his humanity status was in reference to that man
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He was actually fighting(and subduing) Law before being ultimately defeated by Doflamingo:
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Back to the point, the pirate in question isn't the relevant part considering it's a side character that will probably never appear again, but rather his name
Name: Wellington
His name is possibly a reference to Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington who was a member of the coalition that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Ironically, Law whose full name is Trafalgar D Water Law, with "water Law" being a reference to that battle of Water Loo, was engaging and was about to be defeated by that man if not Doflamingo's intervention
It's possible that Oda created this little scene as a symbolism/reminiscent of that particular event
Other reference
Chapter's title: Declaration of Humanity
The chapter's title ("Declaration of Humanity") is a reference to Emperor Hirohito's rescript of the same name in which he denied the concept of him being a living god in 1945 when Japanese were turning emperors in sort of gods
So it's also possible Doflamingo's dad act of denying him being a god, accepting his humanity status was in reference to that man
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He sure knows how to make his readers excel in history through his manga :heh:
