Now youtube is a bit of a total bitch nuisance when it comes to uploading playlists, so I keep having to delete more and more songs out of it to make internationally accessible.
Which is why I've put the mp4 and mp3 versions of these playlist up on Google Drive! Feel free to download them and watch them from there. The mp4s are all in 480p with a low bitrate to make sure none of them exceed 1GB (having been up to 8GB of size before I reduced them!) but the mp3s are of course way smaller as well.
Without further ado, let's get into why I chose the songs for Killer!
GIFS + TEXT CONTAIN SPOILERS UNTIL (INCLUDING) WANO!!!!
Killer's epiphet is "massacre soldier". I don't know if that's an epiphet he chose himself or if it was given to him, but in my mind it's like with Zoro's "pirate hunter" epiphet - it was given for some particular reason in the past, but doesn't necessarily fit anymore now.
I found this song while watching an absolutely incredible Ace AMV and really like it for Killer.
"Running with bulls, working my miracles" - Kidd as a bull, Killer keeping him back from any reckless decisions
"Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders, I'm gonna be nobody's soldier" - The Kidd pirates don't take orders from anybody and neither does Killer just blindlessly follow Kidd's orders
"Sick to my skin, watching the news again Whatever you choose, you lose out in the long run" - Parallels with Killer being offered the smile fruit by Orochi to save Kidd
This one's for Killer's relation with Kidd, for whenever Kidd gets to know what Killer looks like under the mask and Killer starts to feel comfortable with that. Now that I think about it, it might as well apply to the entire crew.
I think there's a lot of vulnerability in Killer's insecurity about his face and laugh and this song captures that very insecurity perfectly.
"I wake up in the morning Put on my face The one that′s gonna get me Through another day
Then you came around me The walls just disappeared Nothing to surround me Keep me from my fears I′m unprotected See how I've opened up Oh, you've made me trust Cause I′ve never felt like this before
I'm trying to remember Why I was afraid To be myself And let the covers fall away Guess I never had Someone like you (To help me) To help me fit In my skin"
This song is one I've chosen for Kidd as well. I think it fits the tough survival game that is the Grand Line well. Being a pirate ain't all that easy, especially with being up against some absolute freaks of nature. The Kidd pirates are all about picking themselves back up after having been beaten down and Killer is no exception to this.
"Now It's much harder to laugh Hard to get up and then work on my craft Feel like all of you hate me Everything's been so hard with all the situations lately Well maybe I'm done, maybe I've lost Still putting up a fight because [...]"
This one's another one of the vulnerable songs. Not wanting to be seen by the world may be a little very on the nose, but it still fits, dammit!
"And I don't want the world to see me 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am"
Another vulnerable addition! This one sounds romantic on the surface, but I believe that it is a lot more extensive than that.
You could interpret it as his romantic love towards Victoria, the song's sad tone fitting her demise, or you could interpret it as the familial love of having a found family amongst the Kidd pirates, or single it down to the platonic love he shares with Kidd as the best of best friends. In which case the sad tones may relate to losing said found family / best friend.
"And I've moved further than I thought I could But I missed you more than I thought I would" - this passage could relate to Victoria!
"And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be Right in front of me Talk some sense to me"
This song sounds pretty punk-ish to me. (Not that I know literally a single thing about punk music!) It's more on the rock side of things and fits fighting vibes well. I'm not sure who he'd be the hero for in this case, but there's definitely themes of not giving up and fighting to the end in the lyrics so I'll call it a good fit, like it or not!
This one is a little painful. It's a lot about self-hatred and being so desperately unhappy with your own looks that you'd want to harm yourself, something that I think for Killer would be amped up to the extreme by the effects of the smile fruit.
Poor man! Please let them have nice things at some point again, Oda-sensei.
Yet another Grand Line survival song! Am I choosing all of these for Killer because I feel like I don't really know his personality yet? Perhaps. Very likely. I need to do some in-depth research for this man.
I guess it's also a good matchup song for any of his fights, namely the one with Hawkins.
"But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try I'll never lose, I'll never die You've seen me before, you'll see me again I'll never give up, I'll never give in 'Til I'm bloody and bruised 'Til I've broken my bones 'Til I won't be abused 'Til I'm laughing alone
It's hard to be charming and smart and disarming It's hard to pretend you're the best It's hard to fulfill everyone's expectations It's hard to keep up with the rest"
Another song for fighting! Looking at recent developments (not saying anything because the spoilers in here are for Wano) it rings even more true.
This one's a complete turnaround on the initial theme of the song - it's way more disheartened and far more angry! Far more fitting of a battle-hardened "soldier" than anything joyful.
Paramore has the perfect type of vibe for the Kidd Pirates and you cannot change my mind.
Also it makes me very happy to have "matching" songs between artists for Kid and Killer. I originally had "Ain't it fun" from Paramore on the playlist too but don't deem that as fitting enough (and it doesn't match the other songs well enough in my opinion!)
Can we talk about how absolutely sick this gif is? Whoever animated this, I love you from the bottom of my heart.
Themes of insecurity, vengeance and sadness + blue eyes + saw a Killer artist make an artwork with this song = part of the Killer playlist!
It's angry, it's rock and it's either about Killer fighting somebody he considers a pretender or fighting himself, considering himself a pretender, being hidden away under the guise of his mask!
Or something something Kamazo (I haven't watched Wano yet I cannot possibly talk about this without making a fool of myself)
"For all of the stars to come down" - I like to think of this as a metaphor for bringing down all of the established order, making Kidd the new king of the pirates.
I like the vibes of this song for him and once again it's about fighting, picking yourself up and giving it your all! ... I feel very unimaginative having chosen so many of the same type for him. Sorry, Killer fans!!
I did really go all out with the "body shame" for this Killer playlist, this last addition not being an exception to the rule. I guess in a way a lot of these vulnerable / insecure songs are ones that I could see Killer listening to himself rather than just matching his vibes as I was able to do a lot better within my Kidd playlist.
I really like this song for Killer for his post-smile fruit state of being.
"Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
Outside I'm masquerading Inside my hope is fading Just a clown oh yeah Since you put me down My smile is my make up"
It is a love song technically, but you can definitely read the "I need you" as him needing his crew, their unconditional support to be able to live with himself.
I do love the idea of the smile being makeup as well, or just generally having makeup addressed feels pretty fitting for Killer.
Ain't it fun - Paramore (jealous vibes)
I need a hero - Bonnie Tyler (being a little dramatic)
Kokopelli Face Tattoo - AJJ (very out there, along the body lines)
Choke - I don't know how but they found me (more aggressive vibes)
I spent all night in my dream travelling through the country Doflamingo reigned in (not Dressrosa, some other one) with Law, doing our best to work towards bringing Doflamingo down.
The first fight against Doflamingo was absolutely catastrophic and nearly got the both of us killed.
Luffy was working towards our fight somewhere too but I never really saw him in person.
Kidd then appeared, apparently Luffy had helped him out of a pinch and so he'd agreed to an alliance. Kidd had seen Luffy give orders to Law so Kidd was eager to help Law as Luffy's apparent subordinate, taking orders from his alliance member. (Law did not like that one bit and the two bickered quite a lot!)
Law was already roughed up pretty badly at this point so Kidd went to fight Doflamingo on his own.
Kidd stood a much better chance than Law had beforehand - maybe because Doflamingo had already spent some of his energy, because Kidd was able to keep a clearer head instead of being so hyperfocused on revenge like Law or just because I simp for Kidd harder.
Either way it was an incredibly intense fight and the two went at it for hours.
Doflamingo used parasite to control Law to fight against Kidd for him, Kidd being attacked by both of them at the same time which made things even more difficult for him.
Law then - for whatever reason - decided to break Kidd's metal hand. Which makes no sense, but alas, dream logic. For some reason it hurt Kidd whenever the metal hand was broken and severed from his arm.
At this rate Kidd was quite worse for wear so he laid on the ground panting as Doflamingo set out to explore how the metal hand worked, being rather curious about the fact.
Through some means or another he froze the hand first of all, which was a wise idea seeing as it self-destructed and set off quite a few explosions that had been built in.
Through the ice encasing it nobody got hurt from that.
In my dream I stood there, nodded and thought "so this is why Kidd got roughed up so badly when Shanks attacked him, his metal arm self-destructed as well on top of everything".
Doflamingo was screwing the metal arm open further, trying to figure out its secrets. He was so interested in finding out what was inside that you could have thought one of the ancient weapons was stored away in there but we never found out because suddenly Benn Beckman appeared.
Why him, you ask? No fucking clue, I've never had a more anticlimactic dream in my life. Pretty pissed at my subconscious for choosing a character I actively dislike here.
Beckman then proceeded to fight Doflamingo with all he had and boy it was rough for Doflamingo. For some reason Beckman was miles and miles stronger and faster than him. Doflamingo felt looked down upon so he completely lost it.
Beckman kept cutting through his strings so Doflamingo used his awakened devil fruit to turn the very ground into strings as well, trying to gain the upper hand through this.
He used his "Spider Web" to deflect attacks but was eventually defeated rather unceremoniously.
Beckman then disappeared as quickly as he came.
When I later strolled through the town - Kidd and Law recovering from the fight - I came across Mihawk, sitting on the back of an oxen cart on top of a huge eagle (Lord of the Rings Style). Right beside him a really cute eagle baby. He was drinking some wine - or maybe some other alcoholic beverage - straight from the bottle.
When asked by the villagers why he was here, he responded that the baby eagle didn't like the drinks they had at the eyrie, so he was here to buy drinks for the baby.
I very unfortunately woke up after this but oh my god that was such a fun, wild ride!
Rough translation of the comment: "You gave me a thousand ideas with the premise of your fic [Breeder Village], can I use this for my OC and your Doflamingo? <3 <3"
Oh wow, thank you so much for liking my idea so much! I'm so honored!
The village is said to house "some of the most beautiful women the Grand Line has ever seen [...] from blondes to brunettes, young to old, tall to tiny, giants, mermaids, humans and even a celestial dragon or two." So please feel free to put your OCs in it!
Any female OC works for this, I'm so happy to bring the village to life a bit more by having other people's OCs live there too. The fic is of course NSFW and contains noncon, but if you want to slap your OCs in there then be my guest!!
Edit: This includes writing about it, making headcanons, art, whatever you'd like. All that I ask is that you link back to the original fic and don't claim the idea of the "Breeder Village" as your own in regards to Doflamingo! ^-^
Link to the fic! (Doflamingo x Reader)
Am I taking the concept of Dreaming of Doflamingo too far by making it an entire "I dream of Jeannie" crossover? Maybe.
Do I love that show? To bits.
I was tempted to try and incorporate the official female Doflamingo design a bit better into this but... Yeah. No. Didn't work out the way I planned, haha.
Directly traced over the intro animation of the show!
I just finished putting together a playlist for #kidpiratesmonth2025 !
Just gonna link the names of the songs here + my thoughts for why I chose them for Kidd! Spoilers for the 1100s ^^
Songs used: 00:00 - 04:21 - Headliners - Eustass Kid + Trafalgar law
-> Ain't explainin' nutin'
04:22 - 08:37 - Eluveitie - The Call of The Mountain
-> I believe that this song is played on pipebags, and well, Kidd's a scot! + Rock music. I personally like the cover by Alina Gingertail best. She's a redhair, just like Kidd!
Plus, the lyrics add up perfectly.
"Against the waves, with our swords in our hands Against the sea, with our backs to the walls Against distress, in the presence of our enemies Against the storms, roaring at our faces"
08:38 - 12:15 - Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
-> This one's mostly just a joke on Kidd's tsundere tendencies.
12:16- 16:41 - Eluveitie - A Rose for Epona
-> I just really like Eluveitie's style for Kidd. Again I much prefer the Alina Gingertail cover, she's taken the original work and made something even more special out of it.
I also like the imagery of this:
"While hopes bog like condemned men"
Together with the idea of impending defeat, well, Kidd does have the unfortunate habit of having Yonkos beating his butt up.
16:42 - 20:14 - Avril Lavigne - Here's to never growing up
-> A less meaningful, positive party song for a party-heavy crew.
Avril is another favourite pick of mine for Kid. Cursing, getting drunk and having a good time are all things I associate with him!
In a way, I also like to think of it as a song for Kidd before life hardened him, he got betrayed, and stopped trusting folks altogether.
20:15 - 22:26 - Waterparks - I miss having sex but at least I don't wanna die anymore
-> Another one of the weak adds, if you go super experimental with this then you could directly interpret it as "he misses Victoria but he's over wanting to die now", but eh.
I just think it's a fun and crass song and therefore I'd like to stick it to him like a "kick me" post-it.
In a way it's also about not meeting expectations but it's definitely still one of the weaker songs out of these.
Also, I used the gif with water splashing on Kidd that everybody thirsts over in the playlist. Oh I can post gifs here! Lemme update everything.
22:27 - 25:43 - I don't know how but they found me - Choke
-> The Kidd pirates don't exactly hold back on violence, so I love some violent songs for them! Plus I found a gif of Kidd grabbing the camera + grabbing the head of a Beast Pirate so it's freaking perfect.
Lyrics:
"Now shut your dirty mouth If I could burn this town I wouldn't hesitate To smile while you suffocate and die And that would be just fine And what a lovely time, that it would surely be So bite your tongue And choke yourself to sleep"
25:44 - 28:42 - The Offspring - You're gonna go far, Kid(d)
-> I mean, do I have to explain a single thing?
God I love this song. Every single time it plays I get up and dance to it. So I didn't play it while making this playlist. That would have been counterproductive and a great workout.
Also, god I love how much love they gave to Kidd and Law during the Big Mom fight!! <333
28:43 - 32:17 - Mother Mother - Hayloft II
-> A weaker addition, but it's epic enough to deserve being in a Kidd playlist. Murder + rock = good time + Kidd pirates
32:18 - 34:46 - The Boys - You've got a license to drive (me crazy)
-> Ehhhh. Another weak add. Kinda romance Kid but also mostly because The Boys is such a brutal show.
34:47 - 38:10 - Panic! at the disco - Death of a bachelor
-> More romance Kid! I don't have any good reason, sorry. I put this in my Killer playlist (not made yet, only on spotify) too, but ehhhh. I really regret not finding a fitting AJJ song in hindsight haha.
Oh dammit you can't put more than 10 video links on these :'( So hard picking a top 10!
38:11 - 40:42 - Fish in a Birdcage - Rule #27 - Drunk on Pride
-> This one I really really like because it's got some lyric accuracy!
"Deep inside a trench, no light can reach You might find the skull of a ship that was breached [...] Captain of his ship has nothing but time To watch his dream die as he gets drunk on pride Long after they lost their names 'Cross the sea in a battle of waves Rushing through the rocks, they pass through the caves Remnants of ash drifting outside their vase Weapons that are used were buried away Flags that were torn get lost in a page Barely any scars left from the good old days"
I love the imagery of the sunk Victoria Punk (skull of a ship?? it's perfect! maybe this is standard ship terminology that I'm unfamiliar with, but still!)
A lot of people accuse Kidd of being too prideful and therefore being defeated by Shanks, and think of that what you will, but that means that this song fits perfectly!
40:43 - 43:48 - Dangerous
-> I really love this song for him! It's just oozing confidence and cockiness. Plus cursing and fucking around (literally). I don't know. Just hits the Kidd spot perfectly for me.
43:49 - 46:58 - George Barnett - Stone Cold Classic
-> Another one I really really like! It's hot stuff villain music if ya ask me. Cursing + oozing confidence. Plus rock-y something music. I don't know, I don't know the first thing about music.
"Fire up the flames I'll do you damage Instagram the blaze I'm Shere Khan savage
You don't have to ask You know I have it No, you don't have to ask I god damn have it
AKA's the name Got blind ambition Baddest in the game With Van Gogh vision
You don't have to ask You know I have it No, you don't have to ask I god damn have it"
46:59 - 50:27 - Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
-> This one I found on a different Kid playlist, so this ain't my idea at all! That was a great playlist. It's rock, it fulfills the Kid as a vampire fanfiction that I've never written, I mean what?, and I paired it with this gif of Kid eating because you know... black hole...
50:28 - 53:35 - Paramore - crushcrushcrush
-> Another find on a different Kid playlist! I added these two copycats because I'll be listening to these playlists a bunch too, so I don't want to miss out on these perfect fits for Kid. It's just perfect romance Kidd. Something my own romantic choices for him didn't manage at all. Heh.
53:36 - 57:18 - Evanescence - Bring me to Life
-> Now this is the absolute punk / emo whatever classic song, so... yeah. Belongs in here!
57:19 - 01:02:17 - Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
-> I like this sort of vibe for the Kidd pirates - partying hard, banging their heads, with just a hint of self-hatred underneath!
01:02:18 - 01:06:22 - Avril Lavigne - Complicated
-> Another romance song for Kid. Mostly chosen for that idea of "don't pretend to be anyone else" that I think would be very present aboard the Kidd pirates. They're unapologetically themselves, so you should be too!
01:06:23 - 01:08:56 - Clarx, Catas, Le Malls - Numb the Pain
-> Another bout of fitting lyrics. I assume that even the most battle-hardened pirates might eventually succumb to the stress of the weather and practically every other human in the world wanting you dead, so I like these kind of reminiscent songs for the Kid Pirates. It's not like it's a major deal for them, but every now and then they just wanna fucking relax, ya know?
"I know we grew up a little too fast I miss the days that we'd chill and relax Where did the time go? It all passed Now I need to go back I had no worries but always have plans Only thing I did was take out the trash Now It's much harder to laugh Hard to get up and then work on my craft Feel like all of you hate me Everything's been so hard with all the situations lately Well maybe I'm done, maybe I've lost Still putting up a fight because [...]"
01:08:57 - 01:12:24 - Avril Lavigne - Smile
-> Some more happiness in between! Chosen for Kidd's wide smile and also ideally Killer eventually getting to be comfortable with his smile and laughter. Poor man.
01:12:24 - 01:15:56 - Tim McMorris - On Top of the World
-> I absolutely love this one! It's such a feel-good song and once more it's oozing confidence, fitting Kidd perfectly!
"I'm on top of the world, and now I'm livin' And the good just gets better, keeps on givin' Not even close to the end, it's just beginnin' Life is getting lighter While the days are getting brighter, yeah
And it's all good, I won't even worry anymore Took all my cares, took them, kicked them all, out the door Go on and try it, come on and tell me what you're waiting for Move and keep on going, till' your life is overflowing, yeah
I gotta celebrate life And get excited about Good times and good livin' Come on and shout it out, (hey!)
Take it up, take it over, take it out of control Today I'm freein' my soul, and now you got me singin'
I'm feelin' fine, smiling big, feelin' right like I should Life is better then good, yeah, you got me singin'
I'm standing up, on top of the world tonight And everything's working out, just right And while the world is spinning It's a brand new beginning I'm here finally winning (hey!) So, take it up, take it over, take it out of control Today I'm freeing my soul, and now you got me singin'
We gotta be the best, the best we can be And though sometimes we don't wanna Still we gotta chase our dreams Reach up, and reach high, because we're gonna pull on through And give it all we got, even though it can seem so hard to
Catch and make happen, but we can't start slackin', come on Do what ya gotta do to fight on So no matter what comes your way Nothin' can ruin your day or even wipe your smile away
By the time I'm up and outta my bed I got a hundred new ideas floatin' 'round in my head With a hope for tomorrow, a dream that I can see Of all the awesome things, the great people we could be"
I've copied most of it because... well. It's just coded perfectly for the future King of the Pirates!
01:15:57 - 01:20:04 - Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix
-> Kidd's about to raise like a Phoenix! From the supposed grave to heaven and above!
01:20:05 - 01:22:35 - Don't wanna be - The Score
-> More of a positive, laid back song about sticking to yourself!
"I don't ever wanna be someone who follows everybody else When everyone is busy out chasing I'll make another road myself Cause I know I was meant for something more There's gotta be something here worth fighting for"
01:22:36 - 01:25:59 - Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
-> A nice wrap-up song for all the memories made along the way!
Thank you so much for reading this abysmally long post! I hope you could find some songs you enjoyed in here. None of the gifs are my own but stolen from the interwebs!
All art and animation credit to Toei Animation and Eiichiro Oda.
Just barely managed to cap it at 30 images and 10 links, phew!
It's in 4K! My PC was kind of very much struggling with the size of it.
this morning I woke up and felt possessed by the marineford Doffy / Moria interaction panel. I think that it might have been part of a dream because I vividly remember the glasses being pushed down slightly to show the pose I tried to put down on the whiteboard.
either way I was late to my internship because of this possession and got scolded for it. every day I become more of a criminal for doflamingo!
Please enjoy them here if you'd like:
Doflamingo's Little Dove Chapter 1:
Knocking on Heaven's Door Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Warm my Soul chapter 1:
Bepo's Birthday Shenanigans:
I'm currently working on "Bepo's Birthday Shenanigans"! Please look forward to that becoming an audiobook next.
If you are a One Piece author and would like to see your work turned into an audiobook, please feel free to contact me! ^-^
Onigiri's Hedgehog Adventures!
Version with lineart:
Reference: (taken from @physics-of-one-piece 's amazing provision of North Blue Doflamingo scenes. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!! They're a total life saver for being obsessed with this silly flamingo psycho.)
and finally, a little sneak peak from an AMV that's so big that it'll take me another few months to finish!
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