Chapter 783: Path Blocking

[TitanG545]

@GetsugaZoro:

On the breaks guys he has been doing this for like 2 years now, people already said he has a mandatory break from his editors every month(dunno if its bs but I assume it isn't), you should be expecting the break dunno why you keep complaining at this point.

I sure wish I could take a week off once a month from my job, must be nice.
@Bladia:

Pfft.. Its obvious gear 4 will be a vulcanized luffy. He'll be akin to ebonite (hockey puck) fast, nimble and damaging, just 10 million times more destructive.

Very likely when you think of how fast a hockey puck moves.
@RobZilla:

Doffy sauntering through the air, arms folded after taking a CoA Jet Bazooka to the chest…

...dayuum, that man knows how to keep his cool.

I KNOW. I immediately had the feeling he was thinking about his dry cleaning and what he was going to have for dinner. Just so care free.

[Twelve]

I'd give this chapter a 4/5.

Cool seeing that Doflamingo is still stronger than Luffy despite having his organs messed up, and Luffy being badass going into Gear "Fourth!"

[cloudrivera]

@Thebomer93:

Really hope, Doffy doesn't get the Blueno treatment next chapter.

Why not? He deserves it lol

[Yobiyopi]

Since Gear Third shrinks luffy, i believe that gear fourth will also shrink luffy, but it will do it instantly, making him way faster and stronger and harder to hit (like a Tontatta basically). I believe that Kaido is a dwarf as well, so fighting him with a giant body would be hard to do, but if luffy is just as tiny as him it could be possible (if they even manage to reach him).

[Ruin]

you know between that Spider Net and Moth Orchid
I've just noticed that Robin can appear her parts on thin air

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@DEE:

HERE WE GO! Doffy is about to get his ass whooped by the most attented epic attack.
It got me on chills while readin' next to some teammates.. They was like: WTF HAPPENED TO U SUDDENLY 

THANKS ODA!

Iam sure Gear 4 will have a huge impact..afterall its the anticipated next major power-up we hoped to see after the TS. Iam sure whatever it will be, it will sure make Doffy look human again. But i dont think that gear 4 alone will be enough to defeat Doffy.
He will be as exhausted as Luffy and they both will battle it out with pure will power/ or maybe the CoC will lead us to a finishing move.

[CrazyMerlyn]

@Rukusho:

Just thinking about this why didn't Luffy use Gear 4 on Noah ?

Maybe Gear 4 is only good for 1v1 fights and not really fit for large scale destruction.
Cause if Gear 4 can cause large scale damage too, Gear 3 would become obsolete and useless.

[Razh]

@Don:

Iam sure Gear 4 will have a huge impact..afterall its the anticipated next major power-up we hoped to see after the TS. Iam sure whatever it will be, it will sure make Doffy look human again. But i dont think that gear 4 alone will be enough to defeat Doffy.
He will be as exhausted as Luffy and they both will battle it out with pure will power/ or maybe the CoC will lead us to a finishing move.

What if Doffy activates some gears of his own. For example, turns out his coat was made from strings from the start and he dissolves it into strings and coats himself with a razor spiked armor or something. That would be somewhat troublesome for a guy who attacks mostly with his bare hands.

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@Yobiyopi:

Since Gear Third shrinks luffy, i believe that gear fourth will also shrink luffy, but it will do it instantly, making him way faster and stronger and harder to hit (like a Tontatta basically). I believe that Kaido is a dwarf as well, so fighting him with a giant body would be hard to do, but if luffy is just as tiny as him it could be possible (if they even manage to reach him).

It doesn't shrink Luffy any more.

[lugeasilver]

Well, I can only see two possible outcomes. Either haki blood, or he swells up, and condenses down.

[Razh]

@sabinis:

Well I do think that it would be possible for Luffy to be blowing air (?) into his muscles instead of his bone - keeping his body in normal size - then to relax muscles for example in fists in last moment before attack making his fists or any other attacks enlarge rapidly just before hitting enemy.

And then by using his muscles to get back to his normal size Luffy can for example escape with his normal speed from enemy countering his attack.
I would also say that if he would enlarge his body parts this way they wouldnt get half as big as they are in gear 3rd.

So he would also not be able to strech while using his muscles to keep himself normal size.

It could work, but I'd prefer if this was a different concept.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

About Gear 4…
We were hinted in this chapter, that Luffy needs more strenght in his attacks, when we consider Doffys words.
Strenght can be increased by doing something with the muscle, like others already suggested.
Adding to that the rubber can be vulcanized/hardend, i would suggest that Luffy might be hardening his muscles with his new Gear 4.
So this transformation might be visible with Luffy being stained on his body (where the main muscles are), but thats just because turning the body black is already just associated with him using CoA. It could also be red (in the manga kind of shaded) This process mit be done while using CoA, but then turning just fully black wouldnt contrast this new Gear from just using CoA.

[Icarus]

@CrazyMerlyn:

Maybe Gear 4 is only good for 1v1 fights and not really fit for large scale destruction.
Cause if Gear 4 can cause large scale damage too, Gear 3 would become obsolete and useless.

Sounds about right, what Luffy needs is power at a point concentrated attacks rather than the inflated attacks he has used.

[HikaruYami]

@Maju:

so..how exactly is "gear fourth" gonna be pronunciated in japanese?

second was "secando"
third was "ferdo"

fourth…forf?

The fuck? Don't comment on things like that if you can't understand Japanese vocalizations at all. Third is Saado, which is perfectly normal for how the Japanese would pronounce "third".

Gear Fourth is especially awesome. It's pronounced フォース, or foosu, which is the same way they might pronounce "Force".

[CrazyMerlyn]

@Melker:

I don't see why Luffy simply doesn't use the speed of gear 2 to jam his hand down Doflamingo's throat and then quickly go gear 3 and inflate that hand and burst Doflamingo's face. No need for gear 4 that way.

The problem is that Gear 3 is too slow in a fight like this. Doflamingo even pointed it out. Luffy needs way too much time to go in Gear 3.

[Yobiyopi]

@Razh:

It doesn't shrink Luffy any more.

Okay, it shrinked him. I mean at this point every theory could be plausible, i'm just thinking of something that could help him not only against Dofla but against other enemies (imagine dwarf Kaido vs Tiny Luffy, or gigacosmic Big Mom against gigatiny luffy).

[madriano]

Fucking cliffhanger…

To be honest, I wasn't expecting any new gears, at all. But now that I know it's coming, I can't wait to see what is it. And obviously, the week break had to be now... :sad:

[Jazo]

This Noah dicussion is pointless.. If it gives more strenght than G3, he should've used it against Noah. If it gives him better 1 v 1 capabilities, he should've used it against Hody. Ergo he didn't use it because it has a drawback, or because it was too early in the story, which just means a little suspension of disbelief is needed.

[kcity]

@Don:

About Gear 4…
We were hinted in this chapter, that Luffy needs more strenght in his attacks, when we consider Doffys words.
Strenght can be increased by doing something with the muscle, like others already suggested.
Adding to that the rubber can be vulcanized/hardend, i would suggest that Luffy might be hardening his muscles with his new Gear 4.
So this transformation might be visible with Luffy being stained on his body (where the main muscles are), but thats just because turning the body black is already just associated with him using CoA. It could also be red (in the manga kind of shaded) This process mit be done while using CoA, but then turning just fully black wouldnt contrast this new Gear from just using CoA.

Maybe he uses CoA to keep his body from blowing up (Gear 3) so he will still be agile as well as condensed? Since it was also hinted in the chapter that he needed more speed in his attacks. (gear 3 being strong enough, but too slow to hit Doffy)

[madriano]

@CrazyMerlyn:

The problem is that Gear 3 is too slow in a fight like this. Doflamingo even pointed it out. Luffy needs way too much time to go in Gear 3.

The problem isn't just preparing the Gear 3rd, it's also how slow the the attack itself is.

[Sarrik]

I'm wondering how much thought Oda put into "Gear Fourth" its been over a decade since gears were first introduced so naturally he's probably put a lot of well thought out ideas into Gear 4th, I bet Oda is smirking somewhere with this cliffhanger cause he knows all his fans are gonna speculate what it could be, and he's kinda of a bastard for doing that. I'm just here praying the reveal will be worth the two week wait.

I'm pretty sure it will be though

[eliman12]

So Gear 4 is full haki isn't it that simple ?

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@Razh:

What if Doffy activates some gears of his own. For example, turns out his coat was made from strings from the start and he dissolves it into strings and coats himself with a razor spiked armor or something. That would be somewhat troublesome for a guy who attacks mostly with his bare hands.

I see Doffy using some new moves in the end, but him having something like gears…
Mmhh would be kind of overdoing it, especially because we have already plenty of "unbelievable" moves.
(Parasite,Puppetclone)
I sure hope to see him using something to defend somehow against Gear 4 and for the final momemts of the fight.

The fight is already going over the past three chapters (always ca. half a chapter) and there he used a lot of his moveset on Luffy, just like Luffy did.
There sure was a lot of damn good stuff in it, but i sure want to see at least 2-3 more full chapters of them fighting it out and so both need to have still plenty in their arsenal.
Also CoC was so far just used in the beginning (epic foot scene) and i think it will be used again for the finishing move.

[Icarus]

@Don:

About Gear 4…
We were hinted in this chapter, that Luffy needs more strenght in his attacks, when we consider Doffys words.
Strenght can be increased by doing something with the muscle, like others already suggested.
Adding to that the rubber can be vulcanized/hardend, i would suggest that Luffy might be hardening his muscles with his new Gear 4.
So this transformation might be visible with Luffy being stained on his body (where the main muscles are), but thats just because turning the body black is already just associated with him using CoA. It could also be red (in the manga kind of shaded) This process mit be done while using CoA, but then turning just fully black wouldnt contrast this new Gear from just using CoA.

Something like Black fire full body Haki aura perhaps, I don't think a change in size will make any difference so I hope Gear 4 is not like that.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@kcity:

Maybe he uses CoA to keep his body from blowing up (Gear 3) so he will still be agile as well as condensed? Since it was also hinted in the chapter that he needed more speed in his attacks. (gear 3 being strong enough, but too slow to hit Doffy)

Considering that Doffy mentioned that he still has a lot of openings, its definitely necessary to either be faster to block attacks, or having a technique(maybe including CoA) to avoid them. I think it will be a given, that he will be damn fast with Gear 4, so that Doffy wont have it anymore so easy to hit him.

[Twelve]

@Yobiyopi:

Since Gear Third shrinks luffy, i believe that gear fourth will also shrink luffy, but it will do it instantly, making him way faster and stronger and harder to hit (like a Tontatta basically). I believe that Kaido is a dwarf as well, so fighting him with a giant body would be hard to do, but if luffy is just as tiny as him it could be possible (if they even manage to reach him).

Kaidou being a dware-size human would kill the character for me.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@Icarus:

Something like Black fire full body Haki aura perhaps, I don't think a change in size will make any difference so I hope Gear 4 is not like that.

Some suggested Luffy turning into a full giant(with CoA)…would be in my opinion way to close to Gear 3, which is already doing that partly.

[Jazo]

@Don:

I see Doffy using some new moves in the end, but him having something like gears…
Mmhh would be kind of overdoing it, especially because we have already plenty of "unbelievable" moves.
(Parasite,Puppetclone)
I sure hope to see him using something to defend somehow against Gear 4 and for the final momemts of the fight.

The fight is already going over the past three chapters (always ca. half a chapter) and there he used a lot of his moveset on Luffy, just like Luffy did.
There sure was a lot of damn good stuff in it, but i sure want to see at least 2-3 more full chapters of them fighting it out and so both need to have still plenty in their arsenal.
Also CoC was so far just used in the beginning (epic foot scene) and i think it will be used again for the finishing move.

It will probably be 1 chapter with Luffy dominating, 1 with Doffy dominating, and 1 where they are equal and the fight ends.

Finishing move will most likely be accosiated with the new gear, and honestly Doffy's CoC isn't exactly his most known trait. I would much rather have CoC in the spotlight against an opponent who uses it more often and in an arc where it has been fleshed more than here.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@eliman12:

So Gear 4 is full haki isn't it that simple ?

Why not using the technique you trained the last two years…but gears are techniques involving his DF ability.
So Gear 4 has to be some kind of variation on his rubber ability we haven`t seen so far, but adding to that haki is plausible.

[kcity]

Apparently vulcanization (hardening of rubber) can also be done with selenium, which all humans need in their body. Also, depleting it is detrimental to the body.

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Is there a Dining Car on the Gear-Hype Train? Im hungry.
Great Chapter. For my liking it was good, from the Start till the End. I love to see Barto.

I think we ll see something about Rayleigh, in a little Flashback. Maybe right at the beginning of Chapter 784. I think we ll experience then, some of the advantages + disadvantages of Gear 4.

What does the Soundeffect says, when Luffy says "Fourth", in the last Panel? Bite?

[Shadowgreed]

Gear 4 will probably focus on the muscle strength of the user; Oda made Dofla spell it out by saying "You have the speed" which made think that he speed will not be affected by this new Gear.

I don't really want Luffy to look like nightmare Luffy but we'll see.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@Jazo:

Finishing move will most likely be accosiated with the new gear, and honestly Doffy's CoC isn't exactly his most known trait. I would much rather have CoC in the spotlight against an opponent who uses it more often and in an arc where it has been fleshed more than here.

I see where you are coming from, but Doffy being the kid with the CoC born to be a king and Luffy also having it while facing his first real opponent with it(Chinjao had it also, but this fight is on anoter level now) almost has to be used here.
I see Oda combining Gear 4 with CoC for a finishing move, while Doffy also using his DF ability while adding CoC to show us readers a first glimpse of what CoC is capable of.
Afterall it was mentioned this time even in the beginning of their fight.
We will be seeing it more while fighting a yonkou later on, thats for sure. So showing against Doffy a first glimpse of the real usage of CoC would be fitting. (In my eyes it cant just be a power that knocks out fodder…there has to be more some guys like the yonkou are able to do with it)

[NateRich]

I don't read.

[eliman12]

@Don:

Why not using the technique you trained the last two years…but gears are techniques involving his DF ability.
So Gear 4 has to be some kind of variation on his rubber ability we haven`t seen so far, but adding to that haki is plausible.

So you saying is gear need to be rubber ability ,and Full haki is not a gear ?(I not saying you wrong just checking if I understood)
Maybe Full Haki can change is rubber body in a way like Red Hawk and its a gear for itself make his body like explosion machine.

[Icarus]

@Don:

Some suggested Luffy turning into a full giant(with CoA)…would be in my opinion way to close to Gear 3, which is already doing that partly.

Tbh I have never been overly impressed with the inflated attacks, they are slow and he telegraphs them too much so they can be avoided.

He needs to concentrate his strength not his size, more focus and control, he showed he was moving in that direction with Red Hawk attacks.

Its the only way he will break through Doffy's defense.

Full body haki with the speed of gear 2 and full focus into the strikes should do it. A bit more speed wont hurt but is not essential.

All the deflate/inflate moves are just not going to cut it any more and he needs to make his offensive attacks more penetrating, Red Hawk was a good start but it is clearly not enough.

[Jabberwok]

Excellent choreography in this chapter, but Cabbage still narrowly stole the show. I loved his thought train to conclude Luffy's his fan but the thing that struck me the most was when he gave his coat to Robin to cover her wounds. The man certainly understands pride.

Also, Barto still a gibbering idiot over Zoro's display. Hold on to your socks, fanboy, Luffy's about to show you something even more interesting.

[Cyan D. Funk]

This is Gear 2.

This is Gear 3.

And this…this is a level BEYOND Gear 3.

five minutes of Luffy screaming

[CrazyMerlyn]

@madriano:

The problem isn't just preparing the Gear 3rd, it's also how slow the the attack itself is.

A) I agree with you. G3 attacks are slow.
B) Please reread the post I quoted when I made the remark. Melker was suggesting going quickly into G3 which is what i countered.

[NateRich]

@Jabberwok:

Also, Barto still a gibbering idiot over Zoro's display. Hold on to your socks, fanboy, Luffy's about to show you something even more interesting.

For plot purposes, Barto can't witness it. He'd go into a coma

[Jazo]

@Don:

I see where you are coming from, but Doffy being the kid with the CoC born to be a king and Luffy also having it while facing his first real opponent with it(Chinjao had it also, but this fight is on anoter level now) almost has to be used here.
I see Oda combining Gear 4 with CoC for a finishing move, while Doffy also using his DF ability while adding CoC to show us readers a first glimpse of what CoC is capable of.
Afterall it was mentioned this time even in the beginning of their fight.
We will be seeing it more while fighting a yonkou later on, thats for sure. So showing against Doffy a first glimpse of the real usage of CoC would be fitting. (In my eyes it cant just be a power that knocks out fodder…there has to be more some guys like the yonkou are able to do with it)

True, it could be a combination. And as you write, it's not like it wouldn't be warranted - G4 just has to be implemented somehow.

But you have to wonder what would've happened to Luffy, if he didn't have CoC when he clashed with Doffy and Chinjao. Right now the damage on the environment seems like a side effect of two CoC users clashing and nothing more than that. It doesn't look like they "activate" anything when it happens.

[ludh]

I think Oda clearly show the hint. Luffy stares.
It must be laser! I knew it!
Oh Oda you bitch!

[DarkHamster]

@Sarrik:

Wow Luffy went and threw Law's arm down with him lol

Yup hahahaha, first thing i noticed on that page! so damn good. Love you Oda, and also Leo and Mansherry freaking over his stump, meaning they'll reattach it. With the ope ope + mansherry's healing powers, I would call bullshit otherwise.

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[-Pk-]

@Cyan:

This is Gear 2.

This is Gear 3.

And this…this is a level BEYOND Gear 3.

five minutes of Luffy screaming

Viola: You re kidding me, there can t be a Level beyond Gear 3!!!!

Zoro: This Power … Impossible! :ninja:

Ussopp: The whole Planet is shaking! Luffyyyy!!!!

[ThreeSwordStyle]

As hyped as I am about this, anyone thinking its too soon for Gear 4? I would have held that back for the fight with Kaido/Big Mom.

[Dark-King]

@Cyan:

This is Gear 2.

This is Gear 3.

And this…this is a level BEYOND Gear 3.

five minutes of Luffy screaming

YEP! for 16 Characters

[Lazy_Monkey]

@DarkHamster:

Yup hahahaha, first thing i noticed on that page! so damn good. Love you Oda, and also Leo and Mansherry freaking over his stump, meaning they'll reattach it. With the ope ope + mansherry's healing powers, I would call bullshit otherwise.

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Hah!!! That's pretty funny, didn't notice it at all.

[Jabberwok]

@NateRich:

For plot purposes, Barto can't witness it. He'd go into a coma

Sanji and Barto should hang out. If Nami did something amazing they'd both be knocked out.

[Nex 0]

There you have it, Luffy has given the "I'll beat you and save everyone" speech. Doffy has 5 chapters left at most. I'm gonna say he goes down in 787.

That said, this chapter was amazing. I'll never get tired of the cheesy moment when everyone decides to stand by Luffy and put their faith in him to win. Cabbage is great as always.

@Lazy:

In two weeks we're getting a double release, so I guess thats a consolation for having no chapter next week.

Sadly, "double issue" is Jump code for when the entire magazine is taking break. So it's going to go: Break next week, chapter the following, and then another break after that.

@Bladia:

Pfft.. Its obvious gear 4 will be a vulcanized luffy. He'll be akin to ebonite (hockey puck) fast, nimble and damaging, just 10 million times more destructive.

That's what I'm hoping.

[kcity]

@Jabberwok:

Sanji and Barto should hang out. If Nami did something amazing they'd both be knocked out.

Or Barto and Hancock

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

@eliman12:

So you saying is gear need to be rubber ability ,and Full haki is not a gear ?(I not saying you wrong just checking if I understood)

Yes, that`s what iam saying
But it could be a combination like the haki usage makes it possible to chance his rubberability in a way.