Chapter 673: Vergo and Joker

[igetownd]

Now that you mention it there MUST be someone above Don Flamingo because Law seemed to suggest that after they captured Ceaser [[who seems to be working for Don]] their quest to War with a Yonko would move instantly.

This may be bigger than Don Flamingo ,it would perfectly explain how he has such a wide spectrum if he had a Yonko secretly backing him.

Makes me wonder who Law's target is, Big Mom or Kaido imo.

Doflamingo mentioned that he's following orders of an authority higher than Sengoku when he tried to assassinate Moria, but I doubt he is actually loyal to a government authority. I also don't see him as a follower of a Yonkou, because he specifically said "his tag" when he rebuked Bellamy. However, if Kaidou had that grim "smiley skull" as his flag's symbol, I'd change my mind.

Also, between this chapter and the discovery of the Higgs boson, there is no room for sleep tonight C:

[TheCrystalShip]

You're making me think Don Flamingo will be the final antagonist of OP. Which is not bad at all.

Possible, but Blackbeard would somehow have to be dealt with beforehand, which seems kind of infeasible right now.
Interestingly, they were both introduced in the Jaya arc. The Jaya arc was like the ultimate exposition arc, LOL.

[TonyTheChopper]

I am glad that Zoro's crew is heading towards the lab, because that leaves the CC confrontation up to Nami and Usopp.
Also, Chopper is going to shine very soon, by saving his waifu. I mean, saving his noble steed. I mean, saving Law.

Oh god now i have a picture in my head with Chopper and Law (in a wedding dress) gettin married.

[Warp Predator]

It's just awesome beyond words.

Also MUDKIP!!!!


Thank you, Oda.

[Blowfish]

Possible, but Blackbeard would somehow have to be dealt with beforehand, which seems kind of infeasible right now.
Interestingly, they were both introduced in the Jaya arc. The Jaya arc was like the ultimate exposition arc, LOL.

If we take Newgates statement as reference ,After the great treasure One Piece is found, a great War will occur maybe this will be started by Don Flamingo after Luffy and BB duke it out for OP? This would also coincide nicely with Don's own speech during Marineford ,about whoever winning becomes Justice.

[zachri]

I am glad that Zoro's crew is heading towards the lab, because that leaves the CC confrontation up to Nami and Usopp.
Also, Chopper is going to shine very soon, by saving his waifu. I mean, saving his noble steed. I mean, saving Law.

Oh god now i have a picture in my head with Chopper and Law (in a wedding dress) gettin married.

[Massimo D Luffy]

It was just a leftover hamburger ROFL

[Sagippio]

Franky sleeping on Robin's lap, Oda sure is pairing them.

[Denbob99]

Sweet jesus.... It actually was Doflamingo?? I suppose if you say it for every theory, it's bound to be right eventually.

[akagami7]

This graph and the new overboard Marine in this weeks chapter have basically confirmed for me that Coby is a Rear Admiral or at least Commodore rank after the two year time skip. Because this is the second time after said time skip that Oda showed a fodder RA,the first one being Rear Admiral Kadar in the Sun Pirates flashback.

Yarisugi is a commodore

[The Laughing Man]

Doflamingo...is behind...EVERYTHING!!! Just remember that, and, you'll be ok.

[OunknownO]

It was right after the war that someone from the shadows called flamingo the joker... I thought that was common knowledge

[akagami7]

So wait..What is Smoker if Vergo is the head of the G5 Marines?I thought Smoker was head of them?

And also the slime has a devil fruit?Jeez Oda is on fire these days

Smoker belongs to unit 01 of G-5, probably the head of that unit.
While Vergo is probably the head of all G-5's units.

[Kizuchan]

It was right after the war that someone from the shadows called flamingo the joker... I thought that was common knowledge

No there wasn't, otherwise people would've picked that up a while ago. The name Joker was first mentioned in this arc.

[TheCrystalShip]

This is just a small observation,
but I don't think it's a coincidence that Nami-in-Sanji first picks up her Clima Tact in the chapter where she is confronted by CC...

[CaptainKid]

Doflamingo is not necessarily related to Law's goal.
It's more likely that Dofla wants the same "key" that Law does, for his own Dofla purposes.

EDIT: I am starting to suspect that Doflamingo wants the ancient weapons.

If so that would make Caribou a likely subordinate, considering he thought you know who would be interested in Shirahoshi's power.

Doflamingo I thought might be Joker but then when everyone was saying I was like IDK. Still great that it was him and I've always thought since his 340m bounty was introduced (which as far as readers knew was INSANELY high) that he would be powerful. Also him toying with Oars and then stopping Jozu like nothing. Vergo, CC, Bellamy, and Law his line up reminds of the guys who were form BM's crew on FI. Vergo excited me because he seems to be what I've been looking for, the Shichibukai are pirates and very few if any have first mates (or know first mates). Overall review:

-Slime having a fruit makes sense, also means CC knows how to combine DFs and inanimate objects, my guess is considering that and what he did to his own gas he knows a lot about DFs
-Vergo being a Doflamingo first mate, I know I'll get slack for this but most trusted guy is close enough to a first mate
-Law being someone's subordinate at all, then again he's not a boisterous guy like Kid & Luffy but a strategic dude
-The other a-hole G-5 marine who was hilarious
-Zoro/Kinemon/Sanji didn't do too much
-Usopp & Nami are screwed, was hoping Usopp would attempt to fight back
-Finding out more about how G5 works was nice
-Robin making the Rain Dinners joke was good

[zachri]

It was just a leftover hamburger ROFL

It was pretty big though...
...
hmm...
[/goes off to create silly Wergo doodles]

[Jabra]

• Amazing chapter. Doflamingo made me lol a bit, after all the funny talk in the 672 chapter thread. However, I really really doubt that he will be the last villain of OP. He is simply the last Shichibukai that needs to be dealt with, and it is the time to do it now before the SH's take on the Yonkou and ultimately Blackbeard/Akainu.

• Apart from that, Law really grew a lot, now Vergo's line last chapter makes sense. I think that Doflamingo transplanted some device in his body when he was still part of his crew (and much weaker) in order to keep him in check. It would explain why Vergo was able to disable him in an instant, and why Law doesn't want Doflamingo to find out anything.

• Now, as many said, the cage scene was amazing. Panels like these give me the ultimate "this is One Piece" chill.

• So Vergo is a Vice Admiral. I instantly thought of Nolus when I read his infobox. Funny how the forum influences my OP reading experience. Whatever, since he wasn't present at the war of the best, even as a VA, this confirms that not every bigshot of the Marines was present back then, which means there is room for a New Admiral we don't even know of yet.

• I don't agree that Caesars role is undermined by Vergo or Doflamingo. For me the opposite is the case, he is portrayed like a cave monster, and the remaining Marine's will be "food" for the beast.

• Too many panels wasted on the slime, again. The DF reveal was nice and I LOVE the design, but I get it: the slimes can transform and fuse. No need to waste full pages on that. I know this is bitching on a very high level, but still.

[zachri]

If so that would make Caribou a likely subordinate, considering he thought you know who would be interested in Shirahoshi's power.

Doflamingo I thought might be Joker but then when everyone was saying I was like IDK. Still great that it was him and I've always thought since his 340m bounty was introduced (which as far as readers knew was INSANELY high) that he would be powerful. Also him toying with Oars and then stopping Jozu like nothing. Vergo, CC, Bellamy, and Law his line up reminds of the guys who were form BM's crew on FI. Vergo excited me because he seems to be what I've been looking for, the Shichibukai are pirates and very few if any have first mates (or know first mates). Overall review:

-Slime having a fruit makes sense, also means CC knows how to combine DFs and inanimate objects, my guess is considering that and what he did to his own gas he knows a lot about DFs
-Vergo being a Doflamingo first mate, I know I'll get slack for this but most trusted guy is close enough to a first mate
-Law being someone's ex-subordinate at all, then again he's not a boisterous guy like Kid & Luffy but a strategic dude
-The other a-hole G-5 marine who was hilarious
-Zoro/Kinemon/Sanji didn't do too much
-Usopp & Nami are screwed, was hoping Usopp would attempt to fight back
-Finding out more about how G5 works was nice
-Robin making the Rain Dinners joke was good

Fixed something there for you.

Gotta love the Alabasta nostalgia though...
good times...

[Igosuki]

Pretty sure Law was a North Blue-er.

So was Bellamy... Just sayin'