Tournaments /=/ Luffy caring about the Mera Mera
i don't get how people are interpreting luffy making a neutral face as being affected by it.as i said earlier,we still don't know his true emotions/reaction.
Tournaments /=/ Luffy caring about the Mera Mera
i don't get how people are interpreting luffy making a neutral face as being affected by it.as i said earlier,we still don't know his true emotions/reaction.
Wow, at this point I think Doflamingo would be the best villain if he were to eat the devil fruit before Luffy's eyes.
Luffy went through so much trauma over 2 years and even dedicated an attack to Ace. Now he finally learns that his brother's precious DF exists. So he fights and struggles through this intense tournament and is finally able to claim his prize, probably after beating the Big Pink himself. Then Doflamingo laughs as he eats the DF whole, Luffy watches in shock: 1) His only chance at getting his bro's fruit back is gone. 2) He's never seen someone eat two DFS before(Not sure that you can even count Blackbeard)
So DD knows that doing that will kill him and just dies without even telling Luffy how he got the fruit. That'd be another big psychological attack for Luffy.
You guys are gonna have to come to terms with two things.
1. Luffy cares about the fruit.
2. Someone will eat it.
There is no way to get around these.
I've said it before, I am definitely opposed to any Straw Hat eating the fruit.
And apparently, the supporters are gung-ho for Sanji to eat it. Improving Diable Jambe be damned; consuming a Logia DF is a big deal, and while Sanji does have the power to….emit flames, it doesn't change the fact that the core style behind it all is...pure kicking. Face kicks, shoulder kicks, spins, etc. The Mera Mera would drastically change that style, and it's not probable for Oda to suddenly change up attacking styles. Using raw power is very different from utilizing an element.
Furthermore, to tie in with Luffy's connection to the fruit….you'd think he would want/allow his crewmates to eat it? Where, to a fault, it symbolizes part of Ace, his own brother?
Tournaments /=/ Luffy caring about the Mera Mera
Well he said lame chapter. And the tournament goes hand in hand with Luffy caring about the fruit.
Here's a prediction:
Doflamingo wants Luffy to compete in the tournament so he can gauge his power, and so that Luffy can be weakened (or even defeated) so he can go in and finish him.
Doflamingo seems like the type of person who likes to play dirty, who likes to manipulate people. What better way to play dirty, to manipulate, than to weaken your enemy severely with your peons, then move in for the kill yourself.
It's similar to Blackbeard killing Whitebeard at Marineford.
Of course, I can see Mr. Blind Man (aka Fujitora) moving in, and protecting Luffy from Doflamingo. Even though he's an Admiral of the World Government, I think he wants to take down Doflamingo above all else. Luffy also "helped" him out at the casino/bar/thing; Luffy showed him kindness.
@The:
Here's a prediction:
Doflamingo wants Luffy to compete in the tournament so he can gauge his power, and so that Luffy can be weakened (or even defeated) so he can go in and finish him.
Doflamingo seems like the type of person who likes to play dirty, who likes to manipulate people. What better way to play dirty, to manipulate, than to weaken your enemy severely with your peons, then move in for the kill yourself.
It's similar to Blackbeard killing Whitebeard at Marineford.
That's why Franky should compete in the tournament! Let him curbstomp everyone while letting Luffy complete the mission! Oh man I wish that would happen, but sadly it won't.
You guys are gonna have to come to terms with two things.
1. Luffy cares about the fruit.
2. Someone will eat it.
There is no way to get around these.
Ororororor Luffy could harbour the fruit even after he becomes Pirate King. Go back to East Blue with it in a chest. Some local kid eats it, Luffy flips his shit. The One Piece story is reborn.
Dammit. Made the first chapter thread yet that didn't get stickied >:
In any case, CHAPTER <3
Also why are people starting to call these thread "One Piece x: y" for the past three chapter threads instead of the old, used for all previous chapter threads, "Chapter x: y". The OCD in me is killing me. D:
Prediction:
Senor Pink is gonna be Sanji´s opponent. Sanji is modeled after Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs whose name is Mr. Pink while there is Senor Pink now. Furthermore, Mr Pink is the one who gets the diamonds at the end which is pretty much the big prize.
@Sonic:
Pretty lame chapter. I REALLY hope Luffy don't get worked up about Ace's fruit. It should mean nothing to him…
Why shouldn't it? He wouldn't create a technique modeled after his brother's power (Red Hawk) if there wasn't some deep meaning for him.
Ororororor Luffy could harbour the fruit even after he becomes Pirate King. Go back to East Blue with it in a chest. Some local kid eats it, Luffy flips his shit. The One Piece story is reborn.
Makino's kid? then ok, Otherwise , nah.
Why shouldn't it? He wouldn't create a technique modeled after his brother's power (Red Hawk) if there wasn't some deep meaning for him.
Yeah.
Luffy doesn't get worked up over anything really. Unless it has something to do with his family (his brothers mostly), his crew, or meat (which is more of a gag really).
Makino's kid? then ok, Otherwise , nah.
Yes, it'd be almost be perfect if Makino's kid got it. People assume Ace knocked her up, but that would be awkward and unlikely seeing as how she was much older than them when they were 10.
Yes, it'd be almost be perfect if Makino's kid got it. People assume Ace knocked her up, but that would be awkward and unlikely seeing as how she was much older than them when they were 10.
It would not be awkward but i never read people assuming that Ace is the one. The most common "theory" is that Shanks is the one but even that is unlikely.
Seriously though, where is this perceived notion coming from that they'll put the fruit away for the next 600 chapters til epilogue?
Seriously though, where is this perceived notion coming from that they'll put the fruit away for the next 600 chapters til prologue?
DD already said that if Luffy gets the fruit he wouldn't let anyone touch it.
Seriously though, where is this perceived notion coming from that they'll put the fruit away for the next 600 chapters til prologue?
You mean epilogue. And it comes from the whole "generation to generation" theme that One Piece has.
@The:
You mean epilogue. And it comes from the whole "generation to generation" theme that One Piece has.
Thanks for correcting me. Epilogue*
DD already said that if Luffy gets the fruit he wouldn't let anyone touch it.
You're assuming that DD knows Luffy, which we know is not the case. That's what he THINKS Luffy will do.
No it wasn't! If you saying that than all the other zombies were still the mind(soul) of the owners bodies. In the beginning the zombies had the personality of the shadow inserted, but with time that personality was being exchanged by Moria servant personality. The only thing the body had is the physical ability.
What about Cindry?
I hope Crocodile lets his hook eat the fruit
Yes, it'd be almost be perfect if Makino's kid got it. People assume Ace knocked her up, but that would be awkward and unlikely seeing as how she was much older than them when they were 10.
its almost 100% shanks' kid.
also, if no SH gets the fruit, it will be coby. perhaps fujitora will save luffy at the last second then give the fruit to coby
its almost 100% shanks' kid.
also, if no SH gets the fruit, it will be coby. perhaps fujitora will save luffy at the last second then give the fruit to coby
Isn't it about time for you to change your sig?
I for once hope that Luffy's erratic behaviour would fuck Doflamingo's plans.
I mean, Luffy being lured into the tournament just for the sake of the fruit and then falling into Dofla's trap is soooo typical. Dofla needs some of the same crazy medicine Law's been getting lately. Some "Enel's face" "moments even.
So for the matchups I'd have to say
Luffy vs Diamante( Most praised and obviously the strongest, his name is close to Diamond for a reason, right?)
Zoro vs Lao G(Looks pretty menacing and experienced)
Sanji vs Senor Pink(I'm drawing some kind of relation between pink and okamas, plus someone had a better explanation earlier)
Kinemon vs Dellinger(Looks like a very agile and capable kid, kinemon might look down upon him at first.)
Machvise vs Franky(Both are pretty bulky)
do we know when next chapter will come?
By the way, Senor Pink seems to have a Devil Fruit ability. We saw him with a swim ring in Chapter 682.
Has anyone pointed out Dellinger's resemblance to Saldeath?
It would be funny if Luffy didn't give a shit about the fruit, but entered the tournament just because he thought it would be fun.
@Lazy:
Has anyone pointed out Dellinger's resemblance to Saldeath?
The hat is strikingly similar
It would be funny if Luffy didn't give a shit about the fruit, but entered the tournament just because he thought it would be fun.
Wishful thinking at this point. He cares.
Hey guys, long time no see!I must say this arc is really picking up and quickly. Luffy seems a bit interested in the mera mera no mi.
If Dillinger wasn't in the Tournament I'd say he'd be the opponent of Nami.
I'm pretty sure Oda got the name "Dillinger" from John Dillinger, the notorious American burglar/bank robber.
And, I'll bet my bottom dollar, Dillinger in One Piece is known for stealing and robbing. He could be the "fairy".
Maybe Luffy will use his kings haki to knock out all witnesses? The only people that would rat him out are all weaklings. The Admiral would also have no one to tell him that Luffy is in the coloseum. Luffy knocked out 50k fishman from hundreds of yards away. Fishman are 15x stronger than humans.
I don't want this to be a tournament, I would want it to be an all out brawl. I know allot of people want luffy to be calm about the whole situation, but I would rather have him walk into the coliseum and demand the fruit be handed to him. Then an all out fight breaks out. structured tournaments are boring and take too much time. They are also way too predictable. That is what was wrong with the FT tourny. It would be more interesting and awesome to have a very unpredictable free for all and have a few of quixotes be defeated before things get really serious. I would like for some New World Pirates to pull some upsets. Luffy and Franky are definitely acting like they can do whatever they want. Luffy is a pirate, why would he want to agree to a organized tournament with a bunch of inferior opponents when he can just walk in and take the fruit and take on anyone who tries to stop him?
A character I would like to see in this tournament is the Character that stabbed Whitebeard. It would also be cool if some of the WB pirate crew was watching the tournament. Maybe they could stop the fujiwara from attacking Luffy?
Allot of people are also forgetting that BB had the opportunity to get Ace's fruit. I doubt BB cares about Logia users, he has haki and his fruit. Something like Buggy's and Law's fruits are far more powerful and useful.
Great chapter. I'm thinking Zoro, Kinemon, and Sanji are going to be held up with the fairy thing for a while and miss out on the tournament, to the dismay of One Piece theorists everywhere. I think it would actually be awesome to see some different people enter the tournament and kick some tush. like if for example, Urogue, a bounty hunter, and another supernova or pirate captain or something entered the tournament and we got some new characters to shake things up. I just think it would be fun to see Luffy and Franky be the only two strawhats entered to further stack the odds against them.
**Wait a minute…
That female swordsman we saw the outline of in the one chapter, a pretty recent(ish) chapter too; a chapter in the Punk Hazard arc. Could she enter the tournament?
It seemed like she was heading somewhere for some reason. She looked like a wandering swordswoman, a bounty hunter or something.**
@The:
If Dillinger wasn't in the Tournament I'd say he'd be the opponent of Nami.
I'm pretty sure Oda got the name "Dillinger" from John Dillinger, the notorious American burglar/bank robber.
And, I'll bet my bottom dollar, Dillinger in One Piece is known for stealing and robbing. He could be the "fairy".
It is DEllinger. But yeah, that way Zoro & co could get in the tournament as well.
Btw, Am i the only who would want to see those beards used till end of story? Reminds me little bit of those heads of goverment.
@The:
Here's a prediction:
Doflamingo wants Luffy to compete in the tournament so he can gauge his power, and so that Luffy can be weakened (or even defeated) so he can go in and finish him.
Doflamingo seems like the type of person who likes to play dirty, who likes to manipulate people. What better way to play dirty, to manipulate, than to weaken your enemy severely with your peons, then move in for the kill yourself.
It's similar to Blackbeard killing Whitebeard at Marineford.
Of course, I can see Mr. Blind Man (aka Fujitora) moving in, and protecting Luffy from Doflamingo. Even though he's an Admiral of the World Government, I think he wants to take down Doflamingo above all else. Luffy also "helped" him out at the casino/bar/thing; Luffy showed him kindness.
Doflamingo doesn't think luffy is strong so he wouldnt do that. He said a few chapters ago that straw hat is just an ordinary pirate. He's still underestimating Luffy and the crew because Luffy wasnt the one to take out Vergo.
Doflamingo doesn't think luffy is strong so he wouldnt do that. He said a few chapters ago that straw hat is just an ordinary pirate. He's still underestimating Luffy and the crew because Luffy wasnt the one to take out Vergo.
He wanted to say to Smoker that Luffy is an ordinary pirate unlike Law who is a Shichibukai so he asked why didn't he capture him… So him saying that Luffy is just a ordinary pirate doesn't have to do anything with his strength, just that Luffy isn't a Shichibukai. So DD isn't underestimating Luffy at all.
The real strenght of the Straw Hats will come out here. The whole New World still takes them in low regard. They see them as fresh fish coming in to the New World.
Like people state, they think they are ordinary pirates for them. All the fights we had know showed us the Straw Hats didn't have any real trouble with their opponents. Franky beating up two crewmates of DoFlamingo with no real sweat? The fights in Fishman Island were a real joke.. Their real strenght will be showed shortly…
Anyways, other than that, this chapter was quite interesting. The coverstory of Caribou has made a hilarious twist, seems Oda used another Duval. The whole Fujitora thingy makes it interesting.. it seems Fujitora is lazy justice as we see now.. inb4 BLIND justice :p...
Seems he doesn't see them as evil perse just yet. Curious what it will bring us in the end.. with him also sitting at the Colosseum.
Story also seems to going quite fast in progress.. we already see the trap in motion, the thing is.. will Luffy want to grab it?
And what are the fairies? Maybe a revolutionary cell? Or something else?
And the whole Mera Mera no Mi subject.. if I had to make the story, probably good thing I don't, I would write (read expect) the following:
As for now Luffy and Franky are a team apart. They are the only two who right now know something of the Corrida Colosseum. I am guessing they will head there in disguise.. and somehow will end up with Kanjouru or meet him there not knowing it's him and see him fight in the Colosseum winning some fights. In the end somehow Kanjouro ends up with the Fruit and eats it for w/e reason. Well in that trend something will be happening..
Dunno if his name means something? Maybe someone who kan translate to English can translate his name :p..
i believe that the blind guy is fujitora but apparently he doesn't wear a suit (like high rank marines) underneath his cloack. any idea why?
I bet that Fujitora is a retired Admiral (from Roger era) and Akainu called him for help. He look older than the 3 admirals.
Doflamingo doesn't think luffy is strong so he wouldnt do that. He said a few chapters ago that straw hat is just an ordinary pirate. He's still underestimating Luffy and the crew because Luffy wasnt the one to take out Vergo.
What? No he didn't.
Doflamingo specifically said Luffy is a dangerous individual during one of his Den Den Mushi calls to CC/Monet/Vergo, and that he has the Conqueror's Haki; to be careful.
If he did say what you're saying at some point then Oda is contradicting himself horribly.
@The:
**Wait a minute…
That female swordsman we saw the outline of in the one chapter, a pretty recent(ish) chapter too; a chapter in the Punk Hazard arc. Could she enter the tournament?
It seemed like she was heading somewhere for some reason. She looked like a wandering swordswoman, a bounty hunter or something.**
Do you have a link to that panel? :ninja:
If he would think that Luffy is weak he would just kill or ignore him
But he tries to bribe him with the mera mera no mi
Because Dofla know that Luffy could beat his sorry ass
Do you have a link to that panel? :ninja:
!
The bottom right-hand corner.
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If he would think that Luffy is weak he would just kill or ignore him
But he tries to bribe him with the mera mera no mi
Because Dofla know that Luffy could beat his sorry ass
I think Doflamingo can hold his own against Luffy well enough. VERY well enough.