Character Discussion Luffy recruited Zoro because he was strong, And he sought him specifically

[ZoroSlaysDragonTuna]

-Hello Ladies and gentlemen welcome

-I want to discuss a specific topic with you guys->

Was the manner and the reason for why luffy recruited Zoro different from all the other straw hats?

In my opinion it is for the simple reason that Luffy wanted to ask Zoro to join him even before he met Zoro

*The proof for this is in this one panel :

Spoiler: Luffy wants Zoro to join

*This was before Luffy even met luffy or even before Zoro was introduced in the story, Luffy says he wants strong people in his crew and that Zoro is said strong person. He then says that the condition for letting Zoro join is if hes a good guy. This is not the reason he wants Zoro to join because if that was his reason he would have picked any nice guy along the way furthermore there was no way for luffy to know if Zoro was even a nice guy. Infact he was known as a monster as coby mentions in the same panel. Being a nice guy is Luffy condition to Zoro joining not the reason he wants him to join.

-This is obviously different because Luffy decided and sought for Zoro to join, Which is different from the other straw hats which he decided he wants them to join after he met them / Had an interaction with.

What do you guys think

Was Zoros recruitment special or was it like all the others and did Luffy seek out zoro because he heard about his strength?

All opinions welcome

Poll included

Thanks for reading

 

[Finalbeta]

This was Oda's God Hand. It's unquestionable. This goes beyond fandoms. This is divine acting upon us frail creatures. This is basically the craft coming from high. This is really not up to debate.

This was one of the most magic moments in the history of fiction.

 

[Den_Den_Mushi]

Luffy lived in the most backwater part of East Blue, never reads the news and had only Makino and Dadan for company for the three years that Ace had gone out to sea. For Luffy to actually have known Zoro’s name and whereabouts suggests that Zoro was actually very well known in the region for his strength.

Zoro and Nami are the only two crew mates that Luffy sought out/insisted on having no matter what. Even after Nami betrayed him at Baratie and ran away with Merry, Luffy demanded that they try to recruit her anyway. Anyone who tries to suggest that Luffy, Zoro and Nami are not the triggers and main characters of the series needs to go back and reread East Blue.

 

[Jo_Ndule]

Luffy lived in the most backwater part of East Blue, never reads the news and had only Makino and Dadan for company for the three years that Ace had gone out to sea. For Luffy to actually have known Zoro’s name and whereabouts suggests that Zoro was actually very well known in the region for his strength.

Zoro and Nami are the only two crew mates that Luffy sought out/insisted on having no matter what. Even after Nami betrayed him at Baratie and ran away with Merry, Luffy demanded that they try to recruit her anyway. Anyone who tries to suggest that Luffy, Zoro and Nami are not the triggers and main characters of the series needs to go back and reread East Blue.

Luffy wanted sanji no matter what too
He sought him out too

Nothing new, oh main characters are Luffy, Sanji, zoro, ussop, Nami
With Zoro and Nami being triggers back then alongside Luffy.

Nami and Zoro aren't still triggers
What have they been triggering since TS?

 

[ZoroSlaysDragonTuna]

Luffy wanted sanji no matter what too
He sought him out too

Nothing new, oh main characters are Luffy, Sanji, zoro, ussop, Nami
With Zoro and Nami being triggers back then alongside Luffy.

Nami and Zoro aren't still triggers
What have they been triggering since TS?

Luffy didnt know Sanji Ussop or nami before he met them, He only knew about Zoro and he went out of his way to recruit him.

 

[ShishioIsBack]

Luffy wanted sanji no matter what too
He sought him out too

No he didn't
Wtf are you talking about?

I am not even trying to hate on Sanji here but this is straight up a lie.
Luffy was looking for a cook, not specifically Sanji, he didn't even know who Sanji was. Then he stumbled across Baratie and saw that Sanji was a good cook so he wanted him in.

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Nami and Zoro aren't still triggers
What have they been triggering since TS?

Zoro has been trashing Kaido left and right and carrying Luffy's ass

 

[Doggo]

Luffy didnt know Sanji Ussop or nami before he met them, He only knew about Zoro and he went out of his way to recruit him.

Luffy knew usopp.
Yasopp talked about him.

 

[ZoroSlaysDragonTuna]

Luffy knew usopp.
Yasopp talked about him.

But he didnt know it was him and he didnt seek him, It was a coincidence they met he wasnt looking for him like he was looking for Zoro and he didnt recruit him for a specific reason and didnt decide to invite him to join until they met.

 

[Chrono]

Luffy lived in the most backwater part of East Blue, never reads the news and had only Makino and Dadan for company for the three years that Ace had gone out to sea. For Luffy to actually have known Zoro’s name and whereabouts suggests that Zoro was actually very well known in the region for his strength.

Zoro and Nami are the only two crew mates that Luffy sought out/insisted on having no matter what. Even after Nami betrayed him at Baratie and ran away with Merry, Luffy demanded that they try to recruit her anyway. Anyone who tries to suggest that Luffy, Zoro and Nami are not the triggers and main characters of the series needs to go back and reread East Blue.

Luffy never sought out Nami. He wasnt even looking for a navigator. And Luffy insisted on Sanji multiple times. What is this obession with making the first 3 SHs special lmao

 

[stairs-kun]

Zoro Hype!!!

 

[Fuckthis3]

Yea we know zoro > luffy

 

[Jew D. Boy]

I know this is better said in the unpopular opinions thread, but there is no consistent recruitment process for the Straw Hat Pirates, and there never has been. They all have similarities in their courtship with Luffy, but like you’ve laid out here, Zoro wasn’t sought out because he served an essential purpose on a pirate ship like several (but not all) of the others that came after him, but purely because of his reputation and heart

 

[trav]

Luffy was looking for Zoro because he was a strong.
Luffy recruited Zoro because he had a good heart.

Zoro joined Luffy because he had to.

this is a special case.
no other Straw Hat had a necessity to join. they all did because Luffy saved them or their friends.
Luffy blackmailed Zoro into joining BEFORE he helped him out.

 

[HA001]

Didnt luffy ask zeff to join before sanji

They went to baratie for a chef in general not sanji specifically

Zoro is the only member to join luffy purposely went to look for before even meeting him.

 

[Zowo]

No he didn't
Wtf are you talking about?

I am not even trying to hate on Sanji here but this is straight up a lie.
Luffy was looking for a cook, not specifically Sanji, he didn't even know who Sanji was. Then he stumbled across Baratie and saw that Sanji was a good cook so he wanted him in.

Post automatically merged: Feb 19, 2021

Zoro has been trashing Kaido left and right and carrying Luffy's ass

didnt luffy asked zeff to join his crew as a cook? but he was looking for lanji lmao

Post automatically merged: Feb 19, 2021

Nami and Zoro aren't still triggers
What have they been triggering since TS?

In the first Color Walk book, Oda describes Luffy, Zoro and Nami as "the triggers" of One Piece.
so yeah oda s words>>>>>ur garbage take

 

[nik87]

Luffy wanted specifically a bounty hunter he never saw and heard before in his life.
Obviously, the reason he wants him specifically is due to Zoro's strength.

 

[Finalbeta]

Luffy never sought out Nami. He wasnt even looking for a navigator. And Luffy insisted on Sanji multiple times. What is this obession with making the first 3 SHs special lmao

Chrono if you are really genuinely not knowledgeable about why Luffy recruting Zoro was unique compared to the other recruiting, then your knowledge about this series must be revised lol.

 

[wereng99]

Luffy wanted sanji no matter what too
He sought him out too

Nothing new, oh main characters are Luffy, Sanji, zoro, ussop, Nami
With Zoro and Nami being triggers back then alongside Luffy.

Nami and Zoro aren't still triggers
What have they been triggering since TS?

oh you didn't read the post huh? luffy want to recruit zoro even before he met him, while in sanji case luffy want to recruit him after he met sanji not before.

stop embarrassing yourself.

 

[mad monk]

Isn't this so obvious?

 

[ZoroSlaysDragonTuna]

Isn't this so obvious?

Look at some of the comments apparently this isnt so obvious