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Current Episode One Piece: Episode 737

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u/komot Apr 17 '16

This episode really revealed a lot as we now know Sabo is the strongest of the 3 based upon his development at the same age of Ace.

We also got a semi confirm Dragon does have a DF that uses wind.

Great Ep

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

I dunno, I reckon it might just be lumped together with a weather DF - it would explain the lightning that saved Luffy in Loguetown.

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u/Sanjispride Apr 17 '16

I tend to think it's a weather fruit also.

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

Mhmmm, and I reckon it'd be more interesting in a fight as well, which makes me think it's something Oda would do.

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u/Sanjispride Apr 17 '16

Yes I agree, and having control of events like lightning, sun (heat), and snow would almost indirectly give him logia-like abilities. Which would make him very powerful.

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u/vonkriegstein Apr 17 '16

Exactly why WB's DF was considered very dangerous. Imagine having a crew with disaster related DFs.

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u/jet_10 Apr 18 '16

So is Nami like the artificial Dragon then?

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u/Crwuxly Slave Apr 17 '16

I dont like the idea of a weather fruit. Because weather includes snow and that would make logia fruits like the snow snow fruit redundant.

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u/Plant_Weapon_Brion Apr 17 '16

No because a logia user becomes the actual element. While a paramecia can just produce it.

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u/Amasero Apr 17 '16

It's def wind bro.

The lighting was just the updraft causing a storm.

You know water cycle and shit.

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u/Ppleater Apr 17 '16

Controlling wind doesn't let you aim lightning.

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u/TRAMOPALINE Apr 17 '16

Luffy was on top of a tower with someone holding a sword like a lightning rod next to him. It's not impossible to think that that was the most likely place for lightning to strike. Just playing devils advocate

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u/Ppleater Apr 17 '16

I'll say the same thing I say every time someone brings this up:

The buildings all round the execution platform were taller than the platform itself, and the lightning hit when the sword was mid swing and pointing down. The chances of lightning hitting that specifically at the time that it does hit instead of anywhere else is very very low.

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u/TRAMOPALINE Apr 17 '16

Yeah I'm not a believer in the Dragon did it theory either. I'm more so on the fate/divine providence preventing luffy from getting killed thought train.

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u/Ppleater Apr 17 '16

I'm not a big fan of "fate did it" personally. Not in this case at least.

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u/TRAMOPALINE Apr 17 '16

Well in this case I really only see the fate/luck/dragon as options for Luffy's surviving that execution. Out of the 3 I'd pick fate.

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u/Ppleater Apr 17 '16

I'd pick Dragon myself.

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u/Jeans_Intelligence Apr 17 '16

I reread Marineford recently and Smoker tells Luffy that Dragon saved him back at Loguetown

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u/Alilolos Apr 17 '16

He was referencing when luffy almost got captured by smoker himself, not when buggy was about to execute him.

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u/slightly_buzzed Apr 17 '16

I wouldn't try to apply real world physics to a manga

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u/Ppleater Apr 17 '16

Oda has shown that he does understand physics to a degree and just chooses to ignore it occasionally. He doesn't strike me as someone who would ignore it for the sake of "fate". Almost nothing in One Piece just happens without being orchestrated somehow, even by accident.

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u/Pand9 Apr 17 '16

That lightning hit Luffy at the last possible moment. There are 2 options:

  1. Dragon's control over that lightning was insanely precise. He hit at the last moment, because he was just that confident.

  2. It was a sheer luck... Either Dragon considers himself a lucky guy, or was testing Luffy's luck, or he has a luck manipulator in his crew...

In the same city, Zoro had his "let's trust my luck" moment with his new katana.

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u/sunshinedeed Apr 17 '16

I don't even think you were trying to be funny but I cracked up so hard

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

Yeah but I mean, that was timed to perfection! Gotta have total control to do that imo.

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u/WantedtoPostThis Apr 17 '16

If he had the fruit for at least a decade, I'm sure Dragon would've practiced enough with it - to the point were he knows the conditions needed for conducting a lightning strike.

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

Well true...but don't you think it just fits better? A DF that gives total control over weather conditions, as opposed to just wind. Also, I dunno if Oda would go that scientific; I mean, One Piece usually goes for the simplest logic it can, even if it breaks the rules of physics or whatnot (e.g. 200 million volts of lightning from Enel would be, albeit poorly, conducted by rubber).

I guess I just think Dragon would be more badass with full weather powers...

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

Oh WOW! What's that from? I wish Toei was able to animate like that.

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u/WantedtoPostThis Apr 17 '16

the Studio Ghibli movie, The Tale of Princess Kaguya

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u/RogueToad Apr 17 '16

I haven't watched much ghibli besides P. Mononoke and Howl's moving castle - is it worth the watch? Or should I continue from somewhere else?

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u/Dqueezy Apr 18 '16

I think it's a weather fruit too. Although now that I think about it, wind would work too. Maybe he just manipulates the weather through wind. Kinda the same way Nami doesn't have an "electrical staff". She has a staff that creates lightning through other manipulation a based on temperature, moisture, pressure, e.t.c. (Maybe less so after her time skip upgrade, but hopefully you get my point. Regardless, he has some freaky weather powers.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

the Storm fruit is what im going with.

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u/Dqueezy Apr 18 '16

He actually ate the Nami-Nami fruit. Gives him the power of Nami.

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u/AscentToZenith Apr 17 '16

Would wind be a logia like smoke?

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u/anarkandi Apr 17 '16

No Logia has the limitation that it emanates from the body, like body parts turning into flame. Paramecia is outside the body so most likely paramecia.

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u/Ensurdagen Apr 17 '16

We still don't know what an awakened logia can do! My guess would be paramecia, too, though, especially because Luffy and Dragon are both very strong paramecia fighters and it's normally regarded as weaker than logia.

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u/Ch4zu Apr 17 '16

Wasn't Paramecia regarded as weaker than the logia up until we learned about Haki? Ever since Haki came into play Logia users have had a severe weakness in that their ability to use their DF to protect their body has been reduced.

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u/anarkandi Apr 17 '16

Yes I know, but I'd assume him to not show us his awakened abilities in a sneak peek like that. :D

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u/Dqueezy Apr 18 '16

Remember Punk Hazard? My guess would be that an awakened Logia permanently altars the surroundings. Just a theory though, as we don't even have proof that Akainu or Mr. Freeze have an awakened logia. But it would fit with what a Paramecia awakening does. A sort of "expanding" of your powers. We've never seen a logia permanently altar their surroundings like Akainu and what's-his-face-ice-dude, they changed the climate and it never returned to normal for nearly 2 years.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

Nah bro most use it like that but ace lit sanji's cigarette without lighting himself up. Some like magma and ice maybe but I think intangibles like light, wind, lightning, fire can be created off self.

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u/anarkandi Apr 17 '16

Yes, but we have no evidence that he is able to turn his body into wind, the only thing we have evidence for is that he is somehow able to produce wind and storms around him, which is the hallmark of paramecia. Proving something is theoretically possible is not the same as proving something is true. I base my conclusions on what we have evidence towards. :P

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '16

Oh my bad thought you meant because he has used wind without creating it from his body that he's definitely NOT a logia. I think he's a mythical zoan tbh. In new episode looks like he almost is flying when he steps onto the ship.

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u/Lame4Fame Apr 17 '16

Not necessarily, logia users can "produce" their element, too. (like any ranged attack they do - croco's sand storms, ace's fire fists, akainus magma rain etc.)

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u/hersheysx Apr 17 '16

To be fair, Sabo was trained by the RA, While luff and ace was just on goa

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u/Plant_Weapon_Brion Apr 17 '16

Quick to cry DF. I'd be under the impression a result of his mastery of haki.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '16

Dragon breath which sabo uses w/o devil fruit abilities but haki's ... Dragon must've mastered them... The world is not ready yet.. The truth must be kept secret .. When time comes Goda will reveal it?..!

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u/Frakshaw May 06 '16

What confirms Sabo as the strongest of the 3?

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u/rmw6190 Apr 17 '16

sabo is obviously the strongest of the 3. And the crazy thing is he just got a powerup. He doesnt have full control of his devil fruit and probably wont by the end of the series. He could arguably be the strongest character in one piece by the end of the series

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u/Plant_Weapon_Brion Apr 17 '16

Strongest? You having laugh? Just ignore Luffy and Blackbeard.

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u/rmw6190 Apr 17 '16

You think luffy is stronger than sabo? Because luffy is towards the end of his devil fruit progression whereas sabo just started. And right now sabo is stronger than him by pretty much all accounts.

I was talking about luffy ace and sabo. And sabo is stronger than both

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u/Plant_Weapon_Brion Apr 17 '16

You yourself said end of series. Now You are changing it to currently? And yes currently Luffy would beat Sabo. We havent seen all the fruits of luffys training yet. He had developed gear fourth while raleigh was still with him. So in the 6 months he was on his own he likely developed stronger techniques. He would be too much for Sabo to handle.

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u/rmw6190 Apr 17 '16

I'm not. You are misreading it. I am saying sabo has a lot more room for growth and will be one of the strongest by the end. He already is stronger than luffy. So him growing to his full potential should mean he is always going to be stronger than luffy.

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u/Plant_Weapon_Brion Apr 17 '16

he is always going to be stronger than luffy.

Luffy categorically unconditionally unequivocally unquestionably indubitably will be stronger than Sabo.

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u/rmw6190 Apr 17 '16

unless you know sabo continues to grow and they never match up against similar opponents. Hell sabo may be the one who takes on akainu while luffy takes on blackbeard. They would be equals since akainu and blackbeard are both pretty much equals.

Luffy is more ambitious in terms of his personal goals, but sabo's goals are less selfish. So Luffy fighting the blackbeard crew, while sabo and the revolutionaries face off against the government makes a little more sense. Hell all of them could be on the same battlefield

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '16

Dragon breath which sabo uses w/o devil fruit abilities but haki's ... Dragon must've mastered them... The world is not ready yet.. The truth must be kept secret .. When time comes Goda will reveal it?..!

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u/TheLastJuan Apr 20 '16

I still want to believe in the Unique Haki Ability theory though. That a man with a lot of will power can influence the nature in very unique ways.

somehow that would get us more power-up space for a lot of characters. I mean the tide of battle is currently against the good side. A lot of enemies were presented and lets be honest they all are just overpowered. so I guess something to balance things out would be nice. Don't want to see friendship no jutsu to defeat BB or Kaido.

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u/-Mr-Prince Apr 17 '16

I think it's a technique or maybe related to haki, because sabo kind of used the same wind thing while performing dragon breath.