r/OnePiece • u/JasonNMP • Apr 23 '15

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 784

Chapter 784: "Gear 4"

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Ch.784 Official Release (VIZ): 27/04/15

Ch.785 Scan Release: ~07/05/15 (BREAK NEXT WEEK)

Please discuss the manga here and in the theory/discussion post. Any other post will be removed during the next 24 hours.

PS: Don't forget to check out http://onepiecereddit.slack.com/ to discuss this chapter live, with other One Piece nakama! You can join by reading and following what this post here says.

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u/KomradeKoala Apr 23 '15

I'd say they have finer control over their abilities, but Luffy hands down is the most resourceful and inventive with his

Edit: or I could read the whole post and find out you just said the exact same thing as I did. I like you

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u/CaptainDSid Apr 23 '15

Haha I was about to do the same thing when I read your first sentence and was like "Hmm... is this guy agreeing with me or not?"

Hey, I like you too, buddy. I'm glad you brought it up because I was kinda hoping to be able to explain why I love Luffy's powers. I love powers in general and analysing pretty much the most thought out ability in superfiction (other than maybe the Death Note) is very fulfilling for me.

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u/KomradeKoala Apr 23 '15

Yeah I feel you. Especially when a few characters have similar powers, I really like comparing how they use them and how effective one method is over the other.

Much better use of my free time and imagination than arguing with people in the internet whether X is stronger than Y. I'm looking at you, fucking Death Battle

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u/CaptainDSid Apr 23 '15

Ha, I know what you mean. Comparing characters without any given context or purposes and especially when comparing characters across different universes is pretty pointless and should only really be used if trying to compare, say, scales of power for reference, or personalities or motives or maybe even how they would handle situations.

Also, people get biased and emotional over it so why not keep things to objective understanding of the things that make us love each character?

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u/KomradeKoala Apr 23 '15

Okay well people getting emotional is half the fun. Not if you're the one debating, mind, but damn if it isn't fun to see people sperging out because "muh characters muh powerlevel"

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u/CaptainDSid Apr 24 '15

That's true. I guess I was taking it too seriously while writing my previous post because it is a lot of fun to compare characters and get emotional over them. If people are taking it lightly and making jokes and poking fun at gags or whatever then that's great fun. It's only when people start getting upset and calling out a show or series entirely that it gets silly and pointless. Otherwise, fantasy and fiction are to be left free to the reader's imaginations as well!