so as it is, many people are severely doubting if Coby can become admiral within the main continuity of the series. For many, he is simply too weak and hence will only be admiral in the epilogue.
However, I profoundly dislike this idea. I don't see why Oda would need to do this. Coby's dream parallels with those of the straw hats and if the straw hats are all going to accomplish their dreams by EoS, why shouldn't Coby? I think it would be far more impactful to see Coby do something that would make him worthy of the title and then to become admiral, than for it to just happen off-screen and us see him as admiral 20 years in the future or something. I also don't know if One Piece will even have an epilogue.
Not every series needs to have the same ending as Harry Potter. Bleach ended in an epilogue, Naruto ended in an epilogue, would Oda really do that? I find it hard to believe, given that he's releasing the designs of the older versions of the SHs in the SBS.
I for one have always thought that Coby was far stronger than his rank suggests. Rank isn't a purely strength based title, it is also based off experience and Coby is an 18 year old who's only been in the marines for little over 2 years. So it makes sense for him to only be a captain. I mean if you look at it, every vice admiral except for maybe a few who I might be forgetting are all middle aged men. All of the admirals are middle aged men. I think even all of the rear admirals are middle aged men. In my opinion, the only reason Coby isn't VA yet isn't because of strength but rather because he doesn't have a feat under his belt to put him on that rank. I think he will accomplish that in Amazon lily.
But on the chance that Coby is really just a captain in terms of strength, would that mean that Coby cannot accomplish his dream within the confines of the series? I don't think so. Like I said, rank isn't purely based off strength. As a character, Coby has always reminded me of Captain America. They were both this weak guy with a strong heart that transforms into a powerful soldier. Now as we you guys might know, Captain America isn't the strongest avenger, he's not even close. He's on a team with Thor, a literal God, and the Hulk, who is the most powerful being alive(in some comics). Yet they all follow Captain America's lead, not because of his physical strength but rather the strength of his character. Could Coby be similar?
Now I know in One piece, strength and leadership are usually tied hand in hand, but I don't see why this has to be the case. What if an event happens that causes most of the current admirals to quit. Perhaps the marines get into a clash with Luffy or blackbeard and they lose heavily. The admirals, ashamed and defeated, quit their posts. While some other marines could fill the shoes of the admirals, strength wise, there aren't enough of them to replace all 3 of the admirals. I think that'd be where Coby would step in.
I think Coby will do something so heroic, that regardless of his strength, the marines will acknowledge him as a hero and he will be given the title of admiral. While there could be stronger people in the marines, coby would be best fit to be admiral due to the content of his character. This would be the exact opposite of akainu, who is physically fit to be admiral, but is morally bankrupt.
Anyways thanks for coming to my TED talk
However, I profoundly dislike this idea. I don't see why Oda would need to do this. Coby's dream parallels with those of the straw hats and if the straw hats are all going to accomplish their dreams by EoS, why shouldn't Coby? I think it would be far more impactful to see Coby do something that would make him worthy of the title and then to become admiral, than for it to just happen off-screen and us see him as admiral 20 years in the future or something. I also don't know if One Piece will even have an epilogue.
Not every series needs to have the same ending as Harry Potter. Bleach ended in an epilogue, Naruto ended in an epilogue, would Oda really do that? I find it hard to believe, given that he's releasing the designs of the older versions of the SHs in the SBS.
I for one have always thought that Coby was far stronger than his rank suggests. Rank isn't a purely strength based title, it is also based off experience and Coby is an 18 year old who's only been in the marines for little over 2 years. So it makes sense for him to only be a captain. I mean if you look at it, every vice admiral except for maybe a few who I might be forgetting are all middle aged men. All of the admirals are middle aged men. I think even all of the rear admirals are middle aged men. In my opinion, the only reason Coby isn't VA yet isn't because of strength but rather because he doesn't have a feat under his belt to put him on that rank. I think he will accomplish that in Amazon lily.
But on the chance that Coby is really just a captain in terms of strength, would that mean that Coby cannot accomplish his dream within the confines of the series? I don't think so. Like I said, rank isn't purely based off strength. As a character, Coby has always reminded me of Captain America. They were both this weak guy with a strong heart that transforms into a powerful soldier. Now as we you guys might know, Captain America isn't the strongest avenger, he's not even close. He's on a team with Thor, a literal God, and the Hulk, who is the most powerful being alive(in some comics). Yet they all follow Captain America's lead, not because of his physical strength but rather the strength of his character. Could Coby be similar?
Now I know in One piece, strength and leadership are usually tied hand in hand, but I don't see why this has to be the case. What if an event happens that causes most of the current admirals to quit. Perhaps the marines get into a clash with Luffy or blackbeard and they lose heavily. The admirals, ashamed and defeated, quit their posts. While some other marines could fill the shoes of the admirals, strength wise, there aren't enough of them to replace all 3 of the admirals. I think that'd be where Coby would step in.
I think Coby will do something so heroic, that regardless of his strength, the marines will acknowledge him as a hero and he will be given the title of admiral. While there could be stronger people in the marines, coby would be best fit to be admiral due to the content of his character. This would be the exact opposite of akainu, who is physically fit to be admiral, but is morally bankrupt.
Anyways thanks for coming to my TED talk
