colored this and finished it more, somewhat. ;3; die akainu DIE
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Not that anyone's going to notice this post…but I've been thinking about opening a few small commission slots. Prices would maybe be about $5-10 each for something like these?
And probably a lil more expensive for anything like these:
I'm not sure how it would work out, though. I'd probably accept paypal, and I usually finish drawings within a week. Maybe the commissions would be of certain OP characters, or OCs? I dunno. Would anyone even want any of my stuff? A
Rona needs monies. o3o
@Cream-of-Chicken:
Wahh, that looks great! I really admire his stance (I never finish anything, either).
Well, Whitebeard did say at one point, "Hey, don't go, it's a bad idea," but Ace went anyways, because he was so angry that one of his "brothers" had been killed; a member of his family, something he had never really had before, save for Luffy and maybe Garp. So, naturally, he'd be extra defensive and upset by it. Everyone else was just following orders, I suppose.
That whole situation was a little nuts; I was unhappy with Whitebeard because for the longest time I had thought Ace had actually been sent by Whitebeard to find and bring down Blackbeard, since that was what was implied; when that flashback protaining to Thatch's death hit circa Chapter 552, all I could think was, "What the hell, Ace, why would you go." But it added to the story and gave more insight into Ace's character(he's everybody's big brother), on Oda's part, so I've regarded it as a good move.
There was, for instance Squardo, who was angry that everyone, including himself, were risking their lives to save Roger's son; as soon as he found out that Ace was Roger's son, he started to think of Ace as the son of a man that he hates, and not of someone who was his friend. Ace had to be careful, and since he was so self-conscious of being Roger's son, he kept it to himself while figuring it might be better and he might be safer if as little people knew as possible; he knew that some people wouldn't like it if someone they considered a nakama turned out to be Roger's son, so naturally Ace had to constsntly be on-guard. Perhaps this was for the best, of perhaps it wasn't; we can only guess.
What am I talking about. (A man only dies when he is forgotten!)
Thanks :'D
I think it wasn't just the fact that a family member had been killed. It was definitely a part of his motivation, but his devotion to his adoptive father must have been so great that he couldn't stand it when anyone insulted Whitebeard's honor. The thing that got him into trouble in the first place was his need to defend Whitebeard's honor, which I believe was referenced in the flashback of Whitebeard trying to stop Ace from going after Blackbeard. And the same desire to defend his father's honor by turning back to face Akainu simply because he had insulted Whitebeard was what got him killed. He wouldn't have needed to protect Luffy from Akainu if he hadn't delayed them and given Akainu the chance to strike at Luffy. ;-;
Ace thought his existence was hated by virtually everyone, and he must have been immensely grateful to Whitebeard for accepting him despite his knowledge of Ace's bloodline. It was something Ace probably didn't fully understand, that love can be unconditional and that did not require repayment. Which came from being so lonely and hated for most of his childhood. ;A;
I was unhappy with Whitebeard, too! I wondered why he'd send Ace off when even Shanks came to ask him to call him back. I really like how Oda deftly reveals certain bits of a character's history to explain motives, something he's always done from the beginning of the series. Nami was a thief but only because she had grown up saving money to try to free her village, Robin was deceitful at first because she had to fight to survive. Lots of characters in One Piece act in ways connected strongly to their pasts.
I think Ace's mentality and desire to conceal his lineage is perfectly understandable. Hope this doesn't sound like a weird example, but David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, I think refused to take up any instruments solely because his father is incredibly famous for his music. He took Bowie's legal surname, Jones, instead of Bowie, maybe because Bowie's the name connected to David Bowie's musical image. I think he even said in some interview that he could never take what his father did seriously even though everyone else seemed to be crazy about it. It has to be really tough, maybe even traumatic in a way, to have a parent so insanely popular or well-known by people around you. Duncan Jones directed this wonderful sci-fi film, Moon, and all the articles about it seem to say something like "Finally stepping out from under his father's shadow", or something. I'm not saying Gol D. Roger was a rock star, but I'm sure the dynamic is comparable. ;3;
Moon is great, by the way. u
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