Okay ladies and gents, it's that time again. Another VS chapter, another poll thread. Vs chapters are interesting they result in a lot of different variations as we've seen throughout the series:
- There are examples where it's called and the fight ends the same chapter (Zoro vs Ryuma, Robin vs Yama)
- Similarly there are fights that are called and have a climactic finish, but the outcome is not known until the following chapter (Sanji vs Queen, Zoro vs King)
- There are examples where its called, but the outcome is not known for 3-4 chapters (Jinbe vs WsW)
- Finally, there are examples where it's called, but the fight gets 1-3 more chapters overall (Franky vs Fukuro, Sanji vs Jabra, Zoro vs Kaku, Robin vs Black Maria)
I think most people agree that Kid and Law vs Big Mom currently falls under the last category. Clearly their attacks against her isn't 1038 were the final/climactic ones, going by their dialogue.
There is one thing that can be said about VS chapters in One Piece: they almost always end with a victor 1-3 chapters after it is called, and almost always end with the villain losing. There are several exceptions in this manga because Oda called the VS title early (Luffy vs Lucci, it last 10 chapters after the VS title) and in Skypiea, Oda gave VS titles to fodder like Genbo or Kamakuri, who's opponents still lost anyway later on.
I will leave that in mind as we all argue the next week lol
- There are examples where it's called and the fight ends the same chapter (Zoro vs Ryuma, Robin vs Yama)
- Similarly there are fights that are called and have a climactic finish, but the outcome is not known until the following chapter (Sanji vs Queen, Zoro vs King)
- There are examples where its called, but the outcome is not known for 3-4 chapters (Jinbe vs WsW)
- Finally, there are examples where it's called, but the fight gets 1-3 more chapters overall (Franky vs Fukuro, Sanji vs Jabra, Zoro vs Kaku, Robin vs Black Maria)
I think most people agree that Kid and Law vs Big Mom currently falls under the last category. Clearly their attacks against her isn't 1038 were the final/climactic ones, going by their dialogue.
There is one thing that can be said about VS chapters in One Piece: they almost always end with a victor 1-3 chapters after it is called, and almost always end with the villain losing. There are several exceptions in this manga because Oda called the VS title early (Luffy vs Lucci, it last 10 chapters after the VS title) and in Skypiea, Oda gave VS titles to fodder like Genbo or Kamakuri, who's opponents still lost anyway later on.
I will leave that in mind as we all argue the next week lol


