@Captain-M said in Chapter 1112: Hard Aspects:
This is the chapter that could be the twelfth of volume 109, but I think it's more likely the first or second of volume 110 instead. Both Dorry and Brogy's arrival in chapter 1110 and the ancient robot standing in chapter 1111 are incredible end-of-book cliffhangers, but I think maybe chapter 1111 has a better volume opener, easing into its action with the wordless page of Mars breaking from the barrier while Jinbei looks up, awed.
I think Vol 109 ends in 1111, and Vol 110 opens with 1112.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1112: Hard Aspects:
I'm sad for Stussy's sacrifice, in part because this arc hasn't at all made the most of her as a character. Her betrayal of Cipher Pol was a compelling early twist, but then she lost her stylish and memorable original outft for the same leotard look every other woman in this arc got, dropped off the map through the middle of the story, just to get finger gunned and now make the ultimate sacrifice. This is a character who's been lurking on the sidelines of the plot for seven years.
I agree, she feels wasted. But I think she will be fine. She still has a DF waiting to be revealed, and she most likely can slip unnoticed and fly away while everyone os chasing the Straw Hats.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1112: Hard Aspects:
And on the topic of sacrifices and problems to solve, I wonder what Edison has planned to help the Sunny make the distance. If you asked me to guess, I'd say something in the junkyard. Not the ancient robot specifically, but I think whatever he's going to get will be the excuse to bring someone from the Strawhats' side in contact with it.
I've been thinking about this. Edison will likely pull out a creative use of something we've seen before, but I can't figure out what.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1112: Hard Aspects:
There needs to be an energy involved for there to be pain on Luffy's end. I don't want to sound too consipracy-minded though; haki is the most obvious bet.
I too think there's something more about Luffy getting hurt. It's not haki, I think, but another mysterious ability from elders that we will need to understand in order to beat them.
For instance, in haki clashes you usually get those lightning effects, but there was none of it here.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1112: Hard Aspects:
Mars' final scene with the snail just emphasises the 'game over'-ness of the whole last two pages. I don't think he'll succeed in stopping it, the broadcast is the most obvious thing to fulfill the promise of a huge, world-shaking event coming from this arc, but there'll probably be some kind of deception involved in why he can't cut things off from here.
I think Mars will stop the transmission. However, Shaka will have deviced a failsafe with Dragon the previous day, so Dragon will start his own transmission instead, far away from Egghead.