Luffy screaming in disbelief with a dead Ace in his hands remains the saddest One Piece moment in the story. But I genuinely didnвЂ™t think Ace was going to die especially after Luffy saves him. In retrospect, it should have been expected especially after Sabaody. Oda manages to handle Luffy phenomenally even in this situation as his actions and achievements never come off as plot armor.ДЄs the arc reaches the end, the most unexpected thing happens вЂ“ the death of Ace. Luffy is placed in a where almost every named character is stronger than him. The arc is filled with so many important characters that it is amazing that Oda manages to use everyone efficiently. It may be easy to forget that Luffy isnвЂ™t present in this arc for several episodes, yet we fully get grown towards Whitebeard pirates who act as the protagonists initially.

We finally get to meet the long-teased Whitebeard and his crew in action. It shows the long-awaited war between Whitebeard Pirates and the World Government of Navy and Warlords. There are several things that make Marineford amazing. Marineford arc is one of my favorite arcs of all time in manga.

Water 7 Episodes: 229 to 263 Chapters: 332 to 374 Overall, Sabaody Archipelago is one of the arcs that make One Piece special.ДЈ. Luffy uncharacteristically asking everyone to just escape still remains one of the most heartbreaking moments in the show. Strawhats losing utterly and getting scattered is something I thought I will never see in the show. I expected that they will somehow escape or even defeat the admiral by fighting somehow. But none would have expected the utter defeat that Strawhats would experience in this arc. We expect that Strawhats will get involved with the slavery system at one point in this arc. In this arc, we get introduced to the concept of slavery and discrimination, the Supernovas and Rayleigh. At that time, Sabaody Archipelago seemed like a transition arc to Fishman, similar to Jaya or Loguetown arc. Sabaody Archipelago arc subverts the expectations of the readers.

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