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One Piece Manga |OT| ZEHAHAHAHA! The Name of this Age is Blackbeard!
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I didn't even know this week was a double issue xD
Sparkedglory
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That's a pretty awesome coveryep
MrSaturn99
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need this chapter need this chapter need this chapter
Oda and Kishi are such bros.
not to bring naruto hate but i'm still in awe at that fucking ending for the gaiden chapter ahahaha
yep
Oda and Kishi are such bros.
not to bring naruto hate but i'm still in awe at that fucking ending for the gaiden chapter ahahaha
Liquid_015
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chapter is out !
gundamkyoukai
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Chapter was awesome .
Some people will have a problem with how luffy looks .
Still i like since it classic OP looks wacky but still powerful.
Some people will have a problem with how luffy looks .
Still i like since it classic OP looks wacky but still powerful.
Magicgamer101
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I'm not sure I can put my disappointment into words.
MrSaturn99
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I guess this is somewhat correct. As he yells muscle balloon after he inflates his arm in the beginning of the chapter.
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Jpop
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No.
Awesome chapter. He looks odd but in a likable way. I also think it makes some sense in the world of OP, which I like. No flaming Luffy or a mere combination of 2 and 3. And it requires haki, so there is a clear reason why he did not come up with something like this prior to the timeskip. Not sure if I like Luffy being able to fly though. But I guess this is conveniënt for future battles on/above sea.
I wonder if there will be a big disadvantage/time limit like 3 had before. And I wonder how gear 2 and 3 will fit in after this (maybe Luffy further mastering those as well along the road?). Alltough gear 2 is often more like an isolated attack and his base state nowadays.
Oh, and Doffy will probably also have some secret move still. I do not think the will be wrecked from this point on, on top of this initial pummeling.
I wonder if there will be a big disadvantage/time limit like 3 had before. And I wonder how gear 2 and 3 will fit in after this (maybe Luffy further mastering those as well along the road?). Alltough gear 2 is often more like an isolated attack and his base state nowadays.
Oh, and Doffy will probably also have some secret move still. I do not think the will be wrecked from this point on, on top of this initial pummeling.
LonelyGreyWolf
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KING KONG!
Luffy looks really weird in Gear 4th, especially his eyes. It kinda looks like Nightmare Luffy, but the moveset is all new. Not sure if I like it not. I guess I'm kind of neutral for now.
Might want to change your post to just this ^
Luffy looks really weird in Gear 4th, especially his eyes. It kinda looks like Nightmare Luffy, but the moveset is all new. Not sure if I like it not. I guess I'm kind of neutral for now.
Might want to change your post to just this ^
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Jpop
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Might wanna change that brah.
pelicansurf
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Dofla getting rocked! The move is definitely weird looking, but I think I like it. Need to see some more of it. Can't wait to see a G3 + G4 combination technique. Would probably be fucking bonkers.
Yeah im looking forward to it - dont have a big issue with Gear 4 even if the look is kinda overwhelming but DoFla better come back in some kind of way otherwise it wouldnt feel right.
From the looks of it G2 + G3 = G4.
pelicansurf
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Yeah, just read a different translation now and it's probably the case considering he's not deflating. I just meant combining the current G4 with bone balloon for a giant-ass retractable haki fist of doom.
pelicansurf
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My original guess. Although technically not correct, I think I got pretty close. Just replace spinning with retractable and I think I'm on the money. I'm pseudo-proud of myself.
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Jpop
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He did, just pay closer attention to when he crashes through the building.
pelicansurf
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I think it's due to g4's randomness. He haki'd himself up for the Kong punch, but he's been taken off-guard for the other two major hits... Which kind of reinforces your point, lol.
I think not. Luffy uses his muscles in combination with compressed air and his mastering of CoA now. Gear 3 is inflated bones, creating a hard/tight surface. I think there is room for combination. Same goes for 2 actually, where he quickens his bloodflow.
The gimmick of Gear 4 looks like to be, that Luffy uses Haki to temporary harden parts of his rubber body. With it he can create layers of harden rubber to power-up attacks or change directions of his moves. It's also great, that with Luffy constant bouncing, he still has a comedic element. I guess, that this is also the weak point of it. If Luffy actually gets hit, he properly has a hard time, getting back the control of his body and not bouncing around everywhere.
Gear 4 looks like a combination of a lot of thinks Luffy encounters and had an impact on him. He already used, moves based on animals ever since his time on the island. It already looked like Skull Island with all it giants animals, why not have him reference King Kong. Then we have Nightmare Luffy, which is clearly referenced, and of course Bellamy, whose main propose in the arc was properly to show Luffy's inspiration for the gear. Also Luffy looks a lot like a robot, which he finds awesome.
It's also great, that Luffy get his rubber-skin advantage back, since Haki negates itself.
Gear 4 looks like a combination of a lot of thinks Luffy encounters and had an impact on him. He already used, moves based on animals ever since his time on the island. It already looked like Skull Island with all it giants animals, why not have him reference King Kong. Then we have Nightmare Luffy, which is clearly referenced, and of course Bellamy, whose main propose in the arc was properly to show Luffy's inspiration for the gear. Also Luffy looks a lot like a robot, which he finds awesome.
It's also great, that Luffy get his rubber-skin advantage back, since Haki negates itself.
At first I was disappointed at the design, but it makes sense: what we are basically seeing is not Monkey D. Luffy but Gorilla D. Luffy and if you see it as an evolution, it kinda makes sense.
And yeah, totally blown away by the power he has in that form, and it makes sense he's as strong as he is. Being able to push his limbs into his insides and launching punches like rockets is insane, and jesus christ he fucking wrecks the entire island. Crazy shit.
And yeah, totally blown away by the power he has in that form, and it makes sense he's as strong as he is. Being able to push his limbs into his insides and launching punches like rockets is insane, and jesus christ he fucking wrecks the entire island. Crazy shit.
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Jpop
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At first I was disappointed at the design, but it makes sense: what we are basically seeing is not Monkey D. Luffy but Gorilla D. Luffy and if you see it as an evolution, it kinda makes sense.
And yeah, totally blown away by the power he has in that form, and it makes sense he's as strong as he is. Being able to push his limbs into his insides and launching punches like rockets is insane, and jesus christ he fucking wrecks the entire island. Crazy shit.
Didn't look at it like that, pretty cool!
Damn this was a great chapter.
Gear 4th reminds me alot of nightmare luffy, with the larger body and the ability to stretch. The design definitely Oda as well.
I think one of the drawbacks to gear 4th may be the strain caused to the muscles and luffy may have a timelimit for it.
Gear 4th reminds me alot of nightmare luffy, with the larger body and the ability to stretch. The design definitely Oda as well.
I think one of the drawbacks to gear 4th may be the strain caused to the muscles and luffy may have a timelimit for it.
One Piece 784:
So Oda really did go with a Nightmare Luffy form (the zombie spread was a nice touch). But the form's abilities are definitely more inventive than anything else discussed online (using Haki vs the vulcanized rubber theory accomplishes the same thing I think).
I'm sure Doflamingo still has one more trick to keep this from being a total beat down (plus some stalling is needed to show Zoro slowing down Bird Cage), but seeing all the moves Luffy pulled out in this chapter I'm expecting Luffy to continue revealing abilities until the fight is over.
So Oda really did go with a Nightmare Luffy form (the zombie spread was a nice touch). But the form's abilities are definitely more inventive than anything else discussed online (using Haki vs the vulcanized rubber theory accomplishes the same thing I think).
I'm sure Doflamingo still has one more trick to keep this from being a total beat down (plus some stalling is needed to show Zoro slowing down Bird Cage), but seeing all the moves Luffy pulled out in this chapter I'm expecting Luffy to continue revealing abilities until the fight is over.
More Fun To Compute
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So, the "gear" inflation technique after haki forces the hardened skin to stretch and become elastic. Possibly this is painful for him or needs a lot of concentration.
Zeus Molecules
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Luffy Kong OMG I knew nobody thought that was going to be the move lmao.
I hope gear 5 is growing a tail aka a fifth limb to further whup enemy ass
edit: I take it back Kreed called it
I hope gear 5 is growing a tail aka a fifth limb to further whup enemy ass
edit: I take it back Kreed called it
Doc Holliday
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Cool shit but I'm not a fan of the whole black armament thing. No one else's skin turned black when Haki was used prior to the time skip. It just looks weird.
He properly added it as the visual hint, so that readers can see, if a person uses Haki. You also could spin your argument around. It always looked like this, the reader only can see it now, because Luffy only understood Haki after the timeskip.
HassanJamal
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Pretty great chapter. That beatdown and gear fourth. Oddly this form reminds me of those Titan things from AoT and of those Japanese thunder gods too.
Guessing he took of his sandals off cause they probably were weighing him down.
Guessing he took of his sandals off cause they probably were weighing him down.
Yeah, guess that I called that, haha.
Do you guys expect him to pull out Gear 5 like last time with Gear 3?
I would not be surprised.Yeah, guess that I called that, haha.
Do you guys expect him to pull out Gear 5 like last time with Gear 3?
MadraptorMan
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Doffy is just gonna keep "healing" himself until Luffy does something freakin' insane to KO him, so yeah he's definitely not anywhere near done yet.
Pie and Beans
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Luffy is now Franky.
I love it.
I love it.
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