I think the narrative trick that One Piece uses very successfully is that the tension doesn't come from the threat of our crew dying at all. Each arc makes you really deeply care about some goal the crew is trying to accomplish, and there's clear precedent that on a larger scale Bad Things really can happen. That's a serious threat. That's where all of the tension comes from. You may not worry that Usopp is going to actually die from taking a 4 ton hammer to the face, but you will worry that it might end the fight and leave MIss Merry Christmas and Mr 4 as threats to the mission.
Thisss. Also just- even if I know they won't die, it's still enough for me to not want a character I love to get hurt. The "oh well they'll live so it's fine" attitude doesn't entirely make sense to me. Yeah, Luffy will live- but it's still VERY STRESSFUL to watch him get fucking *impaled*
I think it's also shounen convention that the tension doesn't come from expecting the main cast to die. Like, it's a genre thing. It can be subverted for sure, but as a critique, it's more a genre-critique than a show-critique. It'd be like pointing to a romance and saying "there is no central tension about whether the main character will be single and alone forever".
@@Jojirius this is true, but I think the Looney Toons aspect of One Piece pushes it further than most. There are not a lot of parallels in other popular shonen series for Usopp, a physically typical teenager with no powers, taking a 4 ton bat to the face and then being basically fine once he's whined about it enough.
Usopp standing back up and fighting after all of this because he 100% believes in Luffy is such a great character moment. I can't wait for a certain moment later in the series.
If it’s the part where nothing happened, I actually kinda side with Nerdy’s point on that one… I know people love what that scene represents, and I appreciate the gesture, but knowing that the character was definitely going to be fine made the scene lose its gravitas imo. Know I’m a minority there though.
I like that Vivi makes such a drastic decision to make sure it will strike straight to the point and leave no room for distraction, because it's exactly what Luffy taught her in this arc. The same way we saw Luffy acting on what Vivi had taught him on Drum Island.... I just love their friendship so much man
.... Oh my gosh I never noticed Mrs. Merry Christmas' eyelashes coming through her glasses before. What cursed knowledge. "That dog needs a better owner" You mean that gun. :D When it comes to combat and stakes, there's a couple of points to keep in mind. The first is that death is not the only consequence, and Oda generally speaking regards it as one of the least valuable consequences. A lot of characters survive a great deal of punishment, and in almost every case that truth is used to further interest and drama going forward, rather than a spike in the moment. Peoples' value of that varies, but I've always appreciated the low body count in this series. The second is that while these characters survive these injuries, they aren't without consequence for the immediate scenario. Luffy getting run through by Crocodile in the desert is having a real effect on the story, that being that he is Not In Alubarna. He needs to get patched up before he can get back into action. The same is true of Usopp, he stood back up and finished the fight, but when that fight ended, he was down and out. The third is just a general point about shonen action series in general, and while it can be seen as something of a cop out, it is still true: the battles are about beliefs and dreams more than flesh and blood. Oda very early on in the series responded to a reader question about why Luffy doesn't kill his opponents, and the answer boiled down to "Because that's not the point. Luffy opposes the wicked dreams of these villains, and the fight ends when they lose that dream after Luffy crushes it and them. Once the dream is dead, there's no more reason to fight." The big climactic end of saga fights in One Piece are only going to get more intense, for a lot of reasons, but a big reason is because of that sense of consequence and dreams, rather than inherent lethality or loss of life.
what i appreciate about one piece is that, in battle scenarios, its not about who lives or dies. when one person wins, their "point of view" wins, so to say. also, i hate the power scaling discussions (like is zoro or sanji more powerful?) because, really, who cares. oda is sooo good at creating stakes in the story that has nothing to do with wether someone dies or not. and i love that. i dont WANT interesting characters to die, it just means they cant contribute to the story going forward anymore.
So true! I'm really tired of the endless discussions about 'Who is stronger?' and especially regarding Zoro and Sanji. That's not what One Piece is about and if people would just discuss it in a way to have fun then that would be fine, but people get so toxic.
chopper and usopp are my favourite characters to watch fight in this show, because they rely more on smarts and guile to win their fights rather than brute strength.
@@itsCalamari There's no connection between the two tho, that is his head canon. Zoo, zoanthropy etc are derivates of the same latin word but zoan is just made up. By a dude who's language has no connection to latin.
@@tobiaswedinEven your own comment admits a connection. It also doesn't take a genius to open a dictionary to find an appropriate word. It's true that it's never outright stated. but neither is the connection of the "town of the beginning and end" being called "loguetown" because it's the "pro"logue and the "epi"logue. It's a reasonable deduction.
@@phantomstarlight1366 dude, that comparison is a reach at best. The word zoan has no admitted connection to anything whatsoever in real life whereas a prologue and epilogue are literally synonyms to the words beginning and end.
@@tobiaswedin"logue" has no connection to anything either. Epilogue and prologue are extrapolated from context. Same thing with Zoanthropy being extrapolated from context.
So as someone said here, losing a fight CAN happen and will affect the mission, but our crew cannot die. We see an example of this just before: Usopp and the camel lose immediately to Mr 1, leading to Zoro needing to defend Nami, which inevitably slows things elsewhere, like no one is helping Vivi or stopping the war. There is penalty, its just further down the line...
Personally, I am fine with characters not dying. They can still lose a fight, that's usually enough. Plus, I personally don't need that injected GoT syndrom in my entertainment anymore. There can still be extreme stakes without death being involved.
I agree. Too many deaths feel forced and specifically there to get a rise out of audiences. They can be necessary, but I think truly good writing can make intense stakes without it. Hell, I’m in Water 7 now and it feels like the stakes and emotions are off the charts. I’m way more invested in what’s going to happen than I am in stories where the character is going to be killed and then get forgotten in two chapels
I sometimes feel like the result of the fights can be quite underwhelming because of the issue you've brought up, but the strength of the story, the characters and the creativity of the fights are the things keeping me engaged whenever I feel that way.
25:05 the combat is kept interesting and worthwhile because Oda builds up emotion before the fight. You wouldn't care nearly as much about Crocodile as a villain if you hadn't seen him plunging both a country and individual people into utter helpless despair for his own ends. Also, countdowns. Oda likes his countdowns. This time limit, this fight to win, these complications. The lack of serious consequences or deaths for main cast is certainly a discussion to be had for this series, but I think it's one that's best left until a bit later in.
One of my favorite bits of this is pointing out to people that, in that X-ray shot, you can see a pre-existing fracture on the top/side of his skull. Exactly where that hammer hit him in Syrup Village. I like that, despite constantly walking off injuries that should have killed them, the strawhats do accumulate persistent scars and injuries from big moments.
Usopp and Chopper vs Mr 4 and Merry Christmas is genuinely one of the best fights in the Alabasta Arc in my opinion. It does a fantastic job of utilizing the abilities of all its participants to their fullest extents, while highlighting the strategic thinking needed to take down the enemy pair. Plus, the fact that this fight is a team-up makes it really intriguing, and the pairing works well; Chopper is able to cover the medical knowledge and physical strength Usopp lacks, while Usopp is able to make his own statement for on-the-spot bullshitting, luck, and a dash of situational awareness. The fight choreography was honestly very good, and the ultimate strategy for taking them out made a lot of sense. The comedy was on point the entire fight, too, and Usopp getting his moment to stand up for his captain will always make me so proud of him.
None of the straw hats will ever die. The sooner the fans realize that, the better we can enjoy it; it's just not that kind of story. The emotion comes from the moral differences between the characters in a fight, the characters can get emotionally hurt, broken even; they can lose something important or even get seriously injured, but death is never an option. If that is good or bad for this story particularly, can be debated, but its just the way it is and it will never change.
Another great reaction, man. I love what you bring to these One Piece rections, I am loving the journey in this channel! PS. I am sure you have been told a million times by now, but I think the next opening has a huge spoiler in it. Do with that as you will!
The issue of the danger of death and serious physical harm, suffers a bit in this arc, and in my opinion is really bad in the Skypia arc. However, I personally think that it gets better after that, and the stakes feel more real. I also think that Oda does a better job of having the stakes be more related to themes and character, growth and emotions rather than “will they or won’t they die” later on.
Physical danger is only one aspect. All the intangible stuff is what matters, dreams, bonds, and trauma. In One Piece especially it's all the emotional and psychological things that truly matter. Like Luffy defeats his enemies by destroying their dreams, no by killing them.
I have no problems with characters not dying in fights, but Oda does take the "survive crazy stuff even as a normal human" to ridiculous levels. Same for the fake out deaths, many could have easily been cut.
Usopp is PT Barnum with an engineer's brain and sniper's eye. He runs away but he always comes back and does what needs doing. He doesn't realize it, but he's already a brave warrior of the sea. Too many people refuse to see that. They don't understand what bravery is. He's also oddly durable. Especially for someone who isn't rubber.
The fights aren’t the point, it’s the outcome of the fights that matter as it decides minor an major world outcomes you are just too at the beginning to realize it. Look at the smaller scale ones. Each mini arc has had an impact on individual people and places as a whole. The stakes will keep rising and the tension will be unfathomable.
not invincible, just full of Spirit, which allowed him to stay conscious so that he could enact his plan to beat this duo. that being said Usopp is lucky to be with Chopper, as he is gonna need a doctor for the rest of this situation. that's one battle over with many more to come. as everyone needs to get a chance to shine before Luffy gets back. as for the next opening, i'm sure that you wont like it too much, but the one following it is one of the best openings in One Piece.
I view physical damage in One Piece akin to a fighting game like Mortal Kombat. The actual damage inflicted rarely has meaning. It's more of a visual representation as to how powerful an attack is/was for dramatic effect. It's not a perfect explanation, but it helps me wrap my head around people surviving attacks that should be lethal.
I’m excited for you to get down the line in the series because I know you’re going to eat your words a bit. Not to say you’re wrong, but One Piece was initially meant to end after Alabasta. I won’t say when, but there is a type of shift in the story after Alabasta and then a big shift after the arc following Alabasta. Ive known many people that have stopped after Alabasta for these very reasons, being that it does seem like these fights are kind of a waste of time because of the lack of stakes, and at this point it does seem to follow a lot of anime tropes. I think part of it is because around this time Oda was trying to keep the Manga afloat and relatable to the audience at the time. But sweet summer child, you’re still in the kiddie pool learning what water is.
One Piece kind of gets around the tension you bring up by spoiling itself from episode one. Luffy tells the viewer hes going to be the king of pirates and so we know thats something that will happen, and therefore he and his crew are unlikely to die/fail in their exploits getting there. Thats why the way Oda writes fights, as you have already seen, is less about the expectations of real life and more about dreams. For example, Arlongs dream was to take over the east blue and Luffy took everything he built away from him by taking him down in Arlong Park. Why does Usopp survive the hammer? It is nothing to do with real life physics, and entirely because his will was stronger. His will is stronger because the people Luffy picks for the crew are all good people who care about their friends, and they know that if they dont succeed it will put their friends in even more danger. Basically, by minimizing fights and also reducing the amount of death overall (so not just the main character has plot armor) the story succeeds in maintaining focus on the core narrative of both the main story as well as the sub arc, and the fights are refocused as a clash of ideology. It also allows characters to reappear later for Oda to develop further. So thats basically your answer, in a spoiler free way. “How does it keep the tension?” It doesnt, because it never had tension for the main characters as of episode one, at least as far as their own survival. The tension comes from the emotional conflicts of the straw hats and their allies (vivi) against the world (crocodile).
I will say that it was recently in the manga that we finally got some sort of hint about weapons "eating" DF. I won't ruin the how; just wanted you to know that it was a mystery forever and we still are only now having a hint at the truth. Because Oda covers everything eventually I swear.
The way they talked and teased about the gun eating devil fruit is pretty important that even ties to something happening now... You should pay attention to small details like that, one piece is very intentional with almost everything in the story..
@nerdy the answer to your question is very simple. Just as Ussop has faith in Luffy, you should have faith in Oda. You will finally appreciate Oda's method of storytelling once you get to the point where you see that he'll make things matter when they actually have to matter.
There's no power scaling in One Piece, people around the world are as powerful as their will and intellect let them. There are weaker people but that doesn't mean it's like a videogame where you can return to low level areas. People get stronger and they also win and lose fights. Another theme that maybe you haven't noticed because you've been too focused on watching OP as any other anime where the main cast has massive plot armor. In OP the power of sheer will is everything. It doesn't matter if you have devil fruit powers or not, if you have a strong will you can achieve anything. Strawhats happen to be among the people that share strong will and strong beliefs.
on the ridiculousness and power scaling; yep shonen anime gonna shonen, it's just what's gonna happen and just enjoy the ride of how obviously with some level of reality most people wouldn't survive anything. What's really great is Oda is very much a champion for "of course its unrealistic and over the top! it's fiction!", man loves suspension of disbelief.
Criticizing One Piece can be spoiler bait. More than one reaction channel has been spoiled by us, unfortunately, because there are legitimate concerns. But the only way to debunk it is by spoiling or posting some thinly veiled "hyuk hyuk hyuk just wait until he sees..."
Holy watched short horror film and needed ur post to calm down thank you Anyone who wants to get scared a lil bit go watch short film special day (not to scary but still creepy) Damn i sound like im promoting it , its old 5 years so its more of recomendation on something i found😅
1:52 still not taking show seriously. Ignoring many things while goofing. Zoan fruit was properly explained before. Missing details of this kind is gonna make you regret it later on big time at some point. Everything will be explained at some point even a tiny details. And every tiny details has a big impact on story later on. Nevermind keep up with mimicry, unnecessary details and all. You'll get all details and story in comments but I wanna see your confusion on story later on 😂😂 Oh and there's also details and hints on things eating devil fruit and humans eating devil's fuirt and how it's work. Nicely Dodge ✌🏻and nice distracted reaction on dog 😂😂
So the show has a lot a scenes where people survive only on their beliefs or will power 😂😂 but if luffy wasn't saved by the women he would of died there
I do love how sanji acts all cool and is like "you cannot change your soul" or something....only to reveal he's the msot shallow ass person in the arc who will always treat anything with boobs and a pretty face the same way even if he should know its jsut Mr 2 in front of him.
Zoan is basically shapeshifter yes. Mostly animals, but human-human too as Chopper has. They are typically characterized as very durable and transforming. Depends a bit on the animal tho. There is also paramethia, which is Luffy for example. Rubber, Chop-Chop etc is all paramethia, they are basically the 'misc' of devil fruits, they can be anything. Then Smoker is Logia, basically elemental transformation of the whole body. Or Ace e.g.
Why are you explaining this if the show will explain it in future episodes? It's spoiling. And if you think the show has already explained it fully, and Nerdy Nightly has just forgotten: are you sure, and which episode was it then?
dear editor, please start keeping a tally of the "Usopp's fucking DEAD" count.
lol yes🤣
God usopp can't die
Zoan is the Devil Fruit type that let people turn into animals. The other types get named in the next major arc, so I won't say what their names are.
I think the narrative trick that One Piece uses very successfully is that the tension doesn't come from the threat of our crew dying at all. Each arc makes you really deeply care about some goal the crew is trying to accomplish, and there's clear precedent that on a larger scale Bad Things really can happen. That's a serious threat. That's where all of the tension comes from.
You may not worry that Usopp is going to actually die from taking a 4 ton hammer to the face, but you will worry that it might end the fight and leave MIss Merry Christmas and Mr 4 as threats to the mission.
Thisss. Also just- even if I know they won't die, it's still enough for me to not want a character I love to get hurt. The "oh well they'll live so it's fine" attitude doesn't entirely make sense to me. Yeah, Luffy will live- but it's still VERY STRESSFUL to watch him get fucking *impaled*
I think it's also shounen convention that the tension doesn't come from expecting the main cast to die. Like, it's a genre thing. It can be subverted for sure, but as a critique, it's more a genre-critique than a show-critique. It'd be like pointing to a romance and saying "there is no central tension about whether the main character will be single and alone forever".
@@Jojirius this is true, but I think the Looney Toons aspect of One Piece pushes it further than most. There are not a lot of parallels in other popular shonen series for Usopp, a physically typical teenager with no powers, taking a 4 ton bat to the face and then being basically fine once he's whined about it enough.
Usopp standing back up and fighting after all of this because he 100% believes in Luffy is such a great character moment. I can't wait for a certain moment later in the series.
If it’s the part where nothing happened, I actually kinda side with Nerdy’s point on that one…
I know people love what that scene represents, and I appreciate the gesture, but knowing that the character was definitely going to be fine made the scene lose its gravitas imo. Know I’m a minority there though.
@@robertdelossantos5844 I was not certain he was going to be ok when I saw that scene first time.
I like that Vivi makes such a drastic decision to make sure it will strike straight to the point and leave no room for distraction, because it's exactly what Luffy taught her in this arc. The same way we saw Luffy acting on what Vivi had taught him on Drum Island.... I just love their friendship so much man
.... Oh my gosh I never noticed Mrs. Merry Christmas' eyelashes coming through her glasses before. What cursed knowledge.
"That dog needs a better owner" You mean that gun. :D
When it comes to combat and stakes, there's a couple of points to keep in mind. The first is that death is not the only consequence, and Oda generally speaking regards it as one of the least valuable consequences. A lot of characters survive a great deal of punishment, and in almost every case that truth is used to further interest and drama going forward, rather than a spike in the moment. Peoples' value of that varies, but I've always appreciated the low body count in this series. The second is that while these characters survive these injuries, they aren't without consequence for the immediate scenario. Luffy getting run through by Crocodile in the desert is having a real effect on the story, that being that he is Not In Alubarna. He needs to get patched up before he can get back into action. The same is true of Usopp, he stood back up and finished the fight, but when that fight ended, he was down and out. The third is just a general point about shonen action series in general, and while it can be seen as something of a cop out, it is still true: the battles are about beliefs and dreams more than flesh and blood. Oda very early on in the series responded to a reader question about why Luffy doesn't kill his opponents, and the answer boiled down to "Because that's not the point. Luffy opposes the wicked dreams of these villains, and the fight ends when they lose that dream after Luffy crushes it and them. Once the dream is dead, there's no more reason to fight." The big climactic end of saga fights in One Piece are only going to get more intense, for a lot of reasons, but a big reason is because of that sense of consequence and dreams, rather than inherent lethality or loss of life.
The fight between Chopper and Usopp vs Mr 4 and Miss MerryChristmas was something I really enjoyed the first time I watched it. Very fun.
The 5t hammer is iconic!
what i appreciate about one piece is that, in battle scenarios, its not about who lives or dies. when one person wins, their "point of view" wins, so to say. also, i hate the power scaling discussions (like is zoro or sanji more powerful?) because, really, who cares. oda is sooo good at creating stakes in the story that has nothing to do with wether someone dies or not. and i love that. i dont WANT interesting characters to die, it just means they cant contribute to the story going forward anymore.
So true! I'm really tired of the endless discussions about 'Who is stronger?' and especially regarding Zoro and Sanji. That's not what One Piece is about and if people would just discuss it in a way to have fun then that would be fine, but people get so toxic.
chopper and usopp are my favourite characters to watch fight in this show, because they rely more on smarts and guile to win their fights rather than brute strength.
Zoan is short fo Zoanthropy: Zoanthropy is a rare delusion in which a person believes himself or herself to be an animal.
Really?? That's actually sick I didn't know that. Very cool naming scheme
@@itsCalamari There's no connection between the two tho, that is his head canon. Zoo, zoanthropy etc are derivates of the same latin word but zoan is just made up. By a dude who's language has no connection to latin.
@@tobiaswedinEven your own comment admits a connection. It also doesn't take a genius to open a dictionary to find an appropriate word.
It's true that it's never outright stated. but neither is the connection of the "town of the beginning and end" being called "loguetown" because it's the "pro"logue and the "epi"logue. It's a reasonable deduction.
@@phantomstarlight1366 dude, that comparison is a reach at best. The word zoan has no admitted connection to anything whatsoever in real life whereas a prologue and epilogue are literally synonyms to the words beginning and end.
@@tobiaswedin"logue" has no connection to anything either. Epilogue and prologue are extrapolated from context. Same thing with Zoanthropy being extrapolated from context.
So as someone said here, losing a fight CAN happen and will affect the mission, but our crew cannot die. We see an example of this just before: Usopp and the camel lose immediately to Mr 1, leading to Zoro needing to defend Nami, which inevitably slows things elsewhere, like no one is helping Vivi or stopping the war. There is penalty, its just further down the line...
12:45😁👍Oh nerdy you got the rhythm in you👌
Personally, I am fine with characters not dying. They can still lose a fight, that's usually enough. Plus, I personally don't need that injected GoT syndrom in my entertainment anymore. There can still be extreme stakes without death being involved.
I don´t mind characters surviving in general, but there are some fakeout scenes (deaths and others) that just leave you asking: Why?
@@johnyshadowthe biggest offender of this is a character in this arc.
@@calebray1834 Oh I know. :D
I agree. Too many deaths feel forced and specifically there to get a rise out of audiences. They can be necessary, but I think truly good writing can make intense stakes without it. Hell, I’m in Water 7 now and it feels like the stakes and emotions are off the charts. I’m way more invested in what’s going to happen than I am in stories where the character is going to be killed and then get forgotten in two chapels
I sometimes feel like the result of the fights can be quite underwhelming because of the issue you've brought up, but the strength of the story, the characters and the creativity of the fights are the things keeping me engaged whenever I feel that way.
25:05 the combat is kept interesting and worthwhile because Oda builds up emotion before the fight. You wouldn't care nearly as much about Crocodile as a villain if you hadn't seen him plunging both a country and individual people into utter helpless despair for his own ends.
Also, countdowns. Oda likes his countdowns. This time limit, this fight to win, these complications.
The lack of serious consequences or deaths for main cast is certainly a discussion to be had for this series, but I think it's one that's best left until a bit later in.
One of my favorite bits of this is pointing out to people that, in that X-ray shot, you can see a pre-existing fracture on the top/side of his skull.
Exactly where that hammer hit him in Syrup Village.
I like that, despite constantly walking off injuries that should have killed them, the strawhats do accumulate persistent scars and injuries from big moments.
Usopp and Chopper vs Mr 4 and Merry Christmas is genuinely one of the best fights in the Alabasta Arc in my opinion. It does a fantastic job of utilizing the abilities of all its participants to their fullest extents, while highlighting the strategic thinking needed to take down the enemy pair. Plus, the fact that this fight is a team-up makes it really intriguing, and the pairing works well; Chopper is able to cover the medical knowledge and physical strength Usopp lacks, while Usopp is able to make his own statement for on-the-spot bullshitting, luck, and a dash of situational awareness. The fight choreography was honestly very good, and the ultimate strategy for taking them out made a lot of sense. The comedy was on point the entire fight, too, and Usopp getting his moment to stand up for his captain will always make me so proud of him.
3:48 love this music
None of the straw hats will ever die. The sooner the fans realize that, the better we can enjoy it; it's just not that kind of story. The emotion comes from the moral differences between the characters in a fight, the characters can get emotionally hurt, broken even; they can lose something important or even get seriously injured, but death is never an option. If that is good or bad for this story particularly, can be debated, but its just the way it is and it will never change.
I'm confident that at the end of One Piece someone from the straw hats is going to die. My bets are on Luffy and Usopp.
This is kinda spoilers
@@agot7fan855 Usopp's death flag was set in Little Garden
Nah. A man only dies when he is forgotten.
I can name one strawhat died.
Spoilers...
RIP Merry
"so you drown when you're under the water"
People die when they are killed.
15:54 Chopper sometimes there are Scenes in an Episode that MUST BE WATCHED AT 1X SPEED!!!!!!!!!"
22:34 yes Ragnarik Borrowed from this for Thors speech "Asgard is its people"
Another great reaction, man. I love what you bring to these One Piece rections, I am loving the journey in this channel!
PS. I am sure you have been told a million times by now, but I think the next opening has a huge spoiler in it. Do with that as you will!
The issue of the danger of death and serious physical harm, suffers a bit in this arc, and in my opinion is really bad in the Skypia arc. However, I personally think that it gets better after that, and the stakes feel more real. I also think that Oda does a better job of having the stakes be more related to themes and character, growth and emotions rather than “will they or won’t they die” later on.
Physical danger is only one aspect. All the intangible stuff is what matters, dreams, bonds, and trauma. In One Piece especially it's all the emotional and psychological things that truly matter. Like Luffy defeats his enemies by destroying their dreams, no by killing them.
Drum island established that Zoan type devil fruits are when you're able to transform into an animal!
21:22 THIS IS MY SANJI!!!!!!!!!
Loved how u rolled the air while dancing :D like u were making 2 pizzas at the same time, haha xDDDDD
17:40 "this show is crazy" lol Oda is just getting Started!!!!!!!!!!!
The only injuries that matter in one piece are the emotional ones ☠️
Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤ I really like the dynamic between Usopp and Chopper
I have no problems with characters not dying in fights, but Oda does take the "survive crazy stuff even as a normal human" to ridiculous levels. Same for the fake out deaths, many could have easily been cut.
I’m glad Oda does a little better with this later on in the series though it still remains “kid-friendly” so to speak
Usopp is PT Barnum with an engineer's brain and sniper's eye. He runs away but he always comes back and does what needs doing. He doesn't realize it, but he's already a brave warrior of the sea.
Too many people refuse to see that. They don't understand what bravery is.
He's also oddly durable. Especially for someone who isn't rubber.
Hey I suggest you put the music playing when Usopp used the big hammer in the back of your mind.
love how you are concerned about Bon Clays ankles. I would say thats the least of his problems
Consider Odas characters more Hanna Barbera ,looney tunes resilient, than actual humans, remember this isn't earth.
Usopp has divine powers!
He is a God afterall
Great reaction! Really can't wait for next episodes.
The fights aren’t the point, it’s the outcome of the fights that matter as it decides minor an major world outcomes you are just too at the beginning to realize it. Look at the smaller scale ones. Each mini arc has had an impact on individual people and places as a whole. The stakes will keep rising and the tension will be unfathomable.
My personal way to justify Usopp's feats of survival are to think of him as a Con + Dex build with decent Int.
You could say he is very observant 😂😂
Zoan just means can turn into an animal and animal + current species hybrid, so like Dalton can either be a Bison or a Bison-Human hybrid.
not invincible, just full of Spirit, which allowed him to stay conscious so that he could enact his plan to beat this duo. that being said Usopp is lucky to be with Chopper, as he is gonna need a doctor for the rest of this situation. that's one battle over with many more to come. as everyone needs to get a chance to shine before Luffy gets back.
as for the next opening, i'm sure that you wont like it too much, but the one following it is one of the best openings in One Piece.
love the video!~
Vivi: Where is my father?!
Guard: (shrugging Tom meme)
It's sad to know believe in wonderland gonna end we gonna miss hearing you sing it. 😁
I view physical damage in One Piece akin to a fighting game like Mortal Kombat. The actual damage inflicted rarely has meaning. It's more of a visual representation as to how powerful an attack is/was for dramatic effect.
It's not a perfect explanation, but it helps me wrap my head around people surviving attacks that should be lethal.
I’m excited for you to get down the line in the series because I know you’re going to eat your words a bit. Not to say you’re wrong, but One Piece was initially meant to end after Alabasta. I won’t say when, but there is a type of shift in the story after Alabasta and then a big shift after the arc following Alabasta.
Ive known many people that have stopped after Alabasta for these very reasons, being that it does seem like these fights are kind of a waste of time because of the lack of stakes, and at this point it does seem to follow a lot of anime tropes. I think part of it is because around this time Oda was trying to keep the Manga afloat and relatable to the audience at the time. But sweet summer child, you’re still in the kiddie pool learning what water is.
well you can't imagine how much things Oda takes out of his hat to find some more dangerous things than broken bones ^^'
One Piece kind of gets around the tension you bring up by spoiling itself from episode one. Luffy tells the viewer hes going to be the king of pirates and so we know thats something that will happen, and therefore he and his crew are unlikely to die/fail in their exploits getting there.
Thats why the way Oda writes fights, as you have already seen, is less about the expectations of real life and more about dreams. For example, Arlongs dream was to take over the east blue and Luffy took everything he built away from him by taking him down in Arlong Park.
Why does Usopp survive the hammer? It is nothing to do with real life physics, and entirely because his will was stronger. His will is stronger because the people Luffy picks for the crew are all good people who care about their friends, and they know that if they dont succeed it will put their friends in even more danger.
Basically, by minimizing fights and also reducing the amount of death overall (so not just the main character has plot armor) the story succeeds in maintaining focus on the core narrative of both the main story as well as the sub arc, and the fights are refocused as a clash of ideology. It also allows characters to reappear later for Oda to develop further.
So thats basically your answer, in a spoiler free way. “How does it keep the tension?” It doesnt, because it never had tension for the main characters as of episode one, at least as far as their own survival. The tension comes from the emotional conflicts of the straw hats and their allies (vivi) against the world (crocodile).
I will say that it was recently in the manga that we finally got some sort of hint about weapons "eating" DF.
I won't ruin the how; just wanted you to know that it was a mystery forever and we still are only now having a hint at the truth.
Because Oda covers everything eventually I swear.
The way they talked and teased about the gun eating devil fruit is pretty important that even ties to something happening now... You should pay attention to small details like that, one piece is very intentional with almost everything in the story..
@nerdy the answer to your question is very simple. Just as Ussop has faith in Luffy, you should have faith in Oda.
You will finally appreciate Oda's method of storytelling once you get to the point where you see that he'll make things matter when they actually have to matter.
There's no power scaling in One Piece, people around the world are as powerful as their will and intellect let them. There are weaker people but that doesn't mean it's like a videogame where you can return to low level areas. People get stronger and they also win and lose fights.
Another theme that maybe you haven't noticed because you've been too focused on watching OP as any other anime where the main cast has massive plot armor. In OP the power of sheer will is everything. It doesn't matter if you have devil fruit powers or not, if you have a strong will you can achieve anything. Strawhats happen to be among the people that share strong will and strong beliefs.
Don't see the next intro until the end of the Alabasta arc. It has a very big spoiler that will hinder your experience
I'm curious to see if you will like the next opening song. I hope you will only listen to it and not watch it, to avoid major spoilers. =)
23:33 a woman he's attracted to. I feel like you don't need to mention the "he's attracted to" part, it goes without saying 😂
It's the era of algorithm goddess Vivi!
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One Piece most arc are playing with intensity and stakes and it's always more than physical damages. Nami just train them well i guess 😂
I love the way you Mariah Carey the intro
on the ridiculousness and power scaling; yep shonen anime gonna shonen, it's just what's gonna happen and just enjoy the ride of how obviously with some level of reality most people wouldn't survive anything. What's really great is Oda is very much a champion for "of course its unrealistic and over the top! it's fiction!", man loves suspension of disbelief.
Anyone else notice that Nerdy and QueenBlaze usually upload OP videos at the same time?
Is there a conspiracy here?
Criticizing One Piece can be spoiler bait. More than one reaction channel has been spoiled by us, unfortunately, because there are legitimate concerns. But the only way to debunk it is by spoiling or posting some thinly veiled "hyuk hyuk hyuk just wait until he sees..."
Then don’t try and debunk them lol.
@@justinshipler9161I'm not the one doing it. But you can be sure there will be someone in the comments eventually.
Lassoo the dog DOES need a better owner!
*the gun
USOPP THE GOAT
And now he cannot watch the opening for 14 more episodes.
oh no, not the fourth opening, man you will be questioning what the hell is going on
He's already been told not to watch it until it makes sense
Holy watched short horror film and needed ur post to calm down thank you
Anyone who wants to get scared a lil bit go watch short film special day (not to scary but still creepy)
Damn i sound like im promoting it , its old 5 years so its more of recomendation on something i found😅
They are not all gods. Just Luffy and Ussop.
power scaling is generally pretty irrelevant to Oda all he really wants to do is tell the story lmao. also that sanji quote is everything🥺
1:52 still not taking show seriously. Ignoring many things while goofing.
Zoan fruit was properly explained before. Missing details of this kind is gonna make you regret it later on big time at some point. Everything will be explained at some point even a tiny details. And every tiny details has a big impact on story later on.
Nevermind keep up with mimicry, unnecessary details and all. You'll get all details and story in comments but I wanna see your confusion on story later on 😂😂
Oh and there's also details and hints on things eating devil fruit and humans eating devil's fuirt and how it's work. Nicely Dodge ✌🏻and nice distracted reaction on dog 😂😂
So the show has a lot a scenes where people survive only on their beliefs or will power 😂😂 but if luffy wasn't saved by the women he would of died there
Zoan = Animal Fruit
Not really, but most of the time yea
You have no ideas of the dangers of this world.
One piece is weird. Once you come to that The happier you'll be.😂
Vivichan
Zoan is one piece for furry
Welp, Usopp is dead...
I do love how sanji acts all cool and is like "you cannot change your soul" or something....only to reveal he's the msot shallow ass person in the arc who will always treat anything with boobs and a pretty face the same way even if he should know its jsut Mr 2 in front of him.
Zoan is basically shapeshifter yes. Mostly animals, but human-human too as Chopper has. They are typically characterized as very durable and transforming. Depends a bit on the animal tho.
There is also paramethia, which is Luffy for example. Rubber, Chop-Chop etc is all paramethia, they are basically the 'misc' of devil fruits, they can be anything. Then Smoker is Logia, basically elemental transformation of the whole body. Or Ace e.g.
Why are you explaining this if the show will explain it in future episodes? It's spoiling.
And if you think the show has already explained it fully, and Nerdy Nightly has just forgotten: are you sure, and which episode was it then?
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