@Freeman-12:
Reminded; didn't he recognize the SHs from their ship? THeir ship is brand new so how could he be someone who knows them from before but never saw their new ship?
I dunno, that's a tough one man.
Who is Duval?
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OK lets take a second to see what we know about this guy….
He always wears an iron mask, and no one knows what he looks like.
His gang RECENTLY became infamous in the area (however long that means)
He's been waiting for the Stawhats for a while now, and HIS GOAL is to find and kill the man (not a woman) who 'ruined his life'
He's strong enough for this area, which is filled with presumably strong fishmen, and even then, people from Merman Island has heard of his strength.Now for the visual clues:
No webbing on his hands, and some have claims it be 'average sized' haha. So he's probably human
I'm not gonna mention the helmet cuz it's too obvious, but the shoulder armor reminds me of WB's 3rd squad commander JOZ. I wonder what significance they hold.
Despite the armor gear his biker jacket is still visible. In fact, is it possible that there is no armor on his chest? And I gotno clue what the hell this isPersonally, I'd rather it be someone we've never seen b4, but if it's between Krieg and Morgan, I'd side with Krieg for the reasons mentioned. About the armor….. the chest I've highlighted doesn't need to be bare of course–it could be like Krieg's old armor. On the other hand, Krieg doesn't strike me as a guy who would give up his title as a Pirate. I mean…. he's a kidnapper now.... that's low enought to fit his personality but more importantly it's not a pirate job. In that respect, a lot of the old characters we've seen may be ruled out (at least those that think of themselves as pirates, over and above common criminals). So Morgan might actually work, but seriously there is so little depth in that character that it's really impossible to say. We only know that he's a power-hungry ego maniac. We know nothing about his ambitions.
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Nice catch on the Joz armor.
Wonder where this guy gets his from. o.O
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@Freeman-12:
Reminded; didn't he recognize the SHs from their ship? THeir ship is brand new so how could he be someone who knows them from before but never saw their new ship?
Like STRAWHAT Luffy would say
what a mysterious mystery
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My first thought was Don Kreig. The armor, beaten by Luffy, etc… plus, I'm a closet Baratie Arc fan, so it'd be nice to see him back and "better than ever."
However, since then (I already voted, bummer), the cases for Bellamy actually have me intrigued.
I'm not placing any bets yet, though.
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i think dupal is someone who got transformed into a cyborg by Vegapunk
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@Kaimei-Karasuhebi:
Like STRAWHAT Luffy would say
what a mysterious mystery
You ever think that it was maybe, like, oh I dunno, THIER FLAG?!?
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Am I the only one who thinks it could possibly be an old enemy…of Zoro? I mean, he WAS a pirate hunter before joining the SHs and a pretty big one (I mean, he was asked to join Baroque Works at one point)
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Oh, noes, I didn't.
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Random pirate enemy from East Blue #254
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Minamoto-san. He was forced to repair so many doors because of them, taking away his leisurely life in lieu of the constant door repair. He eventually saw an easier solution to the door repair; taking out the source of their destruction.
But seriously, folks, Krieg or Morgan is my guess. I'm leaning towards Krieg since chances are the axe hand would be important enough to merit even a small koma this chapter. That's not definite, though.
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Who got hes face destroyed and need to hide behind a mask? CP7 WANZE! = D
(Remeber where you read it first. ; )Im hoping for Krieg, and hes one shot owned by random eastern blue introduced. Or beaten up by usopp or something. I want to see how strong strawhats have becomed.
Originally Posted by Urian
Mythical Zoan Chuck Norris.
OHKO Supernovas+Shichibukai+Yonkou+Admirals.
Do you know why Roger was so sick? Because he received a kick from the user of the Mythical Zoan Chuck Norris.
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I voted unknown, but I really want Dupal to be Morgan. Luffy did ruin the good thing he had going back at that one base. That and his son disowned him afterwards. Luffy did indeed ruin his life.
I won't care if it isn't Morgan however.
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Luffy never ruins anyone's life
The villains ruin their own lives by acting like jerks with everyone
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If I really focus in on the "my life was RUINED" part, all I can think of is Bellamy. But from what I've read, Morgan is a possibility.
I still say Bellamy though.Edit: If it's anyone we know.
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maybe Quexinos was right all this time and sarquiss is some gay bitch
then perhaps, luffy actually RUINED Sarquiss's life by giving Don enough reasons to force him to kill his precious bellamy
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Maybe Kaimei is really Dupal. Kaimei has learned to exist in the real world and the comic world. Luffy ruined your life and you're pissed!
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maybe it's Woop Slap from the past who travelled to the future to warn Luffy about not making his future self mad by leaving Fuschia town to become a god damn pirate…
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If I really focus in on the "my life was RUINED" part, all I can think of is Bellamy. But from what I've read, Morgan is a possibility.
I still say Bellamy though.Edit: If it's anyone we know.
Wasn't Bellamy killed by Sarquiss, though?
_Maya: SuPer-Admin Restricted Desktop Access password-protected!? What!? This is madness!
Phoenix: No, Maya, that is SPARDA._
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Wasn't Bellamy killed by Sarquiss, though?
Therefore, there's trauma
trauma caused by the unintentional murder of a loved one.
Now tell me if that's not fucked up enough to ruin someone's life.
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We don't know who he is cause 4kids skipped his arc.
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I feel that Dupal is a unknown character. :happy:
His nen ability as a specialist, Emperor Time, allows him to utilize all the types of nen to 100% efficiency.
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Wearing a mask doesn't necessarily mean that his face was destroyed.. He might be Crocodile for all we know..
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Who got hes face destroyed and need to hide behind a mask? CP7 WANZE! = D
(Remeber where you read it first. ; )Im hoping for Krieg, and hes one shot owned by random eastern blue introduced. Or beaten up by usopp or something. I want to see how strong strawhats have becomed.
Double-Dudes said it first.
And Wanze got his face back when Sanji kicked him through the door to the next car.
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Because there is a theory that this will be a Sanji-centered arc, Krieg(together with Gin) is the best choice.
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Aww jeez. The stupid Yotsuba underaged gits have prodded me into reading this topic, even though I'm one hundred or so chapters behind everyone else.
Figuring out who this "Dupal" is shouldn't be too tough, given the context - he doesn't particularly mention the Straw Hat Pirates or Luffy, so we can say there's a high probability he's someone who is mistaking Luffy for someone else and might end up the new comrade (screw you "nakama" cream fudges).
The second highest probability is of someone who didn't play a rather large role in the story (like a supporting character) that had some interaction with the Straw Hat Pirates. No one from any particular arc comes to mind; we can't draw anyone from the cover stories because they're tied up in other events, nor can we consider Kuro, any of the Baroque crew, Buggy, Wapol, Ener, Coby/Helmeppo, Water 7, Foxy's crew, Little Garden or Loguetown; all of those folks are currently tied up in other affairs.
Taking into account proximity (we're close to directly perpendicular to Reverse Mountain), it's unlikely to be the people so close behind, they couldn't have outraced Luffy.
It would, in my view, have to be someone who crossed the Calm Belts and became strong enough to handle the Fishman Isle. Meaning, while it could be Krieg, Arlong or Morgan, it seems unlikely given how weak they were in the beginning.
If Oda suddenly upgrades those three to being New World level bosses, I think I'll put off reading One Piece until chapter seven hundred or so. Oda will have pissed me off one too many times.
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my money is on Morgan…..... it would be the perfect way to start of the second part of the GrandLine .........
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Figuring out who this "Dupal" is shouldn't be too tough, given the context - he doesn't particularly mention the Straw Hat Pirates or Luffy, so we can say there's a high probability he's someone who is mistaking Luffy for someone else and might end up the new comrade (screw you "nakama" cream fudges).
Malintex_Terek: Duval doesn't mention the strawhats by name, but the flying fish raiders that actually identifies the pirate ship does.
The ship they were waiting for was the strawhats. That being said it doesn't rule out there is still a case of mistaken identity. Or that the man he wants to kill is not on the ship.
Kreig or Morgan could easily power up with a DF since they hadn't eaten any before.
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it's so obvious* that duval is spandam.
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My supposition is that DUPAL is the nickname of Luffy's combat teacher, that Garp sent when he was young
that's why he knows himObiously he was fired of the marine or the marine don't know he is DUPAL
A Dr JEKYL in the marine and a Mr HIDE as DUPAL… that's why he is wearing a helmet
In the list above
Krieg, Arlong sounds plausible :
but for Krieg we we have heard about him, is not the kind of guy that like's being known
for arlong he wouldn't team up with human... and the fying fish riders seems to be human.Morgan, and bellamy seems better possibilities.
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Sawry saw this thread too late so here is my 2 cent:
He is an unknown so far and Franky ruined his life –> my proof:
Seeking infinity, with all my affinities.
Finding truth, like a falling fruit, my ultimate finality.
Inside my being, the outside, all things; the finite leads the way.
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On the other hand, Krieg doesn't strike me as a guy who would give up his title as a Pirate. I mean…. he's a kidnapper now…. that's low enought to fit his personality but more importantly it's not a pirate job. In that respect, a lot of the old characters we've seen may be ruled out (at least those that think of themselves as pirates, over and above common criminals). So Morgan might actually work, but seriously there is so little depth in that character that it's really impossible to say. We only know that he's a power-hungry ego maniac. We know nothing about his ambitions.
Eh? Pirates are kidnappers…
Alvida kidnapped Coby. right there black on white.
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Sawry saw this thread too late so here is my 2 cent:
He is an unknown so far and Franky ruined his life –> my proof:
Can't be, Franky has been with the Straw Hats Crew for a very short period of Time , but on the last sentence Duval says that He has been looking for this pirate ship "all this Time" wich implies that he's been looking a long period of time after them:
http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/491/19/
since Franky is one of the newbies and was not living in a Ship but in a island before I think that is more likely that he's talking about one of the elder members, besides that Franky was this whole time living in the closest Island to the Shabondy Archipelago, and was quite well-known (since he was always seeking attention and the whole Island seemed to know who he was), if this guy was looking this whole time after him he could have get him quite easily.
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I must agree, fantastic find there MnI. Perhaps Duval is related to Franky; after all, Franky's original parents and family were pirates.
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Krieg or arlong.
Krieg because he's to stubborn to learn his lesson. Morgan has been searching for him, but I expect an alliance with Morgan Shakushi guy, Alvida, and Buggy.Arlong seems like a possibility too.
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[Arlong seems like a possibility too.[/
surely can't be Arlong look at his hand
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@Freeman-12:
Reminded; didn't he recognize the SHs from their ship? THeir ship is brand new so how could he be someone who knows them from before but never saw their new ship?
I thought about that all night but maybe there was a way Dupal knew it was the Strawhats' ship and we just didn't connect the dots sooner. I'm talking about the suspicious shadow in the fog in chapter 490.
Maybe Dupal has a connection to that shadow in the mist and that's how he knew to recognize the Sunny Go. So that doesn't rule out older villians who don't know what ship Luffy is on now.
And since it has yet to be confirmed who Dupal is wanting to kill it might be that Dupal is not after Luffy as he might be after one of the others. Judging from the way Dupal looks I as of chapter 491 the possibilites he might be after the others are all scattered. Is he after:
Luffy (always a possibility)
Zoro (possibly)
Sanji (not really unless Sanji flirted Dupal's girl)
Chopper (no)
Ussop (Could it be Kuro?)
Franky (not sure)
Brook (could it be that the shadow in the mist is chapter 490 saw the afro and knew of Brook's Yomi-Yomi Fruit?)
If it was someone who saw Brook join Luffy via the shadow in the mist could it be an old rival of Brook when he was the leader of a battle convoy in a certain kingdom?
We'll find out when 492 spoilers are released.Did I eat the Sexy Sexy Fruit? If so, all I have to say is…SCORE! - Myself
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OR they just saw Luffy (ergo-the slowed down shot of his) and the Jolly Roger.
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I´d say that this is pretty unlikely MeddlerTaiki. If Duval would be connected to those shadows, then he would know about the Strawhats coming before the Flying Fish riders told him so. Furthermore, I doubt that anybody who´s live is was completely ruined by one of the Strawhats would have any sort of connection to something that was the threat of the Florian Triangle long before Thriller Bark roamed those waters.
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that last post isnt realy confirmed,but yeah,s'what I thik.People search for utterly complicated conections to stuff normaly doesnt get revealed for a LONG time revealed just recently.
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well in my scanlation the last page says nothing about dupal waiting for luffy, just for "him" so maybe he can also mean Sanji or Zoro.
i think it is someone Zoro once defeated and ruined his life by giving him to the marines and taking the bounty.
but maybe you guys are right and im talking nonsense.
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I thought japaneese doesnt have a "him/her" .
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We'll find out when 492 spoilers are released.
I sort of doubt Duval's identity is going to be revealed one chapter later…
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I thought japaneese doesnt have a "him/her" .
What are you referring to now Lobo? in the chapter he says "the man that ruined my life". Should be pretty definite whether he means a guy or a girl.
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I'm more interested in how the SH will take down the Flying Fish Riders.
I hope that means Robin/Usopp spotlight.
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ok, i looked back and Morgans right hand has the axe in it, not his left. woops. Well nobodies perfect. It'll still surprise me if its him
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It's obviously Jagi! Kenshiro's brother from Hokuto No Ken =D
