Summary

One Pieceis a series known for having first-class action , telling power - ups , and iconic fictional character mo . Throughout its twenty - seven - class ( and counting ) run , there have been many level arcs that became fan favorite . From the rattling Alabasta saga , the thrilling Water 7 and Enies Lobby arcs , and the bombast of Wano , there are a lot of fantabulous part ofOne Pieceout there .

Yet Eiichiro Oda seems dedicated to outdo all ofOne Piece ’s previous saga with its latest arc -Egghead Island . There are characters showing up that have been razz for decades , game point from years ago are being explained now , and quality returning for grudge matches and to fight alongside the Pirate King to be . Egghead Island is already one of the best arcs of the serial publication , and it ’s still pelt along towards its climax .

It might be a bold claim to make before the arc has conclude , but Egghead has all the makings of an all - time great story electric discharge . Not just forOne Piece , but for Shōnen manga as a whole . With the stakes never being gamy than they are now for Luffy and the Straw Hat pirates , Egghead ’s the first mouthful of what ’s to comefor the aspiring Pirate King and his bunch .

Luffy vs. Lucci

One Piece sequence # 1100 finally adapted the replay between Luffy and Lucci , and its depiction of things is conference above the original manga .

What Makes an Excellent One Piece Arc

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To sympathise what earn Egghead Island into the powerful arc it ’s shape into , it ’s important to acknowledge what other arcs have that makes them compelling . One example is the Alabasta arc - here , the Straw Hats find themselves up against Baroque Works , who are far stronger than them at first . Best exemplified when Luffy faces off against Sir Crocodile , their leader andone of the Seven Warlords of the Sea , and loses . However , the Straw Hats still stay on to fight , and their strong sentience of justice is what motivates them to overcome Baroque Works and bring through the day .

A similar causa can be seen in the Water 7 saga . The Straw Hats seem like they ’re on the verge of collapse , with Usopp and Robin leave behind seeming like a genuine opening . The pirates then incur themselves against the tightlipped and powerful agents of Cipher Pol . Yet once again , Luffy leads the Straw Hats to victory against unsufferable odds , even after an initial harsh loss . These arc show the reader about the world ofOne Piece , and also spotlight the depths Luffy and the Straw Hats would go to for one another , something foreground to dandy consequence in Egghead .

Egghead Island Has Highly Anticipated Characters Finally Appear

Dr. Vegapunk and Rob Lucci’s Return Has Been a Long Time Coming

Egghead Island begin when the Straw Hats encounter Jewelery Bonney out at ocean . After saving her from a automaton shark , they ’re escort to Egghead Island - the futuristic homebase of Dr. Vegapunk . Dr. Vegapunk had been first been alluded to all the style back in Chapter # 433 , and the Straw Hats had repeatedly run into his old allies and coworkers , such as Judge Vinsmoke and Queen of the Beast Pirates . But this is the first group meeting with him in the flesh proper .

Dr. Vegapunk has no real issue with the Straw Hats being there , but they chose a terrible time to arrive , as the Marines are come in to fulfil himdue to his poring over of the Void Century . Leading the explosive charge and arrive just after the Straw Hats is Cipher Pol , being head by Rob Lucci . He soon engages Luffy in combat , and while Lucci has gotten much strong over the two years since he and Luffy last fought , he is no match for Gear 5 .

Bartholomew Kuma’s Backstory Is Finally Revealed

The Warlord’s Heartbreaking Life is One of the Series' Best

thing quickly deteriorate for everyone , though , even as when they successfully back away from Cipher Pol . Bonney had come to Egghead to retaliate her forefather , Bartholomew Kuma , whom Dr. Vegapunk turned into an emotionless cyborg . Kuma had long been one of the biggest whodunit of One Piece , a tranquil Warlord of the Sea who also seemed impossibly strong . But this arc reveals Kuma ’s heartbreaking backstory inone of One Piece ’s good flashbacks- reveal the dear he had for his tike , and the regret of Vegapunk for what he had done to the so - called ' tyrant . '

Egghead ’s impregnable aspect is how it ties thing together forOne Pieceas a serial . It ’s an arc that seeks tobring up plot point from hundred of chapters before and tie them up neatly . Lucci ’s return was first teased in Dressrosa , Vegapunk had been cite all the elbow room back in Enies Lobby , and Kuma had been a immense mystery ever since Thriller Bark and Sabaody . Yet all three of these game thread are answer in this one arc in implausibly hearty ways , and that ’s before the genuine terror shows up .

One Piece’s True Final Antagonists Make Their Debut

The Five Elders Terrifying Might is Revealed

The Egghead Island arc does n’t launch into overdrive until Marine Admiral Kizaru go about to carry through Vegapunk - and when Kizaru ’s ravishment is revolt by the Straw Hats , Saint Jaygarcia Saturn of the Five Elders appears to take thing into his own hands , transforming into a massive wanderer creature with unmeasured Haki . He seems too sinewy to be stopped , and foretell a Buster Call on Egghead , begin an unstoppable Marine attack . However , it ’s thenKuma makes his return to kingdom one of the most satisfying slug in all ofOne Piece , obscure Saint Saturn in a bid to save up his daughter .

While Saturn ’s exceptional regeneration mean he does n’t persist down , it ’s undeniably another improbably cathartic moment for the serial . Things only get more vivid as the Giant Pirates begin to bring , go bynone other than Dorry and Broggy . Egghead Island once again make for back anticipated character to pay off in awesome way . The struggle intensifies , Saturn summon the rest of the Five Elders to fight alongside him and stop the Straw Hats and Giants from escaping , along with stopping a worldwide broadcast that Vegapunk prepare in the upshot of his death .

Egghead Island is far from over , but its easily one of the good waysOne Piececould have bug out its final saga . It seems the Straw Hats will be heading to Elbaf next , another location that ’s been built up since Little Gardenwith the first appearance of the giants , make a perfect compliment to Egghead . Whatever Eiichiro Oda has planned , rooter are undoubtedly going to have high expectation , and if it ’s half as effective asEgghead , it ’ll just be another reason whyOne Pieceis one of the gravid manga of all time .

One Piece - Luffy looking shocked

make by Eiichiro Oda , One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga serial publication and follow the risky venture of the Straw Hat Pirates as pass by Monkey D. Luffy . Luffy , an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure , is afflicted by a mysterious scourge that gives him various top executive he uses to protect himself and his friends . The manga eventually make way to the Zanzibar copal serial , with the two being some of history ’s longest - running Zanzibar copal and manga series . Along with over fifty video game made over the geezerhood , the series entered the live - action world with Netflix ’s 2023 adjustment .

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A man in a straw hat and red jacket stands in front of a group of people in colorful clothing.

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Created by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga series and follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as led by Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy, an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure, is afflicted by a mysterious curse that gives him various powers he uses to protect himself and his friends. The manga eventually gave way to the anime series, with the two being some of history’s longest-running anime and manga series. Along with over fifty video games made over the years, the series entered the live-action world with Netflix’s 2023 adaptation.

Kuma Punches Saint Saturn

Dorry and Broggy arrive at Egghead in One Piece

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Created by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga series and follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as led by Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy, an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure, is afflicted by a mysterious curse that gives him various powers he uses to protect himself and his friends. The manga eventually gave way to the anime series, with the two being some of history’s longest-running anime and manga series. Along with over fifty video games made over the years, the series entered the live-action world with Netflix’s 2023 adaptation.

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