Sanji will have his 1v1 fight no matter what and Bepo would use his Sulong form against somebody else
That's how I see it
Yes, Jinbe and ZoSan should fight calamities in this arc.
Sanji vs Queen
Jinbei vs Smoothie
Dukes vs Jack
Luffy, Kid, Law, Marco, Hawkins, Drake, maybe Apoo, Scabbards, Yamato and maybe Zoro vs Big Mom and Kaido
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And if Oda doesn't fuck up the writing like he always does then we might have the Strawhats vs Kaido fight just like the Oars fight back in TB
Zoro vs King
Sanji vs Queen
Jinbei vs Smoothie
Dukes vs Jack
Luffy, Kid, Law, Marco, Hawkins, Drake, maybe Apoo, Scabbards, Yamato and maybe Zoro vs Big Mom and Kaido
And if Oda doesn't fuck up the writing like he always does then we might have the Strawhats vs Kaido fight just like the Oars fight back in TB
Sanji vs Queen
Jinbei vs Smoothie
Dukes vs Jack
Luffy, Kid, Law, Marco, Hawkins, Drake, maybe Apoo, Scabbards, Yamato and maybe Zoro vs Big Mom and Kaido
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And if Oda doesn't fuck up the writing like he always does then we might have the Strawhats vs Kaido fight just like the Oars fight back in TB
Eh, there's too many players on both sides, especially if the BMP actually land in Wano, for actual teamups to occur. Do I expect a chapter dedicated to Asura fighting the 10 Number or some shit? It can happen but I don't see it personally. Can I see every Strawhat, Law and Kid getting their own worthwhile fight? Hell yeah.
As long as the 10 (maybe 11, maybe 12) strawhats get their pickings this arc I personally have no complaints. We will get a lot of fights, as we are 75 chapters deep into an arc still prepping those fights.
Edit: Like if the BMP arrive, people forget how many of them are actually ridiculously strong
- Smoothie
- Campote
- Pero
- Snack
- Daifuku
- Amande
- Mont D'Or
- Gallete
Another 8 moderate to extremely strong monsters in BMs crew. Add that to the 5 F6 (assuming Drake is good), ~9 Numbers, Orochi and his 3 notably strong members (Mimiwarigumi Leader, Fukurokuju, Kanjuro), 3 All Stars and 2 Yonko
Of course it is heavily reliant on the Numbers having powers/being competent and the BMP also joining the fights, but there is PLENTY to go around.
As long as the 10 (maybe 11, maybe 12) strawhats get their pickings this arc I personally have no complaints. We will get a lot of fights, as we are 75 chapters deep into an arc still prepping those fights.
Edit: Like if the BMP arrive, people forget how many of them are actually ridiculously strong
- Smoothie
- Campote
- Pero
- Snack
- Daifuku
- Amande
- Mont D'Or
- Gallete
Another 8 moderate to extremely strong monsters in BMs crew. Add that to the 5 F6 (assuming Drake is good), ~9 Numbers, Orochi and his 3 notably strong members (Mimiwarigumi Leader, Fukurokuju, Kanjuro), 3 All Stars and 2 Yonko
Of course it is heavily reliant on the Numbers having powers/being competent and the BMP also joining the fights, but there is PLENTY to go around.
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Man all always ignore Big Mon.
As much as I would love to see individual fights this arc, especially pertaining to the Straw Hats because we haven't truly gotten that since Enies Lobby. I can't help but remember Oda making a statement in an interview years ago that he just doesn't have time to do anything more than just one chapter fights anymore (Except for Luffy), because he would rather focus on the story. I fear we might not get to see the Straw Hats get their actual 1 v 1's until they fight the Blackbeard Pirates.
Thats what I mean though. I expect, in the least, dedicated 1 chapter fights for all the strawhats save for Luffy/Zoro/maybe Sanji and Jinbe, whom are likely to get longer battles anyway.
Why? Because Oda did exactly this in Dressrosa. He spent many chapters with characters fighting each other chaotically and setting up those fights. He then spent a dedicated chapter on:
- Usopp "vs" Sugar (the GOAT Sniping chapter)
- Franky vs. Senor Pink (whom he had already been fighting for 20 chapters at this point)
- Leo vs. Jora
- Hajrudin vs. Machvise
- Sai vs. Lao G.
- Cavendish/Barto vs. Dellinger/Gladiolus (2 chapters together)
- Rebecca/Robin/Kyros vs. Diamante (2+ chapters; more like 3)
Then you have Zoro vs. Pica, which like Franky was ongoing for chapters at this point, but they fought for 2 focused chapters, like most of Zoros other fights.
Then Luffy/Law vs. Doflamingo/Trebol, which lasted about 3-4 chapters before Trebol was done and Law was taken out, then lasted another 5-6 chapters of pure Luffy vs. Doffy. This is normal compared to all of his other fights.
This is actually pretty normal in past arcs. Oda only truly spent 1-3 chapters on fights to begin with, outside of Luffys actual battles. You can also see that most battles were not actual teamups, they actually ended in real 1v1's. Robin was the only strawhat in the arc that was shafted if I'm being honest.
If Oda spent chapters on dedicated battles with the strawhat fleet, he will 100% do the same for all of the strawhats this arc, as now they are all here. If he gave Kyros fights and had him take out both Buffalo and Diamante, then the Scabbard's will totally have fights and significant moments. If he gave Law huge focus that arc, I expect him to give most supernova (Kid in the least) decent exposure during battles.
Aka, based in how long DR's battles lasted, I expect Wano to be even more brutal and last much longer, to which we haven't even started yet. And yes, I still expect plenty of 1-2 chapter fights before the Yonko goes down. Its normal and he's never broken this rule yet, so im not sure why Oda even made that comment in the first place.
Why? Because Oda did exactly this in Dressrosa. He spent many chapters with characters fighting each other chaotically and setting up those fights. He then spent a dedicated chapter on:
- Usopp "vs" Sugar (the GOAT Sniping chapter)
- Franky vs. Senor Pink (whom he had already been fighting for 20 chapters at this point)
- Leo vs. Jora
- Hajrudin vs. Machvise
- Sai vs. Lao G.
- Cavendish/Barto vs. Dellinger/Gladiolus (2 chapters together)
- Rebecca/Robin/Kyros vs. Diamante (2+ chapters; more like 3)
Then you have Zoro vs. Pica, which like Franky was ongoing for chapters at this point, but they fought for 2 focused chapters, like most of Zoros other fights.
Then Luffy/Law vs. Doflamingo/Trebol, which lasted about 3-4 chapters before Trebol was done and Law was taken out, then lasted another 5-6 chapters of pure Luffy vs. Doffy. This is normal compared to all of his other fights.
This is actually pretty normal in past arcs. Oda only truly spent 1-3 chapters on fights to begin with, outside of Luffys actual battles. You can also see that most battles were not actual teamups, they actually ended in real 1v1's. Robin was the only strawhat in the arc that was shafted if I'm being honest.
If Oda spent chapters on dedicated battles with the strawhat fleet, he will 100% do the same for all of the strawhats this arc, as now they are all here. If he gave Kyros fights and had him take out both Buffalo and Diamante, then the Scabbard's will totally have fights and significant moments. If he gave Law huge focus that arc, I expect him to give most supernova (Kid in the least) decent exposure during battles.
Aka, based in how long DR's battles lasted, I expect Wano to be even more brutal and last much longer, to which we haven't even started yet. And yes, I still expect plenty of 1-2 chapter fights before the Yonko goes down. Its normal and he's never broken this rule yet, so im not sure why Oda even made that comment in the first place.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. And it's this formula that leads me to believe that we are going to have a bunch of tag team battles, because the amount of characters involved in this arc that Oda needs to have involved in the battles will put Dressrosa to shame. And these are against opponents that are vastly superior to the ones in Dressrosa. 4 of which are characters on the level of those that it took Luffy 11-12 hours to defeat on WCI.
So the question remains is how are the likes of King, Queen, Jack and Smoothie going to be taken out in 1 v 1s in less than half a day? Especially King, Queen, and Jack who are all Ancient Zoans, and have ungodly durability.
So the question remains is how are the likes of King, Queen, Jack and Smoothie going to be taken out in 1 v 1s in less than half a day? Especially King, Queen, and Jack who are all Ancient Zoans, and have ungodly durability.
Honestly the way Oda structured those fights in dressrosa was just horrendous, characters got fights that the audience didnt care about,(grand fleet) and they werent even good fights. Also the lack of focus on the fights, cutting away bullshit,(Anime is somewhat to blame for the shitty adaptation but the manga takes most of the blame)