r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh2 Lookout • Aug 16 '24
Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 1123 Spoiler
Chapter 1123: "The Void Fortnight"
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Ch. 1123 Official Release (Mangaplus): 19/08/2024
Ch. 1124 Scan Release: ~23/08/2024
Please discuss the manga here and in the theory/discussion post. Any other post will be removed until 24h after the release.
Please also remember to put the chapter number in the title for any future post talking about this chapter.
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u/_dabtech_ Aug 16 '24
Congratulations Nico Robin, on becoming the Three Time World Champion of Surviving a Buster Call.
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u/DiaburuJanbu Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Don't forget our Silver medalists, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, and Franky. Also on the Silver's list are Lucci and Kaku (we assume), friendship goals.
Our gallant Bronze medalists, Brook, Jinbei, Jaguar D. Saul, CP9 pals which includes Jabra, Khalifa, Kumadori, Chapapapapapa, Blueno, motherfucking Spandam (remember, if Spandam survived BC, you can also survive this cruel and unfair world, you sexy bastard), the Franky Family, Galley La shipwrights, Lilith, Bonney, Kuma('s body, I guess?) and Soge King of all people!
On the other hand, Stussy's fate is currently unknown!
These guys are something!
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u/IvanTheKindaTerrible Aug 16 '24
Usopp was in Enies Lobby. He’s there to motivate Luffy when he fought against Rob Lucci, and then wasn’t seen again until they’re back at Water Seven. Weird writing from Oda, but it does mean he has survived Buster Call twice.
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u/petalidas Aug 16 '24
Yeah people say OP has no plot holes and Ussop be using instant trasmission between water 7 and ennies lobbie wtf Frauda
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u/LokiTheCrusader Aug 16 '24
THEY SAID IT
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u/leolegendario Aug 16 '24
After 25 years since its first mention in the manga, here comes Elbaf!
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u/nick2473got Aug 16 '24
Inb4 another 2-year detour.
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u/jmdg007 Aug 16 '24
Remember when they were meant to go to Fishman island next after Water 7.
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u/FireFistRJ Aug 16 '24
Would love to see the post arc celebrations in Elbaf. The party is going to be HUGE.
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u/Doomroar Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Can't wait for the party next to Vegapunk's corpse!
Wait...
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u/ItWillBeRed Aug 16 '24
I remember reading that oda said something in an interview along the lines of the main reason he doesn't like to kill characters is because it puts a damper on the end of arc party.
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u/Xtrphantom Aug 16 '24
Everyone: yaaaay Elbaff Meanwhile vegapunk dead in the corner 😭
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u/GriffinFlash Aug 16 '24
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u/kurokuze Thriller Bark Victim's Association Aug 16 '24
Dude wtf, hahaha give uncle vegapunk some respect bruhh
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u/Kleavage Aug 16 '24
Seriously, I feel like I need some more closure for Stella's death.
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u/Zylgp Aug 16 '24
I think that'll come in Elbaf with a viking funeral with all of the Straw Hats present and hopefully Saul too.
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u/gargolopereyra Pirate Aug 16 '24
This.
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u/trolledwolf Aug 16 '24
Glad someone highlighted this. Seeing Bonney in her true form finally being able to hug her dad, was just too good
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u/Schpitzchopf_Lorenz Explorer Aug 16 '24
Im glad Kumas Shell is with her... i hope theyll be able to do something...
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u/Sky-kunn Marine Aug 16 '24
LOL, Vegapunk being so sure that Lilith was the traitor was hilarious. Poor Lilith.
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u/hesawavemasterrr Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk: “I never liked that shifty eyed bitch anyway.”
Pythagoras: “Actually it’s York…”
Vegapunk: “Wow. Why did you call Lilith a bitch, Shaka?”
Shaka: “😒”
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u/Arkayjiya Aug 16 '24
So that's why he created them. So he could pass off his mistaked onto them under the pretense that "they're all vegapunk".
Vegapunk doesn't need apology videos when he has satellites.
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u/leolegendario Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk to Vegapunk: “Give up on your dreams and die.”
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u/willys_zuppa Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk securing the cloud technology is going to be vital for the citizens of the world once everything starts flooding (again)
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u/daymanc137 Aug 16 '24
Read this before the chapter, thinking cloud data storage and was confused
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u/AcrobaticService5 Lurker Aug 16 '24
He basically created that too with punk records
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u/jurble Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk having a scientific solution to the world flooding reinforces my belief that Merpeople and Fishmen were a similar attempt at a solution during the first flood.
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u/hesawavemasterrr Aug 16 '24
And that’s it for Egghead.
That was one hell of an arc. No one expected it to go from 0 to 1000.
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u/crannogman_pride Aug 16 '24
It ramped up fast for sure. Ended even faster, just a haki blast from the past and then roll credits.
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u/ScreamingIntrovert Aug 16 '24
I can't stop laughing at Vegapunk getting bad news on top of bad news just yelling What?!
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u/NoticeThatYoureThere Aug 16 '24
I love Shaka's eyes pop out of his helmet too. Funny that gag happened with him
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u/PanseloNomad Aug 16 '24
That panel where they read his letter is going to stay with me for a long while.
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u/willys_zuppa Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk: ahhh York betrayed us, the WG is coming for me, I should flee!
Also Vegapunk: … actually, I got something for those crusty asses up in Mariejois
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u/Noskmare311 Aug 16 '24
Which is incredible bravery, honestly. He knew his fate was sealed and within seconds he went "But hey, let's fuck them over one last time!". Dude had balls of steel, props to him.
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u/FDP_Boota Aug 16 '24
Also, this plan has the biggest likelyhood for success, at the cost of his life. If instead he'd tried to escape of fight back, there were tons of things that could've gone wrong. And if that plan went wrong, there's a big chance Vegapunk wouldn't have been able to spread the information.
This is a self sacrifice that makes sense storywise, but still takes a lot of bravery.
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u/FireFistRJ Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk showing the video transporter snail to the world government: "Say hello to my new friend."
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u/Lynks35 Aug 16 '24
That would have been even funnier if Vegapunk accused Lilith again after his memories were erased
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u/Ichini-san Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
Tbf, they didn't know there was a traitor yet. That wasn't in the letter he left. Otherwise, I could totally see Vegapunk immediately jump to that conclusion again, lmao.
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u/Aspie_Astrologer Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
Yeah, that's the one thing he didn't explain, since the whole point was to make sure York couldn't tell something was up based on their reactions.
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u/DvD_Anarchist Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Brook: what kind of fool regards his own death as part of a plan?
The alleged world smartest man:
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u/1234L357 Aug 16 '24
Gol D Roger, King of the Pirates!!
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u/XtendedImpact Aug 16 '24
Roger was more like "well I'm headed off might as well go out with a bang."
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u/-Astropunk- Aug 16 '24
Tbf, his gigantic brain is still on Egghead, and at least one of his satellites is still alive. This isn't really a "death" for him
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u/MGLLN The Revolutionary Army Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Love seeing Sanji get his own little secret subplot, reminds me of the pre-timeskip arcs
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u/M-E-R-L-I-N-I Aug 16 '24
Felt very Water 7 Sanji for sure
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u/Cobmeister98 Pirate Aug 16 '24
Or when he pulls up to the casino in Alabasta
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u/caniskiptheusername Aug 16 '24
I love this Sanji with all the behind-the-scene moves and talks that always solve and answer everything at the right time
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u/hawkish25 Aug 16 '24
Reminds me of Enies Lobby where he disappears for a while and nobody notices and it completely saves everybody’s butt by closing the doors to disrupt the currents.
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u/Noskmare311 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Sanji or Zoro being secret MVPs is always my favorite part of the story. It just adds so much to them being the first and second mate, respectively.
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u/Hairy_Acanthisitta25 Aug 16 '24
Luffy taking care of the obvious biggest main threat while the 2 wing is dealing with the rest of the threat is always nice to see
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u/Sunshoot Aug 16 '24
Anyone being a secret MVP is always the best, sure taking down the big bad is cool for Luffy, but whenever someone like Brook insults Big Mum and then steals the Poneglyph Rubbings, it's just so much more satisfying
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u/sicgamer Aug 16 '24
Never fails to make me smile whenever I hear any of the crew say "aye cap'n", especially when its one of those two.
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u/go_sparks25 Aug 16 '24
Sanji was the only one who realized that something was amiss with Vegapunk . Franky is right behind them and he doesn’t seem to realize anything weird is going on with Vegapunk. I wonder if this has anything to do with Sanji’s superb COO.
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u/tryingmydarnest Aug 16 '24
wonder if this has anything to do with Sanji’s superb COO.
Probably the other way around. Sanji has always been the empathetic one, and his superb COO is built upon his heart for others.
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u/goody153 Aug 16 '24
Peak Sanji is back !
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u/RoderickThe13 The Revolutionary Army Aug 16 '24
It'll only last until he sneaks into a giant bathhouse in Elbaf.
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u/xpancakeprodigy Aug 16 '24
Void fortnight: what everyone will be calling break weeks going forward
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u/GriffinFlash Aug 16 '24
So....
since they finally officially escaped.....
where does Robin get the card stamped for her third buster call survival?
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u/Coggs92 Aug 16 '24
Do we even call this time a Buster Call with the level of force used? This was a Buster Broadcast.
Only an inverse Marineford with the Elders present would be above this, but below Lulucia as a response.
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u/HeavenBreak World Government Aug 16 '24
Buster Broadcast countered by a Punk Broadcast
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u/Rjm0007 Aug 16 '24
You honestly forgot how long elbaf has been built up for we met the giants before meeting chopper
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u/Ambitious_Mission_57 Aug 16 '24
Greed is more dangerous than evil.
Reminds me of the quote said by kidd
"Compared to the "righteous" greed of the rulers, the criminals of the world seem much more honorable. When scum rules the world, only more scum is born."
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u/anti_dan Aug 16 '24
Its not really that uncommon a sentiment to understand that evil isn't always the real world worst iteration. CS Lewis has a fairly famous quote:
My contention is that good men (not bad men) consistently acting upon that position [imposing “the good”] would act as cruelly and unjustly as the greatest tyrants. They might in some respects act even worse. Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under of robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber barons cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some points be satiated; but those who torment us for their own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to heaven yet at the same time likely to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be “cured” against one’s will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on the level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.
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u/Gehweiher Aug 16 '24
"We're off to Elbaf!!" It's incredible how one sentence can spark so much joy! Over 1000 chapters ago we first heard of this place and now the Straw Hats are FINALLY on their way there...
It's more than appropriate to end the arc showing one last time why Vegapunk was considered the smartest person to ever live. This whole chapter had big "all according to keikaku" energy. Much like Elbaf, Vegapunk was this big, hyped up mystery for a long time and it stills feels surreal to think we've just experienced a full arc focused on him. I'm glad he lived up to the hype. Rest in Peace Apple Gramps!
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u/willys_zuppa Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk immediately suspected Lilith just like the IRL fanbase lol
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u/mattijn13 Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
I know this is not the official translation yet but: "Only a fool lets their greed run amok and I went and personified mine" is such a bar
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u/fly2555 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
He's going to be in out of commission for a while, probably not a week long coma like after fighting Kaido.
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u/Pristine_Beautiful_3 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
The Elbaf Chef is gonna cook again by Tommrow.
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u/Mapfal143 Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk had two options basically: Flee and be chased like a pirate until he dies or pull a Roger and make sure his death will set the world into motion.
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u/Jay2578 Aug 16 '24
Little Garden was exactly 1000 chapters ago. I remember reading that arc in MONTHLY SHONEN JUMP 20 YEARS AGO. There is a good chance that Oda will have us land in Elbaf exactly 1000 chapters after the conclusion (1129) FINALLY ELBAF!!!!!
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u/Pristine_Beautiful_3 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 17 '24
WHERES UROUGE?!!😤🔥. ITS TIME🕘🤣🌄
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u/thehirst Aug 16 '24
Pretty sure we're headed to reactions around the world, which is always one of my favorite parts of this series, but dear god I need to know if Kuma survives. Bonney happily laying on his chest is too sad.
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u/thenoblitt Aug 16 '24
We already did that for like 10 chapters
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u/DrAgOnLoLDoTA Aug 16 '24
Need to see the new bounties for the Straw Hats Pirates
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u/kgullj Aug 16 '24
Why do i get the feeling that if we get new bounties, they will say "only dead" on them
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u/Breaker1993 Aug 16 '24
Plotwise i rather have him dead. He has served his purpose and now Bonney can live freely and do what she wants
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u/GilDrumZ25_ Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Man, seeing most of them partying while Sanji alone standing beside Vegapunk's corpse is just sad....
(tbf, only Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper who were seen in the last panel, so the other could be attending Lilith and Vegapunk or maybe busy with other things)
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u/InvaderDJ Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
I love that we finally saw haki in canon material (not just a movie) that can knock out even Vice Admirals. It shows the heights Luffy has to get to.
This was a nice wrapping up Egghead loose ends chapter. Nothing ground breaking but it answers questions like how York could evade Stella (she couldn’t) and how and why Stella could set up the snail in Emet.
God, I hope we get a few chapters showing how the world is reacting to everything that has happened here on Egghead and in the wider world before we get into Elbaf. I’m slightly worried we won’t just because of how much outside stuff we already got this arc.
If we can consider this the end of Egghead, I think I can say that this arc was legendary. Without a question it is top 5. I think it might be top 3 honestly. It still doesn’t reach the heights of Wano, but it avoided the depths of the lows of Wano. And it didn’t miss the heights by much. Just a solid arc all around.
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u/Wernershnitzl Aug 16 '24
I appreciate that it wasn't as densely packed as Wano.
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u/Pizzaplan3tman Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Wano had to be densely packed because it’s the peak of a lot of story threads coming together finally. It ends with some huge wave shifting plot points coming to a close. Which made it easy for Egghead to be a little faster moving because it’s the start of Luffy’s journey now as an Emperor of the Sea. Where as Wano was the cumulation of Luffys journey to becoming an Emperor of the Sea
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u/Aspie_Astrologer Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
100%
Wano was a Yonko saga climax arc. Egghead got to be the arc to start the final saga, had the freedom to really shine.
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u/Blackcore8 Aug 16 '24
Joyboy's haki being confirmed better than Shank's haki was so hype to see! Joyboy was simply HIM, can't wait for his backstory!
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u/FireFistRJ Aug 16 '24
Lilith will possibly be the only Vegapunk to find out about the true history of this world and the advancements of the ancient kingdom, something Stella always longed to see.
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u/andii74 Aug 16 '24
Actually Stella will learn it too if Lilith learns it given that only Stella's body died, his brain is secure in Egghead and Gorosei aren't interested in destroying it because that means they lose the means of using mother flame. Shaka outright spells it out in this chapter, what constitutes death for people like them because they're not actually stuck in their body.
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u/saidA2000 Aug 16 '24
Yeah I found that line “What constitutes death for people like us” to be kinda sus.
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u/axebane Aug 16 '24
The ability to make cloud islands was given some importance. I wonder if Franky will be able to see it utilized to fruition.
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u/MagnetoTheSuperJew Aug 16 '24
Maybe it's how the world will survive after the ocean floods?
On a side note, maybe related somehow awakened Zoan transformation
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u/Miscellaneous_Mind Aug 16 '24
I find it funny how Vegapunk was already blaming Lilith 😂
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u/WhyAmIHere800884 Explorer Aug 16 '24
"Shaka, remind me to apologize to Lilith later." -Vegapunk probably
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u/SpiritualScumlord Chopper the Cotton Candy Lover Aug 16 '24
I love that final panel with Usopp pretty much dead center for his big arc. I remain cautiously optimistic that he will actually get some shine and love this arc though, I have been fooled before lol.
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u/GoodCookYea Aug 16 '24
"I want you guys...to be the ones who find it!"
An incredible coda to an incredible arc.
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u/FireFistRJ Aug 16 '24
Sanji had his behind-the-scenes moment, something he's good at.
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u/HeavenBreak World Government Aug 16 '24
Sanji is Luffy's personal Cipher Pol covert operations
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u/realtomedamnit Aug 16 '24
VP : Please find the One Piece.
Sanji : No shit, it's been 1000+ chapters
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u/M-E-R-L-I-N-I Aug 16 '24
You can already tell that line is going to go stupidly hard in the anime with some music behind it
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u/HQ2233 Aug 16 '24
Vegapunks tech is so amazing he can read the spoilers and then erase his memory and read the chapter.
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u/NoChesl Aug 16 '24
Haven’t seen ppl talking about how beautifully composed these panels were. Each one is powerful and compelling. It was the funniest chapter of the Egghead arc too. Oda addressing the how could vegapunk be so blindsided loophole with such a hilarious twist is a masterclass. This was an amazing chapter.
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u/dyketyson69 Aug 16 '24
So that’s the end of egghead, right? Hoping for some new bounties next chapter
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u/Mirieste Aug 16 '24
Anyway, the question of "What does death even mean for us?" was left unanswered, meaning that Vegapunk possibly agreed so easily to die because he's not really dead, but still living within Punk Records.
It's still a question why the message was linked to a dying switch, though. It's not like anything would have changed if the message had started when the buster call began, or even earlier; if anything, the earlier the better.
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u/RiteClicker Aug 16 '24
kinda cruel to tell your future self to die without explaining why.
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u/laughtale0 Aug 16 '24
I don't think we'll go straight to Elbaf next chapter. We'll probably see the usual "what's happening around the World" in between arcs. It's my favorite part of the One Piece story.
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u/voseidon Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk saying to himself ‘put your faith in me and die’ was one of the greatest quote ever
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u/agentdoubleohio Aug 16 '24
Hey me, it’s past me, gonna need you to die, but it will be worth it, trust me.
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u/Naserci Aug 17 '24
Vegapunk : Save me!
Past Vegapunk : Let me die!
Entire Arc : what the hell man
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u/Wasted_Comment Aug 16 '24
Buster call. Nullified. Damn how strong was joy boy’s haki?
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u/Fraud_D_Hawk Aug 16 '24
That was more than a buster call, more like a super buster call
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u/Luffy-D-Nikka Aug 16 '24
STRAW HAT Definitely getting Bounty updates too after this! I mean that bitch Saturn saw them in action managing to stop him from hurting Robin. Somebody please get chopper his bag!
Vegapunk accusing Lilith and then admitting he was wrong about her was hilarious
Joyboy 1000 year old small drop of Haki actually floored the whole navy is still mind-numbing holly cow. It pays to be a Seraphim
Can't believe Egghead has turned out so epic while we all thought it was going to be a pit stop. I don't even want to speculate on what ELBAF is going to be.
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u/caniskiptheusername Aug 16 '24
“Just put your faith in my and die”
That discussion between Stella, Shaka, and Pythagoras wrenches my heart. I wonder what’s gonna happen to Stella’s body and the punk records.
Also, poor Lilith, lol
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u/Smashmatt202 Aug 16 '24
Fascinating that "Stella" knew York was behind everything a week in advance, even though he erased said memories to not tip off York before his plans come to fruition. It's also funny to see him initially suspicious of Lilith at first, I guess he figured all of his other satellites must be good, or at the very least, would recognize right from wrong in the same way he does. Again, it's funny how this genius didn't fully thing through the consequences of essentially cloning himself with different aspects of his personality. At least he seems to understand the ramifications of his actions 6 days prior.
I do wonder, though... Why is it that Shaka and Pythagoras specifically have an alibi for not being responsible? I wonder if there's any meaning to these two specifically being close enough to Stella that they're with him in all this. This does explain why those two specifically were in Vegapunk's final message (I don't know why, but I thought Vegapunk recorded that a while ago rather than just 2 days before the "Egghead Incident"). Also... If Vegapunk put the Transponder Snail that will broadcast his final message to the rest of the world in Emet days before the "Egghead Incident" and if he erased his memories of what he did, why was he messing around with Emet when Luffy met him? I thought was a neat bit of foreshadowing, but now it feels more like coincidence.
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u/xOriginsTemporal 7D4W Aug 16 '24
Kizaru really was but a cog in the machine. Killing vegapunk literally set his plan into motion
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u/UndeadSpiderweb Aug 16 '24
“Only a fool lets his greed run amok”
Blackbeard is the first person I thought of
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u/SiLovy Aug 16 '24
my boy Sanji dropping the allegations that he wasn't careful with vegapunk, nice
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '24
So like, is Stella an autonomous body and the "true" body is in the Punk Records tank or is it literally as silly as he cut part of himself out and that's in the tank and Stella is the body he was born with?
Also look how happy my boy Usopp is to hang with the giants as they head to fucking Elbaf
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u/revisioncloud Aug 17 '24
Page with Stella reading his own note after they erased their memories was hilarious. VP is the goat
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u/Frednex Aug 16 '24
Can someone please create the dinkelberg meme with Vegapunk saying "lilith" instead of dinkelberg? I'm horrible at Photoshop, but I need to send it to some friends.
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u/Luffy-D-Nikka Aug 16 '24
No One in the One Piece world was ever shown or known to knock out Vice Admirals with Haki alone NO ONE!
Joyboy was really HIM and with a thousand year old version that probably slightly weakened maybe.
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u/OgOnetee Aug 16 '24
So does the bubbles block haki, or are seraphim immune?
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u/Pristine_Beautiful_3 Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Seraphim are the 2nd strongest group after the 5 Elders and Kizaru so it makes sense they'd be awake. Even if the bubble doesn't block it.
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u/snplmn Aug 16 '24
I think we would be pretty pissed if all we got out of Vegapunk after 25 years of waiting was a transponder snail loredump while SHs were in Wano and then an offscreen death before they ever got to meet him. So I'm glad he didn't broadcast the message immediately. Same end result sure, but one is a much better plot device.
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u/Latter-Contact-6814 Aug 16 '24
I may be wrong, but I think there will be atleast one more chapter in egghead as we wrap up with kizaru and Saturn
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u/Realexis1 Aug 16 '24
- Lilith being default betrayer is hilarious
- VegaPunk definitely altered the Mother Flame or set a trap in there somehow. There’s no way he was this far thinking and aware of their need for the mother flame that they didn’t put some failsafe in there.
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u/HJSDGCE Marine Aug 16 '24
It's hilarious how Vegapunk literally told himself to die.
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u/Newsuperstevebros Void Month Survivor Aug 16 '24
And that about wraps up the Egghead Arc, it seems. All in all, what a phenomenal arc, one of the best we have seen so far without a doubt. It had the perfect amount of drip-fed reveals, the answers readers are seeking will be revealed more rapidly from here onward and I don't know how to feel about that!!
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u/Callsign_Bastion444 Aug 16 '24
So funny how VP immediately keeps suspecting Lilith and then apologizes without her ever knowing.
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u/Langlais123 Aug 16 '24
I do like Shaka's question about what is death for someone like them. Because someone could just create new bodies and upload their minds from Punk Records and it is like they never died.
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u/UndeadSpiderweb Aug 16 '24
We at Punk Records in memory of the void century decided we were going to have our own mini “void century”
Lilith is alive, so Vegapunk by extension is still alive
“What really constitutes as death for us?”
As long as one good one is alive they won, which is ironic because it’s Lilith
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which is ironic because it’s Lilith
the fact that she is also the hottest is purely a coincidence!
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u/hasheemakill18 Aug 16 '24
It's times like this where I really envy new one piece fans and future one piece fans , they won't have to worry about the frustrating wait and all the breaks , when the chapter is done , they just have to click the arrow for the next one , and they will most likely view egghead arc much more fondly because of that.
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u/gatemansgc Pirate King Buggy Aug 17 '24
just like in the spoiler discussion threads, poor lilith was the first guess for the traitor.
did anyone notice that shaka gained eyes through his helmet to do the shocked expression?
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u/dkekdkdkkdkcn Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24
Man, Kuma is probably alive. It would be suuuuper dark of Oda to draw Bonney sleeping and smiling on top of her father's corpse.
I understand the argument that Kuma's character arc is fulfilled by his death, but I kind of disagree. Kuma's life is defined by his willingness to sacrifice himself and to take other's pain onto himself. Kuma gives and gives and gives, always for nothing in return. And I think it's kind of beautiful if Kuma could finally be rewarded and get to live the life with his daughter that he deserves. It also highlights a theme of Egghead: that love and connections transcend any kind of technology. Vegapunk doesn't understand love's profoundly powerful effect on people, like how S-Snake inexplicably listens to Luffy, how Kuma started to rebel against his programming for the sake of his daughter, Sanji somehow deflecting Kizaru’s laser to save Bonney . I think that power will allow Kuma to return to live the rest of his life with his daughter, free from danger. Even if it manifests in impossible ways, love will always conquer all boundaries.
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u/StyryderX Aug 16 '24
"trust in me and die, me"
- Vegapunk, to himself.
At least they acknowledge creating York is a terrible mistake.
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u/wowlock_taylan Aug 16 '24
I was wondering how the Greed one managed to outsmart the rest but turns out they did know about it and decided to plan accordingly and erase their own memories.
Still though, didn't they lost the Mother Flame and the tech that is making cloud cities with this?
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u/Arken411 Aug 16 '24
We live at the only point in the history of the universe where we get to see the actual reveal of Elbaf.
No matter what you feel about the recent arcs (I dig em) we live at a blessed time for this at least.
Tonight I pour one out for all the brave warriors of the sea who haven't made it here with us.
Lads, we're almost there.
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u/No-Ruin-4337 Aug 17 '24
Man I hope Emet isn't dead. How cool would it be to have a scene where he's riding on Zunesha's head like Luffy rides on his ships figure heads
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u/Dmonkberrymoon Aug 16 '24
So is this the official ending to Egghead? It's my first time completing an arc on a weekly basis. Let's go to Elbaf!
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u/JJVM99 Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk automatically assuming that Lilith was the traitor and his reaction when he found out it was York instead was hilarious.
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u/Ambitious_Mission_57 Aug 16 '24
If ever wake up and listen to all of those things vegapunk heard
I will just go back to sleep
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u/BananaBladeOfDoom Explorer Aug 16 '24
Yamato knowing how to cook Oden just like her idol <3
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u/Plugin33 Cipher Pol Aug 16 '24
What exactly constitutes death for someone like us? (...Proceeds to display Stella Vegapunk's head)
Theory: Lilith will revive the other Vegapunks using Punk Records, specially Stella which Sanji brought his corpse with them.
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u/MickMcMackMac Aug 16 '24
Now is the time for Nami to play the lottery, they as a crew have survived 2 buster calls.
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u/Few_Cream_1161 Aug 16 '24
Time for the arc ive been waiting for for a loooooooong time. Over 10 yeaes in fact since i started. If eggheads any indication ill love elbaf.
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u/AxCel91 Aug 16 '24
Vegapunk definitely isn’t dead. The panel with the punks asking what death even means for them with the brain in the background and Stella not having an answer proves it. His main body might be gone but he is not dead.
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u/CummyWummiez Aug 16 '24
If vegapunk knew he was going to die, why not just play the message from the get go?
Was it because since he feels responsible for what is happening in the world right now and knew he was going to die, he wanted his death to amount to something?
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u/Agitated-Mastodon153 Aug 16 '24
I wonder, were the Seraphim strong enough to not get knocked out from the Haki, or are they immune to the effects of conquerors? Also, that's such a cool panel of Vegapunk saying "If you want to kill me, it's going to cost you dearly"! For an old scientist he sure does things with a-don. That panel condensing the beginning of Egghead for Vegapunk too is pretty funny. It really was like 4 catastrophic things happening all in rapid succession haha. I've got a feeling the next chapters are gonna cut to some other perspectives and situations to give us a sense of "travel" time for the strawhats so a few chapters can happen between their departure from Egghead and arrival to Elbaf. Can't believe we're finally going there after like 20 years, what an adventure.
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u/Observation_Haki_84 Aug 18 '24
This inception stuff is making us overwork our brains! Take it easy on the everyday folks, Oda. This is pretty cool. I don’t think the writing has been as intertwined as it is now on Egghead. It’s always been powerful and emotional but not necessarily overcomplicated. This chapter was like a “Death Note” moment!
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u/Sir_Marmar Thriller Bark Victim's Association Aug 16 '24
It was pretty funny that Vegapunk thought Lilith was the traitor for a solid week. He was convinced it was her, lol.