What if Sanji becomes a "Hell Demon"? I imagine Pudding erasing with her fruit all the GOOD moments from Sanji's memories only to torture him and then bam! she creates a MONSTER!
Chapter 855: Growwwwwwlll!
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Am I supposed to buy that even the fighters in the crew are doing menial chores in preparation for the wedding in an actual kingdom composed of many islands and many inhabitants living in it?
The context here is that SH are playing on easy mode while using console commands to speed things up.
this arc was never supposed to be both crews serious going into a full pirate war. Looking at the pacing, tone, and for the overall plot of the manka, it wouldn't make much sense.
So I think it's allowable for some of the campy silliness to come through.
And to say SH = easy mode goes against what chopper said in chapter 835 the realization they're up against yonko and what a yonko means. What happened to give SH's the edge is 1.) they underestimated the SHs too. 2.) jimbei's defection 3.) Big mom family self serving interests to keep themselves alive. 4.) bad communication
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What if Sanji becomes a "Hell Demon"? I imagine Pudding erasing with her fruit all the GOOD moments from Sanji's memories only to torture him and then bam! she creates a MONSTER!
Why would she do this….?
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this arc was never supposed to be both crews serious going into a full pirate war. Looking at the pacing, tone, and for the overall plot of the manka, it wouldn't make much sense.
So I think it's allowable for some of the campy silliness to come through.
And to say SH = easy mode goes against what chopper said in chapter 835 the realization they're up against yonko and what a yonko means. What happened to give SH's the edge is 1.) they underestimated the SHs too. 2.) jimbei's defection 3.) Big mom family self serving interests to keep themselves alive. 4.) bad communication
Some silliness is fine, up to a limit.
What Chopper said 20 chapters ago means little considering how easy things have been going lately. It's almost like watching a sitcom. All these events intertwined perfectly to allow protagonists to get away from danger with the help of lucky coincidences. Some of the stuff doesn't even make sense. Why have Luffy escape loudly when it ends up being kept a secret anyway? How did Opera manage to keep the mouths of all those people, who saw Luffy run away, shut? Wouldn't it make more sense if the rest of the family was in on it, and then quietly started hunting for SH while trying to keep BM from finding out? - This is what I thought would actually happen and was pretty hyped about.
It feels like the last couple of chapters just weren't planned out that well. Starting from Jinbe's defection. There were some suspicious twists earlier, but that's the moment where things turn hectic.
And Brook should have kept his mouth shut until he knew nobody from BM family was listening. But on the plus side, it will be more interesting when there's a big hunt after SH. I don't think for a second that SH having "stolen" BM's RPG will be kept a secret. Some WG spies or Abusa or something is going to spread the word, and SH having a part of the map and the person who can read PGs as part of the crew might even become one of the topics for discussion at the Reverie. It would be fitting to present Luffy as a man who will become a danger to world stability if something isn't done soon, just like Dragon in that Reverie from Vivi's flashback.
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Seems like if Luffy don't eat he'll grow 50 years older…
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There seems to be a fair amount of discussion about events conveniently going the SH way, but isn't Luffy's luck a major plot point of OP? Sure a lot of things have to go right for them to prevail, but it has ever been that way as far as I can remember.
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I would compare Totto Land more to an extremely difficult boss rush that gave the Straw Hats the strength and tools to fare better from now on.
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As for the thing about Brook revealing the Poneglyph stuff, that's hardly been an uncommon trait amongst the Straw Hats. Just look at a conversation they had regarding their Dressrosa plans while Caesar was on the ship with them.
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@Haisha:
There seems to be a fair amount of discussion about events conveniently going the SH way, but isn't Luffy's luck a major plot point of OP? Sure a lot of things have to go right for them to prevail, but it has ever been that way as far as I can remember.
Personally I prefer a luck which creates an immediate opportunity to heroes over luck that happens in the background and shifts events to their benefit without them even being aware of it.
Besides, luck shouldn't play favorites or be periodic. It's like it picked BM pirates in the first half of the arc, but then started favoring SHs mid arc. Be a little more random, luck!
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I felt the scene where sanji is under the rain wrestling with the dog over the bento was a huge parallel to the scene of his younger days, bringing bento to his mom. that was great oda.
Also everyone gets the pat in the back for the brook poneglyph copies i think this was the easiest prediction ever in one piece lol.Side note: Not sure if anyone has predicted this, but looking at bobbins face move, i predict him as a bell bell -no mi so basically he has the powers of a bell and one of those powers was putting fodder to sleep.
I also believe sanji and luffy will both kick bobbins in the face together as soon as they see him threaten them.
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Seems like if Luffy don't eat he'll grow 50 years older…
That image of him reminded me of Impel Down for some reason.
Wonder if side effects from that ordeal start appearing soon.
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Personally I prefer a luck which creates an immediate opportunity to heroes over luck that happens in the background and shifts events to their benefit without them even being aware of it.
Besides, luck shouldn't play favorites or be periodic. It's like it picked BM pirates in the first half of the arc, but then started favoring SHs mid arc. Be a little more random, luck!
I see your point here, but to me, luck goes that way sometimes. I think there was a game last weekend that was scripted that way
Anyway, I like your idea of them discussing the danger of Luffy at the reverie.
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Side note: Not sure if anyone has predicted this, but looking at bobbins face move, i predict him as a bell bell -no mi so basically he has the powers of a bell and one of those powers was putting fodder to sleep.
Isn't "bobbin(g)" a word used when people are half asleep and their heads keep flailing back and forth slowly?
It seemed like Bobbin did something like that, but instead made others fall asleep instead of himself. Quite a few of BM pirates have names that correspond to their abilities. Cracker, Smoothie, Tamago, Diesel…
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@Haisha:
I see your point here, but to me, luck goes that way sometimes. I think there was a game last weekend that was scripted that way
Anyway, I like your idea of them discussing the danger of Luffy at the reverie.
The Super Bowl? Yeah, I don't follow NFL, but it was hard to miss the news. ^^
I think SH being at least one of the subjects was inevitable. It's unlikely that we'll ever see another one, and there are several people who are closely or less closely related to Luffy. As one or two people pointed out in this thread earlier, obtaining second RPG could easily make Luffy a man closest to One Piece. And while Zou RPG might be kept a secret, even having one RPG makes Luffy stand out because unlike anyone else, he has a person who can actually read them.
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I felt the scene where sanji is under the rain wrestling with the dog over the bento was a huge parallel to the scene of his younger days, bringing bento to his mom. that was great oda.
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Loved the "operation like" gag with big mo, and didnt expect bobbin to go after sanji alone, I loved the last page both faces were drawn superbly. And best of all no break!
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Anyone else wondering where Lord Potato Starch is?
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I'm not entirely sure I agree with the assessment of "luck" in this arc, because for the most part, the Straw Hats earned the right to be where they are right now.
Yes, this was initially supposed to be a stealth mission, and it wasn't abandoned straight out of the gate because the Straw Hats just went "fuck it." Theyhad Pekoms guide them to Totto Land, and then followed Pudding's secret route to get to Whole Cake Island where she stated she would return Sanji there. By all accounts, this mission should have been easy in, easy out. But we all know what Pudding's true intentions are, and instead of a reunion on the beach, the Straw Hats are face to face with dozens of homies in the Seducing Woods set out to kill them. Not to mention that Big Mom knew they were there from the start, even before Pudding met them, which they could have done nothing about, and as the Straw Hats get scattered by the Seducing Woods' various tricks, Big Mom sends Cracker to finish the job. At that point, there is no possible way a stealth mission to retrieve Sanji could have happened.
But the Straw Hats earned their way to a better position in Totto Land. Nami made the friendship with Lola that gave her possession of Big Mom's Vivre Card, and Luffy made the friendship with Jinbe that ultimately resulted in Jinbe's selfish rebellion and liberation of his future crewmates. Brook came into the presence of a Sweet Commander and Big Mom herself to do what must be done, and knew what to do should things turn out for the worse. Then there's Chopper and Carrot, who turned a pretty bad situation into a good one by understanding the potential of what they could do in the mirror world, and they went to great lengths to ensure that they could conquer it. So now you have the various puzzle pieces that have allowed the Straw Hats to be where they are now, and none of them came by chance.
However, I do know luck has existed, but in reality, which arc hasn't managed to propel the Straw Hats forward with a lil' ol' luck? Could Luffy have beaten Moriah if he never found out about shadow insertion? Could the Donquixote Pirates have been taken down if the Straw Hats never became privy to Operation SOP? Could Crocodile have been taken down if Miss All Sunday never had an agenda of her own? You get the picture. There's always going to be situations occurring during an arc that more often than not work out to the Straw Hats' advantage - but what matters is how these situations are utilized. This arc has actually done a good job of painting a picture of the characters' intentions in a worst case scenario rather than just immediately taking them to a better case scenario. Luffy tried ripping his arms off before Jinbe showed up because at the time it was the best solution for him. Sanji resigned himself to his fate and bargained as much as he possibly could to have his crewmates spared. When shit began hitting the fan for Brook, he threw out the possibility of death entirely and just went all out and did his best to complete his mission despite astronomical odds. This arc has been showing rather well how, in the face of unbeatable power, the Straw Hats are taking the best opportunities they have to accomplish their missions. Had the Big Mom Pirates been full-out pragmatists that used their power to the fullest, it might help create some extra tension and tone down the overall luck involved, but it would also make them extremely flat villains that more resemble an advancing box of doom. By introducing the various quirks of Big Mom and her crew, and their motivations, ESPECIALLY Big Mom's laser guided focus on the wedding, Oda is making three dimensional characters on both sides whose various attributes and goals play off each other and who create situations that actually make this, well, a character-generated conflict. Someone's abilities alone should never be the deciding factor in the outcome of a conflict; it is the personality that drives the story forward. Aokiji would have killed Luffy and Robin in Long Ring Long Land had he not had a desire to see Robin continue to live; is that contrived luck? No, it's just the workings of the plot based on how the characters interact with it.
Edit: I do want to add though, this does not mean I'm OK with the conflict being driven by plot-induced stupidity, or basically any trait that's inconsistent from what we've seen of the characters before. But I do not believe that particularly applies to the Big Mom Pirates, as I referenced before with Big Mom being solely focused on the wedding, not to mention her children legitimately being scared of her possible response to their failures.
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I'm not entirely sure I agree with the assessment of "luck" in this arc, because for the most part, the Straw Hats earned the right to be where they are right now.
It is not luck, it's fate :D
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I honestly really liked this chapter! I'm glad the Brook capture thing is over, it's been creeping me out. The last page was really well-drawn. I almost had tears in my eyes, heh!
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@Shobu:
It is not luck, it's fate :D
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Blackbeard Pirates confirmed to invade Totland. :ninja:
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@Just:
Anyone else wondering where Lord Potato Starch is?
Maybe he's just out of view.
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Does anyone else feel like the Big Mom pirates has been a little disappointing? I mean this is a woman on the same level as Whitebeard and Shanks, and she couldn't tell when 5 people attempted a rescue mission from her hands? I mean I get that the whole fly thing was meant to be a funny gag, but I feel like it undermines Big Mom's threat level. I'm also not a big fan of Brook injuring Prometheus. And don't get me started on her crew No one at the meeting thought "Huh, I wonder why Brulee isn't here, I mean she obviously captured Chopper and the rabbit woman." and mistaking a guard for Sanji sleeping… Yeah I'm not a fan of this Oda.
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@Galaxy:
Note that Mangastream is also wrong. It's only 105.500 Million.
Correct.
1億550万I hate counting in Japanese. Should be 1 Hundred million + 550 x 10000 = 105.5m
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Maybe Big Mom will be defeated by Blackbeard, since the Straw Hats already got copies from her Poneglyph, Blackbeard will get the stone.
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@Count:
Blackbeard Pirates confirmed to invade Totland. :ninja:
First he sent his dark ants army to check the surroundings.
Talking about my beloved Teach, i always wonder why Oda don't portrays earthquakes from time to time. I mean, that would show that he's using his new ability… the only way for me to forgiving such development of him at mastering the Gura no mi would be that he trains inside the Dark World where no quake exits the place, if it's not that, you will suffer my wrath Oda :D
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Does anyone else feel like the Big Mom pirates has been a little disappointing? I mean this is a woman on the same level as Whitebeard and Shanks, and she couldn't tell when 5 people attempted a rescue mission from her hands? I mean I get that the whole fly thing was meant to be a funny gag, but I feel like it undermines Big Mom's threat level.
I dunno, maybe it was because she was asleep? And the fact that the Straw Hats just barely escaped getting the full-blown wrath of some of her power while she was half asleep kind of demonstrates otherwise, don't you think? But I know, the Yonko have to be all-knowing all-powerful demigods who can instantly counter anything that goes against them no matter what state they are in :|
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@Shobu:
Talking about my beloved Teach, i always wonder why Oda don't portrays earthquakes from time to time. I mean, that would show that he's using his new ability… the only way for me to forgiving such development of him at mastering the Gura no mi would be that he trains inside the Dark World where no quake exits the place, if it's not that, you will suffer my wrath Oda :D
I'm not really sure what you mean. I don't think islands would repeatedly suffer earthquakes after Teach goes there and causes them. None of the islands we've been to are in Teach's territory anyway or seem to have been visited by Teach.
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@Kaido:
I'm not really sure what you mean. I don't think islands would repeatedly suffer earthquakes after Teach goes there and causes them. None of the islands we've been to are in Teach's territory anyway or seem to have been visited by Teach.
This:
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When the Gura does a move, the world feels the quake apparently, therefore Sengoku's advice on taking care of their asses: "that man can destroy the world".
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@Shobu:
First he sent his dark ants army to check the surroundings.
Talking about my beloved Teach, i always wonder why Oda don't portrays earthquakes from time to time. I mean, that would show that he's using his new ability… the only way for me to forgiving such development of him at mastering the Gura no mi would be that he trains inside the Dark World where no quake exits the place, if it's not that, you will suffer my wrath Oda :D
This has been on my mind from time to time as well. I figure we will get one or two instances of a random quake at some point. Maybe for now with Black Beard as an Emperor now he hasn't had to do much big fighting lately beyond destroying Baltigo.
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Nice. So Brook got all of the Poneglyph, not just the Road one. I wonder what the other ones have, content wise.
I was under the impression he just got the road one and the multiple pages are different sides of I but I'm probably wrong. Then again doesn't Robin usually just read one side of it even though it's a cube? Do all sides say the same thing or something?
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Does anyone else feel like the Big Mom pirates has been a little disappointing? I mean this is a woman on the same level as Whitebeard and Shanks, and she couldn't tell when 5 people attempted a rescue mission from her hands? I mean I get that the whole fly thing was meant to be a funny gag, but I feel like it undermines Big Mom's threat level. I'm also not a big fan of Brook injuring Prometheus. And don't get me started on her crew No one at the meeting thought "Huh, I wonder why Brulee isn't here, I mean she obviously captured Chopper and the rabbit woman." and mistaking a guard for Sanji sleeping… Yeah I'm not a fan of this Oda.
Big Mom herself I don't mind much. She's supposedly earn herself the power to be that eccentric. After Kaido seems to disappear from his crew time to time to kill himself.
I do take issue that her crew is that incredibly incompetent.
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Does anyone else feel like the Big Mom pirates has been a little disappointing? I mean this is a woman on the same level as Whitebeard and Shanks, and she couldn't tell when 5 people attempted a rescue mission from her hands? I mean I get that the whole fly thing was meant to be a funny gag, but I feel like it undermines Big Mom's threat level. I'm also not a big fan of Brook injuring Prometheus. And don't get me started on her crew No one at the meeting thought "Huh, I wonder why Brulee isn't here, I mean she obviously captured Chopper and the rabbit woman." and mistaking a guard for Sanji sleeping… Yeah I'm not a fan of this Oda.
As Kaido already addressed the first part imma skip it.
Brook has a DF that relates to souls somehow so that automatically gives him an advantage over the homies. So him injuring it isn't really all that surprising. Another thing is that we have yet to see the SH actual 'try' in battle since the TS. If you consider the strength difference of the SH at the beginning of the story to the end of paradise its a drastic difference and that took place in a Year(?) without them really focusing on it. Now double that time and have them focus on nothing but learning new techniques and getting stronger. It would seem stupid to me if the SH members weren't capable of things like this. Then add that on top of the soul thing and I start to think it is warranted.
I think your overestimating the amount of time that has passed since Cracker came flying out of the seducing woods. at most its around 12 hours and I'm inclined to think even less than that. Not only does Brûlée live in the forest and most likely stays there the other people in the castle are dealing with the wedding and the SH members. On top of that even if she disappeared the most logical thing is that she was defeated along with cracker and as the enraged army has shown the Big Mom family does not seem to go care for the wounded. They have no reason to think that Brûlée is being forced to help the SH with the mirror world. As for all the people seeing things in the mirror you are telling me that if you saw someone in your mirror that wasn't you you would go shouting to the world that you saw it? Everyone would think you were crazy. Considering the wedding being a very important and large event it makes sense how the crew is acting rashly and stupidly.
While I do agree there are some 'convenient' things in this arc Oda has set it up well and its not really a huge deal. Im more disappointed with the fact that things are getting skipped over more than anything.
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I was under the impression he just got the road one and the multiple pages are different sides of I but I'm probably wrong. Then again doesn't Robin usually just read one side of it even though it's a cube? Do all sides say the same thing or something?
Remember the one in Skypiea? It was incrusted below the construction supporting the bell, it only has one side to be read.
Yep, Romance… i would've liked a quake at that time, but Oda was drawing the Sunny sailing the seas, so it's understood for that moment.
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Simple answer: Every side says the same thing.
These were messages carved into indestructible stone. Wouldn't put it past people who'd do that to install some redundancy in case the stones eventually were structible and partially damaged.
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Boss Jinbe makes the save, Brook demonstrates how indisputably magnificent he is, Boss Jinbe acknowledges that greatness. Good chapter.
Too bad about Brook getting separated from Big Mom. They looked so cozy in bed together. The romantic in me is displeased by this development, so I cannot in good conscious call this a great chapter i'm afraid.
Luffy as a famine victim got a chuckle out of me, he looks worse than Brook.
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Dang, Luffy looked like he was one step away from becoming Brook's best skeleton friend. I guess continuous fighting plus no food and usage of the Gears would do that to him.
Loved the humor and Brook's nonchalant "Yeah, I stole 'em."
Look at ya boss Jinbei socializing with the SHs, making me proud.
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Give Big Mom bad news –> Get soul taken away / die / smashed to near death.
And people wonder why noone is telling Big Mom anything. They actually value life guys, this is strictly Big Moms own fault and for me quite believeable.
.. You know I was agreeing with the people saying it's been too convenient that, every time the SHs overpower/outsmart one of BMs underlings/kids, they seem to hide it to save their own skin, but you have a point. BM has proven that blood-relation means very little to her regardless of how much she preaches about family and unity. She killed her own son I believe, at the start of this arc, after a rampage. So I agree, I think that's reason enough for her subordinates to be acting the way they are and keeping things under wraps, and wanting to deal with problems themselves.
On a separate note regarding Luffy's appearance, people should remember that it's probably been hours since Luffy jumped out of the infirmary window and went to the spot he said he wouldn't leave. It's the middle of the night when everyone is supposed to be asleep, and he was already very drained back at the chateau (not to mention the exertion of trying to tear his own arms off, even if that was a semi-gag).
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@The:
Loved the humor and Brook's nonchalant "Yeah, I stole 'em."
haha I loved this too. And when he wakes up after all the ruckus in BMs bedroom, and then "realizing" it's just a fly, goes right back to sleep.
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I do take issue that her crew is that incredibly incompetent.
I'd say that's kinda harsh tbh.
Basically all of the SH's were captured at some point or another and Luffy was put through an 11 hour battle by one of the commanders.
It's the terrifying and erratic punishment system that Big Mom uses that's really messed things up here, not just x, y and z being outright incompetent.
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Maybe he's just out of view.
Har Har Har
It's odd that we've got all these scenes with the Big Mom pirates and we seem to be revving up for the climax and we still have yet to see him (assuming it's a him). Makes me curious what role he will play at the tea party. Is he being withheld for a Pica-style joke? Or to play a large role in the climax like Akainu? Is Bobbin about to cart him in and show Sanji and Luffy what for?
And why is he called Lord Starch???? I must know dammit!!!!
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Har Har Har
It's odd that we've got all these scenes with the Big Mom pirates and we seem to be revving up for the climax and we still have yet to see him (assuming it's a him). Makes me curious what role he will play at the tea party. Is he being withheld for a Pica-style joke? Or to play a large role in the climax like Akainu? Is Bobbin about to cart him in and show Sanji and Luffy what for?
And why is he called Lord Starch???? I must know dammit!!!!
The fact he(?) wasn't shown yet makes me feel there's hope yet for BM pirates to not come out completely gimped in this arc. No point hiding a character that won't be a problem at some point.
I suppose each of Sweet Commanders (and ministers?) is adressed with honorifics?
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Too bad about Brook getting separated from Big Mom. They looked so cozy in bed together. The romantic in me is displeased by this development, so I cannot in good conscious call this a great chapter i'm afraid.
.Why am I getting the feeling you're planning on writing Big MomXBrook fan fiction? :wassat:
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Why am I getting the feeling you're planning on writing Big MomXBrook fan fiction? :wassat:
Honestly my first, horrifying thought was "Did Brook see her panties?"
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Seen some of the reactions to Bobbin's low bounty. D00d led the enraged army so it's not like he's fodder. Dya' think the 'fixer'/'sweeper' epithet is due to his hypnosis, in the sense that his hypnotized victims would not have cause to remember his atrocities and therefore e has not received a mad bounty? Kinda like golfers when they 'fix' their handicaps in order to appear poorer at the game/his atrocities are 'swept' under the rug?
I dunno, but something fishy is going on here.
GR8CH tho, v lol.
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They have no internal cohesion or communication skills and it actively prevent them from dealings with the most simple situations. So they may be good as individual but as a crew they are indeed incompetent.
Brulée has been missing for hours. Opera is hiding the escape from other crew members(Big Mom was not in the room). Sighting of Luffy and the others are either overlooked or covered up. Mooks are taken care off by their commander to hide information. You say all is justified by fearing Big Mom(why not communicate among themselves without telling big Mom?) but that means their incompetence is justified by Big Mom not that they aren't incompetent.
With One Piece I learned to accept the fact Luffy will become PK through the sheer incompetent of his rivals. Mihawk was wrong about Luffy greatest ability instead of turning rivals into allies it's turning them incompetent muppets.
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Honestly my first, horrifying thought was "Did Brook see her panties?"
What's even scarier is that Brook probably would get to see them if he asked.
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With One Piece I learned to accept the fact Luffy will become PK through the sheer incompetent of his rivals. Mihawk was wrong about Luffy greatest ability instead of turning rivals into allies it's turning them incompetent muppets.
To be fair, it's not like the strawhats are much more competent than that. The only ones who seem able to come up with some sort of a plan are (past) Sanji, Robin and (now) Chopper, all the others usually just fall in a lot of traps and/or rely on their strength.
One example that always comes to mind is when they have to choose people to go in a submarine right before the Red Line… and they send three DF users in a crew with 4 "non-users". Or, well, the whole first part of Thriller Bark.
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Big Mom's crew is obviously extremely competent when unified in their goal, as seen when the army took on Luffy. But when their fear of Big Mom gets in the way of how they execute their mission, that's when the chaos starts. Cracker was fairly easy since he was unconscious, and his fate is very ominous considering what happened to Snack. But Opera is still active and intent on doing as much as he can to avert this fate, and Smoothie has done all she could to prevent Big Mom from getting involved in just about everything. Had Big Mom not received the initiative to go to the Treasure Room, Brook would not have been taken down as smoothly, but it was Smoothie's luck that Brook managed to hide his Poneglyph copies so well and Big Mom became attracted to him, allowing her to leave the treasure room pretty happy. Meanwhile, Opera's plan is clearly only going to work in the short term, but his move was hardly surprising since that's what people who try to cover up huge problems generally try to do. He has no reason to believe that Monty won't report his failure to Big Mom, so of course he wouldn't tell him either.
So yes, this lack of communication is affecting the Big Mom Pirates' competency, but that doesn't suddenly make them an incompetent group as a whole. The United States military is the most powerful in the world, but if the people in power started covering up their actions and tactics were made on blatant misinformation spread to prevent punishment from higher-ups, they would all fail hard. And it all stems from how Big Mom treats them, as numerous other people have said before.
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Brook has been a total boss lately and making up for his lack of focus since…. Thriller Bark and I'm happy for that. Definitely shooting up the ranking of my Top Favorite SH list.
I still hope that Oda shows us the other commander's abilities and fighting chops in their full glory. Especially Smoothie, that bounty.
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Love how Jinbei has eased himself into the crew. Already feels like he's always been there lol…excited for the toast all the SHs will do on the ship with their new nakama...will it be after successfully escaping Totland with half the crew or after Wano Arc with the full crew?
Robin is going to be excitedd
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I can see brook getting much higher places now in the next official popularity poll. I think last time, he was like number 17? But after this arc, he will be grouped among the other strawhats most definitely. He was always among my favorite Straw Hats, but in this arc, he is killing it. Decimating Homies, holding his own against Big Mom, hurting her most powerful homie trio, steeling the porneglyphs, being totally nonchalant about it, and having some cozy times with big mom herself (to be honest, I kinda expect Big Mom to be preggers now with a little skeleton baby [a big boned skeleton with beautiful pink Afro locks])
But on the topic of the big mom pirates being incompetent? That's actually the first time since the time skip, the straw hats struggle. I love it. Of course, everyone makes a mistake and everyone has personality flaws (like being super afraid, that your mom gets mood swings and rips out your soul is a pretty big fear, especially when just yesterday she killed your brother, and she is actively trying to get information on the other sister she wants to kill with pleasure)
the only subordinate I think truly failed was Diesel. He never really did anything except instantly becoming a transportation device for Bropper and Co. Even Brulee got a good fight against Chopper, Carrot and Nami before loosing.
I think the biggest difference between Big Mom's Crew and every other crew is that her (most important) underlings were born into the crew and have to deal with her mood swings, while on most other crews the members joined voluntarily. There is obviously a big layer of mistrust and secrecy going on if your only option in life has ever been: obey or die.
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Love how Jinbei has eased himself into the crew. Already feels like he's always been there lol…excited for the toast all the SHs will do on the ship with their new nakama...
well, Jinbei has been around since Impel Down, being a major support character in 4 huge arcs [Impel Down, Marineford, [Post Marineford], Fishman Island, Whole Cake]. He is a Strawhat by now, even if he himself is not aware of it.