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Who is the Strawhats Vice-Captain


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Ok.
Even if you don't want to take it seriously and dont see it as canon.

We still have clear evidence in the manga were Zoro is outright stated to be the right hand and vice captain.

Am not sure what more is needed. Does Oda need to make an intro box that spells out Zoro is vice captain for you to believe or does someone in the SH need to call him vice captain for you to believe.
This also doesnt always work as we have Mihawk for example who was has into box stating he is the wss, there are multiple people in the verse stating he is wss but people still dont believe this.

@True God Moe, what can Oda do that he hasn't done already that will convince you Zoro is vice captain?
Work on his character for one and show how VC would act like more since lately being honest he been background in not doing much since flashback. Sanji and Jimbei been making most of the calls in looking like VC honestly. Not saying that as troll hate, but honestly he hasn't done much as many thought he would do. Feel like with Luffy you can have multiple VCs though given his freedom of anyone taking charge except for Captain position. He doesn't mind who leads crew when he isn't around as he give leadership to Sanji, Jimbei, Zoro, Nami, and so on many tasks.
 
Work on his character for one and show how VC would act like more since lately being honest he been background in not doing much since flashback. Sanji and Jimbei been making most of the calls in looking like VC honestly. Not saying that as troll hate, but honestly he hasn't done much as many thought he would do. Feel like with Luffy you can have multiple VCs though given his freedom of anyone taking charge except for Captain position. He doesn't mind who leads crew when he isn't around as he give leadership to Sanji, Jimbei, Zoro, Nami, and so on many tasks.
With all due respect what you just stated has no basis in the OP world. Show me one crew with more than 1 vice captain. Even Shanks crew the one that Luffy wants to surpass has 1 vice captain.

We are in wano where Zoro stated that too many captain will crush the ship or something to that effect. If you have multiple vice captains, then how will they listen to each other at crucial situations

Also, please show evidence of vice captain conduct in the manga that Zoro has not shown/doesn't possess. What exactly does he need to improve on for you to state he is a qualified vice captain.
 
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Am honestly not sure why this is a debate to begin with.

Barto is the embodiment of a Luffy fanboy and SH fanboy in the OPverse and even to him it is clear that Zoro is the vice captain. He didnt say Sanji, Nami, Usopp or anyone else. He said Zoro.
Mind you, Barto isnt a Zoro fanboy primarily, he is a Luffy fanboy first then Sh fanboy afterwards. He fanboys on all of the SH.

It is Oda who made Barto say those word. It is quite obvious what message Oda is trying to convey. Am not sure why people say Oda hasnt stated in the manga who is the vice captain when he clearly has.
If this is not enough I honestly dont know what more is needed.
Oda never said Zoro was VC.

Or else he will put it in Zoro boxes or datsbooks or novels or whatever that he is VC
 
Oda never said Zoro was VC.

Or else he will put it in Zoro boxes or datsbooks or novels or whatever that he is VC
In databook it is so.
In the manga Barto said it is so. Who exactly do you think wrote those words if not Oda?
another thing is that, @Jo_Ndule, you dont even believe in the boxes, you are one who says Mihawk is not the wss and stronger than all swordsmen. So even if Oda made the box saying oro is VC you probably wouldn't believe it anyway.
 
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Luffy push Jimbei to take leadership as shown before and make sense with Jimbei qualities compare to Zoro. So again do you all believe panels or do not? How do you see them then? If you say you think non-canon, then M3 stay as they are as Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro cause you can't pick and choose what you want when it effects everything. So you agree your posse were wrong on their end to agree on accepting spoilers over reading chapter as just saying what you all said on it 'being like that'.
Again Zoro being 3rd and Sanji 5th on panel order means nothing
 
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Jo_Ndule

In databook it is so.
In the manga Barto said it is so. Who exactly do you think wrote those words if not Oda?
another thing is that, @Jo_Ndule, you dont even believe in the boxes, you are one who says Mihawk is not the wss and stronger than all swordsmen. So even if Oda made the box saying oro is VC you probably wouldn't believe it anyway.
Databook says "acts like" he isnt official but he acts like one sometimes

Manga never has Zoro boxes mentions VC or RH like with other

Barto saying Zoro VC =/= Zoro is indeed VC officially.

Neither Luffy sees Zoro as VC, he has no Vc, he sees all of them equal in his eyes
 
Databook says "acts like" he isnt official but he acts like one sometimes

Manga never has Zoro boxes mentions VC or RH like with other

Barto saying Zoro VC =/= Zoro is indeed VC officially.

Neither Luffy sees Zoro as VC, he has no Vc, he sees all of them equal in his eyes
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Zoro has never had an introbox as an SH. The only one he ever had was the Wano introbox where he was introduced as ronin, Zorojuro iirc.
We will have to wait for his official SH introbox similar to Jinbei's SH helmsman introbox.

Ok, I just have 1 question for you. Other than people, there was never an introbox etc that introduced prime WB as equal to Roger, however, I am 100% sure that you believe he is due to the words from people like Buggy etc.
Do you believe prime WB = Roger? If yes why? If the words of characters in the verse are enough to adequately state WB = Roger, how come Barto's words are not enough to adequately state Zoro = SH vc.
You probalby also believe WB has the power to destroy the world based on Sengoku's words. Why do you believe it when there was no intro box stating it. What is special about Sengoku's words that made you believe it but not Barto's words about Zoro = SH vc?

We can't have it both ways, either the words of characters in OPverse have weight to them and can be taken as fact or they don't.

There is no evidence in the manga that Luffy doesn't see Zoro as vc likewise there is also no evidence that he does. This is just a conjecture on your part.
 
I have a question that I would like to pose to those who believe Sanji is the vc.
Are there any panels in the manga where Luffy is not there, Zoro is there and Sanji is the one that calls the shots i.e commanding the SH, delegating tasks to them etc? Am not refering to Sanji advising the crew on what is the best way forward. For example Sanji commanding Zoro to go fish, Nami to go fetch condiments, Usopp to cut vegetables etc.

Reason am bringing this up is cause there is a big difference between offering advice and actually commanding people to do your bidding.
A subordinate can advise the superior, however, it is the superior prerogative to execute tasks based on the advice given.
  • Luffy in W7 choose to listen to Zoro when Zoro said he can't accept Usopp without an apology.
  • Luffy in Zou refused to listen to Zoro when Zoro said he should leave Sanji
A superior has the ability to command people to carry out what he wants whether they wanted to or not, even if it goes against the wishes of the subordinates.
  • Luffy commanded Zoro to save Smoker despite Zoro not wanting to do so.

When it comes to Zoro, we have seen him commanding the SH, Sanji included to do what he wants whether they wanted to or not.
  • In TB, Zoro commanded the SH to follow his plan, including Sanji


  • Zoro commanding SH in Wano at the flower capital, including Sanji

  • In Wano, Zoro decided to go against Sanji's advice and attacked Orochi.


The above are examples of Zoro commanding SH and also disregarding advise.
What I want to know is if there is any point in the manga where Sanji commanded Zoro to do something and the rest of the SH when Luffy is not there. Also are there evidence in the manga where Sanji disregarded Zoro's advise and did whatever he wanted without regard for consequences. I know more about Zoro's feats than Sanji's feats which is why I am posing this question to you guys who know more about Sanji's feats ie those who believe he is the vc or makes a better vc
 
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Thank you. We both agree it's just random panels especially Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro have full panels only while others had to share with others. Nothing changes with Jimbei added.

Tell your group that since some take it as Canon with their narrow-minds.
You can tell other individuals who want to make that argument that. Yes Nothing changes Jimbe isnt VC because he's second on the panel just like Sanji isnt the 6th strongest. Powerscaling is all subjective until we see their final opponents.
 
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