Obviously Luffy’s been tricked by Loki into helping him escape. Loki even mentions in a previous chapter that the key to his chains is located somewhere in the Elbaph village.
It makes sense Luffy got duped given Loki’s also referred to as the God of Mischief. A Trickster God, if you will. Yep, ole Luffy’s been Gum-Gum Bamboozled.
I’m interested in seeing if most or all of the giants will turn on the Straw Hat Pirates if Luffy does indeed free Loki. Either way, Loki is bringing harsh conflict, violent Sun God battles, and a world-ending Ragnarök. Yay!
At first I thought Prince Loki wasn’t a Sun God, just someone impersonating one. You know. Since Luffy is the Sun God. But! What if Luffy’s A sun god, not THE sun god? Luffy ate the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. It’s possible Loki’s family passed down another Human-Human devil fruit similar to Joy Boy’s version. Well, I doubt Loki’s a rubber man, but seeing as he’s in Elbaph’s “Underworld” with no sun, I bet he feeds on its power. Think Oda’s version of an evil Superman. The more solar energy Loki absorbs, the stronger he gets. A good theory, if I say so myself.
Shanks and Loki know each other, huh? Did Shanks have a hand in stopping Loki six years ago? Probably. No doubt it’s why the Red-Haired Pirates are allies with the giants of Elbaph since Warland sure as heck doesn’t need protection on a regular basis. Gotta say, I’m liking Luffy meeting the possible Big Bad of the arc early. Yep, I’m still not 100% sold on Loki being the final villain of the arc, but he’s still up there. Like a 90% chance it’s gonna be him. Anything other than that will be Oda fooling us all, which can happen.
And not just him. Both Gerd and Goldberg are good looking too. Gerd’s rockin’ your standard cute but organ-less Oda woman body-type while Goldberg’s happy-go-lucky attitude would make anyone want to give that hunk of chunk a squeeze.
With that out of the way, let’s talk about Princess Vivi’s message to the crew. You know? The “X” on Gear Five Luffy’s arm? Quite the coincidence the Straw Hats who would recognize and understand the significance of that mark aren’t there to see it, huh? Oh, well, it’s just to let the Straw Hats know Vivi’s alive and well. We probably won’t see the other Straw Hat crew members’ reaction to it until much later.
…Unless, Vivi reunites with them on Elbaph.
So horny. The hat I mean! Not me. Definitely…not me.
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Okay, so, the Straw Hats are escaping from the Lego Country to Elbaph by grabbing on a giant pussy. I’m an expert on that, very much. Fortunately, the Sun God built a wall around the Lego Country to keep the pirates and rapists out of Elbaph. Yes, very good.
Can you imagine your child goes to ninja school and they don’t even call you and they change the sex of your child.
Full disclosure: I liked the beginning of the Egghead Arc. And despite my overall feelings, I liked Wano and Dressrosa’s first chapters too. As far as I can remember, there hasn’t been a new One Piece arc I didn’t enjoy at the beginning (The “beginning” as I define it is the first three to five chapters).
Unfortunately, I’m just not vibing with Elbaph’s story right now. I care little about the current mystery and most of the Straw Hat’s interactions aren’t doing it for me. Right now, I’m just waiting for everything to be explained and for the prominent Elbaph characters to be introduced so we can move on to this arc’s main conflict.
So…are we just gonna pretend the Straw Hats never fought giant characters before? Oars? Who’s that?
You know what? I’m starting to think King Imu doesn’t like Joy Boy.
That Joy Boy haki blast sealed Saint Saturn’s fate. Imu didn’t like that one bit. I guess it triggered some serious PTSD from a previous encounter with the original J.B. Notice how Imu blamed Saturn for “Joy Boy’s” escape, not Luffy. Oh, boy! Imu has a button you should never press and Joy Boy is it. Could Imu’s desire to destroy Gear 5 Luffy lead him to making huge mistakes that’ll cost him everything? I’d say yes.
Jaygarcia Saturn is dead. Very dead. Super duper dead. There’s a clear link to the Five Elder’s power and Imu. They serve him well—everything’s good in the Mary Geoise hood. They screw-up? It’s a free trip to the Shadow Realm. A gruesome trip too. I know he’s evil, but I really felt bad for St. Satur— Hahahaha! Oh, man. I just couldn’t hold it. Yeah, that bastard deserved it.
Giving Fleet Admiral Sakazuki a verbal boot to the butt, apparently. It’s no surprise Admiral Kizaru’s devastated over killing his close friend. We’ve seen hints of it throughout the arc. It’s also a major reason the Straw Hats managed to escape. Kizaru’s heart just wasn’t in this operation. He managed to fulfill his basic duty of killing Dr. Vegapunk Stella then called it quits. Make no mistake, a bloodlust Kizaru would’ve presented Luffy’s laughing Gear 5 head on a platter for St. Saturn. Once again, Luffy gained an advantage against a stronger opponent in a major fight that gave him the win. Maybe Oda should change the name of the series from One Piece to Cheat Code.
Sakazuki calling Borsalino “brother” was unexpected. Just how close are these two? Could they be blood-related or is it a Luffy-Ace-Sabo situation? Either way, it’s nice seeing some humanity from Sakazuki.
It’s a known fact that 6 out of 7 doctor Vegapunks endorse their survival. Unfortunately, only two actually lived to tell the tale. And surprise, surprise! The two Vegapunks who made it were both attractive women. Never change, Oda. Because, you won’t. I’m just hoping the actual One Piece isn’t just a women’s big ass in a thong. Look, don’t blame me it if happens. I’m just the messenger.
Not the best way to invite someone to your private Minecraft server, Kizaru.
I’m no psychic, but I bet Oda wrote this chapter thinking how smart Dr. Vegapunk making plans to air the World Government’s dirty laundry if killed. The problem: It doesn’t fully make sense—at least to me.
1.) Why not directly state in your death message that you’re likely been killed by the World Government? That the reason this message exists is because you fear the wrath of the World Government. Now, the WG can spin the message by lying Warlord Luffy killed everyone’s beloved genius scientist.
2.) Dr. Vegapunk’s refusal to speculate on his personal theories and thoughts in his message. You don’t have to say you KNOW the WG has an Ancient Weapon. Just say that’s what you think. It’s okay to have opinions, Stella. You’re leaving a final message, not posting your dissertation. Say what have to say, promote your Pateron, then go away.
3.) Not capturing York is complete horsesh*t.. She’s a Vegapunk! You don’t know the extent of her plans. Capture her and keep her from causing anymore unforeseen damage!
4.) What the hell is brain stealth mode? That came out of nowhere. And if that’s a thing, why didn’t York account for that in her plans? Did she not know about it? You’d think she’d be constantly checking Punk Records for any indication someone discovered her shenanigans. Nope! Vegapunk Stella is a “bad liar” so that’s all she needed to look for. Really?!
You’re just now realizing that creating genius personifications of greed, violence, and evil is bad? This is what happens when you remove your brain, Y’all.
Emet, the (not so) little robot that could. And he did—save Team Straw Hat, that is. But I don’t think anyone could guess he’d do it by unleashing Joy Boy’s haki. I wonder if Joy Boy specifically thought King Imu would be the one causing problems for his robotic friend in the future? Emet should be strong enough to take on just about any threat. Storing haki inside his buddy, Joy Boy probably thought Emet’s opponent would be a living being(s) too powerful or immune to standard weapons. Hmm… I’m really curious when Joy Boy and Emet had that conversation. My guess it’s near the end of their adventures together or even the last time they spoke.
Joy Boy’s haki (I presume) caused the Elders to retreat. Was it them specifically affected or was it King Imu? Are the Elders and King Imu linked in some way? Do the Elders even have devil fruits or does their power come directly from Imu? Hmm… That would help explain their immortality and invulnerability. So, if Imu goes down, the Five Elders go down with him. Interesting, if true.
I don’t know what’s crazier: St. Mars already back at Mary Geoise just chillin’ while waiting for his pizza delivery or King Imu spazzing out over Joy Boy’s big D. energy haki.
Luffy caused most of the damage to St. Saturn, but sure, let’s all agree Bonney got her resolution. It’s a weak ending to a weak-ish arc villain. Saturn, you suck. Sure, you’re evil and all, but you lack the charisma or swag other big One Piece villains have. Here’s hoping you fall into the sea and die.
I was so sure Admiral Kizaru would attack one more time. Doesn’t look like it’s happening. I get it. His heart isn’t in this mission and it’s affecting his fighting ability. Still, I wonder if the Five Elders will try to put some blame on him? I mean, what else are they gonna do? Blame themselves? Ha ha ha ha! Not happening. Kizaru might be in danger, Y’all. But I guess most of the Vegapunks dying will help salvage Kizzy’s career. Still, I wonder what the admiral will do going forward?
Even Thor’s jealous of how much thunder Luffy stole from Bonney.
Mammoth Base Opera Castle 