One Piece (Live-Action)
Summary
A massive upcoming baddie in Netflix ’s lively - actionOne Piecemeans season 2 must give Monkey D. Luffy a secret power that would otherwise have evidence much later in his journey . Eschewing the distinctive pitfalls ofNetflix ’s live - action anime version , One Piecewas roundly praised as a close and worthy adaption of Eiichiro Oda ’s legendary manga and anime series . One Pieceseason 1 made minimum deviations from Oda ’s East Blue saga , but did sprinkle in a smattering of significant changes . A major upcoming villain could hale time of year 2 to make another .
Exactly which manga chaptersOne Pieceseason 2will adapt is currently unreadable , but it is reasonable to take up that Netflix ’s sophomore ladder will wrap up the Alabasta saga . Luffy ’s next major resister after defeating Arlong is Crocodile , one of the Seven Warlords and the oppressor of Alabasta , so it would be logical forOne Pieceseason 2 to end with the climactic combat between Luffy and Crocodile . An unintentional consequence of premise Crocodile , however , is that Netflix’sOne Piecewould also involve to bring out a stigma - newMonkey D. Luffy office .
Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 Must Now Introduce Luffy’s Haki (Because Of Crocodile)
Netflix’sOne Pieceseason 1 introduced Devil Fruits as the principal source of business leader in its fabricated universe of discourse , but those not - so - tasty treats are only half of the equation . The other power ordinarily used by strong plagiariser inOne Pieceis Haki- a multipurpose ability that anyone can wield with enough endowment and training . It was relatively late in themanga that Oda properly introduced Haki , but ifCrocodile is draw asOne Pieceseason 2 ’s terminal baddie , the Netflix adaptation will have piddling choice but to begin showcasing Haki way earlier than the origin material .
One Pieceseason 1 put up Crocodile for season 2 by referencing his organization , Baroque Works .
The previous launching of Haki inOne Piececreated a plot cakehole around why top - tier plagiarizer who definitely should have been trained in Haki did n’t employ it during their former appearance , and Crocodile is one of the most flagrant representative of this problem . As a Warlord , Crocodile should have been proficient in Haki , but never used the ability during his battle against Luffy in Alabasta . The real - lifetime ground for this is patently because Oda had n’t yet devise the Haki conception when he was write those chapter , but the mutual exclusiveness is harder to explicate from an in - universe position .
Netflix’sOne Pieceadaptation has the benefit of hindsight , so can weave example of Haki exercise into season 2 ’s Luffy vs. Crocodile battle in a fashion the gum anime and manga never could . Not only would this avert the inexplicable oddity of having a Seven Warlords - floor pirate who does n’t know his Conqueror ’s from his Kenbunshoku , it would add a fresh flavor toOne Pieceseason 2 ’s action scenes after time of year 1 ’s fights were enthusiastically praise .
Haki In One Piece Season 2 Would Improve Luffy’s Story Too
Beyond just avoiding a plot hole with Crocodile ’s mightiness , debuting Haki early on could also benefit Luffy ’s story . Not only is Luffy one of the most powerful Haki exploiter in the entireOne Piececast , he also possesses Conqueror ’s Haki - the one form that users must be carry with instead of learning . While he can not control it , therefore , Luffy can in reality utilise Conqueror ’s Haki already in Netflix’sOne Piece . Again , the only reason this big businessman did n’t manifest more often inOne Piece ’s former chapters was because the idea had not yet formed in Oda ’s brain .
AsCrocodile ’s villainous Baroque Works organizationpushes the Straw Hats to their limits inOne Pieceseason 2 , Luffy ’s hidden Conqueror ’s Haki ability may begin crawl out . It also makes sense that Luffyseeing Crocodile use Haki would stoke Luffy ’s involvement in his own abilities , which would then lead neatly towardOne Pieceseason 3 ’s potential main villain , Enel , who use a magnate called Mantra that Oda later confirmed to be an early version of Haki . Put simply , Netflix’sOne Piecewill save itself a set of trouble in future time of year if it debuts the theme of Haki in season 2 .
Haki Has Already Appeared In Netflix’s One Piece
Enel ’s Mantra is not the onlyOne Piecepower that has been retroactively attribute to Haki . In both the live - action and original versions ofOne Piece , Luffy ’s flashbacks seeRed - Haired Shanksscare away a sea wildcat with one glare . While this conniption was initially just Shanks restrain the creature into running aside , One Piecelater clarified that Shanks was using Conqueror ’s Haki . This makes the power even easier to admit inOne Pieceseason 2 . If Luffy sees Crocodile using Haki and begins to palpate his own Conqueror ’s ability simmering from within , he might make the connection to Shanks protecting him as a child .
None of these dots were conjoin in the originalOne Piecemanga and gum anime , but only because the Haki concept was not yet developed . Netflix ’s adjustment has the opportunity to do what Eiichiro Oda probably would have done if Haki was part of hisOne Pieceworld from the very beginning by reassert Crocodile as a Haki user , build machination over Luffy ’s power to wield Conqueror ’s Haki , and reexamining waist ' showdown with the ocean monster from season 1 .
