Oda Proves He’s King Of Backstories Once Again

This article contains spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf Arc.

Key Takeaways

• Oda masters creating gripping backstories, proven in One Piece chapter 1133.
• Nico Robin’s tragic backstory gains depth after surviving Ohara’s destruction.
• Oda continues to deliver amazing flashbacks in the Final Saga of One Piece.

One Piece is quite easily one of the best stories written and it goes without saying that Oda’s skill is beyond any comprehension. To have maintained an incredibly high quality for over 25 years now is incomprehensible and just goes to show his incredible skill as a writer. There are multiple things that Oda excels in, and certainly one of the biggest ones of them all is writing gripping backstories.

Oda has, over the years, written some of the very best backstories, some that reduce fans to tears, and others that leave them completely speechless and in awe at all of the grandeur of things. Oda is a masterful writer and there is absolutely none like him when it comes to writing incredible backstories. One Piece chapter 1133 gave fans another tragic backstory of Nico Robin in a phenomenal way, proving once again that Oda is the best when it comes to writing backstories.

Oda Adds Further Depth To Robin’s Flashback

• Nico Robin’s journey after the Ohara Incident was depicted
• Fans come to love Robin’s flashback more than ever before

Nico Robin’s backstory was already one of the very best in One Piece. It was shown to the fans in the Enies Lobby arc, and there, it was revealed that Robin hailed from the island of Ohara, which became the target of the World Government about 22 years ago. On the island of Ohara, there existed many scholars, and just like any other scholar in archaeology, their research often included subjects of history. However, it was clear to them that the history that they were studying was fabricated and much of it was hidden by the World Government.

Ohara fought the world! – Saul

Naturally, they wanted to seek the truth out and eventually, they realized that the poneglyphs held the truth. On the island of Ohara, research was being conducted pertaining to the Ancient Kingdom and its mysterious disappearance, as well as the creation of the World Government. The news of this research broke out. However, the World Government attacked the island, raising it to dust and completely wiping it off the face of the Earth. Amidst all this, fans saw a young Nico Robin being caught in the turmoil. Having already been left behind by her parents, Robin had to grow up in a tremendously harsh environment, where she had no one to truly depend on, despite being quite young.

To make things worse, she was bullied by just about everyone and called a demon. If there was one thing that gave Robin comfort it was the fact that she hung out with fellow researchers and archaeologists, and this was simply down to the fact that Robin loved to read. Robin was a genius, such that by the age of eight, she had already become a scholar by passing a very high-level exam. Robin had even learned how to read Poneglyphs, and her interest was to find out the true history of the world, just like all the others on the island and this is what led to the biggest tragedy in her life. Having acquired a found family in the scholars of Ohara, and a mysterious giant who washed up on the shores of the island, named Saul, Robin finally started living a happy life until it all came crashing down with the Government’s attack.

Eventually, Ohara was completely wiped out and Robin only managed to survive due to Kuzan sparing her life. Saul, her benefactor, was frozen to the bone on the island and left behind to die. Every other scholar was murdered and all the people from Ohara were mercilessly slaughtered by Akainu . Robin became the last known surviving scholar from the island and had to live, from that time, with a bounty of 79 million berries on her head. Robin faced countless betrayals, despite being only a child and lived off of scraps and that is where Oda added new depth to her story.

In One Piece chapter 1133, fans got to see more of Robin’s struggles after she escaped from Ohara. It was revealed that Robin was blamed for the massacre of the Oharans on the ship of the World Government, which was blown by Akainu. The people considered her to be a demon who would murder them in their sleep and the propaganda that was spread by the World Government against Robin was truly evil. Robin was targeted and captured on many occasions, but thankfully, she managed to survive.

Saul, please praise me for having survived all these years. – Robin

As seen in One Piece chapter 1133, this eventually took its toll on her and she grew suicidal. Nobody trusted Robin and she did not trust anyone either. All Robin knew was to run and survive and find a special family for herself that would accept her. Sadly, nobody extended a helping hand to her, and at one point, she even considered jumping off a cliff and ending her life. The only reason why she didn’t was that Saul’s words kept coming to her and she knew that she had to continue living. Fans got to see a brilliant reunion in One Piece chapter 1133, and this reunion certainly reduced them to tears.

Robin demanded praise for having survived for 22 years and fighting against the world, and at the same time, lamented how she couldn’t spend time with Saul and craved being with him one more time. Fans couldn’t help but bawl their eyes out. In the midst of it all, Robin finally got the answer to why she was told to survive and why she made the perfect decision to not end things back then and carry the hope of her dreams for a better future.

Oda Continues Dropping Amazing Flashbacks

Final Saga Oda Is In His Own League

In One Piece chapter 1133, Oda showed once again that he is truly the master of flashbacks. There is no writer who writes flashback stories half as good as Oda and none that can move fans as much as he can. The power that his pen holds is truly tremendous and fans have continuously been treated to some of the most amazing writing content.

From Bonney’s flashback in the Egghead Island Arc, all the way down to Oda now adding depth to Robin’s flashback, he has been relentless in the Final Saga. What’s more, fans know that there are many flashbacks yet to come and that they are likely going to add even more depth to a lot of the already-established characters, and at the same time, give fans more information pertaining to newer characters, some of which are yet to be seen, and others that fans know about but haven’t seen properly yet. Things are only getting better in the Final Saga, and it can be said that this part of One Piece is, by far, one of the most exciting of the entire story.

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