“The fact that you brats got conceited and thought for even a second that you could defeat me is an unbearable humiliation to me” is such a good line. I just had to write it out.
In the first sequence of the navy continuing to struggle saving as many people as possible, there was a shot of a kid crying, surrounded by fire, which evoked that brief flashback of Doflamingo in a similar situation not that long ago. Further, this child was crying for his mother and father, holding hands with his sibling as they were in a hellish world, presumably, all alone. It made me ask, how in the hell could Doflamingo shamelessly put children in a situation not so different from the one he was in so long ago? That said, I think he told us the answer. Awhile ago when Doflamingo had that scene through the eyes of Momonosuke where he was attacking some of the colosseum contestants, he said that every human had a cruel side and death was entertainment for them. I had from this information assumed that this worldview can work as an excuse for the horrors he causes, he is simply being what we all are, unabashedly. And here, I think he once again stated his justification as “people are all cruel”. It’s not so different from our friend Arlong, it’s the pattern of someone learning in the harshest way possible that compassion and kindness are not compatible in this world. From a young age Doflamingo seems to have had his worldview decided by the events in his life, whereas Law and Corazon, two people who Doflamingo could obviously relate to deeply, may represent how one can diverge from it.
Doflamingo answered a question we’ve had come up since we learned Doflamingo does not have great connections with the Celestial Dragons. He didn’t ask for a favour, he coerced them and manipulated them into playing by his rules, as a Dragon he knows about a national treasure that would shake the world if it became known. Further, he stated that Law has a power we didn’t know about, that the op op fruit has the possibility to achieve a dream man has had since the beginning of time, that is, immortality. There is a stipulation though, the user of the fruit would sacrifice themself to give another person this capability. Doflamingo wanted this fruit for himself, and if he had this capability then he stated he could have taken the helm of the world utilizing the national treasure in Mariejois. Finally, as the two clash, Law using the techniques he learned from the family, we had a flashback to when he was first trying to join.
It was cool to see Baby 5 and Buffalo as children who tagged along with the family and weren’t scared off, although they were certainly odd. But the things that interested me most had to do with Corazon. Firstly, Law stated that his late father, probably having died in the events of whatever happened to his town, discovered that Law would die in 3 years and 2 months. He clearly lived longer than this, and he lives now for Corazon while giving numerous lines about being here today due to him. That makes me think that Corazon saved Law from whatever sickness he had. My first thought was that perhaps Corazon had the op op fruit and did eternal life surgery on Law but that totally doesn’t add up. As for Corazon, he did not come off as expected. He is absent minded in the words of the top executives, and we see that he constantly makes huge mistakes, falling as he’s walking in the door or setting himself on fire, that kind of thing. He’s also mute due to his traumatic past and hates kids. The man Law is now living for, who saved his life, was the kind of guy who punched children in the face, and even tossed Law out a window for doing nothing. Apart from that, one of the people I’m most interested in seeing is the late Vergo and his interactions with Doflamingo, so I hope he does come up in this flashback.
Happy 700 episodes by the way everyone! |