@WeAllEatFood:
I also like your prospect on a Jaya-esque Fishman Island. Good on you.
I thought Kokoro said that Fishman Island was a tourist spot….??? maybe I'm making up my own story. If this is true however, then I doubt it will be like a jaya-esque island.
I'm expecting (and hoping) for a combination of LogueTown and Skypiea.
Loguetown - b/c i want it to be short.
Skypiea - b/c i want to see some interesting technology and societal structure different to the usual setup.
As for Zoro vs. Kuma. I'd totally be for Zoro winning against him and it wouldn't bother me. I'm a fanboy like that. hehehe!!! However, having Zoro defeat Kuma isn't exactly consistant with 1) good writing and 2) the events that have taken place so far.
- Yes. Bounties aren't necessary a display of strength, but they're still an estimate. There's too great a delta between Zoro and Kuma. And, the SH will NOT get another bounty increase after this. Let's say Kuma's bounty was even as high as 200M (i was going to use 160M originally). He'd obviously be used as a jobber for Zoro. However, this isn't the case, and Kuma's reputation as being the "Violent-kun" is supposed to spell "doom" for our SHP.
Most likely scenario 1) Another huge Dues Ex... like GM. this is probably the worst one for me. I actually didn't mind the Dragon one :) So, we can expect some interruption from some outside source with enough influence to fend off or change Kuma's mind/orders/etc....
Most likely scenario 2) Either Hogback and Absalom and/or Moria intervene and get Kuma to leave the island letting (if it's Moria), or help the SHs escape (if it's just Hogback and Absalom). Of course, the Rolling Pirates will do something as well as the other "victims", but it'll be minor.
Lease likely scenario) SHP win against Kuma. Either as Zoro solo or combined SH effort.