Month: November 2023

What’s so special about Buccaneer blood?

If we’re to assume Blackbeard is also a Buccaneer, then my theory is the blood negates devil fruit weaknesses. I’m not sure if Blackbeard can swim, but at the very least I’m guessing Buccaneer blood is why Blackbeard can eat multiple devil fruits without dying.

Staying on the topic of devil fruits, are you wondering why Eiichiro Oda didn’t elaborate on how Bonney obtained a devil fruit? The only reason I can think of is that it has something to do with the very nature of devil fruits and Oda isn’t quite ready to reveal that secret just yet. Put in pin in it, Y’All. It’ll turn up later on the quiz.

How the heck do monarchies work in One Piece? You have the country of Alabasta/Arabasta where rulership is passed down through the Nefertari family, and then you have Sorbet Kingdom where, I don’t know, there’s an election, maybe? The World Government picks their ruler? It’s never mentioned if King Bekori is related to King Bulldog. I’m totally confused on this. Maybe I should run for King of Sorbet Kingdom? Seems like any bozo can get in.

Implied sexual assault? In One Piece?!

Sure, slavery does exists. And we knew the Celestial Dragons can have multiple wives, but this … this hits closer to home when it happens to a named character. Poor Ginny. Kidnapping. Rape. Murder. Slavery. I’ve mentioned before how Oda has made the Celestial Dragons irredeemable. He’s really pushing that there’s no way the CDs can stay in power. They must be overthrown. One Piece cannot end on a happy note otherwise.

If my math is right, Bonney should be around twelve or thirteen years old! That explains Dr. Vegapunk treating her like a little girl. He probably also treated Bonney’s sapphire scales disease. That would explain why Bonney was on Egghead years ago. Dragon most likely asked Vegapunk to help. So… does that mean Papa Kuma willingly let himself become Vegapunk’s pacifista experiment as a way of paying him back for saving Bonney? Hmm…

Maybe she just went to use the bathroom?

No. Ginny is indeed gone. Kidnapped by the looks of a mysterious pair of legs on the last page. But, who? And, why? Dragon said it was an “enemy”. Hmm… I’m gonna go out on a limb and say King Bekori is involved. Maybe he had Ginny kidnapped to make Bartholomew Kuma do whatever he wants. What is that thing? Maybe he figured out Kuma has Buccaneer blood and wants to turn him in for a reward? Yeah, this isn’t my best theory. But, I believe everything will lead back to the Sorbet Kingdom. Kuma ruling the kingdom. His Sorbet Kingdom friends becoming Bonney’s crewmates. One thing’s for sure, we haven’t seen the last of that country.

What the heck are the Rocks and Roger Pirates talking about?

Roger mentioning it being “a whole year”? The Rocks Pirates saying “Final fight” and “Settle it once and for all”? Oh, yes, dear friends. There are huge info chunks Oda’s keeping from us. The question is why? Why is he withholding information about Rocks D. Xebec? My only guess is it having to do with his goals. And by that I mean Laugh Tale.

Wait a minute. Just why did Gol D. Roger want to go to Laugh Tale in the first place? How did he even find out about it? These same questions apply to Rocks. I don’t think we’re getting answers until the Straw Hats either reach Laugh Tale or acquire copies of all four Road Poneglyphs. That and Rocks could still be alive. Him being the only big name pirate to die does seem odd. Quick! Someone check if he recently posted on Instagram.

I think Blackbeard’s half D. and half Buccaneer.

I know. I know. That has nothing to do with the chapter but I’m calling it now.

Anyway, St. Saturn is quite the bastard. Well, more than usual. Could his zoan fruit be influencing his personality? Seriously, that guy went from 10 to 100 pretty quickly. And not even Sanji can stand up to him! Don’t go outside at night, Sanji fans. Zoro fans are lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce/debate how, if Zoro was there, Saturn would be dead.

Bartholomew Kuma. We’re finally getting his backstory. Not only do we learn he’s a Buccaneer but he’s also a slave. You know, first I assumed Sun God Nika would be associated with the D’s. Where exactly do they fit into all of this? Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

What the heck are you, Saturn?

We already knew The Five Elders have devil fruit powers but we didn’t know much of anything else. By the way, the fact that Sabo was able to escape them is nothing short of amazing. So given what we’ve seen this chapter, just what fruit does St. Saturn have? Whatever it is, my guess it’s a mythical zoan-type fruit. Hmm… If human-human fruits exists, what about demon-demon fruits? At the very least, I think it’s a mythical spider fruit. Whatever it is, it’s crazy powerful!