I love how both sides of this debate use the anime as an argument when it's promoting their agenda and tell the other side it's non cannon and doesn't count when it works against them.
Even if that's cool and I could use that to say "see! Toei knows something".. in reality it's not canon and we can't be sure of anything. So I don't.
Usopp's desire never changed. He wants to become a pround warrior of the sea, yes. But he still wants to be a pirate since the beggining.
Brook never wanted to stay. He always wanted to find Laboon. It just that he couldn't do it because his shadow was stolen. But his desires never changed.
Oh, yeah right... Dream is not a synonymous term for desire now...
Luffy: Doing (????)/Being Free/Showing Shanks his value (Dream/Goal) > Becoming the Pirate King (Desire) > Finding the One Piece (Desire)
Zoro: Make his talent reach Kuina in the other world (Dream/Goal) > Becoming the best Swordsman (Desire) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Nami: Following her secret and potentially magical sea instinct Creating a world map (Dream/Goal) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Usopp: Mimicking his Dad Becoming a proud Warrior (Dream/Goal) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Sanji: Having a family Finding the All Blue (Dream/Goal) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Chopper: Making the world free of disease (Dream/Goal/Desire?) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Robin: Having a reason to live Finding the truth about the world and the Void Century (Dream/Goal) > FInding the Poneglyph (Desire) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Franky: Building a dream Ship (a dream ship only became that at the end of the journey) (Dream/Goal) > Following the SUnny and Luffy (Desire)
Brook: Make Laboon listen to the song of the pirate (Dream/Goal) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Jinbe: To free the fishmen (Dream/Goal) > Following Luffy (Desire)
Note here that some dreams/goals are not what you would think at first glance.. That's because you need to dig for the real reason why the strong desire are here that's why the revelation about Luffy's own goal was so important.
I also hesitated for Chopper also. I don't thing what we call "his dream" with stay the same. I think Chopper is about to understand that making the world free of disease is not something he can do. At least not alone. Or not the way he currently think he will.
But as you can see. Dream/goals are like bricks. They are the foundation for everything else, as for their desire.. they can change. For example there is a good reason to think that Zoro will stop seaking for power at the end of his journey, because of the fact that what he truly needs is not power.. it's mourning.
are you for real?
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