Rachel-Desu on X: After Robin's attack, the lackeys get a look at Black Maria's defeat and are stunned by Demonio's form. No one saw Zoro's Asura aside from Kaku, but Franky *did*

Rachel-Desu on X: For further proof that this is actually an intentional callback from Oda - there are echoes of Siam and Butchie's fight with Zoro in Wanda and Carrot slashing Perospero's

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Rachel-Desu on X: But here's where the Mr. 1 fight comes in - Zoro doesn't know how to hurt King. His attacks aren't working, & he needs to know what King is

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Rachel-Desu on X: Along those same lines, Zoro attempted to throw a building at Mr. 1. It was diced up into hundreds of pieces before Zoro emerged from the rubble. After cutting

Rachel-Desu on X: Wano then famously does not delineate an Act 4. Traditionally, if one existed by name, Act 4 should be highlighted by a massive battle… well we got that. By

Robin Turns Into A Demon .Vs Black Maria - One Piece 1044 (English Sub)

Rachel-Desu on X: After Robin's attack, the lackeys get a look at Black Maria's defeat and are stunned by Demonio's form. No one saw Zoro's Asura aside from Kaku, but Franky *did*

Rachel-Desu on X: Here's the rub - Zoro gets hit by Kamazo because he's forced to avoid a surprise attack from Onimaru. Zoro gets clawed by the Nyaban Brothers because he intentionally

Rachel-Desu on X: For further proof that this is actually an intentional callback from Oda - there are echoes of Siam and Butchie's fight with Zoro in Wanda and Carrot slashing Perospero's

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Is there a chance we get an ex demon robin or a bf black maria? : r/OPBR

Rachel-Desu on X: This is a lovely little inversion, too - when Zoro was first attempting to learn how to use Shusui, he says that the blade is too big and slow.

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