Oda often likes to give a character a major character development chapter before having them defeat their 1v1 opponent.
In Sanji’s case, the character development chapter was chapter 1031 where he destroyed the raid suit. The next chapter in the fight, 1034, has Sanji defeat Queen in one chapter. Although people may not be convinced that Queen is down because of the lack of payoff, Jack and the Tobiroppo were also incredibly unsatisfying, and the chapter had all the characteristics of a finisher chapter.
In Zoro’s case, the character development chapter was 1032 where he finally tamed Enma and starting coating his blades in COC. I think the probability that Zoro figures out King’s ability in a single chapter and then one shots him is incredibly high. This would match the general development -> fight end pattern, as well as many of Zoro’s other fights. He tends to one shot his opponent (Mr. 1, Kaku) as soon as he powers up.
There are two major counters to this idea, both of which I think fall apart if you actually think about them:
1) King still seems confident even though Zoro has COC coating.
There are two problems with this as a rebuttal. This first of which is that Zoro defeating King is dependent on Zoro figuring out the secret behind King’s durability/Lunarian hax, not just on having COC. That likely won’t be revealed until just before King gets defeated. The second is that King tends to be calm in any given scenario other than his mask being damaged. This parallels Marco and Katakuri, particularly Marco who is calm/confident even in front of characters like Big Mom and Akainu.
2) We still need more info and King’s backstory.
We will definitey see King’s mask break, but I’m actually starting think we won’t learn the full story of the Lunarians until after the fight/raid, and potentially even after Wano itself. I thought we would get MADS info from Queen, but we didn’t.
In Sanji’s case, the character development chapter was chapter 1031 where he destroyed the raid suit. The next chapter in the fight, 1034, has Sanji defeat Queen in one chapter. Although people may not be convinced that Queen is down because of the lack of payoff, Jack and the Tobiroppo were also incredibly unsatisfying, and the chapter had all the characteristics of a finisher chapter.
In Zoro’s case, the character development chapter was 1032 where he finally tamed Enma and starting coating his blades in COC. I think the probability that Zoro figures out King’s ability in a single chapter and then one shots him is incredibly high. This would match the general development -> fight end pattern, as well as many of Zoro’s other fights. He tends to one shot his opponent (Mr. 1, Kaku) as soon as he powers up.
There are two major counters to this idea, both of which I think fall apart if you actually think about them:
1) King still seems confident even though Zoro has COC coating.
There are two problems with this as a rebuttal. This first of which is that Zoro defeating King is dependent on Zoro figuring out the secret behind King’s durability/Lunarian hax, not just on having COC. That likely won’t be revealed until just before King gets defeated. The second is that King tends to be calm in any given scenario other than his mask being damaged. This parallels Marco and Katakuri, particularly Marco who is calm/confident even in front of characters like Big Mom and Akainu.
2) We still need more info and King’s backstory.
We will definitey see King’s mask break, but I’m actually starting think we won’t learn the full story of the Lunarians until after the fight/raid, and potentially even after Wano itself. I thought we would get MADS info from Queen, but we didn’t.
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