One Piece: Gear Second

[BWYuko]

Idk, you could still squeeze a "DREAMIN!" or "Ya-yo Ya-yo!" in there. Register to see the NSFW content.

Also what a pull on the god damned Mewtwo Strikes Back clone ball for color scheme consistency.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

So, I got 5 Pokeballs, spur the moment. My wife called the shop asking to book a time for herself. They tell us they have time in the moment. Next thing I know, we are driving there and I’m googling ideas for tattoos. Landed on the Pokeballs. Wanted 6 but after a first layout, it looked too awkward so I went with 5 to have a center point. I still plan on getting a Bulbasaur down the road though.

My next one though will be getting my FFXI Character

[Lokus]

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Yup, Yamato is another Bartolomeo. And I thought Jack was at the bottom of the ocean?

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ANOTHER BREAK REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE

[Vaspinne]

Break is shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

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On one hand, Kaido is a great "I hate him and can't wait for him to be defeated" antagonist. On the other, he's a good dad to his trans son and his LGBTQ choices.

Seriously though this shit is fantastic. Layers upon layers upon layers and Izo and Kiku reuniting after all these years, Robin and Jinbe being awesome, Kaido, King, Queen and Jack looking "final boss" as hell, this shit is fantastic.

Edit: Izo and Kiku basically being super femme, Kaido having one general (King) clearly living a BDSM lifestyle, another general (Queen) being... Queen, his daughter looking up to and wanting to be a man, a few other very prominent examples throughout the series (Mr. 2, Ivankov, all of the Okama crew/island), Oda is progressive as fuck.

[Lucavi]

Oda is badass as fuck. He just knows how to write, draw, and stay consistent. We don't get stupidly fat plotholes like with Toriyama (Vegeta went from 45k to 500k+ power level from a goddamn senzu and a nap?), or just abandoned threads like Kishimoto (don't get me started).

The dude even checks fan wikis when re-introducing characters to make sure he stays consistent with their abilities and looks. One Piece is the one manga that I have consistently looked forward to each chapter since the thriller bark story.

Plus, Ulti is so damned cute.

[BWYuko]

Spoilers for 985 are crazy. Seismic shifts happening.

Also, after this, Jump scheduled a 1 week break ages ago b/c it was supposed to have been when their Olympics started. So 986 will be like July 29/30.

[Vaspinne]

Yeah they are something else. It's like Oda read all the fan theories and was like "fuuuuuck everything you expect to happen"

[detlef]

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I mean, there's no way Orochi is actually dead. He's got heads to spare. But new nakama? I approve.

[BWYuko]

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[Lucavi]

Thank God, I was going nuts waiting.

Never trust a pirate!

[Lokus]

Holy. Shit. Oda!

Yea, I don't think this arc is gonna end neatly like most other arcs now lmao.

[Lucavi]

You always got the sense that Orochi was just flying by the seat of his pants and was always the second wheel, but perhaps that's what Oda wants us to think. Perhaps Orochi WILL get revenge and will absolutely wind up dominating this scenario.

Anything could happen.

[BWYuko]

I mean... he's got the mythical Hydra zoan type fruit. We all know how Hydras work.
Oda could have had Kaido split Orochi head-to-toe, mash him into a puddle, or boil him in oil, but he specifically had Kaido decapitate him.
I bet Orochi acts as a disruptor later, but won't be a big player.

Is Luffy going to have more than 10 crew mates?
Ch 986 is looking more like Aug 1 release.

[Lokus]

This arc has strong potential for 2 new crewmates honestly. Carrot is practically a shoe-in.

[Lucavi]

He's going to need a sizable crew, even if they aren't always featured prominently. Every sea fight can't de-evolve into a 1v1 of Luffy vs. the villian of the day when you're dealing with entire pirate fleets.

I welcome all of these additions. It makes great sense for him to basically acquire a new member from every place he goes to and "solves their problem". Reminds me of a grand ol' RPG adventure.

[BWYuko]

Merely going by the Ch 001 declaration...



0 Luffy
1 Zoro
2 Nami
3 Usopp
4 Chopper
5 Sanji
6 Robin
7 Franky
8 Brook
9 Jinbe

Carrot seems likely next. She asked to join back in Zou and Luffy "ignored" the question by acting distracted.
I think Yamato is the first to ask to join since Carrot. Not even Bartolomeo asked.
I see people throw around Caesar Clown and Buggy, but I'm not in those camps.

Criteria has been that they fill a specific role for the crew. What's really left - "Lookout"?
"Sniper" and "Aracheologist" aren't exactly conventional, so Oda could make an excuse for anything, I guess.

[Vaspinne]

I think Carrot joins on an official basis and Yamato ends up leading the new Wano division in Luffy's fleet. Momonosuke obviously becomes the new Emperor, the red Scabbards split between those who stay behind as his retainers and those who go out to sea to open up Wano to the rest of the world and Yamato ends up being part of, if not outright leading, that group while that group also declares themselves as part of Luffy's fleet.

That being said, I could also see both Carrot and Yamato joining, but Luffy deffo adding to his fleet via Wano.

And yea, nooooo way Orochi is dead. If it was like a stab through the heart or he got sliced in half vertically, it's be a different story. But his head getting chopped off so cleanly is definitely a red herring given his Hydra devil fruit. Luffy and his crew go up against Kaido/Big Mom, the Red Scabbards get their vengeance again Orochi.

If I had to guess, gonna be something like:
Luffy vs Kaido
Yamato vs Big Mom (female vs female fighter here, no way they're gonna have a guy beat down a woman in the manga) with probably Nami and Carrot helping with BM's soul-given minions
Kinnemon or maybe 2 or 3 of the scabbards vs Orochi
Monster Trio of Zoro, Sanji and Jinbe vs King, Queen and Jack
Law, Kid and Killer vs Apoo, Hawkins and X Drake cause worst generation and Kid being betrayed and etc
and the rest of the crew teaming with all the other scabbards and White Beard crew and rando other pirates to take out the Flying 6 and whomever of BM's crew manages to make it and the rest of the named and no-name lackeys

And Naturally Momo is gonna do something to prove he's worthy of his father's blood/being Shogun or etc etc, like aiding Luffy fight Kaido as his dragon form or something like that

~IF~ I had to guess the matchups we're gonna see and barring no more surprises like fucking Shanks is also here or the Marines show up or whatever other ridiculousness Oda tosses our way lol

[Vaspinne]

I could also very much see the 9 Red Scabbards teaming up to take out Orochi+Kanjuro (with Izo replacing Kanjuro in the 9)

Although from this week's chapter, we see a frame of a crying Kiku with a bloody katana after going up against Kanjuro a few pages earlier so who knows what happened there.

I think what I'm trying to say here is that THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE AND POTENTIALLY HUGE FIGHTS AND THIS SHIT IS GONNA BE YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE

[Zealot]

New Chapter out, can't remember the last time One Piece was actually mentioned by name in the series.

[BWYuko]

This week's Library of Ohara analysis proved extra helpful.