Chapter Discussion One Piece Chapter 1197: Love is Defense
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On the cover page, Bonney turned Sanji into a little kid, and Zoro's enjoying this a little too much! Also, Zoro is offering lil' Sanji some candy. Where did Zoro get candy from? No one knows! And I don't think we wanna know! Also, Zoro is wearing a shirt with a suspiciously apt Irish poem on it. Irish is a weird choice, but okay. I guess Oda WAS just researching Irish folklore to name one of the 20 Celestial Dragons Weapons after, so I guess this tracks.
"Do you secretly covet the station of us Celestial Dragons?" Hm, interesting thing to say. Off the mark, but there's a nugget of something there, I think. It's not Sanji so much as possibly the Vinsmoke family line that may envy the Celestial Dragons. Depending on what history actually is. Of course, you could turn that back on the Celestial Dragons, themselves, since we have gotten hints that the Celestial Dragons used to be commoners back during the Void Century. Who did the Celestial Dragons envy?
And Sanji is able to SHATTER Longinus, by admitting that he wanted to die because he didn't want to be like the rest of his family. Talk about having a breakthrough! I wonder what shattering Longinus MEANS, though? Is that Weapon just GONE, now?
Also...I'm not sure what's going on with Sanji eyebrow? It shifts to "Vinsmoke" mode while he kicks Longinus, but it shifts back later. And...there's a sound effect. Zuzuzu. I...don't know what that means? Is that the sound of his enhancements powering down or something else? Maybe it's supposed to be shifting back and forth constantly, since he's finally found his "balance"? Or, I guess he has control of his form change now? It stays normal for the rest of the chapter so...I guess Sanji just fully integrated his Germa upgrades into his base form.
We get to see visions of ALL of Sanji's biggest opponents throughout the series. Bon Clay, Jabra, Absalom, Wadatsumi, Judge, and Queen! We even get a quick panel with Chef Zeff. Pretty cool! Oda's really going all out for this one.
Killingham's regeneration is slowing down. Sanji didn't seem to technically use Conqueror's Haki yet, since there wasn't any black lightning. So...I guess that's caused by Sanji destroying Longinus?
And now it's Killingham's turn to be a hacky sack! He couldn't be a pincushion like Sommers since Sanji doesn't use blades. These last few chapters have NOT been a good showing for the God's Knights.
"I figured my best move was to just make you wish you were dead" GEEZ, Sanji! I mean, he deserved it but...GEEZ!
Oh, so Sanji IS coating himself with a bit of Conqueror's Haki. That was NOT clear, visually.
"You're not supposed to go around breaking necks!" I feel like there's some Japanese pun that gets lost in translation, here. Also, Killingham's suit of armor is pretty cool! It's Omen Panzer or Maki Armor. Could he just do that this whole time? Could Sommers have summoned HIS Maki Armor? Also, Longinus is back. So...I guess shattering a Family Weapon doesn't destroy it? And the only thing that can get through this new form is...Conqueror's Haki! So...basically the same as his regeneration, then? That...isn't really a escalation, but oh well. It still looks pretty cool.
"Hey Zoro...you can be Luffy's Sword. I'm gonna be...HIS SHIELD!" YEAH! Black Lightning! Conqueror's Haki unlocked! And Sanji even aimed for Killingham's bubble-helmet, just to add some symbolism to the attack! Taking away symbol of the Celestial Dragon's separation from the rest of humanity.
I'm...not sure if Sanji just killed a man. Probably not? He didn't aim for Killingham's Iron Heart, if he has one. But, we'll see next chapter, I guess.
"Do you secretly covet the station of us Celestial Dragons?" Hm, interesting thing to say. Off the mark, but there's a nugget of something there, I think. It's not Sanji so much as possibly the Vinsmoke family line that may envy the Celestial Dragons. Depending on what history actually is. Of course, you could turn that back on the Celestial Dragons, themselves, since we have gotten hints that the Celestial Dragons used to be commoners back during the Void Century. Who did the Celestial Dragons envy?
And Sanji is able to SHATTER Longinus, by admitting that he wanted to die because he didn't want to be like the rest of his family. Talk about having a breakthrough! I wonder what shattering Longinus MEANS, though? Is that Weapon just GONE, now?
Also...I'm not sure what's going on with Sanji eyebrow? It shifts to "Vinsmoke" mode while he kicks Longinus, but it shifts back later. And...there's a sound effect. Zuzuzu. I...don't know what that means? Is that the sound of his enhancements powering down or something else? Maybe it's supposed to be shifting back and forth constantly, since he's finally found his "balance"? Or, I guess he has control of his form change now? It stays normal for the rest of the chapter so...I guess Sanji just fully integrated his Germa upgrades into his base form.
We get to see visions of ALL of Sanji's biggest opponents throughout the series. Bon Clay, Jabra, Absalom, Wadatsumi, Judge, and Queen! We even get a quick panel with Chef Zeff. Pretty cool! Oda's really going all out for this one.
Killingham's regeneration is slowing down. Sanji didn't seem to technically use Conqueror's Haki yet, since there wasn't any black lightning. So...I guess that's caused by Sanji destroying Longinus?
And now it's Killingham's turn to be a hacky sack! He couldn't be a pincushion like Sommers since Sanji doesn't use blades. These last few chapters have NOT been a good showing for the God's Knights.
"I figured my best move was to just make you wish you were dead" GEEZ, Sanji! I mean, he deserved it but...GEEZ!
Oh, so Sanji IS coating himself with a bit of Conqueror's Haki. That was NOT clear, visually.
"You're not supposed to go around breaking necks!" I feel like there's some Japanese pun that gets lost in translation, here. Also, Killingham's suit of armor is pretty cool! It's Omen Panzer or Maki Armor. Could he just do that this whole time? Could Sommers have summoned HIS Maki Armor? Also, Longinus is back. So...I guess shattering a Family Weapon doesn't destroy it? And the only thing that can get through this new form is...Conqueror's Haki! So...basically the same as his regeneration, then? That...isn't really a escalation, but oh well. It still looks pretty cool.
"Hey Zoro...you can be Luffy's Sword. I'm gonna be...HIS SHIELD!" YEAH! Black Lightning! Conqueror's Haki unlocked! And Sanji even aimed for Killingham's bubble-helmet, just to add some symbolism to the attack! Taking away symbol of the Celestial Dragon's separation from the rest of humanity.
I'm...not sure if Sanji just killed a man. Probably not? He didn't aim for Killingham's Iron Heart, if he has one. But, we'll see next chapter, I guess.
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: COLLIER! , COLLIER! , COLLIER!
Been re-reading Zoro and Sanji fights, and the way Zoro trashes Sommers in 1195 is kinda similar to Sanji's "Collier! Collier!" wall of attacks in 1197. But if Zoro already knew he had CoC, Sanji still was trying to overcome Killingham with sheer force at that moment. Next chapter hopefully shows us how the wings finish off the regen merchants for good!
I love numerology in One Piece. This chapter proved to me that while it often can be just a coincidence, there is some substance behind it.
Zoro jokingly predicted Sanjis Number.
Lucky Number 119(7) for Sanji.
Since we are still in the Year of the fire horse their seemingly "rapid-growth" is making sense to me.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/one-piece-chapter-1195-weakness.89292/post-6884146
Zoro jokingly predicted Sanjis Number.
Lucky Number 119(7) for Sanji.
Since we are still in the Year of the fire horse their seemingly "rapid-growth" is making sense to me.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/one-piece-chapter-1195-weakness.89292/post-6884146
That would be shocking. 
I love numerology in One Piece. This chapter proved to me that while it often can be just a coincidence, there is some substance behind it.
Zoro jokingly predicted Sanjis Number.
Lucky Number 119(7) for Sanji.
Since we are still in the Year of the fire horse their seemingly "rapid-growth" is making sense to me.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/one-piece-chapter-1195-weakness.89292/post-6884146
Zoro jokingly predicted Sanjis Number.
Lucky Number 119(7) for Sanji.
Since we are still in the Year of the fire horse their seemingly "rapid-growth" is making sense to me.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/one-piece-chapter-1195-weakness.89292/post-6884146
I´d lose all standing if i allowed myself to lose here. Does Killingham mean that Imu takes away the covenant upon failure and that there is a new Knight?
We know that Shanks was supposed to receive a depth covenant.
This implies that a Holy Knight was either demoted or died of old age.