2009-04-08, 12:35 | Link #22 |
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Kuma is working with someone that has positive interests in Luffy. Be it Garp, Dragon, or someone else, but it is likely someone known by Rayleigh (I don't know what information Kuma would have shared with Rayleigh during that important time). But considering that Kuma seems to know Dragon (I think he made a mention on that), the Dragon connection is a possibility.
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2009-04-08, 13:29 | Link #23 |
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I really, (And I'm not trying a "Look smart" thing) did suspect that Iva may have had something to do with Dragon, and it lingered up to last week, but I dismissed it as over-enthusiasm. There really wasn't any evidence to link them anyway. But now now that it's confirmed, it is also slightly...drab in a way.
I don't mean to ruin everyone's Dragonic high, but the loosely linked, randomness of the Impel Down Arc so far has been dissettling a little. It's logically a mess. I wish it would just make sense, you know? This whole concept of Okamas hiding in a tunneled out paradise within Impel Down is irritatingly stupid. Couldn't Oda do it a little more seriously? Like: seeing as the head of the underground league of semi-escapees is headed by an officer of Dragon, who is, I remind you, the Revolutionary, he could have been organizing a coup d'etat, and laying low. Like a small, highly efficient band of militants, who would stealthily spirit away useful prisoner to recruit them to their cause. Doesn't that sound more logically appealing than transvestites cramped in a dug-out, drinking and smoking and basking in decadent opulence? I mean...wow... I mean: some things just simply are logical, and some things are simply not.
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2009-04-08, 13:41 | Link #24 |
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Two minor bits of info: Luffy was eating for 30 minutes at that crazy rate. How many tons of food did his eat!?
Inazuma was a Level 5 prisoner (like Iwa). Not a surprised, but confirmed at least. I was thinking previously that maybe if Luffy was quick to eat he could get to Ace first (before Magellan), but this hasn't happened. Instead, looks like we'll get Magellan vs Luffy round 2 very soon. I also thought there might be a way directly from Level 5.5 to Level 6 but there isn't (or at least, not a quick path). Looks like Bon-chan will be taken with the other New-kamas on their big prison break - I think he fainted for relief/tiredness once he saw Luffy was okay. I wonder if they'll spread out through all levels and do a big prisoner release, or if they'll simply aim straight for the top? The smart thing to do would be to take out the control room - make Impel Down "blind". I wonder if they'll chance across Buggy and Mr 3 while they're at it.
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2009-04-08, 14:13 | Link #25 | |
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trying to mount a coup d'état is no easy thing and given that Magellan himself is probably the best riot deterrent there is, I wouldn't see many prisoners wanting to go up against him. I doubt even Iwa would want to face Magellan either.
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2009-04-08, 14:46 | Link #26 |
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The thing with OP is that people here are retarted or creazy. Only weak or evil people show signs of sanity - ku ku ku ku ku...
I don't remember anyone asking what happend to the crew for a while, so I'm assuming that everyone is happy with the plot so far. At first I was thinking that each crew member's side training story should be as long as Luffy's, but not everyone might landed in the same moment on their destination and we don't know how they will assemble. Nami is "trapped" in the sky island, but that nothing in comaprison to Robin or Chopper. They might have diffrent level of trouble with leaving their new training grounds.
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2009-04-08, 15:23 | Link #27 | |
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As for who's going to get their butt kicked, you mean Whitebeard right? We all know that he is going down and that there is a very high possibility he will die (his inevitable downfall has been foreshadowed by both Shanks and Blackbeard). Know this, the World Government will triumph in this war. They are not going to lose, since they've already been getting screwed over throughout the course of this story. It's time for them to win for a change.
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2009-04-08, 15:35 | Link #28 | |
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2009-04-08, 16:34 | Link #30 | |
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I'm wondering what the side effects will be as a result of Luffy being pumped with adrenaline so that he can be relieved of his fatigue? Another shortening of his life span perhaps? More importantly, I've been contemplating on how Luffy is going to defeat Magellan now that he's fully healed. Based on what we saw from their last duel, Luffy wasn't a serious threat to him at all since he was defeated with ease. I'm hoping that Oda has come up with a credible way for Luffy to win, because quite frankly he hasn't improved since the archipelago incident, and to our knowledge, he hasn't developed any new moves. Maybe this is where " King's Haki" will come into play, but even then Luffy doesn't know how to consciously use it, so it doesn't do him much good. I'm interested in seeing how Oda will handle this situation.
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Instead, we might well have to wait for each of them to make it back under their own skill - they'll have to solo the first half of the Grand Line. Which means waiting months. That's much more than a simple training arc - and a lot more "real" if you ask me. Would also make for excellent preparation for the New World. Of course, this would also mean Luffy would have to hang around the area, waiting for his crew to return, but I'm sure he can do that.
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2009-04-08, 17:04 | Link #33 |
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Luffy improved a little durring his stay at Amazon Lily. He activated his haki for the first time and not to mention that he found a way to fight against Haki - Boa Marigold was blocking all his attack with haki and at some point she couldn't do that anymore and I wouldn't say it was because Luffy was too fast.
Untill Luffy punched Magellan and got poisoned, the fight wasn't too easy for Magellan. He couldn't hit Luffy, and after being punched Magellan knealed on the ground, that would suggest that more punches like that would be his falldown, but Luffy was weakening from that point on. I know that WG will "win", but that doesn't mean that WB will die, or at least his crew case to exist or matter in the world. Shanks was mostly talking about Ace's losing, and Blackbeard is dutchebag... I mean evil and it's part of his evil plot that WB dies or loses. I bet Luffy has an idea of how fight someone that he can't touch - the first tries might be hillarious and stupid, but he'll get there kari-no-sugata - I never thought that Kuma would bring them back together, because he would have to assume that they are trained enought. Franky or Nami might just learn some new stuff, but Robin needs to eighter build a huuuuge bridge or escape. Chopper needs to escape from pot, and maybe make peace between birds and humans. Aldought I belive Kuma is able to travel very fast, as he can move very fast, why not leap from island to island. His pawn pawn fruit is waaay to badassery in compliation with mechanic body. I always belived that Franky was limited unlike other super strong characters - even Chopper can just train, but Franky was as strong as his mechanic parts.
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2009-04-08, 17:44 | Link #35 |
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I wonder how long it will take for Luffy to control his haki. It won't be unreasonable to expect from Iwa the power to make someone control their haki, or make it easier to control it. Even though Oda may not want Luffy to take the easy path, at least he can learn something about it so that he can think of more ways to use it. Considering the future opponents, it will be essential for him to not lose again.
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2009-04-08, 18:10 | Link #36 |
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Bum Bum Bee dum Bum Bum Bee Dum Bum...
Hahaha!!!!! Good. Now I'm not the only one with that ...song... stuck in my head. HAHAHAHA!!! FEEL THE PAIN!!!! MUAAAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHA!!!! BUM BUM BEE DUM BUM BUM BEE DUM BUM!!!!! BUM BUM BEE DUM BUM BUM BEE DUM BUM!!!!!!! MUAAHAAHAHAAHAAAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!! DISTURBIAAAA!!!!!!! Anyway: think it would be really disappointing if Luffy manages to save Ace. I want it to fall out of his hands. Just slip out of his grasp when he thinks it's just a few more inches...it strectches into a landslide!€!!! I would really not like to see Luffy help Ace. Whitebeard should die doing something, saving his 2nd Div Comm., for example. I'm pretty sure he's going to be executed. Remember: the WG still has the rest of Cypher Pol, plus the Government Agents,and then there's STILL all the Mariejoa legends coming in. As much as Whitebeard is strong, He'll probably have some trouble gainst these people.
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Haha, things are really starting to heat up now. So I see that Onigumo is part of Ace's escort.... well, at least it's one of the Buster Call VAs whom I was most looking forward to appeared (still hoping to see the rest of them soon). It's also great to see that Inazuma is Iva's right hand after all. I can't wait to see him (her?) kick some ass in level 6. I also kinda wonder if Iva's latest injection will be effective against Magellan's poison? He warned Luffy that it has nasty side effects, and the poison might null the adrenaline altogether. It'll definitely be interesting to see how this plays out (hey, a rematch between those two guys is pretty much in the bag now that Magellan's also in level 6).....
Also, now that we know about Iva and Inazuma being rebels, along with all the talk about Luffy's family during the course of this storyline, I think it's pretty much inevitable that Dragon will have involvement in the war. However, I wonder if he'll attack the WG for more...... personal reasons? I mean, both of his sons ARE imprisoned right now. If Kuma really is a spy for him, then he should've already told him all about Luffy's situation. I also kinda have the feeling that we might get a flashback involving Luffy and Ace's childhood, as well. It would certainly help stretch out what's supposed to be a year-long storyline..... But right now I'm a bit more interested in current events: Chiefly, stuff like the whereabouts of Buggy and Mr. 3. We still haven't seen them reappear, even when we saw Luffy, Iva and Inazuma barrelling their way through level 5. And of course, Shiryuu and the other level 6 prisoners have yet to appear, as well...... |
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