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Nodosaur posted:I think you're assuming things about me based on how you interpret what I say. Eh, the Water-7 mask thing purpose was way more for CP-9 disguise than anything else.
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TheKingofSprings posted:I don’t believe it cocaine is a hell of a drug
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Sep 29, 2023 05:58
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Sanji showing up to block Doflamingo when he was menacing the 1000 Sunny was super cool.
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Doc Q definitely writes himself scripts he doesn't need
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Sep 29, 2023 08:06
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Nodosaur posted:Anyway, here's part one of that promised Digimon post: The thing that always amuses me about Digimon is that when you read their descriptions, all of them seem like they're the strongest thing around.
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Sep 29, 2023 08:54
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Yeah this Digimon is so big and strong that if it rolls over it would destroy a quarter of the Digiverse. This Digimon exudes so much STRONG that even being in its vicinity will cause weaker Digimon to disintegrate into Digi-Atoms, and it's influence grows with each passing day and will eventually envelope the entire Digiverse. But then you have this Digimon that wields a bigass gun that it uses as a cudgel cause it's literally not allowed by Digi-YHVH to fire it as a weapon, cause it would tear a hole in the very fabric of the Digiverse. This Digimon is the fated holy warrior that is destined to save the Digiverse from the ultimate evil that no one else can beat.
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Silver2195 posted:Weirdly enough, Thriller Bark is actually where Nami's greed started to get toned down a bit. But I do think that not only Sanji, but also Usopp, Chopper, and maybe Franky did get flanderized somewhat around then. (Zoro also underwent a shift in characterization I don't particularly like, but not until the time skip, and it was an in-universe change (presumably due to spending time around Mihawk) rather than flanderization.) I also don't care about Brook, so there's that.
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YggdrasilTM posted:I also don't care about Brook, so there's that. Ironic how the musician is the most one note character on the crew.
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 YggdrasilTM posted:I also don't care about Brook, so there's that.
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Sep 29, 2023 09:31
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TheKingofSprings posted:There was a streak of those for a bit, I think Shirahoshi and Rebecca are the same age Neither of them married an adult. ragnarokette posted:Ironic how the musician is the most one note character on the crew. Brook does the best job, out of anyone in the crew, of seamlessly switching between background goofing and center stage antics. I'm never thinking, man sure is weird that Brook isn't doing anything. Instead it's just assumed that he's playing some tunes, drinking some tea/milk, or something when he's not on screen chiding Big Mom or icing dudes. Everyone else it actually feels like Oda forgot about them or it feels weird that they're not jumping in. Like, how many moments has Chopper actually gotten to for real do something? Possibly as many times as Robin got a fight. I probably rank Brook higher as a favorite crew member than most too.
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Sep 29, 2023 11:14
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I hope it's just because he's got the impending doom and need to escape on his mind, but I'm still hoping we're going to get scenes of Vegapunk being impressed by/interacting with both Frankie and Chopper.
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Sep 29, 2023 11:53
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Yeah I want Vegapunk + Franky to have some nerd time for sure and potentially tune up the Sunny, General Franky, or give Franky a tune up himself. I think Vegapunk + Chopper will happen, but might be less interesting.
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Sep 29, 2023 12:09
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Infinitum posted:Yeah I want Vegapunk + Franky to have some nerd time for sure and potentially tune up the Sunny, General Franky, or give Franky a tune up himself. Finally, Franky can get his back done. His only weakness, gone.
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Sep 29, 2023 12:48
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My roommate started watching One Piece a few weeks ago since they made most of it available on Netflix. He's had some tears. Especially when Chopper's story happened. He's up to Alabasta now. I'm so proud of him.  edit: oh no he just met Ace and he really likes that Luffy has a cool brother 
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Sep 29, 2023 15:14
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I think my favorite member of CP9 is Kaku.
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Sep 29, 2023 15:24
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best cp9 member is hattori
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Sep 29, 2023 15:29
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BoosterDuck posted:best cp9 member is hattori Spoiling for recent events We haven’t seen how Lucci was able to report back to the WG, Hattori could have some kind of power.
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Sep 29, 2023 15:32
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Blueno seems like he's actually the best member of CP9. Dude's pretty down to earth, and he's the only undercover member who did his mission without betraying anyone.
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Sep 29, 2023 15:45
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Uh. He betrayed Franky? Where’s he gonna get his cola now? Speaking of which, does the effect of how strong Franky is depend on the cola brand? Is he weaker when he uses RC Cola?
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BoosterDuck posted:best cp9 member is hattori Well obviously. But the objective best isn’t necessarily someone’s favorite
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Nodosaur posted:Speaking of which, does the effect of how strong Franky is depend on the cola brand? Is he weaker when he uses RC Cola? There's a scene coming up
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Sep 29, 2023 16:58
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Infinitum posted:There's a scene coming up Oh my god
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Sep 29, 2023 16:59
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Nodosaur posted:Oh my god Yeah. One Piece is Pretty drat Good.
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I do wanna talk about something though. But first I wanna clarify that I love this arc, it’s my favorite so far. I genuinely enjoyed most of the story! But Lucci has to be my least favorite of CP9. It’s mostly that…he doesn’t really present anything special as far as backstory or motivation. What we learn about him is that he’s been ruthless since childhood and indiscriminate in who he kills, and his whole Dark Justice thing…it feels like I’ve seen this kind of character in anime a hundred times. And then there’s his abilities. It feels like his Devil Fruit is used as a method of increasing his strength more than using unique powers like other users up to this point. He only slashes with his tail and turns into a leopard to bite Luffy once; otherwise he uses the six powers and they’ve been well used up to this point and aren’t exciting anymore. Like, I loved that fight, but only for seeing what Luffy can do and how far he pushed himself. Lucci himself just doesn’t seem all that interesting and I don’t see why fans were so into him at the time. But again. I LOVED Enies Lobby. Please don’t act like I’m just trying to put the manga down or assume I’m seriously unhappy with it. I just don’t see the appeal of this guy.
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Sep 29, 2023 17:23
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jeeez just read another manga since you HATE THIS ONE SO MUCH
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In all seriousness I do feel like certain Luffy enemies in particular have a thematic role of being specifically that kind of boring "I am super powerful and ruthless and I kill with no emotion" archetype in order to specifically contrast them to Luffy who is inventive and goofy and hopeful. Klahadore from Syrup Village is another I feel fits this mold, and is also one a lot of fans consider kind of boring and one note, but I also feel Oda is making a specific point: like that in another manga this type of character (whether a villain, or hero, or anti-hero) is often put on a pedestal for being sooo badass and cynical, but what Oda wants to see is a goofy rubber guy making his tummy big to deflect a canon ball EDIT: to put it another way, Luffy as the protagonist is often not only fighting just the strongest enemy, but is also fighting in a way that represents the theme of the entire arc/manga Guy A. Person fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Sep 29, 2023 |
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Guy A. Person posted:In all seriousness I do feel like certain Luffy enemies in particular have a thematic role of being specifically that kind of boring "I am super powerful and ruthless and I kill with no emotion" archetype in order to specifically contrast them to Luffy who is inventive and goofy and hopeful. Klahadore from Syrup Village is another I feel fits this mold, and is also one a lot of fans consider kind of boring and one note, but I also feel Oda is making a specific point: like that in another manga this type of character (whether a villain, or hero, or anti-hero) is often put on a pedestal for being sooo badass and cynical, but what Oda wants to see is a goofy rubber guy making his tummy big to deflect a canon ball Oh. I. Didn’t realize you were being sarcastic. Sorry.
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Nodosaur posted:I think my favorite member of CP9 is Kaku. 
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Infinitum posted:Have you read Kaku's fight yet, or no? I finished the whole arc. I loved how he balanced being comedic and an actual threat to Zoro while figuring out his devil fruit powers at the same time. PASTA MAKER!
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Nodosaur posted:Anyway, here's part one of that promised Digimon post:
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Then you may stare into the future Also one of the best scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDFy6vqufOw
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Kart Barfunkel posted:Chapter?? I think this might be a break week but I’m not completely sure
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Nodosaur posted:I finished the whole arc. I loved how he balanced being comedic and an actual threat to Zoro while figuring out his devil fruit powers at the same time. Hands down one of my favorite fights in One Piece for the very same reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSzRGaVq-aQ
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I think that Lucci and all the Ennis Lobby crew are one of the few times that the bad guys aren't in some way about Luffy and showing a contrast or highlighting a character trait for him. It seems more about Robin, and all the super edgy darkness and and stuff is there for Luffy and the crew to overcome so Robin can finally be free of her personal darkness. Like, Lucci is explicitly an assassin who goes around finding criminals who he then betrays. While Robin is explicitly an assassin who goes around finding criminals who she is betrayed by. I could be forgetting, but I don't think Robin made any jokes or gave more than an amused smile before Luffy ordered the flag set on fire. After that when she was finally freed from the paranoia of everyone always turning on her, and to some extent also exorcising the ghost of the Buster Call, she finally came out of her shell. Obviously there's still stuff for Luffy and the guys to interact with that isn't just about Robin, but clearly she's the focus of the arc to an extent that excludes Luffy and the rest to a degree that doesn't happen in any other arc. Even Arlong Park and Whole Cake Island don't center on a single crew member like Ennis Lobby does. Arlong is still a lot about what an untranslatable but important word Nakama is. While Whole Cake Island wasn't anywhere near as focused on Sanji.
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