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One Piece Episode 1096 Review

One Piece Episode 1096 Review

A Forbidden Piece of History

In One Piece Episode 1096, Shaka reveals that he knows about the ancient kingdom. Not only does he know that it existed. But, he knows that the 20 kingdoms that make up the World Government destroyed it. And, he knows that the World Government still fears its ideology to this day.

That’s all kind of a big deal considering who Shaka (Vegapunk) is. Yes, he works for the World Government. However, that doesn’t mean he’s supposed to know that information. If the higher-ups of the World Government found out, he’d have to be killed.

Shaka also knows that this is why the World Government destroyed Ohara with a buster call. Most of the world thinks the archaeologists of Ohara were plotting something sinister. So, the fact that Shaka knows the truth about Ohara is also important. That knowledge is just as dangerous as knowledge of the ancient kingdom.

Sanji reacting to Shaka from the anime series One Piece Episode 1096
Sanji reacting to Shaka

Considering how dangerous this knowledge is, the Straw Hats weren’t exactly thrilled that Shaka told them. Well, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, and Franky weren’t. The only ones present when Shaka revealed all of this were those four and Robin. But, Robin already knew this — that’s why she’s been a wanted criminal for decades.

Why are the Straw Hats worried about having this knowledge? It’s because knowledge of the void century is an information hazard. It’s dangerous to the World Government because it may lead to uprisings. And, it’s dangerous to the average person because it puts a target on their back.

That second part is what’s most important here. When Shaka told the Straw Hats about the past, they didn’t yet know if he was friend or foe. For all they knew, he was going to have to kill them now that he told them about it.

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Ancient Kingdom Recap

A lot of this episode was recap. Basically, everything that had to do with the ancient kingdom and Ohara was recap. The only part of all of that that wasn’t recap was when we learned that Vegapunk visited Ohara. After the buster call, he went there and found the surviving books.

It’s been a while, but I’m pretty sure that even the fact that the archeologists saved the books isn’t new. I remember them throwing the books into the water to save them from the fire. But, it’s possible that my memory is wrong and this is the first we’re hearing of it.

This is why I’m not actually mad that a large part of this episode was recap. I think we learned all this stuff about Ohara and the ancient kingdom back in Enies Lobby. I watched the Enies Lobby arc six years ago. But, if you watched it when it aired, that was 18 years ago.

Robin crying from the anime series One Piece Episode 1096
Robin crying

Considering I’ve only been watching One Piece since 2018, I often forget how long ago some of these arcs were. If you’ve been watching One Piece weekly all this time, I can totally see how this recap would be helpful.

Based on everything we’ve seen in this arc, so far, it looks like the ancient kingdom is going to be important. This feels like the arc in which we’re going to learn a lot more about it. So, it only makes sense to remind everyone what we already know.

And, I want to say that if this is the arc we learn about the ancient kingdom in, that’s pretty cool. It’s cool that we’ll be learning about the ancient past in an arc that takes place on a future island. These details are why One Piece is so good.

The Real Dr. Vegapunk

I wasn’t sure if we’d get to meet the “real” Dr. Vegapunk in the present timeline. I figured he might only show up in flashbacks from before he split his mind into six. But, that turned out to be wrong. He still exists.

What do the Vegapunks mean for Dr. Vegapunk, though? Is his body connected to theirs? When York eats, does it fill him up just as it does for the other Vegapunks? Is he neither good nor evil because Shaka and Lilith have taken those roles from him? I need to know.

What we do know is that Dr. Vegapunk appears to be working on a teleportation device. He accidentally teleported himself halfway into the robot Luffy and Chopper were looking at. And, that would have ended badly for him if Luffy wasn’t there. Though, I assume he only teleported there because Luffy was there.

Dr. Vegapunk's original body from the anime series One Piece Episode 1096
Dr. Vegapunk’s original body

But, what does Vegapunk want with Luffy? He knew Luffy was on the island and it looks like he wanted to meet him. Why? Could it be the simple fact that Luffy is Dragon’s son? Or, is there more to it? Does he know that Luffy awoke the Nika-Nika Fruit?

It’ll be pretty interesting if Vegapunk wants to help Luffy fight back against the World Government. I can see Shaka wanting this. But, I don’t get the feeling that the other Vegapunks care. And, that includes the original Dr. Vegapunk himself.

From the little we’ve seen of Dr. Vegapunk, I get the feeling that all he cares about are knowledge and inventions. Sure, the World Government wants to keep certain knowledge from him. But, that doesn’t seem to have stopped him yet. And, they’re bankrolling his inventions, so that’s a positive for him.

He could go either way.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1096? Did you expect Sanji and Franky to be scared of learning the forbidden history? I expected it from Usopp and Nami, but not those two. And, how did you feel about the amount of recap in this episode? Was it helpful?

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One Piece Episode 1095 Review

One Piece Episode 1095 Review

Seraphim Devil Fruit Abilities

One Piece Episode 1095 reveals some pretty interesting things about the Seraphim. We aren’t introduced to any new Seraphim. But, the fight against the Jinbe Seraphim tells us a lot. And, one of the first things I want to mention that we learned is his name.

The Jinbe Seraphim’s name is S-Shark. That’s what I’ll be referring to him as from now on. But, what does that name mean? If I had to guess, the S stands for Seraphim. And, the Shark is probably in reference to the fact that Jinbe is a whale shark Fishman.

With that information, I’m going to make some predictions about the names of the other Seraphim. The Boa Seraphim’s name being S-Snake makes sense, to me. And, the Mihawk Seraphim’s name being S-Hawk also makes sense. They’re both based on the names of the actual people as well as animals.

S-Shark attacking Robin from the anime series One Piece Episode 1095
S-Shark attacking Robin

If we extend my predictions further, we can even assume what other Warlords may have Seraphim based on them. Crocodile, Kuma, Weevil, (Gecko) Moria, and Doflamingo also have names based on animals. But, since Kuma is already the original Pacifista, I’m guessing there won’t be a Seraphim of him.

Moving on, this episode also revealed something else about the Seraphim. They have devil fruit abilities. Specifically, S-Shark has the Swim-Swim fruit of Señor Pink. Does this mean Señor Pink is dead? Or, did Vegapunk somehow recreate Señor Pink’s devil fruit — like how Momo’s devil fruit is a recreation of Kaido’s?

That’s not yet clear. But, what is pretty clear is that this is an amazing devil fruit for S-Shark. Giving the Swim-Swim fruit to a Fishman is genius — as expected of Vegapunk. It allows S-Shark to make the most of his Fishman traits, even on land.

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The Six Vegapunks

Episode 1095 also gives us more information about the Vegapunks. We already knew there were six of them based on the OP. But, now it’s a bit clearer why they all claim to be the Dr. Vegapunk. They aren’t separate entities — they’re all connected.

So, each of the six Vegapunks has a role. Shaka is the good one, Lilith is the evil one, Atlas is the violent one, etc. I don’t know why they’re separated like that. But, they are. I guess it’s to make “Vegapunk” more efficient.

For example, Vegapunk’s violent tendencies may have been getting in the way of his science. So, he broke those off into Atlas. However, Atlas is still a part of Vegapunk. And, we know this because all six Vegapunks share the same biological needs. They all experience things like hunger at the same time.

Vegapunk York sleeping from the anime series One Piece Episode 1095
Vegapunk York sleeping

Now, this is where the efficiency of splitting into multiple bodies actually makes sense. Splitting Shaka and Lilith apart probably has some benefit. But, splitting off York is smart. York’s job is to do all of the bodily functions required for Vegapunk to survive. She eats, sleeps, and uses the bathroom so the others don’t have to.

In the OP, we also see what I’m still assuming to be the original Dr. Vegapunk — the old man. But, with our new knowledge about the Vegapunks, I wonder if he still exists. Did the six Vegapunks replace his original body? Or, does he still have an original body?

It might be that we only see his original body in the form of a flashback of some kind. And, right now, I’m leaning toward that being the case. After all, what would the point of the original body be if the others are doing everything?

An Ancient Future Island

Egghead Island is a future island. It’s the most technologically advanced island in the known world. And, it’s where all the cutting-edge technological advancements originate from. But, Shaka also claims that Egghead is an ancient island from the past.

What does this mean?

There are three main ways we can interpret this. First, the entire island literally came from the past and was brought into the future (present). Second, Egghead was built on top of the ruins of an ancient civilization that was once on the island. And third, the technology on the island is merely replicating technology of the past.

Since this is One Piece, anything is possible. Toki Kozuki is the only known user of the Time Time fruit. But, it’s possible that a user before her had awakened its ability and sent an entire island into the future.

An ancient robot on Egghead Island from the anime series One Piece Episode 1095
An ancient robot on Egghead Island

What seems more likely, though, is the second possibility. Many objects in the junkyard where Luffy, Chopper, Jinbe, and Bonney are looking very old. They could be the remnants of an ancient civilization that once inhabited the island. And, that’s what Shaka could have been referencing. Maybe this island was once part of the Ancient Kingdom from the void century.

The third possibility could also be true alongside the first or second. It could be that many of Vegapunk’s inventions are the products of him trying to reproduce ancient technology. The Vegaforce-01 could be based on the ruins of the giant robot in the junkyard, for example.

To me, the second and third possibilities both being the truth makes the most sense. But, it would be pretty cool if the first possibility was the correct one. In any event, I’m curious to see what this means for the World Government.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1095? Do you think all of the Seraphim have devil fruit abilities? Are they copies of other abilities or the real abilities themselves? Do you think Vegapunk still has his original body? And, what do you think Shaka meant about the island being from the past?

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One Piece Episode 1094 Review

One Piece Episode 1094 Review

The Mystery Deepens!

The mystery surrounding Bonney’s father (Kuma) deepens in One Piece Episode 1094. Bonney still insists that Kuma is her father — she doesn’t say adoptive father. But, it also still seems like that isn’t quite accurate for a few reasons I’ll get into.

First, it’s said that the reason Vegapunk was interested in Kuma was his unique physique. Do we know if Kuma is something other than a “normal” human? To me, this implies that’s the case — like how the Long Arm Tribe is different. And, if that’s the case and Bonney is his child, why doesn’t she look like him?

Second, Bonney doesn’t seem to have all the information about Kuma that some others do — like Jinbe. Jinbe points out that Kuma was an evil king of the Sorbet Kingdom who got expelled by his citizens. Bonney’s reaction to that was simply that Kuma wasn’t evil.

Bonney (child) wielding a lightsaber from the anime series One Piece Episode 1094
Bonney (child) wielding a lightsaber

Why is this evidence? Bonney didn’t argue that Kuma wasn’t a king expelled from his kingdom. But, she also didn’t give any indication that she knows more about that backstory. Is it World Government propaganda? Was she born after it happened? Or, is it that she only met Kuma afterward and so doesn’t know?

Additionally, the end of the episode drops a huge bombshell. Apparently, Shaka Vegapunk is in contact with Dragon of the revolutionary army. That’s a big deal for a few reasons. Vegapunk works for the World Government and, therefore, the World Nobles.

But, more importantly, it means that what happened to Kuma isn’t so clear-cut anymore. If Vegapunk has a connection to Dragon, does that mean Kuma did, in fact, volunteer to become a cyborg? It’s hard to imagine Vegapunk forcing this on Kuma if he’s actually an ally of the Revolutionary Army.

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Everyone Else Gets New Outfits

Luffy, Jinbe, and Chopper got their new outfits for the Egghead arc in Episode 1093. Now, it’s time for the next batch of Straw Hat crew members to get theirs. That means Nami, Robin, Usopp, Sanji, and Franky.

Zoro and Brook haven’t gotten their new outfits yet because they opted to stay aboard the Sunny. If anything goes wrong on the island, they’re going to be the ones to swoop in and save everyone else. Oh, and Caribou is with them because he’s still stowing away on the ship.

Anyway, what are my thoughts on the new outfits? Well, my first thought is that this outfit somehow increased Nami’s bust size even more. I guess it’s padded. However, of the girls’ outfits, I like Robin’s more. I wish Robin’s had more going on below the waist. But, it’s still pretty good.

Robin wearing her new outfit for the Egghead arc from the anime series One Piece Episode 1094
Robin wearing her new outfit for the Egghead arc

Surprisingly, I actually like Bonney’s outfit more than both Nami’s and Robin’s. I like the purple of Bonney’s outfit more, and I like that hers comes with thigh-highs. If Robin’s outfit had those, it would be much better than it currently is.

As for the guys’ outfits, Usopp’s is pretty boring — as is Sanji’s. But, I kind of like Franky’s. I wasn’t too big of a fan of his when I saw it in the OP. However, now that I’ve actually seen it in an episode, I like it more. But, for now, I’m going to say that Jinbe’s is my favorite male outfit.

I’ll have to wait and see what I think of Zoro’s and Brook’s once we see them in an episode. It’s going to be hard to top Jinbe’s, though. And, I wonder if any other characters we already know will show up with new outfits.

Egghead Labophase

After changing into their new outfits, the second group of Straw Hats followed Lilith to the Labophase. This is the upper part of the island where the real secret experiments happen. It’s where Shaka seems to be located. And, it’s where the Seraphim are stored.

Before Episode 1094, we had seen two of the Seraphim. There was one that was clearly based on Boa Hancock. And, there was another that I suspect was based on Mihawk. Now, we’ve seen a third Seraphim that’s based on Jinbe. So, the fact that the Seraphim come from the Warlords is pretty much confirmed.

With that said, I have a feeling that there will not be a Buggy Seraphim. Mihawk makes sense since his Seraphim appears to have his sword skills. And, based on the stance Jinbe’s Seraphim took, I assume Jinbe’s Seraphim knows fish-man karate. But, what would Buggy bring to the table as a Seraphim?

The Jinbe Seraphim from the anime series One Piece Episode 1094
The Jinbe Seraphim

I suppose you could make the same argument about Boa’s Seraphim. Boa’s a strong pirate, for sure. However, the majority of her strength comes from her devil fruit ability. Unless the Seraphim can replicate that (this is unclear), a Boa Seraphim doesn’t make much sense.

I’d imagine that we’re going to see more of what the Seraphim are capable of in the next episode. Or, maybe we’ll just learn more about how Vegapunk made them. Though, that seems pretty clear already. He used their DNA and King’s DNA to make Lunarian hybrids.

Do you think Jinbe is stronger than the Jinbe Seraphim? This Seraphim can likely shoot lasers like the others. And it is part Lunarian, so should be sturdier than the real Jinbe. But, something tells me that Jinbe could still win. Of course, I have no evidence to back that claim up.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1094? If Kuma’s a former king and Bonney is his daughter, is Bonney a former princess? That kind of sounds familiar, but I’m not sure. Which new Straw Hat outfit is your favorite, so far? And, do you think Jinbe could beat his Seraphim clone?

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One Piece Episode 1093 Review

One Piece Episode 1093 Review

Blackbeard’s Crew

One Piece Episode 1093 proved me wrong in quite a few ways. I said some things about Blackbeard and Law in my review of Episode 1092. And, those statements didn’t age well at all. I was wrong about the reason Blackbeard was attacking and the strength of Law’s crew.

It turns out that Blackbeard isn’t after Law’s devil fruit or the immortality it can provide. Also, it turns out that the Heart Pirates are actually pretty strong. Jeanbart was able to stop Van Augur’s sniper shot with his body. And apparently, Shachi and Penguin are basically fishmen.

But, even considering this, the Heart Pirates should still be outmatched. Law’s still the only member of the crew with a devil fruit. Meanwhile, all of the Ten Titanic Captains of the Blackbeard Pirates have devil fruits. So, let’s go over who Blackbeard’s crewmates are and what fruit they have.

Genderbent Trafalgar D. Water Law from the anime series One Piece Episode 1093
Genderbent Trafalgar D. Water Law

We know Blackbeard himself has two fruits. He has the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Along with him at this battle against the Heart Pirates are Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, and Doc Q.

Jesus Burgess has the Strong-Strong Fruit, which gives him super strength. Van Augur has the Warp-Warp Fruit which allows him to teleport himself and those he touches. And Doc Q has the Sick-Sick Fruit, which spreads disease. Apparently, the diseases Doc Q can spread can be anything. He spread a gender-bending disease among the Heart Pirates.

The seven other Blackbeard Pirates captains who aren’t at this battle are:

  • Shiryu with the Clear-Clear Fruit
  • Avalo Pizarro with the Isle-Isle Fruit
  • Laffitte with an unnamed devil fruit
  • Catarina Devon with the Dog-Dog Fruit Model: Nine-Tailed Fox
  • Sanjuan Wolf with the Huge-Huge Fruit
  • Vasco Shot with the Glug-Glug Fruit
  • Kuzan with the Chilly-Chilly Fruit

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Battle for the Poneglyphs

Alright, so I said that Blackbeard isn’t after Law for his devil fruit. That’s very surprising. Blackbeard should know that Law’s fruit can be used to grant immortality. After Dr. Vegapunk, Blackbeard probably knows the most about devil fruits. He studied them to determine the strongest ones.

It’s understandable that Blackbeard wouldn’t be familiar with Law’s awakened abilities. That’s fine. But, it seems to be pretty well-known that the Op-Op Fruit can perform the immortality surgery. A lot of people have known that throughout the series. It’s hard to imagine that Blackbeard doesn’t.

And, it’s hard to imagine that Blackbeard wouldn’t want to be immortal. Sure, there are plenty of people who wouldn’t want to be immortal. Seeing everyone you care about die long before you doesn’t seem like much fun. But, I don’t get the feeling that Blackbeard is concerned about that. He just wants power.

Blackbeard vs. Law from the anime series One Piece Episode 1093
Blackbeard vs. Law

Anyway, what Blackbeard is actually after is the Road Poneglyphs. He knows that there was one in Wano. And since Law came from Wano, he’s assuming Law has a copy of that Poneglyph. Like most other strong pirates, Blackbeard is after the One Piece.

In fact, I think there have only been two top-tier pirates who weren’t interested in the One Piece. Whitebeard didn’t care about finding it. Even when Roger offered to tell him about it, he had no interest. Shanks is the other one, but that might have changed recently.

From what I remember, after the events of Wano, Shanks said that it was time to start looking for the One Piece. However, I still don’t get the feeling that he wants it to crown himself King of the Pirates like everyone else. My guess is that he wants to gatekeep the One Piece in a sense.

Teach Is as Crafty as Ever

Why couldn’t Big Mom or Kaido ever acquire the One Piece? Their crews were massive and also some of the most powerful in the entire world. You’d think that if anyone could find the legendary treasure, it would be one of them.

But, there’s one major thing that was standing in each of their ways: Each other. Big Mom had one of the Road Poneglyphs and Kaido had another. Unless one of them defeated the other, neither could get their hands on all four Road Poneglyphs. And, that’s assuming they could find the other two.

We know the third Road Poneglyph was on Zou. But, nobody knows where the fourth is. At least, as far as we’re aware. It’s entirely possible that someone like Im or Dr. Vegapunk knows where it is. So, we may learn of its location in this arc.

Kuzan freezing Cacao Island from the anime series One Piece Episode 1093
Kuzan freezing Cacao Island

Anyway, Blackbeard had the same problem as Big Mom and Kaido. He didn’t want to have to fight Big Mom to get her Poneglyph. And he didn’t want to have to fight Kaido to get his. Blackbeard is strong, sure. But, he’s also crafty and will generally try to find the most efficient way to achieve his goal.

So, what did Blackbeard do? He sat back and let Luffy, Law, and Kid take out both Big Mom and Kaido. And then, he waited at an island where he figured one of those three would head toward next. That happened to be Law.

Blackbeard assumed those three wouldn’t continue traveling together. So, he didn’t have to worry about fighting them all at once. If he only had to fight one of them, he was convinced he could win. Even against Gear 5 Luffy, at this point, Blackbeard probably still has the advantage.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1093? Were you expecting the Heart Pirate crew to be as strong as they are? Do you think Law is going to lose his devil fruit during his fight against Blackbeard? And, where do you predict the final Road Poneglyph is located?

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One Piece Episode 1092 Review

One Piece Episode 1092 Review

New Island, New Outfits

Right at the start of One Piece Episode 1092, we get some exposition about the Vegapunks. As expected, there are six of them. But, what I didn’t expect is that they aren’t the same as Judge Vinsmoke’s children.

The Vegapunks (officially called Satellites) are different aspects of the Dr. Vegapunk. Because he’s so busy, he split his personality up into different bodies. Shaka is the good one, Lilith is the evil one, Edison is the thinker, Pythagoras is the wise one, Atlas is the violent one, and York is the greedy one.

For now, it’s still unclear if the original Dr. Vegapunk still exists. In the OP, we only see him as a hologram. So, it’s possible that his original body no longer exists. It might just be the six Vegapunks now. Or, he could exist without those personalities within him.

Luffy wearing his new outfit for the Egghead Island arc from the anime series One Piece Episode 1092
Luffy wearing his new outfit for the Egghead Island arc

Enough about the Vegapunks, though. The more important thing we got from this episode is some new outfits. Luffy, Chopper, Jinbe, and Bonney all got their Egghead Island outfits. I know Bonney isn’t a member of the Straw Hats, but I’m glad she got a new outfit too.

Seeing Bonney in her Egghead outfit was a nice teaser for when we eventually get Nami and Robin in theirs. I know we’ve already seen their Egghead outfits in the OP and mid-roll. However, I can’t wait for the official reveal. I hope we don’t have to wait too much longer.

Anyway, there are two kinds of outfits to choose from. There’s the SSG (Special Science Group) futuristic outfit. And there’s a tropical outfit with a Hawaiian shirt. Jinbe goes with the tropical outfit while Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney go with SSG outfits. They all come with SSG boots, though.

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Bonney’s Lamentation

I thought Bonney said that Kuma was her father in Episode 1091. But, I guess all she told Luffy, Chopper, and Jinbe was that Dr. Vegapunk turned her father into a cyborg. She didn’t tell them she was talking about Kuma until Episode 1092.

Well, now they know. And, that could make things a bit more complicated. If Bonney won’t let the Straw Hats fight the Pacifistas, things could get tricky. But, maybe they’ll be able to convince her that the Pacifistas aren’t Kuma. They’re based on Kuma, but there’s still only one original that’s Kuma.

Do we know if the Pacifista currently with the Revolutionary Army is the original Kuma? I think it is. But, I don’t remember if we know that for sure. If it is, do you think Bonney knows where he is? Or, does she not know which one is the real Kuma?

Bonney reacting to seeing a Pacifista from the anime series One Piece Episode 1092
Bonney reacting to seeing a Pacifista

I suppose we’ll find that all out in this arc. And, hopefully, we’ll get more information about how Kuma and Bonney are related. He definitely raised her based on the flashback we saw in this episode. But, I’m still not convinced that they’re related by blood.

Also, speaking of Kuma, we saw a new Seraphim based on him with CP0. That should make things even more interesting with Bonney. The Seraphim version of Kuma is pretty different than the original Kuma. So, how’s she going to view that one? Is she still going to think of it like Kuma?

Oh, and I almost forgot, didn’t Kuma volunteer to be the model for the Pacifistas? I seem to remember that being the case. Was that World Government propaganda or was it true? And how do you think that will change how Bonney views the Pacifistas?

Blackbeard Vs. Heart Pirates

Toward the end of the episode, we caught up with the Heart Pirates and saw them run into the Blackbeard Pirates. If you were paying attention to the OP, you’ll have known this was going to happen at some point.

In the OP, we see Luffy fight Lucci, Law fight Blackbeard, Kid fight Shanks, and Garp fight Aokiji. Also, Zoro fights what appears to be one of the Seraphim. Considering this is Zoro we’re talking about, I assume that’s the Seraphim based on Mihawk.

So, we have those fights to look forward to in this arc. And the first seems like it’s going to be Law vs. Blackbeard. And, if I’m being honest, I don’t see how Law’s going to win this. Yes, Law’s strong. But, is he Blackbeard strong? Also, his crew is a bunch of weaklings compared to Blackbeard’s crew.

Blackbeard attacking the Heart Pirates from the anime series One Piece Episode 1092
Blackbeard attacking the Heart Pirates

From my understanding, none of Law’s crewmates have devil fruit powers or even the ability to use Haki. They’re just normal pirates. Law is the reason why they’re a strong crew. The rest of them are there more for comedy than anything else. So, they’re not going to be helpful in this fight.

Does that mean this is going to be the end of Law? I wouldn’t actually mind that. I don’t feel like Oda would kill off Law here. But, there’s also not much reason to keep him alive, either. His story ended with the defeat of Kaido.

My prediction is that Law won’t die here, though. Sure, it would reinforce Blackbeard as a major threat. But, that’s not necessary. Instead, I think Blackbeard is going to capture Law and try to get him to perform the immortality surgery on him. Remember, that’s a special thing Law’s devil fruit can do.

Final Thoughts

What do you think of One Piece Episode 1092? Of the four new outfits for Egghead Island we’ve seen so far, which is your favorite? How do you think Bonney will react to the Kuma Seraphim? And, do you think Law will survive his encounter with Blackbeard?

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My review of Episode 1093 is available now.

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