Thanks to whoever consistently tags these discussion threads with #Yamato4Nakama!! I never get here in time, so you’re doing the Lord’s work, especially in a chapter where we get her flashback!! I guess it’s nice to see Ace again, but honestly, I’m fine with the fact that his only purpose in Yamato’s recollections is to further strengthen the case that she’ll be joining the Straw Hats by the end of this arc. Her declaration about wanting to be free should be the final nail in the coffin of everyone here who’s opposed to the idea, but if not, there’s another knockout punch with her mentioning Luffy’s well-publicized middle initial :cheers:
Hearing Ace name drop folks like Cavendish, Kid, Law, and Bege is pretty cool...we already knew the former was a hotshot before Luffy and the latter trio showed up on the scene, but I think this is the first we’ve heard about how the Supernovae were establishing themselves before the straw hat first set sail. Wonder how Yamato will react once she runs across Law and Kid (or finds out that Cavendish is in her future captain’s Grand Fleet) :yasu:
Also nice to see Momo learn about Yamato/Tama learn about Luffy/both of them learning about who Ace really was, these kids clearly have some part to play in the rest of the series. Momo’s role is obvious, but I wonder how Tama fits in - maybe as an apprentice as some have suggested?? Don’t worry, I’m not starting another hashtag campaign...yet #NaTama
I’ve said about all I wanna say when it comes to Whitebeard, his crew, and the reasons behind their inaction in this chapter, check me out in the spoiler thread if you’re interested/wanna fight some more. Suffice it to say, Marco calling Brook “Bone Man” made me chuckle
King and Queen getting their (second? third?) introduction here is nice, but if they think they can stop Zoro from getting up to the rooftop and readying his blade against their captain, they’ll think differently after he rocks their shit long enough to make it to Kaido
Not gonna lie, the fact that we haven’t seen the Scabbards lately while Kaido lounges around (and Big Mom casually drops one of the biggest reveals in the series about his DF) makes me nervous...are they dead? Or just defeated? Are we gonna see Kin’emon rise to his feet to feebly challenge the Yonko before Luffy finally swoops in? Is that what chapter 1000 will bring? Or will we get the Rocks flashback we have craved for so long? Will I ever stop speaking in questions? Is anyone reading this? See y’all next chapter?