One Piece Season 2 Must Nail Chopper's Incredible Backstory
Tony Tony Chopper's introduction is arguably the most anticipated moment going into One Piece season 2. Not only because of how popular the character is, but also due to the technical challenges of bringing a humanoid reindeer into live-action. In addition to nailing Chopper's character design and visual effects, Netflix's One Piece also has to get his backstory right.
Chopper has one of the saddest origin stories in One Piece, going from a lonely reindeer whose pack wouldn't accept him to the assistance of a very peculiar doctor. Everything about Chopper's origin story is enough to make viewers cry. One Piece season 1 did a great job of establishing the backstories of its main characters, which is one of the reasons why the Netflix show was such a good adaptation of the manga.
Luffy vs. Crocodile's First Fight Has To Be A Major Moment In Season 2
Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and leader of the Baroque Works, is expected to be One Piece season 2's main villain. Assuming One Piece will get to Arabasta already during season 2, there has to be at least two fights between Luffy and Crocodile. Luffy eventually defeats Crocodile and helps Princess Vivi save the Kingdom of Arabasta, but their first encounter does not end well for the Straw Hat pirate. Crocodile easily defeats Luffy in their first fight and almost kills the show's hero.
The final battle of the Arabasta Saga is technically the most important one, but Luffy's first fight against Crocodile is what sets the tone for the final arc. In a classic "anime time" trope, Crocodile announces that his fight against Luffy will last three minutes. As soon as the time was up, Crocodile took down Luffy and let him die. Fortunately for Luffy, Miss All Sunday Nico Robin saved him, a decision that would later grant her a place on the crew.
The Straw Hats’ Farewell To Vivi Must Be An Emotional Scene In Netflix’s One Piece
Whether Princess Vivi is a Straw Hat pirate comes down to semantics. From Luffy's perspective, Vivi is and will always be a Straw Hat. She first meets the group during the Reverse Mountain arc as Miss Wednesday, with the series later revealing she had infiltrated the Baroque Works. Once Vivi tells Luffy of what is happening in Arabasta, they welcome her into the crew and promise to help her. Vivi participates in a couple of adventures with the Straw Hats, including Little Garden and Drum Island, before they head to Arabasta.
Aware that one of the members of the Baroque Works was a shapeshifter, the Straw Hats came up with a strategy to make sure they would not be fooled - they painted an x-mark on their wrists. More than a code to help them against Mr. 2, the x-mark became a symbol of the Straw Hats' friendship with Vivi. At the end of One Piece's second saga, Luffy and his friends raise their arms and show off their marks as they bid farewell to Vivi. It's an emotional moment that only works if Vivi's relationship with the Straw Hats is properly established.
