One Piece 315

[DB_Hunter]

True, that is a big sign in his favour. Plus, he is actually quite strong, and this quality would be needed in the coming arcs as the crew face no doubt even stronger opposition than before. I don't think that Paulie would be able to make the same grade as Luffy, Zoro and Sanji the way Franky can.

Another side note on the the arc. Its quite promising that Chopper has a form which is insanely powerful. I think we might see him researching how to control this form in the future, since if he can pull it out at will he would be an awesome fighting asset to the crew.

Nami's upgrade seems to make her quite powerful as well. Maybe not quite in the same league as the main fighters, but she can be extremely useful in what you could term 'crowd control'.

I think that Robin came out looking a bit weak in this arc. Granted she has the Kairoseki handcuffs for most of the arc, but she didn't quite have any flashy attacks like the others did. I think she will still prove to be an asset for the next big fight, but may need to get some sort of upgrade to continue in the future.

Finally Usopp. I think though his Sogeking form is quite funny while he is singing, he needs to get a serious power upgrade. That said the show is trying to focus on using the various strengths of all the members of the crew in order to overcome an enemy, and Usopp is pretty good at gadgetry. I think he should develop another weapon for himself, as his slingshot upgrade still seems pretty lame.

And I thought the story was going in to some real hack territory with those 'power levels' they came out with for the CP9. I hope they don't continue with that, as not knowing who exactly is the most powerful out of the crew keeps the show interesting. I think that Luffy and Zoro are pretty much evenly matched, and Sanji may need just a slight upgrade to join the other two.

Edit: How come the HD and SD releases from Vegapunk have different subs?