I think the only one we can eliminate is Kaido.
Chapter 668: Pirate Alliance
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Kaidou makes the most sense. Luffy wouldn't want to face Shank now, and if it is BB or Big Mam, then he would be angry upon hearing their names for the things they've done (BB for what happened to Ace and WB, and Big Mam for pressuring FI with sweets). Since Luffy doesn't know about Kaidou, he wouldn't care much about him, so it makes sense for him to agree to take on him without any hesitations.
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Yeah but we know from Rayleigh that ordinary people can use both. Zoro and Sanji being fighters and either being only able to observe their enemy or only able to attack a seen or obviously present enemy makes zero sense. The way Zoro and Sanji replied to Luffy using CoO made it pretty obvious even before Caribou, though I did think Robin would have it also. Though she might as Zoro and Sanji are most boastful to outdo each other and Robin would hide it in case she needs to use it (especially since she is wary of Law)
Well, Robin having CoO would suit her well, and this chapter didn't rule it out. Law advised that it is a necessity to cover yourself in haki (probably to block the gas). Only armor haki does that, means even if she had CoO she wouldn't be named by Luffy.
It is also said that most specialize in one type, even if they have both, and I think that is the case for at least Sanji (and possibly Zoro). Both of them needed a "wake up" note from Luffy to notice Caribou, and both failed to see the attacks from the cool brothers coming (as well as the gas attack that knocked out half of the crew.).
Edit: Why I said that: Luffy has enough confidence in their armor Haki that he lets them take on a Logia, which tells me that they already specialized in that type to a degree.I could see Sanji as an armor type haki master by the end of the series, it simply suits his fighting style the best and hell memoires already looked a lot like this sort of haki.
For Zoro I can imagine a strong mix, but not on Sanji's level of armor haki or Luffy's general mastery.
Anyway, I loved how Luffy told Law that they won't go anywhere as long as Nami and Chopper have business on punk hazard.
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Pre-Grandline i thought Shanks was going to be the end all of this journey, they meet, they fight, Luffy returns the hat etc. But as the story moved on and new end level bosses appeared Shanks became such a small part of it all that i fully expect his story arc with Luffy to wrap up a long time before the finale. By all accounts Luffy is a great pirate now, and if within the next few arcs his crew has managed to equal Shanks well then he's fullfilled all his promises and they are nearing the roads end. But yeah that's just my take on it.
To be a great pirate could be best proved in overtaking Shanks title as a yonkou..or at least battling with him for it.
That Luffy wins this fight or Shanks just appreciates the new generation would lead to the same result in the end.
Luffy isn`t interested at all at the "yonkou-title", so just showing his idol that he learned a lot and that he is rdy to take over the NW would be enough to justify an encounter with Shanks already, as the first yonkou to be approached.Afterall Shanks is an ally and so wouldn`t be fitting for a battle to the end..but as a check point to get more confidence and to test Luffys true skills definitely a worthy opponent…also when Law is involved Shanks could actually be defeated without making Luffy insta top of the world (because Shanks is for sure under the 5 strongest so far and by defeating him many possible future opponents would simply be just considered as fodder after seeing Luffy beating Shanks without any help)
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LOL
Chopperhat was pretty funny. But keychain Chopper as well. The way Chopper was hanging from Trafalgar's sword was similar to those cute ornaments girls have hanging on their cellphones.
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I don't think it would be Shanks
it doesn't fit with the "I'll will have a stronger crew than yours and surpase you guys!" promise he made with Shanks,
if it was Shanks then it would be more on the lines of, "I'll have a strong crew and form alliances with other pirates to defeat you guys"
If Luffy takes anything SERIOUSLY in his Life I think its the promises he made with Shanks.
Good points. There are some more points, one is timing. I do not see Oda having them create an alliance and then years go by with little interaction between Strawhat & Heart pirate crews. I do not see Luffy fighting with Shanks until near the end of the series as that is one of the two big goals Luffy has=
- reach Raftel
- gather a crew stronger than Shanks
Oda had a pattern with the appearance of the Redhair Pirates that was only broken with the FI arc. Before the timeskip, Oda would show the Redhair Pirates at the end of the big arcs. Could be that he'll show the Redhairs at the end of Punk Hazard arc, similar to how he didn't show them at end of Baratie but waited until after the Arlong Park.
People had taken this as support that Luffy wouldn't re-unite with Shanks until near the end of the series.I do not see Luffy in a fight agaisnt Shanks anytime soon and I think that Law's plans are closer in time than that fight.
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Great chapter this week! The crew's interaction with Law was priceless.
Also, the slime is an axolotl.
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Kaidou makes the most sense. Luffy wouldn't want to face Shank now, and if it is BB or Big Mam, then he would be angry upon hearing their names for the things they've done (BB for what happened to Ace and WB, and Big Mam for pressuring FI with sweets). Since Luffy doesn't know about Kaidou, he wouldn't care much about him, so it makes sense for him to agree to take on him without any hesitations.
I actually thought his reaction would be more disinterested, but I guess your theory makes sense, too.
Big Mom is the most relevant to the plot at this moment. It would only follow for Luffy and Law to join up with Kidd and take her down. However, if this had been the case, Oda wouldn't have concealed the conversation from us, as the development is far from shocking. It seems too soon for BB or Shanks, not to mention Luffy's reaction would have been a bit different in the case of Shanks. So, maybe I was wrong. Maybe Kaido IS the most likely.
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oop, sorry, I've been in a rush to get ready for work.
Very true, Luffy would go after Shanks one on one, there is no questioning that. However, Luffy isn't the best plan maker ever as we all know. If Law has a plan in mind, then Luffy would probably go with it. He is naive, so I'm sure that if he had a plan that got him closer to Shanks, I'm sure he would jump for it.
Luffy doesn't need a plan to fight Shanks. When he wants to do it, the only thing he must know is the whereabouts of Shanks, and this is all. Then he will just go there, walk in Shanks's place and challenge him, after having a big party.
It's true that Law mentioned a key to defeat the Yonkou, but I'm willing to bet Luffy doesn't care about that. All he really wants concerning Shanks is to see him and best him. He probably will go with Law's plan up to the point where they get to Shanks, there by Luffy doing his own thing.
Again Luffy doesn't need a plan, and thus the alliance would be pointless if it was done for Shanks. As i said before Luffy doesn't need any help to go and fight Shanks, so why would he make an alliance for it?
Besides, Luffy doesn't know what this 'key' is until Law tells him, which Law has said that he will fill him in on later. For all we know, this 'key' doesn't mean a way to kill the Yonkou, just besting them.
This is very open as of now, so anything is possible, but still, the point stands. Luffy would want to fight Shanks one on one, with no help or information. So Luffy wouldn't want to take part in defeating someone as close to him as Shanks with a strategic plan and a key information. It is too cunning, thoughtful and even disrespectful for someone as Luffy, when it comes to battling a friend.
I just see Luffy jumping at a chance to challenge Shanks. Law presents a way, and Luffy jumps in blindly as usual.
Shanks is someone very important to Luffy and i don't think that he would challenge him, when someone as irrelevant to Luffy as Law presents the opportunity. I think that Luffy will battle Shanks, when he wants to, or when he is near him, or even when he randomly sees him, and surely without any kind of help, no matter how little (why would you need any help to openly challenge an old friend to a battle is beyond me).
Like I said before (damn Im saying that alot) Luffy's reaction is key. He really doesn't know Kaido, so I think it's safe to assume it isn't him. However like you said, Oda could surprise us. Big Mom is also a little difficult to imagine him smiling about. If he did smile about that, he would have a determined smirk, but then again that's me speculating again.
Overall, I'm for the Shanks position for the reasons I've stated and the fact that it is the least likely route. Oda loves to surprise us so I'll keep my mind open, but Shanks at least to me seems like the best bet.
Of 'course Luffy's reaction should be taken into account, but as said by many others before, the possible reasons for Nami's and Luffy's reaction are too many for us to make an accurate decision based on them. Also while it is true that Oda likes to surprise his fans, when he does it, the surprise fits with the story and with his character's personalities, where challenging Shanks wouldn't fit with Luffy's character.
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Let's see, which Yonkou is more likely to be a thing that cannot be defeated via conventional means and requires some sort of secret weapon, the straight up warrior with a sword, or the monstrous cannibal that eats everything in her path?
Which Yonkou is better story-wise to take on with a group because of his/her threat level, an enourmous evil cannibal monster or Luffy's own personal rival, mentor and all-around good guy?
Which Yonkou is better to take on at this stage of the story, the one that has just been introduced and is often referenced, or the one that most everybody believes is absolute end-game material?
Why is everybody ignoring their insticts? Last chapter everybody was saying that there was no way it could be Shanks or Luffy would instantly turn on Law.
Now, because of some bogus logic based on Luffy's cheeryness of all things, people are saying it's Shanks?
C'mon… it's not Shanks.
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This chapter….it is great. It is beyond great. And Law's Chopper hat was one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. Poor Law. He really has no idea what he has gotten himself into with this alliance
Good to know that the Monster Trio are now all confirmed Haki users but I am curious if Nico Robin isn't one as well. She does like to keep things to herself and I wouldn't be surprised if she learned a trick or two with the rebels
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Which Yonkou is better story-wise to take on with a group because of his/her threat level, an enourmous evil cannibal monster or Luffy's own personal rival, mentor and all-around good guy?
To be fair, Shanks is probably stronger than Big Mom.
I know it's not confirmed, but he's definitely endgame material as you said, while Big Mom is not.I agree with you on the other points, though.
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Well, Robin having CoO would suit her well, and this chapter didn't rule it out. Law advised that it is a necessity to cover yourself in haki (probably to block the gas). Only armor haki does that, means even if she had CoO she wouldn't be named by Luffy.
It is also said that most specialize in one type, even if they have both, and I think that is the case for at least Sanji (and possibly Zoro). Both of them needed a "wake up" note from Luffy to notice Caribou, and both failed to see the attacks from the cool brothers coming (as well as the gas attack that knocked out half of the crew.).
Edit: Why I said that: Luffy has enough confidence in their armor Haki that he lets them take on a Logia, which tells me that they already specialized in that type to a degree.I could see Sanji as an armor type haki master by the end of the series, it simply suits his fighting style the best and hell memoires already looked a lot like this sort of haki.
For Zoro I can imagine a strong mix, but not on Sanji's level of armor haki or Luffy's general mastery.
Anyway, I loved how Luffy told Law that they won't go anywhere as long as Nami and Chopper have business on punk hazard.
This didn't necessarily happen because of their lack of CoO haki, but because if CoO would appear anywhere then storytelling would be impossible anymore. No more surprises for the crew, no more ambushes, no more nothing. Just because CoO was introduced doesn't mean that everything should be predicted by it…
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Wow! That giant slime thing at the end looks cool.
Also, lol at Chopper on Law.
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I really like the creature designs in this arc, BTW.
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Nice to have some confirmation that Sabo is alive. I mean, we already knew, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Just two chapters after Bon, at that.
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He probably is, I think it's just too personal to take him on with a group. It's like what everybody has been saying, Luffy would want to take him by himself, to prove it to himself. Help from outside his crew, especially from a rival character, would just feel wrong.
It certainly wouldn't feel wrong to attack an evil monstrous threat with a group instead, this is was the point I was trying to make.
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Haha Luffy is terrible.
As many have said the Yonkou is most likely Big Mom it just fits with all the pieces so far and there is a strong motive to take her down. The time for their eventual confrontation was still left in the open but now the SHs are literally 'going after her' the minute this plan gets into motion,everything's happening really fast no wonder the rest of the crew would be shocked and reluctant.
Shanks is a very personal fight for Luffy where he has to prove himself to the man he respects the most on this seas-there is no making an alliance with Trafalgar Law or anyone else for that. (Same with the one he hates the most I think. I think emotionally there is too much involved for Luffy to make an alliance over BB, he has to kill him himself. That & he is more endgame anyway) As for Kaidou,Nobody in the crew cares about him or his title why go after him as well when Luffy has just set sight on Big Maam? Luffy already is on a yonkou's hitlist no need for two that early on. But then again Luffy can get so damn competitive. Just for the heck & 'fun' of measuring himself to a Yonkou he could very well accept to go after Kaidou so I would agree that he is second likely if it's not Charlotte. Plus it's true that Yonkous are all rivals in the quest for One piece therefore Luffy does need to get them out of his way at some point along with whichever novas succeed in getting far in the NW.
So the translations confuse me a bit, Has the WG or Ceasar succeded in creating a giant before or not? The bigger than a giant's Skull early on into the arc was the result of an experiment? I hope the guys ask about Law's crew asap. Nice job linking the cup to Sabo it didn't occur to me that he could visit Ace's grave.
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I love when people act like they get the series all figured out and can predict it accurately.
Last week people were saying it was unlikely Luffy would even except the offer because Luffy likes being his own boss and doing his own thing.:ninja:
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Luffy's smile might imply:
- that he knows who Law is talking about so it could be either Big Mom or even Black Beard. They wouldn't defeat him this early in the story of course so in that scenario the alliance would fail.
- that he doesn't have a clue who Law is talking about and is just excited about the alliance idea. So, Kaidou.
Shanks is completely out of the question because it wouldn't fit Luffy's character to fight a friend this way. Black Beard is also very unlikely (but still less unlikely than Shanks) since everything looks like he is going to be the primary antagonist of the series. It would still be cool to see an alliance of Luffy and Law being defeated by BB's gang so that they'd have to regroup and rethink how to go on in the New World.
Big Mom is the safest bet although she seems almost too obvious. Kaidou would be fun because it would be very typical of Luffy to jump into something outrageous like challenging yet another emperor just because he likes the idea of forming a pirate alliance.EDIT: Oh, I'm slow, I just got the Sabo thing. Very cool!
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I hate to say it, but Kaido is looking good by process of elimination. What is going on here?
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I love how Law's "coolness" was undercut by the Strawhats' craziness. He was so stunned by that.
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2 other confirmed haki's , awesome humour , alliance seems pretty cool
great chapter
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@RobbyBevard:
Nice to have some confirmation that Sabo is alive. I mean, we already knew, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Just two chapters after Bon, at that.
The paper on Ace's grave?
I didn't think of him, but it's a good guess.
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@RobbyBevard:
Nice to have some confirmation that Sabo is alive. I mean, we already knew, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Just two chapters after Bon, at that.
you mean the pic ? Seems like the best explication indeed
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I think he meant the glasses next to the bottle.
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This didn't necessarily happen because of their lack of CoO haki, but because if CoO would appear anywhere then storytelling would be impossible anymore. No more surprises for the crew, no more ambushes, no more nothing. Just because CoO was introduced doesn't mean that everything should be predicted by it…
I generally agree with you, it would be horrible if everything could be predicted by CoO. But I said that their mastery is not as great as Luffy's for the moment (which only makes sense, keeping in mind who Luffy trained under). The real journey only just began, and there is plenty of room to improve (and getting ambushed countless times…). They both certainly have it, but being specialized in it looks different to me.
Now lets take a look at the armor type. Luffy has enough confidence in Sanji and Zoro's armament haki to take on a dangerous Logia. That simply tells me that they excell at the armor type, or even specialized in it.
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Yeah, Robby meant the sake cups.
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@Robby, I assume you're referring to the sake and the paper on Aces grave.
I had the same instinct.
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First off, I have a feeling the others besides Nami don't yet know which Emperor exactly is the target, just that Luffy has allied with Law to take out an Emperor. Considering they're freaking out at the thought of the Emperors general, which one it is specifically is more of an afterthought. And since we don't know who it is yet, most likely Luffy will shout it out when someone asks which one are they're going after and we find out when they do.
That said, I can't help but think that BM is too convenient and safe an option. Why would it need to be kept secret that Luffy is going after BM when it's clear it'll happen in the near future anyway? The reason for the secret is that it'll be surprising that Luffy would want to go after this person right not. That would apply to Shanks (who is Luffy's mentor), Blackbeard (who is now terribly powerful and fit for a much later boss), and Kaido (who we know next to nothing about). And as much as I want Jinbe back in the picture again, I also wonder if maybe Oda planned for him not to join yet partially so he wouldn't interact with Law again. Besides, I have the feeling that once the Tamate Box most likely blows up in her face, BM will want to bring the fight to the SHs whether they want it or not.
Who do I think it is, then? My biggest hunch is that it's Blackbeard. They both know who they'd be dealing with: Law saw how powerful he was first hand and Luffy has a clear score to settle with him. It would also be surprising that Luffy would want to face off against him this soon, considering we've assumed that he'd be saved for much later. But it's in Luffy's nature to want to take him down as quickly as possible, and with Law's search for a secret weapon, it might make it that much more possible. Now, I'm not saying that they're be facing him in so short a time, but I think it works as an end goal for both of them.
Second would be Kaido, just from the fact that we're gonna learn about him sooner or later, and Luffy might want to face him simply to see how strong he is.
Least likely of all is Shanks; besides being his friend, mentor and only wanting to fight him one on one or with their own crews, Luffy already decided he would find Shanks again when he became a great pirate, and for him, that most likely means coming within reach of the One Piece first.
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I'm really surprised we didn't see Inazuma get his own cover since he wasn't with Ivankov.
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The paper on Ace's grave?
I didn't think of him, but it's a good guess.
@metteminne:
you mean the pic ? Seems like the best explication indeed
The sake cup is more important than the paper, but both are factors.
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@RobbyBevard:
Nice to have some confirmation that Sabo is alive. I mean, we already knew, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Just two chapters after Bon, at that.
My god, LOL.
I guess you perfectly know what you started?
Evil.
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I don't quite get why Oda shown Ivankov in the cover story but didn't show Inazuma and/or Mihawk and those guys from the island Franky went o_O oh well, whatever… I am finally starting to like Law.
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My god, LOL.
I guess you perfectly know what you started?
Evil.
Nope. What?
@.access:
I don't quite get why Oda shown Ivankov in the cover story but didn't show Inazuma and/or Mihawk and those guys from the island Franky went o_O oh well, whatever… I am finally starting to like Law.
Same reason he skipped Buggy, Kuro, Krieg, Arlong, Moria, (but he DID show Perona) Foxy, CP9, Smoker, the other supernovas, etc. They'll be coming back later in the story and have surprises to reveal yet… everyone else he showed aren't moving any further on the grandline and won't be met in the story proper.
Actually, it makes it more interesting that he showed Ivankov, means he won't be involved in anything for some time to come.
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@RobbyBevard:
The sake cup is more important than the paper, but both are factors.
If mangapanda didn't erased almost completly the other cup, people would get it easier.
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Meh, this chapter, at least to me, confirms it then. At this point, if it were Kaido or Big Mom, Luffy wouldn't really react to it I'm sure. If it were Blackbeard, I'm sure he would have a solemn, even pissed off reaction. The fact that he seemed so happy and gleeful would point to Shanks. He would finally get a chance to see Shanks and even try to overtake him, which has been Luffy's goal since meeting him. The fact that Law would be helping to take on his idol and chief rival would definitely make him happy.
Tell me that you are joking…
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I generally agree with you, it would be horrible if everything could be predicted by CoO. But I said that their mastery is not as great as Luffy's for the moment (which only makes sense, keeping in mind who Luffy trained under). The real journey only just began, and there is plenty of room to improve (and getting ambushed countless times…). They both certainly have it, but being specialized in it looks different to me.
Now lets take a look at the armor type. Luffy has enough confidence in Sanji and Zoro's armament haki to take on a dangerous Logia. That simply tells me that they excell at the armor type, or even specialized in it.
Yeah you are right. Zoro and Sanji being specialized in CoA seems very possible, and fits quite nicely to monsters such as them! I can't wait for the moment that Zoro and Sanji will land their first hit on a Logia enemy, on a pure badass moment!!!
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CHOPPER HAT!!!… XD
Love the look on Law's face...Law: Dafuq!…what did I just get into!!!
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@RobbyBevard:
Nice to have some confirmation that Sabo is alive. I mean, we already knew, but this is about as blatant as it gets. Just two chapters after Bon, at that.
I think the argument for Sabo being alive is a really good one, but One Piece Databook Green confirms his death:
http://it.onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/File:Sabo_morto_Green.png
http://images.wikia.com/onepiece/images/8/88/Sabo_morto_green.pngNonetheless, I still think it's a good argument
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My god, LOL.
I guess you perfectly know what you started?
Evil.
He is pointing out the obvious which of course might be too much for some of the members who will only believe Sabo's is alive when he appears in the story and says "I'm not a ghost!".
I'll take that back, some people might claim he is a zombie then…
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@RobbyBevard:
Same reason he skipped Buggy, Kuro, Krieg, Arlong, Moria, (but he DID show Perona) Foxy, CP9, Smoker, the other supernovas, etc. They'll be coming back later in the story and have surprises to reveal yet… everyone else he showed aren't moving any further on the grandline and won't be met in the story proper.
I'm sorry, but some of those seem EXTREMELY unlikely, LOL.
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I think the argument for Sabo being alive is a really good one, but One Piece Databook Green confirms his death:
http://it.onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/File:Sabo_morto_Green.png
Nonetheless, I still think it's a good argument
- Oda didn't write the databooks himself
- You aren't going to ruin a major surprise reveal like "Sabo is alive!" offhand in a databook outside of the main story. He's "officially" dead, the same way Bon Kurei was. But he's alive.
- Databooks have been flat out wrong about MANY things before, including proper names, birthsign and birthdays. They aren't the end-all be-all.
- if not Sabo, then who did Dragon save all those years ago?
I'm sorry, but some of those seem EXTREMELY unlikely, LOL.
Not to mention, Perona and Ivankov will obviously be in the story again, so…Foxy is the only arc villain since East Blue that DIDN'T get a cover story, that wasn't immediately back in the scope of events. He'll be back. Krieg… I couldn't care less, but Gin has that promise and all. I'd rather they stayed dead from poison. Moria and CP9 will obviously be back. Buggy and his crew obviously will be. Coby and Helmeppo were skipped too, they'll be back. Smoker already is. I have no idea what Axe Hand Morgan will eventually provide, but he'll be back too.
And no, Kuro and Arlong I don't expect to ever come back either. Kuro's dreams are broken, and Arlong served his symbolic purpose during FI, he didn't need to be in the cover story. (I expect Kuro to get a panel or two in the final endgame finale world-wide war, facing off against some random evil pirates and redeemed)
Its not like Oda just skipped all the villains, he showed the likes of Wapol, so its not like it was only showing Luffy's friends and allies. But he only revealed those that won't be around anytime soon on the journey.a
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Cool chapter and good that it's now confirmed who has Haki in the crew and who hasn't.
But I have to disagree with their target being Shanks… He is Luffy's idol since childhood, why on Earth would Luffy ever want to take him down? And not even all by himself, but with Law? I don't think there is need for them to fight at all as there are other ways for Luffy to show that he has surpassed Shanks in strength. (Perhaps defeating Blackbeard in the end?)
As obvious as it seems, I think Luffy accepted Law's offer and is so happy about it because the target is Big Mom who he needs to take down in order to make FI his turf and Jinbei his crewmate. Of course knowing Oda the target could be anyone but I'll be REALLY surprised if it's Shanks...
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He is pointing out the obvious which of course might be too much for some of the members who will only believe Sabo's is alive when he appears in the story and says "I'm not a ghost!".
I'll take that back, some people might claim he is a zombie then…
It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, the whole deal never bothered me much.
But it sure is amusing that the whole debate will be reignited because of this small detail…
inc. people nerdraging and calling people names because "they just don't get it".
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Who do I think it is, then? My biggest hunch is that it's Blackbeard. They both know who they'd be dealing with: Law saw how powerful he was first hand and Luffy has a clear score to settle with him. It would also be surprising that Luffy would want to face off against him this soon, considering we've assumed that he'd be saved for much later. But it's in Luffy's nature to want to take him down as quickly as possible, and with Law's search for a secret weapon, it might make it that much more possible. Now, I'm not saying that they're be facing him in so short a time, but I think it works as an end goal for both of them.
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This does seem like a good choice. Blackbearded is most likely not very respected by the others so they probably wouldn't interfere if someone takes him down. Being Luffy apart from the huge power boost would get on the good side of Shanks as well. Shanks also probably knows that Luffy wouldn't want to be an Emperor so this would leave the position open for him. And last but not least Law mostly likely knows the extent of BB abilities. Between's Law's own abilities and whatver poisons and other tricks Caesar has Law is probably ready to mess with BB on a very nasty level
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Shanks also probably knows that Luffy wouldn't want to be an Emperor so this would leave the position open for him.
Open for whom? Law?
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Thew WG was trying to change humans into giants, I guess that explains the oars skull on the entrance
But what about the giant corpse they found near the dragon?, Did the experiments succeed?!