#chapter 1111

[supernaturallyginger]

[mugiwarabr]

New illustration by chapter 1111

[maximumqueer]

Chapter 1111 spoilers

I have so many thoughts about this latest chapter, but I'll start with this.

Oda having Zoro's finishing attack against Rob Lucci not actually take him down was such a good decision narratively, if Oda's building to what I think he's building to with Zoro's character.

Zoro obviously thought that he was the one in control of this fight, that if need be he could end it at any time, and him not doing that was more of him testing his strength/not viewing Lucci as worthy of his full strength. (Which we as the audience can recognize is horrible timing to be playing around during a fight, but if I remember correctly, Zoro is not aware that the Gorosei have arrived, and as such views his actions as completely fine for the moment.)

Then Sanji insults him, which strikes a nerve with Zoro and makes him go to one shot Lucci. Only it doesn't work. Lucci, while obviously hurt, does not fall. And then Zoro makes this face.

And maybe I'm reading too far into things, but the dialogue "He's still standing..." paired with that face just screams disappointment to me. Not his usual annoyance, but disappointment in himself for not being able to end the fight with that one hit. And with the additional context of him not once but TWICE being called a burden/deadweight, which he was denying on both occasions, the second time being him attempting to show that he could have ended Lucci at any point only to FAIL at that????? I think Oda might be setting up Zoro to have his own Water 7, Whole Cake Island moment, where his deep buried feelings of not being strong enough finally rear their ugly head. Or at least I hope that's where Oda is going with this.

Because while Luffy is often brought up (at least on here) as being pretty badly mischaracterized (Which I 100% agree with), I also think Zoro is right up there with him. He is so often boiled down to badass stoic swordsman (which he is) but he also so much more than that as well, and hopefully this scene is the catalyst for Oda finally breaking him down as a character. There have been small moments, but nothing as big as Usopp in Water 7 or Sanji in Whole cake. I just really think Zoro is overdue for and arc like that.

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Bases Loaded

No I will not go one step further until we address this. Gnawing a tree down into a big baseball bat is one thing, I can understand that. The hair aviator goggles were pretty believable. Did...did this mofo just conjure paint and a batter's helmet? This is seriously the strangest G5 bit by far and that's saying something when we also had:

Getting the cuffs smacked off is my favorite touch. The baseball gag though, it's so funny and I love it but it really does feel like a new level of cartoon silliness. Trivia time! Where else have we seen a baseball theme? Baroque Works, Mr. 4 & Mr. 9. And I can't help but notice the more cartoon art style is leaking. The demon Gorosei are evil looking but it's still a very flowy family of designs. The giants do too, lighter and sillier. Even get some weird stuff like an almost Dutch Angle shot as they're running away. Noticed last night the anime is getting in on this too. It slowly escalated throughout manga Egghead, so if we're doing stuff like introducing sparkly transitions now I'm curious what Toei does with this leg of the arc.

For all that weirdness around the main scene though I don't want to miss this. Because it was subtle but if you've been following along you'll probably recognize the core thread. Jinbei arrives, Zoro has won but is wasting time because Lucci stayed on his feet. So Jinbei smacks the shit out of him. It's hilarious but he knocks Lucci right to someone he can report to. We saw this type of thing in the Onigashima Raid. It was nice to let Jinbei have his time to shine early in the arc and he was solid for going to grab Zoro...but it's kinda like Nami and Luffy. You can't quite reign him in. Think like Usopp making shoddy repairs until we got a proper Shipwright.

That's the type of thing I see as justifying the final role of a Quartermaster regardless of who it may be. It rings hard when it's Jinbei coming up short. But he is just the Helmsman. Like the other adults his arc should be lightening up. One of those big reasons Kiku at least works as a template is because there's someone who'd make sense to find freedom in being more of a fussy tightass.

Oh huh? Never mind all that...Robonosuke. This dude is huge! Like, my goodness I knew he was big but this mecha monstrosity looks primed to wreck shit. Good cliffhanger. Ready to see what he does. Sad we're going to have to wait a bit but I've gotten used to it.

All this though, it leaves us in familiar territory for Egghead. Feels like we just escalated again while still not changing the core issues. The Straw Hats are roped into stuff that doesn't concern them, they're taking their eyes off the ball, being a little too loose and carefree is causing all this to spiral. Definitely have to prepare ourselves for the real possibility we come back and launch into another cutaway segment. But we'll have a few weeks to chat about that sort of thing.

[zibus]

gear 5 haters can suck it, this shit's hillarious

[jinbedreams]

I just think its neat when Jimbei grabs Zoro like hes wrangling a misbehaving kitten . . .

[fallensnowfan]

Very important lad on Luffy's shirt in the chapter 1111 color spread.

[zonaenthusiast]

ONE PIECE CHAPTER 1111 SPOILERS

Two things.

First, can I be Jinbe here?

And second, just this!

[calekinnieplus]

“Primordial really is a twisted fellow. Letting a pure woman take the path of a Demoness would be so much better; however, generation after generation, you pass the damage down. And for what? Isn’t the main goal merely to seek revenge on fate?”

Oh, interesting... revenge on fate, huh

[thelamebat]

Chapter 1111 joy post incoming

They hold the power of the sun on the palm of their hands /ref

Lmao his eyes and sandals ok, but his short cuffs?? His X and eye scar!?!?!?? KJHFDG

HE PUTS THEM BACK ON LIKE STICKERS. You absolute goober.

You can’t be this aware of your character design fxvkjh

Ohmygod 😭

NOOOOOOOOO

JOY OVER

[supernaturallyginger]

Monster Trio // chapter 1111

[algumaideia]

What is going on???

At this pace Vega punk will say nothing

Luffy at cartoon mode is funny

[maximumqueer]

The amount of sheer fucking joy these panels bring me is actually insane. Like, how can you possibly hate on Gear 5 when it allows for shit like this???

Also, every time Luffy uses hammerspace, I become more hopeful that at some point he's just going to pull out a giant mallet from nowhere and play whack-a-mole with whatever villain he happens to be fighting.

[ichigoginchan]

jinbe be like: "your husband kept asking me about you, you gotta go with me now kid" lol

[zibus]

soon...

[lucylisy]

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