A bit of light spoilers for the my hero academia manga
In the manga, Deku and bakugo were rivals and were near equals in strength. Then at one point, Deku awakened multiple Quirks, became one of the strongest superheroes, and bakugo, his former rival, basically became a glorified sidekick.
What happened in my hero academia imo speaks on the appeal of overpowered protagonists. As we know, editors tailor their series in order to keep them selling. If a trope is popular and it sells, an editor might force the author's hand to implement it in the story.
I just wonder if that could perhaps be what is happening to Luffy. We have seen over the past 2 arcs how Luffy has gained advanced versions of all 3 forms of haki, and how subsequently, the gap between him and the other characters in the story has widened. Oda does, of course, give other characters power ups. However even when this happens, those power ups ultimately fall short of what Luffy has received.
But what I see as the ultimate nail in the coffin, Luffy's own version of Deku's multiple quirks, is his DF. For 90% of the story, we were led to believe that Luffy has a weak DF that he makes strong by his own ingenuity and strength. And yet in wano, we received hints that it could be something more. From Who's Who, we learned that the WG used to be in possession of Luffy's DF until shanks stole it from them. And now we hear of the existence of this legendary DF that is so dangerous that the WG changed its name. God knows what this DF is but given the hints from Who's Who earlier in the series, there's a big probability that it could be the gomu gomu no mi.
I know at least from Zoro fans there will be a lot of cope being passed around and I get it, because frankly this is a shitty decision on Oda's part if its true. But I think if we are being objective, we should prepare for the very real possibility that soon, Luffy might be so strong that the only people who can even compare to him are the main villains of the upcoming arcs. Zoro, Shanks, Dragon, and a whole host of other strong characters will very likely be irrelevantized by Luffy's strength.
In the manga, Deku and bakugo were rivals and were near equals in strength. Then at one point, Deku awakened multiple Quirks, became one of the strongest superheroes, and bakugo, his former rival, basically became a glorified sidekick.
What happened in my hero academia imo speaks on the appeal of overpowered protagonists. As we know, editors tailor their series in order to keep them selling. If a trope is popular and it sells, an editor might force the author's hand to implement it in the story.
I just wonder if that could perhaps be what is happening to Luffy. We have seen over the past 2 arcs how Luffy has gained advanced versions of all 3 forms of haki, and how subsequently, the gap between him and the other characters in the story has widened. Oda does, of course, give other characters power ups. However even when this happens, those power ups ultimately fall short of what Luffy has received.
But what I see as the ultimate nail in the coffin, Luffy's own version of Deku's multiple quirks, is his DF. For 90% of the story, we were led to believe that Luffy has a weak DF that he makes strong by his own ingenuity and strength. And yet in wano, we received hints that it could be something more. From Who's Who, we learned that the WG used to be in possession of Luffy's DF until shanks stole it from them. And now we hear of the existence of this legendary DF that is so dangerous that the WG changed its name. God knows what this DF is but given the hints from Who's Who earlier in the series, there's a big probability that it could be the gomu gomu no mi.
I know at least from Zoro fans there will be a lot of cope being passed around and I get it, because frankly this is a shitty decision on Oda's part if its true. But I think if we are being objective, we should prepare for the very real possibility that soon, Luffy might be so strong that the only people who can even compare to him are the main villains of the upcoming arcs. Zoro, Shanks, Dragon, and a whole host of other strong characters will very likely be irrelevantized by Luffy's strength.
