Posts made by braveniler58

Robin's face omg lmao

My problem with the idea of Luffy fighting and beating Blackbeard at Raftel, is that Luffy's feats always have a way of coming out. Punk Hazard - Smoker was there, Caesar broadcast the events to the underworld. Dressrosa - Doflamingo's 'resignation' was spread worldwide, plus Doflamingo's extremely public downfall. WCI - Big News Morgan. And now, Wano hasn't even started and the Marines already know Luffy, Big Mom, and Kaido are all gonna fight.

For the final war to succeed, the people need to know of Luffy's feats. There need to be witnesses. And the people absolutely must see Blackbeard fall, after seeing him rise at Marineford. So, who are the witnesses if it's just the Straw Hats and Blackbeards at Raftel?

I believe the Final War will be televised, just like Marineford was, and Blackbeard falling before that doesn't make sense to me. Maybe they will fight at Raftel, but if they do, it won't end there. Blackbeard vs Luffy should happen here. The Final Fight at the Final War.

16 chars of Sabo.

@John:

hey, you guys know that Kaidou's calamities aren't the only strong opponents Luffy's alliance will have to defeat right ?
remember how many commanders had Newgate ? and how many allies ?

Yes, of course, we do. I even addressed that in my post. The fact is, apart from King, Queen, and Shogun, we have absolutely no clue who else Kaido has fighting for him, so it's difficult to say who would be fighting who. I made my list based on what we know currently. I'm sure it would change once we got to Wano and met the rest of Kaido's people (and the rest of Straw Hat allies). Until then, this is the best I can do.

Feel free to provide your own list.

@MrBits:

If Raizou's going to fight anyone it's going to be Jack. He feels extremely guilty about what happened at Zou and wants to make up for it. Jack is the best opponent for that.

I like that. So, Raizou in addition to Nekomamushi and Inuarashi or Raizou alone? Or Raizou plus Kinemon and Kanjuro?

Personally, I think Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Raizou makes the most sense.

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@Kaido:

My predictions are:
Inuarashi & Nekomamushi vs. Jack
Zoro vs. Queen
Sanji & Jinbe vs. King
Kin'emon, Kanjuro, & Raizo vs. Shogun

I could see Zoro taking on the Shogun, but the samurai will have personal beef with him and I really wanna see them in a real fight.

I don't see it happening that way. If those three could beat the Shogun, they would have done so by now (I'm sure Kaidou isn't always at Wano). I really don't see anybody but Zoro taking on the Shogun.

Hope this is the right place for it.

My thoughts on how the Kaido fight goes down, based on what we know currently:

Kaido vs Luffy, Kidd, Law, and Marco - with the final blow/blows being from Luffy obviously
Shogun vs Zoro - Zoro needs this fight, bad. Everyone has been fodder for Zoro so far in the New World, he needs a real opponent and Shogun is perfect for that. Please, just Zoro and nobody else, although I feel like Killer could team up with Zoro here due to them both being the two non-captain supernovas of the worst generation. Or maybe Kinemon, Kanjuro, and Raizou (nearly forgot about them) helps Zoro
King vs Sanji and Jinbe - Sanji and Jinbe seem, to me, to be intertwined. First, they fought together in Fishman Island, and now it looks like they both need to be 'rescued' from Big Mom, so I feel this pattern will continue
Queen vs Nami, Robin, and Carrot - Continuing the trend of female vs female fights… I'm just not sure if those three can handle Queen, although if Queen is an okama then Sanji here instead. Usopp could help here too
Jack vs Nekomamushi and Inuarashi - Unfinished business
X Drake vs Franky and Chopper - Chopper for his Monster Point and Franky's metalness to deal with Drake's T-Rex form
Apoo vs Brook - The two music guys fighting seems fitting
Basil Hawkins vs Killer - Operating on the assumption that Hawkins is working for Kaido also. We know Kidd is imprisoned and Apoo is working for Kaido, but I can't remember if we got an indication of what happened to Hawkins?

I'm assuming there's more Kaido fighters that we haven't met, apart from King and Queen, that Usopp (and maybe others) will fight. Or maybe he'll help everybody out from afar. Otherwise it's going to end up like 1 Kaido guy vs 5 Straw Hat guys. Also, I'm still iffy when it comes to Marco… is he gonna be there with the others or will Weevil prevent that? If Marco does show up, he most likely will not be alone, so is he going to bring along the other Whitebeard pirates? Jozu? Vista? Also, how many of the Minks will be there? Pedro, the musketeers, Wanda? Seems a little overkill, but then again... is it?

Too many questions/unknowns, but still fun to speculate.

@The:

However, last i checked haki allowed a user to hit through DF abilities.

It's not as simple as 'Zoro has haki so he automatically > diamond devil fruit' you have to look at the diamond devil fruit user's strength also. If Shiliew has haki also (which I'm sure he does) and if it's as strong as Zoro's haki or stronger, then Zoro is not going to be able to just cut through him easily.

The way I see it, Cracker didn't actually do anything to the Homies, they just know how powerful (and ruthless, I'd assume) he is and are afraid of him. It's just like that moment when Monet thought Zoro was going to kill her, and the fear fucked her up. It looks like haki, but it's not. It's just fear.

Finally, the vivre card comes in play. The Homies clearly recognized its worth, but Brulee and Cracker haven't. Wonder what they'll do if they realize… Ultimately, there has to be more payout than 'oh that's big mom's vivre card' so I'm looking forward to that.

@RomanceDawn:

It definitely is broad enough to be used in creative ways but I'd never say it was different for everyone. The first time we got to experience Haki as the characters do was through Usopp, our Everyman who we can all relate to. Within the same arc we get almost the exact same visual with Fujitora. It was exactly as Rayleigh explained, the thing about even invisible enemies can be seen through observation. Predicting movements was done by all the higher ups of Eneru's group as well as the Boa Sisters, Ray, Luffy, etc. Usopp will most likely develop his ability to predict movements as time goes on.

I didn't explain it too clearly in my previous post, but I didn't mean Haki was completely different for everyone; how Haki manifests is based on the person's proficiency and fighting style. IMO, Usopp being able to see exactly where Sugar and Luffy/Law was is a higher level of CoO than the spider-sense type, but Usopp has never shown any sign of that spider-sense feeling that I can remember. He went straight to the thermal, as it applies greatly to his fighting style. Robin, on the other hand, showed signs of that spider-sense when Hakuba went after her. I doubt she can do what Usopp can do (yet) though. Both are CoO but one is more effective for Usopp's style, the other is more effective for Robin's style.

I agree that Usopp will most likely develop the ability to predict moves and that will also help with his sniping. I don't know if Robin ever will, though.

If everyone was to train the exact same way, there's no question they'd all develop the same way of using CoO (and CoA), but clearly, that's not the case. Everyone has the capability to do everything possible under the CoO umbrella, but that doesn't mean they'll learn every bit to CoO.

I hope I make better sense now.

@uniaka:

So now that BM's df power is known, then what is up with that tree on her jolly roger? It represents the forest?

The forest, the tree of life (which makes sense to me), her family tree… it could have many meanings in one.

I think Haki is just simply different for everyone. Haki adapts to your fighting style. For example, for Usopp, CoO is like thermal vision which is tailor-made for his sniping, but for others, it's more like spider-sense. They're both the same thing, just manifested differently.

You can wear CoA as armor, but you can also use it as a shield (Admirals in Marineford), on projectiles (Amazon Lily), on swords, et cetera.

Haki isn't something specific/concrete, it's a broader concept. It's all up to how you want/need your Haki to work, and whether you can figure out the best way to use it.

I'm fairly satisfied with what CoO and CoA is, it's CoC I want to know more about.

@MrBits:

How is Pekoms going to survive falling into shark infested water? I can't think of any way that isn't Pell level ridiculous.

By hiding in his shell.

Hmm, maybe one of the options on the wheel is destroying the land you came from? That'd lead to the big mom/FI/LuffyDestroyingFI part.

Hmm, 34 islands surrounding Whole Cake Island, 34 married daughters. 35th daughter is marrying a organization/Royal family that has no land. The islands are made out of sweets. Too many coincidences.

I'd say Big Mom is capable of making islands.

Maybe Big Mom really will end up being Luffy's ally, and after Luffy destroys Fishman Island, Big Mom makes a new island for them where they can join everybody and live in harmony. That's all the Fishmen ever wanted, right?

Starting to like Big Mom now…

Sounds fun.

Captain: Me - Fruit: Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Tiger - Haki: all three, Dream: to be Pirate King. Master at hand-to-hand combat, better-than-decent with swords, expert shot. I would prefer to have the Mera Mera no mi, but Sabo has it…
First Mate: Roronoa Zoro - A force to be reckoned with, swordsman, plus one of my favorite characters. Couldn't leave him off my crew.
Navigator/Helmsman: Aokiji - I originally wanted Nami here, but didn't want too many Strawhats. Since Aokiji is on his own now, and he doesn't seem to have a problem getting to places by himself, he clearly has to be a good navigator. And while a ship isn't a bike, he should be capable of steering.
Cook/Negotiator: Boa Hancock - My one allowed Captain in my crew. I wanted Hancock for several reasons - she's female, she's strong, plus I wanted someone who can cook, apart from Sanji. Thought about Zeff for the Cook role, but decided against it. Also a negotiator due to her devil fruit abilities. Can get us out of tough spots that we shouldn't just brute-force out (although we probably could).
Shipwright: Paulie - Had a few options here. Seriously considered Franky and then Kaku, but went with Paulie for two main reasons. First, the whole rope thing is pretty awesome and could come in really handy. Second, his rope abilities don't seem to be a devil fruit ability, which gives my crew a second swimmer. We'll need that. Also, imagine the reactions Paulie would have to Hancock.
Scout/Lookout: Enel - His epic Mantra (observation Haki) would be a huge boost to the crew. Perfect as a lookout. Plus he's ridiculously powerful.
Archaeologist/Void Century: Nico Robin - There isn't anybody else who can do what Nico Robin can do, except maybe Momonosuke in the future? A part of becoming Pirate King is figuring out the Void Century secrets, and only Robin can do that. Plus I have great expectations for Robin, especially as a fighter.

Ship: Going Merry

Three super-chill people (Zoro, Aokiji, and Enel) in my crew, which hopefully means not too much arguing. Robin is pretty chill too, and so am I. Paulie's the resident gambler. Hancock should be pretty fun to have in the crew. She can't use her abilities to one-up me also, since I'm gay. Watching her mess with the others though? Free entertainment. They're also all pretty damn strong, with the weakest being maybe Paulie. I'd like to say I'd be the strongest one, but I've got some serious competition. No musician in my crew since I'm deaf. No need for it, the rest of the guys can get iPods if they really need music. :ninja: Also no sniper in my crew. Most expendable position IMO.

Two Logia (Enel, Aokiji), two Paramecia (Robin, Hancock), one Zoan (me), and two non-fruit users (Zoro, Paulie). Looks pretty balanced to me.

Vivi!!! I'm super excited for her return. Now, though, the story seems really packed - I forgot all about the Reverie with all the Big Mom and Kaido drama. So… Big Mom, Kaido, and the Reverie as the three main storylines, plus there's Weevil, Zou remants (I hope we get to see the conversation between Momo and Zunisha), Nekomamushi/Marco, and the Wano crew.

Crazy shit. And I bet shit is going to get even crazier.

Vivi!! and Carue!!!!

@bigbadguy:

WB went to a war with the marine just to save his 2nd commander Ace, Strangely the marines don't think Kaido will go to war with them for "killing" Jack, one of his 3 calamities?

I think there's a difference between a unexpected skirmish/fight (Jack) and a planned execution (Ace). A planned execution sends a completely different message, especially if you air it for everyone to see. In Ace's case, the Marines were the aggressors, and Whitebeard had to respond.

Jack attacked the Marines, and not the other way around, so the circumstances are completely different.

@Robby:

Greg's thoughts on Momo are great. This'll definitely be a podcast to tune in for.

I'm deaf, so I won't be able to listen to it. I'd like to know his thoughts on Momo, though, so hopefully this podcast comes with a transcript?

@SomeRandomGuy:

The fact they think Sanji actually cares about anyone on Kamabakka shows the limits of their "power."

Two years on that island, you think after all that, Sanji doesn't care about them?

When I think 'hot older guy from One Piece' I immediately think of Rayleigh. Like, damn. He can get it.

Kizaru, Law, Zoro, Shanks, and Ace all get my votes too.

I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting.

Carrot. Discuss.

Judging from what Kanjuro said, falling thing is Raizou. Hi and bye.

I immmediately really like Carrot. She's clearly fast, strong, and female. Just what the Straw Hats needed. Carrot for nakama.

God damn, this chapter. I was excited for the Franky vs Pink fight, but I wasn't expecting the backstory. That broke my heart.

Great chapter.

I think Robin will take Rebecca over to the palace, where they look for Mansherry. Cue Trebol and the 1v1 vs Robin as Rebecca goes on alone to free Mansherry. Who else is gonna do it, after all?

Great chapter. I really hope Dellinger's not done, though. I would like to see him have a real fight.

I loved this chapter. I'm glad the Doflamingo executives are starting to lose, can only mean good things.

Theory: King's Punch will be used to break apart all of the stone Pica is hiding behind/under, so Zoro can finally fight him/kick his ass

1. Portgas D. Ace
2. Roronoa Zoro
3. Bon Kurei
4. Borsalino Kizaru
5. Monkey D. Luffy
6. Marco the Phoenix
7. Trafalgar Law
8. Tony Tony Chopper
9. Nico Robin
10. Bartolomeo
11. Franky
12. Nami
13. Issho Fujitora
14. Brook
15. Silvers Rayleigh

I'm probably forgetting someone, but this is what I have.