Sabo really has the eyes of a psycho.
Really a performance worthy of Blackbeard by Champion.
So will Sabo just go on his way or will he try to see Luffy?
Fuji bowing. I don't care much but it's a powerful page.
Chapter 792: Kneeling Down
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No Doffy's eyes #0/10would-not-read-again
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Oh, yeah, and I think Burgess and Riku were handled pretty nicely this chapter. Riku because I always like when the flaws of his ideal of peace are pointed out within the story and Burgess because I think overall he's been handled fairly well because despite constantly clashing with Sabo he keeps getting up and causing trouble. I feel like Istill could take him seriously as a threat, so good job here.
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You know, this was a good chapter. It's a nice little chapter to have after the big battle. You know what could've made it even better though? If it was released last week.
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Am I the only who thinks something looks a bit off with Doflamingo on this panel?
http://i.imgur.com/Z6lKHtm.pngI know this feeling of yours. I, too, am into bondage
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Don't see the problem with Burgess getting wrecked now.
There's a lot of time and room for him to become stronger, most likely through a DF.
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Decent chapter for me. As expected Sabo didn't have much of an issue with Jesus. I always imagined Sabo to be close if not on par with an admiral at this point and Dragon perhaps being on par with a Yokou perhaps. Even though the marines have the Doflamingo family all secured, I'm still wondering if the CP0 will try to take Doflamingo away from Fujitroa and co. Right now I'm leaning towards no because Fuji already admitted the short comings of the marines when it came to Doflamingo and Dressrosa, and the CP0 trying to take Doflamingo away will make the WG look even worse. However I can see the CP0 berating Fuji for his actions, and they will then report back to the WG about what Fuji has done.
I know some of the posters are worried only the SH's that are in Dressrosa now will get the recognition and bounty rise for their actions, but I think the WG will place significant bounty rises on all the SH's regardless of those facts. It's pointless for the WG to try to coverup the news of what happened in Dressrosa now due to Fujitora, so they might as well put bounty increases on all the SH's so it looks like they're doing something useful. I hope in the next chapter we see Kaidou's(we will probably still only see his shadow for now) reaction to the news. Maybe we will see Dragon's reaction as well. The only new character that Oda might fully reveal in the next chapter would be Jack(who was mentioned at the end of the Punk Hazard arc).
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Please, create a third account… ;_;
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@NER:
Shitty as hell display from Burgess. That pathetic attempt for a cheap shot made it even worse. He got Sanji'd worse than Sanji himself.
I wonder what Akainu will think of this. I don't think he will mind it all that much. He cared only for results and actions. How people view things matters not. Also he did show great dislike for the warlords before, no?
the WG will probably disband the shichibukai after this
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I think what ultimately bothers me the most is why Fujitora stepped back to let Luffy do his thing. I want it to have an actual reason, otherwise it really is just a plot thing. But this really makes me think there is a plan Fujitora thought up. Maybe it's just to make sure he won't be suspected by Sakazuki? Maybe it's because he wants to use this as a incident to prove the necessity of removing the system once and for all, as kind of another big example along with Moria and Crocodile because Luffy is just one pirate - this just basically being even more strong proof of the weakness of the system? This is the third Warlord defeated by Luffy.
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I wouldn't mind living on Apple Island.
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recipe
1. Stick an apple in your pocket
2. Carefully remove the head from Sabo's body
3. Confirm the texture of your apple has turned swirly
4. Go home and eatNo?
well'it's probably a dragon fruit more than an apple..also that was already taken by smiley's fruit
we know all the devil fruit have a specific fruit because otherwise they wouldn't have always the same appereance,and we know they have because teach was able to recognize the yami-yami by just seeing it due to the "fruit encyclopedia" -
I think what ultimately bothers me the most is why Fujitora stepped back to let Luffy do his thing. I want it to have an actual reason, otherwise it really is just a plot thing. But this really makes me think there is a plan Fujitora thought up. Maybe it's just to make sure he won't be suspected by Sakazuki? Maybe it's because he wants to use this as a incident to prove the necessity of removing the system once and for all, as kind of another big example along with Moria and Crocodile because Luffy is just one pirate - this just basically being even more strong proof of the weakness of the system? This is the third Warlord defeated by Luffy.
Making the WG look bad was part of the plan. He had to step back and let someone else deal with Doula.
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I believe Marco and Jozu got owned due to distraction. They were pretty much equal in each of their confrontations until WB started straining himself and Akainu started exploiting this flaw.
Probably reiterating something someone else has said a couple hundred times already, but BB crew is like SH crew as they are both constantly growing so them getting their ass kicked and even fodderized is normal as I would not enjoy it if Burgess demolished every opponent he came across atm. ( IMO, I personally thought him defeating all those gladiators in that quick time was impressive, this feat is is a decent level to be by in this point of the story..< Looking strong with a lot of potential to grow exponentially more powerful >)
Marco and Jozu yes but apart from Vista most of the other commanders were not exactly impressive.
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Making the WG look bad was part of the plan. He had to step back and let someone else deal with Doula.
Yeah, it's something I've kinda assumed, but it would be nice if we'd get a few clear lines about that.
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I wonder if Buffalo's tooth is fixed or if it is a mistake. One Piece always had a cartoonish way of dealing with falling teeth so maybe it really grew back.
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I can't get over the panel where "the knife thinks" i'm not letting the mera mera get away. Everytime he wants to get a DF (attacking luffy, BB killing WB …) he uses a knife. I think thats kinda strange. Also, JB being beaten by sabo was predictable but GETTING WHOPPED LIKE THIS... i love it
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MS's translation seems much better, but I still I wonder if it's right. For instance, what Sabo says after giving that final punch on Burgess is completely different in both translations, anyone knows which is the most accurate. Also, someone might have said this before, but when was the last time we had a chapter with no Strawhat's on it at all?
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How odd it is that Doffy blackmailed the WG into joining the Shichibukai, and yet now he lays defeated now they're just gonna do what, lock him up in Impel Down?
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Also, someone might have said this before, but when was the last time we had a chapter with no Strawhat's on it at all?
You're only referring to chapters that happen in the present, right ?
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Burgess and Jesus has same birthsdate? Who Jesus are you all referring to? And luffy beats fourth warlord, buggy the fly.
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Also, can anyone explain to me what is that thing in the final page, in the next to the last panel? Is that an island? A ship? And if so, whose?
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You're only referring to chapters that happen in the present, right ?
Yes, only those in the present
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@joekido:
- Meanwhile I hope we find out about the person Doflamingo kidnapped to blackmail the World Government and the National Treasure of Mariejois
What person are you referring to? I thought Doffy stole the offerings to the celestial dragons in order to blackmail the government?
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I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
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Great chapter, I'm glad we didn't get another generic aftermath chap like some anticipated. Next few chapters are going to be amazing, I can feel it!
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@Daz:
I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
Fujitora:........a little bit. But I made sure to call in some medics in advance, so we're all good right?Silly Daz, how many years reading shonen manga all for what? I'll solve this in a minute.
Someone: "But, Fujitora, there could've been thousands of casualties if your gamble failed! You put all your faith in a lowly pirate!"
Fujitora: "No, I gauged Strawhat's heart early on. . .he had the heart of the man that will become the Pirate King. I was sure I was gambling on the right man. And my gambles (zoom in of his face) never fail". End of the chapter. One Piece is gonna be on a break next week.
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Welp, I have no idea what happened in this chapter cause the translation was sweaty donkey balls dragging through the dirt.
Guess I'll watch this content when the anime gets to it. Everything else about it will be shit, but at least their translations are good.
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@Daz:
I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
Fujitora:........a little bit. But I made sure to call in some medics in advance, so we're all good right?Fuji already told king riku he was betting on the SH .
This was after Violet said she did not want any help from the marines\WG since they were the cause in the first place.
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@Daz:
I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
Fujitora:........a little bit. But I made sure to call in some medics in advance, so we're all good right?He told King Riku "I won't let Dressrosa sink into war" back when they first met each other on the plateau. Maybe it's a little awkwardly worded, but I took that as him saying that he won't just let Dressrosa suffer and die, but he, too, wants to bet on Luffy for the time being. Remember, Riku was there when Fujitora stated to Doflamingo that no matter what evil comes to light in his country he won't go against him. Riku didn't have much faith in the Marines at the time, but I felt like that was Fujitora implying, without stating outright, that he's not actually going to sit back and do nothing if it comes to that. But until then they'd unite in putting their hopes in Luffy. There may even have been an implicit understanding that Fujitora didn't think the Marines deserved to save the country either and that he'd rather bet on an honest-hearted pirate.
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@Steven:
And holy crap, people weren't joking about the translation.
I'd compare it to the legendary "Duwang" translations, but there are two things that keep me from doing so.
1. Duwang was so bad that it was charming and hilarious.
2. As the series progressed they actually improved significantly.
Mangapanda is just the same level of halfassed fail every week.
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Also, can anyone explain to me what is that thing in the final page, in the next to the last panel? Is that an island? A ship? And if so, whose?
It's an island. Presumably Applenine Island (hence the gigantic apple).
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@Daz:
I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
Fujitora:........a little bit. But I made sure to call in some medics in advance, so we're all good right?he did do things. Manga should'nt have to highlight ever detail. Besides was he needed? He seems to know things that are about to happen. He calling for medics, changing co ordinates to dressorosa from greenbit, him telling joker luffy would cause massive destruction. He blatantly told sabo he is going to gamble on it. At the end he personally taking out joker and co was not neccessary, and long term would only jeopordized his goal as an admiral. He gambled his life! He covered for the strawhat group where there eyes were not looking. Like after elizabello sent that huge chunk of rumble and pica over the people. Further more, in what way would he attacking a king, have any better results than the strawhat. This man is an admiral, do these admiral folks know restraint, what would dressorosa be if he engaged joker and crew? Would luffy go yeah go at it mr admiral i'll just watch! if nothing this is the first time we see an admiral use something other than brute force. To not just bring justice according to them, but move things according to their own personal goal. Akainu punch kill….... kizaru blow shit up, kick, laser,, kuzan ice it up, stab.
STRAWHAT LUFFY WARLORD OF REVOLUTIONARIES. Government warlord slayyerrr.
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He told King Riku "I won't let Dressrosa sink into war" back when they first met each other on the plateau. Maybe it's a little awkwardly worded, but I took that as him saying that he won't just let Dressrosa suffer and die, but he, too, wants to bet on Luffy for the time being. Remember, Riku was there when Fujitora stated to Doflamingo that no matter what evil comes to light in his country he won't go against him. Riku didn't have much faith in the Marines at the time, but I felt like that was Fujitora implying, without stating outright, that he's not actually going to sit back and do nothing if it comes to that. But until then they'd unite in putting their hopes in Luffy.
He did allow Doflamingo to throw the country in to chaos though, and if he was planning to intervene in the end, he cut it real fine…like 60 seconds before mass genocide fine. Aside from Riku, you also gotta wonder what the average Dressrosans opinion is, but maybe they're just so moved by the two-page spread that they can't be mad at Fujitora
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Mangastream may have messed up, but did Ace use "Brothers" in the plural sense? Can someone doublecheck that?
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@Daz:
I'm going to hold off with major Fujitora discussion 'till the very end of his involvement this arc, but my biggest gripe with him this chapter, and with the "He was enacting a plan to sabotage the Warlord system and thus did nothing", is that it makes him an insanely cynical bastard who literally gambles with the civilian lives of an entire nation. Firstly, he doesn't seem like that sort of person what with all the times he specifically mentions civilian safety, and being flustered at causing collateral damage (why would he give a shit if he's such a cruel cynic?), but secondly, his apology scene seems to ignore a rather glaring point, from the Dressrosans' perspective….
Fujitora: I apologize on behalf of the government for allowing Doflamingo to be King and letting this happen!!!
Riku: Wait, forget about what the government let happen 10 years ago, what about now? Why didn't you help fight Doflamingo? Why were you wasting time chilling at the plateau with me instead?
Fujitora: ...See, I have this plan to undermine the warlords, which in the long run might do you a lot of good, which might have involved me kinda sorta deliberately avoided solving this crisis
Riku: You had a "plan"? What the hell!? Hundreds of thousands could have died!
Fujitora: Look, I said the government is really sorry, okay?
Riku: Are YOU sorry?
Fujitora:........a little bit. But I made sure to call in some medics in advance, so we're all good right?He planned for the WG to look bad too. This is why he recorded his bowing.
Had he just fixed everything by himself, we would have gotten another Smoker-like coverup. The Dressrosians know who their true hero is, unlike the Alabastians.
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@Daz:
He did allow Doflamingo to throw the country in to chaos though, and if he was planning to intervene in the end, he cut it real fine…like 60 seconds before mass genocide fine. Aside from Riku, you also gotta wonder what the average Dressrosans opinion is, but maybe they're just so moved by the two-page spread that they can't be mad at Fujitora
Yes, like I said it seems a bit awkwardly worded. I'd like to know how Stephen translated it or what, more precisely, the original intent of the wording is. But given the context it seems like he would have had to mean that he won't let it be destroyed, since it had already been thrown into chaos by that point. Yeah, he seemed to cut it close. But we don't know for sure what he could have done with his gravity powers, maybe he could have significantly slowed down the Bird Cage if he wanted to. And Doflamingo was pretty much a dead man walking at the time so for an untouched Admiral to take him out would've been a quick affair.
They probably expected nothing good to come out of the Marines' presence and were as surprised as their king at actually seeing him sink to his knees and humbly apologize. Trying to be angry at an Admiral to his face is, to put lightly, a bit of a risky move as far as the average citizen of the OP world knows, so we might not have seen that either way. But it should be interesting to see if Oda explores any further what they think (I'm a bit surprised at hearing myself say that).
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@Daz:
He did allow Doflamingo to throw the country in to chaos though, and if he was planning to intervene in the end, he cut it real fine…like 60 seconds before mass genocide fine. Aside from Riku, you also gotta wonder what the average Dressrosans opinion is, but maybe they're just so moved by the two-page spread that they can't be mad at Fujitora
the country for ten years was literally in bonds, chaos would not be sufficient a description. Things were just moved from the shadow to the, light. The entire country was a facade, the infrastruture is the only thing dressorosa lost today, and a few injuries, all but bruises compared to the carnage they lived through. no one has time to fathom any negativity towards an admiral newly apointed, they are too filled with joy and vibrant energy, restored memories and forgotten loved ones. They aRe for the first time in ten years freed from their birdcage. Man Fujitora is really impressive, of all the things contemplated by fellow forum members, this way to me was the best, for all intents and purposes. And its not done, we can only learn more…. the master gambler, the wise, old, powerful, blind man. Someone shakethis man hands....
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@Daz:
He did allow Doflamingo to throw the country in to chaos though, and if he was planning to intervene in the end, he cut it real fine…like 60 seconds before mass genocide fine. Aside from Riku, you also gotta wonder what the average Dressrosans opinion is, but maybe they're just so moved by the two-page spread that they can't be mad at Fujitora
I am sure a lot of them are not to happy that a government sanction pirate was tricking the government for 10 years .
Even though most them were happy until a hour or two ago then they found out the truth . -
Fuji will be fired as admiral and join the strawhats…boom
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Isn't Burgess supposed to be like a wrestling champion? The hell is up with the stupid knife crap? I'll try to remain optimistic and assume that the knife has special devil-fruit extracting powers.
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I am sure a lot of them are not to happy that a government sanction pirate was tricking the government for 10 years .
Even though they were happy until a hour or two ago until the found out the truth .having said that, the dressorosans are hypocrites. As shown with bartolomeo fake bomb, that ball,and the colloseum, even jokers word about people's desire for blood is seen clearly within these people. They are far from nice people. They are retardly foolish, and its not surprising, we also love blood, a chapter without violence would never be that appreciated by the masses here. thats saddening. With all that happened its not purely the governments fault, blame dressorosans for being so foolish. Its one thing to praise a hero, but when something seems contrary to as it is it often is, making said person, a pirate, your king? After just meeting the dude, its priceless, no one suggested an alternative, more familar resident?
Lol, a pirate should not be trying to kill people with knives, wrestle them to death, especially when they are kicking your butt. What logical reason would any of fuji superiors have for firing him? He is the one who will report what transpired, would he implicate himself, even better is there anything that could implicate him? Letting a pirate beat up a psychopathic, tyrant with goals to kill everyone including he the admiral? This tyrant being a shikabukai, a celestial dragon by blood, this is not just about the shikabukai, this television recording, its also taking consideration, doffy is by blood a celestial dragon, whom despite being cast away, has pull to engage CPO, people directly under the celestials. And who is the sitting king of dressorosa. Fujitora knows exactly how strong both, luffy and joker is, thats the prime reason he clashed with all of them including law and zoro. He might have gambled, but trust me he knew the outcome from the get go.
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The part that's shaky is when Fujitora said, at the start of the Star Game, to focus on the Strawhats and their allies. Unless, by that point, he still needed to gauge Luffy's true worth. . .but he didn't. He came face to face with them, Giant Pica appeared, everyone got scattered, Sabo appeared to fight Fuji and there started his whole "pretend to lose->bet on Luffy->??->profit" plan.
If instead of saying "focus on Strawhat and his allies, follow my orders", he ONLY said "focus on the citizens, no one gets hurt on my watch" which, btw, is something he did focus on afterwards (making Pica's fallin debris float to save the citizens offpanel, find some lost children, force Parasited marines to the ground with his gravity), everything would make a bit more sense. "Focus on finding and stoping Strawhat" - Fights Sabo - "I'm betting everything on Strawhat" is the one thing that feels weird to me.
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Yeah, I thought it was pretty clear for a while that Fuji has been trying to make a very public demonstration of someone else fixing the problem, and his hands being tied by orders about not messing with warlords… (Hence his discussion with Law about if Luffy was an ally or underling and that making all the difference in how Law was treated)
Otherwise it would just be covered up like Arlong, Alabasta, Water 7, Thriller Bark, the Impel Down escape, a good chunk of what went on in the war, and Punk Hazard. (And to some degree, Wapol.)
The government covers things up. Almost every single thing so far in the series with any marine or warlord involvement has been covered up at the end of the day. Even the failings of Enies Lobby were eventually pinned on Lucchi going rouge.
Fujitora was trying to sidestep that. He kept any civilians from dying, and presumably would have jumped in in someway if Luffy had been unable to finish the job. His holding back is only slightly different than Kuzan not helping out at Enies Lobby.
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having said that, the dressorosans are hypocrites. As shown with bartolomeo fake bomb, that ball,and the colloseum, even jokers word about people's desire for blood is seen clearly within these people. They are far from nice people. They are retardly foolish, and its not surprising, we also love blood, a chapter without violence would never be that appreciated by the masses here. thats saddening. With all that happened its not purely the governments fault, blame dressorosans for being so foolish. Its one thing to praise a hero, but when something seems contrary to as it is it often is, making said person, a pirate, your king? After just meeting the dude, its priceless, no one suggested an alternative, more familar resident?
Well even if someone suggested someone else they were most likely turn into a toy .
Plus Don also gave them people to blame and that alway help fool the masses .
Either way people are often foolish in a lot of ways . -
He planned for the WG to look bad too. This is why he recorded his bowing.
Had he just fixed everything by himself, we would have gotten another Smoker-like coverup. The Dressrosians know who their true hero is, unlike the Alabastians.
Exactly he didn't want what happened in Alabasta to happen with his situationm, he wanted it to be clear it was a Shichibukai that did this.
Yes its crazy and most people wouldn't do that but thats why we need to know why he hates the Shichibukai so much to this point, he did save people a number of times, like the kid, the rubble falling and he then finally broke and helped with the birdcage, he took a huge gamble and he is no hero here, he is well aware of that but atleast his objective was reached.
I really don't get what is everyone issue with this, I've been saying this for a awhile, Oda wrote him the exact same way I though, people wanting him to do something the entire arc made no sense to me, we knew his motivation from the start, if people want to complain about Rebecca since Oda gave us a different vibe at first from what she actually became(a useless crybaby) sure but Fujitora has been written pretty much the same from the start I'm fine with him and I enjoyed his character, he will do more in the future.
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Lets be honest here, we all know sabo is going to win. But not like this.
Even Back when Ace beated Burgess, we don't get a real indication he is weak, it was more of Burgess and co were just hyena surrounding Ace absorbing his damage to slowly wear him down.
Remember marineford? the crews of BB was lined up against shank's for the epic visual effect.The only defense is surely Oda knows this and there is going to be twist for Burgess to make a comeback. It is not even hard. BB are a bunch a scheming opportunists, surely the plot allows them to ambush Sabo unfairly and Burgess can have his revenge and his mera mera fruit. Then once again Burgess will be a worthy opponent for any strawhats. Also buildup for the showdown.
Why else Oda killed Ace? Because the readers DARED Oda, trying to read a mind of someone who hates to be guessed. The readers killed Ace. And now Sabo, Macros, Shanks are all going to die in future.
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The part that's shaky is when Fujitora said, at the start of the Star Game, to focus on the Strawhats and their allies. Unless, by that point, he still needed to gauge Luffy's true worth. . .but he didn't. He came face to face with them, Giant Pica appeared, everyone got scattered, Sabo appeared to fight Fuji and there started his whole "pretend to lose->bet on Luffy->??->profit" plan.
If instead of saying "focus on Strawhat and his allies, follow my orders", he ONLY said "focus on the citizens, no one gets hurt on my watch" which, btw, is something he did focus on afterwards (making Pica's fallin debris float to save the citizens offpanel, find some lost children, force Parasited marines to the ground with his gravity), everything would make a bit more sense. "Focus on finding and stoping Strawhat" - Fights Sabo - "I'm betting everything on Strawhat" is the one thing that feels weird to me.
He had to make some sort of pretension towards stopping the foreign threat in the country of the Shickibukai who was technically the King. Once Sabo showed up, he had an excuse to no longer go after Luffy.
