@Thatanas:

Give Big Mom bad news –> Get soul taken away / die / smashed to near death.

And people wonder why noone is telling Big Mom anything. They actually value life guys, this is strictly Big Moms own fault and for me quite believeable.

.. You know I was agreeing with the people saying it's been too convenient that, every time the SHs overpower/outsmart one of BMs underlings/kids, they seem to hide it to save their own skin, but you have a point. BM has proven that blood-relation means very little to her regardless of how much she preaches about family and unity. She killed her own son I believe, at the start of this arc, after a rampage. So I agree, I think that's reason enough for her subordinates to be acting the way they are and keeping things under wraps, and wanting to deal with problems themselves.

On a separate note regarding Luffy's appearance, people should remember that it's probably been hours since Luffy jumped out of the infirmary window and went to the spot he said he wouldn't leave. It's the middle of the night when everyone is supposed to be asleep, and he was already very drained back at the chateau (not to mention the exertion of trying to tear his own arms off, even if that was a semi-gag).

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@The:

Loved the humor and Brook's nonchalant "Yeah, I stole 'em."

haha I loved this too. And when he wakes up after all the ruckus in BMs bedroom, and then "realizing" it's just a fly, goes right back to sleep.

@Razh:

They are all derived in some way from their respective devil fruits. This one is just completely out there, considering reader knows only he can create strings, attach them to clouds, control people's motor skills etc. Besides, it's a really important plot point. I don't think I have ever seen Oda leave something unexplained like that.

Yeah, that's a good point. He would explain it b/c it's important, however I don't think that he would explain it simply b/c of the reason that we have limited knowledge on the ability, nothing about Viola's ability, for example, explains why her tears can become iron whales. Yes I get that it's a pun, but that doesn't change the fact that she can do it. Like you said though, his ability is important, and more so than hers.

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DAMN IT! I only just saw that there's no chapter tomorrow :sad: There's an extra sting when you find out right before its' usual release time...

@Razh:

It's still unrealistic. That is until Oda elaborates on Dofla's ability more.

Yeah I agree, but it's the way Oda decided to go about this, and I'm not so sure he's going to explain the clone thing any more than he'll explain some other unrealistic abilities that other DF users have had.

Anyone else just a little bothered by Oda's inconsistencies with some of the character's body shapes? What I mean is, in this colour spread, Usopp and Zoro are very scrawny, but we know that Zoro has always been muscular if not more so since the time skip and Usopp since the TS too. It's not anything new with Zoro as Oda has been going back and forth with him for years, the colour spread just reminded me of this. I guess I can give a pass for Usopp since Oda is probably used to drawing him like he was pe-TS. It's not a big deal, just a consistency concern and I can be nitpicky sometimes.

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Also after the last chapter, I remember saying something about how string clone was unrealistic and seemed impossible to me. I admit I was wrong and shouldn't have been quick to dismiss the idea. My main reason for doing so was b/c the decapitated head talked, idk if I like that the clone can talk... it doesn't seem to make sense to me. I guess I need to stop thinking of these strings as the ones you'd find in your mother's sewing kit.

Exactly this. I think Dofla put him in seastone chains too. He clearly knew/was expecting Law waking up. I'm trying to think of a way Law could have made Dofla think he put him in seastone but I can't, and that would just be rehashing what he did at PH.

@carcanclaw:

He could be able to make string clones or something, but I still stand by the idea that it's Law saving Kyros from Doflamingo's counterattack.

Kyros is strong, but we have no evidence of him beating DF users in the Colosseum. If Dofla was never truly in danger, then it makes sense that Law would sever Dofla's head to prevent him from killing Kyros.

See, I'm not a fan of DF theories that involve abilities that are completely out of the realm of what we already know about the fruit. Sometimes it works (i.e. Brook) sometimes not (Viola). Unfortunately, b/c of fruits like the ones I put in parentheses, I can't disprove this.

Law saving KYROS by cutting Dofla is possible so I don't hate it. We'll see…

@Buggy's:

That's not simple at all and would be even worse writing than any of the other suggestions you've quoted.

How? I simply meant that Oda can make it anything else that makes sense. I didn't state any specific theories…
Why would introducing new things be bad writing? That's literally how a story is written.

Also people need to stop with thinking it possible Dofla is dead. He's clearly not, regardless of whether you want him to be/ wish for Kyros to do it. It would be one of the most anti-climactic ends to a character and I would begin to hate Oda as a writer. People should realize by now this is your regular shonen-type progression of events. We need some misdirection for the protagonists.

I apologize, but most of the theories presented here are ridiculous… :
Law saving Dofla: No… only if Oda wants to become a terrible writer.
Dofla making Law save him: Doesn't even make sense. We don't even know if Dofla can activate Law's powers for him. And the obvious reason that it's pointless among many other things mentioned by ppl that debunk this.
Logia: How? Again, makes no sense. Do people actually think he is a person made out of strings? … come on.
Rock clone: We know too little about Pica's fruit and I don't see how a clone would talk, and when the exchange could take place. Oda would need to come up with something outside the box. Probably better than the other theories, but I don't support it.

I don't think it's related to either his own nor Law's not Pica's fruit. I don't have any idea of what it could be, but I think it's something we just haven't been introduced to yet. I think it's that simple. The theory that the real Dofla body is somewhere else would make sense, but if so, whatever/whomever was cut in this chapter is the product of some unknown factor we don't know about.

@GoustiFruit:

Next chapter… Oda making fun of us: Sugar was only faking it

hahaha I wouldn't be able to handle the hilarity of something like this.

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If you think about it, Kyros cutting his leg is kind of lol worthy. It's a little over-dramatic of someone, no? It's kind of like "ok, simmer down there." But in all seriousness, he didn't seem to be in a position to think clearly. I should add I haven't read a single part of Sereques and Razh's conversation except for the post right above so I do apologize if I'm intruding with an overly-simplistic view.