Sooo I just remembered that I might get locked out of this account at anytime because I legit forgot everything. That’s what a long break from tumblr does to you. So I created a new blog to transfer to while I’m ahead: dame-trina
Let my blunder remind yall to remember important things, ugh. I shall be reblogging all current stuff there, and continuing my random One Piece shenanigans there.
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Could there have been a Birkan who was on holiday in the Blue Sea who completely missed Eneru’s psychotic episodes, and realizes they don’t have a home anymore, and sought vengeance? Could they have crossed Luffy’s path, and Luffy is all sagely like; “vengeance isn’t the answer”? Can we get this totally-having-nothing-to-do-with-main-plot-because-it-popped-in-my-head-and-is-interesting story?
It looks so damn cute, and it actually looks fun, but I got a question…
Can we refuse service and ban certain characters? I have a list already cooked up of who to give food poisoning to if I cannot-
And, by the opposite token, can I give the full VIP experience to certain guests, and craft a gigantic outdoor seating area for nobody in particular, hahaha…?
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What voice does Katakuri have when singing his cute donuts song, both in English and Japanese dub? And on that token, what voice does Perespero have when he’s guiding the underworld people?
”Please… Stop that…” Loki begged, his voice weak as his eyes, now not covered in its usual bandages, quivered in emotion.
“Stop what?…” She asked him so sweetly, the concern on her face palatable. How he adored this woman so much, and that only made it that much harder.
“Stop making me love you… It’d just make it harder…” He shook his head.
“What harder? You know that I love you, so why are you saying that?…” She frowned softly, the very tip of his finger going to affectionately run over her head.
“…When I inevitably lose you…” Tears pricked his eyes. “You’re a human, and humans can only live for so long. I’d still look the same as the day we met, while you slowly wither away to time, the only thing in the world I can’t fight…”
“Then don’t waste a single second.” She told him, going to wrap her arms around the tip of his finger. “For now and forever, my feelings will not change. Even when the time comes, and it won’t be anytime soon, even by Giant standards, I’ll always be with you in spirit, that I promise.” She smiled tenderly up at him.
“So, don’t worry about the future, okay? You shouldn’t close yourself off anymore because of things like past hurt and time, because like it or not, I plan to be with you for the rest of my life. Does that sound good to you?”
Loki wiped his eyes, a small smile appearing on his face. “That sounds like the best thing I ever heard.”
You: Is there a reason you omitted the fact you work as a damn assassin for the World Government on our first date?!
Lucci: On your profile you said you liked, and I quote, “Men with a killer style”.
You: I-I meant as in fashion!
Lucci: You complimented my outfit. You even complimented it again today.
You: W-Wait, hold up- What I meant was that I wanted a man with great style, just in a dramatic way! Not that I wanted an actual damn killer who happens to be fashionable!
Lucci: …You also said, “Would be a bonus if you work a government job”.
You: NOT AS A DAMN ASSASSIN FOR THEM!
Lucci: You ALSO said, “Good with animals”. I have a pigeon. Why are you upset that I fit your standards?
You: *staring at him in disbelief*
Lucci: You also said on your profile, “Preferred if good with cats”. I am a cat. I fit every single one of your criteria. It’s only logical we should continue seeing each other.
Loki’s Japanese voice is hot… Now we wait for the English… Please keep the same energy, don’t let me down!
It was such a treat to see the Prince of Elbaf, I cannot wait to see more, though I’m mentally preparing myself for when his early childhood is animated… I don’t think my poor heart will be able to take it, man 😭
I suggest y’all do the same. We aren’t gonna be ready for how sad it’s gonna be-
I headcanon that since everyone is so damn small compared to Loki, he just always has to squint his eyes which is made worse because of the bandages covering them.
Now imagine in his Zoan form, pfft. The poor man can’t see a damn thing, everybody are like gnats. Luffy giantfying himself was to prevent him from being collateral damage, though knowing Loki, that might still happen anyway-
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You: *Waiting patiently outside, when a souped up van rolls in, blasting heavy metal. By the sound of the van pulling in, it definitely was not fitted with its original engine*
Kid: *rolling down window* You coming or just gonna gawk at the band van all day? Come in, you got shotgun! *passenger door opens up like a damn Lamborghini door*
You: *Wondering how the hell he did that, you get in, immediately being greeted by everyone else in the back*
Killer: I made snacks for the road. Here’s your bento box, before these idiots eat your portion- *hands you the most cutest bento box ever with your favorites inside*
You: Daw, thanks!
Kid: *one hand on wheel while the other holds a sandwich* We gonna stop for some gas, so if anyone needs to take a piss, that’s your only chance. I’m not gonna stop for shit, we’ll lose time if we-
Wire: Not even for a traffic jam? Just gonna crash into everyone?
Kid: Shut up before I leave your ass on the highway.
*A particular song plays*
Kid: I move in, now move out,
You and Co: Hands up, now hands down!
Killer: Back up, back up,
You and Co: Tell me what you’re gonna do now!
Heat: Breathe in, now breathe out,
You and Co: Hands up, now hands down!
Wire: Back up, back up,
You and Co: Tell me what you’re gonna do now!
Everybody head bangs in sync: Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, what? Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, come on!-
Kid: I’m surprised that piece of shit managed to even get to 50 thousand miles. The damn air filter was blacker than the strawhat’s cook friend’s lungs, for one, and then when I went to do the oil change, I shit you not, not even a damn drip. That car was beyond fucked.
Killer: Oh, I remember that. The alternator was also beyond fucked.
Kid: Oh, that reminds me, *turns to you* You’re about due for your oil change.
You: One thing-
Kid and Co: I don’t know why-
You: It doesn’t even matter how hard you try-
You: *noticing something* Hey, Kid,
Kid: Hm?
You: Your arm has been around my headrest almost this entire time.
Kid: Oh, yeah, this is the way I drive.
Wire: Bullshit.
Kid: I will seriously leave your ass right on this damn highway-
You: Hold me now-
Kid and Co: I’m six feet from the edge and I’m thinking-
Killer: Oh, look to the side, guys. Such beauty makes you forget the stench of the city, doesn’t it?
You: Can we stop to actually take some decent photos, Kid?
Kid: Can take the photos just fine from here, we got somewhere to be.
You: *pouts*
Heat: How come only Killer and her get to ride shotgun?
Kid: Because the hierarchy goes like this: Cute girl, best friend, all yall.
You: *realizing you actually got a compliment from Kid*
Wire: Or they’re the only ones who won’t call him out for his shit driving.
Kid: Get the fuck out-
Kid: Okay, here we are!
You: *taking in what you’re seeing*
You: This is just a junkyard!
Killer: Near a rich neighborhood!
Kid: They throw shit away that’s practically brand new. Maybe we can find some equipment or parts-
You: *shakes your head* Why did I expect a normal road trip-
Hooo boy, do I have a LOT to say about this Holy Knight in particular, but let’s just address the elephant, or rather kirin, in the room, shall we? Kirins have nothing to do with dreams.
But that inaccuracy aside, his power is rather broken (and cool) in practice. Able to manipulate dreams, make people fall asleep on command, and bring literal nightmares to life, with some of those nightmares able to come back as many times as he wishes. How does one go about beating a literal one man army?
(spoilers of latest elbaf chapters ahead:)
Have Sanji just one shot him with a kick, then give him the Buggy treatment, with him not fighting back against him at all. I’m sorry, what?
Now (coping), maybe he’ll come back and regain his coolness factor, but as far as canon goes, Killingham has been reduced from a cool badass into a literal joke. That’s going to be the first thing I revise, since it was just so damn bad how he was handled.
Killingham is going to be an actual threat
No one would be able to just sneak attack him without him doing something back. Given he’s a Holy Knight, he should at the very least have some basic haki, though I’d go one step further and actually have him be really good at observation haki. I feel it just makes sense with his power, and with kirins in mythos said to be so mindful on the way they walk, that would require good observation. Id have each of the Holy Knights be a specialist in one type, just to balance it out. Since Killingham has a trident, have him actually use that trident in battle.
The most interesting thing about Killingham before the narrative embarrassed him into oblivion was how varyingly different his personality is depending on which hybrid form he takes. What if Killingham, like most Celestial Dragons, was always a sadistic bastard (which makes him perfect for being a Holy Knight) but upon eating his devil fruit, his Kirin form actually took over his personality somewhat, hence his seeming preference to prefer his Kirin-head hybrid form most the time since he’s more balanced in that form, since in mythos Kirins are supposed to be gentle, noble creatures. That’d also explain why when his boss appeared through Gunko, he appeared to be taking the “gloves” off, taking the other form that shows his true self. It is said that Zoan users could lose theirselves when awakening, so what if this happened to Killingham in some way, creating a Dr.Jekyll Mr.Hyde situation, kind of like what Cavendish has?
As for how the strawhats could handle him… This will be tricky to do since I’m just gonna ignore the way it was done in canon, and the haki being the solution to overcoming his regen factor, since I do not believe his opponents (Sanji, Franky, Jinbe, and whoever else) should be strong enough to do serious damage in that way, it should be more neck-to-neck.
How Killingham should fight: just like he’s able to bring dreams to life, he should be able to bring people into dreams, or in the Strawhats’ case, their worst nightmares. I feel this sequence would be the perfect time to re-establish bonds between Strawhats, adding to their characterization, which we’ve been severely lacking in past years.
Have them paired off in nightmare realms Killingham creates using his devil fruit, bringing to life scenarios or creatures that the Strawhat’s fear the worst. You know how when you dream, you often times feel like it’s an uncanny, real reality, but never quite realize it until you wake up? Have that occur with the Strawhats, and them trying to push through their worst nightmares, since I feel it’d be super cool if Killingham utilized his devil fruit in this way. Even better if he teamed up with his fellow Holy Knights who are able to use their attacks in these nightmare realms to create real damage to the Strawhats, since often times in dreams, you feel unable to react in the way you want to, like actually run fast, fight back, etc. I literally had a nightmare not too long ago where some dude was just ripping apart my jaw and my face with his hands (don’t ask, this was totally random) and I wasn’t able to do anything to save myself or stop him until I woke up completely shook. Given how seemingly sadistic Killingham is, something like that seems right up his alley, something slow and agonizing.
How the Strawhats could win: lucidity.
Lucidity is rare, but among those who have access to it, it’s when you’re aware you’re in a dream, and can even begin to have control over the dream. This can be developed with the Strawhats finding a way out of the torturous realms they find themselves in, but during this process, they develop their bonds with each other. One that comes to mind right off the bat is Sanji and Jinbe.
Remember when Sanji told Jinbe to off himself in fishman island? I’d imagine their relationship currently is that of respect for a fellow crewmate, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was generally awkward based on what had happened back then. Have Jinbe be the first one to notice the uncanniness of the nightmares, and due to his natural stoic personality, is not as fazed by the nightmares he’s experiencing like Sanji would. Have the nightmares be emotionally gripping, like Sanji having to relive his awful childhood, Jinbe have to deal with the death of Fisher Tiger, etc. But, since nightmares can be uncanny, have Jinbe be the first to question what he’s experiencing, like maybe Fisher Tiger saying something out of character to him, his actions not lining up with how he remembers him… and then boom, he develops lucidity, and tries to get Sanji to develop it too. In an ironic twist, have Jinbe rescue Sanji, and together, they beat the nightmare, and in turn, beat Killingham. I see this ability of his as being kind of an ultimate move for him, one that he hardly utilizes because it has a risk to backfire on him. (Especially because he’s a narcoleptic). Reiterate the basics of what I just said above with different Strawhats, and bam, fighting themselves out of the nightmare is enough to knock Killingham out cold, since as was established, actual physical attacks wouldn’t work on a Holy Knight… but attacking what is essentially a part of him could, like a kick to the chest that literally knocks the wind out of you. You win.
Now I wouldn’t have all this happen in the span of a chapter or two, it has to be drawn out. Have Killingham be an actual beast in the battlefield, and have interesting choreography with him and Sanji, since they are both sky walkers (not that kind-) and it’d be interesting to see how Killingham uses his trident to fight, or maybe even his Kirin half. Who knows?
Have the Strawhats try physical attacks, only to realize how it’s useless if he keeps regenerating. Have a cool panel like Gunko where he takes hella damage, but is just smirking since he knows they can’t actually hurt him, something like this:
Does this not scream threatening aura? Thats the kind of energy Killingham should be having in his human hybrid form.
And I know; “One Piece is long enough!” Welp, it’s only going to get even longer, so wouldn’t you prefer quality, interesting fights than whatever we got in canon? Cause what we got was literally so embarrassing and so pathetic that I want to erase it out of my mind like Zoro did poor granny Kokoro.
To summarize, make Killingham actually have a cool fight, utilize his powers of dreams more, and be an actual threat that the Strawhats have to figure out to beat. This entire fight could be happening at the same time as the main story, and it would have been so nice to read.
Thanks to everyone who read this long ramble. I really like Killingham as a concept, so what happened in canon really disappointed me.
Make him a redhead and just chalk it up to him representing the rare blood moon-
Though seriously, the father of Shanks and Shamrock should have been handled in a different way. As it is currently, his actions don’t quite match up to the hype we were anticipating of the father of one of One Piece’s most iconic characters.
I think the best place to start with revising is his relationship with his sons’ mother, Magnolia. Instead of… whatever the hell that was, make it a more nuanced situation. It’s not unusual for people with superiority complexes to still hold desire for their “lessers”, example being the whole thing with mermaids being so highly sought after- you can’t convince me it’s just because they’d make unusual pets, that’s not usually how evil rich people roll.
But in the case of Garling with Magnolia, it would have been far more interesting if he actually had some affection for her. She was convinced he loved her, and if that was the case, then there would have been prior actions that would have suggested that. Maybe Garling justifies this relationship by thinking, “If I find her pleasing, then she is worthy, despite her less than ideal standing”. Given his ego, it wouldn’t be that far off to think that whatever he thought was the law, since that’s typical World Noble behavior. If one thought the sky was green, then they would believe that to be fact, regardless of what anyone thought since they were conditioned their entire lives that whatever their will is, shall be.
And Magnolia would have thought she was living in an actual fairytale. She was with a handsome Holy Knight who could give her a life she would have never dreamed of. And everything could have been hunky dory, on paper, until she realizes the true nature of the monster she’s with. God Valley could still happen, with it being his idea, and when she hears about this, she is naturally horrified. This was not the man she thought she had fallen in love with. I can imagine he was charming to her when they first met, finding her a cut above the usual “riff raff”. Perhaps it was her earnest attitude (an attitude Shanks would develop-) with someone of his station that would have made her initially endearing to him, and curious why she looks at him not as someone to fear (because initially she had no idea of the horrors he was capable of).
Remove the plot line of him wanting Shakky as his bride, and instead planning to win her over to use her as leverage against the big named pirates who were there to get her. Have him be a calculating man who tried to twist the field to his benefit, since the Davy clan is also there, so this whole hunt makes the perfect trap, kind of like Marineford.
During the events of God Valley, have Magnolia increasingly terrified, and trying to escape with their sons since she couldn’t stand the idea of them ending up like their cold, ruthless father. Have this naturally cause a rift with Garling, who genuinely doesn’t understand why this was so upsetting to her, since in his worldview this is quite normal. Now a few things can come from this:
-she rather die than accept these horrors as normal, and having her sons turn out just like their father
-she attempts to flee, only to die from the attempt. Perhaps another participant of the human hunt kills her, which would earn Garling’s ire, giving his character a little more nuance.
-she lives, but loses herself through the years, nothing more than a trophy wife who is now catatonic through to all the horrors she had to witness. Like a Russian situation.
Despite any of these paths, she tries to find a way to get her sons out of there, and sees the pirates as their way out. That way the things in canon regarding the twins happened could still happen, but it would definitely be what causes friction between her and Garling, since he would see this as a great betrayal. I wouldn’t even be mad if because of this action, he decides to kill her, but definitely not in the way that was done in canon. It just didn’t make any sense to me. She was good enough to sleep with and bear your children, the continuation of your “noble bloodline”, but not good enough to keep as yours? Yeah, no-
Have Garling be the one to actually kill Rocks in a more suitable way, cementing in the narrative how Blackbeard and Shanks were always meant to be natural enemies. What I mean is not when Rocks is weakened and beaten already in canon, but in an actual true, all out fight. Maybe have Garling, being cunning and cruel, use his own family against him, which would complicate the fight for Rocks. Have the fight go in Garling’s favor because of such trickery and due to his regen ability, rightfully marking him the champion of God Valley and actually making him seem like a big threat. If he was able to take down a top tier, then he’s worthy of the position he held, and would soon gain as an Elder Star.
Everything else with his character in canon is okay, but I feel it’d make the world of difference if just slight things like I mentioned above were changed about his character. Maybe then his representation would actually be suitable, which it should be since he’s the freaking father of Shanks of all people.
So, uh, anyone else not liking how the Holy Knights are being portrayed, and are now thinking of making your own revisions on their characters because you see potential that wasn’t fully realized?
I’m seriously tempted on just writing my takes of each of the Holy Knights and how I’d have utilized them. I promise I have good ideas that cook, but I really don’t know who to begin with…
Hajrudin: …H-How did you get braids that small?! I never known you to have small braids! (Or to not be a jerk)
Loki: Meet the one responsible. *proudly holds something in his large palm*
Hajrudin: *squints his eyes to see what it was*
You: *chilling within Loki’s palm* Hi! *waves*
Hajrudin: …A human woman? Since when did you meet-
Loki: -You get one look, and that’s it. *brings you close to his chest* Just so I can rub it in your face that I got the most beautiful girl. Sucks to be you, dogahaha!
Hajrudin: *considering yanking on his new braids before remembering height differences, and internally screaming at how annoying he is*
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Killingham (Kirin head): Salutations, dear. Your beauty is like a freshly bloomed rose; a sight for sore eyes.
You: W-Wow, thanks-
Killingham (Centaur): *smacks your behind* Hey. Shake it don’t break it, babe. *smirks with eyebrow wiggles*
You: W-Wait, what-
Killingham (Kirin head): *tried some food* Pardon, please- *waves a waiter down politely* This is not quite to our tastes. Can my date and I perhaps sample another entree? I apologize if I’m inconveniencing you-
You: *thinking* What a gentleman.
Killingham (Centaur): *throws the plate at the poor waiter* What is this disgusting shit? Are you trying to poison us? I’ll skewer your damn head with my trident like you’re a kebab-
You: *thinking, horrified* Oh my god-
Killingham (Kirin head): What do I think of the world below? Well, you come from there, so it surely can produce treasures worthy of worshipping.
You: Awww, that’s so sweet!
Killingham (Centaur): You’re literally an anomaly from that disgusting poor excuse of a realm. Naturally only I could have found the only good thing from that wretched place.