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Someone on Morj's livestream tonight actually proposed a very plausible theory that after we're done with the flashbacks, Kuma will arrive on Egghead and use his Paw Paw abilities on Luffy to eject his exhaustion and wounds, enabling him to jump right back into the fray as Gear 5 to fight Saturn...

It's a strong possibility and at minimum I do believe that Bonney will be traveling with the Straw Hats for much of the final saga post-Egghead Island. Not sure what specific role Bonney would have though. Gunner or Chief Steward, maybe? And as I've previously said before, I think it's just as...

That could very well end up being the case! Again, in my scenario, Blackbeard most likely would not be an apocalyptic threat or on equal grounds with Luffy if they face off one last time at Laugh Tale. The big fight with Imu would almost certainly still be the epic scaled finale fans expect...

I think Imu is absolutely the biggest macro-level threat. Like you said, his victory or defeat has the greatest impact to the broader world of One Piece. There's no denying that at all. However, as I previously stated, I could see a scenario where Blackbeard challenges Luffy to one last fight...

I'm of two minds on the matter, personally. While I absolutely agree that the Straw Hats' conflict with Imu and the World Government is the significantly more important one for the overall story, I would not put it past Oda for Luffy's last fight in the series to be a one-on-one against...

True, however I do wonder if there's a particular reason as to why Shepherd Ju Peter looks so much younger than the other Gorosei. Obviously he could have just been younger than the rest of them during the Void Century when they all became immortal, but I could also see the possibility that he...

I think it's a possibility. Obviously Saturn is getting hyped up a fair bit right now, but my gut is currently leaning towards the Egghead Incident being something that effectively amounts to a sizable loss to the World Government and the defeat or death of a Gorosei would certainly constitute that.

Though hopefully if Kuma does die, he at least goes out a total badass and has a final moment of joy with his daughter.

Funny enough, it turns out two wrongs do make a right! :myman:

Ooh, that's a very good point! That's a fair point! Defense isn't just about durability; obviously it goes without saying that Kizaru's speed is a key element to his defense, for example. Although I would argue it's a central element of defense when it comes to this matchup, given the sort...

Like I was saying earlier, the only other realistic candidate aside from Bonney or Kuma IMO is Vivi, especially given recent developments. I do think that we'll be seeing both Bonney and Vivi at least traveling with the Straw Hats for the rest of the final saga after this though. Although, as I...

Right, there's no way to be entirely certain right now. And for that matter, it is still technically possible that Kizaru was holding back for whatever reason too. However, even if Kizaru can dish out a similar level of raw power and damage as Luffy, it certainly seems like his defense isn't as...

To refer back to Kizaru himself, it'd be even more disrespectful for Kizaru to ignore him too! Especially when he's there putting his life on the line! :suresure:

Yeah, conceptually speaking, there was plenty of potential here for a memorable and exciting fight between an old fashioned Looney Tunes-esque Yonko versus a troll-inclined Admiral. However it seems to me like Oda deliberately opted to have them primarily play a game of cat and mouse because...

I'm not sure personally, but I do think that the various bits of foreshadowing and alluding to Kizaru's state of mind during this arc indicate that he will likely pull a Heel Turn and betray Saturn due to his building guilt towards his mission to assassinate an old friend. Unless of course Oda...

Couldn't agree more. Had Luffy not opted to throw Kizaru when he had him in his grasp and gone for a more direct attack off the cuff, I think it's reasonable to believe this would have been a much shorter fight than it already ended up being.

I'd like to join!

"He was my dog, Mama... I'll do it." :josad:

Indeed. As a former Bleach fan, I can safely say that Sanji getting one-shot by what is being established here as one of the top tier final villains is far less embarrassing than the sort of misery and humiliation that Kubo would regularly give to Chad back in the day.

While I think that Luffy ultimately comes out of the fight more impressively than Kizaru, I do think it is absolutely fair to say that Luffy made the single biggest fumble of the whole fight when he had Kizaru in his hands and could have finished the fight then and there, but instead opted to...