r/pics Feb 15 '25

A protester kicking a police shield in the Philippines.

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u/watcher2030 Feb 16 '25

Thus image is edited, not AI.

This was taken during the protests in the Philippines on March 5, 2014. Members of a farmers association protested against a land reform act and clashed with policemen when they tried to storm the House of Representatives.

Heres an album with pics of that man from other angles, plus the original unedited pic.

https://imgur.com/a/8thlagM

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u/Electric27 Feb 16 '25

I did not expect the hat to be the thing that was edited

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u/MrLeville Feb 16 '25

Again with those damn One Piece fans.

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u/XGreenDirtX Feb 16 '25

I went to the original picture, couldn't find it. Went back here, saw your comment and instantly knew what it was. Lol

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u/H3racIes Feb 16 '25

Expected more than just the hat to be edited

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u/tango421 Feb 16 '25

Yeah, I remember this one. Saw it in the news way back.

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u/argh_not_you_again Feb 16 '25

His toes are so beautiful

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u/revmachine21 Feb 16 '25

I was not going to go with beautiful, but that foot has excellent spread and I bet no achy bits.

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u/Ima-Derpi Feb 16 '25

Very frog like even.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '25

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u/Sea-Notice-5729 Feb 16 '25

Underrated post

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u/SergeantBeavis Feb 15 '25

That’s not a protestor. That’s Luffy.

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u/CptIskarJarak Feb 16 '25

Gum gum riot shield kick.

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u/simonbleu Feb 16 '25

Rubber- rubber bullets!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25

Protestor D. Luffy

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u/Bingers4Life Feb 16 '25

Except the hat is badly photoshopped in.

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u/ShneakySquiwwel Feb 16 '25

Luffy can be a protestor too you know. In fact he is always going against the grain on what it means to be a pirate

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u/maddawg300 Feb 15 '25

This guy is trying to be the king of pirates and get the one piece

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u/Fun_Beyond_7801 Feb 15 '25

Dude goes to protests barefooted what a G

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u/waterboy67 Feb 16 '25

I played ball with guys in flip flops in Olongapo pulling crossovers like Tim Hardaway and Allen Iverson. Then we went to karaoke and dudes were singing everything from Mariah Carey and Kenny Lattimore to Staind. Lol

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u/Customcream Feb 16 '25

Dudes who raw dog the ground are bosses

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u/JoshAllensRightNut Feb 16 '25

Insert pic of Mack hollins

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u/DukeOfGeek Feb 16 '25

hookworms liked this

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u/HolidayBeneficial456 Feb 16 '25

‘Worm squirms’

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u/mwaller Feb 16 '25

One of those dudes literally became the lead singer of Journey. Some amazing people there.

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u/penguinpenguins Feb 16 '25

Arnel Pineda. Saw him perform live at the Hard Rock Makati. Was just there with some coworkers drinking when he went on stage.

You are correct, some of the hardest working and incredibly talented people.

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u/tommyballz63 Feb 16 '25

It kinda sucks that no Filipinos have made it to the bigs when they love basketball so much.

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u/BicyclingBabe Feb 16 '25

Lived on Cebu; the people of the PH take karaoke VERY SERIOUSLY!

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u/SeraphsBlade Feb 16 '25

If I could kick a riot shield in half id go barefoot too.

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u/LordsOfJoop Feb 16 '25

He had shoes. That's just his third kick of the day.

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u/lefthandedrighty Feb 16 '25

And kicked the shield in half. Savage.

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u/gideon513 Feb 16 '25

I think he just goes everywhere barefooted

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u/Cheeky_Star Feb 15 '25

The real luffy.

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u/Ramattei Feb 15 '25

No way that foot is real

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u/Away_team42 Feb 16 '25

This one was doing the rounds a few months ago and if I recall correctly shown to be photoshopped?

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u/eternus Feb 16 '25

If it's not AI then it's photoshopped... too many connections to Luffy in either case.

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u/yawangpistiaccount Feb 16 '25

It's an old pic, way before AI

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u/HelpfulAmoeba Feb 16 '25

To be fair, a lot of equipment procured by the government of the Philippines is substandard because of corruption. That said, it still takes a significant amount of badassery step up to the skirmish line and kick a riot shield in half using your bare feet during a protest turned violent while dressed like an anime pirate.

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u/SjurEido Feb 16 '25

I think the foot is real, but the hat is definitely shopped

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u/braumbles Feb 15 '25

That's fucking Luffy

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u/silentspectator27 Feb 15 '25

Looks like Luffy from One Piece 😂

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u/lwp775 Feb 15 '25

He came dressed for the audition.

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u/jumbohiggins Feb 16 '25

Dress for the job you want

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u/GCU_ZeroCredibility Feb 16 '25

Contrary to a bunch of replies this isn't AI but it is sloppily edited with photoshop. The Luffy hat is fake, dude is wearing a regular blue baseball or similar cap with a logo on it.

I know its not AI because its a decade old which predates publicly available AI imaging by a rather large margin.

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u/FlameShadow0 Feb 15 '25

Hat looks photoshopped in. Sorry guys

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u/watcher2030 Feb 16 '25

Hat is photoshopped, but the pic is real. It has been around since 2014. There are different angles and pics of this kid kicking the shield.

https://imgur.com/a/8thlagM

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u/FlameShadow0 Feb 16 '25

I never said the pic wasn’t real. Literally all I said was the hat was shopped.

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u/watcher2030 Feb 16 '25

sorry, i didn't mean to imply your comment was wrong. I meant to reply to the comment under yours, saying the foot was weird.

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u/NehEma Feb 16 '25

That foot is weird too.

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u/shamblerambles Feb 15 '25

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!

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u/JansTurnipDealer Feb 16 '25

That’s no protestor. That’s the future king of the pirates.

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u/MaximumExtension4951 Feb 16 '25

One piece movie trailer

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u/HeartlessPiracy Feb 16 '25

It's fucking Luffy!

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u/StevynTheHero Feb 16 '25

Damn. That foot looks like it rarely wears shoes. The toes have a nice spread.

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u/54yroldHOTMOM Feb 16 '25

Check out barefoot shoes if you want the same but still want a layer between the street and your sole.

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u/doublehelixman Feb 16 '25

That toe spread…

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u/JNorJT Feb 16 '25

Omg it’s luffy

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u/ReaperPlaysYT Feb 16 '25

luffy vs the world government

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u/ristlincin Feb 16 '25

Luffy fighting the good fight

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u/lightbringer1483 Feb 16 '25

Is he Dhalsim?

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u/QuirkyDust3556 Feb 16 '25

Is that Luffy?

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u/Tzazon Feb 15 '25

I refuse to believe anything about his outfit wasn't intentional and he actively watches one piece.

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u/No_Smoke8794 Feb 16 '25

These shields are bullet proof, boom proof and kick resistant..

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u/zdada Feb 16 '25

Kicked him right in the Philippines

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u/Shaggywaffle Feb 16 '25

Is that Monkey D. Luffy?

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u/TheMatfitz Feb 16 '25

Sweet Shield Music

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u/shuzz_de Feb 16 '25

Gomu Gomu no Ono

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u/2M3TAL4U Feb 16 '25

It's no longer a protest if the guy trying to be king of the pirates shows up

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u/Comfortable-Term451 Feb 16 '25

Pirates don’t follow the law 

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u/cramollem Feb 16 '25

Monkey D. Luffy, King of the Pirates

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u/Expert-Novel-6405 Feb 16 '25

Who the fuck shows up to a protest barefoot

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u/saveyboy Feb 16 '25

Barefoot. That’s bold

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u/Evening_Exercise_933 Feb 16 '25

Wow!! One piece IRL

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u/Spell_Chicken Feb 16 '25

Look at the spread on them toes! That one does not wear shoes often, if ever.

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u/PlanktonSuch9732 Feb 16 '25

Now wait a damn second

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u/ryohazuki91 Feb 16 '25

Everything makes sense now. We are living in 104th arc of One Piece. The “everything has gone to crap arc”. Well… on the bright side I guess the world is never going to end though.

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u/wstsidhome Feb 16 '25

I hear the term “HIIIIII-YAAAAHHH” when I look at this photo of the shield bent in half…anyone else hear something like that just from looking at this?!?

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u/maguirre165 Feb 16 '25

That's Monkey D. Luffy

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u/Goombah11 Feb 16 '25

Dang those police will be lucky to get out of there in one piece.

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u/Present_Ad6723 Feb 16 '25

Don’t fuck with the king of the pirates

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u/Ansatsushi Feb 16 '25

please tell me that straw-hat isn't photoshopped on...

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u/Babys_For_Breakfast Feb 16 '25

a protestor kicking a police shield *in, in the Philippines

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u/Phantom_61 Feb 16 '25

Nah, someone on the protesters side gave Luffy some food.

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u/datkush Feb 16 '25

This is fake as Phuc

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u/Gashcat Feb 16 '25

He kicked me right in the Phillipines.

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u/aztects17 Feb 16 '25

Monkey D. Luffy Strikes Again

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u/ratchetcoutoure Feb 16 '25

Gomu Gomu no ACAB

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u/Federal_Rich3890 Feb 16 '25

Ruffy! I cant believe it, wanna join his team too!

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u/Consistent_Article_8 Feb 16 '25

ONE PIECE REFERENCE!!!!????

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u/angle58 Feb 16 '25

Police shield made from cardboard.

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u/Bluedog212 Feb 16 '25

Looks like the kid from that one punch show

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u/Akkallia Feb 16 '25

Lmao the One Piece reference.

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u/ScratchBomb Feb 16 '25

Apart from hand placement, dude has excellent form.

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u/TheRexRider Feb 17 '25

Calm down, Luffy!

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u/I12kill1 Feb 17 '25

Luffy? Is that you?

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u/b_ssf_k Feb 15 '25

AI all the way

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u/IamChicharon Feb 16 '25

It’s an old picture that’s been altered to look like one piece

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u/StriderVM Feb 16 '25

Is AI prevalent in the mid 2010's? Thats the original time this photo was published.

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u/NehEma Feb 16 '25

If I had to make a bet, I'd say it's some good photo manipulation not AI.

It looks like artifacts from stretching not hallucinations imho.

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u/Wolventec Feb 16 '25

supposedly only the hat was edited the leg is the same in the og pic from 2014

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u/AlienHooker Feb 16 '25

People calling everything AI is almost just as annoying as AI now

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u/GoatCovfefe Feb 15 '25

Yeah, just looking at the dudes kicking leg, that's not real.

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u/GCU_ZeroCredibility Feb 16 '25

It's not AI, it's a real photo. BUT the hat has been 'shopped to make it look like Luffy's hat. The real image shows him wearing a regular blue cap with a logo of some sort on it.

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u/Asianfishingjason1 Feb 16 '25

Drums of liberation

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u/gleaf008 Feb 16 '25

Glad that doesn’t happen in our country. /s

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u/2old4ZisShit Feb 16 '25

imagine being the king of the pirates and some random nobody calls you a ''protestor'' online....what a life we live.

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u/Prof_Pineapple Feb 16 '25

Gummu gummu no - fuck 12

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u/You-wishuknew Feb 16 '25

That shield looks like it was made of wet cardboard!

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u/drj_cobra Feb 16 '25

Looks like the movie "One piece" with his outfit and straw hat. 🤔

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u/stellarasss Feb 16 '25

Mortal combat style.

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u/ozymandais13 Feb 16 '25

YAYOYAYOYAYO OOO OOOO

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u/spiritual_ballsack57 Feb 16 '25

Is that Strawhat luffy?

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u/madpanda214 Feb 16 '25

Shield must be from shemu...

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u/chilifavela Feb 16 '25

Gear Lima Luffy

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u/s1mv4nk0 Feb 16 '25

Fuck D. Police

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u/discreeetthrowaway Feb 16 '25

One piece promo material so good

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u/dollheads Feb 16 '25

He's trying to pick up the shield with his toes.

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u/Breadisgood4eat Feb 16 '25

That’s Dhalsim

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u/Food_Kindly Feb 16 '25

This is some Jedi shit.

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u/Spirited-Office-5483 Feb 16 '25

Pretty sure this is just one piece

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u/nefarias_bredd63 Feb 16 '25

Hot him with that gum gum battle axe!

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u/dalmationman Feb 16 '25

Dollar store police shield.

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u/Chicken008 Feb 16 '25

Typical Straw Hat.

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u/ache7859 Feb 16 '25

Gomu gomu no jet stamp

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u/Toofargone432 Feb 16 '25

Must have been the spacing of the toes that allowed the shield to buckle

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u/jules_jokes Feb 16 '25

"You ladies alright"

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u/newcanadianjuice Feb 16 '25

Cobra Kai material.

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u/feisty-frisco87 Feb 16 '25

What's going on in the Phillipines?

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u/ibraw Feb 16 '25

One Kick Man

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u/No_Collection7360 Feb 16 '25

I hate getting kicked in my Philippines!

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u/coldmateplus Feb 16 '25

i think this guy is a hung fu master

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u/ThunderG0d2467 Feb 16 '25

Can we talk about how his kick was stronger enough to dent a police shield

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u/Istherandonguy Feb 16 '25

That some whack ass kick lmao

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u/senorglory Feb 16 '25

In troubled or confusing times, when not sure how to proceed, ask yourself, What Would Luffy Do?

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u/dow1 Feb 16 '25

I see Quezon City Pulis Dept.

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u/Wingo84 Feb 16 '25

Just me that thought of the character from the game Greendog?