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[onepiecematchmaker]

Hi ! Can I have a male matchup please ? I'm a 19 yo French girl. I study medicine and I'm very girly (I love shopping, taking care of myself...). I don't really like to work : if I could I would travel the world everyday. But I really like people even if I'm a bit shy at first. I love animals and I try to be as healthy as possible. Thank you if you answer and have a good day !

Matchup: Usopp

Why he likes you:He loves your spirit, honestly. The whole “let’s travel the world” thing really appeals to him, because he’d be telling you stories all along the way. Some of them may or may not be true. Who knows! He likes how girly you can be, even if he doesn’t always understand some of your rituals. He would try to help you with your studies, but pretty quickly see when he was out of his element.

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Match please. Female, 5'3, 20, long back hair, glass and hourglass shape. I have a hard time making friends but once I do I'm really easy going and relaxed. I'm a bio major and take school very seriously. I don't mind things moving quickly sexually but emotionally I like to go slow. I like going out with my friends and working out when I have the time. I like my guys to be low maintenance and be able to hold a conversation. Also I love tattoos! Thank you!

Matchup: Marco 

Why he likes you:  He likes your passion for your studies and how you take it so seriously. It shows a level of maturity that he’s attracted to. He’s okay with taking the relationship at whatever pace works best for you. He’s really not too picky. You want low maintenance, and he is your man. He’s good with holding conversations, but doesn’t need that constant reaffirmation of your relationship. He’s mature enough to know that if you’re with him, that’s it. He likes showing off his tattoo to you a little bit, and will praise any that you have.

Sorry this took so long! As y’all can probably tell, all of us mods have been busy with real-life things.

[onepiecematchmaker]

So I don’t know where any of the mods are or what they’re doing. I’m going to go ahead and announce that I probably won’t be on here a lot, if at all, because we just bought a house that needs a lot of work. I have a job that works me nearly full time, school starts at the end of the month, and I haven’t really even thought about One Piece in three weeks. Every free minute I have is spent on work I need to do to make things go a certain way. So this might be the end of my time on the blog for a while. 

So I guess this means we’re on hiatus until someone else shows up.

-Opossum

[onepiecematchmaker]

I know I posted some stuff earlier, and I’m trying to be more active here again, but my dog died earlier this week and I am not feeling super hot. I’m working on stuff, I promise, it just might be slow.

[onepiecematchmaker]

Hi!Can I have a matchup, please? I'm an INFJ Virgo girl. I'm usually a friendly person, but I find it hard to approach others first.I don't have much of a temper and try to understand other's point of view before staring to argue. I tend to stay inside mostly so I have rather pale skin, but if I go out to places like amusement parks then I'm all out on going on the wild rides! My hobbies are cleaning and taking care of my plants, but I'm not very good at sports and get cold easily. Thank you!

Sorry for the wait on this!

Actually I want to put you with Sabo, and that’s pretty rare for me!

It’s sort of a comedic twist that you get cold, because Sabo’s a furnace. I say him though because even though your personalities are quite different in places, the core values present themselves. Understanding a situation is a lot of what Sabo does, so naturally you two work well together. But more than that, your range of capabilities extends beyond Sabo’s - diplomatically speaking. Aside from skills and work and common ground though, you have what sounds like a little wild streak in the right places. Sabo isn’t entirely a wild child, but there’s a penchant for that in him too. I think, very much, that you and Sabo would get along well as both friends and partners. 

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How bout that Big Mom? Pretty heckin' cool, amiright? Big, bad, powerful. Stronk. I love her.

Yes! Why is she so amazing and terrifying? She’s an awesome villain, I love her too. Honestly she scares me WAY more than Doflamingo did. So far, the Yonko being Shanks, Teach, and Kaido, I can’t picture how anyone is gonna be better or more interesting. But I can definitely see why no one fucks with her. 

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So, I saw that whole Nazi-Vinsmoke suff and would like to add this: The 66 is also rather similiar to the 88 which was pretty much an abbreviated form of "Hail Hitler".

Heyo! That’s creepy! Thanks anon.

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If you're still doing matchups;infp, gender fluid, 5'5",long brown hair with blonde highlights mid hair down and an undercut, loves botany, music and astronomy,I wear mostly alternative clothing and I have a lot of sweaters, I also I have the worst case of baby face like you would not believe(my face has not changed since second grade, I'm like in my early 20s), I can play at least 9 instruments,I play cello best though, my favorite color is orange!

@mamahero I’m sorry this took so long!

I think I would put you with Robin. 

From what I gather concerning your personality, you are greatly talented and very much guided by what you think is right. That was how I knew you had to be a Straw Hat partner. But who among them is so capable of understanding as Robin? She is open minded, broadened by her life, and loves you and your instruments and your plants. And that’s just as friends! She reads you and how you feel, and your clear compatibility for learning leads her to think you might be a very good partner for someone with her talents. Plus, she loves hearing you play music, and that makes it easy to get along with the crew too! Much of the crew is led by knee jerk decisions and gut feelings, but the quieter side you own to really brings Robin close to you. She gets you, even if it’s not romantic all the time.

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Matchup please? Straight female, 5'3, INFP. Biracial with very curly dark hair and dark brown eyes. I enjoy taking things slow. I daydream a lot, mostly about romance. I love nature, animals, reading, and art. I'm very shy and emotional. My flaws are that I can be quite sensitive and can become clingy. I dislike being controlled. I 'believe in the impossible'. I'm a bit like Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter. (I'm really sorry if I didn't do this right.)

Matchup: Usopp

Why they like you: He really enjoys that you daydream, and hopes to one day make all of your dreams come true. A little cheesy, he knows, but you probably like that about him. He’s 100% okay with you wanting to take it slow because he’s never been in a relationship himself. He’ll try his best not to upset you, but will be quick to apologize if he really messes up. Usopp would never try to control you, and will spend a lot of time telling you stories of his wild adventures. 

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A father hc for crocodile, akainu, and doflamingo please?

Crocodile: He’s not a hyper present father. He’s not a fawning-fondling-touchy-feely father either, but that might be because he’s emotionally withdrawn and probably isn’t very fit for fathering. Not good at emotional things or ‘growing up’ things, and tends to throw money and stuff at problems instead of going at them himself. His kid is likely to grow up a lot like him because they both respect him and want him to notice them. Maybe a sad story.

Akainu: An oddly good dad?? But a strict one. ABSOLUTE JUSTICE BORN AND BRED. He’ll either raise a tough and powerful Government kiddo or a rebel pirate that ran away from his overbearing father and there’s no inbetween. Or one of each. He tries to be there, just so his kid doesn’t grow up thinking daddy doesn’t love them. Gonna be a well-traveled kid too, everyday is Take Your Kid To Work day when no one can beat your ass. 

Doflamingo: Oh boy. Trash King Father. He’s gonna be the father that spoils his kids, gives them everything he wished he’d gotten when he was a child. They’d be cruel and encouraged to be, and if they weren’t well, Dadflamingo just can’t be angry at his little hellspawn. Be it one or ten kids, they’d all have Devil Fruits, and you bet your ass Dadflamingo would cut down anyone to get those fruits. Big family too, lots of aunts and uncles and weird relations but when Doflamingo went away they would take care of the kid(s).

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Sharing the news with everyone! Mod Miny is engaged!

Guess who’s engaged!!!

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So the Vinsmokes...

I keep seeing people talk about them and yet I haven’t seen a lot of people talking about this, and if they are, they don’t seem to be getting a lot of attention. I’ve even seen some comparisons that are definitely off the mark about them, because there really isn’t a way around it.

The Vinsmokes are literally the German Nazi Party.

And I mean, initially I didn’t see this, but over time the symbols were too frequent to call a coincidence anymore. The ideals, the experiments, the symbols, the technology, with Nazi’s again being relevant in today’s climate, why haven’t be brought attention to this? If you haven’t at least had the fleeting thought, then you need to brush up your history lessons, friend.

Firstly Oda is painting them as the bad guys, which is really great. They haven’t been show to be nice people, save for Reiju (that probably belongs under the category of sexism, but the rampant sexism of the Nazi party could have an effect on this as well), and their plans are pretty alarming. 

I picked this panel to start discussing symbolism.

Because the first, most blaring, most obvious symbol is the fucking NAZI WAR EAGLE hanging above them. This isn’t a mistake, and I’m not making a reach. THIS is a Nazi conference hall, full of actual Nazis. If you imagine looking at that conference hall from the ground floor, it has the same raised layout as well. Even the curtain paneling on the sides of the hall is a classic conference hall trend used to dampen the echo of voices and block noise from the outside, and could be seen as late as the 50s. The tapestries hanging on the walls are extremely similar to Nazi tapestries (one example, there are many). 

Another symbol that seems to be everywhere the Vinsmokes are is the “lightning bolt” over the skull. That’s not a lightning bold by accident. That’s a direct call out to the SS-Runen, a symbol that marked SS soldiers and also represented the rally cry, “Victory! Victory!”.

The trademark “66″ everywhere is very similar to the Nazi swastika’s use. I pull special attention to this because it’s also using a tactic the Nazi’s used to brainwash their followers and the people around them - market saturation. It’s a common advertising technique, but for the original Nazi party (who were run partially on business techniques) it was used to give people a sense of omnipresence. All the Vinsmokes have a 66 on them. All their ships, all their property, all their soldiers. That is REALLY big. ALL THEIR SOLDIERS ARE PLASTERED WITH THEIR SYMBOLISM. They aren’t the rebels in Alabasta who didn’t unite under one sigil, or even the numerous pirate groups everywhere who DON’T have their sigils on them. They have a uniting sign, and it’s “66″.

But even beyond the symbolism, there’s another very important aspect that I haven’t seen much of at all: Nazi experiments.

We know the Germa 66 have some bizarre experiments going on. We know Big Mom is after them. And from the tiny in-panel text that I specifically included on the left, we know this is a huge secret.

That is definitely purposeful, considering all of the experiments the Nazi’s conducted were secrets, and some weren’t exposed for years after their demise. But even some of the minor things in this arc are oddly similar to Nazi projects.

The advanced technology? The magical mask that makes Sanji’s face seem 100% fine? Those are directly tied to categories of Nazi experiments.

The fact that the Vinsmoke children and Sanji are all born as experimental is pretty alarmingly Nazi. The Twin Experiments were a series of tests done on captive sets of twins to see if the human body and genes could be manipulated in strange ways (which actually makes Caesar Clown Josef Mengele). Unwilling children undergoing genetic experiment? Ringing some bells? And let’s recall that it didn’t work on Sanji, who would be the representation of the actual outcome of the original experiments. And remember that whole thing about how Hitler wanted to create Super Soldiers in a last-ditch attempt to win the war? Firstly, YES that was real and lots of people were unwillingly or unwittingly used for it. Secondly, Judge has been successful, mostly because no one has come to stop him yet.

I think it’s obvious what the endgame of the Vinsmokes is - world domination and possibly the extermination of all people who can’t be made special or used in their programs. Just a hunch there, considering that’s what the Nazi’s wanted. That would also lend to why the Germa would want to get close to Big Mom - when they’re in her house, killing her people will be easy. Big Mom is a woman who wishes to ‘unite all the races’, and if Judge is Hitler, then he wants to see them gassed.

If you’re having trouble believing this symbolism still, then you really need to do a history check, especially with Nazism on the rise again in lots of places. Not to be rude, but ignorance really isn’t a good excuse for turning a blind eye to Nazism. Oda is very well-read on this, and is using his platform in a way that calls attention to the Vinsmokes as evil and horrible people AS THEY ARE. It’s truthfully brilliant use of history, and I’m loving every second of it (WWII history is extremely interesting to me). And it might be considered a bold move on his part, since the Germans and the Japanese were both Axis powers in the war (they would have absolutely destroyed each other if they won because racism, but if you’re interested in some really cool theoretical alternate timeline stuff, check out The Man In The High Castle).

So recap: Vinsmokes are evil and better fucking not get out of this unscathed.

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A scenario, where Doffy, Sanji, Kid and Marco return their s/o and child(ren) home island/village etc (after a looong time), but the place is full destroyed and their family is... dead? The feeling, the reactions (fe. revenge) or whatever. [[PS; I'm new on your blog but I loooove it so much! >///

Mod Miny back with some angst!!!

Doflamingo: Everything was gone. His home. His kingdom. Everything he had striven for all his life was gone. Who had dared come and destroy it in his absence?! As he walked through the fallen remains of his kingdom, he found himself with a growing feeling of dread in the pit of his stomach. With the threads of his Devil Fruit, Doflamingo flew to the fallen remains of his home. It hadn’t taken long for him to find his lover and his son.

What remained of them made his blood boil. They were his! How could this have happened? Who could have possibly done this?! Who would have dared cross the infamous Donquixote Doflamingo in such a way?

He was going to find out. He still had all the connections in the world. He was going to find them, and they would beg for death before he was done.

Sanji: He was so excited to be going back home to see his lovely _________ and their two daughters! Sanji couldn’t wait to lavish them with the gifts he’d gathered since he’d last been home. Their smiling faces always brought a little extra joy to his heart.

…

He was sick to his stomach. When the Thousand Sunny had landed in the small coastal town he’d taken to calling home, all he found was ruin. The town had been destroyed. His lover’s home was gone. There were no bodies to be found. Sanji let himself hope that, perhaps, his family had survived. His crew couldn’t bear to take that away from him. 

Kid: Eustass Kid honestly didn’t remember what happened when he found the island with his lover and son destroyed. He’d completely black out from sheer rage. Killer could recount that his captain had caused even more damage the the landscape than the previous attackers had. Not that it mattered anymore. Everyone had been slaughtered. Kid’s lover and child had been hung up for all to see. It was obviously a taunt. The jolly roger emblazoned over their bodies made it abundantly clear who had done this. While Kid leveled a mountain, Killer prepared the crew to set out. All the grog and rum in the galley would be gone before nightfall thanks to the captain. Kid didn’t experience heartbreak like a normal person. That didn’t mean he didn’t feel it at all. 

Marco: Marco had always feared this would happen. He never wanted to believe it was possible, but he was no fool. He knew the life he lived, and he knew the dangers associated with it. He had tried to cover his trail as best as he could. So few people knew he even had a family outside the Whitebeard Pirates, and even very few of his nakama even knew. His spouse, son and daughter had lived in a small island with healthy trade and little Navy involvement. It should have been the perfect place for them.

Someone had found them, and had taken out the entire island in their rampage. It was more than Marco could bear. He’d already lost his captain. He’d lost Ace, such a dear friend to him. His crew was still struggling from Marineford. And how his lover and children had been massacred. The man with the fires of the phoenix felt nothing but ice in his veins.

[onepiecematchmaker]

So I know we do OC pairings already but if you guys just want OC advice?? Or story advice?? We can probably do that. 

Seems like there’s not a lot of blogs out there anymore that do that stuff. We are progressing rapidly towards doing everything because OP blogs keep going dark. So I guess don’t be afraid to ask for stuff? We’ll tell you if we can’t do something but I think we’re a group of intelligent and open minded people so it can’t hurt to ask.

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Match-up please? Female, 5’2, long brown hair, pale skin, chubby pear body, green eyes, gothy, prefers men, INTJ, frigid towards new people, isn’t easily impressed, honest/zero filter, stubborn, witty humor, playful, holds others needs before mine, Aquarius, adores animals, bookworm (horror/romances mostly)/fiction writer, has a gift for herbalism, domissive, emotionally intense, fickle about things I like, won’t back down from fight, despises cooking, alcohol drinker and over thinks situations.

Franky

He’s such a showman, he’ll try to impress you constantly. At your core you’re selfless and intellectual, and at first that’s hard to see under your seemingly cold exterior. But the second you gave ground and asked Franky about his contraptions, it was all over for that hard outside. He’s thick skinned and smart, but has facets of himself that you don’t share, something that keeps you and him in a cycle of learning constantly, and that’s really good in any kind of relationship. Not that Franky would ever be boring. He might be a little dense in understanding your finicky personal nature at first, but what he can’t understand he’s willing to accept. Also, what’s better than a drinking buddy? Even if that buddy is drinking cola...

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Okay now I want to talk about the CP9

And not in the usual way? I was doing some looking into something for an OC and that led me into animal stereotypes. It occurred to me that I’ve never seen the CP9 discussed in terms of animal stereotypes, which is odd since they obviously have them. 

This won’t be majorly exposition heavy because I think it’s self explanatory. Also it’s long so it’s under the cut.

Lucci

I think often people already portray Lucci (in art, fic, etc.) as having cat similarities. Often, the silly ones, which are drawn from the reality of cats rather than the generalizations of them. I didn’t include a screenshot of this one, but I do think he falls within the sexy cat stereotype too. While it’s more often attributed to females, Lucci is the most attractive member of the organization. That’s not really accounting for personal opinions (or for those who can’t call a male sexy) but it’s definitely. yeah. whooo. He’s a hot guy.

Kaku

Yeah I remember that cover story. And his running joke is generally looking ridiculous in neck and nose.

Blueno

I’ll explain this one a touch more I guess. At Water 7 he’s played as being slow and stupid and generally as just around. Of course we know he’s dangerous. Also the Minotaur? I kinda saw that when he first showed up. Man with a bull’s head sort of thing.

Kalifa

Recall that Kalifa was “fooled” into believing that Monster Chopper was Nami’s DF power. She also had a rough time with Nami’s mirages. There’s no stereotype for sexy sheep, but I think sexy is just Kalifa as Kalifa.

Kumadori

This one is pretty obvious.

Jabra

He is cruel, and he is evil. Often he’s discussed in terms of his offer to kill Usopp quickly and without pain, and cruel is attributed to Lucci, but I think his cruelty can be more subtle. He killed 20 extra people on his previous mission and didn’t apologize for it. He also “plays with his food” - tricking Usopp into going for the key and almost killing him, as well as trying to trick Sanji.

Fukuro

I don’t think it’s a stretch, but maybe someone else does. Fukuro is obviously not very smart (perhaps a downfall within the Gov’t system of picking it’s assassins) and tells people things they’re not supposed to know. And while it falls under general birds in terms of stereotypes, he gossips all the time. 

Spandam

Bears often have positive connotations, and that could be called inversion of stereotypes in this case, but cruel, proud, and dopey fit for sure (I think he’s lovable but I’m an outlier). And I don’t include dumb in this case (though a lot of people would say he is) because he’s not really. He’s dopey, but he’s extremely crafty, which is more commonly attributed to foxes and cats.

And how could I leave out the actual animals in a discussion of animal stereotypes?

Hattori

Hattori seems like a gag animal but I think his stereotypes are an extension of Lucci.

Funkfreed

I attributed his loyalty to being an object rather than an elephant, because he is still a sword. But he’s not really depicted as evil.

I thought this was interesting, and I definitely think Oda looked through lists of stereotypes while conceptualizing the CP9. I suppose this is both a closer look and some advice? I have seen and read a lot of CP9 OCs, maybe this could be helpful for trying to fit the theme they were given (it helped me). The only problem for me personally is which fucking animal cuz there’s so many good ones.

Anyway, hoped it was entertaining at least.

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I can’t work on it anymore!! Here it is!! My favorite panel from the new chapter!! Thanks for the high quality panel Mangastream!