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One Piece Chapter 1079 Review/Recap

Okay, Red-Haired Shanks is officially the boss. Every time he shows up, stuff goes down, and fans go wild. When we last saw him, he was facing down Eustace Kid, fresh off the events of Wano and helping beat Big Mom. He thought he was in the running to be King of the Pirates. 

Then Red-Haired Shanks puts him in his place.

Recap

In a flashback on Egghead Island, York realized the World Government plans to kill her along with everyone else. So she activates her backup plan: have the Seraphim kill everyone, save for her, the OG Vegapunk, and the CP Agents. She even let’s S-Snake petrify her to deflect suspicion. In the present, the island’s in chaos as everyone trying to get to safety.

Meanwhile, at Elbaf, Kid and his crew are sailing straight at the Red-Haired Pirates and their allies. However, not all of them are as strong as a New World Pirate would normally be, since Shanks protects a lot of people. Regardless, Kid prepares to go in guns blazing, constructing a massive metal railgun that he uses to waste the Red-Haired Pirates allied fleet!

…is what would have happened if Kid had gotten his shot off. However, Shanks uses his Observation Haki to see far enough into the future to know what will happen. Enraged, Shanks one-shots the Kid Pirates ship, taking Kid and Killer out in one go. Terrified, the rest of the crew hands over their copies of the Road Poneglyphs to Shanks, begging him to spare them. He does; Dorry and Brogy don’t. The two Giants tear their ship in two, sending it, and its crew, into the ocean. The end result: the Kid Pirates, with a bounty worth 3 billion Berries, get folded.

Review

We all knew going in that the odds of Eustace Kid winning against Red-Haired Shanks were slim to none. After seeing what Shanks did to that Admiral in Wano Country without setting foot there, it’s safe to say he might have the greatest mastery of any Haki user in the series. However, Kid fought against Kaido and Big Mom, and helped take the latter down. That should’ve counted for something, right?

Evidently not. The Red-Haired Pirates ended the Kid Pirates before they even got a shot off. Of course, Shanks has a long history of giving massive flexes. Back to the first chapter, even. Whenever he shows up, people start freaking out if they’re not a Yonko. This is the man that Luffy may end up having to face if he wants to get the One Piece. It’s scary-impressive and scary.

I don’t think that Kid is gone for good since we don’t know if he’s dead or not. However, I do think this might be the end of his chances at becoming King of the Pirates. Either way, the next two weeks are going to be long. Especially since there’s a Blackbeard Pirates ship headed towards Egghead Island! It’s chaos, even by Straw Hat standards!

I Give “The Red-Haired Pirates-An Emperor’s Crew” a 4/5

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One Piece Chapter 1078 Review/Recap

If you’ll recall, last week I dropped some ideas on who I thought the traitor was on Egghead Island. I suspected that it might be Stussy due to the timing, but I was mistaken. For the second time since I started reviewing One Piece on this blog, I got blindsided by a surprise traitor. Who it was will either surprise you, or make you say “I knew it!”

Recap

Stussy informs Sentomaru of how serious the situation’s gotten for Egghead Island: the World Government knows Vegapunk’s continued Ohara’s research into the Void Century. As such, they’re sending a massive fleet led by Admiral Kizaru and including one of the Five Elders to do to Egghead Island what they did to Ohara. Hearing this, Sentomaru tells everyone in the factory they have one thing to do: get on a ship and run.

The situation’s no good for Franky, either. With half his body now stone, he’s powerless to stop S-Snake from apparently killing Pythagoras. Elsewhere, Nami’s freaking out as Edison clings to life; Brook leaves to find Vegapunk; and Sanji continues to own S-Shark. As for Luffy and Lucci’s group, their fight’s against the Seraphim’s going nowhere. Things get worse when S-Hawk ups and vanishes, forcing Zoro to follow him. And for Kaku to follow Zoro since he has no sense of direction. 

Egghead Island’s in utter chaos, with it being noted it’s just one day before an event that will shake the world: the Egghead Incident. However, things began three months before when someone on Egghead Island called Mary Geoise and ratted on Vegapunk. The CP agents that followed up found nothing, though…and they didn’t return. Again, this traitor contacted them, this time telling the Five Elders what was happening. As a result, CP0 was sent to kill Vegapunk, along with one of the Elders and Admiral Kizaru. Then the Straw Hat’s showed up and became a massive wild card. That didn’t stop the traitor from acting, though, which brings us to today, with Shaka’s apparent murder. The traitor is none other than…Vegapunk York.

Holy crap.

Review

I have so many questions right now! How did I not realize that York, who’s the embodiment of Vegapunk’s greed, was the traitor? Honestly, I was shocked when I read the spoilers earlier this week; heck, I still am. However, to be fair, I did see York get turned to stone by S-Snake earlier; the perfect cover. My guess is that York ordered S-Snake to do that and change her back when no one else was looking. 

The bigger question is why York thinks she can get away with betraying the original Vegapunk and her fellow Satellites like this? She says she aims to become a Celestial Dragon by doing this, which aligns with her character. However, I doubt the World Government will abide by her request; they’ll likely kill all the Vegapunks and destroy Egghead Island like they did with Ohara. 

Now that we know that the traitor is one of the Vegapunks, this means that it’s nigh impossible to get the Seraphim’s to stand down. Only someone of higher rank can do that, and the only ones higher than Vegapunk are the Five Elders; and they won’t do that! In other words, the Straw Hats will have to beat the World Government’s deadliest weapons and escape with Vegapunk from the approaching fleet. The odds aren’t in their favor.

I really enjoyed the twist in this chapter, as it only heightens the importance of this arc going into the final saga. Given what the narrator says about what’s to come, the events here will be cataclysmic for the World Government. Could it be the Straw Hats beat the Seraphim and Kizaru before escaping with Vegapunk? Could Vegapunk die? I’m giddy with excitement for what’s to come! I do hope that York gets what’s coming to her, though. 

Also, it’s funny how Luffy calls Kaku Usopp. LOL!

I Give “Escape Limit” a 4/5

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One Piece Chapter 1077 Review/Recap

Alright, this is getting out of hand. I knew that the Straw Hats would be facing long odds once fighting broke out, first dealing with CP0, then the Seraphims. However, I didn’t expect things to get this bad. And they’re about to get even worse, because not only is that spy running around, but one of the Satellites goes down. Whoever’s doing this doesn’t want anyone to leave the island!

Recap

As the workers on Egghead Island take refuge with Sentomaru in the factory, the latter tells them they need to leave while they still can. Recounting the story of Ohara and how the World Government destroyed them for trying to learn the truth of the Void Century, Sentomaru says that now, they’re trying to do the same to Vegapunk. However, the Straw Hats haven’t been able to escape yet.

Meanwhile, Luffy, Zoro, Lucci, and Kaku continue fighting S-Snake and S-Hawk, but their attacks have no effect. It’s only when Zoro mentions how they remind him of King that Shaka puts two and two together: they’re partial clones of the Lunarians. Thus, if they want to win, they need to extinguish the flames on their backs. The others do berate Zoro for not putting the pieces together sooner.

Elsewhere, Nami and Brook struggle to fight against S-Shark. Nami throws everything she has at Jinbei’s clone, but it just shrugs Zeus’ strongest attacks off. Thankfully, she’s saved by an angered Sanji, who decrees anyone who scares Nami will get pounded.

As for Usopp, Franky, and Lilith’s group, they briefly manage to get the upper hand on S-Snake. Using a bubble gun that harnesses the power of the ocean, S-Snake’s knocked down. However, using her kawaii powers, she manages to turn Usopp and Lilith to stone, while also partially hitting Franky.

Amidst all this, Shaka, who left the fight above, arrives in the basement lab, where he discovers Vegapunk and the captured CP agents. Right as he’s about to free them, though, an unknown figure appears…and shoots Shaka right through the head. Everyone can only watch, horrified as the Satellite falls to the ground, unresponsive.

Review

What. The heck. Is going on? I knew the Straw Hats would be in for a tough fight, but this is going worse than I thought. Those Seraphims are tough, and the fact that they have Lunarian genetics isn’t helping matters. 

On the one hand, I wanna berate Zoro for not figuring out the Seraphims are part-Lunarian sooner. On the other hand, I’ll be honest: I forgot about the flame part myself. Now that they know about it, though, the Straw Hats and CP0 might be able to beat S-Bear and S-Hawk. As for S-Shark, as much as I would love to see Jinbei fight his own clone, I think Sanji’s got this.

Out of all the Seraphims right now, though, I’d say S-Snake’s the biggest threat. She’s taken down all her opponents save for Franky. The worst part? She did it through the power of her cuteness. Even I think she’s adorable; look at that pouty face!

I did like the bubble gun, though; a clever way of using the sea against a Devil Fruit user that could be useful in the future. Say, against Blackbeard? At any rate, the only one who could beat S-Snake right now is Luffy.

The big problem, though, is who the traitor is. With Shaka down, possibly dead, no one knows where Vegapunk is, and we still don’t know who’s doing all this. However, I do have a theory. Is it just me, or is it weird that we haven’t seen Stussy for a while now? Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t this start right after Stussy got inside the lab? It might be a red herring, but now, I think Stussy might be sus. Regardless, I eagerly await to learn the truth in one week’s time. Oda, don’t put this off any longer!

I Give “You Should’ve Put it Together Sooner!” a 4/5 

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