I think it's important that Saturn calls luffy Nika, not Strawhat Luffy, not even JoyBoy. I think it's because he is old enough to know original Nika and JoyBoy and Luffy are just latest iterations

this reminds me when the community was guessing and theorizing who is vegapunk and what is he look like a lot of YEARS ago, and now we're here an arc that u can say dedicated to him, time flies so fast

I like the panal of the lone Marine, taking cover behind the rubble as if to say "I'm just some guy doing this to put food on the table". I dunno why, but that spoke to me and thought that it was overlooked.

I understod the Brook summoning as, that he landed in the circle with kumas power and it just seems like he was summoned to the people around.

Talking of Oda's increasingly sketchy style, I'm an artist myself and I find it fascinating to look at how he's changed over the years. I think you can see an evolution of his style here at first he's a less confident artist and takes great care to painstakingly make everything clear, crisp and bold - typical of less experienced artists. It's like when you're in a job that's new to you and you put great effort into meeting the standards you're guessing you need to meet, then as you get more relaxed in your job, you're less of a tryhard and yet actually better at it. So, over time, let's say moving through Skypiea, moving through Enies Lobby, you can see it get more confident and at the same time less... engineered? Early on the art is very clear with bold, clean thick lines but there's a slight amateurishness to it like he's not quite sure how to draw certain things. By the time we get to Alabasta and the aforementioned arcs, you see a distinct relaxation where his art is getting better and it looks like he's less worried, less anxious. But then, as it goes on and perhaps especially post-Dressrosa, it's gets incredibly sketchy. Usually I think, again, it shows confidence and fluency in his artstyle but it definitely goes into "he drew this while dying for a piss and was rushing through it" territory. Sometimes it's like he was seeing if he could get away with drawing it with his off-hand. As you say, he had eye surgery but unless they really blew it I don't think that would affect it - and really if his eyesight was deteriorating it'd be BEFORE his eye surgery that his art would be at its scrappiest. I think he's getting almost too free and easy (too free - that sounds like an ironic thing to say when talking about One Piece) and also, let's be honest, he's been drawing this amazing series for surely about half his entire life now. He must be in serious auto-pilot mode a lot of the time. Sorry about the wall of text but I find this such an interesting part of OP.

The true devil fruit now exists

Bonney has really came to be one of the best supernovas and important characters in general not to mention I love how she straight up went for the kill shot 😅

If it is confirmed that Brook's soul RETURNED from the under world, then what did it see during its time in the underworld,because Brook's soul was conscious, it was actively searching around the sea for his body to return too. Means it was Brook's consciousness in soul form. What did he see when he went to the underworld for a brief time period. If true This point has lots of potential to expand on Brook's relevance to the events occuring in the present at egghead. Because Brook sidelined in wano too. It may be possible that Brook has interacted with the ruler of hell too,cause no one can return from there without his permission.

I analyzed all the pages from the beginning of Egghead and I can confirm that Oda drew cheeks about 21 times, with the first being Bonney in 1064. PS. Started counting from 1061.

One thing I was wondering is how the 5 elders got picked for their roles because aside from them, I don't see any other nobles who would like the idea of having a "Job" for them to fulfil. Work ethic isn't something they aspire in but demand from others

I think Saturn's devil fruit is in control of his body right now, not Saturn. The way he said "ah the surface, its been such a long time" is strange considering Saturn has been on the surface this whole time. Even if he didnt count the boat as the surface for some weird reason he still wouldve passed through land to get to the boat. Additionally, in chapter 1069 Shaka is giving exposition on Lucci's awakening saying "a rare specimen indeed, it's usually the case that awakened zoan powers absorb and control the users personality" i think at least the 5 elders and potentially Imu as well are passing down their devil fruits and once their powers are awakened they come under the control of their devil fruit. This is additionally supported by Saturn calling Luffy "Nika" rather than any other name. It's because he is a being just like Nika, and hes been battling Nika for potentially thousands of years.

Bluegrass riding the ancient giant would be terrifying

I think the reason egghead feels so good and innovative is because is the first island that has been discovered by random chance since punk hazard like 12 years ago. We didn't know anything about and the crew just stumble into it.

The Gorosei could be people from the void century who manifested their dream/desire and obtain their power that way. They didn't eat devil fruits, they are among the one who created the powers. And BlackBeard could have eaten the power (then transfered to a fruit) of a previous gorosei from the void century who died at that time. (But I'd rather have a different origin for that power) Saturn head explosion could be a very fast attack that the fodder marines didn't see. (the reader also didn't see it assuming we had the perspective of the marines at that moment)

I can't wait for Oda to reveal that Saturn staff is like a mage staff but made by Vegapunk specifically for Saturn, super high tech and that's how he used a teleportation circle from the ship to Egghead.

The elders did mention how they didn't want the gear 5 photo to be in his new wanted poster at the end of Wano so even though so they must have figured out that this was Luffy's Nika form back then, most likely based on the major difference in appearance compared to the previous posters of Luffy. For all we know the poster might have a cropped version of the image cp0 took and the original has the awakening clouds visible which would make it obvious to them.

Slightly unrelated to this chapter, but I have to say it: I believe Devilfruits are just Haki. The people from the Anchient kingdom knew a technique which let them pour their Haki, their "desire" or "dream" into a fruit, which then when eaten will let them live that dream. I think if you have strong enough Haki you can make any kind of Devilfruit you want. The idea of "inherited will" as we all know, also has a strong presence in One Piece, peoples dreams never die, therefore the Devilfruit which contains their dream reincarnates when the creator dies. Altough this theory still doesn't explain everything, like the no-swimming thing for example, it would fit pretty well with what Vegapunk said about the fruits in this arc. Also I just love the idea that we could have only one powersystem instead of two. Merging Haki with Devilfruits would be so cool.

I think it might be pretty hard for Saturn to blow up Stella's head considering how it's split into two. I mean how would that even work? Does the head attached to the main body explode, leaving his actual brain fine, do both explode, killing him, or does the brain in Punk Records explode, causing Stella's body to just flop onto the ground?

Random thought: Jewelry Bonnie could also reverse Momonuske back to his correct age.

Baal was the first taught taht came to my mind as well when I read the chapter. Also do not forget that the ancient robot's specific goal was to eliminate the enemies Located in marigoa, ie. the celestials. Now one of the top head of them just teleported to the island. I think Saturn is up for more of a surprise than the others were of the command hierarchy.

It makes perfect sense that brook's summoning circle having 8 points(not technically an octragram, rather it's a seal of Melchizedek), as his trope is music, and music is broken down into octaves(8). Saturn however, is being associated with Satan in this context, and thereby with a pentagram, as Satan is commonly associated with pentagrams. It would've been cool if he used a hexagram for Saturn (sixth planet from the sun) but that's also the star of David, so yeah, i see why this choice was made. Maybe it also has to do with being the 5th Elder star?

I thought the head exploding worked like conquerors Haki Like they could be so below him that they wouldn't just pass out

Im shocked that no one is talking about that one panel where we see kizaru panting! I knew luffy was strong but this is the first time our captain has actually succeeded in making kizaru put in some effort. Also there's no way that luffy's final punch was just a minor thing. That felt like that really hurt kizaru and he knew that

Assuming the Elders were all around for the last appearance of Nikka and got immortality from the Ope Ope grow that would mean that the youngest looking one, Jupiter, may actually be the oldest of them having been given his immortality first while the others had to wait for the fruit to be found, eaten and the user trained to the point of being able to perform the surgery.

Brooke was trying to defend Usopp last chapter when Kizaru was choking Usopp out

I think the head explode thing is only something Saturn can do to weak or no haki users. The reason being is that all the lower rank marines don't know about the Gorosei or their forms at least and are never allowed to see them. Because majority of them are not strong enough to even stand looking at them. In essence I feel it's a way to keep the marines in line should they ever be curious about the higher ups.

One of the funniest ideas I've seen is that it isn't a DF, and they'll send Saturn into the water only for him to casually swim back to shore

Magic circles being in the background of the Gorosei introduction in 233 is pretty interesting

Maybe the reason they didn't blow up Sabo's head was that technique can only work if you make eye contact with the victim. The marine probably made eye contact with Saturn. Edit: What I meant was that regardless of Haki proficiency, maybe the victim must make direct eye contact with Saturn in order for him to use the technique which made that Marines head explode. Sabo never made direct eye contact with any of the Five Elders so maybe that'a why it didn't work on him.

Science, once so far advanced, is practically indistinguishable from magic, so this all meshes quite well! Vegapunk also mentioned that the Ancient Kingdom was far, far more advanced than even he could currently decipher, and he's been studying their tech for most of his life. This basically gives Oda free rein to pull out some really crazy stuff. I'm excited to see where this will go next!

WOW I CANT BELIEVE LUFFY LIFTED GOROSEI UP AND SAID "I WONDER WHAT GOROSEI TASTES LIKE" THIS IS INSANE

I don't post comments often but everything seems to be building up to another sabaody scale despair event and I think the gear 5 excitement is too good to keep climbing. Especially since he barely beat kaido and kizaru could just do so

Let’s not forget about the other mysterious devil fruit power that went unnoticed in chapter 1094. The navy vice admiral with the devil fruit of an otter (the guy with the giant clam shell) as you can faintly make out his transformation when he leapt into the air

Assuming that Saturn's ability is due to a special kind of devil fruit or because he's some sort of devil, could it be that the giant robot in the basement awakened due to the presence of its enemy instead of Luffy's Nikka form? The giant robot didn't react at all when Luffy first transformed against Lucci but only activated later on when the started fighting Kizaru after the marine ships got relatively close to the island. Coincidence i think not.

In chapter 594, in the gorosei office there is demonic symbols scattered around it, oda was hinting at there demonic origins 500 chapters ago.

Oda has leveled up in his ass drawing skills very impressive 👏

Every time he says "Nika"...he is walking in a tight rope 😂😂

The 5 Eldritch Beasts

The entirety of One Piece gives me the ancient battle in heaven that occured before the creation of the world vibes

0:45 Yes I know this exact feeling of helplessness from nightmares so well, I've occasionally had nightmares where, after getting dropped off by my mom somewhere and realizing I don't want to be there anymore, I try and call her on my phone and it just turns into this anxiety inducing slog of nothing working as it should be

I always took the whole 'only people of a certain rank can look' to not be a power thing but a secret thing. Only people of this rank are allowed to see him, if other do, they are dealt with by him Anyone can see him, he just doesn't want just anyone seeing him, ya know?

The jacket fruit is the nightmare of someone who's claustrophobic

When you replied to the comment "after wano where did one piece is going 😢" i replayed that like 4 times 🤣🤣🤣 love the humor 😎

“Comfortable out of his own skin.” 😂😂

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There are a ton of zoans at the end of OP. Which makes sense. We're talking the top 1% of the OP world with access to the best of the best, including devil fruit. Paramecia is the fruit of commoners.

Your bit at the end reminded me about the ancient robot waking up. I feel like that's going to be the perfect thing to counter the elder star and give the crew a chance to get Stella away.

Great vid man 😎

Liam! What do you think about the floating clouds around the necks for Zoan awakenings? Luffy has it, Yamato has it, Rob Lucci has it and now Saturn(Presuming that Yamato and Saturn are awakened of course). Do you think this is something all zoan awakenings are going to include? And what does it say about Kaido not being an awakened fruit user?

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There is a Robert Heinlein Novel, The Number of the beast, where 4 people travel to written worlds made real when they think about them, and when one of the people figure this out and has them experiment He prayed none them was thinking of H.P. Lovecraft, but knew he could not tell them not to think of it, or it would be all that they could think of. That first comment about someone dreaming of a devil made me think of that.

For the entire week I kept seeing giant house spiders in my home I think oda is cooking too hard it’s manifesting into the real world🕷️

Crazy take but I think St.Saturn is kicking the bucket by the end of the Arc

Angel fruits. The will of dreamers (will never die).

I can't wait to see the rest of the Five Elders in action with their dark Mythical Zoans.

Calling it now, Dragons gonna take out one of the Gorosei in jaw dropping fashion and it’s gonna be epic.

The move Saturn used on the fodder marine is the Arrow move used to attack Sabo and Cobra. When you go back, the first arrow that attacked cobra came from the same direction as Saturn

I have a theory? Instead of getting the powers of eating whatever fruit they have, what if the latter's consciousness takes over the eater. Giving them a sort of quasi-immortality. Explaining why the Gorosei looks old.

Keep up the awesome work and videos Liam love the video

My theory about the devil fruits. What if devil fruits are basically fruits given by the devil's that is imu and the five elder stars. Rather than given let's assume it's more like a contract and they have no choice but to send the devil fruits out into the world. Maybe once the devil's(imu) gets taken out the devil fruits seize to exist and haki becomes the main source of power. So if luffy beats imu he should lose his fruit powers and can enter laugh tale(assuming people with devil fruits can't go to laugh tale). This explains a lot of complications and theories of one piece.

What confuses me the most, is the part where Shanks was casually visiting them. I am pretty sure Shanks is aware their powers. And if one of the 5 Elders is willing to kill a Emperor himself, why was Shanks alowed to just walk in and out as he pleased. Even if he is a good guy that keeps order. Given that they went after Whitebeard well aware that he was one of the good guys, it doesn't seem that it would an argument for shanks.

What if st.saturn power is not from DF but that is his actual form? I'm just getting vibes from him, that st.saturn six legged appearance is his actual form

Imagine that Saturn tries to get Stella to look into his eyes, but Stella pops on some reflective shades and we see Saturn's head burst into flames for a second.

Liam on your dude in a room channel you should talk about other manga you read. Love hearing the berserk reference to the God hands!

I wonder if Brooke has a non awakened demon fruit similar to the Gorosei. The tribe summoning him through the demon circle shows he may have the same "type" of fruit? He could have the Gashadokuro Fruit. An indestructible Giant Skeleton Yokai.

I love where OP is as well. But I can only keep loving it while never thinking about Wano which is less and less hard as the chapters goes. Still....

Great vid

Random thought about the summoning circle but it would be interesting if Imu did have some kind of devil devil fruit, they may be able to grant the gorosei powers in exchange for their loyalty like a faustian bargain.

I hope that zoan isnt the only fruit used by the gorosei

Here’s a dark thought: what if Sabo didn’t escape the Elder Stars “mentally?” What if one of the Elders had a Zoan power to mind control Sabo, putting post-hypnotic suggestions so that Sabo could lead the Elders to the Revolutionary Army HQ? It could explain why he escaped…because that’s what they wanted.

Animating Kuina falling down the stairs while talking about her is wiiiiiild lmao

@GrandLineReview Butt Drawing stats - Total as of Chapter 1094 - 43 Butts - Breakdown below. For those counting, for whatever particular reason... Starting from chapter 1062, first appearance in 1064. These are only the counts for butt shots from the pack or from the side when the clear purpose was to draw a butt. This probably isn't perfect, butt at least we have rough stats. Bonnie - 16 Lilith - 4 Nami - 12 Robin - 5 York - 4 Stussy - 2 There was also one in a cover spread of the bunny girl and for the life of me I can’t remember her name.

Octagram is a thing indeed. And I am not a cultist

"Stella looks at Saturn" Saturn: Why didnt your head explode? Stella: What head my guy?

The head exploding thing is taken from Ushi-Oni in mythology, where there's a tale that says if you meet its gaze, you will be unable to look away, and your soul is drained from your body, and Saturn's Devil fruit is very clearly based on Ushi-Oni

That was prbly the best closing statement Liam´s ever done XD

You became my favorite non game oriented KZfaqr just because of the Diablo 2 Connect, as I am playing D2R right now, alongside Final Fantasy X, it is my favorite game of all time. I play it endlessly. I love your content, keep doing what you're doing, and you'll always have my support!

Spongebob confirmed dead as previous Ride-Ride fruit user. "It's not just a boulder... It's a rock!"

Yes. Octagrams are a thing. Cultist approved.

In the chapter the gorosei were introduced there are summoning circles on the walls behind them more akin to the one the dark magic guys used to “summon” Brooke. At first when I compared I thought it was a stretch since it didn’t match Saturns circle. But having it match the walls behind the gorosei is too much evidence

Lmao i just keep imagining bluegrass riding a rock like spongebob 🤣 😂

given how Caribou's crew are undertakers I believe that Caribou in Egghead will provide info on the occult powers on display by St. Saturn.

Oda: it's the final saga and one piece is coming to an end. Oda: look at all these new things, new questions and butts.

Stella so smart he use haki without training😂

3:01 that seal honesty looks like the spellbinding circle from yugioh… like brook activated someone’s trap card

I think Saturn's head crushing power had anything to do with haki then Commodores and Rear Admirals shouldn't be allowed to look at him either, since as far as we know it's only Vice Admirals and above that are guaranteed to have a mastery of Haki. It felt more like a geas to me; a rule was stated, and those that broke it were punished with head explosions.

I feel that when Saturn saw luffy in his awakening from Saying "nika" was something more nostalgic, like remember the real Nika, but was my way to saw that

8:40 It could also require eye contact for the head explode thing, possibly. There was that one panel that focused on Saturn's eye.

My theory is that they had a 5 billion berry bounty on the ope ope no mi because they would make people eat the fruit and then use the immortal surgery to make another gorosei which is why they’re immortal

I believe Chopper is a Mythical beast and is one of the Mythical stags from Norse Mythology. A mythical beast who ate HitoHito nomi Model ADAM whose main power is evil clensing, since the Original Adam is free of sin and free of Evils (pain and suffering), this means Chopper is the perfect healer.

@9:00 I thought it was established on Amazon Lilly that even if a power user is killed the effects remain. This also leads me to believe that big mom is dead even though at least one of her homies is around in Zeus.

The beserk comparison verifies the theory that Liam is cultured

saturn looks like the dude who attacked the cameras in the labor and now we also know that he can teleport

I just remembered that Saturn referred to the others (i.e. humans) on Egghead as "insects". I wonder if that was meant to foreshadow his spider form.

Don't know how I fell with Oda casting aside Luffy and Kizaru to make way for Saturn. For Kizaru was a *VERY* strong punch (toon force + Gear 5 + spin + all haki + fire) and for Luffy was time limit and exaustion... It was a very obvious "step aside" from the plot

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How does Saturn saying "Nika" serve as evidence to the possibility of the Gorosei being hundreds of years old. Vegapunk knew of Nuka and said Luffy looks just like the description Garcia KNOWS the true name of the fruit, and knows Luffy awakened it, therefore knowing that Luffy was in his Nika form

Orphans. Most Straw Hats are orphans or psychologically an orphan. I am willing to bet Kuma WILL appear and then be killed. Whether Kuma dies in front of Bonney or not, she will become an "orphan." Bonney will be the next part of the crew

I think the order or the gorosei is based on the old geocentric model of the solar system, so the order would be: Mercury (1), Venus (2), Mars (3), Jupiter (4), Saturn (5)

One thing that came to my mind is that "technically", Coby is not allowed to gaze at Saturn as he is a Captain, a rank below Commodore