#Vicki the Viking

[badly-drawn-doflamingo]

Can I just say I am so fucking excited that Oda gets to showcase some of his biggest inspirations in this up and coming Elbaf arc?

We know of a few, such as DBZ, Astro Boy but two that really are going to shine this arc, and already have before and now, are Asterix and Obelix and Vicki the Viking. As the son of a French/Spainard, I personally grew up around the latter, so when I first started One Piece, it really came to mind, especially the color spreads.

Seeing Usopp wearing a Obelix's costume (as well to a degree Queen from The Beast Pirates but thats it's own thing) seems oh so fitting for an homage, as Obelix's entire character is kindness, and a strength of both physical and of heart. We also, the chapter before have a very similar design to Obelix, showing perhaps Oda had a favorite. (Not to mention the way Oda draws certain people seems to stem from some of these, uncharacteristic, designs.)

Than we have the Vicky The Viking insperation, which is absolutely undeniable and EVERYWHERE. From Kaido and his beast pirate uniform being clearly just Sven the Terrible, to a little boy wearing a very familar hat- right down to the barrel and dancing and singing, Oda clearly has taken the series to heart. I am BEYOND excited to see even more of this love for his childhood and comfort in his work.

To leave this post off-- have Zoro dressed as... Zorro.

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

Original title: Wickie und die starken Männer.

[ask-but-beware-the-consequences]

Third piece of the Spring Collection! ^^ They ams in the middle of a guitars lesson. Skwisgaar is never free from those flowers lol.

Family au prev post >Next family au post<

Picture without texts:

[fujikosouvenir]

[raurackl]

Guys, guys, guys, i recently learned THIS was animated in Japan:

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GERMAN PRODUCTION!!!

and guess what IT´S NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!

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[tealballoonzombie]

(This post will most likely be edited if I find more similarities)

[nyarths3]

[lifewithaview]

Vicky the Viking/Chîsana baikingu Bikke (1974) Sôra funade da shippada

S1E2

Village prepares and sail onto another raid. The ship faces a storm and ends up shipwrecking on shore. The vikings decide to explore the new land and raids a town they've found.

[uraniumplatemuncher]

HTTYD x Vicky the Viking crossover

Vicky looks like Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer, ik.

MY FAVS AHIDBWHAHAGD

When I woke up 4 days ago, I randomly discovered that I could use my left hand better than my right. Tf is goin on. 😭

THIS LOOKS SO SHITTY CHANGED MY MJNF FUCK

[petrichal]

One Piece 1132 talk, my heart is full (and I'm freaking out again)

Can I just take a moment to comment on how this reminds me of, firstly, the first episode of Vicky the Viking, and simultaneously also, Luffy in Fuschia with Shanks?

It almost feels like an homage, it's super cute.

But BOY was this chapter so damn whimsical and exciting. It feels like a long time since the Strawhats have entered an island where there's no enemy (aware to them) that they're about to defeat; They're planning for a feast and it's a good time, it feels like a breather from all the chaos happening to the rest of the world lol

This spread is crazy btw

Elbaf feels like the fantasy land for me. A rainbow bridge where you can ride on (which, you can ride on rainbows this entire time and only the giants knew?? wild), island clouds in between levels, a whole village built on a tree with medieval architecture, waterfalls flowing down into the Underworld, just the sheer scale of it; It's SO good. I'm always in awe whenever they just pan over to an island's first look, and it was the whole island first with Yggdrasil and now this??? If you count Legoland then we have like 3 showings of Elbaf so far, and they just don't miss, they're so stunning.

Also this

This can make a grown man cry.

Usopp and Luffy, as they look on Elbaf, are thinking of the same thing. They both remember making this declaration, of someday going to Elbaf, a dream made by two boys just fresh out of East Blue and only on their second island in the Grand Line. And they made it. Usopp's dream is realized in this moment, and it's heartwarming that Luffy understands how important this was to Usopp as well.

(In a way, we as readers made it too. and yeah I cried a little lmao what of it)

And as if that's not enough, the narration starts, and halfway in the last page, as the narrator says "my account" that made me wonder "?? Is this someone actually talking?", in the last panel, with a ドン!！as it introduces a familiar name:

LOUIS ARNOT. LOUIS ARNOT, THE GUY WHO WROTE THE BOOK ABOUT LITTLE GARDEN, THE BOOK THAT NAMI OWNED THAT WAS ON THE MERRY BEFORE???? HUH????

I fully freaked out LMFAO because I've always been fascinated with the fact that explorers exist in the world of One Piece and they just have books annotating their experiences of the islands they go to and Louis Arnot is the only explorer we know of ever that's published a book about his expeditions, and the name drop just caught me off guard it's RIDICULOUS

The way we got introduced with Louis Arnot in Little Garden was with Nami remembering that she had read a book mentioning the island's name, and it was natural that we then got an excerpt from the book in the style of the usual One Piece narration, but here, this was so sudden (no segue, just appeared on a spread) that it makes the last panel with the all black background mentioning 'Louis Arnot' stand out.

I'm not saying that he's gonna appear as a character but hmMMMaybe??? (not likely lol) It's either that or I'm spouting nonsense and this is just a call back to when we first heard of Louis Arnot in Little Garden (which was on the last panel as well!). I still really like the idea of this faceless storyteller warning people of the islands he'd visited.

It also got me curious about Elbaf as an island?? What do you mean "Do not overstay your welcome"??? "Lost time"??? Do people lose track of time on Elbaf, and that's why giants experience time differently??? (👀 I like this theory I'm locking it in)

All in all, I feel like a kid again with this chapter, it truly feels nostalgic in the most magical way TvT

(edit: cause I totally missed this silhouette the first time ive read it, and he has been appearing (assuming this is the same person who was drinking sake when the Strawhats were approaching Elbaf just a few chapters back), but I believe this is. probably Shiki?? the kasa hat is totally hiding his dumb wheel chicken head???? maybe???

Like I know that's the common theory on this guy but the thing that makes me hesitate is idk what Shiki can bring story-wise, unless he's been disillusioned from being in Elbaf due to this thing Louis Arnot mentioned, or maybe there's just more to unpack from him than what we already know 🤔 curious)

[eschergirls]

December 2024 Caption Contest Winners!

It's been 2 weeks so it's time to pick the winners for the December holiday caption contest!

I got a lot of submissions this month and they were all really good, so I had a lot of trouble choosing. However, I managed to pick which I think are the winners! This month I'll pick 3 winners and 3 honorable mentions.

Each winner will get to choose a prize if they wish (but you don't have to, you can just participate for fun too.) The prizes are extra Steam codes that I've acquired. If you won and want a prize, please contact me. Also, as mentioned at the start of the contest, I've also added SuchArt as a potential prize if you won and would like that. :3

Honorable mentions can get a prize if any of the winners decline (I will contact you if that happens, you'll be picked randomly.)

So here are the entries, organized by the platform they were submitted on:

Fedi/Mastodon:

waitworry: "hey check out this toe!" yassie_j: Where the hell is the rest of that body, oh my god

Disqus:

Alan D: Fired from the Nativity play for being the wrong kind of ass. "Anybody know this bum?" Demma10: "I've found Avengelyne's legs. Now to go find the rest of her." GreenLuthor: She's got legs... but I don't think anyone knows how to use them. Imry: "Sorry about the concussion, but trust me, you'll thank me later. Those people were NOT your friends -- if they were, they wouldn't be trying to get you to play League of Legends." P J Evans: "Which one of you ordered these legs?" wipdottxt: "I've got one scantily-clad woman already, there's just 2 more left to go!"

Tumblr:

awlwren: "Hurry up! I need someone to open the trunk so I can put the props in, and I think your ventriloquism dummy is crushing my costume!" chameleonsynthesis: "Hey, the store was sold out of whole turkeys so I hope everyone is fine with just legs." chaoscheebs: "Ugh, I knew this part-time job helping Santa was going to be a pain.  I'm gonna have to take it up with Odin after I deliver the last set of hyperrealistic lap pillows..." dsknsk: "Sigh...being appointed Santa and having no time to put anything decent on is ONE thing, but to think anyone actually put this pair of disembodied legs on their wishlist is another! I'm going to look for someone else to do this, because I'm out!" fyrenwater: "I hung sexy stockings on the fireplace and all I got from Santa were these sexy disembodied legs." harukami: "Detached legs! I got detached legs for sale! Any would-be centaur girls in need of some detached legs?" haveievermentioned: "Whelp. Someone wants to make steamed hams" hsavinien: "Newly-harvested buttnana limbs! Get 'em while they're fresh!" magista-manyshaped: "Disconnected body parts delivery. Who ordered the spare ass?" milkawa-and-co: "Stay positive ! I have lost only half my clothes and you, just your torso ! It's better than the disaster at the last New Year's party !" paternalnerd: Santa had better give me that new spine and a digestive tract after I'm done delivering all these real dolls for him silveraptor (via email): In the tune of Jingle Bells: “Checked into the hotel, In full Viking cosplay. The traffic sure was hell, But I think I found a date! She’s way into the brand,  Got her and my axe in hand. This seems to me like a lot of grief for an all-girls one night stand! Oh! Escher Girls, Escher Girls What a wild ride! Bending chicks like twizzlers taking butts-n’-boobs in stride! Oh! Escher Girls, Escher Girls I feel like we’ve been screwed! Like Vicky’s Secret it’s all because there’s too many horny dudes!” spider-honey: "I told you NOT to get white-girl wasted before the con rave! You do this every year!" therealityhelix: "Where do you want the lower half of this mannequin?" twilight-owl: "Delivery!  I got your set of disembodied legs here, where do you want them?" varaeya: I NEED to win this Escher Girls Triple Crown to afford my back surgery! No one will know that I cheated! zombiemollusk: "what? the pirates wanted booty for christmas, so that's what i got."

The honorable mentions go to: Imry, waitworry, zombiemollusk

The runner-ups are: 

In third place: @silveraptor with the extremely creative Jingle Bells riff!

In second place: @fyrenwater: "I hung sexy stockings on the fireplace and all I got from Santa were these sexy disembodied legs."

And the winner is... @chameleonsynthesis: "Hey, the store was sold out of whole turkeys so I hope everyone is fine with just legs."

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you so much to everybody who participated!

This caption contest was great and I really enjoyed reading all the captions! They brought a smile to my face at a time when I really needed it.

I hope everybody is having a great holiday season and will have a great Christmas (if you celebrate) and a very happy new year! 

Stay tuned in January for another caption contest! (possibly winter themed)

If you won and would like a Steam code as a prize, please message me with which prize you would like.  If you came in 2nd, message me with 2 choices in order of preference...  I'll give you your top choice that hadn't been taken by the other winners. (To clarify, every winner only gets 1 prize, but winners other than the one in first place should give me their list of games in order of preference so if one is taken, I'll give you the next on the list.  It makes it easier for me to hand out the prizes.)

If the winner or the runner ups don't claim a prize, then I will pick from the honorable mentions randomly to claim a prize if they want one.

The Steam codes I have available as prizes are for: Aragami, Garden In!, GoNNER, Hotel Giant 2, I Am Fish, Ittle Dew 2+, Peachleaf Pirates, Riot: Civil Unrest, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Shortest Trip To Earth, Such Art: Genius Artist Simulator, Survivalist, Tunche, and Uncertain: Light At The End.

[raconteur-wanpi]

One Piece 1132

I don't have a lot of thoughts on this one, yet somehow it might be my favorite Elbaph chapter so far based on vibes alone!

OK I'M GONNA START WITH THE MID-CHAPTER DOUBLE SPREAD BECAUSE WOWWWWW. Wow. God the atmosphere and the scale and the art is off the charts. The Luffy and Usopp bit made me smile sooo hard I'm going insane in the head.

They're so cute. Usopp is so cute here, shut up!!! I'm so happy, this is so important to both of them! This gives me hope that their dynamic will be explored more once again. My boy's dream is coming true.........

Anyway as I said, I don't have too many thoughts this time around, but I am so so glad Oda found a way to unite every single group of characters in this chapter.

I tend to hate "everyone is separated and therefore confusion / misunderstandings / hijinks ensue" type plots, so this was a relief. But also, the convergence was just done in a very competent way, and the whole time there's a lighthearted and fun atmosphere that makes it fun to read.

This chapter in general just made me happy. It's a very charming and explorative chapter of small good things happening, before we settle into any serious plot. Somehow because of that, as I mentioned earlier, it's been my favorite so far!

Also I know I said this last time too, but I love Goldberg and Gerd so much as a little character duo. They have a very charming dynamic and really cute designs, I hope we see much more of them throughout the arc!

I like how Gerd comes off as kinda unintentionally patronizing towards humans lmao. She has good intentions but she kinda treats them like lost little puppies or something.

And speaking of the New Giant Pirates, people were probably right on Rodo being based on Gargamel a bit, lmao. This brought me back to my childhood, it definitely has that vibe. Good Saturday-Morning-Cartoon slapstick. Nice to see he continues to be absolutely terrible. But hey, at the very least he gets the lights kicked out of him by Goldberd and Gerd.

Speaking of old nostalgic cartoon and comic-book properties that inspired Oda in this arc, we also see a lot of that giant kid who seems to be based on Vicky the Viking again. Turns out his name is Colon and his family lives on the village on the second layer (the "Sun Realm" as they call it). The barmaid, who is presumably his mother, also mentions a character called "Ripley", but we don't know anything about who that is yet. I hope Colon ends up being the Aisha / Tama etc of this arc, it'd be really cute!

As far as more plot-important events go, we do find out that Loki and Luffy did in fact make a deal. Luffy does try to keep the secret, so that tells me he accepted it. I have a feeling this is Not Going to Go Well!

The chapter however, despite being very cheerful and fun, ends in a pretty sinister and spooky note. That tells me we're actually going to be here for a while lol, I'm so curious on where this will go. Note that Arnot is a character who's been mentioned before! Apparently he published a book with his adventures decades ago, and he was first mentioned having written about Whiskey Peak and Little Garden.

In this final page, we also see the silhouette of the mystery man in the kasa hat who's been allegedly waiting for the Strawhats again! Place your bets on who's it going to be. Is it Shiki? Gaban? The "Hinokizu / Flame-scar" Man? Someone from the Red-Hair Pirates? A completely new guy? Who knows! Looking forward to the next chapters!

(Hope I can find the time to do a little redraw of Usopp's little crying face, what a highlight for me!)

[kittygamer2888]

[One Piece chapter 1140 spoilers]

[Long post warning]

Scopper, you cheeky b a s t a rd.

THEY REALLY HIT US WITH THE SUSPENSE, ONLY FOR HIM TO JUST GIVE UP, PFFFFTTT😭😭

ALSO

YOU'RE ONE TO FUCKING T A L K, LUFFY--

How interesting he says this WHILE being in the form that makes him laugh AT THE FACE OF D E A T H😭😭🤣

ANDD?????

GUNKO????

HE L L O??????

SHE ACTUALLY BLUSHIN BECAUSE OF THIS MAN HOLY SHIT???

Either they're together, or she just has a crush on him- WHO KNOWS?!??

I'm just surprised to see this coming from such a serious character (though, I probably shouldn't since this isn't the first time we see characters act something similar to this-- it's just, those times they were used for comedic relief, but here it looks like there's actually something going on with Gunko and this new guy-)

Jsjdhdns, but who knows, there's no break next weekkkkk

Also also

Could we just take the time to admire these scenes, please? These were immaculate LMFAO

Genuinely just love how this whole fight is a half gag because, Luffy clearly isn't in the mood to fight, and his actions speak that until the very end of the fight where it actually does get serious, only for it to fall flat on their faces the moment Gaban says he quits XD

Also, love the bit where Zoro steps in, it was really cool to see him join in for a few panels-- this at least helps Gaban see what kind of crew the strawhats are from his perspective, lol

ALSO ALSO DKDJDMJS

I JUST LOVE THAT WHENEVER WE SOMETIMES SEE SHANKS IN A PANEL, WE JUST SEE HIM CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT LUFFY ???? Bro, how many times have we seen this man talk about him whenever he's on screen at times? Like, no hate to Dragon, but Shanks seems like he really cares for the guy djebrjdb, he really is his adopted father lmfaoo

Really curious to see what the Gods Knights have in store

ESPECIALLY THIS MF

I do not like the sound of THAT

TF YOU MEAN "WE COULD MAKE A GAME OUT OF THIS"???

...

"Vicky The Viking" character lookin' ahh-/jk

[lizzardwitch]

Made my younger sister name and then rate PR characters on a scale of 1-10 (Part 1/??)

(Note: Not going to do any neo-Saban season because she actually remembers those apart from Samurai and Ninja Steel so I’d be busted, if I could Dino Charge would be the first season up here)

RPM:

Scott: Benjamin (3/10, “He just looks ugly”)

Flynn: Matt (0/10, it’s worth noting she immediately said “Ew” after looking at him)

Summer: Rosalie (7/10, “She looks cool but I’m not gay”)

Ziggy: Steward (0/10, “He looks ugly and gay”)

Dillon: Fred (5/10, “He’s alright”)

Gem & Gemma: Mya and Steve (6/10, “Idk”)

Doctor K: Vicky (8/10, “She looks like a Purple Power Ranger from the dinosaur show”)

Jungle Fury:

Casey: Matthew (1.15/10, “He looks ugly and white”)

Lily: Samantha (7.5/10, “She’s pretty but she’s white so it drags her down”)

Theo: Kai Cenat (0.5/10, “He looks ugly”)

RJ: Samuel/Chris (3/10, “He looks like an ugly viking”)

Dom: Drew (0/10, “How does a white man get even uglier”)

Fran: Megan (8/10, “She looks cool, she should be a purple Power Ranger”)

Wild Force:

Cole: Greg (9/10, “He’s really cute”)

Taylor: Jessie (6/10, “She’s alright”)

Max: Troy (7/10, “He’s alright, he looks like Donald Glover”)

Danny: Chase, her original guess was ‘Character #1’ (8/10, “He’s alright”)

Alyssa: Victoria (9/10, “She looks cute and nice”)

Merrick: Hans (0.5/10, Her immediate reaction upon seeing him was “Oh HELL NO” and then “He looks like the bad guy from Frozen”)

Princess Shayla: Lana (7/10, “She’s alright, she looks like Lana Del Rey”)

SPD:

Jack: Lamar (7/10, “He’s not ugly but he’s not really cute, he gets extra points for being black”)

Sky: Keith (-1/10, “He looks like he snuck onto Earth he’s ugly as hell”)

Z: Vanessa (1/10, “She looks mean”)

Bridge: Roberto (8/10, “He looks nice and he’s cute”)

Syd: Quinn (5/10, “She looks off-putting like she’d call me the n-word”)

Cruger: Brian (0/10, “He looks ugly as hell why am I rating him, every dog should be named Brian”)

Kat: May (10/10, “She looks like a furry”)

Boom: Scarf/Stephen (5/10, “He looks nice but he’s not cute”)

Lightspeed Rescue:

Carter: Thomas (6/10, “He looks alright”)

Chad: Ryan (8/10, “He looks cool”)

Kelsey: April (8.5/10 “She looks cool I guess”)

Joel: Shaquille O’ Neal/Aaron (9.5/10, “He’s black”)

Dana: Kia (9/10, “She’s nice”)

Ryan: Peter (10/10, “He’s a cutie, automatic 10”)

Ms. Fairweather: Margaret (10/10, “She’s so pretty”)

Captain Mitchell: Bob (7/10, “He looks nice too”)

Mystic Force:

Nick: Ford (6/10 “He looks like a vampire but not in a bad way”)

Madison: Mia (6-7/10, “She looks nice”)

Vida: Mei (8/10, “She looks cool she looks like a spy”)

Chip: Leonard, pronounced like “Lennard” (1-2/10, “He’s not only white but ginger? Pick a struggle he’s ugly”

Xander: Matthew (9/10 “Above average cuteness for a white guy”)

Udonna: Ariel (8/10 “She has red hair and she looks like a mom”)

Daggeron: Elijah (9/10 “He looks cool”)

Leanbow: Gertrude (0/10 “He looks ugly ew”)

Phineas: Skibidi (10/10 “He looks skibidi”)

Toby: Mateo (0/10 “He also looks like he snuck onto Earth why does he have sideburns”)

Clare: Rachel (9.3/10, “She looks nice I like her”)

Leelee: Scarlett (7/10, “She looks like Scarlett Johansen”)

Operation Overdrive:

Mack: Ryan (3/10 “He looks chopped”)

Rose: Emily (7/10 “Cuz I said so, she’s alright”)

Dax: Ryan, “He looks like more of a Ryan” (5/10, “He’s in the middle”)

Ronny: Abigail (3/10, “She’s not cute she also looks chopped”)

Will: Cameron (8.3572/10, “He looks like an 8.3572”)

Tyzonn: Alpha (3/10, “He looks like an alpha male”)

Andrew Hartford: Wyatt (3/10, “He looks like he has 5 kids and is about to get kicked out”)

Spencer: Bill (10/10 “He’s old”)

Dino Thunder:

Conner: Stoke (3/10, “He’s alright but below average”)

Kira: Rebecca (7/10 “Is that a girl??”)

Ethan: Anthony (6/10 “He would be higher but he needs to grow out his hair”)

Tommy: Matt (6/10, “He’s ugly but it’s okay”)

Trent: Felix/Fabio (7/10, “He looks like a Mexican dad”)

Hayley: Karissa (3/10, “She’s a ginger and she looks mean”)

Unfortunately I had to end it there since she wanted to go to bed after :(

[burntlikethesun]

Tales of the TARDIS, coming soon:

The Curse of Fenric

The Doctor and Ace meet again and remember their battle against an ancient evil in World War Two where a Viking curse is bringing the dead back to life.

The Time Meddler

Steven and Vicki meet again and remember their first adventure battling a time-travelling Monk about to change the course of history in 1066.

The Three Doctors

Jo Jones and Clyde Langer meet again as she remembers when the Time Lords summoned three Doctors to fight an awesome adversary from Gallifrey’s past.

Vengeance on Varos

The Doctor and Peri meet again and remember their conflict on the mining planet Varos: a world that entertains its people with sadistic TV broadcasts.

The Mind Robber

Jamie and Zoe meet again and remember their encounter with robots, clockwork soldiers and Medusa in a Land of Fiction governed by a mysterious master.

Earthshock

The Doctor and Tegan meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the Cybermen to save the Earth… and the friend they lost along the way.