General & Others Is Law the deuteragonist of One Piece ?

[Bogard]

Title says it all. I decided to make this topic to discuss whether Law can be considered as a deuteragonist of the One Piece manga or not.

Let's all look at the way Law has been developed ever since his introduction in chapter 498:

- His rivalry with Luffy(main protagonist) and Kid was developed

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- Saved Luffy's life after the events of Marineford

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- Was Mastermind of the Rocky Port incident that happened during the timeskip, that led to him being turned into a Shichibukai(one of the 3 main powers in One Piece), an incident involving Coby(where his marine "hero" epiteth came from), Ochoku(former rock pirate and former boss of Blackbeard's current island - Fullalead), and Blackbeard himself(perceived as one of the final villains of the manga)

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- Defeated Luffy's long time marine rival(Smoker), defeated the strongest(Vergo) of the first arc in the new world since post-timeskip started while being responsible of breaking the gears in the new world controlled by the yonkos, and making an alliance with Luffy, with Kaido as a goal

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- Participated in the defeat of the main villain(Doflamingo) of the Punk Hazard-Dressrosa Saga while also being introduced as a D(just like Luffy) - enemies of the Gods(Celestial Dragons) and his devil fruit being linked to the national treasure of Marijoa(implied to be related to Imu - current king of the world)

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- With the dressrosa events granting him the same bounty as Luffy(500 Millions) and turning him into one of the targets of Akainu(fleet admiral) giving to Fujitora the mission to capture Luffy and him

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- Upgraded his alliance with the Strawhats by adding the Mink-Ninja alliance into the mix to prepare for the battle with Kaido

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- After an alliance between 2 former rocks(Kaido and Big Mom), he participated in the battle against 2 yonko, and ultimately became one of the 2 ones responsible in Big Mom's defeat, and ultimately gaining the same bounty as Kid and Luffy(3Billions)

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- Currently engaged in a battle with one of the final villains of the manga(Blackbeard), with the winner getting the other's poneglyph copies and getting closer to Laugh Tale

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When looking at the pros, with how the events unfolded since he was introduced especially post-timeskip, you'd think that Law is indeed one of the closest character that could qualify as a deuteragonist

A con i can find however is that fact that
- He was introduced very late into the manga(chapter 498)

But considering the amount of chapter that had been developed since then(we're in chapter 1063 currently, with the end still nowhere in sight), i don't think it's that detrimental. Won't be the first time something like this happened in a manga. If we take an example of one of the most iconic manga like Dragon Ball for example, Vegeta was only introduced in Z(wasn't part of the original Dragon Ball), but is currently a deuteragonist of the show.

Anyway that's it for me. Leave your throughts on the comments below

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[Kerkovian]

To be honest, Law has been involved in most of if not all the major plots after the Sabaody and post TS, he has been an integral part of the story so I can understand the point you have made. But beware some fandom might not like it since their fave is not the deuteragonist.

 

[Rurushu]

I guess the daily debate between Zoro and Sanji fans is joined by Law fans in this thread

 

[Swordtaker]

if he stood his ground against BB and survive without getting embarrass i would probably say yes :cheers:

 

[Reborn]

First, we had over the top coby wank


And, now Law wank smh


Blackbeard will take care of cheer leader *cough* I mean fan made deuteragonist Law for good. And, end his wank for ever. Ze ha ha ha ha
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[Seven7]

Don't think there is a one for the most part

Only for a intro arc or a second arc focused e.g Sanji was the deuteragonist for Baratie,WCI
Zoro for Wano and Wiskey peak
Robin and Franky for W7/ennis Lobby
Usopp for syrup village
etc etc

If I had to pick one for Pre skip it will probably be Zoro or Nami

For Post skip Law,Zoro or Sanji

 

[MonochromeYoru]

Obviously. He's a D. Has a secret name. Started the whole pre timeskip saga. Caused the fall of two emperors. Is Nico Robin's boy friend. etc etc. What more need i say?

 

[Natalija]

The deuteragonist doesn’t exist in the most common shape, if I’d have to name one it’d be the rest of the Strawhats.

Though Law became extremely important due to his popularity I hope he’ll be crucial.

 

[Mimka]

Reading this post made me realize not even Dragon is responsible or behind this much chaos in the current one piece world(based on what is known so far).

Mastermind behind the Rocky port incident, the defeat of the king of the underworld and 2 yonko
Only luffy and blackbeard did better than him,
as expected from a 3Billion berry man

.... and a D on top of it, yeah he is the deuteragonist

 

[Surgeon of death]

First, we had over the top coby wank


And, now Law wank smh


Blackbeard will take care of cheer leader *cough* I mean fan made deuteragonist Law for good. And, end his wank for ever. Ze ha ha ha ha
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Credits - @Blackbeard​

Can’t wait for this to die once an for All.

This fight Where Law will make his claim for this era “WB”. As @Bogard showcase Law has caused enough chaos in the NW to challenge this era best (Luffy/teach).

All that’s left the 1-1 ability the legion fool themselves into thinking real. This clash of titans, will Destroy the legion once an for all

 

[nik87]

Law surely did have his fair share of plotlines in the Yonko saga but it seems like Blackbeard is about to put a stop to it.
Among all the characters that are allied with Strawhats, Law has been the most important one, by far, so far.
His deuteragonist ambitions ended when he separated from Strawhats and seems to be another Ace that BB ends up crushing.

 

[NikaInParis]

Yes.

 

[Warine]

Oda confirmed Luffy, zoro and Nami were the protagonist

 

[Soyz]

Oda confirmed Luffy, zoro and Nami were the protagonist

No he didnt, he said it in the beggining of the story and then added ussop sanji and chopper, the only protagonist is luffy.

 

[Warine]

No he didnt, he said it in the beggining of the story and then added ussop sanji and chopper, the only protagonist is luffy.

Headcanon, the fact is that he stated that

 

[Thabeast]

If it's the case, I don't think Oda himself is aware that Law is the deuteragonist of his series lol. He introduced him late after 500chaps as you said and he stated that he didn't even think he'd be an important character.

I think he's just a character that had it good with the amount of panel time he had, but ultimately he's still less important than most strawhats if not all imo.

 

[HeroesNZ]

Hm I'd argue Gohan was the deuteragonist for most of Z, hell he was the protagonist for the cell saga. Wasn't until Super that Vegeta really became the clear-cut #2, which is a different manga

One Piece doesn't have a traditional deuteragonist as it's very Luffy-centric but if you had to choose one, then Law has certainly wormed his way into being one of the stronger candidates. You can tell Oda just likes the character; compare Law's treatment to Kid who was initially introduced as a bigger threat to Luffy.

That being said, I'd argue you can still tell who Oda really favours the most. In every arc that Law shines in he has Zoro shine too. PH: Law shined the most but Zoro had his moment with Monet. Dressrosa: Zoro outshined Law by cutting the golem. Wano: Zoro outshined Law on the rooftop.

The rooftop is actually quite interesting. Luffy and Zoro certainly shined the brightest here, showing that Oda will allow Kid and Law to shine brighter in the eyes of the world but isn't willing to let them look superior to either Luffy or Zoro in an actual battle stood side-by-side.

That indicates to me who he places more value on; I mean he highkey had Law looking like Zoro's cheerleader for Asura - I can't imagine Oda doing the same in reverse. I think Law is less of a deuteragonist and more of a fan-favourite - if you combine the 10 SHs minus Luffy but including Sunny-Go into one character named "Strawhat" then you've now got the closest thing to a deuteragonist in One Piece.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

He’s the closest we have to a single character as the deuteragonist.

 

[fanboy]

Him or Shanks, definitely.

 

[Gol D. Roger]

Law is an important character outside the SHs. That's about as far as he can get as a character.