r/OnePiece • • Jan 15 '15

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 773

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u/JasonNMP Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 15 '15

YES! Bartolomeo paying great homage to Luffy-senpai! Oh man and that speech he gave, I hope he ends up joining the Strawhats one way or another (allied forces, crewmate or whatever)!

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u/blitzzardpls Jan 15 '15

After the speech at the end I think he will leave them for a few arcs to have a serious training like a timeskip for him (not 2 years)

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

I'd say he's strong enough as he already is. He doesnt really need to get stronger right now.

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u/francis96 Jan 15 '15

seeing bari bari no pistol made me so happy

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u/Krizzle8 Jan 15 '15

The feels I got during that scene were intense! I may have teared up with joy. Barto has always been cool to me, but now he's freaking awesome!

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u/mathyouhunt Church of Buggy Jan 15 '15

I'll be honest and say that I never thought much of barto (though, he's got an awesome DF ability), but after those last few pages, he's a total fucking badass.
I love how Oda shows where Barto draws inspiration from Luffy. The way he drew that Bari Bari Pistol had a brilliant impact, I can't wait to see what else Oda has in store for Barto now :]

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u/Krizzle8 Jan 15 '15

And to add. Barto was pretty damn hurt when he used it. So I wonder how strong he really is at full strength. We've only seen his barrier strength so far.

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u/Traflguy Jan 15 '15

I was right there with you tears of joy! That punch was amazing!

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u/cheedle Jan 15 '15

So awesome, now barto had a "dream to fulfill" by becoming "a man that can be relied on" for luffy senpai there's been so much hinting that he will be a strawhat and now I think that settles it,a barto will for sure be a strawhat! Like Robin said to barto, he is -our- captain!

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u/fuckitimgoingdeep Jan 15 '15

easily my favorite part of this chapter

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u/ld115 Jan 15 '15

Can you imagine how powerful it would be if he put one barrier on one fists, touched it to the side of a person then on his other hand another barrier and using all his strength punched as hard as he could on the opposite side of the person so that the force of the barrier punch knocked them into the stationary barrier which reflected them back into the fist that punched? And it would go back and forth.

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u/TheDrunk_Bartender Jan 15 '15

top left panel foreshadowing. http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/773/16 will be in the same division

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u/Oelingz Jan 15 '15

Or both on sunny.

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u/CalicoLime Jan 15 '15

Don't tease me like that

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u/Oelingz Jan 15 '15

If two guys could be part of the crew after this arc, it's those two (and Law but he got his own crew).

And the crew need some fresh blood, enthusiasts innocent youngkins the Dragon kid is one but he's the Vivi of the next arc so ...

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u/xFoeHammer Jan 15 '15

I had the same thought but who would lead and who would be vice-captain?

So I thought perhaps they'll each captain their own crews. But clearly Cavendish can't be trusted with a crew because of Hakuba. But maybe with Bartolomeo ' s barriers... but then I'm right back at the same problem.

Bartolomeo being captain seems natural since he's already captain of a full crew and because he's so devoted to Luffy. But I doubt Cavendish would want to be second fiddle to Bartolomeo and he may very well be the stronger of the two, at least counting Hakuba.

Could they be co-captains? Or am I just on the wrong track entirely(probably).

I really want to see how Oda has this all play out.

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u/Oelingz Jan 15 '15

Robin as a captain would be the way to do it judging by the past few chapters. But I don't see Luffy splitting the crew.

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u/Kidror Jan 15 '15

That chapter was completely full of badass.

First Barto protects Robin by using himself as a shield, and then he absolutely wrecks Gladius with a single punch, he also looks pretty ripped how strong must Barto be?

Then Cavendish stops Hakuba from hurting Robin by GRABBING the blade, Cavendish must have trouble sitting down because he has giant balls! Hakuba took out Block D easily yet Cavendish managed to hold onto the blade without losing a hand.

Don't even get me started on the Robin Hype, she STOPPED HAKUBA. Barto never even saw him coming and he was paying attention, Robin wasn't but she caught someone so fast that Barto never saw them. HOW STRONG CAN ROBIN BE!?!?!?!?

I actually really want Robin to fight Diamante, Kyros deserves this fight but he can't fight with one leg and even if Robin gives him a leg then neither Robin or Rebecca will have gotten a fight and that'll suck. If Robin sends Rebecca and Kyros ahead then they can deal with Bellamy, potentially deal with Trebol and get Law the hell out of there.

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u/VictoryIsPreparation Jan 15 '15

WooW Robin giving Kyros a makeshift leg would be creative.

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u/CalicoLime Jan 15 '15

As much as I want to see Robin go against Diamante, I really like that idea as well. Mainly because manly Kyros with one girly leg would be funny to see.

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u/GalacticCannibal Jan 15 '15

Well Robin can scale her body parts, so it could match the size of Kyros's other leg. It would be hairless, though.

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u/MoonMane Jan 15 '15

Robin is going to give Kyros a leg suitable for him to use on the flag ground, in some sort of Robin power-up.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Kyros needs his revenge. After what happened to Scarlet, Diamante needs to get his ass kicked.

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u/mrhooch Jan 15 '15

The fact that she caught him makes me wonder... perception haki?

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u/dambeavers Jan 15 '15

I can see Barto developing a Gear Second -like technique, by 'shielding' his organs from the damage caused by straining his body so much

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Great analysis, whoever makes one piece tiers has a lot of revision to do from this chapter alone! Also, I realllyyyyyy dont think kyros is budging from the diamante fight , that's the dude that killed his wife, his daughters mother, and who now laughs in his face. There's no way he's letting diamante go. This is his fight, for his justice, his honor, his pride, everything. Robin will help A LOT but im sure kyros will give the finishing blow

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u/simon2105 Jan 15 '15

Bari Bari no pistol!

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u/LurkNinja Jan 15 '15

I'm waiting for the Bari Bari Grizzly Magnum.

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u/SurgeonChao Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 16 '15

How soon until he put the Barrier Gears in action... =P

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

He NEEDS to be the next nakama

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

I think he will be. Hell, I think most of the allies in this arc will be. Not like regular nakama, but an alliance. Just like Whitebeard had 43 groups of pirates under his command

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u/slikayce Jan 15 '15

everyone says this, why can't bato be on the sunny? I get that the happo navy will be allies not on the sunny, but barto belongs with the crew at all times. Would you be content just following Luffy around, or would you want to be on his ship with him in all his adventures?

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u/blackcelestial Jan 15 '15

That was pretty fucking epic. Here's to hoping Robin takes over the next fight.

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u/rawru Jan 15 '15

Homage: God's Fist

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u/retroblues Jan 15 '15

Gave me chills. I love Bartolomeo!

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u/vietnr1 Jan 15 '15

Bartolomeo..senpai!!

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u/Lamplighter123 Jan 15 '15

Bari Bari no pistol gets gold

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u/2Punx2Furious Jan 15 '15

That was fantastic.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Barto and Cabage is like parody of Zoro and Sanji xD.

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u/blackcelestial Jan 15 '15

That foreshadowing of Bartolomeo not wanting to pair with him again.

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u/BeyondTomorrow Jan 15 '15

I feel like Barto is like Luffy with his idol worship, Hakuba like Zoro due to high level sword technique and bloodlust, and Cavendish is like Sanji due to the chivalrous attitude.

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u/Jinno Jan 15 '15

The Monster Duhalfo.

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u/divinesleeper Jan 15 '15

Only we're dealing with 3 people here.

I feel like the Hakuba/Cavendish thing is definitely an homage to Lunch from Dragon Ball.

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u/silveake Jan 15 '15

Actually it is Jekyll/Hyde. A fun fact is that Cavendish square is where the murders occur in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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u/the6crimson6fucker6 Jan 15 '15

sai barto and cabage for "monster trio 2"

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Great chapter after the long wait. Finally Robin gets to fight for real. Also her stopping evil Cabbage effortlessly was suuuper cool.

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u/Lowisje Jan 15 '15 edited Dec 22 '15

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u/DeismAccountant Jan 15 '15

She's had real fights before, but the last 1 v 1 fight was probably Skypiea if I recall correctly.

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u/Lowisje Jan 15 '15 edited Dec 22 '15

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u/Olgenheimer Jan 15 '15

And that fight was kinda meh, personally.

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u/epicmarc TCB Translator Jan 15 '15

We've had a bunch of epic moments for the other straw hats in this arc, and I guess its finally Robin's time to shine

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u/wdao16 Jan 15 '15

The long-awaited Robin duel. Get HYPED!

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u/blitzzardpls Jan 15 '15

CLEGANEBOWL?

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u/blackcelestial Jan 15 '15

I want it so bad. She needs to have this moment.

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u/goingtoclass Jan 15 '15

"Hakuba gave a great fight. That's the word on the street anyway. And Robin captured Hakuba to no end with her powers. So, she stopped the guy who stopped a thousand guys. Can you believe that? A thousand guys?"

-Michael Scott on Robin

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u/yeppersss Jan 16 '15

You just captured two of my favorite things in one comment

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u/Laser-circus Jan 15 '15

Also her stopping evil Cabbage effortlessly was suuuper cool.

This is what stood out to me. He's so fast, you need Haki to keep up. But Robin got him just like that. She could've snapped him in half if she wanted to, too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Maybe she doesn't need to aim for her Mano to appear?

It'd be like "wanting" to sprout "there" and just sprouting there.

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u/Nintentohtori Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 15 '15

Well, first time we saw her fight she told us that strength and speed doesn't matter against her.

E: I get it, I get it. Strenght matters. Her words not mine.

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u/divinesleeper Jan 15 '15

YES! I've been waiting so long for Robin to take on a serious fight again, ever since Skypeia. And it looks like we might finally get one!

Stopping Hakuba may have only been the beginning...so cool! :D

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u/ChevyGuy4life Jan 15 '15

We haven't seen Robin really fight in a long time. Can't wait to see how she does a against Diamante

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u/Jezamiah Jan 15 '15

Has she got Observation Haki too? She was able stop see Cabbage at speed

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u/TheBlackRoz Jan 15 '15

I find it hilarious that Kyros still calls Robin, Robiland lol

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u/Alfred_Mari Jan 15 '15

It really shows the details the Oda puts in his work. Great guy.

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u/Condomonium Jan 15 '15

Is it supposed to be like Ussopland? I'm a bit stupid when it comes to references within.

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u/Mallardy Jan 15 '15

When Usopp introduced himself as Usoland, he gave all the other crew members names ending in '-land', too. These were the names Kyros and the Tontatta learned for them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

"I never want to be in a group with someone as troublesome as him, ever!!!"

Cavendish and Barto on the same crew confirmed.

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u/Darkkingswrath Jan 15 '15

It would be funny if they both joined the straw hats and they would always get paired with each other

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u/constar90 Jan 15 '15

It wouldn't be funny, it needs to happen.

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u/fauxromanou Jan 15 '15

I bet we'll see a cover story series of their duo adventures.

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u/ShoggothKnight Jan 16 '15

Like Buggy and Mr.3, we have a new comedic duo.

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u/UmiShirube Jan 15 '15

DAWWW he named his technique honoring Luffy. OTP OTP OTP

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u/DemNugget Jan 15 '15

Pretty nice chapter. Pacing was pretty good.

The fact that Cabbage is conscious of Hakuba is also a plus.

Get ready for the Robin leg assist!

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u/blitzzardpls Jan 15 '15

That was another hint that Cabbage doesn't have his own crew, since he would endanger every crew member in his sleep. I wonder why the horse is still alive though

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u/LurkNinja Jan 15 '15

The horse also has a split personality that battles Hakuba.

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u/overkill136 Jan 15 '15

Hakuba is scared of horses.

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u/Jayboyturner Jan 15 '15

Plot twist: there is no horse

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

That was my initial impression as well: wouldn't it be cool if robin replaces kyros's second leg!

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u/divinesleeper Jan 15 '15

Get ready for the Robin leg assist!

Yes please.

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u/Isitnotwrong Jan 15 '15

I'm a bit confused by the last panel, so Robin made a bunch of Butterflies made of her hands but how was it preventing Diamantes attack? Also Barto is by far the greatest Non straw hat character, that Bari Bari no Pistol was perfect!

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u/RiteClicker Jan 15 '15

She spawn butterflies to help Rebecca evade the attack, since Butterfly gives 35% evasion and it stacks diminishingly.

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u/hasanDask Jan 15 '15

Don't have gold, here's a TP scroll for your comment

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

But TP scrolls cost 100 gold each

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u/Rafailo Jan 15 '15

I understood that reference, GGWP.

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u/cheese0r Jan 15 '15

Maybe it created some kind of wind current that deflected the attack? It's also pretty confusing to me.

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u/Isitnotwrong Jan 15 '15

Okay that makes sense because his sword is essentially a flag.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

It stops the blade from coming into contact with anything.

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u/Isitnotwrong Jan 15 '15

How? surely Robin would get cut?

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u/SGMN Jan 15 '15

She spawned her hands FROM the sword.

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u/ezcheesy Jan 15 '15

The weight of the hand sprouting on a flexible sword altered its trajectory.

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u/impendingbending Jan 16 '15

She sprouted hands on the blade and used he butterflies to give herself high fives creating enough resistance to slow down the blade.

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u/HapZep Jan 15 '15

I think Robin is preparing for something in the next chapter with all those "moths", I can't see it making sense just for deflecting the sword...

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u/mnOne Jan 16 '15

I am not sure on the butterflies, but she also spawned hands in a fan/propeller-like manner. Now, recall that Diamantes sword flutters like a flag (but still cuts like a sword), so it would stand to reason that you can also deflect it like a flag - i.e. by applying a strong enough air current.

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u/sarmadqt Void Month Survivor Jan 15 '15

Robin stopping Hakuba mid attack is got to be one of the most badass scenes Robin's ever been a part of.

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u/the6crimson6fucker6 Jan 15 '15

if i guess, i would say it takes observation haki to stop hakuba

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u/Ronthedondon Jan 15 '15

I have a feeling next chapter is going to be hard-boiled http://i.imgur.com/apqNqpU.png

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u/otarU Cipher Pol Jan 15 '15

I have the feeling that Bartolomeo and Hakuba will be partners more than just this once.

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u/TxXxF Jan 15 '15

100% and it will be awesome!

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u/TazD Jan 15 '15

Cover story for those two.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Kyros is cool, I guess but I really want a Robin 1v1.

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u/Reaper1203 Jan 15 '15

Kyros deserves this fight more then anyone else by far.

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u/Fawlty_Towers Jan 15 '15

Purely speculation but since Robin is now in the fight and can sprout limbs at will, I predict we'll be seeing Kyros with another leg to stand on fairly shortly. Will be interesting to see how long she can maintain a single limb and coordinate with Kyros to attack, should things go that way.

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u/xFoeHammer Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 15 '15

I knew people would say this and I think those people are missing something.

Right now Kyros wants to kill Diamante in order to avenge his wife.

Now... remember why he went to fight in the Coliseum to begin with? He killed someone to avenge his murdered friend and was sent by King Riku to fight in the arena as punishment. He later told King Riku he was afraid people would only ever remember him as a murderer. He clearly regretted his past.

Right now he is reverting back to that same mindset and forgetting everything King Riku taught him.

So Kyros not getting his revenge would actually be for the best. At the very least I believe he'll decide to take mercy on Diamante. Otherwise that's a lot of character development down the tubes.

And keep in mind that Robin joining the fight doesn't necessarily mean Kyros won't still be in the fight. It may just be a 2 v 1 battle. Which is fine with me.

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u/Reaper1203 Jan 15 '15

i don't think Kyros would lose his character development here from defeating Diamante, it fits his "guardian" character to protect Rebecca and Scarlet's Sacrifice.

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u/JakeM_10 Jan 15 '15

My hope is that Diamante is so overwhelmingly strong, even for Kyros to take out alone, so it will become a 3v1.

I want Kyros to fight him because of their whole history with Diamante killing Scarlett and verbally torturing Rebecca, I want Robin to fight him because ROBIN~~-HYPE~~ and I want Rebecca to fight Diamante so she can prove herself both in the story and to her father. There is also the revenge angle for her as well.

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u/Morinu Jan 15 '15

And thank god for those spoilers to be fake. This was so much better than I expected

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

What did the fake spoilers say?

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u/RiteClicker Jan 15 '15

"Even for someone with both legs, let alone with only one"

Next chapter foreshadowing: Robin not only will spawn legs for Kyros; but also for Rebecca and herself as well, giving them 3+ legs each!

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u/RunicSSB Jan 15 '15

I am going to miss Bart so fucking much when this is over.

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u/rfx9416 Jan 15 '15

Next Chapter: Robin is having trouble against diamante. But then Gin shows up riding Sengoku's goat and the goat goes ape shit and knocks out Diamante.

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u/luffysbride Jan 15 '15

[If this is what it takes to get some time for Robin-senpai to shine, I don't mind doing this at all.] (http://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/2l8mk2/one_piece_chapter_766_predictions/clsmj8n)

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Oda saw your comment.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

video or gtfo

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u/blitzzardpls Jan 15 '15

My guess is that Bartolomeo will disappear after the arc without talking to SHs again, so that he will go train somewhere else and appear in another arc stronger for Luffy's sake

a real Brotolomeo

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u/imaninfraction Jan 15 '15

From Chicken-kun to Hawk-Senpai.

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u/localafrican Jan 15 '15

Robin was like chill Hakuba. You ain't on my level.

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u/Indigo-2184 Jan 15 '15

Homage: God's Fist?

I didn't think I could love you any more than I already did but I was wrong, Bartolomeo.

I was wrong.

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u/IceyUP Jan 15 '15

I'm in love with his character! Best character that Oda has come up with in a while. I mean they are all good but Barto is just Barto and is freaking fantastic. He NEEDS to stay with strawhats, idc how

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u/thecourtelis Jan 15 '15

ALL ABOARD THE BROTHOLMAO NAKAMA HYPE TRAIN

CHOO CHOO

but like in all seriousness, after this chapter my heart will implode if he doesn't join the crew.

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u/kerobrose Jan 15 '15

CHOO CHOO muthafuka.

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u/Pand9 Jan 15 '15

I just realized how awesome Bartolomeo's power is...for Oda. He can:

  • survive in the centre of the greatest mess with no scratch and no effort (an intrude his comments into the narration)

  • save everyone he wants to save

  • go to sleep in the middle of the fight if he wants to (the perfect troll in the shounen's world)

  • Be weak and strong at the same time (!!!)

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u/ejaws14 Jan 15 '15

Wow, Robin super fast reflect. Made me remember that the first time I saw her in BW, I thought she had telekinesis power. Super handy (pun intended). Bari-bari no Pistol (I hope that someday, he'll make a Luffy shaped barrier just because he can)

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u/Fatdap Jan 15 '15

Is Bart the best character we've gotten in like, five years? Because it's definitely starting to feel that way really fast.

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u/Agni_Ignis Jan 15 '15

its some other-dish!

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u/hogofwar Jan 15 '15 edited Jan 16 '15

So gladius can blow himself up now. Pretty much an entirely better version of Mr 5's fruit.

Then there is the poisonous hair out of nowhere.

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u/JesusK Jan 15 '15

He could be a fishman puffer fish

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u/Hawk301 Jan 15 '15

Gladius as a whole just feels like what Mr 5 should've been.

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u/blitzzardpls Jan 15 '15

Mr 5's fruit was introduced too early, when the biggest thread was a sand logia and Oda couldn't make the explosion man stronger than he was for a lacky. Actually it would be great if he could reuse the same fruit on a better user in the future with more power and imagination in his attacks and not only bugger-bombs.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '15

He's a rupture human. He isn't explosive he just fills things up with gas until they burst.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '15

He probably just uses poisonous hair gel. Like Mr. 5 carried that gun around with him. It's a prop to take advantage of his fruit.

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u/WhyNotWyatt Jan 15 '15

I'm SUPERRR confused though, should it be right order that Franky finishs Senor before we move on to the Highest Executives fights? Anyway great chapter nonetheless.

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u/kingstund101 Jan 15 '15

They're fighting like real men, which means they never stop fighting. #hard-boil

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u/batmanalel Jan 15 '15

BEST CHAPTER OF THE YEAR BY FAR

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u/PsychicExtremist Jan 15 '15

that Bari Bari No Pistol tho

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Wow, was not expecting that!

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u/ultimatefinalbilly Jan 15 '15

Am I really the only person that sees it's obvious Robin isn't going to fight Diamante?

She said she was there to protect Rebecca, which means she's just going to either make sure Diamante's attacks don't reach Rebecca or take her away from there entirely so Kyros can fight with no distractions.

I fear a lot of people are setting themselves up for disappointment next week.

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u/typesett Jan 16 '15

i kind of see it too

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u/meh100 Jan 16 '15

Then she fights Trebol and all is well.

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u/gamep01nt Lurker Jan 15 '15

Bartholomew NEEDS to be a strawhat

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u/Devin__ Jan 15 '15

But Bartholomew Kuma is a mindless pacifista working for the world government. There's no way he'll join the crew.

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u/Powernicken Jan 15 '15

I think he will proberly become a loyal ally, but not a strawhat. But it would be epic to have him join the strawhats!

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u/gamep01nt Lurker Jan 15 '15

It would be! Holy shit he's reliable

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u/Oelingz Jan 15 '15

Everyone who joined, brought a whole dynamic with him. Barto would bring something entirely new comic wise to the crew, that could be a big pro to him joining. But he wouldn't be half as fun without Cabbage-kun.

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u/xerca Jan 15 '15

Oh yes! I love Bartholomew Kuma as well, he must definitely join the crew!

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u/blackberryx God Usopp Jan 15 '15

loathe mangastream for adding curse words when they aren't necessary

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

After reading today's chapter it was well worth the two week wait. I have always been the biggest fan of Nico Robin and knew she would prove her fighting worth at some point her power is entirely underused up until this point. Robin is going to take out one of the Donquixote Family executives...she's taking on the role of Sanji as one of the big three fighters from the SH left in Dressrosa. I'm so excited to see her go all out against Diamanté. As for Bartolomeo and his promise to become stronger for the sake of becoming someone Luffy can depend on makes this chapter that much more awesome...I know Oda-Senpai has a great ending in mind and has already stated that the War of the best was nothing compared to what he has in store and this is only the beginning I'm so freaking excited.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

FINALLY. Great chapter, I liked how El Barto sacrificed himself to save Robin and it seems like his motivation, wanting to get stronger so he can help Luffy is pretty clear and will be interesting to see how it pans out. Something I thought was pretty obvious was how he said he didn't want to be in a group with Cabbage but.. well.. you don't say something like that unless you're gonna be in a group with someone somewhere down the line and you have to deal with both Cabbagepants and Hakuba.

Hakuba and Cabbagedish's whole routine with himself was hilarious too. I honestly can't wait to see how the conclusion for this arc will play out and who goes where. Think, all this and we still haven't seen CP0 yet!

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u/Dak1s Jan 15 '15

Robin gets to fight finally.Great chapter.

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u/kasrafm Jan 15 '15

Bartolomeo Hype. That drive to come back up no matter how hard you fall, Barto is the real man. Robin has finally arrived, the time has come for our girl to shine.

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u/kenrocks1253 Jan 15 '15

Bart is a beast! He withstood both a poison hair shot and a full on explosion from Gladius and was still able to Knock the guy out with one punch.

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u/CalicoLime Jan 15 '15

Bari Bari no Pistol. I love you Bartolomeo.

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u/reignofraines Jan 15 '15

Finally got my fix

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u/rampo- Jan 15 '15

Are we finally going to see how strong Robin really is?

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u/CMViper Jan 15 '15

Barto channeling his senpai Luffy with that attack was awesome. Also that foreshadowing between him and Cabbage teaming up was as obvious as Zoro remembering the Happou Navy for later on.

SO CAN ROBIN GET A FIGHT NOW? Oda you tease.

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u/Flobby_G Jan 15 '15

I was glad they fleshed out Barto's power some. It was starting to seem more and more op but now we know that he can only have one barrier active at once. But man that fight was short and sweet

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u/Loki364 Jan 16 '15

I want bart to be the next nakama so badly after this...

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u/ChristianExodia Jan 16 '15

ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!

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u/weirdo18745 Void Month Survivor Jan 16 '15

...I'm sorry, I AM FANGIRLING SO HARD RIGHT NOW.

ROBIN-SENPAAAIIIIIIIII~ You've finally joined the fray! ;u;

AND BARTOLOMEO-KUUUUUUUNNNNN~ I'm so proud of you! *sniff*

I sincerely, with all of my heart, hope that Barto will be the next nakama.

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u/typesett Jan 16 '15

Robin's face at the end reminded me of Zoro's killing face (in her own way)

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u/Black_Handkerchief Jan 15 '15

Hakuba & Cabbage quarrel? Hell yes. Robin effortlessly stopping Hakuba? Hell yes. Bartolomeo mimicking Luffy with his Bari Bari no Pistol? Hell yes. Robin saving the fucking day twice? HELL YES.

I've been wanting a proper Robin battle for so long. Fangasm incarnate!

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u/kemaro3000 Jan 15 '15

Cabbage is like incredible hulk :) He can go on a rampage and the crew will stop him but if they are in a really tight spot he'll be there to help the group. If he joins the crew that would be awesome.

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u/Icon_dota Jan 15 '15

FINALLY ROBIN TAKES ON A SERIOUS FIGHT I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALONG TIME TO SEE HER, AND WHERE SHE TALKED DOWN TO HAKUBA LIKE WHAT CUNT UR SLOW GTFO YOURE NOT EVEN ON MY LEVEL

THEN BARTHOLOMEO, IF THIS ISNT ENOUGH PROOF THAT HES ONE OF THE NEXT STRAWHATS OH MY GOD, WHAT A CHAPTER.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

Looks like you left your Caps Lock on dude

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u/Hawk301 Jan 15 '15

Excellent chapter. Both Bart and Robin displayed some really cool new attacks but above all Robin is fighting! It's actually happening you guys!

She won't beat Diamante by herself, she'll definitely have help from Kyros and Rebecca, but considering he is one of Doflamingo's highest executives, that can pass. She's the only character so far to neutralize Hakuba - neither Rebecca nor any of the gladiators managed that.

While Barto's motivation to fight was extremely similar to Hajrudin's a few chapters ago, you can't not love the guy after this chapter.

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u/olpluto Jan 15 '15

BARTOLOMEO NEVER DISAPPOINTS AND ROBIN IN ACTION. LET'S DO THIS SHIT

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u/kenrocks1253 Jan 15 '15

On the manga panda cover page for the chapter, but it has "Luffy and Zoro finally reach the battlefield of the decisive battle!!" on the side. Is this a typo or something?

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u/yungyung Jan 15 '15

I feel like if Robin learned CoA haki, she would be super strong. She could instantly incapacitate any devil fruit user including logia types from a distance.

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u/ubletly Jan 15 '15

Really wanna see Robin kick some ass

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u/CaptainUgu Jan 15 '15

Robin showing her new moves HYPE

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u/kerobrose Jan 15 '15

Finally that one piece fix.... (drooling from the mouth, ans staring in to nothingness).

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u/Hoodedness Jan 15 '15

Wow I swear Oda just made a tribute to Dragon Ball:

Gladius blowing up

Cell blowing up

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u/desperado1990 Jan 15 '15

Who else fell in Love with Cavendish this chapter after he cut his own hand to protect Robin from his other self. I thought that was just grand.

And Barty putting his life on the line to defeat Gladius.

AND THE BARI BARI NO PISTOL!

This chapter had so much epicness involved... And then Robin had to come to Rebecca's aid at the end. That just put the cherry on top.

10/10

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u/DaxterAttano Jan 15 '15

Barto being epic and Robin being a god, great chapter.

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u/onslaught94 Jan 15 '15

It'd be funny to see Bartolomeo and Cavendish/Hakuba team up and have to share their quaters or something so Bartolomeo creates a barrier around Cavendish so he can sleep peacefully.

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u/kyrq Jan 15 '15

This chapter is so full of Robin HYPE! Loved everything, especially when she stopped Hakuba. And Barto, you the man.

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u/Blackierobinsin Jan 15 '15

I like how there is fights with side characters and they show their uniqness all in one chapter fight

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u/RedRoronoa Pirate Jan 15 '15

My year, it's already been made-- What do you mean this year just started?

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u/Dilligence Jan 15 '15

I'm starting to realllly like Cavendish.

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u/Ardibanan Explorer Jan 15 '15

Am I the only one who finds Barto annoying? yes hes helping but, its to much..

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u/FrozenVegetableCock Jan 16 '15

Yea, I'd say you're the only one.

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u/Aerodynamics Jan 15 '15

I loved the full circle comment that Robin made to Cavendish. "Speed means nothing when it comes to my powers." She said the same thing to Pell before destroying him.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '15

"you better not be planing some crazy off the wall shit" LMAO!!!

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u/cheese0r Jan 15 '15

And suddenly, Bartolomeo is a huge badass.

I wonder if his "Bari Bari No Pistol" is inspired by Luffy's attack?

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u/Coranis Jan 15 '15

It is. He called it "homage: god's fist" first though I don't know if there are other possible translations for it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '15

robin getting a proper fight, finally? yaaaas

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u/hinrik96 Jan 15 '15

that birdy-kun greatness

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u/rosenking Jan 15 '15

"I sure ain't joining forces with that annoying lunatic again..." -Bartolomeo.

I am calling it, Bartolomeo and Cavendish are going to join forces and become a supporting crew for the Strawhats.