Another insightful episode in which some of my questions were answered and new questions arose.
First of all, I loved the fact that a different voice was chosen for Dragon's younger self. I could be wrong, but to me that sounded a lot like Kazuhiko Inoue (Kakashi from Naruto). Even if this is not the case great choice nonetheless.
I wasn't aware that Dragon and Vegapunk were already acquainted with each other, which became even clearer from the course of their conversation and their familiar interaction with each other. It's a shame that such a genius as Vegapunk declined Dragon's invitation, but it definitely makes sense, since he had an almost inexhaustible source of money at his disposal with the world government, which allowed him to implement things that would probably have initially been denied to him in the revolutionary army.
We also learned that both seemed equally familiar with Professor Clover, which also made their visit to Ohara more understandable. I love Dragon's character and his ambitions. Ohara's fall and the loss of a friend were undoubtedly the decisive impetus for founding the revolutionary army and wanting to change the world.
Contrary to my initial assumption from the last episode, I actually assumed that Dragon took the books. The fact that a third party was involved in the form of the giants of Elbaf, as we saw with Hajrudin and the other female giant, came as a huge surprise. Speaking of surprises, what an incredible revelation that Saul survived. At the same time, I wonder if this was intentional on Aokiji's part or if Saul was able to survive solely because of his will to live. In the end it doesn't really matter because all that matters is him being alive. I'm just so happy for Robin and seeing her subsequent reaction to Shaka basically confirming it was such a sweet moment.
I was also wrong with my theory about Vegapunk's head size, but who would even come up with the idea that he cut his own head off? lol
I would be interested to know whether this was possible for him through medical technology or whether it is more attributable to a special aspect of the brain-brain fruit. Regardless, it makes sense why he is considered a genius and the smartest person in the world. We also finally got an explanation about what that apple on his head was all about, which I personally just couldn't make sense of. Of course, in typical Oda fashion, things got even more complex as the cut-off and still-expanding brain became what is now known as Punk Records, which Vegapunk and all of his clones can access like a library and synchronize their experiences once a day, which in my honest opinion just sounds insane.
I think that most scientists display a kind of perfectionism. The greater the genius, the greater the inclination towards it. However, getting upset simply about the color being unsuccessful is a very extreme kind of perfectionist lol.
This giant robot attacked Marijoa 200 years ago? For what reason and who was behind it?
Now with Rob Lucci in close proximity to Egghead, we should probably see a rematch between him and Luffy. It's safe to assume that, like Luffy, he's made a lot of progress throughout this time, hopefully making for an exciting fight.
Unfortunately, we still haven't received an answer as to why Kuma was modified. Neither from Shaka nor from Vegapunk itself. This is one the questions which I have most interest in and which will hopefully be answered in detail in the foreseeable future.
Looking forward to next week. |