Posts made by Jazo

Great chapter, last page was really nice..

Nice chapter again. I hope this arc will be long with Big Mom going down at the end. Having all the weirdness contained in one arc would be nice.

@Thatanas:

This is stated in the chapter.

I guess, the explanation is just a bit weird.

So did they try to modify Sanji as well, but failed, or was he just regular to begin with?

@Horizon:

I wonder what made Mashima give her this broken ability with no limits to begin with. It has made a total joke of her character since she'll never be able to have proper fight. She sucks physically & she's always in these contrived predicaments where she's somehow unable to fight. She exists as nothing more than a plot device. This is what happens when you create an overpowered/unbeatable character. Also, can't she just shrink the wounds she got from Dimaria?

It's probably what will happen, but it's bullshit anyway. She knows Brandish can do this (or should at least) and should've just killed her for good.

Nice chapter. I hope they start turning on each other as the competition dwindles.

@Bartholemew:

Didn't read Bleach aside from a few chapters, but from what I've heard Bleach actually was good for quite a long time. However, at some point it became a clusterfuck then.

That's how I remember it as well. But you can never know, as a kid you tend to pay attention to the fights a lot more than the actual story.

That moment when you're unsure if it has ended or not.. Enjoyed Bleach a lot until post Aizen, I don't even remember if the story was any good up until then, but the fights were great. Good memories from back then, thanks Kubo.

Awesome finale, but the Lannisters just haven't felt threatening since Joffrey died, and right now it feels like anyone can just walk in and take the throne for themselves. I wish they would showcase King's Landing as a bit more of a threat, if the Iron Throne is going to be contested next season.

@Foolio:

I used to hate Melisandre and the way she manipulated Stannis (and you know, some of the horrible stuff she did). But they are basically the perfect literal representation of the seductiveness of religion and magic.

Yep they definitely fit those themes, I just dislike their smugness. It was nice seeing Melisandre questioning her beliefs after Jon's death.

! Time travel always ends up being bullshit, when it tries to follow its own rules. It's fine in small doses like this, but I hope they don't delve too much into the concept. That being said, that was super sad. Try not to cry.
! Also, it's awesome to see Varys being thrown off, although I hate these priestesses.

@Nekketsu:

I get you, but I'm also fairly sure the elephant is much bigger than that. Zoro also has got to his advantage that demonic cursed sword that can cut absolutely everything.

True, I also agree with the limited space. Just a minor personal preference I guess, could be argued either way.

@Nekketsu:

Block the trunk of a colossal elephant the size of a friggin mountain while still injured from a previous battle? Absolutely not.

Well I wrote attempt not actually do it. And after Zoro vs Pica, power displays of that kind shouldn't be too out of the question.

@GetsugaZoro:

He is injured from fighting the Marines and the Zou minks, but do you really havea problem with this "one shot" it's a freaking gigantic ancient elephant.

Well he could've attempted to block it or something similar. But it was a limited space and he was injured, so it's alright I guess.

Great color spread and chapter.

So Apoo knew he couldn't win and betrayed the other two, or he was the last man standing and begged? Fits his character either way.

And Jack fucked up. Wish he would've made a decent attempt at blocking that or something similar. Expect a lot from the first confirmed 1 billion man, but surely not the last time we see him.

Nice chapter for what it was, and we'll probably get to see the alliance in action after the next arc.

And finally it's almost over. Hopefully the next chapter can wrap the last bits up, so we can move on.

@Jules197:

Nah, Jinbe will definitely be sailing with the Straw Hats. He will be a part of the crew, not an underling. I'm fairly certain neither Luffy nor Jinbe would accept it any other way.

Underling is an exagerration, but I really think they need someone to connect them all. I would be pretty dissapointed if we don't see or hear from these people until the inevitable war, and having Jinbei leave the crew once in a while would help with the crowding issue. Furthermore, I just can't see him as someone following orders. Robin is pretty easygoing with all these rash decisions Luffy makes, but Jinbei doesn't strike me as someone who would be that at all.

@Deathborn:

With this chapter, the role of Jinbei in the crew is becoming pretty clear: strategist. None of the actual crew members are fitted to command such a huge fleet and one of the most prominent feature Jinbei displayed is establishing plans (+ one of its quirk is coming up with stupid names for said plans).

This will probably also allow him to become a member without actually having to travel with the crew, which will help future arcs not become too crowded.

Nice chapter overall. This alliance feels a bit off though, maybe because of the arc's lenght. But reading it all again will probably make me appreciate it.

And that Issho expression.. Would make a fine profile picture.

This chapter needed to happen, and I'm relieved Rebecca won't be joining and glad that her story is finished. Hopefully Law will get some closure as well, but shouldn't be too many chapters before the arc ends.

Never reading Panda translations again.. But amazing chapter regardless. Fujitora and Capone will probably be in the spotlight for the next couple of chapters, assuming the translation is somewhat correct.

@G_soildier:

is there a need, what was it that cora wanted anyhow? I think cora's goal which law wanted to accomplish isdone. His warlord status might be revoked, making him wanted, in his state, he would go right along with the donxiotes.

Some sort of closure would be nice - although Doffy doesn't seem to be in a state where he can talk at all. I was sort of hoping that he would find his body before the marines, but nevertheless I agree that the goal is accomplished.

Seriously where is Law's final confrontation with Doffy? It will feel very dissatisfying if it does not happen.. Other than that decent chapter.

@Yamato:

I liked this chapter … it was very heart warming.

hmmm ... Now that Doffy's down alone in the underground port, I assume that when the Navy goes down to pick up Doffy they won't find him and he would be disappeared, either picked up by CP-0 or Kaidou.

I just want to see Doffy's face without the glasses god dammnit

Or Law killed him, which would be more satisfying!

Decent chapter, and hopefully next one will focus on Law and Doffy.

Also, can Law swap without using room now? If not, his stamina keeps being inconsistent..

Mangastream's translation makes the chapter a lot better. And I don't get why some people are dissapointed with the lack of CoC - since when has Doffy's CoC been worthy of note?? If it even is apllicable in combat, it would be better for it to be fleshed out against an opponent, who utilizes it differently than what have been shown so far.

Shitty translation.. Otherwise it was alright and set up the action for after the break. The whole arc will probably last around 5 more chapters, with two of them focusing on the fight, one of them on Sabo/Burgess and the rest on the aftermath.

@Mugiwara_no_Ice:

Watch this rape thing getting so banalized that in 5, 10 years rape scenes of six year old boys will be the normal thing some people/media get angry about.

Where's humanity going?

This topic share similarities with what video games went and are going through at the moment. But the fact is that, in reality, violence is frowned upon now more than ever. Is banalization of such topics really a problem as long as it doesn't affect our perception of them in our own world?

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I won't deny that some use rape for shock value, which in turn affects attempts at using it for story progression negatively. But what if it actually furthers the plot in a way that wouldn't be possible without it? People may have their fears considering some of the previous unneccesary violence, but no one should prematurely bash a decision which consequences, or lack there of, hasn't been showed yet. Also this will be a classic example of media exposure increasing ratings..

The scene was bound to happen - it is in Ramsay's nature, and it was well depicted. Hopefully it will give her some sort of character development, but the whole thing seemed more like a set-up for Theon. I suspect there will be an episode of subtle ramifications on her character shown and nothing more than that. But frankly Sansa being a puppet is getting tiresome, and if it somehow triggers a change in her mind set, it's a win in my book.

@Sorikai33:

Man I hate when this stuff isn't on spotify.. Just have to convert it I guess.

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@MagneticMonkey:

Fair enough i'm also overseeing the patterns there but we don't know if sabo would have a hard time against shiryu.

True. And this fight is weird, since we cannot gauge either's strenght based on it. Whoever wins will get his victory attributed to his position.

@MagneticMonkey:

I… Is it just me or why do you guys always let your fantasy get the best of you?
You don't know that. You can't say that. We have nothing to compare both other than making the assumption that both are incredibly strong as being commanders of a yonkou.

From what we have seen Shiryu is the crew's strongest swordsman, which indicates that he will be Zoro's opponent in the future. So far, Zoro has always fought the second strongest opponent of almost any given arc. This claim can be backed up by patterns already established by the manga. Now there is no way to know how much of a difference there is between the two, but Shiryu being the stronger one is more than likely.

Want to answer to not be rude, but I have been away for a while, so forgive me if I repeat some stuff :<

@P1nk:

I think that's a good point. Like we saw with smiley. When a devil fruit user dies the essence of the fruit remains in the immediate area. Blackbeard with his gravity suck everything in, he can even contain people within himself along with items. So he could theoretically absorb that essence into himself as well.

Exactly. There would be the issue of time, but maybe they have created some sort of device that can trap the essence for a while.

@Maju:

if that was the case,why show up at the war at all..just stay around the island,at the same island the supernova stayed,and suck every "essence" of fruit you get in that radius until you get the gura gura
and if he needs to be close to do that..i think the fruit would have long left luffy's body when burgess returns to BB

It seemed like he wanted to make a statement at the time more than anything. To me at least, that technique was what cemented his position as one of the top dogs.
As for the second part, it's true that the essence might leave after a short while. But then again, it has been 3 years. Them creating a device of some sorts to do the job is not far fetched.

@King:

One could argue that if Luffy had noticed Doula wasn't defeated sooner, he would have won the fight by now.

Maybe so, but after recieving a powerful blow you often seen the victim linger until he/she is in danger again. Even if Luffy had attacked immidiately, which we aren't even sure he was able to, Doffy had plenty of time to think and act on it. But there are too many unknown factors to know for sure. Maybe Doffy needed the time to mend his wounds or maybe Luffy would've run out of steam regardless of Burgess interfering or not.

@maxpower69:

So I take it that stealing someone's devil fruit from them. Is something anyone can do.

Maybe Blackbeard sucks out the fruit's essence with his powers instead of letting it materialize somewhere else in the world? I assume Burgess was going to bring him Luffy's corpse. It would be stupid if anyone could do it.

It was a nice chapter, defeating Dofla sure is a team effort.

So this confirms that Doffy is stronger than Luffy, and I really can't think of an argument proving otherwise. But I also think help from other people is a better way to defeat the antagonists than being protected by plot armor. I hope Sabo/Burgess and Dofla/gladiators will get an equal amount of screen time, but I doubt that will be the case. And we finally got the G4 penalty, although it doesn't seem as restrictful as the previous ones. The way he described it made it seem like he could still fight with his regular abilities, but I guess haki is essential to fight any enemy from now on.

@Sarrik:

I definitely understand that since were talking about fictional characters and all, i agree with that comparison though, so you like GoT? And i was going for more of a smart assy joke approach on that post.

Ah, that flew over my head Yeah, GoT is pretty good. Stopped reading the books a while ago, and it almost caught up in the tv series.

@Sarrik:

How many of these want see a young girl get killed for no real reason other than being spiteful for the sake of being spiteful?

The world setting is different. There are a lot of character deaths off-panel, which the other characters don't seem to mind. To give a bit of an extreme example, a lot of characters in Game of Thrones can be considered good, even though most of their actions would be morally questionable if they lived in our world.

@Daz:

Law: Luffy should be careful! He's using too much Haki!!!!

GGGhrhrrkkkklllllLHHHHH

Doflamingo: I get it! You're bending all over the place like a long-armsman…because you're controlling your rubberness with haki!!!!!

FFFRRRRRHGGGHHHHH

Yeah, not a fan of that. I'm also not quite sure what the point of Doffys "awakening" is; of course, on a meta-level its supposed to introduce the idea of DF-bankais but did Doffy really do anything he could'nt have done otherwise? His ability is to secrete limitless amounts of string, so when he blocks Luffys punch, why does it have to be pillars of reiatsu shrapnel- sorry, strings from the ground, instead of his own strings? Same when he throws a bunch of white reiatsu shrapnel tendrils at Luffy, it seems his Bankai is just MOAR SHRAPNEL.

I liked the concept of DF mastering back when it meant being really creative with the limited stuff you'd been given; If you're capable of becoming/making sand you don't just turn your arm into a big sand-hammer and thats it, you whip your sand into sandstorms, utilize its inherent dryness, or erode through stuff instantly with blades of fast-moving sand. If you're rubber, you use your elastic belly to store water, or snap a regular punch like a rubber band to turn it into a rapid punch, or pump blood more rapidly. Now, DF mastery is just being really strong and unlocking tier 2 of the DF skill tree.

Sigh. Well, with this, we can at least stop arguing that DF abilities should be internally consistent. You can just have an Awakening and poof, heres a whole new set of rules to play by.

There have been so many ridiculous powers already.. Law and Doffy keeps bringing out techniques worthy of being categorized as different powers entirely, and previously there have been Wapol, Kaku, Kuma and many others. As long as awakening has the same effect on respectively each of the three categories of devil fruits established, it is a nice way of expanding their powers without the need of moving away from what they were originally meant to allow the user.

@Dranza:

I think my point is further cemented when the coloseum fighters were in awe after he cut giant pica like it was nothing and they were like wow he has this much power yet didn't enter the competition. Although us as readers knew he wanted to but didn't know it existed lol he would wreck their entire arena if he joined and make light work of everyone there. Except Sabo. THIS right here was prime example of plot convenience but missed opportunity imagine Zoro versus Sabo lol

Indeed that would be awesome. Although I suspect they would end up joining forces, and Zoro would probably end up ruining his cover someway or another. I wonder however if Sabo as a logia could leave the birdcage. Lots of unanswered questions about that technique..

@Dranza:

This is kind of a lame point to make but doesn't it seem that Zoro is Oda's bias these days, he will definitely enable Zoro to cut the damn strings of birdcage haha.

I thought the same when he defeated Pica. I miss the fights where his endurance would be showcased more than anything, and hopefully that will happen again in Wano or Zou. And the generous time limit makes it feel less threatening, so I honestly wouldn't mind it just being cut so the fight can get more attention.

@Dranza:

No he doesn't but who's going to protect his men and the civilians if he wanders off towards birdcage? Let's say zoro does stop birdcage wouldn't it be safe to assume that he too can perform such a feat? Personally, I wouldn't put it beyond his capabilities.

True, but personally I don't believe Zoro can do it I think Law's fruit makes him the best candidate, but it doesn't seem like even he is capable. As Razh has previosuly written, the cage can also have gotten weaker. If that's the case, Zoro being able to cut it would make sense.

@Dranza:

Wait did you read what I wrote? I said he might destroy everything aka the entire island and the innocent people in it.

I phrased it incorrectly. Meant that he doesn't have to summon a meteor at all.

@Dranza:

The reason Fuji doesn't want to break birdcage is if he summons a strong enough meteor it will probably encompass the entire island and hurt civilians too which he has no control over that as we saw in earlier chapters. That's what I think anyway.

Not to mention he'll get caught up in it too lol

Can't he just refuse to summon a meteor then? Seems to me like the reason is either incapability or the theory people have about him waiting for the climax to have a better argument against the Shichibukai.

@CrazyMerlyn:

I'm not sure about Isolationist, but Vegapunk's island will be by far the most advanced thing we will ever see in One Piece Universe.

We might even get a better look at his home island again, since it wasn't really explored at all by Franky. And if it is called the island of Geniuses, there must be more than Vegapunk right?

Seems like every second island or so, from now on, will be where each member will get a substantial upgrade to their skills and abilities. Will be interesting to see.

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@Whackadoodle:

The nucleus is the bit that 'is' an atom. You can completely ionize an atom, and it's still an atom, even though it has no electrons.

A nucleus is a nucleus. An atom is not the same without electrons. If you completely ionize an atom it is not considered an atom anymore.

@Robby:

Yeah, Jazo… stop. Horizon is using facts, you're using opinions.

He wins.

And that said, this discussion really has no place in this thread to begin with.

He has done that as much as me, so I can't see how that's the case.. But it's your decision, i'll stop.

@Razh:

It's also possible Luffy's Haki doesn't need to be as strong, since his inflated torso asorbs most of the impact like a cushion.

Agreed. And if this is the case, it's nice to see that stronger haki doesn't automatically win you the fight.

@CrazyMerlyn:

I would have believed it if Luffy's Haki was shown to be anywhere near the level of Doflamingo.
Luffy's Haki has been overpowered by both Bellamy and Hody. And he himself has said how his Haki is not strong enough.

One would assume that the actual power of the attack would mean equally as much, and Haki is just a way of hardening yourself after all. I hardly doubt you can tell if someone's Haki is inferior by just looking. Unless it's stated somewhere, I can't remember.

I will show you what kcity means, and I hardly doubt he was bailing out on anything..

@Horizon:

I'm not underestimating anyone.

Yes you are.

@Horizon:

Do not make claims about me and not explain yourself.

You see this? You use an one-liner argument, but when I do the same, suddenly it’s wrong.

@Horizon:

Franky was fighting him with some extra cola he had and Franky only used strong hammer the entire fight and he refused to dodge any of Senor's attacks.

And Pink also used the same move the entire time. You cannot deny this, and if you do it is a clear bias on your part..

@Horizon:

Who cares what Senor Pink did or didn't do? The point was that Franky was not fighting to the best of his ability. Even Senor's best attack, which Franky let him land, did not defeat him when he was already beaten up and weakened.

Again.. I countered your argument with the same kind. But suddenly it becomes invalid because it doesn’t go in your favor.

@Horizon:

I like how you claim that Law having heart attacks meant nothing when it incapacitated him to a point where he couldn't move, made him cough up lots of blood, and nearly made him lose consciousness. Stop.

@Horizon:

Smoker threw the match, and he was not "shitted" on even considering that fact.

Respectively something not shown in the manga and pure speculation. Smoker may have been trying to win from the start, which would make the most sense, but resorted to another tactic, when he realized Vergo’s superiority.

Again you used the same type of arguments you claim to be invalid..

I don’t agree with most of your reply, but as I wrote, this is off-topic, so I’m just going to stop.

@jonnyboy0079:

Added ya, if anyone got teh spectate quest i'll gladly help out with that, or play a quick game or two :B, the game on the phone is a gift from the gods

Damn forgot to mention I am in EU xD But ye the phone app is awesome

Battletag Jazo#2821, if anyone is interested