[One Piece] Why Is Doflamingo Basically Role-Playing All Day in Impel Down? Japanese Fans Can’t Stop Roasting Him
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Donquixote Doflamingo — 2018/06/24 What happens when the Joker has nothing left to read?
What does a former underworld king do when even the newspaper doesn’t arrive? Japanese readers noticed something quietly hilarious about Doflamingo’s situation. This thread spirals into jokes, power-scale memories, and pure boredom theory.
■ “He Can’t Even Read the Newspaper”
1: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 He wouldn’t even be able to read it even if they brought it.
Tsuru “…………!!” Doflamingo “Fufufufufufufu……”
“So I’m being sent to Impel Down, huh? Sorry, but make sure you bring me the newspaper every day.”
“That way I won’t get bored.” “Fufufufufufu……”
Doflamingo “Is this because I know about the ‘treasure’ of Mary Geoise…?” “Did you send an assassin to silence me so I wouldn’t spill it to anyone!? Fufufufufufufu……”
3: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Even if they brought him the newspaper, there’s no way he could read it with his arms and legs all tied up, lol.
7: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Why the hell hasn’t this guy been executed yet?
20: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>7 He’s still a Celestial Dragon, technically.
■ The Sound Effects and Accidental Cuteness
12: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Every time he shows up it’s all clank clank noises and it’s kinda cute.
24: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 I actually really like Tsuru-san. （the one on the far left）
124: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>24 Upgraded version of Luffy.
■ “He Was Overhyped, Honestly”
50: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 People hyped Doflamingo way too hard back then, saying he might be Yonko-level during the war. Turned out he was just small fry.
78: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Doflamingo feels like the type who highlights TV listings with a marker.
82: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>78 He probably even analyzes four-panel comics.
90: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>82 Fufufufu… have you lost your mind, Kobochan!?
■ Aura, Bounties, and Old Impressions
83: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 the image from when he joined the Marines Strawberry Vice Admiral having every single design trait crammed into his head cracks me up every time.
128: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Doflamingo was acting pretty cocky back then.
134: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>128 They probably treat him the same way they treat the goat.
194: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>128 Back then Doflamingo actually had an aura, unlike Dressrosa.
245: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>194 This was when Luffy hitting 100 million bounty felt insane, and Doflamingo was casually introduced as over 300 million.
250: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>245 Old Doflamingo felt way creepier, honestly.
Sengoku “Scum of the sea.” Doflamingo “Fufu!! Fufufu!! Ohhh, that’s quite the thing to say about me……”
“One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea” Pirate Donquixote Doflamingo Former bounty: 340,000,000 Berries
202: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 Nice atmosphere. Let’s just leave the strongest marine here.
Usopp “Sanji, we’re out of time! Do it fast—instant kill!!! I’m begging you, make it quick!!!” Smoker “Now… take out the third guy who comes into the room.” Luffy “Huh?” “What!? You can tell just from that?”
Smoker “Are your ears just for decoration? …The voice just now was the same as the guy who ate the key and that growl.” Luffy “Whoa!!!”
216: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>202 If they trigger a Buster Call, do five guys at this level show up?
222: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>216 At this point he was still a Captain, so like 100 guys at this level would come.
229: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23
Doflamingo “The ‘D’ clan, smoldering at the bottom of history… when and where will they reveal themselves!?” “Who will side with whom…!? And who will betray who!?”
“Go and tell those Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise!!” “You’re all going to be dragged down!!!”
Doflamingo “It’s starting!!! The biggest thing in pirate history!!!” “The battle for supremacy!!!”
233: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>229 Thinking he spends entire days clanking around out of sheer boredom, muttering delusions, is hilarious.
237: Anonymous Pirate. 2018/06/23 >>233 Fufufufu…
Tsuru “Don’t go saying something so pathetic.” “There’s no such thing as a whimsical world of ‘what ifs.’” “This result alone is reality. You lost.”
Doflamingo “Fufufufufufu…”
(´・ω・`) That’s just too sad lol
👉 Why Japanese Fans Laugh Instead of Feeling Threatened
What stands out is how completely deflated Doflamingo feels in hindsight. Japanese readers aren’t angry or scared — they’re amused. Once the mystery and chaos are gone, he’s just a noisy guy killing time in prison.
👉 From “Joker” to Bored Man: Villains After Their Peak
This thread treats Doflamingo not as a fallen tyrant, but as a man who already peaked. The jokes aren’t cruel — they’re observational. In One Piece, once your role in the story ends, even legends become mundane.
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