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Well, I definitely don't think Oda would have Shanks' arm itself play a role in the development of the Sea Kings. Blood only matters in the fight against Crocodile and in one of the one shots where Luffy is a Peaceliner fighting against an evil blood magician.

Reminder that Luffy has never come closer to losing than when Monet nearly single handedly defeated him.

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>If you aren't speed reading manga, you're a legit retard.

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maybe there's a moral code at play here about accepting what happens even if it comes at your expense and not resorting to an escalation
but I don't know, I don't have much info on one piece

was he really attached to that arm?

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because luffy was in the line of fire and would have died from the haki wave.

Oda forgot.

I think we're forgetting how far out Luffy was when this happens and he was nowhere to be found and attacked him in around in about 3 seconds so he did what a 300m dash in 2 second nds?

Weak-ass genes and bullship opness

>he put up his arm as collateral for his child support payments
Sounds legit.

I don't even get how speedreading's a thing. Nobody reads through manga and just misses out on details. What happens is I forgot. I binge Tokyo Revengers, didn't catch up for two weeks and forgot most of the plot.

>t.

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Keep Pynchon's name out yo mouth

it was a prosthetic all along idiots

youtu.be/zioM3t49wtU

Weakass Luffy from the start of the series beat the Lord of the Coast with a single punch, why wouldn't haki, which is a very advanced technique, easily kill him?

Neptunian ran off not because of his punch, but because he has the ability to commune with them because he is joyboy. Ez.

Why the fuck would you read garbage like Tokyo Revengers you retard

>Yea Forums oldfag starter kit

He was probably trying to teach Luffy a lesson. He's the holder of the Ni**a fruit after all.

You answered the question

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This is me too

I mean shanks did use haki in that moment, just not the one that would've protected his arm. I'd assume it'd just be a mistake by Oda planning a smaller story where shanks was a lot weaker at the time, but it'd be cool to see a path where shanks only has access to conquerers haki.

>was he really attached to that arm?
Not anymore

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He didn't make it in time to use it. He did use it afterwards to make the seaking swim away.

So he says, in a One Piece thread.

>American writer
Disgusting.

Because he has the fruit of arm arm, he can grow more

The real answer is that Oda didn't think that far ahead when he wrote the first chapters. Remember that OP could have been axed at any point. But OP fags can't admit this so they have to make these dumb ass justifications that when you actually think about it make 0 sense but they will still act like it's a valid reason and call you speed reader.

One piece may be garbage but it's vastly better that Shart Revengers you retard

Shanks arm getting chomped was a suggestion from an editor to have a big shocking moment in the first chapter

Why do people assume armament haki would have saved is arm? The jaws of those monsters are probably really powerful.
And no, he didn't let him eat his arm voluntarily, he saved Luffy just in time and lost the arm in the process

haki isnt canon to early one piece, its only canon to mid-series onward.
thats not a difficult concept to grasp.

Stfu you are stilll mad that Gear 5 is a masterpiece you edgefag

The sea monster could use at least Emperor level haki, what's hard to grasp

He thought that Luffy wouldn't be inspired enough if he didn't lose his arm. He wanted Luffy to feel indebted to Shanks for that shit and so Luffy would try his hardest to return the hat. The only question now is, was Shanks intentions virtuous? Or does he work for the World Government? Why would he suddenly tell them that Luffy ate the fruit he stole? Why essentially put out more of a reason to kill Luffy? Luffy doesn't need to end the World Government to become the King of the Pirates. So is Shanks trying to steer Luffy into destroying the World Government because they won't leave him alone otherwise?

They don't know the name though.

Why didn't Shanks give his hat to his daughter?

The title is pirate king. Not queen.

If the pirate king can't also be queen they're not the most free

Luffy played himself

Technically pirate king candidates have set their own standard and Luffy's is the one about freedom.

I actually like gear 5 since the gear 4 fight were very boring and repetitive. Hopefully G5 doesnt have a retarded time limit which breaks the flow of the fights with forced suspense.

Imaging being a grown ass pirate like kaido or big mom and wanting to become "king of the pirate" like a fucking child

Claiming a significant chunk of the ocean as your territory along the way ain't a bad deal
And everyone believes Roger left a shitton of treasure there considering he was the most successful pirate around

film red

Early One Piece was more comfy and more down to earth.

That was years before our current story, most likely explanation is that Shanks was a shitter back then and only then became actually strong. If luffy can become emperor level in a few years of actively traveling so can Shanks.

>unironically mentions books
You are beyond saving, kill yourself

This. The answer to every plot hole in One Piece is "Luffy's fruit bended reality." That was Oda's solution and we have to live with it.

>Shanks was too focused on getting to Luffy instead of coating his arm in haki
>Shanks CoA wasn't developed enough yet
>Shanks ten years ago was weak as shit
>Lord of the Coast ahs really sharp teeth
only ways I can rationalize this shit

magic wasn't invented yet.

yes. haki is a retcon. as a reader starting from 2005, i hate when newfags try to explain early storylines/battles with the knowledge of current One Piece.
it really frustrates me.

All entirely reasonable, so I don't know why you frame it like that

Should have retconned a speech bubble into ch1 (shanks thinking: I will not use haki in order to show Luffy what it means to be a pirate. I will let this sea monster take one piece (bolded) of me)

He was hoping Oda would give him a cool robot arm like he did Kid but Goda forgot again.

Shanks can still totally have a power that replaces his arm in battle. We don't know.

doesnt make sense hes not strong enough at that time he already become yonkou