So a while ago, I noticed some small resemblances between the five Admirals and the new - gen pirates/Yonko.
This is regarding the same. It's pretty surface-level stuff, so don't mind it too much if it contradicts your own interpretations.
Anyways, here goes:
Akainu - Mihawk:
> They have the fanciest titles - one's the Fleet Admiral and the other's the WSS.
> They are both big red dudes with a certain motif (Yakuza/Dracula)
> Both are haters of the other team - Akainu loathes pirates and Mihawk is the Marine Hunter.
> Probably the strongest marine and pirate as of now by a slight margin
> Both represent a personal obstacle to an MC. Zoro wants to surpass Mihawk and Luffy's reaction on hearing of Akainu was to clutch his scar.
> Despite their natures, both of them are rather dormant - Akainu being stuck in a desk post - TS and Mihawk tending to avoid fights are things they've been slandered for.
> Both of them can compromise with the other side if needed - Mihawk served the WG as a Warlord and Akainu didn't want to disband the Warlords due to lack of manpower despute them being pirates.
> Both of them hang out with a drippy mafia guy (Kizaru and Croc).
Kizaru - Luffy:
> Monke animal motif.
> Connection to the Sun; Luffy is the Sun God and Kizaru wields the power of light and heat.
> Themes centering around Freedom - Warrior of Liberation vs self proclaimed cog in machine.
> Both like food and enjoy fighting ; Kizaru despite his laziness is lowkey a Blood Knight given how quickly he tends to be willing to fight strong opponents.
> Each was trained by a top-tier haki user who wore glasses, had an epithet themed after an IRL diety and was nearly as strong as their legendary friend (Sengoku/Rayleigh).
> Both seem to favour barrage attacks - Luffy with his punches and Kizaru with his yasakani and defensive fighting style against G4.
> Both have a fiery (literally and figuratively) brother (Akainu/Ace)
> Same bounty on EH.
They also contrast each other in some ways:
- Their personalities are a contrast - One's a calm intelligent sarcastic guy and the other's excitable dumb earnest guy.
- Oldest Admiral vs youngest Yonko.
Kuzan - Shanks :
a. Both crippled and missing a limb
b. Both connected to BB in a way
c. Both are actively looking for the OP
d. They are both former proteges of the top old gen Marine ( Garp) and pirate (Roger)
e. Both of them are people who competed for a certain title (FA/WSS) only to barely lose.
Fujitora - Law/Blackbeard:
> He's a calm haxxy swordsman like Law
> Has gravity-related powers like BB
> Fought one of Luffy's bros like BB did (Sabo/Ace)
As a contrast, Fuji is the only unambiguously good Admiral while BB is the evilest member of WB's crew.
Ryokyogyu - Kidd:
> They are both aggressive bull- themed fighters
> Both have abilities associated with nature (plants vs metal)
> Both got screwed over by Shanks
> Both are part of a trio with a calm swordsman guy and a goofy monke.
> Both have darwinistic only-the-strong-may-survive attitudes.
Also a contrast: GB uses nature based powers while Kid uses technological constructs.
Thoughts? Any other pirates you think might resemble the five Admirals we've been introduced to?
I've only used the new-gen ones here, so there's probably a lot more.
This is regarding the same. It's pretty surface-level stuff, so don't mind it too much if it contradicts your own interpretations.
Anyways, here goes:
Akainu - Mihawk:
> They have the fanciest titles - one's the Fleet Admiral and the other's the WSS.
> They are both big red dudes with a certain motif (Yakuza/Dracula)
> Both are haters of the other team - Akainu loathes pirates and Mihawk is the Marine Hunter.
> Probably the strongest marine and pirate as of now by a slight margin
> Both represent a personal obstacle to an MC. Zoro wants to surpass Mihawk and Luffy's reaction on hearing of Akainu was to clutch his scar.
> Despite their natures, both of them are rather dormant - Akainu being stuck in a desk post - TS and Mihawk tending to avoid fights are things they've been slandered for.
> Both of them can compromise with the other side if needed - Mihawk served the WG as a Warlord and Akainu didn't want to disband the Warlords due to lack of manpower despute them being pirates.
> Both of them hang out with a drippy mafia guy (Kizaru and Croc).
Kizaru - Luffy:
> Monke animal motif.
> Connection to the Sun; Luffy is the Sun God and Kizaru wields the power of light and heat.
> Themes centering around Freedom - Warrior of Liberation vs self proclaimed cog in machine.
> Both like food and enjoy fighting ; Kizaru despite his laziness is lowkey a Blood Knight given how quickly he tends to be willing to fight strong opponents.
> Each was trained by a top-tier haki user who wore glasses, had an epithet themed after an IRL diety and was nearly as strong as their legendary friend (Sengoku/Rayleigh).
> Both seem to favour barrage attacks - Luffy with his punches and Kizaru with his yasakani and defensive fighting style against G4.
> Both have a fiery (literally and figuratively) brother (Akainu/Ace)
> Same bounty on EH.
They also contrast each other in some ways:
- Their personalities are a contrast - One's a calm intelligent sarcastic guy and the other's excitable dumb earnest guy.
- Oldest Admiral vs youngest Yonko.
Kuzan - Shanks :
a. Both crippled and missing a limb
b. Both connected to BB in a way
c. Both are actively looking for the OP
d. They are both former proteges of the top old gen Marine ( Garp) and pirate (Roger)
e. Both of them are people who competed for a certain title (FA/WSS) only to barely lose.
Fujitora - Law/Blackbeard:
> He's a calm haxxy swordsman like Law
> Has gravity-related powers like BB
> Fought one of Luffy's bros like BB did (Sabo/Ace)
As a contrast, Fuji is the only unambiguously good Admiral while BB is the evilest member of WB's crew.
Ryokyogyu - Kidd:
> They are both aggressive bull- themed fighters
> Both have abilities associated with nature (plants vs metal)
> Both got screwed over by Shanks
> Both are part of a trio with a calm swordsman guy and a goofy monke.
> Both have darwinistic only-the-strong-may-survive attitudes.
Also a contrast: GB uses nature based powers while Kid uses technological constructs.
Thoughts? Any other pirates you think might resemble the five Admirals we've been introduced to?
I've only used the new-gen ones here, so there's probably a lot more.
