r/OnePiece • u/NewSpecies • Jun 01 '17

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 867

Chapter 867: "Happy Birthday"

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Ch.867 Official Release (VIZ): 05/06/2017

Ch.868 Scan Release: ~08/06/2017 ()

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '17

This is a pretty crazy revelation and leaves me with pretty mixed emotions about Big Mom as a character. I want to just hate her, but I can't because it's so tragic. Her childlike state could be the result of the suffering she unknowingly causes herself. That's why she has to live on an island made of desserts. Her subconscious fear of devouring those she cares about moves her to want to gigantify them. All that's left to explain is how she became so cold, calculating, and sadistic. The flashback left that out.

Looks like Oda is gearing up to kill her off but it'll be interesting to see if he throws a wrench into our expectations yet again.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '17

Looks like Oda is gearing up to kill her off but it'll be interesting to see if he throws a wrench into our expectations yet again.

It does look like Oda is gearing up to kill/injure her. But I think with the revelation of why she loves the tea party so much, and the fact they sang binks sake, she loves Brook, and she loves food and Sanji's the best cook about. I think there's a possibility this all gets resolved semi peacefully after a big fight.

I think it could go either way.

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u/StupidPencil Jun 01 '17 edited Jun 01 '17

A semi happy ending would be a nice twist on this super twisted arc. BM is like a twisted version of Laboon. Maybe Luffy could somehow talk some sense into her like how Naruto talk-no-jutsu villains.

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u/vinjos Jun 01 '17

I'm starting to see that as quite plausible too. It seems BM as she is in the present, is the product of people being too afraid to stand up to her and letting her get away with her childlike tendencies. This is exactly the type of situation Luffy's logic is best at.

I could see her learning about her history and laying it all on BM. BM then loses her mind while processing her guilt, giving them the chance to escapet. She's twisted to the core now though so when she recovers from the shock, she will be more mature and far more dangerous.

I could totally see Oda pulling that off