Posts made by Nekketsu

@Monquito:

I originally thought he was going to show up, we've seen him a couple times, invading Teach and in the fb fighting Kaido, I also thought the whole narrative of The Death Coming for Orochi But as of right now, its just too late, and there really are no signs pointing to his presence. Its not only that he would have to cross thru the Charlottes/WG grand fleet, and enter the natural defenses of Wano, but ALSO, he would have to know where the battle is happening, which heck, not even the Wano-kunians know about it, and lets not even talk about how he would get up there

Moria doesn't need to know the specific location, only the country. And he knows where the battle is taking place as of this moment, courtesy of Blackbeard who fed him the details. How's he going to get there, you ask? If he's coming along the Blackbeard pirates you can be damn sure he'll make it. The WG fleet and the Big Mom pirates won't even be a problem.

Its just better to end the battle now, stretching it will only make things much less satisfying.

Sorry, but that ain't how things work.

Oda is the writer of this story. Oda's the one that decides when it ends. For almost a decade Oda had been talking about Wano, and how the aftermath of it would shake the very foundations of the world. If there's an arc he had plenty of time to plan out thoroughly is that one.

This is the last time I've said this.

I'm doing a quick reread of Thriller Bark, and this may sound presumptuous, but I think Oda had long foreshadowed how are they gonna ultimately defeat Kaido.

No one was indoctrinated except the children. And then the teacher turned out to be one of Black Maria henchmen.

Redon got the chapter. Judging by his reactions…

! Seems we're finally getting Kaido's backstory.

@Kishido:

And act 4 will have hoe may chapters until 5?

Act 4 is comparatively shorter. Much, much shorter. Act 3 spans what, around 100 chapters so far.

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I wouldn't want to insist with all that, but the prophecy spoken by Toki has yet to come true.

@All:

Luffy said he's gonna punch Kaido all the way to the bottom of hell.
Would be nice if he actually does send Kaido all the way underground, seemingly victorious, only for awakened Kaido to emerge out of Fujiyama.

Took the words right outta my mouth.

Luffy knocks Kaido down > False hope > The festival ends > Kaido backstory > Kaido awakens > Tragedy ensues > End of Act III with the worst case scenario.

Here's some good advice for those who want the arc to end asap: take a break.

People have been saying how this arc has been going on longer than any other. And you think Oda doesn't know? Why do you think he structured the arc in acts, and in between each act he did give us a breather from the arc before going back to the main stage.

And in true Kabuki fashion, third act is the longest, with most of it taking place in one location. But who said it will be over like this.

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@Monquito:

There would've been foreshadowing of his arrival already, and the two main entrances are occupied by the Charlottes in one side, Zunesha and the WG Fleet in the other.

Oh, but there's. Last we saw of him he was making a ruckus in Blackbeard's turf. Oda can just end the third act and show us Moria heading to Wano before going back.

Kaido won't go down until Moria shows up in Wano.

Yes, this may sound like a joke to you, but is not. It's clear to me that Oda never intended for the most important of all arcs to end in the traditional way. I know something BIG will happen after Luffy's final attack seemingly K.Os Kaido.

From 0 to 100 real quick, man.

Supposedly a new trailer for Scarlet/Violet will be released next Friday. Rumor has it will mainly focus on the open world setting.

I like Electric types. Electricity means Speed, with some exceptions. Pure Electric types, while only strong against Water & Flying types, come with only one weakness, and in the case of the Tynamo line, no weakness. They are also quite versatile, having a wide range of varied moves to learn.

One could say the mascot of the franchise was specifically chosen because of that.

I don't have a favorite type.

But animal species, I could name you a bunch.

I plan to do my next PLA playthrough with certain rules: no purchasing any items that are craftable, no level grinding (natural progression), no alpha or legendary in my team, there can't be more than one of the same type or types, no using revives during battle…

I suppose Gen 9 will also have item crafting since it will be full open world, so I'll also start with that same setting.

Stronger premise than the original series, that's for sure. But now I wonder for how long had Raiku been planning out the new story, because all that's happening in this chapter was somehow hinted at in the Cafe Gash special.

@Alfiere:

Also, i don't remember the millets having any other property other than taming animals, so that's really its only ability. Millets are just the mean through which the effect is obtained.

Then the name of the fruit shouldn't be Millet.

Didn't know Munchlax spawned in the hot springs, saved me a lot of trouble searching for one in the Obsidian Fieldlands.

@Coookie:

The Hana Hana no Mi and Nikyu Nikyu no Mi would like to have a word

Hana (Flower): The name comes from granting the user the ability to bloom limbs like flowers.

Niktu (Paw): Grants the ability to take and reject in the form of paws.

Kibi (Millet): The user can make Millet from the body, and it also tames bea-, excuse me? That's two different abilities in one DF.

I'm not saying the other option, the Uo Uo no Mi isn't valid. I still consider Kaido's DF the top candidate. But there's something about Tama's DF that strikes odd.

@Chams:

Kaidou's fruit, and Kaidou himself was also under the WG's custody many times. They experimented and tested him, and Vegapunk even tried making a copy of his fruit. Shouldn't that mean that the Fish Fish Model Dragon wouldn't be talked about. Or was it only the Awakening of that fruit that has been a legend for centuries?

If it's the awakening, that would explain why they would want Luffy dead asap. They feared he might push Kaido past his limits, causing the DF to awaken.

Thing is, the name of each fruit correlates with the kind of abilities it grants. A person can correctly guess the fruit's name through its powers.

Yet Tama's DF name contradicts what it can do. The inhabitants of Wano don't even know DF are a thing, they call them "magical abilities". Even so, the name of Tama's DF Kibi Kibi no Mi is not what the name implies, and that's a first in the department of devil fruits.

The Gomu Gomu no Mi was in custody of the World Government before Shanks stole it. Yet they were last seen talking about this legendary DF whose existence was unknown even to the elders themselves. Doesn't that mere fact invalidate any chance of it being Luffy's?

And Zunesha was featured in the panel with the bubble speech talking about the DF. Isn't Uranus also related to elephants? Because that discussion is brought up after one of their agents stationed outside Wano informed Lucci of a huge shadow looming over them.

To me these are hints that whichever is the true name of that legendary DF, it has got a connection with Zunesha. And Zunesha is an animal. And guess who in Wano can tame beasts using her DF abilities?

That's right: Tama.

What does it take to unite together a seemingly divided Europe and a organization seemingly devoid of any purpose? Just one delusional, paranoid bald Hitler wannabe. For all his stupidity, I'll give that to Trump: NATO needed to take its role more seriously and spend more in defense.

Doesn't matter, scare tactic or not, the mere fact they are trying this crap shows they're desperate and care about no one but themselves.

! Just fought Ingo in the dojo and had the most intense battle in the game so far. So intense in fact that it ended up with all my mons and his K.O.d.

@wolfwood:

Russia appears to have some issue with troops not being comfortable with attacking civilians.

Welcome to the XXI century, where war has long ceased being a symbol of men's pride.

You have got to wonder what's going through the mindsets of many of those Russinan soldiers rn. They were sent to invade their neighbors and many didn't even know.

@wolfwood:

Apparently the Russians are having some issues with communication.

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https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083733700/russias-40-mile-convoy-has-stalled-on-its-way-to-kyiv-a-u-s-official-says?t=1646166127210

Seems the logistics thing was true to some degree.

I'm really questioning this. It feels like they deliberately wanted their army to be decimated.

And as if that wasn't bad enough, reports of Russian troops dropping their weapons and refusing to fight are coming out. If this is true, this is a humiliation for Russia.

On a more hilarious note, Putin just had his Taekwondo black belt rescinded by thr international taekwondo association. If you're gonna sanction him might as well make it personal lol.

Putin: I will fund extremist parties and fracture the West.

Also Putin: Unites the West in 5 days, rejuvenates NATO and lays to waste everything he had been building up for the past two decades and isolates his country.

Clearly, he's not the brightest.

And what if the Elders want Luffy dead because:

With a 1.5 billion bounty and a large "criminal" record he has become a major threat to them, and…

The possibility that he might defeat Kaido and thus completely shake up the world's balance is a thought that terrifies them so much Luffy must be eliminated quickly. Not to mention how the Strawhats are every day getting closer to their goal: Laugh Tale.

It's been 5 days and Putin is already more isolated than Gaddafi. Is that even possible?

4500 Russian soldiers killed and hundreds arrested, no major cities taken and they are running out of suplies faster than you can blink, all while banks are already being hit by the sanctions and formerly Kremlin-alligned oligarchs are rising up in arms.

This is the culmination of years of failures of a crazed bald dwarf who still hasn't realized we're not living in the Middle Age anymore. Merkel was right in describing that idiot as "some pampered kid who lives in his own fantasy".

@wolfwood:

Putin to confiscate 700 billion worth of his own citizens deposits to offset sanctions.

That's if there are any deposits left, lol. Also, that sure ain't gonna escalate tension further in the country.

With each new morning with the Russian troops barely making progress, Putin's end is also getting closer.

Official website confirms Gen 9 is the first full open world entry.

They took Legends and cranked up to eleven.

Region is inspired on Spain/Portugal.

Russia already lost around 3500 soldiers and a hundred more surrendered.

The Kremlin has thrown his own army to the wolves.

China to Putin: Can't you stop screwing up… FOR FIVE MINUTES!?

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@wolfwood:

Oh hey Putin is threatening "consequences" if Sweden/Finland join NATO.

He sure seems determined to get us into that club

The developed countries of the world are living in modern times, China included.

But Vladimir is still living in the Middle Age, his time has ended.

Best video to summarize the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Yeah, but maybe it's time to rethink positions. Prevention is better than cure.

NATO to Putin be like:

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@Luca:

I am surprised how many of you are overreacting to this wow, honestly suprised

I'm just going with the flow. And hey, can you honestly blame them. Overreaction, fearmongering, disinformation is par of the course when these things happen. What we should be doing rn is carry on with our lives.

Someone should seriously ask Putin if he's proud of dragging his country into the abyss.

@pariston_hill:

What’s more likely is that Zelensky will become president in exile and Putin will put and autocrat puppet backed by russian army in Kiev.

So… Back to square one. I recall this whole thing started after the prorussian governor was overthrown.

@pariston_hill:

Damn that’s insane, Russia felt threatened from losing a country in it’s old sphere of influence and went full 20th century imperialism, totally justifiable rs.

I guess the boat has sailed for Putin he either makes or it breaks him, I don’t see much future for him after this affair concludes, who knows when :ninja:.

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It's the people of Russia that are going to suffer the consequences of the blockade, so I can't see this whole thing ending any other way than the citizens turning en masse against the government and either kick Putin out or arrest him.

In a globalized world, this was the worst decision he could have possibly made.

As a reminder for you all, Japanease language has no plural. But even without that is easy to tell that,

! It's "kids", not kid. The two outside are Shinra's children. The Arthur look-alike has flower motiffs over his coat. The flower is the same one his mother was named after: the Iris.
! The girl is obviously Inca's, very easy to tell not just by the hair color and style, but also the snake eyes pattern in the hood. Besides, Inca foresaw Shinra becoming her husband, so no surprises there.

@Satsuki:

Whilst exploring all I can think is: "Are there any trainers to fight around here?"

Really sets the mood: the fact that for the first time in a mainline entry trainers are almost absent while the monsters themeselves get all the focus.

Speaking of which, the anniversary is just around the corner. Will they announce Gen 9?

@Shiebs:

Are we going to get a season 3 or should I just read the manga?

There's gonna be a big announcement soon, so hold your breath till they reveal what is it.

Very fitting when you remember that,

! Inca was the pillar of Destruction, something that is ingrained in every witch and is also why Kim was cast out, as her magic manipulation went against that principle.

@pariston_hill:

The end.

Or is it?

Jokes aside, that was quite the wild ride, I'm at awe at the way Okubo pulled this off.

I thought he said there was only one year left?

That talk Aizawa had with Aoyama was really great. "Your classmates like to sugarcoat everything", lol. Looks like Hori finally realized most of his base can't read between lines!

Putting aside that legendary DF, while I don't think is going to be that, I can't help but notice how unnatural the Gomu Gomu no mi is.

The plot technically ended with the most recent chapter, but there's still the epilogue which will be 2 chapters long. A recent interview makes me wonder if Okubo is really retiring after this, or he's just taking a break.

Never thought the day I would like Voltorb would come, but here we are.