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"Kuzan was called a hero by brannew" And I listed another time where Koby's hero title was mentioned by the manga, and that's not counting in the papers when he was kidnapped and why Blackbeard thought he might even be a decent bargaining chip. It's because Koby, with that huge medal across...

Actually let me add this because it seems like you're bringing in your disagreements with how Koby handled things when that's less relevant than how Oda is casting Koby's actions. Defying actions he perceives as unjust in the heat of battle, with overwhelming empathy, shows conviction and heart...

Oh now you're doing the thing Smoker naysayers do when they refer to large gaps of page time in a series like One Piece mean anything at all. Let me help you. Being the first friend Luffy makes on his journey and ending that arc by leading Shell Town in a salute to a pirate, goes a long way...

Not a rebuttal to me at all; I never claimed he wasn't renown at all pre or post-timeskip and didn't make a claim that could be interpreted as such. Smoker has not been cast as a symbol in the same light as Garp has been shown to be the series over, he's the symbol of peace in the East Blue...

Koby does parallel Garp though as being the symbol of the Marines for their era. Koby's relationship with Luffy not paralleling Garp's with Roger doesn't mean he doesn't parallel Garp at all. Just like Smoker paralleling Garp doesn't mean his character won't shift directions; I'd say that's the...

Clashing with Law???? We're in the final saga, there's no time for Oda to reorient the series to copy cat and mouse clashes with Koby and this generations top dogs. Koby has the goal to obstruct Luffy's dream which could lead to a clash or be merely being focused on getting their first/strategy...

Maybe you're the person who should adjust how you're framing parallels. I.e my comment from 2023. Koby paralleling Garp *does not* mean he needs to match is power EOS.

Koby has been an endgame important character since literally chapter two. 90% of the reactions you'll see to the anime/manga from new readers logging their experience is already the belief that Luffy's relationship with Koby will be integral in how the story shakes out. He had the climactic...

Omg You people. There's nothing in any of the main Roger pirates behaviors to this day that suggests they're would be kidnappers. The crews are on friendly terms clearly based on the whole of the interaction. He said he went there to "win" Shakky from them which could mean any number of...

I don't do that. I have common sense and read what's on the page.

If you think Roger went there to actually kidnap a woman then I think your opinion on just about everything related to the manga is worthless, with no equivocation.

Your brain on agenda 🍳

"Win her from you" is the translation I recall In a megaphone and then the crew acts goofy as fuck. Illiteracy is a serious thing.

It's fandom idiocy that takes Roger's first interaction as meant to be literal kidnapping; the interaction doesn't even need be read as that. They were clearly on good/friendly terms.

Yah it doesn't have any direct comparisons of their fighting panels which is what I was thinking of; I guess I don't see the resemblance but I'll reread Gunko fighting the crew