Chapter 494 "Duval's Tragedy" Discussion

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Translations: Ulrilra, Carlos Net

Enjoy!

Onigumo

Thanks Battle Franky, I've been waiting for this.

freedom

Thanks Battle Franky. I've been looking forward to this chapter.
A great item to wake up to on a friday morning. going to read before work :)

Moria

Looks like a good chapter.

Thanks.

Reading it now.

Roku

Um… mirror, anyone? The link no longer works.

Ivotas

Says, download limit has been reached. :(

Ms. Suave Debonair

Battle Franky, why hast thou forsaken us?

Moria

Huh, seems like I got it just in time…

Wow. It seems like Zoro is starting to feel the effect of Kuma's attack. Damn.

Jacko

Thx Battle Franky, it seems duval and friends are just punshing balls

Luffsopp

Thanks BF for bring us this week chapter

raj

Thanks for the mirror.

Battle Franky

Franky House scan is out! grab that instead.

Tsuchirinhon

Fuck, I can't use Rapidshare.

Senshi Mizaka

Duval's bull, or whatever animal he rides on looks so awesome!

And I swear, I almost fell out of my chair laughing at the last page! There was still a part of me that thought Duval would be a new character. But this just takes the cake with someone acutally looking exactly like Sanji's crappy mugshot.

tekko

Link to FRANKY HOUSE's SCAN:

http://www.franky-house.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3925

THANKS A LOT!!!!!

SaiyaJedi

Aw, man, I was half-right. I figured it would be a new character, but I thought it would be a face the Straw Hats had never seen before. Guess I was wrong on that.

Also, I know this part has a long time before it's even animated in Japan, but when the English dub gets to this point, they absolutely need to get David Moo to play Duval. The nasally Brooklyn-ish accent would be perfect to convey the character's odd manner of speech, and of course he's the perfect guy to play somebody who looks like Sanji but isn't.

Mr. Evil

Haha, Oda pulled the "Duval's face" gag off better than what I expected from the spoiler thread.

Good to see Kuma's attack is still having an effect on Zoro, I wonder if it could cause serious trouble later.

I'm hoping this whole Duval mess gets resolved soon though, I'm not too interested in the current events.

Sylar

Sanji's expression was priceless.

mystictapion2

thanks \o/!!! I'm reading…

ARTEMlS

Thanks very much Battle Franky!

FireFistAce 0

Thanks BF. Always prompt, always awesome. Already scanlated by FH, too. Downloading now.

Tokoro Ataru

Thanks to everyone who got the chapter out so soon.

OMG….OMG...I thought Bleach had the biggest shock this week but this...this is just beyond brilliant! Duval has the face of the horrible Wanted poster Sanji had! That is probably one of the most shockingly hilarious gags Oda has ever done! I can't believe I'm saying this with all that's going on but this has to be one of the best chapters out there! (and that's saying a lot)

Also liked the continued Hachan/Zoro interactions and the scene with Franky being shot by the Flying Fish Riders.

Senshi Mizaka

@SaiyaJedi:

Aw, man, I was half-right. I figured it would be a new character, but I thought it would be a face the Straw Hats had never seen before. Guess I was wrong on that.

Also, I know this part has a long time before it's even animated in Japan, but when the English dub gets to this point, they absolutely need to get David Moo to play Duval. The nasally Brooklyn-ish accent would be perfect to convey the character's odd manner of speech, and of course he's the perfect guy to play somebody who looks like Sanji but isn't.

Or better yet, they should get Steve Yurko, AKA "Dragon Warrior" to play him. He does such a great imitating the old 4Kids Sanji in his Dub Piece. I do get a David Moo vibe whenever I look at Sanji's wanted poster, so that's perfect.

Thebomer93

i wonder how strong duval is

Roku

Wow, I haven't laughed so hard when reading OP for a long time…

game2005

I agree that David Moo will make a great voice for Duval!

toekneekey

haha that was a great chapter, never seen that coming. LOL

freedom

@kuma:

i wonder how strong duval is

My guess is not very strong, and also not very bright either.
This will be totally comic relief. The peons can't even touch Nami.

Duval will obviously be stronger than the peons, but when has a worthy villian ever been kicked in comic relief before the start of a fight. Not even foxy was kicked, but we could tell it'd be funny. Considering he's after Sanji and not Luffy, we'll see Sanji make quick work of him. Should be quite entertaining :)

I'm all ready for chapter 495… woohoo!

Interesting that Zoro is still recuperating from the damage. Would make sense... Also, surprised no one brought this up (or maybe i missed it), but didn't Kuma removed all of Luffy's built up damage from all his fights. So, essentially, he has a clean slate for using his gears once again. Fresh start for the New World I take it... does this fit the storyline, or was it a genious way for Oda to give Luffy a once over before the big guns... maybe this needs it's own thread...

whaleblue

Thank you very much Battle Franky!~

Gaiyae

Badass chapter :)

Every Sh really contributed something to the fight
Nami actually was a little cool this chapter.
And i think it's great that Zoro actually still suffers from his wounds, i thought it was weird he cured so fast.

And i'm hoping that Usopp will actually take a bit of the poison Duval uses on his harpoons. That could be interesting.

FireFistAce 0

It was nice to see Tentacle Sword Overload again. And was kind of amusing having Hatchi save B and Z, only to have B and Z return the favor immediately. It's pretty awesome seeing how well Brooke and Zoro work together. They get along pretty well, too, sharing some common ground as swordsmen.

276112177620154ketounin

Thanks for the latest chapter, Battle Franky and Franky House!

ctarlong910

I think it's great who duval turned out to be.

Satsuki

I am now very much convinced Oda is coming to AP incognito and reading our posts.

Cause eIn predicted this before.

AD-HD Pirate

Everything was good in this chapter except Duval.

whaleblue

I bet Sanji and Duval will become good friend later.

They share the same pain on that poster!!!

ctarlong910

duval was the best part! they need some usopp action next chapter.

King_Ty

Priceless how Sanji saw his face and started chargining at him

Battle Franky

@whaleblue:

I bet Sanji and Duval will become good friend later.

Dunno about good friends, but I think he'll end up helping the Strawhats, the situation will probably change in the next 1-2 chapters. He's sort of a pitiful chap anyways, doesn't seem to pose any real threat outside of the harpoons, unless he or his 'Love' Bison has some wacky ability we don't know about yet.

ybmc

Thanks BF.

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Kuroneko

@Satsuki:

I am now very much convinced Oda is coming to AP incognito and reading our posts.

Cause eIn predicted this before.

No, that wasn't really e1n who predicted it first…

http://apforums.net/showpost.php?p=844140&postcount=287

As for the chapter, I like the bit where Hatchan attacks one of the riders. Also good to see that Kuma's damage is really affecting Zoro.

But I like said it earlier, the Duval's twist is pretty disappointing and lame. What a waste of good character.

Double-Dudes

Ok, this is just made of pure win and awesome.
Oddly enough, I find his face kinda scary. It's just so, uh, creepy looking. >.<

Obviously Luffy's going to have to throw a few punches at Sanji and thereafter explain that he can't tell which one is which.

Cyanotic

What the heck is a love bison?

Deicide

Loved:

Duval's face. That was so funny!
Zoro, Brooke & Hatchi. Three swordsmen fighting together! I hope Oda explores their dynamic more during the fishmen island arc. I'm also loving Brooke in the crew. I dunno why, but he seems to add something to the group dynamics. Maybe because he is an older gentleman?

Disliked:

Usopp and Franky should have had a field day dispatching the flying fish riders, since they have the most acurate long-range attacks. Yet, they are the two Strawhats that have received the least attention in these last two chapters.

Kuroneko

@Deicide:

Usopp and Franky should have had a field day dispatching the flying fish riders, since they have the most acurate long-range attacks. Yet, they are the two Strawhats that have received the least attention in these last two chapters.

Do you think so? I think Franky using Strong Hammer in the riders was pretty cool.

Deicide

@Kuroneko:

Do you think so? I think Franky using Strong Hammer in the riders was pretty cool.

Well, it was. But strong hammer is also the most inneffective weapon on Franky's arsenal in this situation. Even the strong right (or the extensive punch, whatever it is called) would be more efficient.

Ok, ok. THat was a very very very minor complain. This chapter was fun, almost pure win. Franky and Usopp's relative minor actions in it just bothered me a little for some reason.

freedom

@Double-Dudes:

Ok, this is just made of pure win and awesome.
Oddly enough, I find his face kinda scary. It's just so, uh, creepy looking. >.<

Obviously Luffy's going to have to throw a few punches at Sanji and thereafter explain that he can't tell which one is which.

hahaha… I could totally see this happening. Did Orz/Odz say that Sanji looked just like his wanted poster :)

This'll is the breather we were expecting (at least i was) after W7, though TB was fun, but intense.
@Deicide:

Disliked:

Usopp and Franky should have had a field day dispatching the flying fish riders, since they have the most acurate long-range attacks. Yet, they are the two Strawhats that have received the least attention in these last two chapters.

I did notice this, and thought the same at first. But then I thought, Nami is also disposing of these guys. They're nothing more than cannon fodder. why waste Franky and Usopp's usefulness on peons. I'm sure we'll have some serious long range encounters later in the story and we'll see some great team work by those two.

Kuroneko

@Deicide:

Well, it was. But strong hammer is also the most inneffective weapon on Franky's arsenal in this situation. Even the strong right (or the extensive punch, whatever it is called) would be more efficient.

Ok, ok. THat was a very very very minor complain. This chapter was fun, almost pure win. Franky and Usopp's relative minor actions in it just bothered me a little for some reason.

I can see your point. To be honest, one thing that really bothered me in this chapter (aside the LOL DUVAL IS JUST LIKE SANJI'S POSTER yadda yadda) was Nami and Robin's boring moves against the riders.

@freedom:

This'll is the breather we were expecting (at least i was) after W7, though TB was fun, but intense.

This arc was fun until THAT

And of course they are cannon fodders; they are minions.

Tokoro Ataru

I really don't think there's anything to complain about Franky this week. The way the Flying Fish Riders were shooting at him and complaining prior to the Strong Hammer was classic Oda. Robin and Ussop I can see though.

Thebomer93

is Duval using the same Poison crocodile used