*.:White ShadoW:.*

20 years in the making...

Yes, it's funny that even back on OG SRK I called Shanks a "Haki God" explicitly. I can't wait to see him in action, I still think he might be able to conjure an arm manifested from pure ryuo haki when he does his serious sword techniques. He might've learned a thing or two from Gol D. Roger.
 
 
As for this latest chapter. It was mostly exposition, and I feel this is going to be torture for anime fans since this moment might be 2.5 episodes in total, but I hope Luffy does something new with this attack other than being a "Big Punch".  I love Kaido's  trump card though, I respect that he wants to end this in his full Zoan dragon form as well. He doesn't stray from his theme.
 
Also something I didn't address before. It seems despite Luffy's toon force healing he still can get harmed by cutting attacks, and with  how he looked when Gear 5 was wearing off Luffy might be out for a surprisingly long time. Like borderline catatonic, this may be the drawback that prevents him from activating Gear 5 willy nilly. I wouldn't be surprised if the next mini-arc (which shows the blowback from Kaido's defeat) goes on for half a year before Luffy recovers.
 

Got this today. My one and only figure.

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/2264/one-piece-chapter-1048

@*.:White ShadoW:.* Remember that convo we had years back about:
 
 

Luffy channeling his inner Daffy Duck meets Jim Carry's The Mask and I love it. 

It's gonna be great especially with the looney tune sounds lol. Also I'm glad that his hair is white and not yellow like all these fan art mofos are drawing. No super Saiyan shit.

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/1501/one-piece-chapter-1045
 
This is the weirdest fight ever! Considering the nature of One Piece, that means something.

I agree Marineford > Wano arc for me atm. Of course the Roger flashback the Yonkou fights and Luffy's reveal are very epic too but nothing super shocking besides the latest chapter. Marineford had more of a focus on things and had some crazy moments.
 
Also:
 
 
 

It maybe just me but I hate when Bandai Namco do OP games and they make the characters look so plastic in this case clayish. I know the art style is difficult to do in 3D but there has to be a better way.

Remember Reverse-Vitiligobeard said that he felt that the Yami Yami no Mi wanted him to find it, the only difference that he earned it in a more treacherous way by killing his captain Thatch than Luffy and Gomu Gomu no Mi. 
 

I've had that feeling from the very beginning, unfortunately my entire treatise was deleted along with all of SRK, but essentially I tied it in with Davy Jone's Locker being another term for oceanic hell or the afterlife, which coincides with Devil Fruits being weak to the sea. The souls and artifacts of all who died in the lost civilization got turned/ reincarnated into Devil Fruits. Zunisha was likely a witness to the old civilization.
 
The only missing link is what the Lineage Factor has to do with all of this...
 
EDIT: I just realized that by coincidence, my previous review of chapter 1044 was my 100th post. WOOT!

I've had that feeling from the very beginning, unfortunately my entire treatise was deleted along with all of SRK, but essentially I tied it in with Davy Jone's Locker being another term for oceanic hell or the afterlife, which coincides with Devil Fruits being weak to the sea. The souls and artifacts of all who died in the lost civilization got turned/ reincarnated into Devil Fruits. Zunisha was likely a witness to the old civilization.
 
The only missing link is what the Lineage Factor has to do with all of this...
 
EDIT: I just realized that by coincidence, my previous review of chapter 1044 was my 100th post. WOOT!

The Lineage Factor is something that was elaborated by  Judge Vinsmoke. It is the genetic history of all animals, including humans. Judge, Caesar, and Vegapunk learned about it, but only Vegapunk seems to truly have full understanding of it as he has been able to replicate the powers of Devil Fruits in other beings and learned how to make objects "eat" Zoan Devil Fruits (Funkfreed for example). He also was able to create an artificial Devil Fruit with no drawbacks unlike Caesar Clown's SMILES in the form of Momonosuke's artificial DF, derived from Kaido's Lineage Factor. In Vinsmoke's case he learned how to manipulate the Lineage factor to modify his children's bodies, like with Sanji he unlocked Lunarian-like abilities.
 
It may be that the Will of D might have something to do with the Lineage Factor and not just direct heritage, which would explain why even a full giant like Jaguar D Saul is also a D.
 
Fortunately, Oda promised that we will meet Vegapunk after this arc and he will explain everything about Devil Fruits... unfortunately that could mean we'll know in 2024. 🤣

The Lineage Factor is something that was elaborated by  Judge Vinsmoke. It is the genetic history of all animals, including humans. Judge, Caesar, and Vegapunk learned about it, but only Vegapunk seems to truly have full understanding of it as he has been able to replicate the powers of Devil Fruits in other beings and learned how to make objects "eat" Zoan Devil Fruits (Funkfreed for example). He also was able to create an artificial Devil Fruit with no drawbacks unlike Caesar Clown's SMILES in the form of Momonosuke's artificial DF, derived from Kaido's Lineage Factor. In Vinsmoke's case he learned how to manipulate the Lineage factor to modify his children's bodies, like with Sanji he unlocked Lunarian-like abilities.
 
It may be that the Will of D might have something to do with the Lineage Factor and not just direct heritage, which would explain why even a full giant like Jaguar D Saul is also a D.
 
Fortunately, Oda promised that we will meet Vegapunk after this arc and he will explain everything about Devil Fruits... unfortunately that could mean we'll know in 2024. 🤣

As a rubber-man, he's allowed to bend the rules.

I've had that feeling from the very beginning, unfortunately my entire treatise was deleted along with all of SRK, but essentially I tied it in with Davy Jone's Locker being another term for oceanic hell or the afterlife, which coincides with Devil Fruits being weak to the sea. The souls and artifacts of all who died in the lost civilization got turned/ reincarnated into Devil Fruits. Zunisha was likely a witness to the old civilization.
 
The only missing link is what the Lineage Factor has to do with all of this...
 
EDIT: I just realized that by coincidence, my previous review of chapter 1044 was my 100th post. WOOT!

I've had that feeling from the very beginning, unfortunately my entire treatise was deleted along with all of SRK, but essentially I tied it in with Davy Jone's Locker being another term for oceanic hell or the afterlife, which coincides with Devil Fruits being weak to the sea. The souls and artifacts of all who died in the lost civilization got turned/ reincarnated into Devil Fruits. Zunisha was likely a witness to the old civilization.
 
The only missing link is what the Lineage Factor has to do with all of this...
 
EDIT: I just realized that by coincidence, my previous review of chapter 1044 was my 100th post. WOOT!

this reminds me of a bunch of versus stuff we did on srk where we asked about characters with toon powers being too broken. lol. was oda on srk?!

Luffy Freeing Wano next chapter.

Huh.
 
 

Spolies are live on the OP reddit. Was going to spiler link it...BUUUUUT I won't even do that...let's just say...the hype is real...
 

Just a few days... 

I've been hitting refresh on manga sites praying for an early release of chapter 1044. SO HYPE!!!
 

I've been hitting refresh on manga sites praying for an early release of chapter 1044. SO HYPE!!!