One Piece

[Hot_ArmS]

Wtf is going in at dressrosa?

 

[theeboredone]

That was an epic chapter. So the matchups have been set.

 

[ぱみゅ]

So Luffy basically dropped the whole tournament thing, right?

 

[Rutger]

Well, I can honestly say that I didn't expect Big Mom to play a role in this arc.

Really good chapter, though this whole arc has been great.

 

[Grandeza]

Incredible. This arc is just outstanding.

 

[theeboredone]

Kishi should take notes on how to do an action/dramatic oriented scenes right.

 

[Hot_ArmS]

just saw the raw for the next chapter

holy ******* ****

 

[Metalbro]

I'm at a loss for words....

 

[Hot_ArmS]

I'm not surprised but I'm still surprised

If it wasn't already the best arc ever now it is

 

[Reizilla]

Not surprising, but the way it was delivered was awesome T_T

 

[john!]

at first i was like "ace is alive? seriously oda?"

and then my mind exploded

could *that guy* finally be the last crew member? we were promised 10

 

[Lore]

Holy crap! He's alive!

 

[Hot_ArmS]

I don't think he'll be the final member, he seems to already have a role in the revolutionary army.

Man he must be super strong to be confident in getting the mera mera fruit

 

[john!]

how do we know that? just by the mention of robin?

 

[Hot_ArmS]

I always thought, for the sabo is alive believers, that it was understood that dragons crew saved him back when he supposedly died, so it can probably be safely assumed that all this time he's been with the revolutionary army.

At least at this point its a safer bet to say that hes with the revo army than saying he might be the 10th member, but we'll see.

 

[Phoenix Lord']

That Koala girl he was talking to at the end of the chapter is a Revolutionary, her info box said so. Him being there wouldn't make sense if he wasn't one too.

 

[choknater]

sabo though!!!

i'll be HYPE if sabo beats jesus burgess

koala lookin mad cute

the new member could either be the samurai, or perhaps bartolomeo

 

[Beat!]

 

[theeboredone]

Sabo hype! I'm not sure what to make of it though. I'm sure he's going to play an awesome role, but sometimes, people need to stay dead.

 

[Grandeza]

It was clear from the beginning that Sabo was alive, but man I didn't expect him to be introduced now. Still don't think this is the best arc ever, but it sure is a great one.

 

[Phoenix Lord']

So I just found some early concept art Oda drew, and it looks like he always planned on there being 9 Straw Hats. If Oda's the man I think he is, then I think he'll be sticking with 9 from here on out like he planned all along. It would explain why the 2 year time skip happened right after Brook joined.

In case it's not obvious, the reindeer on the right became Chopper, the skeleton became Brook, the guy to his left is a sniper who became Usopp, the weird guy on the left is a "plant-lover" who became the history-loving Robin, and the floating ****** is a carpenter who became Franky.

Interesting stuff, though now I'm wondering why I haven't seen this before when it was supposedly released 3 years ago.

 

[choknater]

lol man

his drawing style is so carefree

 

[Rutger]

So Sabo may finally be back?

Well, Oda has allowed characters to die outside of flashbacks recently, I guess a flashback character should be allowed to live.
I'm okay with this, Sabo's flashback felt like setup. Honestly, I would have been more disappointed if he stayed dead, because the flashback came out of nowhere and would have just been a cheap attempt to make Ace's death more depressing, and I'd like to think that Oda is better than that.

The girl from Fisher Tiger's flashback showing up again was a real surprise, I didn't even remember her.

 

[roxolid]

Honestly can't think of anyone it could be besides Sabo. He basically meant he would inherit Ace's will by saying that he would get back the fire fruit, Luffy was bawling as soon as he saw him, and Koala was consoling him on the den den mushi about how he couldn't have done anything at Marineford to save Ace anyway.
If it IS Sabo, that means he's been training with Dragon in the revolutionary army for the past however many years, so hopefully he's ridiculously strong. I wonder if Robin knows him...?

 

[Phoenix Lord']

FRANKY'S GOlNG WILD!!

 

[ぱみゅ]

Really took me off guard.
I like it and all but.... I think Oda keeps A LOT of people alive, even if they went through the most absurd situations.
Even Trafalgar Law is still alive (at least everyone implied he is).

 

[Phoenix Lord']

Of course Law's still alive, he can't go dying on Bepo just yet.

 

[Reizilla]

Everyone knows you can't die from guns in One Piece. Those bullets were made from pure humiliation.

 

[Beat!]

Bullets in OP have a 0-100 matchup against plot armor.

 

[Grandeza]

Anyone expecting death in One Piece really is betting against the odds.

 

[YoshiandToad]

Anyone expecting death in One Piece really is betting against the odds.

Quite the understatement.

Let's look at some of those the fans previously presumed dead:

Mr. 9 and Miss Monday were blown up by Mr. 5. Now they're happily married and have a kid together.

Pell, blown up by what is essentially a nuke. Survived. Possibly the most ridiculous one thus far.

Bellamy, was presumed to have his head chopped off by Sarquiss under Doflamingo's powers. Was not beheaded; instead has a large scar on his head and is still loyal to Doflamingo(currently).

Perona was presumed killed by Kuma at one point(pre-understanding Kuma's powers). Turns out she was just sent to Mihawk's home island and was there to help Zoro during the timeskip.

Moria? Moria's not confirmed alive, but let's be honest; he's escaped his fate at the hands of the Marines. Can't wait to see his return either, he's definitely one of my favourite fruit users.

As much as I love One Piece(and I love it a lot) I find it rather funny that in this world stairs are more dangerous than powerful explosives.

Unless Kuina turns out to be Tashigi after all in which case I'm going to start questioning if Tom, Bachino, Olivia, Belle-Mere, Brook's entire crew, Dr. Hiriluk and Zeff's leg are still alive somewhere.

 

[john!]

dude come on tashigi HAS to be kuina

i bet she lost her memories or something

 

[choknater]

lol zef's leg

 

[Metalbro]

Kuina dying from falling down a set of steps still sounds like major bull**** to me.

 

[Rutger]

Kuina was one of the earliest flashback character to die, that was over a decade ago.

I'm honestly amazed that the biggest inconsistency after all this time is the injuries characters have been able to survive through.
And given everything we know now, I find Shanks loosing an arm to a Sea King to be far more confusing.

 

[choknater]

well we don't know if shanks was exceptionally strong before that huge time skip, so it doesn't bother me that mucb

 

[Phoenix Lord']

Yeah, I always assumed Shanks got amazing after losing his arm.

 

[Hot_ArmS]

I think he was pretty amazing before. He was Mihawks rival and ppl like whitebeard knew of him

 

[ぱみゅ]

As much as I love One Piece(and I love it a lot) I find it rather funny that in this world stairs are more dangerous than powerful explosives.

Unless Kuina turns out to be Tashigi after all in which case I'm going to start questioning if Tom, Bachino, Olivia, Belle-Mere, Brook's entire crew, Dr. Hiriluk and Zeff's leg are still alive somewhere.

Sorry, but those two lines are plain PERFECT.

 

[YoshiandToad]

I think he was pretty amazing before. He was Mihawks rival and ppl like whitebeard knew of him

On top of which he already had his three scars received from Blackbeard prior to losing his arm. I doubt you can fight Whitebeards crew and walk away alive unless you're a pretty decent warrior.

I'm honestly amazed that the biggest inconsistency after all this time is the injuries characters have been able to survive through.
And given everything we know now, I find Shanks loosing an arm to a Sea King to be far more confusing.

It did appear that Shanks had Haki(if even very rudimentary Haki; like Luffy when he used it against Duval's bison- Not an instant KO, but made the animal flee) even back then when he warned said Sea King to leave.

I know it was a long period ago, but we are talking about Oda, who tends to set up things years in advance; Laboon's first appearance was Chapter 102 in 1999(according to the wiki) and was set up as Brook's backstory even then. Brook's first appearance was Chapter 442 in 2007. That still blows me away.

I've got to ask what did everyone make of Fishman island though? Since that was hinted at since the Baratie Arc it had a lot of build up. Did it deliver or did it suffer from too much build up in your opinion?