Great chapter, BF, thanks for hooking us up as always. ^^ Love the colorspreads. ^_^
Chapter 422 "Rob Lucci" Discussion
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Fast Mirror -> http://alsn.net/ONE%20PIECE%20-%20422%20MQ.zip (see post below for a quick attempt at making a hq version)
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since lucci is a natural born killer i think he is going to end up destroying many of the buster call ship's and maybe even take out a couple of vice admirals in the process of trying to kill luffy. lucci seems like the kind of guy that will kill anybody standing in the way of his prey. since one of the vice admirals ships were fired upon i think that vice admiral may retaliate and a few buster call ships are going to end up being destroyed that way. i have a feeling that at the end of this arc there will be one buster call ship left and luffy and lucci will be fighting on top of it and luffy will end the fight by doing some spectacular move and not only beat lucci but destroy the last buster call ship too in spectacular fashion. that would be a nice end to the arc seeing lucci and the buster call offically being destroyed in one powerful move. at the end i think luffy will be blamed for destroying the buster call ships and beating the vice admirals since they won't put blame on lucci for anything he is going to do to the vice admirals or the buster call ship. i think this will make robin fears wash away seeing the buster call being destroyed and the fact that the strawhats fought the world goverment in order to save her.
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niceness, thanks.
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Did the flashback seem a little forced to anyone else? I mean, we never got to know exactly how Lucci got his lust for blood.
But still, I loved the chapter. Luffy's in trouble now…
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Excellent chapter and go figure the biggest suspense awaits us in terms of the SH's got swept away by the rushing torrent and Luffy/Lucchi got caught in a BC explosion and now we have to wait two weeks to see what happens.
It seems to me that the reason Luffy hasn't become chibi yet is because he keeps moving the air around different parts of his body. Once he releases his "air bubble" from his body he become chibi.
Also it looks like that helment VA took lessons from Admiral Akinau on ruthlessness. He was willing to sacrifice a 1,000+ soilders in order to destory Luffy, and also he shot one of his own men when that man questioned him.
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Thank for the chapter BF.
I told you guys lucchi wasn't beaten yet, i know it. -
My attempt at making a HQ version from the scans BF supplied -> http://alsn.net/ONE%20PIECE%20-%20422%20HQ.rar
First time leveling and i didnt have time to rotate them, but i hope theyll suffice :P
Working on joining the colorspread, might post a link to it later.
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Excellent chapter and go figure the biggest suspense awaits us in terms of the SH's got swept away by the rushing torrent and Luffy/Lucchi got caught in a BC explosion and now we have to wait two weeks to see what happens.
It seems to me that the reason Luffy hasn't become chibi yet is because he keeps moving the air around different parts of his body. Once he releases his "air bubble" from his body he become chibi.
Also it looks like that helment VA took lessons from Admiral Akinu on ruthlessness. He was willing to sacrifice a 1,000+ soilders in order to destory Luffy, and also he shot his own one of his own men when that man questioned him.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was Aikinu, or however you spell it.
I also realise a similarity between this VA and Don Krieg. Didn't Krieg shoot one of his men, too?
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THX BF ^^ and murasaki: thank you for your translation. You guys are just great ^^
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wg scar on lucci back also next chapter might end the cp9 lucchi for good
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I really love what Oda did with Lucci´s status in this chapter. He totally boosted his status up to a level that doesn´t have to hide behind a Shichibukai (notice I´m talking about the status here. This is no who could fight who argument).
So far as strong as Lucci was he was just a government killer that doesn´t seem to be as important to the WG like for instance an Admiral or a Shichibukai. But with this very chapter, when even Vice Admirals that don´t think a second time about destroying the whole island of Enies Lobby speak that highly of Rob Lucci then it totally is a boost to the importance he has to the WG. Greatly appreciated to see that happening.
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since the strawhats were swept away by the water then i think one of my predictions will come true and chimney and kokoro will show off they're swimming skills and save all the strawhats. i personally think kokoro is some kind of fish woman since she can talk to frogs and doesn't look 100 percent human and since chimney is her grand daughter then she is also part fishwoman.
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As always Thanks BF!! Man what a way to develop a great character insight on Rob Lucchi, man Oda can really tell a story.
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since the strawhats were swept away by the wate then i think one of my predictions will come true and chimney and kokoro will show off they're swimming skills and save all the strawhats. i personally think kokoro is some kind of fish woman since she can talk to frogs and doesn't 100 percent human and since chimney is her grandaughter then she is also part fishwoman.
Can talking to frogs is one thing to suspect, but the fact that she doesn't look 100% human fails at explaining that she's not human. How do you explain Shoujou and Masira's gorilla-like look? How do you explain Fukuro's mouth?
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I really love what Oda did with Lucci´s status in this chapter. He totally boosted his status up to a level that doesn´t have to hide behind a Shichibukai (notice I´m talking about the status here. This is no who could fight who argument).
So far as strong as Lucci was he was just a government killer that doesn´t seem to be as important to the WG like for instance an Admiral or a Shichibukai. But with this very chapter, when even Vice Admirals that don´t think a second time about destroying the whole island of Enies Lobby speak that highly of Rob Lucci then it totally is a boost to the importance he has to the WG. Greatly appreciated to see that happening.
Yeah, I figured if he's gonna be this damn hard for Luffy even after both Gears, they should at least give him a lot of credit. Awesome stuff.
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lol thanks battle franky
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And imagine…if Luffy beats Lucci, he will surely be feared by the WG. He and his crew assaulted Enies Lobby, partly destroyed it, wrecked a whole train full of WG-Agents, defeated the WHOLE CP 9, INCLUDING his most fearsome, reckless and ruthless killer Rob Lucci. The bounties will break the limits of infinity XD
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Thanqs Battle Franky ..
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First, thanks to everyone that brought this chapter out…and what a chapter. I'm not quite sure the whole story they were telling regarding Lucci, but I was a bit surprised one of the VA would know of his infamy. Second, its amazing that the Luffy/Lucci battle would actually take place weaving in and out of the Buster Call fleet! I was sort of hoping though that we would have someone else take this out, but if you think about it, all of Luffy's final battles take place around the surroundings connected with the entire arc. (Arlong: Arlong Park, Croc: the tomb of the Ponygleph, Ener: the Golden Bell of Jaya) I guess this is another epic...even though I do hope most of the VA do something other than watching their fleet get smashed by a leopard and a rubber-man. (the last panel with one of them firing at the both is a start, but I doubt it will hold them down for long)
Oh, and as a silly note: for some reason I was sort of upset that Luffy would be "almost hitting Sena" on the boys-side cover of this week's Jump. (and almost squishing Muhyo as well) I guess some part of me wishes it was Naruto and Ichigo under the feet...but they're too big to be bossed around by Luffy. And the girl's side...it would have been more perfect if we had Nami and Orihime as a couple, replace Sakura with Hinata, and maybe have Beauty there (if only to fight with Don Patch over cover rights :p)
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Some how I get the feeling that Fidel Castro and Laconic beard man are going to be alot nicer people on the whole. Unrelenting pragmatic cruelty just doesn't seem like Oda's style.
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Lucci scars making out the World Government symbol just fits into the "destiny" theme all around the story. :) Just a great chapter, though I`m becoming more and more afraid of the power levels from now on….
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Thanks for the chapter BF.
If I were ever held ransom by pirates, I would not like Lucci coming to "save" me… -
Just read the translation and can say that Oda is a big s*** of ***
He's playing with my mind, but guess what , I know what exactly will happen, as I use to do
For Zorro and the others it's time for Cocoro to show what kind of abilities a Shark-Women can have, we can see that they couldn't do anything and the distance between them and a safe place is too far… so I think that Cocoro-san will save them all :getlost:
And for the rest of the battle, I think we will need to wait 2 or 3 chapters to have lucci defeated, and with a good reason for Luffy to be angry and kick his ass..Where is Robin and Franky ??
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hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr …. lucci is still awesome ...
i hope the bc is defeated this time ...
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This battle just got 10,000x more interesting. Strawhats trapped underwater, Luffy vs. Lucci while @!#%ing up marine ships! Man this feels more and more like a pirate tale every chapter.
I am really curious to see how Luffy is going to defeat Lucci. He caught him by surprise (or rather Lucci didn't expect the power) of Gear 3, but now that it's revieled it's pointless. Unless Luffy can switch back to Gear 2 and knock him in the water, or gasp go Gear 4 or something, I don't see how he's gonna win this fight. Very interesting.
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I don't know if this has been suggested or not but … what if the BC becomes a Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, like when Luffy was fighting Zoro @ Whiskey Peek?
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Awesome chapter. I only just realized that Lucci's scar is just like the WG Flag. Quite fitting actually…
Lucci is just awesome. He killed the Hostages. Shows what a ruthless killer he is.hOLY CRAP- Lucci's full beast mode is awesome. That VA is ruthless-shotting that marine like that.
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thx bf, great chapter!
why has lucci these wounds on the back?
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thx bf, great chapter!
why has lucci these wounds on the back?
Maybe you should read the translation. How-ever he was shot by those Pirates after he killed those 500 hostages.
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Thanks, BF!
Good chapter - lots of cliffhangers and plenty to talk about. Sweet.
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Thanks for the chapter and translation BF and Murasaki.
what if the BC becomes a Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, like when Luffy was fighting Zoro @ Whiskey Peek?
BC isn't a couple of insignificant, semi comic relief third class villains.
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BC isn't a couple of insignificant, semi comic relief third class villains.
Ofc not but, @ the time (of the SH's entrance to Whiskey Peek) neither were Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. It possible, though doubtfull, that the BC just pales in comparison to the fight of Luffy VS Lucci, thus reinforcing their powers.
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could lucchi be connected to an elder star with the wg mark there names where never given
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They don't need their powers to be "reinforced". Certainly not to the point where 5 VAs couldn't stop them. And the mental image of Luffy and Lucci going from ship to ship while fighting, destroying them in the process just doesn't seem right. It'd feel rehashed and would make BC look pathetic.
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Another sweet chapter starting a new twist.
The weirdest thing is that Lucci's scars are identical to the world goverment Flag symbol.Coincidence? I think not.
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Thanks millions BattleFranky_!!_
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Ok, i gave up on joining the colorspread, the scans arent in a good enough angle for my "skills" :P
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Wait…so now that all the Buster Call ships are firing on the one that Lucci and Luffy are on, that gives Nami's group, Oimo, Kashi and the FF to escape during the lull in the bombardment
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Yahoo! Thanks Battle Franky & Murasaki!
This chapter, this is an example of why I love One Piece. The fight on the Buster Call and the VAs shooting down a fellow ship to kill the enemy. Awesome and creative. And for once Lucchi is interesting to me.
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Thanks BF and all the guys that made possible this one more chapter….
And Thanks ODA!!! AWE!!!
From the spoiler I though Luffy would be in a greater pinch.... But now... God damn week break!!!!!! -
They don't need their powers to be "reinforced". Certainly not to the point where 5 VAs couldn't stop them. And the mental image of Luffy and Lucci going from ship to ship while fighting, destroying them in the process just doesn't seem right. It'd feel rehashed and would make BC look pathetic.
I agree it is unlikely, but also possible.
Remember what Crocodile said about Mr. 5's defeat (something close to this): "Mr. 5, defeated? Who on earth could do that?"
To the marines, it's inconceveble (sp???) the the BC can be destroyed and it happening like this would send shockwaves the likes of which the World Goverment would have never imagined to even be possible.
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The only thing I didn't like was the lack of Robin/Franky, but I guess it wouldn't real fit the mood of this chapter.
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Notice how Gigant Axe isn't said Gigant Ono? Minor observation.
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thanks bf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, that Admiral is an asshole.
Marine: Captain, we can't destroy that ship, our fellow soldiers are on it.
Admiral: Shut up! (pulls out a gun a destroys the desentor.)It seems like the higher ups in the World Government don't care about their soilders. (Wouldn't it be interesting if T-Bone saw an admiral treating his allies like that?)
edit: I just noticed that Zoro is the only one who doesn't look happy on the color spread.
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I just noticed that Zoro is the only one who doesn't look happy on the color spread.
Of course. He's left all alone.
The only thing I didn't like was the lack of Robin/Franky, but I guess it wouldn't real fit the mood of this chapter.
My guess would be that there just wasn't enough space. Next chapter probably will have them freaking out of how Buster Call ships are shooting at their own ship and personnel.