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evilfatsh1t

Australia8649 Posts

October 02 2022 15:12 GMT

#32501

im not really noticing a difference. i dont think advanced technology really impacts one piece's story that much

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

October 03 2022 02:48 GMT

#32502

Don Krieg had a Gatling gun and an exploding spear and that was before we even made it to the grand line

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

October 03 2022 03:43 GMT

#32503

And poison gas.

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

October 03 2022 12:37 GMT

#32504

Eh, Kreig's technological violations weren't as egregious. Maybe civil war or WW1 era at best. If that was the cutting edge of science then that would be easier to accept. However, eventually we got into futuristic shit which starts to throw everything out of wack. I mean hell, why even use sailing ships anymore if you can just have tankers and submarines? Why use flintlocks and gunpowder if semi-automatic firearms are ubiquitous? Doesn't really feel like a pirate manga anymore.

Sentenal

United States12398 Posts

October 03 2022 23:17 GMT

#32505

Unironically, giant robots makes anything better, so that means more mecha=higher quality.

CHEONSOYUN

523 Posts

October 04 2022 00:08 GMT

#32506

we left the sailboat era/setting when the going merry burned.

it’s been heavily hinted that the world of one piece was a lot more advanced in the void era ever since the conclusion of water seven with pluton being revealed as an advanced battleship (based on frank and iceberg’s reaction), kuma’s proper introduction as a true cyborg unlike franky at the hands of vegapunk

+ the moon robots

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

October 05 2022 19:59 GMT

#32507

On October 04 2022 09:08 CHEONSOYUN wrote:
we left the sailboat era/setting when the going merry burned.

You're right, and coincidentally that's when the manga started to go downhill.

On October 04 2022 09:08 CHEONSOYUN wrote:
it’s been heavily hinted that the world of one piece was a lot more advanced in the void era ever since the conclusion of water seven with pluton being revealed as an advanced battleship (based on frank and iceberg’s reaction), kuma’s proper introduction as a true cyborg unlike franky at the hands of vegapunk

+ the moon robots

I'd be fine with that if it was treated as an anomaly. Moon robots, ancient weapons, lost technology, etc... That's all good. It doesn't interfere too much. It's a pretty common trope in fantasy to have a lost advanced civilization. Except now in One Piece we have wide spread adoption of advanced technology across the entire world. Kinda screws with the whole setting when any old shmuck can be a cyborg with jet packs and laser beams.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8649 Posts

October 06 2022 02:54 GMT

#32508

how many schmucks have you seen that have cyborgs with jet packs other than vegapunk, franky and germa? the 3 characters that are specifically associated with advanced science.

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

October 06 2022 03:24 GMT

#32509

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Cyborgs

I expect this list to be 10 times longer by the end of this arc.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8649 Posts

October 06 2022 07:56 GMT

#32510

so...you have a problem with a lot of technology being shown in the arc revolving around the character that we found out almost 20 years ago to be the tony stark of one piece? ok

sharkie

Austria18407 Posts

October 06 2022 08:18 GMT

#32511

On October 06 2022 12:24 Hyperbola wrote:
https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Cyborgs

I expect this list to be 10 times longer by the end of this arc.

I am happy to bet you against that sentence

Hyperbola

United States2538 Posts

October 06 2022 16:33 GMT

#32512

On October 06 2022 16:56 evilfatsh1t wrote:
so...you have a problem with a lot of technology being shown in the arc revolving around the character that we found out almost 20 years ago to be the tony stark of one piece? ok

Not what I said. Go back and read again, please.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8649 Posts

October 06 2022 17:11 GMT

#32513

you expect 10 times as many cyborgs to appear in this arc and you have a problem with the now seemingly widespread use of advanced technology in the world of one piece.
not sure how my post above is an incorrect summary abour your position.

sharkie

Austria18407 Posts

October 07 2022 06:04 GMT

#32514

Japanese really love lilith

Also i loved this chapter! Bonney fits right into the crew haha

evilfatsh1t

Australia8649 Posts

October 07 2022 06:14 GMT

#32515

+ Show Spoiler +

i was not expecting that father daughter relationship
also luffy vs lucci round 2?!?!?

herMan

Japan2053 Posts

October 07 2022 10:10 GMT

#32516

So apparently Vegapunk is split into six different bodies but can piece himself back into a single entity if needed.

I wonder how the WG is going to pose a threat to Straw Hats in this arc. Maybe by involving the Seraphims, whatever they are?

PVJ

Hungary5219 Posts

October 07 2022 12:01 GMT

#32517

On October 01 2022 08:04 PVJ wrote:
I think Vegapunk will turn out to be the network of these machines. Egghead means the island is his head/brain. Could this be the trope here used?

Also, despite having a new helmsman these guys are fundamentally bad at being a pirate when it comes to sailing. For the longest time they always get caught up and washed ashore. I wish they would just arrive in a port or discreetly approach a calm hidden bay again

Might be that egg head is not his head, he can just do power rangers unification out of these 6 cyborgs? Nailed it otherwise.

The crater/space theme for naming is also great.

Also, fuck off rob lucci