This is X Drake as a child. Notice how happy he is about the marines
After This is X Drake after Marineford. Notice how Oda puts emphasis on “Must Change”. Drake says the marines must change as if he wants to change it.
There are 2 ways to change the marines
1) From the inside
2) Revolting from the outside
Being a pirate is no way to successully change the marines. Look at Kuma for example, he became a pirate to join the warlords and help the Revolutionary Army not just for the sake of being a pirate.
Sir Francis Drake
This guy’s nickname was ” The Dragon” and he is the inspiration for Drake.
His Epithet Red Flag Drake.
By his reaction to the pacifists, it seems he had interaction with Vegapunk when the Pacifista program started.
Gabaru X Drake was on an island where a Revolutionary leader was. Coincidence maybe? But with Oda you never know.
A lot of people would shoot this theory down and just think Drake is a Zoan and was on Kaido’s island looking for him. So he must be working for Kaido right? Well I agree, but my point isn’t that he is not working for Kaido, it’s “WHY?”
In Dragon’s words, he has Revoutionaries scattered all across the globe. The revolutionary seem to be infiltrating spies in key places in the world and building an information network. He may very well be in the same position as Aokiji if we assume that Aokiji is a Revolutionary and is spying on Blackbeard.
Kuma: Warlord
Ivankov: Impel Down
But, what if Dragon is infiltrating emperors as well?
Think of it as a chess board. We know yonkos greatly affect how the World Government moves. If they do something, it causes a reaction from the World Government. So what if Dragon has spies within the Yonko ranks so he can know the Yonko’s moves and if he knows the Yonko’s moves, he can predict the World Government’s moves more easily and look for his openings to strike.
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