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So Oda's doing the thing here where he has a character spell out another character's entire motivation and development, and while that can at times be a sign of bad writing, here it works really well. Franky's in some deep denial here (ironically kind of like how Usopp was when they had their conversation about the Merry) and needs to hear what Iceburg's saying. And again, it's more effective because it's Iceburg who's saying it. Their history has been so fraught, but they're still brothers.

It doesn't hurt that the message itself is so, so important. Franky undoubtedly contributed to Tom's death, and everything he's done since then has been a form of self-punishment trying to atone for that mistake. But that's not what Tom would have wanted. It's not anything Iceburg or Kokoro or anyone else demanded of him. The only thing keeping Franky from living his dream is a cage made of his own guilt.

One Piece is a series that prioritizes freedom above all else, but the road to that freedom is usually blocked by what seems like insurmountable obstacles that can only be cleared with the help of others. Sometimes those obstacles are external, but just as often they're internal barriers that prevent characters from pursuing their own happiness. And for all the issues Iceburg and Franky have had in the past, this is what Franky needed to hear in order to unlock that cage and live his best, freest life.

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Just as Franky sacrificed years of time and energy towards the unification of the Water 7 underground, his minions are sacrificing quite a lot in trying to get him to leave. They freely admit they're kind of stupid and weak on their own, and there's no guarantee that they'll be able to survive without his protection.

Iceburg ends up taking them all under his wing making it a moot point, but right now that's not a guarantee, and yet they're trying to get him to go anyway. It reminds me a little about how Usopp's mom never said a bad word about Yasopp leaving them to pursue the seas. Sometimes there's negative consequences to pursuing one's dreams, but the series always presents it as being worth the cost.

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10/20 happy birthday tyranno! you get bigger and bigger every year 🥹🎉🐁

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Rough drawing of this silly idea I got that I really wanted to draw.

You know when you and your friends are getting scolded and suddenly one of your friend starts making a face and you gotta try not to laugh, but now everything is funny? Yeah.

Brook wasn't even doing anything, he was just sitting there taking the earful like a champ.

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4 left

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Back to reading One Piece 🫠

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All new Franky drawing 😮😮😮 onmatwober day 20 Franky

I made him a little beefy in this one but he is perfect I think

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Certain speculations on Crocodile's 14 year stay in Alabasta

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this duo is my everything 😭💖

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This has been sitting in my head for a week and it took me forever to decide which Strawhat to do it with 😂

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Badtober prompts used:

Day 18- my dad

Day 19- words/text

Day 20- super ugly

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Playing around with my art style and a vague threat made by the dad jokes squad

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pre ts gang ✨

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drinking buddies

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*Fluffy Shirts your pirates*