Whole Cake Island: Bound By Blood

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  @MelonTeee · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @zebraknight1 · 3 years ago

  Capone Bege being this arc’s Worst Generation member is also thematically fitting. He’s a mob boss, and the Fire Tank pirates are literally the Mafia, which are often depicted as “families.” However, unlike Big Mom or the Vinsmokes, the Fire Tank pirates act like an actual family, with Capone Bege’s genuine love for his wife, son, and crew members being the reason he help Luffy

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  @nanodose · 3 years ago

  Overcoming parental and sibling abuse in a dark fairy tale land. Also my friends are playing mobsters.

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  @Lint996 · 3 years ago

  Someone who also adds to this theme, but who wasn&apos;t mentioned, is Bege. Bege loves his family, and literally houses them within himself. The reason Bege survived unscathed is because he represents a good family structure, just like Luffy.

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  @letscrashcar9502 · 3 years ago (edited)

  one thing I realise from this arc is the difference in how Sanji and Pudding copes from their abuse family. Pudding cope by being what her mom think she is while Sanji cope while being as different from his family as he can. (edit: after looking back I dont rlly agree with the sentence below me.its not what I want to said but I cant form the correct word for it)<br>It show that people cope their own way,and sometimes it doesnt give good effect on your life

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  @bheowolfe · 3 years ago

  I saw Big Mom and Judge&apos;s abuse as being motivated by self-hatred.<br><br>Linlin was abandoned by her parents for being abnormally big and even with her naivete at the time she internalized it at some point based on her obsession with giants.<br><br>As for Judge while he may have made his children superhumans with no emotions he remains a normal human with human emotions, something he sees as a weakness. Seeing Sanji as a reflection of that weakness Judge took out his self-loathing on him.

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  @zackfross98 · 3 years ago

  Brook&apos;s speech about Sanji was the biggest highlights for me in the arc. He truly understands what kind of a man Sanji is despite being shit talked by big mom. Not to mention the badass young lady line

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  @scissorcorn9956 · 1 year ago

  One of my favorite moments in Whole Cake is when Sanji’s family is trapped in their seats, his brothers are all laughing, and Reiju has accepted their deaths. And Judge is just looking at his kids like “What have I created…”

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  @illestvillain1552 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I shed tears when it was revealed that Katakuri has to be perfect so nothing like what happened to Brûlée ever happens again. Especially when he goes into the Merienda and eats his favourite food. Everyone (including his younger sibs) believes he’s the embodiment of perfection that he can’t ever be a human being in front of them. It also implies whenever something needs to be taken care of they go to Katakuri ,not Big Mom. He had to mature way faster than necessary. That’s why when his siblings talk about how perfect he is, he actively tells them to stop doing it. It’s a burden not something to be proud of. I also shed tears because after that reveal in the Merienda of him eating and him concluding the fight with Luffy, Luffy puts his borsalino hat on Katakuri’s face (because on some level Luffy also understands why Katakuri is the way he is and why he covers up his mouth(Katakuri’s Insecurity) It was a great show of respect. <br><br>- Also Sanji saving the people who made his early life hell not because he wants respect or recognition but because His True Father, Red Leg Zeff taught him it’s the right thing to do. Real Tearjerker Moment.

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  @laexploradoraaaXD · 3 years ago

  I was really disappointed by how many people I saw hate Pudding because she wasn&apos;t really given a chance to be a better person - none of Charlotte siblings were, but that doesn&apos;t mean there isn&apos;t hope for her. Also, watching this I realized that the Straw Hats that rescue Sanji were all raised by adoptive parents: Luffy, Nami, and Chopper.

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  @valmurray9632 · 3 years ago

  I feel like, re: Pudding, it’s also worth noting that she’s only sixteen. not only is she a victim of such awful abuse, but she’s a TEENAGER on top of that. no wonder her emotional state is so extreme — she’s right at the age when even well-adjusted kids with genuinely loving parents can feel like unlovable freaks, and she’s got a decade of trauma to back it up.<br><br>knowing that she’s so young also puts a whole new spin on her dynamic with Sanji. if you’re looking at it from the right angle to actually notice it (bc gods One Piece has a lot going on, &amp; it’s easy to miss these things sometimes) Oda does an incredible job of capturing what a sixteen-year-old girl is LIKE when she’s infatuated with a guy in his twenties. the balance of fangirling and pigtail-pulling moments is not only masterful because it’s a realistic outcome of that lifelong abuse, but because it’s so incredibly realistic as just A Thing A Teenage Girl Might Do.<br><br>also it is very gross that Big Mom was marrying her off so young but that’s just a drop in the bucket at this point tbh

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  @joasiadoligalska2322 · 3 years ago

  For me Perospero is a fascinating character. As an eldest child, he was most likely a part of rock pirates (even tells his younger siblings about Big Mom&apos;s past with Kaido). Surprisingly, for being the eldest child, he acts the most like a little kid, especially when talking to big mom. His sadistic nature reminds me more how some kids for example beat small animals or weaker children to feel strong and in control. I think his childish behavior could be a result of being much longer dependent on his mother than the rest of the kids due to how long he was with rock pirates. This group was known to be independent to the point when even big mom told young Kaido to be careful. Imagine being a seven year old surrounded by the dangerous pirates and having only his mom as a potential protector and if big mom is only kind to children who act cute and innocently that might be the reason why he was for most of the time acting like this. Only when she was gone he tried to become independent and lead his siblings but no one would listen. Once when his mother is back he once again acts weaker than he is apologizing to her for finding a potentially best ally for their situation and later he childishly blames Sanji for changing the status quo.<br><br>To summarize, it is weird and little terryfying how this 50 year old, powerful devil fruit user is somehow the most dependent on his mother. He has strenght, inteligence and skills to lead and become a powerful threat to almost anyone (he is resourceful, has a lot of useful skills like archery, his diplomatic skills let him ally with Marco. ). At the end his biggest weakness is his family ties and his trauma that lead him to powerless standing next to his mother.

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