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Eiichiro Oda
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I wonder if Kuma is a member of the last race Big Mom said she didn't have (the other two being giants and Lunarians)
I find nami's new outfit super cute tbh.
I wonder what sanji's going to think when he finds out he and Jinbe have matching outfits. Lol.
Glad to see the other Heart Pirates in action!
I really love how Oda utilized the current cover story to tie into the present day plot. Good to see Pudding again but I wish it was in better circumstances.
@Shiebs I would imagine so. But what could Kuma be, exactly? He's really tall, but even that's not unusual in OP.
What about Law’s initial attack that Blackbeard thought it was an awakening technique? Wasn’t that just Law’s normal attack at first? What did Blackbeard think his powers were?
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Stay focused, cause right now you have a decision to make. Are you a man perpetually looking back at what he’s lost, or a man looking forward, to what he might become?
Special people is kinda strange... what does the original say? Why translate it like that?
So, it's not a race, more like a clan? Could they be the people responsible for the Noah, mentioned by the Sea Kings...
Do we know whose face is on the Den Den Mushi that calls Akainu?
I accept Jesus Burgess as my Lord and Savior 
@Gizmo said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
What about Law’s initial attack that Blackbeard thought it was an awakening technique? Wasn’t that just Law’s normal attack at first? What did Blackbeard think his powers were?
Probably being able to throw a room away from him (normally Law has to build it around himself).
@Medical-Orbit said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Do we know whose face is on the Den Den Mushi that calls Akainu?
Mustache looks like Catacombo, but could be anyone, really.
Why can't Akainu act on this information... it's weird.
@Zhenja said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Special people is kinda strange... what does the original say? Why translate it like that?
"特殊な種族". Literally special race. But it seems like Oda uses 種族 to refer to both actual races (like Fishmen and Giants) or stuff like Kuja and Shandian, so maybe it has a more ample meaning.
@Medical-Orbit said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Do we know whose face is on the Den Den Mushi that calls Akainu?
Looks like Sicily's mustache
@Medical-Orbit I wondered as well. At the moment Judge (Vinsmoke) is the only character I can think of with these upwards mustaches, but I can't explain why he would act as an informant to Akainu or why he would be keeping tabs on Blackbeard and Law. So there must be someone else.
This week's chapter was awesome! Likely my favorite of the new saga.
I'm happy that we got to see more of Teach vs Law. The battle was super well depicted showing the tactics of each side, and the drawings were on point. The first doublepage is a masterpiece, IMO. It may be an unpopular opinion, but I actually hope we get a team battle of the SHs vs BBP instead of the typical 1v1s. It's more refreshing and creative to me, and there's so much potential for synergies and combos. But of course it would eventually end in a more straightforward Luffy vs Teach.
All that Jimbe and Bonney told us about Kuma was more or less what I already expect, with the exception of the "special race" thing. Btw, in this regard, some people were speculating that Law would discover the secret of Teach's body during their fight, so what if Kuma and Teach are of the same race? It'd be a clever intersection of what they're discussing here in Egghead and the fight at Winner Island, so we could hear an explanation about Kuma from Vegapunk and then Oda cuts to Law getting defeated by Teach.
The SHs' outfits were great except for the bizarre fanservice. It could have been an iconic look for the crew, one of the best ever, but why so much random underwear? lol. It especially doesn't make any sense with what Robin's wearing.
Luckily, after that the chapter ends in a positive note with the revelation of Vegapunk's close connection with Dragon. Can't say it's surprising, but feels good to see it finally happening. But I wonder if it's only Shaka who's friends with Dragon, whereas Lilith is more pro-WG. Probably the original Vegapunk was more all over the place, full of inner conflict and undecisiveness, but his division into six people made each of them more inclined to one side than another.
Official translation mentioning "special people" instead of race surely opens up the possibility of Kuma being another D. Which makes sense, since Bonney would also be of a special race if he was (unless adopted).
Curious to see Kuma's flashback!
@theackwardstation I had the same thought!
That Kuma and Teach are from the same tribe. Both are able to consume at least two Devil Fruits. Maybe the stick with Teach being not able to sleep applies to Kuma as well, only difference is he has another side similar to Habuka and Cavendish. That might be the reason why he's called a tyrant.
Loved every bit of the chapter, next chapter comes out in 14 days. This is gonna be hard!
I don't believe anymore that that the last titanic captain is someone yet to be revealed, it seems like it really was Kuzan all along. Also I don't think he's part of Sword,
Kuzan becomes a pirate while Jango becomes a marine. Such coincidence.
I really don't like the idea of Punk being a revolutionary at all
what kind of a revolutionary that helps the government so much and literally more than anyone else
it's a late join ? still a bad taste imo like how did they even connect when he's so valuable and important to the WG
I'm still upset that they ( RA ) lost their main hideout to a useless squabble which had zero plot progression or benefit.
as for the fight, nothing new really, Oda keeps on disrespecting the yonko again because new generation must look cool or he will go bankrupt i think
not a single quake ability landed on that tattooed rat, and now when it's finally the bad guy's turn to strike back the fight gets cut off!!
this chapter was a big fuck you to BB fans, not to mention most of the crew had no play while their ship is being targeted & damaged
and what about zoro's setting in the back while he should meet with punk instead of those clowns. horrible chapter from top to bottom except for 70 yrs old Luffy i hope he remains in this age a few more chapters .
The blackbeard pirates still sail around on a raft? I love it
So Vegapunk hunted down Kuma specifically because he was part of the special people, huh?
I find it unclear if Punk just thought Kuma was a beefcake, or if he was some sort of unique creature.
@Johnny-B-Decent no idea, but it makes it less likely to me he’ll get mind swapped into a new body
@Zhenja said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Why can't Akainu act on this information... it's weird.
Sakazuki is supposed to be a dormant volcano right now... When he finally blows, it will be glorious!
@hideoushorrendous Luffy is already back to normal.
What a crazy chapter to leave things on going into a break. Volume 105 is building to its conclusion soon and I'm absolutely buzzing about it. The cover story alone is huge, confirming Kuzan's status as a full fledged Blackbeard Pirate. I'm willing to believe it too, at this stage. Theories have flown for years about him possibly being a double agent or building up his own agenda for his own sake of justice, but it's hard to imagine any justification for putting a resource as big as Pudding in Blackbeard's hands unless you're all in for his endgame.
I'm pleasantly surprised to see more of Blackbeard and Law fighting right out of the gate. Giving Law's crew a chance to shine is especially good, they were long overdue for a moment. Having them be underwater specialists goes a bit of a way to justify their lack of big moments on Onigashima but it still would have been nice to see a snippet of them taking out some fodder with surprise attacks from the castle moat or in the bathhouse or something. Better late then never though, and their quick, stealthy operation to hit the raft ship from underwater while the captains clash above gives us a good idea of how this crew usually works together. All that said, it took me a moment to work out what Law was actually doing on the first spread that was so different from his normal operations. I think it's that he generated his Room around Blackbeard, Doc and Stronger instead of around himself and was able to use his amputation moves without personally going inside it. It's definitely a step up in threat level from the unawakened version, which you could keep relatively safe from by staying away from the user.
Pretty funny having Doc ask directly if Stronger is dead and then continue assuming he is even after Stronger actually responds to that first question.
I like the different philosophies at play among the high level combatants in the world. Kaido thought that Haki conquered all, but Blackbeard clearly thinks differently. Law has no compunction about exploiting the common weakness of Blackbeard's specialised crew, which might be part of why he had such a ruthless reputation at his introduction.
Pudding showing up in the actual chapter is super interesting. I don't think we've ever had a cover story play into the main plot so immediately and directly. She still looks pretty scuffed up, so either they've been treating her roughly or the Tottoland invasion happened closer to the present than I was picturing. The timeline issues thicken. Oda plays Big Mom's status close to his chest. Honestly, I think she is dead, but it's not clear if Pudding was captured before something like that could be confirmed via Vivre Card.
I'm not going to pat myself on the back for calling the idea of the future version SBS asks being canonised by Bonney's fruit because honestly it was low-hanging fruit, but I still love seeing it. Curious that Luffy looks at his bad future counterpart instead of the good one. I suppose he's only on the good track after he becomes King of the Pirates, right?
Jinbe's summary of Kuma's life is curious in its contrast to what we've been shown previously. Neither the childhood Kuma from the SBS or Bonney's flashback from last chapter showed him in the royal regalia of Jinbe's mental image, in fact he looked quite poor. I think we've got a bit more still to learn about Kuma's life and the way the World Government (presumably) massaged his image into that of a tyrant to discredit his opposition to them. All that alongside the deal made to give up his life and be a cyborg, which Oda is hinting will be relevant soon. Bonney may think he was coerced or tricked into doing it, but after seeing the way Kuma made the long term play in separating the Straw Hats at Sabaody and was able to work with Vegapunk to have his final mission to protect the Sunny programmed in, I think we'll find Kuma submitted to in some way serve a greater good.
And then there's the special people comment. Oda doesn't draw Kuma with any distinct skin tone, and he lacks anything like wings (as does Bonney), so what is it that makes his race special? It would have to be an ability of some kind, or a symbolic heritage being passed down (maybe in the form of a unique, secret special initial, if I really want to take a shot in the dark.)
Bonney getting a lightsaber is a really fun development. Hope she gets at least one decent fight with it.
We get a little more Egghead worldbuilding as the crew are carried up to the lab, and it's still cool and vibrant and interesting. Good attention to detail having Franky setting foot on sky island clouds for the first time.
I would say it's a shame to have Zoro and Brook sidelined so soon, but when have the characters who remain on the ship ever been totally left out of the plot? Short of Zoro sleeping through Gaimon's chapter in the series' first year and Franky spending most of Punk Hazard bringing the ship around the island, the stay-behind group always gets drawn in one way or another. The only real loss is not getting new outfits for them alongside the rest.
And speaking of, they're an interesting lot. It's a tiny personal thing, but I appreciate the levers on the boots being given an actual function. After mistaking them for number 6-related design elements during the whole Atlas number mixup it feels like closure to have Oda telling me what they're for. For the rest of it, they certainly fit the mood of the arc, but are a little mixed to my personal aesthetic tastes. Is Sanji's top a Hawaiian shirt with a hood? What a fashion statement! I like Usopp's jacket, but the full length bodysuit looks a little too featureless on him. Needs a seam or some more creases to break it up. (Lilith's design has a similar issue and an equally cool jacket). Franky looks great in his visor and the clockwork key in his head is fun. Will it turn out to be a hat, or his new hairstyle?
And then there's Nami and Robin in pure fanservice mode. Nami's getup has a hood, a high neck and a plush looking trim on some of the edges, making it look suited for the island's natural winter climate, until you look at the bare arms and legs. But hey, Sanji's shirt has a similar contradiction, so maybe it's intentional. Kinda fits with the setting being a winter island with tropical air conditioning, right? I love Robin's jacket and its chunky arms but is that a goddamn suspender bikini bottom underneath? The future's fashion is wild. I'd be lying if I said I didn't find the looks cool, regardless of their practicality.
Interesting that everyone has an earpiece with an antenna now. Are we going to have the crew be more in-contact than ever, even during the split-up portions of this arc? Oh no, Zoro's going to be one of the only ones without one. Was his guard the ship choice just a play to get him wandering the island with no one to guide him?
Is it just me, or has Oda been leaning hard on the fanservice lately? Black Maria fighting topless, Robin's ultimate move coming out naked despite her other full body clones having clothes, the post-battle bathhouse scene, Bonney wringing out her shirt, and now her, Robin and Nami all set up to spend the coming arc casually pantsless. The ass-emphasising camera angle in Bonney's last panel this chapter also stands out. Oda's never skimped on drawing female characters in a way that appeals to him and playing with suggestive outfits. We've had one-off bath scenes in a couple of past arcs too. But I can't recall him using this much nudity over so many characters in such a short amount of time. I don't want to sound like some horrible puritan who thinks artists shouldn't draw things they're attracted to just to enjoy looking at them, or that they shouldn't write societies with looser nudity taboos than the real world, or that readers can't enjoy it when they do or anything dumb like that - all those things can work or fall flat based on execution and consistency of tone - I'm just making an observation that things seem a little hornier around here than they used to be.
You probably shouldn't try to get away with calling a leotard combat gear though. Not fooling anyone with that one, Oda.
The final scene puts Vegapunk in league with the Revolutionaries, which is a really cool development that makes a lot of sense in hindsight, given the Kuma stuff. If this has come out, it explains Cipher Pol's sudden decision to kill the scientists as well. I'm not expecting this to be a full on Revolutionaries arc, just due to Dragon being on the other side of the world, but all new details are welcome. I'm most interested to see where Vegapunk's personal politics end up sitting, given how much harm he's helped the World Government cause. It's hard to picture him as a full-on Revolutionary, but I got a sense of familiarity from his exchange with Dragon, so it doesn't feel like this is a new association.
I'm having a fantastic time in this new arc and hope to see things heat up further as we go into the final few chapters of this volume after the break.
So, if Kuzan is a definite member of the Blackbeard Pirates and not just an ally or affiliate, he's got to have a huge bounty, right? Like, easily 2 billion.
@Johnny-B-Decent is he the 11th Titanic Captain, if so will there be more?
@Shiebs I'm probably wrong, but I do think there is an actual 10th Captain (Wang Zhi?), and Kuzan probably has a special rank or something.
Just because of how Burgess and Teach's conversation at Dressrosa made it sound that Kuzan joined them fairly recently.
@Johnny-B-Decent that’s what I thought, the way Burgess and Teach were talking made it seem like he hadn’t joined yet, and they had already declared he had ten titanic captains before that
Although I thought Wang Zhi was an enemy BB stole Pirate island from during the Rocky port incident, who had previously been a member of the Rocks Pirates
I don’t remember him joining
@Shiebs said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
s and Teach were talking made it seem like he hadn’t joined yet, and they had already declared he had ten titanic captains before that
Although I thought Wang Zhi was an enemy BB stole Pirate island from during the Rocky port incident, who had previously been a member of the Rocks Pirates
I don’t remember him joining
Yeah, there's no indication of what happened to this guy after Blackbeard beat him. He could be dead now for all we know. But Blackbeard does have a knack for recruiting anyone who catches his eye.
That futuristic shoes is pretty sus tho, if it can be made so light then it can be changed to super heavy too, what is Oda purpose of highlighting that ugly ass shoes two chapter straight.
For tenth titan, looks like theory of Urouge being the tenth is no more, his fruit is pretty similar to Burgess. There's other theory about Weevil, but that's will conflicting his Sichibukai status when he's introduced there's already ten titan. As for Kuzan, he's still too anti-hero for becoming major antagonist.
What about.. Miss Bakkin instead? She so fucking greedy and can be Nami counterpart. Quickly dismissing Weevil when he started angry about BB killing his "pops", maybe she have advanced Lao G like techniques that make able to conserving her energy and can make her turned young at any time, so that's why BB insist to get the Mero Mero, i mean, he will give the fruit for a woman right?
Well would you look at that, there's actually more to my old theory than I gave it credit for. Welp, not gonna rewrite all of that again. Just gonna repost it, in case anyone cares:
@Ivotas said in Chapter 1062: Adventure in the Land of Science:
Revolutionaries #1
I've thought for a long time, that there is a connection between Vegapunk and the Revolutionaries. This deal between Kuma and Vegapunk just seemed weird. Why would Kuma willingly let Vegapunk turn him into an android? Also why would Vegapunk agree and uphold the deal to program Kuma to protect the Sunny? What in it for both of them? And if that's not enough Dragon seems to know exactly what's going on when he said to Ivankov, that he's gonna explain to him what happened to Kuma. It's just my personal interpretation of the scene but what if Dragon is not only in on this but actually orchestrated this?If that would be the case, what's the endgame here? Having Vegapunk join the Revolutionist Army? If yes, in what manner. Just being snatched away from the WG or staying there and secretly boycotting the WG by creating weapons that will backfire on them? Suddenly I'm getting "Execute Order 66" vibes, only less evil and lethal. If Vegapunk did something like this with the Seraphim, there might be no way for the WG to know until it's too late.
And having the WG now wanting to eliminate him really raises the question why? Has he outlived his usefulness? Possible but would the WG really not keep him if there's the slightest chance that he might create a new weapon in the future? Unless the funds thing really is a matter and the "scientist for hire" reached a dead end in weapon development and has only technology that helps people in mind. With the Kuma fiasco protecting the Sunny, the Seraphim being completed and funds being a thing the likely conclusion might be that the WG really milked him as much as they good. But would that not also mean they wouldn't want him to fall in enemies hands now that they don't need him anymore while he still needs funds? Just recently in Wano Orochi expressed interest in Vegapunk. Others might have too. Dragon might be one of them.
I know it's all very far fetched but thinking that Dragon might actually want to recruit Vegapunk or secretly might have already done so strikes me a possible scenario, even if it is the lesser likely one. Be that as it may, I'm eager to find out where this is all going.
Though if we go this way it makes my Revolutionaries #2 theory a lot lesser likely.^^'
i like the idea that Kuma would the same special race as Blackbeard. It would not introduce a new race and we would learn more about Blackbeard
About the relation with the revolutionnaries, is it only Shaka or the original Vegapunk which knows Dragon ? Only Shaka would explain why he is interested in meeting Luffy's crew
All is set up for beehive island arc. Pudding, Koby, Law captured next.
Now who will be the villains since blackbeards pirates seem saved for later. Unless it's just rescue arc, no confrontation.
@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
I really don't like the idea of Punk being a revolutionary at all
what kind of a revolutionary that helps the government so much and literally more than anyone else
Or he was a sleeper agent all along. Having the entire weaponry he build for the WG be compromised would cause a lot more damage to the WG than if he would opposed them openly from the get go. All we need is a "execute order 66" moment.
The reason why CP0 is coming for him might be because they finally cought on to him. If the Kuma Seraphim is truly not working properly, it might have devulged some infos that Vegapunk wanted to keep a secret. And that's how they might found him out.
@wolfwood said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
The blackbeard pirates still sail around on a raft? I love it
It's not an actual raft. It's a ship that has huge logs on the side making it look like a raft. Kinda like the Moby Dick was not at actual whale. The WB Pirates ships are actually a nice comparison because they seem to have MD design ships. And iirc the BB pirates have previously shown to have more than one raft style ship. Don't remember which chapter that was though.
Having not made the connection when they were partially revealed in chapter 1062, I might have been the only one who chuckled this week when Punk-01/Shaka was revealed to look like GM08 (Guy-Manuel) from Daft Punk, because of course they do. Thinking that had to be intentional on Oda's part, though I suppose it could be a common helmet design...
@IAmTheMilkman said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Having not made the connection when they were partially revealed in chapter 1062, I might have been the only one who chuckled this week when Punk-01/Shaka was revealed to look like GM08 (Guy-Manuel) from Daft Punk, because of course they do. Thinking that had to be intentional on Oda's part, though I suppose it could be a common helmet design...
Yeah, Killer was prob inspired by him much earlier.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Is it just me, or has Oda been leaning hard on the fanservice lately? Black Maria fighting topless, Robin's ultimate move coming out naked despite her other full body clones having clothes, the post-battle bathhouse scene, Bonney wringing out her shirt, and now her, Robin and Nami all set up to spend the coming arc casually pantsless. The ass-emphasising camera angle in Bonney's last panel this chapter also stands out. Oda's never skimped on drawing female characters in a way that appeals to him and playing with suggestive outfits. We've had one-off bath scenes in a couple of past arcs too. But I can't recall him using this much nudity over so many characters in such a short amount of time. I don't want to sound like some horrible puritan who thinks artists shouldn't draw things they're attracted to just to enjoy looking at them, or that they shouldn't write societies with looser nudity taboos than the real world, or that readers can't enjoy it when they do or anything dumb like that - all those things can work or fall flat based on execution and consistency of tone - I'm just making an observation that things seem a little hornier around here than they used to be.
I suspect it’s partially resulted from his way of dealing with not drawing Yamato as of now while we wait for Momo become her catalyst to sail and fully realize her greater purpose. Yamato is prob the most expressively beautiful female character he ever drew, so I’d understand why he’d miss drawing her. lol
Now I hope Oda draws all of the bad timeline strawhats in the manga at some point before it ends.
Good to see Law's crew hold their own and even push BB's crew to the limit. Gives me hope for Urogue's crew as well as not thinking Bonney's crew is imprisoned by the marines or were all killed by BB's crew.
Didn't expect Law to land all of gis awakened attacks on BB either. Also really seems like BB doesn't have conquerors haki and won't be resisting Law's amputate or even shambles. If Van Augur is occupied then BB can be teleported in the sea.
Guessing Kuma is the 3rd unnamed special race Big Mom never got her hands on.
Gotta say I really preferred the leaked translation than the official one this week minus Sakazuki's panels and one other. It just read a bit awkward.
Zik Of The 7 Swords: Vision? What do you know about my vision? My vision would turn your world upside down, tear asunder your illusions, and send the sanctuary of your own ignorance crashing down around you. Now ask yourself, Are you ready to see that vision?
@Zik said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Didn't expect Law to land all of gis awakened attacks on BB either. Also really seems like BB doesn't have conquerors haki and won't be resisting Law's amputate or even shambles. If Van Augur is occupied then BB can be teleported in the sea.
You're being overly optimistic. If Blackbeard has done any prowess in the story so far, it's to tank anything that was thrown at him. Not to mention he has yet to use his darkness powers while Law never amounted to much without his fruit. I'm more expecting the next cutscene to show the beaten (and possibly captured) Heart Pirates, with some damage to BB's ship as a consolation prize.
@Zik said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Didn't expect Law to land all of gis awakened attacks on BB either. Also really seems like BB doesn't have conquerors haki and won't be resisting Law's amputate or even shambles. If Van Augur is occupied then BB can be teleported in the sea.
I heard a theory that Blackbeard doesn’t have conqueror’s haki because of way he has risen. I really hope this is true. There must be a price to pay for not challenging the powers head to head.
@IAmTheMilkman said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Having not made the connection when they were partially revealed in chapter 1062, I might have been the only one who chuckled this week when Punk-01/Shaka was revealed to look like GM08 (Guy-Manuel) from Daft Punk, because of course they do. Thinking that had to be intentional on Oda's part, though I suppose it could be a common helmet design...
This Twitter thread from Greg may be of interest to you.
realtenchu
I think it's confirmed that Blackbeard has CoC because you can clearly see the visual effects of the CoC in the last two chapters
Don't we have someone who can read Japanese ? I'm sure it's not special people
what a poor translation.
@hideoushorrendous It can be either special race or special people.
There's no distinction in Japanese.
@Zik said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Also really seems like BB doesn't have conquerors haki and won't be resisting Law's amputate or even shambles.
It doesn’t have to be Conqueror haki, just haki. Smoker doesn’t have CoC and supposedly he was using his haki to avoid those abilities.
Vergo’s haki was also expected to prevent Law’s abilities from working on him despite him also not having CoC.
In the end both failed, but it was depicted as their haki not being strong enough rather than being the wrong color.
@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1064: Egghead Labophase:
Don't we have someone who can read Japanese ? I'm sure it's not special people
what a poor translation.
This other twitter thread from Greg may be of interest to you.
https://twitter.com/ochimusha108/status/1584257944463740928
The term means 'people' OR 'race'.
It's not a poor translation, it's the safest.
Given the vagueness, it can easily go down a number of paths so 'people' leaves it most open to any lore route Oda takes. Is it a race like Lunarians or Fishmen? Is it a country like the Alabastans and Oharans? Is it a little of both like the Skypians? Best to not lock in a word that has to contradict itself later when Oda himself is being intentionally vaugue.
probably could have gone with group. but point is better to keep vagueness until cleared. avoids later confusion.
