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Gushing Blade Attack! Zoro vs Priest Ohm!!

EpisodeEp. 178

Episode 178 of One Piece closes Zoro's duel with the priest Ohm through the 108 Pound Cannon, while Pagaya and Conis learn Enel's true aim: to wipe out every soul living in the sky.

Funimation Air Date: November 13, 2008
Manga Chapters: 271-272
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Summary

Anxious about Nami and Gan Fall inside Nola, Zoro struggles against Ohm, who somehow tracks his exact position and lands hit after hit with his cloud-iron sword. Zoro's Nitoryu: Taka Nami is turned aside by Eisen Back, and a barrage of Eisen Fan, Fork, and Fleuret keeps him from closing in. Frustrated by Ohm's uncanny prediction, Zoro retreats, sheds his goggles, and ties on his bandana to wait. Realizing the blade itself betrays its wielder's location, he draws his katana and unleashes Santoryu: Hyakuhachi Pound Ho, splitting the iron cloud and finally bringing the priest down.

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Key Events

Within the python, Luffy cushions everyone's fall with Gomu Gomu no Fusen. Gan Fall frees Aisa, yet she rounds on him with his own lance, branding him an enemy who stole the Shandia homeland. He offers his life in apology to her ancestors, and only Luffy's intervention, reminding her the man has already repented, breaks her into tears. Meanwhile Enel finds Robin in the upper ruins, confirming the golden bell was real because its ringing was heard when Upper Yard was launched skyward four centuries ago. A wounded Divine Squad member then staggers to Conis and Pagaya, warning that Enel means to crash Skypiea into the Blue Sea with his ark Maxim and slay every Skypiean.

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Notes

The episode adapts chapters 271 and 272 and debuts Moyle along with several of Ohm's Eisen techniques and Zoro's 108 Pound Cannon. Enel calls down lightning on Pagaya and the soldier, and Pagaya shoves Conis to safety toward the Going Merry as she screams for him. The lance scene with Aisa was created for the anime and does not appear in the manga.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Zoro defeat Ohm in Episode 178?

Yes, Zoro finally brings down the priest Ohm in Episode 178 by realizing the blade itself was betraying his position, then unleashing Santoryu: Hyakuhachi Pound Ho, which splits Ohm's iron cloud.

Who defeats priest Ohm in One Piece?

Roronoa Zoro defeats priest Ohm in Episode 178, closing out their duel with his newly debuted Hyakuhachi Pound Ho technique after ditching his goggles to throw off Ohm's tracking.

How does Zoro counter Ohm's ability to track his position?

Frustrated by Ohm's uncanny predictions, Zoro retreats, sheds his goggles, and ties on his bandana, realizing that his own katana was betraying his exact location to Ohm.

What is Enel's true plan revealed to Conis and Pagaya?

A wounded Divine Squad member staggers to Conis and Pagaya and warns them that Enel intends to crash Skypiea into the Blue Sea using his ark Maxim and kill every Skypiean.

How does Aisa react to Gan Fall after being freed from Nola?

Once Gan Fall frees Aisa from inside the python, she turns his own lance on him, branding him an enemy who stole the Shandia homeland, until Luffy's words about his repentance finally break her into tears.

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