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Pirate Chopper vs. Priest Gedatsu

Manga ChapterCh. 262

The Ordeal of Swamp pits Chopper against the dim-witted yet lethal priest Gedatsu. Cycling through his transformations and spotting a fatal flaw, the reindeer fights through despair and claims his first real win as a pirate.

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Summary

Gedatsu gropes around for Chopper while his eyes keep rolling back, leaving him blind to the reindeer planted directly in front of him until a soldier of God's Army shouts the truth at him. Piecing together that the figure is a priest, Chopper listens as Gedatsu boasts of his Ordeal of Swamp, hidden cloud pits he claims leave a fifty percent survival rate, only to point out that Gedatsu is the one actually sinking. The priest escapes by flying upward on heel dials and looses a swamp cloud, which instead swallows his own soldier's head and chokes the man unconscious.

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Shifting to Heavy Point, Chopper revives the soldier with chest-pounding CPR, and the grateful man briefly takes his side, only for Gedatsu to slay him with a jet-dial punch that draws extra speed and force from his elbows. Horrified, Chopper swallows a Rumble Ball and runs through his forms, using Jumping Point, Guard Point, and Brain Point to slip past the priest's swamp clouds and boosted strikes. A crushing blow flings him through several buildings, but he absorbs the worst of it in Guard Point and, in doing so, learns where the priest is vulnerable: the soles of his feet.

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Beaten down yet refusing to flee any longer, Chopper decides that his career as a true pirate starts right here. He has already pulled one shoe from Gedatsu, which sends the priest wobbling erratically through the air and rattles his Mantra as his emotions slip. Bulking into Arm Point, Chopper slams a powerful strike into Gedatsu's gut, stamping an X-shaped dent and knocking him out as Chopper himself crumples. The chapter confirms that Mantra can be thrown off by emotion and that Gedatsu drops headfirst into his own swamp, unable to climb free.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Did Chopper beat Gedatsu?

Yes, in Chapter 262, Pirate Chopper vs. Priest Gedatsu, Chopper studies Gedatsu's weakness in the soles of his feet, then lands a powerful Arm Point strike to his gut that knocks the priest out cold.

In which chapter does Chopper fight Priest Gedatsu in One Piece?

Chopper faces Priest Gedatsu in Chapter 262 of One Piece, titled Pirate Chopper vs. Priest Gedatsu, part of the Skypiea Arc's Ordeal of Swamp.

What is the Ordeal of Swamp in One Piece?

The Ordeal of Swamp is Priest Gedatsu's trial in Chapter 262, built around hidden cloud pits he claims give a fifty percent survival rate, though he himself ends up sinking into his own swamp cloud after Chopper defeats him.

What is Priest Gedatsu's weakness in One Piece?

Chapter 262 reveals that Priest Gedatsu is vulnerable on the soles of his feet, a flaw Chopper discovers after absorbing a crushing blow in Guard Point and later exploits to turn the fight in his favor.

How does Chopper revive the fallen God's Army soldier in Chapter 262?

After Gedatsu's swamp cloud chokes his own soldier unconscious, Chopper shifts to Heavy Point and revives the man with chest-pounding CPR, only for Gedatsu to kill the soldier moments later with a jet dial-boosted punch.

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