Summary
Sea of Thievesis gaming’s number one venue for swashbuckling pirate adventures. Developed by Rare,Sea of Thievesinvites players to party up with their friends and sail the high seas, searching for treasure and plundering the loot of fellow pirates. The game has been available for five years now, and over that time and to this very day has received continuous patches and updates. Throughout the game’s life, there have been several crossovers. While most of these have been minor, such as the inclusion ofBanjo KazooieandBattle Toads-themed cosmetics for one’s ship, other crossovers have been more substantial. Despite the developer’s willingness to do crossovers, one obvious one hasn’t happened yet.
WhileSea of Thievesis the creme de la creme of pirate video games, one pirate franchise has dominated media in the past few years:One Piece. Eichiro Oda’sOne Piecetells the story ofMonkey D. Luffyand his pirate crew on their journey to find the One Piece, a fabled treasure left by Gold Rogers, the former king of the pirates. In circulation since 1997, the manga has become the top-selling comic book franchise in the world. Its anime adaptation has been running for over 20 years, and the recently released Netflix live-action series has been a smash hit for the streaming service.
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Is Sea of Thieves and One Piece a Good Match?
Despite their shared pirating roots,One PieceandSea of Thieveshave some big differences. The most apparent one is the aesthetics of the two. It would be odd to see entirely faithful versions of theOne Piececharacters running around inSea of Thieves. While collaborations withPirates of the CaribbeanandMonkey Islandwere easier to adapt aesthetically,One Piecewould require more care to ensure that all the characters are still immediately recognizable but fit into theSea of Thieveslook. The characters' abilities would be fun to see in the game’s Tall Tales mode, but the crossover would need to be relegated to cosmetics outside it.
Beyond the question of how to make Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates look good inSea of Thieves, the serieswould be perfect for a crossover.Sea of Thieveswas designed from the ground up around co-op play, and from the very start,One Pieceis about the power of friendship. The only thing Luffy cares about more than becoming king of the pirates is his friends, and similar things can be said about Nami, Zoro, and the otherStraw Hat Crewmembers who place only caring for one another and the other friends they make on their journey above their dreams. Because of this thematic connection, a crossover withOne Piececould make for a really fun set of Tall Tales with a focus on the co-op experience.
What Would a One Piece Cross Over Look Like in Sea of Thieves
AOne Piececrossover inSea of Thievescould take one of two forms. The first is a purely cosmetic crossover with some items available in reference to the series.One Piece’s pirate shipsand cast of characters are iconic. Having cosmetics to make one’s in-game ship look like the Going Merry or Thousand Sunny would surely be a hit with fans of the series. Costumes to make one’s pirate look like members of the Straw Hat Crew are another obvious choice. The other route would be a more fleshed-out series of Tall Tales similar to the ongoing set inThe Legend of Monkey Islandright now.
One Piecehas almost three dozen arcs, so framing a set of Tall Tales as a non-canonical spin-off arc withinSea of Thieveswould be simple enough. These Tall Tales could provide players with a cinematic experience alongside Luffy and his crew. Seeing how devil fruit powers would work inSea of Thievesworld would be fun, and the stories would delight fans ofOne Piecewhile introducing newcomers to the beloved cast of characters.Sea of ThievesSeason 10will start in October, bringing more content to the game, and the eventual conclusion ofSea of Thieves’current crossover withMonkey Island.
Sea of Thievesis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
