The Kong Situation is Crazy (How does no one know this?)
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Wouldnt brooks know about him? Kong was fleet admiral during garp and roger's age and brooks saw roger as someone up and coming.
Brook was yonko level during his prime but couldn't become one cus there were no yonkos yohohohoho
@@thatdelta imagine
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@@thatdeltabro you're low balling Brooks power
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Probably the only straw hats that know about Kong's existence are Brook and Jinbe. Brook because when he was still not dead and a member of the Rumbar Pirates, Kong was very active as a marine and so very known by the public, so it's likely that the Rumbar Pirates had heard stories about Kong. And Jinbe because Kong was the fleet admiral during the days of Fisher Tiger and then years later Jinbe became a warlord technically working under Kong's direct command. Maybe Robin knows about him too
i mean robin has access to revolutionary army intel,so she probably know
Ohh I could see that.. I think it would be awesome to get a few panels where Jimbe or Brook are like, "Old Fleet Admiral Kong... dude was a demon.." Or, "Former Fleet Admiral Kong.. I once saw him kill 6 men in a bar.. with a pencil.."
I mean everybody who is well informed, knows that Kong exist. Robin and Jinbei for certain. Brook may or may not remember him from his captain days. Nami, Franky and Sanji may heard about him. Luffy, Zorro, Chopper and Usopp would not know. I even think he will not play any major role and will stay a background character.
@@MrDefladorif kong is shown I think it will be 2 or 3 chapters. Tho that's when he's facing shanks or dragon. So hell stay a main side character at least.
I'm just going to say one thing and leave: "Monkey D. Kong", Ze hahahahaha !
Crazy luffy named so many attacks after this guy
Imagine if Kong also prefixes his punches with "Kong"
Counter, what if he suffixes them with 'bong'
Or just an attack called 'Kong Bong'
does that mean he names his attacks after luffy or does that means he is the one who trained luffy? crazy either way
Wonder if we will see Kong again in some capacity. It's easy to forget that he's Sakazuki's superior, because we usually just get to see the Gorosei these days.
There’s also a reference to him in the live action that’s interesting! The map in the end credits says (not verbatim, off of memory) “made by the order of commander and chief Kong”. Which seemingly implies that he has some sort of overarching logistical responsibility for the world government.
Obviously this is the live action, and in no way confirms anything canonically, but I just thought it was interesting given he’s a character we know so little about.
I believe that nod to him in the live action inspired this video
Breaks my heart knowing how much appreciation of the source material there clearly is, only for it to be hindered by Netflix. I have no doubt they did their best given their limitations, I just wish it could have been better adapted, story wise.
@@KyleAlexJohn I thought it was great! To each his own though.
5:07
Sanji : Hey Franky
Franky : What ?
Sanji : I found him
Franky : who
Sanji : The man who prints wanted posters
Franky : Let's go 👿
lol
They will also take chopper
They will also take chopper
Been a rough night glad to have this to wake up to. GLR to save the day
Same😂
Yea same
Bills or Jets fan?
Same
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I was genuinely shocked he didn’t appear at any point during the Reverie or the Egghead Reverie flashback tbh. It seems odd to me that such a presumably still powerful individual in the segments solely dedicated to politics didn’t get any time to shine there. Realistically I also find it weird we never get a scene between him and Sakazuki as I imagine they’d definitely clash on how things are handled.
I wouldn’t say he’s necessarily a failure in world building but I would say he’s certainly had chances of showing up organically that weren’t taken.
Personally I hope that there is a plan for the character since conceptually Kong is really interesting. He even could give us some insight into the days of characters like Kureha or Brook’s first life.
i think there is more of a push for him to be in the story more since they didn't forget about him in the live action. on one of the maps in the end credits his name on it.
I don’t think it’s that surprising. There’s a lot of moving parts to the story and sometimes Oda just moves on. Similar to how in Egghead it’s surrounded by a ton of Vice Admirals. And despite the series already having a bunch of already established vice admirals, Oda decided that almost all of the ones at Egghead are new characters
i think oda just doesnt give a fuck about kong and is gonna end up retroactively planning a part for him just cuz the fanbase has major levels of autism
I quite liked how in the Netflix adaptation of one piece all the official map of the seas and island have “created for the marines of east blue by order of commander-and-chief Kong” in the top corner. Makes them seem official and him seem super important
Nice attention to detail. Very important in One Piece where the marines have a ton of internal politics.
If Kong is supposed to draw inspiration from Sun Wukong, I feel that it is only fitting that he has climbed the ranks of the Marines, defeated countless pirates, and is now living amongst the World Nobles, which loosely mirrors the Monkey King’s efforts to achieve godhood.
Bogard's Marine rank remains unknown and I hope Oda reveals it on the SBS.
I’d wager Rear or Vice Admiral.
@@IAmGodHimself777 i'd bet comodore or rear admiral at best, why'd a vice admiral serve as a valet for another vice admiral?
@@DanilloMagalhaes Why not? Garp could kill several dozen of them without difficulty.
@@IAmGodHimself777I would say at least fleet admiral or higher probably can solo the straw hats.
@@okay.5584 We are talking about Bogard, not Kong lmao.
Kong: From Fleet Admiral to master of marine paperwork with a killer beard and triple spikes. The real MVP of One Piece!
His Future sight is so strong he swapped departments to avoid fighting Luffy
So what do we think was Kong's codename? I've long thought Sengoku’s admiral codename was White Goat or Shiroyagi. If you look at the jacket cuffs of all the admirals, they have cuffs the same color as the color in their codename. Aokiji’s cuffs were blue, Akainu’s cuffs were red, Kizaru’s cuffs were yellow, etc. When he is promoted to fleet admiral, Sakazuki is still seen wearing the coat with the red cuffs. This establishes that an admiral doesn’t necessarily get a new coat when promoted. Sengoku wears a coat with white cuffs, not the maroon that lower-ranked officers wear. He also has that pet goat.
Well observed.
nah goat is reserved for garp
How about donkey?
White seagull
Maybe Kong was the person with a code name with Monkey in it before Kizaru was promoted to Admiral much later? It would fit with the King Kong and Dragon Ball references. Probably a different color for the first half of the name though. Or it could be something Turtle (Kame) if you go further with the DB reference, too.
It is interesting to think about the world pre-Roger. We know piracy kind of existed but it feels like a lot of places were either directly changed by the influx of pirates or became reliant on pirates for their economy.
it's why I think a prequel would be a good medium to showcase the old era of piracy: all the veterans in their prime + all their adventures that would take up too long to show in flashback.
I think we'd need more than flashbacks to fully explore all of it. Oden's flashback was 15 chapters long, (the longest to date)
And even then, there needed to be stuff left out. Else, it would've been twice as long.
I think more than any other episode, this one really highlights the work and imagination of your artists. Kudos to them and thank you to you for injecting One Oiece into our lives weekly!
Have we ever seen Kong stand up? He could be paraplegic and that would explain why he doesn't get involved in fights
This is anime. Having any kind of disability would make you stronger.
@@langadube9611 Look at Shanks for example
@@WhiteNoBeard471 Yeah the snitch
@@Animesslothyo doin my rat dirty like that 😤 he's clean.
@@Z3Milesky Yes sir I believe u. Just got my ass beat up by Goseri's for some reason
Thank you so much for making this video! Nobody EVER talks about Kong, but Oda is definitely cooking up something with him.
Unfortunately Unshou Ishizuka passed away 2018, so therefore Kong's Japanese VA will be changed when he finally reappears in the anime. 😔
I cannot stress how amazing the videos are with all the custom art and info graphics. Amazing :)
It be great that if Kong does become a part of the story at the end that if Luffy meets him he tries a King Kong Gun and Kong just brushes it off saying thats not how a Kong punches
Regarding Zoro's left eye, even if that were the case, I don't want him to open it against Lucci.
Ye prob against Mihawk, and maybe a tease before that against a really strong opponent, just like how they teased gear 3rd with luffy, would make it more hype
Zoro hides sharingan 😂
@@3to4charactersI'm thinking that's when it will happen too
Or..... he is just missing his eye
I bet it's nothing like that zoros never had to rely on bs
😂😂😂 i love how you brought things back to Kong when talking about voice actors
Great discussion
Imagine Liam charting his pin board over a minor character with just only a few pages to work with.
Loving the shirt bro, great video as always 👍
I really appreciate these videos on minor characters.
6:36 KONGquerer's Haki ahaha very clever there sir😂
I don't think Kong has to be that much older than Sengoku, there could've been a similar situation that occurred that lead to him to retire from the position early.
With a name like "Kong" and a massive build (especially the forearms), I'm willing to bet that he has the Mythical Zoan King Kong devil fruit.
I always assumed kong was like 10 yrs older than sengoku putting him in his late 80's which is still pretty wild
Kong is a weird anomaly among characters in One Piece. Not only was he a former Fleet Admiral, he's now the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's entire military. Not to mention he's bound to be powerful, since he used to be a Fleet Admiral, who is at least an equal to the Admirals (plus those massive muscly arms have to mean something). And yet, for the vast majority of the story he's done next to nothing in the actual story, which honestly kind of makes sense; if the Fleet Admiral is basically tied to a desk to the point where they can't actually do any field work, that must also apply for the Commander-in-Chief. Still, it must be pretty easy for people to forget he's even there for the most part, which is a shame, I'd honestly like to know more about him (and how his forearms are somehow bigger than his head).
I still believe Kong's full name is Monkey D. Kong and he's Garp's dad for so long we know very little of him and his accomplishments in battle and I think it's for a reason
that would make monkey family stronger than Roger, Like if they all were on one crew, they would be stronger than any yonko
@@vipvip-tf9rwthey already are
I think it makes more sense if it his brother just because garp is like 70 and that would make him like close to like 90 years if that was garp father assuming he had him at a early age
Keep up the awesome work and videos Liam love the video
I think his devil fruit will be a mythical Zoan type Godzilla
why not king kong
@@vipvip-tf9rw look at his hair and beard it look like a thing that Godzilla has
@@ck4e415 fair
would be fire
Doesn't he have a Sun Wu Kong fruit? Idk where I read that, maybe it was just a theory
Kong during his time a Fleet Admiral would be interesting to see, but as for his fellow Admirals at the time he was one (I like Zephyr being one) I think that maybe they went up & became some the Holy Knights or even trained them
My head canon is that the monkey family line is supposed to serve in the marines in some capacity as some sort of 800 year long punishment / settlement with the celestial dragons for losing in the war. All members of the family line are genetically superior to average people and clearly lineage factor / family plays a big role in one piece.
I don't think so he doesn't have a d or monkey in his name
@@Animessloth good call, don’t know why I misremembered him being introduced as a Monkey D, it was a long ass time ago tho haha
@@Crazyeyes388 Thankyou for understanding my English I have edited my comment
This opens up sooooo many questions
I think Kong had a fruit. Pretty much every person that served/serves as an Admiral that we know of has a Devil Fruit. As for what his fruit is, I’d wager the Mythical Zoan Monkey Monkey Fruit; Model: Son Goku. This would have been the trend with Admirals back then, to have Mythical Zoan fruits, just as the trend nowadays is Logia. The WG probably takes the fruits of deceased Admirals, and uses them on a rotation basis.
Hito Hito No mi: Model Great Ape.
I’m expecting the King Kong mythical fruit a giant buff ass gorilla with immense strength and durability like I’m expecting it to be as big as San Juan wolf
If the human life expectancy is 140ish but you rarely see anyone in their 90s just shows how dangerous of a world one piece resides in.
Kong is actually referenced in the live action series. In the end credits, when we see a close up of the label on the East Blue map, it says "Created for the Marines of the East Blue by Order of Commander-in-Chief Kong."
in the event he appears in the show, am I the only one who thinks Stephen Lang should play him? What's one more muscle bound evil general for him to play especially if its just a cameo for 1 minute?
Awesome theory bro 🤙🏽
Kong and saint Garland have a hair thing going, if they stood side by side it would look like the moon setting over the mountains
Garling and Kong might've been the Sengoku and Garp of their generation. Two top soldiers and buddies climbing the ranks.
Except they were more rivals than friends, unlike the other two.
3:39 yay Shoujou!!!!!
It would be interesting if Kong gave Garp his mindset about the young and old. Why else didn’t he play more of a role during the Gold D Roger Era?
he would be dead if true not in a high up spot hiding from the fighting
Fleet Admiral seem to be a thankless desk job
You forgot the time he appeared on the four page Film: Z color spread during Punk Hazard. So, four total pages.
Actually assuming Brannew’s only job is being the Marines’s graphic design department guy, his career record is actually pretty impressive
Imagine being THAT good and experienced at graphic design to the point where you are basically given a Commodore rank in the world’s biggest organization despite being non-combat staff.
More than graphic designing the bounty posters his job is to assign them so he is the one doing all the math to choose which bounty give to every criminal
I always wondered if Garp was related to Kong.
Monkey D. Kong.
The Monkey family has marks on their left side of face
If kong is garp's dad that means he had garp when he was 10 years old 😮
Finally! Most of the time this character is ignored or forgotten and I was panicking when Kong is going to make a move I even thought luffy was talking about kong in ch 1091
I assume toward the climax of the Final Saga we’ll get Kong again as one of the battles for a Strawhat or Supernova or RevArmy leader when taking down the Holy Land.
Disco ball sengoku should be a thumbnail somewhere 😂
Love u bro
Mate, add that doggo shirt to the store immediately!!
My personal fan theory that I like is that Kong has a devil fruit, and it is a mythical zoan fruit, the monkey-monkey fruit: model Sun Wu Kong.
I thought Kong had his office underwater. Looks like a simple window into the ocean.
Huh, how very interesting, i wonder if we’ll see more of Kong at some point, i feel like that could be possible.
I always expected Kong to become relevant if we ever went to Mariejois, something needs to be shifting in the Marines by then
This guy must've been chasing Kureha in his prime 😂😂
Kong is just the unshadowed form of transformed Imu. We were shown it first before base Imu to throw us off. Massive, beast-like humanoid with arrow headed appendage for impaling? Sounds like Oda’s cooking
Okay, here's a thought - Kong is old. he also necessitates a huge room. Kong = giant? Maybe? Part-giant, perhaps?
i love the thougth, that even rocks... never fought against the elder stars...
so we are in an interessting time
That Whitebeard Bulldog shirt is amazing…is it on your shop?
You should do a Mihawk D Goat and Shanks D Rat merhc fr
Figarland Garling represents the moon with his hair and (sun wu)Kong represents the sun with his hairstyle.
The two thirds of Kong vegapunk graphic killed me lmao
You think we would atleast see him in some capacity during the battle between Admirals and Revolutionaries at Reverie, but most likely he's just there giving commands about deploying the necessary forces and evacuating the Celestials.
I wonder how many people completely forgot he exists.
My man only had screen time once or twice. It's hard not to forget about him.
Kizaru my fav. character (i love all hand to hand combat characters)
Liam, do you think, there is a chance, that Oda had ideas with him, but later scratched the ideas and is now regretting, that he even established the title commander in chief?
1:59 hippety hoo (I told myself if he says very k will foment that)
Man I've rewatched the dub a few times now in recent memory and for some reason I keep missing the Kong scene so I can't comment on his dub voice. 😂
You missed an important thing here. 6:06, He is mentioning that they led during Garp and Rogers time, because it is something that admirals do on the feild. Fleet Admirals DO NOT leave the office. Hence what happened when sengoku was on the fleet admiral position and currently with Akainu. The fleet admiral stays at the main base. In this case Marineford. It's not because they were LEAGUES above him or anything like that, just that they were the ones actively on the field literally leading the navy when they were away from base.
Imagine Kong was exchanging hands with Rocks
Please make a one piece ship tier list or a video dedicated to the ships of one piece
I’ve watched so many of these that I can feel when Liam is on the “I’m ending the video” speech
Almost ending the history and no characters shown use a eyepatch. I was expecting this Kong guy. The mistery of the guy with a eyepatch persists.
What was the Grandlinereview video where Liam talks about the storyboard of one piece and how arcs mirror each other
So, Garp's in his 70's and lost at Hachinosu because he's past his prime? Seems to me they peek early.
Real humans peak early too. Atleast when it comes to physical might.
Just look at the Olympics. Most elite sporting careers dont last a decade and even the greatest of Champions will still get older and slower.
I could see kong having a zoan since we rarely actually see marines with zoans, the only ones i can think of off the top of my head is sengoku, lucci, kaku, and green bull
In vegapunks defense knowing ilegal info and plotting to leave the world gov is stressfull work that might explain the gray hairs😂
Kong be like I’m just here to do my job.
Maybe Kong also doesn't admire the World Nobles like Sakazuki and Sengoku but he was given the highest position because he out lived his superiors and peers.
Basically won by forfeit
I'm pretty sure commander in chief means that he's the president because In JROTC they taught us that when we say our rank structure president/commander in chief is the roles name
That judge at mariejoa couldve been a admiral if kong
I always wonder who were the Admirals under Fleet Admiral Kong prior to Akainu, Kizaru and Aokiji pre-timeskip.
I can guess Zephyr or Master Z, the non-Devil Fruit using Admiral from that roster.
They're probably going to be real characters
Goku...
john
@@nmr7203I still hold hope for Oda to confirm Z as canon. If anyone deserves that grace, it’s him.
I believe the only confirmed one is Sengoku however i believe in one chapter they say that Sengoku and Kong was admirals at the same time.
Kong been missing in action for 20 years. He definitely related to imu
Kong looks like he's straight out of banchobancho
But who was the pirate king before Xebec?
Xebec wasn't the pirate king, no one was until Roger
Really?are you serious😐😐
Monkey D. OnFreecs
There didn't have to be one, the title is just an invention by Morgans or his predecessor.
There’s more Kong fan-art in this video than we’ll probably see anywhere for the rest of time.
Knew he existed, didn't know he had that much authority
His facial hair actually represents the hoof of the celestial dragons
Any chance of name changes and Kong being Monkey D. Kong or in Garp's family someway?
lol my birthday is 05/09
thanks for that info lol :D
W vid even though I haven't even watched it fully
I wonder just how strong Kong actually is, and I do hope he makes some more appearances soon.
he’s basically the president of the world government’s executive branch
My theory is that the Kong we know is a cardboard cutout at a desk and the real Kong has been retired for years.
Aww that old Weatheria guy was cute. I smile when I hear, "Oi. Oi. Oi."
It would be interesting to see a timeline where Koby and Luffy team up against Blackbeard like Garp and Roger teamed on Rocks
This is more than likely going to happen...especially with what happened with Garp.