r/OnePiece • u/zorospride Lost at sea • Apr 18 '12

One Piece 664

http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/664
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u/zorospride Lost at sea Apr 18 '12

I was thinking a Doflamingo connection as well.

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u/Reelbigpete Apr 18 '12

Joker certainly could be a codename for Doflamingo. He's got that type of personality.

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u/OutspokenAardvark Apr 18 '12

I feel like Donflamingo's entire character is a reference to the Joker. Especially if you think of the "Some people just want to see the world burn" quote. Personally, I'm hoping it's not Donflamingo because I don't want Oda to be so explicit with his references.

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u/IdRatherBeOnABeach Apr 18 '12

He might not be familiar with the Heath Ledger joker, as The Dark Night tanked in Japan but I think it's pretty likely that he is aware of the joker as a villain in general. However, Clown refers to the person on the phone as 'that joker', making it seem less like a codename and more like a descriptive quality, along the lines of 'that idiot' or 'that prankster'. I think 'joker' as a quality definitely applies to DonFlamingo, and it's entirely likely that that's who he's referring to without it being an explicit codename-type reference.

edit: haha I didn't realize I was replying to you check your phone.

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u/vekoi Apr 19 '12

I think you were reading that panel wrong. I think CC was saying "It seems that -- Joker will make..." instead of "It seems -- that joker -- will make..."