With the end of One Piece season 2, the Straw Hats are just a teensy bit closer to finding the fabled One Piece. But with hundreds more anime episodes to adapt, don't expect Luffy and co to find it on Netflix anytime soon.
So what does this mean for the season 2 finale and what's to come next?
One Piece season 2 ending explained: Who is Mr 0 and what happens to Chopper?
The final episode begins with Wapol, leader of Drum Island, showing off the new power Mr 0 gave him through eating some devil fruit. We watch as he devours a wooden pole and then transforms his arm into a metal sword. Wapol's body has become like a factory, able to consume, transform and combine anything he eats into what he wants.
Dalton, the former captain of Wapol's Royal guard, rebelled against Wapol, and now he proves himself to be a "monster" too when he transforms into a minotaur-like beast to fight back. The King quickly stabs him though and then transforms his metal mouth into a much bigger metal mouth with what looks like an arm inside?
Meanwhile, Miss All Sunday taunts Vivi, telling the Princess that her friends will die and so will her people thanks to Wapol's new army.
While Usopp and Zoro defend the village, Vivi runs off to Kureha's hideout in search of Luffy, using a new grappling hook device Usopp created for this very occasion.
When Vivi arrives to update everyone on what's happening, Kureha suggests they run, but Chopper pushes back, saying they must stay to help those who will get hurt in the coming battle. "That's what a doctor does."
Wapol suddenly appears then, ambushing the gang via a secret passageway. He makes a big blustering bad guy speech, but Luffy isn't listening because he's too busy warming up and stretching for their big fight.
Vivi stands up to this hideous dictator and punches him in the face as Zoro and Usopp discover back in the village that his metal army is a lot more resilient than they thought. Usopp's "Sure Kill Fire Star" move doesn't produce a sure kill, after all, and neither does Zoro's sword.
Wapol is keen to eat another devil fruit, by which we mean he wants to eat Luffy. Our rubber boy holds Wapol's giant metal mouth open with his fingers stretched out and then Vivi uses her weapons to close it just as he's about to fire a cannon. With nowhere to go, the cannonball explodes in Wapol's mouth, and he's mad about it too.
It's funny how a character created decades ago feels more relevant than ever today.
Flags are a big deal when you're trying to be King of the Pirates.
Luffy and Sanji team up with an air assault combo which, ironically enough, is just Wolverine's 'cannonball special' move (from X-Men) in all but name.
"I’m very grateful to you all," says Chopper. "You’ve been so nice to me… but I’m not a human like the rest of you."
"Just shut up and come with us!!" shouts Luffy, and it works. They all laugh together as Chopper agrees in a very cute, wholesome moment. What's not cute, however, is Kureha's response when she finds out that Chopper is leaving.
Kureha can be a bit of a meanie, yes, but really she's just sad to see Chopper leave, even if she knows it's the best thing for him. The poor little guy needs to follow his dreams, after all.
"My very first pirate ship," says Chopper, all happy. But then he realises that he's leaving home for good, and the tears soon start to flow.
Chopper realises then he left his backpack with all his medical supplies back home. But Nami found them in the sleigh, which means Kureha must have put them there to help Chopper on his journey.
These balls are actually Rumble Balls, small pills invented by Chopper to enhance his transformative powers. Their effect only lasts for three minutes, however, and eating too many too fast can transform Chopper into a huge monster.
As Kureha watches the Straw Hats sail away, she gets out a cannon that she can use to fulfil the dying wishes of Dr Hiruluk. He found a way to "cure this country, but never got to do it himself…" says Kureha. "Let's find out if he was right."
"It looks like cherry blossoms," says Chopper, watching from the ship.
Chopper cries again, because of course he does. But Zoro puts him on his shoulder and the gang watch this beauty unfold together. The island looks like one giant cherry blossom tree now, which is exactly why Drum Island will likely be renamed Sakura Island from now on, just like it is in the source material.
"He does share certain traits with Gol D Roger…" You know, the Pirate King Luffy has always admired and aspired to be
Back on the ship, everyone parties to celebrate Chopper joining their crew. But one person doesn't look so merry.
View Green Video on the source websiteThat is the plan, agrees Luffy, but not until they defeat the Baroque Works and help Vivi save Arabasta.
"I never should have doubted it," replies Vivi. "I appreciate you all."
We then cut to marine captain Smoker who talks of a secret that "could rock the foundations of everything…" And it seems all eyes are pointing to Vivi's kingdom, Arabasta.
"Don't you mean your cause?" replies Miss All Sunday.
"I’ve told you not to call me by that name," says Miss All Sunday, aka, Nico Robin.
We zoom out then to see that his lair is underwater and a huge crocodile-like creature is swimming outside.
Without spoiling too much, Robin is so much more than just another assassin with freaky powers. She's actually the only survivor of the island Ohara, which means she's the only person left who can read ancient stones called Poneglyphs which contain secrets deemed threatening by the World Government. Expect to see a whole lot more of Robin in season 3, not to mention a few twists and turns when it comes to her relationship with the Straw Hats.
It's clear that Crocodile will play a much bigger role in season 3, and that should come as a huge worry to the Straw Hat gang. Using his ability to become sand, Crocodile is easily one of the most dangerous foes the crew have ever faced. In fact, he's the first to ever defeat Luffy in combat, at least if the source material is anything to go by.
Let's just say it's no stretch to imagine a world where Luffy manages to do exactly that, but at what cost? I guess we'll find out when season 3 finally sails into view on Netflix in the next year or two.
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