General & Others 3rd Main Character: Nami or Sanji?

[Winsmoke Sanji]

usully ... and I'm just talking about 99.999999999999999999999999999% of the time

when people ask for source ... they will give you a link

http://www.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=42229
This is the best I can do and it's a super long list


UPDATE:
http://www.thegrandline.com/odainterview.html

 

[Haoshoku]

Not sure where you're getting your statistics from lolz maybe if u're talking fan fav polls, but the story certainly doesn't suggest that one SH is more important than the other (or at the very least not with regards to any SH not named Luffy who's our primary main protagonist). Rather I'd argue the story does the exact opposite. All 9 of the SHs are our main protagonists with each and every one of them performing unique and pivotal roles in the crew and each of them will be equally important to reaching the end game of one piece. I feel like even Luffy has stressed this a million times already...lolz. Take Robin outta of the crew and SHs have no way of getting to OP as they can't read the poneglyphs. Take Franky outta the crew and SHs prolly sink before they are able to get to the one piece. Hell the fact that they the SHs were even able to make it to Onigashima last chapter is almost certainly thanks to Franky's godly shipwright skills. Of course some SHs excel more than others in certain fields, some are better fighters, some are better leaders, some are more intelligent, some are better creators but that doesn't make them any more important than any of their counterparts. Can't help but feel that this is another one of them dick measuring contests between fanbases, "my fav character is more important than urs" kinda deal. Not sure why that even matters tbh ^^".

Hell if thats the only thing it leads to, might as well go with a fun answer rather than the typical ones. Though I was only trolling lmao, not sure why my take of Robin was being taken seriously by multiple people when it was simply meant for laughs to showcase how this topic is irrelevant. I guess I aint cut out for trolling lmao.

 

[Red Admiral]

"Luffy, Zoro, Nami, for now, the triggers/detonators are gathered ...." Color Walk 1 (2001)

He has also said

"Every strawhat can become protagonist."

thanks ...

so I ask Zoro fandom again
the triggers FOR WHAT?

the fact that any one assume Oda is putting name (the one who have do NOTHING BIG) for 20 years

base on a claim make 20 years ago when even oda didn't know much about his story

is just rich

this is a time when Oda assumed one piece is a 5 years story

 

[Red Admiral]

Funny how everyone knows but the oda expert himself doesnt...

funny how I'm reading that and he never said "core of the story"

 

[Garp the Fist]

this is a time when Oda assumed one piece is a 5 years story

It definitely isn't, considering when he said it the series was already 5 years old

 

[Lion of Olympus]

There is no third main character, ever since Sabaody Luffy has been the sole main character, with everyone else becoming side characters. But Pre TS, I’d argue the third main character was Nami

 

[Red Admiral]

It definitely isn't, considering when he said it the series was already 5 years old

first of all ... 4
2nd of all ... my point is Oda clearly didn't had much of far looking ahead in details ... for fuck sake he add SN in one chapter out of air
3rd of all ... by any logic he is not talking about story anyway ... unless Zoro fandom want to assume Name is more important for plot than than Teach or Dragon or Imu or rest of Yonko/Admirals

the fact that you people dare add lies to Oda word is just sad

 

[HA001]

first of all ... 4
2nd of all ... my point is Oda clearly didn't had much of far looking ahead in details ... for fuck sake he add SN in one chapter out of air
3rd of all ... by any logic he is not talking about story anyway ... unless Zoro fandom want to assume Name is more important for plot than than Teach or Dragon or Imu or rest of Yonko/Admirals

the fact that you people dare add lies to Oda word is just sad

Bro stfu you were wrong we haven't added anything. He said himself they are the 3 triggers of the story. You dont know shit.

 

[Red Admiral]

Bro stfu you were wrong we haven't added anything. He said himself they are the 3 triggers of the story. You dont know shit.

he didn't said the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so lie and deny ... nothing new here

he was talking about the crew ... OBVIOUSLY

 

[Lion of Olympus]

Even though I agree if they were ranked Nami would be third, it still doesn’t make sense. Nami has not been relevant to the story or the world of One Piece for quite some time

 

[Red Admiral]

this people are willing to do anything just as long as their fan fiction and lie give them a reason to wank

Oda never called Zoro and Nami the main guys ... the fact that some one need to prove that otherwise is sad

sure ... they are more important than the Top dogs and bosses of the story ... unless they are not


One piece have only 1 main character
REST of straw hats are equal in terms of importance and none are above other

 

[HA001]

he didn't said the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so lie and deny ... nothing new here

he was talking about the crew ... OBVIOUSLY

No he didnt. Where does he mention crew ?

 

[HA001]

this people are willing to do anything just as long as their fan fiction and lie give them a reason to wank

Oda never called Zoro and Nami the main guys ... the fact that some one need to prove that otherwise is sad

sure ... they are more important than the Top dogs and bosses of the story ... unless they are not


One piece have only 1 main character
REST of straw hats are equal in terms of importance and none are above other

Lying again them 3 were called the triggers end of.

 

[Red Admiral]

Even though I agree if they were ranked Nami would be third, it still doesn’t make sense. Nami has not been relevant to the story or the world of One Piece for quite some time

it don't make sense cause it not what he is talking about

Nami and Zoro just were core member of crew in 2001 ...


Brook was more useful than both of them so far

Nami and Zoro can die today and story would be fine

 

[OEKaneki]

Nami has not been relevant to the story or the world of One Piece for quite some time

Um, what?

 

[Red Admiral]

No he didnt. Where does he mention crew ?

where dose he mention the story?

to think Oda was talking about Name be a heavily weight for plot is crazy bullshit ... or ... Zoro fandom level bullshit

same thing

 

[HA001]

where dose he mention the story?

to think Oda was talking about Name be a heavily weight for plot is crazy bullshit ... or ... Zoro fandom level bullshit

same thing

Like you have any clue what the heck he was on about. You were denying he even said it a minute ago.

 

[Red Admiral]

Lying again them 3 were called the triggers end of.

"Luffy, Zoro, Nami, for now, the triggers/detonators are gathered ...." Color Walk 1 (2001)

sure ... it means ...

"Luffy, Zoro, Nami are triggers for one piece core"

LOL :holdthisl:

 

[enelminemreborn]

where dose he mention the story?

to think Oda was talking about Name be a heavily weight for plot is crazy bullshit ... or ... Zoro fandom level bullshit

same thing

http://www.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=42229 source you asked for cant believe it took this long

 

[Garp the Fist]

first of all ... 4

We really going to get pissy over it being 4 years coming up to the 5th year?

Alright

2nd of all ... my point is Oda clearly didn't had much of far looking ahead in details ... for fuck sake he add SN in one chapter out of air

Yes, the series has gotten away from him and he's not great at predicting things.

But it is absolutely not the case that when Oda still thought the series was only going to last five years at the time he called Luffy, Zoro and Nami the cores/triggers. He wasn't halfway through Alabasta thinking "you know, I reckon I can wrap this up in the next six months."

3rd of all ... by any logic he is not talking about story anyway ... unless Zoro fandom want to assume Name is more important for plot than than Teach or Dragon or Imu or rest of Yonko/Admirals

Uh, yeah, she is. For the most part, anyway.

The heart of the story is the Strawhats and their journey to achieve their dreams. The obstacles they face, the bonds they make on the way, all of that. That's what actually makes a story.

It's not just a set of flashy set pieces with strong characters. Nami was there long before every Yonko and Admiral bar Shanks, she'll be there after their defeats. She'a been involved from beginning to end in the story, she's not just popping in every so often in a moment of hype.

There's maybe an argument that the final villain- especially if it's Blackbeard, given how we've been seeing his rise parallel with the Strawhats- will prove to be the second most important character in the series, but other than that? Nah.