Questions & Mysteries Why is Zoro much more relevant than Luffy to the fandom?

#42
Well, as it says "The smallest dog barks the loudest", it doesn't mean he's the biggest or the strongest but he barks louder to cover up for his inferiority compared to the big dogs.

Well, Luffy is the big dog of one piece and everyone should accept that but since SOME Zoro fans have hard time accepting this reality that they tend to built a headcanon feats and facts about Zoro and try to shove it down to everyone's throat by the method of talking a lot and loud to overcome true arguments that they don't like or atleast to distract it like they always do in every topic that ends by them pushing others to stop discussing with them cuz they see that there is no use of explaining to Zoro fans since what they (Zoro fans) do is just intentional troll to annoy others and have a laugh.

Zoro fans almost had like an unannounced unwritten unspoke of agreement terms to make up false claims and feats to hype Zoro and dehype others and then spread everywhere to preach it and the responsibility of every Zoro fans to back up that individual and support his headcanon and push down every one's throat as if it was a fact in hope that by the time goes by it will become a fact.

As one said before they are The jehovah witness of one piece community.
 
#43
Well, as it says "The smallest dog barks the loudest", it doesn't mean he's the biggest or the strongest but he barks louder to cover up for his inferiority compared to the big dogs.

Well, Luffy is the big dog of one piece and everyone should accept that but since SOME Zoro fans have hard time accepting this reality that they tend to built a headcanon feats and facts about Zoro and try to shove it down to everyone's throat by the method of talking a lot and loud to overcome true arguments that they don't like or atleast to distract it like they always do in every topic that ends by them pushing others to stop discussing with them cuz they see that there is no use of explaining to Zoro fans since what they (Zoro fans) do is just intentional troll to annoy others and have a laugh.

Zoro fans almost had like an unannounced unwritten unspoke of agreement terms to make up false claims and feats to hype Zoro and dehype others and then spread everywhere to preach it and the responsibility of every Zoro fans to back up that individual and support his headcanon and push down every one's throat as if it was a fact in hope that by the time goes by it will become a fact.

As one said before they are The jehovah witness of one piece community.
Funnily enough you are not a Zoro fan I assume but is taking part in raising traffic of this thread.
You know attention doesn't have to positive right, negative attention and entice any kinda reaction translates to relevance.

If I made a thread about Luffy, it would probably get 1/5th of the attention. I wonder what side Jehovah's witness really is, pro Zoro side or anti Zoro side, because stats would show Zoro is a universally loved character but negative reaction would be clearly visible. So obviously that is vocal minority right?
 
#44
Funnily enough you are not a Zoro fan I assume but is taking part in raising traffic of this thread.
You know attention doesn't have to positive right, negative attention and entice any kinda reaction translates to relevance.

If I made a thread about Luffy, it would probably get 1/5th of the attention. I wonder what side Jehovah's witness really is, pro Zoro side or anti Zoro side, because stats would show Zoro is a universally loved character but negative reaction would be clearly visible. So obviously that is vocal minority right?
Do you have some sort of statistic that has Zoro universally loved?
 
#45
It's not relevance. It's the fandom pushing their agenda that Zoro is the greatest thing since sliced golem that they constantly want to shove down people's throats. They're the Jehovah witness' of the One Piece community. Can you spare a moment to talk about our Sword Lord and Savior?
Though anti Zoro fan base seems to give Zoro more attention than his own fan base.

Look at how much attention @Jo_Ndule gives to Mihawk, far more than @Light D Lamperouge whose favorite character is Mihawk.
So who would be Jehovah's witness in this? Idk
 
#47
Do you have some sort of statistic that has Zoro universally loved?
Yeah look at the popularity poll, where he is 2nd highest despite missing an arc and Sanji getting a character arc and Luffy getting more shoved down people's throats in WCI than any other arc, he barely beat Zoro.

Then there is merchandise sales, which Idk how to get an actual stat on that but according to @Den_Den_Mushi Zoro's presence in Merchandise stores in Japan is as big if not bigger than Luffy's. Obviously they would do they because Zoro's merchandise is selling that well.

Though Idk what kinda stat you want from me lol, I have hardly seen anyone say negative things about Zoro among One Piece fans I know irl.

The latest episode of One Piece and poll in it is another great example, where like 90% gave the episode very positive rating, there was still vocal minority talking shit.

You know the actual example of "smallest dog barks the loudest" is that @Luffy the Yonko Slayer
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Well I guess Zoro's popularity and the amount of hate he gets contributes to that. Other than that, Luffy is not really an interesting character to discuss tbh, he's the mc and being shoved in our faces every single chapter that everyone's (that's not his fanboy) got enough of him (at least that's what I think)...
That's prolly it.
There is not much interest to Luffy, he is just kinda there, being shoved down people's throats yet his presence not having that much of an impact.
He does shit, people talk about it, people forget about it. While with Zoro you would have people talking both positively and negatively about the shit he does for ages.
Just my observation, for a main character shoved so much down people's throats (And I am a Luffy fan), people hardly seem to give a shit about him.
Like look at how much attention Zoro got (more from anti Zoro crowd in this example) for him taking a cut from Apoo and shurgging it off but Luffy who got legitimately K.Oed was an after thought. Its like "Guys Luffy exists, he is kinda important, talk about him a little too" lol
 
#48
The fact any thread about Zoro ends up having more replies is because Zoro fans write more and argue about everything and to everyone and keep doing so til the others have no time or energy to discuss anymore.

One thing for sure is that Zoro fans are the most enthusiast and energetic compared to others when it comes to defend Zoro and trash talk other characters.

I laugh how ShishioIsBackbr brings silly arguments about how popular Zoro is comapred to Luffy by claiming someone told him Zoro merchandise sales is higher or close as an evidence., while Luffy's popularity is so clear ahead of Zoro in polls made by reliable sources.
 
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#49
The fact any thread about Zoro ends up having more replies is because Zoro fans write more and argue about everything and to everyone and keep doing so til the others have no time or energy to discuss anymore.

One thing for sure is that Zoro fans are the most enthusiast and energetic compared to others when it comes to defend Zoro and trash talk other characters.

I laugh how ShishioIsBackbr brings silly arguments about how popular Zoro is comapreI med to Luffy by claiming someone told him Zoro merchandise sales is higher or close as an evidence., while Luffy's popularity is so clear ahead of Zoro in polls made by reliable sources.
If you wanna respond to me, grow a pair and quote me, its the internet, I am not gonna beat you ass or anything like that lmao, its just the internet.

Really? Is that really true? Who were the most responses were from when both Zoro and Luffy got attacked by Apoo and who was most focus on? What is it really Zoro fans?

And polling is a good measure but its not end all be all, and how random is that sample and does that truly represent all of the fan base? Are you sure the percentage of Zoro fans voting in that poll is same as percentage of Luffy fans?


https://www.thetoptens.com/best-one-piece-characters/

thetoptens.com is one of the most popular ranking websites out there where 10s of thousands if not 100s of thousands people vote depending on the topic. And Zoro has been number one on that since I first got into One Piece (2016).

If you take sample of 20000 people voting in Japanese popularity polls to face value, you can surely take this as well right? The sample size in this is also in the similar range.
 
#50
If you wanna respond to me, grow a pair and quote me, its the internet, I am not gonna beat you ass or anything like that lmao, its just the internet.

Really? Is that really true? Who were the most responses were from when both Zoro and Luffy got attacked by Apoo and who was most focus on? What is it really Zoro fans?

And polling is a good measure but its not end all be all, and how random is that sample and does that truly represent all of the fan base? Are you sure the percentage of Zoro fans voting in that poll is same as percentage of Luffy fans?


https://www.thetoptens.com/best-one-piece-characters/

thetoptens.com is one of the most popular ranking websites out there where 10s of thousands if not 100s of thousands people vote depending on the topic. And Zoro has been number one on that since I first got into One Piece (2016).

If you take sample of 20000 people voting in Japanese popularity polls to face value, you can surely take this as well right? The sample size in this is also in the similar range.
Wow, a webiste that I can vote in for thousands of times if I want. How reliable.

Beside how did you know how many voted, it doesn't show anything. While Shonen Jump Votes shows how many and Luffy easily overcame Zoro with atleast 1200.

Don't act stupid, in Zoro and Luffy attacked by Apoo thread it started being attacks on both Zoro and Luffy though Zoro got more heat then came Zoro fans and diverted the whole thread into luffy is weak and Zoro so badass that he saved his weak captain.
 
#54
Wow, a webiste that I can vote in for thousands of times if I want. How reliable.

Beside how did you know how many voted, it doesn't show anything. While Shonen Jump Votes shows how many and Luffy easily overcame Zoro with atleast 1200.

Don't act stupid, in Zoro and Luffy attacked by Apoo thread it started being attacks on both Zoro and Luffy though Zoro got more heat then came Zoro fans and diverted the whole thread into luffy is weak and Zoro so badass that he saved his weak captain.
Max 10 votes are allowed, but you seriously think Zoro fans have gone and voted for Zoro 10 times each? Lmao and people voting for Luffy can't do that?

Judging by by the fact that there are 1000 something comments, people vote, like a lot more then they take a time to comments its pretty fair to assume there are about 10 to 20 thousand votes. Luffy's part has 145 comments while Zoro one has like 250, is that gonna reflet votes as well?

You know 11737 is not that far off of 10442 especially when you try to use that little sample as an overall measure of popularity right?
 
#55
Max 10 votes are allowed, but you seriously think Zoro fans have gone and voted for Zoro 10 times each? Lmao and people voting for Luffy can't do that?

Judging by by the fact that there are 1000 something comments, people vote, like a lot more then they take a time to comments its pretty fair to assume there are about 10 to 20 thousand votes. Luffy's part has 145 comments while Zoro one has like 250, is that gonna reflet votes as well?

You know 11737 is not that far off of 10442 especially when you try to use that little sample as an overall measure of popularity right?
My point still remains, Its not a reliable source to judge a character popularity or anything for that matter since its not a unique single vote only.
 
#56
shishio what did you expect with this thread
People to loose their shit and give Zoro more attention then their favorite characters but simultaneously pretend like Zoro is not that relevant.
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My point still remains, Its not a reliable source to judge a character popularity or anything for that matter since its not a unique single vote only.
Its about as reliable as using Shounen jump poll which all parts of the world doesn't even have the access to. Its not even truly a random sample, because it doesn't consider Zoro's popularity in South East which is a HUGE market.

In Europe, in South America, Central America, Australia etc.

Also this thread is not even about who has more fans, its about who gets more attention and entices more reaction. When was the last time you responded to a Luffy thread with this much passion lol?
 
#59
But my point was proven though, Zoro gets more attention than any other character yet people pretend like its Zoro fans giving him all the attention :kata:
if its negative attention you were trying to draw
you gave folks more ammunition with this thread .
the author has given his three triggers to the story (luffy, zoro, nami) but undoubtedly luffy is the most relevant to the fandom and the author.
 
#60
if its negative attention you were trying to draw
you gave folks more ammunition with this thread .
the author has given his three triggers to the story (luffy, zoro, nami) but undoubtedly luffy is the most relevant to the fandom and the author.
Doesn't seem like it.
I was trying to draw attention, not necessarily positive or negative.
 
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