With the 2 Yonkos falling now, I really hope we see Kurohige take the limelight finally and do some CRAZY, rock the world type shit again. I really can't wait to see what chaos/anarchy he will unleash, I adore chaotic/anarchic villains/characters like him!
I love the choice of territory Oda gave to him too, its what I really hoped for with him and its extremely fitting. Thematic to his character to a T ofc.
I can't wait for him to take the stage and show what a truly magnificent, cunning, intelligent, competent villain and future ruler of the world he is.
He embodies everything that pirates are and he's gonna bring back the series to its roots, to ground all the nonsense and remind everyone what this series is meant to be about.
I am still extremely excited for him, despite how Oda handled Big Mom and Kaido. Blackbeard has been decades in the making and I doubt Oda will fuck it up. He better get a truly interesting and not undercut flashback like Kaido too, I'm still fuming over how Kaido was done dirty.
Lowkey, I really want one of his crew to get Rocinante's DF somehow as it would fit their infiltration theme adequately. I'd even hope for Lafitte to have it especially as I think it would sut him perfectly too. Shiryu would have been my 2nd choice and Devon as my 3rd. Lafitte seems to be based on Italian mimes and if he does have Corazon's DF, it would set up a very powerful, emotional and thus personal fight with him.
I think Teach is going to become pirate king first. Luffy will have to fight him for the title in the final war.
Yeah i always was a fan of that Blackbeard makes it to laughtale before the strawhats. Oda can be very creative here.
Teach is going to sit on the empty throne and declare himself king of the world.
Completley 100% concur here too. This is exactly what I've wished for to happen. If Oda is willing, he could turn the OP world upside down once again and even more so by far if he takes these routes. Imo Luffy should have to defeat the "false Pirate King" but imo Teach is far more deserving to be Pirate King. At least in the typical sense of being a pirate I mean and thus ruling over other pirates, the seas and such.
I love the fanarts being posted here too, very awesome!
I also want to ask, what DF do you think Burgess will get in future? I want him to get Jozus personally but Oda may give him something related to infiltration too like with Shiryu and Catarina? I also kinda wanted him to get Bellamys fruit tbh and there would be some kind of ironic parallel with him and Bellamy too imo?
I also can't wait to see Doc Q and Stronger in action, they are going to be very bizarre and badass imo, some truly classic OP shenanigans and yet awesomness too. I really wanted that Grim Reaper that Zoro encounted to even be Doc Q somehow. I actually feel Brook may fight him instead of Chopper too or him and Chopper together vs both Doc and Stronger, if Brook doesn't fight Lafitte too. But I think Lafitte is a top tier in the crew ofc and will probs fight Sanji or even Nami.
I have a feeling Devon will fight Yamato if she joins, two Mythical Zoans and badass, strong women going head to head and some theories associated Devon with Wano, including due to her DF as well. Two Japanese mythical beings going head to head there too.
If not, Robin will probably face Devon instead but I hope Devon won't transform into Olvia like how Marias cronies did vs Robin too. I don't Oda will recycle that.