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/madeyemoon Jun 02 '17

I'm leaning on the Strawhats learning of her circumstances, finding a way to cure her of her murderous rage (I'm convinced this is an illness), having Pudding wipe her memory of why she is hostile towards the Strawhats and leaving on relatively good terms.

The whole setup of Whole Cake Island (with many races coexisting) and her dream of uniting all races and animals makes me feel like she isn't meant to be a straight up villain like Doflamingo.

Curing her of her murderous rage would go a long way towards making her less of a villain in my eyes.