There's some SBS info leaking around already. Nothing too interesting, and not real translations, just general info, but here it is:

I think Vegapunk is a self-absorbed jerk.

Not evil, not willing to hurt people for nothing, still under some ethics.

But what he cares about is proving himself. He sets a goal, he will lose sight of everything else.

Like, why did he fix the climate in Egghead but not Baldimore? Because all he wanted was prove to himself he could. So, once his work was done in Egghead, he totally forgot Baldimore and went on to other endeavors. That's pretty much what I expect him to be.

Likewise, I think he will challenge the SHs because it's an opportunity to test his inventions against real targets. They are pirates, who care? This is the chance to prove the power of his creations!

@danie I don't ignore any of that, but I do check which events the story is spending time on.

You can see in every interaction that Yamato like Luffy to the point of worship.

But the story has spent no time showing Luffy's friendship with Yamato. That relationship was almost entirely build up off-screen.

That's a clue that the story emphasized Yamato's bonding with Momo way more.

There's a trope in fiction called Law of Conservation of Detail. In essence, what the story actually spends time and effort to flesh out is usually what's important to its resolution. Details that are skipped are more often than not less important, thus that's why there's no need to develop them.

@Coookie I don't think there are more.

From a storytelling perspective, I feel the Seraphim are meant to represent the Warlords that the crew wouldn't fight anyway (thought Mihawk is debatable), so it's a way of showing how they'd fare against the crew.

From a in-story perspective, there are probably reasons why there aren't more of them. Maybe:

• There was just no time and money for more
• Doflamingo's may have been veto'ed because he has celestial blood.
• Moria may have been considered too weak and not worth the effort
• Crocodile may have been discarded because they couldn't replicate his logia power, and giving a clone anything else would potentially be subpar, as a fast-grown clone wouldn't have "genetic memory" to use it properly.

Merch is a very poor meter to see who would join. We had it work only once, with the Jinbe coin, and never before or again. Plus, it only worked on the Jinbe coin because the coins for the Straw Hats were gold-colored, and Jinbe was the only non-SH that got a golden coin. It clearly put Jinbe in the same level as the Straw Hats. Sometimes, I think it was a gambit of the company, much like the Yamato towel probably was, and not the result of insider knowledge.

Popular characters seel merch. Merch companies will do anything to boots sales. Shueisha and Toei will too. Yamato's debut in the anime came with a ton of merch, enough to make anyone think Yamato was sure going to be a crewmate. Yamato also got an anniversary post in the official Instagram, something only Straw Hats had gotten so far. But it came right during the full season of Yamato hype.

So, don't trust merch.

Some details about the timeline:

• Ch 925 says the Revolutionary attack happened in the 4th (of 7) day of Reverie.

• Ch 956 has the "Alabasta incident" soon after the Reverie closed.

• Ch 1054 places the attack hours before the incident.

• Ch 1083 has the attack coming "during the Reverie", confirming Ch 925. Also, everything is in place for Cobra's death to happen soon, as in Ch 1054.

So, was Garp's info wrong?

Maybe it wasn't Oda's mistake, rather Cobra's death was hidden until the Reverie ended?

Another small detail most will miss: this helps us clarify the time passed since Luffy woke up.

• The Revolutionary attack happened in the 4th day of Reverie.
• 10 days later (7 after Reverie), there was the Onigashima raid.
• Luffy and Zoro woke up another 7 days later. Big party.
• Then the Straw Hats stayed in Wano for "a few days" before leaving.
• Then, we got another "a few days later" between them leaving and reaching Egghead.

This means the two small timeskips must have been at least 13 days in sum, but it probably took a bit more. Something between 2 and 3 weeks?

The real question is why Oda kept teasing readers while knowing Yamato wasn’t meant to join the crew.

@andre Since Imu is hearing the report, it must be a government ship sent to evaluate the damage caused by the weapon.

This also fits with the Elders "changing their mind" about killing York. Imu probably realized this is the same damage the Ancient Weapons could do, so he requested the Elders for more Mother Flame. York asking "a request from who?" is a hint of that.

• I believe Shimotsuki history will keep being developed in both Wano and the Revolutionary storyline.

• SBS hints that Sanji's whirlbrow shenanigans will keep being relevant

• I still think extending Wano for one more chapter to cover some questions (like Tama's lineage, Yamato's resolution, Carrot's farewell) would have benefitted the overall story

• I like the simplicity of Zoro's lineage. Not everyone needs famous fathers.

  I'd love to know more about the Roronoa side of the story. Also, Zoro's mother Tera seems like she has an interesting history.

@theackwardstation said in Chapter 1057: The End:

As for the twist itself of Yamato staying, my opinion is that Oda did it too late.

I don't think it's too late, but that the lack of Yamato's perspective made it too jarring.

For a long time I thought we'd get an Yamato exploration chapter, in which we delve into his mind, past and dreams, he finds an epiphany about himself, and makes his final decision.

The thing is, that chapter was completely skipped. So his decision feels like a middle finger to the reader.

Still, I hope we get at least a flashback to his talk with Luffy and the others.

@ramza85 Kuma's ability can travel immense distances quickly. Despite Sentomaru saying a victim would fly "for three days", the ability actually depends on distance. In Luffy's case, for instance, reaching Amazon Lily took one day.

For proof: we see the sun setting and rising only once while Luffy travels, and later Nyon states Luffy punched Charlos "two days ago", which would mean one day of travel and another presumably for Luffy being unconscious for eating the mushrooms.

We know Kamabaka is close to the Red Line (it's close to Lulusia, which is close to the Red Line), and we saw Kuma reach the Red Line from Kamabaka in a matter of hours. Kuma left Mary Geoise "yesterday". As such, he could be reaching Egghead any time, be it next minute or in a few hours, as travel distance is largely determined by plot needs.

Edit: Furthermore, we know Egghead is far enough from the Red Line for Kizaru's fleet to reach there in "a few days". Amazon Lily was more or less 4 days by ship away from Sabaody (travel time was actually 7 days, but because ships can't go in a straight line due to the Tarai Current).

If Kuma's ability can reduce a ~4 days travel to just one day, then he can probably reach Egghead in around one day too.

@trollatron786 said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

Sanji has always been a pragmatic character

Not when women are involved.

Sanji has pulled quite a few strategically sound tricks over the series, but he also is easily enraged and jumps at the chance of defending a woman. This is one of his core traits.

This may be the first and only time in the series in which a woman is attacked by a villain and Sanji reacts in a calm and collected way.

@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

He allowed Luffy to punch Vivi with little repercussion.

Reread Ch 166, Sanji was very angry at the sight of Luffy punching Vivi.

Besides, this time it's not his captain hurting a woman, it's an enemy.

@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

Like, we just had an example of this recently. When fighting against S-Snake, Franky was the one who showed quick thinking with the bubbles, not Usopp.

S-Snake was directly threatening them all. In our supposed scenario, Usopp would just keep an already defeated enemy down. No direct threat to him.

Besides, small character development would be welcome. Usopp wants to be a brave warrior of the sea, it would be a good moment for him without any cost to the story.

@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

He's not going to lose his head after a woman gets attacked

You jusdt described something very un-Sanji-like.

@King-Cannon Usopp can be pretty crafty under pressure as long as he's not directly in danger, which would be the case here.

Not to mention that small moments of character development are always welcome.

Plus fixing this jarring "Sanji is there/Sanji has no reaction to Stussy being hurt at all/Sanji is not there anymore/Sanji is loading cargo with Jinbe" sequence of events by just having Sanji being away since the beginning.

@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

Sanji just makes more sense to pull a smart, calculating move like that,

Not when a female character has just been stabbed in his vicinity. Sanji most natural reactions would be to attack Lucci OR provide aid to Stussy. Pulling a gun and shooting the guy who did nothing and was just there lying too hurt to act does not feel like something Sanji would do, it feels way more in Usopp's alley.

Likewise, Sanji leaving for wherever else after Zoro left and Stussy was out of combat also feels unlike him. He left Nami, Usopp, Stella, Atlas, Edison and Brook unguarded.

Just making Sanji not being there, and instead be with Jinbe all along, would make way more sense.

@King-Cannon It would be a minor moment for Usopp that fits his skills and craftness, and it would change exactly nothing in the overall story. It would just mean Sanji was not in the control room, instead of he being there, then disappearing and then appearing with Jinbe elsewhere. A much better and in-character narrative flow.

Ch 1093 makes me think it would be indeed way more interesting if Usopp were the one to capture Kaku in a bubble. It feels so unlike Sanji how he acted calm when a woman was attacked, and then just went away to carry luggage while combat was happening all around.

It would have made more sense for Sanji to be sent down beforehand, so he'd not be present when Lucci attacked Stussy. Also, he left to carry cargo while leaving Nami exposed in the control room, as Stussy and Zoro were the strong people in that floor. Feels so contrived.

@Kfunk I take it as it's exactly why Kizaru isn't stopping to beat everyone on his path that Luffy has been unable to catch up to him. Kizaru is on the move all the time, he's not wasting time threatening who he does not need to threaten.

However, I do question why Kizaru ignored Lilith and Edison, since their elimination is part of his mission. He seems focused on Stella first and foremost.

@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1093: Luffy vs. Kizaru:

Death trap to the Marines. That giant robot should be rampaging anytime soon.

I don't think the Iron Giant is waking up already. Even last chapter, I was questioning if what we saw was just a quick flare in its eyes, not he starting to move.

The giant will eventually move, but the trigger is probably more specific than just Luffy being around.