Alabasta arc in One Piece has Egyptian mythology influences and guardian spirit characters. Luffy may be a hidden guardian deity of Alabasta, linked to the sun god Ra through symbolism.

D. Monkey. In between the East Blue and Luffy's present, the two have grown a lot. Do the straw hats get money? I do not believe that they are. There is always a jackpot when they play. The teams that ...

and the upcoming Alabasta Saga provides just that opportunity. The arc sees each of the crew tasked with taking down a member of Baroque Works while Luffy goes after their enigmatic leader Crocodile.