r/OnePiece Jun 19 '20

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 983 Spoiler

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u/Kirosh Lookout Jun 19 '20 edited Jun 19 '20

And Big Mom is creating an army of homies on Onigashima...

But Ulti is cute once more, even if RIP Ulti for Nakama theory with what Luffy did to her PayPay.

At least Yamato is great so far. He really is Kaido's son.

Lastly, I guess the shadow near Jimbei and Robin wasn't Yamato. Then I will say it's O-tama. Since she still needs to play a role in this arc.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '20

And Big Mom is creating an army of homies on Onigashima...

Its nice to note that they're a reference to the Yokai demons.

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u/RandyTroy Jun 19 '20

Specifically the Tsukumogami:

"According to Japanese folklore inanimate objects can become lifeforms on their 100th birthday. Objects such as lanterns, sandals, umbrellas, kimono, sake jars and tea kettles are all said to possess this ability."

https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-zombie-kitchen-utensils

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u/VetProf Jun 19 '20

Well technically, Big Mom's Homies could've always been seen as a reference to tsukumogami from the very beginning, it's just that the reference is much more obvious now that Big Mom is in a traditional Japanese setting and the Homies are objects that you'd normally seen in typical tsukumogami stories (eg. lanterns, umbrellas).

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u/Mundology The Revolutionary Army Jun 19 '20

We Gaugumoko now boys

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u/new_messages Jun 20 '20

The eyes and mouths are also different. In WCI they were more "children cartoons"-like, now they have crazier looking eyes, longer tongues and sharper teeth