I would love love love it if all the blatant hints that Luffy is THE ONE are just misdirection and it actually ends up being Usopp or Buggy or something. It'd be nice.
He's already set to be pirate king out of his own ambition, that's enough.
I dare not hope, but it would be wonderful.
Well maybe not wonderful, but certainly an improvement from the brink of the rubber fruit was some treasured artifact.
You guys don't know? Luffy's sandals are clearly made from the Legendary Deku Tree from 800 years ago, which only a descendant of the fated Hero of Time is worthy of using.
His stab himself in the face scar is the scar that only a chosen gives himself.
Well, in a way you do have to be "special" to stab your own face like that…
I mean, the boy turned out alright and hes making a name for himself, but he could have used a bit more of support at school.
Could potentially end up being one of One Piece's longest setups.
But Koby told Drake he was after Hancock, not Buggy. It could still happen later on, I guess.
Oda should do some What If? stories after the main story is done.
It has been made apparent to me that Straw Hats will get more time to shine as fighters like Usopp and Chopper at places like Elbaf, and fair enough. Chopper should be allowed to be showcased as not only a good doctor, but also a good fighter, but I guess the fighter part ultimately wasn’t meant to be at Wano.
Bege's pornstar name would be Capone Gangbang Bege, or maybe just Capone Gang Bang.
After that recent ep, Big Mom really is one of if not the scariest character Oda has created.
The way she talks about using Kaido to get One Piece to Perospero.
Shanks was only a yonko for 1 year when Ace started travelling.
I want to see Whitebeard and Big Mom drinking and being annoyed at how these newbies keep showing up and thinking they can consider themselves their equals while also swapping family stories.
This is just a small theory of mine:
Although defeated, Big Mom will be picked up by her crew in time, before she is captured, but when news of her defeat gets out, her power takes a notable hit (Luffy's raid not helping matters, either), with pirates being much more brazen in raiding her territories, even perhaps the Marines trying to directly attack her.
So, she turns to Loki once again, this time offering up Pudding as the bride, hoping that will be enough to get Elbalf's support. But in a ironic inverse of the WCI Arc, Loki double-crosses Big Mom, attacking her at the wedding, and kidnapping Pudding.
Whatever the outcome (be it her total defeat, reverting back to O-Lin, etc), that will be the final arc she is an antagonist, one way or another.
The Uzuki and Fugetsu clans are the only 2 of the 6 clans without members to leave or be away from Wano at some point.
Just wanted to shout this guy out. I believe he's the guy that called Kanjuro is the traitor far in advance, but the thing I really appreciate is the thinking process behind his theories. The video I posted above is pretty reasonable safe to assume to be quite wrong on most fronts at this point in the story but to me I feel like I can still appreciate it regardless because of how the guy structured his conclusions something I feel a lot of people in the op fandom could learn from.
Mainly I think what is admirable is there is always a clear through line on what he assumes as a possibility and then why backed up by the actual manga.
Just wanted to shout this guy out. I believe he's the guy that called Kanjuro is the traitor far in advance, but the thing I really appreciate is the thinking process behind his theories. The video I posted above is pretty reasonable safe to assume to be quite wrong on most fronts at this point in the story but to me I feel like I can still appreciate it regardless because of how the guy structured his conclusions something I feel a lot of people in the op fandom could learn from.
Mainly I think what is admirable is there is always a clear through line on what he assumes as a possibility and then why backed up by the actual manga.
While I don't think we will have Kaido past Onigashima, this video is indeed intriguing, and we could see that island in the future indeed. I'm intrigued.
With Zunesha approaching Wano I was hit with a theory for One Piece and how the news of the void century can be brought to the world.There is one Road Poneglyph already on Zou, with Onigashima in the sky, could it perhaps be possible to have some sort of Unification of all of them. Say that the Strawhats manage to get a rubbing of the Poenglyph before Onigashima falls, then it falls on zou and then 2 end up in the same place.
Further to this what if because Big Mom left her teritory she took her Poneglyph with her too so that it wasn't left unguarded without her around. this could somehow end up with the other Poneglyphs
We have a situation where Luffy and Co have still worked for the Poneglyphs but after he becomes King of the Pirates he wants to be the Most free person on the seas and not be one who rules over everyone. What if the way for that to be achieved is to have them all the Poneglyphs in one place that constantly travels along with a Joyboy who brings joy by spreading the words that allow anybody to reach Laughtale. so that enough people visit that the World government can't silence every person and the news of the void century is something that everyone can verify.
The crime Zunesha commited may not have been an actual crime, but something that led to further loss of life like losing the other bits of the Poneglyphs which has led him to travel over and over to try and reuinte them. The One Piece being a Rosetta stone that is literally the one piece remaining to complete the poneglyphs in a way so obvious that it makes anybody able to read the Poneglyphs and reveal everything about the void century.
What if Oda had the "more aggressive" post - timeskip marines move in on an Emperor?
This builds up the three endgame entities:
I remember Claymore series, they didn't had to beat all of the uber powerful foes; some were used to further set-up the eventual opponents. In this scenario, we actually get a more dangerous perception of the Marines under Akainu.
Other considerations:
-Of course, this means Oda has to push back the Reverie since this was the main hindrance why they couldn't jump in on the chaos at Wano.
-Also, even though it's Akainu, ultimately the WG will give the go-ahead. So perhaps the "cleansing" narrative could have been pushed earlier as well.
I can see Oda possibly digging deeper into these type of wars. Its one thing to liberate countries, but I bet this is what the Rev Army have to deal with a lot.
Is that Hitler? Is there a Hitler running around in OP universe? holy shit!
Chap is the king of Deul and looks like Chaplin playing Hitler. HBO had Chaplin on 2 days ago. Robert Downey Jr killed it
Or maybe it's Hitler who uses a mythical zoan fruit, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: The Tramp.
I remember the showrunner for the Live Action posting Chouchou. If they possibly emphasize the "my treasure" aspect, I can see Gaimon' arc being a highlight. Those chest being empty and Luffy refusing to bring them down are beautiful moments.
I dont like awakening.
I liked that you a specific ability and it was up to you to find the best way to use it. The ability was fixed, you just applied it different ways.
But with awakening we introduced the concept of a level up of the ability and until you do it you aren't actually using your fruit fully. So its no longer about using the ability your own way. Its about if you are good enough to upgrade the ability.
I dont like awakening.
I liked that you a specific ability and it was up to you to find the best way to use it. The ability was fixed, you just applied it different ways.
But with awakening we introduced the concept of a level up of the ability and until you do it you aren't actually using your fruit fully. So its no longer about using the ability your own way. Its about if you are good enough to upgrade the ability.
While I myself don't like the idea of awakening either, I fail to see how a level up takes away the element of finding your own creative way to use an ability.
While I myself don't like the idea of awakening either, I fail to see how a level up takes away the element of finding your own creative way to use an ability.
Because until you level up regardless of creative or great you think you are being you are at the beginner level. Where before there was no level just a lot of different ways to to use your fruit.
Because until you level up regardless of creative or great you think you are being you are at the beginner level. Where before there was no level just a lot of different ways to to use your fruit.
I see it more as a bonus, you can master your basic level regardless, and most of your abilities are in the basic level anyway.
Because until you level up regardless of creative or great you think you are being you are at the beginner level. Where before there was no level just a lot of different ways to to use your fruit.
Those different levels don't disappear. If anything the level up gives you more options to create your very own attacks. Nothing we've seen of awakening so far suggests otherwise.
On a differenr topic:
Anyone here think that of Wano the Gifters will be "healed" of their abilities? Personally I always expected that the side effect the Pleasures, Otoko, the townsfolk and above Killer received will be cured somehow. Because I just don't see Oda letting those characters stay in this cursed condition after things have settled down. If that really happens, I wonder if there's a chance to reverse the SMILE abilities, since both the unconteollable laughter aswell as the animal abilities are results of the SMILE fruit's effects.
Anyone here think that of Wano the Gifters will be "healed" of their abilities? Personally I always expected that the side effect the Pleasures, Otoko, the townsfolk and above Killer received will be cured somehow. Because I just don't see Oda letting those characters stay in this cursed condition after things have settled down. If that really happens, I wonder if there's a chance to reverse the SMILE abilities, since both the unconteollable laughter aswell as the animal abilities are results of the SMILE fruit's effects.
I'm torn on this. I'm not sure if smiles should be reversible.
Those different levels don't disappear. If anything the level up gives you more options to create your very own attacks. Nothing we've seen of awakening so far suggests otherwise.
Awakening give you an extra superpower you didnt have before. So the question for any devil fruit user become are you good enough of a devil fruit user to unlock awakening or not. It gives devil fruit power levels which I am against.
On a differenr topic:
Anyone here think that of Wano the Gifters will be "healed" of their abilities? Personally I always expected that the side effect the Pleasures, Otoko, the townsfolk and above Killer received will be cured somehow. Because I just don't see Oda letting those characters stay in this cursed condition after things have settled down. If that really happens, I wonder if there's a chance to reverse the SMILE abilities, since both the unconteollable laughter aswell as the animal abilities are results of the SMILE fruit's effects.
I imagine Tama will keep her friends so no.
I have a theory about Laugh Tale and the joyboy thing.
There are right/wrong people at right/wrong time.
There is a legacy about the prophecy that Oden inherited through time.
Roger was the right man but at a wrong time. He thought that Shanks was the elected and, for this reason, gave him the straw hat.
Once in Laugh Tale, he discovered that they arrived "too early" for some reason, that he wasn't and, when he came back, Roger told Shanks the whole story making him cry (remember the Oden flashback).
For this reason, after the death of Roger, Shanks became the "guardian" of that "throne" waiting for the next Joyboy, betting his chips on Luffy.
Nowadays we have 2 people that are apparently at the right time: Blackbeard, who is the wrong man, and Luffy that is the right one.
Awakening give you an extra superpower you didnt have before. So the question for any devil fruit user become are you good enough of a devil fruit user to unlock awakening or not. It gives devil fruit power levels which I am against.
That's a valid problem to have with awakening. I just don't see how it is in any way contradictory to the concept of being creative with ones ability.
I imagine Tama will keep her friends so no.
Do they have to keep being ability usera for staying friends with Tama though? Also I can see them stop being bad guys out of gratitude for getting cured of having ridiculous abilities that make normal life for them difficult. They can still be friends with Tama then.
Those different levels don't disappear. If anything the level up gives you more options to create your very own attacks. Nothing we've seen of awakening so far suggests otherwise.
On a differenr topic:
Anyone here think that of Wano the Gifters will be "healed" of their abilities? Personally I always expected that the side effect the Pleasures, Otoko, the townsfolk and above Killer received will be cured somehow. Because I just don't see Oda letting those characters stay in this cursed condition after things have settled down. If that really happens, I wonder if there's a chance to reverse the SMILE abilities, since both the unconteollable laughter aswell as the animal abilities are results of the SMILE fruit's effects.
I've theorized for a while now that the Gifters, Pleasures and affected townsfolk will be cured of their Smile effects. They have all have negative conditions which resulted from artificial Zoan Devil Fruits. Chopper has experimented with his fruit before, this really should be right up his ally. As a man who'd be able to cure anything I'd like to think Oda is setting up Chopper for an amazing post battle moment. One of those Straw Hat moments where you think woah, no one but the Straw Hat's doctor could have done that!
I've probably hyped myself up far too much but even if Chopper doesn't get to solve the problem I can't imagine the Straw Hats leaving when people are still suffering from never ending smiling and laughter. Also maybe some of the Gifters like being that way and opt to stay in.
Do they have to keep being ability usera for staying friends with Tama though? Also I can see them stop being bad guys out of gratitude for getting cured of having ridiculous abilities that make normal life for them difficult. They can still be friends with Tama then.
There's also that I think that their wacky design will be perfect for a cover story where Tama is playing with them. So I dont imagine Oda letting them go back to regular/plain look.
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I do think the laughing problem will be solved tho.
I've theorized for a while now that the Gifters, Pleasures and affected townsfolk will be cured of their Smile effects. They have all have negative conditions which resulted from artificial Zoan Devil Fruits. Chopper has experimented with his fruit before, this really should be right up his ally. As a man who'd be able to cure anything I'd like to think Oda is setting up Chopper for an amazing post battle moment. One of those Straw Hat moments where you think woah, no one but the Straw Hat's doctor could have done that!
I've probably hyped myself up far too much but even if Chopper doesn't get to solve the problem I can't imagine the Straw Hats leaving when people are still suffering from never ending smiling and laughter. Also maybe some of the Gifters like being that way and opt to stay in.
That makes sense. Also we should not forget that two other doctors with hax DF abilities in terms of medical capabilities are still around with Law and Marco. I know there's the danger of them outshining Chopper, but if handled well, like with the ice virus, they could rather be put in supportive roles while Chopper beings his medical expertise to the table
There's also that I think that their wacky design will be perfect for a cover story where Tama is playing with them. So I dont imagine Oda letting them go back to regular/plain look.
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I do think the laughing problem will be solved tho.
That's a nice idea but not much of a reason to not cure those, that really are not happy with thwir abilities. As RomanceDawn said, some might even choose to stay they are. You don't need everyone for such a coverstory.
The pleasurers will absolutely get cured. The second we found out about the curse with the slum town and then Killer also getting the curse it seemed apparent tthat Chopper would somehow save them all (or that becomes some kind of motivation to go and get Vegapunk and have him save everyone).
The gifters are probably fine as they are though.
Have we seen any mention they dont want their powers?
Have you seen any mention that guys who are having their balls punched by the lions on their belly or being eaten by the hippo who's mouth they live being satisfied with this being normal for the rest of their lives?
It's true that they haven't expressed any resentment towards their abilities. But the thing is, that random mooks in One Piece never express any of their own desires. They just follow their strong leaders command/ambition. That's why I don't need any of the Gifters standing up to Kaido expressing dissatisfaction with their ability they might have. Not if they value their health/life.
We don't need them to literally say that they are not happy with the huge drawbacks of their powers. The situations speak for themselves.
I'm not saying, they are gonna get their powers taken away for sure. Choppers Rumble Ball research might just aswell have the answers to give them the ability to activate and deactivate their beast form. I just think, it's not a stretch to believe that some of the Gifters are just not happy with what they've got.
Have you seen any mention that guys who are having their balls punched by the lions on their belly or being eaten by the hippo who's mouth they live being satisfied with this being normal for the rest of their lives?
It's true that they haven't expressed any resentment towards their abilities. But the thing is, that random mooks in One Piece never express any of their own desires. They just follow their strong leaders command/ambition. That's why I don't need any of the Gifters standing up to Kaido expressing dissatisfaction with their ability they might have. Not if they value their health/life.
We don't need them to literally say that they are not happy with the huge drawbacks of their powers. The situations speak for themselves.
I'm not saying, they are gonna get their powers taken away for sure. Choppers Rumble Ball research might just aswell have the answers to give them the ability to activate and deactivate their beast form. I just think, it's not a stretch to believe that some of the Gifters are just not happy with what they've got.
If they decide to cure them it will be nice and from an outsider looking in I think the abilities they get would make for terrible lives.
What I'm saying is I dont think Oda has given thoughts to the gifters as people miserable life and probably just see them as fun whacky characters. I think its mentions the waiters are in line to become smiles and its a privilege so while I agree from a real world perspective I dont think there's a strong chance that their transformation will be approached as a curse.
If they decide to cure them it will be nice and from an outsider looking in I think the abilities they get would make for terrible lives.
What I'm saying is I dont think Oda has given thoughts to the gifters as people miserable life and probably just see them as fun whacky characters. I think its mentions the waiters are in line to become smiles and its a privilege so while I agree from a real world perspective I dont think there's a strong chance that their transformation will be approached as a curse.
Yeah, I can't say I'd be annoyed if Oda decides to just leave them as they are. I mean if the whacky characters really enjoy being happy then that's fine. I was just making the innitial comment about this being a possibilty in the not unlikely case, that some really are not happy with what they got. Just thought it connects to the possibilty of the laughter getting cured.
I know it's kinda frivolous but this quote by the author of Animorphs is quite relevant.
Dear Animorphs Readers:
Quite a number of people seem to be annoyed by the final chapter in the Animorphs story. There are a lot of complaints that I let Rachel die. That I let Visser Three/One live. That Cassie and Jake broke up. That Tobias seems to have been reduced to unexpressed grief. That there was no grand, final fight-to-end-all-fights. That there was no happy celebration. And everyone is mad about the cliffhanger ending.
So I thought I’d respond.
Animorphs was always a war story. Wars don’t end happily. Not ever. Often relationships that were central during war, dissolve during peace. Some people who were brave and fearless in war are unable to handle peace, feel disconnected and confused. Other times people in war make the move to peace very easily. Always people die in wars. And always people are left shattered by the loss of loved ones.
That’s what happens, so that’s what I wrote. Jake and Cassie were in love during the war, and end up going their seperate ways afterward. Jake, who was so brave and capable during the war is adrift during the peace. Marco and Ax, on the other hand, move easily past the war and even manage to use their experience to good effect. Rachel dies, and Tobias will never get over it. That doesn’t by any means cover everything that happens in a war, but it’s a start.
Here’s what doesn’t happen in war: there are no wondrous, climactic battles that leave the good guys standing tall and the bad guys lying in the dirt. Life isn’t a World Wrestling Federation Smackdown. Even the people who win a war, who survive and come out the other side with the conviction that they have done something brave and necessary, don’t do a lot of celebrating. There’s very little chanting of ‘we’re number one’ among people who’ve personally experienced war.
I’m just a writer, and my main goal was always to entertain. But I’ve never let Animorphs turn into just another painless video game version of war, and I wasn’t going to do it at the end. I’ve spent 60 books telling a strange, fanciful war story, sometimes very seriously, sometimes more tongue-in-cheek. I’ve written a lot of action and a lot of humor and a lot of sheer nonsense. But I have also, again and again, challenged readers to think about what they were reading. To think about the right and wrong, not just the who-beat-who. And to tell you the truth I’m a little shocked that so many readers seemed to believe I’d wrap it all up with a lot of high-fiving and backslapping. Wars very often end, sad to say, just as ours did: with a nearly seamless transition to another war.
So, you don’t like the way our little fictional war came out? You don’t like Rachel dead and Tobias shattered and Jake guilt-ridden? You don’t like that one war simply led to another? Fine. Pretty soon you’ll all be of voting age, and of draft age. So when someone proposes a war, remember that even the most necessary wars, even the rare wars where the lines of good and evil are clear and clean, end with a lot of people dead, a lot of people crippled, and a lot of orphans, widows and grieving parents.
If you’re mad at me because that’s what you have to take away from Animorphs, too bad. I couldn’t have written it any other way and remained true to the respect I have always felt for Animorphs readers.
K.A. Applegate
Is that the terrifying kids book where aliens go in thru peoples ears and take them over? I still have lingering trauma from reading that as a teeny tiny kid.
I still have most of the books, and it holds up. The new graphic novel's also pretty good. Not sure which way One Piece is going to turn regarding the upcoming final battle; it always seemed like Oda wanted nearly everyone, good or bad, to live to see it through.
Like the Avatar? / Like the Miis?
Dragalia Lost ID: 97617932505
Didn't realize until recently how longarms tend to braid their hair, as if in a Chinese sort of style.
Didn't realize until recently how longarms tend to braid their hair, as if in a Chinese sort of style.
Really easy to reach back and braid your own hair when you have extra arm parts
I get the feeling Fisher Tiger was speculated to be the new Joy Boy at some point.
I mean seriously, I've honestly never understood why Nami, Usopp, and Chopper keep being pegged down with this label even though they've proven numerous good qualities about themselves in a way which really doesn't warrant it. Including Nami's weather sorcery, Chopper's Monster Point, and even Usopp, despite being envisioned by Oda as the "most normal" regular human of the Straw Hats which may be dismissed as weak, still manages to hit hard where he really tries like his battle with Luffy at Water 7.
I want to cheer on Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji and their accomplishments they've earned over time, and I ultimately do, but even now, there's still a small inkling in my head which can't help but also see "Monster Trio" being used as if to talk down on others like Nami as inferior for not being alike to them, even when the one saying "Monster Trio" didn't intend to do so in the first place. It's just stuff like that which slightly sours "Monster Trio" as if it's a "superiority term", and I don't know if that makes sense to other people like monster trio fans, but it's what I felt like expressing.
I don't know. I guess what I'm really trying to focus on is good vibes, and emphasize if it hasn't already that a character doesn't need to be the same as someone like Zoro to get far and be genuinely worth complimenting for their own strengths. Heck, just recently, Law and Kid managed to get far in taking down Big Mom, and they didn't even need to be the same as Zoro to accomplish that either. I also admit that it's also down to how Oda chooses to portray the Straw Hats in the first place, and while Wano didn't necessarily build up excitement for all of them at least in terms of attacks, I still remain optimistic how things will play out for them going forward in the next arc. Hope to see a lot of exciting things.
Of course it makes sense. Usopp, Nami, and Chopper and the underdogs of the crew. They're traditionally the ones most likely to be chickens in any scenario, even if they come through sooner or later. They lack the battle confidence the others have - Usopp is just a normal person, Nami wasn't much of a fighter before joining, and Chopper is young and putting himself into this strange journey. They aren't quite as accustomed to the danger of the world they live in. They're pretty used to it now though, but they're still the least experienced of the crew.
Of course it makes sense. Usopp, Nami, and Chopper and the underdogs of the crew. They're traditionally the ones most likely to be chickens in any scenario, even if they come through sooner or later. They lack the battle confidence the others have - Usopp is just a normal person, Nami wasn't much of a fighter before joining, and Chopper is young and putting himself into this strange journey. They aren't quite as accustomed to the danger of the world they live in. They're pretty used to it now though, but they're still the least experienced of the crew.
Which is also interesting, since Nami was positioned against Ulti, while Brook was positioned against a Number, and Brook isn't someone I don't really see be called a weakling either even though he's not the same as Zoro and the others. That said, I felt that Brook did well against that Number, for what that fight was in where he was backing Robin up.
At that point, I suppose "Underdog Trio" would be more fitting, now that you mention it.
I mean seriously, I've honestly never understood why Nami, Usopp, and Chopper keep being pegged down with this label even though they've proven numerous good qualities about themselves in a way which really doesn't warrant it. Including Nami's weather sorcery, Chopper's Monster Point, and even Usopp, despite being envisioned by Oda as the "most normal" regular human of the Straw Hats which may be dismissed as weak, still manages to hit hard where he really tries like his battle with Luffy at Water 7.
I want to cheer on Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji and their accomplishments they've earned over time, and I ultimately do, but even now, there's still a small inkling in my head which can't help but also see "Monster Trio" being used as if to talk down on others like Nami as inferior for not being alike to them, even when the one saying "Monster Trio" didn't intend to do so in the first place. It's just stuff like that which slightly sours "Monster Trio" as if it's a "superiority term", and I don't know if that makes sense to other people like monster trio fans, but it's what I felt like expressing.
I don't know. I guess what I'm really trying to focus on is good vibes, and emphasize if it hasn't already that a character doesn't need to be the same as someone like Zoro to get far and be genuinely worth complimenting for their own strengths. Heck, just recently, Law and Kid managed to get far in taking down Big Mom, and they didn't even need to be the same as Zoro to accomplish that either. I also admit that it's also down to how Oda chooses to portray the Straw Hats in the first place, and while Wano didn't necessarily build up excitement for all of them at least in terms of attacks, I still remain optimistic how things will play out for them going forward in the next arc. Hope to see a lot of exciting things.
Sounds like a every kid should get a participation trophy thing. And You didnt lose that 1v1 match you just got second place.
Is Usopp stronger than the average person in his universe? Yes. Is he the weakling of his crew? Yes.
