It is more accurate to say that the CDs are the backdrop rather than a repeat. White noise. They do what they always did. We are here for what the other characters will do. The CDs are here to set the scene, not be the protagonists or the focus.
The reason why Rocks, Roger, and Garp were there was because CDs were there.
Took us long enough. Dragon being involved keeps this from being a somewhat proto Alabasta.
It was only a matter of time. Now we wait for him to do stuff in the present day.
Listen, Dragon’s been at it for almost forty years. You have to earn the ability to stand around doing nothing.
Just like all real life revolutionaries, he spent a decade trying to change things for the better before giving up and spending the rest of his time jerking around at HQ while all the true believers get BTFO'd by the army.
In his defense, his enemies are immortal demons. Half-assing it is not an option.
This looks more like an "oh for fuck's sakes" angry reaction than sadness, especially with what we now know about the Five Elders' attitudes towards stuff like this (and even back then, we were shown their interests were in covering shit up).
Do you think Dragon set up a battleship bag on tranny island?
Garp, 20 years after the God Valley incident: “Well hot damn, third time’s the charm!”
4th
Maybe for strength training. But we all know he does endurance/stamina training by fucking all the trannies on the island in a single day.
