So Papa Akainu gave him a spanking rather than a Headpat like he desired
Spring Time (A Bellamy SI)
- Thread starter Arthedain
- Start date
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- He/Him/His
*Cross-checking*
Ok, seems just about right, also when is Akainu ever pleased, the guy has a constant grumpy attitude that could out class Grumpy Smurf and Grumpy (the Dwarf).
Hence it begins Aramaki's quest to make Akainu be proud of him even after becoming Admiral alongside Issho.
I see that Akainu managed to recover his head injuries. Courtesy by Vegapunk who did have medical knowledge (he confirmed it to Chopper on Egghead Island arc) as ordered by Five Elders or Saturn (as they're in touch most of the time) so that Akainu will be back in action... (along with probably a control chip to make sure their future Fleet Admiral is compliant than outright opposing them).
He does seem less than happy most of the time. Though with how the Summit War turned out, I'm not particularly surprised.
Bellamy's Arsenal
Author's note:
Here's a brief summary of the main skills in Bellamy's Arsenal. I'll keep adding to it as new stuff gets unlocked.
Bellamy's Arsenal (As of Chapter 61)
Author's note:
A question about the Marineford Daily articles. Do you guys prefer that I post them separately or should I tack them on to the end of the normal chapters?
Here's a brief summary of the main skills in Bellamy's Arsenal. I'll keep adding to it as new stuff gets unlocked.
Bellamy's Arsenal (As of Chapter 61)
- Bane Bane no Mi
- Coil Chassis (basically, Bellamy's equivalent of Luffy's Gear Second)
- Bellamy completely transforms his body into a collection of springs, the size of which can vary from the order of cm to micrometers. As it's not just his bones and muscles which transform, but everything from excess fat to internal organs, Bellamy can call bring forth much more strength & speed than he would be able to otherwise. Additionally, as springs...you know...bend, his flexibility shoots through the roof.
- Another benefit is the near invulnerability to blunt force trauma in this form, as all the force gets absorbed by the springs composing his body and released back where it came from.
- Spring Gatling
- one of the newest moves in Bellamy's arsenal, where he transforms his forearm into a spring and has it rapidly piston back and forth at a rate of 100 punches/second (the firing rate of the historical gatling gun). Unlike Luffy's gomu gomu no gatling, Bellamy's version delivers all the damage in a much more concentrated area and at at a greater speed, as he doesn't have to draw his entire arm back every time before launching another punch. Because of this, the Spring Gatling boasts a much greater stopping power.
- Spring Hammer
- Bellamy draws his leg back as far as he can, before releasing it to deliver a devastating kick (to someone's backside).
- Spring Ricochet
- By taking advantage of the fact, that he can introduce joints between his individual springs, Bellamy can change the direction of a punch after he's thrown it, allowing him to hit someone even after they've dodged the original attack. Oh, and he can have his punches ricochet off different surfaces to hit someone from the back too.
- Spring Sweep
- Bellamy extends a limb out as far as he can or needs before rapidly rotating his body, usually by transforming his torso into a coiled spring. Extra damage if he extends more than one limb at a time.
- Spring Shield
- Bellamy transforms parts of his body (usually the forearms) into giant plane springs (basically a giant sheet of metal) to act as a shield. By manipulating the shape of his transformation, he can envelop himself and others inside a metal dome.
- Spring Snipe
- basically the same thing as the OG Bellamy's move, though the MC's version is faster and more powerful
- Spring Hopper
- basically the same thing as the OG Bellamy's move, though with the addition of Geppou and Observation haki, the MC is able to use it much more efficiently, without being blindsided.
- Spring Deathknock
- basically the same thing as the OG Bellamy's move, though by compressing his springs much further than the original ever could, it's destructive has at least quadrupled
- Material Composition
- As long as Bellamy understands and has a clear picture of what he wants to transform into, he can change the material composition of his springs
- Available: steel, copper, polished silver, chrome-vanadium (the strongest of spring steels and is the current default material), rubber
- Spring Production
- This isn't as much a move but a newly discovered ability. Bellamy transforms a hair into a pair of linked springs, unlinks one of the two before extending and transforming the other into a second pair of linked springs, which look exactly like the pair originally before the unlinking. The result is a single spring which is separate from Bellamy's main body, but which he can still somewhat control. However, the utility is very limited as of yet, partially because Bellamy simply can't keep this up for too long before severe headaches set in. The produced springs can be dismissed from existence, which freaked Bellamy out the first time he did it because of...well... E = mc^2
- Coil Chassis (basically, Bellamy's equivalent of Luffy's Gear Second)
- Other Skills
- Rokushiki
- Soru: Bellamy has combined this with his devil fruit, which makes it pathetically easy to kick the ground a mere 10 times per second. As such, Bellamy's version (which could be called Spring Soru but is never referred as such) requires the user to kick the ground 100 times per second and is very much faster as a result.
- Geppou: Bellamy has combined this with his devil fruit, which allows him to stay longer in the air and move about much more quickly. It's also made the Spring Hopper a viable move in places which don't have tall buildings for Bellamy to bounce off of.
- Rankyaku: Not exactly Bellamy's favourite, but it is one of his few ranged options. Extra points when used in conjunction with an elongated leg.
- Shigan: As Bellamy can transform his fingers into springs, he can literally use his springy fingers as a finger gun, launching small if powerful blasts of air from his fingers using the Shigan to pierce holes in his opponents. Sadly, it has limited range.
- Kami-e: Bellamy is a Spring Human. Springs are flexible. Bellamy is flexible. Kami-e boosts this to ridiculous proportions. And when you add observation haki to the mix...?
- Tekkai: This is the skill of tensing one's muscles until they are as strong as steel. But what if your muscles are already steel or some stronger alloy? It makes no sense, but the effect is multiplicative.
- Rokuogan: not yet learned
- haki
- Observation Haki
- Inward Focus: by turning his new awareness inwards, Bellamy gains much greater control over his devil fruit. This increases his strength, speed and reaction times significantly and aids in achieving greater mastery.
- Outward Focus: perhaps it's a side effect of being unlocked very late due to issues with his soul(s), Bellamy's haki has had to develop while being subject to metaphysical restraints. As such, it is far stronger than the freshly unlocked haki of a rookie should have any right to be...
- Armament Haki: not yet learned
- Conqueror's Haki: ?????
- Observation Haki
- Rokushiki
- Others
- Electromagnetism: the result if Bellamy combines his springs/coils with Aisa's lightning. When done correctly, this produces powerful electromatic waves which can either be released in pulses to fry electronic circuitry (like a Pacifista's insides) or focused into lasers (though this requires a lot more work). Maybe, Bellamy will eventually figure out how to turn a part of his body into a battery...
- Tools
- Reject Dial: something Bellamy borrowed from Wyper without his express permission. But the guy didn't say no either and it wasn't like he could use it properly either. As Bellamy's springs can absorb the impact and channel it straight back into the dial, he's obviously the perfect person to have it.
- Seastone: Bellamy has been gathering seastone whenever and wherever he could, including Wyper's rock, a pair of seastone shackles he picked up on St. Poplar and other bits and bobs.
- A variety of other dials.
Author's note:
A question about the Marineford Daily articles. Do you guys prefer that I post them separately or should I tack them on to the end of the normal chapters?
Stratagemini
Totally a Fire Ferret.
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- Central Park
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I prefer marineford Daily tacked onto normal chapters.
It'd be funny to see how Big News Morgans react to Marineford Daily after reading their newspapers.
MrRobot
In doubt there's always the Sun!
Ok so with his arsenal it paints a quite clear picture of what Bellamy is mostly about, he hit people, really, Really, REALLY HARD. And fight like a mix of pre Nikka luffy and a CP agent on steroids.
Wich bring me the questions of how his spring chassis look like?
Wich bring me the questions of how his spring chassis look like?
I don't have a good picture but the closest thing I could find to the image in my head was chainmail.
Just, instead of the little rings, there are tiny springs connected to each other, and the transformation isn't skin deep.
MrRobot
In doubt there's always the Sun!
So to simplify is as if Bellamy got an texture pack of little springs trough his skin, basically a metal form but if you look closely you can see the tiny springs.
And during fighting his body just bend with limbs compressing like gear 4 boundman. It works well with the inherent artistic nature of devil fruits but yeah it do work as a mean power up.
The following question the is: Does this "spring texture" apply to his clothes? It's not really that outlandish if it did.
While certainly odd, DF have a tendency to apply to clothing too, see Buggy for example or just about every logia for example...so yes.
MrRobot
In doubt there's always the Sun!
I was thinking on buggy as an exemple too. But not even buggy Luffy don't just rip jis clothes every time he does an balloon variation and well, the second biggest offender:
HAT!
Oda explained that if clothes were ripped off every time a Devil Fruit user transform and use their abilities, it would become unintentional ecchi in One Piece manga.
Kinda like how Mashima keep having his characters, mostly women like Lucy who's the unfortunate butt monkey, lose their clothes on every battle in Fairy Tail manga.
I.e Clothes have plot armour
At least Oda has some standards and also made it part of the lore about Devil Fruits being more than meets the eye and Vegapunk apparently knew their true nature when researching them which allowed him to make Artificial Devil Fruits.
Chapter 62: Nero's Dream
– Laki –
For being the most hunted base on the planet, Baltigo was a hub of activity, the kind of which one would expect to find in a sprawling metropolis like Sabaody rather than a military camp. While yes, there was no shortage of military facilities and armed soldiers visible everywhere, featured prominently along the main road was a bustling market filled with merchants plying their wares to their potential customers. Off duty soldiers seeking out a good time at the local bar, the elderly browsing through a selection of coffee brands, mothers looking for a bargain for tonight's dinner while simultaneously trying to keep their children form ramhousing all over the place…Baltigo was full of life, almost as if trying to prove that it was more than what its secretive reputation would lead you to believe. Something their guide was eager to point out."Many of our recruits are really surprised when they first lay their eyes upon Baltigo Base." Koala said, striding confidently down the central boulevard, her fingers interlaced behind her head. "Most believe that Baltigo is just one giant military complex buried underground in the middle of a desert. Obviously, that's not quite the case."
"Obviously." Mani snarked, though Laki could tell that the girl was as surprised as most of her friends were. She wasn't quite sure why this warranted a mention though, as in her experience, having non-combatants intermixed with the warriors into a single cohesive camp was normal and even desirable. Who was going to protect the civilians otherwise and who was going to support the war effort? "Aren't you worried about secrecy though?"
"Not particularly, no. Everybody here is carefully vetted before being allowed to stay on the island and the only ships that can come here are those who have the eternal pose. Plus, it isn't like we leave the important stuff out in the open. We even have a few decoys around like that top secret intelligence department HQ over yonder." Koala replied, twirling around to face them. Laki noted that the girl didn't miss a beat, walking confidently backwards through the throng of people, almost as if she had eyes in the back of her head.
"That's actually pretty clever. I do have to say though…does it have to be that conspicuous?" Rivers commented, squinting at the drab and camouflaged building, sitting in the middle of several whitewashed residential apartments. "It's almost as if you want it to be found."
"It was our Chief of Staff's idea, but most of the reasoning went over my head…something about moths to the flame or so. We haven't caught any spies yet, but it is pretty funny to be honest, watching the newbies' eyes pop out whenever a child gets too close to military secrets." their guide giggled. "It gets them every time."
"So, where is the real thing then?" Mani asked in a conspiratorial stage whisper and flinging one arm over Koala's shoulder, to which Koala responded in exactly the same way.
"You want to know?" she asked, getting a nod and eager eyes. "Well, I could tell you…"
"I'm sensing a but coming…" Rivers muttered from the side, but despite his apprehension, he couldn't help but lean in closer as well.
"...but you'd have to join up first." Koala chirped with a wink, pulling away to face the whole group again. "People of your caliber are always welcome and if what I've heard about Tequila Wolf is any indication, we do work well together."
"I think I value my freedom too much to enlist." Bellamy commented dryly, prompting assenting grunts and causing Koala to pout playfully.
"Oh, poo. And here I was hoping to spend more time with Nero-chan."
At that, Laki's eyes flickered over to their resident rokushiki expert who, ever since meeting their guide, had been suspiciously quiet throughout the whole tour. In fact, he'd chosen to plod along in silence instead, with his own gaze locked unerringly on Koala. Normally, Laki would have teased him for being lovestruck if it weren't for the blank look on his face, completely devoid of any emotions. Honestly, she didn't know which was worse: this or the clear discomfort he'd been displaying previously, which had steadily grown the longer the tour had gone on.
"I did mean to ask, how do you two know each other anyway? I mean he was a secret government agent and you are…well, you know, a revolutionary?" Rivers asked, throwing Koala a confused look.
"Nero-chan and I go waaaaay back! One could even say that we are childhood friends!" Koala beamed, hands on her hips. "Nero would have been hopeless without me!"
"No way!" Mani gasped out excitedly. "But he's so reliable now!"
"Yes, way! You wouldn't think it by looking at him, but when we were kids he used to follow me around like a lost puppy. I even fed him!"
"Wait a minute, Koala! I don't think…" Nero's panicked protest was cut short when Mani pressed a finger against his lips.
"Shush you! This is important for blackm…bonding. Yes, this is vital to strengthening the bonds between crewmates." Mani argued before grabbing Koala's hands and dragging her close with an eager smile. "Koala, surely you must have so much juicy gossip, right?"
"The juiciest! Why, there was that one time…mmph?"
"Hey Nero! We were talking!" Mani called out to Nero, who was speeding away with his friend slung over his shoulder, Koala notably not resisting this abduction attempt all too much.
"Oh no. Nero-chan is…giggle…kidnapping me! Help!" Koala's giggling calls for aid were ignored, the Crew only vocally jeering or perhaps cheering their teammate on.
Strangely, the scene reminded Laki very much of similar games she used to play with her friends back home. Even Wyper had joined in occasionally to rescue Kamakiri from her evil clutches…she missed those lovable buffoons. Her Crew had become good friends of hers, there was no denying that. She cared deeply for them and was willing to fight and bleed for them, but Kamakiri and Wyper had been family. And Laki had disappeared on them without even managing to say goodbye.
Hopefully Kamakiri didn't blame himself too much…he had a tendency to do that a lot.
Would she see them again?
She missed them.
– Nero –
Nero didn't really have a plan when he pulled Koala away from his crew and into a quiet alley several blocks away. He'd not had an idea on how to give voice to the feelings running rampant inside his chest nor what to say for that matter, the chaos within him not lending itself easily to words. All he'd known was that something needed to be said but with a thousand thoughts screaming their way into his brain, Nero had followed his instincts and fled the scene, only remembering to grab the root of his issues along the way.Koala hadn't stopped giggling since, calling out for help in as insincere a manner one could ever imagine, such that even the revolutionaries who spotted their superior being carried away like a sack of potatoes, just shrugged and went on the merry way. One of them even gave Nero a thumbs up, though Nero didn't have the mental reserves left to give a shit.
Which is how he'd found himself leaning over his childhood friend, his hands slamming into the wall on either side of her and trapping her body between his and the ungiving brick wall. A small part of his brain noted that he was panting like he'd just completed one of Izou's obstacles courses, his chest heaving with exertion, as his eyes are met by Koala's mischievous own.
"Ooh, you've grown so bold, Nero-chan! And oh no, you've caught me. Whatever shall I do, I wonder?" Koala teased, looking about as scared of him as a tiger was of a mouse. "I can scream, you know?"
"Stop it, Koala!" Nero demanded, his voice more serious than it had ever been in recent memory. And once he's gotten over the lump in his throat, the words started tumbling out. "What happened to you? What happened, that the bright girl I once knew is now walking around with a fake smile plastered across her face and giggling?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Koala denied still grinning, though her pupils started to slightly shake like mad. "My smile isn't fake. It's as genuine as ever. You know Nero-chan, if you can't tell the difference, maybe you should smile more. It's good for your soul…"
"Like hell it isn't fake. You think I don't recognize a fake smile when I see one? Especially if it's on your face? It may have been over ten years already, but I'm not so old as to not remember how you used to smile." Nero argued, grasping the girl by her shoulders. "Koala, I'm not blind!"
Having said his piece Nero clamped his mouth shut, silently pressuring his friend to say something. Anything. In turn, Koala's smile turned brittle before vanishing entirely, even as she tilted her head forward and her orange locks cast a shadow over her face. That's how they stayed a while, neither saying a word in a silent standoff, until the first inklings of doubt started entering Nero's mind on whether or not he'd made a poor decision in calling Koala out. He almost opened his mouth to apologize but then his friend broke the silence first...
"...they broke me." she whispered, before balling her fists and looking up into his eyes to give him a tearful glare. "You asked what happened to me? They broke me! That's what happened!"
"Koala…"
"No, I listened to you. Now you listen to me! Whatever we experienced in that cave? That was nothing in comparison to what they did to me and I was one of the luckier ones! After all, I got away after only a few years in hell, because Fisher Tiger raided Mariejois and set me free! Even then, by the time he got that accursed collar off my neck, I had already been reduced into being little more than a drone which could only clean and smile! Do you have any idea what it's like to lose the ability to cry?"
"No, no I don't…." Nero admitted, letting go of her shoulders which just freed her up to start raining hammer blows down on his chest.
"Well, I do! It took the man who set my body free, dying because of ME in front of MY very eyes to break the hold they had on my mind! I was a wreck for months afterwards and that was a massive improvement!" she screamed into his face. "I needed years to piece myself back together until I was a semi-functional human being again! In fact, I'm still piecing myself together! What you so callously dismissed as being a fake, is the result of nearly a decade of dedicated effort to try and regather the broken shards of who I once was! Maybe it's not perfect and maybe it's not as real as you remember, but it's not something as simple as being fake!"
"…I'm sorry." What else could he say? Somewhat spent, Koala leaned her head against his chest, grasping his shirt for additional support.
"Ever since my underlings reported that you guys were accompanying them here, I was really looking forward to seeing you again, you know? I wanted our reunion to be a happy memory." she murmured into his shirt. "We don't have nearly enough of those."
"I'm sorry." Nero repeated, awkwardly wrapping his arms around his childhood friend. "I didn't know. I'm so sorry."
"I'm sorry too." she sniffled, wiping at her eyes with the back of her hand. "I'm not usually like this."
"I understand."
"Just to let you know, I wasn't crying. It's the stupid rain." she insisted.
"Of course. It's all the rain's fault." Nero agreed, dutifully ignoring the brightly shining sun and the cloudless sky.
"Smartass. What happened to the cute little brother I used to have?"
"I was and still am older than you. Plus I'm bigger now."
"Don't sweat the small stuff." Koala said, playfully slapping his arm once and grinning again. Unlike before, Nero no longer had that feeling of wrongness when looking at it, instead getting a sense of familiarity once again. "Want to start over?"
"Sure, I'd like that." A chance to not put the shoe in his mouth? Yes, please.
"What have you been up to all these years?"
"Girl, you have no idea."
Nero wasn't sure how long they stood in that alley, swapping stories and catching up on each other's lives. It wasn't all happy tales mind you, but a happy ending could make up for a lot of tragedy. He didn't go into that much detail about his time as a government agent and Koala didn't pry despite the obvious potential for useful intelligence. In turn, Nero abstained from questioning her about her revolutionary activities, both of them sticking to safer and more humorous topics. There were exceptions of course, such as Nero recounting his time at the Tower of Justice and his relationship with Jabra.
Koala's stories were more mundane, focusing much more on the people she met and the everyday activities they did together. Oddly enough, a lot of her stories tended to involve a certain Sabo character, which sent all of Nero's stunted brotherly instincts into a frenzy and gave him the urge to threaten this "Sabo" with a rusty shovel.
"Are you sure I can't convince you to join the Revolutionary Army? I could vouch for you." Koala offered once he had finished telling her of the event at Tequila Wolf. Maybe if he had gotten the offer four months ago, he might have taken her up on it, but now he had a lot of reasons not to.
"Again, thanks but no thanks. I've got something else I want to accomplish with the crew, which I cannot do if I join you guys." he answered much to Koala's great and exaggerated disappointment, though he could tell that his refusal had been more or less expected. However, that didn't stop a curious look from appearing on her face.
"What is it? What could your goal possibly be that we can't help you but the Bellamy pirates can? Not to brag but objectively we have a lot more resources to play with."
"You are bragging." he pointed out, though Koala only stuck her tongue out at him. "It's been something I have been thinking about for a while. You know how we've had horrible childhoods?"
"Yeah…" Koala nodded, gesturing for him to get on with it.
"I want to create a world where children no longer have to go through what we did." he stated. "Meeting you again just gave me a kick up my backside to get moving a bit faster."
"That's what we are trying to do!"
"Not in the New World. You guys are barely active there or if you are, the CP9 didn't know about it."
"We're expanding our operations but it's been slow going. As you no doubt know, the Yonko have a firm grip on the New World or at least they did before the Summit War. Things are a little more uncertain at the moment, which is the only reason we've been able to establish a foothold."
"I know. Even now with Whitebeard gone, it's incredibly difficult for anyone who is not a Yonko to carve out himself a piece of territory." Nero said. "Even Dofflamingo only has his single island."
"If you know that, shouldn't that be all the more reason for you to join us?" Koala questioned.
"Not really. For all his strength and influence, Dragon is not and can never be one of the four. And like they do with the marines, the Emperors will band together to stop an outsider from muscling in on their territory."
"And Bellamy is different?" Koala asked skeptically. "I can't imagine that he will have any more luck."
"The difference is that Bellamy can become one of the Yonko. Plus, unlike your boss, Bellamy actually wants to become one."
"The chances of success have to be miniscule, you do know that right?"
"I am aware that it isn't something that will be easily achievable and that we aren't nearly strong enough yet. But if I consider the competition, I truly believe that Bellamy can do it if he is given enough time." Nero stated. "In any case, a tiny chance is still better than no chance at all."
"Alright, let's assume that I accept this and that Bellamy becomes a Yonko. I don't see how that helps you achieve your goal."
"A single Yonko already wields near absolute authority in his territory. Protecting the children there should be a simple matter."
"...it's a nice dream, but to play the devil's advocate, that's not really a safe world, is it? Emphasis on World."
"That's true, but it took the world government gathering near the sum total of their might to repel Whitebeard, then they folded like a wet blanket when Red-Hair intervened. And both of them merely controlled a quarter of the New World."
"Wait a goddamn minute…"
"Imagine what would be possible if one were to unite the New World."
"Nero-chan, you absolute madman!"
"I'm going to turn Bellamy into the sole Emperor of the Sea."
Author's note:
Yes, Nero's goal is unrealistic. Yes, Nero's goal is out of character for the guy who tried to fight Franky on the Sea Train. But the current Nero isn't the same Nero. He's spent months together with Bellamy, found new friends, got stabbed in the back and betrayed by everything he'd ever known. I think, it isn't that odd that he had plenty of time to reflect on his choices and his future dream. Plus, Nero isn't a cruel, callous bitch (anymore) who is incapable of caring about anyone else.
This is something I did try and hint at during his backstory, as he cried for more and more secular, material reasons the more time went on...symbolic of Nero's kind humanity (which had allowed a friendship to form between Koala and him) being suppressed and supplanted. But it was never gone and Bellamy managed to bring it back out.
At least, this gives Nero a very large goal to work towards.
Also, starting next chapter, the focus will be much more on Bellamy himself.
Very important question: is Dr. Hogback redeemable?
Debatable as Dr. Hogback willingly worked for Gecko Moria in creating an undead army out of corpses imbued with stolen shadows for years, and he chose it because healing people bores him.
Oh and that he's obsessed with Cindry whom he refuses to let her go and move on, and took her corpse to bring her back to "life" as his servant.
YuffieK
(Verified Ninja Princess)
I don't think so. He's a necrophiliac who also enables the worst sort of sexual predator in Absolom. It's your story so you can write him as redeemable but canonically Hogback never cared for his patients, and only saw them as means to an end.
Could go the Eggman from Sonic route and give him Amnesia but keep his skills.
Would be good way for Character development if he ever regains memories.
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Would be good way for Character development if he ever regains memories.
Mr. Tinker
Oh-ho-ho... Don't you worry, little one. I'll fix your little red wagon. Soon, I'll be fixing everything!Mr. Tinker Mr. Tinker is the friendly alter-ego of the infamous despot, Dr. Eggman. Unlike his original persona, Mr. Tinker is a kind and helpful handyman who is happy to fix anything that is...
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MrRobot
In doubt there's always the Sun!
It is a mad dream yes but for nero perspective Bellamy is the only one that gives a crap. He have no knowledge of laugh tale, nika or the great destined upturn and hey
At least 3 of the 4 current Yonko needs to go, and shank is waiting an excuse to dump the responsability of being one.
People already said it but yeah, unless you give him some form of Ego death he is one of the more villainous characters to pick up, sure he is no Caesar or Donflamingo but still if you want a doctor you could have the crew beat him um and steal his secrets because Hogback is not know for his willpower, you can make him fold and we will believe him.
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i believe dr hogback is morally comparable to a minor corrupt noble character in an isekai novel. He professionalky helps in an equivalent to a mindcontrolled slavetrade, which moria would have done anyway,if less effective, and sexually harasses that one women. i dont thin he actually sleeps with her,cazse one piece+corpse+some reains of idol-worship. So, a sexual harasser who helps the slavetrade. there are worse, but i dont really believe in "redeeming" as a concept for people who do evil past a certain level. so im the wrong person to ask. i hope i could help with the perspective a little.
Egleris
Vagrant Dragon
- Location
- Italy
I would say no. Just rereading the section where his "motivation" for joining Moria is explained is super creepy, and that's not even the worst of what he's done. As others have said, if you for some reason need knowledge about how to make zombie, you can just have somebody steal his notes, and if instead you need a scientist, you're probably better off creating an OC.