Spoiler One Piece Chapter 1040 Spoilers Discussion

[JazzMazz]

The bombs are literally a plot device to KO Big Mom.

I think they work well. Its not like they came out of nowhere. They had a ton of set up and were a major plot thread in their own right. Really happy with how Oda intermingled these plot elements as opposed to following the trend of keeping things feeling very self contained.

 

[Ssg super suit coby]

There is no "non conclusion". Oda straight up told you she is done. Thats what a narrator box is.

Yet he is showing us she is still conscious? And has the ability to heal?

 

[Monkey D Theories]

The borderline non-conclusion of this fight and the obvious return of Big Mom in future arcs, paired up with the absolutely terrible handling of her as a character in Wano has me seriously questioning Oda's competency as a writer.

Like straight up, if you remove Big Mom from this arc, not only does nothing change, it probably becomes better.

Like don't get me wrong, if Law and Kidd had won with the attack at the end of last week it would have been very questionable/inconsistent, but in all honesty, I think the implications of what we're getting this week for the rest of the story is even worse.

Oda had two choices

1. not bring big mom into wano, Kid and Law get their moment to shine against kaido
2. Bring linlin to wano, but actually set her up as Kid and Law's opponent and give them the tools to defeat her

Oda somehow chose the worst option

• bring linlin to wano, have her do nothing, have Kid and Law get a fake W against her without set up

 

[sanjikun]

The bombs are literally a plot device to KO Big Mom.

The bombs are just a "stays down" insurance policy. She would have been KOed by the fall regardless.

 

[Screws Loose242]

Next h
Chapter luffy vs kaido the final battle

 

[Monkey D Theories]

Which means nothing stops her from healing which also means she would have left while kid and law are in a position where they wouldn't be able to defend themselves meaning they still only survived at the mercy of bigmom?

linlin doesn't have marco like regeneration
she fixed her bones by turning them into homies

 

[Shiroyru]

The bombs are just a "stays down" insurance policy. She would have been KOed by the fall regardless.

This is cope and you know it

 

[Indigo]

The bombs are literally a plot device to KO Big Mom.

Oda created that entire subplot of the bombs + the fire demon by Kanjuro to keep Yamato running around for 4 months / 12 chapters, and then in the end it was just setup to give a "solution" for Big Mom

and it was a shit solution in the first place

also, weren't the bombs suposed to create this insane shockwave? that even when Onigashima was only "kinda close" to the Flower Capital, it would kill everybody? Now Onigashima is pretty close, even if Momo has stopped it and is pushing it back a little, i doubt the explosion on the panels are gonna be big enough to compare to the fake threat

once again, another use of fake tension by Oda

just like how last chapter, once again, Law said that was gonna be his last move / energy, and in this chapter he is stopping Big Mom again with something

 

[Screws Loose242]

It's kinda funny how sanji never ran into big mom during of this arc

 

[EmperorKinyagi]

There is no "non conclusion". Oda straight up told you she is done. Thats what a narrator box is.

Yeah she’s done. But if this counts as a victory than King fucking solo-ing the BMP is legit which is r*tarded.

And if you think there isn’t very obviously set up for her to return in some capacity later I don’t know what to tell you.

 

[Ssg super suit coby]

Oda had two choices

1. not bring big mom into wano, Kid and Law get their moment to shine against kaido
2. Bring linlin to wano, but actually set her up as Kid and Law's opponent and give them the tools to defeat her

Oda somehow chose the worst option

• bring linlin to wano, have her do nothing, have Kid and Law get a fake W against her without set up

Yip it's something kidd and law fans aren't thinking about. If these bombs dont knock her out exactly what stops her from just flying straight to luffy and kaido? Kidd and law stopped her temporarily but nothing stops her from still being relevant by simply skipping past kid and law once she is healed again and going straight for luffy

 

[EmperorKinyagi]

Oda had two choices

1. not bring big mom into wano, Kid and Law get their moment to shine against kaido
2. Bring linlin to wano, but actually set her up as Kid and Law's opponent and give them the tools to defeat her

Oda somehow chose the worst option

• bring linlin to wano, have her do nothing, have Kid and Law get a fake W against her without set up

Exactly.

 

[Ssg super suit coby]

linlin doesn't have marco like regeneration
she fixed her bones by turning them into homies

She literally tried healing this chapter but law prevented it. She can heal lol.

 

[JazzMazz]

Oda created that entire subplot of the bombs + the fire demon by Kanjuro to keep Yamato running around for 4 months / 12 chapters, and then in the end it was just setup to give a "solution" for Big Mom

and it was a shit solution in the first place

also, weren't the bombs suposed to create this insane shockwave? that even when Onigashima was only "kinda close" to the Flower Capital, it would kill everybody? Now Onigashima is pretty close, even if Momo has stopped it and is pushing it back a little, i doubt the explosion on the panels are gonna be big enough to compare to the fake threat

once again, another use of fake tension by Oda

just like how last chapter, once again, Law said that was gonna be his last move / energy, and in this chapter he is stopping Big Mom again with something

Onigashima is not close to the flower capital at all.

And there is a giant hole that Law made that will help contain the explosion.

 

[Monkey D Theories]

I truly don't understand why Kid and Law couldn't get one haki bloom, like just get the barrier CoA the fodder scabbards had, when Luffy gets fucking 3 of them

 

[Raughtale]

Yet he is showing us she is still conscious? And has the ability to heal?

Where is it showing that? for all we know she is napping after the bombs

 

[Monkey D Theories]

Exactly.

#1 would have been the best option

1. Kid gets his revenge against kaido
2. Luffy doesn't need bullshit power ups to win

 

[Ssg super suit coby]

This is some serious shit. This means that king actually got a W against bigmom and her crew since king is the reason why bigmom became olin. So if dropping a conscious bigmom down a hole is a W then king already got a bigger one

 

[sanjikun]

Yeah she’s done. But if this counts as a victory than King fucking solo-ing the BMP is legit which is r*tarded.

And if you think there isn’t very obviously set up for her to return in some capacity later I don’t know what to tell you.

There is no setup. The era of the Yonko is over. Katakuri will lead the BMPs.

 

[EmperorKinyagi]

This is some serious shit. This means that king actually got a W against bigmom and her crew since king is the reason why bigmom became olin. So if dropping a conscious bigmom down a hole is a W then king already got a bigger one

Not only did King drop her down a hole, he almost left her permanently r*tarded.