I just got home from work and can finally make this post.
Fair warning: spoilers for Chapter 1182 ahead!
I’ve read the RAW's, and things played out exactly as we predicted:
Sommers vs. Zoro, and Sanji vs. Killingham.
Sommers is currently at Cloud Sea Port, communicating with Killingham via a Den Den Mushi.
By the looks of it, he has hijacked the Giants' ship in order to use it to kidnap the children.
Meanwhile, Killingham has headed to West Village and summoned the Rain God Zaza, to flood the Village.
Sanji has given chase and is currently en route to West Village, while Zoro—accompanied by Goldberg—is just leaving West Village and pursuing Sommers, who is waiting at the port with the ship.
Goldberg notices that something is amiss back in West Village and asks Zoro if they should turn back; to this, Zoro simply replies, "No—don't give up."
Zoro and Goldberg even cross paths with Sanji as he rushes toward West Village.
Zoro calls out to Sanji: "Hey! You'd better do that right!"
To which Sanji retorts: "You too, you bastard!"
Robin and Saul have found Biblo and the books; however, the thing that’s really giving me a headache is Biblo himself—somehow, I just don't trust that owl.
There’s something off about him.
Even Saul makes a remark along those lines:
"…I'm finding you stranger and stranger…"
Let's see if Tumblr gives me any trouble with this post—though, since it's Tumblr and not Reddit or X/Twitter, I'm feeling cautiously optimistic.
This is what the current positions should look like.
AHHHHHHH??????????? Screaming, frantically editing my Sun Path AU notes, throwing things across the room, biting the walls– can we not escape God Lore for one chapter this arc?!!!?!?!
Let's get into it, Spoilers below as always!
*snort* Nope, no, I'm an adult. I can be mature about this. fucking zaza seriously oda
you think I can get away with making Her the god of cannabis?
Oh. That explains a lot. Too bad it translated awkwardly lmao, I am so prepared for the High Goddess jokes <3
🫵 @apiratefellinlovewithastar WE FUCKING CALLED IT!!!!!!! Still no confirmation on Davy D Jones being Niddhog, but hey!! The traitor theory is fully confirmed!!!!!!!!! 💞💞💞💥💥💥🎉🎉🎉 Niddhog was on Imu's side and betrayed them for Joy Boy! Probably! Not super clear but we can assume!
One second, I'm a dropout– [frantic googling] Huh. Learning cool shit from One Piece yet again! Neat! Good to know, good to know..... hm. I could use this.....
Anyway! Ragnir having the Ratatoskr Fruit officially confirmed! And it's a hammer that ate a squirrel fruit, not a squirrel that ate a hammer fruit lmao. You can never guess with this series which it's gonna be ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Cool attack name but please don't start dragging Aztec gods into this please Oda I'm already elbows deep in Norse mythology trying to figure shit out please have mercy
Okay Killingham is being a bit of an asshole, but I'm pretty sure that's just how he is regardless. Nice on the compliment tho, I'll give him that. Killi stays being relatively chill with humans and not demeaning, fully willing to acknowledge their strengths. What an oddity <3
.....Okay he is gonna go back to kidnapping and traumatizing kids but it's a job so for my own sanity we're gonna nudge that aside for the moment.
Killi leaves Sanji alive! Smacks him once before leaving, but could've killed him and chose not to. Chewing on that, Double Agent Theory save me.
Very sweet and chivalrous and perfect Sanji, with that added last line about Giant Beauties. Sanji I love you, this is why you're my favorite Straw Hat. The SanUso and LuSan shippers are tearing this apart I know it 💞
WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS OWL ODA PLEASE I'M TEARING APART THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE
[ahem] Anyway! Nice to see Saul and Robin are still doing okay, and all the books are intact!!!! Very much considering connecting Biblo to my ohara patron deity from Sun Path......
Yeah that's accurate, nice to see it explicitly stated and acknowledged though! Luffy <3 He's still eating right? Hurry up over there boy!
There is definitely something mechanical going on with the Abyss and/or Imu, biting at the drywall about it. Where's Useless Mid when we need him /lh
Bullets and explosions though.... Nevermore's Vessel would probably have fun with that lmao
There is– SO much to unpack here??????? Give me a minute I need to Think 💥
Killi's panic here, immediately telling Sommers even though they obviously don't get along, really hints towards that beloved idea that he's the youngest Knight. Freaking out and looking to the most senior member present for help.
"Accidentally" summoning something every single one of you is afraid of? A being which is powered by fear? Right as everything is going right for you? 🤨 Convenient..... Point to the Double Agent Killi Theory!
Killi stopping to check on Gunko makes me soft, though I'm a little disappointed he's not more upset. He could be faking though.... I have concepts in the back of my head, something about a broken ice block and Shuri telling Killi to leave her alone and stuff like that..... I'll explore it some other time. Sommers is a dick for just completely brushing over Gunko maybe being dead, god I hate him.
Imu's body isn't meant to be in this world? Combined with Imu's comment at the start of the chapter, those world resets really were literal, huh? A fundamental change to reality..... Isn't it hilarious that this matches PT!AU. Oda get off my wavelength, I was prepared to actually do some editing here lmao
"Live up to expectations" They are in fact panicking because Imu is here and they gotta be on their best behavior. Embarrassing for Sommers (grown ass man, gain some balls you cowardly fuck) but adorable for Killi (he's just a babyyyyy and maybe a spyyyyy leave him alone) 💞💞💞
Cutie patootie <3 ough wait I know this feeling... I'm gonna go back through old chapters and find every panel of him....
╥﹏╥ How embarrassing, why must it be him. Cora-san was understandable, I gotta justify this!
I never stopped to consider that they'd be scared of storms, but living above the clouds, it makes sense. Also ties into the "Ds bring the storm" thing! I can use this for Donquibros angst <3
Anyway, a different boogeyman god other than Nika? Another monster under their beds other than the Ds? 👀 Oda you spoil us~
LET IT BE KNOWN ODA KNOWS HOW TO DO A GOD DAMN SPREAD PANEL THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 💥💞💥💞💥💞💞💥💞💥💞💥💞💥💞💥💞💥💞💥💞💞
*giggling* No no, I'm mature! Anyway, Killingham's biggest fear revealed! Good to know he can be affected by his own Devil Fruit, that's fascinating. Chewing on it. Makes sense he'd be scared of rain, being a CD, and water, being a DF user.
The way the Sleeptid introduction text overlays the "God of Rain" text is very cool to me, a clarification that this is not the actual god, just Killi's nightmare of it.
Which makes it very interesting that–
–SHE'S BEAUTIFUL 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 Oda always back at it again with the peak character designs, the anime better do her justice or I will riot.
Idk what it is, but my brain is instantly associating her with the Nefertaris. Maybe it's the fact she's made of water and therefore blue, maybe it's what little we can see of her clothing looking like it fits desert weather, maybe it's her face mask being identical to the one Gunko used to wear + the Nefertari D Shuri theory– who knows. She just reminds me of the Nefertaris.
I like the beads, they look like bubbles and that's fun. Multiple arms are always very cool. Characters made out of an element are always beautiful.... Does she– that's a ring at her back. Just like Imu and the Omens...... Huh. Theory forming.
Everyone getting a theme song this arc! Toei I'm shaking you rn, these beats better slap or I'll kill. Kill until I can kill no longer. The Drums of Liberation are beautiful and I listen to them on loop, Imu and Zaza are legally required to get that same honor.
Might be a stretch here, but Killi looks just a tad nervous to me. Probably just because he's terrified of Zaza, but still. Can't help but note it.
Zosan are Zosan'ing forever 💞💞💞💞💞 Every Sanji ship is getting fed rn fr, I love it. My man <3
Okay so that theory forming I mentioned above. It's not settled yet because I haven't gotten a chance to go over it with Viper, but I think Zaza might have some kind of connection to Lili. The names, the outfit, the blue, the rising sea levels and poneglyphs both being connected to the ancient weapons, the ring at the back like Imu, Alabasta being a desert........ Idk, it's tickling my theorist brain.
Excited for more god shenanigans next chapter, and hopefully more Killi! Hell, maybe the Forest God Chopper theorists will get another win, if we're revealing so much this arc lmao 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
