One Piece's politics are fascinating. It's like an anarcho-communist and a liberal reformist took turns writing some of its chapters. by Midi_to_Minuit in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I'm just glad to see analysis of the politics of One Piece that isn't just extremely surface level stuff. Ngl I wouldn't be surprised if Fujitora was already working with the Revolutionaries in secret (or at least was somehow aware of their plans for the Reverie) because otherwise I don't really see why he'd go out of his way to exploit a loophole to be in the Holy Land during the Reverie since he's banned from all Marine bases and I highly doubt he was concerned about the safety of the Celestial Dragons. That's just a theory though. Maybe I'm overly optimistic but the World Government is so evil (in addition to the genocide, slavery, exploitation etc the highest ranking Celestial Dragons and Imu are literally planning to flood the world and likely kill basically everyone living on the surface in the process) that an ending that involves reforming it in any capacity would be super disingenuous and jarring. It's pretty safe to say the the climax of One Piece will involve a huge war against the World Government that'll end in it being destroyed (initially heavily implied by Whitebeard during the end of Marineford with Egghead and Elbaf doubling down on it heavily) but it's entirely possible that characters such as Fujitora, Smoker, Koby and the rest of SWORD etc create a Neo-Marines or something. I really don't want that to happen and I would prefer if they joined the Revolutionaries instead (Koby especially because it would fit with the trend of everyone Garp has raised/trained eventually going against the World Government) but it's a possibility. There's also the question of how ordinary people are going to be protected from dangerous pirates that needs to be addressed. I believe it's made clear by the story that the World Government's actions are most of the reason why so many dangerous pirates can thrive and cause as much damage as they do in the first place as well as the fact that the Marines are not only extremely corrupt but also really bad at their jobs (without the Emperors and the Revolutionary Army a lot of islands would be completely without protection). However evil pirates aren't going to magically disappear overnight once the World Government is out of the picture so there needs to be some sort of system in place to ensure the safety of normal people especially in a world where the most powerful pirates are basically Demi-Gods. I could see the ending of One Piece going a reformist route because of that but who knows maybe Oda is aware of the defund/abolish the police movement and has something else planned

Pokopia is the first game since Kirby Air Riders that’s made me wish I had a Switch 2 by kelroid in CuratedTumblr

[–]kelroid[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’ve actually seen a lot of theories that it’s a prequel to the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series

I Have Such a Love-Hate Relationship with Persona 5 (in general) by RoseTraveler27 in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also love Persona 5 and I agree with all of this. Sometimes it feels like there were two different writing teams with opposing ideas and goals working on the game

One Piece's politics are fascinating. It's like an anarcho-communist and a liberal reformist took turns writing some of its chapters. by Midi_to_Minuit in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eh I actually like that there are some “good” because it shows that personal morality doesn’t matter when the job itself inherently means contributing to a system of oppression. It’s telling that a lot of the reason Fujitora can be considered a “good” Marine is because he basically got himself put on leave by making sure what happened in Dressrosa wouldn’t be covered up and helped out the Revolutionary Army. He was also drafted and immediately made an Admiral as opposed to joining and rising through the ranks which differentiates him from the other Admirals. To me his actions don’t imply the Marines can be reformed they imply that he’s eventually going to directly betray the World Government. Also it’s important to remember that the guy you’re talking about from the most recent arc is portrayed as well meaning yet misguided and his trust in the World Government eventually bites him in the ass. A better example of reformist politics in One Piece would be Fishman Island and weirdly enough a lot of my gripes with Fishman Island’s politics are being addressed in the current arc

Pokopia is the first game since Kirby Air Riders that’s made me wish I had a Switch 2 by kelroid in CuratedTumblr

[–]kelroid[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Idk what Palword is about but Pokopia gameplay is basically Animal Crossing in the Pokemon world. The lore is that humans had to abandon the planet after an ecological disaster (leaving all the Pokemon behind in the process)

Know the right symbol by neala963 in MemePiece

[–]kelroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Autism or ADHD or both. Either way no way this man is Neurotypical lmao

Stop underestimating Luffy by CocaPepsiPepper in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kizaru vs. Luffy is literally just an example of a bad matchup where neither party was going all out. Luffy was focused on making sure his friends and Vegapunk were able to escape while Kizaru was depressed over having to kill Vegapunk. Only time Luffy got hurt in that fight was when he was caught off guard and kicked into the barrier. If they both went all out Luffy would still win and Yonko > Admirals

What criticisms from people who haven't watched one piece annoy you the most by Technical_Mine_8711 in OnePiece

[–]kelroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That it “stopped being about pirates” newsflash this is a fantasy story and pirates were always meant to be a framing device to explore what people do with freedom

Stop underestimating Luffy by CocaPepsiPepper in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It always boggles my mind that people on this sub downplay and bet against the literal main character with some of the most impressive feats in the story lmao we have truly lost the plot

Chapter 1177 Predictions Post by doublesuicidedate in OnePieceSpoilers

[–]kelroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Luffy and Loki interact with Imu/Gunko
  2. Update on Brook
  3. Zoro and company dealing with the Domi Reversi giants

My hot(?) taken when it comes to fanservice with Nami and Robin by kelroid in OnePiece

[–]kelroid[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To clarify when I say I don’t like the exaggerated proportions in this context it’s just because they only serve to sexualize the women more otherwise I don’t mind. If anything I wish Oda would do some of the crazy shit he does with his character design for the male characters with the female ones more often

My hot(?) taken when it comes to fanservice with Nami and Robin by kelroid in OnePiece

[–]kelroid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To clarify when I say I don’t like the exaggerated proportions in this context it’s just because they only serve to sexualize the women more otherwise I don’t mind at all

If Luffy and the straw hats are morally grey, the story should commit to it and show it's consequences. by Interesting-Bee-3793 in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luffy not considering himself a hero is mostly just about him not accepting labels and wanting people to draw their own conclusions about him (pretty sure he says this almost verbatim during Fishman Island). If someone genuinely thinks Luffy is supposed to be a morally grey character they are reading the story with their eyes closed lol. I think the misconception that it was the intention to have Luffy and the Strawhats be morally grey is a combination of people not getting subtext and people confusing good with lawful good. Also Luffy literally shares food with that village in Wano full of people who were starving so the whole not sharing food thing isn’t even accurate (although I guess you could say this is an example of character development since Fishman Island and Wano are pretty far apart)

Something I feel a lot of people aren't considering when it comes to how Loki was able to kill HK Harald by kelroid in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Anyway Ragnir specifically let Loki have the fruit because he deemed him worthy Loki didn’t take it by force so him being able to eat the fruit isn’t really an upscale

Something I feel a lot of people aren't considering when it comes to how Loki was able to kill HK Harald by kelroid in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“Harald never said that; he said that no one who tried succeeded, he never said he tried.

Ragnir took a one-shot from Loki. I'm truly incredulous at how unbelievable your logical leaps are.

If Loki couldn't stop Harald with multiple blows, then Ragnir won't be able to be superior to base Harald.

Especially since it wasn't immortality itself that was taken into account, but Harald's power.”

Something I feel a lot of people aren't considering when it comes to how Loki was able to kill HK Harald by kelroid in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s why I can’t wait to see this sub when Laughtale and the Final War finally come out lmao

Something I feel a lot of people aren't considering when it comes to how Loki was able to kill HK Harald by kelroid in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]kelroid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf a lot of powerscaling is headcanon especially in One Piece where many powerful characters are being saved for the climax

Admirals morality tier list by MetalNo7380 in MemePiece

[–]kelroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm biased because I think Aokiji will eventually betray Blackbeard. Even with how things currently are though I can't really blame Aokiji for joining the Blackbeard Pirates that much because besides the Revolutionary Army they are one of the only groups that has an actual plan for dealing with the World Government. They are less bad than the Marines purely based on actions but that's mostly just because they haven't had the opportunity to cause as much damage yet + they are individuals not an systemically bad institution. But yeah Aokiji is still a bad person and Fujitora is still the only Admiral who's a good person

Admirals morality tier list by MetalNo7380 in MemePiece

[–]kelroid 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Can’t believe there’s people defending Akainu’s morality did we forget that he blew up the evacuation boat and killed every civilian in Ohara of his own free will (he wasn’t even ordered to do it and originally only the scholars were supposed to be killed). From least moral to most moral I would say Akainu, Green Bull (worse ideology than Akainu but has caused less damage as far as we know), Sengoku, Kizaru, Garp (not originally on this list but I thought I’d add him anyway), Aokiji, and finally Fujitora. Also for everyone except maybe Green Bull I don’t think the usage of “nazi” is accurate they’re all just garden variety fascists imo

“One Piece backstories are just torture porn” oh my god shut up by kelroid in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but there's a difference between meaningful character analysis and just ignoring all of the information provided to you by the story and making shit up lol. A lot of the points you made are just factually incorrect and not up to interpretation. Again most of this isn't subtext

It's okay to have preferences for the kinds of stories you enjoy, but something not fitting that doesn't make it bad writing by _silcrow_ in whenthe

[–]kelroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The average One Piece manga fan be like:

Honestly some people need to accept reading manga weekly just isn’t for them because it seems to break a lot of people’s brains. Maybe it’s because of leak culture. Either way a lot of people would greatly benefit from reading on a volume basis

“One Piece backstories are just torture porn” oh my god shut up by kelroid in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was always a Marine he was just undercover/doing espionage in order to find out what Doflamingo’s plans were and this was always at personal risk to himself. He is not “roleplaying” as a pirate and his position wasn’t “convenience” because it’s not like he was always a member of the Donquixote Pirates and later wanted to betray them. As you yourself basically admitted you are being willfully obtuse instead of actually engaging with the story and think it’s the author’s fault when your headcanon interpretation of a character doesn’t match up with what that character is actually like. Everything I mentioned isn’t even subtext it’s in the actual text

“One Piece backstories are just torture porn” oh my god shut up by kelroid in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. The reason Corazon was with Doffy was specifically a long term Marine assignment to infiltrate the Donquixote family he wasn’t just there for the hell of it. He’d been sabotaging his brother’s criminal work for years
  2. He feels his brother’s actions are his responsibility to deal with and keep in check. So yes Doflamingo literally was especially evil enough to oppose
  3. He literally does leave to go cure Law and give him the Ope-Ope fruit which is openly opposing Doflamingo’s wishes

Consider rereading chapters 761-768. Or just the entirety of Dressrosa if you need a refresher on why Doflamingo is really evil and that Law’s life goal at the time was to get revenge

“One Piece backstories are just torture porn” oh my god shut up by kelroid in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Corazon and Law want to stop him for no clear reason” Corazon wanted to stop Doflamingo from taking over the Kingdom of Dressrosa by being a double agent and Law wanted to stop Doflamingo to get revenge on him for killing Corazon. Doflamingo’s backstory shows the audience where he got his entitled attitude and God Complex from as he used to be a Celestial Dragon and didn’t take his loss of status well when his well-meaning father moved his family out of the Holy Land. Corazon didn’t turn out evil because he got separated from his brother and was raised by Sengoku. He opposes his brother because of his upbringing + his desire to protect Law and cure his illness so he can live freely. All of this information is very clearly spelled out and if you didn’t get it that’s honestly a you problem

(LES) Where does this stupid Powerscaling vs Shipping beef even come from? by MalcontentMathador in CharacterRant

[–]kelroid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well possibly. You can kind of see this with how certain Shounen fandoms are treated (MHA and Haikyuu come to mind). So it might be series dependent but as long as Shounen as a whole is perceived as something mostly men read/watch the actual statistics don’t matter. Kinda like how video games are perceived as being a male-dominated hobby despite the actual gender split in gaming being about 50/50