Powers & Abilities Haki reserves should not exist

[VinTheMistborn]

This literally just occurred to me after talking with my little brother about Fujitora's Observation Haki. Fujitora is a blind man, so he needs to use Observation Haki every moment to perceive the world. Katakuri uses advanced Observation Haki all the time. There's a common theory that Big Mom's durability comes from constant usage of Armament Haki.

So why do Haki reserves need to exist? We don't even see the concept outside of the first few uses of Gear Fourth or Kaido. And it's not as if Haki is life energy, unlike Nen. IMO if Oda wanted to stick with the concept of Haki weakening throughout a fight, he could've written that Haki can fluctuate depending on mental condition. It's not like we don't have precedent for this, considering future vision needs the user to remain calm.

 

[Tapioca]

... are you absolutely positive it's not life energy like Nen?

 

[Roo]

What if Fuji turns off his observation haki? He probably doesn’t need to always be alert

 

[ZenZu]

Great point but here's the cold hard truth: Haki is Oda's deus ex tool. It exists to explain the unexplainable, it exists to be Oda's get out of jail free card, nothing more nothing less. It's the reason Oda refuses to elaborate, because the minute he does, he's locked into that box.

Oh this Law ability is too hax and would end this farce? Oh well strong haki , which type of haki, how does it function, is it passive, active, what moves does it effect, to what degree and why? Nope no answer. Haki goes brrr.

When he needs to turn it on he will, when he needs to turn it off he will. When he needs an ice fist to match an advCoC fist from the strongest fist fighter of all time it will, when he needs it to be the most OP power it will.

I've officially checked out of haki discussions. The only thing I'm looking at now is results. That's it, that's all that matters.

 

[Akai2]

... are you absolutely positive it's not life energy like Nen?

How you want us discussing haki

 

[ZenZu]

How you want us discussing haki

I laughed out loud

 

[Roo]

I've officially checked out of haki discussions.

haki discussions are hilarious when you step back and realize nobody knows what the fuck is going on

 

[Tapioca]

How you want us discussing haki

Haki is a representation of ancient cultural belief systems. Nobody said you need to be a hippie to understand it.

 

[ZenZu]

haki discussions are hilarious when you step back and realize nobody knows what the fuck is going on

We got new Haki PhDs showing up every week.

 

[Akai2]

haki discussions are hilarious when you step back and realize nobody knows what the fuck is going on

Well that's only because you haven't had your opening yet

Haki is a representation of ancient cultural belief systems. Nobody said you need to be a hippie to understand it.

All "spiritual" energy in all Shonen anime is a representation of eastern pantheistic ideologies. We know. It doesn't make Oda give more of a shit about explaining its intricacies. Because he doesn't. And it's intentional btw not an oversight in his writing. And I actually like it that way, but that'd take a long time to explain.

 

[Roo]

Well that's only because you haven't had your opening yet

All "spiritual" energy in all Shonen anime is a representation of eastern pantheistic ideologies. We know. It doesn't make Oda give more of a shit about explaining its intricacies. Because he doesn't. And it's intentional btw not an oversight in his writing. And I actually like it that way, but that'd take a long time to explain.

honestly taking shrooms might unironically make you more of a haki expert than the rest

 

[Tapioca]

Guys.. the reason nobody will explain it is because you're asking them to explain the universe.

Most of the stuff people do in the story is innate. You can't learn it. It's knowledge that is understood on a deeper subconscious level.

 

[Thunderbolt]

This literally just occurred to me after talking with my little brother about Fujitora's Observation Haki. Fujitora is a blind man, so he needs to use Observation Haki every moment to perceive the world. Katakuri uses advanced Observation Haki all the time. There's a common theory that Big Mom's durability comes from constant usage of Armament Haki.

So why do Haki reserves need to exist? We don't even see the concept outside of the first few uses of Gear Fourth or Kaido. And it's not as if Haki is life energy, unlike Nen. IMO if Oda wanted to stick with the concept of Haki weakening throughout a fight, he could've written that Haki can fluctuate depending on mental condition. It's not like we don't have precedent for this, considering future vision needs the user to remain calm.

Some people just built different, Big Mom is an anomaly to nature. And Fujitora is just that guy, he’s evolved his CoO to be far beyond anyone on the planet, this man said he could sense the clouds shifting, hearing lightning when Law and Doffy couldn’t, or well sensing meteors in space.

 

[ImmaIvanoM]

Observation Haki every moment to perceive the world.

This is not true. Blind people exist in our world without haki

who told you Fujitora is always using Observation haki? He can just function the way people in the real world function

and no Katakuri does not have future sight on 24/7… We know all the hype around Katakuri was aloe made up by his siblings to hype him up

we have no basis to say He’s always using future sight

 

[JoNdule]

Haki reserves is plot related

 

[Akai2]

Haki perfectly encapsulates Oda's philosophy on powerscaling and on combat writing in general. He's been intentionally mocking people that want "explanations" for 25 years. In more ways than one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1705962291773284382

 

[ZenZu]

Haki perfectly encapsulates Oda's philosophy on powerscaling and on combat writing in general. He's been intentionally mocking people that want "explanations" for 25 years. In more ways than one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1705962291773284382

Oh we know, but it doesn't make it any better, not when One Piece is a battle manga at the end of the day, we can try coping and calling it something else but that wouldn't make it true. Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same.

 

[Hades]

This literally just occurred to me after talking with my little brother about Fujitora's Observation Haki. Fujitora is a blind man, so he needs to use Observation Haki every moment to perceive the world. Katakuri uses advanced Observation Haki all the time. There's a common theory that Big Mom's durability comes from constant usage of Armament Haki.

So why do Haki reserves need to exist? We don't even see the concept outside of the first few uses of Gear Fourth or Kaido. And it's not as if Haki is life energy, unlike Nen. IMO if Oda wanted to stick with the concept of Haki weakening throughout a fight, he could've written that Haki can fluctuate depending on mental condition. It's not like we don't have precedent for this, considering future vision needs the user to remain calm.

there is no haki "reserves" for anyone in this show except Luffy...everyone else spam haki left and right like anything except Luffy...it is the only way Oda was able to "creatively" think to "restrict" G4...

 

[Thunderbolt]

Haki perfectly encapsulates Oda's philosophy on powerscaling and on combat writing in general. He's been intentionally mocking people that want "explanations" for 25 years. In more ways than one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1705962291773284382

I must admit Gear 5 is the most refreshing thing to happen to this series in years. Luffy needed to return to his more goofy ways and fights are more entertaining the more creative and completely unserious Luffy gets to win. It reminds me of East Blue Luffy antics.

 

[Monkey D Theories]

So why do Haki reserves need to exist? We don't even see the concept outside of the first few uses of Gear Fourth or Kaido.

Yeah we do

Most ACoC users use ACoC somewhat sparingly.
Zoro even said that overusing haki will kill him.

Its just that top tiers like Fuji and BM have such great mastery in certain haki skills(CoO and CoA respectively), that their reserve is essentially nonexistent. However as we have seen, BM clearly has limitations on her haki as otherwise she would spam ACoC constantly. Same with Fujitora and using hardening on his blade(something he only did against the bird cage).