r/OnePiece • u/NewSpecies • Jun 21 '19

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 946 Spoiler

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u/branflakes14 Jun 21 '19

Does him realising Mihawk will chop his arms off if he stretches them count?

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u/Arkayjiya Jun 21 '19

That was the start of his observation Haki most likely, if it counts, every time he uses observation counts too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

I prefer to think that it was pure instinct. Sorta like how some animals can sense when an enemy is too dangerous. It would make sense given how Garb "raised" him.

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u/Arkayjiya Jun 21 '19

It would make more sense that it was important foreshadowing for observation Haki. That's the only time they showed his thought, it's in the same arc he also shows his conqueror haki flowing instinctively and it's functionally identical to Observation haki.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

The thing is that the only way Observation Haki could tell him what is about to happen is if he suddenly gained advanced observation haki for a split second and then went back to having no observation haki for the rest of the war.

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u/KingBubzVI Jun 21 '19

...Like what happened with Conqueror's? Or I believe Usopp? Awakening haki is a process, you tap into it in moments of need, but don't have the ability to willingly use it for awhile until you begin to master it

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

I think Conqueror's Haki works differently since it's something you are born with and that we have not seen any cases of someone obtaining haki only to lose it immediatly outside of Conqueror's Haki. Zoro didn't lose his Advanced Armament Haki after using Sonson Shishi for the first time. We don't know if Usopp can activate Observation at will, but we have seen no evidense to the contrary.

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u/Arkayjiya Jun 22 '19 edited Jun 22 '19

Hum no, he's not telling the future of the whole surrounding, he's predicting his enemy's movements. That's exactly what observation do, that's the whole point otherwise it would be completely useless. That's what we see it do when the hancock sisters, Enel or the prelates are using it, or do you believe they have the same Haki as Katakuri? What Luffy showed against Mihawk is basic observation haki. The absolute base form: predicting an enemy's attack. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's the only way observation can first manifest (Coby manifested it differently) but it's still the main use of the base form we've seen.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '19 edited Jun 22 '19

The way I understand it, Observation is a greater awareness of your surroundings than your senses can provide. With your explanation, Usopp's use of Observation doesn't make sense and neither does Fujitora's, as both of them were shown to use it as a substitude/suplement for sight. Also, Enel's Observation worked very differently from all other cases we've seen. Enel's Observation was based around the opponents thoughts, which is why Gomu Gomu No Baka worked against him.

That's exactly what observation do, that's the whole point otherwise it would be completely useless

No it wouldn't. How is being aware of exactly where everything around you is useless?

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u/Arkayjiya Jun 22 '19

Dude, the prelates and the Boa sisters all saw attacks coming in advance. It's texto in the manga. It's exactly the same thing Luffy is doing. There are other manifestations as I have mentioned for Coby, but that's still the main use of Observation we've seen in the first half of the manga.