The VIZ translation made me understand the timeline much better. So: at some point, before Kuma is fully turned into a machine, Bonney escapes the government's watch and forms a pirate crew. Presumably to search for her dad, or just because she turned 10 and it was time to see the world. This is how she ends up in Sabaody and why she is a supernova - they gave her a high bounty with the hope of catching her swiftly!

This explains Akainu's comment: "When I heard that you had fled the government, a chill went down my spine". They had lost their leverage against Kuma before the operation was fully completed! Then Bonney is free again since Kuma fully became a cyborg. A bit weird that they let her go even though the newly-cyborg Kuma was just guarding the Sunny - I guess they either trusted Vegapunk, or Kuma trying to kill Ivankov was deemed enough.

I don't remember ever watching an episode of Tom and Jerry where I could not tell what was going on in each precise moment.

This was an absolute mess. Most of the shots were sped up for god knows what reason, the camera kept jumping all over the place and it was a visual mess. Arguably the opposite of what Oda did in the chapter.

Gear 5 should be cheap and easy to animate!

@Daz I strongly disagree with your take on Robin and archeology. Archeology, in its essence, is to go around and listen to voices of the past. That's what the Poneglyphs themselves are.

Robin went to Alabasta and discovered Pluton's location. Then to Skypiea, and discovered Poseidon's location. Then she confirmed it with the father of the current Poseidon, himself the holder of centuries of "secret knowledge" passed down in the royal family. Then, in Wano, she actually found Pluton, again by tracking down secret knowledge passed down in generations. That's mostly what archeology is: why does it matter if it's a guy telling Robin a generational secret, instead of a stone tablet she finds and reads?

About Vegapunk: he knows what Ohara knew, because he stumbled upon it as a scholar, and he inherited the ancient technology.
Like, Robin knows so much more than him right now. Vegapunk seems to have 8 year old Robin's knowledge about the Void Century. For instance, does Vegapunk know where the ancient weapons are located? I doubt it. Now, if it turns out he does, well you're right.

I mean, your point does apply, and strongly so, to the Road Poneglyphs and the One Piece adventure. The crew has never been to Lodestar, and that potential amazing reveal... was a conversation in Zou. But not to Robin, I think.

@Cockycent said in One Piece volume 110 predictions/discussion:

Been saying for a long time, it's not just WG and pirates. There's formidable characters all over. Even tho some are WG affiliated, I bet some of these royals have beast under them. Aramaki and Kaido's stories sound so similar.

Imagine the shitstorm in the community if Luffy went adventuring on a random island in South Blue and met an admiral-level threat just chilling in a war over there.

I really like that the world in One Piece is dangerous. For me, by far the worst moments in the manga are Rayleigh swimming in the Calm Belt and Bartolomeo not having a navigator in the New World.

@Captain-Krupp said in 1115: "The Surprised Navy! Former Admiral Kuzan":

You say that joyfully, or at least that's what I get from this, but this is absolutely killing any sort of hype for a Straw Hats vs Blackbeard whle crew fight.

No it's not, in fact it makes me even more excited.
In fact, we may have a rare example of a "Usopp VS Usopp" fight, where both opponents are smart. This would be different from classic One Piece dynamics where it's either "underdog vs powerful guy" or "powerful guy + hindrance vs gimmick". A proper "pirate vs pirate" fight with a clash of ideals would be so amazing that my main worry is what happens if Oda skips it.

@Deicide said in Chapter 1106: On Your Side:

@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1106: On Your Side:

and nobody talks about the miracle reviving to 100% hp after he was at near death status

I really dislike how Luffy was tanking needless hits as if he wasn't near death at that point. Kaido hits him again, again, and again, with Luffy barely trying to dodge (unless the dodging was used for some joke), and it just don't feel like there's any stakes, because cartoon characters aren't really made for tension.

And, worse, that was Kaido hitting him. With his strongest attacks in his strongest form. With Luffy at his weakest ever (had basically just died).

Even if Oda changes his mind in the future and has G5 Luffy lose a fight or sustain real damage... how will that be believable? The strongest creature failed to deal any kind of damage to G5...

Given how translating "Mo" to "A" must have a definite reason, either Oda shared a footnote with translators worldwide... or this is going to be revealed so soon that they already have the next chapters scripts? Either way, I love this attention to detail!

I really love how weak Blackbeard's crew is. On paper they all have absolutely broken powers, but then they always get decimated... until they come out on top anyway. They're the Yang to Luffy's crew's Yin.

@Md-Martin said in Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2:

A thought i just had:

The problem revealed to the world is the oceans rising and risking to flood the world.

If only there was a character with an ability to transport huge amounts of matter into a pocket dimension-like space. Almost like sucking it up into a blackhole!

I think Blackbeard at some point will levy himself as a solution to the problem, offering to suck up seas worth of water into his darkness in exchange for power. Perhaps pivoting from his island being a WG recognized country, to fully opposing it and gaining other islands to leave the WG and join him. Propping him up as a full alternative to the WG for nations to join up with.

I'm guessing that there must be some substantial limit, or Blueno could open an air door under the sea and fix everything.

Actually... devil fruits not interacting well with the sea may be a well-thought limitation to make oceans rising an inescapable threat.

@karubiDON said in Chapter 1065: Six Vegapunks:

After being hit by the Sea Train, did Franky rebuild himself using Vegapunk’s technology or ancient technology?

Uh, neither? Franky's initial tech was quite basic, just cola-powered machinery. It is after the timeskip that everyone always comments on his laser being special.

@Cockycent said in One Piece volume 110 predictions/discussion:

Been saying for a long time, it's not just WG and pirates. There's formidable characters all over. Even tho some are WG affiliated, I bet some of these royals have beast under them. Aramaki and Kaido's stories sound so similar.

Imagine the shitstorm in the community if Luffy went adventuring on a random island in South Blue and met an admiral-level threat just chilling in a war over there.

I really like that the world in One Piece is dangerous. For me, by far the worst moments in the manga are Rayleigh swimming in the Calm Belt and Bartolomeo not having a navigator in the New World.

@Cockycent said in One Piece volume 110 predictions/discussion:

Not in order
!

Same answer he gave a billion years ago about Logia clothes. I like Oda's "things work how things have to work".

@Md-Martin said in Theories That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread v.2:

A thought i just had:

The problem revealed to the world is the oceans rising and risking to flood the world.

If only there was a character with an ability to transport huge amounts of matter into a pocket dimension-like space. Almost like sucking it up into a blackhole!

I think Blackbeard at some point will levy himself as a solution to the problem, offering to suck up seas worth of water into his darkness in exchange for power. Perhaps pivoting from his island being a WG recognized country, to fully opposing it and gaining other islands to leave the WG and join him. Propping him up as a full alternative to the WG for nations to join up with.

I'm guessing that there must be some substantial limit, or Blueno could open an air door under the sea and fix everything.

Actually... devil fruits not interacting well with the sea may be a well-thought limitation to make oceans rising an inescapable threat.

I hate this cover! The core event in the volume is Vegapunk's message, yet there's nothing about it...

Absolute cinema. Oda's best feat are his characters and core values, and they were at their peak here. Garp found his pupil in Coby, and fulfilled his core philosophy. Amazing.

Kuzan: "I've learned all I can from marine instructors!"

Also Kuzan: "I can't use haki yet".

I didn't pick this up in the manga, guy really does say whatever's on his mind. Lol.

@electricmastro said in Vivre Card: One Piece Visual Dictionary:

@black-leg-jex said in Vivre Card: One Piece Visual Dictionary:

The timeline definitely fits with Franky. My only issue is that Queen and Franky look nothing alike. The only similarity between the two are a science/mech association and that they like to dance.

It does also make it weird that Oda wouldn't have them interact at all. Weavil would make more sense, he looks like Queen. The only issue with Weevil is that he's one year too young.

Um, how could Queen have been a pirate at sea with his own ship if he was working as a scientist in the lab in MADS?

Franky mentiones he was abandoned by pirates and he hates them. Queen joined Kaidou as soon as he abandoned his child. It may be that Franky was abandoned because Queen joined Kaidou, hence the wording.

I don't like the development at all but it fits. Weevil is 35, not 36, and while this may seem minor... when you leave hidden clues in ages and cards, you cross your t-s.

@Chams-0 said in Chapter 1124: Close Friend:

Elbaf is being heavily pointed as the immediate next destination. Buuut if there’s a good place to meet the men with burn scars it would be in the ocean, between islands. It could also be the adventure after Elbaf.

I get this but one thing I like about One Piece is that the crew's journey has always been agentic, luck never determined the next step towards the One Piece. Stumbling upon the man with the fourth poneglyph randomly here in open sea would be extremely weird.

An alternative is that this man was waiting to give it to Luffy and now he knows where Luffy is thanks to the Egghead incident, which would make me extremely angry at Oda but would at least make sense.

I want a cover in space with the globe and a Vegapunk-shaped denden mushi speaking to it.

Buggy is all that a pirate should be, and some more. What a character, man.