Many people think that P1’s role in this arc is done because Bao Huang said him and Ulti are defeated, however I think P1 will get back up later for several reasons.
1. Unlike Ulti, Page One has done nothing and has gotten practically no spotlight so far, so this suggests Oda is saving him for later.
2. Usopp hasn’t had his moment yet. Usopp has been pretty irrelevant so far, with the best thing he’s done so far being entrapping Bao Huang, who is just a fodder. So it would make sense for P1 to get up so Usopp can have his moment by defeating P1
3. P1 only took a random ACoC punch from BM while Ulti took a combined attack from all 3 Homies. It would be pretty nonsensical for a basic ACoC punch from BM to be that much stronger than all her Homies combined. What would even be the point in using them if your punches are more deadly?
4. P1 never reverted to human form, which suggests he isn’t done for good
5. P1 may fill the trope of that guy who acts meek and subservient when his partner is around, but once their partner gets seriously hurt or defeated, they go into a rage and become a lot more competent and deadly. For an example of this, look at Pesci from JoJo’s after his partner, Prosciutto, was defeated. Page One was acting a lot more aggressive during Act 2 when Ulti wasn’t around, and it has been shown that they have a pretty strong bond, so P1 may become super pissed when he sees Ulti defeated and go into a rage that makes Ulti look tame.
6. When the F6 were shown at the start of Act 3, the reveal order was Ulti, then Page One, then Who’s Who, then Black Maria, then Drake, and then Sasaki. I think it’s possible that this reveal order might be foreshadowing the order in which they fall, with Drake being an obvious exception since he wasn’t actually a BP. Ulti has fallen first, so Page One would be next. This may seem unlikely since WsW is the strongest and therefore should be the last to fall. However, Jinbe vs WsW has by far received the least spotlight, so Oda might switch over to it before the others so that there’s not a super long stretch of Jinbe and WsW being limited to just random, one-and-done panels every two chapters.
1. Unlike Ulti, Page One has done nothing and has gotten practically no spotlight so far, so this suggests Oda is saving him for later.
2. Usopp hasn’t had his moment yet. Usopp has been pretty irrelevant so far, with the best thing he’s done so far being entrapping Bao Huang, who is just a fodder. So it would make sense for P1 to get up so Usopp can have his moment by defeating P1
3. P1 only took a random ACoC punch from BM while Ulti took a combined attack from all 3 Homies. It would be pretty nonsensical for a basic ACoC punch from BM to be that much stronger than all her Homies combined. What would even be the point in using them if your punches are more deadly?
4. P1 never reverted to human form, which suggests he isn’t done for good
5. P1 may fill the trope of that guy who acts meek and subservient when his partner is around, but once their partner gets seriously hurt or defeated, they go into a rage and become a lot more competent and deadly. For an example of this, look at Pesci from JoJo’s after his partner, Prosciutto, was defeated. Page One was acting a lot more aggressive during Act 2 when Ulti wasn’t around, and it has been shown that they have a pretty strong bond, so P1 may become super pissed when he sees Ulti defeated and go into a rage that makes Ulti look tame.
6. When the F6 were shown at the start of Act 3, the reveal order was Ulti, then Page One, then Who’s Who, then Black Maria, then Drake, and then Sasaki. I think it’s possible that this reveal order might be foreshadowing the order in which they fall, with Drake being an obvious exception since he wasn’t actually a BP. Ulti has fallen first, so Page One would be next. This may seem unlikely since WsW is the strongest and therefore should be the last to fall. However, Jinbe vs WsW has by far received the least spotlight, so Oda might switch over to it before the others so that there’s not a super long stretch of Jinbe and WsW being limited to just random, one-and-done panels every two chapters.
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