Spoiler One Piece Chapter 983 Spoilers Discussion
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I feel like that depends. You can write a static character and it can be well written.
In Oden case I actually did see a character arc In which he did experience growth and only seems to be a static character. He was a man who was always a good man but had a bad reputation because he did things rashly and for the most part by himself. He did good things but circumstances always made him seem like he was doing bad things. Like Saving the capital from the Giant Hog but taking blame for its presence. The perception of him became reality, this is why he seems to stay static, whether or not he received the the proper credit for his good deeds. Same thing with him dancing he was willing to accept the burden of the nation on his own shoulders so that bystanders and innocents wouldn’t get hurt but his reputation would still take a major hit which was fine for him it’s consistent with most of his life.
Now where he did change is that after the 5 years he realized he couldn’t carry the burden all alone. He needed his 9 red scabbards to help him do so. Kaido even points out to him saying that if he had acted the way he normally acts or the way he was expected to that it would’ve been more difficult to deal with him before amassing more forces. The change seemed to have come from his time with WB and Roger as well during the dancing period. The fact that he didn’t storm the capital again to take on Kaido and Orochi himself is growth to me as he’s ALWAYS rushed out head strong to deal with any problems by himself. Then upon his death he asked for the scabbards to open up Wano in his stead again asking for the help of others when he never did so previous. (I also think he spent time during the 5 years to train his Ryou with Hyogoro but that’s just my personal oden Theory)
That to me is a character arc hidden within a character trait. Oda decided not to have this outright explained to us which is probably another nod to Odens character because, perception is reality lol but it is still a character arc for him.
(I have several more examples of him acting alone throughout his backstory but didn’t feel like writing them all down)
But that’s my interpretation lol not saying it’s all great writing but I wouldn’t consider it bad writing.
In Oden case I actually did see a character arc In which he did experience growth and only seems to be a static character. He was a man who was always a good man but had a bad reputation because he did things rashly and for the most part by himself. He did good things but circumstances always made him seem like he was doing bad things. Like Saving the capital from the Giant Hog but taking blame for its presence. The perception of him became reality, this is why he seems to stay static, whether or not he received the the proper credit for his good deeds. Same thing with him dancing he was willing to accept the burden of the nation on his own shoulders so that bystanders and innocents wouldn’t get hurt but his reputation would still take a major hit which was fine for him it’s consistent with most of his life.
Now where he did change is that after the 5 years he realized he couldn’t carry the burden all alone. He needed his 9 red scabbards to help him do so. Kaido even points out to him saying that if he had acted the way he normally acts or the way he was expected to that it would’ve been more difficult to deal with him before amassing more forces. The change seemed to have come from his time with WB and Roger as well during the dancing period. The fact that he didn’t storm the capital again to take on Kaido and Orochi himself is growth to me as he’s ALWAYS rushed out head strong to deal with any problems by himself. Then upon his death he asked for the scabbards to open up Wano in his stead again asking for the help of others when he never did so previous. (I also think he spent time during the 5 years to train his Ryou with Hyogoro but that’s just my personal oden Theory)
That to me is a character arc hidden within a character trait. Oda decided not to have this outright explained to us which is probably another nod to Odens character because, perception is reality lol but it is still a character arc for him.
(I have several more examples of him acting alone throughout his backstory but didn’t feel like writing them all down)
But that’s my interpretation lol not saying it’s all great writing but I wouldn’t consider it bad writing.
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