One Above All - Examining Doflamingo
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2019
- Strings on everything, Doflamingo sought to control all for himself alone. Here I examine the underpinning reasons, motives, and failings of the Heavenly Demon, Donquixote Doflamingo.
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Nowhere to Escape - Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Arashi mo Areba Hoshi no Aru - One Piece Music & Song Collection 3
Scout - One Piece Movie 4 OST
Very Soon the Answer Will Be There - One Piece Movie 7 OST
Rei I - Neon Genesis Evangelion OST
The Seven-Star Sword is Drawn - One Piece Movie 5 OST
Merveille no Himitsu ~Sousasareta shinka~ - Strong World OST
Boroodo’s Confusion - One Piece Movie 2 OST
In the Blind - Made in Abyss OST
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I just Realize something.
Luffy grew up in Foosha Village (Windmill Village) and he defeated a man named Don Quixote!
This comment put a SMILE on my face. Thank you.
And he did so with a Giant fist!
This is genius, why did I never think about this?
Idgi
@MisterSureShot can you explain the connection you a refering to?
Craftsdwarf one of the rare breed of OP youtuber who actually analyzes the series which is begging to be disected and studied.
him an moji are by far my favorites
@@michaelhaz5006 i was about to say Moji too lol. Ohara is great too
It's because 99% of the anime community runs with the mindset of "it's just a shounen". Thinking theres nothing to see beyond the surface. It's just friendship and power battles of course. Nothing to see here. None of it means anything. "What!? What do you mean 'analyze' One Piece?" "Theres nothing to analyze it's just a shounen!"
@@michaelhaz5006 Who is Moji? I would like to see his videos.
@@burakbektas4327
Mr Morj is the real name of his channel, best One Piece channel honestly.
I think another important moment to be noted is Doffy's betrayal of Monet. Monet died for him because she truly believed that he was the man who would become King of the Pirates. But as Doflamingo said to Bellamy, Doffy never cared about being a pirate at all. He was only what he was so that he could destroy what he viewed as lesser. The blind devotion to the fake ideal of Doffy is just another way he manipulated his subordinates.
Another moment would be when Doffy was called by Trebol the "Champion of Evil". Trebol is responsible more then anyone else for the man Doflamingo is. We see that it is possible for men to change in Dressrossa and in Reverie, but Doffy was never given the chance to change. He was sent into the world by a naive father, and raised by Trebol who wanted his captain to be a King, not a man. So in a way, I think Corazon was wrong. Doffy was not born evil, he was made evil by the people around him. And I think even Cora acknowledged this at the end, with his refusal to pull the trigger.
Mo Mouri. Is that like Namek
Mo Mouri. Really?
Doffy never betrayed Monet. He told her what she had to do, and she did it with open arms, even sharing tender words with her and vergo.
@@papaaeon7210 Doflamingo has been evil since the start, even before his father renounced from their royalty, but at that point his evil side was nothing more than just a little seed, one seed which Trebol purposefully feed, maybe if Doflamingo had a mentor more like Corazon, he would've ended up different, but something that sets Doflamingo apart from Law, is that his evilness was always with him since birth
I always felt conflicted about Doffy. I believed he was the greatest villain to come out of One Piece. But something felt a bit off. I soon realized it was because Doffy was almost fodder compared to villain characters like Kaido who called him "weak". I fell under this delusion that strength was an important, key factor, especially in a shonen. Look at Meruem, for instance. I wondered how Doffy can be the greatest villain when there are others more powerful than him like even Katakuri. How wrong it was of me to equate great villainy with strength. There's so much to Doffy's character and role in the story that I cannot but be finally convinced that he is still the greatest villain in OP. He's the kind of character that changes the atmosphere whenever he enters the room. I hope someone breaks him out of jail in the nearest future so he can take part in this New Age he's been talking about for the longest time.
Didn't you watch Mr Morj's analysis of Dressrosa? The fact that Doffy couldn't participate in the New Age was kinda the point of his defeat.
@@heyarnold7256 as if everyone watched that video xd
@@heyarnold7256 they are certainly 2 of the greats. Tho a few people here and there try their best, these 2 seem to be naturals.
The idea that a villain can only be good if they are ridiculously strong is a sadly common one. Don't get me wrong, their is nothing wrong with liking a strong villain and some of my all time favorite villains (Griffith, Freeza, Shia Pouf, Togoro etc...) are all powerful in their own way. But, not all villains are brutally strong. Take people like the Joker. He is not particularly strong (except when he can take a beating). He can't run at sub sonic speeds, he can't lift buildings or throw them, he can't even fly. Yet, his presence and role as a villain is nearly unmatched by most other comic villains. He uses freaky gadgets, mind tricks, and zany techniques to beat people like Batman or any other DC hero and forces the point that being clever is just as important as being strong. Not to mention the atmosphere whenever he appears as he immediately steals the show and this is coupled with his perfect role as a foil to Batman (A homicidal, sadomasochistic, happy-go-lucky clown hellbent on causing chaos and having a good laugh vs a dark, brooding, menacing dude who dresses as a bat to save people). Strength is a pretty minor trait in the long run as what mostly matters is how he affects both world and the characters in said world.
@@Odinsday Griffith, Freeza, Shia Pouf, Togoro, The Joker, Doflamingo...maan, I love me some great villians!
Another interesting thing I’ve noticed is that Doflamingo only used guns, the Celestial Dragon’s weapon of choice, on people who he felt betrayed by while Corazon used the gun as a way of talking with Doffy on even ground, he had the chance to kill his “naturally evil” brother but showed him mercy in the end.
You know who chooses a weapon besides guns? Myosgard.
I think the bit with Giolla only reinforces the master-toy dynamic Mingo had with his crew. They are the only ones who indulge his delusions of godhood. So they're precious to him as they shore up his ego. Someone like Bellamy, who wanted to be a partner that shared in greatness rather than a suicidal sycophant, had no chance of making it in his crew. And people like Law and Luffy who just outright dismiss him trigger him something fierce.
Bellamy not playing into the delusions of grandeur is why he joined the Strawhat Grandfleet instead of dying a puppet working for Doflamgino, and since the D clan are enemies of the gods themselves it’s only fitting that Bellamy joined up with Luffy instead of Doflamgino.
Doffy is kinda the wolf of Wall Street of one piece, he might have ended up in jail but had a really good long run at the top, respectable.
Amazing analysis of my favorite antagonist in the series and one of my favorite as a whole.
I really do think it's an overlooked aspect of the Donquixote Family that his main officers all were selected by Doflamingo because of how they were all cast aside by the world in one way or another. Which is why Bellamy ultimately meant nothing to Doflamingo in the end, since he came from a fortunate upbringing and followed Doflamingo out of a false misunderstanding of his motivations. Duffy's ability to judge one's character is a really underrated aspect of his overall characterization.
You know you are a big deal, when Luffy calls you by your name
CROCODILE!!!!!!!
DOFLAMINGO!!!!!!!!
FALL DOWN KATAKURI!!!!
Where's Caesar?
@@NovaAeternus SHIZZZAAAAAARRR!!!!!!
Before I got back into it I stopped reading One Piece I got back to the Dressrosa arc Luffy called Doffy Mingo and I was like "Who is Mingo. That can't be his real name"
Hé started by giving each of them nicknames in thé start (Wani yaro/Croc bastard , Mochiyaro ,Mingo etc ) its not until thé end of the fight ,where he will call their name before beating them up
We need a video on Katakuri
his beyond blood video talks about katakuri just like this one does about doffy!
@@derpinator538 Thats not enough! We need another one!
Basically he's one of the best to protect his family.
No thank you
Truly, the best One Piece villain.
One Piece is such a great series and Oda such a great writer. Its amazing how people like you and MrMorj still show me things I did never notice. It makes the series even better for me. Thank you so much for that!
It is amazing how Oda could write this.
Brilliant analysis. This ties into those themes of Humanity vs Inhumanity that I talked about with Wano. Makes me realize that Oda has been setting these ideas up for a while.
You do videos?
@@gravitydragon1904 Pffffft. lolno. I gave a huge post about it on discord. Craft & the guys have already read it.
Please... I want to read it. Can you post it here or send a link? I thought Wano's themes were loyalty and the will to be loyal (set-up back in Zou with "Raizou is still alive" moment and explored now in Udon where Luffy restores the prisoners will to be loyal to the cause.) I don't see how humanity is in focus in Wano, so please explain
@@binkssake7282 I can kinda see the idea of humanity/inhumanity in wano. Sorry for the late response here but I think that things like loyalty can often combine with humanity. We start off in a barren area with an extreme culture and class divide which shows off the lower-class as people who just want to live. They're crying that the water is poisoned, their children are dying because those are very human things to be upset about. We delve into this theme deeper with the SMILEs in wano and people who are sad but show happiness. I think Udon is symbolic of humanity being broken, "how much does it take to make someone a slave?"-type stuff is dealt with here. I can see it as a theme in wano very much so, but it definitely collides with loyalty etc
@@strodex oh yeah I've definitely noticed what you said. But thanks for articulating it!
I feel embarrassed. For a long time I've felt bitter because Donflamingo's arc didn't live up to the build up, but in watching this video I realize a lot of it's themes flew right by me. Thanks, this analysis gave me a lot to think about, and changed my perspective a little.
@IJŠƇĦͦ̚5ɜPƔNjƇάȥɓϋξ îπɛş\x91͈ǷǯƠɱ\ theres something to be said for subtlety, is it not obvious just because you didnt get it ? could be another question, is the author underestimating his audience if he has to spoon feed them all themes and ideas ? because if others got the theme then it wasn't impossible to understand them.
"Doflamingo doesn't like pain, noone does"
Dice would like to have a word with you
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Otohime would Agree
Fisher tiger would disagree
We must be careful with this. Because love sometimes comes in the form of hate. Hate becomes a tool or a mean to reach love and the right solution to something. Many people sadly think nowadays that the act of love always comes in a pleasing manner, which is not truth. See Garp's violence towards Luffy as a means of turning him stronger and more resilient. Now, I think the phrase refers to humility and forgiveness, which is correct, but still, people may mistakenly interpret as a pure "pacifist" message.
Emmanuel Marin "Hate will keep you alive when love fails." - Jorg Ancrath
@@drose6437 , Fisher Tiger is a lot more like Malcom X than Martin Luther King Jr, and Otohime is more like Martin King Jr down to the fact that Martin Luther King Jr still didn’t give into being prejudiced towards white people like Malcolm X did even after being shot whereas unlike Fisher Tiger Jinbe was perfectly fine with giving up his blood for Luffy and being Luffy’s helmsman for the next Pirate King.
Fantastic analysis on Doflamingo xD
He is such an interesting and complex character and my favorite villain in OP.
Doffy is one of the most complicated characters in the series.
Not really
he not complicated but has a lot of depth and symbolism to his character arc when compared to other villains. he is the only one I feel was the polar opposite of Luffy
@@daddyGbaby I don't see anything deep about him he's just a psycho with no real goal he just wants to have fun I admit he's charismatic and intelligent and plays mind games pretty well but he's just your typical moustache twerkelling "I'm so evil " type of villain he's crocodile done right.
@@daddyGbaby I agree with you
@@ghostofdeath7388 he doesn't have a complex psychology like chrolo or johan and he doesn't have any complex goals, but he fits the theme of the story pretty well as explained in the video
I love how you find the exact words I'm thinking but can't put to paper, thank you for all your work and to the editor's to!
As a side thing your vids are helping me get into DnD, not just making "good & bad" guys but characters, thank you and best of fortunes upon you!
his nickname is joker when hes most angry he just laughs , hes maffia , treats everything like a game, sounds almost like the batmans joker
I still believe donflamingo is one of the greatest villain in one piece because of his charismatic and overwhelming Influence In the plot line of one piece almost as if it was destined that he would eventually clash with luffy.
A well deserved video for a well deserved villain. Thank you for this awesome video.
There is a youtuber who compares Crocodile and Doffy. I think such a comparison is important. Crocodile subordinates understood that there was no family within their organization... Doffy sold this idea that he built a family when that was a lie.
Another insightful video. Brilliant
Great video again, as always. Gonna rewatch it again later to see if I missed anything.
You bumped up my appreciation of Doffy. I could never place my finger on it why he is one of my favourite villains, but this sums if up and then some. Amazing!
Brilliant analysis. Really really exceptionally good video.
Keep it up man. Would love to see more of this. :)
Great video! I like your Doflamingo analysis!
gosh darn you put a lot of time and effort into this. wow! amazing!
love your thoughts on the series :) would you consider discussing your thoughts on the ending of whole cake island and what happened in your opinon to jinbe and everyone as big mom charged on her giant wave
Absolutely amazing video, best doflamingo anything I’ve probably ever heard
Doflamingo is the fault of Homing and his mother. The raised him to be a Celestial Dragon. By the time he was eight, he was accustomed to being able to have his own gun to shoot people that bothered him and buy slaves. They one day they just said, "No, we're done with all of that". Not only did they rip the rug out from under his feet, they did no preparation to make sure they would be safe. Then they had no ability to protect or comfort their own children, when everything went bad. They left him in the position of taking care of everyone and everything, including saving himself and his family during the crucifixion. They may not have wanted to do it, but they laid all the blocks it took to create that situation.
This is your best vid to date. Outstanding.
This was a really amazing video
I actually had to watch it twice because it was just a whole hell of a lot
Keep up the good work, Brother :) Much appreciated!
This is a great video man! You just got a new subscriber.
Amazing content right here man! Good job brotha man! New subscriber.
Amazing video! It made me tear up several times lol
That's why Doflamingo is the best villain in the entirety of OP.
excellent video man you truely understand one piece man. where everyone in op community question "why"....you answer the question.
A very nice interpretation!
This video was phenomenal. You've earned a sub from me. I love one piece and diving in this deep was so fascinating that I was hooked all the way.
Excellent video
Nice points about humanity, especially with anger. Wonder what that says about the Beast Pirates.
This is beautiful
Thank you for this ☺️
Hey man, I’ve seen a couple of your videos. You have really good content. Keep it up! I’ll keep watching your videos.
That was a masterpiece
Doing my boy justice , my man
Good video brudha ❤
Badass video bro
This is the video that made me a subscriber
Can't even tell you how much I cried listening to your voice describing all this one piece characters. I wasn't even listening to what calculation you made for these people but only what you're telling about human nature or God's nature.
Dope vid
Great video. Doffy goat
I was expecting a recap on his past but this is great!
The way you craft your essays is mesmerizing. Looking at it literally, it's not an analysis, you're just saying what happened. But the perspective through which the events are being explained is unique enough, that looking at the story through that lense is an analysis in its own way.
Another awesome vid. I’ve alway though mingo was pretty bland before this video so this is a nice change of perspective
How could you
I relate so much to the heavenly demon
Uh, you okay buddy?
3:12 Suddenly I'm looking so forward to Live Action Doflamigno. And how the audience will react, when the head of the puppet gets cut off. It probably will be a cliffhanger.
Doffy and Lucci are my favorite OP villains
This is Great. But you still need to do another Katakuri Video. A Full Analysis of everything we know now.
Damn... this was a good video
The world is a hierarchy defined by distance. If you are recognized by him, he infinitely values you versus everything he does not recognize. Miracles or atrocities. He'd burn cities because somebody spat on your shoes because, in some way, that person in so doing spat on his. Its hard to picture the magnitude of that.
But, yes, you are in turn infinitely below whatever is one step closer to Donquixote. Any value you have would be meaningless if you conflict with something he cares about more. And, of course, there is nothing he values more than himself.
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I'm still surpriced that people call him dumb. Yes, he makes irrational desisions most of the time, but as a character his not.
Just read this section a few minutes ago! Good timing man!
The anime really looked like trash looking back at it...
yep, I hope he's back soon
4:40 Sanji really is kind
13:37 Looks similar to the throne room scene where Imu-sama he meets the Gorosei
Can you do a video on Crocodile?
Wow your videos are so fucking good
You got a subscriber from this video
doflamingo is still my favorite character
Riku is a surprisingly deep character
Like Cobra.
@@MarkyMatey they different tho, they a lot different.
Don flamingos and crocodile both have this mob feel 2 them and they both are real criminal especially when you compare them to the other Warlords as captain they are prideful and they both respect the members of their crews that earned it
Great analysis. Dressrosa is so misunderstood.
I would love to hear your opinion about Skypeia (aside from the worldbuilding). I always wondered why the arc seems to have so little consequence to the universe at large but also to the straw crew. I‘d also be interested in a thematic analysis (especially since that is not my strong suit)
Skypiea is so freaking good. Storywise I'd say it's the best written saga so far in the series, though I might be biased.
Thematically it's about progress and tradition; different cultures and their coexistance; beliefs (dreams) and logic; and bunch of references to religions like names, imagenary and characters (Wiper is reference to Lucifer, Enel and Gan fall lack wings despite being native sky-people since they are gods and therefore above angels. They represent old and new testament gods.)
+ There's of course your basic One piece theme of oppressor ruling over others (God Enel).
I may have missed some, these came just from the top of my head.
Aside from the above comment, a major theme of Skypiea is faith. Noland's faith, his predecessor's faith, and even Nami's eventual faith that traversing the Knock-up stream will lead to an island.
Amazing Analysis. While I still believe Blackbeard is the best OP villain, Doflamingo is still a great villain and this video reveals so many facets of his character that I didn't even consider.
He was never born evil,just raised in an environment where he was treated like a god. In his mind, everyone else is beneath him and as a god, he is beneath everything. He did not want to be human, because by embracing humanity, he would be forced to accept his own flaws. A god had no flaws. In the end, he rejected humanity and ultimately faced defeat.
Great video Craft
We still dont know a lot about Blackbeard at this point.
True, but knowing Oda, we will get a,flashback.
@@semvision
We have a grasp of who he who is.
He's a scummy person who'll do anything to gain power no matter the cost. Teech wants to be King like Luffy. He's evil Luffy.
I find it scary that doffy uncontrollably laughs
If feel like you right about Doffy needing some semblance of control in his life I think your missing the point that he needs some semblance of family too he does care about his crew at least more than you make it sound his biggest failing is that he puts himself on the same level as his top executives there was no Zoro to stop the captain and to keep the hierarchy like in the strawhats, Doffy was raised in pride not only by the Dragons but by the Doflimingo family and personal has that hierarchy but in the crew doesn't it's shown by how he doesn't stop Trebol from attacking Law but sits there passively yelling and doing nothing and how he would protect each of his family members honor and feeling but not there bodies, also adding to this in his upbringing it wasn't the world bending for him but his family bending the world for him instating that feeling that the family lives for him and the world is his but also that he could not live without the family people in power are raised in pride and the feeling that the world is theres and if they live in high places alowing them to maximizing how much they can take, also another nother note Doffy's family is one of non blood and loves eachother but doesn't have an hierarchy as a crew and has one as nakama while the strawhat's are non blood and loves eachother but has a hierarchy as a crew but not one as nakama and Big Mom's crew has non of this related in blood but a hierarchy in all that surves the strong and perfect and all surve Big Mom
There is a hierarchy in the Doflamingo family.
@@Champsr0ck2247 the top executives have the same power as Doffy while you will never see Sanji or Zoro go directly against Luffy's orders when it really matters
I think that Crocodile will break him out, we haven’t seen much of him and there might be more to their brief convo during Marineford than we previously thought
that's also my hope yet i doubt it'll happen.
Guess you can say he was "All for One".
It would be great to see Doflamingo change his motive and become some type of antihero
MF Kid
That would also make more sense than many other villains in any case. I think if he ever does escape Impel Down, which he might, his primary goal would likely be to take down the Celestial Dragons. We all know how Oda treats Doflamingo’s speeches, and his Throne Wars speech should apply, “Tell the Celestial Dragons in the Holyland of Mariejois that they will be brought down.” That will likely become a prominent and central plot-point in the future, and it almost makes too much sense to have Doflamingo involved with that in some way or another. He is a very important figure in the One Piece world as it is, add to it that he’s an escapist Celestial Dragon.. I’d personally love to see that play into things in the future. I really don’t think it’s over for Doflamingo in One Piece. I could be wrong though 😅
@@lynnraven6101 he's a good villain but one dimensional character
@@ghostofdeath7388 How do you watch this video and still come to the conclusion that Doffy is 1-dimensional?...
@@scotty776 which he is he has no real goal he does thing and tortures people for pure pleasure he's not morally grey complex he's painted as simple evil
@@ghostofdeath7388 You don't need to be morally grey to be 3-dimensional or fleshed out. Doffy has goals, motives, a personality, character flaws, etc. Could you explain to me why you think he isn't a 3-dimensional character?
Doflamingo is Albert Wesker of Resident Evil
Can someone tell me what the name of that OST track is? It's so epic. 5:06
I found it. It‘s called: Very soon the answer will be there.
i gotta save this video before it's taken down for bull copyright claims
Sssooo are we *Truly Human*
Thank you! Dressrosa took forever and I could not see the real idea in it
Still the best villain in one piece.
How long is Doflamingo's tongue?
Don Quixote Mjosgard bows to the merfolk.
Fate is playing in Luffy's favor, luck saved him more often than skill. One on one, Luffy would have died to Doffy. The same with Boa, Magellan, Blackbeard, Crocodile, Moria and even Buggy.
Fate/luck is usually what creates legends.
Only Crocodile, Magellan and technically Buggy, but that one hardly ruined the story.
@@gravitydragon1904
None of them ruined the story, but it's a fact Luffy has Lady Luck on his side to tip the scale.
Sheridan Cain Without the assistance of dozens of Fighters and Law Luffy would be Dead by now. He was not able to finish a heavily injured and exhausted Doflamingo even with Gear 4 and was at his feet unable to move all while Doflamingo had to give a lot of his stamina to keep up birdcage. 1 on 1 Doffy would have raped Luffy at this point.
@@FelixS. and? Getting help =/= luck
A *windmill* boy beat a *Donquiote~*
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun
I walk a road horizons change
The tournament's begun
The purple piper plays his tune
The choir softly sing
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
For the court of the crimson king
The keeper of the city keys
Puts shutters on the dreams
I wait outside the pilgrim's door
With insufficient schemes
The black queen chants the funeral march
The cracked brass bells will ring
To summon back the fire witch
To the court of the crimson king
The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower
I chase the wind of a prism ship
To taste the sweet and sour
The pattern juggler lifts his hand
The orchestra begin
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
In the court of the crimson king
On soft grey mornings widows cry
The wise men share a joke
I run to grasp divining signs
To satisfy the hoax
The yellow jester does not play
But gently pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king
Bellamy was a world noble?
no, just rich
If the heavenly dragons are free to do whatever they please, wouldn't that make them human?
There is a supriseingly interessting anti-christian theme in the god that sacrificed his own sons for His ideals. Just like god did with his son. There are clear parallels between the devil (the heavenly demon) doffy). Chosen sacrifice is Better then forced sacrifice
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bellamy was a noble???
Kevin Acevedo yes
then what do you call what luffy does to his crew
they are following him voluntarily just as doflamingos was
giving up on their dreams as well
He does the same for them too
@@daemonspade8316 does what?
@@GiRR007 He'll put his life on the line for others
None of them have given up on their dreams, in fact being on Luffy's ship has helped them to accomplish it (think about where every member of the straw hats would be if they didn't get on Luffy's ship).