I posted what I read in this chapter and the previos one.
If Bobbins returns like a terminator, its fine, I dont have any problem with that but at present he is a disappointment for me.
This whole arc is kind of messy and I have already given so many reasons like:
1)BM got Brulee who could keep on eye on anybody via mirrors but this job is given to that book guy(even Riker accepted this)
2)People basically vanished after getting introduced or killed like BM's husband or that living tree.
4)BM surveillance was hyped so much but now nobody has a clue what is happening around them. Luffy basically jumped out of the prison in front of them and they didn't sent any strong guy to catch him(even though they perfectly know that Luffy has defeated a Yonko commander)
5)BM's fourth commander is still missing even after so much commotion has already taken place.
Now tell me where I m wrong when I posted these flaws in this arc.
So now I need to prove how much literature I have read,
I started reading Hindu epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and Life on Gautam Buddha when I was in 7th/8th standard(it was part of my school curriculum) To understand them properly u need to learn a little bit about Karma and stuff.
I have also read WW2 novels/watched documentaries relating Annie Frank, Torture in SS camps and even met a german lady who was from that period and was disgusted by what Hitler did in her country.
I have also read/watched Roman History(Nero, Spartacus, Ceasar) and barbarians(Atilla, Hannibal) who use to attack them. Read a novel relating last days of Pompeii. Saladin's history, Alexandar's history, Gengis khan documentary.
I can go on but I suppose u got my point that I dont need to read Donald Duck because a certain character didn't showed what I was expecting from him.
I gave my answer above. Until he shows back and contributes something which is game changing, he will be a disappointment for me.
The only things you posted are nonsensical arguments you tried to use as an excuse for your shallow foul-mouthing of characters and this arc as a whole. You can be disappointed. If that was the end of Bobbins I also would be disappointed, however that would just be because I thought he seemed interesting, but I wouldn't blame nor insult anyone for that as there are seriously enough characters and you can't reasonable expect all of them to be amazing. You however are trashing multiple characters for no reason whatsoever and blame them for expectations you put in place, but didn't got fulfilled.
1) Brulee's power allows her to trap people inside her mirror world, but not restrain them and it was specifically stated by Chopper that this is something that could easily be used to their advantage. Brulee had to physically restrain them inside her world while everyone, as long as they are inside that world, could contact people from the outside through the mirrors. As a prison her world simply sucks and the Strawhats used the flaws in her abilities to their utmost advantage. Mont d'Or books function way better as a prison. So Brulee couldn't be asked for practical reasons as she was busy on top of her powers not being suited for the task. It has also been clearly shown that it's not easy to get a hold of the correct mirror as there are thousands and no doubt there are several people who refuse to have mirrors or are very reluctant in using them for this very reason. The Charlotte clan is not a happy family where everyone trusts one another, there are numerous examples of this. You could then ask yourself why it is that no one wondered where Brulee now exactly was, but hey don't forget that she was part of the squad that was meant to take down Luffy in the Seducing Woods. And what happened to them? Cracker's body got blasted into the castle while numerous homies "defected" towards the Strawhats. They might have assumed that she was put out of commission likewise or something along those lines.
2) If you mean King Baum, he got slashed into half, his corpse was even recently shown and he was just a homie. Where you now expecting that every single one of the homies or every single child of BM would play a pivotal role in the story? And this arc is far from over. This might be a stupid notion of someone who clearly has not even remotely read as much as you, but you might want to wait till the story is over before complaining about certain characters suddenly disappearing because I don't know, they might reappear in the near future? Just a thought that everyone with a rational mind would agree upon.
3) It's obvious you have absolutely no awareness whatsoever of what kind of family this actually is. If you want a real life example, it's pretty much the family of a Roman emperor. There's a reason why so many of the Roman emperors are remembered as tyrants and lunatics. On one hand they grew up in luxury, on the other hand they were under permanent physical, mental and psychological stress as only one can rule and the political play field could change rapidly. So when you have people like that eventually ending up in a position of absolute power, then you have a recipe for disaster and this is what's happening here. BM is nuts. She has a short-fuse, is ridiculously strong, often unreasonable, goes occasionally on an irrational rampage and despite all her talking about "family", in the end to her that means if you're useful, you're spoiled, if not you're disposable and don't even dare to go against her. All her children had to grew up with that kind of mom, while most of their fathers were nothing more than sperm tanks that got immediately discarded afterwards. So an emotionally unstable mom, no father, but nearly a 100 half-siblings and all of them are on a leash as they can only do what BM tells them to do and that's being useful towards her dream of establishing that horrifying parody of an utopia of hers where all the different races of the world pay taxes with pieces of their souls. Yes this sure is a nice environment to grow up in.
If you read the manga you can see how messed up this is: 2 daughters made it extremely obvious they choose their husbands over their mother any day of the week even if they go against her. Another daughter who defied BM is on her hit list and Mont d'Or even specifically stated he didn't trust Opera, his own brother. Big Mum rules by installing fear, not loyalty and many of the children who somewhat seem loyal, have some severe issues themselves due to their upbringing: Cracker, Brulee and especially Pudding need a shrink. Opera had all the reason to be afraid, but then you made it appear like he is a wuss scared of his mom giving him some spanking.
That he lied is perfectly normal. Putting aside the fact that it's possible he's still trying to solve his screw-up off-panel, neither he nor anyone else believes the Strawhats can do anything threatening towards BM herself. Their biggest fear is that the Strawhats might piss off BM and that she goes on a frenzy. The thought that they, alongside with the support of one of their own (Capone), might attempt to kill her, is absurd for them. These people were raised by a Yonkou, their sense of reasoning and view of the world is completely different than ours. So Opera's actions were perfectly rational seeing his circumstances and to them Luffy is nothing more than an arrogant and annoying bug in comparison to BM. They were eventually able to subdue him without the need of another commander, so they don't fear him in the least. We know that that is unwise, but yeah we are meta gaming here.
What is happening now, is the result of BM's fear-policy being hit on its inherent weaknesses by several unforeseen circumstances that are accumulating together: the Strawhats, the Vinsmokes, the Firetank Pirates, the Sun Pirates, BM's vivre card, the existing distrust between BM's siblings, the world view that Yonkou are invincible, the Tamatebako...and all of that is going to blow up during the wedding.
For someone like me who loves history an arc like this is paradise as the parallels are everywhere and the complexity is breathtaking and it's kinda sad that you are boasting about how you watched documentaries about Nero and the like, but completely failed to see any of this.
4) BM clearly stated it's very rare for all the commanders to be together, which is logical as if you rule a territory, it's not wise to have all your forces located in a single point. You only do that if it's absolutely necessary. Also the "commotion" that happened, well for them that's more of short disruption. Again they can barely apprehend the idea that someone might do something like trying to kill BM. A few chapters ago Mont d'Or was analyzing the situation and determined that everything was more or less on schedule. For them there is no threat other than BM. She's the danger, not the Strawhats nor anyone else. The only danger they pose, is that they might function as a trigger for BM. The reality is extremely simple: there's no reason yet for the last commander to be involved. I even dare say we will only see him for the first time during the actual wedding. Don't forget either that this is a story and introducing powerful characters with intervals is simply better for the plot.
Now where are you wrong? Everywhere. Even your counting is wrong: 1, 2, 4, 5. You already did a poor job before at trying to support your statements, but this is horrendous.
Btw useful tip if you try to convince someone of how literate you are, especially if it was unwanted: don't start listing up the books you supposedly "read" and the documentaries you "watched" as that's, again, childish and immature. Everyone can read, but it's pointless if you don't understand what you read and you have made it clear you are completely oblivious to the notion of understanding as apparently the most important lesson Anne Frank taught was the urge of trashing characters. Congrats.
