Blackbeard does not play the rival role. He plays the arch nemesis/main antagonist role. Kidd and Luffy’s relationship is easily the closest representation of the classic shonen rivalry and if you can’t see that we’ve got nothing to argue about
Point is they aren’t equals. You’re saying none of...
Luffys rival doesn’t need to be his equal in strength. In fact in most shonen the rival is usually a step or two below the MC. (Ex: Goku/Vegeta, Deku/Bakugo, ect). Hell, WB most likely wasn’t even equal with Roger tbh
Luffy is the strongest of the rookies. He’s the MC and has no exact equal...
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