2013-02-05, 11:56 | Link #22 |
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Man love chapters like these with the SH casually chilling out.
Sanji's causal advice to Law, Chopper telling Sanji to not beat the shit outta CC until he's finished tending his wounds, the "Nays", Chopper's misguided admiration, all great stuff and then Kuzan, it's really quite the chapter
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2013-02-05, 13:36 | Link #24 | |
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I wonder if Doflamingo's strings wouldn't affect Kuzan since he can freeze them and they would break off. Maybe the same for Ace and burning them, Whitebeard and vibrating etc... Do the cut marks Doflamingo inflicted on Smoker's face imply he also has CoA? I believe it was hinted he has CoO since he dodged Baby 5's bullet and the attack Smoker launched. If true that would mean he has command over all three types of Haki.. Beast indeed. Kinnemon wasn't too surprised that Momonosuke was a dragon. Perhaps he has already seen the effects of the artificial DFs? It could also be that his comrade held hostage in Dressrosa was trying to defend Wano from Doflamingo's crew taking experimental subjects and/or generally trying to take power. |
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2013-02-05, 14:40 | Link #25 |
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Since there can only be one person with one power at a time (i.e. only one person can transform into a giraffe) and assuming they are all Zoan (or at least a high percentage) and there are no aquatic Zoans, how many unique animals can there be?!
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2013-02-05, 15:00 | Link #26 | |
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there are currently 1.5+ million species on earth. if you only count Reptiles, Insect, Mammals and birds, that would put the numbers at just under a million. Minus the insects and Reptiles and leave only Mammals and Birds will still leave the number at 12k.
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I would think that rule doesn't apply to artificial DFs - I'm guessing that Smile DF users can transform into a limited number of animals or even worse, they all have the same Zoan power...
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2013-02-05, 15:14 | Link #29 | |
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In other words, birdman beat Smoker a lot more convincingly and decisively than Law did. That's the difference. Luffy and Law don't strike me as being THAT much stronger than Smoker.
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2013-02-05, 16:05 | Link #30 |
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I have a feeling that Smoker is going to become supporter of Strawhats, even if maybe he will never fully admit it, but I have a feeling that in some crucial point his entire crew is going to lend a big helping hand before this manga is over.
Probably world government will split in two. just saying...
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2013-02-05, 16:14 | Link #31 |
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Well it's good to finally get a confirmation that Doflamingo does use strings. Question is that do they stem from a devil fruit or not? I'm willing to bet they are since he would have no reason to float over the ocean aside from quicker travel if they weren't.
Awesome to see post-skip Kuzan in the manga for the first time too. Doflamingo's probably too smart to mess with an opponent who outdoes him greatly in ability, so he'll probably retreat with Baby 5 and Buffalo after maybe a short scuffle. And Doflamingo has conqueror's haki, he had the highest bounty in the series for a time for a good reason. Not to mention this is also the first confirmed antagonist to have it (if you don't count Hancock anymore). Since he has it, it also shows that all his subordinates devotion to him is all legitimate. I figured his crew was like a warped version of Luffy's. Like I thought, the next destination is Dressrosa to destroy the Smile factory. Guess this ends the Punk Hazard arc.~
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2013-02-05, 17:48 | Link #33 | |
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Yeah see, this was part of the reason why I was hesitant to post that theory in the first place. But also note that I pointed out Vergo's line about Law knowing nothing about Dofla's past. To me that implies that he has a much deeper history beyond his pirate/warlord status. Like maybe it's thanks to both his ruler's aspect and (hypothetical) "D" lineage that his influence even seeped as far as the WG's upper echelon, let alone the criminal underworld. Admittedly I'm not entirely confident about this theory myself, but when I connect "king's disposition", "potential noble bloodline", and "unknown past", it does give arise to some rather curious ideas in this noggin of mine. Also, something just occurred to me: Now that Law is officially hanging out with Luffy's crew, this basically gives the anime team all of the opportunity in the world to cram Law into all sorts of godawful filler..... |
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2013-02-05, 18:29 | Link #35 | |
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OP anime filler is actually pretty good...at least in my opinion D: |
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2013-02-05, 20:57 | Link #36 |
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I feel bad for Smoker too, he now seem less of a threat now.
He's been out-matched since time skip. Granted he has yet to have direct fight with Luffy, but base on his fight again Law and Vergo, it hard to think he'll done much better if he and Luffy were to fight seriously.
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2013-02-05, 21:28 | Link #38 |
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Smoker has a bad track record against the shichibukai. Croc, Hancock, and Law, have all gotten the better of him in the past, so it's no surprise that Doflamingo with all his hype continues the trend in convincing fashion. There's no way in hell Luffy or Law can take this guy alone. This chapter basically brings Dofla back to how powerful I originally envisioned him: Marco/Jozu level (slightly below the admirals).
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Like I said in the first page, Smoker is basically OP's Yamcha by this point. Think of a single fight that he's actually won in the entire series. Hell, he never even beat Luffy during their pre-skip encounters because their fights were usually interrupted by a superior force (Dragon, Ace, Hancock, etc.). The more I think about it, the more hilariously legit the comparison becomes! |
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