Character Discussion I Really Like Yamato
Fair, but it's proof that Yamato's character exists outside of its relationship to Oden.
These posts of mine make the case that Yamato has been characterised adequately inspite of and outside her larping as Oden:
These posts of mine make the case that Yamato has been characterised adequately inspite of and outside her larping as Oden:
Her interactions with Ace were lovely, and she never once told Ace that she was Oden:
Ever since 994's "My Name is Yamato", her being Oden has only ever been used (and thankfully lightly) as comedy.
The fact that it was absent during her flashback with Ace is telling; Yamato had not yet undergone the character development to leave Oden behind. So I'm guessing it was always an element Oda intended to have her quickly evolve out of.
Oden would have done this is fine — I mean he is her idol — it's fine to want to emulate him.
The reason Yamato refused to compromise on Momonosuke and Shinobu. The reason she endured an endless barrage of cannon fire while continuing to decimate Sasaki's Armoured Division was exactly because she witnessed Oden boil alive for an hour while ensuring that not a single hair on any of his vassals was singed.
That unyielding resolution — that defiance of Oden's — is what inspired Yamato, and it's why refuses to back down. That same resolve Oden has, gives her strength.
When Yamato is not trying to literally be Oden, her Oden worship works very well. It's intrinsic to her character and it's not something that needs to be discarded.
See this scene from her conversation with Ace?
It's inspired from her Oden worship, but it's organic.
Even then, there are decisions that she has taken as Yamato that had nothing to do with Oden.
When she disowned Kaido, it wasn't because it's what Oden would have done, it's because he was a father that was willing to kill his only child:
She wasn't crying because Oden would have cried.
When she declared: "let my Father die", it wasn't because that's what Oden would have done:
Even her desire to face Kaido is not solely because of Oden.
Ever since 994's "My Name is Yamato", her being Oden has only ever been used (and thankfully lightly) as comedy.
The fact that it was absent during her flashback with Ace is telling; Yamato had not yet undergone the character development to leave Oden behind. So I'm guessing it was always an element Oda intended to have her quickly evolve out of.
Oden would have done this is fine — I mean he is her idol — it's fine to want to emulate him.
The reason Yamato refused to compromise on Momonosuke and Shinobu. The reason she endured an endless barrage of cannon fire while continuing to decimate Sasaki's Armoured Division was exactly because she witnessed Oden boil alive for an hour while ensuring that not a single hair on any of his vassals was singed.
That unyielding resolution — that defiance of Oden's — is what inspired Yamato, and it's why refuses to back down. That same resolve Oden has, gives her strength.
When Yamato is not trying to literally be Oden, her Oden worship works very well. It's intrinsic to her character and it's not something that needs to be discarded.
See this scene from her conversation with Ace?
It's inspired from her Oden worship, but it's organic.
Even then, there are decisions that she has taken as Yamato that had nothing to do with Oden.
When she disowned Kaido, it wasn't because it's what Oden would have done, it's because he was a father that was willing to kill his only child:
She wasn't crying because Oden would have cried.
When she declared: "let my Father die", it wasn't because that's what Oden would have done:
Even her desire to face Kaido is not solely because of Oden.
That was nice.
I loved:
Ace telling Yamato not to let Kaido shackle her heart as well:
Yamato declaring her desire to be free and breaking Kaido's dragon statue:
Ace affirming that decision:
Ace lamenting being unable to leave with Yamato and Yamato swearing that if she ever gets the cuffs off, she'll set out to sea as well:
Yamato's glee when she asked Ace to tell her about the sea:
Yamato and Ace's goodbye:
Yamato teasing Ace for talking about Luffy way too much:
Yamato's smile whenever she reminisces about Ace:
They were such good friends. Luffy and Yamato — Luffy and any other Strawhat really — haven't shown such a good rapport together.
This was by far my favourite flashback in the manga.
It really fleshed out Yamato as a person, and made me better able to empathise with her as another human being.
Something else I loved about Yamato, and which had nothing to do with her Oden worship.
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I loved:
Ace telling Yamato not to let Kaido shackle her heart as well:
Yamato declaring her desire to be free and breaking Kaido's dragon statue:
Ace affirming that decision:
Ace lamenting being unable to leave with Yamato and Yamato swearing that if she ever gets the cuffs off, she'll set out to sea as well:
Yamato's glee when she asked Ace to tell her about the sea:
Yamato and Ace's goodbye:
Yamato teasing Ace for talking about Luffy way too much:
Yamato's smile whenever she reminisces about Ace:
They were such good friends. Luffy and Yamato — Luffy and any other Strawhat really — haven't shown such a good rapport together.
This was by far my favourite flashback in the manga.
It really fleshed out Yamato as a person, and made me better able to empathise with her as another human being.
Something else I loved about Yamato, and which had nothing to do with her Oden worship.
@Marimo_420, @PeperLevi, @Den_Den_Mushi, @Oblivion, @KiriNigiri, @Buusatan94, @Light D Lamperouge, @Shelby, @Natalija, @Kiwipom.
