"Are you supposed to be someone important? I don't understand how someone is born to be more or less important than another. My life is meaningless if I was born to be a slave. But I have this power now, and I'm going to use it to help as many people as possible.. Just like Nika!!"
Every so often, Morj has to remind us that he understands One Piece better than any of us. Every arc analysis gives me a completely new way of looking at the series as a whole. The concept of the unending drive to rebel, has been there since the start of the series. From characters like Boodle, the mayor of Orange Town, wanting to rebel against Buggy, to Kohza's fight against perceived tyranny, to of course people like Wyper. I think my favorite examples are those who suppress their desire to rebel, like Nami and Koby. The narrative punished them for obeying, and rewarded them once Luffy inspired them to fight. Nami getting betrayed by Arlong and Nezumi is the perfect encapsulation of how obeying will not work out for you. And all of these people WERE motivated by their love for others, from Boodle and Kohza's love for the people of their homes, Wyper's love for his ancestors, Nami's love for Nojiko and Bellemere, and even Koby's desire to be a marine to help the people of the world. This theme that Egghead made explicit has been there in the story all along.
I also wanna add the layer of 'what's worse for each individual? Physical death or Ideological death' Kizaru would rather kill Vegapunk than disobey and risk death. While everyone else rebelled standing tall and proud by their ideology and risking physical death
It’s so amazing how oda is putting out some of his best work this deep into the series. Egghead is my favorite arc in op coz it was the first arc I got to see happen once I caught up.
I don't think anyone else even comes close to Morj when it comes to analyzing and laying out the underlying themes and thematic messaging of One Piece, he's the best at it. He does it in a way that not only sheds a light on Oda's brilliant writing, but also gives us a completely fresh perspective on the material at hand. That then in turn, makes me appreciate the series even more, and in a much more profound way. Every time I have the honor of watching a video like this, my respect for Oda and his writing just evolves tenfold. The way Morj weaves and connects all the subtle hints and hidden clues, and shows us the bigger picture always blows my mind. It makes me realize that One Piece truly is the epic of our times, and belongs to be up there along with the likes of LOTR. Thanks a ton Morj, and keep 'em coming, this was one of your best videos in recent memory for me.
bro you’re so damn right, i’m like laying down here talking to my wife (she didn’t even read the manga) but after watching this video.. I sat here and I told my wife “Oda… what a genius. Like you put Tolkein and his writing. Genius. But Oda he writes it as good as Tolkein. But he also draws it. What man now in our generation, is as good as Oda ?” she didn’t understood… but I was just at awe after watching this video. Because when we read One Piece we only saw it based on what we saw. But if we look deeper from past stories and now. Oda manage to connect it all. What a guy.
The Wano analysis edging is devious work. Btw I'm just gonna say this, youre the best story analyst i've ever seen, the way you put things into perspective, think outside the box and look at whats written ON the box, literally reading through the spine of an arc is so clean.
I’m a 41 year old man listening to your analysis. As an English teacher: A+ for presentation and analysis. I wish my students in middle school could do this like you.
An excellent student with a gift for literature should be able to. It's not too advanced for them to just analyze a story where the themes are pretty accessible to the reader. I love One Piece, but I have to admit there is not much reading between the lines to do. @@godussop391
Morj is simply the greatest at dissecting and comprehending the beauty and artistic genius of One Piece as well as Oda’s mind in general. No one does it better.
To add more to the Personal Bonds causes rebellion Emeth's personal bond with Joyboy transcended time itself and provided the means to ultimately defeat the Gorosei and save the one who inherited Joyboy's will.
@@KRLS-Anknown my Trinity of reviewers after a chapter drops is tekking, morj and Sawyer. But Sawyer doesn't do what I consider like analysis videos. And I prefer morjs analysis to his theories
@@benabaxter That is still rebelling. Had Sentomaru had the choice, he probably would have fled Egghead with Vegapunk to but he had no choice but to fight the marines head on.
Ngl the op TH-cam community really be balanced. for every bs “what if” or lame theory we get from ppl like ohara, we get a masterclass analysis from morj, tekking. Morj goated fr
What happened with Ohara? I follow OP content creators kinda loosely and I used to watch Ohara content and I remember Always enjoying it. But I've Seen some videos recently...what a drop Off.
Egghead is easily the best post timeskip arc. The "who is the traitor" plotline being underwhelming is my only major critique. Egghead doesnt have glaring issues like the rest of the post timeskip arcs, it brought interesting lore and revelations, one of the best flashbacks, some of the biggest and some of the most hype fights we've ever seen
Absolutely, my one thing about the arc is that the strawhats really didn’t have much of a storyline, which has been kind of a constant in recent arcs. I really hope the straw hats and especially Usopp will be a major focus in Elbaf.
It's the second best arc in my opinion. Zou still in the first place for me. Egghead was nice, but my main critique is the finale (aka everything that happened after the Kuma flashback). It was dragged out (20 chapters that could've easily been 10 chapters with proper pacing) and I never even once felt any kind of "threat" despite there being so many (dangerous) villains present. The outcome also supports this, since once again not a single death or even consequence (!) occured. Vegapunk and his satelites were the only ones "dying" and now we know even they aren't actually dead and it was all according to his plan anyway. Such a conclusion without any kind of major character consequences just shouldn't happen imho, even knowing that this is Oda/OP we're talking about.
The Strawhats amounted to absolutely fuck all this arc again and it's getting REALLY grating. If your name isn't Zoro or Sanji you don't mean shit at this point.
No one can convince me Sanji isn't being set up for more plot. Power of love, his mutation plotline, perserving his humanity, where his flames come from and his mysterious dream
@@estebanbr7596 I'm not a powerscaler I'm talking specially about the clues Oda has left about Sanji mutating, example his change of attitude when he flipped his eyebrow with s-shark. Also his correlation with the power of love and everything else I said
@@estebanbr7596 also, to me if Zoro's writing for his dream is about fighting to get stronger. Sanji's writing for his dream is about fighting to preserve his humanity and free will to get to see the all blue, that's why his mutation plot is still going in the final saga
Kizaru was MENTALLY too weak to in Egghead protect his friends from the WB by leaving his job, because he couldn't stop doing his job, and Luffy was PHYSICALLY too weak in Sabaody to protect his friends from kizaru. Both ended up crying, frustrated because of their weakness and because they couldn't change their own situation Both Sentomaru and Robin leaved an island in flames with a boat, while crying, after an admiral let them go away, all of this after a Buster Call and after losing all they had We also have the "We are 100 times stronger" line from Luffy, which is a clear reference to Shakky's line, "Don't worry, Rayleigh is 100 times stronger than you", etc. There are so many parallels and references in Egghead to arcs where the MCs were are their worst, but completely reversed... Egghead is one of the best arcs in One Piece, top 5 for me, tbh
To add to this, a bit of a reverse: Lucci attacks Luffy even though he is told not to as it could result in a war and WG wants to avoid war with a Yonko, effectively declaring a war, just like Luffy did in Enies Lobby, but one was completely selfish, while the other was to save a friend. The result was: Luffy succeeded while Lucci was utterly defeated and needed to beg to save his friend's (kaku's) life.
@@KajtekBeary Omg, I hadn't thought about that, it's true. That's really smart! Beginning the final saga with so many well done parallels is such a good idea, perfect way to show the growth of the characters man
Kuma‘s flashback was absolutely phenomenal, my favourite part of the arc and the highlight was Chapter 1102 “The Life of Kuma“. Genuinely had tears in my eyes when I read the page of Kuma running through his life. One of the best backstories in all of One Piece.
I love that chapter so much but it was so hard to read it. The day I read it was the day of my Grandfather's funeral. I remember one of my uncles giving the Eulogy and described my Grandfather having "Selfless Hands" and would always use them for other. When reading the chapter afterwards I realized Kuma was also a man with Selfless Hands. From using those hands to take other people's pain away and put it on himself, to saving the Strawhats on Sabaody. Fiction and reality just blurred for me that afternoon cause I lost someone dear to me at the same time as the characters losing someone dear to them.
In the Egghead arc, I found it peculiar that when Emeth unleashed Joyboy's Haki, only the Marines were knocked out, while Luffy's side remained unaffected. Is this because the Haki was directed specifically at the Marines and didn’t reach Luffy and his allies? Or perhaps the Haki didn’t affect Luffy’s side because they were not considered enemies, like Sentamaru, who was present on the island but remained unharmed? Additionally, the Seraphim were not affected either, as they were not given orders and thus were not aligned with the Marines. If this is the case, it might also explain why Kizaru was not affected-since he deep down chose to side with Luffy.
I mean aokiji basically abided by obedience again by “killing” garp. We don’t know if he’s dead but oda drew it in a way where he could be as he had Garp smiling as he froze. The hallmark of a D dying. -oda being the master of leaving threads open just enough that he can re open them later or declare them closed
Sick Mr Morj!! This conclusion encapsulates eggheads surface and peels back gOda’s layers. One thing need to be settled once and for all- WHO FED LUFFY?! 😂
Splendid work, and I would like to offer some different perspectives to complement this analysis. The passing of Vegapunk seems to have been intentionally foreshadowed from the beginning, especially to emphasize his unique perspective on "death." During Vegapunk's first introduction, he repeatedly referred to himself as "しがない天才科学者," which humbly means "just a mediocre genius scientist." However, knowing Oda's penchant for wordplay, "しがない(shi ga nai, roughly means mediocre)" also reads the same as "死がない," meaning "won't die." This ties back to the moment when Marcus Mars first encountered Punk Records and asked *_"What is death, and where does thought exist?"_* If we look back, Egghead Island is arguably one of the most philosophically rich chapters in One Piece, exploring several difficult questions: 1. *_The Definition of Death_* : Examined through the experiences of Kuma, the Five Elders, and Vegapunk. 2. *_Life's Purpose Amid Suffering_* : Explored through the struggles of Kuma and Bonney. 3. *_The Power of Thought_* : Illustrated by Punk Records and Nika's will. 4. *_Desires as the Source of All Things_* : Echoed in the title of Chapter 1069 and the origins of Devil Fruits, touching on themes of idealism. 5. *_What defines a person without a heart?_* : A cyborg without memories? A clone without purpose? Or a soldier who breaks his heart because he has to follow orders? Using a scientist who should be a "materialist" to bring out this kind of "idealism" creates an interesting sense of conflict. What's even more interesting is that if you look closer, you'll notice that Oda is trying to blur the line between "advanced science" and "divinity". This forces readers to rethink the "definition of a god" So, what did Vegapunk achieve? 1. The creation of the Seraphim. 2. Achieving a form of immortality through Punk Records. 3. Creating the sky via the Island cloud machine. 4. Creating his satellites, mirroring divine incarnations. 5. The ability to erase memories. *_If this isn't godlike, what is it?_* And the parallels with Imu are now apparent. Then, Oda brings in the Five Elders, who bear the "name of gods" but have done little other than regenerating themselves, and has them wreak havoc on this "island of science". This kind of arrangement of blurring and colliding definitions once again perfectly showcases the central theme of One Piece: *_The clash of ideologies._* Egghead Island is filled with fascinating contrasts and details that align with these central themes. Can't wait for you guys to discover more! ================================================= Afterword: Serious themes really don't have to be drawn seriously to be expressed. You can tell if the content is substantial by reading it carefully. On the other hand, some works might seem very serious on the surface, but really the content does not meet what it's supposed to be or is just plain inconsistent.
A good Morj video is really just on another level from other OP creators. This was really good. I feel I could even show this to a friend who isn't into One Piece and they would be impressed by what they're hearing 🤣🤣
It would be interesting if despite his actions Kizaru remained conscious after the haki knot not because he was strong enough to not get knocked out but because that haki was discerning friend from phone and decided he was friend. Another layer of acceptance towards Kizaru that he would have responded to with ignoring his thoughts feelings and desires.
Oda’s been cooking up nothing but greatness in the Final Saga. He’s finally been able to portray and show us all the mysteries of this world, we’ve officially reached the greatest part of the story since Marineford. What a ride Egghead arc has been, can’t wait for Elbaf.
Really well-written video. Love it and love the connections to the themes and broader story. It’s interesting to me what that might mean for Luffy. He is a selfish character, but he has grown to understand others and be selfless. There are times where he didn’t want to be a hero, but post-timeskip he has been nothing but a hero to each island. He is protecting entire countries. To him being king of pirates means absolute freedom, but is that selfish? Maybe the dream we haven’t heard from him is about how he is going to make the King of the Pirates a selfless goal.
What i love about Kizaru much more is that i think its not really his "justice" or "morality" that he has stepped on, it's his love for his bestfriend. If Vegapunk was on the side of CD, im sure he would roll with genocide. He will always be a cog in the machine, his unclear justice, making him much more simple and realistic some would say. I couldn't say the same for Kuzan, sure he killed his friend Saul but what really jaded him is the opression of WG and Navy 13:15 Cog in the Wheel vs Greater Good of the World
Great analysis Morj. My first arc as a One Piece fan fully read week to week, and it was great to see the themes come together piece by piece like this
i never comment on videos but dude this is the best vid youve made to date. reflecting on egghead and all the moments you called back to brought me to tears! such emotional storytelling and you tied it all together so well!
Absolutely splendid, beautiful work! You have once again reminded me why you are positively the best analyst of this story. Beautiful stuff Morj! (Framing the thematic message of Egghead Island as an answer to the question, What does it mean to be human? is great stuff. Really jibed well with my philosophical inclinations as of recently, reading Heidegger and whatnot. . .)
This is why I love Gear 5 so much. It has perfectly tied everything back to Luffy, and what he will accomplish at the end of the series; the fact that people theorised it was Kizaru feeding Luffy is enough proof of this. He's going to free EVERYONE.
Kuma and his relationship with Bonney were definitely what I loved most about Egghead. I don't usually like saint like characters, but his love and steadfastness won me over. I became invested in this arc because of him.
I feel like we need to give Egghead 1 more chapter to wrap up Bonney and Kuma the way Vegapunk and Kisaru have been before I can officially say the arc is concluded. I know we have a break period, but it just doesn't feel over without that.
I didn't even consider the juxtaposition of kuzan in Ohara and Kizaru in Egghead. That's very interesting. Oda do like circles tying together from past to present
I think another theme of this arc is that staying complicit in the face of oppression will eventually lead to your downfall due to the hands of the oppressor. We see the citizens of Lulusia who didn’t get killed by the government were the ones who rebelled, Vegapunk was complicit until the government came after him and died, Kizaru stayed complicit and had to kill his best friend, etc.
As always, a great video, Morj! Every time I watch your analyses, I become aware of aspects in Oda's storytelling that I hadn't thought of or had forgotten because when reading the manga weekly, you sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture. I especially liked the red thread between the first chapter of Egghead with Luffy's true dream and the essence of what dreams are, which was a theme throughout the entire arc. Keep up the good work! (Ps.: NOW I'm really curious about the Wano analysis. With knowing and agreeing how you feel about the arc, it'll be interesting to see how you will talk about it's themes and where it may failed them)
Wano talks about the food storage and hope,will of the people of Wano because of time travel lady words (I forgot the name). Also luffy won't break a promise so that to.
For someone who's been following your content for a while now its only fair to praise your knowledge and way of journalistic narrative. Besides that you always crack me up. When you're speakin in a very polite manner and all of sudden random bleeps.. hahahahahaha keep it up and going love this analysys. Nailed every item just like you did with the marineford analysis. ❤🙏🏿
On topic btw i really agree with the fact that Kuma's backstory was by far the most impressive one of Goda. Cant wait for that to be animated. 🔥🔥🔥 Even tho you're a manga only even you gotta admit you're highly anticipated to watch those episodes 😁
Egghead has been one of the best post-timeskip arcs in One Piece. Whether it was setting up the final saga, bringing big character development to characters like Kizaru or Buggy, or that phenomenal backstory involving Kuma, it was a sight to behold.
Another great detail to support your Borsalino/Kuzan comparison is the way Sentoumaru left Egghead. Rowing alone in a small dingy, just like Robin back on Ohara.
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Luffy: “To see Morj’s Wano Analysis, that’s what I want.. at the end of my dream.”
Now the shocked reactions finally make sense
😂😂😂😂😂
Luffy needs to become the Pirate King before we get to see that Wano analysis 😭
I’m disappointed he didn’t even bother talking about rob lucci. Oda really brought him back for nothing
Some people will laugh at this, and some people will shock at this dream... but I'll never laugh at his dream because I admired it
"Are you somebody important? I don't understand how someone can be born to be more or less important."
- Bartholomew Kuma
"Are you supposed to be someone important? I don't understand how someone is born to be more or less important than another. My life is meaningless if I was born to be a slave. But I have this power now, and I'm going to use it to help as many people as possible.. Just like Nika!!"
We got egghead before wano lmaooo. Keep it up Morj
I knew someone would comment this
HxH might come back before a Wano arc analysis. That's insane if you ask me.
Bro is still salty that the raid did not fail.
September 17th he said is his latest
@@justshoplift SEPTEMBER 17TH 2025 LET'S FUCKING GO
The Wano Analysis Will Come Out Mid-September. Hope You Enjoy This In The Meantime :)
I’m excited nevertheless. Ty Morj. Ps we need more colors for the Haki shirts.
W-What?? I can finally rest now???
Didn't expect Wano analysis before GTA 6 tbh
Ah yes,
Hurry, there s only 5 year of One Piece left!
Thank you in advance.
Every so often, Morj has to remind us that he understands One Piece better than any of us. Every arc analysis gives me a completely new way of looking at the series as a whole. The concept of the unending drive to rebel, has been there since the start of the series. From characters like Boodle, the mayor of Orange Town, wanting to rebel against Buggy, to Kohza's fight against perceived tyranny, to of course people like Wyper. I think my favorite examples are those who suppress their desire to rebel, like Nami and Koby. The narrative punished them for obeying, and rewarded them once Luffy inspired them to fight. Nami getting betrayed by Arlong and Nezumi is the perfect encapsulation of how obeying will not work out for you. And all of these people WERE motivated by their love for others, from Boodle and Kohza's love for the people of their homes, Wyper's love for his ancestors, Nami's love for Nojiko and Bellemere, and even Koby's desire to be a marine to help the people of the world. This theme that Egghead made explicit has been there in the story all along.
Yo your videos are fire af btw
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Love your video bro
I also wanna add the layer of 'what's worse for each individual? Physical death or Ideological death'
Kizaru would rather kill Vegapunk than disobey and risk death.
While everyone else rebelled standing tall and proud by their ideology and risking physical death
the first sentence is mad glazing but i agree otherwise
Bro the goat of paneling analyst is here
It’s so amazing how oda is putting out some of his best work this deep into the series. Egghead is my favorite arc in op coz it was the first arc I got to see happen once I caught up.
I don't think anyone else even comes close to Morj when it comes to analyzing and laying out the underlying themes and thematic messaging of One Piece, he's the best at it.
He does it in a way that not only sheds a light on Oda's brilliant writing, but also gives us a completely fresh perspective on the material at hand. That then in turn, makes me appreciate the series even more, and in a much more profound way. Every time I have the honor of watching a video like this, my respect for Oda and his writing just evolves tenfold.
The way Morj weaves and connects all the subtle hints and hidden clues, and shows us the bigger picture always blows my mind. It makes me realize that One Piece truly is the epic of our times, and belongs to be up there along with the likes of LOTR.
Thanks a ton Morj, and keep 'em coming, this was one of your best videos in recent memory for me.
I just like that hes no on some power scaling frenzy..
bro you’re so damn right, i’m like laying down here talking to my wife (she didn’t even read the manga) but after watching this video.. I sat here and I told my wife “Oda… what a genius. Like you put Tolkein and his writing. Genius. But Oda he writes it as good as Tolkein. But he also draws it. What man now in our generation, is as good as Oda ?” she didn’t understood… but I was just at awe after watching this video. Because when we read One Piece we only saw it based on what we saw. But if we look deeper from past stories and now. Oda manage to connect it all. What a guy.
I still go back to his Marineford analysis. Incredible video.
The Wano analysis edging is devious work.
Btw I'm just gonna say this, youre the best story analyst i've ever seen, the way you put things into perspective, think outside the box and look at whats written ON the box, literally reading through the spine of an arc is so clean.
Glorious glaze 😭
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I’m a 41 year old man listening to your analysis. As an English teacher: A+ for presentation and analysis. I wish my students in middle school could do this like you.
Ya this legit sounded like an AP essay
Why would middle school students be able to do what he can ?
An excellent student with a gift for literature should be able to. It's not too advanced for them to just analyze a story where the themes are pretty accessible to the reader. I love One Piece, but I have to admit there is not much reading between the lines to do. @@godussop391
They're young, give em time. 95% of adults can't even analyze a story & make a video essay like this
If anyone could give me an assignment where I can talk about any story without any restrictions.
I would over analyse it to
Morj: Egghead analysis will be longer than 30 minutes long but shorter than 40.
Well... he was technically right
Including sponsor segment though
Morj analysis feels like we are hearing Oda directly explaining us his story
Morj is simply the greatest at dissecting and comprehending the beauty and artistic genius of One Piece as well as Oda’s mind in general. No one does it better.
until he drops Wano analysis hes a liar
I want him to dissect why oda tried to squeeze out panty shots of s snake
Egghead analysis before Wano analysis goes hard
To add more to the Personal Bonds causes rebellion Emeth's personal bond with Joyboy transcended time itself and provided the means to ultimately defeat the Gorosei and save the one who inherited Joyboy's will.
Your analysis of the 3 admirals was just PERFECT
Egghead making Kuma a picture of unadultered love really turned the arc that could've been about reason and science on its head
Peak arc with so much lore,action and suspense.
Only a for few episodes 😢
Morj top 1 Analyst
I highly recommend melontree as well and totallynotMarks videos
Bro is so good at anal
Tip 2. Sawyer is on Top
@@KRLS-Anknown my Trinity of reviewers after a chapter drops is tekking, morj and Sawyer.
But Sawyer doesn't do what I consider like analysis videos. And I prefer morjs analysis to his theories
All top notch channels, too. Need to peep Melontree again
My favorite type of morj videos, lets goo
Morj is easily my favourite One Piece TH-camr.
And people really have the nerve to say that this isn't one of the best arcs in One Piece. Great analysis Morj 👏🏾
Egghead ends ---> 1 week later and we have a Full ANalysis
Wano ends ---> 2 years and 0 analysis
Let bro cook
Holy shit it's been 2 years since the end of wano?
6:11 *Sentomaru becomes the first active service marine to ever directly rebel against the world government*
Saul: Am I a joke to you?
And Saul did it all on his own, while Sentomaru needed some coercion from Vegapunk.
When he was in Ohara, Saul had already deserted. The most he did against the WG when he was actively a marine was release Nico Olivia.
@@benabaxter That is still rebelling. Had Sentomaru had the choice, he probably would have fled Egghead with Vegapunk to but he had no choice but to fight the marines head on.
They're both rebelling. But to be even more specific, he means taking a combative stance against the government. Not just disobeying
Another parallel between the two heavily related arcs 😮
Ngl the op TH-cam community really be balanced. for every bs “what if” or lame theory we get from ppl like ohara, we get a masterclass analysis from morj, tekking. Morj goated fr
Ohara's content is so cringe. Him and Morj actually used to do a podcast together.
It was like a collab of the best and worst OP youtubers 😂💀
What happened with Ohara? I follow OP content creators kinda loosely and I used to watch Ohara content and I remember Always enjoying it. But I've Seen some videos recently...what a drop Off.
Egghead is easily the best post timeskip arc. The "who is the traitor" plotline being underwhelming is my only major critique. Egghead doesnt have glaring issues like the rest of the post timeskip arcs, it brought interesting lore and revelations, one of the best flashbacks, some of the biggest and some of the most hype fights we've ever seen
Absolutely, my one thing about the arc is that the strawhats really didn’t have much of a storyline, which has been kind of a constant in recent arcs.
I really hope the straw hats and especially Usopp will be a major focus in Elbaf.
Decent pacing too
It's the second best arc in my opinion. Zou still in the first place for me. Egghead was nice, but my main critique is the finale (aka everything that happened after the Kuma flashback). It was dragged out (20 chapters that could've easily been 10 chapters with proper pacing) and I never even once felt any kind of "threat" despite there being so many (dangerous) villains present. The outcome also supports this, since once again not a single death or even consequence (!) occured. Vegapunk and his satelites were the only ones "dying" and now we know even they aren't actually dead and it was all according to his plan anyway. Such a conclusion without any kind of major character consequences just shouldn't happen imho, even knowing that this is Oda/OP we're talking about.
The Strawhats amounted to absolutely fuck all this arc again and it's getting REALLY grating. If your name isn't Zoro or Sanji you don't mean shit at this point.
Personally I prefer WCI. While egghead is phenomenal, I wasn't able to resonate with the emotional hooks of this arc nearly as much as I was for WCI.
Weird that Morj needs Factor when he can cook this well 🔥🔥🔥
York was even rebelling against the other parts of herself. She rebelled against Stella's rebellion, you could say! Hahaha
Brilliant analysis. When Morj is on, no one can touch him.
No one can convince me Sanji isn't being set up for more plot. Power of love, his mutation plotline, perserving his humanity, where his flames come from and his mysterious dream
Bro is in denial sanji already reached his peak.. and sanji final opponent will prob be god knight number 8
@@estebanbr7596 I'm not a powerscaler I'm talking specially about the clues Oda has left about Sanji mutating, example his change of attitude when he flipped his eyebrow with s-shark. Also his correlation with the power of love and everything else I said
@@estebanbr7596 also, to me if Zoro's writing for his dream is about fighting to get stronger. Sanji's writing for his dream is about fighting to preserve his humanity and free will to get to see the all blue, that's why his mutation plot is still going in the final saga
I wonder if something will happen to Sanji that will make Zoro save him. Related to the death pact maybe?
Kizaru was MENTALLY too weak to in Egghead protect his friends from the WB by leaving his job, because he couldn't stop doing his job, and Luffy was PHYSICALLY too weak in Sabaody to protect his friends from kizaru. Both ended up crying, frustrated because of their weakness and because they couldn't change their own situation
Both Sentomaru and Robin leaved an island in flames with a boat, while crying, after an admiral let them go away, all of this after a Buster Call and after losing all they had
We also have the "We are 100 times stronger" line from Luffy, which is a clear reference to Shakky's line, "Don't worry, Rayleigh is 100 times stronger than you", etc. There are so many parallels and references in Egghead to arcs where the MCs were are their worst, but completely reversed...
Egghead is one of the best arcs in One Piece, top 5 for me, tbh
To add to this, a bit of a reverse: Lucci attacks Luffy even though he is told not to as it could result in a war and WG wants to avoid war with a Yonko, effectively declaring a war, just like Luffy did in Enies Lobby, but one was completely selfish, while the other was to save a friend. The result was: Luffy succeeded while Lucci was utterly defeated and needed to beg to save his friend's (kaku's) life.
@@KajtekBeary Omg, I hadn't thought about that, it's true. That's really smart!
Beginning the final saga with so many well done parallels is such a good idea, perfect way to show the growth of the characters man
Your delivery of the parable of Kuma brought me back to tears like when I read it the first time. So neat and beautifully presented. Thank you 🙏
Kuma‘s flashback was absolutely phenomenal, my favourite part of the arc and the highlight was Chapter 1102 “The Life of Kuma“.
Genuinely had tears in my eyes when I read the page of Kuma running through his life. One of the best backstories in all of One Piece.
I love that chapter so much but it was so hard to read it. The day I read it was the day of my Grandfather's funeral.
I remember one of my uncles giving the Eulogy and described my Grandfather having "Selfless Hands" and would always use them for other. When reading the chapter afterwards I realized Kuma was also a man with Selfless Hands. From using those hands to take other people's pain away and put it on himself, to saving the Strawhats on Sabaody.
Fiction and reality just blurred for me that afternoon cause I lost someone dear to me at the same time as the characters losing someone dear to them.
*and so Roger laughed, because he was too early for the Wano Analysis *
my favourite type of videos. it will be great if he can make more analysis videos on stuff. nobody understands the story on this level.
In the Egghead arc, I found it peculiar that when Emeth unleashed Joyboy's Haki, only the Marines were knocked out, while Luffy's side remained unaffected. Is this because the Haki was directed specifically at the Marines and didn’t reach Luffy and his allies? Or perhaps the Haki didn’t affect Luffy’s side because they were not considered enemies, like Sentamaru, who was present on the island but remained unharmed? Additionally, the Seraphim were not affected either, as they were not given orders and thus were not aligned with the Marines. If this is the case, it might also explain why Kizaru was not affected-since he deep down chose to side with Luffy.
Kizaru was still knocked out when JoyBoy's Haki unleashed, no? He woke up right after.
@@Rude_Boi As per recent chapter it looked like he was not knocked. I assume it that way but we don't know for sure.
I mean aokiji basically abided by obedience again by “killing” garp. We don’t know if he’s dead but oda drew it in a way where he could be as he had Garp smiling as he froze. The hallmark of a D dying. -oda being the master of leaving threads open just enough that he can re open them later or declare them closed
Sick Mr Morj!! This conclusion encapsulates eggheads surface and peels back gOda’s layers.
One thing need to be settled once and for all-
WHO FED LUFFY?! 😂
Aint no way my man put EggHead before Wano analysis 💀
Splendid work, and I would like to offer some different perspectives to complement this analysis.
The passing of Vegapunk seems to have been intentionally foreshadowed from the beginning, especially to emphasize his unique perspective on "death."
During Vegapunk's first introduction, he repeatedly referred to himself as "しがない天才科学者," which humbly means "just a mediocre genius scientist." However, knowing Oda's penchant for wordplay, "しがない(shi ga nai, roughly means mediocre)" also reads the same as "死がない," meaning "won't die."
This ties back to the moment when Marcus Mars first encountered Punk Records and asked
*_"What is death, and where does thought exist?"_*
If we look back, Egghead Island is arguably one of the most philosophically rich chapters in One Piece, exploring several difficult questions:
1. *_The Definition of Death_* : Examined through the experiences of Kuma, the Five Elders, and Vegapunk.
2. *_Life's Purpose Amid Suffering_* : Explored through the struggles of Kuma and Bonney.
3. *_The Power of Thought_* : Illustrated by Punk Records and Nika's will.
4. *_Desires as the Source of All Things_* : Echoed in the title of Chapter 1069 and the origins of Devil Fruits, touching on themes of idealism.
5. *_What defines a person without a heart?_* : A cyborg without memories? A clone without purpose? Or a soldier who breaks his heart because he has to follow orders?
Using a scientist who should be a "materialist" to bring out this kind of "idealism" creates an interesting sense of conflict. What's even more interesting is that if you look closer, you'll notice that Oda is trying to blur the line between "advanced science" and "divinity". This forces readers to rethink the "definition of a god"
So, what did Vegapunk achieve?
1. The creation of the Seraphim.
2. Achieving a form of immortality through Punk Records.
3. Creating the sky via the Island cloud machine.
4. Creating his satellites, mirroring divine incarnations.
5. The ability to erase memories.
*_If this isn't godlike, what is it?_*
And the parallels with Imu are now apparent.
Then, Oda brings in the Five Elders, who bear the "name of gods" but have done little other than regenerating themselves, and has them wreak havoc on this "island of science".
This kind of arrangement of blurring and colliding definitions once again perfectly showcases the central theme of One Piece:
*_The clash of ideologies._*
Egghead Island is filled with fascinating contrasts and details that align with these central themes.
Can't wait for you guys to discover more!
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Afterword:
Serious themes really don't have to be drawn seriously to be expressed.
You can tell if the content is substantial by reading it carefully.
On the other hand, some works might seem very serious on the surface, but really the content does not meet what it's supposed to be or is just plain inconsistent.
" It is those who refuses to be oppressed , who will shape the world of tomorrow "
So relevant right now in the real world!! I love one piece
Morj at his peak with this kind of content, like his old arc overviews, amazing stuff.
The fucking nerves of this mf releasing the Egghead analysis before the Wano one LMAO
A good Morj video is really just on another level from other OP creators. This was really good. I feel I could even show this to a friend who isn't into One Piece and they would be impressed by what they're hearing 🤣🤣
It would be interesting if despite his actions Kizaru remained conscious after the haki knot not because he was strong enough to not get knocked out but because that haki was discerning friend from phone and decided he was friend.
Another layer of acceptance towards Kizaru that he would have responded to with ignoring his thoughts feelings and desires.
Oda’s been cooking up nothing but greatness in the Final Saga. He’s finally been able to portray and show us all the mysteries of this world, we’ve officially reached the greatest part of the story since Marineford. What a ride Egghead arc has been, can’t wait for Elbaf.
Really well-written video. Love it and love the connections to the themes and broader story. It’s interesting to me what that might mean for Luffy. He is a selfish character, but he has grown to understand others and be selfless. There are times where he didn’t want to be a hero, but post-timeskip he has been nothing but a hero to each island. He is protecting entire countries. To him being king of pirates means absolute freedom, but is that selfish? Maybe the dream we haven’t heard from him is about how he is going to make the King of the Pirates a selfless goal.
Funny how you did not even touch on Sabo and the assassination of King Cobra, but this analysis is very well written already. Good job, Morj!
Mr. Morj really excels in this type of videos. His analyses are the best.
What i love about Kizaru much more is that i think its not really his "justice" or "morality" that he has stepped on, it's his love for his bestfriend. If Vegapunk was on the side of CD, im sure he would roll with genocide. He will always be a cog in the machine, his unclear justice, making him much more simple and realistic some would say. I couldn't say the same for Kuzan, sure he killed his friend Saul but what really jaded him is the opression of WG and Navy
13:15 Cog in the Wheel vs Greater Good of the World
Great analysis Morj. My first arc as a One Piece fan fully read week to week, and it was great to see the themes come together piece by piece like this
17:26 BROOOOOO!!! This is the most beautiful section of this entire video. Holy Shit morj.
Kudos to making a breakdown this comprehensive right after the arc finishes!
i never comment on videos but dude this is the best vid youve made to date. reflecting on egghead and all the moments you called back to brought me to tears! such emotional storytelling and you tied it all together so well!
Morj dropping absolute heat, love to see it
One Piece is not only my favorite manga, it's also my favorite work of fiction.
Egghead hit like a hammer.
Morj understands this story better than Oda himself at this point
Sheesh lol
Aokij's turn took 20 years, a glacial pace; will Kizaru's happen like a flash?
Absolutely splendid, beautiful work! You have once again reminded me why you are positively the best analyst of this story. Beautiful stuff Morj!
(Framing the thematic message of Egghead Island as an answer to the question, What does it mean to be human? is great stuff. Really jibed well with my philosophical inclinations as of recently, reading Heidegger and whatnot. . .)
Lorj dropping the Egghead arc analayis before the Wano analysis is crazy work
This is why I love Gear 5 so much. It has perfectly tied everything back to Luffy, and what he will accomplish at the end of the series; the fact that people theorised it was Kizaru feeding Luffy is enough proof of this. He's going to free EVERYONE.
Morj I graduated high school and got a college degree in the time I've been waiting for that Wano analysis vid
One piece is about power of love?
Free Sanji gas from morj
Great video Morj, thank you for making it!
Great analysis video Morj🙏🏾🤍💪🏾
Great video Mr Morj
Kuma and his relationship with Bonney were definitely what I loved most about Egghead. I don't usually like saint like characters, but his love and steadfastness won me over. I became invested in this arc because of him.
Killin it as always Morj
I can’t wait til Saturn dies in the anime I’m gonna watch that shit on replay for an hour
I feel like we need to give Egghead 1 more chapter to wrap up Bonney and Kuma the way Vegapunk and Kisaru have been before I can officially say the arc is concluded. I know we have a break period, but it just doesn't feel over without that.
Daniel Greene mentioned this video let's gooooooo
The Gorōsei acted just like Doflamingo they don't care unless there own power is threatened then they go overboard
I didn't even consider the juxtaposition of kuzan in Ohara and Kizaru in Egghead. That's very interesting. Oda do like circles tying together from past to present
Holy shit I just realized why Kizaru asked Saturn about whether he met Vegapunk before. Kizaru legit wanted to let him escape after all!
Sentomaru isn't the first active marine to rebel, Saul was an active vice admiral when he freed Olvia.
Then one could argue Garp did the same by letting luffy go in water7
This is the morj that made me subscribeeee
Morj the goat is back
I think another theme of this arc is that staying complicit in the face of oppression will eventually lead to your downfall due to the hands of the oppressor. We see the citizens of Lulusia who didn’t get killed by the government were the ones who rebelled, Vegapunk was complicit until the government came after him and died, Kizaru stayed complicit and had to kill his best friend, etc.
As always, a great video, Morj! Every time I watch your analyses, I become aware of aspects in Oda's storytelling that I hadn't thought of or had forgotten because when reading the manga weekly, you sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture. I especially liked the red thread between the first chapter of Egghead with Luffy's true dream and the essence of what dreams are, which was a theme throughout the entire arc. Keep up the good work! (Ps.: NOW I'm really curious about the Wano analysis. With knowing and agreeing how you feel about the arc, it'll be interesting to see how you will talk about it's themes and where it may failed them)
Wano talks about the food storage and hope,will of the people of Wano because of time travel lady words
(I forgot the name).
Also luffy won't break a promise so that to.
Morj proving why he once again is an S-Ranked content creator of one piece lore analysis.
For someone who's been following your content for a while now its only fair to praise your knowledge and way of journalistic narrative. Besides that you always crack me up. When you're speakin in a very polite manner and all of sudden random bleeps.. hahahahahaha keep it up and going love this analysys. Nailed every item just like you did with the marineford analysis. ❤🙏🏿
On topic btw i really agree with the fact that Kuma's backstory was by far the most impressive one of Goda. Cant wait for that to be animated. 🔥🔥🔥 Even tho you're a manga only even you gotta admit you're highly anticipated to watch those episodes 😁
I think it’s fair to assume that Morj hates wano😂
You just earned a subscriber. Great & inspiring analysis
Oh man, this was a great recap video. I started to tear up once you transitioned to Kuma’s thematic role in this arc.
Tears in my eyes, another Morj banger like the good old analysis videos back in the day
5:48 hi my name is Monkey D Garp, nice to meet you 👋
that page of Kuma running gets me every time?
Same
Egghead has been one of the best post-timeskip arcs in One Piece. Whether it was setting up the final saga, bringing big character development to characters like Kizaru or Buggy, or that phenomenal backstory involving Kuma, it was a sight to behold.
Beautiful analysis and story telling
Bonney's fruit having the power of dreams is something beautiful
This is a well made video!! Keep up the good work man!!
Lucci rebelled in his own way by fighting a Yonko against orders
The depth of this video is amazing!
Bro's dodging of the Wano analysis will never get old.
Great analysis!!
Another great detail to support your Borsalino/Kuzan comparison is the way Sentoumaru left Egghead. Rowing alone in a small dingy, just like Robin back on Ohara.
Holy shit what a video, absolutely amazing work as always
And again a masterpiece from Mr Morj
earned yourself a like. nice video
Great video, Mr Morj! 👍