Not really :laughmoji:
Some of y’all appear to have lost your damn minds over the already-infamous double spread in chapter 1000...so let’s try to look at this rationally:
Luffy/Law/Kid - all Supernovae and captains of their crews
Zoro/Killer - the only non-captain Supernovae, notably powerful in their own right
Thanks to Oden’s logbook (and about 15 years of pretext), we can be assured that not only will nine shadows stand against Kaido (and apparently Big Mom)...we already have five of them ready to go, and a lot of y’all are trying to figure out who the other four will be. I believe the answer is right in front of us
We have three other Supernovae currently roaming around Onigashima - Drake, Apoo, and Hawkins. Seeing as the whole point of this raid is “newbies taking down the elderly,” it stands to reason that every member of the Worst Generation will make an appearance in this fight. Drake’s already committed his heel turn and rejoined the good guys; Apoo now sees that his place in the Beast Pirates is anything but secure, leading me to believe he’ll soon twist the knife as well; Hawkins seems to still be entrenched in Kaido’s ranks, but his entire portrayal since Sabaody shows that he’s an opportunist who isn’t above changing allegiances to save his own ass.
At the moment, all three are either dealing with fodder or otherwise unaccounted for, but if Oda really wants to drive home the point that a bunch of upstarts are gonna forcibly relinquish the Yonko stranglehold on the New World, it makes sense that a trio of Supernovae will be far more useful than nothing. So, if we assume that those three will join the fray, who makes the most sense as number 9?
Isn’t it obvious by who’s posting this thread?
Think about it - who else is powerful enough to face the Yonko without immediately getting their shit wrecked? Who has ample motivation to see Kaido fall? Who knows the man himself better than his own child? Honestly, who the hell else could it be?
It’s not Sanji, because he would have shown up as a part of the new wave; the Scabbards are fully done and out of commission, and are better suited for lower level veterans at this point; it’s not Momo, the kid is still terrified of the guy who killed his daddy (and is also eight years old); the other SHP are previously engaged with Flying Six fighters or running away from the same; Marco’s holding King and Queen at bay, and he would be a completely antithetical choice to stand with the kids as he’s the last major symbol of Whitebeard’s reign; let’s not even pretend like Carrot has a reason to fight anyone present other than Perospero.
While other parties such as the Marines, the Revolutionaries, or the Blackbeard Pirates could show up, they haven’t yet, and it feels like we’re really getting into the meat of this war now. Who among any of those organizations could stake a claim as a powerful young combatant? Dragon or Sabo could fit the description, except one is closer to Kaido/Linlin in age and the other may be stuck in Mariejois/Impel Down after the Reverie. Realistically, that doesn’t leave us with anybody but Yamato to round out the roster.
I’d invite y’all to change my mind in the comments, but a) you won’t be able to do it, and b) most of you aren’t even gonna try before insulting me
Some of y’all appear to have lost your damn minds over the already-infamous double spread in chapter 1000...so let’s try to look at this rationally:
Luffy/Law/Kid - all Supernovae and captains of their crews
Zoro/Killer - the only non-captain Supernovae, notably powerful in their own right
Thanks to Oden’s logbook (and about 15 years of pretext), we can be assured that not only will nine shadows stand against Kaido (and apparently Big Mom)...we already have five of them ready to go, and a lot of y’all are trying to figure out who the other four will be. I believe the answer is right in front of us
We have three other Supernovae currently roaming around Onigashima - Drake, Apoo, and Hawkins. Seeing as the whole point of this raid is “newbies taking down the elderly,” it stands to reason that every member of the Worst Generation will make an appearance in this fight. Drake’s already committed his heel turn and rejoined the good guys; Apoo now sees that his place in the Beast Pirates is anything but secure, leading me to believe he’ll soon twist the knife as well; Hawkins seems to still be entrenched in Kaido’s ranks, but his entire portrayal since Sabaody shows that he’s an opportunist who isn’t above changing allegiances to save his own ass.
At the moment, all three are either dealing with fodder or otherwise unaccounted for, but if Oda really wants to drive home the point that a bunch of upstarts are gonna forcibly relinquish the Yonko stranglehold on the New World, it makes sense that a trio of Supernovae will be far more useful than nothing. So, if we assume that those three will join the fray, who makes the most sense as number 9?
Isn’t it obvious by who’s posting this thread?
It’s gonna be Yamato
Think about it - who else is powerful enough to face the Yonko without immediately getting their shit wrecked? Who has ample motivation to see Kaido fall? Who knows the man himself better than his own child? Honestly, who the hell else could it be?
It’s not Sanji, because he would have shown up as a part of the new wave; the Scabbards are fully done and out of commission, and are better suited for lower level veterans at this point; it’s not Momo, the kid is still terrified of the guy who killed his daddy (and is also eight years old); the other SHP are previously engaged with Flying Six fighters or running away from the same; Marco’s holding King and Queen at bay, and he would be a completely antithetical choice to stand with the kids as he’s the last major symbol of Whitebeard’s reign; let’s not even pretend like Carrot has a reason to fight anyone present other than Perospero.
While other parties such as the Marines, the Revolutionaries, or the Blackbeard Pirates could show up, they haven’t yet, and it feels like we’re really getting into the meat of this war now. Who among any of those organizations could stake a claim as a powerful young combatant? Dragon or Sabo could fit the description, except one is closer to Kaido/Linlin in age and the other may be stuck in Mariejois/Impel Down after the Reverie. Realistically, that doesn’t leave us with anybody but Yamato to round out the roster.
I’d invite y’all to change my mind in the comments, but a) you won’t be able to do it, and b) most of you aren’t even gonna try before insulting me
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