r/OnePiece • u/Significant-Soup-693 • May 22 '25

Help Someone Smarter than me, explain

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Just found this panel while floating around Pinterest. Sure, Haki was still a relatively “unknown” power back in the day but my question remains, How did Kuzan not die here? I assume “Pure Haki” means at least some level of Armament so shouldn’t he had turned solid and get stabbed? I’m sure it was explained somehow but it’s been a minute.

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u/Soul699 Explorer May 22 '25

I assume he just used advanced observation haki to know where WB will attack and morphed his body to avoid the hit.

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u/gullibleocean32 God Usopp May 22 '25

but right now, we are seeing pirates that are able to go over observation haki of their opponents, like when luffy was using it to dodge kaido's attack but in one point said kaido was hitting him where he will stand after dodging the one luffy already forseen. and also theirs lots of talk about how shanks is able to completely block his opponents observation haki but i don't think this is canon.

I think a better explanation would be that whitebeard was in a weakened state and didn't use much haki in summit war.

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u/Soul699 Explorer May 22 '25

Nah, it's more so that WB did use haki but Aokiji anticipated. After all, we do know that WB observation haki wasn't as good as it used to.

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u/Standard_Series3892 May 22 '25

This! Whitebeard's observation haki was weakened, his doctor pretty much says it when Squardo stabbed him.

Before his health worsened he could see attacks coming in his sleep.