One Piece: Why Vegapunk Has Yet To Appear In The Series

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One Piece chapter 1061 provided the fans with the first glimpse of who seems to be Dr. Vegapunk. The scientist was taken away by the World Government when she was working on experiments involving the Lineage Factor and cloning. Despite being arrested, the Marines did not imprison her, instead, they decided to use her knowledge for their own gain.

Since then, Vegapunk has served the Marines and made many important discoveries that have helped the organization in its goal to eradicate pirates from the world. For a long time, the readers were under the impression that Vegapunk was an old man, but the recent chapter changed everything, and it raises the question, is the person really who they claim to be?

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Previously, whenever Vegapunk's name was mentioned, the pronouns associated with the character were he/him. In one of the previous arcs, Vegapunk was addressed by a member of the G-5 as a man. During a flashback in the Punk Hazard arc, Vegapunk was seen talking to Caesar, and in the anime, the voice used for this character was that of a man. During the Marineford arc, Bonney was seen talking to members of the crew and telling them that the Summit War and the deaths of Whitebeard, and Ace were a certain man's fault. Bonney did not name this person, instead, she just ordered her to set sail to the New World. The identity of this man remained a mystery until Bonney confirmed that she came to Egghead Island to confront Dr. Vegapunk. So, with so many characters calling him a man, using male pronouns for him, and even the anime using an old man's voice for him, how is it possible that Vegapunk is a woman?

Vegapunk is a well-known genius, who has made many notable discoveries over