Who will win block D?

[Gobblefunk]

With all the fire in the ring characteristic of a pyromaniac's skills, and the fact that Damask has a gas mask in the event that it was sleeping gas, I'm gonna have to go with Damask being the one standing up. But! I don't think he's the only one who's gonna stand up, and he's not gonna win.

 

[floman]

My theory is that diamante attacked everyone. The reason I think so is because Lucy (Sabo) says I have heard of this happening before. Diamante is still in the tournament arena and hasn't shown any of his strength yet.

Furthermore, the announcer says one person is attempting to get up. The word attempting would suggest that the attack was not done by the person who is getting up. Since he is the only person getting up it would suggest that someone outside of the arena sent the attack. The only person who would be able to have that kind of strength (and would be allowed to do that kind of attack) would be Diamante.

I think the person who will get up is most likely Cavendish because he has had so many appearances and hasn't done anything yet. Rebecca and everyone else have shown their strength (except Meadows). I have no idea about Meadows. Maybe he will appear later with the other gladiators with the king and rise up against DD in the last fight.

 

[Spam286]

My theory is that diamante attacked everyone. The reason I think so is because Lucy (Sabo) says I have heard of this happening before. Diamante is still in the tournament arena and hasn't shown any of his strength yet.

Furthermore, the announcer says one person is attempting to get up. The word attempting would suggest that the attack was not done by the person who is getting up. Since he is the only person getting up it would suggest that someone outside of the arena sent the attack. The only person who would be able to have that kind of strength (and would be allowed to do that kind of attack) would be Diamante.

I think the person who will get up is most likely Cavendish because he has had so many appearances and hasn't done anything yet. Rebecca and everyone else have shown their strength (except Meadows). I have no idea about Meadows. Maybe he will appear later with the other gladiators with the king and rise up against DD in the last fight.

You need to explain why Diamante would mess up the tournament though. Just being there and being strong doesn't really give him the impetus to interfere in his own tournament.

 

[matzik1212]

I guess i'm gonna settle for Rebecca . Even though i don't like her i kinda have the feeling she'll be the one winning and once again earn the people's trust or things like that *dramaaa...time*

 

[Beatrice]

What I find odd is that we don't see Logan or Acilia.

Especially the former who was chasing after Rebecca,clearly targetting her wanting to be the one to take her out but was never seen again after that.

 

[Schabrak]

Because they were taken out somehow, we don't really need to see more of those rather fodderly fights, we haven't even seen much of Cavendish fighting, as it was all about the cliffhanger of the last chapter, namely someone yet unknown had taken out everyone else.

 

[Beatrice]

Because they were taken out somehow, we don't really need to see more of those rather fodderly fights, we haven't even seen much of Cavendish fighting, as it was all about the cliffhanger of the last chapter, namely someone yet unknown had taken out everyone else.

I hope you're aware that Oda had shown everyone in B and C Block taken out who was named.
"They were taken out somehow" is quite the bad argument when Oda took the time to portray the defeat of all "Big Names" even Jeet and Abdullah, heck Fighting Lion who only was shown being defeated.

An assumption based on....?

 

[floman]

You need to explain why Diamante would mess up the tournament though. Just being there and being strong doesn't really give him the impetus to interfere in his own tournament.

For the same reason we all would've interfered with block D. Nobody in the block is strong enough to match up with Burgress or Sabo. He could have done it because he was bored and he wanted the victor to prove that he or she was actually strong.

 

[Spam286]

For the same reason we all would've interfered with block D. Nobody in the block is strong enough to match up with Burgress or Sabo. He could have done it because he was bored and he wanted the victor to prove that he or she was actually strong.

Somebody actually suggested this before, and I will point out again that a) block D is boring us because it's dragged on for 11 chapters, during which there has only been 12 pages worth of sporadic coverage and b) the coliseum is usually used for fights involving the prisoner gladiators of which Rebecca is the best or the local ones of which Spartan is one of the best, so even if block D doesn't compare well to the earlier blocks it's still going to be a lot more entertaining than anything the coliseum has seen previously, so why would Diamante be bored? Also, c) if what you say is true the victor will prove it themselves in the final so why bother cutting the audience's enjoyment short?

 

[Muhbaer]

I think it was Rebecca, and I don't think it was conquerer's haki, it was a fast combat technique toy soldier used. he's called the colloseum's lightning soldier.
I think he taught rebecca the technique.
that's why sabo said:"that was fast"
my opinion.

 

[Kaiten]

I think it was Rebecca, and I don't think it was conquerer's haki, it was a fast combat technique toy soldier used. he's called the colloseum's lightning soldier.
I think he taught rebecca the technique.
that's why sabo said:"that was fast"
my opinion.

If Rebecca knocked everyone out, why was she also unconscious? Did she knock herself out along with her enemies?

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With all the fire in the ring characteristic of a pyromaniac's skills, and the fact that Damask has a gas mask in the event that it was sleeping gas, I'm gonna have to go with Damask being the one standing up. But! I don't think he's the only one who's gonna stand up, and he's not gonna win.

Damask was also shown unconscious at the end of the chapter. He is underneath Rebecca, to the left of the Mummy. He also would have had to have knocked himself out in the process of defeating the other contestants.

 

[Syphin]

If Rebecca knocked everyone out, why was she also unconscious? Did she knock herself out along with her enemies?

Well if we consider Rebecca utilising Dials, especially Impact and Reject Dials, then it makes sense that she as well as the other contestants are knocked out.

Rebecca is arguably unmatched in terms of speed in this Block D battle (except Luffy, she hasn't been seen to be hit by ANYONE yet). It is entirely possible that she could have positioned herself in a way to absorb the power of the Block D contestants into her Dial(s) while she was dodging their attacks and unleashed it back onto them at a later point - possibly chapter 733. Combined with her speed and agility, Rebecca is capable of utilising Dials to take out the Block D opponents 'one after another'. The Dial(s) could be hidden under her gloves or in her sword or elsewhere, it doesn't have to be noticeable just like it wasn't for Wiper under his bandages on his right hand. Impact and Reject Dials absorbing the kinetic energy of others and using it against them fits Rebecca's fighting still quite nicely.

Discarding the shield before she entered the Block D arena could be a signal of her intention to utilise the Dial(s) in the Block D battle. If Rebecca was utilising a Reject Dial during the Block D battle as well, it becomes reasonable to assume that even someone like Cavendish was able to be taken out. If we presume that Rebecca was accumulating kinetic energy within her shield from all her prior battles, it becomes even more reasonable to assume that the big names in Block D were able to be taken out.

Wiper has already shown that a Reject Dial can be used multiple times, so it is not too unreasonable that Rebecca could survive multiple uses of a Reject Dial, especially with her father and grandfather being such strong fighters and Rebecca herself being used to the world of fighting (a Gladiator).

Sure Rebecca may have preferred not to hurt others directly or harm them, but when that preference is placed alongside the desire to protect Soldier-san, it becomes apparent which she would prefer to protect. Rebecca is more like the "Wiper" of this arc than the "Vivi" of this arc - while Rebecca may not necessarily have the power to match the other main players, she has shown herself to have resolve and will (enduring all the hatred she suffered for most of her life and remaining unbroken through all of that).

After multiple uses of the Impact/Reject Dial(s), Rebecca could have dropped to the ground out of sheer exhaustion, injury and fatigued, but given how she has shown herself to be quite resolved and mentally resilient, she may have willed herself to get back to her feet - just like how Wiper did during the Skypeia Arc.

Sabo may have heard something similar to what happened in the Block D battle through a story of Skypeia Dials and their combative abilities he heard/read. Given that not many "Blue Sea dwellers" know about Skypeia let alone Dials, it makes sense why everyone, including Bartolomeo was puzzled at what just happened. It could very well be Bellamy who informs Sabo and Bartolomeo about what exactly happened since he has been to Skypeia before, if he didn't leave the Colosseum yet that is. Or Luffy and Bellamy's timing in leaving the Colosseum could be very intentionally if Oda-sensei does intent to have Rebecca progress in the tournament and compete with the other big names - the unknown of Dials coupled with her speed can make her a force to be reckoned with.

As for why Rebecca is in possession of an Impact or Reject Dial, that could all be explained through the Corrida Colosseum. We know that these Colosseum battles/competitions run regularly and that Rebecca has been "imprisoned" as Gladiator for quite some time in the Colosseum. Couple that with the fact that the "heart" of the underworld isn't all that far from the Colosseum, then you have a potential prize of a Colosseum battle/competition being an Impact/Reject Dial or any other Dial/dial-infused-weapon. Since not many people realise what Dials are it would be reasonable to expect not may challengers for the prize unlike the Mera Mera no Mi which people know about through Ace. With Rebecca referred to as "The Undefeated Woman", if there were a Dial or Dials up for grabs in the Colosseum battles and she participated, she would have won them.

Dials + Rebecca's ability to use "Mantra" (Kenbunshoku Haki) could make her a deadly fighter like those seen in Skypeia.

 

[Deleted member 182576]

Well if we consider Rebecca utilising Dials, especially Impact and Reject Dials, then it makes sense that she as well as the other contestants are knocked out.

Dials + Rebecca's ability to use "Mantra" (Kenbunshoku Haki) could make her a deadly fighter like those seen in Skypeia.

That is absolutely a very nice theory! Dials would perfectly fit to her fighting style! She wouldn't "hurt" anybody else, the others are hurting them selves in a kind of way cause it's absobring their attacks/powers and use it against them. If it's really true that she has dials combined with her speed, that would really be BOSSLIKE.
Gladiator + dials + speed + Kenbunshoku Haki = Deadly combo.

I also think that Rebecca will win block D, because it makes more sense that she stays in the middle of the audience tryin to get the mera mera no mi rather than her being underground. And imagine Burgess vs. Barto vs. Sabo vs. Rebecca. Everybody would think: OK Rebecca has no chance. And it's kind of a unfair battle too, but it could be very interesting cause yeah she's the undefeated gladiator, and that DOES mean something.

 

[Schabrak]

If Rebecca knocked everyone out, why was she also unconscious? Did she knock herself out along with her enemies?

As I pointed out in the chapter discussion, every named character was down if we can trust Gats words and someone looking unconscious standing up wouldn't be something new to One Piece either, more like a trait of a shounen series.

 

[Muhbaer]

luffy also had to stand up after kicking arlong's ass.
exhaustion is not prohibited ^^

 

[0Xellos]

luffy also had to stand up after kicking arlong's ass.
exhaustion is not prohibited ^^

But, it's not like Luffy instapwned Arlong. That fight was shown to be pretty much even, with Luffy coming out on top slightly. Luffy seriously beat Arlong only when he went all pissed off serious mode.

Even if we assumed Rebecca to be on the level of others (which would be pretty amazing considering it's people who mean something in NW), it's hard to believe that she could suddenly beat them and only then collapse from exhaustion.

 

[Muhbaer]

we saw her gasping for air before during the fight, and now that she maybe unleashed her finisher, she collapsed and stood up again. watch rocky 2 and you know what I mean ^^

 

[REN KOUEN]

As I pointed out in the chapter discussion, every named character was down if we can trust Gats words and someone looking unconscious standing up wouldn't be something new to One Piece either, more like a trait of a shounen series.

yea you do see it alot in shounen series
its pretty cliche actually

 

[Muhbaer]

but then again it could be anyone.
oda likes to kick our predictions into the bucket, da hell, it could be frickin big mom

 

[Kaiten]

As I pointed out in the chapter discussion, every named character was down if we can trust Gats words and someone looking unconscious standing up wouldn't be something new to One Piece either, more like a trait of a shounen series.

All of the big names were knocked out. Not all of them qualified as big names. Just because a character was named, that does not make them a big name. Semantics, I know, but Oda might have qualified that only big names were knocked out for a reason. I feel like the winner will be someone who was not pictured on the last two pages of the chapter, whether that is Meadows or not. The winner could have been unnamed "fodder". I still find it very suspicious that Meadows was shown in the initial D-Block lineup, was wearing what looked like a disguise (the animal skin), semi-obscuring his features, but has not made a single appearance since. Every other character from that page either has since had a speaking part, or were at least among the unconscious contestants. Unlike Meadows, Logan and Acilia both made brief appearances after the line up was shown, even though they were not shown among the unconscious fighters.