One Piece Episode 1044 Review: Clutch! A Demon Incarnate, Robin!
One Piece Episode 1044 starts with the continuation of the fight between Robin, Brook, and Black Maria & Her Subordinates. This episode was titled “Clutch! A Demon Incarnate, Robin!” Before going further, please remember, this review of One Piece Episode 1044 contains spoilers.
A Quick Recap of One Piece Episode 1043
One Piece Episode 1043 starts with the continuation of the battle between Brook, Robin, and Black Maria. Robin & Brook both successfully broke the illusion mist of Black Maria from them. We got to see the illusion that Brook saw in his memories. Brook found himself in front of his Rumber Pirate Captain, Yorky, and all his crew members with whom in the past he spent his sea journey. But, he soon realized that it was an illusion when Captain Yorky went on attacking him suddenly.
Brook quickly dodged their attack and killed those fake crew members, who are obviously Maria’s subordinates in disguise. And Finally, when Yonky again going to attack him, he defeated him with his Song of Scratches “Blizzard Slice” attack. Suddenly, Maria started attacking with her “Wanyudo Sleeve Swing” to Brook & Robin while they both were running to escape from that place. We also got to know about the devil fruit, which is used by Black Maria.
It’s called “Wanyudo” which is a Pug Smile Fruit. Maria used flames to burn the entire floor, which was quickly dodged by Robin with her Spider Net. Brook told Robin to hold him for a few minutes, and he used his “Cold Soul”. In that form, he attacked Wanyudo and froze it. To get rid of the flames, Brook used Soul Parade Technique and amazingly made the burning floor into ice.
To see both of them dodge her attack, Maria started to manipulate Robin by saying how his crew member made her come into her trap knowingly. Robin stopped her by saying, “Sanji is a man worthy of being one of the two arms of the King of Pirates” and transformed into “Gigantic Fleur” & launched her attack with “Sea Serpant Snapdragon.” Maria launched her counterattack with “Maria Nette” to Robin’s giant form, which also affects Robin’s real body.
Main Characters in Episode 1044
- Robin
- Black Maria
- Brook
- Momonosuke
- Shinobu
- Luffy
One Piece Episode 1044 Review
One Piece Episode 1044 starts with the counterattack of Black Maria’s ‘Mari-Apprehend” which blocked all the hands of the giant Robin from attacking. While Robin was unable to move, Maria again launched another attack with ‘Oivan-Knuckles‘. And continue to punch Robin’s face.
Unable to bear it any more Robin quickly back to her normal form and launched ‘Sea Serpent Snapdragon‘ to attack Maria. But Maria easily blocked that attack with ‘Mari-Cade‘ which is a flammable net that again blocked Robin from attacking by blocking her hands. To burn Robin’s body, Maria attacked her with ‘Mari Arson‘.
Unable to attack or defend herself any more, Robin got brutally beaten by Maria with heavy punches. Not only that, she continues to shame Robin by saying her ‘Demon Child’, a coward, a burden to her friends, etc. which triggered a sad memory of Robin. She remembers how everyone since her childhood used to call her Demon, Creepy, and always wanted to shame her for no reason.
But, then she also remembers how the members of the revolutionary group helped her to learn punch. She got to learn Fish Man Karate attack and Dragon Claw attack from them and merged that attack into her own technique. Finally, Robin gets back to her senses.
Robin used the palm techniques and create a massive blow to the roof of that room with Mile Fleurs ‘Giganteum’. Maria got startled to see as she thought Robin don’t have any power left after getting hit by her continuously. So, she again angrily launched her attack with Oiran Knuckles and Poison toward Robin.
At that moment, we got to see the first time Robin’s new transformation into a fierce Demon. Robin stopped Maria’s attack with ‘Demonio Fleur’ and finally completely defeated & killed her with ‘Grand Jacuzzi Clutch’. Maria’s other subordinate got shocked to see Maria’s lifeless body and got scared, and at that moment Brook launched Phrase D’armes ‘Orchestra‘ which killed them all at once.
Meanwhile, at the Tokage Port Luffy keep eating food that was given by the swamp-swamp devil fruit user who secretly stored all those foods. Besides, Momonosuke requested Shinobu to help her in the transformation to a dragon so that he can take Luffy to the Onigashima where Kaido currently is.
Else, the flower capital & land of wano both will be completely annihilated by Kaido. Shinobu warned Momonosuke if he transformed his body will be mature, but his mind will remain like a child. Momonosuke agrees to that and requested Shinobu again to use her ripe-ripe jutsu to make him grow older so that he can transform into a dragon.
Conclusion
Surprisingly, There were many action-based scenes in this One Piece episode 1044 that are greatly visualized. Finally, We got to Nico Robin demon form and the defeat of Black Maria. Overall, we give this episode a 4.5 out of 5 rating.