General & Others The problem with strawhats and how Oda's obsession with Luffy is ruining the cast
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One piece is centers around Luffy to the point now he is now a "chosen one" character. Luffy is always gonna be number 1 at the cost of any other character. Prime example is mf just think about it. Luffy was one of the weakest characters there outside of fodder yet:
- he could stand shoulder to shoulder with WB
- 3 admirals right in front of him couldn't take him out
- kizaru kicking Luffy 3 times did basically nothing
- mihawk couldn't hit him and the 1 time he did it did no damage
- he spear headed the wb pirates despite being a fodder compared to the crew at the time
- law came out of right Field as probably the only doctor that could save luffy's life
Etc. Overall love MF but if on the biggest scale the weakest version of Luffy still shined as bright as anyone cuz the story will not let it be another way. There's nothing wrong with this but if you are going to keep reading op especially after it's time skip you need to understand Luffy takes the 1 2 and 3 spot in op.
- he could stand shoulder to shoulder with WB
- 3 admirals right in front of him couldn't take him out
- kizaru kicking Luffy 3 times did basically nothing
- mihawk couldn't hit him and the 1 time he did it did no damage
- he spear headed the wb pirates despite being a fodder compared to the crew at the time
- law came out of right Field as probably the only doctor that could save luffy's life
Etc. Overall love MF but if on the biggest scale the weakest version of Luffy still shined as bright as anyone cuz the story will not let it be another way. There's nothing wrong with this but if you are going to keep reading op especially after it's time skip you need to understand Luffy takes the 1 2 and 3 spot in op.
LMAO the bold part give away ur zoro fanboyism in u 
u are hurt that zoro wont get any shine since luffy gonna beat kaido in wano and take the spot light as usual. so u simply bring out the so called sanji arc to justify u
typical zoro fanboys. I can smell them from a mile away 
u cant fool anyone here
sry for being rude though 
u are hurt that zoro wont get any shine since luffy gonna beat kaido in wano and take the spot light as usual. so u simply bring out the so called sanji arc to justify u
typical zoro fanboys. I can smell them from a mile away u cant fool anyone here
sry for being rude though 
@samiul1995 dont pay any attention to these brain washed fanboys like Rayleigh-Sama .
what you said is absolutely right. Oda obsession over Luffy is getting really weird. I don’t know if Oda actually dreams about Luffy but I wouldn’t be surprised. Oda even sacrifices other characters development in order just to make Luffy look good. Not even Goku had that treatment.
what you said is absolutely right. Oda obsession over Luffy is getting really weird. I don’t know if Oda actually dreams about Luffy but I wouldn’t be surprised. Oda even sacrifices other characters development in order just to make Luffy look good. Not even Goku had that treatment.
This exactly^^
@samiul1995 Dont listen to brainless zombies.
@samiul1995 Dont listen to brainless zombies.
he couldnt even damage kaido if he doesnt separate them. in fact the will all get killed if the two close again like on rooftop. kidd and law just being smart. they are unconciously working together to gaining same purpose. clearly kidd and law emphasized dozen times that they dont wanna cooperate or work under anyone, but at the battlefield they just become opportunist thus thats why they are working together so that things can goes easier than thinking about personal agenda and ends up fucked, they are learn from their past mistakes.
about sh dream, again it doesnt matter, luffy dream is basically connected with everyone, his dream is way way harder than any sh, so if they can make luffy pk, they will automatically get close to their dream, since they try to gain the hardest first.the almost impossible first.
and remember, everyone join in to help luffy to gain his dreams from the start. that's why it called one piece. one for all.
about sh dream, again it doesnt matter, luffy dream is basically connected with everyone, his dream is way way harder than any sh, so if they can make luffy pk, they will automatically get close to their dream, since they try to gain the hardest first.the almost impossible first.
and remember, everyone join in to help luffy to gain his dreams from the start. that's why it called one piece. one for all.
Oda obsession with Luffy is unreal and creepy. Luffy's character has nothing charming about. He is basically ace V2.
Somehow Oda forcefully portray Luffy as a very unique character that foreshadows thousand gods and legendaries. but in reader minds it is just a stupid selfish stubborn character with good heart.
Abilities is another thing. Luffy is a rubber man, having weakness with sword. Somehow he can copy skills from top antagonist and become a chosen one with hundreds irrelevant abilities. He also has passive aura that make others character stupid and lower their moral. Eg. Kata threw away his trident. Kid gave up Kaido.
I dont know why he won the popularity poll. Maybe there are many readers who will vote MC no matter what. And I believe most of counter argument from these reader is "because Luffy is the MC"
Somehow Oda forcefully portray Luffy as a very unique character that foreshadows thousand gods and legendaries. but in reader minds it is just a stupid selfish stubborn character with good heart.
Abilities is another thing. Luffy is a rubber man, having weakness with sword. Somehow he can copy skills from top antagonist and become a chosen one with hundreds irrelevant abilities. He also has passive aura that make others character stupid and lower their moral. Eg. Kata threw away his trident. Kid gave up Kaido.
I dont know why he won the popularity poll. Maybe there are many readers who will vote MC no matter what. And I believe most of counter argument from these reader is "because Luffy is the MC"
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I feel like when One Piece popularity peaked after SA during Luffy's solo adventure Oda figured the story only needs to focus on Luffy to work. The SHs have been degraded to a bunch of supporting characters among many others. Though at this point there are too many SHs and the scope of the arcs is too big to give them all a main role, One Piece is collapsing under its own weight.
I would have made Luffy take the back seat on both Dressrosa and WCI.
Luffy would be trapped inside that tournament, while Zoro and Law would deal with the mess outside.
WCI would be a MUCH SHORTER arc, but it would be about the Zou SH's ALL getting taken to WCI. Sanji and Nami would take leading roles there and develop their relationship (love or no love). Sanji wouldn't take down a commander. He would take down either Oven or Daifuku, and they would run with Jinbei's help. BM would not come in Wano. Sanji would realize he needs to get stronger because the Yonkos are not the only threats. The YC's are all monsters on their own and he needs to step up. That's when the Raid Suit comes into play.
I would delete Udon. Give more focus on the SH's exploring Wano, especially Zoro. Luffy gets taken, but we dont waste chapters and chapters with some cheap training montage in Udon. By the time Luffy gets rescued, the WCI SH's arrive in Wano, but the rescuing mission would be for the SH's that ALREADY were in Wano, with Zoro being acknowledged by the samurais there.
Put the other SH's on the driving seat for a change. I think it's amazing how Oda doesn't have faith on his own characters except Luffy to carry the story.
Luffy would be trapped inside that tournament, while Zoro and Law would deal with the mess outside.
WCI would be a MUCH SHORTER arc, but it would be about the Zou SH's ALL getting taken to WCI. Sanji and Nami would take leading roles there and develop their relationship (love or no love). Sanji wouldn't take down a commander. He would take down either Oven or Daifuku, and they would run with Jinbei's help. BM would not come in Wano. Sanji would realize he needs to get stronger because the Yonkos are not the only threats. The YC's are all monsters on their own and he needs to step up. That's when the Raid Suit comes into play.
I would delete Udon. Give more focus on the SH's exploring Wano, especially Zoro. Luffy gets taken, but we dont waste chapters and chapters with some cheap training montage in Udon. By the time Luffy gets rescued, the WCI SH's arrive in Wano, but the rescuing mission would be for the SH's that ALREADY were in Wano, with Zoro being acknowledged by the samurais there.
Put the other SH's on the driving seat for a change. I think it's amazing how Oda doesn't have faith on his own characters except Luffy to carry the story.
let us see...next Zoro, Law, Kid, Killer and everyone except Luffy defeat Kaido and in next arc, if elbaf, let Usopp take a lead and defeat BigMom (since BigMom didn't come to wano) and in final war, let everyone else except Luffy defeat world government or BBP....hurray since Luffy is captain anyways, he is pirate king....