Since people starting to downplay and not even being able to know what a parallel is I decided to create this thread to reply to threads such as this:
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/for...-garp-so-he-should-be-a-rival-of-luffy.32222/
The main argument used is:
Of course I don't need to explain how stupid this argument really is, it's like saying "can you imagine Rayleigh being dumb like Zoro and find difficult to get the meaning behind 3D2Y?"
As you can see Rayleigh here talks about Zoro "not seeming particularly quick on the uptake".
Rayleigh was right about it.
Now can you imagine Rayleigh finding it difficult like Zoro? Of course not.
Or it's like saying Rayleigh does like young girls while Zoro finds p*ssy disgusting so they aren't parallels.
So Zoro isn't Rayleigh's parallel because he's not the same as Rayleigh personality wise? Of course not, just like Zoro is his own character Coby is his own character and doesn't have to be the same personality as Garp to be his parallel.
So let's see what points out that Coby is the new Garp.
1. Both are known as "The Hero" of marines.
2. New generation always surpass old one and Coby is the student of Garp, just like Kuzan who is an ex admiral of Navy. Just like Kuzan, Coby opposed to Akainu, which shows COC potential.
Even Shanks recognizes Coby's courage.
3. Garp was also Roger's friend just like Coby and Luffy.
4. Coby's initial dream was just becoming a marine, then he's dream developed to becoming an Admiral, some people say "yeah he just has to become an admiral doesn't need him to be able to be on Luffy's level" which is WRONG. Oda is doing this game with Coby, started as no one, as a short boy who wanted to become a marine to a young marine which dream is to become an Admiral and he will finally develop to the one who will be near to capture Luffy, as Luffy himself pointed out Coby wants to fight him just like Roger was Garp's bussiness so is Luffy for Coby.
"I have to bring down Roger myself" -> "You'll fight me, right?" the only character Luffy said those words to.
You should bet on Coby just like Zoro and Luffy did, Luffy knows he'll be stronger but explicity says that Coby has to close the gap and fight him one day, he believes in him and so does Zoro believing he'll be a strong foe in the future.
"If Coby says he can do it, he can do it"
"Luffy.. looks like you've planted the seeds for some strong enemies in the future"
5. The possible outcome, Coby + Luffy vs Teach, who has a ship called Rocks, they're the Garp, Roger and Rocks of the new gen so the final parallel:
The Hero of Marines + The Pirate King vs The Evil Pirate who wants to rule over the world. This is has become more concrete with Teach and Coby's connesion.
Not absurd considering real life Blackbeard was actually defeated by a marine, this role can be given to Coby.
Remember, will is power, Coby has developed so much something no one would have ever imagined.
He himself confirmed how willpower changed his life.
From this:
to slowly developing to this:
Look how he's aiming higher and higher, his first dream was becoming a marine then now he's so ambitious to wanting to become a marine admiral and one day Oda will eventually show us incredibly how that boy met on Alvida's ship became The Hero, Luffy's friend and rival, the one closest to capture him as the pirate king.
Coby already did a lot, he has the fastest growth in the marines history:
- Helmeppo was the second fastest of promotion in two years as the first was held by Koby, from Seaman Recruit to Lieutenant Commander.
Reached Tashigi's rank when not so time ago was still taking lessons from her.
Also Coby has one of the best COO in the entire series.
Volume 1000 "Z", Oda mentions how his Haki has advanced greatly. The circled part saying, "Mastered Rokushiki - His CoO is abnormally developed"
Also confirmed by Helmeppo and vivrecard:
"His Observation Haki is sophisticated enough to estimate someone's strength from even the slightest of interactions."
He has also better feats than Vice-Admiral
Yamakaji.
Conclusion: Coby will be Garp's best student, surpassing Kuzan, opposing to Akainu and will also become the New Hero and Garp of the marines.
This is all for now.