#chapter 1120

[chromatic-lamina]

Episode 1152 and some of chapter 1120

Keep searching girl. Wish you could have seen the giant robot, and heard Luffy wonder who Joyboy was.

[zonaenthusiast]

This morning I was reading some tweets about chapter 1120 and realized one thing.

It seems that Lilith and York are the only surviving Vegapunks, that Lilith is going to travel with the mugiwaras (big win for me, she's my favorite) and that York is going to work for the Gorosei. With Oda you never really know because you can never trust the deaths in One Piece but at the moment it's what it looks like.

And I was thinking that I believe it's brilliant to put one Vegapunk on each side because we've seen time and time again throughout this arc that Vegapunk, regardless of his more progressive ideas, has allied himself with who he shouldn't for the money.

I think it is a perfect representation of Vegapunk's duality and constant contradictions.

[future-island-egghead]

Muse of Violence, Warrior of Science.

To the ordinary, everyday genius scientist-for-hire with a heart too big for her own good, we raise our sake cups.

You gave us food. You tried to protect us. You gave your life to ensure we'd all live on. Just lending a hand.

You knew it would end like this. We all knew it would end like this, and yet you still did it. And you did it to protect the friends you had made and the family you had left. And you did it all on your own terms, smiling all the way to the afterlife, knowing your will would be inherited by those you saved.

Clone or Machine or Satellite or Daughter. It matters not what you were. Because you went out like a true member of those who carry the will of D.

Thanks for everything, Atlas. For a satellite representing rage and violence, you had the biggest heart of any of them.

[transmascvash]

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Uneggpected Development

Honestly it was hard to know where to start so let's start with Silly Boy and his silly face interacting with Robonosuke. Yes of course I'm going to keep calling him that but don't worry, we'll get to the actual heavy Wano callbacks later. This is a weird chapter...because it feels like we're hurtling swiftly towards an ending to Egghead now. Our giant robot friendo is a big part of that.

As we're blasting off the big robo seems to be gearing up for a huge attack. Maybe a self-destruction. A concept echoed nowhere else in this chapter and certainly not anywhere recently. But you do have this moment that reminds me of Zunisha. Luffy hearing what is likely the Voice of All Things emanating from Robonosuke. Dude is finally ready to rock and roll, looks like it'll time out well with the final notes of the broadcast. You'll see this theme pop up again here, I really want to see the next note before I think too heavily about that but we'll have a lot more to talk about that through the lens of...

Atlas pulls a move we've seen out of other Vegapunks before and seems set to become yet another casualty of this arc. I don't care too much about that for this review, not because I don't like it but because of what Atlas does first. Slamming Lilith into the deck and turning off some kind of tracking device York was using. Which...type of thing that would have been nice to come up at some point earlier but I'll give at least a chapter or two to see if there's like, a reason they didn't do that earlier.

It's obviously Lilith I care about. We could move very quickly out of here into the next arc. Like, you could literally do it in one chapter. Robonosuke go boom cutting off Vegpaunk from giving too much of a reveal, Coup de Burst off into the sunset, cue the newspapers. Lilith is hanging around for whatever reason as a tie to the next. Lilith even can relatively quickly become an off-ramp for what I've seen winding out of Wano through Vivi, Bonney, & Stussy this arc. She was a first impression of the arc too, even had some little quirks with that building off of Kiku last arc who did the same with Pudding who did the same with Rebecca. Speaking of though, pay attention to the title.

Two problems. One that leaves a lot untied. Like, much more than Wano. I suppose you could fill in a bunch of stuff after the exit about Lilith, but the reason that idea ever worked at all for Kiku was because of her personality. Stussy's someone who can believably pull that too, we even just saw her do something like that with her talking to Kaku. Lilith is like, the opposite of mysterious. There was nothing like a mini arc introducing you as cryptic and guarded or juggling loyalties all Egghead. York was the one who played really well into that aspect of things. Lilith is even after Atlas right here giving you the self-sacrifice and how about that light/dark framing with the different expressions up there!

Two, as it stands now there's still no real "point" to the story. This is all literally happening while Vegapunk Prime dumps everything he knows about the big lore, of course he isn't going to get too close because that's Robin's story. So I doubt Lilith has some extra info to add. And of course...a lot of things have flared up for a couple of chapters and faded as quickly as they did. I don't think we're too far from the end, but I still have that feeling this is a little misleading. There was one last aspect of this chapter that makes me wonder about just a little more getting us there:

It's the combination of Clover's denial of his name to survive as well as this late-game Punk Hazard flashback. It all feels so, so Kaido all of a sudden. Maybe it helps or hurts that I'm watching through dub Wano's end with sweetie but this scene feels like such a blend of Kaido, King, & Momonosuke right now. Which is a really weird discordant note. And one that casts that shadow over Vegapunk again.

That's actually the big thing to me. The broadcast has crackled but now its coming to an end. Watch the next few chapters closely. Egghead could end in the next chapter or two, but I wouldn't be shocked if it had another volume in it to get a little weird.

[eleni-cherie]

thoughts on the new case (so far) *spoilers*

new conan case is kinda wild ngl like when I heard it's a kid case again I had mixed feelings bc although I love kaito, the previous dc cases had been a let down (sadly even those w my homeboy heiji) so I didn't expect much of this one either. only when I heard that hakuba is resurfacing from his decade-long hiatus I got new hope. but we got an actual murder case ft kid?? so not a classic kid case but he's just featuring/assisting in a murder case disguised as shinichi?? along w hakuba?? that's new! that's fresh!

hope it won't end up being a let down bc this definitely has potential! like sure again onlyyyyy 3 murder suspects (is it so hard to at least make it 4? it's always 3 by now!!!!) but at least more than just the usual 3 chapters as it seems, so there's hope!

besides I know it's not real shinichi but kaito disguised as him (more like just brushed his hair lol) but I always wanted hakuba and real-sized shinichi (not conan) to meet so yeahieeeee to me

Also I KNOW IT'S NOT REAL SHINICHI BUT LET ME ENJOY THIS SHINRAN MOMENT PLS 😭💜

bonus:

Conan and "Shinichi" walking off w the same flushed expression bc uwu

ran puffing out her cheeks like I do when I'm upset sbsjsjs she's so cute

also I just love a drama-stirring queen who stands up for her best friend 💜

shinichi is always so sassy and mean to poor kaito 😭 (did he fr think he was the killer tho? nahhhh right?)

+++ must repost to add more fave moments since I reached the limit 🙄

[algumaideia]

More info about the government

The marines really were out there trying to kill all Ds

Oh the giant bot met Luffy

I didn't understand what Vegapunk was talking about

[zonaenthusiast]

ONE PIECE CHAPTER 1120 SPOILERS

LADIES AND LADIES, TODAY I HAVE THINGS TO SAY

CONGRATULATIONS TO ME FOR THE CONTENT OF THIS CHAPTER

First of all, WHAT THE FUCK.

I have to say... people have been saying that there are too many Ds now and I could not disagree more because there are still just a bunch of people compared to the entire population of the world. And it makes a lot of sense that they were hiding their names, they were being persecuted after all. Luffy's case is the weird one.

Second, I will eat the gorosei alive myself if they put their hands on Robin.

Third, this was so funny to me 🥹

Luffy, my guy, never change.

Fourth, look at them !!!!!! Together !!!!! In TWO different panels !!!!!!Being beautiful and perfect !!!!! What a treat !!!!!

And fifth and last, continuing with these bitches, the gods (Oda) smiled at me because I've talked several times about Zoro and Nami serving as leaders when Luffy isn't around. It's not usually at the same time because they both exercise completely separate roles within that leadership. Seeing both of them exerting that capacity in the same situation happens very rarely for that reason, so I'm going to think about this for days.

Zoro is even on both sides because Nami's order is directed at him.

I mention this a lot because I think people really don't realize that no crew member gives these kinds of orders outside of the Romance Dawn trio and, if they do, it's either because of some very specific knowledge they have or because none of the three are present.

This is why I really like that Oda has never been explicit about giving Zoro the title of vicecaptain and it has never been about Sanji as most people think because Sanji isn't a leader (and that's okay! please don't take this as a drag! most mugiwaras are not leaders and they aren't less good!), it's because Nami is usually as much a vicecaptain as he is.