#arc: amazon lily

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

i’ve been watching through the anime with my girlfriend and i’ve started collecting frames that make me go hey nika

(pt 2)

[everyroronoazoro]

together for a moment

[nenehyuuchiha]

[every-sanji]

[cathamburger]

amazon lily chase!

[moongothic]

It is kind of funny to think about how popular the Kuja Crocodile fan theory is when you take a step back and think about where that theory kinda originates from Now to be fair, I'm not 100% certain where the theory came from, I can only remember so much of what the fandom was theorizing back in 2008, so I may be speaking from my ass a little right now

But from what I do remember, back in Yee Olden Days, there was a lot of speculation about why the Strawhats got sent to their respective island by Kuma the way they did. A lot of people did notice how each island seemed meaningful one way or another to each Strawhat and tied into their characters except for Luffy, and everybody thought that was a bit odd. Mainly because we didn't fully know HOW Kuma's ability worked. Now, nearly two decades later, we DO know how Kuma's ability actually works; People don't magically travel to islands they have a secret connection to or anything, Kuma himself has to actively choose where he sends people off to, meaning Kuma looked at the Strawhats individually and picked out islands where he thought they'd be best off at. Luffy being sent to Amazon Lily is arguably no different; Kuma knew Luffy was the brother of the soon-to-be-executed Ace, but also a target of the WG (due to being Dragon's son). Amazon Lily was close enough to both Sabaody that Luffy would be able to return there relatively easily if he wished to, or he could try to befriend the Warlord Hancock, who was also being summoned to participate in Ace's execution, to hitch a ride from her to go and try to save his brother. The only challenge Luffy would have to overcome there was indeed befriending the Kuja, at least enough to be taken off from the island safely and alive.

But indeed, we only really know and can fully understand that now. Back in Yee Olden Days, the fans did just seem to think Kuma's ability might be a bit more mystical in nature, and thus people got really curious what Luffy's Secret Ties to the Kuja and Amazon Lily could possibly be. And naturally that lead to people speculating that maybe Luffy's mom was a Kuja. Because what other subconcious connection could Luffy possibly have to the island especially when it didn't seem like it would help him reach/achieve his dreams any faster either.

But then we get to Impel Down and Crocodile gets those transgenderism allegations thrown right in his handsome face (and people start shitposting about him being Luffy's other parent) And I think that might be where the streams crossed. People noted how Crocodile has his funny little reptile motif going on, and how the Kuja ""also have a reptile motif"", transgenderism allegations, badabing badaboom Crocodile could be a former Kuja, secret past SOLVED.

But the connection there is really weak though, isn't it? Especially when you considder that the Kuja don't really have a REPTILE theme going on with them. Yes, the snake motif is important to the Kuja, our beloved Hancock being The Snake Princess and the sisters having the Gorgon/Medusa (fake) backstory, but the animal motif is limited to just snakes, not reptiles as a whole (otherwise we could also speculate that Moria is a former Kuja because he's also named after a reptile). And more importantly, the Kuja have a big FLOWER theme going on for them, namely in, well, their names; each Kuja is named after some kind of flower/plant. Sure, Crocodile could have a secret deadname but we don't know if he does, there is no evidence to suggest either way (but also, depending on when you think he would have transitioned then him just being able to have a secret deadname is kind of up in the air (see: Crocodad timeline))

So if Kuma's ability doesn't have a magical way to send people to places they have ties to (whether the person knows it or not), and if Crocodile doesn't have any obvious, thematic connection to the Kuja, then the only reason people believe he could've been a Kuja is because... he might be trans. And... yeah. That's kind of a weak basis for a theory, isn't it

[sxintlyy]

The world will always forgive me....Why? Because I am beautiful. ✨

[onepiecefashion]

Outfit for Marguerite of the Kuja Pirates

Chanel Resort 2018

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

well they do say karma's a bitch

[everyroronoazoro]

he sure is :)

[brainyxbat]

Venus' outfits during her timeskip training!

[chatter-in-cherry-town]

One Piece; Outfits in general (Part 1)

Please don’t leave any hate this is my opinion

I absolutely hate the female outfits, I get that they’re pirates and they need clothes they can move around in, but some of them are really unnecessary. My first example is the Egghead outfits, I get that they are on an island that has a heating system, but basically putting them in bikini bottoms and a sweater is so extra. It’s like a mullet, work on the top and party on the bottom, I find it so confusing on why they needed these outfits. I get that the island is heated so they don’t need as many layers, but that’s a great opportunity to give Nami a skirt or dress that goes past her wrist and Robin shorts or something, but anything but bikini bottoms. I don’t like how they have Bonney in the same outfit, because there are rumors of her being 12 and I havn’t seen a confirmed age of Bonney from Oda, so if she was a kid that would be so weird for her to be in that outfit. Another thing is the women from Amazon Lily, while I can see the women needing clothes that they can move around in easily and since Amazon Lily seems to be such a warm island they need clothes that they won’t overheat in while hunting and training, but they’re wearing damn near nothing. WCI Nami’s fit was in the middle. I like the outfit, genuinely it’s just a little short and revealing, so if the neckline was higher and the skirt part was longer I would like it better than the original. I’ve mentioned how Bonney’s age is non-confirmed, I personally think that if she’s an adult (18+) then the shorts could be a little longer, but if she’s a kid, like under 18, the shorts need to be way longer, I think she’d look better in a pair of jeans (reguardless of her age), either some wide legs or bell bottoms (my personal favorite). Boa’s outfits I can understand, because her whole character is being sexy and getting people to fall in love with her, so that’s understable. Most of Robin’s outfits are sensible and I like them, they’re not all like mini skirts with low cut necklines, I also think she slays in anything. The only Robin outfit I don’t like is the Thriller Bark outfit, because it looks a little tacky, and maybe the Dressrosa one. I guess I can understand the Punk Hazars outfit a little bit, because the side of Punk Hazard that they were on was burning hot and being in longer/heavier clothes makes it hotter, so I can’t argue 100% against it. All the other outfits I wouldn’t 100% agree with.

~ ♡ Cherry ♡

[sonicspeeddemon]

I wonder what it was like reading the summit war saga weekly

[pippin-pippout]

This might just be a matter of just when Oda codified "haki" in canon, but I am kinda confused about Haki vs. Rokushiki, which was previously the big non-devil-fruit superpower. Obviously CP9 used that, and we didn't see them using Haki at all, even Lucci. And Garp was teaching Koby Haki. Both of them develop Haki later on.

I also know Haki was introduced at the very very beginning when Shanks scared off the sea king.

Conqueror's haki is super rare and the ability to have it is something you are born with/fated to have. But there are other kinds that anyone can have if they are trained.

So I'm mostly curious if there is any fandom knowledge about why Haki was introduced so early and then left alone for a while, and if it has any tie to Rokushiki or if that power is sort of forgotten (except for Luffy's Gear 2) now that haki has been introduced.

[one-piece-user-boxes]

[sancastarcs]

I really like Amazon Lily, outside from the ridiculous sexualized clothes they wear because what, and Margaret is probably one of my favorite side characters in one piece. but I miss my strawhats so much. the show simply feels so weird without them. It's NOT like Luffy CAN'T lead the show on its own, he absolutely can but it's just isn't the same without them. And now Luffy is going to rescue Ace and it's going to be another two arcs without them and i don't know how I will survive