#op 1053

[chenziee]

Being a pirate entering the Grand Line must be so terrifying right now. Imagine you're so excited to finally be entering the legendary sea, so fucking relieved to not have crashed into the Red Line ship first.... only for the first thing to see there to be a giant fucking whale with a yonko's giant fucking jolly roger painted on his nose....

[bas-writes]

at this point i'm afraid it might be a foreshadowing

[justsomeboredgirl]

IM CRYING HAHAHSKHSAKHSKAHSK

OUR "fake-it-till-u-make-it" BOI, BUGGY THE CLOWN, IS THE NEW EMPEROR HAHAHHAHAHAHAH

this is such an achievement yall im so proud of him (wipes tears)

BOW DOWN TO OUR NEW YONKO, BUGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[chance4choice]

Buggy The Clown has truly earned the right to enter the hall of fame for manga/anime characters who inexplicably fell upwards into a legendary class of their respective world

[khepiari]

One Piece 1053: The three-Three Billon Bounty Dilemma! And my birthright to comment on it! [Contains Spoilers]

{Okay, I have read chapter 1053. First of all Green Bull is scary. Secondly, Robin is safe, phew. Third, Pulton is on Wano.}

Since last night I have been laughing at Captain Buggy-Sama becoming the New Emperor! Underneath Buggy meme tweets I have been seeing people getting miffed about Luffy sharing same Bounty amount with Law and Kid, and how it makes them angry when Luffy defeated Kaido alone, and Law and Kid defeated Big Mom.

I am sorry, but you are reading the situation of the bounties is wrong. To World Government bounties were never method of power scaling, bounties are a means to judge their enemies’ threat level. They hyped Luffy up with his first bounty of 30 million to catch the attention of bounty hunters, they had assumed Luffy would be eradicated if his bounty was higher, either by them or pirate hunters! But that backfired, instead it gave Luffy the attention that made him an enigma from east blue.

We as a reader are getting the story told from an aware narrator perspective. But the events in One Piece universe are not linear or widely talked about. We have been with Luffy from the beginning, but the people of One Piece world hear about Luffy only when something drastic happens, and the bounties and the newspapers are the best means to explain this broken information trail.

Since the beginning of story other than us the readers, the only other people who know Luffy’s potential is World Government and Marines. Luffy, took down marines, pirates, kings, warlords within months of his debut on the seas. World Government knows he is a/the illogical invariable in their grand scheme of equations of ruling. Hence they placed the credit of Crocodile’s down fall on Smoker and Tashigi.

Similarly they must have hidden his actions with Captain Morgan, Captain Nezumi and more. By the time World Government realised Luffy was not a easy fly to catch he had already arranged an admirable crew, they jumped his bounty to 100 million, this time to attract other pirates who liked taking down rookies. Latest example of it being Kid trying to immediately eliminate Luffy after learning about his Emperor status!

And the 100 million bounty worked, Blackbeard came all the way to Jaya to catch Luffy, because offering his head to Marines would earn him shichibukai aka warlord title. Marines and World Government have always used bounties to spread the message they wanted the world to see. They hid the D. In Roger’s name, because Germa paid them or used their influence, they removed the wanted DEAD from Sanji’s poster, they can freeze bounty. Each poster is a message and threat and a boast that no matter how powerful a pirate is World Government can measure it in berries.

The world outside Wano will never learn of Luffy’s contributions, very much like, Alabasta, Dressrosa, Thriller Bark or Drum Island. At best Luffy is a legend; Lucy to Dressrosa, a cocky pirate friend of Chopper’s in Sakura, Luffylando to fairies or a warrior from Noland’s world to Skypiea people. The world knows of Luffy more is because of the den-den mushi mishap of Marineford, the entire world got to see him in action on the light scrolls. It is after Ace’s death that Luffy used World Government’s methods to trick them into believing he is ringing the ox bell to start new era, but it was actually to deliver his message to the crew.

Now let’s come to 3 billion berri new Emperor.

World Government wanted to remove the D. from the posters, the photograph printed of Luffy’s was not the approved one. Right now we are witnessing the display of 800 years of utter incompetency of the World Government, lack of communication between the five elders aka the Gorosei and Marines. Marines or World Government actually hired the same guys to print their posters who print the newspapers! A twittering Media Moghul Brid, who has been covering Luffy’s story since Marineford, named him the Fifth Emperor of Sea weeks back It shows us two things, World Government’s own network is broken and they have been in power for so long is all because of Mighty Marine Manpower.

Luffy, Law, Kid sharing same bounty amount is nothing but an attempt to cover up Luffy’s potential from the world. Why call him an emperor and not the other two or why is his bounty same with other two when he fought thrice them; all these thoughts are redundant when seen from narrative context.

The title of emperor comes not based on who you defeated or what you did, it comes from what your name holds. Blackbeard earned the warlord title, but he became Emperor only when he began taking over islands under his banner. Shanks has territories and allies all over grandline and he can stop WAR. We may laugh at Buggy-Sama, but he filled the arms trade void left by Doffy, Buggy also has cult like followers, may be it is by fluke, but influence is influence.

Luffy at this point is the most chaotic element in the world; a walking god that can communicate with sea kings and a cursed depressive elephant, a D. with a Grand Fleet of reputed captains with 5640 people, an Island under his flag, three allies from worst generation, a handful of kingdoms who are supportive of him, a diabolical grandfather, a criminal father, a dead notorious brother and another revolutionary brother, has amicable alliance with two worst generations. As for crew members he has a woman the only one in the world with knowledge of poneglyphs, an exiled prince, a former bounty hunter, a cyborg who knows the mechanics of Pulton, an ancient musician who has mysterious past, a liar who swayed the population against Doffy. These are few feathers on Luffy’s hat.

But World Government also doesn’t want Luffy to stand out much, and their intel collection is flawed. They believe what they hear and photographs they received. In their eyes, three worst generation rookies teamed up to defeat two emperors. Not only that, it is also a way of discrediting Luffy’s name, he maybe an emperor but he is not any better than his fellow peers, they have been trying to co-opt Luffy for their propaganda for days. But the initial aim of this decision backfired, the poster was meant to convey Luffy is just another Pirate who shot up the ranks, by omitting his D. and using his regular photos. Now people can clearly see he is not another rookie from his white bright as bulb, photo, people who know about DFs will understand he has awoken and people and creatures who have been awaiting the return of Joyboy/Sun God Nika might connect the dots! So new allies and new enemies will both come for Luffy now!

The three sharing same bounty amount is not Odachii undermining Luffy, it is World Government who has been repeatedly trying to erase Luffy from the existence of the narrative they have been trying to tell. Justice belongs to the victor, Luffy has with a steady speed been countering the story, it began with Marineford, the world saw there is no good or bad in violence. World Government and marines are meant to protect people, but throughout the story they have proved otherwise their goal is to maintain power, it never mattered if a country was brought to ruins. Fujitora is the first to accept responsibility of World Government’s failure, negligence and incompetence, the doubt in justice began with Kuzan, Koby wants to protect true justice that’s why he joined marines, Tashigi cried when she realised her job to protect people of Alabasta was done by Pirates, the marines who care follow their own code of justice, biggest example being Garp. There is going to be a fall out between the World Government and Marines in coming days, as the ruler and the execution bodies are no longer in sync. The three billion bounty poster is a last desperate attempt by World Government to control the narrative.

[otakv-trxsh]

Due to all the stuff he dropped on us and then leaves for a month

He knew what he was doing

[homemadebabka]

op 1053 spoilers!!!

they are so important to me

[rusycchi]

i could stare at his new poster forever 🥺

[kodzuken-chan]

OP Chapter 1053 Spoiler ‼️

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I just noticed Sabo's picture on the wall here💀 Oi Oi Oi, I don't like where this is going 🌚

[sateii]

the 11th one

[deadbutnostink]

I CANT kid and law really almost died to get rid of big mom and then buggy becomes the new yonko

Yknow kid is really really angry but imagine how scared buggy is lol

[capisback]

It’s actually really funny that they printed Luffy’s Nika form as his new bounty instead of going with his old picture because who’s gonna recognize him now? This is such a niche version of him, people are only gonna see it when he uses gear 5th, so who’s gonna look at the bounty, then look at normal Luffy, and make the connection that he’s Straw Hat Luffy

[megashadowdragon]

one piece 1053 on green bull

[justsomeboredgirl]

one piece 1053 bc obv i need to celebrate buggy

AYOOO NEW BOUNTIES ANNOUNCED

3 billion each awwwwww they're matching <3

i like luffy's poster sooo much hehehe, also law show us that handsome face! and kid... u look manic as always

also lmao world government is panicking lol, im so down for this mfs to run around like headless chicken

YOU GO NEWSPAPER MAN (sorry i forgot his name) SHARE THE REAL TRUTHHHHHH DONT LET THOSE WG MFS TEACH PROPAGANDA

i love the sheer chaos this man created; bc let's be real, if this guy aint dedicated to his job as a journalist, the world will never know what happen in wano

idk i feel it's important that ppl know monsters like kaido and big mom can be taken down, give them some hope ya know

also where's my man katakuri at? correct me if im wrong but he's heading to wano right? or is it juts my imagination bc i miss him so much

ALSO JINBEI ALONE IN THAT BANQUET HALL JSKSJKSJKSKSJSKS

and this precious pic <3

awwww these idiots

also my girl hiyori, i love that u can smile from ur heart again...

um yeahhh kozuki sukiyaki, oden's father, where u at this whole time huh.... but meh sorry, he's not interesting enough

im more interested w THIS

PLUTON???????????? u better fess up, old man, dont hang us dry like that bitch zunesha

as yall can tell, im still salty over zunesha clickbaiting us and then frickin left

um also... mr admiral, sir, arent u being kinda cruel? idk i mean yeah

this is kinda?????? torture??? kinda horrifying... idek guys, thoughts?

admiral is sus ngl

and luffy's "i dont want to be hero" attidude as usual <3

i love him so much

our humble but he thinks he's selfish boi <3

ALSO LMAO GIZAO HAHAAHAH just give up man, luffy thinks ur nakama

LMAO HIS FACE

pffft

thy're all friends ur honor (well according to luffy they are)

love this panel so much

freedom in wano at least and they're all truly happy from the bottom of their hearts

this is a real laugh and idk im just so touched

also

heh

buggy my man, u did it, fake it till u make it buggy boi

shanks ur looking sharp as always (and that's bc that poster is the only time we see ur damn face, odacchi, shanks in manga when?)

niceeeee buggy, "the bombastic clown" heh

fuck u teach

luffy my boy ily <3 and then before u know it, ur gonna be the pirate king AWWWWWWW

go get it boys, except teach bc fuck him

congrats on you guys promotion

conclusion:

WAHHHHH FINAL ARC SOON!! IM NOT READY

also break for 1 month right? thank you for your hard work odacchi! make sure to rest plenty! <3

[cheswirls]

haven’t seen anyone mention it yet so!!! <3

the kingdom sabo’s image appears in in 1053 is most likely the lulucia kingdom!! 

this all ties together rather well since lulucia has been mentioned several times before. brief summary below (and supporting evidence from 904 below the cut!)

lulucia is the setting for the first half of ace’s cover story, where he meets moda and infiltrates the marine base nearby (g2)

in 903, the princess captured by pirates en route to reverie is komane of lulucia

it’s mentioned in 904 that lulucia is a world government nation and therefore has marine protection. the marine flag is seen on the ships peachbeard destroys, most likely (??) dispatched from the g2 base

in 904 lulucia is shown being attacked by pirates before they’re overrun by the revolutionary army commanders. a flag isn’t shown at this time (neither in the ace cover story) but belo betty does use a flag as a symbol for the people to rise up

oda confirms in sbs 94 that lulucia is ruled by a corrupt king and after he returns from reverie, there is unrest within the kingdom

also in 904 moda mentions having to pay heavenly tribute to the celestial dragons (to remain within the world govt) has forced the common population into poverty

at the end of 904 belo betty gives the citizens the ra’s contact info and tells them to call if they ever needed assistance again

^ opening shot of 904, with the lulucia mountain range shown in the bg. this matches what’s shown in 1053.

^ close-up of the roof slats // on top you can see the stone

^ damage shown on the buildings // matching window shape in btm right. (right side of 1053 panel)

^ closer look at windows w/ rounded tops! (left side of 1053 panel)

^ more extensive building damage shown // double chimneys in center (match center building in 1053 panel) // on this one you can also see the support slats under the roof (top left) that match the 1053 panel (top right, near the sound fx)

these are all from 904!! there’s a decent shot of architecture in 301′s cover page as well. 

aside from that, i don’t think it’s unfair to say the emblem on the flag in 1053 looks like an L, which matches the kingdom name. (this part is pure speculation!) it could be that an uprising took place after reverie, and people put up flags to represent the kingdom they could finally be proud of. the damage could have been from the battle in 904, or possibly could have worsened in whatever revolution the country had after reverie ended.

sabo’s image in 1053 isn’t his wanted poster (although it is close) and the absence of his scar (this could be an error also!!) could mean this is a portrait in his image done by the citizens to show their support for whatever fate he holds following reverie (also in support of the ra in general, who helped them in their time of need and ((may have possibly?)) inspired them to rise up as well)

lulucia isn’t shown on the round-the-world trip taken in 956 to highlight people’s reactions to the warlord dissolution (i checked) so this could finally be showing them again in the aftermath! regardless i think this is a pretty good sum to the kingdom’s story (showing them again in 1053, i mean), and considering it all, it does make sense that sabo’s likelihood would be displayed there, considering the role the ra played previously in the kingdom 

[gumgumvibecheck]

wish we got the rest of the crew’s bounties. i wanna know zoro’s sooo bad. also i want to see if choper can crack 150. also robin’s? i wanna see robin’s. also just everyone’s. oda let me know what you know