Group One Piece Tournament 2015 - Group C

[Syphin]

Voting Rules:

• The group stage is a battle royale. The two fighters with the most votes in one group will advance. Fighters may team up.
• During the group stage, you'll be able to vote up to 24 hours after discussion ends.
• You may vote for up to two characters in this fight.
• So you voted early and someone/something changed your mind? You can use the "unvote" function at the top right of the vote box and try again.

Discussion will end on: September 25
Voting will end on: September 26​

 

[Syphin]

Re: Group C

Nami	Epithet: "Cat Burglar" Occupation: Pirate (Navigator) Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates Devil Fruit: N/A Type: N/A Bounty: 16,000,000 Beri She occupies the position of navigator among the SH crew. Her dream is to draw a map of the world. She is also called Cat burglar Nami because of her stealing habits. Her fighting technique is quite unique, using the climat tact, she is able to manipulate weather and cause lightning bolts to appear, striking her opponents on the spot. While she can be seen as cowardly, it seems her sole motivation for joining the tournament is to get her hands on the treasure.
Tony Tony Chopper	Epithet: "Candy Cotton Lover" Occupation: Pirate (Doctor) Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi Type: Zoan Bounty: 50 Beri Tony Tony Chopper is the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is a reindeer who has eaten the Hito Hito no Mi that turns him into a human-reindeer hybrid. He is able to change his appearance to look like a human depending on the situation. He maintains his reindeer look most of the time. Chopper is the youngest member of the Straw Hat Pirates. Due to his appearance, he is often mistaken as the crew's pet. His low bounty is also the result of this misunderstanding.
Koala	Epithet: N/A Occupation: Revolutionary, Fishman Karate Assistant Instructor Affiliation: Revolutionary Army Devil Fruit: N/A Type: N/A Bounty: Unknown A former Tenryuubito slave, one saved by the legendary Fisher Tiger and his crew, Koala has come to know the Fishmen and Mermen firsthand and just how similar they are to human beings. Koala has become part of the Revolutionary Army whose mission it is to overthrow the current World Government and the injustice they embody within their "justice". Koala is capable of utilising Fishman Karate and she is herself an Assistant Fishman Karate Instructor. Koala has entered this to tournament due to orders given to her by the higher-ups in the Revolutionary Army. Perhaps the treasure of this tournament possesses valuable information the Revolutionary Army can use in their mission to save the world from the World Government's deception?
Kanjuro	Epithet: "Evening Shower" Occupation: Samurai Affiliation: Wano Country Devil Fruit: Unnamed Type: Paramecia Bounty: Unknown The second of the three Samurai assigned to protect Momonosuke as they travel to the Island Zo. Their journey was anything but according to plan, they ended up shipwrecked and found themselves drifting to Dressrosa, minus the third Samurai. In order to save Kin'emon and Momonosuke, Kanjuro chose to be apprehended to buy them time to escape. Thanks to his mysterious Devil Fruit, Kanjuro was able to hid himself within the underground Scrapheap long enough until Kin'emon was able to return to save him. With his artist energy ready to burst out and manifest itself into a spectacle for all to see, Kanjuro has entered the tournament.
Hack	Epithet: N/A Occupation: Revolutionary, Fishman Karate Instructor, Fishman Jujutsu Martial Artist Affiliation: Revolutionary Army Devil Fruit: N/A Type: N/A Bounty: Unknown “Hundreath Dan” Hack is part of the Revolutionary army, he along with Sabo the second in command, and Koala, have joined the tournament.A fishman, a Japanese soldierfish to be precise, he is an advanced user of Fishman Karate, a powerful technique that manipulates water but can also be used on land. He has a great sense of honor, and thinks that friendship can be forged through fights. As such he dislikes those who don’t show respect during a fight. He is a friend of Jinbei’s, with whom he shares the same dream, to have friendship between humans and fishmen. However his ways to achieve that differ drastically, as he believes such friendship can only be achieved through fists.He wants to join in the Revolutionary army’s efforts in order to win the prize.

 

[ajc46]

This is a difficult choice for me. I'm leaning towards Hack, but even he was pretty unimpressive. Nami and Chopper are in my opinion the weakest straw hats. Haven't seen koala do much so I'd be basing her strength on her position in the RA, which isnt very accurate. No idea how useful kanjuro's terrible drawings will be. Maybe he can fly away for a while and hope everyone else gets weakened in their own fights.
Holding off on voting until there's a bit of discussion either way.
Also I don't think this group matters so much as IMO whoever wins this group will get knocked out next round anyway

 

[Lostromos]

On this Group I think Nami and Chopper would team up vs Hack and Koala; Kanjuro would probably be on his own.

Kanjuro has an interesting DF that has great potential, but Kanjuro's poor drawing skills are a really bad match for this DF. We havent seen much from him, but I dont see him much of a threat. I wish we could have seen more of his skills with the sword.

Hack is decent fighter , but we havent seen much from him either. I don't think he would win vs Chopper Monster point.

Chopper has 7 points now, that gives him a lot of versatility vs different kind of opponents.His biggest achievement is being able to control monster point for 3 minutes.
It has great destructive power (watch how easily he got disposed of a Juiced up Dosun on fishmen Island) and he cannot be taken down easily;Luffy had to use Gear 3 to take him down PTS.
The stronger fighter in this group in my opinion.


Koala has the rank of an assistant Fishman Karate trainer , so her fighting power should be below that of Hack , but it seems like her intelligence compensates for the lack of strength. she would be a good match up against Nami.

Nami is very clever with some good tricks up her sleeve; I see her outsmarting Koala .

The way I see this Battle Royale : Nami + Chopper > Koala + Hack > Kanjuro

I voted for Nami and Chopper

 

[BigBadDogg]

How does lightning affect fishmen, I don't think we have seen it in the manga? And can Nami get in a blow fast enough?

Also can the drawings survive water?

I am leaning towards Nami & Chopper also, especially if they team up.

 

[Notice me Escanor senpai]

I feel Kanjuro should win this. He's a samurai of Wano, and he can use Armament Haki (he helped Zoro and Kinemon to stop the birdcage). Because of how swordsmen are portayed in this manga, he has a good chance of making it to the next round.
I'm torn between Koala and Nami. Nami has the climat tact, but Koala was trained in Fishman Karate, and this is no easy feat for a human. I think Koala could take out Nami with a more direct approach. Hack while he can also use Fishman Karate, didn't impress me that much, and with the likes of Kanjuro around he could be taken out.
And Chopper, his monster point could make the difference, but again he's against two fishman karate users and a samurai. So it's not gonna be so easy even with Monster point.And there's the aftermath of it too, he doesn't have energy left after he uses it.

 

[Sachsenhesse]

I go with hack and chopper, his monsterform alone would be a overkill for everyone in this group and hack seems to be stronger then the rest here,

 

[Holt]

I'm leaning towards Nami and Chopper. Nami's sorcery clima tact allows her to be completely invisible using her mirage as well as being able to practically control the weather. She can use immense lightning and strong wind based attacks. Koala might be superior in combat ability but Nami is competent enough to keep up and then her clima tact would give her an advantage.
Chopper can utilize all his forms at will so that would be a big help. In time, he could use his monster point to wreak havoc and win. Considering these two team up, I'm pretty sure their chemistry and skills would allow them to edge out the win.

 

[Tonix]

Chopper seems to be easily the strongest fighter here when we count his monster point, and since he can now refrain from attacking his friends while using monster point I think Nami and Chopper team up to take this round.

 

[Sachsenhesse]

If we go by teamups its save to say Koala and hack will teamup too and will probably the DF-user together first, which could lead to chopper fall off the arena quite soon. Then again Nami wouldnt be such a strong help, because i think the revs are quite faster then her and after that she cant keep all 3 opponents at bay. which honestly could even lead to Kanjuro and Hack advancing.

Aside from that another possibility:

Chopper and Nami win against hack and Koala. Kanjuro is left and probably in midair... then comes Nami´s moneyeyes and she betrays chopper for the prize by throwing him out of the arena, s that she advance further.

 

[Lostromos]

If we go by teamups its save to say Koala and hack will teamup too and will probably the DF-user together first, which could lead to chopper fall off the arena quite soon. Then again Nami wouldnt be such a strong help, because i think the revs are quite faster then her and after that she cant keep all 3 opponents at bay. which honestly could even lead to Kanjuro and Hack advancing.

Aside from that another possibility:

Chopper and Nami win against hack and Koala. Kanjuro is left and probably in midair... then comes Nami´s moneyeyes and she betrays chopper for the prize by throwing him out of the arena, s that she advance further.

I am not sure I understood correctly which 2 characters you believe will advance and why. The way you describe the fights confused me.

By the way Nami would never betray Chopper ;and there is no reason to,since 2 people advance to the next round .

All they have to do is team up and get rid of the competition

 

[ProGoddess]

I have to study this group for a while. Unlike Group A & Group B, it was easy to analyse and compare the characters' strengths and capabilities since they have a fair share of battle scenes. In this group, we have very little information on those new faces, except Chopper and Nami in whom we have seen fighting battle after battle.

Nami - Though she isn't physically strong, neither is she a DF user, but her weather manipulation skill is quite impressive. She can create thunder storm to strike her enemies and makes them electrocuted. She is also a "cat burglar" and an intelligent (and cunning) one even, who is able to look for openings to sneak up and attack her enemies.

Chopper - Whenever I see his bounty, I always laugh. The Marines think that he is the Crew's pet. If this is so, why do they put a figure on him? Perhaps they feel that this "raccoon" (often mistaken as) could bite and the small amount of bounty on him would be enough.

Chopper, being a doctor, has been diligent in his research of inventing/creating drugs that could hype up his physical power. Hence his invention of rumble balls allowing him to transform into different forms in order to defeat his enemies. His most powerful form is "Monster Point" in which I think would be an advantage here.

Koala - She reminds me of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. One who works like a spy and sneaking into secret places. In Dressrosa, she has come to look for information and is able to get pass the Donquixote's family and steal it. I must say, she is quite a smart girl.

Kanjuro - "New kid on the block". He only comes about in Dressrosa. His drawings..... hmmm.... I can only It is definitely in need of improvement. How he is going to make himself useful in this match, I wonder. Perhaps he can draw "stuff" that are harmful to the enemies, eg. a deep hole so deep that the enemies fall to their death or get injured?

Hack - Don't know much about him. But being a fishman, he should be pretty strong physically (like Jinbei for example). He is also an advanced user of Fishman Karate. If the battle is in the water, he will have far more advantage as he can breathe in water while humans can't.

I'm putting my votes on hold at the moment as I need a bit of time to think through before I decide.

 

[Lostromos]

Kanjuro - "New kid on the block". He only comes about in Dressrosa. His drawings..... hmmm.... I can only It is definitely in need of improvement. How he is going to make himself useful in this match, I wonder. Perhaps he can draw "stuff" that are harmful to the enemies, eg. a deep hole so deep that the enemies fall to their death or get injured?


I'm putting my votes on hold at the moment as I need a bit of time to think through before I decide.

Couldnt help it but your comment reminded me of this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWvedIhWjM .

We really dont know what are the limits of his DF. It would be funny to see him doing something like the video above.

I really like his DF , but if the DF can be only as good as the user's drawing skill....

 

[Notice me Escanor senpai]

Couldnt help it but your comment reminded me of this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWvedIhWjM .

We really dont know what are the limits of his DF. It would be funny to see him doing something like the video above.

I really like his DF , but if the DF can be only as good as the user's drawing skill....

I don't think he'll rely on his DF, rather he should use his swordsmanship, since you know he's a samurai....

 

[Sachsenhesse]

I am not sure I understood correctly which 2 characters you believe will advance and why. The way you describe the fights confused me.

By the way Nami would never betray Chopper ;and there is no reason to,since 2 people advance to the next round .

All they have to do is team up and get rid of the competition

Jeah but they cant really fight a flying swordsmen without much effort. And for nami it would be much easier to throw chopper out of the arena then to fight a flying kanjuro. Also she would get rid of a normally stronger opponent in chopper. So if we count in her greedy character thats a legal way.

Actually i voted for Chopper and Hack because i only consider the individual strength here. Because people keep on arguing Nami+Chopper teaming up(to justify namis advance) i just wanted to show how it could also end.

 

[Tonix]

I think the problem with this bracket is that everyone, besides Chopper if he gets a lucky match up, will be eliminated next round anyways.

Hack broke his own arm punching something, and not in the way that Sanji did against Vergo where he could keep fighting, Hack's arm was out of the fight after his mispunch. Kanjuro is a Samurai, but his level of swordsmanship and strength in general are completely unknown at this point. Koala is also relatively unknown strength wise, since she's only been shown fighting no name fodder up until this point, the only thing we really know about Koala's fighting abilites is that she did not feel like she would stand a chance against Burgess on her own. Nami is also not a very impressive fighter either but she has her illusions and lighting attacks which should be able to buy her enough time until Chopper finishes wiping the floor with the rest of the competition which is enough of an excuse for me to vote for her.

 

[Sachsenhesse]

The illusions will lose dramatically on importance as soon as someone has observationhaki. Just sayin.

 

[Tonix]

Yes, but which of the opponents Nami is facing has shown enough mastery of observation haki that would lead us to believe they can see through Nami's illusions? Or the extreme speed/wide-ranged attack necessary to deal with them fast enough to negate the advantage they give?

 

[Zangestu]

Yes, but which of the opponents Nami is facing has shown enough mastery of observation haki that would lead us to believe they can see through Nami's illusions? Or the extreme speed/wide-ranged attack necessary to deal with them fast enough to negate the advantage they give?

Chopper

 

[GomuGomu_Getsuga]

I go with Chopper. He is kinda like Gohan with hidden powers.