One Piece Chapter 1141 Review/Recap
Anyone who’s read Norse Mythology, seen the Marvel Movies, or played the last two God of War games knows how dangerous someone named Loki can be. Loki is a name synonymous with deception, trickery, and fooling people. The fact that Oda named the disgraced Prince of Elbaph Loki speaks volumes about how dangerous he could be. Yet Luffy was seriously considering setting him free! And in this chapter, the Giants worst nightmare seems to come true: Loki is let out of (most) his chains! But is he really as bad as people say he is?
Recap
The chapter opens with Nami and Road leaving the ruins of Castle Strauss, the former disappointed at the lack of treasure while the latter is freaking out over what Luffy might do. The two go their separate ways, with Nami returning to the party and enjoying how happy Usopp is. As for Road, he takes the injured guards to Gerd for her to treat. He tries his best to keep quiet about what happened, but Gerd quickly realizes something’s up. Thus, she pounds him until he caves and tells the truth.
Back in the Underworld, Luffy and Zoro arrive at Loki’s tree and see how badly injured he is. Luffy’s first instinct is to try and set him free, but Zoro suspects it might be a trick. After confirming that his injuries are real (by kicking them), the two compromise: Zoro will free Loki, but keep seastone cuffs around one of his legs as a precaution. Luffy will go and find someone to treat the Giant’s injuries.
Before Luffy can get far, though, he’s interrupted when the New Giant Pirates come falling out of the sky. They rushed there when they heard what Luffy might do, and their boat’s clouds stopped working in the Underworld. Thankfully, Luffy manages to save them by using his powers to cushion the fall.
They wind up bouncing a little, but at least they’re alive.
After they recover, Hadrujin begs Luffy not to let Loki out, saying he’s an iredeemable trickster who can’t be trusted. That ever since they were kids, Loki would pretend to be nice, only to betray others without a second thought. However, those pleas come too little, too late. Zoro has already unlocked most of the chains. Even worse, Loki, who had faked being out cold, immediately rises to his full height, grinning madly as he reaches for his nearby weapon.
Review
Oda must know a lot about Norse mythology, because this chapter proves it. Loki managed to fool everyone, including most of the readers, into thinking Shamrock’s attack knocked him out cold. Thanks to that, he was able to convince Luffy and Zoro to set him free, if only to treat his injuries. That’s the level of deception and trickery that the mythological Loki would pull. I am not even mad about the two’s potential screw-up. Color me impressed!
As much as the other Giants fear Loki being set free, though, things might not be as bad as they look. Firstly, Luffy isn’t alone. He has Zoro with him, and since Sanji hitched a ride with Gerd, the whole Monster Trio is there. Each of them usually handles the strongest enemies in an arc alone. Fighting together, they might stand a chance against Loki. Secondly, the Giant might have tanked the hit from Shamrock, but he himself admitted it would leave a mark. Lastly, as long as that seastone cuff’s on his leg, he can’t use his Devil Fruit, so he won’t be at full strength.
Given how the arc is progressing, though, the Straw Hats may not have to fight Loki at all. They may end up fighting alongside him instead.
I Do think the Theory about Loki is Right
Throughout the One Piece fandom, there have been theories going around that Loki isn’t as bad as he’s made out to be. They all have to do with Loki’s apparent killing of his own father. The other Giants believe he did it to obtain a powerful Devil Fruit. However, some fans think there was another reason behind it, and it relates to King Harald’s efforts to get the Giants to abandon their warrior culture. Peace is usually a good thing, but with the world on the brink of armageddon, the timing couldn’t be worse. Thus, some people have theorized that Harald was secretly a puppet of the World Government ordered to weaken Elbaph from within. And as the arc goes on, this theory is becoming more and more plausible. The God’s Knights themselves mentioned possibly visiting Harald’s grave!
If this theory is right, then Loki likely killed his father for betraying Elbaph, but since no one believed him, he got locked up. Going off of that, now that he’s out, he’ll want to go after the God’s Knights before they conquer the nation. One can only help that this is what happens, as the Straw Hats will need all the help they can get in the fight to come.
This was a great chapter, mostly due to it managing to pull the wool over most of our heads with Loki. Hopefully, Luffy and the others will not fight him, as they have bigger problems to deal with. If it comes down to it, though, beating Loki will prove Luffy is now on Shanks’ level!
I Give “Older Women” a 4/5
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