One Piece 696 Discussion / 697 Predictions

[Razh]

It would also be interesting if this zoan army got a hold of the rumble ball recipie by kidnapping chopper or something.

That's a Chopper-specific drug. He would have to make a different drug for each user.

[Ominous Shadow]

That's a Chopper-specific drug. He would have to make a different drug for each user.

Supposing it is specific to chopper alone , not saying that it is or isn't , they might be able to get a more general method for making individualized rumble balls from either chopper or through experimentation; they have enough zoan users to experiment on to get the "rumble ball general formula" and find out what is needed to adjust from choppers original version.

[exacta]

I'm glad its Kaidou who Law is after first, bout damn time Oda introduced Kaidou. Only took like what, 300 chapters and counting? Him working with Doflamingo is a sick combination. I hope the strongest members of Doflamingo's crew haven't mobilized yet, most of them have went down to easy so far.

[matzik1212]

I'm glad its Kaidou who Law is after first, bout damn time Oda introduced Kaidou. Only took like what, 300 chapters and counting? Him working with Doflamingo is a sick combination. I hope the strongest members of Doflamingo's crew haven't mobilized yet, most of them have went down to easy so far.

Still i didn't expect to see another Yonkou involved so fast when we just got to see Big Mom . But i can't deny that with this move Oda made me curious to see that guy . As for Kaidou working with DoFlamingo , why not ? IMO i think he's involved with all Yonkous . Even if he's Shicibukai , he's firstly a pirate meaning he wouldn't think twice about kicking aside this farce of Shicibukai = "good pirates that work for the WG "

[zerocooldx]

I see no problem with it. It's just a way of obtaining more power. Why should a guy who accidentaly discovered devil fruit on some tree be any better than a guy who bought one?

Apart from that, Kaidou probably obtains fruits from Dofla and then uses them. That's not so much wicked when compared to Big Mom who DESTROYS ISLANDS IF THEY DON'T HAVE CANDY OH AND ALSO EATS PEOPLE!!! (Sorry for the caps but I can't stress it enough.)

Kaido is definitely someone that fits the bill of an individual that wants to amass power. We saw a hint of this when he decided to go after WB when WB's focus and attention was on Ace and the Marines. That alone suggests that not only is he pretty damn strong, but more importantly he likes to capitalize of opportunities when he sees then. So finding out that someone can create artificial DF's was probably music to his ears.

[Razh]

Kaido is definitely someone that fits the bill of an individual that wants to amass power. We saw a hint of this when he decided to go after WB when WB's focus and attention was on Ace and the Marines. That alone suggests that not only is he pretty damn strong, but more importantly he likes to capitalize of opportunities when he sees then. So finding out that someone can create artificial DF's was probably music to his ears.

It's all true. But I don't see how he should be more wicked than Big Mom is, based only on that. That's what the post is about. Fact that he used an easy way to make his crew stronger doesn't mean that he's more evil than BM or BB.

[chess4]

The way I see it, is when the Strawhats take on Kaido and Big Mam, they will get help from other crews. For example when they take on Kaido, X-Drake is going to help. When they take on Big Mam, Kid is going to help. I cant see 9 strawhats taking on a Yonkou. Just the numbers alone would get them eventually

[zerocooldx]

It's all true. But I don't see how he should be more wicked than Big Mom is, based only on that. That's what the post is about. Fact that he used an easy way to make his crew stronger doesn't mean that he's more evil than BM or BB.

I wasn't trying to imply that he is more wicked then BM. Hes just someone that seems to be an opportunist and wants power. Where that path leads his character is yet to be seen.

[Tonix]

Now that we now that we know that Law and Luffy are after Kaido, can we assume that Kidd, Apoo, and Hawkins are going after Big Mom? This would be most interesting since Jimbei and the Sun Pirates are still working for Big Mom. We could get to see Jimbei kicking some ass and showing why the Strawhats want him for their crew, or we could see Jimbei being defeated which would complicate matters between him and Big Mom, and between the two Supernova alliances. I hope Oda gives us some sort of update on what Big Mom and the other Supernova alliance are up to soon, but I expect these upcoming chapters will be filled with Kaido's and Dofla's crews instead, and maybe some shots of the new Marine HQ if we're lucky.

[mattiaildivino]

I see no problem with it. It's just a way of obtaining more power. Why should a guy who accidentaly discovered devil fruit on some tree be any better than a guy who bought one?

Apart from that, Kaidou probably obtains fruits from Dofla and then uses them. That's not so much wicked when compared to Big Mom who DESTROYS ISLANDS IF THEY DON'T HAVE CANDY OH AND ALSO EATS PEOPLE!!! (Sorry for the caps but I can't stress it enough.)

I see,well I have to agree with you fir what concerns mama. Yet,my opinion is that she is noble enough not to have her/her army strength coming from an underworld broker's trick. I bet she would wipe the floor with joker if the latter were to propose her such an offer.

[M3J]

So, I knew Kaidou was the next target.

I'm god. Respect me, bow to me, and give me cookies.


But yeah, pretty interested in seeing how this fight pans out. Will Big Mom and Kaidou team up, or will each of the Supernovas involved fight their respective enemies? Or will Luffy fight Big Mom later?

[mattiaildivino]

Luffy taking on Shanks, can't wait to see how that plays out. lol.

i hope it is not true,luffy cannot possibly be eager to fight shanks,whom he should respect the most. There were translations which said that rufy said :"well,as long as it's not shanks in ok with that", and I hope that's the real one!

[Tonix]

i hope it is not true,luffy cannot possibly be eager to fight shanks,whom he should respect the most. There were translations which said that rufy said :"well,as long as it's not shanks in ok with that", and I hope that's the real one!

I think Luffy will be more lighthearted with his approach to taking down Shanks. Like maybe the Strawhat crew will go around having big parties with all the islands that Shanks controls so that their too hungover to party with Shanks and his crew. Or he could challenge him to a Davy Back fight, I think that would be a really awesome way to take down a Yonkou since it's a test of pirate skills and it ends with a duel between captains. They could probably keep the weird boat race, but substitute that weird footballesque game with a sniper competition so Usopp could surpass his dad.

[yoshidr]

I think the translation to this manga isn't accurate. Luffy doesn't want to fight shanks if you noticed he is only holding 3 fingers up not four

[M3J]

No, it'll be Luffy taking on Shanks - captain against captain. If anything, Zoro will either take on Mihawk (who isn't Shanks's enemy, at the least) or a sworduser in the crew. Just because Shanks fights with a sword wouldn't necessarily mean he'll fight Zoro. Crocodile fought with the metal hook, but Luffy still fought him when Zoro would have been a better choice against that. Unless Shanks isn't the real captain, he's definitely fighting Luffy. Boss fights boss, it's been like that in almost every action manga, from Dragon Ball series to Yu Yu Hakusho to even Bleach.

For all we know, Shanks uses sword as his secondary way of fighting since it's easier.

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I think the translation to this manga isn't accurate. Luffy doesn't want to fight shanks if you noticed he is only holding 3 fingers up not four

In MangaStream's version, he says he'll take down all four emperors, but in MangaPanda's version, he says he'll take down all emperors. So far, two translators have translated into the same meaning - that Luffy will fight and beat SHanks, Big Mom, Blackbeard, and Kaidou.