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The 'Empty Throne' makes a lot more sense when you take it in context of this line from FMI & by extension, some of Enel's lines from Skypiea.
Enel's 'ideal world' is a parody of Imu's ideals & both are based on prejudice.
Imu's claim to rule the world is just an 'empty wish'
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This lends new meaning to the reveal that Kaido, Doflamingo & Ceaser named the artificial fruits affect their affects, smiles. This same is true of Luffy's fruit. It's name was changed to the 'Nika model' because it brought smiles to everyone's faces.
The first examples of foreshadowing take us back to chapter 1 & these are details that made people begin to suspect that Luffy was Joyboy.
Shanks said making fun of Luffy was his 'joy'
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