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One Piece Manga |OT2| Four Emperors, One King, All Blue
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Imperial Bishop
Banned
Ray Down, you okay?
TheGreatDirector
Banned
This arc is going to be so colorful in the anime. I might start watching it again.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Lmao o lord
Bishop PLEASE!
It doesn't help that the animation actually looks nice
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Worst character, now in color
But Carrot has been in the anime for some time now.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Whoa, Carrot is whatever, but you start hating on Kanjuro and I'll say you've crossed the line.
*Draws a line that comes to life and walls decent human beings off from people with bad opinions*
*Draws a line that comes to life and walls decent human beings off from people with bad opinions*
He SO DUMB looking though.
Yea he looks dumb. But then again, pretty much everyone other than Momonosuke looks dumb, with Kinemon looking okay, so meh
Imperial Bishop
Banned
It's like you've guys have never seen a Kabuki actor before.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
The samurai so far suck design wise yea I said it. Wano better bring it! Got me feeling like luffy and co when they saw raizo
I like jiriya and the guy from CP9.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
The whole point of the samurai is that they look goofy and have goofy powers but are actually quite reliable. You're supposed to think they look dumb at first. I think they're executed really well. I mean, when you meet Kanjuro he's a bunch of legs stuck to a dragon. They are One Piece personified.
Even Kanjuro's (amazing) drawings seem inept at first, but later prove to be useful (and hilarious).
Even Kanjuro's (amazing) drawings seem inept at first, but later prove to be useful (and hilarious).
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Ryuma set my expectations too high
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I feel like the Samurai are drawn like old Japanese paintings and kabuki depictions to distinguish them so it isn't just a nation of Zoros.
And Oda is probably really into the aesthetic (see: Gear 4).
And Oda is probably really into the aesthetic (see: Gear 4).
I have, doesn't mean I have to like his design lol
Not that I like actively hate it or anything, but meh
I'm aware of the point of their designs lol
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Ryuma was just Zoro with dark hair
I thought all Sanji brothers were blonde... They look ludicrous in that key art, especially Reiju 
It sucks when you prefer your take imagining something over the real thing.
BTW I'm going to be quite disappointed if Ichiji and Niji are not serious badasses. I was quite hyped about Germa at the beginning when they started to introduce them in the arc but they look tools so far.
It sucks when you prefer your take imagining something over the real thing.BTW I'm going to be quite disappointed if Ichiji and Niji are not serious badasses. I was quite hyped about Germa at the beginning when they started to introduce them in the arc but they look tools so far.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I would have preferred them blonde, but like this too.I thought all Sanji brothers were blonde... They look ludicrous in that key art, especially Reiju
BTW I'm going to be quite disappointed if Ichiji and Niji are not serious badasses. I was quite hyped about Germa at the beginning when they started to introduce them in the arc but they look tools so far.
If Ichiji at the least isn't a serious powerhouse, I'll be bummed.
After the drag that was Luffy vs Dofla, it was a good fight in my book.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
They have fans?
Yonji got off screened so far
Judge and niji? I'm bad with the two older names both cheated
Seriously, who likes these assholes? They're just so......so one dimensional.
Is it the designs or something?
AgentLampshade
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You'll get a scene where Nami figures out to use rain, and several gratuitous shots of her soaking wet and that's it.
That's the point of them. They are literally designed to be super soldiers through genetic manipulation. Sanji is a failure, since he has emotions, dreams and other useless stuff, and Raiju could also create some deeper personality, which she hid to be not the next victim of abuse.
That doesn't excuse them from being so boring.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
That's the whole point, we want to see that potential realized. They have no excuse to be boring with the setup that they have.
To be fair Ichiji and Niji haven't had the chance to do anything yet, and Reiju has proven to be a great character. Only Yonji seems to be a punk loser so far.
Do we? They given me no reason to care about them. What do you mean no excuse, they are shit heads.
Cool powers won't save them or anything.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
A good villain can be amazing. See: Crocodile. I want Ichiji and Niji to be awesome jerks.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
You can be a fun cool villain and still be one-dimensional. I mean I sure ain't arguing AGAINST better characterization, but the Vinsmokes are basically Power Rangers villains. After ten thousand years they're free, and it's time to conquer earth. They're comically one-note and evil, it'll be fun to hit them with big plastic swords and watch sparks fly.
The villains with actual nuance in this arc (or at least One Piece levels of nuance) are the Big Mom crew. We can have both.
The villains with actual nuance in this arc (or at least One Piece levels of nuance) are the Big Mom crew. We can have both.
Maybe one dimensional isn't the right word exactly. Moral nuance isn't exactly what I meant.
To point out one small comparison, lets look Bege. I don't think anyone would say that he's morally nuanced. He's a psycho on par with any in OP, his backstory has him creating pain and misery for seemingly no reason at all and his betrayal of Big Mom is motivated primarily by lulz. But when Bege notices that he talked about his plan with an animated door in the room, he killed the door. When the Vinsmokes talk about their plan to backstab Big Mom in a room full of her animated objects that all work for her, they don't even notice. They're too busy laughing over how they're assholes. That's the difference for me, they're not just evil, they're evilly stupid.
Alternatively, since the Big Mom crew is just better, maybe they're just making the Vinsmokes look that much worse by comparison. Then again, it's also probably just the Sanji relation that's screwing them over. Either way, I just don't see why they'd be anyone's favorites with everything else going on this arc. We have (sorta) intelligent antagonists for once who are Yonko no less that also offer personal stakes in the conflict by placing Sanji's conflicting feeling's as a key component of the conflict (as the strawhats being an external element to someone elses conflict) with some of the best designs the series has to offer....meanwhile these chuckleheads are being played so badly they don't even know how behind they are.
Edit: I think the power rangers comparison is right on the head, because Power Rangers weren't known for their political plotting. Once the fighting starts, maybe then that'll play to their strengths more.
1. Raizo is awesome, way more cool then Kanjuro who probably draws his own clothes.
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3. Nah, soul fucked would work better.
Only if they use protection.
These 2 young and crazy kids won't use protection!
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