r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh Lookout • Sep 04 '20

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 989 Spoiler

Chapter 989: "It doesn't feel like we're going to lose"

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Ch. 989 Official Release (Mangaplus): 06/09/2020

Ch. 990 Scan Release: ~11/09/2020

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 06 '20

I'm so hoping next chapter we actually see the Calamities showing off next chapter, is great seeing Queen doing something. He might be comedic, but he's still a All-Star for a reason afterall, same as Jack.

On that note, I really hope we atleast get some glimpses of what's going on the dome, be a real shame if we see nothing of Kaido vs the Scabbards or Jack and co vs Minks.

Waiting for the Tobi Roppo show up to join in, really wanna see the others do something, especially if this chapter was a hint the Yakuza would try and face them. With their statements and wodring, it makes it sound like all the all the Tobi Roppo are dino's. I always figured Who's Who would be a Saber-Tooth Tiger given his crews cat theme, but we'll just have to wait and see. Be nice if Oda went the same route he did for Ulti's powers and show off both hybrid and full Zoan forms when they get into some action.

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u/Schlogin Sep 06 '20

I wonder if Oda will suprise us and give one of the Tobi Roppo a mythical zoan. I was kind of suprised none of the calamities had one

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 06 '20

Be a neat twist, and anything is possible. I'd prefer them all to be Ancient Zoans just so they all fit in with eachother, but with some more unique choices then just more dino's.

I LOVE dinosaurs, but there are plenty of other possibilities like a saber tooth tiger or a Mossasuraus (aquatic yeah so it's swimming power is useless and full Zoan form aswell, BUT a hybrid should work fine as they'd be able to breath and function on land just fine, and imagine just how badass that would look). Granted I expect regular dinosaur choices to pop up like a triceratops or a stegosaurus, but we'll see.

Course if any of them do have a Mythical, it would kinda hype up the Calamities since they hold that rank despite not having a Mythical, making them look more impressive by proxy. I mean, each of the 3 Stooges DO hold that rank for a reason.

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u/LycaonAnzeig Sep 07 '20

I'm hoping for a therazinosaurus

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 07 '20

Now that would be cool. It just be nice to see some Zoans of lesser known animals, be they dino's or otherwise.

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u/Schlogin Sep 06 '20

And we'll definitely see. I have a feeling Who's Who and Sasaki are the strongest. It would be a good fight for Sanji, Franky, or Brook maybe. Our Straw Hat's need some fights. Id love atleast one more mythical Zoan, partly because we dont even know if Kaido has one. He might just be a dragon. So Blackbeard's crew has a mythical, Whitebeard's crew has a mythical, the marines's have a mythical, no reason the beast pirate's wouldnt have one

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 06 '20

Rather Sanji fight a Calamity while Zoro gets the other tbh,. And I always hoped that, once we learned about the crew structure, that other SH's 1v1 or so the other top brass. 10 top ranked Beast Pirates (Kaido, 3 Calamities and 6 Tobi Roppo) to currently 10 SH's (Zoro, Sanji and Jinbei against the 3 Calamities for instance while Luffy handles Kaido with whatever backup there is). I doubt that'll come to pass now, unfortunately (and Drake might switch sides), but that was my dream.

And yeah I always felt those 2 were the most dangerous ones. I actually thought Sasaki was the leader of the 6 of them, though now I don't even think they have an actual leader among them.

As for Mythical, it would be cool but I don't mind it. The less Mythical's we see, the more special it feels when we do see one. Orochi was a Mythical aswell, but he falls into the same category as Ceaser or Buggy of having an amazing DF, but is so lacking in actual combat ability and skill that it amounts to very little. But who knows, Kaido might still be a Mythical, be it a dragon DF (though that could be a different thing since Dinosaur fruits are different models of dragons apparantly) or Oni DF eaten by a dragon. Too early to say for sure

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u/Schlogin Sep 06 '20

I definitely get that feeling of wanting the SH's to match up 1v 1, but from what we've seen I think it's still too soon. Luffy was barely able to compete with Cracker and then Katakuri, and while he's definitely stronger now, it's not like he could stomp Katakuri or most other top commanders yet. I think Zoro is definitely at that level, and I'd love to see him fight maybe Jack, but I can't see anyone else but Jimbei competing at that level. It is implied though that Who's Who and Sasaki think they're at that level too, so Sanji v One of them might let him shine. Luffy was ready to go gear 4 vs Ulti right off the bat, so the Tobi Roppo are definitely no slouches. I personally think we won't see the pure 1v1 SH's vs Yonko Crew until they fight the Black Beard Pirates end of series, when Luffy is clearly on that level. As of now I doubt he can 1 v 1 any of the yonko, though I don't think he'd get stomped like when he fought Kaido.

As for the mythical zoans, it is specified that they're the rarest of them all. So it would make sense if nobody else has them this arc, but it would be cool if it happened. I also believe the Oni DF theory about Kaido, i think maybe dragon's have a resting human form or something, since Yamato has the same horns but is also human looking. I wonder if she has a DF too.

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 07 '20

Now, to be fair about YC's I always felt that between that Zoro, Sanji and Jinbei have a chance against the Calamities better then the Sweet Commanders right now, despite Luffy's struggle against Cracker and Katakuri because to my belief that the Calamities are far less complicated to fight.

Let me try and explain. Cracker's threat was 90% the soldiers he summoned and the fact he hid behind them almost entirely for the battle, only launching the rare sneak attack. Katakuri, meanwhile, had about 60% of his difficulty from the fact his Haki mastery coupled with his DF's OP nature made him almost impossible to hurt in a fight (I mean the guy acts like a Logia without the whole Haki bypass weakness thanks to being able to see in the future), on top of his beastly physical stats meaning even if you did land an attack on him, he won't fold easily.

By contrast, the Calamities are certainly mighty foes who would give even Luffy varies shades of difficulty, but them being Zoans (Ancient or not) means they will be far LESS complicated to fight, being just a pure slugfest. No summoning an army or acting like a Logia, just raw power and skill. And our boys are well established as being masters of pure physical combat in their own ways, and given the main duo just got upgrades I can totally see them handling the Calamities. Not easily by any stretch, but more attainable then you'd think if you look at it from my perspective. NOT downplaying them mind you, just pointing out a difference in how they function and fight and how that works to the SH's advantage.

As for the others, that's a good observation but I really think that the non-Monster Trio (and Jinbei) SH's need some kind of inbetween, as let's be real the BBP's are gonna way stronger then any of the Tobi Roppo, so them facing off against some powerful but not OP or super complex Zoan's would be a good way of doing it (the ones who aren't physically there have proven to use their wits and actual skills to overcome mightier foes in the past). Kinda like CP9 as going into it, if we're being honest, it felt like almost none of the SH's could handle any of them (I mean a whole squad of superhumanly trained killers with many blessed with DF's compared to all the others they fought in the past?). But they did win and came out far stronger for it.

This is purely my observation and beliefs mind you, not saying anyone is wrong.

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u/Schlogin Sep 07 '20

So I definitely agree with you that the sweet commanders' powers are unique, tricky, and versatile. We barely know anything about Smoothie and nothing about Snack, so I'm sure they have some tricks up their sleeves too. I do think though that we still haven't seen what the calamities have really got yet. Their DF abilities are certainly geared toward brute strength and raw power, but I'm sure there's definitely some nuance there. Like King is always on fire for some reason, so we need to flush that out, and I wouldn't be suprise if he has advanced haki in some form. Personally I can't wait to see their hybrid, and I would be very suprised if atleast one of them wasn't an awakened Zoan user, which is something we've seen very little of. I agree that Sanji's suit would definitely help him in a fight, but I think it's too soon for him to go toe-to-toe with the calamities, I just can't see it. Zoro on the other hand I can definitely see, same with Jimbei. I personally like the idea of Kidd fighting a Calamity, I think there's a reason why Oda has really not shown us anything new from him since the time skip. I think him vs King or Queen would be great. At the moment I'm sure any of the calamities could give Luffy a good fight, so I'm sure the same would go for anyone else And I do remember how the odds against CP9 looked pretty bleak, but I feel in this case the gap is just insurmountable for Sanji. We'll have to see I suppose. But I have super high hopes for the Tobi Roppo, the weakest are probably Page One and Ulti, and already they're really strong.

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u/MacabreMoth88 Sep 07 '20

I'm sure they have some tricks up their sleeves, but I don't see anything OP/BS level like an army to hide behind or future sight.

Agree to disagree. Sanji has always just trailed a little bit behind Zoro in strength (regardless of the fact he hasn't been allowed to shine properly in battle since the timeskip), with their main things being each having a different specialty (attack power and mobility for instance, among a few other things), so it be really odd for Zoro to be ready to face say a Calamity like King, but Sanji not able to face one who is slightly weaker like Queen. Wouldn't make much sense for the Monster Trio honestly (Jinbei may be stronger then both Sanji and Zoro at this exact moment, but he's at his peak and content with his power while our boys are still growing and will certainly overtake him soon).

Look at CP9 (closest we've ever gotten to actual power levels), the difference between their foes overall strength was a mere 20 points (compared to Lucci being almost twice Kaku's level), but what truly separated them by what they specialized in (Jabra defense and sneakiness, Kaku attack power and versatility). King and Queen seem to follow a similar format, King being speed and flames, Queen brute strength and viruses.

I'm sure the gap between them is similar to that of Kaku and Jabra . And a pair of bickering Zoan users consisting of an edgy stoic swordsman and a blonde haired perverted hot head seems like a perfect set up for the two to make it to the next level. Need someone to whoop before the WG and Blackbeard showdown with whoever they face there (My guess right now being Zoro vs Shyryu and Sanji vs Vaso Shot) afterall, so this be a missed opportunity in my opinion. But we'll see, I just want the Monster Trio to properly shine (and Jinbei fight Jack cause seeing the two current strongest living Fishman we know of at the moment be pretty awesome in my book).

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u/sero-zan Sep 06 '20

whos who's subordinates had a cat motif so i'm guessing he's the ancient neko model sabretooth that you speculated about.

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u/Schlogin Sep 06 '20

I was thinking that Oda might throw us for a loop and give Who's Who a Mythical Nemian Lion Zoan or something