Chapter Discussion The Brook and Gunko flashback is a textbook example of bad writing, and why it's not developing Brook as a character

[Salah WG]

No, didn't you see how Imu neg diffed all SH? If Luffy will be able stand on his ground, that will show how superior he became in comparison of crew. I'm not thinking as some WG fun, I'm not WG fan, I'm One Piece fan, but I can see when the story turns into shit. Brook flashback timing is exactly what I didn't want to see right now. This is Piano in the Bushes, nothing more.

Also, why do I even care to continue reading this story, when the main villain from Void Century flashback will be downplayed in this arc. I don't care about power lvls at all. It's you who is reading story for just some stupid agenda, without even seeing the story overall.

What did Imu do so far? There is absolutely nothing that suggests a Top Tier can't stand his ground against him,
I don't care if you consider anything about this cartoon as shit, but don't use your own "assumptions" as arguments for it,

We don't know how this Brook Flashback will evolve,
No one said that Imu is Main Villain of Void Century,
No one said that what Luffy can do, other Top Tiers can't,
No one said that your Scenario A & B are only possible answers,
No one said that Imu is Final Villain
... etc

I don't have any agenda, I always see the story overall,

Damsel In Distress of this entire Saga is gonna be Brook, it's time to get his Backstory
It's just that His Past won't be Teased until End of Egghead Arc, just like Robin's Sub-Plot started after They were done with Long Ring Villains

That was his Backstory as an almost 40 Years Old Pirate
We still haven't seen his Second Backstory of when He was a Kid

His Kingdom of Origin is Unknown
When He joined SHs, He Introduced himself as a Knight, not a Pirate, meaning He is still Proud of his Origin
This also indicates that his Kingdom was probably Destroyed (Mihawk's Island is another Foreshadowing of it)

Oda even made sure that Brook explains how his Swordsmanship was learned during his Days in his Kingdom's "Assault Squad" & it was Named by his Companions at the time. This Scene was also shown when Brook wanted to explain how Ryuma doesn't have Brook's Memories

It's pretty obvious that Brook's Past as a Knight, before his Pirate Career is Very Important & was Reserved for Later.
We haven't even seen the Character He Grew Up with & then Lost (For other SHs, We have Ace, Kuina, Fisher Tiger, Tom, Hiriluk, Sora, Banchina, Clover & Tom), but We don't know who did Brook Grow Up with, and Only Relevant Character in his Backstory was Yorki who isn't even Confirmed Dead, nor did He grow up with Brook

Just like Sanji's Past was Teased before, Brook also have a Second Flashback & it was reserved for this Saga.

How did the story "suddenly" turn to shit if I was expecting this moment for more than 3 years and specifically in this saga?
I even said that Kingdom where Mihawk lives is Foreshadowing to what happened to Brook's Island & look how "Suddenly" people noticed Oda using Mihawk's SFX Design on Candel, you think all of this is Agenda?

The purpose of this Flashback was made clear right before it started, just like with Loki Flashback, it's for SHs to decide where They stand, Gunko doesn't exist to counter Imu, She exists to be an example of why WG needs to be stopped without killing/taking down CDs,

It started with Nefertari, Doffy's Parents & Brother, Otohime succeeding in inspiring & changing Mjosgard, Shanks being a "Saved" Shamrock, reveal that Gorosei & Holy Knights are under Control of Imu's Contract, Imu teased as Joy Boy's old drinking partner, and all of that has now brought us to this moment, where we witness Flashback of Gunko, who is closest CD to Imu,

Jinbe asking "Should We kill Gunko or Spare her" is an indirect way of asking readers: "Will SHs decide to erase CDs or find a way to help them?", but your Imu Insecurity makes you instead think of how Imu will receive an L during Combat, something that I personally don't give two shits about.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

No, didn't you see how Imu neg diffed all SH? If Luffy will be able stand on his ground, that will show how superior he became in comparison of crew. I'm not thinking as some WG fun, I'm not WG fan, I'm One Piece fan, but I can see when the story turns into shit. Brook flashback timing is exactly what I didn't want to see right now. This is Piano in the Bushes, nothing more.

Also, why do I even care to continue reading this story, when the main villain from Void Century flashback will be downplayed in this arc. I don't care about power lvls at all. It's you who is reading story for just some stupid agenda, without even seeing the story overall.

Because Imu is already hinted at being corrupted. It’s possible that like Joyboy, Imu is just an avatar of a being from the first world which the true villain will be that being, Mu and whoever will be the third worlds avatar of Mu

 

[Fn Lucci]

Flashback is good. Timing is bad. This should have dropped when gunko first took over gunko's body.

When she was born?

Because Imu is already hinted at being corrupted. It’s possible that like Joyboy, Imu is just an avatar of a being from the first world which the true villain will be that being, Mu and whoever will be the third worlds avatar of Mu

What is this? It always sounds though people are reading the ongoing story as a confirmation of things they made up previously

 

[Costin]

No, just for translation.

Liar liar pants on fire. It's ok to say that you gave it your core idea and let it write the rest for you. Programmers who do something similar are called vibe coders.

 

[Logiko]