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Olli

Austria24417 Posts

April 30 2020 14:51 GMT

#30561

Most of them likely won't be big characters in the story, but this is an important arc so why speed through it? Introducing characters adds to the depth of the arc, even if they play no major roles in the outcome of it. For example, I'm quite happy exploring Kaido's crew more in depth. It's a Yonkou's crew, you should get a feel for how large and powerful it is. Was the same with Big Mom and her 10000 children. Same goes for the other side - these are characters worth at least mentioning in passing. You're supposed to get a feel for the scale of this conflict. If everyone were just some blank face then you wouldn't.

This arc hasn't felt bloated to me despite its length.

Elentos

55550 Posts

April 30 2020 16:16 GMT

#30562

Oda is just taking his time introducing the characters now so he doesn't have to spend too much time on that once the war kicks off. Also the Flying 6 are some of the strongest members of Kaido's crew so it makes even more sense Oda is building up something there.

Forikorder

Canada8840 Posts

April 30 2020 16:35 GMT

#30563

On April 30 2020 22:47 Hyperbola wrote:

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Yeah, Oda same face doesn't help. We've been introduced to so many new characters in Wano, that it's hard to care/keep track. There's the old yakuza bosses, the Orochi Shinobi, the fat demon looking things in Kaidos crew, and now the flying 6? Who are all these people? Is Oda just adding characters to make the fight more "epic"? Most of them won't even get screentime, IMO.

probably in for another dressrossa where theres just so many fights at once you cant keep them straight

Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

April 30 2020 18:45 GMT

#30564

smh some people want Kaidou's crew to be as complicated as Buggy's crew back in Orange Town.

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

April 30 2020 19:16 GMT

#30565

Are you speaking ill of our lord and savior, Buggy D. Clown?

Ej_

47656 Posts

May 01 2020 07:14 GMT

#30566

On April 30 2020 23:51 Olli wrote:
Most of them likely won't be big characters in the story, but this is an important arc so why speed through it?

Me like fight. Luffy punch villain good. Power level big. Kaido weak Enel stronk. Go fight Luffy!!!

Yhamm

France7248 Posts

May 08 2020 10:27 GMT

#30567

rough translation : https://imgur.com/a/yUd8Adt

break next week

Ej_

47656 Posts

May 08 2020 10:59 GMT

#30568

BDSM Robin. That is all.

ThePhan2m

Norway2750 Posts

May 08 2020 13:03 GMT

#30569

Some information released earlier this week by Oda:

When Aokiji joined the navy he was called the recruited monster and possessed a great fighting force that he had not learned from anyone, but he gained more strength when Monkey D Garp trained him.

Aokiji was looking at Monkey D. Garp's past since Aokiji was a new recruit.

Akainu was also called "the recruited monster".

Justice of Aokiji was Burning Justice, but later changed to Lazy Justice after what happened in Ohara.

After the Rocks Pirates disintegrated, Whitebeard gathered a crew and became stronger (Whitebeard at the time of the Battle of God Valley is 36 years old, but its most cherished strength was at the age of 38)

What makes Roger's pirate crew strong and united despite their small number is their confidence in the leader.

(from reddit)

Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

May 08 2020 18:38 GMT

#30570

"Rough" translation already taken down, RIP

Bagration

United States18282 Posts

May 08 2020 20:36 GMT

#30571

Ulti is a qt

Yhamm

France7248 Posts

May 08 2020 21:39 GMT

#30572

mirror : https://mangaseeonline.us/read-online/One-Piece-chapter-979.html

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

May 09 2020 04:14 GMT

#30573

Do All Stars get a salary bump or something? Why do the flying six even want that position?

SupaChicken

Australia273 Posts

May 09 2020 09:01 GMT

#30574

On May 09 2020 13:14 Hyperbola wrote:
Do All Stars get a salary bump or something? Why do the flying six even want that position?

Bragging rights? Reputation is pretty important to pirates right?

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

May 09 2020 16:14 GMT

#30575

Yeah, it doesn't really make much sense. I guess they get a massive salary bump or equivalent. Another weird thing is that it is an official position that only three members are allowed to have apparently. You see that in One Piece an awful lot. Like the shikibukai. Why must there be 7? Why flying six? Why can't it be flying nine? What happens if there were 4 equally skilled guys that could had been all stars? They would had fought each other continuously for the postion.

Ej_

47656 Posts

May 09 2020 16:51 GMT

#30576

don't think about it too much

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

May 09 2020 16:56 GMT

#30577

If we don't think about it, how else will we get gems like Enel?

Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

May 09 2020 19:29 GMT

#30578

Its a hierarchy, its just natural for people wanting to climb to the top. I don't get why such a thing existing in Kaido's crew doesn't make sense, given such things are literally everywhere in society.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

May 09 2020 19:37 GMT

#30579

I imagine they want to head the crew eventually after kaido dies or whatever seeing as they’re all former captains and their best bet is to make it as far up the chain of command before then. Plus it’s prestige and a show of strength