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Nov 1, 2014 7:37 PM
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Okay episode. The final battle for the devil fruit begins. Wished we could've seen more of the battle in the colosseum this episode. Maybe we will see more next episode.
Nov 1, 2014 7:38 PM
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:o Doflamingo is mad... would have liked to seen a walk to the palace similar to Arlong, oh well.

have not seen that many popping veins in a forehead before
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Nov 1, 2014 7:49 PM
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Damn it Luffy, what the hell are you doing XD ?!?! Of course he just tanks through the front door. Doflamingo is Pisssssssssssssed, lost count how many veins were popping out of his head :o
Nov 1, 2014 7:56 PM
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Alright episode, but it needs to go faster. The pacing isn't as good as it should be.
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Nov 1, 2014 8:57 PM
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Episode felt somewhat slow. Pretty funny how donflamingo was pissed off though.
Nov 1, 2014 9:36 PM
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This episode was kinda slow but still got me really hyped :) I found it really found seeing how confused poor Doflamingo was when he heard that Luffy broke in.
Nov 1, 2014 10:47 PM
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lol at doflamingo. final round just begun and i can already feel the intenseness. loved the bgm during diamante's entrance. 5/5 cant wait for next episode
Nov 1, 2014 10:52 PM
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Lol at how Mingo pissed...

the tournament still got me hyped .

hope next week episode more focus on tournament.
Nov 1, 2014 11:38 PM
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Mingo being pissed is so rare a treasure.

That said this episode was very very slow.
Nov 2, 2014 1:08 AM
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The episode was good but kinda slow. I was expecting more scenes of the final battle but anyway, at least we got the Diamante´s entrance xD.
Nov 2, 2014 3:49 AM

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Baka Luffy XD
They could've sneaked into the palace!

Nov 2, 2014 5:11 AM
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Great that the finals have finally started!! Also a full-body appearance of Diamante.
Diamante vs. Burgess vs. Bartolomeo vs. Rebecca vs. 'Lucy' *cough*cough*SABO!*cough*cough*

Only flaw of this episode were some scenes that are sadly animated.
Nov 2, 2014 6:31 AM

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Sloooooowwww. Not even a full chapter this episode. I do wish Japan would start boycotting One Piece so that Toei can't pull this shit.
Nov 2, 2014 6:34 AM

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Seems like someone is pissed ... :P

And facepalm because of Luffy. Tell him not to do something and he'll definitely do it.
Nov 2, 2014 8:05 AM

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So basically, Diamante is Steven Tyler...with the power to turn into...a flag? Umm, I guess that is...original. I kind of feel like the animation is also getting poorer with each progressive episode; Diamante's entrance looked like it must have been envisioned to be much better.
Also, Luffy busting the Tower gate down was classic OP. Seeing my boy Doflamingo get mad is one of my favorite moments in this arc because of his cool veins. Whenever Luffy says Mingo, I always think about Barkevious Mingo, which is a little annoying.
Ok episode, I guess.
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Nov 2, 2014 10:13 AM

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Was kind of slow, but I think it worked well for this episode considering the full introduction of Diamante, the beginning of the final tournament battle, etc. I like Diamante, kind of a goofy rock star which fits well with Doflamingo and his pink feather boa.

"Can I take this off?"
"Do whatever you like!"

Hehe.

Liked the episode and can't wait for more, looking forward to Sabo going all out. I'm expecting Rebecca to win, though, they've focused so much time on her in past episodes.
Nov 2, 2014 10:53 AM

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I just want to see Sabo fight! Freak I'm more pissed than Doflamingo right now
Nov 2, 2014 12:23 PM
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It's getting better, I hated this pacing in the manga, and in anime its even worse, but yeah, it's still good material to work with

That Diamante dance killed me

Slow but intense at some points, good
Nov 2, 2014 1:36 PM

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So much hype but it's like, I feel like not much happened :(
Nov 2, 2014 3:56 PM

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Really glad to see Doflamingo so pissed and confused! Haha.
Nov 2, 2014 8:09 PM

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Loved seeing Doflamingo pissed off at the end. :)
Luffy is just awesome. XD
This episode was slow overall. 4/5
Nov 2, 2014 9:11 PM

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Things going to get better starting from now.
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Nov 3, 2014 2:28 AM

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Mingo was so damn pissed hahahah and Diamante's power is kinda lame lmao! I wanna see Sabo fight, hopefully next episode
Nov 3, 2014 9:01 AM

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Enter Steven Tyler... and what a creative ability he has!

U mad Mingo?
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Nov 3, 2014 6:21 PM

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Diamante knows how to make an entrance.

Mingo is not happy at all.
Nov 4, 2014 12:17 AM

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And Final Round begins!!! AWESOOOOOOME!!!

That Sabo + green haired guy teamwork!
Nov 7, 2014 3:25 AM

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I can feel the One Piece episodes slowly becoming better, dare I say they might even be back to their best in a few weeks, the pacing is still slow but they are definitely improving over the start of the arc which was horrible.
Nov 7, 2014 1:35 PM
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Didin´t like the episode too much. I loved the ending where Luffy smashed down the door and got to the palace and Doflamingo´s reaction and Diamante was cool aswell but otherwise it was pretty boring and slow-paced. Hope next episode is better. 2/5
Nov 9, 2014 8:36 AM

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This was great, I can't wait to see what happens next.. yeah basically Luffy made it better for not taking the secret entrances all the way.

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Nov 9, 2014 9:53 AM

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Mingo fooled by "Lucy". But, he would had to see the difference of hair color, the scar... I understand why he is so pissed off to being trapped like that.
Good end but the rest of the episode was really slow.
Nov 9, 2014 5:41 PM

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It just struck me with now with the animation... Diamante must be modeled on a combination of Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and a bit of Ian Astbury of The Cult.
Dec 2, 2014 10:28 AM

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Once again not much happened, the final started and Luffy destroyed a big door. Yeah, pacing is still a mess.
Dec 27, 2014 6:20 PM

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not much happened, i feel like they spent too much time on the entrances for the final round.

Boy, Diamante looks a lot like Steven Tyler, his power is pretty cool but they way it's explained and names is weird.

Classic Luffy, got Doflomingo pretty pissed
Jan 1, 2015 11:12 PM

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Dat Diamante theme! Really can't wait for the OST for the arc to be released!
"Let Justice Be Done!"

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Fight again, fight again for justice!
Jan 3, 2015 4:49 PM

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Well Law did tell you not to underestimate them lol.
Jan 6, 2015 5:06 AM

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lol what an entrance diamante.Doflamingo have no clue whats going on

Feb 9, 2015 9:52 AM

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Love how Mingo looses his cool xD
Mar 2, 2015 9:52 AM

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Zoro dressed smart, so cool :D
Mar 10, 2015 11:28 AM
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i knew luffy was gonna do something stupid like that haha
Mar 11, 2015 4:11 AM

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Uhoh Mingo is getting annoyed.
Mar 28, 2015 12:49 AM

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Wow. just wow.
Doflamingo is funny when he's mad ;3
Jul 25, 2015 10:28 PM

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If I blink just right, I swear I can see Steven Tyler from Aerosmith when I look at Mr.Diamante. LOL

That's just plain ol' Luffy ruining a semblance of any plans. The unpredictability of it all really pissed off Doflamingo. XD
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Jul 31, 2015 8:48 AM

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Do you really want to make me believe that doffy didn´t notice that lucy wasn´t luffy anymore?
Dec 27, 2015 11:35 AM

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luffy you fucktard
Aug 6, 2016 6:57 AM

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Luffy being reckless as usual
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Aug 16, 2016 5:58 PM

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Drinking game: take a shot when you see one of Doffy's veins pop out xD
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Wow start the final fight in the Corrida Coliseum!!
And in the castle, Luffy with his naturla style search to "Mingo"!!! kekeke
Aug 9, 2017 12:44 PM

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Omg, episode was slow af!
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The final round has begun. Lucy the mysterious fan favorite and Burgess entered to cheers, the latter as the “captain of the first ship of emperor Blackbeard’s group”, quite the title. And Bartolomeo and Rebecca as the fan hated duo entered to some dismay. Diamante entered playing air guitar and making a show out of it suggesting he’s very much of the same mentality that this is supposed to be entertainment before all else. He also kinda looks like a horse to me with the mane and the huge mouth, but I must compliment him because as much as is going on with his design, it meshes pretty well! Rebecca showed more suspicion with Sabo, whereas Sabo played it silent and serious as if to not give away who he actually is and Doflamingo and Burgess appeared to be tricked by him. With the help of some jobbers, Diamante showed us that his power is just as weird as most of these executives, he can turn anything into a flag, person or thing, and then harden it after reorganizing it. It kinda reminds me of Luffy’s power, a power that isn’t obvious in its use but has many strategizes you could create with it.

The final round is as follows, a free for all with savage flying fighting fish that will attack anyone in the arena. One of which, the “01” fish, has the devil fruit attached to its back. Whoever is left standing to get that fruit in the end is the winner. So ultimately this almost never derived into the 1v1 tournament arc I anticipated, the only time it did thus far was kind of when Luffy fought Chinjao. During the start of this round we saw the strength of having somebody with a more orthodox rational head like Sabo playing because he was the first to make a strategy and act on it. He is luring out the fish to reveal the fruit as soon as possible. That said, perhaps Luffy could just conqueror's haki and knock the fish out to find it easily. While this was going on there was chaos but importantly there was talk about the contestants and the arena both being tools that are used to make the most entertainment possible. It’s a reminder that we don’t know what Diamante has in store for us. There’s a part of me that thinks the Don Quixote family would want to keep up appearances and therefore the fruit couldn’t be a dud. But, I do anticipate some tricks going forward. To state the obvious, Diamante and Bartolomeo, not that the latter would, can’t eat the fruit here and now without dying as far as we know. Burgess, Sabo and Rebecca all seem powerless and therefore capable of such. That said, Burgess should be getting the fruit for Blackbeard to our knowledge so he may be off the table for receiving and immediately eating it as well. In a sense the only two that could likely become a flare flare human in this match are Rebecca and Sabo. That is, assuming a contestant gets it!

The episode ended with chaos in the tower preceding the palace. Whereas there was a secret passage leading directly to the palace, Luffy seemed to have a misunderstanding and destroyed the door to get it open. I was a little mad at him for that, Doflamingo ended up proving that he had no clue what was going on when we saw his response of anger and confusion, but what can you do? That’s who Luffy is and it made for a fun little montage of everyone freaking out over Mugiwara no Luffy and Pirate Hunter Zoro tearing through the base. A part of me wanted to see Doflamingo’s shock when Luffy broke into his room and he believed that Luffy was in the still in the colosseum but this is going to be far more chaotic. Prior to this Viola mentioned that the executives would come out and stop them if they were caught and specifically if Pica finds them then they’re really stuck. Then we proceeded to see Gladius and Baby 5 likely in the palace which confirmed my theory that those executives we lack the location of are probably here to kick some Straw Hat butt.
May 13, 2020 7:08 PM
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Why doesn’t anybody realize that Diamante is based off of Steven Tyler lol. Not even the Wiki mentions it.

Also, it’s kinda strange how 3 out of 4 of the Block finalists to make it to the finale are all twigs. Bartolomeo, Luffy and/or Sabo, and Rebecca. Compared to all the other massive fighters who were taken out. Jesus Burgess seems like the outlier.

But overall, and in terms of this episode, I was really just pissed that they kept on showing still shots of the finalists over and over. Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca, Burgess, Bartolomeo, Sabo, Rebecca…

It’s like, fuck man, just show the battle already. I’m not just here to watch the camera pan over the four of them just standing there menacingly over and over again.

P.S. The fact that everyone thought Luffy was in the colosseum, including Jesus Burgess and ESPECIALLY Doflamingo is incredibly amusing. Usually an anime antagonist would be able to see through it when no one else could, but, like I said, the fact that even Doflamingo didn’t suspect a thing is very interesting.

Update: Upon scrolling through the forum, it seems like four other people said it already. STILL though, usually the Wiki is quick to mention when a character is based off of an IRL celebrity. Also, if you Google "One Piece Diamante Steven Tyler", a bunch of images and links pop up. So, yeah. Guess more people realize it than I thought.
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