Full agree. Krieg was THE pirate captain. He represented how far you could go even without a DF.

Honestly Don Krieg is yonko level. He could probably beat Buggy 1v1.

Krieg, ironically, would be unstoppable in the real world. His arsenal is extraordinary even in modern times and he uses all the dirty tricks of real pirates, plus he has an army. And that's why him being a blowhard really hypes the Grand Line.

Finally, some Kriegpilled content in my feed

Can't wait for Don Krieg to be in the cover page next chapter

This is the best (only) Krieg analysis I've seen, and honestly changed my mind on him on a similar level to T B Skyler's video on Kuro. I can still fully understand cutting Krieg from the live action adaptation (they only had 8 episodes, so I can only blame the executives), but can we all agree that cutting Pearl was a net positive change?

I appreciate this video a lot. One thing that's become painfully apparent to me is how uncritically people treat this story. Not that it's a bad thing for your average fan, but even personalities who devote themselves to One Piece seem to approach things very uncritically. It really surprised me to see people discussing the Live Action with hour long videos, while simultaneously admitting they hadn't seen or read the East Blue Saga for years. The underrating of Krieg's thematic role is a crime, since it's really the first moment we see just how far Luffy and Zoro are willing to go, and, as you said, demonstrate to Sanji what it really means to pursue your dreams. Even Pearl, as obnoxious as he is, serves as a very blunt statement about those who aren't willing to put themselves on the line.

My friends and I said it was such a shame that Krieg got cut(heh) cause his fight against Luffy really showed Luffy's resolve and had great scenes like Luffy punching through the spiked cape and Luffy falling into the sea with his finishing move, content to know he won.

"The east blue is when One Piece gets good" is something I wholeheartedly agree with. As much as I love everything going on in the Grand Line, I adore the early parts of the series, and it's a shame hearing people just dismiss it.

Krieg is such a great character, it is just so unfortunate that he was in the same arc that introduced Mihawk.

What I liked about Krieg was his pragmatic fighting style. Instead of fighting like an anime character he fought more like Batman or Boba Fett.

GIN SAID THAT HE WOULD MEET SANJI IN GRAND LINE, DON KRIEG COMEBACK ELBAF ARC NO.1 ONE PIECE VILLAIN WILL RETURN!!!!!!!!!!1 UNDENIABLE!!!!!!!!!

Let’s get Don Kreg some love he deserves

Don Kreig is like a prototype Franky. He's got the mutton chops, he's decked out head-to-toe in weapons and gear, he's super strong to carry all of that. What separates the two is tact. Kreig, much like Kuro, thinks everything can be planned and outwitted, but sometimes it's just sheer willpower. Kreig likely got into that encounter with Mihawk because of that massive armada that Kreig commanded, drawing more attention to his crew than if he ran a single ship. Even if he wasn't up against Mihawk, he likely would have encountered Crocodile and Baroque Works and fallen victim to their vast network throughout the early stages. Given their attitude, they would have also been trounced by Galley Law. The issue with Kreig's plan was trying to bring an untrained army of pirates and wage wars with any faction they may come across. Gin and Pearl were his best men and Pearl was a mentally unstable fighter, creating a double edged sword given his disposition.

Really love this analysis, and I completely agree with your sentiment that the entire Baratie arc suffers without Don Krieg as the antagonist. Although something interesting I want to note is that Don Krieg *did* win the fight. He ended up getting back up, while Luffy sank deep into the depths of the ocean. However, no one considers this a loss on Luffy's part as everyone collectively agreed that despite losing the battle, Luffy won the war. Luffy won the battle between their respective ideologies.

Finally, someone else that can appreciate Don Krieg

I am so happy people are now appreciating Krieg since he is on of my favourite Pre Timeskip Villains

Really appreciate this video. Don Krueger still stands out as the strongest man in the east blue and showed us what kind of things awaited in the Grand Line

I've heard so much bad things about Don Krieg, that when I got to Baratie arc I expected to be straight up bored outside Mihawk vs Zoro fight. Needless to say, I was sorely mistaken- Don Krieg is a very good antagonist actually, a pirate with no rules or honor. Or maybe I was made to expect a bad antagonist so much, that a mediocre one seems good by comparison to my expectations.

I honestly wish Oda saved Don Krieg for later in Paradise or the New World instead of the East Blue because his conspect was too good for being a early villain. Don Krieg is my favorite East Blue antagonist and it was such a shame he was only in the live action for just a minute only to be killed by Mihawk. I understand why they cut his role out of the Baratie in the live action, but that disappointmented me being a Don Krieg fan.

This video makes me so friggin happy cause this is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I found out they cut the Krieg Pirates to make room for more Arlong. There really aren't any One Piece villains (except arguably Foxy, though it was clear from the start that he would be a pushover in any situation other than the Davy Back Fight) that encapsulate the cheap bastard gadgeteer fighting style that Krieg uses. The fact that Luffy beats him primarily through sheer attained strength and willpower establishes that Krieg's style of combat simply isn't viable in the Grand Line, and that both Luffy and the later antagonists possess a much greater willpower than Krieg could ever dream of having. Similarly, Krieg is also a reflection of the way real-life pirates would operate, prioritizing victory above "playing fair". This establishes the massive gap between real life and One Piece in a wonderful way. Great video, keep up the good work!!

If Don Krieg shows up on Egghead I'll be dead 😂

This is a really great video! Another thing I like about the Don Krieg fight is the setting for the battle and the choreography. Fighting on scrappy floating parts of the ship when Luffy is a Devil fruit user, with fire spreading and gas weapons. Also still to this day I think when Luffy was trapped in the net and used Gomu Gomu no Hammer was one of his coolest moves.

Thank you for spreading awareness of the Krieg Society.

The only Admirable thing i can say about Don Krieg is that despite the fact the Grand line broke his crew and even Gin he didn't give up, he wanted to go straight back out there and pursue whatever his dream was. Should've done some training first though

It boggles my mind when people hate kuro. He gave up on his dream and that’s why he lost narratively.

Pretty much all of the early one piece villains and arcs are severely underrated. Kuro and Syrup Village are insanely underrated too.

I honestly think that if Krieg didn't meet Hawkeye he and Gin would be one of the strongest supernovas by the end of Paradise

Thank you for making this video! As someone who loves the Baratie Arc, I have to say it's criminal that people are saying Don Krieg being removed is an improvement when without him Sanji's character Arc suffers. I'm glad the LA series kept him, and didn't just have him cameo via a wanted poster like Jango. However, they really should've made Sanji witness Zoro's Duel so he could think about chasing his dreams. Great vid, btw. I'm glad you put some respect on this very underrated villain.

My dude, you're spitting so many facts, the mic is gonna short-circuit.

Finally some Krieg apprecciation

Krieg was one of the best villains in the prologue. Highly underrated.

I'm at an empasse in life and this video is helping me make up my mind. I've had instilled in me the idea of being willing to die for one's dreams and living life on one's own terms from OP of course, but from other shounen, shows, books as well. However, at the end of the day, I've always defered to reason and my aversion to displeasure. This has made me basically just coast through life, which I'm content with to be honest, but maybe it's time to change...

I think that Don Krieg showed how NOT to do the grand line. Bro had a legitimately impressive fleet but he had no way of navigating the grand line, no way of having enough supplies for that large of a fleet and of course a fleet that large immediately draws attention. The Seven Warlords are supposed to hunt pirates for the WG, so are the Marines. Plus no one on the grand line is gonna help a massive fleet of asshole pirates. Luffy on the other hand entered with a small capable group and found Allies everywhere he went

gave luffy more trouble than arlong

Really good video, but smth I also have to say about the exclusion of Krieg/his general role too.. I feel like it takes away from Mihawk if he hunts them down onto a beach to take them out as opposed to them still fleeing while he follows in full relaxation and strikes from his ship. When he swings Yoru around there the gap seems dramatically smaller (especially since the events at Baratie have Krieg feeling more confident again, which makes him facing Mihawk/intending to more believable, as opposed to how it seemed to me in live-action). Alas.. I do understand the constraints of episode numbers.

One of the cool things about this video is that it was uploaded just 2 days shy of Krieg's official birthday. Coincidence or not, that's great. Also just really nice seeing people show appreciation for the earlier, more straightforward adventures of early one piece. Simple though they may be, they have a lot of their own merits too, so appreciate someone putting respect on the east blue saga.

i remember when i first watched one piece, anime wasnt as big as it is now, so not many discussions reached my eyes and so broader opinions didn't matter to me. kuro was a creepy and cold motherfucker who was a master planer. krieg was unstoppable, but weakened to where luffy managed to beat him. these two villains are in general not that popular, but i absolutely loved them as a kid. now im in the same boats as most others, kuro's plan was pretty dumb and krieg is unable to cope with the fact that there are people stronger than him and no amount of underhanded tactics is gonna make him win that fight. but whenever i happen to reread their respective arcs i still always hold that little bit of love for the tense atmosphere around kuro and his plans unveiling and the feeling of insurmountable amount of power and weaponry krieg had, as luffy just kept on taking it head on getting more and more injured.

Luffy vs Krieg is kind of what cemented me as a One Piece fan.

That ending was great 😂 power scalers use that trash logic and it's hilarious. "In this scene you can see Sakura used the summoning jutsu at the same time as KCM Naruto and EMS Sasuke, therefore she's as fast as them"

Don Krieg - actually tanked so many powerful attacks from luffy, even multiple finishers and in midair - fought with a 1 ton weapon effortlessly - stopped a moving mini ship and threw it with a single hand - had a huge arsenal of powerful weapons that made luffy bleed - Actually would have killed luffy by trapping him in the steel net and throwing him in the ocean if nobody was there and sanji hadn’t gone in to save him - Even after passing out, he got up again even WHILE unconscious(that’s what willpower really means, he will probably have strong haki too when he gets it) - Plus he had just been attacked by mihawk so his crew was 50 times less in number than it used to be and he had just survived crippling starvation and we know how severe starvation is in anime - People called him Admiral of the pirate fleet, strongest man, he was already admiral level - In every arc luffy fights the strongest opponent and zoro fights the second strongest and there is a noticable power gap between the two, luffy fought don krieg in this arc and zoro fought mihawk. He is already pirate king level. - Also, Ghin is the lurking legend. - Moreover, Ghin after having barely just survived starvation a few minutes ago after being chased by marines for days and having one of his shoulders broken by don krieg absolutely owned sanji and there was a definite gap in their power. - So he probably could have defeated a lot of enemies sanji would be able to handle until he unlocked diable jamble. - And these two would also probably only get stronger as the show goes on.

You've stated everything that I've been thinking ever since watching the live action, especially the point about Sanji watching Zoro vs. Mihawk being CRUCIAL to his character arc. I was so upset when I saw they cut that out. Also the parallels/contrasts between Gin and Sanji as two right hand men!! The East Blue Saga to this day remains my second favorite saga of One Piece (first is Water 7) and it makes me sad when people don't realize how elegant Oda's writing is in it. The antagonists are all designed to emphasize the story's themes and the strawhats' character traits and serve as great foils to them.

The King has returned

I'm glad someone said this :D East blue has so much going for it besides being a starter saga, it has so much going for it that people just forget

I really enjoyed this cideo! You had some really great points about how Kreig contrasts wih the other Baratie characters. I do think Kuro's failing is more complex than his cowardice and want to retire from piracy. I think his big flaw is how he wants to give up a life of piracy bit his actions are still that of a backstabbing pirate. He claims he wants a peaceful life but forms elaborate schemes to get Kaya's money, and plans to kill all his crew. He can't see any life outside of piracy even if he cant admit it

I love how you made this video, I to was dissapointed a little when they killed Krieg off in the show. My friends and I made jokes about his title (which you should have mentioned) "THE MEANIEST DAWG OF THE EAST" so I grew a love a kin to the Buggy and Ussop memes that he was the most dangerous character. So I sorta fell in love with him. Then He died.

Finally a based take

A man says 'Nobody Understands' the character who nobody talks about and I LISTEN!

I find Don Krieg’s diminished role to be the only way in which the live-action truly disappointed me. Would it have been nice to see Jango, so Kuro’s plan wouldn’t be left with a hole or two? Yes. Would it have been nice to see Gaimon, so we could get some boxed and sheltered son jokes? Yes. But neither of those two is the villain of an entire mini-arc, so it’s easy to understand how time constraints can cut them out.

I am watching Baratie with my gf and I’m noticing how ghin and Sanji are the same in so many ways both live by their code to the highest degree.

Yeah people not realize how beautiful the east blue saga is. Honestly I hope that if the remake is really coming then it has to make most of the community appreciate the early portions of the story again

Maybe he'll get a cover story comback like the recent Kuro one.

East Blue still my favourite arc.

Don Krieg is underated but hes definitely Under MAAAAANY many villians

I have always loved Don krieg and I’m glad somebody finally showin him love too

I was wondering why Baratie felt kinda meh in the Live Action, this video kinda explains it, cuz most of what they Cut relates to Sanji's Arc

My goat my king is getting attention

I’d say Kreig really raised the stakes of the Grand Line. If him, a very much feared Commander of Hundreds of Ships, went to the Grand Line and got fucked up, then the Strawhats really have their work cut out for them.

Dope vid. He ran away shook from his dream and kuro abandoning his name and flag is also underrated. Those both mean so much to luffys definition of pirate. And bonus kuro abandong name to flee vs sunachi wano to give ones name in death

its in the name Armor Donning Krieger Dunning Kruger The perfect Intro to the Journey

dudes got the gold haki

One of the few man that made Usopp pull out the 20 bajitrillion hammer

Yeah when I first watched the baratie arc I thought he was gonna be one of the seven warlords, he has so much potential !

YES! Someone understands the top dog of the East Blue! *WON WRIEG!!!*

This is what happens when you betray Santa and set up camp in the West Pole.

That Parappa song always makes me think of Chris

Gaimon analysis when??

I always loved the East Blue Villains, Kuro is still one of my all time favorites and I also like Krieg. He is in a way similar to Kuro, both are the enbodiments of what Pirates truly are, not a romantic interpretation that goes around in One Piece. This is also a reason for my to like Blackbeard. They are true pirates with the will to do everything!

Tbh i always said that Don Krieg slams the newer arcs fodder ahh enemies easily 🥱 Nothing new, but something that deserves to be remarked 🗣️🔥

HES BAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKK!!!!!!

I think Krieg's failure as a character comes from just how specific his situation is. Everything about him downplays his threat as a villain, his men are desperate and starving, his ship is in shambles, he's retreating from the Grand Line already and giving up on his dream. Don Krieg is a sad, pathetic, broken man by the time he's introduced and that just doesn't make him feel threatening. He comes off like more of a joke than anything else with his gold armor and his reliance on firearms and hidden weaponry. He doesn't feel like a problem, he feels like a side villain they should clown immediately and be done with. Thematically he is important to showcase the value of honor among pirates. He's a coward, he doesn't have the courage to put himself on the line. So it makes sense to contrast that with Luffy. But then you take a step back and we're looking at a cowardly sniveling nobody who has to be saved from starving by the food place in the food arc, and it's all just way too on the nose, right? Honestly, Sanji's backstory handled this way better, showing Zeff's ability to put his life on the line for Sanji despite painting himself as a cowardly scumbag in the process. That part of the story absolutely nailed it, blending the food theme with the ideals that shape the character incredibly naturally. I just wish Krieg could have done the same with his own deal.

wow I'm the 1000th like, goated video

I lowkey thought this was going to an 11 minute power scaling with fucking Parappa the Rapper music..

Only you and the creater of my hero academia give don krieg some credit, for me, I like his design a lot

I really wish they didnt push him aside in the live action, I was so wanting to see Luffy punching through his spiky cape

I been saying this for years actually. Buggy and Kreig took a FULL FORCE Luffy ass whooping and both INSTANTLY stood up to talk more shit. Nami tied buggy up and Kreig got taken away by Gin. Buggy is Shanks tier and Kreig is Mihawk Tier CLEARLY.

That panel of Luffy, Zoro and Koby... early foreshadowing of the next generation of Conquerors.

I thought Live Piece's Baratie was unwatchable due to removing its true and narratively proper final boss from the episode and just having him get 1shot by mihawk unsummarily offscreen It wasnt enough to write him out of the east blue saga no no they brought him in just for that. Disrespect.

They fear to acknowledge the mighty god of the east blue himself

Theres a youtuber named tbskyen who kinda does this underselling of kreig when he analysis op and i think thats a shame because he has otherwise pretty good takes.

After learning the golden haki goat wouldn't be in the live action I quickly gave up on watching it, Baratie without Don Krieg is simply impossible to work.

THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD 🗣️🗣️

I always had the idea that Krieg continued his quest into the grand line and ended up turning himself into a cyborg similar to Franky but more focus on weapons and offence against devil fruit. To which I think he would hold a grudge against because of Luffy

Krieg would have won had Sanji not jumped in to pull Luffy out of the water.

I always thought he gave Luffy a harder fight than Arlong and believe he could beat Arlong. I liked don Krieg

4:38 I believe they call this the Donning Krieger effect

foxy my favorite character no cap

Don kreigs golden haki solo’s the verse I’m calling it, he’s the man marked in flame

Please make a video about the Foxy arc

This video made me go out and buy completely new speakers because this audio is atrocious

Great video

People who don't like Don Krieg are sleeping on gold haki, he has way more potential than even Luffy

Honestly i wished they wouldve have cut kuro and alvida instead. Baratirei was the first one piece arc that really got me into the world of one piece as a worthwhile commitment to endevor.

interesting analysis

Homie said barartie so many times

Thank you

Here before this blows

Dont ever doubt DUB Krieg

I find it hilarious how the LA attempted to still have Sanji's character arc by shoving in Gin and the Zeff backstory without understanding the context or deeper themes of those moments. Sanji feeding some random beggar that materialized in the kitchen has no weight when Gin doesn't pose a threat to him afterwards.

tbh, don is powerful but still, he got disrespected by a 19 year old guy.