One Piece Chapter 1113 Review/Recap
For weeks now, fans have been speculating about what message Dr. Vegapunk planned to give the world. Would he expose the crimes of the World Government? The conspiracy to cover up the Ancient Kingdom? The truth about Ohara’s destruction? While the manga neither confirms nor denies that Vegapunk’s message will cover any of those topics, the initial reveal has left One Piece fans shocked. The world could be in greater danger than anyone has realized, and it might not even be because of Blackbeard or the World Government!
Well, not most of them.
Recap
With thirty seconds left before the broadcast begins, Mars gets taken aback by the sight of the actual Punk Records, AKA Vegapunk’s brain. AKA, something the size of a giant. He smashes the transponder snail to stop the broadcast, but it’s quickly revealed to be a decoy, enraging Mars. The Five Elders fly into a panic, not knowing what Vegapunk could be about to tell the world, but fearing the worst (for them!)
Saturn comes climbing up the Labophase and tries to reach Punk Records while also killing Robin, but the Straw Hats rush to her defense.
Meanwhile, Nusjuro is unable to kill Bonney thanks to Sanji intervening.
As the chaos continues, the recording of Vegapunk reveals a few things to the world. Firstly, because he’s created two grave sins, he expects to die soon. Hence, he programmed this broadcast to go out when his heart stopped beating, shocking the world. As the Five Elders continue panicking, Vegapunk stops waxing about his would-be killers and cuts straight to the chase. One day, very soon, most likely, their world is going to sink into the ocean.
…I’m sorry, what?!?!
Review
I will be blunt: when I saw the leaks for this chapter, I had a hard time believing them to be true. Of all the things that Vegapunk could begin to tell the world, it was a warning about the world being swallowed by the sea. Suddenly, the giant ark from Fishman Island might make a lot more sense. Now, let us breakdown everything about this chapter, because there’s a lot to unpack.
Firstly, even though most of us guessed that the Elders couldn’t stop Vegapunk’s broadcast, it was still satisfying to see it unfold. Vegapunk had not one, but two decoys in place to distract anyone trying to stop the broadcast. He played the Five Elders like fools! To see beings that consider themselves gods get outwitted by a human is still immensely satisfying. And this isn’t even the first time, either. Vegapunk already managed to pull one over on Saturn with Kuma. This just shows how Vegapunk is the smartest person alive. Though given how he set this broadcast to go off when his heart stopped beating, that can be disputed.
On a side note, the fact that Vegapunk’s recording explicitly proves that the World Government was lying about the Straw Hats holding Vegapunk hostage is also a big blow to them.
Guess Who’s Probably Responsible for This?
Now, as for the big reveal: according to Vegapunk, the world as everyone knows it will sink into the ocean. While the chapter ends before he can go into further detail, it doesn’t take much to guess why this is happening: because of Im. This YouTuber I follow, Artur of Ohara, speculates that, whatever plan Im and the Five Elders have for the world, it involves flooding it and killing everyone who isn’t living on the Red Line. And you know what? I think he’s right! With how fast they’re losing control of the world, Im might resort to wiping out everyone that lives down below, leaving only the Celestial Dragons and those unlucky enough to be their slaves. Not counting the Fishmen, that is, but that would still include the majority of all life on the planet.
As shocking as this revelation is, Oda’s put a number of hints as to Im’s endgame throughout the series. Aqua Laguna flooding Water 7. the recent rising sea level thanks to the Mother Flame. The fact that Fishman Island has a giant ark named Noah! Either Oda is great at making this up as he goes along, or he’s a master at the long game of foreshadowing. Either way, this is awesome.
Sadly, we have to wait two weeks to learn more, as most manga is on break for Golden Week in Japan. Give what we’ve learned, though, I’m willing to wait. Especially if it means that this is the beginning of the end for the World Government!
I Give “Stalemate” a 4/5
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