>>11021
I see the Nobles as the Big Bads of the Sabaody arc, given that the other, stronger opponents were basically doing their dirty work.

>>11021
>>11022
Nobles are an entire race of Spandams.

>>11008
And your ultimate point on all of this is?

Perhaps I should have been a bit more specific in my post. By "good", I meant a willingness to collaborate with the protagonists. So, yes, the Impel Down arc was entirely made up of that.
Will it be good to have CP9 come back as "good" collaborators or even some anti-hero group? Like I said before, Hell no. It's way too overplayed.

Oda shits out fresh ideas for breakfast, so people need to stop looking to the past and praying for old characters to return in old overplayed ways, and look forwards to the new characters that will be coming up soon.

>>11030
ARRRRRRRRRRGAH I DID THINK OF THAT!

TO ARMS TO ARMS THERE MUST COME A GREAT GENOCIDE AND CLEANSING OF THE WORLD!

>>11031
If you define 'good' by if they support the protagionists, then you are a bloody fool.

Oda even had someone point out that Luffy is not a source of unwavering morality when he was raiding the world's most terrifying prison and through his actions releasing horrible monsters upon the world to terrorise the innocent, and he didn't care about any of that as long as he saved his brother.

If bastards help the strawhats because it plays into thier own agenda's that doesn't make them 'good', it just means the enemy of my enemy is capable of deriving mutual benefit from an alliance.

And if CP9 came back into the main story, which is your major beef, there are more positions than -Strawhats best friends / villians- for them to fall into, don't be so damm quick to decide you know how Oda would do it.
The guy's good at surprises.

Can anyone remember of any of Usopp's stories/other lies that have yet to come true in some way?

>>11036
'Kay~
Guess I'm a "bloody fool" for having you completely miss my point in two of my rants now.

Moving on.

>>11064

-Giant goldfish
-Mole-woman
-Cerberus

I know there's at least one more, but I can't for the life of me remember what that is.

>>11068
No no, he said lies that haven't happened yet.

>>11068
The cerberus, incidentally, came true TWICE.

I predict that at least one of the remaining Yonkou will be an utter bastard, and I think it'll be Kaidou. It's just basic probability, as far as I see it.

Kaidou is gonna be a big meany head. Big Mom is gonna be a big softy (also Lola's mom).
I'm also gonna go ahead and say those giant things at the end of Thriller Bark are somehow related to Big Mom.

>>11097>>11100
Anyone else think that if Kaidou IS a villain, that it will result in a team up of the Strawhats with X Drake and/or Gecko Moria?

When the strawhats finally reach Raftel, they will learn that One Piece has always been in their hearts. The crew laments this (Nami doesn't get treasure, its not the rio poneglyph, etc.), except for Luffy. With an obviously strained expression on his face, Luffy suddenly disappears into thin air. Followed shortly by the rest of the crew with looks of realization on their faces.

Let the adventure on Sniper Island begin!

We need a sun-powered villain in this. No, not someone powered by THE sun like Nuclear Man or some shit, like has a miniature sun for a fucking heart or something.

Hell, no, he IS a sun, whatever persona we see is just energy burning in odd temperatures and gases to give the illusion of shape and color.

>>11108
Sogeking confirmed for FINAL BOSS FIGHT

>>10118
More poll predictions from me:

The Impel Down escapees will all move up. Particularly interesting to watch will be Mr. 1's rating; he was the absolute least popular character last time, ranked below even Absalom! Will he get a boost from his role in this arc?

* At least some of the Whitebeard commanders make it on, as well as Oars Jr.

* Moria will take a hit in the ratings. Being pretty much confirmed as the weakest member of a given group can't be good for a shonen character's popularity. Doflamingo will move up.

* Akainu is hard to predict for sure, but I think it'll be in the extremes, either very high or very low depending on whether the Japanese fandom generally sees him as a badass or a complete bastard.

Comments?

>>11120
>Moria will take a hit in the ratings. Being pretty much confirmed as the weakest member of a given group
Bullshit.

>>11121
Easily the weakest

>>11122
How is he weaker than Crocodile? Hell I could make a case for him beating Hancock as well

>>11121
>>11122
>>11123
Hey! Doflamingo said it, not me.

Back on topic please.

>>11120
Hamburger Time, I was not aware you visited this forum.

>>11139
You a Troper, too?

>>9959
I can definitely see Sengoku teaming up with Magellan to hunt down the escaped prisoners. Impel Down now being in the hands of Hannyabal (WHOO!). This does beg the question, though.. what role would they play in the New World?

>>9974
Admirals are all Logia.. so that tradition has to stay. Which means... Aokiji, Kizaru and Smoker~

>>11165
Sengoku isn't a Logia. Nor is Garp, who was offered the position.

>>11166
Go away. Your sound logic has no place here.

Admiral Smoker >>> anyone else you can come up with.

>>11166
Sengoku = Fleet Admiral, not regular Admiral
Garp = Vice Admiral, not full Admiral

There are three regular Admirals
All are Logia
Harumph

>>11200
But before Sengoku was Fleet Admiral, he was a regular admiral.
Also, they wouldn't make Smoker an admiral because he's probably not obedient enough.

>>11168
Smoker is in no way or form capable of being an Admiral at this time.

>>11205
Maybe not now, but you know, maybe in TWO YEARS and all

My guess for a New World arc scheme:

Fishman Island arc
Elbaf arc (Usopp spotlight arc)
Robin and/or Chopper spotlight arc (could be one arc or two)
Doflamingo-related arc
Mihawk-related arc (Zoro spotlight)
Kaidou-related arc
Final war arc (World Government vs. everyone!)
Raftel (final battle with Blackbeard)

Probably totally wrong and kind of stupid. There will probably be arcs between FI and Elbaf, depending on how the Log Pose sets.

After hearing how Oda has stated some non-giant humans being upwards of 7 meters is simply natural variance in height, I am now expecting to eventually run into a duo of The World's Largest Man and Smallest Giant who are each others' approximate height.

>>11518
Someone's been reading Phantom Tollbooth.

>>11519

>>10622
Shalulia has pink hair too, doesn't she? I wonder if they're the same shade.

Here's a theory passed from the Giant in the Playground forums: the reason the World Government wants Bonney (alive) is because her ability to change age doesn't just "wear off" and can thus effectively grant immortality, which the Five Elders want.

As an extension of that theory is that this has what the Five Elders have always been doing since the World Government was founded 800 years ago, and Bonney has either always been the one to do it or she's just the latest one with the fruit's power they been searching for (either way, she could be way older than she looks).

The following theory is totally baseless.
Suppose that little girl who started the fight between Dorry and Brogy went back with the giants to Elbaf, along with a few other humans.
I can't think of a good reason why they would but that's not the point. Now suppose while there she has some children,. Children that grew up as warriors of Elbaf, humans with the heart of giants.
Now lets say one of this girls grandchildren happens to be a little girl living on Elbaf who just happens to be a complete coward.
Now lets just suppose she meets Usopp and decides to change her cowardly ways, so she joins the Strawhats and inevitably defeats the largest man to ever live, San Juan Wolf.
How you ask? Hito Hito no Mi: Model Giant, she has a normal loli form, a giant loli form, and a super giant loli form. The Oda-esq twist is that the maximum size of her giant form (and thus her maximum strength) is proportional to the size of her heart. Who has a bigger heart than a little girl?

>>8712

What's to night's quick pick?

It'd be interesting if the marines created a strike force to recapture all the level 6 escapees in Impel down. My composite team would be:
- Sengoku (Captain)
- Smoker (Retriever)
- Lucci (Tracker)
- Magellan (Guard/Submission)

>>11649
...With the stipulation that the thought of the girl getting pregnant while on Elbaf brings up all kinds of terrifying imagery.

>>11835
CP9 don't work for the marines anymore.

And you need Magellen or someone else incredibly leathal and powerful staying at the prison to discourage another attempt at breakout.

>>11839
Here's my reasoning for getting those two members to join:
In order to get Rob Lucci, the Marines would make a deal where they call off their warrant for CP9. And Magellan would join in order to redeem himself after letting all those prisoners escape under his care.

>>11840
But then the CP9 going rogue has no actual bearing on the plot.

>>11841
Check the covers!
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/CP9%27s_Independent_Report

>>11842
What's the point you are trying to make?

>>11842
That simply shows the CP9 going rogue, not the consequences thereof. If the first thing that happens upon their return is rejoining the WG, then there will have been no point to their ever leaving in the first place.

>>11840
Okay but then WHO GUARDS THE PRISON? The only one who really makes a lot of sense there is Smoker, who was already doing that job.

>>11845
Sengoku resigned his comission to go hunt them down, so he makes sense as well.

The other two choices are nonsensical though

>>11845
>Okay but then WHO GUARDS THE PRISON?
>implying it isn't MY Impel Down

>>11847
+1