Later Oda found out there is a Maritime term called a "Luff" and has insisted this is pure coincidence but one he was delighted by.
The film is the eighth feature based on the One Piece media franchise, adapting a story arc from the original manga by Eiichiro Oda, wherein the Straw Hat Pirates led by Monkey D. Luffy travel to the Kingdom of Alabasta to save the war- and drought-plagued country from Sir Crocodile and his secret criminal organization Baroque Works.
Much like the manga and anime it is based on, Monkey D. Luffy wants to take Gol D. Roger's place to become King of the Pirates.
In KOFXIII, his NEO MAX, Jet Vulcan resembles Monkey D. Luffy's Gear Second attack, Jet Gattling.
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DJ Khaled makes a cameo appearance on one of the TV screens and another features a clip of anime, with a character similar in features to Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece.