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This is you unfortunately

I asked you what shows Marco and Drake are more important to this story than the straw hats

You answer "Marco exists in the war"... What? You think Marco just being there grants him main character importance?

Then you say stuff like "King hadn't used his sword so he isn't a swordsman" what???

King hasn't used his fire powers yet, Does king not have fire powers now? Well, he's called king the wildfire and he carries a sword around and he's on fire BUT he's never used a fire attack and he's never used his sword so King must not be a swordsman and must not have fire powers

The fire on his back and his name ae just for show the same way the sword he carries around is just for show

You actually hear yourself saying "King hasnt used a sword so he isn't a swordsman" and say yeah, I'm making a great point.

Hehehehe
Everything you say is not logical, you assume that Marco is not as important in this war as the Mugiwara, it is completely false because the role of marco is precisely to make them preserve their energy for their fight against Kaido, he says it himself when he met Robin and Zoro, his role is therefore to take care of the enemies who will try to attack them, It's simple to understand Oda literally gives you his role and you still manage to say some shit :suresure:

For King we don't know I just assume that we have never seen him with a sword and every time he fought he never used his sword, weird anyway especially that Izo arrived to drop his sword :suresure:

Having a sword on you doesn't mean that you are a samurai, Queen has two and yet he just uses it to torture his enemies, maybe it's the same for King, Sasaki has one and look how he's fighting Franky :cheers:
 
B-b-but Oden was dead why would WB go it's pointless!!



Fuck outta here

Ok, so there are several, several, several things there.

1. Oden had left Whitebeard's Crew years ago. Whatever anger or whatever there was would not have existed.
2. Ace's execution was set up as a "Fuck You" to Whitebeard.
3. Kaido is the world's strongest creature. Ofc WB would be wary of facing him, and especially in a country full of Oden's people. Like the hell? That would completely be against everything Oden stood for. Even now, the Wano squad wants to battle away from the people, same with Oden 20 years ago.
 
Yamato kills Kaido as their Strawhat inauguration.



On a serious note, this chapter is definitely setup for whatever occurs on 1000, but it also serves as wrapping up loose ends.

The first loose end was Ace who was an important piece in the beginning stages of the arc, but took a back seat up until recently. We learn Ace did do more on Wano and even attempted to liberate the country. Oda once again ties Ace's will to Luffy's by signifying the importance of Yamato's cuffs being their literal and figurative shackle. Ace did not have the strength at the time to accomplish his goal of defeating Kaido or freeing Yamato and bringing Tama back. All things Luffy will do in his stead. Luffy, while probably still beaten up inside over Ace's death, remains poker faced on the matter and instead rectifies things by fulfilling Ace's will alongside his own. Inherited will has taken on a more spiritual form in Wano. It was once typical for characters to be there to witness what their predecessors couldn't accomplish, but in instances with Luffy and Zoro, they've been echoing almost the exact same sentiments and actions as those who's wills they've inherited through well placed build ups.

Oda finally addresses the Whitebeard Pirates inaction. Ultimately, the one he settled on was...adequate. They at least contemplated helping Wano as a posthumous debt to Oden, but weighed the options. That doesn't mean helping Wano in Oden's name is against Newgate's character. It's perfectly in line with his character. Newgate was characterized as someone who cared deeply not only for his crew but the allies he has made. The countless allies owe Whitebeard for what they've done for him. And as it stands, Wano was the home country to his "brother." But I get why Oda did not want Newgate to interfere. Regardless of the outcome, both crews would've been decimated, and there would be a lot of plot lines that would be non-started because of it. The little moment of Marco shedding tears from remembering Ace was touching. Oda places more focus on Newgate and his relationship with his crew, but it's important to remember that the Whitebeard Pirates as a whole are family. Marco views Ace as a little brother as much as he views Newgate as a father.



Nami and Tama bring up a plan they've been working on off-panel. This will likely involve trying to subdue Ulti and P1 through the Kibi Dango. Whether that means using them on the siblings or amassing a gifter squad to help them, remains to be seen, but Oda is committing to the human duo/w Tama toppling them in some fashion. And it's never a dull moment for a Nami and Usopp combo. Oh, and Tama learns Ace is Luffy's brother, though Oda doesn't dwell on that too much since it's not that big a deal at this point. Tama loved Luffy regardless at that point.

Absent in the actual chapter, but who's presence is palpable is Luffy. Each chapter since 993 has updated us on the floor Luffy was on heading to the top. It's a safe assumption he makes it to the top on 1000, since the Emperors are right there waiting to get interrupted in the middle of their convo. Besides that, Yamato mentions Luffy being a D. and even pulls out what looks to be Oden's journal. Massive stuff Oda's dangling on us, but I wouldn't get too excited. I just don't see Oda revealing something as big as the secret of the Ds through a mundane journal log.

Finally, Linlin and Kaido. These two are climbing up my ranks of favorite duos. Both monstrosities, the unstoppable force and the immovable object, yet they chat like two acquaintances who reunited at a Tim Hortons. Linlin does reveal some of her hidden motives, which predictably involve the RP and Kaido being fully aware she's using him. It's consistent with Kaido's words to the Scabbards.



Loyalty and trust have been a constant motif of the arc. It starts with Law's dubious activities jeopardizing his alliance with Luffy, the total collapse of Kid's alliance, Apoo's disownment from the Beast Pirates, and a Samurai's oath to their lord. And now we have the main antagonist harboring a morbid perspective on pirates and alliances. They definitely stem from Xebec and his gathering of many powerful figures and it not working out. When you have that many extraordinary figures on a crew, coercion and submission will not work. This is exemplified perfectly with the Strawhats, a crew composed of exceptional members connected by an unbreakable bond forged through trust.


Oh yeah, and Kaido's a devil fruit user. Oda doesn't give us a model, but the long standing debate on where Kaido's powers partial stem from is over. And Oda did a pretty good job of pulling the rug out on us by insinuating Kaido's ability to produce clouds was natural. The fish family does make sense for Kaido's fruit. Eastern Dragons are predominately associated with the sea, and are hailed as benevolent gods. Kaido has been remarked as a god by the people of Wano. And who is god's natural enemy? "The Devil," or in this case "D."
This was a great and elaborate post. Would you say that Linlin and Kaido were one of those to escape and abandon Xebec, so Kaido is directly speaking from experience? And yes although Luffy was not shown, his presence was definitely palpable. And an interesting thing to note is that in public or fan perspective the noteworthy figures mentioned by Ace (Cav, Kid, Law, Bege), 3 of the 4 were seen as under the wing of Luffy or in direct alliance, which goes to show how much is going for Luffy in this era.
 
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