I love that Brook cut Robin's hair considering he's protective of his afro because it's how Laboon will recognise him. So if Robin's motivation is so that Saul will recognise her it feels like a nice touch to have Brook do the hair cut
Wow. I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection. And I watched 2 other reactors already who didn’t mention it. Neither did anyone who donated. It seems so obvious. Good catch
Saul means even more too because Brook, more than anyone, knows how it feels to have lost someone dear then find out that crewmate/friend is still alive. Luffy got sabo back, but that hope that Brook and Robin now share is beautiful to me.
Didn't even think about that. I did consider that he maintains his hair so of who was left, he was probably the most qualified but, yeah that's an excellent reason.
The Rat King Jay's provocation of Oda unleashed untold harm on the fandom. I pray our Rat Queen does not follow in Jay's footsteps. Please Oda have mercy!
It's also cool symbolically that Robin has her old haircut back if she gets to meet Vivi in this arc. Because Vivi only knows the old Robin, and now that’s still true visually!
@@orbboom6119 You are missing the point. Vivi saw photos of Robin (+ maybe even her bounty photo as a child), but the Robin she met was Miss All Sunday with that iconic haircut. Now, if she sees her again, the visual aspect of her hair almost works as time freezing between them (as if Vivi now has the chance to meet her the same way the original Strawhats had way back when...). I think it would be very interesting!
Uhhh this is so faulty because Vivi must have seen bounty posters for straw hats and heard about their exploits. I mean they attacked the WG at Enies lobby to get her back so Vivi either already understands Robin’s situation or will learn of it and quickly accept her because straw hats love her
These core crew moments at the start of Elbaf have been so refreshing. The small, close things like Robin getting a hair cut to reunite with Saul or the Straw Hats’ personalities really shining through their interactions in Lego land Tekking pointed out that Robin could technically cut her own hair because of the Hana Hana no Mi but I actually love that she didn’t. Just because you can do something yourself, doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel nice when someone else does it for you. It’s such a small, small moment in the scope of all that is One Piece, but without words it says Robin is loved by her friends. She found her people, just like Saul wanted her to
-The character dies -Have toddler robin go through trauma of the highest order -It was actually a fake out he's alive -Robin is happy to go meet him -The character actually dies for real before Robin gets there Goda
As soon as Loki made Luffy that offer to take out a rival crew, I immediately thought of Kidd. If he crawls his arrogant behind out of the depths and finds Loki, I could see him taking the offer in order to get revenge on Shanks.
pretty sure that the " I have fallen and cant get up" is a troll cliffhanger, could be that he heard robin is coming and fell to the ground from shock, not unlike when he fell when he found out who robin is oliva's daughters
I completely agree, I was unfazed by the cliffhanger and immediately thought it was one of those troll cliffhangers that will have no weight in the next chapters.
That's my thought as well. I feel like Oda needs a cliffie to end the chapter with, and he can't just end it with a happy note that is Robin's new haircut lol
Anyone who is genuinely worried for Saul, remember that this is an arc that Oda has been working towards for decades. Vicky the Viking was literally his inspiration to start One Piece. This is gonna be a much more lighthearted and exciting arc than Egghead or Wano, mark my words.
I really liked seeing Luffy getting angry and going strait to gear 4 over insulting Shanks. Love seeing his emotionally vulnerable side. I also really liked that Loki managed to dodge the attack while chained up and blindfolded, only to then complain about being attacked while being "completely helpless." Great characterization and power scaling on both sides at the same time.
I wonder if the whole situation with Lola will be brought up. Refresher : Loki went to Whole cake island and became infatuated with Lola and wanted to marry her. Big Mom was super excited because she will finally have a giant of Elbaf in the family. Not just any giant but the prince. Lola said no, i will only marry for love and peaced out to the high seas. Since Nami and Lola are close friends and the crew became close to Chiffon. Not to mention that they defeated big mom. Also his brother is part of the Grand fleet. Lots of interesting relationships to luffy so i wonder how Loki would react. I guess he wouldn't care much but since its stated that he was seriously infatuated with lola, i wonder if his weird quirk is falling in love to fast or something along those lines
@@crayyonnyadrav4055 @iamaduck2423 So, it would seem they both have a relation to the gomu gomu fruit in some form. And since they combine to get to 56, there should be a Loki Luffy team up coming in the future huh..
I knew I was missing something about Luffy and Loki being counterparts! That's a great catch that lends credence to Loki maybe having the regular Gum Gum fruit and mistakenly believing he has the Nika fruit.
Oh my god. Loki is gonna have the Gomu Gomu no Mi, ain't he? An actual Gomu Gomu no Mi, who all the Giants thought was the Hito Hito no Mi: Nika Model.
Oda displaying Luffys rage as soon as someone mentions something bad about Shanks makes me think he will be deluded by Shanks later on, or have to break his image of him in some way. Because the interaction with Shanks and Barto, even if Barto did bad, he is still a friend to Luffy that no matter who you are, you dont mess with his friends. So yeah, I believe Oda is starting to show more of the "perfect image" that Luffy has for Shanks, to then be obliterated by Shanks real behavior or intentions.
There is no way Loki is a villain. Befriending the animals is not something a One Piece bad guy does. I'll bet good money that he's extremely misguided, maybe even heroic. Wouldn't be surprised if the real twist was that the former King wanted to sell the country out to the WG, and Loki prevented it and took the scorn of his people on himself when they assumed he did it for power. The lore implications of Joyboy dying in Elbaf are also really interesting. No wonder Loki and the other Giants would be deluded into thinking they have the Sun God fruit.
I feel like that’s the point of lokis character tho. To make you think and see him the way he wants you too, then he turns on you at the last second. You could be correct tho.
I don't think Oda would kill Saul right now, my guess is that he's just putting him in a coma to wake him up in a critical moment or after all the events on the island are unfold. Saul will probably have critical information for the crew so putting him aside at this moment feels like the right thing to do for us to focus on what is about to append
Son of a gun i just remembered robin can make giant limbs. Whats stopping her from making a giant version of herself or at least giant arms to hug saul with. MY HEART!
Murphy. Why are you doubting yourself so much? Lol. That’s literally what’s happening. Robin is hoping her friend and father figure will recognize her. The only connection to her childhood, good or bad, left in the world. If I had to choose, completely out of context, I would say her modern haircut looks much better, but combined with the story and the expression on her face, (and also brooks face lol) I am absolutely loving this so much.
Hmm I feel like Shanks's family had the Gomu Gomu No Mi since the void century, so that is why no one knows its existence, also allowed the WG to pass off the Nika fruit as Gomu Gomu fruit. Coz I feel this to be weird no one "dreamed up" the Gomu Gomu fruit. Also, he might have made Loki think he has the Nika fruit but it is just the Rubber fruit. Also this also gives credence to the theory that JoyBoy was a giant... All of this from some one else observing Luffy's bounty + Loki's bounty is 5.6 B (Go.Mu) Now, this might simply be a fun wordplay by Oda, but it can of course be more...
I can picture Robin using her power to flower up a giant version of herself so she can give Saul a proper "giant" hug with them both sobbing "dereshishishi" into each-other's shoulders. Yeah I'm preppin for a long cry.
You know, Luffy's reaction to Loki insulting Shanks makes me wonder if something about Loki's story or this arc in general will end up making Luffy question Shanks. Luffy's already not going to be stoked that Shanks wiped out Barto. I could see a path to them becoming antagonistic.
My headcannon is that Saul fell from whatever part of the tree he was shown lounging on and is now stuck. Robin is gonna make a huge ass ladder using her powers and help him back up
Robin getting her hair back from part 1 was such a nice moment. She always feel very mature, but seeing a part of her child or younger self still there like we all have is something that was really heartwarming. I hope they get to meet soon, and Saul is ok! I really love the thumbnails as usual. Really captured the moment well!
"I had hoped one day we could hold hands and walk together" from robin to Olvia gets every time i think about it. Oda does such a great job thinking about details like that. The sort of trauma that can affect people without them realizing it
Luffy's action more reminded me of Ace than Shanks to be honest. Ace couldn't let it slide when Whitebeard was insulted, even though Akainu was clearly taunting him.
I don't think Luffy agree that no one should be chained I mean look at crocodile and Doflamingo Look at what he did in impel down, he didn't free criminals for no reason
Loki calling shanks a coward and the giants being so related to norse mythology makes me think that how they got loki locked up could be similar to the story of how tyr convince fenrir to be chained up. Shanks convince loki somehow to be locked up without much violence and loki holds that grudge because of it. It would also make sense for the devil fruit he has to be the mythical zoan Fenrir.
Merphy: Can’t you just give me that, Oda? :((( Oda: Hmm hmm I can I can… great points! And narratively, it’ll be sweet if Saul comments that it’s not her hair why she stands out to him, but her Dereshishishi…. BUT WHAT IF I- Merphy: NOOOOOOOOOooooOoo :((((
8:00: I actually hate it. You can't do the "your princess is in another castle" forever. Luffy has prove himself as great pirate, their reunion is overdue. Yet, Shanks keeps evading Luffy like a cheating boyfriend who knows he's been busted.
It’s more than that. Luffy told shanks that he would surpass shanks’s crew. In order to be a great pirate, so luffy has to become the Pirate King, who’s greater than the emperors. So shanks saying it’s time to get the one piece, when luffy gets it, he will have Origen himself. He can’t just see him, before luffy fulfills his end of the promise.
huge disagree, because for it to be a "princess in another castle situation", you're assuming Luffy is actively looking for Shanks, which he isn't. Luffy just wants to have a fun adventure, and while seeing Shanks would definitely be great, he's more worried about exploring the new place he's at
Loki is confirmed supreme king haki user this chapter because he tamed animals and its going to be hype seeing a giant use that. Also confirmed is that he is a DF user because he's chained in sea prism stone, which we know is useless against pure haki users. So he probably succeeded in stealing and eating the treausered fruit of the royal fam of Elbaf which must be the reason for his imprisoning. He also has beef with Shanks, so he probably helped in chaining him. All speculation, but Oda wouldn't write all these details in for no reason.
I love how when someone insults Shanks in front of Luffy, he reacts like DBZA Gohan did when Turles insulted Santa “DONT YOU DARE TALK SH*T ABOUT SANTA!”
loki being imprisoned for 6 years becomes suuuuuper interesting when you consider that shanks has also been considered an emperor for 6 years could just be a coincidence but i’m inclined to believe they’re related somehow. with how much rapport shanks seems to have with the giants, it would seem clear that he probably assisted them in defeating/chaining up loki which has the potential to have a LOT of interesting implications for shanks as we learn more about loki’s character and whether he’s actually a good or bad guy
In his last One Piece video, Daniel Greene mentioned that if he has one "waifu" then it would be Robin. Out of all the things in this chapter, above all else, I just could not think about how much I can't wait until he gets caught up again.
The "all the giants were needed for Loki" thing is a separate matter from him getting chained up. Loki was chained up 6 years ago, but the reason Hajrudin's crew couldn't be on Egghead was because Loki almost escaped within the last few days, and all the giants were needed to restrain him again.
Just hearing Merphy describing the least bit of conversation we all need Robin and Saul to have face to face made me teary eye. When that chapter drops it’s gonna hit different
And don't forget the "DERI SHI SHI SHI SHI" moment when robin and Saul finally reunited, in that everything is going to tears and tears like a tsunami of nostalgia. 😂😚😭
I'm betting that Saul is literally fine, just his legs are still frozen or something so he's all clumsy and falling. And I almost cried when I saw robins hair, SHES SO FREAKING CUTE!! Her doroshishi laugh is going to crack me
Loki: “I am the destruction of this world. If you release me, I will decimate any pirate crew of your choosing, no questions asked.” Merphy: “I think he might just be a little misunderstood scoundrel.” 🤭
i wonder if in some way or extent Loki agreed/chose to be chained, or even if Loki is not fully chained. when Loki asked Luffy what Luffy made of the situation Luffy answered without making judgements, only describing the appearance, that Loki is chained up. Then Loki says no man chooses to be chained, providing the idea that Loki was forcibly chained. Luffy doesnt respond to this idea, just the length of time Loki’s been chained, and at least is hesitant after Loki’s deal is presented. Likely Luffy says hmm to Loki’s offer of wiping our another pirate crew, but also Luffy has encountered situations where someone consented to being being chained up (like Zoro for example, in Romance Dawn), and so partly may be reacting to Loki’s implication that Loki was chained forcibly. its also possible that Luffy’s matter of fact statement of the appearance of the situation, and Loki’s follow up, could be Oda playing the reverse game Oda played at the beginning of the arc when the crew on Elbaph thought they were free but were actually imprisoned.
I wasnt expecting to tear up just looking at an image of Robin getting a new haircut. I'm not strong enough for the Saul reunion. That chapter is probably gonna have to be one that i save for after work because i dont wanna be crying on my lunch break
Honestly, I don't think Luffy would go for whatever Loki tries to sell him, especially after speaking foul of Shanks. Loki has very much misjudged the person whose stood before him. But you know who I do see taking Loki's offer in exchange for taking down a pirate crew? Someone who could have also been brought to a place of 'criminals' and 'humans who chose to do battle with Elbaf'? Eustass Kid, he very much would release a Loki to try and get back at Shanks. I do like how this 'Fist World' layer seems to be a blend of Helheim and Niflheim, which sometimes get mixed together given their similarities. Also Treasure Tree Adam confirmed, this is the tree which the Sunny was made from! Could we get some overdue Franky stuff same as Robin given their weak showing in Egghead? But yeah don't do this Oda, let Robin be happy!
I think it's interesting that Brook was the one to cut Robin's hair. Brook also wants to reunite with an old friend and values his afro so that Laboon can recognize him. Out of all the Strawhats, Brook was best understood the assignment.
Loki has the potential to be a really interesting inversion of One Piece's theme of freedom. Luffy has taken on the role of a liberator who brings freedom and agency to those around him. But what happens when he gives freedom to someone who will only use that freedom to hurt others?
Loki calling Shanks a "coward of a pirate" also spits in the face of their promise, since the whole spirit of that was that Luffy becomes as great or greater of pirate than him.
I love that Brook cut Robin's hair considering he's protective of his afro because it's how Laboon will recognise him. So if Robin's motivation is so that Saul will recognise her it feels like a nice touch to have Brook do the hair cut
Wow. I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection. And I watched 2 other reactors already who didn’t mention it. Neither did anyone who donated. It seems so obvious. Good catch
Saul means even more too because Brook, more than anyone, knows how it feels to have lost someone dear then find out that crewmate/friend is still alive. Luffy got sabo back, but that hope that Brook and Robin now share is beautiful to me.
And it’s different, sabo just appeared. Robin and Brook share a hope, a new dream.
Laboon and brooke don't reunite at the end of OP. We riot!!
Didn't even think about that. I did consider that he maintains his hair so of who was left, he was probably the most qualified but, yeah that's an excellent reason.
Brook is once again MVP of the situation. Thank you for your service, my Soul King!🫡
True.
The usual Brook W.
Jay 2023 : Oda we need that kuma backstory
Merphy 2024 : Oda we need that saul - Robin reunion
The Rat King Jay's provocation of Oda unleashed untold harm on the fandom. I pray our Rat Queen does not follow in Jay's footsteps. Please Oda have mercy!
jay?
It's obv tho
Please don't threaten Oda with a strongly worded email
@@albericponcedeleon2696jay’s dang emails had me pumping up Gatorade stocks. Ya boi needed to rehydrate from all the weeping.
It's also cool symbolically that Robin has her old haircut back if she gets to meet Vivi in this arc. Because Vivi only knows the old Robin, and now that’s still true visually!
Everyone has seen her new bounty poster but sure lol
@@orbboom6119 You are missing the point. Vivi saw photos of Robin (+ maybe even her bounty photo as a child), but the Robin she met was Miss All Sunday with that iconic haircut. Now, if she sees her again, the visual aspect of her hair almost works as time freezing between them (as if Vivi now has the chance to meet her the same way the original Strawhats had way back when...). I think it would be very interesting!
@@Kyliebloom. yeah ik its a nice gesture
Uhhh this is so faulty because Vivi must have seen bounty posters for straw hats and heard about their exploits. I mean they attacked the WG at Enies lobby to get her back so Vivi either already understands Robin’s situation or will learn of it and quickly accept her because straw hats love her
@@Mark-in4fr she already accepted her and said that she trusts Luffy and does not mind Robin being with them. so its all good
"No one chooses to be chained" - what a naive and good heart.
Why naive ?
@@Ray_Kaminari He is feeling kinky. ;)
S & M Joke @@Ray_Kaminari
@@Ray_Kaminari think kinky.
lmao i read the moment she said it that was weird..
These core crew moments at the start of Elbaf have been so refreshing. The small, close things like Robin getting a hair cut to reunite with Saul or the Straw Hats’ personalities really shining through their interactions in Lego land
Tekking pointed out that Robin could technically cut her own hair because of the Hana Hana no Mi but I actually love that she didn’t. Just because you can do something yourself, doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel nice when someone else does it for you. It’s such a small, small moment in the scope of all that is One Piece, but without words it says Robin is loved by her friends. She found her people, just like Saul wanted her to
-The character dies
-Have toddler robin go through trauma of the highest order
-It was actually a fake out he's alive
-Robin is happy to go meet him
-The character actually dies for real before Robin gets there
Goda
My heart sunk. Only one writer throws a wrench to my gut…
GODA
Hahagag😂
After Saul dies, Robin will survive the next 3 buster calls . GODA
I don't want it to be like that, but I want more demon robin, or revenge driven robin LMAO
@@D__634 at this point, buster calls are a tuestday afternoon for robin lol
As soon as Loki made Luffy that offer to take out a rival crew, I immediately thought of Kidd.
If he crawls his arrogant behind out of the depths and finds Loki, I could see him taking the offer in order to get revenge on Shanks.
Loki befriending the wild beasts in the underworld makes me think he is actually a good guy .
lmao classic loki mischief he want you to think that way.
Loki is far from good guy blud.
Rat Shanks confirmed!!!
he said he'll give luffy a "quick" death once he gets out. To me, this shows that he's at least merciful
It's just a reference to some of Loki's children being animals in mythology. Fenrir (a wolf) and Jörmungandr (a serpent)
probably just a means to live relatively quiet in the underworld.
pretty sure that the " I have fallen and cant get up" is a troll cliffhanger, could be that he heard robin is coming and fell to the ground from shock, not unlike when he fell when he found out who robin is oliva's daughters
I completely agree, I was unfazed by the cliffhanger and immediately thought it was one of those troll cliffhangers that will have no weight in the next chapters.
That's my thought as well. I feel like Oda needs a cliffie to end the chapter with, and he can't just end it with a happy note that is Robin's new haircut lol
Somehow it sounds like Saul is trying to create excuses to not meet Robin. Is he feeling guilty about something?
Now oda has the option to get rid of saul though
Honestly, Oda is SO evil to play with us like this. Don’t you dare take this reunion away from Robin 😭🤣
Mark my words: Saul slipped and fell preparing something for robin
Pls pls pls oda, just a gag plssssssss
Just like how Ace was freed then in the next chapter/episode he died.
Down D stairs
7:14 "That We can see..."
Oh no Jay and the others are starting to corrupt Merphy! lol🤣
Tissine doing the good work as always...💜
Robin with Bangs > Robin without Bangs
Yes, and strong world nami >> post time skip nami > pre time skip nami
😂😂😂
Anyone who is genuinely worried for Saul, remember that this is an arc that Oda has been working towards for decades. Vicky the Viking was literally his inspiration to start One Piece. This is gonna be a much more lighthearted and exciting arc than Egghead or Wano, mark my words.
Apparently, from what I hear from chatter around online, Oda was planning to skip Elbaf for the better part of this year and maybe the last as well
@@patato4250that’s I heard too
12:37 Down D. Stairs strikes again!!!!
I really liked seeing Luffy getting angry and going strait to gear 4 over insulting Shanks. Love seeing his emotionally vulnerable side.
I also really liked that Loki managed to dodge the attack while chained up and blindfolded, only to then complain about being attacked while being "completely helpless." Great characterization and power scaling on both sides at the same time.
I'm going to happy cry so much when they have their reunion and they share a DERESHISHISHI, DERESHISHISHI, DERESHISHISHI!
I’m just here crying my eyes out that is if I had any Yohohohoho
Robin: has a chance at being happy.
Oda: Yeets a Giant
I wonder if the whole situation with Lola will be brought up.
Refresher : Loki went to Whole cake island and became infatuated with Lola and wanted to marry her. Big Mom was super excited because she will finally have a giant of Elbaf in the family. Not just any giant but the prince. Lola said no, i will only marry for love and peaced out to the high seas.
Since Nami and Lola are close friends and the crew became close to Chiffon. Not to mention that they defeated big mom. Also his brother is part of the Grand fleet. Lots of interesting relationships to luffy so i wonder how Loki would react.
I guess he wouldn't care much but since its stated that he was seriously infatuated with lola, i wonder if his weird quirk is falling in love to fast or something along those lines
And also, Luffy's bounty is 3B and Loki's is 2.6B.
3+2.6= 5,6.
56 is gomu in japanese
That is a very interesting observation. Doesn't seem coincidental. 🤔
I knew there is something was up after reading that "special" bounty
I already call them the Rubber bros for that reason. Like, come on, Loki sure just has the conventional Rubber Fruit where he thinks its the Sun God.
@@crayyonnyadrav4055 @iamaduck2423 So, it would seem they both have a relation to the gomu gomu fruit in some form. And since they combine to get to 56, there should be a Loki Luffy team up coming in the future huh..
I knew I was missing something about Luffy and Loki being counterparts! That's a great catch that lends credence to Loki maybe having the regular Gum Gum fruit and mistakenly believing he has the Nika fruit.
Oh my god. Loki is gonna have the Gomu Gomu no Mi, ain't he? An actual Gomu Gomu no Mi, who all the Giants thought was the Hito Hito no Mi: Nika Model.
Oda displaying Luffys rage as soon as someone mentions something bad about Shanks makes me think he will be deluded by Shanks later on, or have to break his image of him in some way. Because the interaction with Shanks and Barto, even if Barto did bad, he is still a friend to Luffy that no matter who you are, you dont mess with his friends.
So yeah, I believe Oda is starting to show more of the "perfect image" that Luffy has for Shanks, to then be obliterated by Shanks real behavior or intentions.
There is no way Loki is a villain. Befriending the animals is not something a One Piece bad guy does. I'll bet good money that he's extremely misguided, maybe even heroic.
Wouldn't be surprised if the real twist was that the former King wanted to sell the country out to the WG, and Loki prevented it and took the scorn of his people on himself when they assumed he did it for power.
The lore implications of Joyboy dying in Elbaf are also really interesting. No wonder Loki and the other Giants would be deluded into thinking they have the Sun God fruit.
I feel like that’s the point of lokis character tho. To make you think and see him the way he wants you too, then he turns on you at the last second. You could be correct tho.
I don't think Oda would kill Saul right now, my guess is that he's just putting him in a coma to wake him up in a critical moment or after all the events on the island are unfold. Saul will probably have critical information for the crew so putting him aside at this moment feels like the right thing to do for us to focus on what is about to append
Loki might be the reason why Shanks became a Yonko
Son of a gun i just remembered robin can make giant limbs. Whats stopping her from making a giant version of herself or at least giant arms to hug saul with. MY HEART!
At least put her in some giant clothes first 😂 we done want anything more "getting up"
Ive been loving Elbaf so far even tho it just started - the atmosphere is so fun and I can’t wait to explore more!
Murphy. Why are you doubting yourself so much? Lol. That’s literally what’s happening. Robin is hoping her friend and father figure will recognize her. The only connection to her childhood, good or bad, left in the world.
If I had to choose, completely out of context, I would say her modern haircut looks much better, but combined with the story and the expression on her face, (and also brooks face lol) I am absolutely loving this so much.
Gosh I love this chapter and Pre Time Skip Robin Haircut??? IM ALL IN 😩😩😩😩😩
Merphy and me the same person ending this week's chapter and immediately talking directly to Oda: do NOT take this from me.
Luffy has some nerve correcting someone getting his name wrong when he does this to literally everyone he meets 🤣🤣
Hmm I feel like Shanks's family had the Gomu Gomu No Mi since the void century, so that is why no one knows its existence, also allowed the WG to pass off the Nika fruit as Gomu Gomu fruit. Coz I feel this to be weird no one "dreamed up" the Gomu Gomu fruit. Also, he might have made Loki think he has the Nika fruit but it is just the Rubber fruit. Also this also gives credence to the theory that JoyBoy was a giant...
All of this from some one else observing Luffy's bounty + Loki's bounty is 5.6 B (Go.Mu)
Now, this might simply be a fun wordplay by Oda, but it can of course be more...
I simp far too hard for both this series and this one goddamn youtuber 😭
I can picture Robin using her power to flower up a giant version of herself so she can give Saul a proper "giant" hug with them both sobbing "dereshishishi" into each-other's shoulders. Yeah I'm preppin for a long cry.
I'm really excited to see Saul meet Luffy. To see the man that freed Robin.
Robin has bangs again! Yes! Best chapter of the year
I am already crying with your hypothetical Saul-Robin conversation!
Luffy would probably forget about the key and will be enjoying the festivities 😂😂
Reminds me of Bellamy. Smiley, lower bounty than Luffy, full of himself, very confident in a dramatic worldview, throws shallow insults.
You know, Luffy's reaction to Loki insulting Shanks makes me wonder if something about Loki's story or this arc in general will end up making Luffy question Shanks. Luffy's already not going to be stoked that Shanks wiped out Barto. I could see a path to them becoming antagonistic.
Oda got us BEGGING with this one
"Oda Throws him down the stairs" 🤣
10:58 I love this interpretation of this scene! ❤
My headcannon is that Saul fell from whatever part of the tree he was shown lounging on and is now stuck. Robin is gonna make a huge ass ladder using her powers and help him back up
Here Oda is raising our hopes with the Robin-Saul reunion, only for him to throw them Down D. Stairs...
Missed your presence at this year’s Reverie Merph
Robin getting her old haircut back was the highlight of this chapter for me.
Robin getting her hair back from part 1 was such a nice moment. She always feel very mature, but seeing a part of her child or younger self still there like we all have is something that was really heartwarming. I hope they get to meet soon, and Saul is ok!
I really love the thumbnails as usual. Really captured the moment well!
If Robin "dereshishishi" laughs with saul (or because he dies and she needs to laugh) then I might just fade from this planet
"I had hoped one day we could hold hands and walk together" from robin to Olvia gets every time i think about it. Oda does such a great job thinking about details like that. The sort of trauma that can affect people without them realizing it
I'd love if he just shapeshifts into a parrot or something and joins the crew as the bird
The tree he's tied to is "Treasure Tree Adam
Is Loki a baddie? Yes💅
A goodie? We aren't sure 😅
Luffy's action more reminded me of Ace than Shanks to be honest.
Ace couldn't let it slide when Whitebeard was insulted, even though Akainu was clearly taunting him.
I don't think Luffy agree that no one should be chained
I mean look at crocodile and Doflamingo
Look at what he did in impel down, he didn't free criminals for no reason
Loki calling shanks a coward and the giants being so related to norse mythology makes me think that how they got loki locked up could be similar to the story of how tyr convince fenrir to be chained up. Shanks convince loki somehow to be locked up without much violence and loki holds that grudge because of it. It would also make sense for the devil fruit he has to be the mythical zoan Fenrir.
Merphy: Can’t you just give me that, Oda? :(((
Oda: Hmm hmm I can I can… great points! And narratively, it’ll be sweet if Saul comments that it’s not her hair why she stands out to him, but her Dereshishishi…. BUT WHAT IF I-
Merphy: NOOOOOOOOOooooOoo :((((
Hear me out.
Loki is Buggy 2.0
Idk if it'll happen, but if they make Robin laugh with Saul I'm going to cry.
One Piece is such a perpetual motion machine of hype that all Oda has to do to make us go wild is give a character a haircut.
8:00: I actually hate it. You can't do the "your princess is in another castle" forever. Luffy has prove himself as great pirate, their reunion is overdue. Yet, Shanks keeps evading Luffy like a cheating boyfriend who knows he's been busted.
Dragon and Yassop are in a "child support evasion" competition and Shanks is helping Yassop win. 😂
It’s more than that. Luffy told shanks that he would surpass shanks’s crew. In order to be a great pirate, so luffy has to become the Pirate King, who’s greater than the emperors. So shanks saying it’s time to get the one piece, when luffy gets it, he will have Origen himself.
He can’t just see him, before luffy fulfills his end of the promise.
huge disagree, because for it to be a "princess in another castle situation", you're assuming Luffy is actively looking for Shanks, which he isn't.
Luffy just wants to have a fun adventure, and while seeing Shanks would definitely be great, he's more worried about exploring the new place he's at
Luffys needs a giant on his crew ........ LOKI...... wink wink
The huge animals in Elbaph actually connected to Chapter 0 - The Golden Lion Shiki is so ODA..
Loki is confirmed supreme king haki user this chapter because he tamed animals and its going to be hype seeing a giant use that. Also confirmed is that he is a DF user because he's chained in sea prism stone, which we know is useless against pure haki users. So he probably succeeded in stealing and eating the treausered fruit of the royal fam of Elbaf which must be the reason for his imprisoning. He also has beef with Shanks, so he probably helped in chaining him. All speculation, but Oda wouldn't write all these details in for no reason.
I love how when someone insults Shanks in front of Luffy, he reacts like DBZA Gohan did when Turles insulted Santa
“DONT YOU DARE TALK SH*T ABOUT SANTA!”
My favorite part was Vegapunk laughing that Brook doesn't have a heart 😂
I'm glad robin got her old look back for saul, surely oda wouldn't do anything to ruin that wholesome reunion right guys😃
11:36 fitting that it was brook who cut her hair, he is also trying to be recognizable for an old friend
loki being imprisoned for 6 years becomes suuuuuper interesting when you consider that shanks has also been considered an emperor for 6 years
could just be a coincidence but i’m inclined to believe they’re related somehow. with how much rapport shanks seems to have with the giants, it would seem clear that he probably assisted them in defeating/chaining up loki
which has the potential to have a LOT of interesting implications for shanks as we learn more about loki’s character and whether he’s actually a good or bad guy
I just think it is hilarious that Luffy just casually lies down on Loki’s leg. 😂
I have the feeling that Robin and Saul will start the most casual conversation, like they have never been apart.
In his last One Piece video, Daniel Greene mentioned that if he has one "waifu" then it would be Robin.
Out of all the things in this chapter, above all else, I just could not think about how much I can't wait until he gets caught up again.
For the first time, fans want it to be a fakeout death, Oda is just playing with fans at this point.
Both: Dereshishishishi!
Please, Oda.
Oda do not have one grain of pity for our hearts. I am too longing for this meeting.
Merphy you gotta cut your bangs to match Robin now.
The "all the giants were needed for Loki" thing is a separate matter from him getting chained up. Loki was chained up 6 years ago, but the reason Hajrudin's crew couldn't be on Egghead was because Loki almost escaped within the last few days, and all the giants were needed to restrain him again.
I want luffy and Buggy to gang up on Shanks in front of everybody with questions..
Just hearing Merphy describing the least bit of conversation we all need Robin and Saul to have face to face made me teary eye. When that chapter drops it’s gonna hit different
"Shanks is not crying in the corner ... that we see!" :D :D :D :D :D :D
And don't forget the "DERI SHI SHI SHI SHI" moment when robin and Saul finally reunited, in that everything is going to tears and tears like a tsunami of nostalgia. 😂😚😭
7:10 Now I want to see Shanks doing that
I'm betting that Saul is literally fine, just his legs are still frozen or something so he's all clumsy and falling. And I almost cried when I saw robins hair, SHES SO FREAKING CUTE!! Her doroshishi laugh is going to crack me
6:30 this just raises the possibility that somewhere in the grand line, a certain redbeard exists
Loki: “I am the destruction of this world. If you release me, I will decimate any pirate crew of your choosing, no questions asked.”
Merphy: “I think he might just be a little misunderstood scoundrel.” 🤭
i wonder if in some way or extent Loki agreed/chose to be chained, or even if Loki is not fully chained. when Loki asked Luffy what Luffy made of the situation Luffy answered without making judgements, only describing the appearance, that Loki is chained up. Then Loki says no man chooses to be chained, providing the idea that Loki was forcibly chained. Luffy doesnt respond to this idea, just the length of time Loki’s been chained, and at least is hesitant after Loki’s deal is presented. Likely Luffy says hmm to Loki’s offer of wiping our another pirate crew, but also Luffy has encountered situations where someone consented to being being chained up (like Zoro for example, in Romance Dawn), and so partly may be reacting to Loki’s implication that Loki was chained forcibly.
its also possible that Luffy’s matter of fact statement of the appearance of the situation, and Loki’s follow up, could be Oda playing the reverse game Oda played at the beginning of the arc when the crew on Elbaph thought they were free but were actually imprisoned.
I wasnt expecting to tear up just looking at an image of Robin getting a new haircut. I'm not strong enough for the Saul reunion. That chapter is probably gonna have to be one that i save for after work because i dont wanna be crying on my lunch break
When I think about it, it's interesting Loki doesn't know who is Luffy.
What does Loki know about what happened in the world over the past 6 years ?
Loki, god of deception; Robin, archeologist who values information and the truth.
I wonder if these things are connected.
If this arc ends without Robin laughing like Saul, I’ll be mad… Dereshishishishi…
Bro, Luffy, a dumbass, is what Oda choose to meet god of mischief.
I already cried so much during Kuma's backstory, don't do it to me again Oda! 😭
Luffy just going into Gear 4 was soooooo funny after Loki Slandered Shanks.
Honestly, I don't think Luffy would go for whatever Loki tries to sell him, especially after speaking foul of Shanks. Loki has very much misjudged the person whose stood before him.
But you know who I do see taking Loki's offer in exchange for taking down a pirate crew? Someone who could have also been brought to a place of 'criminals' and 'humans who chose to do battle with Elbaf'? Eustass Kid, he very much would release a Loki to try and get back at Shanks.
I do like how this 'Fist World' layer seems to be a blend of Helheim and Niflheim, which sometimes get mixed together given their similarities. Also Treasure Tree Adam confirmed, this is the tree which the Sunny was made from! Could we get some overdue Franky stuff same as Robin given their weak showing in Egghead?
But yeah don't do this Oda, let Robin be happy!
I think it's interesting that Brook was the one to cut Robin's hair. Brook also wants to reunite with an old friend and values his afro so that Laboon can recognize him. Out of all the Strawhats, Brook was best understood the assignment.
Loki has the potential to be a really interesting inversion of One Piece's theme of freedom. Luffy has taken on the role of a liberator who brings freedom and agency to those around him. But what happens when he gives freedom to someone who will only use that freedom to hurt others?
Loki calling Shanks a "coward of a pirate" also spits in the face of their promise, since the whole spirit of that was that Luffy becomes as great or greater of pirate than him.
What I wanna see, in both manga and anime, is the reunion between Robin and Saul with Robin going "Gigantesco Mano! Hug!". That'd be awesome. 🤗
Luffy fighting Loki is how we're going to see how close he is to Shanks