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| AMAZING Usopp has yet another epic speech and Luffy rises up and kicks serious ass! The others were certainly bringing the pain as well. I'm really sad that Zoro lost that sword though. I think that was the family heirloom given to him by the shopkeeper. I recall him wanting Zoro to live out both their dreams with it. ;c |
| props to Usopp for the much needed pep talk. that gattling punch was over 9000! |
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| Fianlly he defeated Lucci. |
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| dem feels and sanji is the smartest of all. |
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| I'm deciding not to gripe about how Lucci let Luffy get back up like 5 times and kept walking away like it was over. Fight was pretty good. Glad it's over. Watching Luffy spam 2nd gear just had me wondering how much he was killing himself. R.I.P. Zoro's sword. But it's not like it was his demon sword. It was just some generic one. Now I'm sure he'll be able to replace it with something else awesome. Like a 2nd demon sword. |
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| ..... Ok did anyone here feel the intensity of how luffy pushed him self to his absolute limites.... His run down His been bitten His been fighting marines Hit to near unconscious And then he is about fall over Then by sheer will power he gets back up and punches so fast and so hard thst only air can be seen........ an He carries on with it... just pushing him self to complete exhaustion....... I felt tired just by watching him......... in a good way |
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| Finally! Cool episode and all, but this fight took waaay longer to finish than it needed to. |
| Now that's its done Luffy vs Lucci from a combat stand-point is easily the best fight so far, from a hyped stand-point I still prefer Luffy's last battle with Crocodile but in terms of sheer badass action this fight has it beat ten fold. |
| Poor Zoro for his sword :c nice feel of freedom at the end |
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| This was at least 30 episodes of waiting, and all of that dulled the impact of this final bunch of blows for me, so to speak. I can see why One Piece is 750 episodes and counting, and I can understand all the hate. |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
Nossa, que luta. De novo, que luta. Com toda certeza o Oda encerrou com chave de ouro dessa vez. |
| Lucci was beaten up good. I'm happy. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| I prefer short fights that are meaningful and don't push the suspension of disbelief. I LOVED Zoro vs Mihawk, it's still one of my favorites for instance. In fact, my favorite Dragon Ball fight is a squash fight that lasts a single episode. The ones that start and finish and leave a strong impression in your mind without going too far or trying to be too cool. However, all things considered, this may be the best One Piece fight, even despite the fact that I don't like the six powers that Lucci had mastered. It was so masterful. Every part of it was so epic outside of the fight itself even. All the parts were moving. It was exhausting, tiring, and horrible for the Straw Hats in all the best ways. The tone was pretty dull, Luffy was losing, Franky's men were declared dead, there was an unending amount of navy attacking many even being power holders. But this tone after such a long war against the world government themselves was perfect for bringing out the absolute best of everybody. Usopp is such a great character oh my gosh. Him screaming to Luffy to get up with tears in his eyes was such a moment. I can still hear him screaming "LUFFEEEEH!!!" in my mind! He provoked Luffy in all the best ways, he knew that if he didn't take over the fight with Lucci two things could happen. Luffy could die, Usopp would lose one of his best friends. And two, Luffy wouldn't be provoked and inspired into standing up once more. Of course, Luffy would get back up if he was reminded of what he was fighting for. And, that's what Usopp did, like the brave warrior he claims he is, he picked a fight with Lucci risking his own life. What a god darn hero. That wonderful scene made me wonder something, with each day having Usopp get closer to being the lie he claims he is, I wonder if by the end of One Piece if he'll actually become a captain with 8,000 warriors under him... I mean, his other lies have come true like the giant goldfish. And, fake it til you make it right? Usopp's slowly making his dream real by enacting it so... I mean, I believe it could happen! Usopp is already my favorite character after Luffy and his inclusion here, picking Luffy back up while risking his own life challenging Lucci was the ingredient that made this fight so much more meaningful and special for me. It reminded Luffy what he was fighting for because if he didn't get up then and there his friends he's trying to protect would die trying to save his butt. All of this amazing display of inspirational, couragous manly friendship for his nakama led to one of the most epic parts of all of Water 7 which set the tone for the rest of the fight. I swear the happy tears begun at this point. The music cutting in right then at Luffy's scream made it perfection. I was wondering how Luffy would get the power to keep up and all he needed was a believable reminder of what he was fighting for to push himself past his limits and stand once more. Both trade blows and blood spurts. I think what made this fight so awesome fighting wise was that you could always see Lucci wearing down. You could always see him getting more hurt as the fight went on, gasping for breath, bleeding, and so on. Someone in the thread said "they would have totally smashed him if not for plot armor", however, I would disagree. As I was saying Luffy clearly wasn't up to Lucci's strength while in 2nd gear, but he was able to constantly damage Lucci whether it was in stray hits or trades and we knew this because of the damaged state he was constantly in that I've mentioned. And, Luffy was weaker than him undeniably, but he pushed himself and his body through so much pain that he was coughing up blood for simply hitting Lucci with a jet pistol. He was killing himself to keep going and the fight was always really one of strength vs perseverance. Luffy must have royally messed up his internal body to persevere to the degree that he did to dish out enough damage to take Lucci down. This, to me, may be a small case of plot armor, but I think it is only accurate for Luffy to care enough about his nakama to throw his own body under the bus like that. And, to make matters even better the final blow was only done because Lucci, being as arrogant as ever, walked away from Luffy in a victorious pose after outplaying him and grabbing him with his tail before doing the very move that left him incapacitated before. Of course, Lucci would assume that Luffy was out for good. No question about it. Lucci walked to go and probably kill Usopp for annoying him so much and because of his confidence, Luffy standing up behind him once more utterly shook Lucci to the core, honestly reminiscent of when Arlong saw Zoro's Mihawk scar and it hit him what a monster Zoro was. Lucci was genuinely freaked out of his mind when he realized what was going on and Luffy took the oppertunity that was given to him and got a sucker punch-esque gattling on Lucci who hessitated so much that he could only do an iron body. This final attack was due to believable arrogance from Lucci and Luffy taking an oppertunity to get the upper hand after refusing to fall like he promised. This fight was awesome!!!!! Strength vs perservance done right. When Lucci finally fell and Luffy smiled from ear to ear I felt as he did! I was so blissful! This has been a war, it's been so hard for everyone. Usopp and Robin were crushed and left the Straw Hats. Usopp was only here as Sogeking at this point. But, now, everyone is back. Robin wants to live, Usopp isn't hiding his face. CP9 is defeated. Luffy, after going through the most pain he's felt in the entire 309 episodes we've watched and internally killing his body, is finally free of this. The suffering of the Frankies and Shipwrights wasn't for nothing. This has felt like such a journey and battle that has been non-stop for a long time and the announcement of Lucci being defeated was so tranquil and calming. It was an alert that signified that this is all over. Even if it's not, Lucci is so much more of a threat than the marines attacking. It's a relief because they've finally taken down the hardest hurdle and now all that's left is doable. And that's not even mentioning all the great moments from the rest of the Straw Hats. Zoro saving Franky. Franky saying Usopp. Usopp's above-mentioned pep talk. The fact that we're having our cast fight power holders as fodder enemies now. Sanji being his sneaky clutch self. Usopp still acting as Sogeking even with his mask off. The final call at the end to Robin that they're going to make it back together. Everything surrounding the fight itself was really great. We even got a rare Zoro "oh sh*t" moment. They're always great because of how stoic Zoro normally is. I can recall he had one when Robin was freaking out when they faced Aokiji and once in the Arlong fight off the top of my head. Or when he saw Yokozuna for the first time. Finally the user link9us brought up something really interesting too. At the start of the series they always saved the devil fruit power villains to Luffy. As the anime went on that slowly changed. But now, probably any of the CP9 members strength wise could have been a major villain. Maybe that's pushing it a bit, but jeez, every member taking on their own opponent of this calibur is facinating insofar as it shows how far everyone has come! |
| The ending to Lucci vs Luffy was epic, that yell at the end gave me chills and nearly made me tear up RIP Zoro's sword. |
| The Straw Hats continue to kick Marine ass so far but RIP, Zoro's Sword... It's amazing that Luffy was able to get himself to defeat Lucci in his severely injured state by using Jet Gattling on him even if just using a Jet Pistol causes him to cough up blood. I'll have to give Usopp props for being the one who helped his Captain push way past his limits and I hope that they'll all be able to get out of there together. I doubt that he'll be able to move after all of that after all. |
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| I wonder what's Sanji up to with that lever, and what's the function of it? Hopefully, that will help them escape Enies Lobby. |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| Epic Gattling Barrage from Luffy. |
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| Zoro lost one of his swords, he will have to find a new one. And the gattling was absolutely epic. |
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| I like how everything is announced like this is a wwe match Rob Lichii has been defeated but dude that was hype |
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| I teared up. This was a beautiful episode. Luffy and Usopp's interaction was powerful; they sincerely care for each other despite their differences. Luffy gave it his all with his final attack as he promised that he will not fall to the ground. I like that this wasn't an easy breezy fight for Luffy. If it wasn't for Usopp and everyone's encouragement, Luffy might've lost then. Luffy called out to Robin like that made this so memorable. Welcome (officially) to the Strawhat crew, Robin! |
| Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling!! Man that was HYPED!! 🔥🔥🔥 |
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| At last, Lucci has been defeated. |
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| Talk about an epic episode. I like how silent it was when Ussop discovered Luffy passed out. All you could hear was subtle atmos underneath Lucci and Luffy's exhausted breaths. It was great seeing Robin smiling and fighting alongside Nami to take out the Marines. They make an awesome team! Seeing Luffy in such a desperate state was really sad. It was a relief to see him finally manage to turn the fight around. I nearly cried when Luffy shouted "issho ni kaeru zo, robin!" Oda really knows how to hit you in the feels.. and Luffy's VA is just amazing. |
| The most wholesome episode of this arc so far. No complaints!! |
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| Excellent fight, heavily tarred by the fact the anime directors decided not to follow the manga and kept showing Luffy fighting Lucci in gear 1 for episode after endless episode. Hopefully they learn from this and don't do it again. If they just followed the manga, all would've been well. But they didn't trust the manga, and kept adding in-episode filler to drag things out. I don't mind filler episodes, but filler in canon episodes is egregious. I'm not talking about the long recaps or endings, those are fine coz they're easy to skip. I'm also not talking about when they elaborate on manga scenes and extend them, that's fine too. What I hate is that in this arc especially, they seem to be cutting a bunch of different chapters together, and also showing the same scenes over and over from episode to episode (like the giants running, usopp being a sword, etc., just to pad runtime). Like they're afraid if they didn't cut to luffy throwing a gear 1 punch every episode, we'll forget he's fighting Lucci. But instead it just makes it seem like Luffy wasn't taking Lucci seriously. Anyway 9/10 episode, loved it. |
| amazing to watch Luffy's slow journey of self discovery to his power |
| The best Luffy showdown till now.It veered away from the typical shenanigans,a pleasant surprise .There were phases where there were genuine doubt whether he would win .Rob Lucci had consistency behind his battle prowess and he clearly dominated a good part of the fight .I like they didn't shy away from showing Luffy beaten down blood spurting out from his mouth and battling out the pain.He didn't magically heal mid fight .He had to be reminded of his conviction and bring out the last bit of power he had left .Thankfully that was enough. |
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