General & Others Why I prefer Sabo over Ace.

[Lifeismeh]

Sabo kinda lost his uniqueness when he became an adult and Oda just turned him into Ace 2.0

but in the flashback I agree he was much better than ace, ace was kinda annoying and arrogant, Sabo was nice, calm and more mature for his age than ace, its sad that Oda made him return just to replace Ace rather than being his own character and continuing his story

 

[Finalbeta]

Sabo has a cooler hat than Ace & he also knows how to wear a shirt, Ace needs some practice.
But Sabo's also part of the most boring group in the series so...........

Sabo's fashion style is top material

 

[Ravagerblade]

Sabo is by far the worst of the two. Ace (as a character) has/d plenty of shortcomings but still way better writing than Sabo has, others have pointed out the conveniently amnesia plot; it's retarded and makes it seem like a band aid over Ace's Death, Killed off one brother? Oh Hey here's another *whistles nervously*, Hey Let's give him Ace's DF wouldn't that be cool!
smh, God awful writing if I had to say. Cookie cutter material.

 

[Sadistic Senpai]

Sabo is by far the worst of the two. Ace (as a character) has/d plenty of shortcomings but still way better writing than Sabo has, others have pointed out the conveniently amnesia plot; it's retarded and makes it seem like a band aid over Ace's Death, Killed off one brother? Oh Hey here's another *whistles nervously*, Hey Let's give him Ace's DF wouldn't that be cool!
smh, God awful writing if I had to say. Cookie cutter material.

Sabo would have turned from this god awful written character (to me at least) into a good one through that process:
1- If Ace and Luffy's first mention of "Sabo" name was during their meeting in Alabasta, and NOT during Ace's death door in Marieford. That would have establised that he's NOT a replacement, rather someone truly existed and intended to be introduced later. And not at the last second LOL

2- IF, Oda would have given him a completely different DF ability. I would have loved a Zoan for him, specially since he serves "Dragon" a supposed animal name. And on top of it, he seemed to be a proficient close range fighter. What people do not realize is that Logia are NOT the best in close range combat. Usually it's Zoan as said by Rob Lucci. With Haki, Sabo would have created a completely unique fighting style that would have separated him from the "shadow" of Ace.

However, Sabo basically turned from "close range" fighter before his Logia, into a mid-range fighter, just like Ace. Which is bad because instead of making him more unique, Oda basically changed him from being unique into being a mirror for Ace.

And on top of that, he fucking had curly hair, how the fuck it became smooth? Couldn't Oda draw a badass brother who got afro hair? even if blonde? I swear, Foxy's arc with that afro hair got lots of attention for the afro hahaha. Oda could have made Sabo some real badass mofo with a big afro.
LOL, Sabo as a kid had every bit of a potential to be unique, but then come timeskip, and here Sabo makes a comeback, and suddenly, Oda is shifting him from being Sabo into Ace 2.0

 

[NeutralWatcher]

I think I prefer Ace. He is original. He bonded with SH crew.

Imo Sabo will be better if he was introduced when Ace was alive. Introducing Sabo after Ace died makes Sabo as Ace replacement.

I don't like it Oda forces readers to forget Ace with Sabo's introduction as Ace's replacement.

 

[Finalbeta]

I think I prefer Ace. He is original. He bonded with SH crew.

Imo Sabo will be better if he was introduced when Ace was alive. Introducing Sabo after Ace died makes Sabo as Ace replacement.

I don't like it Oda forces readers to forget Ace with Sabo's introduction as Ace's replacement.

I love both so tough call

I wish both were still alive

ASL is so iconic, that was a huge loss both for the character itself and the formed trio

 

[trav]

People often say that Sabo is Ace 2.0

do they now? I only know he is called "blonde Ace" or "budget Ace".

But I can't help but feel Ace is a more organic character, there is something disingenuous about Sabo

agree here although my reasons are different.
the amnesia plot with his subconsciousness telling him that rich people are baddies was the nail in the coffin for me. its too forced and feels unnatural. Ace on the other hand had relatable internal struggle.

Ace was unimaginably better than Sabo is.
Luffys attachment to Ace and their bond was further strengthened by Sabos demise. they both suffered loss at this point and it made their brotherly bond so much more valuable.
Sabos return from the dead threw that out of the window and spat on it.
now we are stuck with this dude that tries too hard to be a combination of Ace and Luffy with a little bit of smarts added. lame.

 

[OmegaPsyche]

Sabo will become a better character.

Fans are more attached to Ace cause he had a full character arc.

Agree 100% in regards to Sabo's fighting style.

 

[trav]

Ace is the cool biological father while Sabo is the awkward stepdad that tries too hard to replace the real one and fails at every attempt.

 

[Lion of Olympus]

Sabo is a trash character, but his fighting style is cool

 

[Chrono]

Sabo lost 98% of my interest once he ate Ace's DF. His fighting style and Haki will forever be overshadowed by the Mera Fruit. I want a new orginal character. Not another Ace. Ace is dead and should stay dead.

 

[Finalbeta]

Sabo's personality is fine to me.

He just needs to be involved more and keep growing stronger.

 

[Lee Ba Shou]

i want him to own that overrated Sakazuki

I agree with the rest of your post, but imagine thinking that the most hated, least popular character in the manga is overrated

 

[Calypso]

I like black haired dudes more then blonde dudes.

That's it 🤣🤣 Ace all the way for me - due to different reasons :>

 

[Finalbeta]

I agree with the rest of your post, but imagine thinking that the most hated, least popular character in the manga is overrated

Akainu is so overrated 95% of the OP fanbase believes he was unable to stand after the second gura strike had been inflicted to his detriment :)

 

[Power]

Best thread I've seen in a while:cheers:

People write Sabo off as a boring Ace replacement without actually analyzing the amazing aspects of his character like backstory, fighting style, motivations, etc. I like Ace but if he was Sabo's replacement instead of vice versa then Ace would probably be one of the most hated characters in One Piece.

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Both are awesome characters but Ace > Sabo as a character for me :sabogood:

 

[Tobra]

i definitely prefer sabo over ace but he’s a bit too mature and wise i would like his character more if he was a little bit more cocky and emotional but not reckless as ace was


however hating being a noble/coming from a house of power and authority is getting stale we already have sabo sanji multiple bm children and now most likely yamato i’m beginning to hate it

 

[yj]

Sabo is more ambitious that alone makes him better than ace. He’s out there changing the world empowering the people leading a revolution with dragon and the revos the likes the world has never seen before.

 

[Kurodiamondo]

I just need sabo to has more screen time