#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]

[ot3]

whenever a one piece fan tells me 'the next arc is really good' it has the same energy as nathan fielder talking about his really good grades

[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

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

well they do say karma's a bitch

[everyroronoazoro]

he sure is :)

[sxintlyy]

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

[onepiecefashion]

Outfit for Marguerite of the Kuja Pirates

Chanel Resort 2018

[brainyxbat]

Venus' outfits during her timeskip training!

[sonicspeeddemon]

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

[one-piece-user-boxes]

[namisweatheria]

Honestly why haven't I seen posts about Koala x Boa?? Their parallels and divergences.... Imagine there's a girl out there who went through the things you did but instead of being half-saved she was saved all the way through. She has a mark on her back just like yours except it's not like yours at all, is it. Yours is only shame, terror, and agony, but there's love and healing added to hers. Where you escaped only to have the weight of the world placed on your shoulders she was raised up and cared for by the very person who freed you. Who left you behind. You were so little. She was so little. Was she more deserving than you? You live in a debt you can never repay to a person long gone. She found a way to repay it, little by little. She never stops. You never started. Would she hate you? Would she be disgusted with how you have hidden? Not just yourself, but the valor of the person you both owe everything to? With your power the whole world could have known. You let him be scorned, you have your own world to take care of. One that can never know. She wears her mark with pride. You'd die to hide yours. She has to understand. You never had a choice. She has to understand. She has to understand. Please forgive me please forgive me please forgive me

[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