Disclaimer: This column contains spoilers for One Piece chapter 805 as well as predictions for things to come.

Welcome to One Piece Podcast‘s weekly column, “OPP Predicts!” Each Tuesday we have predictions from numerous members of The One Piece Podcast news, editorial, and podcast staff about thoughts on the latest chapter and where they think things may go in the next chapter, or even beyond that. Please comment below with your own predictions, and if you get yours right, we’ll feature it on the next column.

Let’s start out with a prediction from a fan last week regarding what they expected in this week’s chapter:

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There’s a pretty good chance we’ll see the antagonist(s) of the arc and, hopefully, some action from the Twirly-brow team.

There’s a pretty good chance we’ll see the antagonist(s) of the arc and, hopefully, some action from the Twirly-brow team. Artur

For other issues (actually that have nothing to do with this podcast, another website) I had to delete my disqus account, so “Guest” was me. Well, I flopped this time with my prediction, but I’m damn glad I did :)The monkey is very possibly Bariete, since he called Kanjuro and Kin’emon “trespassers”

Anyways I really don’t even know what to predict but I expect that they will meet up with the Twirly Hats once again. Luffy is on his own which will lead him to either meeting the twirlies before or after the others. Who knows, maybe they are scattered too.We will see Kaido’s minions in action though, that’s very probable 🙂

For other issues (actually that have nothing to do with this podcast, another website) I had to delete my disqus account, so “Guest” was me. Well, I flopped this time with my prediction, but I’m damn glad I did :)The monkey is very possibly Bariete, since he called Kanjuro and Kin’emon “trespassers” Anyways I really don’t even know what to predict but I expect that they will meet up with the Twirly Hats once again. Luffy is on his own which will lead him to either meeting the twirlies before or after the others. Who knows, maybe they are scattered too.We will see Kaido’s minions in action though, that’s very probable 🙂 Morgil27

Maybe since the Minks are animals, and are isolated from the rest of the world, they were all just running around naked and Nami gave the poodle girl the extra cloths to cover up so Sanji would stop staring at her dog t*ts.

Maybe since the Minks are animals, and are isolated from the rest of the world, they were all just running around naked and Nami gave the poodle girl the extra cloths to cover up so Sanji would stop staring at her dog t*ts. taijimana

Whoever the intruder is it is someone who just arrived a little ahead of Luffy’s team and took out the monkey Bariete. (I do not believe this is Raizo or Raizo turned into a money at all) That giant footprint they passed doesn’t it remind you of a dinosaur footprint!? Yeah, I think the new intruder is X Drake! With Kaido’s men being taken out by Sanji’s team a week previously in the story they may have called for backup. Who better to call than X Drake and considering his role in Dressrosa’s flashback arc it would flow nicely to reintroduce him in this arc.

Whoever the intruder is it is someone who just arrived a little ahead of Luffy’s team and took out the monkey Bariete. (I do not believe this is Raizo or Raizo turned into a money at all) That giant footprint they passed doesn’t it remind you of a dinosaur footprint!? Yeah, I think the new intruder is X Drake! With Kaido’s men being taken out by Sanji’s team a week previously in the story they may have called for backup. Who better to call than X Drake and considering his role in Dressrosa’s flashback arc it would flow nicely to reintroduce him in this arc. Kaido

I don’t think the monkey is Raizo, but rather the guard Carrot mentioned, Bariete. Despite his unusual appearance and attack style, he seemed rather serious about keeping intruders out. Kin’emon and Kanjuro will have to battle him, and I could see Raizo leaping in to save them. Whatever happens, it’s clear the samurai are getting their own subplot, probably to do what they originally came to do.Nami wasn’t wearing the clothes currently worn by the Mink in Chapter 795, so there’s many possibilities as to why the Mink is wearing this. Carrot and the other Mink are off to deal with intruders in the Whales Forest, and chances are the Straw Hats sans Luffy will go with them. But who’s invading? My guess is the crew affiliated with Kaido/Sheepshead. The ensuing confrontation would be a good chance to reunite with the Twirly Hats and have a teamup battle.Franky also mentioned the presence of gas in the ruined city, which begs the question: Is Caesar still in the Twirly Hats’ hands? If the pirates are associated with Kaido, then it’d make sense that they’d want Caesar. He really is Mr. Popularity, isn’t he?Whatever happens, this chapter is gonna be Epic!

Were They Close?

Chapter 804 definitely left things to go off in many different directions. As a result, the predictions for chapter 805 were quite off.

Unlike what most thought, we did not get a check-in with the Twirly Hat Pirates (though I think that’s coming up soon), nor did we really figure out who the villains are of the arc. Right now, the Minks seem to be uneasy allies with no real sense of malice toward the Straw Hats. However, it seems that whatever danger there is for the Straw Hats, they won’t be able to help.

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As an additional disclaimer: these are just predictions and are just the opinion of each individual member and not the podcast as a whole.

Without further ado, here are this week’s OPP staff predictions:

Zach

Host and Founder of The One Piece Podcast

Zou is getting underway quickly! That’s fantastic to see. In line with the pacing of the last several chapters, I’m going to predict that things will move at a more rapid pace next week as well. It seems that the Straw Hats (minus the Twirly Hats) will encounter the rain-ruption for the first time. I think this may scramble things up a bit, and certainly take the Zoro/Law team by surprise. I also think that Luffy will ride the Warny with Wanda and discover the rotting corpses of the Twirly Hats.

Did you think I was serious?

I think we’ll get an explanation for why they think Sanji and Company are dead, likely related to Brook, but probably involving something more convoluted. I also think we’ll see the deer mink from Chapter 795 with them. I stand by the idea that it’s a separate character from Carrot and Wanda, as they look different!

Anyway, that’s all I have for this time.

Jammer

Editor-in-Chief

As you may have already heard in this week’s podcast episode, I thought this week’s chapter was fantastic. It was well-paced, thoroughly entertaining, and had enough nuggets in it to keep me interested throughout. However, I also mentioned that Dressrosa has left be a bit gun-shy. Coming off of a huge arc like that, I’m definitely in the mood for something of a palate cleanse. Something along the lines of a Davy Back-Fight arc. While I enjoyed this chapter, I feel like it was evidence that the days of random one-off arcs are far behind us.

Too tied up is Oda by the wheels set in motion by his story to deviate too far from the main plot. That aside, I still have high hopes that Zou will be a stepping stone to a much bigger arc–kind of like what Punk Hazard was to Dressrosa and Little Garden was to Alabasta.

As such, I predict that we will off of Zou quicker than many would think. In fact, I’m banking on a little over twenty chapters. Ultimately, I believe Zou will be a setup for Kaido, but one that be over before it overstays its welcome.

As far as the next chapter…all I’m hoping is that we get a glimpse of where the Twirly Hat Pirates are, and why Wanda thinks they are possibly dead. As everyone else in this prediction column are saying, I am very sure them thinking that has a lot to do with Brook.

Chao

Editorial Writer, “Chao Time”

Everyone can go home now. Bepo’s back!

It’s high time that we see the other half of the alliance in action. Shachi and Penguin are now sporting silly new hats that matches with their names even more, while Jean Bart seems to be doing just fine (barely). There’s no sign of the other unnamed Heart Pirates crew members, so they could be in the submarine, somewhere on Zou, wherever the denizens of Zou are, or dead. Anyways, they seem to be equally busy during the past few weeks, seeing that they’re all wearing bandages. But now that Luffy is spending time with the Heart Pirates, they’re totally going to suffer as their captain did. More importantly, Law has finally revealed some details on Bepo. Soon, we’ll have his backstory, along with those two guys and maybe Jean Bart…

Thankfully, the conflict between the two groups is settled quickly, but one mystery leads to another. Jack is likely recruiting slaves for Kaido’s army, while the ones who remained must be settling somewhere else. The Twirly Brows are probably just unconscious or it’s just Brook all along…

Greg Werner

Japan Correspondent, Host of “Greg no Gougai”

Prediction: Luffy finds One Piece in his love for Wanda and Bepo.