#but the navy is so harsh on pirates in this universe i don't think that would slide

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OP au crack

Lan: you think we'll meet that Zap guy again and his crew?

Mega: I don't know, but if we do I'll handle the worst of it this time. I don't want you to get an electrical burn again

Lan: excuse me? Like hell you do. You're not going anywhere near a guy like that with electrical powers.

Mega: Lan, I get your concern, but I can handle it and I have ranged attacks. It's you who should be worried about only being able to do close ranged attacks.

Lan: I will duck tape you to the mast if I have to!

Mega: the duck tape won't hold me, and you will be the one who's gonna be duck taped to the mast

They continue to bicker

Yai: sometime I wonder how we're doing so well in battle when our Captain and first mate fights like toddlers?

Much much later, they do meet Zap and Elecman again...but under different circumstances

Lan and Mega: YOU!

Zap: YOU!

Lan: What are you doing here? This is just a humble port town! Did you track us down? You looking for a round 2?!

Mega: Stand back, Lan, I'll handle this!

Lan: No, we'll handle this! We're a lot stronger now than the first time we faced off against them!

Elec: Just say the word, Count, and I'll take them on!

Zap: Alright, you brats, are you ready for another duel to your deaths--

???: ENOUGH!

They turn to see a middle-aged woman

Elec: M-Mother..

Zap: A-Ann, honey, this isn't what it looks like...

Lan: Ann?

Mega: Mother?

Ann: Are you two bothering these poor boys?

Zap and Elec: N-No ma'am...

Ann: And I assume you two used to cross paths with my foolish husband and son?

Lan: Husband?!

Mega: Son?!

Ann: How about I make some tea and you can tell me all about it. Jack, Eddie, please finish your community service then you may have some tea as well

Zap and Elec: Okay...

Lan: Wow they're whipped...

Mega: This is a stark contrast to last time we met them...

Lore notes:

Elecman is Ann and Zap's adopted son, and they are actually a very loving family, but hard times led Zap to take on piracy and his son followed in his footsteps. Ann didn't approve but she she was often reassured they weren't doing anything too terrible, just stealing treasures from other pirates...it was a lie of course

Count Zap has so many fucking names due to the localization as well as his love for pseudonyms apparently, so I decided to just kinda mash things in a certain way:

Count Zap is his pirate name--his real name is Jack Elecitel as per his Japanese Name

Elecman is his pirate epithet or nickname--I've decided to give him the real name "Edison Elecitel" (or Eddie) in reference to Thomas Edison

Ann's full name is Ann Elecitel instead of "Ann Zap" like BN6 will call her

After being defeated by the Hikari Pirates, Zap and Elecman fled before the Navy could find them and headed back home to Ann who was pissed off at them for lying and becoming wanted criminals

They grovel for a time, and she forgives them...provided they wrong their rights and undergo intense community service

The Navy does not know of Ann's existence so they don't think to go to her residence to look for the wanted pirates. They also don't know Zap and Elecman's real names, so it's easy for the family to lay low for a bit and reinvent themselves

#anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition #wanted to introduce ann into the au #some of this may be subjected to change #initially zap and elec would be arrested by the navy and ann fights for their freedom with promises and bail money #but the navy is so harsh on pirates in this universe i don't think that would slide #i may change it again in the future but for now this works

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Some OPLA Thoughts: Episode 5

Wow.

My post about the last episode started off with how Zoro's backstory (the portrayal of Kuina particularly) was the first thing in this adaptation to seriously disappoint me... Only to immediately follow that up with the best episode so far. I don't think I have anything negative to say about this one.

We've finally started to see that other side to Garp that I was worried had been edited out of the live action completely. That wilder, goofier side when confronted with his grandson as a pirate for the first time. That grayer portrayal of morality in this universe, when he and Koby talk about the Warlords.

I found it really interesting that Koby was so betrayed by the concept of the Warlords. I mean, I also think that's the right response, but it really hasn't been made clear yet in the live action that the World Government is super corrupt. Honestly-- I'm pretty sure I mentioned this in my post about the first or second episode-- they even toned down how much of a tyrant Morgan was. The anime made it really clear that the people of the town were just as scared of Morgan as they were of any potential pirates his unit was supposed to be protecting them from. In the live action, it could be read that Helmeppo was just an errant bad apple.

And speaking of! He's finally starting to come around. It's a prickly sort of friendship that he's building with Koby... but they are noticeably talking more-- and saying more. Those conversations aren't all insults and then stalking away in a huff like they have been up to this point. I didn't mention it in my last post, but Helmeppo had a line that really stuck out to me in episode four. It's still all argument about how they should be handling their duties in Syrup Village, but he's let his guard down enough to admit that he is jealous of the shine Garp's taken to Koby.

What stood out in this episode was his line about how Koby doesn't know shit about how the world works-- in reference to his disbelief about how the Government handles the Warlords. I was kind of ridiculing that... and kind of not. My immediate, knee-jerk reaction was along the lines of, "Really? Pampered, spoiled Helmeppo is going to lecture the boy who spent his childhood enslaved on a pirate ship about the harsh realities of the world?" But you know... That is a really interesting angle to take. That being the son of a high-ranking Navy captain, maybe Helmeppo has seen some of the injustices of how the World Government runs first-hand, and it would be great if that's what these two bond over in the live action.

Sanji's introduction has been great so far-- his fight scene looked fantastic-- and we haven't even gotten into the really hard-hitting stuff with his backstory with Zeff yet.

There were some interesting changes... but nothing that left me feeling uneasy about how it might impact the story as whole. I really hope they leave the whole issue with Don Krieg as the abridged version that it is right now. Honestly, that whole ordeal was really tedious to me in the original. I love that Nami was around for Zoro's duel in this version. (Though maybe a little disappointed that Sanji wasn't. I felt like witnessing that was a pretty major moment in him starting to understand what this insane crew is really all about.)

And Mihawk... Steven John Ward's portrayal of Mihawk is everything I was promised it would be. Really stole the show this episode.

The fight with Zoro was amazing. But also just his overall demeanor... and they gave him the best lines! Like, obviously the "I don't hunt rabbits with a cannon" one comes to mind-- in regards to only using that tiny knife against Zoro. But also, I loved his interaction with Luffy. The little, "Though I do like your hat" was such a great nod to his friendship(?) with Shanks... All of his moments were just so good.

I saw an interview with his actor where he talked about the secrecy behind the audition process-- how he didn't even know what role he was auditioning for until he got it. And how his response was to immediately call up his friends who are anime fans and ask them just how bad it would be if he fucked this up. XD

Which is exactly the response I would want. Any time I've had concerns about this show, it's always been about the writing. (And nothing too major has been messed up yet.) I've got no complaints about the acting. Everyone has killed their roles so far and brought exactly the energy to the table necessary to make this something special.

#one piece #opla #episode 5 #dracule mihawk #steven john ward