This article contains spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- Reunion between Robin and Saul on Elbaf in One Piece is heartwarming and nostalgic.
- Saul survived and saved One Piece books from Ohara, leading to a sweet reunion with Robin.
- Emotional moment where Robin reveals her pain, and Saul praises her strength, leading to tears.
So far, One Piece’s Elbaf Arc has been an amazing treat for long-term fans of the series. With a tone and style that harkins back to the earlier days of the story, and some answers to long-standing questions, Elbaf has been a great showing for One Piece’s Final Saga. It seems every new moment of this arc is completely running rampant throughout the entire story, igniting tons of excitement in the One Piece community.
One of these heartwarming moments involves the reunion between two long-separated characters; Robin, the Straw Hat Crew’s archeologist, and the giant, Jaguar D. Saul. These two characters had one of the sweetest friendships in all of One Piece, making it especially heartbreaking when they were torn apart by the World Government. The moment of the duo finally seeing each other again on Elbaf is enough to make any long-term One Piece fans cry.
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Robin’s Childhood Was Painful In One Piece
Saul Made Robin’s Life Just A Little Bit Easier
When Robin was younger and an outcast, due to her Devil Fruit, on Ohara Island, she had no friends, that is until she met the former Navy Admiral Jaguar, D. Saul. However, when it was revealed that the citizens of Ohara were studying the illegal language of Poneglyphs, the World Government sent the Navy to eradicate the island and the knowledge it held completely. As Robin was trying to escape, she was saved by Jaguar D. Saul, who, in turn, supposedly perished at the hands of Kuzan.
You remind me of Olvia! You’re just like her! – Saul to Robin
However, as it turns out, Saul managed to survive the encounter and save the One Piece books from the Ohara Library. Although there were no other survivors, the giant managed to take the books and bring them to Elbaf to preserve them for future generations. At the same time, on One Piece’s Egghead Island, Robin heard of Saul’s survival, gearing fans up for one of the sweetest reunions in manga history.
Robin And Saul’s Reunion Starts Sweet And Nostalgic
Saul Acts Just As Goofy As The Day That He Met Robin
- Saul Reminds Robin Of Their First Interaction
- The Giant Comments On How Robin Looks Like Her Mother
Although the moment itself is mostly happy, this reunion is filled with a wide range of emotions; happiness that the duo is alive, sadness for the pain that Robin had to endure, and so on. The reunion begins with Saul attempting to startle Robin like he did when they first met. This is an especially cute moment that calls back on their first meeting on One Piece’s Ohara Island. Additionally, Saul implies that he’s a bit nervous about seeing his old friend again, which makes the moment even sweeter.
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The moment continues to get even sweeter when Saul tells Robin that she reminds him of her mother, Nico Olvia. This is especially meaningful to Robin, as she holds a deep love and respect for her late mother. They continue to discuss Vegapunk’s message on Egghead Island and the heroic voices of the scholars of Ohara, who were wiped out when Robin was a child.
The Reunion Takes A Bittersweet Turn
Robin Reveals Just How Much Pain She Was In During Her Childhood
The most tear-jerking One Piece moment comes when Robin tells Saul she wants him to talk about all the good things, including her survival over the last 25 years. This leads to Saul praising Robin for being so strong and fighting for her own survival, despite the entire world being against her. Additionally, it also shows a panel of One Piece’s Robin as a child, on the brink of giving up, turning this into an extremely bittersweet interaction. After this, the duo starts crying, saying how much they miss each other before the chapter ends.
I missed you so much Saul!! – Robin
This moment captures everything fans were hoping for in the reunion between Robin and Saul in One Piece and more. The super sweet initial interaction, paired with the nostalgic conversation about Robin’s mother, is already a recipe to get a few tears from long-term fans. However, the flashbacks of Robin as a child really cement how lost and alone she was over the years. Finally, with the return of her friend, it’s enough to make any One Piece fan burst out into tears, just like Sual and Robin.
Despite being very highly anticipated, this reunion between two One Piece characters lives up to expectations. By combining the perfect blend of emotions, mainly happiness, sadness, and nostalgia, this reunion is a recipe for success. Hopefully, when more reunions start happening in One Piece, like the potential return of Bon Clay, they will be just as sweet as this one.
