Controversial Best Manga/Anime Main Character Tournament
- Thread starter Light D Lamperouge
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@ZenZu Ngl Law really does have more of a claim to being deuteragonist than Zoro does. Zoro has never been nearly as important to the plot as Luffy in any arc. The closest would be Thriller Bark ig. Even in Wano, the perfect arc for Zoro to shine, Luffy still received far more focus. Law was the lowkey MC of both PH and DR. I genuinely would not at all be surprised if Law has more panel time than Zoro if we’re looking at just post-TS
I mean I said I wouldn’t even include Vegeta or Sasuke either lol.
There’s a difference between being “a” main character and being “the” main character. I think the only type of characters who should be included here that aren’t the straight up protagonist of their story are characters like Killua and L, who were like 95% as important as Gon and Light, or Kurapika, who has been the MC of like a third of HxH.
Zoro just straight up has not been nearly as significant as Luffy for like 98% of the series. The only times where he was would be Whiskey Peak (not even 1% of the series) or maaaybe Thriller Bark
There’s a difference between being “a” main character and being “the” main character. I think the only type of characters who should be included here that aren’t the straight up protagonist of their story are characters like Killua and L, who were like 95% as important as Gon and Light, or Kurapika, who has been the MC of like a third of HxH.
Zoro just straight up has not been nearly as significant as Luffy for like 98% of the series. The only times where he was would be Whiskey Peak (not even 1% of the series) or maaaybe Thriller Bark
@Light D Lamperouge Wait who picked Punpun? Am I allowed to know that
Idk if you read/watched YYH but he let me nominate Hiei as a main character
So I assume Zoro, Sasuke and Vegeta count then
Idk if you read/watched YYH but he let me nominate Hiei as a main character
So I assume Zoro, Sasuke and Vegeta count then
Sasuke is very important obviously, clearly more so than Zoro, but I don’t think you can put him quite on the same pedestal as L and Killua.
Killua was practically the co-main character along with Gon. He was right alongside Gon for all of the Hunter Exam, Heaven’s Arena, Yorknew, Greed Island, and the Chimera Ant arc, and then became the straight up MC for the Chairman Election arc (a fairly short arc, but still).
Sasuke was right alongside Naruto in the Land of Waves arc, the Chunin Exams, Sasuke Retrieval arc, and the final 50ish chapters of the War Arc (Sasuke only catched up to Naruto in relevance during the War Arc at the tail end of the Juubito fight). He did have brief sections in arcs where the story shifted to him (like vs Itachi and vs Killer Bee), and was actually more important in the Kage Summit arc (which was a fairly short arc iirc). Sasuke is a borderline case here tbh, but not as clear cut as Killua or L imo
Killua was practically the co-main character along with Gon. He was right alongside Gon for all of the Hunter Exam, Heaven’s Arena, Yorknew, Greed Island, and the Chimera Ant arc, and then became the straight up MC for the Chairman Election arc (a fairly short arc, but still).
Sasuke was right alongside Naruto in the Land of Waves arc, the Chunin Exams, Sasuke Retrieval arc, and the final 50ish chapters of the War Arc (Sasuke only catched up to Naruto in relevance during the War Arc at the tail end of the Juubito fight). He did have brief sections in arcs where the story shifted to him (like vs Itachi and vs Killer Bee), and was actually more important in the Kage Summit arc (which was a fairly short arc iirc). Sasuke is a borderline case here tbh, but not as clear cut as Killua or L imo
But Killua was still tagging along on Gon's adventure, to find Gon's father. That's what drives their actions to some extent. Sasuke never cared about Naruto's goal to become Hokage, even contesting it at the end.
Sasuke has his own goal that drives him, to the extent that he even told Naruto to fuck off. The goal changes several times, but it goes from him wanting to kill a criminal, to wanting to become a major terrorist, to wanting to literally rule the world
Sasuke has his own goal that drives him, to the extent that he even told Naruto to fuck off. The goal changes several times, but it goes from him wanting to kill a criminal, to wanting to become a major terrorist, to wanting to literally rule the world