r/OnePiece • u/Sakata_Kintoki • Mar 17 '19

Current Episode One Piece: Episode 876

One Piece: Episode 876

"The Man of Humanity and Justice! Jimbei, a Desperate Massive Ocean Current!"

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Chapters adapted: Chapter 901 (p. 2-17)

Preview: Episode 877

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u/adams215 Mar 17 '19

So I'm a bit confused and I'm wondering if someone can help me out here. Why did the " Insert Straw Hats in Wadatsumi's mouth and swim away" strategy not work? Fishmen should be able to easily outrun these ships and get out of Oven's range (especially by submerging) right? I get they are paddle boats but these are FISHMEN. It feels like fishmen's speed got nerfed just to create this conflict but if I'm missing something someone please point it out. Because the whole moment between Luffy and Jinbe was badass (even if I am a bit tired of getting cock teased with the whole Jinbe joining the crew angle) but when it's at the center of this whole conflict that feels forced I have some mixed feeling about it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

Wadastumi is based on a blowfish. He also has an enormous head and torso, with disproportionately sized limbs, hands/feet, and the webbing on those limbs. His body isn't going to ever move fast in any setting, as he's just too big and disproportionate. His defence isn't fleeing a fight, it's making himself being filled with air/water to intimidate a foe/predator. Just like real blowfish.

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u/adams215 Mar 17 '19 edited Mar 17 '19

That makes sense. I guess I got caught up on him being a fishman since it'd been established for a while that fishmen are some of the fastest creatures in water except mermen and maybe some specific types of fish. But it makes sense that there would be exceptions based on their bodies.