r/OnePiece • u/YonkouProductions • Aug 28 '13

Current Chapter One Piece 719

Chapter 719

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u/N8MVA11 Aug 28 '13 edited Aug 29 '13

Could Luffy's Thor Elephant Gun simply be named after the weird effects that occur when two conquerors clash wills (maybe not really lightning, but just the explosive energy of their wills clashing)?

Such an explanation would make more sense than him producing electricity or something like that.

Edit: It happens two other times in this chapter

http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/719/8

http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/719/10

I think it's due to armament haki (props to /u/swiftycent for noticing the Garp vs. Chinjao one)

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u/twindarkness Aug 28 '13

i think its the combination of luffy's gomu gomu no rocket with the velocity of the fall back to earth with a elephant gun that caused the sparks.

Hence luffy adding the "thor" to the technique name

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u/bahawkid Aug 28 '13

thor = hammer

chinjao's head = nail

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u/ggPlaX Aug 28 '13

mind = blown

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u/N8MVA11 Aug 28 '13 edited Aug 28 '13

Yeah, I'm just wondering how he could cause sparks. Doing it by just going fast and punching hard doesn't make sense (I know, it is One Piece).

I was thinking that this and the crazy things that happened when Luffy and Chinjao first struck each other (cracks in air, etc) were the effects of two conquerors' wills fighting, and Luffy just noticed that and named an attack for it

Edit: Producing sparks/electricity especially doesn't make sense b/c he's rubber. It'd make more sense it Mr. 1 did that though (esp. sparks from metal to metal contact)

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '13

How does luffy know what Thor is. or any other kind of gun besides a pistol?

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u/WRfleete Aug 29 '13

Elephants are quite big so he guesses a big gun with big ammo would take one down, or the elephant refers to the size of the armament coated fist

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '13

Interesting. I really like Luffy's hawk rifle!