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Chapter 651: A Voice

Arc: Fish-Man Island · Saga: Fish-Man Island · Released: 2011-11-14

Summary

With the victory party at Ryugu Palace still raging, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji haul back the treasure stashed inside the knocked-out Caribou’s swamp-body, which King Neptune is handing to the Straw Hats. At the island’s sweets factory they stumble onto two Big Mom Pirates collectors — the lion-mink fighter Pekoms and the Longleg-Tribe fighter Baron Tamago — shaking the factory down. Tamago explains the factory flies the jolly roger of Charlotte “Big Mom” Linlin, one of the Four Emperors: Fish-Man Island pays 10 tons of sweets a month in exchange for her protection. At her home, Whole Cake Island, Big Mom is shown in person for the first time — a glutton who eats her own subjects during cravings and burns whole countries that fail their tribute. Hody’s attack wrecked the factory’s machinery, so this month’s shipment can’t be made; Tamago warns that means Fish-Man Island will be destroyed. When Big Mom’s call comes through the Den Den Mushi, Luffy grabs it, claims he personally ate all 10 tons, offers Caribou’s treasure as repayment, and then declares he’ll come to the New World, beat her, and make Fish-Man Island his territory — before crushing the snail.

New reveals

• Big Mom = Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, is shown on-page in person for the first time (caption box, p. 12) — partially shadowed, at her territory.
• Whole Cake Island is named and shown as Big Mom’s home base, “on a stretch of sea in the New World” (p. 10).
• Big Mom suffers uncontrollable sweets cravings during which she eats her own subjects (pp. 10-11) — a cannibalistic glutton.
• The Fish-Man Island tribute is concretely 10 tons of sweets per month for the right to display Big Mom’s flag (p. 9).
• Big Mom destroys / burns whole countries that fail to deliver promised sweets — Bobbin reports having burned one (p. 11).
• Pekoms (a talking lion) and Baron Tamago (of the Longleg Tribe — first on-page Longleg member) are introduced as Big Mom Pirates fighters.
• Captain Kid sank two of Big Mom’s pirate ships in the New World “in the last few days” (p. 18) — Supernova escalation against a Yonko.
• Big Mom recognizes Luffy as “Garp’s grandson” and “the boy who stirred up that war two years ago” (Marineford) (p. 16).
• Luffy declares war on Big Mom, vowing to find her in the New World, “kick your butt,” and “announce that Fish-Man Island is MY territory!!!” (p. 19).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Big Mom (first on-page appearance), Pekoms (debut), Baron Tamago (debut), Bobbin (debut), Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Caribou (knocked out; treasure recovered), Eustass Kid (referenced), Pappag (referenced), Garp (referenced)
• Crews: Big Mom Pirates (debut), Straw Hat Pirates
• Locations: Fish-Man Island (sweets factory), Whole Cake Island (debut), Ryugu Kingdom
• Peoples: Longleg Tribe (first on-page member: Baron Tamago)
• World-Building: Four Emperors (Yonko), Den Den Mushi

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Color spread, title “FROM THE NEW WORLD”: the full post-timeskip Straw Hat crew drawn among exotic creatures (reader-request art series). Decorative.
• Page 2 — Chapter title splash “Chapter 651: A VOICE,” the reader-request creature art credited to reader Toshio Asakuma (tiger, serpent, monkey, etc.); Chopper foreground with a “One Piece” sign. Decorative request series (not the Decks-of-the-World cover serial).
• Page 5 — Pekoms debut caption box: “Big Mom Pirates Fighter — Pekoms.”
• Page 8 — Baron Tamago debut caption box: “Big Mom Pirates Fighter (of the Longleg People) — Baron Tamago.”
• Pages 10-11 — Whole Cake Island; Big Mom eating her own subjects during a craving; Bobbin reports a burned country.
• Page 12 — Big Mom revealed: caption box “Great Pirate ‘Big Mom’ Charlotte Linlin — One of the Four Emperors.” First on-page appearance (partly in shadow).
• Page 19 — Luffy crushes the Den Den Mushi after declaring war on Big Mom.
• Page 20 — SBS Question Corner (bonus column): Chopper’s seven forms, the Rumble Ball, Guard Point. Not chapter narrative; SBS material (route to External/SBS/ on the next refresh).

Open questions raised

• Will Big Mom make good on her threat to send her “fiercest corsairs” to ruin Fish-Man Island?
• What is Big Mom’s full appearance, crew, and power? (Only a partial, shadowed reveal here.)
• What is the “tea party” Tamago says is “in four days” at Whole Cake Island?
• Does Luffy’s declaration of war set the New-World collision course with an Emperor?

Cross-links

• Big Mom Protects Fish-Man Island For Sweets Tribute
• Whitebeards Death Will Expose Fish-Man Island
• Madam Sharley Prophesies Straw Hat Luffy Will Bring Ruin To Fish-Man Island
• Four Emperors (Yonko)