#Absalom

[cuties-in-codices]

absalom caught by his hair, hanging from a tree

"Now Absalom happened to meet David’s men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s hair got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going." - 2 Samuel 18:9 (NIV)

illustration from a manuscript copy of the weltchronik by rudolf von ems, zurich, early 14th c.

source: St. Gallen, Kantonsbibl., VadSlg Ms. 302, fol. 186v

[anniflamma]

Absalom finds Mephi's wood-carved figurine.

I borrowed your design, @sir-davey!!

[notesz-b]

I can't find a damn reason why he shouldn't be a blonde, help. _

[opbackgrounds]

This is such a Sanji gag it's almost painful. I've written before about how one of Oda's favorite techniques for fleshing out characters is writing foils for them, but Absalom highlights the potential danger in that approach. Sanji and Absalom are way too similar to one another to be effective foils--Sanji a smidge too pervy and Absalom presented as a smidge too likeable (I use that term as loosely as possible). A lot of the hate for Thriller Bark could have been avoided if Oda hadn't given Absalom these kinds of gags and not had Sanji say he wanted the invisibility fruit to look at naked girls without their consent. There still would have been elements to criticize, but accentuating more of the difference between these two would have made their eventual fight so much more compelling.

[thecrazyxeniacat]

Another version of "Kids and Parents", younger one.

[scarletknightreterns]

Stupid shenanigans I drew.

Ignore her mysterious 6 fingers. I don’t feel like making the edit.

[blacklegsanjiii]

•°♤°• For your Allsan AU what would happen if Sanji was a female? I couldn't imagine all of those different situations they would be in. Also, have you read The Prince by abrxsjaeger (klmrnngstr)?

It's not just men it's also women. She's still getting kidnapped and hit on the entire time. She's gifted a lot of clothes and ingredients and she still needs a lot of overt attention from her partners to feel secure. She's the one who is kidnapped by Absalom on Thriller Bark to be his wife. Zeff is pissed she's fighting but so glad she is but like jfc. She gets regular proposals of marriage, blatant and obvious but she doesn't understand why? Most of them don't know her that well.

She's not going to marry Law because of his obsession with Germa and they're on separate crews, also he only told Sanji he would eat her cooking forever? Luffy says that all the time.

Katakuri looked visibly pained and told Sanji he wished to be the one marrying her which she doesn't understand because she's the failure, she figured he was just being nice despite the death plan.

Hancock called her cute with a wink when they met.

Hiyori may climb into Zoro's bed but she keeps staring at Sanji too and mumbling to herself about decisions. Yamato also blatantly hits on Sanji in a similar vein to Marco and asks Sanji if she wants him to show him what a real man can do. Sanji's nosebleed is horrific and Hiroyi yells that Yamato can have Sanji if she can have Zoro.

Also I don't know truthfully, I read a lot.

[geckomoria]

Timeskip Moria for OnePieceArtCollab2

[smoughenthusias]

some more recent op stuff

[nyuiarantes]

A portrait of Absalom ✨

"Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him."

- 2 Samuel 14, 25

[warlordgab]

Short analysis: Absalom and his namesake

After seeing Oda revealing Kuma's past, I felt inspired to dig deeper into one biblical reference that many people take for granted...

Back in Thriller Bark, we're introduced to one of Gecko Moria's henchmen: Absalom

Due to the other biblical references found in the story, the name chosen for this character is pretty unlikely to be a coincidence. But, who was Absalom?

He was the third son of King David. He was a pretty cunning guy who tried to overthrown the King to take the throne for himself. During his rebellion, what was his point of no return?

He forced himself on his father's concubines. To put it in other words, Absalom forced himself on the King's partner(s), which earned himself a death sentence going by the law of that time.

During his final battle against David's forces, Absalom meets his demise at the hands of the angriest general of the King's army

How is Absalom's life and death relevant to his One Piece's namesake?

Well, during the Thriller Bark arc, we have Absalom kidnapping and trying to force Nami into marrying him. Fighting and losing a battle against Sanji. And even using his dream of becoming the "Graveyard King" to convince her to stop resisting

So, we have a wannabe king trying to force himself on a companion of the future Pirate King, and suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands (or feet) of one of the angriest fighters at the "service" of a "true king"

Of course, it's not a one to one comparison, for example, Israel's Absalom didn't survive his battle, while One Piece's Absalom survived and escaped Thriller Bark.

However, if we take into consideration how Oda uses or references other literary works, the parallels found here might be all intentional. But, what does mean for LuNa? I can't tell...

However, what I can say is what we know so far: Oda could've gone a different way and have Absalom focusing on Robin. Instead, the author chose the woman that, by his own admission, has a "natural queen-ly-ness" to her

A 'Queen' that not only commands authority in the strawhat ship, but also acknowledged only one man as a future king...

Absalom tried to force himself on a 'queen' just to get a beating from a fighter of her "king." It feels poetic, if you ask me

[jureelreyvampiro]

[rawrasourusrex]

Did not live, laugh, love this.

I feel like this is the part that made Thriller Bark so horrendous. No it was not Gecko shit or non of those asshats, I mean fuck them too but it was Kuma fucking shit up. that fucking asshole

Sanji did not live, laugh, love either.

zosan

Episode 377 - Thriller Bark

[jharrisgifs]

CARNIVAL ROW — 1.01 'Some Dark God Wakes' ☞ [absalom gifs] ☜

[opbackgrounds]

All right, this is funny

[rollinouttahere-writes]

Absalom kidnaps Lullaby when they arrive on Thriller bark because he recognizes her and realizes hey she might be my kid. And then he kidnaps Nami to have a stepmom for his daughter. Sanji is probably gonna commit war crimes.

Sanji: There is no way that she's your kid!

Absalom: How would you know? I think I would recognize my own child.

Sanji: I know she isn't yours because she's actually cute!

Absalom, offended: What is that supposed to mean?!