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Is Chopper going to fight Queen?


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But only narrative alone is a tricky thing....plus power scaling does comes to play........sanji has enough reason to fight BM but he can't fight her one on one........same goes for chopper.......he can definitely be one of the characters involved in fighting queen but not a one vs one.........
I already addressed this:
Whether Chopper defeats Queen or not, Queen is Chopper's main opponent in this arc.
Perhaps Chopper receives assistance to subdue Queen (Queen also has quite the formidable grudge against X-Drake)
I didn't claim that Chopper solos Queen β€” I acknowledged that Chopper might receive assistance β€” just that Queen is Chopper's opponent.
 
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But only narrative alone is a tricky thing....plus power scaling does comes to play........sanji has enough reason to fight BM but he can't fight her one on one........same goes for chopper.......he can definitely be one of the characters involved in fighting queen but not a one vs one.........
I don't think a 1 on 1 can legitimately occur. Unless Oda "went nuts". Monster Point has got limitations and nevertheless Chopper would still have to unlock his haki more probably.

I think EoS Chopper will probably be calamity level at least on the other flip.
 

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Let's leave aside powerscaling for a moment and talk about the narrative.

A confrontation between Chopper and Queen has been built up for quite a while:
  • In Udon Chopper neutralised Queen's Mummification virus and helped Luffy win over the Udon prisoners
  • On the Live Floor, Zoro retrieved the antidote to Chopper and trusted him to handle the situation there
    • This includes the confrontation with Queen.
    • The Vice-Captain of the Strawhats trusted in Chopper to prevail
  • After Chopper received the antidote from Zoro, Queen tried to kill Chopper but was thwarted by Zoro
  • Chopper then proceeds to neutralise Queen's Magnum Opus (the Ice Oni virus)
  • Chopper wins over Queen's subordinates
  • Chopper then proceeds to bitchslap Queen

Whether Chopper defeats Queen or not, Queen is Chopper's main opponent in this arc. Their conflict may be resolved without any combat β€” Chopper triumphs with his medicine besting Queen's plague β€” but Queen has already tried to kill Chopper (and Chopper did bitchslap Queen), so I doubt this. Perhaps Chopper receives assistance to subdue Queen (Queen also has quite the formidable grudge against X-Drake), but the idea that Oda will jettison all the buildup for a confrontation between Chopper and Queen, so Chopper can then fuck off to fight Perospero or a Number is the height of delusion. It has no basis in the actual narrative present in the manga and is merely a contortion to satisfy some headcanon powerscaling.


Chapter 1007 was named "Tanuki san". It was Chopper's eponymous chapter. All the other Strawhat chapters have begun their final confrontation against their arc opponent:
  • 1000: the beginning of Luffy's confrontation with Kaido
    • Luffy smacks Kaido down with a Red Roc
  • 1005: the beginning of Robin's confrontation with Black Maria
    • Robin bitchslaps Black Maria
  • 1007: the beginning of Chopper's confrontation with Queen
    • Chopper bitchslaps Queen
The claim that the confrontation highlighted and focused on in Chopper's dedicated chapter is all a ruse seems outlandish. All the other examples of Strawhat eponymous chapters we've seen have been pretty consistent in the pattern they follow. The Strawhat began their final confrontation with the arc antagonist and landed a solid hit on them.

This pattern is likely to be discarded in the future (some of the Strawhats already seem to have begun their final confrontations with their arc opponents), but it would still be pretty surprising if the confrontation highlighted in an eponymous chapter wasn't against the main opponent for the Strawhat in focus. If Oda did not intend for Chopper to be Queen's main opponent, I just can't imagine that he would have maid the highlight of Chopper's chapter Chopper bitchslapping Queen. From a narrative standpoint, it's absurd.

Queen has been set up as an opponent for Chopper (and/or Drake) much more than he has been set up as an opponent for Sanji. Hell, Zoro and Queen have a bigger grudge in the manga than Sanji and Queen do. To ignore what is actually happening in the narrative to force a traditional matchup seems incredibly foolish to me. According to traditional matchups, Zoro wouldn't be fighting Kaido, so they have a pretty poor track record.

I have very little regard for powerscaling arguments to determine a character's matchup. If you claim that Queen is not Chopper's arc opponent, then present an argument from the narrative. If all you have is headcanon powerscaling ("but Chopper is too weak, he can't fight a Yonkou Commander"), then you have no credible argument.

Until further notice, Queen is Chopper's arc opponent.


@PeperLevi, @Paperchampion23.
@Blother what do you think about this?
 

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@Blother what do you think about this?
Okay. This is solid.
I understand exactly where your coming from.
I am also putting power scaling to the side.

This on paper makes absolute sense.
However, there is also pre-existing canon material to reject your points as well.

If we consider Choppers role in Punk Hazard, the experimented children were also a mini threat to G5, Caesar, and the Strawhats. Chopper effectively took care of that with his expertise.

Chopper also regarded Caesar as a hateful man who Luffy hates as well. This animosity against Caesar continues even to the future where in Zou Chopper hates Caesar but still requires his help.

My point here is that, Chopper also had clear hatred/reasoning to fight Caesar, yet that didn’t happen, in fact Chopper goes further to beg Caesar to help remove the Zou Gas.

Chopper didn’t fight Caesar. Chopper will not solo fight Queen. Chopper will still, however, hold immense amounts of hatred/disdain for Caesar/Queen. I fully expect Chopper to continue fighting with Marco assisting, as well as X Drake protecting Chopper. However, that may not be enough as with Perospero entering the fray, Marco will have to focus on his own problems.

This is where Sanji enters and does what he does best. He will defeat Perospero, there’s enough story material and justification for this fight, and then take on Queen when it’s looking terrible for Chopper and X Drake.

But this will happen much later.

I can confidently say Chopper and X Drake will do about 30% damage to Queen before Sanji has to save them. But it won’t takeaway this massive W from Chopper, he deserved it.

Also to add, Chopper is an innocent soul. He only goes into Monster Point to protect himself and/or against true enemies.
  • Fishman Island to show off his control of his Rumble Balls
  • Punk hazard to protect himself and not hurt the experimented Children
  • Whole Cake Island, he was ready to take Big Down with him into the sea while defending the Sunny and the crew.
  • And now because Queen is a massive fucked up individual who endangered the lives of the alliance and his crew.
My point is Post Time Skip Monster Point is a Meat Shield rather than how it was used Pre-Timeskip to fodderize Kumadori. But, I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
 
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However, there is also pre-existing canon material to reject your points as well.

If we consider Choppers role in Punk Hazard, the experimented children were also a mini threat to G5, Caesar, and the Strawhats. Chopper effectively took care of that with his expertise.

Chopper also regarded Caesar as a hateful man who Luffy hates as well. This animosity against Caesar continues even to the future where in Zou Chopper hates Caesar but still requires his help.

My point here is that, Chopper also had clear hatred/reasoning to fight Caesar, yet that didn’t happen, in fact Chopper goes further to beg Caesar to help remove the Zou Gas.
I don't think this is analogous to Punk Hazard because:
  • Chopper did not have an arc opponent in Punk Hazard
    • He seems set for one in Wano
  • Caesar already had a bigger grudge against Luffy
    • Queen's biggest beef right now are with Chopper and Drake
    • He's tried to kill both characters twice already
  • Caesar never directly tried to kill Chopper specifically
    • Queen tried to kill Chopper
  • Chopper never directly attacked Caesar
    • Chopper bitch slapped Queen in Chapter 1007
  • Chopper was not given an eponymous chapter that focused on his conflict with Caesar
    • The focus of Chapter 1007 was Chopper's confrontation vs Queen
  • Luffy never entrusted Chopper with handling Caesar
    • Zoro entrusted the Ice Oni, Queen and the Live Floor to Chopper

Chopper's confrontation with Queen in Wanokuni has much greater narrative depth than his antagonism towards Caesar in Punk Hazard. I don't think Chopper failing to fight Caesar in Punk Hazard is a convincing counterexample.



Chopper didn’t fight Caesar. Chopper will not solo fight Queen. Chopper will still, however, hold immense amounts of hatred/disdain for Caesar/Queen. I fully expect Chopper to continue fighting with Marco assisting, as well as X Drake protecting Chopper. However, that may not be enough as with Perospero entering the fray, Marco will have to focus on his own problems.

This is where Sanji enters and does what he does best. He will defeat Perospero, there’s enough story material and justification for this fight, and then take on Queen when it’s looking terrible for Chopper and X Drake.

But this will happen much later.

I can confidently say Chopper and X Drake will do about 30% damage to Queen before Sanji has to save them. But it won’t takeaway this massive W from Chopper, he deserved it.
If I am understanding you properly, your claim is that in Wanokuni Chopper will be the only Strawhat that does not defeat their arc opponent (even if it's as part of a tag team)? Is that really your position? Everyone but Chopper will defeat their arc opponent? And you say this after Chapter 1007?

I think it's mighty unlikely. It's possible that Sanji tag teams Queen with Chopper, but Chopper getting defeated while facing his arc opponent seems very unlikely to me.



Also to add, Chopper is an innocent soul. He only goes into Monster Point to protect himself and/or against true enemies.
  • Fishman Island to show off his control of his Rumble Balls
  • Punk hazard to protect himself and not hurt the experimented Children
  • Whole Cake Island, he was ready to take Big Down with him into the sea while defending the Sunny and the crew.
  • And now because Queen is a massive fucked up individual who endangered the lives of the alliance and his crew.
My point is Post Time Skip Monster Point is a Meat Shield rather than how it was used Pre-Timeskip to fodderize Kumadori. But, I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
Queen is the only postskip opponent of Chopper's for which there is substantial narrative setup.

Besides, didn't Chopper use Monster Point to fodderise Dosun? @Midnight Delight?
 

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Yes, he knocked him out and destroyed his weapon with one slap even though Dosun was using his Strongest spinning attack yet(one several times above the Building busting one iirc even without taking in account the several Drugs he took)
Panels please dear.
 
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