@Razh Sorry, that may have come across a bit too personal than I initially intended. My intention was not to address you directly about this, because I indeed do not know where you come from. I was referring more to the often-mentioned paradox of readers who care about someone's family tree, but at the same time don't want it to influence a character's actions. In my opinion, an explanatory backstory is not something that fits into the spirit of Zoro's character.
Posts made by Riccardo
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RE: Chapter 1107: I've Been Looking For You!!
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RE: Chapter 1107: I've Been Looking For You!!
The only people who care about someone's origin are the American readers of One Piece. The country full of "Irish", "English" and "German" inhabitants.
At the same time, they want nothing more than a self-made man who achieves his goals through hard work, without this being dependent on destiny or good genes. So what does the origin matter if it doesn't do anything for the character? -
RE: Official Egghead Thread
To be fair, he also hyped Roger, and he is definitely dead
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RE: Chapter 1083: The Truth of That Day
I think he is just carrying around small speakers in his crows, while speaking into a microphone. :)
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RE: Chapter 1082: Let's Go and Take It!
Hmm, you're in the 1082 thread mate. I was trying to avoid spoilers... :)
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RE: Chapter 1080: The Hero of Legend
I keep getting surprised by the collective memory of this community. For those who, like me, had no idea who he is talking about. Elmy is one of the allies of Whitebeard during Marineford;
And she seems to have this unclarified ability. I really never saw it before. Great catch, though I actually don't think it's the same ability.
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RE: Chapter 1,045: Next Level
About Luffy's fist going through Kaido's face:
I think people misunderstand what's happening here. Luffy doesn's punch through Kaido, but he punches so hard that Kaido's face stretches along with the fist (which can happen because of Awakening I presume)
The same happens with Kaido's eyes; Luffy doesnt go through his eyes, but he stretches them over his hand like a rubber glove (again, though being Awakened I guess). I think it's hard to see because of the black/white nature of manga.(I could be wrong of course, but this seems like the most logical explanation)
Edit: The some logic applies when Luffy uses his Gum Gum Balloon inside of Kaido. Kaido himself is even surprised by this and states: "Curses!! What's wrong with me?! My body isn't made of rubber!!"
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RE: Favorite color spreads
The thing about colour spreads that makes them so fun to me is the fact they show us the much needed interaction between the Strawhats. The manga itself has these moments too of course, but it's mostly at the beginning of an arc when the stakes aren't that high yet and we see the crew exploring new islands. Even though these spreads are "non-canon" they show us these brightly coloured personalities interacting with eachother in wacky situations. It makes them feel like a very close family and they really add something as One Piece as a whole.
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
Oh lol, sorry for the dumb question. I must admit I barely look at people's name here, but I think that's kinda obvious now. Thanks anyway :)
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
So I guess the picture is not official, and this Solid person is just a meme?
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
Bit out of the loop; who is Solid?
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RE: What is the false-named fruit the Five Elders are talking about?
Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Joy Boy :ninja:
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RE: Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2
Random thought after a reread. I'm currently in Enis Lobby. Is Monster Point of Chopper the hito hito fruits awakend form? Was Chopper the very first awakend ability shown in the series?
Many fans have speculated that Crocodile's fruit was already awakened during the Alabasta arc.
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
They met Laboon and were told the story of the Rumba pirates way early on, and Luffy wanted a musician from he start.
Brook specifically wasn't teased in advance, but the setup for his backstory was, so it hit hard when we finally met him.
Don't wanna derail the thread too much, but I think Brook was supposed to be Yorki in the chapter where we see them meeting Crocus. When we look at the concept art of Brook he was originally going to wear the cowboy hat, and I think Oda made up Yorki when he settled down on Brooks current design. So in a way, he did try to specifically tease Brook in advance. At least, when I'm right that Yorki was a last minute addition. :)
For comparison:
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RE: Chapter 1,029: The Tower
Cool chapter! Killer surely delivered during the Wano Arc. Excited to see more from his captain.
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RE: Official Wano Thread
A thing I didn’t think of untill now; we (probably) wil never see young Momo’s hybrid Zoan form.
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RE: Chapter 1,020: Robin vs Black Maria
Black Maria is the first to show a transformation like that. I wouldn't mind if it was just the "spider-centaur" appearance, what makes me suspicious is the spider half having its own head. That implies it has some independence, a lot like the SMILE users. But, since her powers is confirmed to be an Akuma no mi, the upper human half being a decoy while Black Maria is actually the spider makes perfect sense. It would also allow for a second reveal of her fruit, showing its true hybrid form.
I think the second reveal could be the key here. I can see Who's Who and Sasaki going for a round 2 by having awakened their fruit, but I'm of the opinion that it would be too much if Black Maria is also on that level. That way she can make a "comeback" without being too strong.
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RE: Official Wano Thread
Putting his outsider son in charge doesn't make it any better though
Well, according to todays chapter he had his reasons for picking Yamato for future shogun.
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RE: Official Wano Thread
Isn't it more about the fact that Kaido is an outsider (a pirate even) and Orochi is a Wano-ese? That way the local people dont feel like they are surpressed by an outside force, while still resulting in Kaido being in control
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RE: Greg: Teacher of SUPER " OP " course !
I don't think it's a very controversial opinion, but I believe the awakening of devil fruits is one of the worst additions Oda made in the story. It adds nothing new or creative, makes things needlessly complex and seems like a Deus Ex Machina waiting to happen when characters (protagonist or antagonist) need to be stronger. The awakened zoan fruits at first seemed fine; although they are just stronger and more durable the "devil in the fruit" seemed to have taken control over the user's body. But the paramacia-users ruined it completely. What use is changing your surroundings in strings when you already can create an infinte amount of string out of thin air? Who cares that Katakuri can create more mochi out of inorganic materials while the more interesting part of his fruit (the seemingly logia-like nature of his fruit) has nothing to do with the awakening of it?
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RE: Chapter 1,019: Heliceratops
**I am more curious to know why Kaidou wanted that fruit specifically.
What properties could it have that it was that important to him.**
I also like Yamato's explanation for staying, he couldn't swim and had unfinished business. A far better excuse than, Queen put explosive cuffs on his hands.
Can't really believe that was the end of Franky's fight. I wonder when the Straw Hats will face an actual challenge in the new world. I loved WCI because it was pure survival mode. Big Mom and her kids felt appropriately terrifying for an emperor.
Now with how the flying six are going down. I can't help but wonder how the beast pirates are a threat to the Marines. Send nearly half the marines and they would absolutely wreck the Beast pirates.
I would like to hear other people's opinion on this either. I would assume Kaido didnt get the fruit so he could eat it himself (as he already has one) and I don't think he acquired it just so he can sell it. So maybe he had someone on his mind already. Maybe one of his calamaties before they had their fruit (Jack?)? Or maybe Yamato's mom, so they would be a couple with the strongest Zoan fruits? Or maybe someone else entirely? (He acquired it for 'Joyboy'?)
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RE: Notions That Don't Deserve Their Own Threads
The Straw Hats never visited an autumn island, unless you count Zoro in the region of Hakumai in Wano.
Winter Island: Drum
Spring Island: Jaya, Dressrosa
Summer Island: AlabasaI think you're right. The other islands they visited (like Cactus Island or Little Garden) don't look like Autumn islands. Maybe Mihawks island? Which was again only visited by Zoro btw.
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RE: Notions That Don't Deserve Their Own Threads
I was rereading Punk Hazard and apparently Nami was already able to redirect lightning? I guess Zeus is just more firepower then.
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 8 - Onigashima)
Vasco will be beaten by Nami in a drinking battie. :ninja:
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RE: One Piece chapter 1,000 official countdown on Twitter!!
They entered the Grand damn Line on 100. Those people were always quite dumb lol.
I'm very excited for chapter 1000, but they actually entered the Grand Line in chapter 102… :ninja:
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 8 - Onigashima)
I think Yamato opens the door for Momo joining the crew.
Somebody has to inherit Odens Will and with the appearance of Yamato we have someone who can fulfill that role. This way Momo can join the crew to explore the world, and just like Oden, form his own view of the world and become his own person an not just Oden's son.
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RE: Chapter 966: Roger and Whitebeard
The pages on Mangaplus are misplaced. The page where Oden discovers Neko and Inu as stowaways on Roger's ship is in front of the page where he leaves with Roger's ship…
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RE: Chapter 942: Daimyo of Hakumai, Shimotsuki Yasuie
Call me stupid but I actually just realized SAD isn’t an acronym but the literal counterpart of SMILE…..
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RE: Chapter 935: Queen
I wonder who among us condemning Sanji for wanting to peek on the women in the bathhouse were totally cool with it back at Alabasta when he and every body else did it? If you grew out of it great, Sanji hasn't and thats who he is. When Al and Bud Bundy peak in the girls locker room I get a kick out of it, when Sanji does I get kick out of it. Oh how detestable I am.
For the uninformed: https://mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-183717/chapter/mrs-chapter-183930 page 21
I agree with you btw, the gag of Sanji being a pervert is funny especially because it's so absurd. Sometimes I think people just say they hate his perverted actions because they think they are supposed to say that? The fact that he does something that is obviously not ok makes the joke funny. But hey, if people wanna make a fuss about an obvious joke, I won't stand in their way. -
RE: Chapter 925: The Blank
I presume King is a sky-islander with those massive wings he got. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen a sky-islander among Big Mom's crew/children. Or am I mistaken?
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RE: Untitled
Thanks for the answer, after 13 restless years they can finally sleep well at night.
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RE: Chapter 906: The Holy Land Mary Geoise
@.access:
In this image, we can see there are at least six more "spaces on the wall" (architecture is not my passion) besides the one with the strawhat.
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RE: Chapter 902: End Roll
I actually liked the arc. I know we heard big Mom talk a lot about the cake. But it wasn’t as dragging as “señor Pink vs Franky”, “whoops, another string illusion” or “we gotta stop the birdcage”. Luffy “only” beating the commander instead of the Yonko gives him potential growth while still achieving stuff (getting sanji back, getting Poneglyph copy, getting new allies and show their achievements to the world through Morgan). The setting was nice, the characters colourful and well designed; and we had some great worldbuilding. I had fun with this arc!
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RE: Official Totland Thread
Maybe we will meet some Charlotte family members in a future arc, if Oda won't be able to introduce them all during the current one. Love their designs.
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RE: Next Strawhat Crewmate (Vol. 6)
@.access:
Pretty sure Pekoms just entered his shell and will come out unharmed.
Damn, totally forgot his zoan powers…
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RE: Chapter 892: Acknowledging a Strong Enemy
What an amazing translation ;) STFU!
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RE: Chapter 868: KX Launcher
Well what a surprise. :ninja:
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Several other adults, eh?
Time to dust off that poll from 2011.
http://www.saiyanisland.com/2011/12/88-of-one-piece-fans-are-adults/Of course, I don't really know what the poll method was so I'm not sure how accurate the data is, but it's still impressive. How about that logic now?
Does it matter? These are just the demographics of One Piece readers. Fact is, One Piece appears in a magazine whose primary target audience is young adult males (more then 60% of reader of age 14 and below), so therefore those are the people of note. Not the exceptions.
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RE: Chapter 868: KX Launcher
I wasn't arguing anything, just stating he doesn't write it for just kids. If it was like that, I wouldn't be reading it, duh.
I don't want to start a discussion of something :) but that logic does not sounds so good to me :) just because you, or several other adults are reading it, doesnt make it aimed for children? If we apply the same logic to diapers (diapers are for babies. I'm an adult. I wear a diaper ergo diapers arent for babies) maybe you can see the flaw in that logic :)
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RE: Chapter 868: KX Launcher
Still this nonsense of people denying she (LinLin) ate all those childrens. We're adults reading a comic for children, people!
Streussen is there to show the start of the Big Mom pirates and how she became a pirate, just like Trebol with Donquixote.
edit: great chapter btw, very fun :)
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RE: Chopper's forms
I still think it's a solid guess to think Urouge has the Karma Karma no Mi.
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RE: General Marines Thread
@sanji''s_dad:
You don't have proof that is he a logia either if anything the question should be what devil fruit type does he have zoan,logia or paramecia also the admirals have a theme Kizaru has logia, futitora is not a logia making the devil fruit power he uses a paramecia and the old three admirals had the logia theme plus THREE devil fruit types zoan,logia and paramecia this going very well with the 3 admiral spots also a zoan admiral would be cool since the admiral would actually be a strong fighter without having a overpowered devil fruit.
all the zoan fruit haters like you prove how much we need some more bad ass zoan fruit users sengoku had a zoan fruit but it was more about turning into a giant human buddah than a animal.
With jack the dog as your avatar i would think that you would like more bad ass zoan fruit users.
You're making a lot of assumptions. About the manga as well as me.
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RE: General Marines Thread
@sanji''s_dad:
The new 3 admiral theme has 1 of each type of devil fruit Kizaru has logia,fujitora purple tiger has gravity type of paramecia since blackbeard has the logia version since he can suck stuff into the darkness which leaves green bull with a zoan so he does not have a logia lol.
Well, you have no proof. Fuji can be an anomaly among the admirals.
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RE: What did Luffy say?
Well, Ace looks surprised and Sabo is laughing, so it could be something that sounds very silly and also ends up doing. They just heard Sabo's secret, so maybe something like "I wanna punch all royalties in the face".
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RE: Who is the final villain in One Piece? 2.0
@Tamiel:
Mm okay, but that really doesn't put a face to be punched to end the final war. I think the main idea of this thread is to say Akainu, Blackbeard, any individual member of the Gorosei, Mustache Roger, anyone, ONE CHARACTER, not world government, baroque works, or any other organization or "entity that restricts his freedom".
Well, then the name of the topic should be "Who will be the last person Luffy fights (or punches in the face)?" ;)
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RE: Notions That Don't Deserve Their Own Threads
@sanji''s_dad:
I agree with Reiju have a devil fruit most likely a suck or vacuum fruit lol.
I think she is a butterfly zoan. The Monarch Burterly seems to be the most common type, and even poisonous. And the name 'Monarch' seems to be fitting with the the Vinesmoke's royalty theme. Yes, my money is on Monarch Butterfly zoan.
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RE: Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2
Can see it happening. Buggy is looking for gold an jewels, not a big rock with letter he cant read. Fun to see him dissapointed :)
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RE: Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2
He can also try to read the manga…
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RE: Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2
@sanji''s_dad:
I don't care they should not be using the forums to advertise other websites to see what they have to say you get people just posting a video of them talking about the chapter thread to get their youtube channel views instead of saying anything about the chapter and all their theory's are stolen from other people anyways.
Nah, you're right. Most of the time those people have the most annoying way of making video's. I also prefer to read.