One of the most iconic moments in the history of One Piece, where Luffy knocked out 50,000 Fish-Men with a single look, has finally been remastered and released for the Special Edited Version of the Fish-Man Island Saga. And while the remastered version looks absolutely phenomenal, One Piece fans have had a mixed reaction to it.
The episode shows the Straw Hat Pirates taking on the new Fish-Man pirates who are on the verge of destroying Fish-Man Island with their strength of 100,000 pirates. While the crew comes up with a plan, Luffy, as always, decides to take them on alone and knocks out 50,000 of them with a single Conqueror’s Haki Incapacitation attack in One Piece.
The only difference is that this time, his Haki attack is quite visible, and this might not be required at all. Haki used to be an invisible force, and that’s what made it special, and while there were some complaints initially, the remastered version of the One Piece saga didn’t need to fix it at all.
The iconic Luffy attack gets remastered
The Special Edited Version of the Fish-Man Island Saga in One Piece recently released the 17th episode of the series titled “Battle Royal! The Straw Hats vs. 100,000 Opponents,” which finally showcased the epic showdown. This showdown was between the Straw Hat Pirates and Hody Jones’ army that is trying to take down the current King of the Fish-Man Island.
The episode also featured the iconic moment, which gave fans a hint about Luffy’s growth after the two-year time skip. His Haki and Devil Fruit abilities have grown to a completely different level, and he is ready for the challenges of the New World. And while the old version of the One Piece anime didn’t put much focus on it, the new remastered version made sure that it was completely visible.
The remastered version clearly focused on the Conqueror’s Haki Incapacitation attack that knocked out 50,000 Fish-Men pirates and scared the rest of them. The new and better animation quality added more flair to it and helped make the One Piece moment even more iconic.
Old Haki attacks don’t need fixing
While the Special Edited Version of the Fish-Man Island Saga certainly exceeds in terms of animation quality and pacing, the changes it made to the Haki attacks feel a bit overkill. The specialty of these Haki attacks was the dangerous presence they created despite being invisible to the general mass, just like it was to the characters in One Piece.
This added more weight to the Conqueror’s Haki attack and made them look more impactful.
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Be it Shanks’ knocking people out on Whitebeard’s ship or Rayleigh’s incapacitation of the auctioneer at Sabaody, the invisibility of the Conqueror’s Haki added a more threatening aura to the One Piece attacks.
Thus, the Special Edited Version might be great in a lot of things, but it did not need to fix the Conqueror’s Haki attack. Hopefully, the One Piece remake by WIT Studios will understand the significance of the invisibility of the Conqueror’s Haki abilities in One Piece and create the story accordingly.
One Piece is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
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