[Discussion] Why no one knew about Sabo until now?

[sLm]

Those guys yelling "woo it's number 2 of the revolutionary army, Sabo!".

What the hell?!! If a bunch of fodders knew about him, how come neither Ace, Luffy nor Garp knew that he was alive?

He is fking famous -.-

 

[puni]

To make his comeback epic.

 

[U mAd]

yeah and robin didn't mention him either

 

[My Username]

Because Luffy and Ace live under a rock

 

[Fireplay]

I understand Luffy not knowing under him since as My Username stated, he lives under a rock. I would expect Ace to know about him though. Also, why the hell didn't Robin or Ivankov say anything?

 

[obito uchiha the wraith]

because sabo wasn't 2nd in command when ace was alive. and luffy lives under a rock.

 

[shon93]

Its the same reason why characaters hands weren't turning black at Marineford. Simply to make the reveal epic and through the main charcater

 

[bsims08]

Luffy doesn't care about the news and Robin hasn't seemed to know they were like brothers. Sabo wasn't that high in command when Ace was alive either so they would have no idea

 

[Love Cook]

Maybe he became famous in the two year timeskip, after all that is when Dragon lost Kuma and got Inazuma and Ivankov back. He probably made some changes and made some moves.

Also it makes perfect sense if Sabo asked Robin to not tell Luffy, so that he can tell him himself.

 

[sravan]

to make op fans addicted and to attract other fanbases as well that sabo revelation raised op to whole new level in my op this is easily top 3 arcs after completion.

 

[narutorikudoumode]

I said on another thread that he only became known during the 2 year period between the marineford arc and the homecoming. This would actually be the most plausible theory since we the reader was never informed of what happened during that time other than the strawhats trained and we know some of the supernovas were going after some of the Yonkos heads like Kidd and X drake.

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

I understand Luffy not knowing under him since as My Username stated, he lives under a rock. I would expect Ace to know about him though. Also, why the hell didn't Robin or Ivankov say anything?

Ivankov: the current situation was saving Ace.

Robin: its likely Sabo asked her to keep quiet.

 

[Qazim]

The more important question is why didnt Sabo tell Ace and Luffy that he is alive

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

Luffy doesn't care about the news and Robin hasn't seemed to know they were like brothers. Sabo wasn't that high in command when Ace was alive either so they would have no idea

On the contrary, when she met with Sabo one of the first things she asks is if he met Luffy. Which implies she knew. And considering Sabo just randomly told both Fujitora and Rebecca, I wager he'd actually tell one of Luffy's Nakama.

 

[NarutoWA]

Maybe he became famous in the two year timeskip, after all that is when Dragon lost Kuma and got Inazuma and Ivankov back. He probably made some changes and made some moves.

Also it makes perfect sense if Sabo asked Robin to not tell Luffy, so that he can tell him himself.

This. And How would one know very details of second guy of some criminal organisation who has become one in last couple years. How many of us know even the name of second guy to set foot on moon?

 

[bsims08]

This. And How would one know very details of second guy of some criminal organisation who has become one in last couple years. How many of us know even the name of second guy to set foot on moon?

Buzz aldrin obviously

 

[Corgi]

Its the same reason why characaters hands weren't turning black at Marineford. Simply to make the reveal epic and through the main charcater

Oh you're one of those people who think Armament Haki always turns the hand black?

Anyways, Sabo probably wasn't second in command until after Ace died, and Luffy never reads the paper or anything. Maybe Sabo told Robin to keep quiet because he wanted to be the one to let Luffy know he's alive.

 

[Mephew D Kensei]

Think about it how wld the conversation go, Robin, "Luffy I met a guy who said he was Sabo yo other rother" and the idiot captain says "............, Ihonestly dont see how he wld take that really.

Well Iva myt never have had a real talk with Sabo to know of his brothers coz I mean if he had then he wld have known abt Ace seeing as he was the more infamous of the other two bros and he wld not habe had that 'why wld WG trase a war with WB and Dragon' moment of his.

The real question is why Sabo never tried to contact his bros especially Ace who got so famous that unless Sabo too lives under a rock he wld have read or heard of him for sure.

Idont think Sabo was a famous guy 2yrs ago, maybe Dragon is a perfectionist and no missions unless u done with all yo training. Anyways this is the more plausible theory.

 

[kageking]

Clearly only new world pirates new about him. Even so, luffy knows sweet f'all about most anything. He didn't even know who his father ( worlds most wanted man was ) chances are even if someone on the SH crew knew about sabo, no one would know he was luffy's brother just as those on the crew that knew about ace, garp and dragon were equally clueless about luffy's relationship with them.

 

[Caliburn]

Well it has already been said that Sabo didn't become a high-ranking revolutionary in a day. It's a status he obtained during the course of several years.

Secondly Luffy didn't even know who Dragon was. If he doesn't even know about the most wanted criminal in the world, how is he supposed to know that Sabo is the #2 of an organization Luffy has never heard of?

And whether Sabo asked Robin to not tell Luffy about him or not I think really doesn't matter. Even in the case Sabo didn't ask anything I doubt Robin would have told Luffy either way. It simply doesn't lie in her nature to start throwing around such info.