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They're certainly up there. At the moment I cant think of a worse group.
How about Millennium from Hellsing?
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Letsago posted...
How about Millennium from Hellsing?

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Prolly the God Hand from Berserk.
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Give me a rundown on what makes them vile and hated iyo

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Vegy posted...
What dey do
They're a group of undead Nazis (except for their leader who's a cyborg ) who want to invade the world and basically just slaughter as many people as they can
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They're a group of undead Nazis (except for their leader who's a cyborg ) who want to invade the world and basically just slaughter as many people as they can
So, no, then. Because there's tons of Nazi weebs IRL who probably idolize Millennium.
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They are the picture of pure uncontrolled corruption of an elite class.

Maybe not the worst in actions or motives, but one of the more successful and vile considering how far back they go in the story and they have no desire to change.
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inTaCtfuL posted...
Give me a rundown on what makes them vile and hated iyo

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These guys are the tippy top of the World Government. They control the Marines as well as most other nations. Celestial Dragons themselves are all supposed to be descendants of the rulers of the 20 or so nations that united to repel some great evil. (I forget the specifics, but I'm pretty sure it was pirates). Today they are almost all ugly slobs so detached from reality they literally wear space suits to avoid breathing the same air as commoners. In the modern era they're the main proponents of slave trading, with many of the Strawhat's allies having direct ties to having escaped the slave trade or survived a genocide. The time skip literally happens because Luffy punches a Celestial Dragon and the fallout from that ultimately forces his crew to temporarily disband and start training.

As for why Vegy made this topic. It's because The most recent chapters are about how the Celestial Dragons every 3 years choose one lucky island to become their private hunting grounds. The Marines capture everyone on the island, swap out their clothes for ones with targets on their back, and then set them loose. The Celestial Dragons then compete to see who can score the most points, with certain bloodlines being worth bonus points over the common folk. The manga straight up shows children being victims of this too. It's pretty fucking dark. Like, one of the God Knights literally creating a field of deadly spikes under a child and taunting the child to jump down. Only for that kid's father to show up and then the knight kills him.

So yeah. Slavery, multiple genocides, and tons of historical erasure.

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Like this scene is Hachi literally gets shot by a Celestial Dragon . I think mostly because he was begging to not have his friend sold into slavery, and then blaming himself for getting shot and begging Luffy not to do anything about it, because Hachi deserved to get shot for daring to impose on them.
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Letsago posted...
They're a group of undead Nazis (except for their leader who's a cyborg ) who want to invade the world and basically just slaughter as many people as they can

Too likable. Even if you hate them, and you should hate them, they have some level of respectability just because they aren't bigots, they are just war mongers who are looking for a place to die and an enemy worthy enough to fight and kill them.
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Group maybe.

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inTaCtfuL posted...
Give me a rundown on what makes them vile and hated iyo

please

They're the descendants of the founders of the World Government, and have complete and total immunity from commiting any laws. They're the most pompous spoiled royalty you could possibly imagine, and also are fully allowed to just shoot someone in broad daylight (or worse).
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Uta posted...
These guys are the tippy top of the World Government. They control the Marines as well as most other nations. Celestial Dragons themselves are all supposed to be descendants of the rulers of the 20 or so nations that united to repel some great evil. (I forget the specifics, but I'm pretty sure it was pirates). Today they are almost all ugly slobs so detached from reality they literally wear space suits to avoid breathing the same air as commoners. In the modern era they're the main proponents of slave trading, with many of the Strawhat's allies having direct ties to having escaped the slave trade or survived a genocide. The time skip literally happens because Luffy punches a Celestial Dragon and the fallout from that ultimately forces his crew to temporarily disband and start training.

As for why Vegy made this topic. It's because The most recent chapters are about how the Celestial Dragons every 3 years choose one lucky island to become their private hunting grounds. The Marines capture everyone on the island, swap out their clothes for ones with targets on their back, and then set them loose. The Celestial Dragons then compete to see who can score the most points, with certain bloodlines being worth bonus points over the common folk. The manga straight up shows children being victims of this too. It's pretty fucking dark. Like, one of the God Knights literally creating a field of deadly spikes under a child and taunting the child to jump down. Only for that kid's father to show up and then the knight kills him.

So yeah. Slavery, multiple genocides, and tons of historical erasure.

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Like this scene is Hachi literally gets shot by a Celestial Dragon . I think mostly because he was begging to not have his friend sold into slavery, and then blaming himself for getting shot and begging Luffy not to do anything about it, because Hachi deserved to get shot for daring to impose on them.

Never seen One Piece, but that was a good punch!
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Not even close. Celestial Dragons are a bunch of powerless morons protected by the higher ups. Made in Abyss, Children of the Whales, Blood C and Dungeon of Black Company have far worse groups. And that's only the ones that pop immediately into my head.
LSGW_Zephyra posted...
Too likable. Even if you hate them, and you should hate them, they have some level of respectability just because they aren't bigots, they are just war mongers who are looking for a place to die and an enemy worthy enough to fight and kill them.
Yeah, I wasn't sure if the topic was about how evil they are or how much the fans hate them. In the latter case, their over-the-top villainy makes them entertaining, and they only really use Nazi aesthetics so they aren't exactly hateful towards real groups (though the Major is prejudiced against monsters)
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Ivany2008 posted...
Not even close. Celestial Dragons are a bunch of powerless morons protected by the higher ups. Made in Abyss, Children of the Whales, Blood C and Dungeon of Black Company have far worse groups. And that's only the ones that pop immediately into my head.
I feel like that makes the Celestial Dragons worse though. Like Bondrewd from MiA is like morally one of the worst characters ever going by how much suffering he's caused, but he also looks really cool and is fun to watch. Celestial Dragons are ugly rapists that wear fishbowls over their heads and have Superman on speed dial.
The Celestial Dragons are also basically Nazis. They have purposely hunted down and wiped out multiple races and enslaved others. The blond hair seems pretty purposeful.
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I figure Frieza's group would be more hated. It is the entire basis of why people care about Bardock. Though the group really is just Frieza.
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I'm trying to think of another.

The Godhand from Berserk and the Frieza Force from DBZ are what come to mind. Granted, they are in a way cool villains, while the Celestial Dragons are anything but. Just extreme hate sinks.
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I feel like making the Celestial Dragons REALLY awful and their leaders being like, horrifying is a way to try and make you hate the Marines less.

Cause I'm sorry, if the Marines know just how horrifying all this shit really is, like I have an entirely different viewpoint of someone like Garp who spent the vast majority of his life propping up that system.
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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...
Cause I'm sorry, if the Marines know just how horrifying all this shit really is, like I have an entirely different viewpoint of someone like Garp who spent the vast majority of his life propping up that system.
He refused a promotion to admiral due to having to be at their beck and call and occasionally mocks them. Granted, the most recent manga chapter has got people angry at Garp.

Spoilers below.

He shows up to God Valley during the genocide of 100K innocenr people by the Celestial Dragons to fight against the likes of Roger and Rocks, who have the best chance of stopping said genocide. Considering this is Rocks's homeland, this is particularly poignant. I mean, LightSnake put it quite blantantly in the Chapter 1160 topic...

Rocks and Roger are all "We're here to end this genocide!"

Garp: Not if I have anything to fucking say about it!

Making matters worse for Garp, his own son Dragon (who is a marine at this point) and his squad disobeyed orders to go to God Valley to try to rescue people and/or oppose the Celestial Dragons...and all of Dragon's squad died doing this. Dragon himself is still risking his life, having saved Ivankov/Kuma NY tranqing their would be murderers and rescuing Shanks/Shamrock following their mother's wishes to not have their incredibly evil father (who murdered said mother) raise them...although I guess he fails with the latter.
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Charged151 posted...
He refused a promotion to admiral due to having to be at their beck and call and occasionally mocks them. Granted, the most recent manga chapter has got people angry at Garp.

Spoilers below.

He shows up to God Valley during the genocide of 100K innocenr people by the Celestial Dragons to fight against the likes of Roger and Rocks, who have the best chance of stopping said genocide. Considering this is Rocks's homeland, this is particularly poignant. I mean, LightSnake put it quite blantantly in the Chapter 1160 topic...

Making matters worse for Garp, his own son Dragon (who is a marine at this point) and his squad disobeyed orders to go to God Valley to try to rescue people and/or oppose the Celestial Dragons...and all of Dragon's squad died doing this. Dragon himself is still risking his life, having saved Ivankov/Kuma NY tranqing their would be murderers and rescuing Shanks/Shamrock following their mother's wishes to not have their incredibly evil father (who murdered said mother) raise them...although I guess he fails with the latter.
I think its a lawful good type thing. To Gary, my guess is that the evil World Government is the only thing standing in the way of complete anarchy and hed rather have tyrants rule and try to oppose the more evil of the pirates than the evil pirates ruling, which he sees as the alternative.
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Charged151 posted...
He refused a promotion to admiral due to having to be at their beck and call and occasionally mocks them. Granted, the most recent manga chapter has got people angry at Garp.
He still works for them. He still defends their power structure.
He gave his grandson brain damage as a child and still encouraged him to join the Marines, knowing what they are. Garp is a terrible person with good intentions.
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PraetorXyn posted...
I think its a lawful good type thing. To Garyp my guess is that the evil World Government is the only thing standing in the way of complete anarchy and hed rather have tyrants rule and try to oppose the more evil of the pirates than the evil pirates ruling, which he sees as the alternative.
I can see it. Someone has to oppose the pirates, most of whom are malevolent. As the Revolutionaries have noted, their goal isn't to destroy the marines, but the Celestial Dragons that are rotting/have rotted the World Government from within. A World Government without the Celestial Dragons (and IMU+Five Elder Stars) would be a more just organization. Just keep the whole flood the world thing in mind.

At that point, the main beef I would have with the group would be marines basically being pirates to countries not aligned with the World Government (Sphinx).

ChocoboMogALT posted...
He still works for them. He still defends their power structure.
He gave his grandson brain damage as a child and still encouraged him to join the Marines, knowing what they are. Garp is a terrible person with good intentions.
He does have a brutal side to him alright. The next chapter or 2 should show us a lot more about Garp's character. If he runs across people being massacred and does nothing, he won't be forgiven. Plus, I wonder if Dragon and Garp will meet up.
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PraetorXyn posted...
I think its a lawful good type thing. To Gary, my guess is that the evil World Government is the only thing standing in the way of complete anarchy and hed rather have tyrants rule and try to oppose the more evil of the pirates than the evil pirates ruling, which he sees as the alternative.

Nah, Garp's out of excuses. The government he serves does WAY more damage than almost any pirate ever could.

Also, most countries in the world aren't even part of the World Government and even then, the Government lets countries be fucked over anyway if it suits their purposes.
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LightSnake posted...
Nah, Garp's out of excuses. The government he serves does WAY more damage than almost any pirate ever could.

Also, most countries in the world aren't even part of the World Government and even then, the Government lets countries be fucked over anyway if it suits their purposes.
Yup. Im just spitballing about why he started down that path. He may not have even known all that shit for much of his life. At a certain point I think the sunk cost fallacy took over.
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I think Shou Tucker might just be more hated despite how popular One Piece is and all the horrible things that the Dragons did.
They would if they were this consistent in the anime from the beginning. As most of their crimes are from recent flashbacks mostly.

And in modern OP that havent done a fraction of what theyve done during the current flashbacks. No idea why but its just ruining Garza character at this point.
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They would if they were this consistent in the anime from the beginning. As most of their crimes are from recent flashbacks mostly.

And in modern OP that havent done a fraction of what theyve done during the current flashbacks. No idea why but its just ruining Garza character at this point.
What? Basically the first things we see of them are being slavers and shooting a dude who tries to stop them from enslaving his fiance / wife.
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PraetorXyn posted...
Yup. Im just spitballing about why he started down that path. He may not have even known all that shit for much of his life. At a certain point I think the sunk cost fallacy took over.
That seems like the most likely explanation, although there are a few parts to this that should be dissected. Spoiler tags for Anime only watchers.

1.Based off recent chapters in the Manga, Big Mom has heard of the "hunts" of innocents that the Celestial Dragons have performed, even if she dismissed them as rumors. Dragon, a low ranking marine grunt in the current flashback, is aware of the "hunts" as is the rest of his platoon (They tried to interfere and Dragon's whole platoon got executed for this). Considering a pirate and a low-ranking marine know of the "hunts", there isn't much room for doubt that Garp (a Vice Admiral) indeed knows of them.

2.The next few chapters will elaborate on this more, but Chapter 957 gave us a lot. Garp dislikes the Celestial Dragons and refused the admiral position due to not wanting to be placed under the Celestial Dragon's direct command. Sengoku goes further with this though. The insubordination of refusing to do their bidding actually is implied to put his life in danger, with only his accomplishments/stature preventing this. If Garp goes any further than just ignoring their wishes, he would probably get eliminated. Also, only tangentially related, but it is very much in doubt that Garp actually protected the "Celestial Dragon's Slaves" as Sengoku implied, considering the "hunt" that was going on.
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3.Just an irritating thing that I've noticed, but Oda always has the "good marines", of which Garp is implied to be, absent when the Celestial Dragons are being...Celestial Dragons. I mean, Garp escorted Shirahoshi and her family to/from the Levely. Not too long after escorting her to the event, he is missing both when Saint Charlos tries to enslave Shirahoshi and CP9 backs up this attempt to enslave her as well as when later he is MIA to prevent presumably Lucci from abducting Vivi not too long after Vivi wished Garp was protecting her instead.

I don't believe that having Garp not realize/see what is happening at God Valley is realistic though...and considering they are on speaking terms even in the present day, Dragon at the very least must have definitely told him what happened with the "hunt". So yeah, hopefully Oda does show Garp having to face this. It feels...cowardly not to.

4. Not as relevant, but Garp right now is Blackbeard's prisoner. Considering the God Valley incident, both were there and that may be relevant...although Blackbeard just sees him as a bargaining chip. That may change of course.
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Son_Goku_X posted...
I think Shou Tucker might just be more hated despite how popular One Piece is and all the horrible things that the Dragons did.
Shou Tucker fused his daughter and their dog "for science" (and presumably did the same kind of experiment on his wife ). Extremely heinous, but he was a one off character that got killed by Scar with even eviler characters in the same manga series like Father and the Homunculus taking center stage.
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I checked back on 1096 and it seems Garp only knows CD go on field trips but asked why on "such a remote island"but Kong didn't want to tell him(fuck kong, he knew). So its safe to say dat dis(god valley) will be da 1st time he sees whats going on
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Vegy posted...
I checked back on 1096 and it seems Garp only knows CD go on field trips but asked why on "such a remote island"but Kong didn't want to tell him(fuck kong, he knew). So its safe to say dat dis(god valley) will be da 1st time he sees whats going on
It is possible that is the case, although it begs the question how a marine grunt like Dragon (at the time) found out about the "hunt". I presume we will get answers to these questions soon enough.
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Charged151 posted...
It is possible that is the case, although it begs the question how a marine grunt like Dragon (at the time) found out about the "hunt". I presume we will get answers to these questions soon enough.

Dragon found out because he sees it. He's a witness here.
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Charged151 posted...
That seems like the most likely explanation, although there are a few parts to this that should be dissected. Spoiler tags for Anime only watchers.

1.Based off recent chapters in the Manga, Big Mom has heard of the "hunts" of innocents that the Celestial Dragons have performed, even if she dismissed them as rumors. Dragon, a low ranking marine grunt in the current flashback, is aware of the "hunts" as is the rest of his platoon (They tried to interfere and Dragon's whole platoon got executed for this). Considering a pirate and a low-ranking marine know of the "hunts", there isn't much room for doubt that Garp (a Vice Admiral) indeed knows of them.

2.The next few chapters will elaborate on this more, but Chapter 957 gave us a lot. Garp dislikes the Celestial Dragons and refused the admiral position due to not wanting to be placed under the Celestial Dragon's direct command. Sengoku goes further with this though. The insubordination of refusing to do their bidding actually is implied to put his life in danger, with only his accomplishments/stature preventing this. If Garp goes any further than just ignoring their wishes, he would probably get eliminated. Also, only tangentially related, but it is very much in doubt that Garp actually protected the "Celestial Dragon's Slaves" as Sengoku implied, considering the "hunt" that was going on.
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3.Just an irritating thing that I've noticed, but Oda always has the "good marines", of which Garp is implied to be, absent when the Celestial Dragons are being...Celestial Dragons. I mean, Garp escorted Shirahoshi and her family to/from the Levely. Not too long after escorting her to the event, he is missing both when Saint Charlos tries to enslave Shirahoshi and CP9 backs up this attempt to enslave her as well as when later he is MIA to prevent presumably Lucci from abducting Vivi not too long after Vivi wished Garp was protecting her instead.

I don't believe that having Garp not realize/see what is happening at God Valley is realistic though...and considering they are on speaking terms even in the present day, Dragon at the very least must have definitely told him what happened with the "hunt". So yeah, hopefully Oda does show Garp having to face this. It feels...cowardly not to.

4. Not as relevant, but Garp right now is Blackbeard's prisoner. Considering the God Valley incident, both were there and that may be relevant...although Blackbeard just sees him as a bargaining chip. That may change of course.
Yeah, I meant way before that, more like when Garp first joined the Marines. Im guessing he didnt know all that when he was a rookie like Koby and probably advanced some ranks before finding out how heinous the WG was.

But hes Kongs son so who knows? It could certainly have been that he was raised witnessing all that shit.
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Wait, who's Kong's son?
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LightSnake posted...
Wait, who's Kong's son?
I thought he was Monkey D Kong so I assumed Garp was his son. Apparently I was mistaken on both counts.
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Probably the Godhand

They aren't misguided, deluded or raised to be the way they are. Even the Celestrial Dragons at least had peer pressure to be the scum they are.

The Godhand are like we are evil we serve evil so like give us a fucking sacrifice
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Probably the Godhand

They aren't misguided, deluded or raised to be the way they are. Even the Celestrial Dragons at least had peer pressure to be the scum they are.

The Godhand are like we are evil we serve evil so like give us a fucking sacrifice
Yeah but they look cool, well three of them do anyways. Ubik and Conrad are too same-y for me, but they're alright too I guess.
I just got to saboady archipelago in the manga where this mermaid was kidnapped, like chapter 500 thereabouts.

they try really hard to make the celestial dragons completely irredeemable pieces of shit but are they even the worst villains in one piece? Theres definitely people in the marines that seemed worse, like those involved with the buster call and slaughter of civilians on Ohara

anyway I havent finished one piece but what Ive seen so far of the celestial dragons at chapter 500 is nothing compared to what Ive seen in Made In Abyss
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I just got to saboady archipelago in the manga where this mermaid was kidnapped, like chapter 500 thereabouts.

they try really hard to make the celestial dragons completely irredeemable pieces of shit but are they even the worst villains in one piece? Theres definitely people in the marines that seemed worse, like those involved with the buster call and slaughter of civilians on Ohara

anyway I havent finished one piece but what Ive seen so far of the celestial dragons at chapter 500 is nothing compared to what Ive seen in Made In Abyss


The ones who ordered the Buster Call and the destruction of Ohara are Celestial Dragons. The highest ranking authorities among them
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LightSnake posted...
The ones who ordered the Buster Call and the destruction of Ohara are Celestial Dragons. The highest ranking authorities among them
though interestingly enough Sakazuki blowing up the civilian ship WASN'T an order from them, that was 100% him

Charged151 posted...
As the newer translations reveal, Dragon and his platoon were not even supposed to be on the island. They went there of their own free will. Why risk that unless he was aware ahead of time of what was going to happen, especially considering all of Dragon's platoon got massacred.

Plus, Pirates also have heard rumors of the "hunts" like Big Mom.
Dragon's platoon wasn't slaughtered, it was "if I defy the dragons we'll get slaughtered". 1059 established he only learned what was going on when already there while his boss was going "just shut up and follow orders"
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