honestly, I’m disappointed in Oda’s way of writing Ulti’s and Pageone’s defeat
It really took away from Nami and Usopp efforts with Big Mom basicay doing the heavy work on them!
I’m fucking annoyed with that...
- Zou arc Nami gets her new clima tact powerup
- WCI never showed a 1 vs 1 fight for Nami.. and got a second power up with Zeus
- Wano arc had Zeus soul placed in the clima tact itself, and now he’s a clima tact homie which can change the shape of the weapon however he likes (extra boost of power)
Yet after all those power ups, Oda couldn’t write Nami winning with her own efforts...
As for Page1, he straight up was defeated by Big Mom... not even a SH member...
I swear to god if Oda wrote Page1 out of Onigashima arc because Sanji defeated him back in Wano would have been at least a better ending for Page1 than this stupid shit
Honestly I have faith they aren't down. A few reasons why:
- Unlike Nami, Usopp received zero growth moments during said fight. Either Page 1 isn't his fight (which seems weird cause he's been with him for 20 chapters) OR the fight just isn't over yet for Page 1.
- Nami JUST received her upgrade and is fine. What we just saw this chapter might not even be the extent of the clima tact powers. Now at this point its possible she's done with Ulti, but if Ulti recovers there's yet another excuse to have them brawl, OR give Ulti to Chopper for a brawl fight.
- Heavily on that note IS Chopper. I assume Oda is priming him for some surprising power due to Caesars tampering. But who would he use it against? I've always suspected Chopper could grasp a better handle on Ulti or Page 1 due to the way he fights.
- Both siblings are ancient zoans. Just as they have recovered multiple times already, to me it's highly possible they still do. We are on an island that has practical uses for Kairoseki.
- Finally, the way Oda has made them fall is SUPER uncharacteristic for villain executives. Page 1 was not defeated by a growth measurement for Usopp. Ulti has fallen twice in 2 separate chapters MID chapter, not at the end. They also seem to be falling way earlier than the rest, since the rest have barely begun their fights (in the context of us actually seeing them).
Idk, something just feels off in terms of structure. I'm gonna hold of on assuming they are permanently down.