Which translation is more accurate?

[Future Warrior]

 

[SSJ2]

Hard to say without looking at the original Japanese text. I'd be inclined to guess that the coloured version is more accurate, but even Viz's can be interpreted in that way. Ace is just saying that Smoker's fruit won't give him any sort of advantage.

 

[Future Warrior]

The colored version makes it sound like Ace wouldn't be able to beat Smoker which is weird since he should have Haki.

By the way I can't say enough how amazing this new forum system is. Now we can change image sizes? 10/10

 

[SSJ2]

I think the out of universe answer is that Haki wasn't a developed concept yet. But yes, that is definitely inconsistent considering Ace is confirmed to have Haki.

Also I wasn't even aware that was possible. That's awesome.

 

[Future Warrior]

Yo we can't change our profile pic without using a file?

 

[SSJ2]

Yea that seems to be a missing feature that can be added in with an extension. I'll look into it.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

From what I can remember of how the anime words the statement, it's probably a little bit of both. I think the accurate version of the scene is Ace pointing out how Smoker's smoke can do nothing to him, but that the fight would end up going nowhere.

 

[Papasmurf]

The second seems more consistent with translations in other languages that I've read.

 

[Future Warrior]

So am I forced to acknowledge this as a plot hole?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Considering official sources have confirmed Ace has Busoshoku Haki (and it'd honestly be a bigger problem if he didn't when even jobbers in the New World casually use it), yes.

 

[Future Warrior]

No words can describe how livid this makes me.

 

[Papasmurf]

This was straight after Chopper's recruitment, lol. Lack of planning so early on is common in long running series.

 

[Future Warrior]

He tends to plan quite a bit or at least nicely tie up previous story elements to incorporate into future arcs, so I'm just surprised that a basic power system such as Haki would have a lack thereof (he at least had it in mind since Jaya). It's unfortunate since I like consistency but I understand the flaws of WSJ so I don't hold it against him.

 

[SSJ2]

No words can describe how livid this makes me.

Spoiler

 

[Future Warrior]

Please don't compare me to that thing.