Nico Robin's flashback just got better than ever

This article contains spoilers from the Elbaf Arc of One Piece.

Key recommendations

• One Piece Chapter 1133 adds depth to Nico Robin's already emotional flashback, focusing on her struggles and suicidal thoughts.
• Fans get more details about the tragic Ohara incident and how Robin was blamed and hunted, adding layers to her character
• Robin's emotional breakdown in chapter 1133 takes the flashback to new heights, showing her desire to see Saul and be praised.

of One Piece The Elbaf arc was always going to be massive for the Straw Hat Pirates, and fans knew that right from the start. This land was first brought up in the Little Garden Arc, and since then, fans have known that one day the Straw Hat Pirates would continue to explore Elbaf and that it would get its own arc. What fans didn't know at the time is how much importance Elbaf would have on various characters on Luffy's team

For example, around the Egghead Island Arc, Elbaf became doubly special to fans as Nico Robin, who fans know is the Straw Hat Pirates' archeologist, realized that Saul, her benefactor, was actually in life and took refuge there. Fans knew this reunion was going to be absolutely massive and it was definitely one of the most anticipated. Now this meeting has been successfully described in One piece chapter 1133, and at the same time, things got incredibly jarring, with Nico Robin's flashback now getting more depth in the manga.

How fans knew Robin's Flashback

• Robin was one of Ohara's scholars
• Ohara was destroyed about 22 years ago

It's safe to say that even without what Oda revealed in One piece chapter 1133, Nico Robin's flashback is one of the most emotional of One Piece. This flashback was revealed to fans in the Enies Lobby Arc, moments before Robin's iconic “I want to live” line. Robin is revealed to be a child born in West Blue on Ohara Island 22 years ago. Her parents both gave their lives to archaeology. Robin lived with her uncle and was abused throughout her childhood life. In addition, Robin's Devil Fruit powers, which she possessed from a very young age, saw to it that she was ostracized quite a bit. Having lived a very difficult life and growing up alone, Robin took an active interest in books. By the age of eight, Robin had already become an accomplished scholar, which was absolutely sensational to achieve for a child. But Robin's deepest desires lay in the study of the Poneglyphs. This could have been partly because of her parents wanting to know the truth about the world, but also because Robin possessed a curious mind and knew that the scientists at Ohara were researching something much bigger.

Robin was already able to decipher Poneglyphs at the time and was a genius like no other. Eventually, all hell broke loose when news broke of Ohara researching the Poneglyphs and Cipher Pol was sent to investigate. After a Poneglyph was found in the Tree of Knowledge, a Blast Call was ordered and the entire island was razed to the ground. The people who managed to evacuate were killed by Akainu and essentially what happened was a genocide of a very intelligent people. Nico Robin was left as the only survivor on Ohara Island and only managed to survive because Kuzan let her go.

On this island, Robin also lost another of her beloved friends, Saul, the former Navy Vice Admiral who fought for Ohara. Saul was frozen by Kuzan and left for dead on the burning island. In the end, Robin was forced to survive on scraps. With a bounty of 79 million berries being issued, Robin was hunted to adulthood at the age of eight. She did everything she could to survive, but was unable to trust anyone anymore due to fears that she would eventually be sold to the government or otherwise killed. Robin went from place to place, but eventually found a home with the Straw Hat Pirates, who fought the whole world for her. All of this led to Robin finally declaring his desire to live in Enies Lobby, and from that moment on, he became an integral part of the crew.

Oda adds more depth to Robins Flashback

Nico Robin's flashback just got even better

One piece chapter 1133 was absolutely majestic and it's safe to say that this is one of the best chapters Oda has drawn in the entire story. This chapter adds quite a bit of depth to Robin's already great flashback while also adding to Saul's character. Fans also learned more details about the Ohara incident here, which certainly raises the importance of the whole massacre. It is revealed to fans that after the Ohara incident, Spandine blamed Nico Robin for killing the people of Ohara.

The Navy ship that was sunk by Akainu was said to have been sunk by none other than Robin. People were told she was a demon and would kill them in their sleep. This also explains why many people eventually turn on Robin and give his location to the World Government. They were offered money and at the same time they probably also feared for their safety due to government propaganda. Robin kept running from place to place and had nowhere to go. Actually, One piece Chapter 1133 took a very dark turn when fans saw Nico Robin contemplating suicide. She planned to jump off a cliff into the ocean below, and the only reason she continued was because Saul's words continued to resonate with her. Robin continually broke down countless times, wondering why he had to live and what was worth surviving in the first place. Clearly, Robin was suicidal as a child, and depression had taken root deep in her mind and soul.

This small segment in One piece chapter 1133 adds so much detail to the Ohara Incident and Robin's struggles at the same time that fans couldn't hold back their tears. While the flashback that fans did around Enies Lobby focused more on Ohara's tragedy and everything leading up to it, this flashback focuses more on Robin's journey after. Fans were able to see how Robin survived with scraps and continued to run from place to place. How the people hunted her down and tried to hand her over to the Government was highlighted a lot, and above all, there was also quite a lot of focus on Robin's desire to kill herself, which definitely adds a new dimension to her. depth layer. However, after all, Robin manages to survive, as fans know, and find his own family in the form of the Straw Hat Pirates.

One piece chapter 1133 ended with one of the most emotional moments fans have seen Oda write in the story, when Robin completely breaks down, revealing that she wanted to see Saul all along and that she wanted kudos to him for surviving all these years. One piece chapter 1133 just took the flashback to a whole new level and made it one of the of One Piece the best flashbacks, if not the best already.

One Piece can be read through Viz Media. The series can be read by fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next One Piece chapter, One Piece 1133, is set for December 8, 2024.