Juu Peter The Sandworm

The Sandworm is a creature that has similarly existed in different mythologies, though its more prevalent depiction is the Death Worm, a demonic creature of Mongolian mythology said to have prowled the sands of the Gobi Desert since times of old. The Sandworm however has been more widely adopted in modern mythology through its interpretation in the classic fiction novel of Dune by Frank Herbert, who cited dragons and myths of other demonic worms and wyrms having inspired what is the modern interpretation of the sandworm.

Sandworms, even beyond the alien setting of Dune, are depicted as worms of colossal proportions. Its depiction here in One Piece seems to be quite similar to that of the original depiction of the Sandworm of Dune, who unlike its future movie counterparts, had a mouth enclosed by four lids, which open to show a large mouth beneath. In the original Mongolian myth, sandworms are incredibly poisonous, able to cause death upon the mere touch, which could potentially apply here. And in its modern depictions, they have the ability to burrow underground like real worms, but due to their colossal size, they are able to dig gigantic tunnels and move about at terrifying speeds, meaning that they can strike at any time from anywhere. The fact he burrows into the ground as a worm is quite fitting for the Gorosei that is the Wargod of Agriculture, quite literally tending to the soil. In this case we see it in action by burrowing into the ground and suddenly appearing to swallow Luffy. However, Dorry and Brogy slice clean through Juu Peter, though this won’t amount to much since he can likely regenerate like the other Gorosei. The move they use is called “Taiyou Noko” which translates to Sun Saw, or Solar Saw, essentially cutting in the shape of a sun. However this is unsurprisingly a pun, as “Taiyou no Ko” can also be read as “Child of the Sun”, referring to Luffy himself, the Sun God. This entire scene is a callback to the first encounter between Luffy and Dorry, where Luffy was swallowed by a Brontosaurus, but Dorry cut his neck off, allowing Luffy to pop out.