Buggy in the middle of a huge war: "dont forget to like and subscribe and share this video with your friends because the TH-cam algorithm is evil like the world government."
267 sword wounds 152 bullet wounds 46 cannon wounds Half his face burned off by magma Not a scratch on his back Whitebeard was an absolute monster. Truly worthy of being Roger’s rival.
The thing that hurts so bad about this arc is that they really didn’t fail to save Ace. They saved him, they were home free. Yet he still died. That’s tragedy right there.
Another tragedy was that Ace never got to develop past is character flaws. He was captured because he was stubborn and wouldn't let go, and he was killed for the very same reason. It's really poetic in a way. Oda is one of the best mangaka of this generation.
@@saulgoodman6457 I would have loved to see Ace get stronger in the time skip. Sabo will at least carry on Ace's legacy and probably create his own version of Ace's attacks (It would also be cool if Sabo awakens the fruit).
Marineford is what solidifies the sheer WEIGHT of Hawkeye’s line all the way back at the Baratie before he cut down Zoro. “You have no idea how big the world truly is.”
Huh never thought of that, really makes it more impactful that mihawk is the one who also realizes why luffy is so scary at marineford the way he can make an ally of anyone he interacts with
Wanna hate stupid lava guy more? You met him before. In Robin's flashback. He's the one that commanded to kill the civilians just in case there was a straggler.
As a great man and terrible doctor once said “When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.” Ace, Whitebeard, and Roger live on.
small detail like naruto using uzumaki instead of namikaze but i like how ace uses his mother's last name not his fathers...its great as a reveal but also its just likeable..these 2 had great mvp moms
@@razkable watched Naruto a long time ago so not sure, but didn't he just go with the name since he never knew his father at the beginning? While Ace was born gol d. Ace and chose his mothers name as protest to his father. So it isn't really the same I guess. Naruto just rolled with it or did I forget something?
@@roking1165 I think the third hokage wanted to hide the fact Naruto - the nine tails jinchuriki(forgive me for spelling) is the son of the fourth hokage to prevent other villages targeting him. That is why he was named Naruto Uzumaki and Naruto just rolled with it.
@@arkeshjayakumar5746 It's funny because the uzumaki clan was hunted down from everyone being afriad of their vast amount of chakra capacity and control and that would also make naruto a viable target aside from him being the fourth hokage's secret child , that's why they are near all extinct with the exceptions of a few minor characters.
The author is so confident in his writing that Marineford arc has no protagonist in the first few chapters before Luffy arrived, and it turned out great
Honestly I've seen other series (in several mediums) do this and Oda definitely does it better than anyone else, probably because of how good his world and character building is. I mean, One Piece is the only series out there that can have people hyped beyond belief every week as chapters come out in which not a single main character or crew member is in. (Reverie) Like when Reverie ended and we went back to the crew everyone was like NOOOO, and not because the main characters aren't good, but because the world is so interesting that it hardly needs it's main characters to thrive.
@@gregorypan and Reverie itself as much as it look like nothing much happened or as big as marineford, its a bit trivia mini-arc of countdown before entering wano. 5 chapter before wano, each chapter has something to do with something that represent number :D
I love it when the narrative changes protagonist temporarily. Can anyone else think of series that does this with their arcs? Personally I think of hxh and Gantz. Although kurapika is a good protagonist, it seemed a bit last minute, and not as cohesive narrative change as the reverie for instance. On the flip side, flawed protagonist Kei being replaced by goody two shoes Kato didn't really seemed like a good fit for the depressing world of Gantz. As opposed to the morally grey world of one piece where all characters are free agents with their own agendas which is why an arc like marineford could stand up on it's own
“If you are still here she says. Woman, we are readers of a manga with 1000+ chapters, now keep rambling that that’s why we are here, we are really invested.
Mr.3 was up there was to free Ace when the opportunity came. Reason is, as he says "Would you make fun of me if I told you I'm doing this for friend?". Mr.3 was trying to make sure Ace survives because his friend Mr 2 Bon Kurei sacrificed himself for the cause.
Merphy: “I’m sorry this was so long” Me, who recently watched the 11 hour one piece community reverie: please don’t stop. And I kinda want you on next years reverie when you are caught up
Oda’s comment about Ace’s expression before his death: “As for Ace’s expressions before his death, I had this idea of transition while trying to read what was happening in his heart. And, honestly, he’s hurt, he’s hot, he’s suffering, he’s mad at himself and does not want to die. That’s what says his first expression. But I thought he would probably also want to transmit to Luffy that he does not regret the life he lived, hence this smile. After all, we smile to crying babies to calm them down, don’t we ? It’s kinda the same. I see his grin as the ultimate expression of his love to those who are still in this world.”
Merphy thought that the One Piece community was so nice for shielding her from spoilers, little did she know it was all for this moment, for her to get as hurt as possible.
"There is no ship that can bear me into the new era." - Whitebeard. Seriously, I'd love to watch a series about his adventures and life. I mean, just the little bit we see of him when he's sick and dying at the end of his life is so impressive. Imagine if Oda did a thousand chapters just dedicated to his journey to that point.
Him being a legend is way better imo. The way he talks down to the admirals, the way they set him as the pinnacle of the old era speaks volumes. He was there, not only there, but at the top Alongside garp, roger , semgoku, dragon, shikki( meh) and many more. Thats why he calls kizaru an upstart. They are admirals, in probably one of the most silent era of pirateship. Whitebeard witnessed the rise of a legend, and sae the world turned on its head amd he still sat at the top
I want another Mangaka pick up Whitebeard story with Oda , and just draw it. But i bet oda doesn't want to 😂 I see this is happening when he draw Xebec flashback soon .
Oda freeing Ace and letting Luffy and the readers really feel that sense of relief and accomplishment, only to have him die in Luffy's arms was the cruelest things anyone could have done. Following that up with not only Whitebeard dying to Blackbeard, but having everything go right for Blackbeard while Luffy just loses it all was just Oda's nice little icing on top. Fantastic, in the best and worst ways possible.
Luffy, unlike other shonen protagonists, loses. And he loses *hard*. He lost to Crocodile, he almost lost to Lucci, his crew lost to Kuma on Thriller Bark, him and his crew lost to Kizaru in Sabaody etc. etc. He doesn't always win and progress on his way just because he's the main character and I love it.
The thing with Ace is having the freedom to choose how you live and die. To die for being Roger's son was so unfair because he denied his bloodline and tried to live his own life, and he was willing to live after being freed... but he made two choices. Die for the name of his father and die to protect his brother. It's symbolic that he didn't die "executed in a formal way" because it's what highlights that he didn't die as Roger's son but as Luffy's brother. It IS upsetting that he took the bait? Yes, but an audience always analyze it from the outside which allows us to be more rational about moments when they're clearly on the edge. The same happens with Hunter x Hunter all the time, sometimes it's not the rational but the emotional who drives those decisions and emotions can be tricky, too much to handle, confusing but it's the most human thing so I accept the controversy of actions and deeply love Ace as a character.
"Even in death, his body did not fall. His figure, taking down enemies while losing half of his head, was truly monstrous. The total number of sword wounds he received in this battle was 267. He was shot by 152 bullets. And was hit by 46 cannonballs. And despite all this, his proud back, over the course of his entire life as a pirate, never received a single scar from running away!"
Doflamingo had the right to claim that power makes the rule. Law telling that the powersurge he has been waiting to witness will be thw one that put him to the ground
(Stole this comment) Ace raising to the easy bait was a mistake on his part, but it is understandable in a sense that in all his childhood, he's heard people insulting his father without being able to confirm or deny it. This time he had a father whom he knew and lived with and would not stand for it. He was finally able to stand up for his father and he did.
Besides, apparently the "D", which his biological father, who he hated so much, left him, is one of the reason for Ace acting like that. All of the "D" that we have seen so far behave like that, they WILL protect or search for what is valuable for them at any cost. At least thats how i view it.
What's interesting about Koby is that he already did the "standing up to someone" in the very beginning, but it still hits different because he's still able to do it not only while having a clearer picture of what the world is really like and what actual power is, but also going against an authority figure he should be seeking approval from instead of being taken hostage by an "enemy" pirate. He was able to speak out of ignorance and against something he hated at the beginning (which was still brave), but now he's able to do it in full knowledge of the situation and against someone who occupy the very function he's aiming for.
I think another important point about the rest of the Straw Hats not being here is that, if the entire crew had been here, they are *also* so much weaker than everyone else here. They would be completely out of their element, and it's entirely likely some of the crew mates would have died. They would have all been ants in a battle of shoes. So glad you made it to this point of the story, it's been a joy to go on this journey with you!
Yeah they struggle with 1 Pacifista and we saw in the war there's like double digits of Pacifista. That's how outclass they are in the war, they're literally just a fodder in the grand scheme of things.
I agree with Merphy, that's a brilliant thematic bit right there. Not only the strawhats are not there for practical reasons (they'll just be liabilities), but also for thematic reasons: The whole point of One Piece is that Luffy can only succed if he has his family on his side. Each strawhat compliments each other, and their strenght relies in their teamwork. This arc was an important thematic lesson: If his friends aren't there Luffy will fail. The only other low point in the series was in Water 7, when the strawhats were also broken.
There's this little panel where some pirates are taking down pacifistas at the shout of "this is the power of the new world" or something like that and it's crystal clear just by that how outclassed the Strawhats, and even the rest of Supernovas, would be in that war. Zoro and Sanji could give their all and still just be able to barely survive, and with Mihawk there I can see Zoro getting another harsh reminder of how far he's from getting at his level (although it would've been interesting to see him react at Vista holding his own against Mihawk even if for just a little moment).
“One by one, he turns the people around him into his allies. More than anyone else sailing the seas… That man possesses the most terrifying power” Mihawk
I love how the comments are so essay-like, with thought and analysis, it shows how One piece fans are so dedicated to this story, and it just brings the whole community together.
When Daniel Green started reviewing One Piece, he said that people were commenting at around 3-4x the average rate of his videos. One Piece fans really like to share our opinions lol.
Merphy, I am so happy you didn't get spoiled on Ace. It seems like everyone that comes into this series gets spoiled on that one thing, and the fact that you dodged it is honestly miraculous.
Seriously, it was like one of the first things I ever knew about the series before I even got interested in reading/watching it, because my best friend was a fan and she wouldn't stop talking about it to me XD.
hahhaa yep it’s like a darth vader tier spoiler. I remember when the manga first came out you can see the poster on bookstores and everything hahaha (in asia)
I was in the school, may of 2013, reading one piece, and a classmate screamed from the other side of the room: "ace is roger's son and he is gonna die". Mf i'll never forgive him
I was lucky that OP was one of the first manga I ever read, and that, at that point, I wasn't really going around any forum or fandom discussion threads. I just straight up downloaded the series and got hit by every single plot twist or strong moment possible, no anesthesia dude. It was great and I'm so glad for it.
My wife binged all of One Piece Anime during the pandemic. She cried when Ace died and she still gets torn up about it to this day. She doesn't even like when I mention Ace. And this is from a 28 year old woman who had never heard of One Piece before and didn't watch Anime. This shit is just great storytelling. Anyone can enjoy it, that's what makes it so powerful
I am and still the exact same way lol, I binged all of one piece two years ago and even now I get really emotional just by seeing a picture of Ace, it physically hurts my heart 😭
My wife used to watch One Piece back in the day but lost interest in thriller bark. Told her she should watch from sabaody but she said wasn't for her. Today, while scrolling through my YT timeline saw this video's thumbnail in the TV and asked what was this about. Told her about Merphy and all and said to her that this would be a good one bc of the Arc. She asked what was the Arc about (i double checked for spoilers) because she isn't that interested in One Piece Told her describing with as much detail as possible what happened to ACE. She started crying and asked me to stop bc was too much She stopped watching One Piece 12 years ago and still remembers the characters and has an emotional response to their circumstances. That is amazing storytelling!
This arc is...really difficult for me. It's so well constructed, the pacing is killer, and the way it builds is unbelievable. However, I started watching op as a way to distract myself from the death of a loved one so seeing Luffy save Ace? And then having Ace die anyway (and his final goodbye)? Literally broke me. I remember crying so hard I started hyperventilating. So I find myself unable to read/watch this arc and get joy from it - even though it's some of the best op has to offer. Even watching videos about Marineford hurts
Idk who you lost but my Grandma before she passed always thought it was stupid for someone to mourn someone after they died. I don't say this to be insulting. What I understand her words to mean is thus - Don't mourn the loss remember the person for who they were and what they meant to you. It's sad that they're gone but as my Grandma would heartlessly say, they're gone. Live your life and try your best to get over the pain because it's what that person would want. I was in the middle of my original watch of One Piece when she passed so I do understand. I'd really recommend pushing through the series does get so much better. All that said I'm gonna go cry about my Grandma having been gone for 🤔 7 years this December.
i dont know who you are but you gotta stay strong. Your loved one is proud of you and will always be like how whitebeard is/was/willbe proud of ace. Be strong my friend. You will preserve
@@randompoet9997 Not really. While he ends the war Blackbeard is the true winner. He achieved all of his goals by recruiting those five powerful prisoners to his crew, obtaining the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and declaring his might to the world. The Marines may have achieved their goals of killing Roger's bloodline and killing Whitebeard, they failed to stop the next era of Piracy. Whitebeard failed, but succeeded in denying the Marines an end to the Age of Pirates, he made the One Piece, where it was once a legend, real in the minds of the world's citizens. While I loved the entrance of Shanks all he did was end this war.
the story is still the same it was in chapter 1, Luffy wants to become Pirate King. The previous Pirate king is dead and left his will for the pirate world (to look for One Piece) and still, pirates like Blackbeard and Luffy are looking for it. The only thing that changed is our perspective of the world and the understanding of this goal and how Big and difficult it is
This is when I began to understand what One Piece would ultimately become. I was so confident that Ace would be saved and we would go down the typical Shonen path where the hero always wins. Luffy losing Ace hit me so hard and I'm so glad that Oda was not afraid to take it there. This elevated One Piece to god-tier levels and it makes me so excited to see everything else Oda has in store for his readers.
Frankly, you probably are one of the few people I ever saw who understood Garp's power level and gave him some respect. Even though throughout the story, it keeps telling you Garp is one of the top tiers lot of people constantly thinks him too low
I was new to facebook once upon a rime and was immediately spoiled for Aces death, but at that point I hadn't begun my OP jorney so I forgor about it for some time. Then when the time game I remembered but decided that it was false news and till the end I was hopeful and debated that he would survive or not and when he actually didn't despite all the hope I had for him, it hit hard for me. Because I really didn't want him to die, even if I knew he would.
I had the weirdest experience with ace's death. I knew he was going to die, but didn't know when. Once luffy freed him, i genuinely thought they were going to escape alive, so i was just as hurt as someone who didn't get spoiled. I wanted so much to believe they were going to escape that i fooled myself
As someone who is watching one piece for the first time and slowly making my way through, I watch your reviews as a sort of reward for finishing each arc and making it this far
One of my favorite moments of Marineford is Sengoku holding Garp down to keep him from killing Akainu after he killed Ace. That made me love Garp more than anything. Ready to throw a lifetime career away for love of Ace and Luffy.
Kind of makes Dadan's words hit harder. She lectured him about doing nothing to help them, but he couldn't. He held it in so long that he couldn't stop himself from standing by anymore and got stopped, and had to let himself be stopped so he could continue to stand by and do nothing. I can't imagine how much that must have hurt, but he still bit the bullet and let her take her frustration out on him.
Marineford wouldn't be so powerful if Oda didn't spend so many years building up a world where people just don't die. I read it at the time and it was unbelievable. Even with a hole in the stomach the fandom didn't believe he would die But the moment where Luffy breaks down is what breaks everyone I like that you noticed he died with a smile on his face. That is something that everybody with D in their name has done. Roger, Saul and Ace Fun fact: Oda only draws scenes of characters crying if he cried too. So that scene probably broke him to write Also Coby getting the courage to challenge Akainu and being protected by Shanks is a direct parallel to chapter to chapter 1 where he challenges Alvida and is protected by Luffy. "Well said"
I can vouch for this. I remember when the spoiler of the chapter, which was named "the Death of Portgas D. Ace", people actually believed it was a fake spoiler (for some reason those were common at the time). I felt the same, I read it and just like "nah, fake". So actually, even having read the spoiler for it, it took me by surprise when it actually happened.
@@ibrahimsurti4922 if Merphy hasn’t read post summit war arc this is a spoiler for her but anyways we see Shanks say that there was many times when while on Rogers ship they were surrounded and wanted Roger to run but Roger never did. Ace was a lot like his actual father even if he didn’t like him. So no not every pirate crews tradition is to simply run away
The phrase of Whitebeard not having suffered a cowards wound while showing his back with the Jolly Roger is referring to Zorro's saying of a scar on the back of a swordsman being shameful.
Definitely, especially when u consider that White Beard was a excellent swordsman. I also love the juxtaposition to Ace. Ace choosing a “cowards wound” to be his death if it means he can protect luffy.
@@weadon44 I mean is his weapon really a sword. We call it a sword but it's like a pole arm or something idk. I guess if whitebeard says it's a sword I'm not gonna tell him he's wrong
@@Zalied it is ranked among the 21 black blades, but his weapon is called something else but I can’t remember the name. Either way he is skilled with a blade
@@weadon44 It's called Murakumogiri (name) and the weapon is a Nagainata (basically a japanese staff traditionally used by female warriors, if I am not wrong)
Fantastic review Merphy, thanks for spoiling us with such a long one!! I'm so incredibly glad that when Ace died Luffy didn't go into classic, shounen, anger-power-up mode here (a very common trope in shounen manga). He's a 17-y-o boy whose brother was just killed in front of him, after losing his whole crew, fighting for days straight, literally running on (artificial) adrenaline to save him. He just, kinda breaks. He's not a person with superhuman powers here. He's just a boy. I'm also very grateful that, even though Ace died in the end, he did so on his own terms. He wasn't shackled and held up for the world as a sacrifice to "justice". He HAD been rescued, and when he did die it was for the sake of saving his little brother's life
Agree, I love manga that doesn’t lean on shonen tropes, they were good when they were originally created, like going super saiyan, but they get played out. And one piece has a lot of original creative things for me to enjoy. Or twists on tropes and common themes that make it interesting.
yeah i loved that !!! even better whitebeard did. i feel like oda really wanted to rub it in that luffy is not the strongest and people who are stronger than him are there now
Imagine how much we silently suffered each time you said "Ace is gonna join Luffy's crew!" and "Luffy will now go save Ace!"😫🤣😫Ahh! The mental pain! We did our best not to yell spoilers 🤫
I still love him though. He's amazing. He is chaotic and so so interesting as an antagonist. The world is so much richer for having him in it. Throughout the entire war he seems to be the only one who not only wants to be there but even takes pleasure from it. He's the Joker of One Piece.
@@sindri1447 honestly he is my favorite villain. Whole Cake island and Wano villain are not of that level. Wano is absoutly awsome don't get me wrong and Whole Cake for me it is a disaster
This was probably the most emotionally impactful arc to read as a weekly reader when it was coming out. After chapter 573 and Ace getting impaled by Akainu, there were still people questioning if he was really going to die. Chapter 574 being so conclusive and simply titled "Portgas D. Ace Dies" was huge. Luffy's breakdown and the teamwork to get him out alive felt intense, and Koby's big moment was so incredibly satisfying. We finally had a real idea of how huge the gap in power between Luffy and the big players on both sides truly was. Stories like this are just unforgettable no matter how much time goes by.
Oda kills so little even now. He loves the fake out deaths because he seems to enjoy killing just not the act of being gone. So at this point it's like ehhh IS HE DEAD? Even in more recent chapters when a character goes down no one 100% thinks they are dead who knows. Which unfortunately takes a lot of agency out of deaths because even by time it's accepted it's not in the moment it's a delayed death
Yes. I did not believe it when ace died. It also helped that around this time, bleach had so many fakeouts too. It's interesting though that after ace's death (the most successful arc in one piece to date btw), Shonen jump started killing more fan faves in Naruto, reborn!, Bleach, Beelzebub, toriko etc
Your gentle intellectual way of explaining freaking one piece in a way a book reviewer would, taking the time to dive into characters. FREAKING ONE PIECE CHARACTERS, in all their glorified sillines and over-the-top-ness as actual human beings is such a serotonin boost for me. I hope you treat more manga this way, like naruto or hxh and not just mainstream manga like berserk (though i would love it a lot) please keep doing what you do. I adore it
I watched the anime and I remember Ace saying something along the line of "Even though everyone is dying for my sake I cannot feel anything but happiness and tears won't stop falling". Idk which translation is right but I thought I'd put it out there. To me it felt like he found his answer. Life was worth living.
Another fun fact: the devil fruits of the admirals are very ironic. Akainu being cold hearted gets lava, Aokiji who's warm hearted gets ice. Kizaru talks and acts slow despite being the speed of light
I love watching people go through One Piece for the first time. It really helps me reconnect to these moments the way I did the first time I read them myself. It’s one more taste of that first high. This story is just so good.
I just watched Marineford last weekend and it wrecked me! I thought this was a happy go lucky show about a misfit band of pirates. I never anticipated I would cry over a boat (RIP Merry), or that there would be any kind of emotional turmoil. But here we are. My heart hurts for these characters and I love them so much! Oda is a masterful story teller
fights and rumors, lot of stuff happens outside, and not revealing that, is one of the reasons why Opiece world feels the way it does, right? From this stuff comes the main conflict I have with anime and the criticism of the generic shonnen pple. And its not only because Oda decided so, but any information from the pirate era (in our world) is left to speculation. There really are many things that we will never know about them, and Oda chose a perfect context to create one piece
to be fair if every fight was shown then One Piece would be way longer than it already is, he's also leaving it to the anime to fill in the blanks so its not being left to the imagination anymore.
I just wanted to point out that by the end of marineford it had been almost two hole years of one piece release with only Luffy, without his crew. I think it speaks volumes on Oda's genius and confidence how he could maintain the story as engaging as it is during this hole period while sidelining most of his main characters.
I swear they should be teaching one piece in literature class. My fav part of marine fort was when ace died the two panels of smile and frown symbolizing the drama mask of comedy and tragedy. The symbol which was on his hat when he was first introduced. There’s just so much to dissect every time you read through/ watch a reaction.
@@seraphlord for me the thing is, I don't even hate him. He's a terrible person, but I actually like him, or at least I like how charismatic he is. If the one piece world was real, and I was a strong pirate/outlaw in that world, I could see myself joining Doffy's crew, just because of how paradoxically cool he is.
@@samt3412 Pretty much, Mr. Morj is going to make a video talking about how the raid will still fail even after Luffy uses Gear 5th or awakens his devil fruit. Meanwhile the fandom is going to be like like: "The next raid is going to be on that ass! Get for the next storyline, the Morj Punishment Arc. Ancient Zoan-Type; Human Human no Mi, Model: Dad's Belt, lol.
For sure, Ace's death is not a moment I think anyone LIKES, but it is certainly narratively compelling. I don't have any comments to add to this other than just hearing you talk about this arc was enough to get me to cry. Multiple times. Had to pause the video a lot. Great review.
@@boyy9482 Nah man his death felt so forced, it's like Oda rushed into making a situation to somehow get Ace killed and the best way he could come up to kill him was because Ace couldn't handle middle school insults from Akainu, makes me hate Ace tbh, his last words were "Thank you for loving me" yet his love for his younger brother was so weak that he couldn't swallow his pride only to get killed and spit on Luffy's hard work. In the anime with the face Luffy makes while crying looks kind of stupid, makes me feel bad for him but doesn't makes me feel all that sad.
You know why doflamingo and the rest philosophising makes even more sense ? That's because the warlords are just as much spectators as they are actors. They are here to defend their title or to watch the era change, but really they are mostly chilling during the war. You can FEEL that they are much less invested in their job than say, the admirals. Even freaking kizaru seems like he has more skin in the game. Well, with the exeption of kuma (paw paw)
Yeah, if all the Warlords went all out… the Marineford War would be over before it could properly begin. Doffy and Mihawk alone would stomp all the commanders up to Marco.
@@papaofthejohns5882 Doffy really could give most of the commanders a run for their money. He would probably beat all of them one on one. I still think Mihawk is weaker than Doffy. While Doffy was never seen struggling even once, Mihawk was stopped a few times by Flower Vista among others. Not that Mihawk ever looked worried but at least like he could be stopped temporarily. Doffy didn't seem to have that problem. He just did whatever he wanted and nobody could do anything about it.
“Luffy is the main character from our point of view. He is not the main character in this world.” (at 44:15) This perfectly stated sentiment is why One Piece is so epic.
"Even in death, even with half of his head blown clean away, his body refuses to yield. His mighty figure cutting swathes through his foes ,was truly monstrous. Over the course of his battle , he received a full two hundred and sixty-seven blde wounds , the bullets he endured total one hundred and fifty-two , and the cannon balls he withstood amount to fourty-six and yet not a single scar of disgrace on his back ." -------------CHILLS--------------
Just a small thing to clarify, Luffy only lost 10 years of life. I'm just mentioning it because you seemed to be thinking it was more than that. The healing hormones that cured the poison are the only ones with that effect. The energy ones that just allow him to ignore exhaustion to keep fighting, don't. Those just make it so you feel the accumulated exhaustion after their effect ends, but have no other stated effects.
@@Daevalys that seems to be something he overcame since post timeskip he dosent rebound when going into gear second anymore. Probably because he only uses it in burst to power attacks now instead of forcing his body stay at 200% for a whole fight.
Merphy-English dictionary time: Doctor Guy - Doctor Hiruluk Eat-his-own-foot Guy - Zeff Sleepy Navy Guy - Aokiji Evil Stupid Lava Guy - Akainu Furry Pink Coat Guy - DoFlamingo (the coat is feathery BTW) Squidward Guy - Squard PawPaws - Pacifistas PawPaw Guy - Bartholomew Kuma Hawkeye - Mihawk Important Guy/Some Guy - Sengoku The Guy Previously Known as HornedNose Guy - Whitebeard *Note: this is what she says only in this episode. For previous entries go check on their respective videos **I'll try to update, feel free to call when missing names
"Hot guy gets fisted by a hotter guy" In all seriousness I have never experienced anything remotely similar to reading Marineford weekly as it came out in my life. So much enthousiasm, so much hype, so much tragedy. No one believed Ace would die. Even after Sakazuki melted his heart and lungs. And then, in came chapter 574 "The Death of Portgas D. Ace. Also known as sledgehammer to the ribs. And then chapter 576 "The Great Pirate Edward Newgate". I can't read it without tears in my eyes and every hair standing. Probably my favorite single comic chapter of all time. The man died standing, with half his face missing, swords protruding, not a single coward's wound. And like his unyielding body, he never compromised his morals. "It has been passed down since ancient time. And in the future.. Some day... Someone will appear carrying the history of all those decades on his back, and challenge this whole world to a fight." Hmmm... I wonder who that might be. It's not like Whitebeard would spoil this story for us.
Its throwing me so much the way merphy uses the word "overpowered". Like shes not wrong in how she uses it.. but im realizing "overpowered" is colloquially used to depict both, being overwhelming powerful, and being completely outclassed.
@@nejma2667 Robin likes Luffy so much that she has adopted his weird nicknaming habit and usually knows what he would think about a person. Purely a platonic love though.
Baby Oars was so precious to everyone no matter that he only was thrust into our lives for a few chapters. Also, you mentioned someone stabbed him in the back, that was actually Mariah using his shadow to impale Baby Oars through the chest and it was just protruding from his back; you can also tell it was Mariah because the shadow had a gecko (like his name) on the end of it. Also, regarding Koby and the voices in his head, I know you'll be doing a re-read so I won't say it outright, but Koby is not the first character we've seen go through this kind of trauma. Looking forward to more 1.5 hour long reviews since Oda just seems to make bigger and bigger arcs, but it's what we're here for.
I think one of the things that I am absolutely obsessed with from one piece is how efficient Oda actually is in creating an emotional response. Ace could have made Oars anything, given him any sentimental object. But he gave him a straw hat that he made himself. Even before this, Chopper and his hat from Hiriluk. Then there's the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's ship. We don't need a whole backstory about how much that ship means to WB and his crew. We already know from Water 7 just how much someone can get attached to a boat and we were right there with the SHs crying along side them. So when WB loses his ship, we empathize and instead of coming across as cheesy, we feel that loss too.
Everyone is prepared to fight to the bitter end, Shanks shows up and says, "Anyone who still wants to fight, you'll fight me and my crew." and suddenly NO ONE wants to fight anymore lol. The Red Haired Pirates are massively powerful. Period.
Actually it’s the other way, pirates already wanted to stop except BB group who were on high, Marines foot soldiers were done and exhausted but their top brass was just getting too high after accomplishing their mission and forced their soldiers to keep fighting and even if someone wanted to stop no one knew how so suddenly some super powerful who can shake and put everyone back in thinking state arrived. It was perfect excuse for everyone to stop without losing a lot of face
Funny how this review and the Avatar movie that does not exist has close to the same runtime. And I would watch and/or listen to this review again and again just cause.
Merphy talks about one of the best arcs in one piece for just one and half hours then says: I'm sorry for the length of the video i know you guys say don't apologies for the length of the video we love long videos well i might give you a run for your money Also tekking101: Makes a hour long video about this very specific devil fruit user who we just see for 2 panels
I don't think it's a spoiler to say Roger is dead, they totally showed it in the anime and there were a lot of witnesses. Shanks is a character that we all feel like we know but we know so little about, is that even his real name or did he just have a penchant for stabbing people? We don't know. He didn't have a devil fruit when he met Luffy but is that still the case or did he get one to compensate for his missing arm? No clue.
I wonder if she knows about Mihawk's quote about Luffy's "true power" exactly what she said 25:41 Also, the guy who attacked Luffy, Ace and Mr. 3 was Sengoku, Fleet Admiral of the Navy, so he's ranked above even the 3 admirals, he's actually the leader/commander of the entire Navy in the world of OP. He has a mythical Zoan devil fruit, model Buddha, which is why he's called "The Buddha" Sengoku. He and Garp has both fought together against Roger back in their younger days. And since both Shanks and Buggy were on Roger's ship, Sengoku knew about them both, but Shanks rose up and became strong enough to be a Yonkou (Emperor). Not spoilers, most of this has been stated or hinted at during the war. So yeah he agreed with Shanks about ending the war, letting Shanks and the remaining Whitebeard pirates take care of the burial of Pops, Ace, etc and said he'll take responsibility.
“I liked that when Ace died, Luffy didn’t get power ups, transform or some shit like some other typical shonen main characters. He just cried. He broke down and just cried.” Copy-pasted from a comment I saw in the past, I still remember it cos I liked it so much. Even for One Piece having the most absurd world and extremist characters, it’s so amazing how real their emotions seem to feel like.
Merphy definitely didnt get that vibe because this is her first shounen to read. So as a book reader, this is probably just a normal for other stories to have that kind of reaction. I guess it is nothing new for her.
Yeah, because there was intervention from another character (Shanks) to effect the plot in the same way as power ups usually do in Shounen which would somehow get the hero out of trouble because of the power level of the 3rd party. Nice try tho.
Yeah ikr.. I would have legit got upset if luffy went like angry super saiyan or freaking 9 tails stupid demon... Instead all he did was what every " sane person " would do.
@@AniCryptoEarnings You're right, because every "Sane person" has a hidden one in a million power up which activates at the right time to save Ace right before his head was about to be chopped off.
now she sees why arcs like long ring long land amazon lily and eventually zou exist and why thriller bark was a bit more comedic...oda needs time man..he wants to make the arcs better in the future so he needs time thus he will push out a smaller arc inbetween big ones so he can plan them better and do more in them then if he just went from big arc to big arc...thats how we get jaya..a great small arc...thats why one piece works..if it was all big intense arcs man i would get overwhelmed..we need 5-10 cool down chapters
@@razkable the smaller arcs are setup arcs,not that theyre worse than the payoff arcs,its just that the payoff is so good,people often miss that every arc in onepiece has something great in it,even punk hazard,my personal least favorite due to the weird panelling inconsistencies. Punk hazard is by no means bad,its a setup for dressrosa which itself is a setup arc for wholecake which itself is a setup for wano. I could rattle off 10 good things about punk hazard right now but you know if you know
What I love about Marineford that most people don't mention is its theme about family and the worth of family and what defines it. With Ace rejecting his blood family for his adoptive one but the marines not accepting that, Garp and his choice of duty or family(too little too late), Whitebeard's whole thing about his crew being his family and dying for them, Teach betraying family for power, Luffy risking everything for the sake of family. There are bigger themes going on here about choices and justice but there are also these small ones that really bring the story full circle and add a little more(a lot) emotion to it.
This is the most masterfully put together reaction and analysis of a first read I have ever seen. Merphy, your willingness to engage closely with fans in discord and to focus on all the little details in this readthrough has made this series of yours an absolute masterclass in reviewing.
To this day the image of Luffy sitting there broken, eyes white, mouth open, and head back brings tears to my eyes. So few stories have impacted me in this way. One Piece is near and dear to my heart and always will be. Thank you for deciding to take this journey.
27:28 No it's not his haki, he just has that charisma, that aura. It's not an ability, it's a natural trait. It's basically the same skills he used to win you over: his honesty, naivety, bluntness, care, and everything else that he just wears on his sleeve for everyone to see. We see a few clear examples of this in Impel Down when Buggy and Mr 3 are desperately trying to betray Luffy, for him to reply with a "I'm thankful you are ok" or stuff like that, and it pains them. Galdino even says to Luffy something like "the more I stay around you, the more I forget we are not friends and I don't like you" when he saves him from Magellan. Or as early as Orange Town with Shu Shu, the dog (and collaterally with Nami). Why is Hammock in love with him? Why did Jinbe accepted to help and protect him, even after his answer to Ace? The answer to those questions is the same as the answer to "Why do we love Luffy?" and it's also the answer to why people form ranks behind him. Yes, he is a selfish ass that will only do whatever he wants, but he wants what's right, regardless of benefit or effort, in front of everyone and for everyone to see, because he just doesn't give half of a crap. And that, in Mihawk's words, is an extremely dangerous ability.
00:00:00 ⟾ Format - Explanation
00:00:23 ⟾ Format - Details
00:02:11 ⟾ Plot begins, War prep., Rouge, Ace, Roger reveal
00:03:23 ⟾ Roger, World Government, Luffy's family
00:04:34 ⟾ Buggy, Whitebeard entry (Gura Gura no Mi)
00:05:41 ⟾ Ace flashback (Whitebeard relationship, Shanks, Jinbei)
00:07:20 ⟾ Whitebeard - taking responsibilty, Theme - Fatherhood, also Marco
00:10:13 ⟾ War begins, Kuzan/Aokiji, infantry, New Powers (Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix, Magu Magu no Mi), one-liners, fight scenes
00:11:30 ⟾ Little Oars Jr., Ace straw hat flashback
00:13:46 ⟾ Doflamingo, Little Oars Jr. struggle and death
00:14:53 ⟾ Doflamingo, natural one-liners, exposition
00:16:18 ⟾ Garp - struggle
00:17:39 ⟾ Luffy enters, Jinbei, Crocodile and Whitebeard, Shanks' hat
00:19:58 ⟾ Luffy's Haki
00:20:12 ⟾ Moria, Jinbei
00:20:46 ⟾ Trope - Hurt to Protect, Luffy be like no
00:22:24 ⟾ Format - Recap
00:22:30 ⟾ Sengoku reveals Luffy-Dragon relationship, Dehumanizing, Motivating
00:23:31 ⟾ Hancock
00:25:01 ⟾ Luffy's power level/determination/luck/charisma/ability to make allies
00:30:01 ⟾ Ace, Whitebeard's family
00:30:36 ⟾ Buggy
00:31:02 ⟾ Kuma, Pacifistas, Ivankov
00:31:37 ⟾ Fights - Crocodile, Jozu, Doflamingo, Mihawk
00:32:00 ⟾ One-liners - Doflamingo and Crocodile
00:32:26 ⟾ Comedy - Luffy using Buggy as a shield, Buggy's outfit
00:33:37 ⟾ Buggy's contributions - Mihawk, prisoners, broadcast, past status
00:36:44 ⟾ Jinbei - Borsalino/Kizaru
00:37:05 ⟾ Squard stab - Whitebeard, love/loyalty
00:39:36 ⟾ Marco (Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix)
00:40:18 ⟾ Power levels - Whitebeard, Admirals
00:40:59 ⟾ Sakazuki/Akainu, Moby Dick
00:41:14 ⟾ Luffy v. 3 Admirals
00:41:31 ⟾ Kuzan/Aokiji, Marco, Crocodile
00:41:51 ⟾ Borsalino/Kizaru, Ivankov
00:42:53 ⟾ Whitebeard and fainted Luffy, power levels
00:44:20 ⟾ Whitebeard one-liners
00:44:55 ⟾ Ace flashback (central conflict: worth/belonging)
00:47:36 ⟾ Koby does something
00:48:15 ⟾ Whitebeard and crew
00:48:36 ⟾ Luffy uses Conqueror's Haki
00:48:53 ⟾ Whitebeard openly supporting Luffy
00:48:58 ⟾ Crocodile v. Mihawk
00:49:15 ⟾ Inazuma - platform stairs
00:49:30 ⟾ Platform - Luffy v. Garp, flashback
00:50:29 ⟾ Key-sniper Kizaru, Galdino/Mr. 3, Sengoku, Ace free
00:51:54 ⟾ Back-to-Back Bros, dialogue
00:52:24 ⟾ Squard decides to fight
00:52:36 ⟾ Whitebeard orders crew to retreat, Ace
00:54:22 ⟾ Sakazuki/Akainu, bait, punch, Jinbei
00:57:42 ⟾ Ace's final moments and words (central conflict resolved: worth/belonging), flashback, Luffy crumbles
01:00:28 ⟾ {Insert}
01:00:37 ⟾ Sakazuki/Akainu, Jinbei, Marco
01:01:05 ⟾ Whitebeard, Chaos increases
01:02:18 ⟾ Blackbeard - motivations
01:02:31 ⟾ War goes on, Whitebeard and destruction, death
01:03:12 ⟾ Whitebeard v. Blackbeard, Will of D., Roger
01:04:37 ⟾ Whitebeard's final words, flashback, motivations, accomplishments
01:06:50 ⟾ Luffy down, big players
01:08:10 ⟾ Jinbei
01:08:59 ⟾ Crocodile
01:09:07 ⟾ Buggy
01:09:31 ⟾ Law
01:09:45 ⟾ Koby steps up
01:11:02 ⟾ Shanks intervenes, war ends, hat
01:12:35 ⟾ Buggy/Law/Hancock save Luffy
01:12:49 ⟾ Shanks, Sengoku, history?
01:13:33 ⟾ Overview, setup, payoff, characters, loss, lifespan
01:16:58 ⟾ {Tinfoil Hat Merphy}
01:17:05 ⟾ Theories - Kuma - Ivankov, Revolutionary Army, actions
01:19:42 ⟾ Theories - Whitebeards - health decline
01:20:01 ⟾ Theories - Will of D. - Roger, Ace, Dragon, Luffy, Haki
01:22:20 ⟾ Theories - Shanks - arm, willpower, destiny, Buggy
01:24:56 ⟾ Outro, Final Thoughts, crew, Jinbei, Blackbeard fruit steal
01:28:04 ⟾ [Promo]
Thank you!
Please do it again if Murphy talks about one piece
Great job
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The man named "One Piece" himself
"I feel like there are a lot of pieces I'm trying to fit together but I dont quite have all the material yet"
Ah so you're a One Piece fan
We're always missing that One Piece!
Are you missing the "One Piece"? Sorry couldn't help it.
The day we get all pieces....ONE PIECE ends
@@juntalks313and on that day, it will be One Piece.
We are all looking or that One Piece to complete the puzzle...
Buggy in the middle of a huge war: "dont forget to like and subscribe and share this video with your friends because the TH-cam algorithm is evil like the world government."
That's one way to put it🤣
That exaclty what he does lol
Well he is not wrong
How did you comment 2 days ago? 😱
@@sam.d6737 he is sponser so he gets video first
267 sword wounds
152 bullet wounds
46 cannon wounds
Half his face burned off by magma
Not a scratch on his back
Whitebeard was an absolute monster. Truly worthy of being Roger’s rival.
He was the best dad
he was a monster
Wounds on the back are a swordsman’s shame, after all…
And he died standing up!!!! Most honorable death of all time
The thing that hurts so bad about this arc is that they really didn’t fail to save Ace. They saved him, they were home free. Yet he still died. That’s tragedy right there.
Another tragedy was that Ace never got to develop past is character flaws. He was captured because he was stubborn and wouldn't let go, and he was killed for the very same reason. It's really poetic in a way. Oda is one of the best mangaka of this generation.
I'm glad luffy just passed out, and not get an extreme power up and beats everyone in his way
@@idisseddemonslayermugentra2962 he is still learning 😌
@@saulgoodman6457 I would have loved to see Ace get stronger in the time skip. Sabo will at least carry on Ace's legacy and probably create his own version of Ace's attacks (It would also be cool if Sabo awakens the fruit).
@@vincelumba2801 assuming he's not dead, stupid newspaper
Marineford is what solidifies the sheer WEIGHT of Hawkeye’s line all the way back at the Baratie before he cut down Zoro. “You have no idea how big the world truly is.”
I was about to quote exactly those lines from Mihawk when he was fighting Zoro !
zoro is ready to fight mihawk maybe next arc since the warlords are getting chased
Huh never thought of that, really makes it more impactful that mihawk is the one who also realizes why luffy is so scary at marineford the way he can make an ally of anyone he interacts with
@cDb iirc the actual line is “frog in the well”
You are but a frog in a well who does not know the grandness of the world around
Wanna hate stupid lava guy more? You met him before. In Robin's flashback. He's the one that commanded to kill the civilians just in case there was a straggler.
what no way, I didn't think I could hate him more but wow, forgot about that
@@a.m.s6611 it’s easy to miss because in the flash back they call him by his real name Sakazuki instead of Akainu
yeah, many missed that because he was still a vice-admiral and was known just as "Sakazuki". Aokiji just said "That fool/idiot..."
The first time I learned about this I bursted with anger
Was about to post this exact comment myself.
"There is one thing I wanted ever since I was a kid - a family." - Edward Newgate, "Whitebeard"
Dom Newgate
Did You Said Family?
@@sudarmindahlan3993 Is That You Dom?
Since he saw fast and the furious when he was a kid*
Family? *Dom's OST starts to play*
As a great man and terrible doctor once said “When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.” Ace, Whitebeard, and Roger live on.
small detail like naruto using uzumaki instead of namikaze but i like how ace uses his mother's last name not his fathers...its great as a reveal but also its just likeable..these 2 had great mvp moms
@@razkable watched Naruto a long time ago so not sure, but didn't he just go with the name since he never knew his father at the beginning? While Ace was born gol d. Ace and chose his mothers name as protest to his father. So it isn't really the same I guess. Naruto just rolled with it or did I forget something?
@@roking1165 I think the third hokage wanted to hide the fact Naruto - the nine tails jinchuriki(forgive me for spelling) is the son of the fourth hokage to prevent other villages targeting him. That is why he was named Naruto Uzumaki and Naruto just rolled with it.
@@arkeshjayakumar5746 It's funny because the uzumaki clan was hunted down from everyone being afriad of their vast amount of chakra capacity and control and that would also make naruto a viable target aside from him being the fourth hokage's secret child , that's why they are near all extinct with the exceptions of a few minor characters.
Why are you crying Dalton?! *ave maria plays in the background, in anime* such an emotional scene ! gotta love One Piece !
The author is so confident in his writing that Marineford arc has no protagonist in the first few chapters before Luffy arrived, and it turned out great
oda took huge risk with this saga no strawhats
if he didnt have this arc people wouldnt like one piece as much and it would prob be shorter
Honestly I've seen other series (in several mediums) do this and Oda definitely does it better than anyone else, probably because of how good his world and character building is. I mean, One Piece is the only series out there that can have people hyped beyond belief every week as chapters come out in which not a single main character or crew member is in. (Reverie)
Like when Reverie ended and we went back to the crew everyone was like NOOOO, and not because the main characters aren't good, but because the world is so interesting that it hardly needs it's main characters to thrive.
@@gregorypan and Reverie itself as much as it look like nothing much happened or as big as marineford, its a bit trivia mini-arc of countdown before entering wano. 5 chapter before wano, each chapter has something to do with something that represent number :D
I love it when the narrative changes protagonist temporarily. Can anyone else think of series that does this with their arcs?
Personally I think of hxh and Gantz. Although kurapika is a good protagonist, it seemed a bit last minute, and not as cohesive narrative change as the reverie for instance. On the flip side, flawed protagonist Kei being replaced by goody two shoes Kato didn't really seemed like a good fit for the depressing world of Gantz. As opposed to the morally grey world of one piece where all characters are free agents with their own agendas which is why an arc like marineford could stand up on it's own
“If you are still here she says.
Woman, we are readers of a manga with 1000+ chapters, now keep rambling that that’s why we are here, we are really invested.
I know right? The audacity to challenge US??? WOW ✨✨
Knowing how many episodes I sat through for the anime, 90min is nothing! lol
I was actually happy that the video were an hour and a half 😅
@@TrAnc0s84 it's how we know she's a proper One Piece fan now
Crackpot Crossover Theory! Devil Fruits are just another form of Investigure! 😄😃😂🤡🕵🦀
Mr.3 was up there was to free Ace when the opportunity came. Reason is, as he says "Would you make fun of me if I told you I'm doing this for friend?". Mr.3 was trying to make sure Ace survives because his friend Mr 2 Bon Kurei sacrificed himself for the cause.
holy shit i just cried
oh wait nvm me 2 didn't die phew holy shit hes my favorite side character
Merphy: “I’m sorry this was so long”
Me, who recently watched the 11 hour one piece community reverie: please don’t stop. And I kinda want you on next years reverie when you are caught up
Lol i am not the only one
I thought i am the only one too. :)
YASSSS
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What is that and where can u watch it?
Oda’s comment about Ace’s expression before his death:
“As for Ace’s expressions before his death, I had this idea of transition while trying to read what was happening in his heart. And, honestly, he’s hurt, he’s hot, he’s suffering, he’s mad at himself and does not want to die. That’s what says his first expression. But I thought he would probably also want to transmit to Luffy that he does not regret the life he lived, hence this smile. After all, we smile to crying babies to calm them down, don’t we ? It’s kinda the same. I see his grin as the ultimate expression of his love to those who are still in this world.”
GODA 🐐
And luffy was called crybaby so it makes sense
Oof. This hurts. 🥺
GODA INDEED
Such an older brother till the end 😢
Merphy thought that the One Piece community was so nice for shielding her from spoilers, little did she know it was all for this moment, for her to get as hurt as possible.
I only watch the one piece reviews, but even I know that, in Merphy logic, betrayal is the sincerest form of flattery
😂😂😂😂
ZEYAHAHAHA ZEYAHAHAHA
THE MERPH SHALL KNOW PAINNNNN!!! -Negato
this. Iirc Mark got spoiled so we didnt get the raw unaldutetated feelings in his review
"I am a relic of a bygone era, long have i sailed but no ship can carry me to the new one"
-G.O.A.T.B.E.A.R.D
"There is no ship that can bear me into the new era." - Whitebeard. Seriously, I'd love to watch a series about his adventures and life. I mean, just the little bit we see of him when he's sick and dying at the end of his life is so impressive. Imagine if Oda did a thousand chapters just dedicated to his journey to that point.
Him being a legend is way better imo.
The way he talks down to the admirals, the way they set him as the pinnacle of the old era speaks volumes.
He was there, not only there, but at the top
Alongside garp, roger , semgoku, dragon, shikki( meh) and many more.
Thats why he calls kizaru an upstart.
They are admirals, in probably one of the most silent era of pirateship.
Whitebeard witnessed the rise of a legend, and sae the world turned on its head amd he still sat at the top
U should watch his flashback with oden..
I want another Mangaka pick up Whitebeard story with Oda , and just draw it.
But i bet oda doesn't want to 😂
I see this is happening when he draw Xebec flashback soon .
@@tikikeram850 well... boichi did do ace's back story.
@@pivad1388 i know. But i want more 😂😎
“Evil flamingo guy that I wanna... hurt,” may be the best summary of Doflamingo’s character that I’ve ever heard
Oda freeing Ace and letting Luffy and the readers really feel that sense of relief and accomplishment, only to have him die in Luffy's arms was the cruelest things anyone could have done. Following that up with not only Whitebeard dying to Blackbeard, but having everything go right for Blackbeard while Luffy just loses it all was just Oda's nice little icing on top. Fantastic, in the best and worst ways possible.
Luffy, unlike other shonen protagonists, loses. And he loses *hard*.
He lost to Crocodile, he almost lost to Lucci, his crew lost to Kuma on Thriller Bark, him and his crew lost to Kizaru in Sabaody etc. etc.
He doesn't always win and progress on his way just because he's the main character and I love it.
@@HyakuJuu01300 Also, more recently, was knocked out cold with a single strike by Kaido in Wano
“People only die when they’re forgotten” and in that sense ace is still very much alive.
And Whitebeard. Don't forget the absolute Chad of Legend
For sure, their deaths are still affecting peeps 2 years.
But he's actually literally deceased
Sengoku dead to her haha
That is why the people with the Will of D. Have conquered death
The thing with Ace is having the freedom to choose how you live and die. To die for being Roger's son was so unfair because he denied his bloodline and tried to live his own life, and he was willing to live after being freed... but he made two choices. Die for the name of his father and die to protect his brother. It's symbolic that he didn't die "executed in a formal way" because it's what highlights that he didn't die as Roger's son but as Luffy's brother.
It IS upsetting that he took the bait? Yes, but an audience always analyze it from the outside which allows us to be more rational about moments when they're clearly on the edge. The same happens with Hunter x Hunter all the time, sometimes it's not the rational but the emotional who drives those decisions and emotions can be tricky, too much to handle, confusing but it's the most human thing so I accept the controversy of actions and deeply love Ace as a character.
you said this so well. ace’s flaws, his decision, just makes me love him even more
I totally do see this point but I actually do wonder why Jinbei didn’t try to stop Ace
"Even in death, his body did not fall. His figure, taking down enemies while losing half of his head, was truly monstrous. The total number of sword wounds he received in this battle was 267. He was shot by 152 bullets. And was hit by 46 cannonballs. And despite all this, his proud back, over the course of his entire life as a pirate, never received a single scar from running away!"
HE WAS A MAN
Its amazing how in 30 chapters Whitebeard goes from some guy I barely cared about to a fucking stud you are absolutely gutted has died, lol
I love that moment. Love it. So sad 😢
@@milesrodger3724 Yeah Whitebeard is one of top 2 badasses in one piece.
It's also an allusion to Guan Yu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who also uses a similar weapon and dies in a similar epic manner.
Doflamingo's speech is so epic and it hits harder the more you know about the story of one piece
And the more you know about him...
His speech was the best part of Marineford for me and also the point of instantly making him one of my top 3 OP chars 😁
Timestamp?
Doflamingo had the right to claim that power makes the rule. Law telling that the powersurge he has been waiting to witness will be thw one that put him to the ground
It's also not just general truth
But (spoilers)
It's his experience
(Stole this comment)
Ace raising to the easy bait was a mistake on his part, but it is understandable in a sense that in all his childhood, he's heard people insulting his father without being able to confirm or deny it. This time he had a father whom he knew and lived with and would not stand for it. He was finally able to stand up for his father and he did.
I've experienced marineford many times over the past decade and not once did I ever think of this. Really makes it sad
Also, imo the more important part, his devil fruit is flame/fire and it fits his personality of hot head
@@alfonsogarcia1385 Also the other "fire" guy that will show up later in the series is also hot headed
@@tface8366 yes and lava guy is also a little hot tempered
Besides, apparently the "D", which his biological father, who he hated so much, left him, is one of the reason for Ace acting like that. All of the "D" that we have seen so far behave like that, they WILL protect or search for what is valuable for them at any cost. At least thats how i view it.
What's interesting about Koby is that he already did the "standing up to someone" in the very beginning, but it still hits different because he's still able to do it not only while having a clearer picture of what the world is really like and what actual power is, but also going against an authority figure he should be seeking approval from instead of being taken hostage by an "enemy" pirate. He was able to speak out of ignorance and against something he hated at the beginning (which was still brave), but now he's able to do it in full knowledge of the situation and against someone who occupy the very function he's aiming for.
Oh, there's NO way he wanted to be Akianu. Both times, he was going up against what he *opposed*
I think another important point about the rest of the Straw Hats not being here is that, if the entire crew had been here, they are *also* so much weaker than everyone else here. They would be completely out of their element, and it's entirely likely some of the crew mates would have died. They would have all been ants in a battle of shoes. So glad you made it to this point of the story, it's been a joy to go on this journey with you!
Yeah they struggle with 1 Pacifista and we saw in the war there's like double digits of Pacifista. That's how outclass they are in the war, they're literally just a fodder in the grand scheme of things.
I agree with Merphy, that's a brilliant thematic bit right there. Not only the strawhats are not there for practical reasons (they'll just be liabilities), but also for thematic reasons: The whole point of One Piece is that Luffy can only succed if he has his family on his side. Each strawhat compliments each other, and their strenght relies in their teamwork. This arc was an important thematic lesson: If his friends aren't there Luffy will fail. The only other low point in the series was in Water 7, when the strawhats were also broken.
Yeah, maybe Zoro and Sanji could be helpful, everyone else would much more of a distraction to Luffy worrying about them.
There's this little panel where some pirates are taking down pacifistas at the shout of "this is the power of the new world" or something like that and it's crystal clear just by that how outclassed the Strawhats, and even the rest of Supernovas, would be in that war.
Zoro and Sanji could give their all and still just be able to barely survive, and with Mihawk there I can see Zoro getting another harsh reminder of how far he's from getting at his level (although it would've been interesting to see him react at Vista holding his own against Mihawk even if for just a little moment).
@@escribalma_h exactly, Hancock defeated two pacifistas alone, while the whole crew struggle against one
“One by one, he turns the people around him into his allies. More than anyone else sailing the seas… That man possesses the most terrifying power” Mihawk
"HEY, YOU'RE A WEIRDO, JOIN MY CREW!" is an Omega level ability.
I'm not snarking, I genuinely love that.
Naruto: first time?
@@eldiosbilardo5462 Naruto doesn’t do that often. And it’s not really the same
@@Step43099 stfu were talking about one piece not narushit
@@gintino8333 u made me laugh bro thanks👍🏽
Sengoku: "CUT THE BROADCAST!"
Whitebeard: "....ONE PIECE DOES EXIST!!!!"
The World: =O
I'm surprised there's no replies considering the meme
I love how the comments are so essay-like, with thought and analysis, it shows how One piece fans are so dedicated to this story, and it just brings the whole community together.
When Daniel Green started reviewing One Piece, he said that people were commenting at around 3-4x the average rate of his videos. One Piece fans really like to share our opinions lol.
Merphy, I am so happy you didn't get spoiled on Ace. It seems like everyone that comes into this series gets spoiled on that one thing, and the fact that you dodged it is honestly miraculous.
Seriously, it was like one of the first things I ever knew about the series before I even got interested in reading/watching it, because my best friend was a fan and she wouldn't stop talking about it to me XD.
hahhaa yep it’s like a darth vader tier spoiler. I remember when the manga first came out you can see the poster on bookstores and everything hahaha (in asia)
it helps that she's a manga newbie
I was in the school, may of 2013, reading one piece, and a classmate screamed from the other side of the room: "ace is roger's son and he is gonna die". Mf i'll never forgive him
I was lucky that OP was one of the first manga I ever read, and that, at that point, I wasn't really going around any forum or fandom discussion threads. I just straight up downloaded the series and got hit by every single plot twist or strong moment possible, no anesthesia dude. It was great and I'm so glad for it.
My wife binged all of One Piece Anime during the pandemic. She cried when Ace died and she still gets torn up about it to this day. She doesn't even like when I mention Ace. And this is from a 28 year old woman who had never heard of One Piece before and didn't watch Anime.
This shit is just great storytelling. Anyone can enjoy it, that's what makes it so powerful
Wow
I am and still the exact same way lol, I binged all of one piece two years ago and even now I get really emotional just by seeing a picture of Ace, it physically hurts my heart 😭
One of us...
What made her decide to start with One Piece?
My wife used to watch One Piece back in the day but lost interest in thriller bark.
Told her she should watch from sabaody but she said wasn't for her.
Today, while scrolling through my YT timeline saw this video's thumbnail in the TV and asked what was this about.
Told her about Merphy and all and said to her that this would be a good one bc of the Arc.
She asked what was the Arc about (i double checked for spoilers) because she isn't that interested in One Piece
Told her describing with as much detail as possible what happened to ACE.
She started crying and asked me to stop bc was too much
She stopped watching One Piece 12 years ago and still remembers the characters and has an emotional response to their circumstances.
That is amazing storytelling!
This arc is...really difficult for me. It's so well constructed, the pacing is killer, and the way it builds is unbelievable. However, I started watching op as a way to distract myself from the death of a loved one so seeing Luffy save Ace? And then having Ace die anyway (and his final goodbye)? Literally broke me. I remember crying so hard I started hyperventilating. So I find myself unable to read/watch this arc and get joy from it - even though it's some of the best op has to offer. Even watching videos about Marineford hurts
Idk who you lost but my Grandma before she passed always thought it was stupid for someone to mourn someone after they died. I don't say this to be insulting. What I understand her words to mean is thus - Don't mourn the loss remember the person for who they were and what they meant to you. It's sad that they're gone but as my Grandma would heartlessly say, they're gone. Live your life and try your best to get over the pain because it's what that person would want. I was in the middle of my original watch of One Piece when she passed so I do understand. I'd really recommend pushing through the series does get so much better. All that said I'm gonna go cry about my Grandma having been gone for 🤔 7 years this December.
Who cares lmao
i dont know who you are but you gotta stay strong. Your loved one is proud of you and will always be like how whitebeard is/was/willbe proud of ace. Be strong my friend. You will preserve
@@lautarospengler7472 people who aren't a**holes. Buzz off.
@@lautarospengler7472 I do.
Poor sengoku lol 😂
Imagine, the guy who is about to die, gives off the second middle to the world government. After Roger declaration of the One piece
"Some guy, said that because it's shank, he'll take the responsibility".
"SOME GUY".
Ok.
@@gorillaz9694 who cares about sengoku?
What do you mean, who cares about Sengoku? He's the leader of the entire navy! He's objectively a big deal.
هههه فوووكس في كل مكان
This arc can be summarized as follows:
Whitebeard (and Luffy) vs the Marines.
Winner: Blackbeard
…. Accurate
Pretty much thats accurate
Yep lol
But then shanks comes and steals the trophy.
@@randompoet9997 Not really. While he ends the war Blackbeard is the true winner. He achieved all of his goals by recruiting those five powerful prisoners to his crew, obtaining the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and declaring his might to the world. The Marines may have achieved their goals of killing Roger's bloodline and killing Whitebeard, they failed to stop the next era of Piracy. Whitebeard failed, but succeeded in denying the Marines an end to the Age of Pirates, he made the One Piece, where it was once a legend, real in the minds of the world's citizens. While I loved the entrance of Shanks all he did was end this war.
the story is still the same it was in chapter 1, Luffy wants to become Pirate King. The previous Pirate king is dead and left his will for the pirate world (to look for One Piece) and still, pirates like Blackbeard and Luffy are looking for it.
The only thing that changed is our perspective of the world and the understanding of this goal and how Big and difficult it is
“I’m trying really hard not to just cry in every video” SAME THO
Me too lol
This is when I began to understand what One Piece would ultimately become. I was so confident that Ace would be saved and we would go down the typical Shonen path where the hero always wins. Luffy losing Ace hit me so hard and I'm so glad that Oda was not afraid to take it there. This elevated One Piece to god-tier levels and it makes me so excited to see everything else Oda has in store for his readers.
Frankly, you probably are one of the few people I ever saw who understood Garp's power level and gave him some respect. Even though throughout the story, it keeps telling you Garp is one of the top tiers lot of people constantly thinks him too low
still don't get why people thinks him too low when his introduction is literally "the man who cornered King of Pirates numerous times".
we did it guys, she was secured from ace's death spoiler, and the reward is PAIN!!!
Iwas spoiled
for both the ships death and ace maybe thats why those arcs didnt hit as hard, since their hole apeal is the emotional moments
@@waynicliz hole..too soon
I was new to facebook once upon a rime and was immediately spoiled for Aces death, but at that point I hadn't begun my OP jorney so I forgor about it for some time. Then when the time game I remembered but decided that it was false news and till the end I was hopeful and debated that he would survive or not and when he actually didn't despite all the hope I had for him, it hit hard for me. Because I really didn't want him to die, even if I knew he would.
I wonder how it feels not getting spoiled about Ace’s death lmao
I had the weirdest experience with ace's death. I knew he was going to die, but didn't know when.
Once luffy freed him, i genuinely thought they were going to escape alive, so i was just as hurt as someone who didn't get spoiled.
I wanted so much to believe they were going to escape that i fooled myself
As someone who is watching one piece for the first time and slowly making my way through, I watch your reviews as a sort of reward for finishing each arc and making it this far
One of my favorite moments of Marineford is Sengoku holding Garp down to keep him from killing Akainu after he killed Ace. That made me love Garp more than anything. Ready to throw a lifetime career away for love of Ace and Luffy.
Kind of makes Dadan's words hit harder. She lectured him about doing nothing to help them, but he couldn't. He held it in so long that he couldn't stop himself from standing by anymore and got stopped, and had to let himself be stopped so he could continue to stand by and do nothing. I can't imagine how much that must have hurt, but he still bit the bullet and let her take her frustration out on him.
Marineford wouldn't be so powerful if Oda didn't spend so many years building up a world where people just don't die.
I read it at the time and it was unbelievable. Even with a hole in the stomach the fandom didn't believe he would die
But the moment where Luffy breaks down is what breaks everyone
I like that you noticed he died with a smile on his face. That is something that everybody with D in their name has done. Roger, Saul and Ace
Fun fact: Oda only draws scenes of characters crying if he cried too. So that scene probably broke him to write
Also Coby getting the courage to challenge Akainu and being protected by Shanks is a direct parallel to chapter to chapter 1 where he challenges Alvida and is protected by Luffy. "Well said"
NAH I NEVER CRIED WHEN ACE DIED....I WAS SWEARING ACE FOR NOT OBEYING THE PIRATES TRADITION OF SIMPLY RUNNING AWAY
I can vouch for this. I remember when the spoiler of the chapter, which was named "the Death of Portgas D. Ace", people actually believed it was a fake spoiler (for some reason those were common at the time). I felt the same, I read it and just like "nah, fake".
So actually, even having read the spoiler for it, it took me by surprise when it actually happened.
How did you comment 2 days ago?
@@Louis_2568 think they get early Patreon release ? Maybe
@@ibrahimsurti4922 if Merphy hasn’t read post summit war arc this is a spoiler for her but anyways we see Shanks say that there was many times when while on Rogers ship they were surrounded and wanted Roger to run but Roger never did. Ace was a lot like his actual father even if he didn’t like him. So no not every pirate crews tradition is to simply run away
I love that Merphy nicknames so many characters when she doesn’t remember their names. Just like Luffy
"Squidward" lmo
"Eat your own foot" was very clever
Oars Jr: "It's beginning to look like rain" Ace: dies; Oars Jr.: "No, it's raining all right"
It's raining somewhere else
The phrase of Whitebeard not having suffered a cowards wound while showing his back with the Jolly Roger is referring to Zorro's saying of a scar on the back of a swordsman being shameful.
Definitely, especially when u consider that White Beard was a excellent swordsman. I also love the juxtaposition to Ace. Ace choosing a “cowards wound” to be his death if it means he can protect luffy.
@@weadon44 I mean is his weapon really a sword. We call it a sword but it's like a pole arm or something idk. I guess if whitebeard says it's a sword I'm not gonna tell him he's wrong
@@Zalied it is ranked among the 21 black blades, but his weapon is called something else but I can’t remember the name. Either way he is skilled with a blade
@@weadon44 It's called Murakumogiri (name) and the weapon is a Nagainata (basically a japanese staff traditionally used by female warriors, if I am not wrong)
@@weadon44 There are 21 O Wazamono blades but Whitebeard's weapon is of a higher grade, Saijo O Wazamono, which there are only 12 of.
Fantastic review Merphy, thanks for spoiling us with such a long one!!
I'm so incredibly glad that when Ace died Luffy didn't go into classic, shounen, anger-power-up mode here (a very common trope in shounen manga). He's a 17-y-o boy whose brother was just killed in front of him, after losing his whole crew, fighting for days straight, literally running on (artificial) adrenaline to save him. He just, kinda breaks. He's not a person with superhuman powers here. He's just a boy.
I'm also very grateful that, even though Ace died in the end, he did so on his own terms. He wasn't shackled and held up for the world as a sacrifice to "justice". He HAD been rescued, and when he did die it was for the sake of saving his little brother's life
You sum it up pretty beatifully
Agree, I love manga that doesn’t lean on shonen tropes, they were good when they were originally created, like going super saiyan, but they get played out. And one piece has a lot of original creative things for me to enjoy. Or twists on tropes and common themes that make it interesting.
yeah i loved that !!! even better whitebeard did. i feel like oda really wanted to rub it in that luffy is not the strongest and people who are stronger than him are there now
Imagine how much we silently suffered each time you said "Ace is gonna join Luffy's crew!" and "Luffy will now go save Ace!"😫🤣😫Ahh! The mental pain! We did our best not to yell spoilers 🤫
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We protected her from spoilers the same way Ace protected Luffy.
And with same amount of pain
i remember that video i just laughed
The comment about Luffy having some aura that makes people “fall into his orbit” is one of the best foreshadowing of sun god nika
My heart was breaking in advance hearing you talk about your dreams of Ace and Luffy finding the One Piece together... But they will in spirit.
Merphy: "I'm trying not to cry all the time."
Me: Don't worry. I'll cry for both of us.
If you don’t cry with One Piece you have no soul T_T
Merphy: I hate the Evil Flamingo Guy.
OP Fanbase: You don't know the meaning of hate yet...
MINNNNGOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I still love him though. He's amazing. He is chaotic and so so interesting as an antagonist. The world is so much richer for having him in it. Throughout the entire war he seems to be the only one who not only wants to be there but even takes pleasure from it. He's the Joker of One Piece.
oh she DEFINitley DONT!
she hasn't even seen much of him, just a taste of his character.
@@sindri1447 honestly he is my favorite villain. Whole Cake island and Wano villain are not of that level. Wano is absoutly awsome don't get me wrong and Whole Cake for me it is a disaster
This was probably the most emotionally impactful arc to read as a weekly reader when it was coming out. After chapter 573 and Ace getting impaled by Akainu, there were still people questioning if he was really going to die. Chapter 574 being so conclusive and simply titled "Portgas D. Ace Dies" was huge. Luffy's breakdown and the teamwork to get him out alive felt intense, and Koby's big moment was so incredibly satisfying. We finally had a real idea of how huge the gap in power between Luffy and the big players on both sides truly was. Stories like this are just unforgettable no matter how much time goes by.
Oda kills so little even now. He loves the fake out deaths because he seems to enjoy killing just not the act of being gone.
So at this point it's like ehhh IS HE DEAD?
Even in more recent chapters when a character goes down no one 100% thinks they are dead who knows. Which unfortunately takes a lot of agency out of deaths because even by time it's accepted it's not in the moment it's a delayed death
Yes. I did not believe it when ace died. It also helped that around this time, bleach had so many fakeouts too. It's interesting though that after ace's death (the most successful arc in one piece to date btw), Shonen jump started killing more fan faves in Naruto, reborn!, Bleach, Beelzebub, toriko etc
Talking about Mihawk:
"Holy cow, that man is..."
Hot right?
"Powerful."
Oh....yeah.
"Mariah shows up with his zombie army. How cute." LOL THIS IS MAKING ME LAUGH MORE THAN IT SHOULD. SO MUCH SHADE TO THIS MAN
Im dead 😂
Man? I thought he was an onion
*shade is that a pun???
As a person that likes Moriah alot, that was really funny but the disrespect for my weird laughing, odd shaped, shadowy boy.
How is this comment 2 days old? This was uploaded today🤔
I love how luffy is an idiot but always reads and connects with people so well.
Your gentle intellectual way of explaining freaking one piece in a way a book reviewer would, taking the time to dive into characters. FREAKING ONE PIECE CHARACTERS, in all their glorified sillines and over-the-top-ness as actual human beings is such a serotonin boost for me.
I hope you treat more manga this way, like naruto or hxh and not just mainstream manga like berserk (though i would love it a lot) please keep doing what you do. I adore it
As an anime and book nerd, I definitely agree
I watched the anime and I remember Ace saying something along the line of "Even though everyone is dying for my sake I cannot feel anything but happiness and tears won't stop falling". Idk which translation is right but I thought I'd put it out there. To me it felt like he found his answer. Life was worth living.
Fun(?) Fact: Akainu was the vice admiral who firebombed Robin’s home island
Innocent Civilians* that were being Evacuated
And its not FuN
Another fun fact: the devil fruits of the admirals are very ironic. Akainu being cold hearted gets lava, Aokiji who's warm hearted gets ice. Kizaru talks and acts slow despite being the speed of light
i saw you in another vid
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@@waynicliz Yeah, like many folks here I’m an OP fan who stumbled onto BookTube because of Daniel and Merphy. They even got me reading Wheel of Time
Zeff: "I didnt survive 85 days on an island to be known as the ate his own foot guy!"
LoL poor zeff
I was cackling when she called Zeff that.
Merphy is just like Luffy when it comes to remembering names.
And the sad thing is anime only fan still think he loses his leg to protect sanji.
@@ACE-lf3yi so what? Doesn't matter elitist
I love watching people go through One Piece for the first time. It really helps me reconnect to these moments the way I did the first time I read them myself. It’s one more taste of that first high.
This story is just so good.
I just watched Marineford last weekend and it wrecked me! I thought this was a happy go lucky show about a misfit band of pirates. I never anticipated I would cry over a boat (RIP Merry), or that there would be any kind of emotional turmoil. But here we are. My heart hurts for these characters and I love them so much! Oda is a masterful story teller
Creating One piece theories is a fine art which entails throwing everything at the wall. Only to have Goda call you Jon Snow
This hear is beautiful done sir
Yeah. It's normal in the one piece community to discuss about theories for hours and that's not even enough
@@D__634 for it was the cross with the GOT reference
@@LEThavFUNnSMILE I saw that "Jon" Snow at the end.
i dont get the Jon Snow reference, but imma pretend i do and laugh anyways 😂
Oda is the master of off-screening fights, so many cool moments left to the imagination
Get use to it. Lol
fights and rumors, lot of stuff happens outside, and not revealing that, is one of the reasons why Opiece world feels the way it does, right?
From this stuff comes the main conflict I have with anime and the criticism of the generic shonnen pple.
And its not only because Oda decided so, but any information from the pirate era (in our world) is left to speculation. There really are many things that we will never know about them, and Oda chose a perfect context to create one piece
Fight and cool move are not really a big part of One Piece otherwise Oda would have to draw this for another 10 years lol
to be fair if every fight was shown then One Piece would be way longer than it already is, he's also leaving it to the anime to fill in the blanks so its not being left to the imagination anymore.
I absolutely love the fact that Oda doesn’t draw fights for a sake of drawing fights.
I just wanted to point out that by the end of marineford it had been almost two hole years of one piece release with only Luffy, without his crew. I think it speaks volumes on Oda's genius and confidence how he could maintain the story as engaging as it is during this hole period while sidelining most of his main characters.
I swear they should be teaching one piece in literature class. My fav part of marine fort was when ace died the two panels of smile and frown symbolizing the drama mask of comedy and tragedy. The symbol which was on his hat when he was first introduced. There’s just so much to dissect every time you read through/ watch a reaction.
Merphy hating Doflamingo for what he did in Marineford, that's cute.
hes by far my favorite villain in the series i hate him so fucking much XD
@@seraphlord for me the thing is, I don't even hate him.
He's a terrible person, but I actually like him, or at least I like how charismatic he is.
If the one piece world was real, and I was a strong pirate/outlaw in that world, I could see myself joining Doffy's crew, just because of how paradoxically cool he is.
Guaranteed, she'll be fan girling come Dressrossa.
Doffy actually points out that reality is most cruel thing on their world and also in ours
Doffy such a boss Hahaha
"Buggy stumbles into success, but that success is pretty freaking huge" is a perfect summation of his character
Merphy: "This video is long. I might give you a run for your money"
Me : Watching 4hr video retelling the events in one piece
That one guy with the PCP Lecture, LOL!
Me: listening to 10 hours of the reverie stream
@@mariar.7616 Something is gonna end in failure...
@@AutumnExplorer either it's gonna be the raid or Morj's career
@@samt3412 Pretty much, Mr. Morj is going to make a video talking about how the raid will still fail even after Luffy uses Gear 5th or awakens his devil fruit.
Meanwhile the fandom is going to be like like: "The next raid is going to be on that ass! Get for the next storyline, the Morj Punishment Arc.
Ancient Zoan-Type; Human Human no Mi, Model: Dad's Belt, lol.
"Calling him Dragon's Son and not by his name is a way to dehumanize luffy"
Says Merphy calling a lot of villains "lava guy" "light guy" etc etc e.e
Well, that's a very Luffy thing to call them all
@@jj8762 ??
For sure, Ace's death is not a moment I think anyone LIKES, but it is certainly narratively compelling. I don't have any comments to add to this other than just hearing you talk about this arc was enough to get me to cry. Multiple times. Had to pause the video a lot.
Great review.
Are u sure akainu didn't like that??
@@purusingh6085 lol.
An editor actually tried to stop Oda from killing him but Oda created Ace to be killed so he refused
@@hydrocy.9165 hes last words were really sad but death wasn't all that shocking as i was already spoiled 😭but still cried so yeah it is still sad
@@boyy9482 Nah man his death felt so forced, it's like Oda rushed into making a situation to somehow get Ace killed and the best way he could come up to kill him was because Ace couldn't handle middle school insults from Akainu, makes me hate Ace tbh, his last words were "Thank you for loving me" yet his love for his younger brother was so weak that he couldn't swallow his pride only to get killed and spit on Luffy's hard work. In the anime with the face Luffy makes while crying looks kind of stupid, makes me feel bad for him but doesn't makes me feel all that sad.
You know why doflamingo and the rest philosophising makes even more sense ? That's because the warlords are just as much spectators as they are actors. They are here to defend their title or to watch the era change, but really they are mostly chilling during the war. You can FEEL that they are much less invested in their job than say, the admirals. Even freaking kizaru seems like he has more skin in the game.
Well, with the exeption of kuma (paw paw)
Akainu was up to his elbows in work.
*sad badumm ts*
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Yeah, if all the Warlords went all out… the Marineford War would be over before it could properly begin. Doffy and Mihawk alone would stomp all the commanders up to Marco.
@@papaofthejohns5882 Doffy really could give most of the commanders a run for their money. He would probably beat all of them one on one. I still think Mihawk is weaker than Doffy. While Doffy was never seen struggling even once, Mihawk was stopped a few times by Flower Vista among others. Not that Mihawk ever looked worried but at least like he could be stopped temporarily. Doffy didn't seem to have that problem. He just did whatever he wanted and nobody could do anything about it.
I swear the way you talk about this series makes me emotional like it's my first time reading it again haha it's so great!
So glad that you mentioned the hat Asce made for Oars, such "small" details make one piece what it is and are always worth mentioning.
“Luffy is the main character from our point of view. He is not the main character in this world.” (at 44:15) This perfectly stated sentiment is why One Piece is so epic.
"Even in death, even with half of his head blown clean away, his body refuses to yield. His mighty figure cutting swathes through his foes ,was truly monstrous.
Over the course of his battle , he received a full two hundred and sixty-seven blde wounds , the bullets he endured total one hundred and fifty-two , and the cannon balls he withstood amount to fourty-six and yet not a single scar of disgrace on his back ."
-------------CHILLS--------------
The greatest death in all of fiction
Whitebeard all his life was seeking his family.....
Vin Diesel: Say no more
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤩🤣
Vin Diesel bout clapp stupid magma guy lol
Just a small thing to clarify, Luffy only lost 10 years of life. I'm just mentioning it because you seemed to be thinking it was more than that. The healing hormones that cured the poison are the only ones with that effect. The energy ones that just allow him to ignore exhaustion to keep fighting, don't. Those just make it so you feel the accumulated exhaustion after their effect ends, but have no other stated effects.
I think she said that because he used Gear Second many times while it's been said to reduce his life ^^
@@Daevalys that seems to be something he overcame since post timeskip he dosent rebound when going into gear second anymore. Probably because he only uses it in burst to power attacks now instead of forcing his body stay at 200% for a whole fight.
Totally, he has lost more than just 10 years as everyone he activated 2nd gear is some of his life lost
Merphy-English dictionary time:
Doctor Guy - Doctor Hiruluk
Eat-his-own-foot Guy - Zeff
Sleepy Navy Guy - Aokiji
Evil Stupid Lava Guy - Akainu
Furry Pink Coat Guy - DoFlamingo (the coat is feathery BTW)
Squidward Guy - Squard
PawPaws - Pacifistas
PawPaw Guy - Bartholomew Kuma
Hawkeye - Mihawk
Important Guy/Some Guy - Sengoku
The Guy Previously Known as HornedNose Guy - Whitebeard
*Note: this is what she says only in this episode. For previous entries go check on their respective videos
**I'll try to update, feel free to call when missing names
Who is squidward? I was only listening and i dont remember
@@richardfarkas8710 Squard
Merphy's basically luffy at this point, remembering people only by random nicknames
-Stupid- Swan Guy - Bon Clay
My favorite is when she calls the pacifists - pawpaws
"Hot guy gets fisted by a hotter guy"
In all seriousness I have never experienced anything remotely similar to reading Marineford weekly as it came out in my life.
So much enthousiasm, so much hype, so much tragedy. No one believed Ace would die. Even after Sakazuki melted his heart and lungs. And then, in came chapter 574 "The Death of Portgas D. Ace. Also known as sledgehammer to the ribs.
And then chapter 576 "The Great Pirate Edward Newgate". I can't read it without tears in my eyes and every hair standing. Probably my favorite single comic chapter of all time.
The man died standing, with half his face missing, swords protruding, not a single coward's wound. And like his unyielding body, he never compromised his morals.
"It has been passed down since ancient time. And in the future.. Some day... Someone will appear carrying the history of all those decades on his back, and challenge this whole world to a fight."
Hmmm... I wonder who that might be. It's not like Whitebeard would spoil this story for us.
"Hot guy gets fisted by hotter guy" is the best take on Ace's death I've ever heard.
Ace in the Hole? More like Hole in the Ace
Keep calm and Gintama
Hate you for the first sentence lmao
“Sorry this was so long” me sitting there wanting it to be even longer
Its throwing me so much the way merphy uses the word "overpowered". Like shes not wrong in how she uses it.. but im realizing "overpowered" is colloquially used to depict both, being overwhelming powerful, and being completely outclassed.
“Sanji… and the the eat the foot guy”
She gets better with nicknames every week haha.
she got some Robin skills XD
She's slowly becoming Luffy
eat his own foot guy musy be the best nickname i've heard yet
@@nejma2667 Robin likes Luffy so much that she has adopted his weird nicknaming habit and usually knows what he would think about a person. Purely a platonic love though.
Do you think that she is going to call Law trao guy
Baby Oars was so precious to everyone no matter that he only was thrust into our lives for a few chapters. Also, you mentioned someone stabbed him in the back, that was actually Mariah using his shadow to impale Baby Oars through the chest and it was just protruding from his back; you can also tell it was Mariah because the shadow had a gecko (like his name) on the end of it. Also, regarding Koby and the voices in his head, I know you'll be doing a re-read so I won't say it outright, but Koby is not the first character we've seen go through this kind of trauma.
Looking forward to more 1.5 hour long reviews since Oda just seems to make bigger and bigger arcs, but it's what we're here for.
No hate but Gecko Mariah is just too funny
Baby Oars has always been in my top 10 characters and people always seem confused when I say that. Glad some people understand his greatness!
Mariah LOL
Dude imagine the length of the Dressrosa review
@@zubabbie472 And she already hates Donflammingo
I think one of the things that I am absolutely obsessed with from one piece is how efficient Oda actually is in creating an emotional response. Ace could have made Oars anything, given him any sentimental object. But he gave him a straw hat that he made himself. Even before this, Chopper and his hat from Hiriluk.
Then there's the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's ship. We don't need a whole backstory about how much that ship means to WB and his crew. We already know from Water 7 just how much someone can get attached to a boat and we were right there with the SHs crying along side them. So when WB loses his ship, we empathize and instead of coming across as cheesy, we feel that loss too.
Everyone is prepared to fight to the bitter end, Shanks shows up and says, "Anyone who still wants to fight, you'll fight me and my crew." and suddenly NO ONE wants to fight anymore lol. The Red Haired Pirates are massively powerful. Period.
Shanks waltzed in and stopped a war.
What a way to establish just how powerful a character is without them fighting.
Don't forget he stopped the Beast Pirates from showing up to Marineford on the way.
Actually it’s the other way, pirates already wanted to stop except BB group who were on high, Marines foot soldiers were done and exhausted but their top brass was just getting too high after accomplishing their mission and forced their soldiers to keep fighting and even if someone wanted to stop no one knew how so suddenly some super powerful who can shake and put everyone back in thinking state arrived. It was perfect excuse for everyone to stop without losing a lot of face
Funny how this review and the Avatar movie that does not exist has close to the same runtime. And I would watch and/or listen to this review again and again just cause.
*leans back in chair and just stares into the middle distance*
*there is no movie in Ba Sing Se*
Cedric Sy
*Here we are safe. Here we are free.*
Merphy talks about one of the best arcs in one piece for just one and half hours then says: I'm sorry for the length of the video i know you guys say don't apologies for the length of the video we love long videos well i might give you a run for your money
Also tekking101: Makes a hour long video about this very specific devil fruit user who we just see for 2 panels
Ever since Tekking made a 20 minute video on Chu, I've been careful to never underestimate his power
@@tonypalazzolo6552 is chu the cow?
@@suprisedabraham1711 Just googled it he's the fishman from Arlongs crew that lost to Usop.
@@suprisedabraham1711 chu is the fishman who got set on fire and then beaten by usopp.
fr most of us just watched a 10 hour discussion stream about this shit an hour and a half is just par for the course really
I don't think it's a spoiler to say Roger is dead, they totally showed it in the anime and there were a lot of witnesses. Shanks is a character that we all feel like we know but we know so little about, is that even his real name or did he just have a penchant for stabbing people? We don't know. He didn't have a devil fruit when he met Luffy but is that still the case or did he get one to compensate for his missing arm? No clue.
Sure, a world with magical powers certainly could not make it possible for someone to fake their own death or have an imposter.
@@IncubiAkster it's not impossible but very very unlikely and it would take spoilers to emphasize Rogers death.
I wonder if she knows about Mihawk's quote about Luffy's "true power" exactly what she said 25:41
Also, the guy who attacked Luffy, Ace and Mr. 3 was Sengoku, Fleet Admiral of the Navy, so he's ranked above even the 3 admirals, he's actually the leader/commander of the entire Navy in the world of OP. He has a mythical Zoan devil fruit, model Buddha, which is why he's called "The Buddha" Sengoku. He and Garp has both fought together against Roger back in their younger days. And since both Shanks and Buggy were on Roger's ship, Sengoku knew about them both, but Shanks rose up and became strong enough to be a Yonkou (Emperor). Not spoilers, most of this has been stated or hinted at during the war.
So yeah he agreed with Shanks about ending the war, letting Shanks and the remaining Whitebeard pirates take care of the burial of Pops, Ace, etc and said he'll take responsibility.
“I liked that when Ace died, Luffy didn’t get power ups, transform or some shit like some other typical shonen main characters. He just cried. He broke down and just cried.”
Copy-pasted from a comment I saw in the past, I still remember it cos I liked it so much. Even for One Piece having the most absurd world and extremist characters, it’s so amazing how real their emotions seem to feel like.
Merphy definitely didnt get that vibe because this is her first shounen to read. So as a book reader, this is probably just a normal for other stories to have that kind of reaction. I guess it is nothing new for her.
Yeah, because there was intervention from another character (Shanks) to effect the plot in the same way as power ups usually do in Shounen which would somehow get the hero out of trouble because of the power level of the 3rd party. Nice try tho.
Yeah ikr.. I would have legit got upset if luffy went like angry super saiyan or freaking 9 tails stupid demon... Instead all he did was what every " sane person " would do.
@@AniCryptoEarnings You're right, because every "Sane person" has a hidden one in a million power up which activates at the right time to save Ace right before his head was about to be chopped off.
It’s cause oda is actually a good writer and one piece isn’t a typical shonen
Oda: *does something
Merphy: "and I REALLY LIKE THAT"
I feel you.
We all do
now she sees why arcs like long ring long land amazon lily and eventually zou exist and why thriller bark was a bit more comedic...oda needs time man..he wants to make the arcs better in the future so he needs time thus he will push out a smaller arc inbetween big ones so he can plan them better and do more in them then if he just went from big arc to big arc...thats how we get jaya..a great small arc...thats why one piece works..if it was all big intense arcs man i would get overwhelmed..we need 5-10 cool down chapters
@@razkable the smaller arcs are setup arcs,not that theyre worse than the payoff arcs,its just that the payoff is so good,people often miss that every arc in onepiece has something great in it,even punk hazard,my personal least favorite due to the weird panelling inconsistencies. Punk hazard is by no means bad,its a setup for dressrosa which itself is a setup arc for wholecake which itself is a setup for wano. I could rattle off 10 good things about punk hazard right now but you know if you know
What I love about Marineford that most people don't mention is its theme about family and the worth of family and what defines it. With Ace rejecting his blood family for his adoptive one but the marines not accepting that, Garp and his choice of duty or family(too little too late), Whitebeard's whole thing about his crew being his family and dying for them, Teach betraying family for power, Luffy risking everything for the sake of family. There are bigger themes going on here about choices and justice but there are also these small ones that really bring the story full circle and add a little more(a lot) emotion to it.
This is the most masterfully put together reaction and analysis of a first read I have ever seen. Merphy, your willingness to engage closely with fans in discord and to focus on all the little details in this readthrough has made this series of yours an absolute masterclass in reviewing.
To this day the image of Luffy sitting there broken, eyes white, mouth open, and head back brings tears to my eyes. So few stories have impacted me in this way. One Piece is near and dear to my heart and always will be. Thank you for deciding to take this journey.
Merphy in a Nutshell:
I love Luffy, I believe that Buggy is going to be the Pirate King.
I'm all in for Buggy being the next PK, it will be so hilarious.
27:28 No it's not his haki, he just has that charisma, that aura. It's not an ability, it's a natural trait. It's basically the same skills he used to win you over: his honesty, naivety, bluntness, care, and everything else that he just wears on his sleeve for everyone to see. We see a few clear examples of this in Impel Down when Buggy and Mr 3 are desperately trying to betray Luffy, for him to reply with a "I'm thankful you are ok" or stuff like that, and it pains them. Galdino even says to Luffy something like "the more I stay around you, the more I forget we are not friends and I don't like you" when he saves him from Magellan. Or as early as Orange Town with Shu Shu, the dog (and collaterally with Nami). Why is Hammock in love with him? Why did Jinbe accepted to help and protect him, even after his answer to Ace? The answer to those questions is the same as the answer to "Why do we love Luffy?" and it's also the answer to why people form ranks behind him. Yes, he is a selfish ass that will only do whatever he wants, but he wants what's right, regardless of benefit or effort, in front of everyone and for everyone to see, because he just doesn't give half of a crap. And that, in Mihawk's words, is an extremely dangerous ability.
To this day, White Beard standing in death was the coolest damn thing I've ever seen.
Fun Fact: One Piece has recently surpassed Batman and has become the second best selling comic books of all time!!
I love how your username is mosshead
One piece greatness
And One Piece has been in circulation only about 1/3 of the time Batman has been in circulation.
holy shit really? watch out superman one piece is coming for you!
@@TheUnknown3994 that's one going to be hard, but I hope we will achieve it after the last chapter drops.
This review was everything I expected from you. Both insightful and extremely engaging. Fastest hour and a half of my life.
I enjoyed reliving this arc with you so much, I completely forgot I just watched thru an hour and a half of content… and I still want MORE