30 One Piece Characters Based Off of Real Life Actors, Musicians, and Celebrities

Welcome, pirates. Writers and artists constantly take inspiration from real life when they develop their own fantasy worlds. After all, the best world building is grounded in a bit of reality. Eiichiro Oda, author and illustrator of the beloved One Piece series, is famous for basing many of his characters off of real people or other iconic characters from popular movies and TV shows. One Piece is dense with quirky, unique, and memorable characters; it is no wonder Oda might need a little help from outside sources when developing new ideas and designs for characters. Even Sanji, one of the main characters, is based off of a Hollywood star. While many fans guessed that the charming chef was modeled off of Leonardo DiCaprio, Oda eventually revealed that in fact Steve Buscemi's role in Reservoir Dogs was the real inspiration behind Sanji.

Below are 30 incredibly convincing guesses by DeviantArt user @sato3rd as to which actors, musicians, and celebrities may have inspired Oda. While these are only speculations, some of them seem so accurate that is it hard to believe there isn't some truth behind them. Scroll down to join in on the fan theorizing.