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Zoro leaving one shackle on for 2 hp ,DF less Loki should tell you whats about to happen
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Interesting. If true it seems:
lokis fighting style embodies "oden and thor" from mythology. Seems to be nimble for his size as well.
Sanji gets hypetooled by Sommers. Sommers gets hype told by Louis attack lol
In the cover page Yamato and who's who are clashing equally......hmmmm
Don't jinx it 
Aye same, Oda is really cucking us on Shanks multiple times here. I can't believe he took Shamrock away from us too, for Shame! Really disappointed with Oda there, especially as I was hyped to see more of the Cerberus sword and Gunko's amazing DF too (which gave me nostalgia for Jojo Part 8 too, a great stand and use of it in that).
Yeah, I'm not expecting much from these 2 other HKs, for Oda to substitute them in after all that Gunko and especially Shamrock hype is just shameless and especially in the arc we were FINALLY expecting to get Shanks in too ironically, SIGH.
Unless these knights turn out to be absurdly strong but still, they can only be SO strong ofc, but the stronger they are, the more it will damage the powercreep/powerscaling and the plot itself too depending...
I was hoping to see Loki smash the floor with them too, let them eat dirt (instead of cake) and be hype tools, but their entrances and designs, Sommers/Summer's personality and relation to Ju Peter has me actually interested in them now but I don't want them to get clowned like the Gorosei or especially the new Vice Admirals who came to Egghead, god that was infuriating!
Yeah I'm wondering what the point of this Mosa character is meant to be, its not Scopper and Scopper turned out to be that mysterious stranger talking to Crocus but IDFK why he's wearing Wano style clothes both in that cover page and now in Elbaf too....he himself said he hasn't been to Wano in a LONG time, I'm presuming he was only there with Roger before ofc and not again after that due to Kaido ruling there as he said?
After all that vain hype of it being Shiki and teasing by Oda for Shiki to return and be fully canonised and relevant in this arc of all arcs, if not in Wano, Oda is a fucking sadistic troll as I've been saying repeatedly for years now and he downright admitted it when he said he doesn't care what what we think anymore and just wants to write whatever he wants for the story for his own entertainment now too.
I don't see Loki being the major villain at all, just another initial antagonist who will become an anti-hero frenemy or maybe ally potentially, something like Crocodile's role in Impel Down and Marineford especially or even Kidd and Killer at Wano.
But I do think Loki will cause a TON of havoc and be a real gamechanger, the ultimate wildcard and he is gonna be the Oars of this arc, but without someone puppeetering him like Moria did to Oars and Loki was just compared to Oars in size this chapter wasn't he? By Luffy or something?
I guess Oda keeping the shackle on Loki is either gonna be a plot relevant moment in who frees Loki and potentially gains some support or alliance from him due to it and OR its just there to slightly nerf Loki conveniently on top of the "convenient" major wound and bleeding out caused by Cerberus from Shamrock and Gunko cowardly beating on him too. No to mention a certain swordsman also worsening his wound, kinda like how Arlong did to Zoro in the past IIRC?
I don't want to set my expectations too high because I know I WILL get disappointed especially after Wano and Egghead and with how Oda handled Kidd and Killer ofc, not to mention Urouge has yet to STILL REAPPEAR, sigh but I want to be hyped, I wanted to be excited and gas Loki but I'm still holding back as I fear Oda is gonna fuck us over again and I fear he's gonna take the most predictable, cliché route here and have Loki conveniently pass out either after popping off and kicking some ass or not even getting to do that much beforehand at worst .
Oda could also just cut away away from Loki and the others here and leave us in the dark as he loves doing but I hope and pray he doesn't. I mostly doubt he will but I still expect it somewhat. He hasn't cut away from Elbaf at all so far surprisingly, idk if hes changing his writing style again or he's gonna do it now to really fuck with us lol. I'd really like an update on some characters like Marco, Weevil, Green Bull, Fujitora, the OP world and Cross Guild, BBP, BMP and Revolutionaries but we'll see.
That's my random ranting and rambling done anyway, I had to get it off my chest lol. Especially since I've been here for ages to rant and vent as I usually do.
Unless these knights turn out to be absurdly strong but still, they can only be SO strong ofc, but the stronger they are, the more it will damage the powercreep/powerscaling and the plot itself too depending...
I was hoping to see Loki smash the floor with them too, let them eat dirt (instead of cake) and be hype tools, but their entrances and designs, Sommers/Summer's personality and relation to Ju Peter has me actually interested in them now but I don't want them to get clowned like the Gorosei or especially the new Vice Admirals who came to Egghead, god that was infuriating!
Yeah I'm wondering what the point of this Mosa character is meant to be, its not Scopper and Scopper turned out to be that mysterious stranger talking to Crocus but IDFK why he's wearing Wano style clothes both in that cover page and now in Elbaf too....he himself said he hasn't been to Wano in a LONG time, I'm presuming he was only there with Roger before ofc and not again after that due to Kaido ruling there as he said?
After all that vain hype of it being Shiki and teasing by Oda for Shiki to return and be fully canonised and relevant in this arc of all arcs, if not in Wano, Oda is a fucking sadistic troll as I've been saying repeatedly for years now and he downright admitted it when he said he doesn't care what what we think anymore and just wants to write whatever he wants for the story for his own entertainment now too.
I don't see Loki being the major villain at all, just another initial antagonist who will become an anti-hero frenemy or maybe ally potentially, something like Crocodile's role in Impel Down and Marineford especially or even Kidd and Killer at Wano.
But I do think Loki will cause a TON of havoc and be a real gamechanger, the ultimate wildcard and he is gonna be the Oars of this arc, but without someone puppeetering him like Moria did to Oars and Loki was just compared to Oars in size this chapter wasn't he? By Luffy or something?
I guess Oda keeping the shackle on Loki is either gonna be a plot relevant moment in who frees Loki and potentially gains some support or alliance from him due to it and OR its just there to slightly nerf Loki conveniently on top of the "convenient" major wound and bleeding out caused by Cerberus from Shamrock and Gunko cowardly beating on him too. No to mention a certain swordsman also worsening his wound, kinda like how Arlong did to Zoro in the past IIRC?
I don't want to set my expectations too high because I know I WILL get disappointed especially after Wano and Egghead and with how Oda handled Kidd and Killer ofc, not to mention Urouge has yet to STILL REAPPEAR, sigh but I want to be hyped, I wanted to be excited and gas Loki but I'm still holding back as I fear Oda is gonna fuck us over again and I fear he's gonna take the most predictable, cliché route here and have Loki conveniently pass out either after popping off and kicking some ass or not even getting to do that much beforehand at worst .
Oda could also just cut away away from Loki and the others here and leave us in the dark as he loves doing but I hope and pray he doesn't. I mostly doubt he will but I still expect it somewhat. He hasn't cut away from Elbaf at all so far surprisingly, idk if hes changing his writing style again or he's gonna do it now to really fuck with us lol. I'd really like an update on some characters like Marco, Weevil, Green Bull, Fujitora, the OP world and Cross Guild, BBP, BMP and Revolutionaries but we'll see.
That's my random ranting and rambling done anyway, I had to get it off my chest lol. Especially since I've been here for ages to rant and vent as I usually do.
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Its hard not to expect it at this point given they censored her in two 2 recent forms of media at least and they are trying to make the series "less edgy" and more kiddie friendly than how dark Sonic Adventure and especially the comics got and get but I really hope they stay faithful to her OG design and not pathetically censor her though.
Oh godamnit....
Wait acccording to this post too, Shadow only got 17 minutes in the movie?! Knuckles only got 16 in the 2nd film?! Was it really that low?! It didn't feel THAT low?!:
Bruh...
https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-movies-almost-had-big-the-cat-rouge-the-bat/
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Seriously though, censoring her back or w/e they did for I think it was Sonic x Shadow Generations was pathetic of them. I can understand the new outfit in Sonic Prime but its sad and shameful how they're giving her "reductions" too lmao. Just seems to be insecurity and jealousy behind it. Spite.
Aye same, Oda is really cucking us on Shanks multiple times here. I can't believe he took Shamrock away from us too, for Shame! Really disappointed with Oda there, especially as I was hyped to see more of the Cerberus sword and Gunko's amazing DF too (which gave me nostalgia for Jojo Part 8 too, a great stand and use of it in that).
Its hard not to expect it at this point given they censored her in two 2 recent forms of media at least and they are trying to make the series "less edgy" and more kiddie friendly than how dark Sonic Adventure and especially the comics got and get but I really hope they stay faithful to her OG design and not pathetically censor her though.
Oh godamnit....
Wait acccording to this post too, Shadow only got 17 minutes in the movie?! Knuckles only got 16 in the 2nd film?! Was it really that low?! It didn't feel THAT low?!:
Bruh...
https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-movies-almost-had-big-the-cat-rouge-the-bat/
Aye same, Oda is really cucking us on Shanks multiple times here. I can't believe he took Shamrock away from us too, for Shame! Really disappointed with Oda there, especially as I was hyped to see more of the Cerberus sword and Gunko's amazing DF too (which gave me nostalgia for Jojo Part 8 too, a great stand and use of it in that).
Yeah, I'm not expecting much from these 2 other HKs, for Oda to substitute them in after all that Gunko and especially Shamrock hype is just shameless and especially in the arc we were FINALLY expecting to get Shanks in too ironically, SIGH.
Unless these knights turn out to be absurdly strong but still, they can only be SO strong ofc, but the stronger they are, the more it will damage the powercreep/powerscaling and the plot itself too depending...
I was hoping to see Loki smash the floor with them too, let them eat dirt (instead of cake) and be hype tools, but their entrances and designs, Sommers/Summer's personality and relation to Ju Peter has me actually interested in them now but I don't want them to get clowned like the Gorosei or especially the new Vice Admirals who came to Egghead, god that was infuriating!
Yeah I'm wondering what the point of this Mosa character is meant to be, its not Scopper and Scopper turned out to be that mysterious stranger talking to Crocus but IDFK why he's wearing Wano style clothes both in that cover page and now in Elbaf too....he himself said he hasn't been to Wano in a LONG time, I'm presuming he was only there with Roger before ofc and not again after that due to Kaido ruling there as he said?
After all that vain hype of it being Shiki and teasing by Oda for Shiki to return and be fully canonised and relevant in this arc of all arcs, if not in Wano, Oda is a fucking sadistic troll as I've been saying repeatedly for years now and he downright admitted it when he said he doesn't care what what we think anymore and just wants to write whatever he wants for the story for his own entertainment now too.
I don't see Loki being the major villain at all, just another initial antagonist who will become an anti-hero frenemy or maybe ally potentially, something like Crocodile's role in Impel Down and Marineford especially or even Kidd and Killer at Wano.
But I do think Loki will cause a TON of havoc and be a real gamechanger, the ultimate wildcard and he is gonna be the Oars of this arc, but without someone puppeetering him like Moria did to Oars and Loki was just compared to Oars in size this chapter wasn't he? By Luffy or something?
I guess Oda keeping the shackle on Loki is either gonna be a plot relevant moment in who frees Loki and potentially gains some support or alliance from him due to it and OR its just there to slightly nerf Loki conveniently on top of the "convenient" major wound and bleeding out caused by Cerberus from Shamrock and Gunko cowardly beating on him too. No to mention a certain swordsman also worsening his wound, kinda like how Arlong did to Zoro in the past IIRC?
I don't want to set my expectations too high because I know I WILL get disappointed especially after Wano and Egghead and with how Oda handled Kidd and Killer ofc, not to mention Urouge has yet to STILL REAPPEAR, sigh but I want to be hyped, I wanted to be excited and gas Loki but I'm still holding back as I fear Oda is gonna fuck us over again and I fear he's gonna take the most predictable, cliché route here and have Loki conveniently pass out either after popping off and kicking some ass or not even getting to do that much beforehand at worst .
Oda could also just cut away away from Loki and the others here and leave us in the dark as he loves doing but I hope and pray he doesn't. I mostly doubt he will but I still expect it somewhat. He hasn't cut away from Elbaf at all so far surprisingly, idk if hes changing his writing style again or he's gonna do it now to really fuck with us lol. I'd really like an update on some characters like Marco, Weevil, Green Bull, Fujitora, the OP world and Cross Guild, BBP, BMP and Revolutionaries but we'll see.
That's my random ranting and rambling done anyway, I had to get it off my chest lol. Especially since I've been here for ages to rant and vent as I usually do.
Unless these knights turn out to be absurdly strong but still, they can only be SO strong ofc, but the stronger they are, the more it will damage the powercreep/powerscaling and the plot itself too depending...
I was hoping to see Loki smash the floor with them too, let them eat dirt (instead of cake) and be hype tools, but their entrances and designs, Sommers/Summer's personality and relation to Ju Peter has me actually interested in them now but I don't want them to get clowned like the Gorosei or especially the new Vice Admirals who came to Egghead, god that was infuriating!
Yeah I'm wondering what the point of this Mosa character is meant to be, its not Scopper and Scopper turned out to be that mysterious stranger talking to Crocus but IDFK why he's wearing Wano style clothes both in that cover page and now in Elbaf too....he himself said he hasn't been to Wano in a LONG time, I'm presuming he was only there with Roger before ofc and not again after that due to Kaido ruling there as he said?
After all that vain hype of it being Shiki and teasing by Oda for Shiki to return and be fully canonised and relevant in this arc of all arcs, if not in Wano, Oda is a fucking sadistic troll as I've been saying repeatedly for years now and he downright admitted it when he said he doesn't care what what we think anymore and just wants to write whatever he wants for the story for his own entertainment now too.
I don't see Loki being the major villain at all, just another initial antagonist who will become an anti-hero frenemy or maybe ally potentially, something like Crocodile's role in Impel Down and Marineford especially or even Kidd and Killer at Wano.
But I do think Loki will cause a TON of havoc and be a real gamechanger, the ultimate wildcard and he is gonna be the Oars of this arc, but without someone puppeetering him like Moria did to Oars and Loki was just compared to Oars in size this chapter wasn't he? By Luffy or something?
I guess Oda keeping the shackle on Loki is either gonna be a plot relevant moment in who frees Loki and potentially gains some support or alliance from him due to it and OR its just there to slightly nerf Loki conveniently on top of the "convenient" major wound and bleeding out caused by Cerberus from Shamrock and Gunko cowardly beating on him too. No to mention a certain swordsman also worsening his wound, kinda like how Arlong did to Zoro in the past IIRC?
I don't want to set my expectations too high because I know I WILL get disappointed especially after Wano and Egghead and with how Oda handled Kidd and Killer ofc, not to mention Urouge has yet to STILL REAPPEAR, sigh but I want to be hyped, I wanted to be excited and gas Loki but I'm still holding back as I fear Oda is gonna fuck us over again and I fear he's gonna take the most predictable, cliché route here and have Loki conveniently pass out either after popping off and kicking some ass or not even getting to do that much beforehand at worst .
Oda could also just cut away away from Loki and the others here and leave us in the dark as he loves doing but I hope and pray he doesn't. I mostly doubt he will but I still expect it somewhat. He hasn't cut away from Elbaf at all so far surprisingly, idk if hes changing his writing style again or he's gonna do it now to really fuck with us lol. I'd really like an update on some characters like Marco, Weevil, Green Bull, Fujitora, the OP world and Cross Guild, BBP, BMP and Revolutionaries but we'll see.
That's my random ranting and rambling done anyway, I had to get it off my chest lol. Especially since I've been here for ages to rant and vent as I usually do.
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Its hard not to expect it at this point given they censored her in two 2 recent forms of media at least and they are trying to make the series "less edgy" and more kiddie friendly than how dark Sonic Adventure and especially the comics got and get but I really hope they stay faithful to her OG design and not pathetically censor her though.
Oh godamnit....
Wait acccording to this post too, Shadow only got 17 minutes in the movie?! Knuckles only got 16 in the 2nd film?! Was it really that low?! It didn't feel THAT low?!:
Bruh...
https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-movies-almost-had-big-the-cat-rouge-the-bat/
Lot of directions to go on from here
Aye I'm expecting him to in this arc sooner or later, same with Law but outside of the arc. I have no idea where Law willl end up but he WILL reappear of course, just a matter of where and when.
This arc is much less obvious in where it can go and what can happen, which I quite like to be fair, I thought Elbaf would be a breather, chill and thus shorter arc but I guess that wouldn't make sense given what Elbaf itself and the giants are like ofc. And how its been built up, hyped for decades now.
I really wanna see Cross Guild appear and Buggy tries to get his giant squad back and get "revenge" on Luffy but Mihawk is the biggest problem with that too, although Oda can't keep holding off on Mihawk generally and also Mihawk vs Zoro too.
I can't believe we're still waiting on Mihawk and Dragon to actually do shit now, even after Garp and Shanks have actually done shit too and the latter even got a twin brother revealed.
With the Holy Knights actually getting involved, Dragon has ZERO excuses to not do anything and mobilise now, but he's so far away so idk how Oda can get him there, but we never expected satanic summoning circles in One Piece nor Doflamingo to fly using clouds and strings so who knows? If Oda wants Dragon in Elbaf, he'll definitely come up with a way somehow as BS as it will be at this point.
This arc is much less obvious in where it can go and what can happen, which I quite like to be fair, I thought Elbaf would be a breather, chill and thus shorter arc but I guess that wouldn't make sense given what Elbaf itself and the giants are like ofc. And how its been built up, hyped for decades now.
I really wanna see Cross Guild appear and Buggy tries to get his giant squad back and get "revenge" on Luffy but Mihawk is the biggest problem with that too, although Oda can't keep holding off on Mihawk generally and also Mihawk vs Zoro too.
I can't believe we're still waiting on Mihawk and Dragon to actually do shit now, even after Garp and Shanks have actually done shit too and the latter even got a twin brother revealed.
With the Holy Knights actually getting involved, Dragon has ZERO excuses to not do anything and mobilise now, but he's so far away so idk how Oda can get him there, but we never expected satanic summoning circles in One Piece nor Doflamingo to fly using clouds and strings so who knows? If Oda wants Dragon in Elbaf, he'll definitely come up with a way somehow as BS as it will be at this point.
Law looks like he will be reserved to bring down the WG and have his revenge, after what they did to his home for their profit:
The fact that the Revolutionary Army didn't do ANYTHING regarding the Amber Lead was always strange to me.
What's interesting is that Flevance and Goa have a lot in common: both kingdoms prioritized wealth, and, in Luffy's case, the tragedy was prevented, where, in Law's case, all except the ultra wealthy perished horribly.
Thinking about what Luffy would be like if Dadan and Ace had burned to death in Gray Terminal is very sobering.
Law's life is literally Luffy's, but worse. We even have a "Celestial Dragon child raised outside Mary Geoise" for mentors as a parallel, with Rosinante and Shanks.
Law looks like he will be reserved to bring down the WG and have his revenge, after what they did to his home for their profit:
Law is so phenomenally written and makes me wonder what Oda would have done with Kidd like he had expected to originally but given what he gave us in the SBS and some of the most interesting and emotionally hard hitting backstories I've ever seen, I don't doubt for a single second ever that Oda wouldn't have given Kidd and Killer the most tragically amazing and dark backstories across several chapters and I still pray it's gonna come eventually somehow in the manga....SOMEHOW! Sigh.
Plus on another note, Oda blatantly spared Law for a reason ofc, he had Bepo save him and he gave Law that storyline of finding out the meaning of the D and Robin taking interest in it too hehehe (shipping intensifies, imagine Robins fruit for surgery/medical procedures and thus the potential of it especially if she starts cloning herself actively too? Plus Robin as a nurse? Hell yeah!).
But yeah, we also have the immortality surgery with Law, whatever the hell it actually is and Imu probably had it done on them in the past by the original owner of the fruit, the very very first user of it and Law needs REVENGE on Blackbeard for what he did to him too. I'm sure Law will return for Blackbeards arc and we'll get another Luffy and Law teamup vs Blackbeard too. Just like I expect Luffy and Kidd vs Shanks or Shamrock now too.
Also btw @DarkestKnightofSpoilers I did a thing lol, @Nekomamushi you may enjoy this too:
Title: "Eastward Ho! Dragon’s Guide to Winning Battles with Decades of Staring at the Ocean, Staring at Tyrants, Staring at Existential Seagulls, and Staring at the Future"
Scene: Mary Geoise. The wind howls. The Gorosei descend. Garling Figarland, the Figarat, looms.
Monkey D. Dragon says nothing.
But everyone knows exactly what he’s saying.
(Saint Marcus Mars, the Istumade, screeching, wings unfurling):
"Your defiance ends here, Dragon!"
(Saint Topman Warcury, monocle glinting, voice thick with arrogance):
"You face the architects of the world itself!"
(Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, tutu fluttering, blade rattling):
"Your resistance shall dance its last waltz!"
(Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, worm-like, waving his foam finger like a divine decree):
"History belongs to us!"
(Garling Figarland, towering, squeaking with fury, crown barely hanging onto his massive rat head):
"You are nothing before the eternal rule of the Figarat!"
Dragon does not answer.
Dragon does not blink.
Dragon does not even acknowledge them.
He simply looks east.
"..."
The air changes. The wind tightens. A force, unseen but undeniable, coils around them.
Decades.
Decades of standing on storm-tossed cliffs, watching the horizon.
Decades of enduring Garp’s boot slamming into his face, etching the scar onto his skin.
Decades of wind and silence and seagulls mocking his solitude.
A weight beyond words crashes upon the battlefield.
"..."
(Garling, skidding back, crown flinging off, squeaking uncontrollably):
"S-STOP THIS—SQUEEEEK!"
(Mars, spiraling, wings flailing, modem noises screeching):
"RECONNECTING—ERROR—CANNOT PROCESS—!"
(Warcury, monocle cracking, scrambling for stability):
"My monocle! My status!"
(Nusjuro, tutu unraveling, eyes wide in horror):
"The balance is collapsing!"
(Ju Peter, foam finger still raised, but trembling):
"This... this isn’t real...!"
Dragon takes one step forward.
"..."
The pressure doubles.
Garling slams into the palace wall, his Figarat form squeaking in a frenzied, pathetic panic.
Mars collides with Warcury, sending both crashing into the marble like broken gods.
Nusjuro and Ju Peter slam into each other, tumbling, their monstrous forms twisted in disarray.
They—the rulers of the world—are nothing before the force of decades of staring east.
Dragon keeps walking.
"..."
(Cut to the Revolutionary Army, watching in stunned silence.)
(Sabo, blinking, voice barely above a whisper):
"Did... did he just win by looking at them?"
(Karasu, his crows restless, nodding):
"Looks that way."
(Lindbergh, adjusting his goggles, staring in sheer disbelief):
"Scientifically ridiculous. But undeniably effective."
(Betty, stepping forward, fire in her voice, eyes blazing, arms crossed):
"That’s right, you fossilized failures! That’s Dragon. You thought you were untouchable?! You thought history belonged to you?! LOOK AT YOU NOW."
She points at the Gorosei, who groan in the rubble:
"All that power, all that so-called divinity—and what happened?! You got WIPED OUT by a man who didn’t even bother to fight you properly! He just looked at you! THAT’S how WEAK you are!"
She marches forward, voice rising.
"You should’ve been scared! You should’ve known the second you saw him standing there—it was already over! You sat on your thrones for centuries, pretending to be gods, thinking no one could shake you. But guess what? THE WIND OF CHANGE IS HERE, AND YOU CAN’T STOP IT!"
She glares down at Garling, who weakly squeaks from his crater.
"And you, Rat King? What happened to all that arrogance?! You’re not ruling anything now except a hole in the wall. How’s that taste? Huh?!"
Garling squeaks weakly.
Betty scoffs. "Pathetic."
Scene: Inside the throne room.
Imu, alone, silent. Watching.
Their throne looms behind them. The shadows coil. But there is no more certainty in their form. They have seen what happened outside. The Gorosei—defeated. The wind—shifting.
Dragon steps forward.
He does not speak.
He only looks east.
"..."
The walls tremble. The air grows dense. The very space around them warps under the weight of his gaze.
(Imu, voice tightening, trying to maintain control):
"You think this means anything? You think silence alone can defy a god?"
"..."
The weight of decades—the sheer density of unspoken revolution—collapses in upon itself.
The throne room begins to crack.
(Imu, voice rising, hands tightening into claws):
"Enough of this nonsense! I am eternal! I am the unseen hand that has ruled for centuries! You are NOTHING!"
Dragon lifts a single finger. And points east.
"..."
Reality shatters.
The palace tilts under the force.
(Imu, their composure fully breaking, stumbling back, eyes darting in desperation):
"WTF, MAN, I’M GONNA GET LOW DIFFED?!?!"
It is too late.
Dragon unleashes it all.
"..."
Decades of pent-up haki.
Decades of silent defiance.
Decades of waiting, of patience, of knowing the time would come.
The storm erupts.
A tidal wave of Look D. East Haki engulfs Imu.
They are blasted backward, slamming into the walls of the throne room, shadows writhing uncontrollably. The unbreakable palace of Mary Geoise begins to collapse.
They try to resist. They summon their monstrous form, a nightmarish sea devil, a terror that has loomed over history itself—
But it does not matter.
Dragon steps forward.
"..."
Imu is crushed under the weight of decades.
(Cut to the Revolutionary Army, watching the palace crumble.)
(Sabo, breathless, watching the destruction unfold):
"He did it."
(Karasu, simply nodding, voice quiet):
"Imu has fallen."
(Lindbergh, still trying to process):
"Still scientifically impossible."
(Betty, fists clenched, standing tall, roaring):
"THAT’S RIGHT, YOU COWARDS! YOU HAD YOUR ERA—NOW IT’S OURS! YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE UNTOUCHABLE?! LOOK AT YOU NOW—TURNED TO NOTHING! THE WORLD AIN’T YOURS ANYMORE! THIS IS THE AGE OF REVOLUTION!"
Back in the wreckage of the throne room, Imu lies defeated.
Dragon exhales.
"..."
He looks east.
And walks away.
I remember the panel of Law with the grenades strapped to him as a kid, that was fucked up but so akin to real life with the war in the middle east and how they use children like that. Kony using child soldiers in Africa too and such:
For what it's worth, despite his jovial, absurdist nature, like a lot of people who embody the same sort of qualities, I really appreciate how serious and dark Oda can get when he wants to, to show that's not all an act and he's more intelligent, aware, mature and savage than he lets on and his act of jestering is just how he deals with the cruelness of reality and also trying to give inspiration, hope to others much like people like Robin Williams did but also still living people like Jim Carrey too ofc.
One of the reasons I love cartoons and thus anime-manga is they can offer a variety of tones and surprising depth at times too if it's a more casual, simpler series too.There's the escapism, the fun, the joviality but there's also poignancy in them too, its not all sunshine and rainbows and sometimes even in simple kids cartoon series, very real shit comes up in them, like how the Ed, Edd and Eddy film did the huge reveal of
For what it's worth, despite his jovial, absurdist nature, like a lot of people who embody the same sort of qualities, I really appreciate how serious and dark Oda can get when he wants to, to show that's not all an act and he's more intelligent, aware, mature and savage than he lets on and his act of jestering is just how he deals with the cruelness of reality and also trying to give inspiration, hope to others much like people like Robin Williams did but also still living people like Jim Carrey too ofc.
One of the reasons I love cartoons and thus anime-manga is they can offer a variety of tones and surprising depth at times too if it's a more casual, simpler series too.There's the escapism, the fun, the joviality but there's also poignancy in them too, its not all sunshine and rainbows and sometimes even in simple kids cartoon series, very real shit comes up in them, like how the Ed, Edd and Eddy film did the huge reveal of
Eddy being a victim of lifelong abuse from his beloved older brother who he always idolised and not realising or in denial that he was being abused the whole time, that was fucking dark yet so immensely relatable and also tearfully inspiring when the whole neighbourhood who the Eds have tormented for years and even their own female bullies and unrequited lovers the Kanker Sisters got involved to teach Eddy's brother a lesson he would never forget. I was so shocked upon that reveal and I really applaud everyone involved with the film especially the writers/creators for being so bold and unapologetic with something extremely common IRL yet almost always covered up, kept hush hush and victims silenced over it.
