Friday, July 21, 2017

Post-War Arc

The Post-War Arc is the twenty-third story arc in the series, and the fifth and final in the Summit War Saga, as well as the final arc in the first half of the One Piece series, continuing on from the Marineford Arc. The world reels from the death of Whitebeard, causing pandemonium to spread across the world. Luffy's mind and body are in critical condition, having not only endured infiltrating and escaping from Impel Down and battling through the Marines and Shichibukai at Marineford, but having all of his work come to naught due to Ace's death. Boa Hancock leads Luffy's allies to take him to Amazon Lily where he may recover from his severe injuries. As the Marines cool down from their great battle, Sengoku learns that the World Government is taking disturbing courses of action. Luffy begins to come to terms with his brother Ace's death, which leads to a flashback of when he met Ace, and his friend Sabo, for the first time. After being consoled by Jinbe, Luffy remembers that he still has his crew and expresses his desire to see them again

Story Impact
- With the war against Whitebeard over, and the New Age beginning, the whole world begins to change.
- The balance of the Three Great Powers decline after Yonko Whitebeard's death and the resignations of both Jinbe and Blackbeard from their positions as Shichibukai.
- The status of Gekko Moriah is unknown, after being attacked by Doflamingo and the Pacifistas as an order by the World Government.
- Garp and Sengoku abdicate their positions, and Aokiji becomes a candidate for Sengoku's rank as Fleet Admiral.
- Smoker is transferred to G-5 in the New World.
- Crocodile, Daz Bones, the Blackbeard Pirates, and the Eleven Supernovas (except Luffy, Zoro, and Trafalgar Law) travel to the New World as well.
- Luffy's backstory about how he met and began his brotherhood with Ace is shown.
- Luffy and Ace's foster mother is revealed to be Curly Dadan.
- In the flashback, his second brother Sabo who is presumed deceased is shown.
- In the flashback, Sabo's parents adopt another boy in the case Sabo would fail named Stelly who, as revealed in the Whole Cake Island Arc is now the King of the Goa Kingdom.
- The S crossed out on Ace's arm is not an error but a homage to Sabo.
- During this flashback, Bartholomew Kuma is seen with Dragon and Ivankov as a revolutionary.
- Sabo's talk with Dragon would foreshadow his return in the Dressrosa Arc and his involvement with the Revolutionary Army.
- After having a talk with Jinbe, Luffy decides to reunite with his crew but regroups with Rayleigh who develops a plan to regroup with the other Straw Hat Pirates by sending a message via Luffy's tattoo, 3D2Y meaning not to meet back at Sabaody Archipelago in 3 days as they planned, but in 2 years so they can train.
- Chopper studies advanced medicine in Torino Kingdom.
- Sanji begins to learn the ninety-nine Attack Cuisine recipes in Kamabakka Kingdom as well as fighting 99 Newkama Kenpo masters.
- Nami begins to learn about the New World's meteorology on Weatheria.
- Brook composes a new song for the Longarm Tribe on Kenzan Island.
- Robin goes to Baltigo to join Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
- Franky begins to study Dr. Vegapunk's explorations into weaponry on Karakuri Island.
- Usopp begins survival training from Heracles in order to eventually escape from the Boin Archipelago.
- Zoro begins to train under Mihawk on Kuraigana Island.
- Luffy begins to train with Rayleigh who begins teaching Luffy how to use Haki on Rusukaina.
- Brownbeard's defeat at the hand of Basil Hawkins' would cause him to lose the usage of his legs and find his way to Punk Hazard and become an alligator centaur and a subordinate of Caesar Clown.
- In Luffy's training, it is finally revealed that there are three different forms of Haki.
- Kenbunshoku Haki (known as Mantra on Skypiea) which allows the user to predict their enemy's movements.
- Busoshoku Haki, the ability which allows people to create a force which allows their attacks to become stronger, and even attack other Devil Fruit users without problems, especially Logia's.
- Haoshoku Haki, the ability which one in a million people have and grants the ability to intimidate their enemies.
- The foreshadowing of Smoker's role in the Punk Hazard Arc, Trafalgar Law becoming a Shichibukai, and Aokiji battling Akainu for the title of Fleet Admiral are all shown in some form.
- The letter sent to Buggy would foreshadow him becoming a Shichibukai after the timeskip.
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One Piece Previous Chapter Summary

The Straw Hats stare in shock at the massive hole created by Nami's Clima-Tact, but their joy is short-lived as they hear Big Mom's footsteps inside the hole and hear her calling out for wedding cake. They wonder if she can climb out of the hole, but Jinbe reveals that she is moving in another way as the Straw Hats realize that she is eating through the earth to come at them from below. Big Mom then surfaces, and the crew quickly starts running away again. However, they are soon approached by Pudding and Chiffon, and Luffy expresses his anger at Pudding for her deception. Pudding tries to get him to hear her out, but becomes extremely lovestruck when Sanji greets her, causing Chiffon to tell her to get her act together before Big Mom pulls herself back to her feet. Instead, Pudding goes through a mood swing, where she becomes murderous again and laughs at the Straw Hats' impending doom. Chiffon is appalled by this, and tries getting her back on track; the part of the Pudding in love with Sanji is shocked by the other side of her personality, but winds up slipping back into it. Luffy is exasperated by this, and Chiffon takes the lead and asks Sanji if he can help them make a cake to appease Big Mom, which he affirms. Pudding affirms Chiffon's statement, though her murderous personality tries to make it seem not the case, and the Straw Hats are flabbergasted by her behavior. Sanji tries to get things back on track and asks where they will make the cake, and Chiffon says they will make it in Chocolatown on Cacao Island, where they will bring it to Big Mom by ship. She encourages the Straw Hats to keep running from Big Mom until this is done, saying she believes in them. Big Mom, now back on her feet, wonders angrily why Pudding and Chiffon are consorting with the Straw Hats as she unleashes Ikoku on her enemies once again. Sanji tells Luffy they will meet back up again at sea, and gets on Rabiyan with Pudding and Chiffon as they barely avoid Big Mom's powerful slash. However, Pudding sees that the Straw Hats are going in the wrong direction, so she flies down to them and points them in the right direction. She then unleashes her Devil Fruit power on the Seducing Woods homies, causing the memories of the people whose souls inhabit them to come rushing into the homies for a brief period of time. While they are confused, Big Mom cannot control them, allowing the Straw Hats to get a clear path to the coast. Pudding then notices Sanji onboard, and quickly becomes conflicted with her emotions again, but Sanji quickly notices Chopper and Brook fighting onboard the Sunny as they pass over it. On the Sunny, Brook and Chopper stand battered though triumphant over several Chess Soldiers, but the homies continue pouring endlessly out of the Sunny's mirrors. They note that they are probably coming from the mirror in Nami's room, and decide to break it and apologize to her later. Perospero reminds them that the rest of their crewmates are dead, but Brook does not care to listen to him and prepares to continue fighting for the Sunny. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats finally see the coastline, and up in the air, Prometheus angrily berates Zeus for his actions earlier as Big Mom continues her rampage. Outside of Whole Cake Island, Sanji confidently leaves his trust in his crewmates as he goes with Pudding and Chiffon to make a cake to stop Big Mom.

Quick References

- Big Mom withstood Nami's attack and continues pursuing the Straw Hats.
- She is still able to recognize who her children are while under her eating disorder.
- Pudding is shown to have gained an erratic personality disorder.
- Sanji goes with Pudding and Chiffon to help make a cake while the rest of his group continues going back to the Thousand Sunny.
- Chopper and Brook are fighting the Big Mom Pirates on the Thousand Sunny, which has sustained some damage as a result.

One Piece Previous Episode Summary

Nami confronts Cracker and tries to use various tricks against him, but they prove ineffective and he overpowers her. However, Luffy regains his Haki and leaps back into the fray, taking Cracker by surprise with a Gear Second punch. In the Germa Kingdom, Sanji cannot continue fighting Niji due to the threat on Zeff, which allows Niji to pummel him. As his brothers stand over him, Sanji remembers his childhood in the Germa Kingdom. Judge had given him and his siblings superhuman abilities and had them train their skills, but Sanji continuously fell far behind his siblings' performances, causing him to be viciously bullied. Judge discovered that Sanji possessed no superhuman abilities after all, and he faked Sanji's death, locking his third son in a dungeon with an iron mask on to act like he never existed.