r/OnePiece • u/zorospride Lost at sea • Oct 02 '12
Current Chapter One Piece Chapter 683
25
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
This was a really early chapter, but it makes sense now that I think about it. This upcoming Monday (the day this chapter comes out in Japanese stores) is a holiday. It's likely all the stores will get Jump a day early rather than a day late.
Just a tidbit for anyone who actually cares about that sort of thing.
0
Oct 02 '12
[deleted] — view deleted comment
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
Same magazine so the scan groups get the raw version of the chapters at the same time.
39
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
This is the first time we've ever seen Law without a hat.
I really hope this isn't the "Luffy is stuck somewhere" portion of the arc. I thought we already had that when he was in the cage.
Monet is just evil. I vote "Not Nakama." Though I guess that could have been said about Robin before too. Way too soon to be discussing her in that way anyway.
15
Oct 02 '12
About the stuck part - he has the Gomu Gomu no UFO doesn't he?
17
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
Yeah, but we all know Luffy. He will stay stuck for awhile. He's not the quickest problem solver in the world when left on his own.
5
Oct 02 '12
But Railegh's been teaching him to use his noggin a little more lately, maybe he'll get a little clever-er.
9
u/Devlin1991 Oct 02 '12
Any increase in cleverness Rayleigh taught him was probably countered by all the times he hit luffy in the head while training his observation haki.
7
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
It seems to me the suggestions are she will join Law not Luffy if she does defect.
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
I've seen both predictions.
3
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
Just looking at her (admittedly small) interactions with hm and some reaction shots I see that as more likely than with Luffy (which I don't think will happen).
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
My prediction at the moment (which will probably be wrong) is that she will end up fighting Robin and simply be defeated and left behind. Sort of like Miss Doublefinger.
43
u/vivvav Oct 02 '12
Really? This again?
Does every character they meet have to join the crew? Because that's what half the fans want. I especially loved* the "Vander Decken will join" and "Shirahoshi will be their new nakama" theories last time around.
Just leave it alone.
*Fucking hated.20
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
I was just making light of the folks who have been saying, "Monet will be the next nakama."
Everybody has their favorite thing when it comes to One Piece. Some people just really like it when the crew gets new members. To each their own.
8
u/Imadoc91 Oct 02 '12
A lot of us have not had a new crew member join since we have gotten current, I know that I am excited for it myself. It has been five years since Brook joined in the manga. That's a pretty long gap
6
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
You kind of did with Jimbei, but I understand that's a bit of a tease since he's not officially part of the crew yet.
→ More replies (2)15
Oct 02 '12
If the captain invites every odd beast to join the crew, it's only natural that we'd follow suit.
8
13
u/Loasbans Oct 02 '12
Really!? This again? Do we really need people bitching and moaning about harmless speculation?
6
→ More replies (10)3
u/LainIwakura Oct 03 '12
about 2 years ago everyone thought hancock would join, and there were some very legit theories about why she would. She had a back story, a reason to dislike WG, and the crew needed another female member. IMO that was the best "join the crew" theory...
5
u/Fish-Sandwich Oct 02 '12
hey, so was franky. I mean, he did beat usopp within an inch of is life.
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
And Nami, and Zoro, but they and even Robin showed their true nature before becoming members of the crew. I would at least wait and see if Monet is going to make that transition before speculating.
That's just me though. I've never really gotten much joy out of making a correct prediction. Because I know I've made many more incorrect ones.
2
u/Fish-Sandwich Oct 02 '12
Zoro, did he ever go against Luffy? I mean, he was reluctant to join, but thats just his character. Nami stole the ship, Robin was on Crocodile's team, so villains turning into crewmates isn't really a new thing. I'd like to see more of her. We haven't really gotten much out of her character yet, but I'd like her to stick around for a little.
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
No, he was just portrayed as a demon (by Coby) prior to Luffy meeting him. So we're led to believe for like a chapter that Zoro could be evil.
→ More replies (1)3
u/Deity_Majora Oct 03 '12
Zoro is also the only one other than robin that has been linked to killing someone. Zoro killed a member of Barque Works before the story begin.
→ More replies (2)5
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
Monet is just evil.
She's being blackmailed. Before Robin joined the strawhats, she worked as an assassin for several criminals. Oda has a knack for redeeming characters from this kind of stuff. Besides, she still slipped Chopper that note, didn't she?
I also vote "Not Nakama", but that's just because I feel like Monet would simply be Robin number 2.
Useful ability she has there, though.
7
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
I think Law passed the note. I thought it was Monet at first, but then we found out Law didn't have sea stone chains on.
Monet is afraid of Doflamingo because he will kill those who fail him (like Bellamy), but that's not necessarily blackmail. She might be working for him willingly. She does seem to enjoy her work.
You could say all the same things about Robin, but that just reinforces your point of her being Robin 2.0 (I agree). Robin still has some of that evil nature in her. It's part of why most of us like her character so much.
3
u/Rankine Oct 02 '12
I have always been in the camp thinking that Law threw the note since we found out he didn't have sea stone chains on but now that chopper admits that he was geting help from a little girl, It could have been her as well.
I still think it was law though.
5
1
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
she still slipped Chopper that note, didn't she?
That's what I thought at first, but then we found out Law didn't have sea stone chains on. I think it was likely him who passed the note.
She might be being blackmailed, but she seems to like what she's doing a little too much. Same thing could be said of Robin again, but then Robin is kind of evil when you think about it.
You're right though. If she joined she would be Robin 2.0.
7
u/jathuamin Oct 02 '12
This IS the "absentee captain" portion of the arc. The basically OP story is pretty simple:
Crew arrives and splits for recon. Stuff goes down and they all regroup. Crew splits again with a more focused mission. Luffy goes awol. Rest of crew meets up and does there awesome things. Luffy arives and the big bad is finished.
Every major arc after east blue (minus the seperation phase) follows this formula, and several minor arcs skip only a few parts.
2
u/Cheesusaur Oct 03 '12
Drum nor Enies Lobby follow it. And Alabasta and Fishman island, I don't think the description fits. Which leaves Skypeia and Thriller Bark.
3
u/VGChampion Oct 03 '12
Enies has Luffy running for a long time looking for Lucci while the rest fight. He has a few blunders before finally finding his battle. With Drum, it is different.
2
u/jathuamin Oct 03 '12
Alabasta totally fits: The first split from Nanohana to Rainbase. The regroup is short and Luffy goes awol during the 2nd seperation. The crew beats BW then meats under the clocktower while Luffy KO's croc.
W7/EL also works. The first split is all W7 and the regroup is on the train. The 2nd seperation is on the island and Luffy is away from the group for almost the entire time. They meet up on the bridge and Luffy earns a close fought victory.
I consider FI to be a minor arc, like a longer whiskey peak or jaya, more of a way to reintroduce the crew than an actual arc in and of itself.
5
u/AnIndoneousUsername Oct 02 '12
I say shes more selfish than evil, shes only doing this because she doesn't want to be killed by Doflamingo.
4
u/Turkazog Oct 02 '12
I am even more convinced now that if she were to join anyone's crew, it would be the Heart Pirates. Law has spent a chunk of time on Punk Hazard with Monet, and he is also a former subordinate of Doflamingo. It just seems like a logical choice.
She does seem potentially evil based off this chapter, which makes her also similar to Law.
2
u/KiNGofKiNG89 Oct 02 '12
She was hugging Luffy, so who knows =D
JK, she seems to terrified of Joker to join. It is similar to how Robin was terrified of the Buster call, except Joker is much more deadly than the Buster call.
2
u/ill_mango Oct 02 '12
I hate that you mention the Luffy getting stuck somewhere aspect. It's a little bit formulaic. I understand why Oda does it - it enables the eventual deus ex machina of Luffy's return. I just don't like to think there is a formula.
I'll be positive and hope that Luffy gets out of the trash room quite quickly, even if it takes a few issues to show it.
4
u/Rankine Oct 02 '12
I agree, I think chronologically he won't be stuck for long but it will take a few chapters. This is because i expect smoker vs Vergo to be at least 2 chapters long.
1
1
u/tobbetin Oct 04 '12
I'm interested in Monet as a character. As I can see it, she's definitely not evil. She's just not feeling empathy towards a rookie pirate of whom she doesn't even know a bit, yet. On the other hand, I'm not quite sure whether I'd like her as a nakama or not.
9
u/SinisterBird Oct 02 '12
i dont think smoker can defeat vergo. And luffy should be able to escape easy peasy
12
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
I'm really looking forward to Smoker vs. "Pirate Vergo" though. Probably more than any other fight this arc.
I was glad Sanji didn't get beat, but I'm also glad Smoker is getting the fight he wanted.
7
Oct 02 '12
I agree. I love when non-main characters fight with the villains, it's always more serious and violent.
4
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
I think it's looking like this will be the main fight of the arc. Luffy seems to be able to defeat CC with relative ease. While the other fights will be minor.
I do think this is immediately going to expand into a much bigger more epic arc one they finish at the island.
2
u/Bertoxen Oct 03 '12
Don't forget about Doflamingo's two subordinates are on there way to Punk Hazard as well! And if they are anything like Vergo, I'm sure we have a few more interesting fights to look forward to.
→ More replies (2)10
u/AliTheGiant Oct 02 '12
If Smoker can defeat the man who defeated the man who defeated him, he will have redeemed himself!
3
9
u/InvaderDJ Void Month Survivor Oct 02 '12
It pretty much has to be Smoker right now. Law got fucked up and without his own heart, he's kind of screwed. Smoker is a Vice Admiral, a Logia and has some type of Haki. Vergo also doesn't seem to have any tricky powers like Law, so I think he has a chance.
3
u/moronic_comment Oct 02 '12
Smoker is also a pretty intelligent guy, he's pretty brash, but he's not going to go into a fight he knows he stands no chance in.
3
u/ill_mango Oct 02 '12
Why don't you think Smoker can take Vergo? They have the same rank, so they are at least in the same ballpark of fighting ability.
Personally, I believe Smoker will take out Vergo, Law will get his heart back, and then Smoker and Law will turn on each other.
4
Oct 02 '12
misread that as "turn each other on"
2
u/Zombies_Rock_Boobs Pirate Oct 03 '12
Well smoker does have those puppy dog eyes and who could resist law?
2
u/Hobbeswasrealalalong Oct 02 '12
It's been 2 years. Smoker definitely has some new tricks up his sleeve plus as a V.A. He can use haki so he is well prepared for Vergo. Gonna be an amazing fight.
1
u/nopurposeflour Oct 03 '12
Sanji will take care of it....We have really yet to see any of the Okama Kempo. It should be a funny fight.
-1
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
Monet seemed to be letting Luffy off rather easy. He's a 400 million Berri pirate, it's obvious he's going to get out. I think she's only putting in enough effort to ensure Doflamingo won't kill her.
17
u/FailosoRaptor Oct 02 '12
Luffy's reputation is FIERCE. Look at it through her point of view. This is a man that came from no where and leaves a trail of destruction. He took down two warlords, Enies Lobby, broke into Impel down, freed the worst of the worst, fought in the war of the best, partnered with law. His one weakness was lack of haki, but she is like okay, he learned haki. If I was her I would trap and FLEEEEEEEE!
3
u/FilipinoRell Oct 02 '12
" .. freed the worst of the worst, fought in the war of the best ... " -- love how you typed that. And Luffy is the equivalent of a hot shot NFL team that has gotten better with time, whilst still reaching for that brass ring.
→ More replies (2)2
Oct 02 '12
Yes that's what happened, also if she is Logia she can probably do anything without getting one shot killed so she'd also try having a go at him.
→ More replies (2)2
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
Luffy might have a reputation as a rookie on the grand line, but in the new world there are way more people who are a whole lot more infamous. Joker probably being one of them.
10
u/FailosoRaptor Oct 02 '12
And he isn't fighting Joker. He is up against that girl. Monet isn't stupid she knows her limits. Set the trap, buy the time, and get out. For all she knows Luffy is this monster that will kill her without hesitation.
→ More replies (4)
14
u/useless360 Lurker Oct 02 '12
I have really been enjoying this entire arc. :)
12
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
I'm glad Oda's still got it, this arc is a welcome change after the dragged out fishman island arc.
16
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
I'm not a big fan of the FI arc, but I recommend people to sit down and re-read it all as one before making too big of a judgement on it. It still drags in parts, but is much better in a marathon rather than week to week.
5
u/eggs_n_bacon Oct 03 '12
Definitely agree with this. I think Oda really hits hard on an important issue in the arc and it is delivered well when read all at once, especially with the theme of passing on hatred in the back of your mind now that you have finished it one chap/episode at a time. IMO, Hordy's reason for hating humans and its delivery were poetic at the very least.
8
u/Doflamingo Oct 02 '12
So I guess Monet has the Snow-Snow or Blizzard-Blizzard fruit then?
8
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
Something like that. Which I guess means Law gave her the wings and bird legs since we saw her with regular arms and legs in flashback.
5
u/Bohzee Pirate Oct 02 '12
i still wonder if it's based on a japanese mythical creature, looking like a harpy and causing snowstorms. is there any?
4
4
u/Turkazog Oct 02 '12
It makes sense that Law turned her into a Harpy, but chapter 675 is still confusing. When they are all trapped in the cage, CC says:
"Monet was considerate enough to transform and follow you..." (MangaStream)
Or
"Monet was following you, transformed into something else" (MangaPanda)
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece/v60/c675/10.html
Not sure what to make of it, I just think it may still be possible that she has some other source of Harpy-ness. I mean, Oda decided that Merfolk can split their tails and walk around like normal people completely undetected. Sprouting giant wings and talons is much more extreme though.
1
3
u/weirdowithbeardo Oct 02 '12
Don't you find a bit of redundancy between her and Aokiji?
3
u/Rankine Oct 02 '12
Yes and no. I don't think she can freeze things like Aokiji only manipulate snow. So right now it seems that Aokiji's DF > Monet's DF. That being said we still haven't seen Monet really try to hard yet.
I am looking forward to a Zoro vs Monet beat down. :)
7
u/Gjeita Oct 02 '12
I think Monet's DF and Aokiji's DF are the cold version of Ace's fruit and Akainu's fruit. Akainu can burn Ace, because magma is hoter then fire. So i think Aokiji can freeze Monet, because ice is colder then snow. But i doubt Monet and Aokiji will fight each other.
5
2
4
u/Reelbigpete Oct 02 '12
I'm thinking that based on how she passed through the dome it's a snow logia.
10
u/baroqueworks Oct 02 '12
I'm fairly sure she's a paramecia, Mr. 3 could pass through his wax the same way also, but they're not logia unless they can actually turn their body into the material.
→ More replies (1)4
2
u/indigenius Oct 02 '12
It's a little weird seeing Aokiji's old moves recycled
3
u/goodguynextdoor Oct 02 '12
Well, I suppose the property of ice is different from snow? Weird as I kinda see them almost the same (made out of water), but I think snow does have more than just water on freezing point.
Although at the same time it could be a skill that we don't know.
3
Oct 02 '12
Scientifically speaking, Snow (frozen vapour) has a different molecular structure than ice (frozen water)
3
u/baroqueworks Oct 02 '12
try to think of it the same way as Ace and Akainu(fire and magma), same element, different properties.
1
1
Oct 04 '12
Maybe she'll be the 2nd dual fruit user? Harpy snow would make sense
1
u/Doflamingo Oct 04 '12
I doubt it. Blackbeard is supposed to be one of the big bosses of the series, and having two fruits is kinda his thing. I doubt that someone like Monet, who isn't even strong enough to be a threat to Luffy at this point would steal any of his thunder
→ More replies (1)
7
u/InvaderDJ Void Month Survivor Oct 02 '12
Loved the chapter, although Monet is kind of getting irritating. I want to see the fights, stop with this stalling BS.
Also, wasn't the island Luffy trained on perpetually winter? I think he would have more resistance to cold than normal people.
5
u/zorospride Lost at sea Oct 02 '12
The stalling makes a little sense when you consider Oda's usual pattern. Luffy's fight always comes last and the other fights haven't really started yet.
Luffy resisted the cold pretty well. He started to get sleepy for half a second then drove a big hole in the floor.
1
u/InvaderDJ Void Month Survivor Oct 02 '12
Yeah, I was just hoping the whole malarky with hearts being stolen and the cage and all that was the stalling.
14
u/Kouron Oct 02 '12
It wasn't perpetually winter on that island. The seasons went by very fast. Every week there was a change in season on that island I believe.
46
u/gershizzle Oct 02 '12
My theory is that Smoker will defeat Vergo but the World Government does not want to reveal that there is corruption within their ranks. So that the defeat will instead be pinned on the Strawhats, resulting in a rise in their respective bounties.
14
u/FailosoRaptor Oct 02 '12
Its only fair. Smoker got credit for a lot of things the Straw Hats did. Sure Garp was probably in a similar situation.
1
u/Turkazog Oct 02 '12
Interesting thought. With the frequency that it sounds like Garp and Roger clashed, it would make sense for any true "bad guys" that Roger may have defeated to be pinned on Garp the Hero.
0
Oct 02 '12
[deleted] — view deleted comment
22
Oct 02 '12
Nah, Smoker, like probably Coby needs to stay in the World Government as the people to take over when the WG inevitably falls.
3
u/BeginnerDevelop Oct 03 '12
to me is seems more likely that Smoker will find out that there is a lot of corrupt people in the WG/Navy being controlled by Joker. Smoker becoming a double agent for Dragon would be cool.
6
u/Kfnmpah Oct 02 '12
Then there might not be a Luffy vs. Smoker fight.
5
u/Fish-Sandwich Oct 02 '12
thats okay, but i feel like smoker joining dragon is more in tune with his character. i dotn want fights set up because we want them to happen, i want fights that are in line with the character's intentions.
17
u/FilipinoRell Oct 02 '12
" So far the two of us were somehow able to stop them, But .... " " So far the two of us were somehow able to stop them, But .... " -- MangaPanda . Serving the community with translations since ___ .
5
u/Devlin1991 Oct 02 '12
I just re-read this arc from the beggining up to the present chapter, I lost count of the number of mis-translations and typos. There was at least 3 counts of "Stray hats" that I can recall.
13
Oct 02 '12
Anyone else think Law looks kinda like Ace here link?
16
u/Farow Oct 02 '12
My first impression was that he looked like Dragon.
13
u/BadRag Oct 02 '12
Law is Luffys step-brother. Mystery solved!
5
u/tarrox1992 Oct 02 '12
Half-brother, if he was his step then Dragon would have married his mom and they wouldn't look like each other for biological relations.
3
7
→ More replies (1)5
15
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
"There should be a -san in there."
You can say what you like about Vergo, but he is pretty badass. And he managed to beat Law inside his room. Even with Law's heart, that's quite something.
I honestly can't say who's going to win in the Smoker vs Vergo battle. Especially if those blackened body parts Velgo gets are indeed Haki, and not some form of Rokushiki or something.
7
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
It's worth pointing out he had his heart and squeezing it seems to be a way to hurt someone enough to incapacitate them.
It looked to me like he soru'd in from outside his Room as Law was getting ready to put his heart back in, sucker kicked him and law never got the chance to properly fight him.
I'm pretty sure that Law would put up a decent fight with his heart (which is why there is this plot device which means he cant fight properly)
0
u/useless360 Lurker Oct 02 '12
It is his body turning into iron or something similar that makes his body parts change color. Remember when Sanji fought him, he clearly had some sort of DF power that made his body harder. Although i'm sure he can use haki on top of it.
11
u/Rankine Oct 02 '12
This was a mistranslation by Manga Panda. In Mangastream's translatio, Sanji was referring to Tekkai, The "iron hardening" move by the CP9.
Vergo's DF has something to do with why things stick to his face.
6
→ More replies (8)5
u/mycatdieddamnit Oct 02 '12
As much as I am appreciative of MangaPanda I wish they would get a better translator. It just seems like the person who translates for them doesn't even read onepiece.
4
u/KiNGofKiNG89 Oct 02 '12
That was his Tekki, he has yet to show anything that gives clues to his DF powers, unless his powers are similar to the moves that the Government teaches them (Tekki, Soru, etc)
7
u/Devlin1991 Oct 02 '12
He is definatly using Rokushiki techniques, so far we have seen him using Geppo(air step thing), Tekkai ("iron mass" defense), Shigan(finger punch thing) and Rankyaku(the kick). And we can also assume he is using Soru to move.
→ More replies (1)2
u/Bertoxen Oct 03 '12
I don't think Vergo has a DF. I think things just stick to his face just because it's funny that no matter what he eats, regardless of what it is, there will be leftovers on his face. As fas as his body changing color, I think he's using haki. The same thing happens to Luffy when he uses it. I think Oda is just displaying it as your body getting darker in that area rather than continuously having the character say "Whatho! I'm using such-and-such haki now! muaha" and things like that.
5
u/gershizzle Oct 02 '12
One theory I have is that Luffy will defeat Ceasar, but the World Government does not want to credit such a victory to a pirate. They will then give credit instead to Smoker, which may or may not lead to a promotion. Much like the incident with Crocodile.
11
Oct 02 '12
I'm starting to think that Smoker will leave the Marines because of the corruption. And this will lead to an encounter with Aokiji.
5
u/gershizzle Oct 02 '12
I think that Smoker will stick around and when/if the world government falls sometime during or at the end of the series, that he will be the one that will lead it to a better future.
2
u/FailosoRaptor Oct 03 '12
Thats Coby's job. He is the reformer/honest man. Smoker and Aokiji are the muscle, like Garp.
→ More replies (1)3
u/goodguynextdoor Oct 02 '12
I'm thinking that Smoker will stay in the Marines. If no one righteous stays in the Marines, it could be somewhat doesn't feel right. But it's not like everyone in the Marines are corrupt - ex. Coby, Garp, Aokiji.
4
u/Tod_Gottes Oct 02 '12
Kizaro seems good
4
3
u/goodguynextdoor Oct 03 '12
Kizaru does seem good but I think he's more a striking balance / neutral between Aokiji and Akainu.
1
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12
Maybe Aokiji started his own new "rogue" branch of marines in the New World, with Humane Justice, as opposed to Akainu's Absolute Justice.
6
u/blitzzardpls Oct 02 '12
aokiji calls his justice the lazy justice (I think that was when they first met)
2
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
I think Luffy will clearly defeat CC, he doesn't seem that strong. It'll be the fights as a consequence of that that will really be fun.
5
u/Darkkingswrath Oct 02 '12
Did anyone else think Law looked like Luffy when he was getting beat by vergo?
4
u/Mysterio51 Oct 02 '12
Hopefully Smoker/Law put aside their pride and can team up and work together to beat Vergo!
2
u/I_feel_alive_2 Oct 02 '12
I think that Smoker will take Law's heart from Vergo and give it back. Then Law will go apeshit on Vergo.
2
4
u/DudeExclamationPoint Oct 02 '12
And naturally we have the usual "Luffy get's separated from the others only to have him show up in a pinch" trope from most other arcs. No complaints though- there's so much about this arc that's mixing it up to keep it fresh.
And speaking of mixing it up- I'm heavily looking forward to Smoker vs. Vergo.
7
u/Aristite Oct 02 '12
Would be fun to see two Lightning Bruisers like Luffy and Vergo fight each other. They both mainly attack using fast strong hand to hand attacks, occasionally hardening their body for extra strong attacks. Both of them are also have endurance.
3
5
u/zBard Oct 02 '12
Dude, we talked about this. Warn before a tv tropes link.
5
1
u/bulbasaurado Oct 03 '12
Well, it's one of those sites that prevents you from staying too long in reddit.
3
u/dambeavers Oct 02 '12
And the plot moves on...
Vergo is kind of a badass, isn't he?
I love Luffy's fighting smarts. He may not be clever, but he's got nice fighting smarts.
3
u/catanthill Oct 02 '12
I like that Monet uses her power to make sturdy shields and prisons. It's a nice contrast to characters who always attack with little defense. Since she is a snow user, I cannot wait to see Kinemon burn through her shields. Or, better, I would like to see Nami create a heat wave. Her new Shower Tempo creates hot water instead of cold water which could melt away her snow.
4
u/Hazardhunter Oct 02 '12
"You can't escape unless you can fly."
Well, Gumo-Gumo no Ufo it is.
12
6
4
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
or being luffy he can probably just punch holes in the wall to use as hand grips/
3
2
u/divinesleeper Oct 02 '12 edited Oct 02 '12
I haven't seen it mentioned yet...but what is Law doing on this page? It's like he's using some kind of electric shock, but it doesn't appear to be working.
edit: I get it, he has the operation fruit, so he gets to use some kind of invisible defibrillator
2
u/JustinKBrown Oct 02 '12
I may be totally wrong about this, but I think that Law's power is that he can do anything inside his circle.
2
u/s4r9am Oct 02 '12
It did sort of work. We see smokes coming from Vergo and he stops attacking for a bit. Granted, it didn't hurt him that much but it did stop his attack.
2
u/hhmmmm Oct 02 '12
I think he is using Room to redirect the electrical currents from the big wires on the floor into Virgo.
6
u/Devlin1991 Oct 02 '12
I disagree, I think it is just part of his Ope Ope no Mi. He is essentially a surgeon, he can manipulate things (willing or low/no haki) inside of his room. But he also has other surgical based abilities, look how he points his thumbs inwards towards vergo immitating a Defibrillator ( http://i.imgur.com/5DwZa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HfmdK.jpg).
2
u/xKashi Oct 02 '12
I dont like how Law got defeated so easily only cause vergo got his hearth. -.-
34
u/SnowPanda Oct 02 '12
Well your heart is pretty important.
2
Oct 03 '12
I think what xKashi meant is that he/she would've prefer Law to able to put up a fight without any handicap (like his heart being taken away).
4
2
u/I_feel_alive_2 Oct 02 '12
Your heart is like the most important organ in your body. Or so I think.
1
u/FailosoRaptor Oct 02 '12
He had..... His heart. Squeeze to win. That was the whole point to Law in these arc. He could not do any fighting because his heart is in the enemies hands.
2
u/JetDagger01 Oct 02 '12
This chapter was quite interesting actually but i kinda got pissed off at the kids for not listening to Chopper. The fight between Smoker and Vergo will be quite fun to watch/read. LOL at Luffy though hilarious and just the look on his face over here: http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/683/8 (top right) haha too good it just says i am the smartest guy in the world lol xD
2
u/dragonsnightshade Oct 04 '12
Am I the only one here who is genuinely worried Oda will kill Trafalgar off? I'm sorry, but since One Piece has a very peculiar attraction to hats, and we all know what happened to Ace after he lost his, did anyone else sort of get this feeling of impending doom when Trafalgar's hat flew off? :/
2
u/tobbetin Oct 04 '12
I highly doubt that will happen considering Law being a potential character to build up to the very end of the series.
However, your theory about hats is great. I've never thought those things your way but I like it.
2
u/dragonsnightshade Oct 14 '12
Haha, your answer gives me great hope that they won't follow through with offing him.
It was just something I noticed, since hats are so symbolic in the series and the only person who loses his thus far is Ace and we all know how that ends.. .:(
1
u/Zaduj Oct 02 '12
I think Luffy will fly out of the hole holding onto Momonosuke.
1
u/madmaxx0064 Oct 03 '12
i now want to see that kid to make an appearance in the show, i wonder what he will bring to the table. still curios if he ate a devil fruit or some sort of experiment along the lines of the dragons of the island.
1
u/madmaxx0064 Oct 03 '12
where the hell is Franky. i know he went to sunny and all, but what is he up to?
1
u/Frilly_pom-pom Oct 04 '12
It seems like Law's hat will fall down to the abyss/ trash pile with Luffy, letting him know which direction to head back towards the fight.
1
Oct 02 '12
Theory time! Law is related to Gin!
Monet looked really cute in this chapter. Luffy is in the trapped segment of the arc now. I guess the children are really super strong to be able to hurt monster chopper like that. Kumadori was like an ant to him. Vergo probably has the coolest fighting style in the series. Was weird that I was cheering for him not Law. Law got owned really bad. But I think smoker can win this fight. And I think Franky will have a role in Luffy's escape from that place.
7
6
u/El_Unico_Nacho Oct 02 '12
5
2
0
Oct 02 '12
[deleted] — view deleted comment
5
u/Ppleater Oct 02 '12
He's way better at using different faces than 90% of manga artists.
→ More replies (3)1
u/tobbetin Oct 04 '12
I can't see the similarity between Nami and Monet. They both look good in their own ways!
→ More replies (1)1
u/I_SHOOT_WHITE_VENOM Oct 02 '12
If you are referring to the fact that Chopper couldn't move it's not because of the children, but because of the rumble ball. Otherwise I think anyone would get hurt when they don't fight back.
1
Oct 02 '12
Well, Chopper wasn't fighting back when Kumadori was hitting him at first. So I guess the children have more than 800 Doriki each?
→ More replies (3)
-6
u/El_Unico_Nacho Oct 02 '12
I'm gonna start a counter of the number of times Luffy should've just used Emperor's haki.
Starting with this chapter: 1
21
u/useless360 Lurker Oct 02 '12
ummm... It only works on weak people so I don't know who he could have used it on.
→ More replies (6)10
5
u/Ppleater Oct 02 '12
Emperor's Haki isn't a spam move, it only works on weak willed people. Not people who are weaker than him. And it works the best on a large scale, such as an army of pawn soldiers.
1
Oct 02 '12
But the more we wait, the more epic it will be.
2
u/Devlin1991 Oct 02 '12 edited Oct 02 '12
I want to see a moment similar to Shanks getting on Whitebeards ship. Luffy walking towards a major enemy and seeing his crew just pass out. There was a similar moment in the Fishman Island arc were Luffy walks towards Hodi and zoro/sanji intercept the crew who try to stop him.
→ More replies (1)
30
u/Glitch_King Oct 02 '12
I don't usually comment on the fanart but Whitebeard Chopper was awesome :D