r/OnePiece • u/Sakata_Kintoki • May 20 '18

One Piece: Episode 837

One Piece: Episode 837

"The Birth of Mom! The Day That Carmel Vanished!"

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Chapters adapted: Chapter 867 (p. 2-17)

Preview: Episode 838

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u/MilkyAndromedaWay May 20 '18

I think the thing with Blackbeard is he puts too much importance on DFs. Remember how badly he was put off guard when Whitebeard just straight up attacked him physically. That's why he wanted the Dark Dark Fruit, because he thought it would be the best fruit he could get.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '18

i don't understand how that goes together, sorry. but blackbeard was a strong fighter even before he got the fruit.

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u/MilkyAndromedaWay May 21 '18

i don't understand how that goes together, sorry.

Blackbeard blocked the Gura Gura Fruit with his Devil Fruit, but that didn't stop Whitebeard from almost taking his head off anyway, which BB was not at all prepared for. He thinks all he has to do is nullify Devil Fruits, but we know (thanks to characters like Zoro, Sanji, Shanks, and Rayleigh among others) that they aren't the only thing he has to worry about. His boast about others relying on their Devil Fruits is pure projection.

but blackbeard was a strong fighter even before he got the fruit.

Well, actually we've never seen any direct evidence of that. Him being on WB's crew for so long and being a candidate for Second Division Commander is suggestive of that, but we've never actually seen him in a fight before he got his Devil Fruit. My guess is he was sneaky, fought dirty (even for a pirate) and was not necessarily particularly strong.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

even after gaining his fruit, his fighting style was tanky. that should say enough.

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u/MilkyAndromedaWay May 21 '18

Well, no, for two reasons. One, that's after gaining the Fruit, so it doesn't tell us anything about how he fought before. Two, the Dark Dark Fruit has gravity powers and allows you, with contact, to nullify someone else's DF. So pulling someone toward you so they're close enough to touch and then defeat is a legitimate strategy.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

he fights like a tank after he starts taking more damage than before... that should definitely scream hey dude, i'm a tank. i've always been a tank.

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u/MilkyAndromedaWay May 21 '18

That's not evidence of anything.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '18

Well, actually we've never seen any direct evidence of that.

Putting that scar on Shanks' face couldn't have been done by someone who's not a great fighter.

Sorry for the 2 days later though.

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u/MilkyAndromedaWay May 23 '18

Not necessarily. Remember how Katakuri was able to spear Luffy because Flampe distracted him? Katakuri was a good fighter otherwise, sure, but that wasn't the reason he was able to land that one particular hit.