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First of all: Oda is a genius and a real puppeteer. His ability to move the "strings above our heads" is amazing as he used a character as a medium to fool, manipulate and decieve us into thinking that this character is godly and untouchable, and caused reactions from many of fandom that was all according to Oda's deceptive plan.
That character is Donquixote Doflamingo
We were being tricked by Oda all this time people and I shall liberate you all with the truth. But first, lets take a look at Oda's sneaky build up to this charismatic enigma known as Doflamingo.
Weaving the Strings
Cutting the Strings Part 1
Cutting the Strings Part 2
Conclusion
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That character is Donquixote Doflamingo
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We were being tricked by Oda all this time people and I shall liberate you all with the truth. But first, lets take a look at Oda's sneaky build up to this charismatic enigma known as Doflamingo.
Weaving the Strings
From the very beginning, Doflamingo was portrayed as an OP monster. His weird ability to control people seemed unstoppable and he had a bounty 340 million. 340 million was big deal at the time. It was revealed in an era of One Piece were alot of readers thought bounites=strength and Doflamingo had the highest bounty we've ever seen.
His influence and success as a businessman hinted that he had alot of pull in illegal activites.
And the biggest amount of gasoline that was poured into the fire was his attitude and performance at Marineford. He was laughing and enjoying the enitre war. Whitebeard, The admirals, Garp, Sengoku, Shanks, none seemed to bother him. It really made it seem that Doflamingo was THAT powerful. A true top dog.
The illusion of Doflamingo being uber powerful was further cemented by his muder attempt on Moriah and pulling his weight around a government official. Makes you think "Wow. Doffy must be truly powerful if the government gives him personal special missions yet he can still do what he wants."
By the end of Part 1, Doflamingo seemed like top 10 material. Almost evey top 20 lists made by fans had Doflamingo in the top 10. Oda's plan of deception was a success. All that was left was for Oda to test the hype he had built for Doflamingo. It call came to the test in Punk Hazard. When Joker was revealed to be Doflamingo, readers went CRAZY. Its was so odd that Doflamingo would get re-introduced so early in the New World. Alot of readers assumed that Luffy won't fight Doffy until he gets to the 2nd half of the New World similar to Big Mam.
If getting re-introduced wasn't enough, how about getting directly involved with the affairs of the SHs? When Doflamingo left Dressrosa and was on his way to Punk Hazard, jaws dropped. Readers didn't know how the hell the SHs would get away from Doflamingo if he caught them. He seemed so powerful that he would slaughter them all.
Once again, Oda had us fooled. However, he left direct and indirect clues to the true nature of Donquixote Doflamingo.
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His influence and success as a businessman hinted that he had alot of pull in illegal activites.
Notice Doffy's jolly roger in a public auction house.
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And the biggest amount of gasoline that was poured into the fire was his attitude and performance at Marineford. He was laughing and enjoying the enitre war. Whitebeard, The admirals, Garp, Sengoku, Shanks, none seemed to bother him. It really made it seem that Doflamingo was THAT powerful. A true top dog.
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The illusion of Doflamingo being uber powerful was further cemented by his muder attempt on Moriah and pulling his weight around a government official. Makes you think "Wow. Doffy must be truly powerful if the government gives him personal special missions yet he can still do what he wants."
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By the end of Part 1, Doflamingo seemed like top 10 material. Almost evey top 20 lists made by fans had Doflamingo in the top 10. Oda's plan of deception was a success. All that was left was for Oda to test the hype he had built for Doflamingo. It call came to the test in Punk Hazard. When Joker was revealed to be Doflamingo, readers went CRAZY. Its was so odd that Doflamingo would get re-introduced so early in the New World. Alot of readers assumed that Luffy won't fight Doffy until he gets to the 2nd half of the New World similar to Big Mam.
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If getting re-introduced wasn't enough, how about getting directly involved with the affairs of the SHs? When Doflamingo left Dressrosa and was on his way to Punk Hazard, jaws dropped. Readers didn't know how the hell the SHs would get away from Doflamingo if he caught them. He seemed so powerful that he would slaughter them all.
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Once again, Oda had us fooled. However, he left direct and indirect clues to the true nature of Donquixote Doflamingo.
Cutting the Strings Part 1
This is the beginning Doffy's "fall from grace." The man who would laugh at everything and seemingly in contol at all times, was being played and showing fear. This showed that Doffy was only human and that he gets back into a corner just like everybody else. He's no one special.
Being confronted by Kuzan was a true test of Doflamingo's standing in the top dogs. Some can interpted this as "Doffy ran away from Aokiji" but thats not the case. Doflamongo still disobeyed Kuzan by trying to kill Smoker and taunted him. Doflamingo knew that Kuzan isn't someone that he should screw with at the time. Doflamingo at the very least, stood his ground.
The scan your about to see explains everything. The nonchalant Doflamingo who laughed his way through the Marineford war was sweating because of the power of an Admiral up close.
When Doflamingo taunted Fujitora, he only did that because he knew Fujitora wouldn't fight back.
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Being confronted by Kuzan was a true test of Doflamingo's standing in the top dogs. Some can interpted this as "Doffy ran away from Aokiji" but thats not the case. Doflamongo still disobeyed Kuzan by trying to kill Smoker and taunted him. Doflamingo knew that Kuzan isn't someone that he should screw with at the time. Doflamingo at the very least, stood his ground.
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The scan your about to see explains everything. The nonchalant Doflamingo who laughed his way through the Marineford war was sweating because of the power of an Admiral up close.
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When Doflamingo taunted Fujitora, he only did that because he knew Fujitora wouldn't fight back.
Cutting the Strings Part 2
Take a look at these 2 sets of scans.
Set 1
Every person Doflamingo has fought and defeated so far were injured beforehand. If Oda truly wanted to portray Doflamingo as being ultra powerful, shouldn't he let Doffy defeat people when they are at full strength? Cause look at this:
An injured Law still got a hit in. When I first this, I was disappointed. Doffy didn't really seem as powerful as I thought he was and he was my absolute favorite character at the time. Most readers interpted this scene this way: "Wow Law is stronger than I thought." Actually, its "Wow Doffy is not as strong as I thought."
Set 2
There has simply been too many occasions of Doflamingo being caught of guard. One could argue that the puppet can't use CoO and couldn't ise CoO when fighting Smoker being he was not focused, but what about Sanji? Doflamingo noticed Sanji at the last minute and he was focused and calm in that situation.
It leads me to believe Doflamingo has weak/no CoO Not good enough? Then lets take a look and scan set 2.2.
2.2
Just about every attack Doflamingo has blocked or dodged were very linear and directly in his line of sight. I have yet to see someone try to attack Doffy's blind spot. It makes sense actually. Everytime an attack gets thrown at him that weren't in his line of sight to begin with, either lands or is barely blocked in the nic' of time.
Doflamingo's CoO is atleast very poor.
P.S. Don't forget that Doflamingo always has atleast one of his executives by his side. Could they be trying to cover Doffy's weakness?
Set 1
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1.2
1.3
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Every person Doflamingo has fought and defeated so far were injured beforehand. If Oda truly wanted to portray Doflamingo as being ultra powerful, shouldn't he let Doffy defeat people when they are at full strength? Cause look at this:
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An injured Law still got a hit in. When I first this, I was disappointed. Doffy didn't really seem as powerful as I thought he was and he was my absolute favorite character at the time. Most readers interpted this scene this way: "Wow Law is stronger than I thought." Actually, its "Wow Doffy is not as strong as I thought."
Set 2
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There has simply been too many occasions of Doflamingo being caught of guard. One could argue that the puppet can't use CoO and couldn't ise CoO when fighting Smoker being he was not focused, but what about Sanji? Doflamingo noticed Sanji at the last minute and he was focused and calm in that situation.
It leads me to believe Doflamingo has weak/no CoO Not good enough? Then lets take a look and scan set 2.2.
2.2
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Just about every attack Doflamingo has blocked or dodged were very linear and directly in his line of sight. I have yet to see someone try to attack Doffy's blind spot. It makes sense actually. Everytime an attack gets thrown at him that weren't in his line of sight to begin with, either lands or is barely blocked in the nic' of time.
Doflamingo's CoO is atleast very poor.
P.S. Don't forget that Doflamingo always has atleast one of his executives by his side. Could they be trying to cover Doffy's weakness?
Conclusion
Doflamingo has poor CoO and relies on his natural reflexes. He is used to blocking/dodging linear attacks and can be caught off guard quite easily(its easy to surprise him). Seems like Luffy might be a bad match up for Doffy.
Oda made Doffy look like a monster and placed hidden clues for us figure out that would reveal the truth. Doffy's character is all about lies and deception and Oda used Doffy as a medium(similar to how the Gorosei are using Doffy as a medium in the underground affairs) to lie and decieve us into believing Doffy was a monster. Its up to us to liberate ourselves. Apparantly, some readers are still being manipulated by Oda's deception. Some readers still say "I call BS if Luffy beats Doflamingo in a 1v1."
A forgot to put scans for this, but Doflamingo can't contol individuals with stong wills.
Weak Wills=Complete Control(fodder, Atmos, VA Stainless, Bellamy)
Strong Wills=Can only be restrained(Jozu, Sanji)
Unbendable Wills=Can't control at all(Luffy, Chinjao, other top dogs)
Oda made Doffy look like a monster and placed hidden clues for us figure out that would reveal the truth. Doffy's character is all about lies and deception and Oda used Doffy as a medium(similar to how the Gorosei are using Doffy as a medium in the underground affairs) to lie and decieve us into believing Doffy was a monster. Its up to us to liberate ourselves. Apparantly, some readers are still being manipulated by Oda's deception. Some readers still say "I call BS if Luffy beats Doflamingo in a 1v1."
A forgot to put scans for this, but Doflamingo can't contol individuals with stong wills.
Weak Wills=Complete Control(fodder, Atmos, VA Stainless, Bellamy)
Strong Wills=Can only be restrained(Jozu, Sanji)
Unbendable Wills=Can't control at all(Luffy, Chinjao, other top dogs)
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