#but i think he would be opposed to making sanji cook people

[ladycrimsonandblack]

Ask Game!

A One Piece/Hazbin Hotel crossover (there's one and it's so good)

For this ask game:

I don't think the Strawhats would end up in the hotel. There is no way a single member of them is looking for any kind of redemption. They died without regrets, and sure, they ended up in hell, but so what? It's not like hell is going to stop them from doing what they want, and that's all that matters.

There's no sea in the Pride ring, which presents a bit of a problem. No, not for the Strawhats, since they can adapt, and they're sure to find their own amusement. But for everyone else. Because they now have to deal with the Strawhats actually finding their own amusement. Nami definitely ends up in and empties out several gambling dens. Franky is leading a tech revolution that puts him in Vox's crosshairs — Vox is insanely jealous at his inventions and also murderously furious at the loss of revenue. Zoro wanders around looking for capable swordsmen to fight. He reached the title of World's Greatest Swordsman when alive, and he will defend it when dead. Unfortunately, he does not find any worthy opponents, but he does leave a trail of beaten hell residents behind him. Brook goes on a bender — concerts and clubs and venues filled with alcohol and drugs, and women throwing panties at him. He loves it. It's like he's a rockstar again, and this time he has his crew with him! (The crew also loves it. You can't convince me that the Strawhats would not throw themselves into the rockstar lifestyle head-first. They're made for it.)

Luffy becomes an Overlord. He does not actually set out to become one, but that does happen when you're running roughshod over the status quo in hell and literally no one, up to and including the Satan, can stop you. I feel like the crew definitely beats up the Vees at some point (that's such a bad matchup for the Vees, literally the worst opponents they could have chosen), which only cements Luffy's position. Luffy's also weird in the Overlord circles for not owning any souls, even though there is a disturbingly large percentage of hell's population ready and willing to offer him the soul contract at a moment's notice. He inspires the same blind devotion in death as he did in life. He also never actually attends Overlord meetings, so it's always Nami or Robin or Jimbei going there and building Luffy's reputation as absolutely cutthroat.

At some point, Luffy ends up in Cannibal Town and tries human meat. He does not know it is human meat at first, but he also does not stop eating once he's informed. Everyone except Chopper is horrified. Chopper is kind of confused at their reactions because, well. They eat venison all the time, how is this different? Things kind of get awkward at that point, as everyone tries to think about how to explain to a reindeer that eating deer is okay, but eating humans isn't. The tension is broken by Luffy declaring that the meat is good, but he doesn't want to eat it again. Sanji almost faints from relief, because he was really not looking forward to learning how to cook people.

Years and years after they first land in hell, the Strawhats have finally seen every corner of the Pride Ring. Their adventure there is over. This, though, presents the first actual problem for the crew since they died. Sinners can't leave Pride Ring at all. There's six more of those Rings, and they're not allowed to explore them. The Strawhats are predictably outraged about this. Furious even. Their reaction is immediate and explosive, and soon there are riots on the streets. Buildings are getting bombed. Half of the Pentagram City is rebelling, even though they have no idea what they're rebelling for, caught as they are in the crew's tempo. At one point, Lucifer almost gets beaten up. The only way to stop this mess is to give the Strawhats what they want. The next day, they're on their way to Wrath, to wreak havoc far away from Lucifer's palace. If he can't see them, they're not his problem. (They continue to make a mess in all the other Rings, of course, but at least it's not on his doorstep anymore. He's free!)

PS: Is the fic you mentioned The Greatest Treasure in Hell? Because I have it bookmarked, and it's great!

[amethystia1208]

One Piece Men As Fathers

Part two here

Monkey D. Luffy

Luffy as a father….whooo boy

Is most likely more of a boy dad than a girl dad, but if he does have daughters, he wouldn’t mind at all.

He will fight your children for food. You can’t tell me he wouldn’t. They may be his kids, but it’s also his food.

He will also forget that he even has kids sometimes. It would go something like this: “Luffy, have you seen the baby?” “Eh? What baby?” “Our baby, Luffy! Your son/daughter!” “Oooooooh, that baby! Yeah I left them with Zoro.” “And where’s Zoro?” “Knowing him, he could be anywhere!”

You don’t leave him alone with the baby after that.

Ability to cheer baby up is a solid 8.5/10. With his Devil Fruit, he can stretch his face into the most absurd expressions and the baby will be laughing and happy in no time flat.

Roronoa Zoro

Just from the way he is with Chopper, you can already tell he’d be a good dad.

He’s definitely very overprotective, no matter what gender your child is, he makes it his life mission to protect them.

Will take regular naps with the baby, and doesn’t mind being woken up by them if they get upset.

Gives them a baby sized sword when they’re old enough to hold it, much to the protests of the more logically minded Straw Hats (i.e. Nami, Jimbe, Robin, Sanji)

However, despite his strong qualities, he is not the worlds most perfect father.

For instance, your kid gets hurt? “Take a swig of this, you’ll forget all about it.” He says, holding out a bottle of sake.

You slap him for that.

Zoro’s ability to cheer baby up varies, I’d say. I’d go with maybe a 6/10

Vinsmoke Sanji

He is a girl dad. But will not be opposed to boys.

He strives to be both the perfect husband, and father, so you better believe that his kids are getting all the love from their dad.

One of your kids is a picky eater? He will figure out just what they like and make it exactly how they want it. He’ll even let them come into the kitchen with him and show him exactly how they want it.

Will not hesitate to spoil your children rotten. You practically have to reign him in every time he sees something he thinks they would like. And then you have to listen to the “But Y/n-chan! Think of how happy they would be!”

Just say no. He will charm you into bankruptcy if you don’t.

Will plan elaborate tea parties with his child, and will also get you to participate.

Will definitely teach the baby to hate Zoro from an early age, so you know exactly who to blame when your child points at said male and babbles “Marimo!”

Sanji has a proud Papa moment, before you whack him on the head.

Ability to cheer baby up is a 7.5/10. With the way he cooks, no one can stay upset for too long.

God Ussop

You’d better believe that your kids are getting the best story times ever with Usopp as their dad. He will spin the best stories, do all the voices, and even include his kids in the story.

At lease one of his kids gets his nose. The genetics are too strong.

He’s the best at doing his kids hair. No matter how long it may take, he will sit there and figure it out.

He has taught his children his “fight or flight” way of life, and they secretly judge him for it.

Like Zoro, gives them a baby sized slingshot, and everyone blames him once your child starts shooting at people.

His ability to cheer baby up is 4/10. In a stressful situation, Usopp has been known to blow things out of proportion, so that combined with an upset baby doesn’t really do anything good.

[beanghostprincess]

HiyorixKuina anon again!

I was thinking about Kuina more than average and I came up with this concuction.

So you often see that in many Modern AUs you have Perona and Zoro being Mihawk's adoptive children, and while I like this what if Kuina 2as also his adoptive daughter???

Imagine, you have Zoro being an orphan from a young age so he gets taken in by his relatives. But then something horrible happens (could be Kuina's mom dying or Koushiro kills her since everybody seems to agree he is murder coded) so Kuina and Zoro are taken away by CPS and are assigned to Mihawk, who had already adopted Perona. (I hc that Moria would be her bio dad, and he lost custidy due to his experiments on corpses and other stuff)

What we get is a sit-com like dinamic of middle aged single parent swordsman with 3 kids: one is goth, one is insane, one is bith and they are all gay.

I think that Kuina would really like Mihawk since he would teach her and not discriminate (as far as we know) and he would also reconize that Kuina is a better pupil than Zoro, which would add another layer to their rivarly and relationship.

Plus Perona and Kuina being vastly different older sister who are the two opposing extemes on the lesbian spectrum but still come togheter for each other when they need it and to annoy their dumb little brother would be so funny to me. I think Kuina would protect Perona from bullies and general pricks and they would both do wierd shit togheter like mutilate their Barbies to scare people.

I think Kuina would really get along with Zoro's friends siblings, obviously Ace and maybe also Sabo since they both reject the bigoted values that some people impose, but I think she would like Nojiko as well. The two of them both know the horrors of the real world so I think they would use some of the darkest humor ever with each other. And all of them would obviously keep talking about their siblings, that can't be avoided.

I also think Kuina might be Sanji's rival too. After all he treats women vastly different from men (even if its with benevolent intentions) and Kuina woukd interprete thus as Sanji thinking women are weak. So its Zoro and Kuina coming togheter against their shared rival: swirly eyebrowed dumb cook. But ironically Kuina would be fond of the dumb cook's boyfriend, after all Usopp is also a very underrated genious who defyes people's expectation to prove himself as strong and worthy.

Bonus headcanon: Yamace and Hiyoku double dates. Wlw and mlm solidariety at its finest.

HEY BESTIE!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAA I love all of this. It's awesome. I just know Kuina and Perona would be complete opposites but would love and protect each other a lot. Like, they're weird in their own ways. People don't like Perona because she's all dark and creepy and with a very princess-like personality and people don't like Kuina much because she doesn't fall in the standard men have for women and swordsmen. So they fit together perfectly even though they're different. And they'd take care of Zoro and also make fun of him 24/7. This is great. Also, Mihawk be adopting children every fucking where. I don't know if I should be sorry for him or not. At least his family is cool. Perona is his princess <3 Kuina is his fav pupil!! And Zoro is Zoro. He's just Zoro.

This is basically the situation:

(He does care btw, he's just shitty when it comes to feelings and Zoro isn't as cute as his girls)

And yes, Kuina would definitely not stand Sanji but love Usopp. I agree completely. Their views don't match at all but well, Sanji can live with it (he can't. He's crying).

AND YAMACE AND HIYOKU DOUBLE DATES!!!!!!!! CUTE!!!!!!!!! It'd be a bit chaotic, honestly. Both couples have such a different energy 😭😭 Ace might seem a bit more relaxed but the second Yamato goes insane about something, he probably does too if he likes it. So I can definitely imagine Kuina like "I wanted this to be an actual date,, I am sorry, I should've thought about this better-" and Hiyori would just laugh softly at Yamace's shenanigans because she's having the time of her life.

[kennydvault]

One Piece Chapter 1094 Discussion

*This is just a text post so I don't spoil anything for people that are just scrolling*

Okay so I know everyone is so excited about the reveal of Saturn's true form (and I think that's really cool too), but I'm so happy that we got some of Kuma's flashback in the panels at the end! Oda's been putting off Kuma's backstory for so long that I stopped believing we would get it before the end of the story. And then we had chapter 1074 when Bonney sees Kuma's memory bubble and I foolishly thought, Oda has written himself in a corner, he can't keep delaying it now...!

It's 20 chapters later but now, surely, Oda has written himself in a corner, and he can't keep delaying it. Right?

I think Atlas is going to die soon. I think we either leave the island with only Stella and Lilith, or just the Stella, and Lilith and Atlas die trying to save him. I don't see Bonney dying while Sanji is there, and I can't see Franky letting Stella die.

Time to talk about Saturn. First thing I want to mention, is that although they did all seem to have knowledge on Sun God Nika, I thought it was interesting he recognized Nika immediately, and called Luffy "Nika" instead of Joyboy or Straw Hat. That, along with the pentagram he used as a portal is making me think that this goes beyond Devil Fruit powers. It's not quite my headcanon yet but I have a feeling that Saturn doesn't have a demon Devil Fruit, he just truly is a demon. Or at least some kind of entity that is opposed to Nika in some way.

Also the Marines ordering to avert their gaze, and then him making a Marine's head explode was horrifying. Way worse than I've seen in One Piece in a long time. If this is even close to the power we’re gonna be dealing with end game then I think Elbaf is going to be longer than I thought. We might need another Wano-esque training arc there for everyone! Honestly this makes Blackbeards’ crew look like small potatoes. Anyway, Oda COOKED this chapter AND NO BREAK NEXT WEEK YES

[ryuryu-no-mi-blog]

Nami & Toru >:D

who hogs the duvet

I feel like either is a strong contender? But if we’re saying explicitly who probably gets it more after fighting for it? Nami. Toru’s definitely the type to just let her take the dang thing after resisting one whole time.

who texts/rings to check how their day is going

Yet again, a strong contender for either or neither? I feel like in a One Piece universe their contact would have to be very scant as-it-is and until they’re able to set up a situation to make it more permanent they definitely have to meet at prearranged times and places. But if they’re able to regularly see and talk to each other? I think Nami’s more the type to think to do it than Toru. He gets lost too easily in his work.

And with Amnesia Verse? I think it’d be a pretty infrequent but equal stream of checking on each other between breaks from whatever work they’re doing.

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts

I think Toru is more prone to extravagant shows of affection, what with that marine officer salary, but in creativity Nami definitely is our winner. She probably manages to find/make anything dragons or booksy. Aka I feel like Nami has probably had Franky make more than a few Dragon-y bookshelves/cases for Toru.

who gets up first in the morning

STRONG TORU ENERGY. Marine training and the fact that he normally gets less than 3 hours of sleep a day anyway, he probably always preempts Nami’s waking up. With that? Definitely more of a making the breakfast person…. Or at least he tries. What I’m saying is Nami definitely wakes up to a smoking kitchen more than once.

who suggests new things in bed

There’s a reason Toru is called “Super-Virgin” behind his back by his subordinates. Nami wins this one hands-down, and Toru’s had to ask if some of her ideas are even legal before.

who cries at movies

TORU WITH THE PLOT TWIST! He definitely cries, and if Nami start to cry, he’s definitely been crying for about twenty already. Toru is stoic BUT HE HAS FEELINGS DARN IT!

who gives unprompted massages

It isn’t really in Toru’s character to be unregimented or spontaneous. Not to say he isn’t, or doesn’t ever make an attempt. I think Nami is more likely to be the one to do it, because I simply seeing her as the more affectionate between them in that regard. Toru shows affection in the things that he does FOR someone, but also they would never be unprompted because he’d always ask first.

who fusses over the other when they’re sick

TORU WOULD FUCKING SAIL THROUGH THE ENTIRE NEW WORLD TO GET TO THE SUNNY JUST TO GIVE HER A POT OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP AND A PORTABLE FRIDGE FULL OF FOOD SO THAT SHE DOESN’T HAVE TO GET UP AND DO A SINGLE GOSH DARN THING!

Additionally there’s probably a fist-fight with Sanji at some point because he’s moving in on Sanji’s food territory smh and it’s like “you ugly goblin she doesn’t need your smoky slop she needs HEALTHY food, now take your eyebrows and beat it!”

who gets jealous easiest

Ooh that’s a tough one! I feel like both are very secure, but I also feel like both are equally likely to get jealous, just in distinct ways? Nami because when a woman DOES take interest and flirt with him, it’s usually very brazen (but being real Toru isn’t the type to notice) and probably very repeated. Toru because when other men look at Nami in that way (but he’d never think to police Nami’s behavior, dressing, or anything of the sort) his inner-dragon’s always like “HEY! They’re looking at her! You need to burn this place to the ground so they don’t do that anymore!” 

But frankly I feel like if one expresses the concern to the other they’re good at making it clear that the other is the one that they want, and that’s why they’re even together.

who has the most embarrassing taste in music

!!!!!! Probably Nami because she actually would LIKE music? Toru isn’t a big music person, and even when he does, it’d be big band.

who collects something unusual

*looks at Toru with his endless collection of book, and habit of taking precious gems and metals to eat*

*looks at Nami with her orange trees and own money horde*

….

Next question.

who takes the longest to get ready

Perfection like Nami’s doesn’t JUST HAPPEN peopl!

who is the most tidy and organised

So from scant things that I’ve noticed in the manga/anime, I’ve noticed that Nami keeps her space pretty tidy, and she seems to be effective at organizing it all? Toru is definitely anal-retentive about how his books are organized, though, and certainly knows where they are at all times. He has definitely demoted or tried to court marshal someone (Judy usually reminds Toru he can’t do that) for moving his books and not putting it back before.

who gets most excited about the holidays

NAMI I THINK?????? Toru really doesn’t care for holidays because of the fact that his island’s big fall took place around a harvest festival. But also I feel like Toru would get super excited to read about a culture and its unique celebrations, AND THEN MEET THAT CULTURE AND THE CELEBRATION IS ALMOST THERE!?!?!? So probably situational.

who is the big spoon/little spoon

I feel like it naturally changes between them, ie spoon equality, but Toru definitely likes to be the big spoon, and there has certainly been a failed experiment with Toru’s hybrid form and spooning.

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports

OKAY BUT GAMES OF MONOPOLY ARE AN AFFAIR THAT IS TRULY DREADED AND FEARED BY OTHERS WHEN ONE OF THESE TWO GETS THE GAME OUT

who starts the most arguments

Toru. He is an argumentative little goblin when he wants to be

who suggests that they buy a pet

Nami definitely wants something cute. Toru is very apprehensive because he heard that pets can sometimes damage books. But he DEFINITELY comes around once the pet is there.

what couple traditions they have

So I feel like a big thing is, calling to the massage post, giving each other special attention at the end of the day? Back rubs and scratches and things like that. But also like…. Reading while cuddling together? Separate books? Same book? Anything goes!!

what tv shows they watch together

I feel like really anything Nami enjoys Toru would, but documentaries are something they can both get behind? Especially ones about nature and geography.

what other couple they hang out with

I feel like they’d have a lot of couple friends? Just from the Straw Hats, and The Dragon Company, there’s options. But definitely Luffy and Boa are a good one, simply because Luffy and Nami are such good friends.

how they spend time together as a couple

I feel like if they’re long-distance they’re very intimate with the time they spend together. Lots of affection and cuddling. But the amnesia verse or other situations where they aren’t long-distance, I definitely think they both make a concerted effort to not pay TOO much attention to work. Of course, if it’s something that just HAPPENS to be work-related that they both enjoy (nature docs, reading books about their respective studies, etc.) then it just happens to be a happy coincidence. :)

who made the first move

Oh gosh, I guess it depends on the verse and what constitutes a first move? I feel like in the amnesia verse Toru ends up very upfront about how he feels and tells Nami how he feels directly within a few weeks-months after waking up. I feel like in a verse based on where he’s always a marine, or gets his memory back, Nami probably flirted first, but Toru was definitely the one to ask out? That’s not to say that I’d be opposed to Nami making the first move, nor would be Toru.

who brings flowers home

Toru, and much like any other verse, he and nature hate each other. He never looks good after getting flowers.

Toru, post-flower-fetching, 2019 (colorized)

who is the best cook

Nami by at least 420 nautical miles is the superior cook. Any time Toru shows up with food, it was made by one of his company’s cooks. Toru can cook one entire thing, and it’s instant ramen.

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some predictions or something

I’ve seen some speculation about future arcs floating around and I wanted to add a few cents before the Whole Cake Island Arc ends because I have some Thoughts.

Disclaimer: this is basically stuff that I want to happen and that I think might happen but, of course, there’s no guarantee of any this. I’m just putting this out there so that if something does come true I can say “ha I was right!” and if it doesn’t, I can remember them for fanfics or stuff. Also this is my first meta post (if you can even call it that) so I don’t really know what I’m doing.

Prediction 1 - Vegapunk Arc

Vegapunk has been hinted at and referenced for a long time in One Piece, dating all the way back to Alabasta (maybe even earlier). Not only is he a marine scientist but he's also responsible for some crazy shit, like robots, cyborgs, and basically everything the op world knowns about devil fruits (including inanimate devil fruit users and artificial devil fruit users). Considering how important his presence is and how longs he's been around, it's very likely that he’s gonna pop into the story eventually. And it's probably gonna be some time soon, considering we have now meet two associates of his - his presence is already affecting the story more and more.

The question is how exactly he will show and for what purpose. Which leads me to Franky and Kuma. Now these three characters are already highly related. Franky and Kuma are both cyborgs using Vegapunk’s inventions. If Vegapunk shows up, Kuma will probably follow. Kuma is a big mystery on his own - we know he was part of the revolutionary army at some point but then ended up working for the government. And it's implied that this joining with the marines wasn't exactly willing on Kuma’s part nor was being turned into a cyborg.

I should also mention that I don't think Vega is working with the marines voluntarily either: His backstory with Judge seems to imply that Vega might have been coerced into working with the marines. And based on the morals Vega demonstrated in the Punk Hazard Arc, i don't think Vega would willingly take away someone's free will by turning them into a cyborg (especially since he did deliberately leave some free will with Kuma so that Kuma could oppose the government, at least a little).

Of course, his involvement with Judge and the human cloning stuff indicates that he’s not a completely morally good but we also don’t know his goals or motivations for doing so, so it’s hard to say definitely if he’s good or bad. But given what we’ve seen so far, I’m leaning more to the good side. 

So if Vega and Kuma do show up, they might not be as enemies. I mean, the Straw Hats already owe a great debt to Kuma and I can’t imagine Luffy leaving that to go unpaid (just look at his alliance with Law). They would definitely start out as enemies but they might not stay that way. At the very least, I don't think they'll be entirely antagonistic.

And that leads me to Franky. If we get a Vegapunk arc, I think we'll get a parallel Franky arc. Franky still has some mysteries in his past, namely his parents. Considering some of the other Straw Hats’ pasts have been expanded, I think it's likely that we’re gonna get more on Franky. In addition, backstories and character arcs tend to parallel or mirror the current arc. Just looks at Whole Cake Island - they're dealing with enemies that deal exclusively with food and cooking, and Sanji, the cook, is the one getting the character arc. If we do get an arc about Vegapunk, I think it's logical to assume that we'll probably get one on Franky as well, especially since there is more to be explored. And Franky foils both Vega and Kuma very well. Vega and Franky are both extremely smart scientists that have both dealt with robotics/cybernetics (though obviously Vega has a more expanded repertoire). Not to mention, one is a (maybe) trapped marine while the other is a free pirate. And with Kuma, well, one is a cyborg with free-will and his original personality while the other is a cyborg with no or little free will left (which i really hope they explore cuz that would be an interesting contrast).

I'm not really sure how this arc would come about but it’s possible that it could be related to Kaido. After all, it's his army that uses the artificial devil fruits that Vega invented. So Vega might come up there, though there's not a whole lot of evidence to support this.

But mainly, I really miss my boy and I want an arc about him. Is that too much to ask?

Prediction 2 - Wano / Zoro Arc

I've already seen some speculation about Zoro getting an arc, and i just want to add my two cents to it, considering Wano is coming up next and a Zoro arc is very likely (Wano is the samurai country and Zoro has some heavy samurai themes). We might get some backstory for Zoro, considering we know next to nothing beyond Kuina. It would probably something to do with why he became a swordsman (we know why he wants to be the best but we don’t know why he wanted to a swordsman in the first place), but I'm not really gonna expand on that cuz there’s not much to expand on.

Instead, I’m gonna talk about swords. 

I think that Zoro’s swords will have a heavy focus in Wano (cuz of course they would). Most obviously, Zoro currently has the sword of a very famous Wano samurai, Shusui. This has already been brought up by Kin’emon and i think this will be a major source of tension, considering that the sword is a national treasure of Wano and that Zoro will absolutely not give it up (he earned it a duel, fair and square. As far as he is concerned, the sword is his and I can’t imagine him giving up). I can imagine there being some important and symbolic duel for the sword, with Zoro going up against Wano’s strongest swordsman to keep the sword.

However, i don't think that Shusui is going to be the only important sword. After all, Law is also with the Wano group, and he and Zoro share one very key thing together - they both own cursed swords. There hasn’t really been much focus on these cursed blades expect for when Zoro first got his. Considering we now have two in the country obsessed with swords, I think it's highly likely that they will become important.

Of course, there will be much more to Wano than just this, considering Kaido’s forces are currently there, and the whole political drama with Momonosuke will be extremely important. Needless to say, there will probably be a lot going on, and things are going to go horribly wrong. The whole Wano arc is probably going to be a messy political drama, which will be very interesting. 

I’ll be honest though, the thing I'm most looking forward to is seeing those samurai aesthetics (and seeing all my favs again).

Prediction 3 - The Reverie (and Vivi)

The Reverie has also been hinted at over the past several arcs, and I am 100% certain that we’re getting an arc about it. It's far too important for it not to be.

The Reverie, as far as we know, is a meeting of basically everyone of any political importance - royalty, the government, the whole shebang - to discuss matters of world-wide importance. We already know two characters who are attending who are related to the straw hats - Shirahoshi and her family and, perhaps more importantly, Vivi. And let's face it - the Straw Hats are going to crash this party. It's big, it's important, it's a match made in heaven. And i think a Vivi reunion is a real possibility that I desperately want to happen.

A side from that, I do have theories about how the Reverie will be important. I believe that it's gonna kick off some really big, wide-reaching change, like Whitebeard’s death at Marineford. In fact, it might just kick off the beginning of that huge war that Oda has been hinting at. I mean, this will be the most likely place for it, where a bunch of hugely political people are. The reverie will result in some sort of paradigm shift in the attitudes of the OP world. 

Also the revolutionary army will probably be involved somehow. They have to have some plan for the reverie, it would be the place to get some attention and make a point.

I honestly think that the Straw Hats will get involved for Vivi’s sake. Luffy and the crew don't really care much for politics, and I doubt that they would willingly get involved (though a party might tempt them). In any case, I can only really see the Straw Hats getting involved for a nakama, and since Vivi is a past nakama who will definitely be there, it's very likely that they'll do it for her (also I really want a Vivi reunion dammit). I just hope that nothing bad will happen to Vivi, though I am prepared for the possibility (this is One Piece, where any opportunity to make you cry is taken).

Prediction 4 - Brook

This one is a bit more tenuous, since there's not much to indicate if we'll get another Brook arc. and if we do, I'm not sure what it will be tied to, in terms of events that are happening. but I do think that it’s a strong possibility, considering there’s a trend of Straw Hats getting expanded backstory, and how little we know about him. We know his time in the Rumbar Pirates and that he was a soldier for a ‘certain kingdom’ (and isn't that a statement that begs to be explained). If we do get more Brook backstory, I think it will have to do with this ‘certain kingdom’, possibly why he left and how he joined the Rumbar Pirates. It was probably his time in this certain kingdom where he developed his love of music and it is canonical where he got his sword skills, so it is very important to Brook’s character. i mean, his first backstory was more about how he became a skeleton and his goal (which is to reunite with Laboon), but we don't get much about his motivations outside of that. We don't even know his original goal, the reason he became a pirate in the first place. i mean, I could theorize as to what his original goal was, but we don't have any canon about it. So i really do think that we’ll get more brook backstory cuz there's still so much to explore.

Though again, I don't know what it would tie into. Depending on how important/powerful his kingdom was/is, it might come up during the Reverie, which would be really cool and interesting, but I don't think it that's likely, especially since there will probably be more important matters at hand.

Basically, I would like another Brook arc, but there hasn’t been much to indicate that we’ll get one. 

Misc Predictions

These don’t really have enough to stand on their own so I’m just gonna make a little list of things I think that we could see / things I want to see.

The last ancient weapon, Uranus. Considering the other two have been very important and heavily involved in several arcs, the last one probably will too.  

and related to that, potentially a Robin arc? She got a bunch of character development with one ancient weapon so she might get more with another one (though she didn’t get any with Poseidon so this one’s more unlikely but I can still dream)

I heard somewhere that Oda said there was going to be Elbaf arc, which would also probably mean an Usopp arc, which I would love.   

[pernanegra]

So, today I’m gonna talk a bit about Bellemere and Sora and how they have qualities and parallels that we can see, respectively, in Sanji and Nami. 

It won’t be a long post, and my friend @monkeydluffy19920 already made a great post about their mothers, so this would be more like how Oda apparently shared some traits between Bellemere/Sanji and Sora/Nami.

Starting with Bellemere, we know how she is badass. But we also know that she is a smoker, just like Sanji. Nami is used to the smell of tobacco since an early age, so I believe she doesn’t really mind Sanji’s cigarettes, if anything it might make her feel nostalgic. It is also very interesting that in Punk Hazard, when Sanji was inside her body, Nami gave his cigarettes and lighter so he could smoke while on her body. Some people even noticed how Nami-Sanji reminded them of Bellemere. It’s not only a pretty cool gesture but shows how Nami cares for Sanji, to the point that she would allow him to do that with her body, which is something Sanji is reluctant to do and he even shows some regret.

But back to the main theme, Bellemere is also an excellent cook:

One of a few characters in the series to demonstrate their skills in the kitchen:

A talented cook that is also a badass chain smoker? Rings a bell? No? How about one that likes to flirt:

Yeah, Nami got her flirty side with Bellemere, which is a trait that she has in common with Sanji, although she flirts to take advantage. ^^

In the end, Bellemere shares with Sanji a passion for cooking, cigarettes and flirting. And of course, their kindness and the will to die to protect who they love.

@sanjiafsincedayone showed in her blog excellent parallels between Sanji’s departure in Zou with Bellemere’s execution. Sanji is also set to be shot between his eyes by Pudding, just like Bellemere was.

Now, let’s talk about Nami and Sora. Well, we don’t know much about Sora, true, but few characters in the series could represent motherhood as better than her. We are talking about a mother who sacrificed herself in order to make her babies feel emotions like normal humans. She had, in fact, an “ideology” conflict with her husband Judge:

We know that Nami has a well developed motherly side, especially during the New World, when she decided to save the children in Punk Hazard (I talked with details here and, after that, when she became a mother figure to Momonosuke. It’s very interesting that Oda used Nami to remember Sanji of something from his past in Punk Hazard:

Her comment is a direct reference that ressonates with Sanji (he ended up saving the children and said that her kind side made him fall all over her again). The impact is because of this scene in his flashback:

Judge turned his back to a crying children asking for help (Sanji), so we can see how Nami, without even knowing about Sanji’s past, naturally opposes Judge and has a firm belief that would, no doubt, make Sora, as a mother, proud. It’s very interesting to see how someone like Nami was missing in Sanji’s childhood after his mother passed away. It’s certainly not a coincidence. Oda has also stated in the SBS, that Nami would work taking care of children in alternate universe, something I believe everyone already knows. There isn’t much thing we know about Sora, but I think that Oda really wanted to make us feel how great of a mother she would have been, and no doubts that Nami would also be like that, as she loves children. Altough Luffy had the best parallel with Sora, as Sanji cooked for him, I’m sure that every time Sanji prepares his special meals, to get some sort of reaction or approval from Nami, he remembers the day he cooked his first meal and awaited with excitement for his mother’s approval. ^^