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Episode 9: Brook vs Spinal

Boomstick sang, "Spooky scary skeletons send shivers down your spine."

Wiz said, "But these skeletons are more likely to cut you down to the bone. Brook the singing skeleton of the Strawhat pirates."

Boomstick said, "And Spinal, the salty skeletal seadog of Killer Instinct. I'm Boomstick, he's Wiz, and were putting these two boneheads in the ring to have a death battle."

The doors close and reopen.

Wiz said, "When someone thinks of Pirate Skeletons they may immediately think of the Black Pearl's crew from Pirates of the Caribbean or one of many pirate mvoies where skeletons are monsters. An exception to this, is Brook."

Brook

Epithet: Soul King

Age: 90

Height: 9'11''

Crew Position: Musician

Has enough puns to make Sans jealous and annoy Papyrus

Boomstick said, "Yeah, as opposed to a lot of pireates, Brook wasn't a bad guy. Back in his prime, he was a member of a battle convoy and then the Rumbar Pirates, who were more like a travelling band than anything else. During those travels they met up with a baby whale they named Laboon, who they had to leave behind because of the dangers of the grand line, the most dangerous sea in the world."

Wiz said, "The crew left him behind with the promise that they would sail around the world and return to him."

Boomstick said, "Unfortunately, the captain Yorki died due to some sickness, and then the crew got attacked by pirates who used poisoned weapons. With the grim reaper closing in for a dance, Book and the Rumbar pirates gave one last song, which is catchy as hell by the way, and died."

Wiz said, "However, Brook had eaten a devil fruit that allowed his soul to come back to his body. Unfortunately, Brook had died in the Florian Triangle, essentially the One Piece version of the Bermuda Triangle, and got lost in the sea's infamous fog. By the time he reached his body, it had been reduced to a skeleton."

Boomstick said, "Brook would spend the next several decades stuck on the boat, until he landed in Thriller Bark, only to have his shadow stolen by Gecko Moriah, who is one of the freakiest looking bastards I've ever seen. With no shadow, Brook couldn't survive in sunlight…okay, and was stuck in the triangle for the next five years."

Wiz said, "Thankfully, Luffy and his crew showed up, beat down Thriller Bark, bear the crap out of Moriah, and got Brook his shadow back. Now able to leave, Brook began his journey with the Strawhat pirates, hoping to fulfill his promise to Laboon."

Boomstick said, "But first, he'll have to go through the rest of the Grand Line and through the new world, and he's got an arsenal and skills to go around."

Skeleton Body

Cause by Yomi-Yomi no mi (Revive-Revive Fruit)

Fully functional despite only being bones

Can only be destroyed by shattering his bones

Can reconnect his discarded bones

Can expel his own soul

Fast and Light

Shockingly strong

Wiz said, "The devil fruit that Brook ate was the Yomi Yomi no mi which literally translates to Revive-Revive Fruit. However, this doesn't mean that he can resurrect again when he dies. For all we know, this s a one-time deal. And coming back to his body as a skeleton proved to be a good thing."

Boomstick said, "This guy is like the human version of a phantom limb…only with phantom flesh. He can get stronger and he still feels pain which should be impossible because…well…no flesh."

Motioning to Boomstick's leg, Wiz asked, "Speaking from experience."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, you have no idea how annoying it is when you want to tap your feet only to realize you don't have a foot."

Wiz said, "Anyway, Brooks' skeletal body grants him some impressive abilities. He can completely throw away his body parts and reconnect them thanks to his soul and can even eject his soul when he needs to in the form of a weird ghost thing."

Boomstick said, "Also being only bones he is really light. He can jump hundreds of feet in the air and run fast enough to run on water, making him easily the fastest of the Straw Hats…in base form anyway. I don't really know how he would match up with Luffy in one of his gears or Zoro if he fought seriously."

Wiz said, "Also since he has no flesh to burn, he's immune to electric shocks, can store objects in his skull, and is not affect by his age, being ninety years old."

Boomstick said, "Damn…imagine the discounts he gets at restaurants and movie theaters."

Wiz said, "And as we've stated he's got some impressive strength. He's held off a power steroid infused fishman and even managed to shrug off being stepped on by Oars, a monster of a giant who weighs just over a hundred tons."

Boomstick said, "However, every member of the Straw Hats is a fighter in their own right, and Brook has his own set of weapons. Fencing skills and his music."

Sword Style

Cane sword "Soul Solid"

Fencing and Iaido

Cold wind of the underworld

-Yahazu Giri

-Aubade Coup Droit

-Polka Remise

-Soul Parade

-many more techniques

Wiz said, "With his main weapon a cane sword, Brook uses a sabre style of fencing with mixes thrusting attacks and quick slashing. Though he takes this as a step further mixing the famous sword quickdraw, Iaido. This mixed with his incredible speed allows him to slash at opponents before they can even realize they've been cut."

Boomstick said, "Yeah. He can launch attacks like the stab his opponents to death the Polka Remise and can quickly slice his opponent like a master of the quick draw with the Yahazu Giri. And if he wants to strike from a distance, he can use the Aubade Coup Droit like a cannon blast…damn French is confusing."

Wiz continued, "His cane sword is called Soul Solid. During the timeskip when he was separated from the crew, he became a musical sensation with a group called the Long Arm tribe…literally known for their long limbs. The group sharpened his cane sword can now unleash large amounts of ice, in his own words the cold chill of the underworld."

Boomstick said, "Yeah. He can combine it for the Soul Parade to defend and freeze his opponents and can combine them for some Subzero style slicing."

Wiz said, "Aside from his sword, Brook can literally put his soul into his music thanks to his devil fruit."

Music Attacks

Violin paired with sword or guitar

Nemuriuta Flanc

Party Music

Soul King

Boomstick said, "He can use his violin, which he can play with his sword like a badass, or with his shark-shaped guitar. He can use the…Nemuriuta Flanc…?"

Wiz nodded and Boomstick continued, "To put his opponents to sleep, and after two years of being a freaking celebrity, he can completely change the mood of a moment, like when he used the Party Music move to make a bunch of fishmen they were fighting thinking they were having fun at a huge as festival. Hell, when he fought Big Mom's soldiers, who were soul powered fighters, his music dispersed their souls…talk about powerful music."

Wiz said, "I know who I want to perform at my next birthday party."

Boomstick said, "Imagine if this guy played music on your next date. Immediate booty!"

Wiz said, "Probably…but Brook is not without his weaknesses. He can still be killed if his bones are shattered, he is still susceptible to the normal devil fruit weaknesses of drowning and sea stone. Plus…he's…kind of a coward."

They show a clip of Brook defeating a bunch of painting zombies on Thriller Bark and when they fall, he yelled, "That was so scary!"

Boomstick said, "Yeah, I mean the guy is a skeleton. You'd think He wouldn't be as freaked out by things like ghosts and other stuff. But still despite being a coward this guy is one touch coward."

Feats

Reattached head after being decpatitated

Froze a group of guns before they could fire

Blocks a blow from Zeo

Cut Vegapunk's Dragon

Cut through Big Mom's Homie

Wiz said, "He's strong enough to block a blow from a steroid infused fishman zero, and can cut through the scales of a dragon, which were so tough that Zoro couldn't casually cut it, and one froze a bunch of gun before they could be fired."

Boomstick said, "This shows that while he might not be bad to the bone, he's a one tough bastard."

"I'll cut you down to the bone! That's pretty easy to do on me, of course! Yo ho ho ho!"

The doors closed and reopened.

Wiz said, "Thousands of years ago, the evil sorcerer Kan-Ra tried to scheme the king of Babylon. However, to do this he would need a distraction. Someone to disrupt the king's resources to weaken his grip on the city."

Boomstick declared, "And who better than a pirate with a network of bandits? Unfortunately, Kan-Ra was no Senator Palpatine, and wound up getting caught. As Kan-Ra and his cronies were tortured with magic, the pirate had his soul tied to an ancient object called Mask of Ancients."

Wiz said, "This cruel device turned the pirate into a puppet of the king, and he performed every suicidal and dangerous task asked of him with no question…well, not externally anyway."

Boomstick said, "Eventually, the king got tired of the and had him burned down to only a skeleton. And locked him away in a coffer and had the mask used to control him thrown into the sea. However, the pireat lived as his will to fight and survive empowered his bones and he rose up again with a brand new name…Spinal."

Spinal

Height: 5'6''

Weight: 120 lbs.

Reanimated skeleton

Age: 660+

Crazy as hell

Wiz said, "Now a skeleton, Spinal discovered that he had gotten some new crazy powers due to his connection to the mask of ancients and being dead and controlled like that had driven him batshit crazy."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, but despite being crazy he knew he needed to find that mask…even though is brain was reduced to a screaming maniac. Unfortunately, the mask had fallen into control of ARIA the robotic leader of the world controlling super organization Walmart…no…Ultratech."

Wiz said, "When ARIA realized that she could control Spinal with the mask, she offered it to him as a prize as he entered the Killer Instinct tournament. I mean they already had an alien, an Indian, a ninja, and a dinosaur, so what is a skeleton in this massive ball of madness."

Boomstick said, "And just because he's a giant skeleton doesn't mean he's weak.

Arsenal

Buckler Shield

Cutlass

Moveset

-Dive kick

-Power Devour

-Shield Crusher

-Bone Runner

-Throw & Shadow Moves

-Searing Skull

-Boneshaker

-Soul Sword

-Soul Drain

-Skeleport

-Instinct Mode

No Mercies

-Skeleton Summon

-Skeleton Grab and Skull Drop

-Lightning Strike

-Slash, Stab, and Spike Impalement

-Telekinetic Bone Breaking

Boomstick said, "Sticking to his swashbuckling origins, Spinal wields a cutlass. Unlike his pirate brethren however he was smart enough to get a shield which can deflect attacks back at his opponents. During battle, he doesn't really have much of a fighting style. Mainly just attacking wildly with his weapons, not even having a lot of counters. However, who needs I when your strong enough people flying into the air, even ones as heavy as the robot Fulgore, who weighs 560 pounds!"

Wiz said, "Normally, a skeleton wouldn't be this strong, but thanks to the magical link to the mask of ancients, he has obtained supernatural strength as well as a whole slew of powers. He can teleport around the room with Skeleport, as well as charge up his sword for the Soul Sword and his shield for the Boneshaker attacks."

Boomstick said, "He can get in close fast with the Skull Scrape slide maneuver, the Dive Kick, and Slide Kick. Not only does that shield make a good battering ram, but it is great for his defense as it can absorb energy sent at him with the Power Devour to absorb energy can use the Soul Drain to enhance himself even further."

Wiz said, "Apparently, Spinal gained the ability to drain souls which he can use to enhance his attacks with Searing Skull and summoning giant skeleton arms to throw them across the ring."

Boomstick said, "And when he wants to take down his opponents in a fancy method, he unleashes his No Mercy attacks where he slashes, stabs, his opponents with his sword and then impale with spikes, crush their bones with bizarre mind powers, summon skeletons, crush them with a huge skull, or call lighting from the goddamn sky, like he's some kind of Zeus lightning."

Feats

Strong enough to break out of lead coffer

Withstood a punch from T. J. Combo

Launches opponents into the air

Defeated Sabrewulf and Fulgore

Wiz said, "With these powers he's managed to contend and even defeat powerhouses like Fulgore and Sabrewulf. He's even withstood a punch from T. J. Combo, who was strong enough to send the 560-pound Fulgore thirteen feet into the air."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, and he was strong enough to break out of the lead coffer he was sealed in."

Wiz said, "Despite his supernatural powers, Spinal is not the greatest tactician. Ultratech ultimately considers him a liability and he is considered their most ineffective soldier, and Cinder, one of their best, has orders to keep him under control."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, but eventually, despite this, he did achieve his goal and got the mask, freeing himself. However, his victory had become addictive to him. He decided that peace would wait, and for now adventure and riches would be his."

"Spinal!"

Spinal's bone rise from the ground and Spinal roars at his opponent.

The doors close and reopens.

Wiz said, "All right, the combatants are set, and data has been run. It's time to end this debate once and for all."

Boomstick declared, "It's time for a bone chilling death battle!"

The doors close and reopen

The Thousand Sunny looked very out of place at Shipwreck Shore.

Franky looked around and said, "Damn. This place looks like it could be a rip off Thriller Bark. Guys, I'm activating Channel Zero. If these winds catch us, we are going to wind up shipwrecked, even with the Adam Wood."

As the crew tied up the sails a paddle wheel came out of the sides of the boat. Everyone got on deck as a lightning strike flashed in the sky. Nami looked at something on the rocks and said, "I think I saw something on the rocks."

Everyone began talking about it, and everyone began to wonder who should check it out. In the end, given all the lightning, Brook was chosen…despite him not wanting to go. Luffy would have gone…but they didn't think that was not a good idea.

Taking a breath to calm himself, the skeleton jumped from the ship and ran across the choppy waters, freaking out slightly as he did. Then he jumped on the rock san landed with a loud grunt. After taking a moment to get his head on straight, he walked across the rocks, taking careful motions not to slip on the rocky shores.

Finally, he found himself approaching a large coffer with a large lock on it.

"A coffer?" he asked, "Who in their right mind would want to hide treasure here? Of course, that makes sense now that I say it out loud. No one in their right mind would look here for treasure. Let's see what you've got in there."

Brook drew his cane sword and swung it slicing the chains and lock. He then opens the door and jumps back in horror when he sees a skeleton in the box.

"Oh…my…" he said, "That is unfortunate. Nami is going to be upset that there is no treasure. So much for getting a chance to see her panties."

However, as he moved away from the box, he heard a rumbling from the box. He turned slowly towards the box which burst open with a blast of green flames. The bones rose up and formed Spinal, who snalred and brandished his sword and shield. If that wasn't enough, suddenly, a bright green ship formed nearby.

"AHHHH! Ghost ship! Pirate skeleton! Scary!"

The skeleton roared as Brook suddenly heard screaming. He glanced to the side and saw that multiple tentacles were currently waving around the ship and could see remaining members of the crew fighting off the tentacles.

"Everyone!"

Spinal saw the ship and hissed, "Treasure…blood…glory…"

Spinal charged at the ship, only for Brook to suddenly appear in front of him, his cane sword clashing with Spinal's cutlass. Somehow Brook's eye holes had narrowed and locked with Spinal's glowing red ones, and growled, "If you want to get to my crew, you'll have to get through me first!"

Fight!

The two skeletons charged forward and clashed together, their swords sending sparks raining to the ground. Spinal roared as he leapt back and charged in with a Shield Crusher, only for Brook to leap into the air as high as he could.

The Skeleton then dove downward yelling, "Swallow Bond en Avant!"

Spinal leapt backwards, with the cne sword piercing the blade. Brook followed up immediately.

"Prelude: Au Fer!"

Spinal blocked the attack the magical energy around his shield blocked the powerful attack, only barely with large gash slicing through the squid that on the shield. A green skull forming around him. Spinal roared and countered with a close ranger Searing Skull.

"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Brook yelled as he jumped away, the flames leaving some burns on his suit and afro.

"Oh, you do not mess with the hair!" Brook yelled as he charged in, unleashing a barrage of stabs.

"Polka Reprise!"

Spinal blocked the stabbing attack with his shield again using Power Devour, causing five skulls to form around him. He then got out of there with Skeleport and then swung at him with a Soul Sword attack.

Brook dodged the attack as he thought, "I feel tired…those green skulls…are those pieces of my soul?"

Spinal charged in with a Bone Runner, only for Brook to avoid him.

"First things first…that shield needs to go!"

Brook reached into his coat pulling out a violin, which he placed his sword. Spinal roared and summoned glowing green skeleton arms which grabbed Brook before he could start playing and launched him across the room. Spinal then unleashed a massive barrage of Searing Skull.

Brook responded by taking his arm back with his sword.

"Aubade Coup Droit!"

The powerful stab launched an air bullet. The projectile slammed into the oncoming fire blasts, with Spinal using Skeletport to avoid the blast. Brook then placed his cane sword to his violin and began to play a fast, happy melody.

"Party Music!"

The music filled the air and mood began to change. The shipwreck shore was replaced with a happy beach with dancers, fireworks, and singers the sun shining in the sky. Spinal looked around and looked down at his hands to see that he was flesh and blood again. He looked around to see his crew dancing among them motioning for him to jo join. Falling into the sway of the party, the man began to dance joining party. Unfortunately, it was what Brook was waiting for.

"Quinte Teirce Fantasia!"

The illusion ended and Spinal fell to his knees, his shield now in pieces.

Spinal looked down at his now bony hands. Brook turned back to his opponent and said, "Nobody messes with my soul…or my friends now, I will show you why I am called…"

Spinal roared in anger as he entered his shadow mode, charging with skulls forming around him.

"The Soul King!"

A bright green version of Brook''s soul appeared around Brook as he roared this, laying a fast and intense melody on his violin. Spinal skidded to a stop as he felt his soul fight ot leave his body. Brook saw him fighting the effect of his music and ice began to form on the blade he was playing with.

"Kasuriuta: Fubuki Giri!"

A large gash appeared on Spinal body as his bone froze over and he split in two. The bones shattered Spinal soul left his body.

KO!

Brook returned to normal and said, "The bones of the dead…shall shatter in icy winds…leaving only ice."

The doors close and reopen.

We see brook returning to the crew slicing at the tentacles of the kraken with his sword, leaving ice on them as birds pecked away at the icy remains of spinal.

Boomstick said, "Yikes. When I said this was going to be a bone chilling battle, I didn't think it would be taken so literally."

Wiz said, "This was a fairly obvious fight. Spinal was strong enough to break out of the lead coffer he was sealed in and can launch opponents high into the air. The most Brook has done is throw Luffy, so Spinal obviously had the strength advantage, but Brook took the lead in every other category."

Boomstick said, "Yeah. Brook could easily dance around Spinal with his skeleton super speed, and his mastery of the sword quickdraw was more than enough to knock Spinal on his bony ass, and while he was insane there was no guarantee that would fight of Brooks illusions."

Wiz said, "Plus, Spinal is insane and has no real method to his madness, as opposed to Brook who is a trained fencer. Brook also had the durability advantage. Brook managed to survive being crushed under Oars, who weighs a hundred and two tons. That punch from T. J. Combo was equal to ten thousand pounds of force, which only comes up to about five tons."

Boomstick said, "However, there is something we need to consider here. Those skull things that Spinal can summon with the power devour. Most likely, those are constructs of energy drained from his opponent's soul. Couldn't he have sucked his soul dry?"

Wiz said, "Spinal could have done that and left Brook only a lifeless skeleton. Unfortunately, Spinal is limited to about five at a time. Which is apparently not enough to drain Brook completely. Besides, Brooks powers with his devil fruit, can release the souls of inanimate objects as seen when Brook used them ont eh homies, living objects created by Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit, and even hurt her personal homies, bring with life energy infused into them. Meaning he actually had wasy to kill Spinal pretty quickly."

Boomstick said, "Yeah, that makes sense. And while he's a bit of a coward, he'd be put on edge by Spinal's actions, especially when Spinal put set his glowing eyes on Brook's crew."

Wiz said, "Spinal was a tricky opponent with his magical powers, but Brooks supernatural speed, monstrous durability, and superior strength and speed won the day."

Boomstick said, "No bones about it."

Wiz said, "The winner is Brook."