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(Don't read this Waffleman; lots of spoilers.) One thing that bothered me a lot more about Sanji than it should is that he fractured his leg against Vergo. On top of his character becoming super annoying, it made me feel like he wasn't even strong enough to cut it in the New World. An ambiguous stalemate with Vergo would've been better. It's also funny that Sanji's leading the Thousand Sunny to get away from Big Mom even though it's only been a couple days and his leg should still be broken.
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AshB posted:(Don't read this Waffleman; lots of spoilers.) I recently rewatched that scene in the anime, and it had less of a vibe of 'Sanji hurt his leg in this fight, it must mean he's weak', and more of a vibe of 'Sanji's body was already beat to poo poo thanks to body-switching shenanigans, and he's still holding his own against Vergo, it must mean he's really tough'.
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Jun 23, 2014 01:22
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i kinda thought that point was originally made just to show sanji overcoming vergo later or whatever but apparently theres no vergo anymore so whelp
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Jun 23, 2014 01:28
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Yeah, Vergo is framed as a super badass with super crazy Haki and Sanji still was more or less going toe to toe with him after body switch shenanigans got his body beat to poo poo. Besides, I'm sure Brook just sold Sanji on the restorative power of milk, so he was good to go by the time they reached Dressrosa. Plus he's got super cooking and Dr. Chopper to supplement his bone healing milk.
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Jun 23, 2014 02:55
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We've not really had any "full crew facing off against powerful / equivalently powerful dudes" yet ala Eneis Lobby since the timeskip. Sort of a consequence of Fishman Island more being a display of how nuts they are compared to really strong dudes souped up on drugs, then a plot-heavy ark beginning that's still going. Only Luffy has really had a chance to shine against a really powerful opponent on his own. Hopefully now that this ark is breaking down into its 1 on 1 fights we'll get more.
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Jun 23, 2014 04:38
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i really want usopp to actually have a real 1v1 fight despite getting junked
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Jun 23, 2014 04:56
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soo, Fujitora summons meteors, talk about overkill  . Looking forward to the fight against the fake Doflamingo.
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Jun 26, 2014 02:06
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Chapter 751 Hmm I wonder who the cover arc is gonna be about? Also Sabo is a stone cold killer, drat
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Jun 26, 2014 02:08
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I'm genuinely shocked Sabo's fight wasn't skipped over completely, only to be referenced later.
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Jun 26, 2014 02:24
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Chapter 751 Cover arc could be Jinbei? And yeah Sabo is awesome, pretty crazy how Ace was the 2nd of the WB Pirates, Sabo is the 2nd in the Revolutionary Army and of course Luffy, he's gonna be the Pirate King.
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Jun 26, 2014 02:29
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alkanphel posted:Cover arc could be Jinbei? Sounds like it might be one cover image per subject. This week is Jinbei, next week is someone else. Still this one image tells us a lot and really pumps me up.
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Jun 26, 2014 02:33
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So did Kelly lure Luffy and Law in there to trap them or did he genuinely think that it was a shortcut? Kinda confused by that.
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Jun 26, 2014 03:44
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Why would Kelly say its a shortcut? Is he working for Doffy?
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Mr. Maltose posted:I want it to stop and have a ten chapter flashback to Noland and the dwarves because Noland rocks and so do they. I'd be ok with this.
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Jun 26, 2014 03:47
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Sabo shows some personality at last, and he's...smug? Or does Mangastream's translation just make him come across that way? Good fight, though. I predict the outcome will be a stalemate; fights between Admiral-level people can last several days. I assumed the cover story was Surume.
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Jun 26, 2014 03:52
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Sub Harrison posted:Why would Kelly say its a shortcut? Is he working for Doffy? That's what I was saying! Kinda confusing, but I think that would be some convoluted scheming if so. I mean like AIZEN level scheming. Not sure if Doffy's up to that level.
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Jun 26, 2014 04:04
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kelly wants to kill doffy instead of luffy, like the rest of the arena dudes
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Jesse James posted:That's what I was saying! Kinda confusing, but I think that would be some convoluted scheming if so. I mean like AIZEN level scheming. Not sure if Doffy's up to that level. No one could come up with that as a plan unless they actually understood Luffy and clearly no one on Mango's side understands Luffy.
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LOU BEGAS MUSTACHE posted:kelly wants to kill doffy instead of luffy, like the rest of the arena dudes It really says something about Doflamingo that he's got a hundred new world powerhouses after his rear end right now, and yet he could barely give a gently caress.
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Jun 26, 2014 04:51
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Gyges posted:No one could come up with that as a plan unless they actually understood Luffy and clearly no one on Mango's side understands Luffy. No one on Luffy's side understands Luffy's either.
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Jun 26, 2014 05:36
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Which is why Blackbeard is the greatest threat, because he's basically misanthropic Luffy!
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Good chapter, the Sabo bits were kind of cool even, though mostly because I find Fujitora cool. I wonder if the cover arc is going to be Jimbei on his way towards the Strawhats, that'd be dope
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Zorak posted:Good chapter, the Sabo bits were kind of cool even, though mostly because I find Fujitora cool. I wonder if the cover arc is going to be Jimbei on his way towards the Strawhats, that'd be dope You don't think this arc's busy enough already?
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Zorak posted:Good chapter, the Sabo bits were kind of cool even, though mostly because I find Fujitora cool. I wonder if the cover arc is going to be Jimbei on his way towards the Strawhats, that'd be dope Claws to crack the conceited like an egg is pretty bad rear end, at least.
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Liar posted:You don't think this arc's busy enough already? What if he just goes team up with Sanji to face down Big Mam's fleet?
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I can't think of a more perfect person to have the fire fruit than a dude who uses dragon attacks. I can't wait for the inevitable back story on why Sabo couldn't help Ace.
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Zorak posted:What if he just goes team up with Sanji to face down Big Mam's fleet? Seems like that'd only really work if he was officially stepping up as a member of the Straw Hats. Otherwise he's just bringing her wrath to Fishman Island. Also it occurs to me that there's too much going when I outright plumb forgot that Big Mam was still an issue.
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AshB posted:I can't think of a more perfect person to have the fire fruit than a dude who uses dragon attacks. I can't wait for the inevitable back story on why Sabo couldn't help Ace. Luffy's reaction to learning Ace was captured was that Ace had his own adventure and he could handle it. He only rushed to help when he learned he was gonna be executed soon, and only made it because he was nearby and hijacked a marine express current. Assuming Sabo reacted the same way, by the time he learned poo poo had got real, he was probably too far away to make it there in time.
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Prison Warden posted:Luffy's reaction to learning Ace was captured was that Ace had his own adventure and he could handle it. He only rushed to help when he learned he was gonna be executed soon, and only made it because he was nearby and hijacked a marine express current. Assuming Sabo reacted the same way, by the time he learned poo poo had got real, he was probably too far away to make it there in time. Not only that, but one would tend to assume that White Beard could handle his own poo poo.
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AshB posted:I can't think of a more perfect person to have the fire fruit than a dude who uses dragon attacks. I've got a feeling that Oda intentionally planned it that way 
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I'm not sure if Fujitora is a master of sarcasm or just kind of thick. "Admiral, warn us before you drop a meteor!" "Okay. Look out, everyone, it's a meteor."
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Sabo's Dragon attacks are so hardcore that the fire power almost feels like a secondary ability. He's got a kind of an Alex DeLarge vibe going on too, which makes me think he'd be pretty brutal with that pipe as well. Fuuuuck now I really want to see him and Luffy fight Akainu together 
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Okay, the whole "Sanji, if you look at tits you'll die!" shtick is starting to piss me off. Shut up, Chopper. Also Van Der Decken is a creepo.
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Waffleman_ posted:Okay, the whole "Sanji, if you look at tits you'll die!" shtick is starting to piss me off. Shut up, Chopper. See? It's not just weekly readers who find that grating. My money's on the same sentiment during the Toy Factory chapters.
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While this chapter was fine and all with the fighting, my favorite part was Luffy answering the phone. Hello! I'm Luffy! The guy that's gonna be the pirate king!
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Terper posted:While this chapter was fine and all with the fighting, my favorite part was Luffy answering the phone. Hello! I'm Luffy! The guy that's gonna be the pirate king!
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Terper posted:While this chapter was fine and all with the fighting, my favorite part was Luffy answering the phone. Hello! I'm Luffy! The guy that's gonna be the pirate king! I like that apparently Luffy is incapable of letting a phone ring more than a couple times without picking it up, whether he's supposed to or not. The only reason Sanji got Nami on the Seatrain was that Luffy happened to be outside when he called.
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Terper posted:While this chapter was fine and all with the fighting, my favorite part was Luffy answering the phone. Hello! I'm Luffy! The guy that's gonna be the pirate king! In my head, he was saying it like he was answering a phone for a business.
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Terper posted:While this chapter was fine and all with the fighting, my favorite part was Luffy answering the phone. Hello! I'm Luffy! The guy that's gonna be the pirate king! Yes! I'm glad I wasn't the only one. Never change, Luffy.
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DizzyBum posted:In my head, he was saying it like he was answering a phone for a business. This is Luffy, home of the Pirate King, how can I help you?
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